"Master Zhang..." Chen Jinlong looked at the young man in front of him who was too young and famous but was much older than himself. He didn't know what to call him for a moment.
He would never be able to say the word "Xiao Zhang".
"No, Team Leader Chen, please don't call me Master Zhang. You are a senior. How dare I call you Master in front of you! Just call me Xiao Zhang or just call me by my name!" Zhang Junping quickly stopped him, modestly.
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"Then I'll call you Junping!" Master Zhang Chen Jinlong felt uncomfortable calling him Zhang Junping, so he changed the name based on Zhang Junping's words.
"Well, please call me Junping!"
"Jun Ping, I discussed it with my wife, and she supports me. From now on, I will leave the hundred pounds to you!" Chen Jinlong said his decision directly without any further ink.
The craftsmen are so simple, they don't even know how to take the opportunity to ask for conditions, and they are even embarrassed to ask for remuneration.
"Team Leader Chen," Zhang Junping looked outside the office and then whispered, "Things have changed."
"Change? What change?" Chen Jinlong stood up immediately. He was very afraid that Zhang Junping would tell him next that something unexpected had happened and he would not be able to support him in completing the research on the restoration of ivory silk technology.
"Oh, Team Leader Chen, don't worry.
Well, yesterday I met Mayor Gao of Shanghai by accident. When we were chatting, I mentioned this matter. Mayor Gao hopes to cooperate with the tooth carving factory. The specific method of cooperation has not been decided yet. "
"Cooperate with our tooth carving factory?" Chen Jinlong was a little surprised.
"Yes! This matter has not been finalized yet. Team Leader Chen, please don't spread the word outside." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
"Don't worry about this, I'm not the kind of person who talks too much." Chen Jinlong assured Zhang Junping solemnly, knowing that Zhang Junping trusted him by telling him this.
"Team Leader Chen, can you introduce the situation of the tooth carving factory?"
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Chen Jinlong did not shirk, and directly talked about the ivory carving factory, "The ivory carving factory was established after the founding of the People's Republic of China. There were only eighteen people when it was established. At that time, it was not an ivory carving factory, but a production group under the jade carving handicraft factory.
At that time, the business of the ivory carving factory was still very good. Our products were very popular and were sold abroad. By the 1960s, the ivory carving production team had more than 90 workers and created more than 300,000 yuan in foreign exchange for the country every year.
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By the end of the 1960s, the ivory carving production group officially separated from the jade carving handicraft factory and established the ivory carving handicraft factory.
Over the years, our ivory carving craftsmen have also created many famous works, the most famous of which is the large-scale ivory carving "Good People's Commune" that was collectively created over several years. This work was carved from a whole piece of ivory weighing 1 kilogram, and many people were carved in it.
The figure is the first large-scale work of Shanghai's ivory carving industry after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Also in 2018, the large-scale ivory sculpture "Forty Years of Glory" designed by Master Feng used the entire kilogram of the arc to resemble the natural shape of ivory and cleverly carved it into a spring bamboo shoot, symbolizing the vigorous and prosperous cause of China's leadership.
There are many figures of different shapes carved into this work. It took the ivory carving artists including myself several years to complete the carving.
And "Up and Down the River"..." Chen Jinlong said with a sense of pride on his face.
Although this was not what he wanted to know, Zhang Junping did not interrupt Chen Jinlong's narration and just listened quietly.
In the 30-year history of the ivory carving factory, which started from the ivory carving team, generations of ivory carving craftsmen relied on their own hands to start from scratch and develop step by step.
From "The People's Commune is Good" to "Forty Years of Glory", to "Up and Down the River", "Eighteen Arhats Fighting the Dapeng", "Jingwei Reclamation", "Conch Girl" and other exquisite ivory carvings, all of them are
It embodies the hard work of ivory carving craftsmen and is the crystallization of their wisdom. It is also the pride of all ivory carving factory craftsmen.
“The main products of the tooth carving factory are tooth chopsticks, cigarette holders, stamps, combs, grates, fan bones and fan handles, etc.
In addition, there are three major areas: carvings, figure carvings and antiques. By the 1970s, the ivory carving factory could generate nearly one million in foreign exchange for the country every year." Chen Jinlong continued to tell the history of the ivory carving factory.
"Alas! Since the ivory trade was explicitly prohibited by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in 2008, overseas orders for ivory carving factories have become less and less.
It was okay in the past, with the country taking care of the situation, and the production of the tooth carving factory was not affected. If overseas sales dropped, it would be sold domestically.
However, since the reform and opening up, the country has gradually liberalized the market, and planned orders have gradually decreased. A large number of products produced by ivory carving factories have been backlogged in warehouses.
Not afraid of your jokes, the tooth carving factory has not paid wages for half a year, and even last year’s wages were only 50%."
Listening to Chen Jinlong's sad story, Zhang Junping sighed inwardly.
The house leaked and it rained all night, so the ivory carving factory was really unlucky.
However, if you think about it carefully, is it really all the fault of bad luck? Or is it that the country should not have carried out reform and opening up?
Failure to engage in reform and opening up will inevitably lead to a dead end. The Qing Dynasty's isolation has proven that this road will not work.
During the reform and opening up, many state-owned enterprises like ivory carving factories eventually died due to problems of one kind or another.
However, there are also many state-owned enterprises that have seized the historical opportunity and risen to become one of the world's top 500 companies.
"Team Leader Chen, can you tell me about the current management of Ivory Carving? What's going on with them?" Zhang Junping asked with a smile.
This is what he needs to know most.
"The old factory director retired last year, and the new factory director's surname is Guo. He was transferred from the jade carving factory and is a very courageous leader.
Because the secretary will retire at the end of this year, Director Guo is currently in charge of the work in the ivory carving factory."
Chinese language is broad and profound, and an ordinary sentence can contain several meanings.
On the surface, Chen Jinlong said that the new director Guo was very courageous, but in fact he told Zhang Junping that director Guo was very powerful.
Combined with the current situation of the ivory carving factory, wages are in arrears for half a year. Although there are historical reasons, the new director has a strong personality. After more than a year here, the situation in the ivory carving factory has not improved, but has become more difficult. This shows that Director Guo is a high-minded but low-handed person.
people.
Being able to take charge of the work right after he arrived was partly due to the fact that the secretary was about to retire, but more importantly, because of his strong background, the secretary had to give in under pressure.
After listening to Chen Jinlong's introduction, Zhang Junping drew a circle in his heart for Director Guo.
Of course Zhang Junping would not give Director Guo a cross just because of Chen Jinlong's words.
After listening to it, it became clear that Chen Jinlong's words can only be used as a reference, and more detailed inquiries are needed.
Chen Jinlong continued to introduce, "The deputy director of the tooth carving factory in charge of production is Teacher Feng. Although Teacher Feng is in charge of production, he mainly focuses on art design..."