"I've been here for a while, and I saw that you were concentrating on drawing blanks. It's hard to call you." Gao Dequan explained, and then said in surprise: "Wang Guan, I see that your movements are very skillful. Have you learned it before?"

"Does playing with mud count when I was a kid?" Wang looked at the mud balls piled up on the ground and laughed at himself with some embarrassment: "If you had practiced specifically, you wouldn't have wasted so much mud."

"You just learned it, but you are so proficient?" Gao Dequan looked a little surprised.

"Yes, I just taught you to pinch and pull for a long time but you still couldn't do it. Why did you suddenly get the idea?" Xiao Jiang was even more surprised.

"Haha, if you fail dozens of times, you will always succeed once in a while." Wang Guan said with a smile: "This is a matter of probability, nothing to make a fuss about."

"That's true..." Xiao Jiang became dubious.

However, Gao Dequan is not that easy to fool. You must know that some things cannot be explained by probability alone, especially things like billowing. Without a little experience and skill, no matter how many failures you fail, you may not succeed once.

At that moment, Gao Dequan smiled and said: "Wang Guan, please do it again and let me see it."

"OK."

Wang Guan hesitated for a moment, nodded and smiled: "I just want to ask Uncle De why the wall of the bowl I made broke at the last moment."

"Didn't I just say that the wall of the bowl is too thin and the mud will not be able to withstand the gravity and will naturally crack."

At this time, the speaker was a middle-aged man who was older than Gao Dequan. He was about fifty years old. The temples on both sides were already a little gray, but his eyes were very bright and piercing.

"Wang Guan, this is Jiang Gong, the master of the kiln." Gao Dequan introduced from the side: "In terms of porcelain firing techniques, he is several times better than me. If you are willing to learn, you should ask him for advice."

"Gong Jiang." Wang Guan called out quickly, guessing that this man should be Xiao Jiang's father.

"Don't listen to Ade's nonsense. If I were really better than him, I would have gone it alone a long time ago. Why bother begging for food under him?" Jiang Gong said humorously. It was obvious that he had a deep friendship with Gao Dequan and did not care to talk about sensitive topics.

"Why are you begging for food? Don't forget that you are also the boss and you also own shares in the kiln." Gao Dequan chuckled.

"That's why I regret that I couldn't resist your temptation and boarded the pirate ship." Jiang Gong shook his head, looking like he couldn't bear to look back on the past, which made everyone chuckle.

After sighing, Jiang Gong smiled again and said: "Ade, you are the big boss. New Year's Day is the day after tomorrow, so don't you have any expression? You know that we have been exploiting you for a whole year, and we are just looking forward to these few days."

sky……"

"Have a holiday……"

"Go to the city for a big meal..."

"It's time to issue year-end bonuses..."

With Jiang Gong taking the lead, the twenty or thirty employees in the kiln factory, especially the young people, all started to make a fuss. It seemed like they were joking, but everyone's eyes showed a bit of burning hope.

Fortunately, everyone was smiling. Otherwise, the scene would be a bit like migrant workers asking for wages from a shady boss.

"Have you guys agreed that we are going to force you to have a baby together?"

Gao Dequan made an understatement, but the lively atmosphere at the scene was slightly stagnant. Then he smiled brightly and waved: "But I am also prepared. The year-end bonus is in the finance room. You can go and get it yourself. I have a five-day holiday on New Year's Day, plus

Five hundred yuan of shopping vouchers. This is an additional benefit, everyone should be satisfied."

"thank you boss……"

After a lull in the atmosphere, enthusiastic cheers broke out immediately, and everyone was delighted and very happy.

However, the sharp-eyed Wang Guan noticed that Gao Dequan and Jiang Guild smiled heartily and exchanged secret glances. At this time, Wang Guan suddenly realized that the singing and harmony just now were either discussed by them in advance, or it was a dispute between the two.

tacit agreement.

In any case, the cooperation between the two of them is able to grasp the psychology of the kiln factory employees. One speaks up for the employees and establishes prestige. The other controls financial power, which is even more awe-inspiring.

A red face and a white face, and more support for the carrot is the true meaning of management.

Watching more than 20 employees happily walking towards the finance office, Wang Guan sighed slightly. Organizational management is really a profound knowledge. To some extent, he has mastered the joys, sorrows and joys of a group of people. As long as he is in the situation

If you want to put it in the middle, you can't.

At the same time, Gao Dequan smiled and said: "Wang Guan, don't be in a daze, hurry up and let me see your craftsmanship."

"What skills can I have?" Wang Guan smiled, immediately put aside his distracting thoughts, took some clay, kneaded it into a ball and put it on the wheel.

At this time, Wang Guan no longer used his special abilities and planned to perform poorly, which was in line with his status as a beginner. But when he reached out and touched the wheelbarrow mud, he unexpectedly felt a familiar feel.

For a moment, Wang Guan's ten fingers moved instinctively. As the wheel rotated, the mud began to deform, gradually taking on the shape of a bowl. Although this bowl shape was not perfect, it was indeed

It's just a bowl. From Gao Dequan's professional perspective, as long as the bowl is slightly repaired, it can be sent directly to the kiln for firing.

