"How free I have to have time to joke with you"

After the casino and the later arrest, Man Jun and Fang Yi's relationship was also closer. It can be said that apart from San Pao and Fatty, Man Jun is the person Fang Yi trusts the most in business, so he has no scruples when talking to Fang Yi.

"Brother Man, aren't you at a disadvantage when we cooperate like this?"

Fang Yi calculated that Manjun spent 70,000 or 80,000 yuan more each year, and only accounted for less than 20% of the shares. This was clearly a way for his three brothers to take advantage of it. Since he went down the mountain, Manjun has taken care of their brothers and others, and Fang Yi did not want Manjun to suffer a loss.

"He's not going to suffer a loss."

Zhao Hongtao sneered when he heard this and said, "Old Man makes one or two million yuan a year in antique business. If he cooperates with you, as long as he can capture high-end customers, he will sell two or three million yuan a year in sales. If you calculate, even if he accounts for 20% of the shares, how much money can he make this year?"

"Can you sell so much?" Fang Yi was still unsure. He was not afraid of Manjun taking advantage, but was afraid that this cooperation would make Manjun lose money.

"Just rely on these things in your hands," Zhao Hongtao pointed to the stack of business cards that Fang Yi was holding and said, "If Lao Man sells less than 20 to 30 million yuan a year, then he should not be in this circle."

"Brother Man, is what Brother Zhao said true?"

Fang Yi looked at Man Jun. Although his business in the antique market was good, he would only earn tens of thousands of yuan if he had to die in a month. He suddenly rose to the level of tens of millions. Fang Yi suddenly felt a little unreal.

"Director Zhao is right, but it's not that easy."

Man Jun nodded and said, "The first two years are definitely not possible. I will take two years to shape your brand. Only after everyone recognizes your works can these connections play a key role."

Although Zhao Hongtao is very familiar with the antique market, he is not as professional as Man Jun in the business world. Before he proposed to work with Fang Yi, Man Jun analyzed the pros and cons of this matter. He also had a general plan in his mind.

Although Fang Yi has received two famous teachers now, he can only enhance his fame in the circle. For those famous collectors at the tycoon level, this fame does not mean anything.

The people who handed Fang Yi the business card today are just more optimistic about Fang Yi's future, and they have not seen Fang Yi's works. The reason why they are interested in Fang Yi is more because of the offer of Blue Lotus for 5 million, and perhaps after going there, many people will forget about this.

Therefore, there are many things that Man Jun and Fang Yi need to do to cooperate. Not only does he want to increase the popularity of Fang Yi's works, but he also needs to communicate with those big collectors. The saying that he will not make money for two years is still valid.

"Well, what you said makes sense, but Lao Man, how are you going to build Fang Yi's brand?"

Zhao Hongtao asked with interest. Although he is an expert in the museum, he has also had a deep research on the antique market. In recent years, Zhao Hongtao's investment in art has also earned him a considerable fortune.

"First, I want Fang Yi to participate in the national sculpture art competition. With Fang Yi's ability, it is absolutely fine to win a gold medal."

"Well, this Fang Yi can participate. It should be no problem to win the award."

Zhao Hongtao nodded when he heard this. The art carving competition mentioned by Man Jun, including root carving, jade carving, stone carving and other materials, has been held for four or five times. Most of the participants are young craftsmen. The winners often have doubled their value, which has also had some influence in the circle.

More importantly, Zhao Hongtao knew that half of the judges in this art sculpture competition were members of Qin Haichuan's Painting and Seal Engravers Association. If Fang Yi participated in the competition, there would definitely be no one else in this gold medal except him.

"The second is that I want to apply for Fang Yi as a national master of arts and crafts." Man Jun hesitated for a moment and expressed his second thought.

"Old Man, you can't talk nonsense. Fang Yi is not qualified." When he heard Man Jun's words, Zhao Hongtao, who was originally smiling, suddenly became serious.

"Why is Fang Yi not qualified?" Man Jun said seriously: "In terms of craftsmanship, I have never seen anyone's jade carving craftsmanship that can surpass Fang Yi. Even those older generation masters cannot do it. Fang Yi has this qualification."

"I don't mean that, I mean, Fang Yi is not qualified for the selection." Before Man Jun finished speaking, Zhao Hongtao interrupted Man Jun's words.

"Hey, I'll tell you two, don't argue first. What is a national master of arts and crafts? Let's explain to me first." Seeing that Zhao Hongtao and Man Jun were about to argue, Fang Yi quickly interrupted. The person involved was still confused, and the two almost turned red in a fight.

"The master of arts and crafts is a national title awarded to domestic arts and crafts creators"

When Zhao Hongtao saw that Fang Yi seemed to really not know, he explained: "Only those who have achieved significant achievements in the field of arts and crafts will be awarded this title.

In this field, there are eleven categories of craft engraving, craft ceramics, craft printing and dyeing, craft weaving and embroidery, craft knitting, craft weaving and carving, craft carving, lacquerware technology, craft furniture, metal technology, jewelry technology and other crafts, among which craft engraving is ranked first.”

It’s not that Zhao Hongtao looked down on Fang Yi, but he knew very well within the system that it was almost impossible for Fang Yi to win this title, because the applicant must meet five requirements at the same time.

The first requirement is very simple, that is, the applicant needs to be patriotic and dedicated, abide by laws and regulations, be both moral and artistic, and have no bad reputation records.

However, the second requirement can be stuck Fang Yi because it requires the applicant to be a professional who has been engaged in traditional arts and crafts design and production for more than 20 consecutive years (including 20 years).

Although Fang Yi has exquisite carving skills and is not inferior to some master-level figures, he is only over twenty now and cannot pass this condition at all.

There is also an article 5, which requires applicants to obtain the title of a provincial arts and crafts master. Where no provincial arts and crafts master is evaluated by the provincial human resources and social security department in accordance with the unified national regulations, this article does not meet the requirements.

"Brother Man, let's forget about this. I am not as old as anyone else has been in this industry for a long time."

After hearing Zhao Hongtao's explanation, Fang Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was confident that his skills would never be inferior to others, but the rules and regulations of the yamen suddenly turned him out.

"It's not impossible for Fang Yi, there are exceptions in this."

Man Jun looked at Zhao Hongtao and said, "Director Zhao, do you know that there is an explanation in the application conditions. If it does not meet the requirements of Articles 2 and 5, as long as he can master unique skills or unique skills, or those who master the skills on the verge of losing skills in ethnic minority areas can be allowed to apply for exceptions, but the approval is quite strict."

Since the Manchu Army mentioned this, he still knew it very well, because the Manchu Army had a friend from Hebei Province, who was the descendant of the Fengning Manchu paper-cutting. In the third year when Fengning was listed as the "National Folk Paper-cutting Art Hometown" by the Ministry of Culture, his friend was only in his early thirties and was rated as a national arts and crafts master.

"Well? According to what you said, Fang Yi is really likely to be rated."

When Zhao Hongtao heard Man Jun's words, his eyes lit up. He knew that Fang Yi had the skill of micro-carving, which was also a unique skill. Moreover, there were many external factors for artificially evaluating these titles. As long as the operation was done properly, Man Jun's idea might not be impossible to realize.

"Brother Zhao, this is not talking about partnership, why did you get the title?"

Seeing Zhao Hongtao and Man Jun discussing the feasibility of this matter and throwing themselves aside, Fang Yi couldn't help but feel a little amused. Why didn't the two of these brothers ask for their opinions? Fang Yi may not be willing to appraise the title of this master.

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