"Wen Jing, starting from tomorrow, you come to my house at 7:30 every morning, and I will arrange your study every morning. As for the afternoon, I won't care about it. You have your own things to do." Shang Shaohua began to make arrangements.
time.
In this way, Song Wenjing would definitely lose a lot of time collecting junk.
But this is how it is. If you want to learn a skill, if you don’t have a certain amount of time to concentrate on it, it is impossible to achieve everything. Song Wenjing knows how to choose.
"Master, don't worry, I get up very early every day. Well, you don't have to cook breakfast. I'll go there at seven o'clock and cook breakfast first. We'll start after we finish."
Shang Shaohua nodded, very satisfied with Song Wenjing's attitude. So, the matter was decided.
That night, Song Wenjing sent Shang Shaohua home. It was also his first time visiting the house. He first went to identify the door to avoid having to look for it tomorrow morning.
Early the next morning, at six o'clock, Song Wenjing got up and washed up. After buying a few fried dough sticks, he went straight to Shang Shaohua's house.
The sleep of the elderly is generally not very good. In addition, they go to bed early at night, so they naturally wake up very early in the morning.
By the time Song Wenjing arrived at Shang Shaohua's home, Shang Shaohua had already gotten up and had even just returned from a walk.
"Wen Jing, it's so early. I've cooked the porridge, so I won't bother you. Let's eat together and start work after eating." Shang Shaohua was very concerned about his closed disciples.
Seeing this, Song Wenjing quickly helped set the table and served porridge to Shang Shaohua. The two chatted and ate breakfast.
Shang Shaohua actually enjoyed this kind of life, having a junior to accompany him to eat and chat with him.
"Wen Jing, you basically know nothing about sculpture. So you need to start from the basics."
After breakfast, the two of them sat down separately, and Shang Shaohua also began his first lecture. Song Wenjing had already prepared a notebook to record all his key points.
A good memory is not as good as a bad writing. The master cannot stare at you every day. Most of the time, you still need to figure it out by yourself. And record those knowledge points so that you can compare them at any time in the future.
Shang Shaohua was also very pleased to see his young apprentice's dedication.
He had no intention of hiding his secrets. His eldest disciple had passed away and his second disciple was missing. Apart from this close disciple, his exquisite craftsmanship must be passed down.
When they reach the age where they know their destiny, the way they think about problems is finally different from ordinary people.
Therefore, Shang Shaohua is also quite strict when it comes to dealing with issues.
From the initial theoretical knowledge to the later material selection and rough drafting, if Song Wenjing made a small mistake in some basic aspects, even if it was an insignificant mistake, Shang Shaohua would scold him severely and show no mercy at all.
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For one morning, Song Wenjing was scolded so much that his face turned red and he even doubted his life.
It wasn't until noon when Song Wenjing started to clear away the table and clean the house that Shang Shaohua said: "Wenjing, your talent can only be said to be average, not outstanding. But your execution ability is very strong. From now on, you will put it first
If you lay a good foundation, you should be a good engraver in the future."
After being scolded all morning and finally receiving a compliment, Song Wenjing almost shed tears of excitement.
"Master, don't worry. After I finish my work in the afternoon, I have plenty of time in the evening. I will practice more when I get back."
"Well, I can teach you. In our industry, in addition to talent, we also need to spend more time figuring out and practicing. This is true whether it is wood carving, stone carving, or the miniature carving that we will learn in the future."
Song Wenjing listened carefully to Shang Shaohua's explanation, and began to slowly understand this industry in his heart.
I learned from Shang Shaohua that at first his senior brother had only average talent, but he was better than him because of his hard work. After eight years of following the master, he was almost 60% as good as the master.
The second senior brother was very talented, but he was relatively young at the time, a bit impatient, and a little impatient. But even so, after three years of following the master, he had already reached 50% of the level.
Song Wenjing didn’t know what kind of position he was in. After all, it was just his first day of learning. But in terms of diligence, Song Wenjing never thought that he would fall behind others, and even cherished this hard-won success more than most people.
