Compared with the water quality of jade, Chen Ran actually pays more attention to the carving.
This is natural, after all, Chen Ran makes a living by carving jade, and before this, he had never seen such high-end jade with his own eyes. As for Uncle Liang's shop, they only sell low-end or mid-range jade.
The jade carving is of an old longevity star with a full smile and a childlike face. The longevity star has a split mouth and a long smile. The materials used are very particular and the craftsmanship is even more delicate.
From this piece of jade, Chen Ran saw a lot of experience in jade carving.
In fact, after Chen Ran saw this jade, he was a little reluctant to sell it, but now that he needed money, he could only sell it. With this plan, he used a tool to measure the old longevity star's body.
Then he used his fake mobile phone to take a photo of the birthday girl, and finally opened his broken computer and uploaded it to the Internet.
As a carver, a computer is also an indispensable tool for him, but he didn't spend much money on this computer. It was almost sold to him by one of his roommates.
He skillfully opened websites or forums related to jade such as Huayu and Jade House, uploaded photos, wrote information, indicated resale, and restricted transactions in central cities, and finally left his phone number.
After doing all this, Chen Ran felt his stomach was empty. Too many things had happened throughout the day, and he didn't feel hungry until now.
After getting this jade, Chen Ran did not treat himself badly. He only had two yuan left in his pocket after eating. But while eating, he received a phone call. The call was from Baoyu Pavilion, asking about the jade in his hand.
A couple pendant.
Baoyu Pavilion was transferred to someone else and opened two days ago, and the business has naturally transferred there. I just don’t know if Chen Ran will be hired as a carver in the future. However, one thing is obvious, even if he is hired, he will definitely not
Give him such good treatment again.
On the way back, Chen Ran received a total of four more calls, all of which were from the birthday boy. Two of them just asked about the price. Of the remaining two, one of them was from out of town, and the other wanted to stay with him.
In two days, he said that he would come to Zhongdu in three days, but Chen Ran naturally could not agree.
When he walked to the door, Chen Ran saw the notice posted on the wall. Sure enough, it was going to be demolished.
Opening the websites and forums where the photos had been uploaded one by one, Chen Ran found that there were not many responses. However, when he opened Jade Home, he found that the post was pinned to the top of the homepage, and there were already more than fifty replies.
Chen Ran looked at it and felt a little disappointed. Most of them were watching the fun, or making critical comments. There were only one or two bidders, but only two or three thousand. This was too far from his psychological price.
Far away!
In his opinion, the price of this jade should be around 15,000, at least more than 10,000.
Thinking of Baoyu Pavilion's phone number, Chen Ran turned on the computer and began to conceive and design. There are five processes in jade carving, including material selection, design, rough carving, fine carving, and polishing. Chen Ran already had the materials, so naturally he didn't need to choose any more.
, then it’s time to design.
Uncle Liang has gone, and now the carving this time can be regarded as the final explanation to Uncle Liang. Chen Ran conceived it very seriously and devoted himself to it.
Design is to design the carving theme based on the color, texture, texture and shape of the jade material. Choose a theme that suits the characteristics of the jade material. First of all, you must maximize the use of the jade material. Design according to the texture and shape of the jade material, so that no jade material can be wasted;
Make good use of color to produce the best effect.
The two pieces of raw stone in Chen Ran's hand are both Nanyang jade, which is Dushan jade. Dushan jade is divided into many types according to different colors, but the two pieces of Chen Ran's are both white Dushan jade.
It's a creamy white jade, but it's not pure. One piece has a hint of red mixed with it, and the other piece has a hint of yellow.
After some focused design, Chen Ran had in mind the best carving shape for these two pieces of Dushan jade.
The red piece is carved as Hou Yi shooting the sun, and the yellow piece is carved as Chang'e flying to the moon. The two pieces are put together to form a heart.
It must be said that such carving is quite difficult for Chen Ran at present.
Just when Chen Ran was about to take the next step, his cell phone suddenly rang.
"Hello!" Chen Ran saw that it was an unknown number and guessed the person's intention.
"Hello, buddy!" A cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone: "I want your old birthday gift! You can set a price, and don't give it to the guy with the colorful magic jade."
Chen Ran was a little confused, but he immediately thought that it might be the title on the forum. He didn't waste any words. He sat in front of the computer and said, "Please give me a price. If the price is right, I will give it to you."
In the antique industry, the word "buy and sell" is generally not used, which seems tacky. Instead, the word "transfer" or "transfer" is used. When Chen Ran said this, he had already opened the forum, and the scene he saw made him slightly surprised.
Unexpectedly, in just such a short time, the post had already started to get louder. A colorful word "fire" was added to the back of the post title, and there were already more than a hundred replies.
