Master Zhang looked at Yan Ning and said with a smile: "If I hadn't seen this picture of yours today,
And now that you mentioned the Dunhuang murals, I may never remember this again."
The animated film "The Nine-Colored Deer" was not released until 1981, and no one knows the story of the Nine-Colored Deer now.
Even those who know about it are like Master Zhang, who only knows that it is the Deer King in the Dunhuang murals.
Yan Ning smiled and said, "Then I'd like to trouble Master Zhang to carefully craft this Nine-Colored Deer brooch I designed."
Master Zhang nodded and said, "Of course, this is the first time I have seen this kind of jewelry design.
Just looking at the design makes me feel that this brooch is very exquisite, and the finished product will definitely be even better."
Yan Ning explained to Master Zhang the points that required special attention, and that the gemstones used in the production materials must be pure in color.
She brought all the gems she had bought at the Paris exhibition, and also took some four-carat white diamonds from the space and put them in the bag.
After she handed the bag to Master Zhang, she and Cheng Jingyi went to the office on the second floor.
On Thursday afternoon, Sister Huo said that the brooch was more than half finished and would be inlaid with gemstones today.
After lunch, Yan Ning and Huo Jieyan took a car to the processing plant again.
When the two arrived, Master Zhang was inlaying five-colored gems on the five crescent-shaped patterns on the Nine-Colored Deer.
The brooch made of the Nine-Colored Deer is not very big to begin with, and the gemstones of various colors are only a very small piece after being cut into a crescent shape, which requires some effort to set.
After staying in the processing plant for more than an hour, the two men left the factory.
The next afternoon, Huo Jieyan received a call from the processing factory. Master Zhang said that the brooches had been processed.
Yan Ning and Huo Jieyan went to the processing plant again.
When they arrived at the factory workshop, Master Zhang handed the Nine-Colored Deer brooch to Yan Ning.
Yan Ning took it in his hand and looked at it carefully.
The Nine-Colored Deer's limbs are in the shape of leaping and running.
The body of the deer is made of platinum with white icy jadeite inlaid on a base of platinum, and the deer's limbs, head and antlers are also made of platinum.
The long antlers are inlaid with six Philippine gold beads of different sizes and twelve four-carat D-grade white diamonds.
The deer's eyes are black tourmaline and the base of its hooves is green demantoid garnet.
The five-color patterns on the deer's body are yellow topaz, red ruby, purple spinel, blue sapphire and orange garnet.
The effect of the entire Nine-Colored Deer brooch is very delicate and beautiful.
Yan Ning nodded in satisfaction, "It's so beautiful. Thank you for your hard work, Master Zhang."
Master Zhang smiled and said, "It's not hard. I feel a great sense of accomplishment as such a beautiful work takes shape bit by bit in my hands."
Huo Jieyan took the brooch and admired it, praising it: "It's very beautiful. Xiaoning, your creativity is really good. You have the talent to be a designer.
Putting aside other factors, if I saw this brooch I would definitely buy it.
I believe this work will achieve good results. Even if it doesn’t win the championship, it will definitely be in the top three.”
Yan Ning smiled and said, "As long as this work can be shortlisted, it will be the greatest affirmation for me. Even if it doesn't win, it will be considered as accumulating experience.
There will be plenty of opportunities to participate in the competition in the future. If you don’t succeed this time, just try harder next time.”
Huo Jieyan smiled and said, "You have surpassed many people by having this mentality. Don't be discouraged when you fail, and don't be arrogant or impatient when you succeed. That's great."
Yan Ning smiled sheepishly, turned his head and asked Master Zhang, "Master Zhang, do you have a suitable jewelry box here?"
Master Zhang turned around and took out the prepared jewelry box from the table and handed it to her.
Yan Ning took the jewelry box and put the brooch in it, then put it into the shoulder bag and moved it into the space.
Yan Ning and Huo Jieyan left the processing plant and got on the car to return to Ning's house.
Now that the work has been completed, Yan Ning plans to leave for Paris on the 1st of tomorrow, and then register for the competition on the 3rd.
"Aunt, I want to leave for Paris tomorrow to register for the competition."
Huo Jieyan thought for a moment and said, "Alright, the registration deadline is the 5th. You should go and register early so that you don't get caught off guard if something happens.
I'll have someone book you a flight to Paris at 10 a.m. tomorrow, and I'll also book a hotel for you in Paris.
I won't go with you this time. I have something to do the day after tomorrow. How about I ask my assistant Zou Huihui to go with you?"
Yan Ning responded, "Okay, I don't speak French, so she can accompany me and translate for me."
After returning to the Ning family, Sister Huo Yan immediately called to arrange the booking of air tickets, hotels, and business car pick-up when arriving in Paris.
The next morning at around eight o'clock, Yan Ning had breakfast and got in the car to go to the airport to meet Zou Huihui.
The two waited in the airport VIP lounge for more than twenty minutes, and it was not until 9:30 that ticket checking and boarding began.
Yan Ning got on the plane as usual and started to rest.
The next day, at seven o'clock in the evening in Paris, the plane landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The business car that was booked in advance is already waiting in the airport parking lot.
Yan Ning and Zou Huihui took a car to the hotel. After arriving at the hotel, they had dinner in the restaurant and then went back to their room to rest.
At eight o'clock the next morning, Yan Ning and Zou Huihui got up and went downstairs to the restaurant to have breakfast before setting off to a famous convention and exhibition center in Paris to register.
The time when Yan Ning went to register was almost over, and he didn't meet anyone at the registration point.
She filled out an application form and submitted her design and work.
The staff informed that if the work is shortlisted, you will receive a notification letter from the organizer of the design competition after the 10th.
After leaving the convention center, the two decided to visit some of the Paris attractions.
The return flight is at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Throughout the afternoon, Yan Ning and Zou Huihui went to the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and took a boat trip on the Seine River.
Around noon the next day, the two packed their luggage and went downstairs to the hotel restaurant for lunch.
After lunch, we got on the car and headed to the airport. At 1:30, we boarded the plane back to Hong Kong City.
On November 5th, the plane landed at Gangcheng Airport at 1:00 p.m. Beijing time.
Yan Ning said goodbye to Zou Huihui and got into the car that came to pick her up and went back to the Ning family.
When I returned to the Ning family, no one was home. Only the servants were taking care of the flowers and plants in the yard, and Xiang Sao was walking her dog in the yard.
Dudu heard the footsteps and ran towards Yan Ning, circling around her feet excitedly.
Yan Ning squatted down and moved Dudu's head, "Sister Xiang, where are my grandparents? Why is no one home?"
Mrs. Xiang smiled and said, "Grandpa Mu's granddaughter is one month old. The master and his wife have gone to attend the full moon banquet. They may not be back until before dinner."
Yan Ning nodded, played with Dudu for a while, and then went back to the room to wash up and rest.
At around six o'clock in the evening, Yan Ning came down to have dinner, and Huo Jieyan said:
"The Peng family's youngest son is holding a wedding banquet at the Yidong Hotel this Saturday night. Xiaoning, come with me!"
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