Yang Yun is a jade carving master named under the Yangzhou Arts and Crafts Museum and owns an independent studio.

In theory, when he reaches his level, it is easy to earn hundreds of thousands or even millions a year, and it is also very respected. People respectfully call him "Master Yang" wherever he goes, but he still feels that something is missing.

What he lacks is the title of a true master.

There are two kinds of so-called jade carving masters. One is to be an honorary title. Just like evaluating a professional title, you can meet certain conditions and submit corresponding information. Then you can get the title of jade carving master through the evaluation of the Huaxia Jewelry Industry Association.

However, masters are different from masters. Some masters not only get awards in major domestic awards, but they can even make their own names internationally, but some masters only get the "honorary title" of a master.

Yang Yun is a master with only one "honorary title". Although many jade carving practitioners will be very satisfied with this title, he is not. He stubbornly believes that a "master" who has not won the highest award in national jade carving, Tiangong Award, and even the lower-level Jade Hundred Flowers Award, Lu Zigang Cup, etc., but can only show off in some local awards, is a self-deceiving pseudo-master and is not worthy of the title of master.

However, it takes a lot of conditions to become a true master he understands. Needless to say, the person who can win the honorary title of Master is not much better than others, but his level is definitely not inferior to others. However, if you want to win an award, it is not enough to rely solely on this.

To win an award, not only does it require level, something that he can control himself, but also needs top-quality materials, strong support, and sometimes even luck and other conditions. These are not something he can control at will.

He is 39 years old and as a jade carver, he still has about 10 to 15 years of prime time to make him impact the title of true master in his mind.

This time seems to be a long time, but only a real jade carving practitioner knows that it is almost impossible to achieve his goals within this time and follow the current steps step by step. Even if it doubles, the situation may not be much better.

There is nothing else, time can only hone your skills, but you can't wait for the best materials and luck. Moreover, as time goes by, the best jade materials will only become less and less, and the competition will only become more and more intense. In other words, the chance will actually become smaller and smaller!

How can this not make him worry?

But now, an opportunity suddenly appeared in front of him. Hu Zhiyuan, a famous jade carving master who is famous all over the country and even internationally renowned, actually called him!

Moreover, the other party not only took the initiative to contact him, but also promised to give him some of the best materials he had dreamed of, and his conditions were just to serve his disciple's jewelry company for a certain period of time!

Although he was unwilling to be restrained, he was very excited when he thought of the meaning behind the phone.

What was he most lacking in the past? It was materials and connections! But now, as long as he agreed to Hu Zhiyuan's conditions, he would be missing nothing!

I have no ambition anymore, let alone the best materials, even if there are not, as long as Hu Zhiyuan stands behind him, won a few domestic awards as if he is playing?

Besides, who is he doing the work for?

Thinking about seeing Mr. Hu's disciples soon, he became a little nervous. He could start a jewelry company by himself and hire a jade carving of his level. This man must be quite old, right? I just don't know which disciple of Mr. Hu is. If he doesn't like his skills, it would be bad... Is this person difficult to get along with? If he is easy to get along with, I don't know if he can give him some advice... I don't know what the best materials he provides are, whether it is a piece of glass or a piece of white mutton fat jade, and I don't know what the shape is suitable for...

However, all these thoughts were shattered when they met Li Yi. They were so small. How could he be so small?!

When did Mr. Hu accept his disciple? Is he really Mr. Hu's disciple? He even doubted whether the Hu Zhiyuan who called him some time ago was pretending to be someone else!

"Master Yang, these are the conditions I can provide. If you have any other ideas, no problem, we can all talk about it."

"Ah? Oh... wait for me to think about it."

Yang Yun suddenly woke up, and he recalled that it seemed that this young man named Li Yi had just said that he could provide him with at least 20 kilograms of glass, as well as no less than 3 kilograms of mutton fat white jade in a year? When did these top-quality materials come in kilograms?

However, even if he is unscrupulous, he will never be able to listen to ice seeds as glass seeds, and white jade as mutton fat and white jade? No, I have to ask clearly!

"That... Mr. Li, you just said that you can provide me with 20 kilograms of glass a year and 3 kilograms of mutton fat white jade for me to process. I heard it right."

