When the materials were transported back to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the afternoon, Pei Donglai was still busy carving other materials in the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
I heard that a piece of glass-grown imperial green came to the courtyard, and it was cut by a young man at a fundraising event. Master Pei didn't really believe it.
Kyoto has a vast territory and rich resources, and the jade culture is very prosperous. Countless pieces are cut every day, but when it comes to glass, only a few pieces of imperial green are produced in a year.
What's more, it's top quality.
But when Master Pei saw this material for the first time, he was immediately stunned.
This material is extremely green and has good water quality. I haven’t seen it in several years.
What you see is open-mindedness and calmness, giving you the ultimate warmth.
This is truly good stuff.
Pei Donglai temporarily forgot about his thoughts and time. He was immersed in this piece of material and did not move for a full two hours.
Such a good piece of material must not be wasted.
But you must carve a unique masterpiece.
Pei Donglai immediately called Wang Zhengde over and wanted to discuss the information.
He also said that this material could be used to carve a bead chain that would amaze the whole of China.
But Wang Zhengde smiled and told Pei Donglai the actual situation of the material.
Moreover, Wang Zhengde also told Pei Donglai that the owner of this material was very young and might not be willing to use such good material to carve just a bead chain.
Pei Donglai did not give up, so while making a bet with Wang Zhengde, he made sure that Dean Wang brought Li Xiangqian over to ask him about it.
Now, I heard with my own ears that Li Xiangqian's ideas coincided with his own, and that the young man in front of me analyzed this piece of material very clearly. Even Pei Donglai, who had always been aloof, couldn't help but look at Li Xiangqian with admiration.
It's just that Pei Donglai never liked to laugh and always kept a dignified look on his face.
That's why when Li greeted him just now, he still looked majestic.
"Go forward, Master Pei likes this piece of material very much, and has specially spared time. If you are willing, Master Pei is willing to help you make this piece of material for free. One hundred and eight beads, he will come and polish it himself.
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Hearing that Pei Donglai was willing to do it himself, Li Xiangqian had already had this idea.
But he knew that Pei Donglai was known as a jade maniac and would never help others carve materials easily. Moreover, even if he wanted to carve, the labor cost would be extremely high.
In many cases, the craftsmanship fee for carving the material is even higher than the price of the material itself, but there are still people who want to pay a high price for him to carve the material in order to collect the works of this master of jade carving.
So when Li Xiangqian heard Pei Donglai's offer of an olive branch, he agreed without much hesitation.
"Okay, thanks to Senior Pei's willingness to help, I'm very grateful. However, these one hundred and eight beads take a lot of time and energy. If you do it for free, I really feel sorry for you. I'd better ask Senior to give me a price. I'll give you the price.
Pay the money."
What Li Xiangqian didn't expect was that he offered the handiwork reward in front of Pei Donglai, which immediately made Master Pei unhappy.
This Master Pei hates being asked to discuss remuneration in person. If he wants a price, it will be a fixed price. If he says it's free, he won't charge a penny.
It was Wang Zhengde who understood Pei Donglai best. When he saw that the master was angry because of Li Xiangqian, he immediately sang the original song.
"Go forward, Master Pei said free means free. Don't say any more. If you feel embarrassed, it's best to help Master Pei personally when making the ingredients."
When Wang Zhengde said this, he suddenly turned his attention to Pei Donglai again.
"Old Pei, I see that Qian Beishi is a top-notch person and has some research on jade carvings. Why don't you take him as your apprentice while he's working on you?"
Wang Zhengde's words were a blockbuster. Pei Donglai had already accepted closed disciples five years ago and promised in public that he would no longer accept disciples.
And Li Xiangqian really didn't plan to become a master when he first arrived in Kyoto. Besides, he didn't have much contact with Master Pei, and he only had a superficial understanding of him.
In the end, neither Li Xiangqian nor Pei Donglai responded to Wang Zhengde's proposal to recruit a disciple.
But this Master Pei promised something for the first time.
When he was making this material, Li Xiangqian could follow him and learn from him.
This is a great treatment.
You should know that Master Pei, as the head of the Jade Sculpture School, has disciples all over Kyoto.
There are even disciples of his Beijing jade carvings in several nearby provinces and cities.
But these disciples were all accepted by his eight major disciples.
Speaking of the direct disciples who worshiped him as their teacher in the Zhenger Eight Classics, they were the only eight major disciples.
Among the eight major disciples, there were only two, the eldest disciple Zhou Yifei and the female disciple Tao Xingli, whom Pei Donglai personally taught from start to finish.
Of course, the jade carving skills of these two people are also the most exquisite and profound.
Li Xiangqian and Pei Dong came to decide on a time. At eight o'clock tomorrow morning, he would arrange for female disciple Tao Xingli to pick up Li Xiangqian in person at the Huanglong Hotel.
After saying this, Master Pei left.
Li Xiangqian originally planned to leave, but Wang Zheng pulled him to look at some jade materials, and then it took another half an hour to let Li Xiangqian leave.
By the time Li Xiangqian left the Chinese Academy of Chinese Essence, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, and the still hot Kyoto was gradually getting cooler.
But there were still pedestrians in twos and threes on the roadside, and there were even some shirtless people drinking.
Li Xiangqian didn't look any further. He took out his cell phone and opened it to take a look.
I saw that there were several missed calls and unchecked messages on my phone.
They were all called from Yao Xuewei.
When Li Xiangqian entered the National Academy of Sciences, he knew that the Academy was not an ordinary institution.
After learning the lesson in Yao Xuewei's room, he directly muted his cell phone.
After coming out now, he saw several missed calls and messages. Li Xiangqian was afraid that Yao Xuewei would be too worried, so he immediately replied to Yao Xuewei's message.
"I'm fine, I'll be right back."
After sending the message, Li Qianqian took a few steps forward and prepared to take a taxi back to Huanglong Hotel.
As a result, at this moment, I suddenly felt a chill coming from my back.
At the entrance of the alley not far behind me, someone seemed to be peeping in the dark.
When he came to the Chinese Academy of Sciences at night, he was afraid that something might happen to Yao Xuewei and Huang Wanying.
Except for the few experts who arranged to monitor Fang Guotai and Chu Xiaoyi, the remaining dozen experts who came to Kyoto were all guarding outside the Huanglong Hotel.
now.
If someone is peeping behind you, it must be some force hiding in the dark.
Li Xiangqian pretended that nothing had happened and continued walking forward quickly.
When he slowed down and walked to the corner of a path, he suddenly stood against the wall.
Waiting slowly, he slowly pulled out the reverse water knife from his waist. When the figure approached, Li exerted force with his whole body and flew out like a blue dragon.
As a result, the opponent was very skillful and thoughtful. Seeing Li Xiangqian chasing after him, he only responded to two moves and immediately retreated.
As expected, he was a master among the people, constantly causing trouble for days, and coupled with his unfamiliarity with the twists and turns of the alley, Li Xiangqian actually lost the man after him.
But one thing is certain, the two moves I just encountered are very powerful against my opponent, and they seem to be the same martial arts routine as the Tianmeng master who rescued the gambling tyrant before.
The Tianmeng forces appear again. Who is the master hidden behind this?