For the whole day, Chen Ran kept doing the same movements without stopping. Even after doing it for a long time, he didn't feel bored at all.
His progress was so rapid that he was a little surprised. For the first time, he wondered whether he was actually quite talented in jade carving.
At the end of the day, Chen Ran was not only able to perform the full set of movements skillfully, but although the whole process could not be said to be smooth and smooth, at least it was done in one go and the movements were very standard.
When Chen Ran was able to complete all the movements skillfully, he began to try real practice.
I saw Chen Ran holding a carving knife in his hand, standing so quietly in front of a huge marble.
It has to be said that jade carving is actually a very expensive profession. Although Chen Ran is not too poor now, he is not luxurious enough to practice with jade. There is no need for it at all, and he is now
I just started practicing drawing circles, and there is no doubt that the bigger the material is, the better. In this case, a piece of marble is undoubtedly the right choice.
Chen Ran looked at the marble with very focused eyes, just like when he was carving jade, he looked at it with concentration.
With some expectation and curiosity, Chen Ran took a deep breath.
Then he moved!
His body started to move!
I saw Chen Ran's body like a snake, one after another incredible movements dancing with the turning trajectory of the carving knife in his hand. The whole scene gave people a weird feeling, quite like a folk dancing master
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clang clang clang......
The sound of the carving knife hitting the marble resounded throughout the room, and the sound was very rhythmic, like a symphony playing on the piano.
The eagle flies and the rabbit flies away, the sun rises and sets...
Time passed by so quietly. In the blink of an eye, three or four days were gone. Within these four days, except for a trip to the Jade Sculpture School, Chen Ran never left the house again and stayed in the house.
The eight-sword wave-splitting technique was practiced in the house.
On the next day, Fatty Luo got all the documents for Chen Ran, registered his quota for the jade carving competition, and arranged an opportunity for Chen Ran to attend a cram school, which Chen Ran also attended.
class.
To be honest, Chen Ran was a little disappointed with this cram school. He thought the lecturer would impart some experience in appreciating jade, but who knew that was not the case at all. What the lecturer taught was entirely to prepare the students for the literary test in the competition.
For exams, these things are all in the books, and there is no talk about experience at all.
Chen Ran went to attend classes all morning and never went there again. He didn't need to waste time listening to these basic knowledge in books. For him, the most important thing now is time, and time is everything.
If before getting the Eight-Sword Wave-Dividing Sword Technique, Chen Ran only wanted to test his carving ability and level when participating in the jade carving competition, then after getting the Eight-Sword Wave-Dividing Sword Technique, his thoughts became a little different.
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Chen Ran is not blind. He does not have the eight-wave-splitting sword technique. When participating in the jade carving competition, he knows very well that he can only be a foil. But now that he has the eight-wave-splitting sword technique, his thoughts have naturally changed.
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If you don’t participate in the jade carving competition, you won’t participate. If you participate, you will be a blockbuster!
And now all he needs to do is practice, practice again... and strive to practice the Eight Wave Splitting Sword Technique to a certain level before the big competition comes.
Originally, time was quite tight, but his status as a student in the Jade Sculpture Competition gave Chen Ran some time. The Jade Sculpture Competition will be held in the preliminary round on March 3rd, and students from the Jade Sculpture School do not need to participate in the preliminary round. In this way,
A little more time.
In these four days, it cannot be said that Chen Ran has made great progress. It can no longer be described as great. It can only be said that the progress is amazing!
In the room, Chen Ran is now completely immersed in the eight-sword wave-splitting technique. He holds the carving knife in his hand, as if carelessly, as if he waved it casually, and as if he threw it unintentionally, the carving knife is there.
Almost perfect circles are elegantly drawn in mid-air.
Every time a circle is drawn, a circular mark will be left on the marble. Although this circle cannot be said to be correct at all, at a glance, it is not much different from the one drawn with a compass.
The gleaming carving knife is like a beating note, playing a beautiful tune in the hands of Chen Ran, a musician.
Every time Chen Ran waved his hand, a piece of dust would be brought out, like snowflakes, falling leisurely in the air. The three-inch-thick marble in front of Chen Ran had been polished by him to less than an inch thick, and it had already fallen under his feet.
A thick layer of stone powder.
Let’s look at Chen Ran again. If we look at Chen Ran’s eyes, it will be even more surprising!
Because now Chen Ran's eyes were covered with a piece of black cloth. He didn't even look at the marble in front of him. He cut out the marble with a knife, and circles of different sizes appeared one after another on the marble.
At this moment, the carving knife in Chen Ran's hand is no longer a carving knife, but an extension of Chen Ran's arm.
