Chapter 3: Outrageous
After entering the city, Xu Sheng had no road guide.
As a result, there are problems with everything such as staying in a store, working part-time, etc.
It's equivalent to becoming a black household.
Although the city accepts refugees, if you want to apply for an identity guide (equivalent to an earth ID card), you need a thousand copper plates.
The problem is that in the past half a month, Xu Sheng has not made any money.
He saved the life of the Lin family's mother before, and he also ate and drank at the Lin family with peace of mind.
Besides, he also helped out a lot of work at that time.
In short, at that time, he was bent on learning about the world through books and talking to the people around him, and he was not in a hurry to make money.
"Next, how can I earn a thousand copper plates without an identity?"
Xu Sheng leisurely wandered around the city.
Black households without identity can still act, such as doing illegal work, begging, etc...... Of course, if you don't have status, you won't get fair treatment.
If you do more and get less, you may still be hacked, and in the end you won't get paid.
"It's impossible to work part-time, it's impossible to work in this life! Only by selling paintings can we make a living. ”
Xu Sheng saw someone painting people on the street.
It seems that you can make a lot of money.
It seems that the women of the Qinglou also need to find someone to paint.
He decided that he wanted to make a living selling paintings.
This kind of street painting, which does not need any storefront, can be placed anywhere, which is suitable for people like him who have no identity.
On Earth, he used to learn to draw.
The other artists of this world painted in the style of ink painting that was biased towards the ancient times of the earth.
Xu Sheng felt that he could paint some sketches of the earth in the style of portraiture.
Modern painting is much more similar than ancient painting!
In this quasi-ancient world without cameras, this is definitely a must.
He took out a small sharp knife from his backpack and took it to the pawnshop and sold it.
Due to the strength of modern steelmaking technology.
So even if this little short knife was small, it still sold for hundreds of copper plates.
With this money, Xu Sheng purchased various painting preparation tools, paper and pens, etc.
Get everything right.
Xu Sheng was almost penniless.
Then he set up a stall.
Wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
No one patronized.
Until about three o'clock in the afternoon.
Xu Sheng finally ushered in his first customer.
It was a middle-aged female guest dressed in silk and satin, followed by a maid.
"The original price was 500 copper plates for a painting. But on the first day of opening today, I will give you a discount, 400 copper plates, right? ”
Xu Sheng cautiously proposed the price.
He had observed other artists.
Most of them are priced at fifty or one hundred copper plates per painting.
Some of the more famous painters will price a painting with a price of about two or three hundred copper plates.
But the reason why he said this is because he feels that this customer is not a shabby person who is short of money, and he feels that his painting skills should be unique in this world!
In order to avoid direct competition with other artists, it will cause resentment.
He decided to try to differentiate first.
Take the luxury route.
In fact, at this time, even if the guests are only willing to give out 100 copper plates, or even 50 copper plates, or even 10 copper plates, Xu Sheng is willing to paint.
Proposing this price is just a test first.
Especially compared to the high-luxury route, the decoration has not kept up, and there are stalls on the street.
Xu Sheng's own heart is actually a little empty.
So it's really just a temptation.
The so-called sky-high bargaining, sitting and waiting for the money to be repaid.
"Okay, let's draw."
But unexpectedly, the middle-aged female guest simply agreed.
Xu Sheng was secretly happy in his heart.
"You painter, don't lie to my wife!"
But unexpectedly, the maid next to the middle-aged woman directly scolded Xu Sheng: "I've heard that other painters around are generally dozens of copper plates for a painting, and the most expensive, those who are famous, will also receive one or two hundred copper plates!" ”
"Huh?" The middle-aged woman also frowned.
"This young lady, madam, don't be in a hurry."
Xu Sheng also hurriedly explained: "I receive expensive, so naturally there is a reason for being expensive." Wait until I'm done, and if I don't like it, I won't take a penny. ”
"Really?" The maid was surprised.
"Nature." Although Xu Sheng is already living on the streets and has no food to eat, he still has to smile.
He had faith in the art of painting the earth.
Although he said this, he saw that this woman was not poor, and as long as the painting was not bad, she should not be poor in money.
"Then let's draw it." The middle-aged woman was also curious.
Soon, Xu Sheng brushed and brushed the painting.
Finally finished.
"Shhh It's so much like ......."
After the portrait was completed, the middle-aged female guest and the maid were directly shocked and their eyes widened.
The middle-aged woman above is lifelike and delicate.
This is a painting technique from another civilization!
Even Xu Sheng manually beautified the other party's face.
"Am I so beautiful?" The middle-aged woman couldn't help but touch her cheek.
No woman can resist the charm of beauty!
"Thank you for your patronage." Xu Sheng stretched out his hand.
There is already something to say, the maid saw that her wife was so satisfied, so she naturally paid for it.
"Whoa."
Soon, Xu Sheng's 400 copper plates were recorded in the account.
The currency of this world, Xu Sheng has naturally figured it out.
1 tael of gold = 10 taels of silver = 10 copper coins = 10,000 copper coins.
A thousand copper coins consistently.
The purchasing power of 1,000 copper coins is equivalent to about 2,000 dollars of the earth.
Four hundred copper plates are equivalent to eight hundred pieces of the earth.
It's really expensive.
I don't blame the maid before for scolding Xu Sheng.
But the problem is that Xu Sheng really did this business!
That same evening.
Due to the lack of identity.
Xu Sheng was unable to stay in the hotel.
He found a hole in the bridge and slept all night.
The next day, he continued to set up his stall.
Unexpectedly, there were two middle-aged women because of the word-of-mouth spread of that customer yesterday!
Admiring!
Xu Sheng received 400 of them alone!
Another 800 copper plates were generated!
On this day, in addition to the two of them, Xu Sheng also ushered in a natural customer after being disliked by more than a dozen guests.
This one doesn't offer too much!
Only twenty copper plates have been minus!
Received four hundred and eight!
"I earned 1,680 copper plates? Just two days? Xu Sheng was in a trance.
That's equivalent to the purchasing power of more than 3,000 pieces of the earth.
"Let's go and do the identity guide first."
On the same day, Xu Sheng went straight to the yamen and handed over a thousand copper plates.
But on this dog's day, it takes three working days to complete the process of applying for a permit!
Xu Sheng could only sleep in the bridge cave for another three days.
Fortunately, Xu Sheng's sketch business is getting better and better, and under the word of mouth, customers come to visit.
Although there are only four or five guests a day!
But four or five hundred copper plates for one person are also amazing!
An income of two thousand copper plates a day!
No 996!
Daily income of RMB 4,000!
"Outrageous! Outrageous! ”
Xu Sheng himself didn't expect that an ordinary sketch of the earth would be so popular with wealthy people in this other world.
"I love the world!"
Three days later.
Xu Sheng finally got his identity from the Yamen.