Chapter 802 [Bronze painted enamel appreciation plate]
After confirming that the matter was resolved, Li Yi rushed back to the capital as soon as possible.
He used the reason that he could not provide the cloisonné national gift in time to deal with this matter, so he asked the above-mentioned relationship.
Now that the matter is settled, of course he has to make the thing as soon as possible.
Otherwise, he will be in trouble if he delays the above matters.
The filming here will take another three or four days, and Li Yi does not need to appear during the filming, so he just went back to get things done.
So after telling Liu Yifei, he set off directly and returned to the capital.
At 3:30 in the afternoon, he had already returned to the cloisonne factory.
After a few days, the progress of building construction in the factory area has changed visibly.
Zhang Haozhe told Li Yi that according to the current progress, the factory building will be completed by the end of next month.
Beijing belongs to the north, and by the end of next month, it will almost have its first snowfall.
However, the hardened flooring in the factory area cannot be completed before the snow starts. We have to wait until next spring when the weather gets hotter.
After arriving at the factory, Li Yi first went to see the Jade Emperor Statue.
The Jade Emperor Statue still remains as it was before he left, and not even a speck of dust has fallen off.
Zhang Haozhe said that the first thing he does when he comes to the factory every day is to clean the Jade Emperor Statue with a duster.
He also said that a batch of golden bamboo will be delivered next Tuesday.
Li Yi didn't say much. According to the amount of golden bamboo he used, to completely compile the "Havoc in Heaven" in his mind would require at least a dozen batches of golden bamboo with the same amount as the Jade Emperor statue.
And as the weather gets cooler, the number of golden bamboos should also be further reduced.
[Havoc in Heaven] is completely completed and we have to wait until next year.
Let Zhang Haozhe build the Jade Emperor statue, and Li Yi came to the newly built factory next door.
Getting used to the fragrance of bamboo wafting from the Jade Emperor Statue, and the smell of the new steel structure in the new factory building, mixed with the unique smell of cement, Li Yi was immediately transported to the industrial age.
The workers have divided the factory into eight workshops according to the drawings designed by Li Yi.
These eight workshops also correspond to the eight main processes in the cloisonné production process.
But the workshop construction has not yet been completed, and the purchased kiln has just been delivered and has not been started yet.
Li Yi just happened to come over this time, so he turned on the phone and tried it once.
The new equipment works very well, and Li Yi is very satisfied.
Then, Li Yi asked the workers to bring the materials and start making them.
This batch of national gift orders does not have any special requirements for the shape of the utensils. It only states that the national culture and national characteristics must be displayed.
This requirement is relatively broad, and Li Yi has a lot of room for development.
This time, using the national gift order as an excuse to ask the superiors to help solve the problem is actually a bit risky.
Because it means teasing the other person.
However, the other party still compromised, because currently only Li Yi has this technology, and the list of national gifts has been determined and cannot be changed.
So, speaking of this matter, it was Li Yi who tricked the other party.
Anyone who is manipulated will definitely be unhappy.
Just because the other party focused on the overall situation and did not care about Li Yi, it does not mean that the other party will forget this loss.
Therefore, Li Yi did not immerse himself in the joy of easily defeating his opponent, but rushed back immediately to make the national gift of cloisonné.
After all, for those people, being able to do good things is the most important thing, and everything else can be ignored. Therefore, Li Yi made a plan to deliver this batch of national gift cloisonné vessels within three days to show his sincerity.
In the next three days, Li Yi once again entered the ultimate working state of forgetting all sleep and food.
Finally, on the night of the third day, he finished the last pair of [copper-painted enamel appreciation plates].
In this batch of orders, a total of twelve ritual vessels are needed.
If you want to finish it in three days, it will definitely be too late to make cloisonné enamel or chiseled enamel.
So Li Yi made relatively simple painted enamels.
Painted enamel, like cloisonné enamel and chiseled enamel, all belong to the three traditional enamel crafts.
And cloisonné is cloisonné enamel, which is a type of enamelware.
Just because enamel ware was also called enamel at that time, and its production technology reached its peak during the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, the most exquisite product among this kind of enamel ware was called cloisonné.
Cloisonne requires filigree welding, and the production process is relatively complex and time-consuming.
Painting enamel is relatively simple. You only need to apply the enamel material and then draw patterns on it.
However, although the craftsmanship is relatively simple, compared with filigree enamel and chiseled enamel, painted enamel has a more Chinese cultural charm.
Because painting enamel requires the foundation of traditional Chinese painting, the painter's skill is equally important and may even directly affect the value of the finished product.
Therefore, all the painting and enamel craftsmen in the palace manufacturing office are masters of copying.
Li Yi's painting skills also inherited from Zhang Dongguan, who was forced to train by Qianlong, and he also secretly learned it himself. Although his level is not comparable to that of famous artists, he can still imitate famous artists and imitate it 90% of the time.
So he painted twenty-four famous landscape paintings on twelve pairs of [copper-painted enamel appreciation plates], each of which was by a famous artist.
Dong Yuan's "Summer Picture", Ju Ran's "Strata of Rocks and Trees", Fan Kuan's "Travel in Streams and Mountains", Guo Xi's "Early Spring Picture", Li Tang's "Ten Thousand Valleys of Pine Wind Picture", Zhao Mengfu's "Magpie Flower" Autumn color picture》…
After being blued and polished, twelve pairs of appreciation plates were placed together, giving the impression of walking into a Chinese painting exhibition hall.
This is how Zhang Haozhe feels.
Looking at the twelve pairs of antique and extremely elegant appreciation plates lined up one after another, his eyes shone and he exclaimed: "It's so beautiful! It can be put directly in the museum!"
Li Yi ate the food he sent and vaguely gestured: "Are the packaging boxes ready?"
“It’s ready, it’s specially customized by the manufacturer, it’s definitely high-end!”
Zhang Haozhe said, ran to the warehouse and came back pushing a box.
Li Yi directed him and asked him to wipe all twelve pairs of reward plates with silk cloth. After they were polished, they were stuck on a sandalwood shelf and placed in a custom-made gift box.
After watching him put the reward plate in place, Li Yi found a number, edited a text message and sent it.
After sending the text message, Li Yi continued to eat.
It's already evening, and it won't be until tomorrow that the other party responds to the message.
But just as he took a bite of rice, his cell phone rang, and it was the other party who sent a message back.
“Are you in the factory? I’m coming over now.”
Li Yi was a little surprised when he saw this, but he immediately replied and said that he was waiting for him in the factory.
More than half an hour later, a black Hongqi car drove into the factory.
Li Yi was waiting at the door of the factory. When he saw the car approaching, he stepped forward to greet it.
The car stopped, and a man in his fifties pushed the door open and got out.
Seeing Li Yi approaching, he smiled slightly and shook hands with Li Yi: "Comrade Li, thank you for your hard work."
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(End of this chapter)