Chapter 277 Intangible Cultural Heritage Crochet
Gu Xinghua came to sit next to him with a lunch box, smiled at Yi Chichi and the others as a greeting, and then began to sigh.
"Don't sigh, just tell me what you want to say."
Ning Jiandong felt uneasy about his behavior and urged him in a bad tone.
Gu Xinghua glanced at him and said with a hopeless look, "Director Lin asked us to innovate the crocheted products."
However, innovation is not that simple.
"I talked to the masters and they said it was possible..."
"This is a good thing. With the masters here, what are you worried about?"
Ning Jiandong still didn't understand why he was worried, and continued hurriedly.
Yi Chichi's mouth twitched, and he really wanted to say that you spoke too quickly, and it was obvious that you haven't finished speaking yet.
However, Gu Xinghua, who didn't need her to remind him, said angrily, "Can you please listen to what I have to say?"
Worried about being interrupted again, he quickly explained the reason, "The masters did say they could do it, but they could only do it if I provided the drawings."
At this point, he wiped his face with a look of grief and indignation, "If I had that ability, I would do it myself."
His face was more bitter than bitter gourd, and you could tell at a glance that he was really in trouble.
After learning the whole story, Ning Jiandong finally understood the reason for his worry, and he immediately felt sympathetic.
“That’s really difficult.”
The master embroidery master with whom I had worked for a long time had to go to work in a garment factory because of his old age and poor eyesight, and the work of his apprentice was not up to standard, which almost made him die of anxiety.
Fortunately, a painting of Purple-robed Guanyin allowed him to find a new embroiderer, otherwise he would be in an even more difficult situation than Lao Gu now.
"Xiao Yi, I have to thank you, isn't it..."
"etc."
Gu Xinghua, who originally didn't pay much attention to the couple, heard Xiao Yi's name and his eyes lit up, "Who do you say she is?"
"Oh, I forgot I haven't introduced you yet."
Before he finished speaking, Ning Jiandong introduced the two parties swiftly.
Before Yi Chichi and Wen Shi had time to greet each other, Gu Xinghua said with admiration, "So you are Comrade Yi. I have heard of your name for a long time. You are indeed a promising young man."
"…You flatter me!"
Yi Chichi was stunned by the praise for a moment before he responded modestly.
Gu Xinghua waved her hand, "I'm not exaggerating, your embroidery skills are just this!"
He gave a thumbs-up.
Yi Chichi's embroidery skills can do more than just earn foreign exchange. The key is that they caught the attention of the higher-ups.
Thinking of her embroidery skills, Gu Xinghua came up with an idea. He smiled gently and started chatting with her.
"Xiao Yi, do you know anything about crocheting?"
"Know."
Crocheting technology is also an intangible cultural heritage and belongs to a category of drawnwork hand embroidery products. There are many varieties, including crochet products, crochet products and so on.
In the north, there is Rushan crochet, which has its own system in drawnwork products with its style characteristics of "transparency, elasticity, density, softness and liveliness".
There are handmade crochet in Chaoshan area, crochet in Shanghai, and...
In short, crochet technology belongs to a huge technical system in my country's intangible cultural heritage.
But if she remembers correctly, "products exported in large quantities now should be crocheted dust covers and the like."
She had seen old photos and saw that in the 1970s and 1980s, it was popular to use crocheted dust covers on furniture such as televisions and radios.
This thing has a wide audience abroad, mainly because it is cheap and affordable.
There is no way. Most of the products that our country can export now are cheap.
There is still a long way to go before we can upgrade our technology and export high-tech products.
Gu Xinghua had no idea what she was thinking. He only knew that he seemed to have found a way out of the impasse.
Ning Jiandong also understood what was going on, so he said nothing and just sat there with Wen Shi, letting the two of them chat.
"Yes, the crocheted products are selling well, but the foreign guests are not very satisfied with the patterns, so the leader has given up the task. But how can a rough guy like me understand these things? Xiaoyi, you can understand me, right?!"
He looked at Yi Chichi with sparkling eyes, and changed his address from Comrade Yi to Xiao Yi, and his tone was even more gentle, as if he was calling his own junior.
Yi Chichi was not stupid, so he naturally heard the subconscious meaning in his words.
If possible, she would be happy to help, but unfortunately, although she had heard of crocheting, an intangible cultural heritage technique, she had not learned about it in depth.
Firstly, she doesn't have the time, and secondly, she has no interest in crocheting.
If you are not interested, you will naturally not understand.
So, she smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, uncle, I can't help you with this."
"You can't?"
Gu Xinghua was very surprised and Yi Chichi was even more surprised than him, "I can embroider, not crochet. Why do you think I should be able to do this?"
"It's all needlework."
This reason was very good and powerful, but it made her laugh and cry.
"Needlework also has different categories. One principle can be applied to a hundred fields, and it cannot be limited to technology."
This is just like someone who builds rockets may not be able to build airplanes, and someone who builds airplanes may not be able to build aircraft carriers.
They're not the same thing.
Gu Xinghua was immediately disappointed, "Then you can't help me."
"I really can't help."
Ning Jiandong has a different view. He said, "I can help."
The two looked at him at the same time, and Gu Xinghua asked anxiously, "How can we help?"
"Produce a picture."
Gu Xinghua was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "Yes, it doesn't matter if you can't crochet, you can draw."
Yi Chichi, "...but crocheting patterns is not what I'm good at."
This is indeed a problem.
Gu Xinghua thought for a moment and said, "Well, can you draw a picture for me? I'll take it to the master to see if I can hook it out. Do you think it's possible?"
Fearing that she would refuse, Ning Jiandong also spoke up, "Chi Chi, please work hard, and let your uncle Gu give you a big red envelope as a meeting gift."
That's fine. As long as you can help him solve this problem, not to mention a big red envelope, you can get another one.
Gu Xinghua nodded quickly and agreed.
Now that things had come to this, Yi Chichi couldn't refuse and so agreed.
Fortunately, she had paper and pen in her bag, so she could start working directly.
Seeing this, Gu Xinghua and the others quickly made room for her on the table. Worried about dirtying the paper, Ning Jiandong even took out a handkerchief and wiped the table.
Then, the three men stood aside and watched her paint.
Yi was in no hurry to start painting. Instead, he recalled the patterns on the dust covers of old photos at home before starting to paint.
She sketched very quickly, and in just a few minutes she had drawn floral patterns such as dahlias, chrysanthemums, and lily of the valley.
"Take it first and see if you can hook it."
She handed the pattern over. Gu Xinghua took it and looked at it. He was so happy that he didn't even bother to eat. "You guys eat first. I'll go find the chef."
Before he finished speaking, he scurried out like a rabbit.
He didn't take the lunch box or the water cup, but ran as fast as he could with the pattern. In a moment, he disappeared at the entrance of the cafeteria as if he had Hot Wheels on his legs.
Ning Jiandong's mouth twitched as he packed up his lunch box, water cup, chopsticks, etc., and helplessly made amends for him, "He was too anxious, but don't worry, no matter whether it can be done or not, I will let him come to thank you properly after this matter is over."
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