"Yes, you heard it right. In fact, this number is quite conservative because I am not sure about the company's sales in the future, nor am I sure I need to hire a few masters like you. In fact, there are almost enough raw materials in my company's warehouse that you have used for more than 5 years."

As Li Yi said, he took the tablet from Zheng Shusen. On it, there were several glass types he specially solved for this recruitment, as well as a few pieces of mutton fat jade. In order to see the size intuitively, he put a basketball next to it as a reference.

Without these photos, Yang Yun must have thought that he was bragging, or he had never recognized what glass type and white jade were. But now with the evidence, although he still felt it was incredible, he could no longer doubt the sincerity of this young man.

"The company also supports me in various jade carving competitions across the country with my own works? I can also sign my works belonging to the company? Isn't this true?"

"All right."

"Okay, I agree to join the company and also to work in Yanjing. Mr. Li, when will we start?"

Li Yi blinked. The guy asked about the materials and the competition again, but he didn't make any requests for personal treatment. Doesn't that need to be confirmed again?

"Master Yang, that's right. I'll tell you the conditions that our company can provide, and you'll think about what else needs the company to solve for you..."

"No need, as long as Mr. Li, you can guarantee that the two you said just now will be easy to say. Let me pack up and go with you now!"

"Bang!"

Li Yi slapped his forehead and understood. Although he had planned to use these to impress these two masters before coming, he did not expect that Yang Yun would value these so much that he was not willing to talk about his personal treatment.

But this is the best, it proves that this person is purer, and pure people are easier to deal with. As long as it can meet his needs in a certain aspect, I hope the next one will be the same!

"That's right, Master Yang, at present, the company is still preparing, so the workplace is not ready yet, we are going to officially open after the New Year..."

"That's right, it will take more than two months after the New Year, right?"

"Yes, but Master Yang, although the company has not opened yet, the goods must be prepared first. Otherwise, if you see this, I will send you some materials first, you can do it first, and wait until we have everything done, then you can go there?"

When Li Yi saw that he was a little disappointed, he felt aroused and thought of taking the things over for him to process them.

"Okay, this is the best! The work I have in my hand will be finished soon, and then the rest will be pushed. When your materials arrive, we will start!"

"Okay! But Master Yang, you don't need to push all the jobs you have already taken..."

"Mr. Li, call me Lao Yang. That's right. I don't want to take on some work at first, and I have done enough of some work. Anyway, I will handle this part well, so don't worry. When will that...the materials be brought?"

Li Yi glanced at Zheng Shusen, and saw that he was also a black line, and couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"Let's do this. I'll call them now and ask them to send some glass seeds first, then do what and how to do it. You can communicate with Mr. Zheng. What do you think?"

"No problem! Oh, when I think about working with the two of you in the future, I feel that I suddenly became several years younger! Thank you, thank you!"

Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief and it would be easier to handle one. At least the work can be carried out. I hope that that one will be so easy to talk to later!

Several people said goodbye and left. Li Yi contacted another master for a while and hurried over.

Unexpectedly, although another master also longed for top-quality materials, he made many requirements for personal treatment and was unwilling to make regular bracelets and pendants.

Originally, the issue of personal treatment is easy to deal with, and Li Yi didn't care much about giving more or less, but Yang Yun, who had just agreed, made this a difficult problem. Although Li Yi also knew that foreign companies had discussed individual treatment separately, there was no need for two people with the same ability to let the honest one suffer the loss, right?

But this is easy to solve. At worst, Yang Yun's treatment can be improved simultaneously. But it is a bit of a headache if he is unwilling to make conventional jewelry. He has some top-quality materials in his hands. If they are made into ornaments, how many people will buy it? How many people can afford it?

After thinking about it, Li Yi decided to let this person go first. After Zheng Shusen talked with him two times, he also felt that he could try it out to others. There are many masters like them who are not up and down. Of course, it is better to have Hu Zhiyuan’s introduction, and it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t.

Seeing that he was so confident, Li Yi was going to hand over the rest to him. He first notified Hongchen to send two glass seeds from Yanjing, and then stayed here to accompany Zheng Shusen, and then sent Tan Moxuan back to Yanjing, asking him to prepare for the establishment of a museum in China. Then he took Gu Feng and went straight back to Yangnan. There was still the fifth uncle and Guangming to talk about it. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!