Chapter 60 Winning over (recommended collection, thank you)
After handing the Sanchuan Longqiu Picture to Fu Yueming, Jiang Gu returned to Mahuang Alley. He needed to focus on his cultivation. It would be a good choice to leave other trivial matters to Fu Yueming. The only thing he was worried about now was whether this person was reliable.
A paper crane flew out of Ephedra Alley. Before he saw the money, Jiang Yan was ready to supervise Fu Yueming at all times until he could confirm that it was reliable.
After doing all this, Jiang Yan lay down on the bed and prepared to take a rest. Two small paper figures brought a cup of tea.
"In this situation, we should drink."
The little paper man carried the tea down with some dissatisfaction, and then replaced it with wine.
Through the paper crane, Jiang Gu could see Fu Yueming walking down the street with his paintings in his arms. He was not discouraged even after coming out of a wealthy family with a disgraced face, and hurried to the next one.
I visited a few in a row, maybe because the price was inappropriate or for other reasons, but none of them were sold. You can’t follow the paper crane too close, otherwise it will be easy to be discovered.
Jiang Chan slept until the next morning, when he was woken up by a knock on the door. Jiang Chan was a little curious. Who would come to the door on the first day after he moved here? Could it be that the painting was sold?
After opening the door, it was not Fu Yueming, but Liu He and a smart and capable middle-aged man.
"Liu Gongfeng, why are you here?"
"Don't you invite us to come in and sit down for a while?" Liu He asked with a smile.
"please"
In order to prevent others from discovering their secrets, under Jiang Yan's instructions, the little paper figures who were busy immediately found a place to hide and pretend to be dead.
"There is nothing to entertain guests at home. Even this wine was given to me by Liu Gong, so I borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha."
The last time Wuling Trading Company delivered wine and paper, Liu He couldn't remember why he sent him wine.
"Master Jiang, we are here..."
Seeing Liu He's intention to get straight to the point, Huang Wuling took the conversation directly.
"We are here to buy paintings."
"Sorry, that painting has been sold," Jiang Yan said.
"Doesn't Painter Jiang have other paintings?"
"have"
Jiang Yan took out the Chaimen Donkey from the bookcase and handed it to Huang Wuling and Liu He. After they unfolded the painting, a scrawny old donkey stood under the Chaimen.
“Good painting”
After reading it, Huang Wuling praised it and nodded, but that was all. This painting was indeed good, but it was just average among middle-grade paintings. Not even a thousand or eight hundred people in the Qing Dynasty could paint paintings of this quality.
"It seems that this dull donkey of Chaimen cannot catch the eye of Shopkeeper Huang."
Huang Wuling was considered a well-known figure in the Qing capital. He had seen many high-quality paintings, not to mention middle-grade paintings, and his vision was naturally very high.
In addition to the old donkey, there are currently three paintings and two exquisite paintings in Jiang Gu's bookcase. However, the evil door god cannot easily reveal himself to others, so only Fat Tiger is left!
Huang Wuling wanted to see if Jiang Chan had any other paintings, so he flipped through the books on the table. There was actually a piece of paper in the book. Some of the pieces of paper were folded into the shape of a crane, and some were cut into shapes.
In human form.
Seeing Huang Wuling's actions, Jiang Yan's heart was lifted. Fortunately, he just fiddled with it for a while and then put it back in the book.
Everyone has their own weird hobbies, Huang Wuling didn't care about these things.
"If Painter Jiang has other masterpieces, you might as well take them out and take a look."
Huang Wuling was also testing, wanting to see if Jiang Chan was as magical as Liu He said. At the same time, he was also considering what attitude he should take and at what cost to treat Jiang Chan. Should he win over him? Or subdue him?
Jiang Yan pressed his hand on the bookcase. After Lu Yangzi's guidance, he realized how magical Qiu Zhong was. As long as he thought about it, the painting he wanted would appear in his hand.
He laid the painting flat on the table and slowly unfolded it.
