He dreamed of becoming a famous jade carving master, so he spent all his savings to become the apprentice of a well-known master.
He hopes to improve his skills under the guidance of a master, and also hopes to have more opportunities. For this reason, he doesn't mind even if he has to be humble and serve his master like an ancestor every day.
However, in the end, what he got in return was that his master took his work as his own.
The first time he said, your work can be seen by more people only if it is registered under my name.
The second time he said, look, some people have started to recognize your work, but now is not the right time.
The third time he said, it doesn’t matter whose name is signed, I have a reputation in the industry, and you will be valued as my apprentice.
Later he said, "Who do you think you are? Those people were definitely not because of you, but because of me."
Seeing that his painstaking work had become someone else's, the man could no longer bear it and he stood up to expose his master.
One is a famous master in the circle, and the other is a little-known apprentice. The result is predictable.
He betrayed his master, which ruined his reputation in the industry, and was later accused of design plagiarism, ultimately leading to him being banned from the industry.
In order to make a living, and also because he gave up on himself, he did the things he once despised the most.
Imitate antique jade pieces for others.
His skills improved day after day of imitation, but at the same time, he slowly lost himself.
When he came to his senses, he realized that he was no longer able to make his own things.
Every object he made was heavily influenced by other people.
When antique dealers mentioned him, they all said that he was an expert in counterfeiting and could perfectly replicate other people's works.
They praised him, saying that he was born to do this job.
The man listened.
Smiled,
Then, he committed suicide.
"Before he died, he destroyed all his works, including the ones that were stolen by his teacher, leaving me alone...
Maybe it’s because I’m just a replica.”
Unlike those works that he had invested his painstaking efforts and ingenuity in, she was just a jade cabbage that could be easily imitated.
Don’t people always say that cabbages are everywhere in the street?
The same goes for jade cabbage.
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with imitations. I don't understand why he committed suicide."
The woman's voice was a little bewildered. "Isn't it a talent to be able to perfectly replicate someone else's work? Why do you have to be a famous master to do it?"
She didn't understand, so after she was able to transform, she wanted to try what it felt like to be a master.
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