Chapter 011 Newcomer Competition

In the afternoon, Chen Ran was moving.

Chen Ran's daily necessities are not much, but there are a lot of sundries.

Moving to a new home and changing to a new environment, although Chen Ran was reluctant to give up some old things, but even so, there were still a lot of things. He directly called a car and pulled it over.

By the time Chen Ran cleaned up everything, it was past five o'clock in the afternoon, and then he went to the supermarket to buy it. Although there were all the things in the apartment, it was obviously better to buy new ones, such as pots and other furniture.

Chen Ran cooked dinner by himself, quarreling with an egg, tomato and a potato shredded pork. Naturally, his own meal was more delicious than that in a restaurant outside. Chen Ran ate all the rice and dishes alone.

For a whole day, Chen Ran was not idle. He was exhausted. After eating, he lay directly on the comfortable Simmons**...

Although it is very tiring, it is very satisfying...

This night, Chen Ran slept soundly.

"Boss, which counter is the collection-related books in our bookstore?" The next morning, Chen Ran came to Xinhua Bookstore in Zhongdu. Before going to bed last night, Chen Ran thought a lot, a lot... He also had some plans for his future.

Since God has given you an opportunity, you should grasp it tightly.

However, I can't guarantee that I can always have the special ability to predict the future in my dream, and I can't say when it will suddenly disappear. Chen Ran had to consider this possibility, and whether it disappeared or not, Chen Ran felt the need to enrich himself.

Before that, although Chen Ran had been working in the antique city, he actually didn't understand antiques, but felt a little mysterious. This time, the old birthday star pendant he got got a huge amount of money, which undoubtedly made him experience the charm of antiques.

This charm deeply attracted Chen Ran, and for a while made him yearn for antiques.

"Ye, at counter 8." The cashier of the bookstore did not raise his head and replied that since the return on investment of art surpassed stock and real estate to become the third largest industry, many investors have set their sights on the antique market. Correspondingly, the originally unpopular collection books have also sold hot.

Chen Ran glanced and went straight to counter No. 8. He looked casually and found that the whole bookshelf was full of antiques, such as Zhao Licheng's "Chinese Ming Dynasty Porcelain Catalogue", Hua Ling's "Ancient Ceramics", Xu Guang's "Chinese Ancient Money Atlas" and so on.

At a glance, it is dazzling. Chen Ran didn't know much about other aspects, so he casually took a copy of Wang Jingzhi's "Identification of Ancient Jade". As a jade carving sculptor, you must first learn to identify jade.

Chen Ran is barely getting started, but he only knows the materials of jade, but he doesn't know much about ancient jade. Of course, he knows some ways to identify ancient jade.

Judging from the physical objects unearthed from archaeology and the collection materials of many cultural and museum systems, the ancient jade in each historical period has its own unique decorative characteristics, and mastering these decorative characteristics is an important magic weapon to identify ancient jade.

In addition, any real ancient jade contains a high degree of artistry and ornamentality. It is impossible for modern robots to completely imitate handicrafts, which has become one of the most important ways to identify artifacts.

The difference between ancient jade and modern jade is that the artistic charm of ancient jade embodies the technical level of ancient jade sculptors from painting to design to carving. Ancient jade carving is done with God. If the carving is not good, it is wrong. First, it can't afford to pay for it. Second, if it is not good, it will be killed, so any jade worker I dare not neglect or be careless.

The dedication to the processing and production of every piece of jade, regardless of working hours, only seeking quality is unmatched by modern people. The god of ancient jade, the craft level of ancient jade, is also unmatched by modern jade workers who only want to make money.

Besides, in the past, jade production may have been a personal workshop or a family unit, requiring jade workers not only to have a good design level and painting skills, but also to have skilled processing skills. Unlike today, where design and processing are disconnected, design can't be processed, and processing can't design. It is divided into two professions, designer and jade sculptor.

The ancients made jade by hand, which is more difficult than imagined. Because the ancients were handmade, the ancient jade carved is flexible and vivid. However, this technology of making jade by the ancients has long been lost and is impossible to recover. It has become a peerless skill, also known as the end of ancient jade culture, which makes countless collectors regret.

Chen Ran looked through several pages of "Identification of Gu Yu" and was attracted by its content. When he was about to buy the book and read it again, his expression was suddenly stunned. For some reason, he found that his memory had improved a lot. Like what he had just seen, he could almost remember it, as if It was printed in my mind.

But he didn't think much about it, just thought it was the reason why he was interested.

Putting down this book, Chen Ran found the identification of chicken blood stone, the identification of jade, the identification of ancient seal, the identification of Tian Huang, the identification of blue and white porcelain, purple sand teapot, ancient Chinese coins, etc. He chose one or two books in almost every category.

