When they arrived in the city, Bai Lei parted ways with Chen Ran and happily drove back to the provincial capital in his new car. After Chen Ran and Bai Lei separated, they went to the sword factory.
"How about it, are you still used to it?"
Mu Laoshi took people to purchase raw materials. Chen Ran didn't go in to take a look at the sword factory. He directly picked up Wang Liang in the car. After the off-road vehicle hit the road, the two started chatting.
"Habit, Uncle Mu is very good to me, but I don't understand many things..." Wang Liang said a little embarrassed, looking quite embarrassed, as if he had failed Chen Ran's expectations.
"Don't be impatient yet. If you don't understand, just learn slowly. Once you get the hang of it, you'll be fine."
Hearing Wang Liang's words, Chen Ran felt relieved. He was worried that Wang Liang would be blind if he took on the position of factory director. Now it seems that Wang Liang is obviously not that kind of person.
"Well, I will definitely get started as soon as possible. Chen Ran, I really want to thank you."
Wang Liang expressed his sincere gratitude. Although he knew that it would be a bit harsh to say thank you based on his relationship with Chen Ran, he still couldn't help but thank Chen Ran. He imagined that this period of time was really like a dream.
, and the person who brought him all these changes was Chen Ran. He didn't know how to thank Chen Ran, so he could only express his gratitude with a thank you.
"Thank you, Xiaoliang. Don't say this again in the future. Let's do this. I will take you to the bookstore to buy you a few books. You can take the time to read them when you have nothing to do during this period..."
Chen Ran waved his hand carelessly. He didn't pay much attention to Wang Liang's thanks. He was a nostalgic person. He would always remember whoever treated him well. In the past, he didn't have the conditions, but now that he has the conditions, he will naturally do so.
He just wanted to repay those who had been sincerely good to him as much as possible. In fact, for him, the satisfaction of returning a favor was not a kind of enjoyment.
Wang Liang had almost never been exposed to the sword industry before, so he wanted to buy some information. Chen Ran said that he would go to the bookstore to buy books for him, which was exactly what he wanted, and he agreed immediately.
Chen Ran parked the car in front of the bookstore and asked Bawang to stay in the car to look after the car. He took Wang Liang into the bookstore. By coincidence, the bookstore he entered happened to be the same bookstore where he first met Mu Xiaohua.
Entering this bookstore, Chen Ran couldn't help but recall the scene at that time, and couldn't help but feel a faint sense of warmth in his heart. Although it was faint, it was very full.
Chen Ran selected some materials about ancient swords for Wang Liang. Since there are several large sword factories in Tianzhong City, there are quite a lot of materials about ancient swords in the bookstore. In addition to the materials selected by Chen Ran, Wang Liang himself
He also selected a few books that interested him.
After paying the bill, he left the bookstore and returned to the villa. Wang Liang plunged into the ocean of books. Chen Ran also read for a while. The books he read were brought back from the old man and the association.
Although he can see clearly whether there is jade inside the original stone with his energy aperture, it is better to understand more about these professional knowledge, so that he can at least give him special powers.
Make some cover-ups so as not to arouse suspicion from others, just like when he picks up holes in antiques now, no matter how many holes he picks up, no one will suspect other aspects. After all, his identity is on display here, and gambling
The same is undoubtedly true for Shi. First of all, he has the status of the executive vice president of the Jade Association. If he has some professional knowledge, even if he bets a few times, no one will doubt him. They will only think that he is
Relatively rich experience.
In short, everything is to prevent the secret of the superpower from being leaked. Of course, it is not entirely for this reason. Learning something will undoubtedly be of great benefit to one's own vision and mentality.
Chen Ran had just been reading for a while when Zhang Shuchun called. The batch of jade-making tools he asked Zhang Shuchun to order for him yesterday was delivered directly to the door by this guy.
After hanging up Zhang Shuchun's call, Chen Ran called the doorman of the villa, and then came to the door of the villa and took them in. Zhang Shuchun personally delivered the goods.
"President Chen, is this the golden villa you bought? Let me have a look first. Oh, this villa is really luxurious. Let alone 20 million, no matter how much money you spend,
It’s worth it, after seeing your golden nest, I don’t want to live in my pig’s nest anymore.”
Chen Ran opened the door of the villa and saw Zhang Shuchun waiting at the door. Before he could say hello, this guy couldn't wait to walk into the villa and looked around the villa first. Obviously, this guy also knew about the previous owner of this villa.
After looking at the idea of the owner Jinwu Zangjiao, he was very envious. Although he had long heard that this villa was the most expensive villa in the city and the decoration in the villa was extremely luxurious, but now that he saw it with his own eyes, he
I was still a little shocked by the elegance and luxury of this villa.
Chen Ran glared at Zhang Shuchun angrily, then ignored him and asked the driver of a minivan to deliver the equipment to the storage room by the garden.
