Chapter 98: The Business of Selling Paintings

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Early in the morning of the second day, Uncle Tan left to go to the dart game, and before leaving, he told Sister-in-law Tan not to forget to take Erlang to Songtan Academy after three days, and don't worry too much, the pressure on the child is too great.

After Tan Ran waited for Uncle Tan to go out, he also cleaned up, said goodbye to Tan's sister-in-law, and prepared to go to Luyuanfang on Seventh Street.

Sister-in-law Tan said: "Sister Ran, otherwise, you wait for me, wait for me, wait for me to accompany you, we just moved here and are not familiar with each other." ”

Tan Ran smiled: "It's okay, uncle, I'll remember the address of my home, and I'll come back if I can't find it." ”

Luyuanfang is still very famous in Hejian Prefecture, Tan Ran only needs to inquire on the street, and there are many people who show the way, and it doesn't take much effort to find the place.

After seeing the Luyuan Fang here, Tan Ran knew that the Luyuan Fang in Yunxian Town was like a dirt bun, and there was no way to compare it with here.

The faΓ§ade alone occupies four facades, the building has a total of three floors, the first floor is to sell paper, ink, pen and inkstone and other things, the second floor is the display of finished calligraphy and painting products, the third floor is a separate reception room, if the guests are tired, you can charter a private room, order some tea and pastries to eat, drink and rest, and enjoy the city view of the small half of Hejian Prefecture by the way.

The runners in the store are also very smart, [] Tan Ran wore coarse linen clothes, and he also treated them equally, politely led people in, and enthusiastically prepared to introduce pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Tan Ran took out the letter of the shopkeeper Ge, explained his intentions, and when he saw that it was his own imprint, he hurriedly asked someone to take a break and went to the back to find the shopkeeper.

The one who ran the hall came back soon, but now there is a distinguished guest shopkeeper who is entertaining, and he will have to wait for a while, and after Tan Ran has carefully admired the second floor, the person who ran the hall can take her to the living room.

Shopkeeper Wu was checking the letterhead sent by the hall before, and saw the person smiling.

"Lao Ge told me before, those paintings were painted by a teenage girl, and I also bragged about him, and when I saw the little lady today, I knew that there are really such dexterous people in the world, and people are as smart as paintings."

Wu's shopkeeper is the same as Ge's, his face is chubby, he has two mustaches, maybe he will brush it in his spare time, and his belt is wrapped around a round belly, and he looks like a kind person.

When Tan Ran entered the house, she smelled a faint smell of medicine, her eyes swept over the surrounding environment without moving, looking at the appearance of the shopkeeper, her face was ruddy, not like a sick person, and the smell of medicine in the house was getting weaker and weaker, and it should have been left by the previous guests.

She smiled and said: "Uncle Ge said that the shopkeeper Wu is the easiest to get along with, and sure enough, the little girl is cheeky to respond to the shopkeeper's praise." ”

Shopkeeper Wu laughed: "That guy Lao Ge, it's rare to have a good word once, and you have to be energetic!" ”

The two gossiped a few more words before getting to the point.

Shopkeeper Wu looked thoughtful and said: "Little lady, I'll tell you directly, the painter is famous, the painting is valuable, the painter is nameless, and the painting is difficult to sell." ”

Tan Ran nodded: "That's right." ”

Shopkeeper Wu then said: "The few paintings that Lao Ge brought before were taken away by our master's family, but no matter how many masters can't accept them all, it still depends on how the painting market is." ”

Tan Ran understood a little and asked, "I don't know what the shopkeeper can do?" ”

Wu shopkeeper smiled: "In this way, the painting is not sold all at once, but also depends on fate, before we sell it, we pay five taels of silver per month to the little lady as a family, once the painting is sold, Luyuanfang collects sixty percent of the venue fee and some other expenses, and the remaining forty percent deducts five taels of silver per month, and the rest is settled again, I don't know the little lady, think this is good?" ”

Tan Ran thought about it for a while, at present, this condition is already excellent for her, even the previous shopkeeper Ge could not give such a good treatment.

Tan Ran raised his head: "I wonder if Shopkeeper Wu has other conditions?" ”

Shopkeeper Wu smiled: "Sure enough, the little lady is a transparent person!" ”

Tan Ran smiled, and the shopkeeper Wu continued: "The little lady sends a few paintings every month, if someone buys a painting within a year, it will be divided according to our previous method, if a painting is not sold within a year, then sixty taels of silver will be sold out of these paintings, and the paintings will be sold high or low in the future, and it will have nothing to do with the little lady at all." ”

After listening, Tan Ran had to sigh in his heart, the people in Luyuanfang are too good at doing business!

In other words, if she really has the ability to make a name for herself in the world with her paintings in the future, Luyuanfang, who was the first to help, has gained both reputation and benefits, and takes a step back to say that even if she is unknown in the future, with the ability of Luyuanfang, she can sell her previous paintings without losing money.

Tan Ran decisively accepted this condition, and the two made an appointment to send the painting next time, and then said goodbye and left.

Of course she didn't know, it was Tan Cheng's twelve-year-old identity as a child and her painting skills that would make the people of Luyuanfang willing to help them when they were not obvious now.