Sister Yu looked at the time. It was already 7 o'clock. They had rushed over from the interview building at 4:30 and had not had dinner yet.
I should have eaten earlier, but I was so fascinated by the jade carving.
She picked up her phone and ordered takeout.
"What does Yiyao want to eat?" Sister Yu looked at Shui Yiyao. She looked serious and seemed like she didn't want to eat, but she still asked.
As expected, Shui Yiyao didn't even raise her head: "Don't worry about me, Sister Yu, you guys eat first."
Sister Yu picked out some takeout and sat down to continue watching Shui Yiyao carve.
Thread carving seems to be more difficult than the previous ones. Shui Yiyao used the thinnest carving knife, and the tip of the knife is like a needle.
The lines she carved were initially shapeless, with varying depths and thicknesses.
But after a while, the lines suddenly took shape and formed a cute kitten.
Sister Yu couldn't help but exclaim: "Amazing."
While they weren't paying attention, it changed drastically. The lines were still the same, but the overall look had changed.
Shui Yiyao raised the corner of her mouth slightly, said nothing, and continued carving.
When doing line carving, you must have a plan in mind and know where to use the negative and positive lines, so that the carving will be exquisite and tangible.
The takeaway arrived shortly afterwards.
Xiao Zheng went out to get the takeout, and when he came back he put everything on the dining table.
Shui Yiyao, who was originally carving seriously, twitched her nose. It smelled so good.
"Can I have a meal first?" Shui Yiyao said, and without paying attention to the organizer's answer, she turned off the machine, put down the materials and engraving pen, turned off the computer microphone, and stood up to look over at the dining table.
Sister Yu looked at Shui Yiyao walking towards the dining table, then looked at the masters on the screen who were still diligently carving, and couldn't help but chuckle.
Shui Yiyao turned around and asked innocently, "What's wrong?"
Sister Yu: "Nothing, let's eat."
Sister Yu also turned on the live broadcast screen on the tablet and placed it next to the dining table.
Shui Yiyao took a bowl and served rice with Xiao Zheng.
Xiao Zheng also lowered his head and watched fascinatedly, while serving his rice, he looked at the tablet computer.
"Sister, they are jealous of you!" Xiao Zheng spoke without restraint even after turning off the microphone.
"Ah?" Shui Yiyao placed the prepared meal in front of Sister Yu and took a look at the tablet.
On the public channel, everyone is chatting.
-While mortals are working hard, the gods have already gone to eat.
-If ordinary people don't work hard, they can't finish this problem at all, okay? Not everyone can complete that level of thin carving in an hour.
-However, it was only at this time that I realized that the gods are actually no different from us mortals. They all have to eat.
-That's true.
-Right, Master, you have to eat too!
Shui Yiyao: “…”
Although she hadn't finished the third question, the food was delicious after all, and she hadn't eaten dinner.
It doesn't matter how much time is wasted.
Sister Yu: "I've already recorded the video. If you think it's okay, I'll upload it to the studio's Weibo account."
She picked up the bowl and discussed with Shui Yiyao.
"Why?" Shui Yiyao asked, then paused, "Is it hype?"
"What hype? This is called serious marketing." Sister Yu corrected seriously.
Shui Yiyao asked seriously: "How to market it?"
"Tell others that I can carve jade?"
Sister Yu nodded: "Your skills are very strong. It looks like you have practiced for many years."
"About seventeen or eighteen years."
Sure enough, after hearing Shui Yiyao's answer, Sister Yu nodded. It didn't look like this skill could be mastered overnight.
"This will attract a lot of fans for you and add a lot of points to your score."
Shui Yiyao found it strange, frowned, and shook her head: "No, no, no, Sister Yu, even if there is marketing, I want the marketing to be through me, to promote the jade carving, not through the jade carving to promote me."
"What I want is for people to think that jade carving is good, not that I am good."
Her craft has been passed down for so many years. It is the persistence of generations, and it embodies the wisdom and efforts of generations of ancestors. It deserves to be known by everyone. As for her, she does not need to attract fans.
At the latest, by next month, once she had the Mermaid Tears, she could receive a 10 million yuan termination fee. However, since the sale of Mermaid Tears was primarily determined by the market, she couldn't guarantee a successful transaction every time. She had to get the 10 million yuan before she could confidently negotiate a termination with the company. Otherwise, if she told the company in advance and the Mermaid Tears couldn't be sold, wouldn't that be very embarrassing?
Normally, she would be able to secure a 10 million yuan termination fee after selling the "Jiao Ren Lei" (Shiao Ren Lei) Tear. Even if she couldn't sell the "Jiao Ren Lei" (Shiao Ren Lei) Tear, with her current jade carving orders, she would definitely be able to raise the money within a year at most.
So if she doesn't plan to develop in the entertainment industry, she doesn't need to attract fans or create gimmicks.
In the jade carving circle, as long as she has the skills, she will never lack the so-called "traffic".
Even if she wanted to hype herself up, she shouldn't use jade carvings to do so.
Today, jade carving is no longer just a tool for eating. As an intangible cultural heritage, this craft is the crystallization of the wisdom and sweat of countless ancestors. It is the "Tao" in the words of my grandfather. It should be the subject of documentaries on rigorous science and education channels, not a hype tool in various messy press releases.
"Sister Yu, if one of me and the jade carving is to become a stepping stone, it should be me becoming the jade carving's stepping stone, not the other way around."
After hearing Shui Yiyao's words, Sister Yu was a little stunned.
This was the first time she heard such words, and she was a little overwhelmed.
