Kiln Change 1994
by Ying Buwei
About This Novel
In 1994, 16-year-old Chen Zhini failed the high school entrance examination and entered the Jingdezhen Jianguo Porcelain Factory. Two years later, the factory closed down, my father was laid off, and my master died of illness. Everyone said "all porcelain is finished", but he didn't leave. He built a kiln on the ruins and guarded it alone for thirty years. Beijing girl Zhou Xiaohe gave up the glory of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and went to Jingdezhen to paint porcelain, becoming his lover and artistic guide. Daming made small money in the alley and took a different path, making quick money by doing tourism, vacillating between interests and conscience. Lin Shanshan, who grew up in Fanjiajing, liked him, but she liked money more, and eventually became an accomplice of his opponent. Feng Guodong, a businessman from Fujian, poured in with capital, used fake porcelain to whitewash it and listed it on the market, smashed his workshop and threatened his people. He stood alone in front of Capital and said: "The kiln fire in Jingdezhen cannot be extinguished." This is a story about "keeping roots". Guard your craft, guard your conscience, and guard the soul of a city. When the tide of the times washes away everything, how will those who remain survive? "The Fire in the Kiln Will Last for Thousand Years" is not only about Jingdezhen, but also about everyone who chooses to stay in the torrent of the times.
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