Shui Yiyao answered quickly, "As long as I can do it, I'll take it."
"As long as you guys are straightforward, I'm sure there's no problem."
Director Mo quickly said, "It will definitely be done promptly. There will be no further delay."
He said, "We have a lamp base made of jade, with exquisite carving, but it was damaged during the excavation. If you have time, you can go and see it. It would be great if it can be restored."
Shui Yiyao: "Please set a time. Except for 2pm to 5pm, any other time is fine."
Director Mo was delighted: "How about tomorrow morning?"
"OK."
The live broadcast host was stunned as he watched the deal being finalized on the spot.
What were they filming this time? Why did a livestream vlog from a private residence turn into a documentary about a jade carving trade?
She even thought of a title - Visiting the Jade Carver's Home (Witnessing the Journey of Restoration of Jade Artifacts).
But they had a mission this time: to show the public the young actress Shui Yabei. But now Xiaobei has zero presence! Not even a single shot!
Looking at the veteran who was directing the camera to the screen and introducing himself and talking nonstop, the host didn't know what to do.
She thought for a moment, realizing she had to save their livestreaming metrics. She spoke, forcing a change of subject: "Sister is truly outstanding, but you keep talking about her. Xiaobei, do you have anything to say?"
She turned around and found that Xiaobei was gone. She looked more closely and found that he was in the kitchen.
Xiaobei answered loudly: "Sister Yueyue, I'll be right there."
host:"……"
There's no way to save him. What's this kid doing? He doesn't even try to grab the spotlight and instead hides somewhere else.
Xiaobei quickly came out of the kitchen with a cup of hot tea.
The host was delighted. Did they make tea for the old gentlemen? This was a great publicity point. It would give them something to talk about later. The task would be accomplished without any problems.
Xiao Bei came over with a teacup, walked past the two old gentlemen, and placed the teacup on Shui Yiyao's workbench.
"Sister, the tea can't be too strong."
host:"……"
She thought about it. When she first entered, there was a cup of tea on Shui Yiyao's workbench. Most of it was tea leaves, and the color was deep and rich. Now that cup of tea had disappeared from Shui Yiyao's desk, replaced by Xiaobei's. This cup of tea had three or four leaves floating in it, and the tea soup was light yellow.
"Xiao Bei is so sensible. He even knew to replace the strong tea for his sister."
Shui Yiyao, who was standing next to him, looked helpless.
Now when Xiaobei comes home, the first thing he does is to make tea for her again.
Xiao Bei looked at the host: "It's not me." Her face flushed slightly and she scratched her head: "It was Mr. Ao... Li who said that. He said that my sister's tea was too strong and not good for her health."
"He said we should at least drink something lighter during the day."
The host's eyes lit up: "Mr. Ao Li has also been a guest at your house?"
Xiaobei nodded.
Oh no.
What kind of material is this?
Ao Li... If it was the Ao Li she was thinking of... The only one who could be involved with Shui Yiyao was that Ao Li!
As soon as Ao Li's name appeared, the live broadcast room's barrage of comments instantly exploded.
-The unmarried official couple is real!
-I bumped into it! I bumped into it!
-Excuse me, is he the richest man who focuses on scientific research?
-It's him! It's him!
-He and Shui Yiyao are an engaged couple.
-But I seemed to have seen that Hai Tiantian was going to move into the Ao family? I thought Hai Tiantian and Ao Li were engaged.
-I suggest you only believe 30% of the rumors on the Internet.
-Ao Li! He and Yu Yu are a perfect match, at least in appearance.
-The couple I’m supporting has matured and will feed me sweets on their own.
The host looked at the comments which became more crazy in an instant and couldn't help but sigh: Xiaobei only received 20,000 yuan in salary from the program team, which is really a loss.
But aren't people in the industry saying that Hai Tiantian is Mr. Ao's true love, and Shui Yiyao's marriage was arranged, a necessity for Ao Li? But that doesn't seem right. If it was an arranged marriage, why would he care about other people's feelings?
The host then asked, "Mr. Ao and Teacher Shui have a good relationship, right?"
Seeing Xiaobei was about to give a silly reply, Shui Yiyao quickly interrupted, "Let's not talk about him anymore. Let's go check out the kitchen. Xiaobei, take Teacher Yueyue with you."
"Teacher Yueyue has been here for a while now. Our place is small and there is no place to sit. I'm so sorry."
"No, no, you're welcome, Mr. Shui." The host quickly waved his hand. "I've really learned a lot coming here today."
Xiaobei and the host finished filming the rest of the room and furnishings in five minutes.
"Sister, we're done filming." She brought the host back to Shui Yiyao.
"Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Yueyue." Shui Yiyao was demonstrating her Tibetan line carving technique to the elder, Director Mo. When Xiaobei came over, she had just finished carving a line and stopped.
The engraving pen is still buzzing.
Host: "Can we film your carving process? Many netizens want to see it."
She looked up from the live broadcast room and saw that many people were concerned about Shui Yiyao's sculptures.
-I don't want to see the kitchen at all.
-I don't want to look at the bedroom either, there's nothing there.
-We have already seen the kitchen. It was filmed when Yu Yu was cooking live at noon.
-I’m so envious, I’m a new fan… I’ve never seen Tibetan line engraving before, I really want to see it!
-The room is really small, there is nothing to see.
Someone actually came to see the room? Is it that Mr. Yuan isn't cute enough, or is it that our Yuyu isn't pretty enough?
