Enter the Room

The whole Liang County is talking about the fact that Song Jiyun donated a porcelain statue of Guanyin sitting on a lotus to the Eight Immortals Nunnery.

"I heard that the Buddha statue is as tall as a man. Is it true?"

"You must be bragging! How often does the royal kiln burn a dragon vat without killing a few people? Sometimes it may take several years to burn one. If you burn a Buddha statue, then the kiln god will be reincarnated, right?"

"Isn't it said that the eldest lady of the Song family is the reincarnation of the kiln god? Maybe she really has this ability?"

"Whether it's true or not, you can tell if you go and see it? The Song family has decided to deliver the Buddha statue on the 18th of this month, and the consecration ceremony will definitely be held by then."

Everyone was celebrating the New Year, calling friends and preparing to go see the excitement that day.

However, Song Jiuyun was blocked in the kiln factory by customers who responded surprisingly to business opportunities.

"Boss Song, my father and I were good friends during our lifetime. The Putuo Temple where we are is being rebuilt. You must help us burn a giant Buddha no matter what. The price is negotiable."

The man was immediately ridiculed by everyone: "Whoever said that seemed to have no friendship with old boss Song! Boss Song, not only were my father and I good friends during his lifetime, but I was also a big customer of your kiln factory. If you don't believe it, you can I asked shopkeeper Zhou to confirm. Even when your father's accident happened, our boss even came to pay homage to our old boss in person. You have to arrange our orders for us no matter what."

"Boss Song, we know that big Buddha statues are difficult to burn. Our family doesn't ask for objects with large doors like this. Can you help us burn some that are half a foot high like the one you have in your elegant hall?" Buddha statue? Our family pays the full price. No, our family adds 20%."

Suddenly someone shouted: "Shopkeeper Yang, you are so shameless! Boss Song, our family is not as wealthy as theirs, but our family can promise that as long as you arrange the orders we want, your family will not be able to sell all the orders." Our household has all the daily-use porcelain, and we bought it at the original price.”

The so-called endless supply of daily-use porcelain is a polite way of saying it. In fact, it is a defective product.

The defective products fired in the kiln will also be sorted. Some of the usable ones are sold at cabbage prices, while some of the unusable ones are smashed and thrown by the river.

After all, defective products are also porcelain, cannot be eaten or drunk, and they also take up space.

The entire front yard of the Song Kiln Factory was noisy, making Song Jiyun's head hurt.

But as soon as she spoke, everyone was as quiet as a chicken, and they all listened to her carefully: "I know everyone is anxious. It is precisely because of this that our kiln separates the 'Jade Porcelain' workshop and the kiln. Everyone. If you want to place an order, just go directly to the 'Jade Porcelain Workshop' and find Shopkeeper Zhou. From my side, I am only responsible for production - whatever he orders, we will bake it?"

"Boss Song, aren't we unable to get a place in the queue with Shopkeeper Zhou?" Everyone booed.

Song Jiyun was helpless.

He finally escaped under the protection of Zheng Quan.

As if she had run three kilometers, she slumped down on the chair in the accounting room of the kiln factory, and said happily to Luo Zixing: "Fortunately, the jade porcelain was sorted out, otherwise the kiln factory would not be able to start operations."

These days, Luo Zixing can't stop laughing just thinking about the dividends he will get at the end of the year.

"My boss is still good at planning and decisive!" Not only did he call Song Jiyun "my boss" just like he used to call Song Erliang, but he also personally brought a cup of tea to Song Jiyun. "Nowadays, many people in small workshops heard that we need a mold master, and they all I came here to ask for a letter. After a while, I am afraid that all mold masters from Jingdezhen will come to our house to work."

Song Jiyun muttered: "Let's see if there are any good seedlings. For this year's Kiln God's Festival, find a way to invite a few masters who can bring apprentices over."

She would have to take back the sweet white porcelain sooner or later, but a good mold master was not so easy to find.

This time when burning Buddha statues, for other people, the heat affected the yield, but for theirs, it was the skill of the mold master that affected the yield.

Luo Zixing said hurriedly: "Don't worry, boss, I'm being watched!"

Having said this, he hesitated and said: "Master, do you think we should recruit more apprentices during this Kiln God Festival?"

Taking advantage of the popularity of Buddha statues, their daily porcelain was sold out.

No matter what color you are, everyone will rush to grab it in order to establish a relationship with the kiln factory.

He even wished he could buy a mud pit.

Unfortunately, most of the mud pits that can be mined in Jingdezhen have been passed down from generation to generation, so it is difficult to sell them.

Song Jiyun nodded and talked about another matter: "Last time you said that you found a very good mold master, but he was poached by Liangyu Kiln Factory. What happened?"

Luo Zixing was also very angry when he talked about this. He said: "As you know, most of the porcelain in Jingdezhen is drawn. Only mold masters can be used at specific times, and those who can make large utensils are all in the imperial kiln factory." , even if the mold masters outside can receive work, they are mostly small objects.

"The mold master was well-known for his skills, but he didn't receive many jobs. Later, Liangyu Kiln Factory was looking for people everywhere. Somehow, he took a fancy to the mold master, promised him a lot of money, and signed him. go.

"At first, I was worried that Liangyu Kiln Factory had already made up its mind to burn Buddha statues, but we were just a step ahead. Who knew that I found out after I inquired about it. It turned out that Liangyu Kiln Factory had poached people and encouraged them. He changed his career and now works as an apprentice in the Liangyu Kiln Factory with the salary of a master master - Miss Tao acted as a guarantee and let him learn drawing from a master hired by the Liangyu Kiln Factory, and prepared to let him Become a painter!"

This is a bit strange.

A good mold master can make people change careers as painters.

Unless this person has the talent to be a painter.

Song Jiyun said: "Are you sure you poached people first and then persuaded them to change their profession?"

Luo Zixing nodded and said: "This is the first time I have encountered this kind of thing, and I have asked it several times. People at that family said that they thought they were being asked to be mold masters before, but after going there they found out that Liangyu Kiln Factory was not A mold master is needed.”

In other words, Song Tao learned something through "the future".

At present, Song Tao's kiln only makes "jade porcelain", and the biggest feature of jade porcelain is that it is as white as jade. Even if you want to make some patterns, you still need carvers, not painters.

If Song Tao is preparing to burn "blue and white" in the future, there are the most masters who can paint "blue and white" in Jingdezhen, so she does not need to train a painter specifically.

It can be seen that this painter must have extraordinary skills in the "future" or create miracles.

The past cannot be changed, but the future has infinite possibilities.

Song Jiyun smiled and said: "If she wants to train her, just train her! The bigger and stronger the kiln factory becomes, the more and more powerful our opponents will be. If she wants to be our opponent, it depends on whether she is qualified to be us by then. opponent."

Luo Zixing nodded repeatedly and talked to Song Jiyun about delivering the Buddha statue on the 18th.

However, Song Tao was excited about the news from the Royal Kiln Factory and had no time to care about the Eight Immortals Temple.