Zhuang Rui threw the box he was holding on the ground, happily walked to the table, picked up a pair of bracelets and looked at them. The originally dull bracelets now became radiant, and even if his back was turned to the light, he could still see them.
Seems extraordinary.
"Boss Zhuang, the five pairs of bracelets have been completed. Please check them."
Luo Jiang, who was carving the pendant, raised his head, looked at Zhuang Rui and said something, then turned his attention to the jade material in his hand.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Rui opened the cardboard box he brought from Shitou Zhai and found all the jewelry boxes containing the bracelets. After opening a box, he put a completed bracelet into a recessed area in the box. The size was just right.
suitable.
In the evening, the five pairs of top-quality red jade bracelets were also polished and waxed. Even Luo Jiang, who made them by himself, was a little reluctant to part with the bracelets when he handed them to Zhuang Rui. You know, let alone polishing in the future.
A bracelet of this quality may become very rare even if you have the opportunity to look at it.
At this time, five pairs of red jade bracelets were placed on the coffee table in the living room of the villa, with a piece of white cloth underneath. Under the illumination of the incandescent light, the five pairs of bracelets exuded a moving bright red color, just like the dancing girls in ancient times.
dance to tune.
The bright red color in the almost transparent bracelet seemed to have a kind of enchanting spirituality, which attracted Zhuang Rui's eyes for a long time, making people unable to resist picking it up and putting it on their wrists, but Zhuang Rui still forced it.
The idea is that if he goes out wearing a bracelet, he will definitely be laughed out of his mouth.
These five pairs of glass bracelets are all jade bracelets divided into round strips. The ring shape is round strips, and the strips are also round. They can also be called round strip jade bracelets. They are an ancient square and traditional shape. Look
It looks solemn, elegant and antique, and is generally suitable for older ladies to wear. Thin round longevity bracelets are also suitable for young ladies to wear.
In the market, longevity bracelets use the most materials and are suitable for all ages. Their prices are higher than those of blessing bracelets with a flat round mouth and concubine bracelets with a flat oval mouth. Therefore, Luo Jiang made all of them into longevity bracelets, whether they are for sale or not.
You can also give it as a gift.
Zhuang Ruizhen carefully put these bracelets into boxes and took them to the basement. Although he did not plan to sell them, the value of these small bracelets was already higher than the villa he lived in.
, Zhuang Rui, of course, must keep it well.
"Is it appropriate for grandma to wear such a bright bracelet?"
Thinking of giving one away, Zhuang Rui felt a little reluctant to give it away now. He was not a stingy person, but these bracelets were too attractive. Even if there were five pairs, Zhuang Rui felt a little distressed when he gave one away.
, but it’s my grandma’s 70th wedding anniversary. Taking this bracelet as a gift from my mother will probably make her smile happily.
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Staying in the villa every day, either watching Luo Jiang Zhuoyu or reviewing his homework, Zhuang Rui lived very comfortably during this period. Zhao Guodong's auto repair factory has merged with Zhang Yufeng's factory, and business is much better than before. He
I was also very busy and couldn't do anything.
The original site of the auto repair shop is now specialized in car interior decoration, and Si'er is in charge there. Since there are more and more private cars, it doesn't matter if you can spend hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands on a car.
After spending thousands of dollars to renovate the interior of the car, the business is very good, and the profit can be almost half of that of an auto repair shop.
Liu Chuan went to Hong Kong during this period and didn't bother Zhuang Rui. He was getting married in November, and the wedding date was only five or six days away from Ouyang Jun. Zhuang Rui would have to run away from both sides again. How could he catch them both?
Zhuang Rui, let him be the best man, but there is also good news, that is, Qin Xuanbing, as Lei Lei's bridesmaid, will definitely come back from England by then.
Although there are still more than two months before I can see Qin Xuanbing, the conversations between the two on the phone every day become more and more unrestrained. I wonder if she is stimulated by the open atmosphere abroad. Qin Xuanbing becomes more and more unrestrained.
I have become more and more attached to Zhuang Rui, and I have to make international long distance calls to Zhuang Rui for more than half an hour every day.
However, what gives Zhuang Rui some headache is that Officer Miao has been looking for him more and more frequently during this period. He is always urging him to go to Beijing. It seems that something is wrong, but he refuses to say it on the phone. He has texted him several times.
Zhuang Rui lost his temper, and left Zhuang Rui baffled and dumbfounded. He planned to rush to Beijing after Luo Jiang was finished to see what was going on with Officer Miao.
Three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Luo Jiang finally finished carving all the jade materials. It took more than a week longer than expected. It was because the pendants and other objects were too labor-intensive, and many of the objects needed to be inlaid.
After more than a month, although Zhuang Rui served him delicious food and drinks, Luo Jiang still lost a lot of weight.