Upon hearing this, the driver followed Chen Ran's instructions and drove the car over.
"Mr. Chen, do you need help?" Seeing a truck coming to Chen Ran's villa, obviously delivering goods, several security guards on duty ran over and enthusiastically offered to help.
"Haha, no need, there aren't many things."
Chen Ran waved his hand and politely rejected their kindness. The equipment he wanted was not much, just some auxiliary tools. There was no need to trouble these security guards. Although he said he did not want their help, these security guards were still enthusiastic.
I helped remove the tools.
"Lao Zhang, how much does this equipment cost in total?"
After sending the delivery driver and several enthusiastic security guards out of the villa, Chen Ran checked all the equipment one by one. The equipment was all ordered according to the models he requested, so he was quite satisfied with these equipment.
After checking, he asked about the price of this batch of equipment. The equipment was bought by Zhang Shuchun, so he simply gave the money to Zhang Shuchun directly.
"President Chen, given our relationship, forget about the money. I asked an acquaintance to get it. It didn't cost much." Zhang Shuchun waved his hand carelessly. The equipment Chen Ran wanted were all auxiliary equipment. They were really
Not worth much.
"Old Zhang..."
Chen Ran shook his head helplessly. This guy had a criminal record, so he was always a little worried about this guy. Regarding money matters, it was better to settle things with him to avoid any trouble.
"Okay, President Chen, just give me 30,000. Of course, you can give me tens of thousands more. You are a big tycoon, so you should treat it as a tycoon." Zhang Shuchun chuckled. He was also sensible and knew that Chen Ran
His temper did not quarrel with Chen Ran.
"By the way, didn't you want me to carve a pair of bracelets for you? Have you brought the materials?"
Chen Ran directly wrote a check for 30,000 yuan and handed it to him. Thinking of what this guy was asking for, he asked him.
"Oh, don't mention it. I haven't chosen the ingredients yet. There are no good ingredients on the market now, let alone high-end ones. I can't even find the mid- to low-end ones. I'm going to go to Nandu in the next two days to check it out.
Look." Hearing Chen Ran ask about this, Zhang Shuchun suddenly had a bitter look on his face. It was not easy to ask Chen Ran for help, so he wanted to find a piece of better material. As a result, he contacted many jade dealers, and all of them were...
They said they were out of stock, and some even wanted him to help contact the source of the goods, which made him very angry.
Chen Ran knew that what he said was true. Thinking that he was going to Tengchong, he told him: "You don't need to go to Nandu. I will take someone to Tengchong in two days. I will help you pay attention then."
one time."
"Tengchong? President Chen, are you going to Tengchong in two days?"
Zhang Shuchun was immediately surprised when he heard that Chen Ran suddenly said that he was going to Tengchong. While he was surprised, he was murmuring in his heart. Could it be that President Chen got a raise in gambling at Laomai's place and became addicted to gambling. He wanted to try it in Tengchong.
luck?
When Chen Ran saw him like this, he couldn't guess what he was thinking. He glared at him angrily and told him what the old man had told him.
After Zhang Shuchun heard what Chen Ran said, he became excited for a while and kept asking questions. Chen Ran originally planned to mention this matter at a meeting in the association tomorrow, but now that he saw Zhang Shuchun, he just happened to talk to him about the matter.
, it’s better to let him make arrangements in advance.
After explaining to Zhang Shuchun, Zhang Shuchun happily returned to the association to make arrangements, which relieved Chen Ran's worries.
After sending Zhang Shuchun away, Chen Ran went to see Wang Liang first. Seeing that he was still reading, he did not disturb him and went back to his room to take out the Kunwu knife and the pink beauty's agate material.
The processing procedures of jade are generally divided into material selection, design, carving and polishing. Now that the materials are already available, there is no need to select materials, just design directly.
Chen Ran had already thought about this design step in his mind as early as yesterday, so there was no need to spend time imagining it.
However, before Chen Ran used the knife, he practiced the eight-wave carving method for a while to get a feel for it. To be honest, this was the first time he had used such precious materials to carve jade, so he had to treat it with caution.
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Unexpectedly, when Chen Ran was practicing the eight-knife wave-dividing carving method to find the feeling, he actually had a breakthrough in the eight-knife wave-dividing carving method, and this breakthrough was not small. He directly improved from one-knife and two-knife method to one-knife and two-knife method.
It has reached the point of the four methods.
The eight-knife wave-splitting carving method suddenly made such a big progress. Although it was a bit unexpected for Chen Ran, in fact, it was also within his expectation.
The most difficult step in practicing the eight-knife wave-dividing carving method is the bottleneck at the beginning, that is, the bottleneck of breaking through from one knife, one method to one-two knife methods. Before the eight-knife wave dividing carving method was lost, those who practiced this carving method
There are still many jade carvers, but most jade carvers have stopped at this bottleneck and have difficulty breaking through it throughout their lives. Only by breaking through this bottleneck can they truly learn the eight-knife carving method.