At a cursory glance, Chen Ran discovered that there were two people bidding, one of whom was the Colorful Fantasy Jade, and the other was the General. Only these two people were bidding on the entire post at the moment, and the other people's replies only had two words: "spectate."
"Are you the general?" Chen Ran asked before waiting for a reply from the other end of the phone.
The other party smiled heartily: "Haha, you are watching the forum. Now the bid has reached 18,000. Since you are watching, you can watch a show." After that, he hung up.
Eighteen thousand!
This price was beyond Chen Ran's psychological level, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath, while the mouse kept refreshing the web page.
At this moment, the two of them were still increasing their prices. The price of the colorful magic jade was increased by 200 at a time, while the general increased the price by 500 at a time.
Refreshed again and saw:
Floor 168: "18800." This is the account number of Qicai Huanyu.
Floor 169: "19300." This is the general's account number.
Floor 170: Awesome!
Floor 171: "19500."
Floor 172: "20000."
…
Not only were the other members who were watching stunned, but even Chen Ran himself was secretly dumbfounded. However, the increase in price by the two people still did not stop, and it suddenly rose to 26,000 like a rocket!
However, this was not enough. In less than five minutes, the price continued to rise again, and soon reached 35,000. The recovery speed of the colorful magic jade also slowed down, as if it was considering...
At this moment, the phone rang again, and it was still the general calling.
"Brother, your birthday girl is almost worth this price, but this idiot Qicai Huanyu is still raising the price. Don't answer the phone when he calls you later. I will raise the price for you. Don't worry, this idiot is in urgent need of this.
He will definitely buy something." After saying that, Chen Ran hung up the phone again without waiting for an answer.
In fact, the price of Chen Ran's longevity star is around 35,000. Chen Ran's estimate of 15,000 was not wrong, but he estimated it based on the raw stone material of the longevity star, without adding the carving fee.
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The more high-end the jade is, the higher the carving fee will be. Generally speaking, the carving fee for high-end jade is higher than the raw stone material of the jade, and Chen Ran's longevity star is already considered a high-end jade.
Don’t think that a high-end product worth hundreds of thousands, millions, or millions is something you see on TV. Those worth hundreds of thousands are better, but those worth millions or millions are treated as family heirlooms.
It is a treasure or the treasure of the store. In reality, jade pendants worth tens of thousands are already high-end goods.
Chen Ran was a little confused, but then he understood that Qicai Huanyu and the general should know each other in reality, and they were even a little bit festive. He was naturally happy to do so. As expected, not long after the general hung up the phone, another unknown phone call came.
, Chen Ran naturally refused to answer.
On the forum, the bidding also rose to 38,500, but the response speed of Colorful Fantasy Jade became slower and slower. When it reached 42,000, the general did not increase the bid, and the two of them stopped.
Come down.
The phone rang again, and Chen Ran pressed the answer button. The other party was a female voice. Without any nonsense, she directly told the agreed time and place. The time was at six o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and the place was at the entrance of the antique city.
After hanging up the phone, the general called again: "Originally I wanted to increase the price, but considering how shameless this guy is, even if we make an agreement and meet him, he may not give you this price. Just forget it. If you want
Be careful, he is a very vicious person, but this time, he probably won't play any tricks."
Chen Ran was a little funny. The other party was a woman after all. The general opened his mouth shamelessly and shut up another shamelessly.
"Well, I'm still worried. You agreed to meet somewhere, and I'll accompany you tomorrow. With me here, you won't be afraid of him defaulting on his promise!" The general seemed very worried.
Chen Ran thought that it would be most beneficial to him if both people were present, so he told him the agreed time and place.
After solving this matter, Chen Ran breathed a sigh of relief.
Forty thousand yuan!
For Chen Ran, it is obvious that this is a lot of money. In his current situation, he may not be able to earn it in three years, but with this 40,000 yuan, he can do it
There are many things that can at least return some favors and greatly relieve the pressure at home.
Although Chen Ran wanted to fall asleep and see if he could have such a dream again, what happened that day left him unable to sleep, so he gathered his thoughts and continued to carve jade, even though he would have a lot of them tomorrow.
Money, but now he is still just a poor boy who can't pay the rent and doesn't even know how to pay for his next meal.
Perhaps because of Uncle Liang who took good care of him, perhaps because he had hope in life, perhaps because he gained more insights after observing the old longevity star, Chen Ran's carving was extra serious and focused...
He had a feeling that whether it was jade carving or his entire life, he had entered a new realm that he had never imagined...
[This is the first update, please collect it, red ticket, thank you. Also: All the cultural relics and antiques that appear in this article will have pictures in the album of my space...]