Because the plane was bumpy all the way, it was not suitable for arriving at the plateau area, and the body was very exhausted. Yu Fei slept until the next day, and it was already past eight o'clock when he woke up.
After breakfast, Yu Fei followed Kelsang to visit his silverware workshop.
Kelsang's workshop is not big, with only a dozen workers inside, most of whom are over forty or fifty years old. There are almost no electrical equipment. All Tibetan silverware is made by hand. Although the raw materials used are all
White copper, but workers' wages are constantly rising, and the price given to Lao Liu at the beginning has no profit margin.
The honest Gesang was too embarrassed to talk to Lao Liu about the price increase, but Lao Liu was also unkind and kept pretending to be confused. For this, Gesang received countless complaints from Pema.
This time when Yu Fei came, Gesang had gritted his teeth and wanted to raise the price, but he didn't expect that Yu Fei was completely different from that old Liu. He shouted "Big Brother Gesang" and even gave it to his two sons.
After buying a gift, I couldn't say anything about Gesang's price increase. I had to take Yu Fei to visit the workshop first, hoping that Yu Fei would see his embarrassment.
Yu Fei was very interested in the craftsmanship of making Tibetan silver jewelry. He looked around and touched the small workshop, which was completely childlike. It made Gesang smile bitterly. It seemed that his reason was not to expect Yu Fei to find out.
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Brother Gesang, please take a step to speak. While Gesang was in a daze, Yu Fei walked up to him and said.
Although the original purpose of the Panxia Treasure Pavilion was to facilitate the purchase of antiques, he was not willing to let a good silverware store just become a decoration.
Before coming to Lhasa, Yu Fei had no idea. Although people have become more and more enthusiastic about Tibetan Buddhism in the past two years, how many people will go to Ningdu to buy Tibetan silverware?
Possibly profitable.
But after visiting Gesang's handicraft workshop, Yu Fei had an idea.
Gesang took Yu Fei to a house of more than ten square meters in front. There was a desk and a bookcase in it. It looked like Gesang's office. In fact, Gesang spent less than one cigarette in it every day.
of effort.
Brother Yu Fei, if you have anything to say, just say it here.
Brother Gesang, your Tibetan silverware workshop only uses white copper, right? Yu Fei said. Yu Fei just touched all the Tibetan silverware with his right hand and found that there was no silver in them.
Since absorbing the chaotic energy from all Dong Dechang's collections, Yu Fei's right hand seems to have been upgraded and can sense some things that he could not sense before. In the past, his right hand could only sense and absorb the chaotic energy in antiques, but after upgrading
Later, he could feel that there was similar gas inside gold, silver, jade, and mahogany, so Yu Fei guessed that all materials contained chaotic gas, but some had more, and he could sense it, and some had less.
These are things that I can't sense at my current level. The nature of the chaotic energy in these natural substances is different from that in antiques, and I can't absorb it either.
Yes. But Gesang wanted to say that this was done at the request of boss Liu, in order to reduce costs.
I know everything. Yu Fei interrupted Gesang. I would like to ask Gesang to follow the traditional method of hiding silverware from now on, whether it is materials or craftsmanship. As for the price, you don’t have to worry, I definitely won’t.
You are at a disadvantage. Brother Gesang, these crafts are treasures of our Tibetan people. If they are lost like this or let us ruin them, we will be sorry for our ancestors.
The reason why he said these words was not because Comrade Yu Fei's consciousness was really that high, but because he wanted to take a high-end route and was afraid that Gesang would be reluctant to use the materials.
Gesang's face turned red when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly and said: Brother Yu Fei, you are so right, I almost became a sinner.
Yu Fei added: Also, I would like to invite the craftsmen in the workshop to take turns coming to my shop to customize Tibetan silverware on site according to the customer's requirements. We should let people all over the world know how exquisite Tibetan silverware is.
How great. Of course, I will double their wages in my store, and all food and lodging will be included. Brother Gesang, do you think this will work?
This was Yu Fei's second idea. Isn't custom-made everything popular nowadays? Our Tibetan silverware sales are also custom-made, and they are genuine Tibetan craftsmen. This can fool people a lot. Besides,
, even if there are not many people making orders, you can just ask him to help take care of the shop in your free time. Now that the wages of workers in Ningdu are so high, even if I hire a smarter clerk, I'm afraid the salary I will pay will not be much lower.
But Yu Fei still overestimated the salary of the craftsmen in Gesang's workshop. When he learned about their current salary, Yu Fei immediately decided to triple their salary. Almost everyone was moved, except
In addition to some who couldn't leave due to family reasons, the other six Tibetan craftsmen took turns to sit in the Treasure Pavilion for two months each.
Regarding the price of the Tibetan silverware, Yu Fei signed the contract after increasing it by 10% based on Gesang's request.
He could see that Gesang was too honest. It was not Yu Fei's style to let honest people suffer.
Gesang did not expect that Yu Fei would be so straightforward and generous, and he would get everything done in one morning, and he was overjoyed. Now Baima would definitely not complain about him being a coward.
Gesang, who was relieved of his heavy heart, was in a happy mood and insisted on dragging Yu Fei to have a drink.
Yu Fei still had lingering fears about this. Although there were no side effects after drinking the highland barley wine, he didn't want to become a drunkard.
It’s so difficult to come to Lhasa, and I’d really feel sorry for myself if I didn’t take a good look around. Besides, Dong Dechang also told him to look for Dong Ziyun before coming. Although Yu Fei didn’t have any hope of doing so, he had to make a show of it, otherwise after returning,
Dong Dechang asked himself: Have you looked for Ziyun? How did he answer where to look for it? He found it in his dream when he was drunk.
If I answered like this, I'm not sure Dong Dechang would blow his head off.
Brother Gesang, forget about drinking. I finally came to Tibet and I have to bring some gifts back. Isn’t there a place in Lhasa where I can buy these things? Yu Fei said.
Look at my head. Gesang slapped his forehead and said: If we want to buy gifts to give to others, then let’s go to Barkhor Street. But it’s already dinner time, so we have to eat first before going. In Barkhor Street
When shopping on the street, you either have to go early or go late. We Tibetans value the first and last orders of the day the most, and the prices will be cheaper.
Yu Fei thought about it, he couldn't go shopping hungry.
The two went to Gesang's 2020 and went to a well-known local restaurant for a casual meal.
Originally, Yu Fei wanted to pay the bill, but Gesang insisted on paying the bill. Yu Fei saw that the price was not high, so he did not insist.
After dinner, Kelsang drove straight to Barkhor Street.