Chapter twenty-five fame and fortune
Chapter 25: Fame and fortune are exhausted
Before he knew it, he had arrived at Wangjiang Tower. He saw crowds rushing in front of the restaurant, stretching his neck, tiptoing, looking out, as if waiting for the hero to return. Chen Wanrong suddenly became confused and asked, "What happened here?"
Where can Ma Zhizhong answer this question? Apart from the random rotation of his eyes, he didn't say a word. Chen Wanrong touched his forehead, thought for a while, and muttered: "Isn't it welcome to us?"
Ma Zhizhong didn't believe it at all, and laughed: "Brother, you really can think about it. What do we deserve to be so respected by them, waiting as if we welcome heroes."
That's the case. Before Chen Wanrong's next thought could be changed, someone cheered: "Wu Daozi is here!"
"Brother, you said you were aiming it!" Ma Zhizhong patted his face: "What kind of brain is this? Even Mr. Wu didn't even think of it. Brother, what do you think should you do now?"
There were crowds of people, and there were at least two or three thousand people. If they were surrounded at once, who could stand it? Chen Wanrong was a little scared and said, "Or, let's leave quickly."
"Oh! Brother, even if you want to leave, can Manager Zhou let us go?" Ma Zhizhong complained, and then said something that Chen Wanrong could not imagine: "Do you know why Manager Zhou is coming to participate in the opening today? To put it bluntly, he just wanted to make Wangjiang Tower famous more famous. He ran to his elder brother twice and asked me to speak out for him. I thought to myself, brother is broad-minded and will not care about these things, so he can help you accept it."
It turned out that there were still such twists and turns. Chen Wanrong really didn't expect it. While thinking, Zhou Sheng quickly got out of the car, and said to Chen Wanrong with excitement, "Shopkeeper Chen, wait in the car." Without waiting for Chen Wanrong to speak, he ran away. His short and fat body seemed to be rolling like a ball of meat.
"What's the point?" Ma Zhizhong couldn't help but mutter to his back.
Several carriages walked forward and came to the parking lot in front of the restaurant, but no one got off. They probably got Zhou Sheng's instructions. After a while, dozens of guys rushed out of Wangjiang Tower, came to the carriage, held hands and formed a wall of people.
Zhou Sheng came over quickly: "You can get off the car."
Chen Wanrong jumped out of the car and saw Qing'e in the car shocked, not knowing whether he should get off the car. Chen Wanrong stretched out his hand and said, "Come on, get out quickly."
Qing'e didn't think much about it, handed her little hand to Chen Wanrong, letting Chen Wanrong hold it, and with Chen Wanrong's help, she got out of the car. Zheng Qing came out of the car, and Chen Wanrong helped her get out of the car.
"Oh my God, so many people! What happened today? I would have known it, I wouldn't have come." Zheng Qing regretted it very much.
Chen Wanrong also wanted to say this, but it was useless and had to face the reality. He held Zheng Qing with one hand and Qing'e with the other, and told him: "Be careful, don't squeeze it."
Qing'e and Zheng Qing nodded obediently, and Qing'e and Chen Wanrong were no longer in the mood to sing the show. Wang Han and Wu Daozi were in the same car. Wang Han got out of the car, and Wu Daozi came out of the car, and there was only a shocking roar: "Wu Daozi! Wu Daozi! That's Wu Daozi!"
The crowd rushed towards Wu Daozi, leading Chen Wanrong and Zheng Qing. Qing'e couldn't help but retreat. Qing'e and Zheng Qing couldn't stand it and their pretty faces changed color. Chen Wanrong didn't care much, hugged the two of them and protected them with their bodies. Only then did the two women breathe a little better.
Wu Daozi calmed down, pressed his hands and the crowd calmed down. Wu Daozi clasped his fists and said, "Everyone: Please listen to me. Go back first and don't squeeze and hurt people."
After he reminded him, the crowd realized that it was uncomfortable to squeeze people and slowly retreated. The space was too large, and Chen Wanrong's pressure was relieved and he let out a long breath. However, sweat from his face oozed out, and Qing'e hurriedly took out a white silk squid and wiped it. She smiled at Chen Wanrong with a rare smile.
