my life simulator

Mr. Li smiled and hung up the phone.

……

"Teacher Lu, I'm back!"

In the hotel, Manager Wu walked into Lu Li's room with two bodyguards and a metal box.

"This is the jade you selected, and I bought it."

Putting the metal box on the coffee table in the room, Manager Wu smiled at Lu Li and said, "Tomorrow, I'll be waiting to see you show off your skills."

"You said this on purpose, is it... you don't have confidence in me?"

Lu Li glanced at Manager Wu and said with a smile, "I didn't really have much confidence before. When I was choosing this material, I heard that it was very difficult to carve, so I suddenly became more confident."

"Oh?"

Manager Wu's eyes lit up, "You mean..."

"Yes! You guessed it right!"

Lu Li grinned, reached out and opened the metal box, "They find it difficult to carve, that's because...their skills are not good enough!"

Opening the box, there was a piece of foam with a transparent bottom fixed inside, which was exactly the piece of emerald that Lu Li had chosen.

Putting the box on the bed, Lu Li took out the flat emerald material the size of two palms from the box.

Putting it on the bed and taking it out is naturally for safety, to prevent it from accidentally falling and breaking the jadeite.

Looking at this flat piece of emerald, and seeing the five colors of red, green, yellow, white, and purple jade flesh entangled and entangled in a disorderly manner, the smile on Lu Li's face became even brighter.

"Five colors are mixed, winding and intertwined, these are... dragons! Dragons that are naturally formed!"

Lu Li pointed at the jade stone, and said to Manager Wu, "Old Wu, look, there are five colors of red, green, yellow, white, and purple, and nine dragons. This is a natural glass wall of Nine Dragons!"

"Wow... Really!"

Hearing what Lu Li said, Manager Wu saw the intertwined and mixed color bands on the jade, which really looked like dragons swimming around.

"Mr. Lu, your eyesight is amazing!"

In a mess of five colors, one can see one after another, this is the artist's vision, turning decay into magic.

"It's not eyesight, it's intelligence!"

Lu Li smiled.He really didn't see it with his eyesight, but he discovered it with his IQ when modeling in his mind.

One advantage of the jade material with a transparent bottom is that there is no cover, the whole piece of jade is transparent, and all internal textures can be seen at a glance.

Compared with other materials, this piece of transparent jadeite is more risky and less risky, and there are no hidden cracks and scars that cannot be seen.

It is that the operation is more tested when engraving, and no mistakes can be tolerated. If the cut is not good, there will be no room for the transparent material to cover up.

For Lu Li, this is not a problem.

Ingenuity makes Lu Li's hands very dexterous, and his calmness makes Lu Li's mind very stable. Coupled with the "expert level" carving skills, he can control it perfectly, and carving is not too difficult.

Holding the jade in his own hands, he turned it over and over again, measured it up and down with a ruler, and took pictures from various angles. Then Lu Li put the jade back into the box.

Next is the styling.

Lu Li sat down at the table, turned on his laptop, and used the software to compose the picture.

According to the measured data, Lu Li reconstructed the jade image from the photos on the computer software and built a 3D model.

After the restoration was completed, Lu Li then composed the shape on the 3D model and designed his "Nine Dragons Glazed Wall".

Because this piece of jade is originally flat and the size of two palms, it only needs to be properly trimmed to maintain the original flat shape.

It was the nine dragons inside that really took the effort.

On the computer software, nine giant dragons of different shapes are drawn, and the main design is preliminarily completed.

Then, some fragmentary ribbons are designed into various shapes such as flowing clouds, waves, rays of light, flames, smoke clouds, dragon balls, etc.

In the modeling design, various jade carving techniques such as embossing, intaglio, hollowing out, round carving, openwork carving, etc. are integrated, and various modeling patterns are appropriately processed according to the natural color band of jade.

After the entire modeling design drawing was completed, a beautiful Nine Dragons glass wall appeared on the computer screen.

The entire Nine Dragons Glazed Wall has a dense layout, but strict rules.Nine five-color giant dragons in different shapes, gape open, scales flying, look lifelike, as if they are going to fly from the jade.

"Wow! So beautiful! So exquisite!"

Manager Wu's eyes were about to pop out when he saw Lu Li's design diagram, "Amazing skills, amazing skills! It's a miracle!"

"No! No!"

Lu Li stared at this composition, and frowned tightly, feeling that there was still something not to his liking.

"No? What else is wrong?"

Manager Wu was astonished, "Mr. Lu, oh no, Master Lu. This work of yours is so ingenious, it is definitely a rare masterpiece handed down from generation to generation, and it is a masterpiece of craftsmanship."

Manager Wu expressed that he didn't understand Lu Li's dissatisfaction at all.The jade bi is exquisite and translucent, and its shape is ingenious. You are not satisfied with such a masterpiece?

"I always feel that... there is a bit of charm missing."

Lu Li frowned, and shook his head slightly, "Manager Wu, what do you think... this Nine Dragons Glazed Wall is missing?"

"What's missing? Nothing less!"

Manager Wu shook his head again and again, "Master Lu, this work of yours is already superb. Every dragon is vivid and lifelike, as if alive. Are you still not satisfied with such a perfect jade carving?"

"Just like alive?"

Lu Li's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his face, "Haha! That's it! It's just like a living thing, of course it has to be like a living thing!"

Reaching out to pick up the mouse, Lu Li began to modify the shape and composition again.

For each dragon's eyeball, Lu Li used the hollowing technique to carve the dragon's eyeball into a movable one.

After the modification, take a look again, and it is more vivid.

It's just... not enough.

Lu Li made some modifications to the jade bi, adding some holes.

"This is perfect!"

Lu Li put down the mouse, looked at the modified composition, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Master Lu, you hollowed out the dragon's eyeballs and turned them into movable ones, I can understand."