"Boss Zhuang, we are finally here. You are an expert in appreciating jade. Let's see how I do my job."
On the large dining table in the Zhuang Rui villa restaurant, there are many small objects neatly placed. The top row is pendants. There are single perforated pendants, the kind that are used to tie ropes, and gold and silver inlaid pendants.
There was a lot of broken ice jade material, and Luo Jiang even made a set of twelve zodiac pendants.
Placed under the pendant are various styles of earrings and earrings, all of which are inlaid and ready-made. There are some made of glass and some made of ice. Luo Jiang placed the two kinds of jewelry made of different materials separately so that they can be easily distinguished.
Come out, and you can intuitively distinguish the advantages and disadvantages in the comparison.
"Yes, Master Luo, I have thanked you for your hard work this time. Here is 250,000 RMB, you must accept it." Zhuang Rui had seen these jewelry countless times during the making process, and immediately took it.
He took out a leather bag and put it in Luo Jiang's hand.
"Boss Zhuang, I already said that I won't charge for this job, but that matter..."
When Luo Jiang saw Zhuang Rui's actions, he couldn't help but become anxious. Although he was not a wealthy man, he only had one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, which was not that important compared to his eagerness to leave his name through this batch of jade articles.
.
According to the rules of their industry, after a piece of fine art comes out, the owner and the maker must go to the jade appraisal institution for appraisal at the same time, and then issue an appraisal certificate, and the maker must also sign and stamp the appraisal certificate, but Luo Jiang
At this time, it seemed that Zhuang Rui had no intention of appraising it.
Zhuang Rui smiled and said: "Master Luo, please collect the money first. You have worked hard for a month and you deserve it. Let's talk about other things after you take the money."
"Boss Zhuang, we craftsmen may not come across this kind of top-quality jade several times in our lives, so the opportunity is very rare. Being able to carve them is considered my blessing. Forget about the money, I hope Boss Zhuang will agree to my offer.
Things can be done.”
Luo Jiang's reputation in the jade carving industry is now in a position where he can't get up or down. Although he has a good character and excellent carving skills, he has never had any representative works, so his worth is not very high. If it were a contemporary
The jade carving masters came to carve these objects for Zhuang Rui. If they didn't have 1.8 million a month, no one would take the job. In other words, those master-level figures no longer need to use their works to prove their strength.
The fame of the masters can be successfully converted into RMB. Just like why those in the entertainment industry want to be famous all day long, to find out the root cause, it is just for profit. Fame represents net worth and appearance fees. These two
The two are complementary to each other.
And Luo Jiang is just short of this last step. If he has passed this threshold now, he will definitely accept Zhuang Rui's money without mercy.
"Master Luo, as I said before, you accept the money first, and then we'll talk about the appraisal certificate."
If someone else was so evasive, Zhuang Rui would just go with the flow and collect the money. However, in the past month, Luo Jiang was really hard. He only slept five or six hours a day, and spent the rest of the time carving jade, plus other people's carvings.
If you want to leave your name on the appraisal document for the object, you should be entitled to it. Zhuang Rui is embarrassed to take back the money he gave away.
When Luo Jiang saw Zhuang Rui's insistence, he didn't say anything. After putting the bag away, he saw Zhuang Rui take out another square postal parcel, which made him a little confused.
"Master Luo, let's take a look. Is this kind of appraisal okay?"
Zhuang Rui took out a piece of green cardboard folded in half from the carton package that had already been opened and handed it to Luo Jiang.
"This... this is the appraisal certificate issued by the National Jade Appraisal Center. Of course it's OK, huh? Why are there still photos? Boss Zhuang, how did you do it?"
Luo Jiang took the folded green paper, opened it, and couldn't help shouting in surprise, but then he thought of Zhuang Rui's identity, the director of the Jade Association, and uploaded several appraisals from the subordinate appraisal agency to Gu Yun
, let him go to Mr. Gu to handle it.
Regarding Zhuang Rui's character, the old man naturally trusts him. All the appraisal words on the appraisal certificate are printed, and the photos are also imprinted on it. No one can be picky about such an appraisal certificate.
Zhuang Rui smiled and pushed the package containing more than a hundred appraisal certificates to Luo Jiang's hand, and said: "Okay, I have done what I promised you. Put your seal on it. Here is a
There are more than a hundred servings. After I’m done, I’ll treat you to dinner and treat you well.”
"Thank you, thank you, Boss Zhuang. You are really a trustworthy person. If there are any more objects that need to be carved in the future, I, Luo Jiang, will definitely make them for you for free."
Luo Jiang looked a little excited. He took out a box of ink pads and a seal from the bag he carried with him. He carefully pointed the seal to the column of the maker of the appraisal certificate and stamped it with force.