Zheng Qing was busy checking and asked, "Are you injured?" She was very anxious.
"It's okay!" Chen Wanrong answered very affirmatively in order not to make her worry. Zheng Qing still checked it carefully and confirmed that it was okay, so she felt relieved.
Wu Daozi persuaded: "Wu Daozi is not talented, so he dare not treat you as such a courteous manner. Everyone, please listen to my advice and leave."
"Mr. Wu, we just want to admire your style!" Someone in the crowd shouted.
A response sounded, and someone even praised Wu Daozi loudly: "Mr. Wu is a great talent, it is a great honor for us to see Mr. Wu's face."
Wu Daozi was very humble: "I'm too proud. I'm not a talented person. I just know how to draw a little, and I'm so ashamed to be."
"We have witnessed the magical skills of sir today, and admire them!" I guess this person came from the gallery.
Wu Daozi had no choice but to: "Okay, I'll stand here to let you see too much." Zhou Sheng waved his fat hand, and the guys hurriedly surrounded Wu Daozi and protected him. This was a good way of dealing with it, and Chen Wanrong secretly praised it.
People watched Wu Daozi go, and Chen Wanrong took the opportunity to take Zheng Qing's two daughters' hands, squeezed out of the crowd, and entered the restaurant. He waved at Ma Zhizhong and the others. Ma Zhizhong, Gao Dean Tai, Wang Han woke up and hurriedly squeezed in. Several gallery staff were going to follow him. They were also heroes, and this celebration banquet was inevitable.
After watching for a while, people still refused to leave and surrounded him. Zhou Sheng frowned, thought for a while, gritted his teeth, stood on the bus, and waved his fat hand: "Everyone, I am the shopkeeper of Wangjiang Tower. It is an honor for us Wangjiang Tower to invite Mr. Wu to come today. I admire you so much. Today I will do my best to have fun!"
This incident was so surprising that people were stunned at first, and then cheered in unison: "Thank you, Shopkeeper Zhou!"
Zhou Sheng continued: "Mr. Wu has been busy in the morning until now, and is tired and hungry. Zhou Sheng asks everyone to make a way to make a way for Mr. Wu to eat, and you can eat and drink."
This proposal is good, but people have other concerns: "What if Mr. Wu runs away secretly?"
Wu Daozi clasped his fists and joked: "You can't believe in my character?"
The crowd burst into laughter and made way. Under the protection of the guys, Wu Daozi entered the restaurant, met with Chen Wanrong and the others, and went upstairs under the guidance of Zhou Sheng.
Wangjiang Tower is a three-story building with a huge site in the middle of the bottom floor for people to enter and exit. There are surrounds on the second and third floors, and there are exquisite rooms next to the corridor for people to eat, drink, tea and rest. Wu Daozi just went up to the second floor, and the venue in the lower house was crowded with people, and many people followed behind, densely packed, as if they were scattered, looking at Wu Daozi with eyes wide open.
Chen Wanrong looked at it and saw that the stairs circling up were full of people. Although the stairs were solid, if someone got crazy and stepped on them together, the shock was extremely powerful. Maybe something might happen. He hurriedly whispered in Wu Daozi's ear. Wu Daozi nodded and said, "Everyone is very kind, Wu Daozi is very grateful. Please don't stand on the stairs and beware of something happening." Only when he said it would be appealing.
This reminder is necessary, and people immediately wake up and leave the stairs, either go up the corridor or go back to the bottom.
Chen Wanrong and the others followed Wu Daozi and the others to the third floor and entered an elegant room with a large space. Zhou Sheng was still worried and sent five guys to guard outside, so he had to protect Wu Daozi in full no matter what.
Without waiting for Zhou Sheng's orders, the guys were busy greeting guests and tranquilized them in an orderly manner. However, there were a lot of people coming today, so the guest rooms were naturally not enough. Zhou Sheng asked people to set up tables on the lowermost venue, and people cheered and sat happily.
With this arrangement, although the possibility of blocking Wu Daozi cannot be ruled out, the scene was temporarily controlled. Chen Wanrong walked out of the room and looked at it for a while, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.
