Chapter 55: Initiative
As the saying goes, people make people silent, and goods make people nod their heads.
This is actually quite appropriate here.
Like Rong Bao Zhai, such a big fame, such a big store, or cross-industry operation.
The departments add up to a hundred smaller people.
All affairs, large and small, are managed by a director and a deputy director.
Those two must have a lot of opportunities, where can they say that they can see each other?
It is impossible for an ordinary painter of fame to come here with this kind of treatment.
So if the leaders of Rong Bao Zhai can come over in person to solve the problem.
This is by no means people giving face to Kang Shude, but people giving face to Shen Zhou and Shi Tao.
But that means that someone is coming.
This in itself represents a kind of emphasis on these two calligraphy and paintings, and expresses a predetermined expectation.
It also means that Kangshude and they have quietly changed from passive to active.
The person who came with the master today claimed to be the deputy director of Rong Baozhai, in his forties, surnamed Song.
When he came, he introduced himself briefly and just looked at things.
After reading the things, I changed from the cold and serious when I entered the door just now, and became enthusiastic and talkative.
He asked the master to pull out a few stools, and pulled them for Kangshude to sit down and talk.
This is obviously another good sign.
What's more, the old man had been standing for a long time, and he couldn't wait to rest his legs, so he sat down without excuse.
It's just that there is no Ning Weimin's seat, which makes this kid very greedy.
But it can't be helped, there are no customers who are God's words these days.
With his age, he is not qualified to sit with these people who are older than him, which is called the order of the young and the old.
The result?
The first thing Director Song asked, he invited Ning Weimin not to listen.
"Let me tell you, these two calligraphy and paintings are your own?"
This kid is feeling awkward that he doesn't have a seat.
Naturally, you don't have to be polite, just fly over and burn the neck of the chicken.
"What do you mean? Don't you see that we are poor? We are not stealing, nor are we robbing, we are innocent of our own things. ”
Director Song was a little embarrassed, and his eyes only noticed Ning Weimin at this time.
For this reason, Kang Shude couldn't help but be angry and glared at Ning Weimin.
"No rules".
Then he turned his head and apologized to Director Song.
"This is my nephew. Make you laugh. ”
What can Director Song do?
waved his hand and pretended to smile generously.
"Nothing, nothing. Young people. ”
But looking back, it was a little more polite to talk to Kanshude.
It can be seen that Ning Weimin's "recklessness" also has a positive effect.
"That's not what I meant, sir, don't be surprised. ”
"Mainly because that's the repair fee, we really can't reduce a few for you. We don't have a separate payment rule, which is really difficult. ”
"But if this painting is your own, I have a workaround. I just want to suggest to you, I hope you can give us these two paintings. ”
"If you want, not only do you not have to spend money, but you can go back with a lot of money. Do you think that's going to work?"
The old master was also there to help.
"Aren't you short of money? If you don't fix it because of the price, most of these two things will have to be destroyed, it's a pity. If you want to give us the money for the repair of these two things, you don't have to pay for them. How nice it is to kill two birds with one stone, isn't it?"
After saying that, both of them stared at Kanshude.
Unexpectedly, Kanshud was almost indifferent.
It took a long time for him to calm down and say, "I came here to keep these two things." Why are you two still persuading me to shake off my family's foundation?"
Ning Weimin is also a good helper, seizing the opportunity to slam the gong.
"That's it, we're here to fix things. Why is it so bad that it has become a sale again? You two got something, of course, you feel good. But we're gone, so what's okay?"
That's too much, it's not good to say.
The old master blushed on the spot, and his mouth was stiff.
Director Song can still cope with it, so hurry up and make peace.
"Don't say that, don't say that. Look, is it misunderstood? We really have good intentions and are looking for the best solution to the problem we are encountering at the moment. ”
Follow him and ignore Ning Weimin and specialize in Kangshude.
"I can see, old man, that you are not an ordinary person, otherwise you would not have these two things, and you would not have thought of repairing them. ”
"But I have something you don't like to hear. To say that in our capital, there are many famous mansions and mansions. But what has happened all these years? Glory is a thing of the past for everyone. ”
"To tell you the truth, we have to collect dozens of good things almost every month, almost a dozen of them, almost all of which were sent from famous people in the past. ”
"And it's in the same condition as you brought both. Many paintings and calligraphy are broken, wounded, missing, decayed, and moldy. Why? Isn't it because of the situation in the first two years, it's not easy to preserve? ”
"When it comes to these customers, many of them don't want to let go. Because almost all of them have been passed down from the older generation, they all want to keep a memory. It's understandable. ”
"But the problem is that calligraphy and painting are not porcelain or bronze, and they need to be preserved in specific ways and conditions. If you can't keep it legally, it will be even more heart-wrenching if it looks very good, but it rots day by day in your hands. ”
"If you know and love calligraphy and painting, you should understand. Rather than this, it is better to sell it to the country, but it can properly preserve the cultural wealth left by our ancestors. Do you think that's the reason?"
"So if you really want to sell, it's not a shame to shake your family's foundation, but it has contributed to our protection of cultural relics. ”
When Director Song said this, he glanced at Ning Weimin again, and deliberately added a few more words.
"Sir, this is only one aspect. The current calligraphy and painting market is actually good, much better than in the first few years. You want to use the money from the sale of paintings to improve your living conditions, which is a good thing. ”
"Let's be honest, in fact, everyone's situation is similar now, and no one is much better than the other. The most practical problem is that one is not rich in his hands, and the other is to plan for the children in the family. ”
"Just like your nephew, he will be old enough to start a family in a few years. The problem is that now this young man is getting married, doing things, and the economic requirements are not small. ”
"In the past, the three turns and one ring were the old yellow calendar, and now we need TV and tape recorders. Even if you don't think about yourself, wouldn't it be a good thing if you had more money in your hand to support the next generation?"
Ning Weimin couldn't help but laugh when he heard it.
He knew that Director Song was knocking on the side and talking about him.
even longed for him to be moved by profit and take the initiative to help speak.
But this self-defeating use of the mind and eye revealed Director Song's own urgency.