Ni Ning was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "What painting?"
The elder ignored her and stood up and walked to the big screen. He looked up at the screen and said, "Please replay it."
He had noticed before that this little girl had a very good sense of craftsmanship. She used some knives to carve, and her movements were sophisticated, almost a sophistication that could only be seen in some old craftsmen.
The program team replayed a segment of the footage, still enlarging the cat bell on the small wooden cat handle. This time, they replayed it with a purpose, so the footage was clearer.
It is true that different angles show different paintings. There are two paintings. When viewed against the light, they are a cat catching a butterfly, while when viewed against the light, they are a fight between a dragon and a tiger. Both paintings are drawn with only a few strokes, but they are both very clear and easy to see.
"Is this actually true?" Several judges were shocked. They stared at the kitten bell on the video screen and exclaimed in amazement: "Can you replay it? I've never seen this before..."
The program crew replayed the scene again.
"How did they do that?" The judges watched the scene twice more without blinking.
The singer judge turned around and asked the production team cautiously, "Are you sure this video is real? Has it been photoshopped?"
“I haven’t done it…”
It definitely wasn't photoshopped. The production crew was also confused. This scene was shown during the live broadcast, but no one noticed that there was a painting on the kitten's bell, and that the painting had two faces. Mr. Yuan must have had good eyesight, otherwise who would have noticed it?
It can’t be found now.
The elder stroked his beard. "This should be a Tibetan line carving. Fifteen years ago, a batch of cultural relics were unearthed in Wenxing City. Among them was a jade screen with hours carved on it. The screen had flowers carved on it. Different angles of light would illuminate the twelve hours, and different flowers would appear. People could tell the time by the flowers on the screen."
"So this screen is called the Hour Screen."
"According to the Book of Craftsmen, there is a branch of jade carving called the Finger Knife School, which emphasizes dexterity and refinement, using the knife almost as if it were a finger, and is extremely flexible. This jade screen is from this Finger Knife School, with its technique of concealing the yin and yang lines, and the hidden line carving."
As he spoke, his eyes suddenly became complicated: "I don't know where this little girl learned this. This craft has long been lost."
And judging from the little girl's appearance, she has been studying for quite some time, at least fifteen years or more. If she wasn't so young, he would have guessed twenty years.
"This is incredible," the singing teacher exclaimed in amazement, looking at the scene in amazement: "Amazing... Please forgive my ignorance, because I really have never seen anything like this."
He turned to the elder and asked, "Elder, I'm just asking, how many of these Finger Knife Sect's Tibetan Line Carvings are there in the world? I've never heard of them!"
The elder shook his head and said, "The inheritance of this lineage has always been very weak. Firstly, it's because the technology is monopolized, and secondly, it's extremely difficult to learn. Therefore, there are very few works produced by this craft, and they have always been supplied to the royal family. Very few of them are circulated among the people."
Even if it were to circulate among the common people, it would be kept in the cabinets of aristocratic families and would not be easily taken out. If such craftsmanship were to appear in the world, like the Twelve Hour Screen, it would be locked in a museum, a national treasure that could not be exhibited abroad.
"Can't today's machines imitate it?" the host asked doubtfully.
The elder shook his head: "It's impossible to do that with today's machine carving."
Machine engraving was not yet that advanced, and it couldn’t even do hollow engraving, let alone something so delicate.
"What about current artificial intelligence? Can't it be imitated?"
The elder shook his head. "This craft is taught by the master to the apprentice, step by step. It's not like the technology today, where everything is written down as a professional course and you just have to follow the book. Without someone to teach you, you can't figure it out on your own."
Otherwise it wouldn't have been lost.
After hearing what the elder said, everyone looked at the bell on the picture again. The fight between the dragon and the tiger was just a simple drawing, but the style was sharp and majestic.
The program team played this segment again.
It starts from the moment Shui Yiyao picks up the wood and starts carving. Although the film has been edited and most of her carving process has been cut out, her state of mind can still be seen from her working demeanor - she does not take this work too seriously. This thing does not look too difficult and seems very ordinary.
In the barrage, Shui Yiyao's fans finally dared to speak.
I heard New Oriental teaches this? Could you please share their contact information?
-New Oriental, huh? I'll sign up right away!
-I’m a New Oriental graduate, and I have to say that we do have a lot of awesome technology over there, but it’s obviously a little different from this one… Coach, I want to learn this too!
A few days ago, Yaoyao said she was satisfied with her wood carving, and someone said she missed the point. So, is that the point now?
-If I can make something like this, I will be satisfied and my whole family will be satisfied.
-A true entertainer.
-I want to see who dares to say Shui Yiyao is not an artist enough [dog head].
Sister Yu was also stunned. She knew Shui Yiyao's skills were impressive, but... was she really that good? Tibetan line engraving?
