579 Distinguished guests come to the door (I)

“…… Hahaha, how? Chen Xiaoyou, it's a shame that the old man changed your name at that time, otherwise you would have to redo the signboard, which would be too unlucky. ”

When Qian Qianyi stepped down from a four-wheeled carriage with an ordinary appearance but completely according to the top configuration on Hainan Island, the first thing he did was to look up at the lintel of the entrance of the hall, and the "Mingguangtang" plaque he himself had written, and he stroked his beard proudly.

Everyone in the capital knows: Qian Ge Lao, who is now in the limelight in the court, is the biggest backer of Shorthair in Beijing - of course, Qian Qianyi knows in his own heart, not that Shorthair relies on him, but that he relies on Shorthair. It's just that in the eyes of most people, this luxury store that is too unconventional and extremely eye-catching would have been swallowed up without his old money.

But although he is a big backer, Lao Qian has always been very indifferent to the most famous "short-haired industry" in Beijing - this Mingguangtang has opened twice before and after, and he has never come to see it in person except for asking people to send a congratulatory ceremony. Even after the second renovation, those trendy things caused a sensation in the whole city of Beijing, and Qian Dage has always maintained a calm and clear posture, as if he didn't know.

It's just that today he had to come over - Qian Qianyi himself visited the authentic "Crystal Palace" on Hainan Island, and he was not very interested in the copycat that Chen Tao was engaged in in Beijing, but his family was different. The living environment in this era is very closed, and even the children of large families are usually confined to their homes and rarely have the opportunity to go out. However, because of this, it is easy for the slightest disturbance in society to spread very widely and attractively.

Now the "Mingguang Hall" opened by Shorthair is so famous, and the master of the family is the most closely related to Qiongzhou Shorthair, these two points combined, and the family members asked the master to take them to open their eyes It is a very reasonable request.

Since he can't refuse, it's not good to let his family go over - although it is advertised that it is just a shop, but on Qian Qianyi's side, he wants to treat it as a contact point for allies equal to himself. It just so happens that there are some things that need to be discussed with Qiong Haijun, and although Chen Tao himself has limited ability, it is more than enough to be a mouthpiece.

So today, the old family of Qian Ge came to see the Western scenery.

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Since the reservation had been made in advance, there were no other customers at the shop today, and even the place where the car got off in front of the door was covered with a green cloth curtain to prevent the wives and ladies of the Ge family from being looked at - in fact, this is also the practice of those big families in the capital. Even if the powerful go out to watch the excitement, it is impossible to squeeze together with the mud legs, and they will ask for the clearance in advance. Chen Tao was still very resistant to this at first, feeling that it did not conform to the idea of equality that they had always preached on Hainan Island, and wanted to fight against this decadent feudal ideology and treat the rich and the common people equally.

However, the general manager hired by Julie, Mr. Chen Dalei, resolutely resisted this request, and instead of agreeing to do anything equally, he went further on the original basis and divided the exhibition area into two parts: the public part of the open-air courtyard in front of the door allows people to visit for free, although there is only one tour route, the distance from the exhibits is quite long, and the middle is separated by a fence, but the queue is still endless every day. Because there are some funny things such as haha mirrors set up along the way, children can't get tired of looking at it, and even some bored adults have nothing to do to come and queue up repeatedly...... Anyway, take the small bench and move it forward slowly.

As for the inside of the shop, you are not allowed to enter unless you have a reservation, and you will not even sell tickets. Ordinary people can't enter at all, and it's purely a high-end consumption place for those high-ranking officials and nobles. Moreover, after Chen Dalei's careful arrangement, the interior of Mingguang Hall can no longer be regarded as an ordinary shop - the first thing guests see after entering the door is not a display hall, but a well-lit and exquisitely decorated lounge. There are well-dressed and polite servants serving coffee, milk tea, and delicate snacks such as egg da, which are not seen in the local area. Afterwards, they can go to the large exhibition hall that imitates the crystal palace on Hainan Island to see the various treasures inside, or they can enter the cubicle to drink tea and have a snack while the servants bring the goods to be promoted...... It's already a bit close to the feeling of those high-end specialty stores in later generations.

Chen Tao is not very familiar with this way of business, after all, in later life, he is just an ordinary commoner, and he "wears" not long after graduating from college, and he has little opportunity to contact the life of the real upper class. But Julie is familiar with this set of things - nothing more than emphasizing the difference in rank, so that customers can fully experience the pleasure of superiority. In this regard, Hong Kong's long-standing worship of the emperor is far more advantageous than the mainland, which has survived the Cultural Revolution and can even knock the president to the ground and step on one foot.