Of course, a bowl made at this level is definitely not a handicraft, but a household utensil that costs just a few dollars apiece in the mall. However, Gao Dequan was still very surprised when he saw this.

"Wang Guan, it's really unbelievable for you to say that you haven't learned it before." Gao Dequan shook his head and said: "Such a skilled craft is obviously a level that can only be achieved by an apprentice after two or three months of practice."

"That's right."

Jiang Gong next to him was also suspicious: "You don't look like a beginner."

"Brother Wang is really talented." Xiao Jiang exclaimed: "I was watching from the side just now. He has played with a lot of mud, but why did he suddenly become so good?"

"Like you said, I'm enlightened." Wang Guan chuckled and said, "It seems like I'm quite talented."

"You are really talented." Jiang Gong admired sincerely. The facts are right in front of him. You can't believe it.

For a moment, Jiang Gong's eyes showed a bit of enthusiasm, and he said seriously: "Do you want to learn to make porcelain? As long as you study with me with concentration for three to five years, you will definitely become a provincial and municipal arts and crafts artist. If you work hard,

, it is not without hope to become a national arts and crafts master within ten years.”

"ah……"

Xiao Jiang was startled and said unconvinced: "Dad, you said that I will be qualified to become a master in twenty years. How come he can do it in ten years? Besides, he is still a beginner. I have already learned ten years."

Year……"

"What do you know."

Jiang Gong glared and said: "The ten years you studied were just children playing tricks, without much accumulation at all. The time you really studied with your heart was only one or two years. But he is different, his mind has already

He is completely mature and has extremely high talent. As long as he is willing to study hard, his craft will definitely improve by leaps and bounds, and it is normal to leave you behind."

"I don't believe it..." Xiao Jiang snorted, turned around and ran away. At the age of ten and a half, when his self-esteem is most sensitive, he still has some rebellious mentality. How could he possibly understand Jiang Gong's good intentions?

.

"This boy!"

Jiang Gong sighed helplessly: "The child must not be accustomed to it. He should be beaten more. Don't let him develop a proud and complacent temper. Otherwise, let alone twenty years to become a master, even thirty years may not be possible."

"He will understand in another two years." Gao Dequan comforted him, obviously agreeing with Jiang Gong's statement.

"But then again." At this moment, Jiang Gong looked at Wang Guan and said with a smile: "I'm not exaggerating. Young man, do you want to think about it?"

"Uh..." Wang Guan scratched his head and said hesitantly: "Well... I still need to learn antique appraisal. I'm afraid I can't be distracted."

"This is nothing."

Jiang Gong was stunned for a moment, and then said disapprovingly: "Look at Ade, can't he also take care of both?"

"This is different."

At this time, Gao Dequan said with a smile: "I learned to make porcelain first, and I specialized in antique porcelain. By analogy, I slowly accumulated experience and knowledge, and finally entered the industry. But he is just the opposite, he is really easily distracted.

."

"Hey, what a pity." Jiang Gong shook his head and said, "Such a good talent was wasted."

"It's okay." Gao Dequan said with a smile: "Anyway, he will come to the kiln during this period to learn the basic process of firing porcelain. If you have time, give him some guidance. As for how much he can learn, it depends on his own ability.

."

"Uh-huh……"

Wang Guan nodded quickly and said with a smile: "I'll ask Mr. Jiang to take care of me from now on."

"No problem, if there's anything you don't understand, just come and ask me." Jiang Gong readily agreed.

"I really have a problem that I don't understand."

Wang Guan heard the sound and hurriedly asked for advice: "Just now you said that the bowl wall cracked because it was too thin to support gravity, but I remember that the wall of the Mao porcelain bowl is even thinner. How can it be shaped?"

"Two reasons."

Jiang Gong glanced at Gao Dequan and saw him nodding slightly. Then he chuckled and said: "The first is the problem of clay materials. These are ordinary clay materials and cannot be used to make very thin porcelain bodies. The second is when firing porcelain.

After high-temperature heating, the porcelain tire will shrink slightly. So there is no need to make the tire very thin when making the blank, which is more prone to high-temperature deformation."

"I understand." Wang Guan suddenly realized.

"Now I'm beginning to believe that you are really a beginner."

At this time, Jiang Gong also chuckled and said: "Otherwise, I wouldn't even know these basic common sense."

"You said it, wouldn't I understand it?" Wang Guan was a little embarrassed.

"Wang Guan, then while you still feel good, practice here for a while." At the same time, Gao Dequan smiled and said: "Mr. Jiang and I will go to the finance room to take a look."

"Okay, if you have something to do, go and get busy." Wang Jian nodded.

"Let's go then." Jiang Gong smiled and said, "Let's have dinner and drink together in the evening."

While they were talking, Gao Dequan and Jiang Gong left. Soon after, the two walked into the financial room, probably announcing that Gao Dequan was going to treat them, which immediately triggered a cheer.

However, Wang Guan continued to draw the clay bowl enthusiastically, and he felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment as he watched a clay bowl taking shape in his hands.

Not long after, another relatively perfect clay bowl was formed. Wang Guan breathed a sigh of relief and felt tired from squatting, so he raised his head and prepared to stand up, but suddenly found that there was an additional figure in front of him...
Chapter completed!