"Junping, those craftsmen also have jobs and wages. There is no need to pay them now." Looking at the money in his hand, Chen Jinlong felt a little awkward and explained seriously.
"Ivory carving is not limited to Shanghai, there are also ivory carving factories in Guangdong and there are many craftsmen.
Now, due to the international environment, the efficiency is not very good. You are all engaged in ivory carving. You should have connections and channels to contact the craftsmen there.
What I want is to invite the craftsmen there to come and work here in Shanghai, and together we can engage in research on the reduction of ivory silk craftsmanship, as well as research on the replacement of raw materials for ivory silk craftsmanship.
No matter how the discussions between me and the Shanghai Municipal Government go in the future, this work will not stop.
If we can't reach an agreement, I will build another factory and we will do our own research and production."
"Build your own factory? Can this private person build a factory?" Chen Jinlong hesitated.
"Why can't private individuals build factories? I have a furniture factory in Beijing!
In addition, I have a company in Xiangjiang, and I can invest in building new factories through the company in Xiangjiang.
My furniture factory in Beijing was invested through Xiangjiang Company." Zhang Junping explained briefly.
"Oh! If this is the case, I think neither the city government nor the factory will refuse." Chen Jinlong said with certainty.
In the 1980s and 1990s, foreign-funded enterprises were very popular...wrong! It should be said that foreign-funded enterprises have always been popular.
In the 1990s and early 21st century, some people working in foreign companies even had the illusion of being superior to others. They had to use a few English words when speaking, otherwise they would not be able to speak.
When you call each other, you have to use English names, otherwise you are just a lowly person.
By the way, Hong Kong-funded enterprises were also regarded as foreign-invested enterprises in the 1980s and 1990s.
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When he returned to Beijing, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon. Zhang Junping did not go to the furniture factory and went directly back to Dongmi City Hutong.
"Hey, why did you come back suddenly?" The old lady saw Zhang Junping and asked with a smile.
"Have you eaten?" Huang Xue stepped forward to take the bag from Zhang Junping's hand.
"The situation in Shanghai has changed a bit, so I came back first.
I haven’t eaten it yet! No, I’ll take it myself, it’s a bit heavy!” Zhang Junping answered the old lady and Huang Xue’s questions while putting the suitcase on the stone table.
This suitcase is the same style as Huang Xue’s Hainan Huanghuali suitcase with brass legs.
Opening the suitcase, Zhang Junping took out the gifts he had brought back from his trip to Shanghai.
"Grandma Liu, the snacks I brought back to you from Shanghai, including muffins, sponge cakes, crisps, pinch crisps, and spiced beans, are all Shanghai's famous delicacies.
Miss Huang, cut this sauced duck up and let’s eat it tonight.”
"Hey, I brought a lot of things back. Did you bring them to you, Master Yang?"
"Yes, I brought several copies of each item!" Zhang Junping smiled and patted the box.
When I went there, my suitcase was empty with only two changes of clothes, but when I came back it was full, all brought back from Shanghai.
Most of them are Shanghai snacks.
Of course, there are others.
After Zhang Junping took out all the snacks he brought, he took out another thing from the box.
"Grandma Liu, I also brought you a gift, look at this!" Zhang Junping put the things on the stone table, opened the wrapped newspaper, and revealed the pen holder inside.
"Jiading Bamboo Carving, you are determined.
Huh? This thing is interesting!" The old lady took a look at it and praised it casually, then she narrowed her eyes, said "huh", and then reached out to pick it up.
The old lady put on her reading glasses and looked at it carefully for a moment before saying, "This is Zhu Sansong's lady painting pen holder?!"
"Grandma Liu, you have very good eyesight. It took me a long time to look at it before I was sure that it was Zhu Sansong's work." Zhang Junping gave a thumbs up and praised the old lady.
"You kid, stop flattering me." The old lady laughed and scolded, but couldn't help but sigh: "You are really lucky!"
"This is really not luck. This time I went to Shanghai and visited the Jiading Bamboo Carving Factory. This Ming Dynasty lady painting pen holder was bought from a master craftsman from the Jiading Bamboo Carving Factory.
The old master's grandson was sick and needed money urgently. He took this pen holder to the cultural relics store to exchange for money, but the cultural relics store only gave him twenty yuan. The old master was so anxious that he wiped his eyes from his eyes. I happened to meet him and spent two hundred yuan.
I bought it with the money."
Speaking of Zhu Sansong, we have to mention Jiading bamboo carvings, which are among the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.
Zhu Sansong is the grandson of Zhu Songling, the founder of Jiading Bamboo Carving. Zhu Songling, Zhu Xiaosong and Zhu Sansong are collectively known as Sanzhu. He is a master-level bamboo carving craftsman in the Ming Dynasty. He pioneered the practice of "using knives instead of writing and calligraphy to carve bamboo" in Jiading bamboo carving.
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Zhu Sansong's achievements in bamboo carving are still higher than those of his grandfather Zhu Songling and his father Zhu Xiaosong. The figures, landscapes, grass and insects, and birds he carved are exquisite in knife skills and have a sense of freshness and agility.
"Two hundred yuan is too high! However, art is priceless and you cannot just look at how much it is worth.
Maybe this is the reason for your good luck! You are willing to pay high prices for these works of art, so these good things are also willing to come to you." The old lady said to the point.
When Zhang Junping collected antiques and cultural relics, the prices he paid were very high, several times higher than the prices in cultural relics stores, and even much higher than the black market prices.
It seems that Zhang Junping seems to be taken advantage of, but this era is an era where antiques and cultural relics are seriously underestimated, so...
"It's not just this one. After I received the bamboo-carved pen holder with pictures of ladies from the Ming Dynasty, the master took out two more bamboo carvings from home." Zhang Junping said and took out two more things from the box.
Opening the newspaper, there is a bamboo sculpture of an Antarctic fairy inside. This bamboo sculpture of an Antarctic fairy is carved from bamboo roots. It is lifelike and has both spirit and form. Even people who are not familiar with it will feel that the carving is good.
,vivid.
This is the true charm of art. From good works of art, everyone can feel the beauty from them, whether they are high-ranking officials or ordinary people.
Unlike later generations, some people did things randomly in order to attract people's attention, and even shamelessly said that their works were not for the common people.
"The style of the work looks a bit like Zhou Hao's works during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty." The old lady looked at it for a moment and said.
"Grandma Liu, you have really good eyesight!" Zhang Junping gave a thumbs up again.
"You kid, why don't you use another word to flatter me?" The old lady laughed and scolded, and then said: "You have gained a lot from this trip to Shanghai!
This week Hao is a famous bamboo carver no less than Zhu Sansong. He is a master-level figure after San Zhu.
It’s a pity that since Zhou Hao, although there have been many famous bamboo carving artists in Jiading, there has never been a master-level figure..."