God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 200 "Autumn Charm of Fragrant Hills"

Old man Zhu smiled and nodded, "That's right, that's the photo."

Mr. Ding looked at the Shoushan stone carvings in front of him, and sighed, "It's been more than 30 years, and now we are the only ones alive..."

"That's not the case," Old Man Zhu sighed, "So let's live a better life, even if it's for the two of them, we should live for a few more years."

Old Mr. Ding nodded, then picked up a magnifying glass and looked at the sculpture carefully, and exchanged words with the old men around him from time to time.

Xu Jingxing was a little dumbfounded watching from the side, Mr. Ding and Mr. Zhu were old acquaintances, and it seemed that their friendship was not shallow, but how did these two people get together?
But thinking about the social environment three or 40 years ago, no matter how bizarre things happened, it is estimated that old man Ding, old man Zhu, and the other two went to the capital while they were young, and then stayed in Xiangshan. Such a photo, three or forty years ago, taking a photo was still a very luxurious thing.

And it seems that old man Zhu and Mr. Ding have their own chances, and they are doing well now.

The friendship formed in that turbulent era is indeed much stronger. The two old men really have endless things to say when they meet.

However, the focus of the old men's attention was still on the Shoushan stone carving, and Xu Jingxing, the author of this sculpture. Naturally, all kinds of praise were indispensable in their words, and there was a tendency to praise Xu Jingxing as a super young genius who "there is no one in the sky, but one in the earth".

Xu Jingxing felt his face burn a little when he heard this, what are these old men doing, are they praising him or hurting him, it's endless.

But what else could he do but listen?And to be praised by such a group of old men, to be honest, I am still very happy, just the feeling of secret joy.

Two old men left after looking at it for a while. Obviously, their friendship with Zhu was not as deep as that of Mr. Ding and the others. When it was time to eat, only Mr. Ding, Mr. He and Xu Jingxing were left.

Except for Mr. Ding and Mr. He who were strangers to each other, these few people had met each other, and the conversation was much more casual.

At the dinner table, Xu Jingxing sat An Xin on the left, and Nannan on the right. He didn't bother to mix up the old men's topics, and he ate on his own. From time to time, he would pick up some dishes that were a little far away for Nannan, and occasionally he would accompany Grandma Liu to talk Two sentences.

He wanted to keep a low profile, but the topic of the three old men still revolved around the Shoushan stone sculpture he carved with him. During the conversation, they talked about the issue of naming. There was a dispute over the naming issue, but in the end no one could convince anyone, and then turned their heads to look at Xu Jingxing in unison, "Xiao Xu, tell me, what is the better name?"

"Uh, you can call it whatever you want, just keep it simple and direct, and call it 'Xiangshan Qiuyun'," he replied casually, chewing on his ribs.

Old man Zhu patted the table, "Yes, it's simple and clear. You can understand what's going on as soon as you hear it. That's the name, Xiao Xu. Please engrave these four characters on the base later."

"No problem, this is what I should do," Xu Jingxing nodded hastily.

"Haha, come, come, eat, eat, Xiao Xu's handwriting is also very good. After the engraving is finished, the base alone will be worth a lot of money," old man Zhu laughed proudly, because Xu Jingxing started The name suits his taste, and he doesn't like things that are clouded and obscured.

At this time, Mr. Ding said with a smile: "When it comes to the base, I really think that the base is well carved. The shape and carving work are still on top of the carving itself, and in terms of the overall structure, it occupies an important part of the whole carving." It’s a huge proportion.”

"Oh? How do you say it?" Old man Zhu hurriedly asked.

"Hey, I don't know much, let Xiao Xu tell you about it," Mr. Ding went to throw the ball to Xu Jingxing.

Xu Jingxing gave a wry smile, looked at the eager faces of old men Zhu and He, and Mr. Ding who was smiling, swallowed the rice in his mouth, and then said: "My old profession is carving wood, so I made the base It is more convenient when it is used, and the base is also a part of the sculpture itself, it is not only used to fix the sculpture, but also serves as a foil, in my design, the base is part of the overall background of the sculpture.”

After hearing this, old man Zhu suddenly realized, "No wonder, I didn't think the stone you carved was very amazing before, but once it was placed on the base, it felt like it had changed. It turned out that the base played a role, powerful, too powerful gone."

"Hey, what's so amazing, many jade carvers can do this, I've seen some pictures on the Internet, and they are no worse than me," Xu Jingxing waved his hands quickly, he really didn't think it was so amazing, no Just take the base part into consideration when designing the shape, how simple it is.

Old man Ding shook his head, "No, the pictures on the Internet are all selected, and most of the pictures you find are the works of well-known sculptors and even master sculptors. Of course they can do this, if If they can’t even do this, then their works have no chance to be seen by the public, even if they post them on the Internet, the search rankings will be very low.”

"Pfft, you said that, I'm even more worried, isn't this forcing me to be compared with those old seniors? I don't have the qualifications," Xu Jingxing waved his hand quickly, the praise he heard today has been much harsher, and he doesn't want to repeat it Listen, if you keep listening, he will surely float to the sky.

"Of course a craftsman speaks on the basis of his craft. Once you have your craft, you have that qualification. No matter how much they slander you and don't recognize you, they can't deprive you of your craft?" Turn around, "However, your reputation is a bit small, compared with your craftsmanship, it is nothing like that, you have to find a way to improve your reputation."

Xu Jingxing shrugged, "You think I don't want to be famous. The problem is that fame is a process that accumulates over time. If you don't work hard for three to five years, you won't be able to make a name for yourself unless you want to hype it up. But I don't like it very much."

"How come you are more antique than us old antiques? What age is this? Being famous doesn't necessarily have to be hype. Although we don't have so many opportunities to be famous in our industry, it is not difficult to get the recognition of everyone in the industry. Mr. Ding said, staring at Xu Jingxing with piercing eyes and asked: "Now there is a very good opportunity in front of you, do you want to try it?"

(End of this chapter)