"Thank you, old man. I happened to be exposed to this kind of thing some time ago, so I can see it!"
Li Yang smiled faintly and looked at the old man in front of him curiously. The old man was definitely over seventy, maybe even eighty, but the old man was in good spirits, especially his eyes, which were bright and bright.
He is energetic and does not look like an old man just by looking at him.
"That's right, then take a look, what else is up here?"
The old man walked directly to Li Yang and glanced at Liu Gang as he walked. The old man did not approach Liu Gang, which just gave Liu Gang a buffer in the middle. When Liu Gang breathed a sigh of relief, he was even more surprised by the old man in front of him.
"Also? I'm taking a look?"
Li Yang was slightly startled, and hurriedly looked at the sweet potato carefully again. The sweet potato looked very real. Li Yang understood that the technique of embossing flowers under the flowers alone could not reach this level.
After watching carefully for a while, Li Yang frowned slightly, and special abilities quickly enveloped these two sweet potatoes.
Li Yang's eyes suddenly tightened, and there was surprise on his face, and he said: "The main body of this jade sweet potato is the yin and yang carving technique. The yin and yang carvings match each other, with yellow and yin lines, and then pressed with flowers.
The hollowing out technique of the flower is complementary, and the natural color of the shell of this piece of gambling stone is similar to that of sweet potato, and the same pattern marks on the surface of real sweet potato are carved out!”
The old man's face showed a look of surprise for the first time. He looked Li Yang up and down and nodded slightly: "You are absolutely right. Where do you work?"
"Go to work?"
Li Yang looked at the old man in front of him with his mouth wide open. It seemed that he was running his own business and didn't have any work to do.
"Mr. Chen, this gentleman came with the boss's friends, not from our Jade Street!"
The waiter on the side hurriedly came forward to explain. The old man looked a little surprised and nodded: "You are from out of town, right? Why are you so unfamiliar? How many years have you been studying carving?"
"Study carving?"
Li Yang's expression instantly became extremely strange. Even Wu Xiaoli and Liu Gang next to him had equally strange expressions. Li Yang had never been exposed to carving, and both of them could prove this.
Looking at the puzzled look in the old man's eyes, Li Yang exhaled and said with a wry smile: "You have misunderstood, I have never learned carving, I have only read some carving techniques in a few books!"
"I just read the book, this is impossible!" The old man was suddenly startled and yelled, his face full of shock.
The old man's body suddenly moved, and he only took one step to reach Li Yang. When the old man's body just moved, Liu Gang also moved, and his palms were like sharp daggers to intercept the old man.
The old man stretched out his left hand and made a circle as if it were an ordinary circle. Then Liu Gang took two steps back and looked at the old man in horror.
At this time, the old man's right hand had grabbed Li Yang's arm, raised Li Yang's arm, and carefully looked at Li Yang's palm and fingertips.
Liu Gang didn't move. He had already put his hand into his pocket, holding a thin blade between his index and middle fingers. Liu Gang was carrying a gun, but the gun was obviously not suitable in crowded situations.
"You really have never learned carving!"
After more than a minute, the old man sighed heavily and put down Li Yang. At this time, Li Yang was stunned, and the calmness on his face completely disappeared. When the old man picked up his arm just now, Li Yang
He instinctively wanted to resist, but unfortunately the old man's seemingly weak and skinny hands were like iron pliers, making any resistance by Li Yang in vain.
"Young man, don't worry, I mean no harm!"
The old man waved to Liu Gang again. Liu Gang looked at the old man warily and walked slowly to Li Yang's side, holding the blade in his other hand.
"What you old man just used was Tai Chi?"
After being silent for a while, Liu Gang suddenly asked. With Liu Gang's hand, dozens of ordinary people can't stand it. Even if he encounters so-called Sanda masters, Liu Gang can deal with several, but in this white-haired man
In front of the old man, he felt a sense of pale powerlessness.
"Yes, I am Chen Wuji, the successor of Chen style Tai Chi. Young man, how good is your Shaolin Changquan? Did it come from Shaolin or from the army?"
The old man nodded, with a hint of appreciation on his face when he looked at Liu Gang. Shaolin Changquan is a very common form of physical boxing, but the only people who can practice it are the monks and troops of the Shaolin Temple. What the troops inherit is the same as that of the Shaolin Temple.
All the same, they are all authentic Shaolin Changquan, not the fancy fists and embroidered legs that are randomly put together on the street.
"Chen Wuji!"
A bright light suddenly flashed in Li Yang's mind, he stared blankly at the old man in front of him, and suddenly asked: "Are you Chen Wuji? Master Nan Chen, Chen Wuji, one of the four major jade carving masters in the country?"
"What you call a master or not is just what other people call you. I'm just an ordinary carver!"
The old man shook his head and seemed not to care about those false reputations at all. Li Yang was stunned and immediately remembered Mr. He's introduction to Chen Wuji.
There are four most famous people in the domestic jade carving industry: Mr. Hong from Suzhou, Mr. Song from Jiangxi, Mr. Qi from Hotan, and Mr. Chen from Jieyang. Since Mr. Chen is the representative figure of southern jade carving, he is also known as Nanchen.
