In ancient times, there were no machines to carve jade, so the carvers in ancient times all carved and polished jade and other carvings by hand. The hardness of jade is very high, making it very troublesome to carve, so jade powder appeared.
If Han Kongque hadn't worked at Phoenix Jewelry and was exposed to jade every day, he wouldn't have noticed this kind of thing, but he just noticed it and asked him to prepare it.
This was difficult in ancient times, but in modern times, as long as you are willing to think about it and use modern chemical raw materials, it is much simpler to prepare jade powder. This is mainly a matter of controlling the proportion. If the control is not good, it will be very difficult.
It is easy to corrode jade, so the gain is not worth the loss.
The formula of jade powder needs to be adjusted according to the different jade stones, so it is very troublesome to configure it, because each kind of jade has its own characteristics, and these characteristics determine what kind of jade it is.
At the same time, different jade survival environments contain different types of minerals, so the characteristics of jade are different!
Any physical or chemical method in the world can only destroy the surface of jade and cannot change the inner quality. Therefore, hard jade cannot become soft even if it is ground into powder!
This kind of jade powder is so magical. Just dissolve it in water and soak it, and the jade will soften in a short time.'
Although the time is short, the jade will indeed soften, and this is the best time to cut and carve the jade. After time, the jade will return to its original shape again.
Han Kongque once conducted experiments with some worthless waste materials. After soaking in jade powder, jade will not have any chemical changes after returning to its original state. Therefore, jade treated with this substance will not be harmed at all.
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When it was almost soaked, Jin San quickly took out the cutting knife and quickly began to break down the jadeite.
The greatest use value of this piece of blood jade, which is as big as an egg, is naturally to be carved into a small ornament or a larger pendant, so as not to waste materials.
But if you want to sell more money and maximize profits, the selling price will be higher if you break it down.
Han Peacock has wasted ten years in vain over the past few years, so now he wants to make some money so that he can plan for his future.
In this way, he planned to break down this very precious piece of blood jade to maximize the benefits.
He moved very quickly, using his wrist strength and hand speed. After the blood jade was softened, Han Kongque began to strike quickly.
With the first cut, he directly cut off the two rounded tips of the egg, turning the egg-shaped blood jade into one large, two small, and three parts, with the largest part in the middle forming a cylinder.
This needs to be cut further, the other two parts are small and can be used to make two small pendants.
After completing this step, Han Kongque picked up the cylindrical piece of blood jade and began to carve it carefully.
As the jade became softer, Han Peacock quickly took out a small cylindrical piece of blood jade, and the outer layer turned into a cylinder.
This part is divided into two by the Korean Peacock, forming two large rings. If this part is cut slightly, two rough rings will be formed.
The remaining blood-red cylinder was slightly smaller. Han Peacock took out a smaller cylinder again.
The ring he took out this time was already very thin and could no longer be used to make a ring surface. Han Peacock directly cut it into four even parts and planned to make four blood jade rings.
These four have already formed a complete ring shape. With a little effort and no effort to carve external decorations, it will be a finished ring, which can be sold for a high price.
Blood jade itself is very beautiful. Even if it is not processed, just polished, it exudes amazing beauty. You can tell that such a thing is a treasure at a glance, and there is no need to add makeup.
Han Peacock's craftsmanship is very exquisite. He used jade powder to soften the jade before cutting it. There was no waste at all. He dug twice on a cylinder and took out a larger cylinder, which was divided into two parts.
The first ring surface, the second cylinder, is divided into four rings.
There is still a small solid cylinder left, plus the two sections cut from both ends. There is no waste in the whole process. A piece of jade as big as an egg is perfectly divided by him.
By this time, the effect of the jade powder has been exhausted, but at this time, Han Peacock has also finished dividing it.
With this division method, the whole piece of blood jade is perfectly divided according to the purpose. Except for being a little blind when carving, there is no waste in the whole piece. Most people really can't do this.
The largest piece of jadeite is divided into two parts, which are the two ring faces, which are the most valuable, followed by the two pendants, then the last remaining solid cylinder, and finally the four rings.
In this way, Han Peacock can make two blood jade rings, four blood jade rings, and three blood jade pendants. The ring surface and the ring are quite satisfactory. There is nothing to say. Han Peacock is not in a hurry to sell, so he does not have the first time.
processing.
The first thing he processed were three pendants. The two sharpened egg tips were carved by Han Peacock into two Buddha statues, one Guanyin and one Maitreya.
Such Buddha statues are easy to carve. With Han Kongque's ten years of skills and the effect of jade powder, two small jade stones were like radishes in his hands. With just a few cuts, Han Kongque carved two statues.
