Chen Xia stayed in Tengchong for a total of 15 days, and no one could tell exactly how many jade jewelry, clear materials, and raw stones he purchased.
Even Chen Xia himself didn't know. He only knew that the clear materials and jewelry filled three containers, and the raw stones filled up half of the underground parking lot.
All the wealth accumulated by Tengchong over the past few decades belonged to Chen Xia in just half a month.
All he paid was 4,000 pieces of cloth, some common antibiotics, cold medicines, and 100,000 yuan in cash.
With this wealth, Chen Xia will have the money to research drugs and start a pharmaceutical factory for the next few decades, at least the start-up capital will be solved.
The position of the richest man in Qingfeng Village is quite secure.
When Chen Xia returned to Ruili again, 40 jade carving masters were ready. Chen Xia chartered a long-distance bus from Tengchong to Kunming from the manager of the bus transportation company at the price of two Hongtashan trucks.
After arriving in Kunming, these people had a letter of introduction issued by Yunhazhai and a recruitment letter of introduction from the Qingfeng branch of Yuezhou Pharmaceutical Company issued by Chen Xia, and they successfully bought train tickets to Zhijiang.
The train station ticket seller couldn't figure out why the distant Zhijiang wanted these Dai people to work in a pharmaceutical factory. Were they developing Dai medicine?
By the time Chen Xia and his group returned to Yuezhou, more than half a month had passed.
Both Gu Lin, Chen Qiu, and the subordinates in the General Affairs Department have become accustomed to Chen Xia's elusive appearances.
When Chen Xia said that the tropical fruits had been obtained and were on the way, everyone in the Fourth Hospital was filled with joy. No one asked Chen Xia why it took him more than half a month to go to Nanyun Province?
Chen Xia is not a master of time management, so of course he doesn’t have a mistress.
All 40 jade carving masters were arranged in the pharmaceutical factory in Qingfeng Village, and Chen Qiaogu had arranged everything.
There was a factory building dedicated to jade carving, and the dormitories were even better, sleeping four to a room, complete with all the necessary supplies. Anyway, at least half the pharmaceutical factory was empty, so it was more than enough space for a jade workshop.
Chen Xia even moved the replaced black-and-white TV at home to the pharmaceutical factory so that the jade carving masters could watch TV at night and not be too bored.
These Dai people were very satisfied with the living conditions, and everyone settled down with peace of mind.
The employees of the pharmaceutical factory and the villagers of Qingfeng Village were obviously particularly curious about these dark and thin ethnic minorities.
When they arrived on the first day, everyone gathered together to watch the fun. If it were someone else, they might get angry, but the Dai people are naturally good-tempered and instead greeted the villagers enthusiastically.
What bad intentions did the villagers have? They were just curious. Besides, these people were recruited by Chen Xia. Who would dare to cause trouble?
Old man Chen Yigen has already warned everyone that if anyone causes trouble within the pharmaceutical factory, he will twist off their head and kick it like a ball.
On the train to Yuezhou, Chen Xia had already had a preliminary understanding of these jade carving masters.
Among these people, there are three masters with the highest skills and who are recognized by the public. They are named Yan Wen, Yan Guang and Dao Deguang, all of whom are in their forties and in their prime.
However, what Chen Xia was most familiar with was naturally Yu Dapao's family of three. Yu Dapao's father was Zhao Meng and his second brother was Yan Bian.
They're all weird names anyway.
So Chen Xia appointed Zhao Meng as the temporary person in charge, and the most loyal and servile Yu Dapao as the material custodian.
In Chen Xia's eyes, jade is a treasure. The amount of materials extracted from the warehouse and the number of finished products produced every day need to be recorded in detail. This job cannot be done by people who are not trusted by Chen Xia.
God knows if it was just casually stuffed into a bag and stolen, that would be a loss of millions or tens of millions, of course, this refers to the value in a few decades.
All the finished products were stored in the safe by Chen Qiaogu, and Chen Xia planned to take them out regularly and put them in the space. This arrangement was foolproof.
With a monthly salary of 2,600 yuan, he recruited 40 jade carving masters. The wealth they will create will be more than tens of millions. Chen Xia made a fortune.
In the conference room of the pharmaceutical factory.
Chen Xia took out the color albums of jade jewelry he brought from Hong Kong and distributed them to the 20 master craftsmen and 20 workers present, asking everyone to give their opinions.
The key is, can it be imitated according to the picture?
These jade jewelry include necklaces, rings, bracelets, brooches, earrings, jade pendants, bracelets, etc. In addition, there are some large jade ornaments.
These are the most exquisite pieces of jewelry, with both traditional craftsmanship and modern jewelry designs, and they are very beautiful. If they were not high-quality products, jewelry companies would not produce pictures for promotion.
The young workers just watched the fun, while the masters gathered together to study the carving techniques. In the end, Zhao Meng gave his opinion:
"Doctor Chen, carving isn't complicated. Slow work yields fine results, and we can handle it. The beauty and exquisiteness of these jewels lies in their creativity. Good jadeite requires a good design, which requires a lot of skill."
Chen Xia was happy when he heard it. As long as it could be done, it would be fine. As for the creativity, it all depended on his aunt in Hong Kong. Even if he couldn't recruit a good designer, it wouldn't be a problem to find some designers from other companies to do the private work.
In addition, it can be seen from Du Enqin’s boxes of exquisite jewelry that these frontier jade carving masters are not just craftsmen. A good jade carving master is also a good designer.
Even more powerful.
Because Hong Kong designers can only draw pictures, which is a bit like an assembly line operation, but a good jade carving master can design the most suitable and exquisite jewelry according to the shape, size, texture and color differences of the jade in his hand.
They can often create masterpieces that will be passed down through the ages, which is something that ordinary designers cannot compare with.
Moreover, when it comes to jadeite, the most important thing is its quality and appearance.
Which one is more valuable: an ordinary jadeite with beautiful design or fine carving, or an ordinary glass-type imperial green bracelet?
Isn't this obvious?
So since Chen Xia and Chen Shuqin decided to go the high-end route, they had to have very high requirements for the quality of the jadeite.
It is impossible to release a lot of top-quality jadeite such as glass-type imperial green at once, otherwise it will lose its value.
However, some high-ice jade jewelry is not a big problem and will be the main products of jewelry stores in the future.
This time, 40 jade carving masters came and brought out their carving tools from home, ready to start work at any time.
Some necessary power tools still need to be purchased again, but Chen Xia didn't care about this. He asked them to make a list and then asked Chen Qiaogu to go to the hardware store to buy them.
Yuezhou also has a state-owned jade factory. Chen Xia is already thinking of something. It seems like it's time to find some part-time craftsmen.
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