Reborn Great Nation Craftsman

Chapter 139 20 Hardwood Furniture
"Master Du, I believe you will be able to find the Ming and Qing ancient furniture I want.

But I restore Ming and Qing ancient furniture not simply because I like Ming and Qing ancient furniture, but because I want to study Ming and Qing ancient furniture.

In the process of restoration, further understanding and exploration of the production process of Ming and Qing ancient furniture. Zhang Junping explained with a smile.

Just when Master Du was a little disappointed and wanted to show that he had no chance, Zhang Junping spoke again.

"However, it would be the best if Master Du could touch ancient furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

When we study the manufacturing process of Ming and Qing ancient furniture, we can't just study damaged furniture, but also need to have well-preserved furniture as a reference. "

"Okay, leave this to me.

When I got home at night, I contacted those old brothers and dragged them into the factory.

Several of them also worked in the Yang family woodware factory back then, and the owner treated us well. If they knew that you were an apprentice of the young owner's family, they would definitely be willing to come.

Regarding furniture, by the way, Beijing Woodware Factory has a lot of hardwood furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including rosewood, lobular red sandalwood, ebony, golden nanmu, rosewood, and so on.

I wanted to sell it but didn't sell it at the beginning, and it is still piled up in the warehouse. I will ask later. "

"Then let me thank Master Du first." Zhang Junping suppressed the excitement in his heart, and thanked him.

Master Du's words touched Zhang Junping's heart a little, and they all talked about how the old society oppressed the working people in the past.

However, in many century-old brands, the craftsmen and clerks in the store work for a lifetime, and even the father dies, and several generations work in the same store.

Why is that?
Is it just because the people of that era were honest?

There are some things here that are worth pondering.

After chatting with Master Du for a long time, Zhang Junping didn't let Master Du leave until almost noon.

After lunch, Zhang Junping arranged for Du Meili to take someone to sort out the broken Ming and Qing ancient furniture that could only be used as wood, and classify them according to the material and age of the wood.

The reason why Du Meili was asked to lead people to do this was because the entire furniture factory classified three people with this ability.

One is him, one is Master Du, and the last one is Du Meili. Among the three, she can only choose Du Meili.

Zhang Junping himself went back to his study to continue painting the figures of "Journey to the West".

Yesterday, I was delayed by a day for going through the entry procedures, finding a designated restaurant, and printing meal tickets, and today I was delayed for a long time.

Zhang Junping doesn't like to procrastinate, unless he decides something that cannot be done temporarily.

Drawing a picture of a character image is really not as simple as imagined.

Some well-known characters are easy to talk about, such as Nezha, Tota Li Tianwang, Jade Emperor, Taibai Jinxing, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha, these characters are familiar to everyone, and their images are easy to draw.

Some other small characters are not so easy to draw, such as Clairvoyant, Shunfeng Er, Lingji Bodhisattva and other characters who appear less in "Journey to the West".

It is not allowed to scribble, and it must always conform to the description of them in the original work and historical materials.

Therefore, Zhang Junping didn't spend as much time on painting as he did on reading books to find information.

If there is a detailed description in the original work, follow the original work, and if there is no description in the original work, look up historical materials.

Some people may ask how the images of gods and Buddhas are recorded in historical materials.

There are really records that the gods and Buddhas all over the sky were created by people or canonized by emperors, so there will naturally be historical records.

Zhang Junping painted very slowly, and the crew of "Journey to the West" did not rush.

At this time, Yang was still lobbying around CCTV, persuading the leaders to continue to support the filming of "Journey to the West".

The filming of "Journey to the West" is really not easy, but if Yang Jie is a little relieved, "Journey to the West" cannot be filmed.

CCTV stopped the project twice in a row.

The first time is now at this time, because Yang Jie's trial filming of "Taking Medicine and Black Chicken Country" is not ideal. The CCTV leaders are not satisfied, the audience is not satisfied, and Yang Jie herself is not satisfied.

However, Yang Jie was sure of it, and held his breath, he wanted to shoot our own four classics and our own traditional stories, so as not to let foreigners tamper with the classics at will.

So, after a lot of hard work, I finally persuaded the leaders of CCTV to agree to her continuing to film "Journey to the West".

However, something went wrong again. In 83, "Journey to the West" played three more episodes, and this time the effect was good.

As a result, someone was jealous and made a small report behind his back, saying that the reason why the filming was so slow was because Yang Jie took the money to take the actors on a trip to the mountains and rivers, and went abroad for fun, which was not used for filming.

So CCTV sent an inspection team to the "Journey to the West" crew to check, only to find that there was only one camera, not enough personnel, and no funds. After returning, they directly reported and stopped the filming of "Journey to the West".

It was Yang Jie who lobbied again and again, but finally the leaders of CCTV were moved by her persistence and took a step back. As long as Yang Jie could find funds, she would agree to continue filming.

When everyone thought it was impossible, and when even Yang Jie was in despair, Li Hongchang, the deputy director of production, went to the Ministry of Railways' 300th Engineering Bureau to borrow [-] million to allow "Journey to the West" to continue filming.

In short, the filming of "Journey to the West" was not easy.

Now Zhang Junping only hopes to do his best to make the filming of "Journey to the West" more perfect, so that Director Yang Jie and Yang feel less regretful.

As for why, it must be because of the craftsman spirit of Yang Jie and all the members.

Here, Zhang Junping worked hard to find information and draw characters.

Master Du over there is really fast.

Sure enough, as he said, he called some old brothers and old carpenter masters over the next day.

"Director Zhang, this is my senior brother, Zhao Jiazhu, this is my senior brother Qian Manfu, and this is my old colleague Zheng Fugui from the Beijing Carpentry Factory..."

"Welcome masters, and thank you for coming to the furniture factory to help me fulfill my wish." Zhang Junping shook hands with several gray-haired old carpenters in their 60s.

There is no doubt that the calluses and scars on the hands are all old carpenters.

"Director Zhang, you are welcome. You are an apprentice of the Young Master's family. You can think highly of us and are willing to reward us with a bowl of rice. It is too late for us to thank you." Zhao Jiazhu, the oldest, said loudly.

"Director Zhang, my brother is a little hard of hearing and speaks loudly, don't dislike him."

"No, no!" Zhang Junping laughed.

Greeted with several old carpenters one by one, after saying hello, Master Du said again: "I also asked you about hardwood furniture. All, 20+ pieces of hardwood furniture are yours.

The price is a bit high…”

Master Du had a little embarrassment on his face.

"You call the Beijing Woodware Factory back and say that I agree to the price of 20 yuan, but you have to allow me a few days to prepare the money." Zhang Junping didn't even bother, and agreed directly.

If you don't agree, you will be sent to Xiangjiang.

　Today, the construction site moved, and I didn't have time to code, so I finally fulfilled the promise of the fifth chapter in the early morning.

　　Alas, the archive is gone again.

　　Let's add more tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)