She really thought she would be scolded.
So was she fooled by netizens?
...I was just fooled! Her artist is so amazing, how could she be scolded! Not only was she not scolded, the veteran even asked for her contact information on the spot! He even praised her!
This is only the part that was released in the show. There must be more parts that were cut out and more praise.
Wait, her assistant Xiao Zheng had complained to her about something before - Shui Yiyao received a text message on her mobile phone. The sender said that he was from the Institute of History and wanted to apply for her to be an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage skills.
They discussed it briefly at the time, saying telecom scams had changed their tactics, and ignored it. Later, the text message came again, saying she could apply for bonuses and subsidies and needed her to provide personal information.
There are also bonuses involved, which makes it more like a telecom fraud.
But what if that wasn’t a telecom scam…?
Sister Yu covered her forehead with her hands. Ninety-nine percent of the time, it wasn't a telecom scam at all. It was really the elder who contacted her. She'd have to call and explain later.
Sister Yu was a little restless. She thought about it and decided not to continue watching the show. In fact, there was no need to continue watching it. With the praise from the elder, she could imagine the direction of the show.
She took out her cell phone and called Shui Yiyao.
After a while, the phone was picked up, and there was a humming sound from the other end, as if the machine had not completely stopped.
"Sister Yu? Is there something wrong?"
Sister Yu: "Baby, what are you doing?"
"What's wrong with carving crystal beads? Is there any announcement?" The sound of the machine on Shui Yiyao's side completely stopped, but there was still some sound of tinkling stones, which was somewhat pleasant.
"It's like this, you remember the elder I told you about before..."
"Yeah, I remember. What happened to him? Did he really scold me?"
"No, he praised you."
"...Oh, how normal. I'm so good."
After Shui Yiyao finished speaking, she laughed first.
Sister Yu asked again, a little nervously: "What's the matter with your hidden line carving?"
Shui Yiyao was a little surprised: "Did they see through it?"
She explained, "It's just a carving technique, similar to hollow carving, thin carving, and line carving. It's nothing special."
He doesn't seem to take it seriously.
Sister Yu: "I always feel that you are going to be very popular."
Shui Yiyao: “…”
How did she become so popular when she was about to terminate her contract and quit the entertainment industry at any moment?
"I've gotten off topic. The elder contacted you a few days ago and said he wants to apply for you to be listed as an intangible cultural heritage."
Sister Yu started talking again, "...Xiao Zheng and I had never seen anything like this before. We thought it was a telecom scam, and since you've been busy these past few days, we didn't tell you about it. Look at this misunderstanding. How can you explain it to me?"
"That's not that easy to apply for. It requires a lot of procedures and a lot of work." Shui Yiyao said, and then agreed: "I understand this matter. I will call and explain it to Mr. Yuan right now."
"Well, if necessary, a visit would be best."
The machine on Shui Yiyao's end started to chime again, and she said in a low voice, "Let me explain to him first."
After hanging up the phone, Shui Yiyao rinsed the pink crystal chain on her hand with water.
I'll give this rose quartz one final carving and then call you.
Compared to Hetian jade, which is easy to carve, crystal is more difficult to carve. This is because crystal is very rigid, hard and brittle, and it will break easily if it is not properly carved. This is the material sent by the customer, so I have to be very careful not to break it.
Of course, the labor cost of crystal carving is more expensive than that of Hetian jade.
This is rose quartz, with a custom peach blossom carving. Each rose quartz bead has a peach blossom carved on it. It is used to attract peach blossoms.
After carving the last stroke, Shui Yiyao rinsed herself with water, carefully put down the chain, wiped the water off her hands with a towel, and reached for the phone next to her.
Sister Yu said that what she received before was a text message, and she opened the text message mailbox.
Sure enough, there was one, and I found it after just a few turns.
She is too busy, so Sister Yu and Xiao Zheng sometimes help her deal with messages in a timely manner. They will tell her the important messages, but not the unimportant ones, and they will not delete things for her on their own initiative.
So even though the two of them thought it was a scam text message, they didn't delete it for her.
The text message was about applying for intangible cultural heritage.
She sent a text message back, explaining why she didn't reply and apologizing for it.
It took a while for the other side to reply.
While waiting for news, Shui Yiyao started carving the crystal chain again.
Half an hour later, the text message reply came.
It was the veteran who replied to the message and said that it would be a shame not to apply, as this was a state-supported project and he would definitely get help.
Shui Yiyao finished her work and replied, "I know everything. If I could meet the application requirements, I would have already applied. Don't worry, I will meet the requirements soon."
She replied, put her phone aside, picked up the rose quartz chain, took a photo, opened the merchant platform, and sent the photo to the owner. If he was satisfied, she could place the order.
The total cost of making this chain is 60,000 yuan.
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