Shui Yiyao took a look at the comment section and sorted out the whole story.
The reason was that she was on the hot search yesterday, and her popularity was so high that she was on the popular recommendation position of the live broadcast platform, squeezing out the recommendation positions of the original jade carving anchors. These anchors took her carving videos to ask the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, wanting to know how much real talent she had, why she squeezed out their recommendation positions, and whether she had hired water armies.
Nanyi wrote down the paragraph in his copy.
It turned out that there was a conflict of interest, and she said how could someone be so boring.
Let’s put it aside for now. I have to finish shaping the seed material in the morning.
After opening the live broadcast room today, Shui Yiyao quietly ground the jade material for the whole morning, made a rough embryo, and prepared to work on the details in the afternoon.
Just starting from noon, a lot of people came to her live broadcast room, and they started mocking her as soon as they opened their mouths.
-Is this the legendary 8 points?
-You must have been cheated. It's only 8 points.
-You've been criticized for bragging, you're the self-promoting anchor.
-If you get scammed, just call the police immediately. How pitiful.
-Who are you? What people say in their live broadcast room is none of your business.
-Stop defending him. He is just a hyped-up anchor. Why doesn’t he just admit that he was cheated? He still boasts about being professional. It’s amazing.
-Didn’t you see that even Nanyi came out to criticize the host, but they didn’t even know who he was.
-What kind of people still believe in the anchor? Are they brainless?
-I think this anchor just wants to cheat the fans out of their money.
Shui Yiyao looked up at the barrage and laughed.
"Are you familiar with Nanyi?"
"If you know him, go call him over. I want him to see what authentic Southern-style craftsmanship is today."
She put the already shaped seed material aside and said defiantly, "I saw his work online. How should I put it? It's really not that good. If I were his master, I would jump out of my coffin."
The barrage was full of “…”
Shui Yiyao spoke so confidently that those who had spoken for her before did not dare to speak again.
-Do you think Nanyi won’t come?
-You should know that he also has a live broadcast account here.
-Why did you call him here? To beat you up.
-I'll go call him right now and make sure you get what you want.
Shui Yiyao: "Wait for him for three minutes."
She didn't think she was being too confident. Craftsmen naturally speak with their skills, and those with good skills are the bosses. Her skills are recognized as top-notch in the industry.
She got up and went to the bedroom, where she took out the silver shark tears she had saved.
He counted four or five silver shark tears, picked them up, and returned to his workstation.
"A small bead sculpture." Shui Yiyao placed the bead in front of the camera and took a caliper from the side to measure its size. "1.1 centimeters in diameter."
"Southern carving is known for its exquisite elegance, especially the old-style carving."
After showing the camera the size of the beads, she picked up a pen and began to draw on the beads.
【I heard you want to teach me how to do things? 】
There are special sound effects for the entrance to the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
Just as he finished drawing the draft, Shui Yiyao looked up and took a look. Not only the sound effects, but also the barrage he sent had a gold border, which was very dazzling.
The comments started to talk at once, criticizing Shui Yiyao's arrogant remarks just now.
Shui Yiyao sneered, lowered her head and picked up the carving knife.
When carving small beads, what you want is this perfect round structure. There is no need to polish or shape it, you can start carving directly.
"Nanyi, cross-stack carving, do you know?"
She picked up the lathe and turned on the electric machine while asking.
This is a long-standing, traditional southern craft with distinct characteristics. Objects carved with this technique have clear, smooth lines that appear natural. However, this technique is complex and requires repeated pressing of the lines to prevent misalignment. It is difficult and few people use it.
She had seen the works of the Southern Arts Institute that morning and rarely saw traces of this kind of craftsmanship. Even if she did see it, it was only with slight flaws.
[You can?]
Shui Yiyao: "Remember to pay tuition."
Shui Yiyao began to move the knife. She moved the knife very steadily, and the lines she pressed out were clear and crisp, and almost all the lines were completed in one go.
The beads are very small, so cutting them once doesn't take much time. The important thing is that the second pass should completely cover the first pass's cut line. If there is a slight deviation, the entire pattern will be ruined.
If it were a larger material, the wrong thread could be repaired, but for beads this small, there is basically no chance of repair.
Shui Yiyao held the beads upside down and started cutting the pattern with the knife from the middle. She was still very steady and her hands didn't shake at all.
Quite calm and composed.
The barrage was silent for a moment.
The pattern was very detailed, just like the way she draws, with very smooth movements.
In twenty minutes, Shui Yiyao finished carving the pattern, which was a turtle.
Two-thirds of the bead is still blank and needs to be engraved with something else, but she is just demonstrating her technique, and this turtle is enough to show off.
She rinsed the debris with water, placed the beads in front of the camera, and adjusted the focus.
"How is it? It's much more authentic than those so-called southern craftsmen you have."
"Do you see what I carved? It's specially for you."
[Divine Turtle. Wish me a long and happy life?]
"This is a turtle. I'm teaching you to hide when you should. If you stick your head out, you'll get beaten."
【……】
"What does the ellipsis mean? Not convinced? Let me show you something else. Sliding knife engraving, circular line engraving, oblique engraving... you're not very good at these."
[“Nanyi” gave a “Pluto” reward! ]
[Can you also do oblique engraving? ]
Shui Yiyao paused: "Do you really want to learn?"
I've only been in this industry for nine years, so I can't really learn it yet.
[Master, you're amazing. I was wrong. I'm giving you a Pluto as a formal apology.] [I'm sorry, I shouldn't have judged you so carelessly.]
Shui Yiyao smiled: "You are quite adaptable."