Time passed unconsciously... I don’t know how long it had passed. The carving knife suddenly stopped. A breeze blew by, and stone powder like snowflakes fell one after another. Looking at the marble, I found a strange pattern appearing in front of me.
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One circle after another, and these circles are connected one after another, so densely packed that at a glance, it actually gives people a feeling of dizziness!
At this moment, the blindfolded Chen Ran suddenly squatted on the ground. He tried his best to slowly take off the black cloth over his eyes, but saw that his face was pale, as if he was seriously ill.
Drop after drop of sweat continued to flow down his face.
Although he was tired, exhausted, and sleepy, Chen Ran's eyes were shining with crystal light. How could his physical fatigue offset his spiritual satisfaction? Only at this time did he finally use the Eight Swords to divide the waves.
The first step of the Dharma has been completed to perfection!
It has to be said that if Gu Yu, who was lying in the coffin, learned that Chen Ran had reached this point in less than seven days, he would be surprised to sit up from the coffin, because it was this step that cost him
It took three months of days and nights. Even so, the circle he drew was not as standard as the circle drawn by Chen Ran.
The main reason for this is that Gu Yu at that time did not have the advantages of Chen Ran now, just like Gu Yu did not have Chen Ran's photographic memory ability, and there was no figure to perform for him in front of him, drawing circles, circles.
The main reason for not being round is that the body movements are not standard.
Gu Yu didn't know how long he had been groping before he became more and more standard, and now Chen Ran is directly using the fruits of his labor in his later years.
But at this moment, Chen Ran turned his head and looked at the jade material placed on the wooden table, with something vaguely in his eyes——
One point of curiosity, three points of expectation, and six points of confidence!
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Carrying a black plastic bag, Chen Ran stepped into Zhongdu Antique City. As soon as he entered, he saw a store with the sign of Yuyuan. Obviously, this store specializes in jade.
's store.
Chen Ran had also visited this store in the past, but at that time, he just took a look. After glancing into the store, Chen Ran walked towards the jade shop.
Entering the store, you are faced with a booth about one meter high, on which is placed a Chinese cabbage completely carved from jade. It looks green and bright, and is extremely pleasing to the eye.
Perhaps because it was a Saturday, there were quite a lot of customers in the store. Chen Ran took a look at the four counters arranged in a circle. Most of the jades here were made of low- to mid-range materials, including earrings.
Rings, pendants, jade pendants, and bracelets are the main items. On the main counter, there are also two large items. One is the God of Wealth and the other is a sailboat. They don't look like they are for sale. They should be customized by customers. Now they are placed there.
Exhibit it here.
After looking at each counter, Chen Ran walked to the counter in the store.
"Hello, sir, what kind of jade do you want to buy? Or what is it going to be used for? If there is nothing on the counter that you are satisfied with, I can try my best to help you find one that satisfies you.
Jade!"
There are three jade sellers in the store, two women and one man. The two women are young girls wearing work clothes. One is standing at the door as a etiquette, the other is standing at the counter, and the man is a middle-aged man.
The man, with gold-rimmed eyes, was responsible for explaining to the customers. Chen Ran walked to the counter, and the little girl at the counter greeted Chen Ran with a sweet smile.
"Sorry, I'm not here to buy jade. I would like to ask, does your store accept jade?" Chen Ran shook his head and asked directly.
"Collect jade?"
Chen Ran's words stunned the little girl, and then he hesitated and shook her head. This was the first time she had encountered such a thing. To be honest, she didn't know whether she would accept the jade, but she probably wouldn't.
, she has only been in the store for a short time, and it has only been a month, but she has never received any jade in this month.
"I'm sorry, sir, we only sell jade here, not purchase it!"
"That's it, forget it, I'm sorry to bother you!"
This was not the first time that Chen Ran had experienced something like this, and he was not disappointed. If this family wouldn't accept him, he would just switch to another one. Thinking of this, he was about to turn around and leave.
"What's going on?"
At this time, the middle-aged man with glasses also saw the scene here, glanced at Chen Ran, and asked the little girl.
"Manager Qi, this gentleman asked us if we would accept the jade?"
When the little girl heard the middle-aged man's question, she quickly replied. When she answered, she seemed a little uneasy, fearing that she was wrong. Chen Ran also stopped and looked at Manager Qi. What happened here was also
It attracted the attention of some guests and they all glanced here.
"Collect jade?"
Manager Qi seemed to be interested as soon as he heard this. He glanced at Chen Ran, walked over, and smiled at Chen Ran: "Sir, can I see your jade?"