Zhou Sheng brought people to bring food and drink, which were naturally the best food, such as grape wine and luminous cups. I won’t talk about the delicacies, all of them were top food, with delicacies on the big table. Looking at the table full of delicious food, Chen Wanrong thought that there were so many more people who could not finish it. Zhou Sheng volunteered to entertain Wu Daozi’s fans today, and he was bleeding.
After thinking about it, it’s worth it! With this incident today, Wangjiang Tower’s fame soared sharply and he would make a fortune.
Zhou Sheng sifted the wine, picked up the glass and suggested, "Come on, let's give Mr. Wu a glass first."
Everyone raised their glasses, clinked with Wu Daozi, and drank them all. Poured them again, Wu Daozi raised their glasses and said, "This is all given by Brother Chen when I can have me, Wu Daozi. Brother Chen, come, I will give you a cup."
Wu Daozi's family was poor. In order to make a living and even learn carvings, he worked as an apprentice and suffered hardships in the world. If Chen Wanrong hadn't helped him, it would have been a problem whether Wu Daozi could have food now, let alone such a great reputation. Speaking of which, these are Chen Wanrong's efforts and planning. He said this is the truth and very sincere.
To help Wu Daozi, Chen Wanrong had no selfishness except asking him to design packaging. He completely wanted his genius to be used to create his own works and make some contributions to art. However, Wu Daozi was so sincere that Chen Wanrong could not refuse, so he picked up the wine glass and said, "Brother Wu is so serious, I just did my best. Brother Wu is so talented, it is my honor to meet Brother Wu. I will give you a gift to Buddha with flowers, and I wish you to create more masterpieces of history!"
"Okay!" Zheng Qing and the others cheered in unison. Everyone wants to appreciate Wu Daozi's masterpiece, and Chen Wanrong's words are exactly what they say.
"Come on, let's give Brother Wu a cup!" Chen Wanrong suggested, Zheng Qing and the others responded in unison, raised their glasses in their hands, and clinked them with Wu Daozi and drank them.
Qing'e resumed his role as a sing-singing opera with Chen Wanrong, picked up a glass of wine, and suggested: "We are so tired today. This is all harmful to others. We have to punish him for a glass."
All of this was planned by Chen Wanrong. I never expected that Wu Daozi's reputation was so fierce that it far exceeded Chen Wanrong's expectations. This was a merit. However, Qing'e would never write down the merit on Chen Wanrong, but instead told her that it would be harmful.
Wang Han slapped on the table and agreed loudly: "This is extremely true! It's all caused by Brother Chen, so I'll punish you for drinking!"
A loud laughter sounded, and he agreed in unison. Even Zheng Qing started to jokingly and wanted to punish Chen Wanrong for a drink. Chen Wanrong was suddenly isolated and had to pick up the wine glass and drink it.
After the toast, everyone let go of their food and drink. The third floor is particularly suitable for viewing the scenery on the banks of Qujiang River, but everyone is worried about the fans and may even rush in, which will be a big trouble. No one is interested in enjoying the scenery, and they only care about eating and drinking, thinking about eating and drinking enough, so they can leave quickly.
After eating and drinking for a while, Chen Wanrong frowned and said, "Brother Wu, look at me, you can't go to the gallery."
Wang Han immediately agreed, "That's right. Brother Wu has such a famous name. If he goes to the gallery, wouldn't he be afraid of squeezing the gallery?"
Wu Daozi also thought of it and pondered, "It's okay if you don't go, but where am I doing paintings? I have been asking Brother Wang to stay these days, and it's not good if I have been in a long time."
Wang Han's face sank: "Brother Wu, are you just so distant? Aren't you just staying at a hotel?"
Chen Wanrong thought for a while and said, "Or why not. I have many rooms and spacious places. Brother Wu moved to my place to live. If Brother Wu stayed at home, he could go to Bashang to enjoy the scenery and then go out." Changlefang was close to the east city wall, and it was very convenient to go to Bashang, and this proposal was very pertinent.
Wang Han first echoed: "Okay! I agree. But I will explain first that I am not driving Brother Wu away."
"Just drive me away!" Wu Daozi pointed at Wang Han and laughed very happily: "Let's stay for a while first, and then buy a house. Alas, there are troubles when buying a house. You have to hire a few people to do the work so that I can concentrate on painting."
