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"Is this Master Zhang... a judge?"

Lu Li nodded slightly. With a master craftsman as the judge, the quality of the review must be guaranteed.

"Not the judges."

Manager Wu sighed, "Master Zhang is here to compete!"

"what?"

Lu Li was dumbfounded.

What's happening here?A master craftsman actually participates in this kind of competition?

Isn't the highly respected master craftsman sitting on the stage and scoring the entries with a smile on his face?

Grandmaster went off in person, isn't that too much?In a college sports meeting, Bolt actually played on the field, how can this be compared?

What are you kidding?In this jade carving competition, I actually have to face off against a master craftsman?

This jade carving competition is too strong!

Chapter 243 Do you dare to choose this material?

This year... so strong?

Lu Li's expression turned serious.Competing on the same stage with the master, Lu Li has no confidence in winning at all.

So far, Lu Li's carving skills are only at the expert level, which is still a level behind the master level.

This is not a fantasy novel, there is no leapfrog challenge to speak of. "I can fight back", this is the biggest illusion in life.

It seems that this time the competition really can only focus on "participation".

Fortunately, through this competition, I can also observe the creation of the master up close and learn the skills of the master, which is another kind of harvest.

Lu Li sighed, and said to Manager Wu, "Old Wu, this competition... I must focus on participating. I'm on the same stage as the master, and I'm not at the same level at all!"

"Ah? Impossible, right?"

Manager Wu's eyes widened, "Mr. Jiang told me that your carving skills are no worse than these masters. Why are you not at the same level as them? Master Lu, don't belittle yourself!"

"Master Lu? Me?"

Lu Li was stunned.

What are you kidding?Can I be considered a master too?

Mr. Jiang, there is something wrong with your eyesight!Master so worthless?Are there masters everywhere?

The next moment, Lu Li had already discovered that the master... was really everywhere!

Another courtesy car drove into the hotel entrance.

Another "master" appeared.

"Welcome Master Liu!"

The welcoming personnel bowed and saluted, the applause rang out, and the flashing lights flickered.

"Master Liu, may I ask..."

Reporters rushed forward again, wanting to interview this "Master Liu".

Lu Li was stunned, turned to look at Manager Wu, and asked, "Is he also a master?"

"Liu Yu, the jade carving master of Doctor Zhou Jewelry Shop!"

Manager Wu nodded towards Lu Li, "Yang Pai Jade Carving Master, one of his jade vases sold for [-] million!"

"that……"

Lu Li collected himself, and asked Manager Wu, "How many masters are there in the jade carving industry?"

"Uh...this..."

Manager Wu thought for a while, then shook his head, "I don't know. I haven't made any specific statistics. There are dozens of famous jade carving masters, right? The less famous ones... it's hard to count."

Lu Li was silent.

What the hell!Masters in the jade carving industry are already flooded!

By this time, Lu Li also figured it out.These so-called "masters" do not represent their "professional titles" nor their skills, they are just a title of honor!

Just like the "teachers" in the entertainment industry are flooded, so are the "masters" in the jade carving industry.

Because Lu Li is really too young, Manager Wu only respected Lu Li as "Teacher Lu" instead of "Master". This made Lu Li mess up, and he surprised himself.

If you're not a real master, then it doesn't matter!

Lu Li smiled, and didn't take these "masters" to heart.

……

On the second day, the Jinzhu Square in Ruili Jade City was decorated with lights and festoons, and it was very lively.

The "Jade Carving Competition" jointly organized by the Huaxia Arts and Crafts Association and the Huaxia Jewelry and Jade Association officially kicked off.

Practitioners from the jewelry and jade industry from all over the country, participating representatives from major jewelry and jade companies, major arts and crafts companies, as well as employees from the Ruili jade industry, as well as countless tourists watching the excitement, and local citizens enjoying the excitement, came one after another. gathered in the square.

"Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen."

President Li of the Huaxia Jewelry and Jade Association, on behalf of the organizing committee, delivered a passionate speech.

Afterwards, Chairman Li introduced to the audience the masters in the arts and crafts industry and the jewelry and jade industry who served as judges for this competition.

Seeing these 70-[-]-year-old grandparents, Lu Xin thought to himself, these are the real masters, right?

"Next, let me introduce to you all the jade carving masters participating in this jade carving competition."

The host passionately introduced the participating "masters" to the audience.

"Famous artist, famous arts and crafts master, master of Shanghai style jade carving, master Zhang Yu from Shanghai! Welcome everyone!"

A famous jade carving master introduced him, and each master's name was preceded by a series of titles.

You are all bosses, only I am the newbie!

When introducing Lu Li, the host got stuck, "Famous young artist, Master Lu Li from Beijing!"

Seeing Lu Li standing up and nodding to the audience, seeing his too young and handsome face, when the host habitually popped out the title of "Master", he was already stuck.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The audience also burst into laughter.

