Chapter 61 Choking
It was a coincidence that Ning Weimin suddenly flashed his eyes and pretended to be innocent, deliberately teasing Kang Shude.
At the other end of Rong Baozhai, there were two well-dressed people talking about them.
In the director's office.
Director Song is opening the items Shen Zhou and Shi Tao received today on the table and showing them to Rong Baozhai’s top leader, Director Fang, who has just returned from a meeting at the Art Publishing House.
At the same time, Director Song was still blaming himself with shame.
"Old Fang, I'm sorry. Today's matter is mainly my responsibility. I was too impatient, so the price is too high. Hey, I didn't do it well, it's a lot more expensive. I even called you to see what happened..."
Director Fang looked at the two calligraphy and paintings intently, smiling and waving his hands.
"Hey, don't say that, accidents are inevitable at work. Lao Song, in fact, you are right to consider the reputation of our store, otherwise it would be a small gain but a big gain."
< br>"Besides, you see, these two paintings and calligraphy are also very good, and the condition of the damage is not serious. Especially Shen Zhou and Shi Tao, they are both outstanding people in the history of art. Not many of their works have survived, so they remain It’s rare to find such a good product. The price is a bit high, but it’s worth it. It can’t be said to be expensive.”
"Actually, what they said is right. If he wants to sell it to an individual, the price can be two or three times higher. There are many Hong Kong businessmen in the capital now. If they find the right person, they may sell it at a higher price. I'm afraid this is still possible. It must be said that they are willing to give it to us evenly because they believe in us.”
“I’ll leave it at that. Don’t blame yourself. I’ll sign the receipts for these two things later. , we both agreed. It’s better to let our people repair these two works as soon as possible.”
Director Song was immediately relieved.
"Thank you, I'll feel relieved if you can prove it to me."
"As for this job, since it was accepted by Master He, as I see it , let him bring two apprentices to do it.”
"The only task Master He currently has is Xie Shichen's "Da Snow Mountain Picture Scroll". And it's 70% completed. I think it's just right. It will only take an extra month to wait."
< br>Director Fang nodded first, "That's it, I think it's okay."
Then he stopped Director Song who was about to put away the calligraphy and painting and leave.
"Old Song, please don't leave yet. Sit down. I have something important to tell you. The prices of our calligraphy and painting products need to be adjusted."
"That's it. , I went to a meeting today, and the company reported an unexpected situation, saying that our capital's first export commodities exhibition in the port city is now being held, and the response has been excellent and a great success. "
"Tens of thousands of visitors come to the exhibition every day. The arts and crafts exhibits are especially popular. We sent more than 100 modern paintings, 200 woodblock watermarks, and 1,000 sets of albums and pictures. All the books were sold out in the first three days of the exhibition.”
“The response from Hong Kong City is that it is so popular, especially the paintings and calligraphy of modern famous artists, and the price is still raised by 30% every day. It’s unimaginable that we are so popular. It can be seen that the external market’s preference for our local calligraphy and painting is far beyond our original expectations.” More and more, we believe that our pricing is already a bit low. So we have decided that from now on, we will make unified adjustments to the prices of modern and contemporary paintings in all art stores, and we will temporarily increase them by 20% to see how the market responds. "
"I'm afraid I have to trouble you to arrange this matter. In fact, I might as well be bolder, like some large-scale boutiques, which are the most popular themes of auspiciousness and wealth among Hong Kong businessmen. Shang’s favorite theme of Buddha statues and Guanyin can be increased by 30%. What do you think?”
After saying this, Director Song looked weird.
It's red and white, and it's endlessly changing.
He opened his mouth for a long time, sweating on his forehead, before he responded with trembling corners of his mouth.
"Okay...Okay, I understand. Don't worry, don't worry..."
Director Fang didn't know what was going on with Director Song. He was so confused when he heard the price increase.
I couldn’t help but ask with concern.
"Old Song, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Director Song rubbed his forehead and forced a smile.
"Me? No...no, it's okay, I just feel a little hot. Then I'll make arrangements and find someone to change the price tag. By the way, is there anything else? ?”
Director Song was completely polite and said it casually, but he didn’t expect Director Fang to really do it.
“Hey, when you mentioned it, I remembered that I have a friend...oh, it’s that Professor Lan who works on ancient architecture, you’ve met him.”
"The last time he came to see me, he fell in love with Huang Binhong's "Qishan Pictures". He called me the night before yesterday and said he wanted it."
"In this way, you can drop by the gallery later and let me know. Please help me put away the painting. Professor Lan will come and pick it up in two or three days at most. As for the price, I think we should calculate it at the old price of 98 and give him a 10% discount..."
At this point, Director Fang suddenly couldn’t speak any more.
Because in his eyes, the abnormal look just now not only appeared on Director Song's face again, but it was even more evil this time.
Director Song actually let out a "chuck" and began to cough violently.
The cough made her face turn red, and it was difficult to control herself. She even bent over from the cough.
In the end, Director Fang couldn’t stand it anymore.
He had to get up and help Director Song, beat his chest and back, and pour him a glass of water.
In this way, Director Song finally regained his composure and revealed the truth while rubbing his chest.
“Old Fang, I’m sorry, I lost my temper...
"Hey, let me tell you the truth. In fact, the old and the young who came here today did not just sell the paintings and leave. There is a special situation that I didn't tell you."
" At last, the young man insisted on buying paintings. He asked me for a 10% discount, and then used the money from selling the paintings to buy fifty-seven paintings and calligraphy by famous modern artists."
" It's quite evil. Not only did that guy give away the money without blinking, but he also asked for Huang Binhong's paintings and calligraphy by name in our store. Among them..."
Needless to say, even Director Fang was dumbfounded.
Because to be honest, since the opening of Tarong Baozhai, there have never been such customers buying paintings!
Director Fang said to himself, hey, this is a strange thing, it is quite strange!
Who are these young and old people?
Is buying a painting like buying a carrot or cabbage?
And just before the price increases?
Look at this advantage, there is no such clever way to do it!
Are you still buying Huang Binhong exclusively?
Hey, it’s really embarrassing to meet such a strange person.
What did he give Professor Lan...
(End of this chapter)