Seeing Jiang Yan sit down, Fu Yueming hurriedly poured tea, showing great enthusiasm.
"Painter Jiang, is this painting your own?" Fu Yueming asked.
"Of course I drew it"
"I used to be a student in the Wenfu family, and then accidentally opened this Minglou to make a living selling calligraphy and paintings. Although my own painting skills are not high, I think my eyesight is pretty good.
Although this painting of Longqiu in Sanchuan is good, it is not worth ten thousand taels, and it is not the painting I like."
"Then you like that one?" Jiang Yan asked curiously.
"Next picture"
"Are you kidding me?" Jiang Yan couldn't keep up with Fu Yueming's thinking.
"There are not many people who can create extremely high-quality paintings at this age, and the entire Yunzhou can only produce two hands, so Painter Jiang, I am interested in your talent.
Painters pride themselves on being noble and respectable, and usually transfer their paintings to commercial art studios to sell them. Selling your paintings on the street proves that you are short of money, and secondly proves that you have no connections and are weak."
Jiang Yan nodded, Fu Yueming was indeed right.
"So how are you going to do business with me?"
"In the future, Painter Jiang, you will be responsible for painting with peace of mind. If you need to purchase paint or sell paintings, leave this kind of publicity to me. Don't worry, the price of every painting sold will not be lower than Qingdu
Common price.”
Jiang Yan understood that Fu Yueming wanted to be his client and middleman!
"So how much money do you make from it?"
"Without taking any money, when you become a great painter, my identity and status of Minglou will naturally increase."
Fu Yueming was very organized and weighed the pros and cons. This was indeed a good idea, and Jiang Yan was not good at hawking on the street.
“Sounds like a good business”
"So you agreed?"
"Happy cooperation, this painting of Sanchuan Longqiu is left to you."
Fu Yueming's first impression on Jiang Chan was very good. He was shrewd and thoughtful. Jiang Chan felt that he could try to trust him. If he was deceived, it would only be a mid-quality painting. He could paint another one. If it was really reliable, he could paint another one in the future.
Save a lot of trouble.
"Master Jiang, there are many wealthy businessmen and nobles in the Qing capital who often pay big prices to order high-grade paintings. What types of paintings do you specialize in?"
"To be honest, I am short of money and paint right now. As for specialization, I can do anything with landscapes, flowers, birds, fish, and insects.
I can accept medium-quality paintings at will. Although high-quality paintings are a little difficult, they are not impossible. I can also paint shadows and murals."
Accepting commissions to paint will not only leave you with a lot of paint and make money, but you can also hone your painting skills, so why not do it.
"Is shadow mural also okay?"
Fu Yueming's eyes lit up when he heard this. He was no longer a genius, but an all-round monster!
"I just made a medium-quality screen wall a while ago."
"I'm going to look for a commission for you in the next few days. Where do you live? I'll go find you then." Fu Yueming couldn't wait.
"No. 11, Mahuang Lane"
When Jiang Yan and Fu Yueming reached an agreement, Liu He finally found Huang Wuling.
Huang Wuling was also considered a celebrity in the Qing capital. When he was young, he wanted to enter the civil service. After failing in the college entrance examination, he turned to business. He never expected to start from a small restaurant and grow bigger and bigger, becoming one of the richest people in the Qing capital.
Huang Wuling is still very young, just in his early forties.
"Uncle Liu, why are you so anxious to find me? You can also contact Huang Chang about the Chamber of Commerce matters," Huang Wuling said.
"Big shopkeeper, this matter is important and I must discuss it with you."
"what happened"
Liu He usually does not participate in the decision-making of specific affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, so there must be something very important for him to take the initiative to come to him now.
"There are two things. The first commercial bank's fleet purchase clearance paper is top secret, but a man in black learned about it in advance and found the Alexandria bandits who hijacked the car."
"So there is a mole." Huang Wuling frowned slightly. "What about the second thing?"
"It's also related to the first thing. I met a young painter when the convoy was attacked."
Liu He told Huang Wuling all the causes and consequences. Huang Wuling quickly grasped the key point of Liu He. He was a genius comparable to the four outstanding figures in Yunzhou. More importantly, he came from the countryside alone.
Wuling Trading Company is not short of money, but it is short of strong people who can shake up the scene. Jiang Yan is not short of talent and money. This is such a perfect combination, even more important than those clearing papers!
"Where is Huang Chang? Why doesn't he go to such an important thing?"
"I approached the second shopkeeper, but he didn't care and gave me a thousand taels of silver notes and dismissed the matter."
"Stupid, simply stupid. Even a pig understands what it means to be a nineteen-year-old person who can draw extremely medium-quality paintings. How come I have such a stupid brother?"
Huang Wuling originally had a wine glass in his hand, but now he threw the wine glass to the ground in anger. God knows how angry he was, and he even wanted to strangle that idiot to death.
"We still have a chance, Chief Shopkeeper. I went to find Guo Jiang Chan today. He must be short of money. When I saw him, he was selling the painting of Sanchuan and Dragon Qiu along the street!"
"good"
Huang Wuling couldn't help shouting that Jiang Yan was short of money. The most important thing their Wuling Trading Company lacked was money.
"Uncle Liu, where is he now?"
"I went to find him today. He is at No. 11, Mahuang Lane. I will take you there now."
Liu He was trying to help Jiang Chan, because he knew how much wealth a painter needed to grow up. He also wanted to help Huang Wuling, and he also knew how ambitious this man was.
"Wait a minute, it was Huang Chang's stupidity to fail to win over you in time, but Uncle Liu, you have made great contributions to the Chamber of Commerce, and as the chief shopkeeper, I cannot but express my gratitude."
After Huang Wuling called to Liu He, he turned around and took a jade-encrusted box from the bookshelf and handed it to Liu He.
"What is this?"
"You'll know after you open it and take a look." Huang Wuling said with a smile on his face.
Liu He had some difficulty breathing. His hands trembled slightly and he opened the jade box. There was a jade-colored writing brush lying inside.
"Yu Ru!"
"Yes, it's Yu Ru, one of the five famous pen writers in Yunzhou."
A good pen is to a calligrapher just like paint is to a painter, both have a fatal temptation.
"Big shopkeeper, what are you doing?"
Liu He had already guessed it, but still couldn't believe it.
"You have worked hard in the Chamber of Commerce for so many years, just think of it as a reward."
Huang Wuling was also a little distressed, but he knew better how to win people's hearts.
"I have been trying to get involved in the paint and cultural treasure business for the past few years, but this will directly conflict with Tongbao Pavilion. If this Jiang Yan really has such a talent, it may be a hope for us to break the situation in the near future!"
This was just for Liu He to hear. Huang Wuling was going to make a decision after meeting Jiang Chan. He also had some doubts in his heart. If Jiang Chan was really a genius like the Four Masters of Yunzhou, how could it be possible?
No name.
How could a person from a remote rural area become a painter if he didn't even have money to buy paints?