"Isn't that what you just taught me? Learn from the turtle, and bend and stretch." She took several beads, intending to show off several important skills from both the northern and southern schools, but she didn't expect Nanyi to give in so quickly.
It's only been a few minutes?
She didn't know what to say.
[Is this bead carving for sale? Name your price and I'll buy it.]
Shui Yiyao: "Two million."
【make a deal. 】
Two million is obviously a rip-off. This thing is a semi-finished product, and is worth only 200,000 at best. Are you willing to pay two million?
"I'm just teasing you. I'm not selling this." Shui Yiyao placed the beads on the table, turned on the faucet on the workbench to rinse her hands, and went to get the seed material. "If you want to watch the fun, go away. I have to get to work."
The barrage of comments started to appear again, and this time it was Shui Yiyao's original little fans who stood up straight.
-See? Your Master Nan has called you Master, and you still don’t apologize?
-He slanders without hesitation and becomes speechless in the blink of an eye when he apologizes.
-Can you at least throw a meteor shower as an apology?
A few apologies floated across the screen here and there, in stark contrast to the previous screen full of ridicule.
Shui Yiyao didn't care. She picked up the seed material again and took a look at it.
The general shape of Zhong Kui is almost complete. Now we start working on the details. The construction period is three days. After three days, the knife will arrive and it will take another three days to complete.
After starting to work on the details, Shui Yiyao lowered her head and said nothing, her hands moving lightly and steadily.
Every sculptor will develop his or her own style after working for a long time. The style has a lot to do with the master's inheritance. The southern style is basically beautiful and graceful, while the northern style is majestic and rough.
Shui Yiyao comes from a family of jade carvers. Most of her grandfather's friends were in the same field. Their grandparents, impressed by her intelligence, were eager to teach her the "techniques," and her grandfather was happy to let her learn. As she learned more, she naturally developed her own style, which, because it blends elements from both the north and the south, gives her a somewhat chaotic feel.
In fact, she was very comfortable using it herself. She didn't know how to use those so-called authentic ones, she just didn't want to use them.
While having lunch, Shui Yiyao saw fans telling her in the barrage that the Nanyi Academy had publicly apologized to her on Weibo and cleared her name, saying that she was a veteran artist.
Shui Yiyao smiled and said, "The old artist is going to accept apprentices. Who wants to sign up to learn from the old artist? The kind that doesn't require tuition."
-I can!
-I want it, I want it!
-Boss, look at me, I can pay tuition.
Shui Yiyao shook her head: "You are just talking, do you think I don't know?"
She used to film documentaries and, afterward, advertised for apprentices. A ton of people signed up online, but no one actually contacted her. Back then, she offered free tuition and provided all the room and board. Now, she can't provide that, and no one wants to learn from her anymore.
"Let me explain it clearly before you decide. Jade carving relies on craftsmanship, and it takes time to hone your skills. It can take three years at the shortest, four to five years at the longest. With luck, you'll break even, but with bad luck, you'll end up with more than you earn. Think it over before you decide."
“That’s just how it is in this business.”
Even after learning the craft, the payback period is extremely long. A slightly larger jade carving will take months to complete.
Unless you have top-notch skills, you really can't make much money.
No one is willing to enter the industry, which is one of the reasons why many traditional crafts are facing extinction.
Just as Shui Yiyao expected, everyone was active in commenting, but no one came to chat with her privately to inquire about learning skills.
She began to do detailed processing for Zhong Kui. Her work schedule was considered fast in the industry because she had a steady knife and worked long hours. Few people would work fourteen or fifteen hours a day like her.
She does the work that others take a week to do in three days.
It was another day of hard work. When the alarm clock rang at 10 o'clock, Shui Yiyao looked up and saw the screen full of good night messages again.
She was about to say good night when suddenly, a dazzling barrage box appeared in the barrage, which was very similar to the one with the rich gold in the South China Academy of Fine Arts that morning.
[I want to buy that bead carving you made this morning. I heard from my friend at Nanyi that it's really good, so I want to buy it and see how good it is.] [I'll give you five million.]
"That's just a practice piece, not for sale. Thank you for your understanding."
Six million.
“…”
Seven million.
Eight million.
Don't worry, I can afford this.
"You don't understand what I'm saying? Not for sale."
Ten million.
Shui Yiyao chuckled softly, "Interesting. Where did you come from, you idiot? From the same nest as Nanyi? Didn't he tell you not to stick your head out when he went back?"
"If you want to buy it, bring 1 billion. If you don't have 1 billion, don't even ask."
[Ten million is not enough for you? ]
"I'm sorry I can't chat with you."
"It's ten o'clock, I'm off the air. Good night, everyone."
The screen went black instantly.
[Greedy thing!]
-People have already said they won't sell it, but you insist on humiliating yourself.
-Aren’t you very rich? It’s just 1 billion, go ahead and spend it.
-Which hospital did he come from? He must be seriously ill.
·
After Shui Yiyao took a shower, applied some medicine, and lay down on the bed, she picked up her cell phone and was about to turn it off when a call rang.
Brother Zhang.
She pressed the answer button and answered the call: "What's up?"
"Anle Village will join the crew in two days. If you publicly apologize to Yue Xi on Weibo tonight, you will still have a chance to join the crew. Don't blame me. I'm giving you the chance to make your own choice."
Shui Yiyao rolled her eyes and said, "Whoever wants to join the group can join. I'm not joining. Goodbye."
She pressed the hang-up button, turned off the phone, put it back on the bedside table, turned off the lights and went to sleep.
Very peaceful.
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