Chen Wuji is also the descendant of Chen Style Tai Chi, and he is very skilled in Tai Chi practice. This old man had a hard life as a child, and he could not fill his stomach just by practicing boxing. In order to make a living, Chen Wuji became a jade carving apprentice.
That's ten years.
In the process of learning jade carving, Chen Wuji skillfully integrated the softness of Tai Chi into his carving knife. After decades of development, he slowly formed his own characteristics. Among the four major schools of modern Chinese jade carving,
In the Southern School, there are many carving techniques that are influenced by Chen Lao. In the southern jade carving world, Chen Lao has a very high reputation.
"It's really you, Li Yang has met Master Chen!"
After confirming Chen Wuji's identity, Li Yang immediately bowed deeply. He still had great respect for this real master. Such a master is a real artist.
"Your name is Li Yang? It's a pretty good name. What's even more difficult is that you can tell the Yin-Yang carvings and the Yin-Yin lines in it just by reading things in the book. If I hadn't seen your hand, it would be true.
I have never done any jade carving before, so I can’t believe it!”
Looking at Li Yang, Chen Wuji's smile became even brighter, and he kept nodding, as if he admired Li Yang very much.
There was a slight hint of embarrassment on Li Yang's face. He didn't see the yin-yang carving technique with the naked eye. He discovered it with his special ability. Yin-yang carving is a high-end craftsmanship in ancient jade carving. Li Yang happened to have seen some works in this area.
The data can be compared intuitively.
"Mr. Chen, if it weren't for your reminder, how could I have seen it? It was you who asked me to take a look, and then I looked carefully and I was lucky enough to see it!"
Li Yang said with a wry smile, but he was still very happy in his heart. This was a compliment from the jade carving master Chen Wuji, which was completely different from the hypocritical praise from ordinary people.
Chen Wuji showed a hint of appreciation on his face and nodded: "Very good, neither arrogant nor impetuous. If you learn carving, I believe you will definitely achieve something, but it's a pity!"
There was a look of envy on the waiter's face. Not many people could be praised like this by Mr. Chen, but it was indeed a pity for Li Yang. He is too old. It is best to start learning jade carving before he is eighteen years old. If he wants to
For better development in the future, you should start practicing before the age of twelve. The older you get, the more limited your achievements will be in the future.
Liu Gang's expression has returned to calm. He has also heard of Chen Wuji's name. But unlike what Li Yang heard, Chen Wuji's Tai Chi is very famous in China. It doesn't matter that he just lost to such a master.
It's a special feeling, as long as this master doesn't have any ill intentions towards Li Yang.
Li Yang didn't care about Mr. Chen's regrets. A person's abilities are limited, not to mention that he didn't plan to learn jade carving. It would be great if he could make some achievements in antiques.
However, after such a small episode, Li Yang fell in love with the jade sweet potatoes even more, and couldn't help but ask the waiter on the side: "How do you sell these?"
The waiter glanced at Mr. Chen and saw that there was no change in Mr. Chen's expression and hurriedly replied: "This is the best jade carving in our store. If you really want it, ask for three million!"
"Three million, the price is reasonable. The quality of this jade is good, and the carving is so good, three million is not expensive!"
Li Yang thought for a moment and then nodded. For such a masterpiece, Li Yang would be willing to take down even five million, not to mention three million.
"You, you really want it?"
The waiter was suddenly startled and asked hurriedly, "This big business of three million is not his decision. If Li Yang really wants to buy it, he must inform the boss."
"That's right, I want it, you guys just accept the cash check!"
"Come on, wait a moment, I'll call the boss!"
The waiter nodded fiercely and quickly walked into the backyard. Even if this business was negotiated in the hands of the boss, it would still benefit him.
After the waiter came in, Li Yang picked up the sweet potato and looked at it carefully. This time Li Yang moved more than before. After all, this was a jade carving that he was going to buy, so he had no worries.
This jade sweet potato was quite heavy. Li Yang picked it up and looked at the bottom part. The bottom of the sweet potato was flat and had a cut surface. Unfortunately, the cut surface was stuck with a layer of paper and the inside could not be seen.
thing.
"Uncle Chen, when did you arrive? Why didn't you say hello in advance so that I could go out to pick you up?"
Just as Li Yang was about to tear open the paper, a cheerful voice came from inside. The fat middle-aged man had already followed the waiter out, along with Zhang Wei and others. When he saw Li Yang and Mr. Chen standing together, these people
They all felt a little surprised.
"I can move around again, why do I need you to pick me up? I came here to see if you are obedient!"
Mr. Chen and the fat middle-aged man seemed to be familiar with each other, and they spoke very casually. The fat middle-aged man didn't care at all. He walked up to Mr. Chen with a smile, bowed slightly, and then introduced to Zhang Wei and the others beside him:
"Boss Zhang, Mr. Sima, Boss Zheng, Boss Wang, Mr. Gu, this is the leader of our southern jade carving world, Mr. Chen Wuji and Mr. Chen!"
When Chen Wuji was introduced, the fat middle-aged man's face was full of pride.