-Tibetan line carving! I heard the sound of the jade carving machine.
Shui Yiyao nodded, replaced the carving pen with a carving knife, and nodded: "Of course."
The live camera lens was aimed at Shui Yiyao's screen.
The host then asked, "They say that teaching an apprentice means starving the master to death. Since your technique is a lost intangible cultural heritage, it should be a secret skill that cannot be passed on. Do you mind it being broadcast on camera?"
"I usually do it through live streaming myself. If you mind, I won't do it, right?" Shui Yiyao shook her head and smiled helplessly: "If someone learns it just by watching, I'll laugh in my dreams."
“But unfortunately no.”
The host then asked, "Isn't it great that you're the only one who knows how to do this? There's no competition."
Shui Yiyao moved the engraving brush, the tip of the blade drawing lines on the screen. Her hand was steady. She said, "This isn't about money... You said if I accidentally died, this technique would be lost. What a shame."
Host: "So, will Yuyu accept a disciple?"
"I'm still teaching." Shui Yiyao replied.
Isn't he still learning how to grind round beads? However, recently Jiang Luo has made progress, the beads are already well ground, and he is now carving jade gourds.
Director Mo and Mr. Yuan have been watching the Shui Yi Yao carving line from the side.
The elder looked at it very attentively. He had seen Shui Yi Yao sculptures before. They were really pleasing to the eye.
This was the first time Director Mo had seen him.
"It's so stable." His eyes lit up and he exclaimed in admiration.
A line with different depths in different positions and a smooth flow, and it is these lines of different depths that make up the peony flowers on the screen.
"He's definitely a veteran." Director Mo shook his head and exclaimed, "This hand looks like that of a twenty-year veteran."
The elder also nodded: "Who said it wasn't?"
That’s about the same. All in all, it’s been eighteen years.
Shui Yiyao said nothing and continued carving on the screen.
Director Mo said, "Teacher Shui looks to be in his early twenties."
The elder thought for a moment and added, "Twenty-three?"
Previously, when Shuiyi Yao recorded "Pursuit", because of the 26-year-old master from their competitor Xiaoshan Kingdom, their program team emphasized the age. The veteran still remembers it.
Shui Yiyao nodded.
She had already celebrated her 24th birthday last week, but the original owner's birthday was next week, and she was still 23. If Xiaobei wasn't here, she would have clarified that she was only 18 years old, but Xiaobei was.
She had promised the original owner not to let the mermaids know that she had been replaced, so it would be better not to let them know about this.
At this point, as long as she doesn't come out and admit when she entered the industry, anyone's speculation can be regarded as just a compliment.
Xiao Bei didn't think much about it. She laughed and said, "Sister is just so amazing."
Almost everything that needed to be recorded was recorded. Finally, in response to the requests of netizens in the live broadcast room, the host stayed at Shui Yiyao's home for a long time and recorded a long section of her carving process. He did not leave until Shui Yiyao was about to go out.
Shui Yiyao didn't expect this. She originally thought it would only take 10 minutes to shoot, but it took more than an hour to finish.
·
The next morning, Shui Yiyao went to the New City Museum as agreed.
Went to see the lamp holder.
Most of the lamp base was damaged, and the museum restored the drawings of the lamp base. She only needed to make the lamp base according to the drawings.
The lamp base is small and has a complete blueprint, so it is not complicated to make. However, the lamp base is fully carved, using more than ten carving methods from various schools in the north and south from top to bottom, and the carving is very complicated.
Every profession has its specialties, and no jade carving master is proficient in so many carving methods at the same time. To carve the entire lamp base, at least three jade carving masters are needed, but this will test the masters' tacit understanding. I have not found such suitable masters for the time being, so I put it on hold.
Shui Yiyao took over.
She happened to have learned and mastered all the carving techniques on the lamp base.
Director Mo was very happy and transferred the money to her on the spot without hesitation.
Five hundred thousand, deposit, excluding material costs.
After returning with the 500,000 yuan from the museum, Shui Yiyao quickly looked for materials. The lamp base was made of jasper, and Russian materials were preferred. Jasper was the most outstanding, spinach green, with rich and bright colors.
The lamp holder like this one is not small in size and requires high material quality, so it will not be cheap.
She contacted a rough stone dealer she had met before and discussed the material. Since she bought a lot of material, had a good eye, and was quick to pay, the jade seller, Adasi, was also very straightforward about the price, not exaggerating. After several rounds of bargaining, she finally bought the material for 500,000 yuan.
·
Shui Yiyao started her day's work, but soon after she started, she received a call from Sister Yu.
"Xiaobei almost beat Hai Tiantian." Sister Yu said.
Shui Yiyao: “?”
"Why did she hit her?"
Bai Gege mentioned before that Hai Tiantian was from the bull shark clan.
Bull sharks are considered to be a particularly ferocious and aggressive species, and mermaids generally avoid contact with this ferocious species.
Xiaobei almost beat her up?
Sister Yu's voice rang out over there: "Xiao Bei, come here and talk to your sister yourself. Why did you hit someone?"
Xiao Bei's voice rang out from afar: "She deserves it. She said bad things about her sister!"
Sister Yu was incredulous: "You're going to hit someone just because they say something bad about me?"
Xiao Bei was stubborn: "No one can say anything bad about my sister!"
She added, "She even said my sister wasn't as good as her and wasn't worthy of Ao Li. But she didn't even look at her own disgusting appearance and wondered if she was worthy! I, I... Ugh!"
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