Chance.
In the previous life, in addition to collecting rags to make a living, the lack of any skills would lead to a miserable life. Now, a famous teacher teaches that even if you encounter any setbacks in the future, as long as you have such a skill in hand, you will be able to go anywhere.
Everyone can have something to eat.
But what's more, he already has a preliminary idea about his future plans. Among them, the ability of carving technology will also be a factor in whether he can succeed.
At noon that day, after the master and apprentice had lunch, Song Wenjing said goodbye to his master. In the afternoon, he would continue to collect rags. This was the first step for him to maintain his livelihood and accumulate capital.
It wasn't until nearly seven o'clock in the evening that Song Wenjing dragged his tired steps back to the rental house. But even so, he still took out his notes from his bag and reviewed what he had learned during the day. He even looked at it from outside.
He found two useless pieces of wood, used the tools given to him by his master, and tried to make a few gestures.
In this kind of life, a month passed quickly. Except for going home twice on the way, most of the time was spent on learning skills and collecting rags.
During this period of time, Shang Shaohua mainly taught some basic things and did not really let Song Wenjing start carving.
Its main purpose is to lay a solid foundation for Song Wenjing.
Starting next month, Shang Shaohua plans to start with some gadgets and let Song Wenjing try to carve them, such as an ordinary wooden bowl.
During this month, Song Wenjing's overall income decreased a bit due to his studies. He received quite a few good things.
Although there are no particularly rare items, overall, it can be considered a fruitful harvest.
Of course, he has no plans to sell the recovered items for the time being. The current antique market is completely stagnant. If you want to make a profit, you can only do it if you meet someone you particularly like. But this kind of thing does not happen to everyone.
What's more, Song Wenjing didn't publicize what he had on hand. At present, his collection will not be sold to the outside world. Only when the market for antiques picks up, will he selectively sell some items that he doesn't think are high-quality items.
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"Wen Jing, come here and take a look at the Guanyin I carved for you."
Shang Shaohua smiled broadly and held two pendants, one of which was the mutton-fat jade Guanyin he wanted to give to Song Wenjing.
After Song Wenjing brought the red sandalwood wood from home, Shang Shaohua immediately started carving Buddha statues. Therefore, the pendant for Zhang Wenyuan's granddaughter and Song Wenjing could only be postponed for now.
Now, it's finally done.
Song Wenjing took the pendant that belonged to him, and his first feeling was that it was warm and moist. Another point was that the size of the material was much larger.
When Shang Shaohua agreed to carve it for them, Song Wenjing thought it was a normal pendant size when it came to material selection. But now it seems that there is an obvious difference, it is quite a bit bigger.
Moreover, the carving is exquisite and the luck is perfect. He is indeed a master.
Even though Song Wenjing has only been studying for a month, you can feel that the master has put a lot of effort into crafting it.
"How?" Shang Shaohua said jokingly, looking at his apprentice who couldn't put it down.
Song Wenjing couldn't find a better word to describe it for a moment, so he just gave a thumbs up and said one word: "Cow!"
And often the most concise language can express that feeling better.
Shang Shaohua burst out laughing when he received such praise from his apprentice.
"Boy, under normal circumstances, I can complete a pendant in one day at most. But for you two, it took me six days." Shang Shaohua said smugly, "Take the magnifying glass and take a look.
Look at the bottom.”
"Uh?" Song Wenjing was a little confused, but still followed the master's instructions.
"Hey!" Song Wenjing couldn't help but exclaimed, "Master, there is a word "Shang" at the bottom, which is much smaller than a grain of rice. You can't really see it without a magnifying glass."
"Haha..." Shang Shaohua laughed again when he saw his apprentice being so surprised, "This is the micro-carving technique. It is also my unique symbol, Shang Shaohua."
"Boy, it's still early for you to learn this technique. According to your current progress, I can teach you in almost three years. At first, it took your senior brother five years to start learning micro-carving. Your second senior brother
I have been with him for less than three years, and I was already planning to teach him, but unfortunately..., ugh!"