Lifelike seated Buddha statue.
Since the shape of the jade material itself is suitable for carving Buddha statues, Han Peacock took a break and the original triangular jade material with a sharp top and a wide bottom turned into two Buddha statues.
Guanyin is kind and Maitreya is honest and honest. Both Buddha statues have a faint smile, which makes people fall in love with them at first sight. Such Buddha statues kill men, women, old and young. All kinds of people like it. This kind of thing is also the best seller.
And it can be sold at a reasonable price.
There are also two ring faces and four rings. These things are suitable for all ages, young and old, and men and women. As long as they like it, they are suitable for everyone. As long as such things are processed, you will never have to worry about selling them.
Han Kongque had no intention of keeping these eight items in his hands, so he didn't waste his time thinking carefully about them.
As for the last pendant, Han Kongque planned to keep it as a souvenir, so he thought carefully about it for a while before making the move.
With just a few more cuts, another pendant appeared in his hand, this time it was a beautiful baby foot. The foot was chubby and fleshy, and looked very cute.
This little foot has a very good meaning. Because it only has one foot, it is called contentment.
After finishing these three pieces, there are some other scraps, the larger ones are about the size of a small fingernail, which can be used as gemstones to be inlaid into rings, or can be used to make earrings and earrings.
No matter how small they are, such as the size of soybeans or rice grains, they can be made into floral pieces and embedded in jewelry. Anyway, no matter how small these things are, they are still useful and can be converted into money.
But Han Peacock has no use for these things now. They can only be used as ingredients, and he does not have the main materials for making jewelry, so he can only save them for later use.
Han Peacock used some long strips of scraps left over from the carving of the Contentment Changle pendant and wondered what they could be used for.
If these are not round or square, it would be too wasteful to cut them up and use them for inlays. If you want to carve them into jewelry, they are too small. This kind of scraps with uneven thickness is the most difficult to deal with.
After thinking for a while, he quickly came up with an idea. Han Peacock picked out some small cone-like scraps that he had chiseled out when carving the toes of the little feet. He processed them a little and instantly processed them into different sizes.
Something in the shape of eight nails.
Han Peacock once again made a few cuts on the nail cap, and instantly several vivid little flowers appeared in front of his eyes.
The eight nails magically turned into four pairs of flowers, a pair of orchids, a pair of plum blossoms, a pair of chrysanthemums, and a pair of budding roses.
These small flowers are all the size of beans and were made into four pairs of earrings by Korean Peacock. Among them, the pair of chrysanthemum earrings are the most gorgeous because they use the most materials and take the most effort.
The other three pairs are very simple, but the blood orchids, blood plums, and bright red roses are all very beautiful.
Looking at several of his own works, Han Kongque was still very satisfied. With such skills, he really didn't have to work for others.
If he does not process this piece of blood jade the size of an egg himself, but directly sells the jade material to a jewelry company, he will only be given three to four million yuan at most.
Now after his processing, the price has doubled several times. Now the price of one blood jade ring is no less than three million, and two are six million.
And a blood jade ring costs at least five or six hundred thousand, so four of them are more than two million yuan. The other two pendants are worth at least more than three million each, which is another six million. Just these additions
He totaled more than 14 million yuan, not to mention his contentment pendant.
Na Zhi contented Changle is too small, only about the size of a little finger, but because of the exquisite carving and beautiful beauty, if he meets a good buyer, he can sell it for hundreds of thousands. All of these are about the same.
Over ten million.
Han Kongque didn't have time to deal with the other fragmentary blood jade. If he dealt with it, he should be able to earn hundreds of thousands.
The sum total of these bits and pieces, handled by Han Peacock in this way, is enough to sell for more than 10 million yuan. From this, we can see the huge profits of the jewelry industry.
The small piece of blood jade material in Han Kongque's hands can be sold for tens of millions when processed into finished products. The piece in Phoenix Jewelry Company is definitely worth hundreds of millions.
Just a piece of blood jade can be sold for 200 million. From this, we can also see the background of the Zhou family of Phoenix Jewelry Company.
As the boss of a well-established jewelry company with more than 100 years of history, Zhou Meiren and Han Kongque are as good as each other.
Just because he found a piece of blood jade for them, Zhou Meiren was able to give away something worth tens of millions without hesitation. From this, we can also see the gap between them.
Thinking of this, Han Peacock also lost interest in the wealth he was about to exchange for. He put away all his things in a depressed mood. Han Peacock stretched and looked at the time. It was already eight o'clock in the evening.
But soon Han Kongque felt something was wrong. He had just eaten not long ago, so why did he feel so hungry?