As soon as the matter was agreed, he had the plan to run away after eating, and stopped talking, and was busy eating and drinking. After drinking and eating, Zhou Sheng called a clerk to protect Wu Daozi downstairs. Unexpectedly, as soon as Wu Daozi appeared, he immediately alarmed the crowd. The people who were eating and drinking immediately surrounded him and looked at Wu Daozi, but he had absolutely no intention of letting him go.
Looking at the crowds of people, it is impossible to squeeze in. If I don’t leave now, maybe it’s not possible to leave after dark. Zhou Sheng was stunned all of a sudden.
"You are the ones who harm people. Come up with an idea!" Qing'e muttered to Chen Wanrong.
Ma Zhizhong and the others could understand it, and looked at Chen Wanrong together, full of expectation. Chen Wanrong thought about it, immediately had an idea, pressed his hands down, and said aloud: "Everyone: Now I'll tell you a good news, do you want to listen?"
"Yes!" is just one word, but it is as shocking as thunder.
Chen Wanrong paused for a moment and asked mysteriously: "Do you know why we are leaving now?" Without waiting for the crowd to speak, Chen Wanrong gave the answer: "That's because we are going to prepare gifts for you, the great gift you have always dreamed of."
"What a polite?" The curiosity sounded.
Chen Wanrong is not a good person, so he looked around and said, "After an hour, it will be made public in the Tianxia Gallery. If you want to know, go quickly. If you miss the opportunity, don't regret it."
"You are lying!" Some people don't believe it.
Chen Wanrong's face turned solemn and said in an unquestionable tone: "If I lied to you, will the Tianxia Gallery still open in the future?"
This made sense and people hesitated. Chen Wanrong quickly said: "There are not many gifts, and it is definitely worth looking forward to. If you go too late, don't blame others."
"We don't want anything else, we just want Mr. Wu's calligraphy!" A scholar waved the round fan in his hand and shouted.
Chen Wanrong took over the conversation and said, "This brother is so smart. It's Brother Wu's painting!"
"real?"
Wu Daozi had no choice but to follow Chen Wanrong's words: "Of course it's true!"
"Go quickly, is it too late to go!" Chen Wanrong roared.
The crowd, which was originally unblocked by wind and rain, suddenly surged out of Wangjiang Tower and rushed straight towards Zhuque Street.
Seizing the opportunity, under the protection of the guys, he quickly went downstairs. There were still many people waiting downstairs, but they did not go to the gallery. Fortunately, the guy was smart and pulled up a wall of people to stop them. Wu Daozi quickly got into the carriage, and the carriage left.
Chen Wanrong gave Zhou Sheng a command: "Look at it, no one is allowed to leave except our car." Before Zhou Sheng could wake up, he flew onto the car and urged him: "Go away quickly." The driver whipped hard and the carriage drove out of Wangjiang Tower.
Zhou Sheng saw many carriages about to drive out of Wangjiang Tower in a blink of an eye. He immediately understood what Chen Wanrong meant, because he was afraid that someone would follow him, so he asked the guy to surround him and stop him. It was easy to find an excuse. If there was a problem with this car, I would check it for you. No matter how good the reason, even the kitten gave birth to a puppy is, and it would be enough to drag it for a while.
Ma Zhizhong lifted the curtain of the car and saw that there was no tail chasing him. Then he felt relieved: "Brother, you should see the opportunity quickly. However, if you don't give me an explanation today, you will not open your gallery."
Fans became angry and could smash the gallery, which made sense. However, Chen Wanrong didn't care and said, "This is a trivial matter. It's Brother Wu who works, not me, so I'm not worried."
"You, you're so clean!" Ma Zhizhong pointed at Chen Wanrong, and asked helplessly, "What do you plan to explain about this matter?"
Chen Wanrong had already figured out a way to deal with it: "This matter is easy to deal with! Isn't it just to ask Brother Wu's calligraphy? The characters are fine and the painting is done. A few words are made, and kittens, dogs, flowers, plants, and they are just out. If there are thirty or twenty pictures, they will be solved. Is it necessary for Brother Wu to draw a peerless painting to give it to others?"
Chapter completed!