Episode 28 recap: Ke Yan received sponsorship from Ma Lao.
Zhou Xuan took Ke Yan on a trip to Beijing, where they met with many investors. However, those investors imposed very harsh conditions, completely exploiting the craftsmen's hard work. Ke Yan was very dissatisfied and rejected many collaboration proposals. Zhou Xuan received a message from Ke Yan, indicating that Ke Yan intended to withdraw from the competition for Qianhe's cooperation. Zhou Xuan proactively approached Chen Xiaonan, explained the background, and analyzed the advantages of Chen Xiaonan joining Ke Yan's company. As an investor who cares deeply about the craftsmen, following them would not be a mistake.
It was raining outside. Chen Xiaonan had something on her mind and couldn't help but go to the Feifeng Kiln Factory. She saw Chen Huafeng still focusing intently on painting there, which moved her deeply. The workers nearby told Chen Xiaonan that Chen Huafeng had been working late into the night recently.
When Chen Huafeng saw Chen Xiaonan, a rare smile appeared on his face. He confessed that since Ma Mouzhi's departure, Feifeng's orders seemed to have been put on "pause." Previously, Ma Mouzhi had provided a lot of sales assistance, but now without this capable assistant, Feifeng felt like it had lost a wing.
With nothing to do, Chen Xiaonan visited Zhou Xuan again and listened to her talk about her past with Ke Yan. Zhou Xuan sincerely acknowledged that Ke Yan's attitude towards Chen Xiaonan was different from his attitude towards others, as if he was truly serious. From Chen Xiaonan's perspective, as an experienced craftsman, to have one's work seen by more people, a strong and experienced team is needed, as going solo would not go far.
Zhou Xuan's words gave Chen Xiaonan a lot of inspiration. Combined with Chen Huafeng's real experience, without the support of orders, the kiln factory's workers were struggling to support themselves.
Chen Xiaonan proactively reached out to Ke Yan, expressing her willingness to join Juhehe as a partner. This was good news, and Ke Yan was very excited.
A few days later, Chen Xiaonan brought her own design sketches to discuss with Ke Yan. Ke Yan had no objection to Chen Xiaonan's creativity, but he reminded her to conduct some market research before producing the final products, and to also consider controlling the production costs.
Mentioning production costs, Chen Xiaonan couldn't help but ask Ke Yan where the current funds were coming from. At that moment, Zhou Xuan arrived and brought Ma Mouzhi's will. In the will, Ma Mouzhi mentioned that Ke Yan reminded him of his younger self, and that Ke Yan had far surpassed him. Therefore, Ma Mouzhi had allocated a portion of his assets to sponsor Ke Yan's project of reviving the ceramic town.
Seeing Ma Lao's will, Ke Yan was deeply moved. The memory of Ma Lao's appearance and smile surfaced in his mind. Ma Lao was a true lover of Chinese ceramics, who not only dedicated his life to the revival of ceramics, but also continued to support emerging craftsmen even after his death. The funding issue had been resolved, and Ke Yan could only redouble his efforts to live up to Ma Lao's expectations with tangible actions.
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