Chapter 77: Selling Paintings 4
After thinking about it, she said: "Shopkeeper, I won't hide it from you, to tell you the truth, before coming to your bookstore, I first went to the Xu family bookstore and Lin Yi bookstore. ”
The shopkeeper became interested and asked, "Oh, what did they say?" ”
"The people in the Xu family bookstore said that although my paintings are good, they have no intention of painting and no good signs, and if they are placed in their store, they are afraid that they will not sell."
The shopkeeper nodded: "The Xu family is conformist, selling things to see the practicality, and the second to look at the gimmick, this is really what he can say." ”
Tan Ran glanced at him, and then said: "Then I went to Lin Yi Bookstore, they didn't even look at my paintings, and directly said that my paintings were not famous enough, and they didn't have a good name, so they couldn't be hung in his bookstore." ”
The shopkeeper looked understanding, and said: "The main family behind Lin Yi's bookstore is the famous Lin Xiucai in Yunxian Town, his family is a scholarly family, and the old man Lin used to be an official to the third grade, and he only resigned and went home a few years ago, and his eyes are above the top, which is his family's style." ”
Tan Ran smiled and said, "Both of these have rejected me, why does the shopkeeper dare to order these paintings in one bite, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sell them and put them here at a loss?" ”
The shopkeeper laughed even more this time: "The little lady is really kind-hearted." ”
It's not that she has a good heart, it's just that Yunxian County is such a small place, and two of the three big bookstores rejected her, which also shows in some ways that her paintings may indeed be difficult to sell here.
The shopkeeper straightened up and said, "Little lady, do you know who the owner of my Luyuan Fang is?" ”
Tan Ran blinked, she really didn't know.
The shopkeeper said proudly: "Luyuanfang is the largest bookstore in Taiyuan Prefecture, with as many as 100 branches, and what the Xujia Bookstore and Lin Yi Bookstore can't sell, I have a way to do it!" ”
Luyuanfang, I really haven't heard of it before, when did it come out? The look on Tan Ran's face was relieved again, remembering that he hadn't dealt with these things much before, and it was common for him not to know.
After the shopkeeper finished bragging, he looked at the little lady with a contemplative look, for fear that she would wake up and ask for a price increase, so he hurriedly said: "Little lady, although our Luyuanfang is very large, but your painting is indeed rare in the market, and the price I give you is also very fair, in case we can't sell it, we will lose." ”
Tan Ran looked at the shopkeeper's face for fear that she would feel funny when she opened her mouth, but she didn't bother with it, and said at the moment: "The little girl sells paintings on the first day, and it is a good sign that she can sell them. ”
The shopkeeper smiled so much that the folds on his face opened, and he said in a loud voice, so he quickly clicked on the painting and took the money to Tan Ran.
Tan Ran brought out eight paintings at one time and took sixteen taels of silver to leave.
Before leaving, he said politely to the shopkeeper: "Thank you shopkeeper." ”
"It's easy to say, if there is a new painting in the future, I will take it and take a look."
Tan Ran smiled and left.
Today's trip is neither a success nor a failure, but it is a bit rewarding.
She had never sold her paintings before, and she didn't know how much they were really worth.
But now it was clear, she touched the silver in her pocket, and smiled like a little fox, two or two!
It's just that this place is too small, and no matter how much it is, it's not easy to sell, so you still have to think about other ways to make a living.