In the painting, there is a fat tiger lying prone, with an obese body, a simple and honest appearance, and dull eyes. The two forelimbs are short and thick, and they are overlapped and used as a pillow by the big fat head.
After reading it, Liu He only thought it was a middle-grade painting, but Huang Wuling stood up directly and walked to the painting in three steps and two steps at a time, admiring it from top to bottom for fear of missing any details!
"Great painting, great painting!"
"Painter Jiang, how much are you willing to give up for this painting?" Huang Wuling asked.
"I'm not going to sell this painting, I just want you two to appreciate it."
The painting of Dragon Qiu in Sanchuan, the blunt donkey of Caimen, and the fat tiger were all painted by him. The spirit of the painting and the painter are connected in spirit, but only the fat tiger and Jiang Chang have a close blood relationship.
Those self-proclaimed scribes in the Qing capital usually pretended not to sell, or were reluctant to sell, in order to raise the price when selling paintings. Huang Wuling thought Jiang Lian was using the same trick, so he directly offered a price that was difficult to refuse.
.
"Did you draw this?"
Huang Wuling was deeply shocked and thought to himself how could this be possible, but after searching the scroll for a long time there was no seal.
"good"
"I heard from Uncle Liu that your last painting of Sanchuan and Longqiu sold for 10,000 taels. I will offer you 100,000 taels for this painting!"
"How much?" Jiang Yan thought he heard wrongly.
"One hundred thousand taels"
One hundred thousand taels was a huge fortune for Jiang Chan, and the purchased paint was enough to take his painting skills to a higher level. However, after going through a psychological struggle, Jiang Chan still chose to refuse.
"I'm sorry, this painting is really not for sale."
Jiang Yan's heart was bleeding. How could he, a man so poor that he couldn't afford paint, refuse a hundred thousand taels of silver? He couldn't help but wailed in his heart, "Big fat, big fat, do you know how much I paid for you?"
How many!
"One hundred and fifty thousand taels, this price is really not low."
"This painting has saved me many times in times of crisis. Even if it costs 1.5 million, I won't sell it."
After hearing what Jiang Yan said, Huang Wuling moved his eyes away from the painting with difficulty.
"Since Painter Jiang refuses to give up his love, I can't force him, but I hope that Painter Jiang can become the enshrinement of our Wuling Trading Company."
If Huang Wuling was planning to use money and paint supply to subdue Jiang Gu at the beginning, but after seeing this painting of a fat tiger, he gave up such thoughts without even mentioning that he could make such a painting. Huang Wuling had already brought Jiang Gu to the throne.
The same height as Chen Mo and Zhao Suixian.
"Consecrate?" Jiang Yan was a little surprised, "I'm only in the spiritual realm, so I can't be of much help."
"Being a worshiper of the business will not affect your freedom, and I can provide all the paints and papers you need for your future practice."
"So what do you get?"
"I'm betting on you. If the company encounters trouble in the future, I hope to get your help." Huang Wuling was very candid.
Jiang Yan was a little tangled. To be fair, the conditions were very favorable, but he was not blinded by the huge benefits in front of him. There was such a thing as pie in the sky.
The convoy was attacked outside Jianmen, which showed that Wuling Trading Company had many opponents in Qingdu City and they were vicious. He did not want to get involved in such trouble.
Although Huang Wuling promised not to restrict his freedom, to be fair, he felt that he could not take advantage of others and do nothing at the same time. After all, he had never worked in a government agency and had not developed such skills.
"My second brother offended Painter Jiang two days ago. If Painter Jiang minds, I can take you to break his legs now."
In order to win over Jiang Gu, Huang Wuling also risked his life.
"The boss is serious. I'm used to being free and can't be restrained. I'm too embarrassed to take advantage of you in vain. I don't want to mention the matter of offering sacrifices, but I can make friends.
If the company needs my help in the future, I will do my best to help you."
When Liu He still wanted to persuade, Huang Wuling had already agreed with a smile.