As a businessman who grew up in the Spanish occupation zone, Chen Dalei also had a deep understanding of colonial culture, and soon understood the mysteries of Julie's "building yì". And combined with the contemporary reality, a set of service measures for the wealthy people in the capital has been formulated, and the effect is excellent - according to the calculation of one household a day, the wealthy families who have come to make an appointment to visit have been lined up for two months.

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After Master Qian, the ladies of the Qian family got down from the Qingyou Xiaoxiang car in turn according to their status. And Chen Tao here dusted his sleeves and respectfully stepped forward to pay a respectful visit - in this era of great emphasis on etiquette and religion, being allowed to meet the female relatives of other people's families is the meaning of the good of the family. Of course, he still can't see the faces of the young ladies of the Qian family - they all wear light gauze hats on their heads. Standing far behind his own parents is a blessing, even if it is enough to give face.

However, the number of immediate relatives of the Qian family is not large, only three or five. Chen Tao quietly raised his head and looked at the noble lady in front of him, Qian Ge Lao's original wife, and his heart was full of curiosity......

There are not many records of this Qian family lady in history, and Chen Tao also specially consulted the "golden finger" record of the cultural and historical group before he knew that this lady was still from his own family, and her mother's family was also surnamed Chen. Probably because of his age, Chen did not hide his face, and looked at Chen Tao with a smile, his face was round and full of wealth. Judging from his appearance alone, he should be a generous and gentle personality - most likely so, otherwise the Merry Qian Pavilion would not be so light in the future and marry Liu Ru into the door according to the standard of a wife, you must know that the Chen family was still there at that time!

Behind the Chen family stood two younger women, Qian Qianyi's two concubines, probably because the main mother did not wear a hat, and they did not cover their faces. One of them, Wang, was younger and pretty. Chen Tao once saw an anecdote about this Wang family in the record: she once said the wrong thing because of her pampering - that was still in Chongzhen's early years: Qian Qianyi was the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites at that time, and he got a lot of votes in court, and he saw that he could enter the cabinet, so he put on an official robe and proudly asked Wang how his bearing was, but Wang casually said, "Zhong Kui is like a ghost hunter!" Immediately, the old money was completely defeated...... After that, he was defeated under the joint efforts of Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, and was even driven out of Beijing - even a famous person like Qian Qianyi would inevitably get angry in this situation, so he sent Wang back to his parents' house.

If you follow the real history, the Wang family should never be able to step into the door of the Qian family again, and end up depressed. However, in this time and space, Lao Qian came to work, and took advantage of the east wind of the Qiong Navy to return to Beijing City, and finally got his wish to become a scholar and entered the cabinet, so he naturally had to be more generous to his family, so he took the Wang family back. At this time, although she was honestly standing behind Mrs. Chen, she looked around as soon as she got out of the car, and she still couldn't change her innocent and lively temperament.

The appearance of the other Zhu family is worse in comparison, and the horizontal eyebrows and eyes don't look very easy to get along with. However, Zhu's status in the Qian family is quite high at the moment, because she gave birth to Qian Qianyi's only son in nearly half a hundred years ago not long ago, Qian Sun Ai - he only had a son at the age of forty-eight, and he was specially named "Sun Ai" - to be pampered as a grandson, Zhu's status in the family can be imagined.

Therefore, Lao Qian's attitude towards this wife and two concubines is very good, and he even supported them one by one when he got out of the car, which seemed quite affectionate. It's a pity that there are only a few years left of the good days - after a while, as soon as the famous Hedong Junliu appears, these people in front of them will become tofu scum...... When he thought of this, Chen Tao couldn't help but smile on his lips, and hurriedly lowered his head deeply to hide it.

After the two sides met the ceremony, they went their separate ways - the ladies were taken by Chen Yue'er to visit and play, and Qian Qianyi was not interested in those Western goods, so they were accompanied by Chen Dalei and Chen Tao and sat outside to talk. Chen Dalei knew the opportunity very well, and after a few words of entertainment, he said goodbye and avoided it, so that Qian Qianyi could concentrate on talking about some "business" with Chen Tao.

Picking up the coffee cup and taking a sip, Qian Qianyi looked at the surrounding furnishings - Chen Tao's room was still arranged according to his personal wishes, so there were many glasses frames and glass lenses around - all the equipment and materials he planned to open an optical store were piled up here, and Chen Tao had not given up his dream.

Qian Qianyi's eyesight is not very good, and glasses have helped him a lot, so he has no objection to Chen Tao's desire to promote this novel device that is very beneficial to readers. It's just that the young man's previous path was obviously wrong, and Qian Qianyi didn't understand business skills, so he couldn't put forward any useful advice. However, with his current position, if he really wants to help, he can still find a way after all......