From one sword and one technique to one and two swords, if you want to break through this bottleneck, you obviously need talent and understanding. This is also the reason why many jade carvers stop at this bottleneck. After breaking through this bottleneck, one sword and two techniques succeeded.
Then the next step is to use one knife and three methods. It is said that as long as the window paper is pierced, the change from one knife and two methods to one knife and three methods should be a matter of course. But in fact, from one knife and two methods to one knife and three methods is not that simple.
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As he practiced the eight-sword wave-dividing carving method, Chen Ran also had a clear understanding, that is, after breaking through the initial bottleneck, he wanted to break through from one-sword and two-sword techniques to one-sword and three-sword techniques, and even from one-sword and three-sword techniques to one-sword and four-sword technique.
What the method requires is the physical fitness of the jade carver. As long as the jade carver's physical fitness reaches the standard of one sword and three techniques, he can break through from one sword and two techniques to one sword and three techniques. If it reaches the standard of one sword and four techniques, the corresponding
You can then enter the realm of one sword and four techniques.
The reason why Chen Ran was able to have such a clear understanding is naturally related to the growth of his physical fitness. After practicing the weird dance, his physical fitness has been improving continuously.
When doing the wave carving method, you can clearly feel the difference, so you have such a clear understanding. In history, the physical fitness of those jade carvers who practiced the eight-knife dividing wave carving method basically did not improve in their lifetime.
Because of the changes, they didn't realize this, even ancient jade is no exception.
Gu Yu was already an adult when he practiced the eight-knife carving method. When he was in good health, he practiced the eight-knife carving method to the level of one knife and five techniques. Later, as he grew older, he became more and more mature.
Feeling powerless, he switched to practicing other carving methods. From the beginning to the end, he never realized that his inability to break through the Eight Swords and Waves carving method was due to his physical condition.
Of course, it does not mean that if your physical fitness reaches the standard of One Blade and Three Techniques, you will be able to enter the realm of One Blade and Three Techniques. In this case, wouldn't it mean that as long as your physical fitness is good, you can become a master sculptor? This is obviously not the case. Good physical fitness is
A premise must be met before a breakthrough can be made. If it is not met, the breakthrough will never be possible.
With the practice of weird dance, Chen Ran's physical fitness has been greatly improved during this period, especially the flexibility and sensitivity of the body. It is precisely these two things that a jade carver needs most when practicing the eight-knife wave-dividing carving method.
point.
With these two points in place and proficiency, Chen Ran's breakthrough will come naturally.
Although it was expected, Chen Ran was pleasantly surprised that the eight-knife wave-splitting carving technique went directly from one-knife-two-knife technique to one-knife-four-knife technique. This was undoubtedly enough to prove that his guess was correct. So what?
With the weird dance in hand, as long as he keeps practicing the weird dance diligently to improve his physical fitness, it seems that it is not impossible to practice the eight-knife wave-dividing carving technique to the point where he can master the eight-knife wave-dividing carving technique. Even if he cannot practice the eight-knife wave-dividing carving technique to the point of
Extremely, at least it will not be worse than ancient jade.
After you have mastered the One Blade and Eight Techniques...
Chen Ran couldn't help but think of the unknown master who taught the ancient jade carving method. The unknown master's carving method had three levels, and the eight-knife dividing wave carving method was only the first level. I really don't know how to practice the next two levels.
What will the carved jade look like?
In the past, Chen Ran had no hope in practicing the eight-knife wave-dividing carving method to the extreme, and he did not dare to imagine the carving method after mastering the eight-knife wave-dividing carving method. Now he has confirmed his
After guessing, I felt a little hopeful, so I couldn't help but imagine it.
Of course, Chen Ran didn't think much about it. The unknown master didn't teach the complete carving method to ancient jade, so he naturally couldn't learn it. He could only imagine it out of thin air.
Breaking through to the level of One Cut and Four Techniques, when Chen Ran practiced using the Eight Cut Dividing Wave Sculpting Method, the feeling was really different. The feeling he had when he was at the level of One Cut and Two Techniques was almost incomparable to what he feels now. It is a huge difference.
It’s not an exaggeration. It’s like being in the water after being suffocated for a long time and suddenly emerging from the water. It can be said that it is smooth and smooth, and there is no sense of difficulty anymore. The most important thing is that the overall situation is better controlled.
It is well known that when carving jade using the eight-wave splitting method, once the knife is used, it can no longer be stopped. In this case, it is undoubtedly very important to control the overall situation.
This refreshing feeling made Chen Ran completely immersed in it without knowing it. If a sudden phone call hadn't interrupted him, I'm afraid he would have continued practicing selflessly...
[Thank you to Brother Silly Huhu for several tips, and several friends for their messages. Sorry for the late update. 】
