Reborn Great Nation Craftsman

Chapter 138 A Wonderful Fate (Ask for a Monthly Ticket!)

The audience cheered again.

100 yuan is just the beginning, the temptation is too great.

"Then how much salary can I get if I learn all of Mr. Du's skills?" Someone with a more detached personality shouted loudly from below.

Zhang Junping said with a smile: "If you can learn all of Du Lao's skills, then the minimum starting point is two hundred."

After the mobilization meeting, Zhang Junping invited Master Du to his study.

"Master Du, do you have any retired friends who understand traditional carpentry skills?"

"Why, Director Zhang still needs someone here?"

"I don't think there are too many important people, as long as they are masters of Master Du's level."

"It's good that Director Zhang is willing to recruit people, but we old guys are all outdated, we don't know how to use any of the electric tools in the factory, and no one likes the furniture we make.

Director Zhang, what do you ask people like us to do? "

"Hehe, Master Du, let me tell you the truth.

I personally like to study Ming and Qing ancient furniture very much. My main purpose of opening a furniture factory is not to make money, but to promote the transformation of traditional furniture.

Pass on the traditional carpentry craftsmanship through changes, just like at the beginning, our ancestors were through continuous changes. The furniture of the Song Dynasty was changed on the basis of the furniture of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the furniture of the Ming Dynasty was changed on the basis of the furniture of the Song Dynasty. With the peak prosperity of Ming and Qing furniture.

Now, we are in a great era, social and political forms have undergone earth-shaking changes.

You used to work in Beijing Woodware Factory, you should know that traditional hardwood furniture is no longer popular, and ordinary people like Western-style furniture.

Is this the fault of the common people?

Obviously not, it is because our traditional furniture has not kept up with the pace of the times and has not changed in time.

I have always believed that traditional furniture should have a brighter future, but we haven't found the right path yet.

I opened this furniture factory in the hope of finding a way for the survival and development of traditional furniture. "

Zhang Junping's words are very contagious and can touch some people's hearts. Master Du is over 60 years old, and Zhang Junping's words are a little bit exciting.

As an old craftsman, I naturally hope that my craft can be popular, carried forward, and passed on forever.

However, it is also true that hardwood furniture is not popular now.

Otherwise, at his age, he should still contribute the last bit of waste heat in the factory, and should be hired back to the factory with double salary (one retirement salary and one re-employment salary.)
However, he can only spend time at home. Of course, he is not really idle, and occasionally helps others make furniture to earn some extra money.

"Director Zhang, what you said is very good, and I also think that our old craft can't just be so lonely and just throw it away.

It was passed down by our ancestors for thousands of years.

In the past, we didn’t lose our craftsmanship during the war, but now that the new China is established and the common people live a better life, the craftsmanship handed down by our ancestors is about to be lost..." Master Du said that his eyes were a little red when he talked about the emotion.

"Master Du, I assure you that the craftsmanship handed down by our ancestors will not be lost, and will never be lost.

You should have noticed that our furniture store doesn't really need a carpenter like you, or even Du Meili.

However, I still offered her a high salary of 100 yuan, and I also promised that anyone who reached her level would also be offered a high salary.

I just hope to use this method to pass on the craftsmanship first.

As for the road of traditional furniture, we can slowly explore and find it, and we can always find it. "

"Okay, well said!

Director Zhang, how many people do you need? I will help you find them.

I can't guarantee anything else, but I have been a carpenter all my life, and my ancestors have been carpenters for six generations. I can at least know half of the old carpenters in Beijing. "

"Do you know Mr. Yang Mingde?" Zhang Junping asked tentatively.

"Yang Mingde? Director Zhang knows Yang Mingde?"

"Mr. Yang is my master." Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"Are you an apprentice of Shaodong's family?" As soon as Zhang Junping finished speaking, Master Du grabbed his hand and asked excitedly.

"I'm Old Yang's apprentice, that's right. As for the young master you mentioned..."

"Yang Mingde is the young owner. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, one of the three major carpentry factories in Beijing was the property of the Yang family. We, the Du family, have worked in the Yang family carpentry factory for three generations. Later...

Forget it, stop talking, stop talking.

Unexpectedly, you are actually an apprentice of the Shaodong family, so you are no outsider. "

"Yeah, I didn't expect that we still have such a relationship. From my master, you are no longer an outsider." Zhang Junping also felt a little bit, the world is so big, the fate is really wonderful.

"Little Master..."

"Master Du, we are in a new society, we don't like this name anymore, just call me Xiao Zhang."

"How dare you, I'll call you Director Zhang!" Master Du waved his hands repeatedly and refused.

"It's up to you, come as you please."

"Director Zhang, you hire so many apprentices and find so many master carpenters, the expenses are quite high, can you afford it?
Otherwise, my salary will be paid according to Qiyatou, and the master I will find later will also be paid according to this. "

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's just different, Zhang Junping said so much just now, Master Du's eyes were red with emotion, and he didn't say a word about the salary cut.

Now that the relationship has just been renewed, the salary will be cut in half immediately.

"Hehe, Master Du, don't worry about this, I can still afford this salary, as much as I said before, it doesn't sound good, you are worth the money.

Let's put it this way, our factory's orders have been scheduled until next summer.

There are many more in the future, and I dare not pick them up, so the top priority is to hurry up and train a group of qualified carpenters. "

"Director Zhang, we are not outsiders, so don't take offense if I say anything.

If it's teaching skills, I can teach it alone, and I don't need to spend more money to find someone. Don't worry, I will never hide my secrets. "

"Old Du, you misunderstood, I asked you to help find the master, not just to teach the apprentice.

There are thousands of pieces of broken ancient Ming and Qing furniture in my warehouse, and I plan to restore them.

I disassembled and studied those damaged Ming and Qing ancient furniture, researched them a little bit, and studied about hundreds of pieces.

He even collaborated with Wang Shixiang and Wang Lao to publish a book about Ming and Qing ancient furniture.

But that's all on paper. When it comes to furniture restoration, especially restoring it to its original state, I feel that I'm still far behind.

Therefore, I invited the old master to help me restore Ming and Qing ancient furniture. "

"Director Zhang, if you like ancient furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties, it's easy to do, and there's no need to bother to repair it.

If you give it to me, I can give you as much as you want. "Master Du promised quickly.

(End of this chapter)