Grandmaster?A master who is not yet 20 years old?

Lu Li was helpless.Is it my fault for being young?Is it my fault for being handsome?

This little guy is also here to compete?

All the masters participating in the competition frowned slightly when they saw that Lu Li was too young.

So young, come to participate in the competition?How many pieces of jade have you carved?

Huh?etc.Lu Li's name... I don't think I've heard it before?

"Lu Li... This is the first time contestant Lu Li has participated in the jade carving competition. However, contestant Lu Li is equally strong. He is a famous young artist. One of his sculptures has become a representative work of Xichuan's humanistic spirit."

The host continued to introduce Lu Li's "strong strength" to the audience.All these materials were provided by Manager Wu, and the only aura that Lu Li could get his hands on was this sculpture.

It was him!

Hearing the host's introduction, the contestants were stunned and quickly remembered who Lu Li was.

There is still some connection in the field of arts and crafts. The masters of jade carving have also heard about the closed disciple of Han Lao, and the news that a piece of sculpture is 4000 million.

It's just...a sculptor who actually came to participate in the jade carving competition?Do you think that if you can fly a helicopter, you can also fly a fighter jet?

The participating masters just smiled at Lu Li's arrival.Boy, I hope you won't cry when you cut the material.

After the host introduced the contestants, another leader came to the stage to give a speech.

"This jade carving competition, adhering to the theme of 'promoting traditional culture and highlighting the spirit of craftsman', we will carefully organize, strictly evaluate, and select the best jade carving works with a fair, just and open attitude."

After the leader finished speaking, the long speech finally came to an end, and next...theatrical performance!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yunnan Province Tourism Bureau organized a cultural performance with local characteristics.

All kinds of beauties in national costumes sang and danced on the stage.

Seeing these beauties singing and dancing, Lu Li thought of a joke.

Some people saw the innocent girls in national costumes on the tourism promotional screen, they were so beautiful.So, he excitedly came to the tourist attraction.Then...he saw that in the tourist attractions, the women in national costumes... were all aunts!

Boys, the pictures are for reference only!

These bubblingly beautiful ethnic girls on the stage are also promotional pictures in a sense.

In March of Yangchun, the sun is warm and the breeze with the fragrance of flowers blows people lazily.When Lu Li was about to doze off, the lively opening ceremony finally came to an end.

After dinner, rest for a while, in the afternoon is field selection.

……

During the lunch break, a grandpa judge called Mr. Han.

"Old Han, I'm Lao Li!"

The judge's grandfather said to Han Lao: "I came to Yunnan Province today to serve as a judge for the jade carving competition, and I saw a young man named Lu Li. Is he your little apprentice?"

"Yes!"

Han Lao smiled, "Old Li, how about my apprentice? Not bad, right?"

"Uh...you still look pretty good!"

The grandpa of the judges said with a smile: "I said, Lao Han, your apprentice is engaged in sculpture, right? Why did he come to participate in the jade carving competition?"

"My apprentice can also carve jade, can't he?"

Old Han answered casually.

"Okay! Why not?"

The grandpa judge smiled and shook his head, "Old Han, how old is your apprentice? Even if he knows jade carving, how many pieces of material has he cut? How dare you let him participate in the jade carving competition? If the material is broken, who is to blame?"

"Haha! Old Li, don't underestimate my apprentice!"

Old Han chuckled, "His craftsmanship is very good!"

"I believe you ghost! You old man, very bad!"

The grandfather of the judges curled his lips, "Old Han, you want your apprentice to be gilded? Don't dream. The old man can't tolerate sand in his eyes. If the craftsmanship is not good, don't blame me for being cruel."

"It's up to you! If he doesn't do well, you can do whatever you want with him."

Old Han smiled happily, "I'm afraid you won't find this opportunity!"

"Hmph! Let's wait and see!"

The judge's grandfather snorted coldly and hung up the phone casually.

……

Lu Li didn't know that Mr. Han had already "made enemies" for him.

Two and a half days in the afternoon, Lu Li and all the participating jade carving masters came to the jade exhibition hall to select materials for jade carving on the spot.

This is a jade exhibition hall with tight security.

Under the bright light, pieces of "Jadeite" jade are placed on display racks with thick bulletproof glass.

You can't open the display cabinet, you can't touch the jade, you can only observe it through the bulletproof glass.

After all, these emeralds are very precious, if they are accidentally damaged or lost, who is to blame?

When Lu Li walked into the jade exhibition hall, he was secretly amazed when he saw these crystal clear and shining jadeite.

Gold has a price and jade is priceless.In the exhibition hall in front of you, there are hundreds of pieces of large and small emeralds on display. The value of the jade materials is several billion, tens of billions.

Red emerald, green emerald, chicken oil yellow, sun green, transparent emerald...

Lu Li was dazzled by the variety of jade stones.