Manager Wu pointed to some holes of various shapes that Lu Li had added to the jade bi, and asked with a puzzled face, "These holes... I can't understand."

"Ha ha!"

Lu Li laughed out loud, "These holes are not for viewing!"

Not for viewing?

Manager Wu was taken aback for a moment, the jade carving works were originally for viewing!It's not for viewing, so why do you carve it out?

What are these holes for?

Chapter 245 This kid Lu Li is really amazing!

The next morning, the [-]th "Bianhe Cup Jade Carving Competition" officially kicked off.

"Caiyun TV! Viewers, this is the live broadcast of the [-]th 'Bianhe Cup Jade Carving Competition'. I am the host, Li Min."

A hostess of the TV station in Yunnan Province is broadcasting the jade carving competition live.

"Today, we are honored to invite a famous master of jade carving, Li Wenjin, president of the Jade Carving Association of the National Arts and Crafts Association."

The host introduces the guests to the audience.

"Hello host, audience friends!"

This President Li Wenjin is suddenly the grandpa of the judges who called Mr. Han - Mr. Li.

"Mr. Li, audience friends may not know much about the 'Bianhe Cup Jade Carving Competition', can you introduce it to everyone?"

"of course."

Mr. Li smiled and nodded, "Who is Bian He? Maybe some friends are not clear. Then, when it comes to He's Bi, everyone should be familiar with it. Bian He is the discoverer of He's Bi."

"The jade carving competition named after 'Bian He' and the 'Lu Zigang Cup' jade carving competition are known as the two top competitions in the jade carving industry."

"The authority of the Bianhe Cup Jade Carving Competition is second only to the highest award in the arts and crafts industry, the 'Hundred Flowers Award', and is equal to the 'Tiangong Award' and the 'Lu Zigang Cup', and is one of the top awards in the jade carving industry."

"Being able to win the gold medal in the 'Bianhe Cup Jade Carving Competition' can already be called a master of jade carving."

After listening to Mr. Li's explanation, the host smiled and nodded, "Thank you Mr. Li for your answer."

"Friends from the audience, the Bianhe Cup Jade Carving Competition is about to begin. Let's get to know all the skilled jade carving masters participating in this competition."

The big screen showed a group of "masters" who participated in this jade carving competition.

Among these "Jade Carving Masters" who were basically in their forties and had a long list of titles in front of their names, Lu Li, a young and cute newcomer, was very conspicuous.

"Huh? Audience friends, we were surprised to see that a young jade carving craftsman appeared in this Bian He Cup jade carving competition."

After all, he is a famous TV presenter in the province. Seeing Lu Li's youthful face, Li Min didn't respect Lu Li as a "master", but only said that he was a jade carving craftsman.

"This jade carving craftsman named Lu Li is from the capital. This year... he is 19 years old! What an enviable youth!"

The host smiled and said, "Old Li, I'm also interested in this 19-year-old jade carving craftsman. Let's take a look at the profile of this Lu Li player."

Lu Li's profile was displayed on the big screen.

"This Lu Li contestant is equally skilled! You see, Lu Li is a young artist who once created a sculpture. Huh? Wait! Lu Li's name... I don't think I've heard of it before."

While introducing Lu Li's information, the host Li Min frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about where he had heard of the name Lu Li.

"Lu Li, that's the top student who got perfect marks in the college entrance examination last year!"

An audience member at the scene, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, stood up and reminded her.

"That's right! It turned out to be him!"

The host suddenly realized, "Our high school student with a perfect score in the college entrance examination is indeed a genius! Last year he created a sculpture and was praised as a talented young artist. It seems that this contestant Lu Li is also very capable."

Speaking of this, the host looked at Mr. Li again and asked, "Mr. Li, there is still some difference between sculpture and jade carving, right? Lu Li is a young artist in the sculpture industry, but he came to participate in the jade carving competition. I don't quite understand."

"Sculpture and jade carving are completely different things."

Mr. Li said with a smile, "Lu Li is indeed very talented in sculpture. He is indeed a talented young artist. However, just like driving a battery car and driving a car, there is still a big difference between the two."

"Oh? You mean...you don't like Lu Li's performance in the jade carving competition?"

The host asked quickly.

"I'm still expecting a good performance from him."

Mr. Li replied very tactfully, but everyone could tell that he was not very optimistic about Lu Li's performance.

……

The Jade Carving Competition is about to begin.

Lu Li walked out of the hotel with Manager Wu, followed by two bodyguards, and headed to the Jade City competition site.

In Jade City, the organizing committee has prepared dozens of individual jade carving studios, equipped with complete jade carving tools and corresponding materials.

Lu Li came to the arena and drew lots to select the Jade Carving Studio.

This time, the number Lu Li drew was "23".This number... is neither 666, nor 213, nor even 233. It has no characteristics at all!

Lu Li shook his head with a smile, greeted Manager Wu and two bodyguards, and walked all the way to No. 23 Jade Carving Studio.

This is a professional jade carving studio.

All equipment and facilities have been professionally inspected and debugged to ensure that there will be no unexpected impact from any equipment and facilities during the competition.

However, Lu Li walked into the studio and re-checked the jade carving equipment to confirm the operating status of the equipment.

After the inspection, Lu Li changed into work clothes and a dust mask in the dressing room of the studio, and sat on the chair of the jade carving equipment, ready to start work.

……

"Dear audience, the [-]th Bianhe Cup Jade Carving Competition has officially started. We have seen that jade carving craftsmen from all over the country are preparing nervously for the competition."

In the studio of the TV station, the host was enthusiastically broadcasting, "We have installed shooting equipment in every jade carving studio. Now, let's switch the camera and see what the jade carving craftsmen are doing. "