People, become the stepping stone of jade carving?
In this entertainment industry, most people want to use everyone and all resources as stepping stones to climb higher. This is the first time I've heard someone say that they want to be a stepping stone.
Such a silly thing to say.
But why is it that such stupid words are inexplicably heartbreaking?
"I understand." Sister Yu lowered her head to eat. "If you don't want me to, I won't post this video."
"It's not that I can't publish it. I'm a businessman, how could I refuse publicity..." Shui Yiyao added, "What I mean is, even if I do publish it, I should say that the jade carving is amazing, not Shui Yiyao. Got it?"
"I know, I know," Sister Yu said helplessly and impatiently, "Hurry up and eat yours. You still have to continue the game after you finish eating."
She knew what Shui Yiyao meant, but how could Shui Yiyao understand that once the manuscript was sent out, no matter from which angle, as long as her name was mentioned, the jade carving would inevitably become her stepping stone, unless her name was not mentioned.
"Do you think publicity is free? We also have to help you do business?" Sister Yu couldn't help but add.
If Shui Yiyao's name isn't mentioned, wouldn't the publicity money be wasted? However, since Shui Yiyao has such a wish and request, I can only try my best to satisfy her and wait for the right opportunity to send the product out.
After the three of them finished their meal, Shui Yiyao sat back at her workstation and started carving with the material on the machine.
After dinner, Xiao Zheng left. Sister Yu was planning to leave as well, but after thinking about it, she walked around the room again.
In fact, there is nothing to go around. This room is pitifully small, with one bedroom and one living room. Apart from the bedroom and bathroom, there is only a living room. In the small corner of the living room is a small stove for cooking. Most of the living room is used as Shui Yiyao's studio, filled with various tools.
Because they are jade carving tools, they need to be cooled down by constant addition of water, so the whole room is a little damp.
It certainly wouldn't be particularly comfortable to live in. In short, it didn't look like the room a female celebrity would live in.
Where did her money go? To rent such a small house.
Sister Yu thought about it and asked.
Shui Yiyao's camera was on, but her microphone was still muted. When Sister Yu asked her if she'd gambled away all her money, she smiled and said, "Of course not. I'm not bad at judging stones. There's no gambling involved."
Most of the time when you buy raw stones, you get what you pay for, and there are very few surprises or shocks.
"The money's all gone anyway." Shui Yiyao didn't explain too much, just saying, "It's for legitimate purposes. I don't have any bad habits, don't worry."
Sister Yu took a look around the room, sat down, and focused on looking at the Shui Yi Yao carvings.
The room was small, and everything was neatly arranged. At first glance, there was really nothing much to see.
"I'm done carving." After almost three hours, Shui Yiyao put down the carving pen in her hand.
She placed the finished carving material under the camera and turned on the microphone: "Judges, I submitted it?"
But because no one had finished the second question, the submit button for the second question on her interface had already been pressed, so she could only submit the third question orally.
It's ten o'clock now, so let the judges take a look, otherwise it will have to be delayed until tomorrow.
The judges, who were originally bored while waiting and had been reading, drawing, practicing calligraphy, and playing chess, suddenly became excited. They put down what they were doing and looked at the screen.
They pulled up Shui Yiyao's exam video and watched it, magnifying various details and watching it through glasses.
That's a kitten.
"Hey, this one has some traces of finger knife work." One judge pointed to the ear of a kitten and commented, "It's very detailed, the yin and yang lines are well drawn, and there are some slight hollowing designs."
"This high-quality imitation finger knife craftsmanship is almost indistinguishable from the real thing." Another judge also affirmed.
"What makes you say it's a high imitation? I can clearly see the craftsmanship of the finger knife." One of the judges shook his head, disagreeing.
"But the finger knife craft has long been lost..."
The two groups of judges almost got into an argument, so they asked Shui Yiyao what her craftsmanship was like.
"From what I know, it's indeed an authentic and inherited finger knife technique," Shui Yiyao added, "but I haven't officially applied yet... Once I'm approved, I'll share the good news with all the teachers."
The application process requires a very rigorous one, which takes time and requires works. She doesn’t have enough works yet and is still accumulating them.
Now, putting aside the question of whether or not to point the knife, the important thing is: "Teachers, how many points can I get for this?"
Shui Yiyao asked.
The judges began to vote, and they typed out their answers without any hesitation.
After a while, the final results were counted.
——20 to 0.
When people saw the score on the public channel, they all exclaimed in surprise. This score is really amazing.
Not to mention that the current jade carvers are still working on the second question, the master has already completed all three questions with unmatched speed. Even if we put the speed aside, the quality is impeccable, and he got all the points from the twenty judges.
Shui Yiyao was not surprised, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
"What was the heck with that before? Those who lost, be more self-disciplined and change your name."
"I've given you the format. Just this sentence." She said, typing a sentence and putting it on the public channel.
——Chengyu’s father, I was wrong.
No one spoke on the public screen for a moment.
In the live broadcast room, many of the masters who were originally carving stopped.
-Nanyi Studio: Hurry up. I accept defeat.
-Nanyi Studio: changed the name.
Nanyi urged people on the public screen.
One had to admit that for Chengdao Jade Carving, the competition was indeed over, and they should accept defeat.
Five minutes later, Nanyi opened the community homepage and saw that the names of the major stores had been changed neatly.
[Chengyu Dad, I was wrong. Qingwu Studio.]
Chengyu's father, I was wrong. Zhuocai Studio.
[Chengyu Dad, I was wrong. Takemoto Studio.]
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