In addition to these, he also specially purchased all the journals of the Collection, the antique industry, not only to know how to identify, but also to always understand the latest developments in the antique market, just like the "Ghost Valley down the Mountain" Yuan Dynasty blue and white can auctioned at the Christie's auction house in London for 267 million yuan. After the sky-high price, the reputation of blue and white porcelain immediately rose sharply, and the price also doubled.

In magazines such as the collection industry, there are many valuations and auction prices of items auctioned by auction houses.

"How much is the total?" After selecting, Chen Ran came to the cashier with a lot of books.

The cashier looked at him in surprise, but did not move slowly and quickly calculated: "I can give you a 20% discount, a total of 528 yuan."

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In the following time, Chen Ran has been immersed in the ocean of books. He found that his memory has indeed improved a lot. Although he will not forget it, it is not much worse, and his brain seems to be much easier to use. When thinking about problems, his thinking is extremely clear.

Whenever there is a little understanding, he has a feeling of eagerness in his heart, as if he can't wait to experience it personally, and even has an impulse to go to the antique city immediately.

In the end, Chen Ran still suppressed this impulse, and now is not the time.

Throughout the afternoon, Chen Ran didn't go out. He kept reading and even forgot the time until he was woken up by the phone.

"Come out and drink with me." After the phone was connected, Gao Qiang's sentence came, and then he was hung up directly. He didn't even mention where to eat or where to meet, which made Chen Ran a little stunned, but he also understood that Gao Qiang's mood must be very bad, so he had to call again.

The two met at the intersection of Beihuan Culture. Before Chen Ran could speak, Gao Qiang said first: "If you are a brother, don't ask anything. Don't say anything. Get drunk tonight!" After saying that, he looked at Chen Ran again: "What have you been doing these two days?"

"I'm busy moving." Chen Ran wisely chose to keep his doubts in his heart. He knew that even if he knew Gao Qiang's troubles, he would not help.

"It's time to change to a new environment."

Gao Qiang nodded and patted Chen Ran on the shoulder: "Let's go!"

The two did not go to the big hotel, but ate in a carbon pot fish restaurant. Compared with the previous meeting, Gao Qiang seemed a little silent this time, but he still kept asking Chen Ran about some information. In order to relieve his boredom, Chen Ran also answered cooperatively.

"What are you going to do in the future? Do you still want to be a jade sculptor?" After Gao Qiang learned about Chen Ran's situation, he asked.

Chen Ran thought about it and finally nodded.

No one can say about the ability to predict the future in a dream. Even if you pick up a leak, you have to make a fortune in silence, and it is better to have an identity to hide it on the surface.

"This industry is not easy to do. If you want to get ahead, you must have someone on it, especially in the Jade Association!" Gao Qiang raised his head and poured a sip of white wine, then frowned slightly and said.

"I'll learn it slowly first." Chen Ran didn't think that far. For him, the Jade Association is a little far away.

The Jade Association belongs to the branch of the China Jewelry and Jade Jewelry Industry Association. The certificate of jade sculptors is issued by this association. In the jade sculptor industry and even the entire antique market, it is very authoritative.

At present, Chen Ran is still an undocumented person.

"I'll figure it out for you." Although Gao Qiang himself had no clue, he was still ready to find a way to help Chen Ran. At this time, he suddenly remembered something and quickly said to Chen Ran, " By the way, I almost forgot that the selection of the Provincial Jade Sculpture Craft Professional Skills Newcomer Competition will start next month? I heard that the first place will be recommended to join the Jade Association!"

Chen Ran's heart suddenly moved...

In the end, the two did not get drunk. Although they drank a lot, they were not drunk. After this drinking, the relationship between Chen Ran and Gaoqiang was obviously deeper.

In fact, at this moment, Gao Qiang regards Chen Ran as his real friend in his heart. Although Chen Ran doesn't have many words, he can always speak to his heart. By now, his resentment has almost disappeared.

The city at night is like slowly cooling down. It is no longer boiling. There are fewer traffic and pedestrians on the street, and the lights shine on the road, pulling Chen Ran's shadow long, like an unreal dream.

Chen Ran slowly walked back alone, still thinking about the knowledge of antiques and the Jade Sculpture Newcomer Competition. The sudden death of Liang Bo naturally made him miss the jade sculpture master, and today's newcomer competition is undoubtedly his chance to emerge!

Chen Ran thought while walking, but didn't notice that since he entered the community, a girl walking in front of him looked back at him carefully from time to time...

[Spout blood for collection, red ticket...]