Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Hoxha considered that as long as they could capture the Lei family's market, it would only be a matter of time before the family's assets would double.

But their purpose has never changed, which is to obtain official status.

In this regard, he has exactly the same goal as his father.

If the Ministry of Culture and Culture can give them a suitable status, it is not impossible for their family to sponsor the return of cultural relics.

Unexpectedly, we were one step closer to our goal.

Lin Ran smiled and returned to his usual calm demeanor.

He thought for a while and said: "After all, the Ministry of Chinese Language and Literature is directly assigned positions by the state. It is not possible to give positions to anyone who wants to. Therefore, I want to go back and ask Mr. Qi for his opinion."

In fact, Mr. Qi had already told Lin Ran about the reward content before this. Of course, it was impossible for the Huo family to get rid of the skin in vain, and no matter how rich a person was, it was impossible for him to use half of his assets for charity.

However, this is a trump card. You have to wait until the opponent can't bear it anymore before throwing it out. It's better to seduce their appetite now.

Hoxha rolled his eyes, his eyes full of eagerness.

"Okay, Mr. Lin, as long as we can get what we want, our family is willing to pay." Hoxha promised.

Of course, he also had to go back and report to Mr. Huo. Such a large expenditure could not be settled by him in just a few words.

The two of them reached an agreement, and the rest of the meal became much easier. The two of them drank until they were drunk.

The next day, Hoxha kept his promise and went to negotiate terms with Mr. Huo.

Lin Ran returned to Tianxia Pavilion.

After the last incident, the business of Tianxia Pavilion was affected. There were not many people coming in to buy bronze sculptures. There were only a dozen people in the store, looking everywhere. It was a huge difference from the first time they met. Business is absolutely heaven and earth.

This is the negative impact of trouble.

"This bronze sculpture looks really good, but it's too expensive." A customer was bargaining at the front desk.

"This is Mr. Zhu's work."

"Who is Mr. Zhu? I've never heard of him."

"Don't you understand this? Among Nanling's bronze sculpture masters, Liu Yu ranks first and Zhu Xing ranks second..." The clerk also wanted to sell the fine bronze sculptures in his hands, but the customer turned around and left.

The clerk watched him leave, rolled his eyes, and said helplessly: "You really don't know the goods. The big guys in Nanling like it very much. If you change it another time, you won't be able to buy it if you want to."

But he can only complain and complain, and now the business has plummeted, which is visible to the naked eye.

If Tianxia Pavilion continues like this, it will be in crisis sooner or later.

You must know that their shop rent is not cheap, and they have to pay a lot of business tax. If they can't sell one bronze sculpture every day, the shop assistants may not be able to keep their jobs.

It is no longer the once unique world pavilion.

"Store manager, is Boss Tong here?" Lin Ran asked.

The store manager originally thought it was a customer coming, but when he saw it was Lin, he immediately lost interest.

"No, Boss Tong hasn't been here these two days."

"Oh, if he comes back..." Before Lin Ran could finish speaking, Tong Yang's voice came from behind.

"Mr. Lin, it's such a coincidence that you came here."

Back in the living room, Tong Yang had cleaned up all the mess. The living room was restored to its original state, and a leather sofa was also placed.

"Mr. Lin, you came just in time." Tong Yang said with a smile, "I just wanted to call you."

He was looking for himself, and there was nothing else to do except that.

"How is the investigation going?" Lin Ran asked. He didn't want to get entangled with the other party, but it didn't matter if he chatted with Tong Yang. They had no business now, and Lin Ran...

In the past, he might not have been able to negotiate business with Tianxia Pavilion, but now, Tianxia Pavilion was no longer as lively as before, and he could actually take the initiative.

"Well, I've found it!" Tong Yang replied immediately without hesitation.

The other party's work efficiency is quite high.

"I'll take you to see him now." Tong Yang took out the car keys.

Lin Ran was brought to a gallery.

"What's going on?" Lin Ran felt a little puzzled. Isn't the other party a local master?How come it appears on the gallery.

By the way, they probably wouldn't be bold enough to sell calligraphy and paintings in a gallery. If they were caught, they wouldn't be able to tell.

"They are right here." Tong Yang emphasized.

They walked inside and saw some people discussing things.

"Damn, the quality of calligraphy and painting in this store is not good. I bought a fake painting."

"This...don't you feel embarrassed? You still want to return it? Are you making fun of it?"

"I have bad judgment, but are they okay?"

"No, I've already decided to leave this business, so you're acting both confidently and decisively."

The two started arguing and almost got into a fight.

However, looking at them, they did not look like gallery staff, but like ordinary customers. They actually started to argue, which Lin Ran felt a little incomprehensible.

Is there a fandom culture in this era?

"Haha, Brother Lin is indeed a wise man." Tong Yang said, agreeing with Lin Ran's view.

Because this gallery does have many brainless supporters. Although he didn't know what fanquan meant, Lin Ran's explanation made him feel particularly vivid.

The owner of this gallery is Chen Songyang, a well-known painting artist in Nanling.

Although Chen Songyang's paintings have no age bonus, their artistic value is not low at all.

In addition to his own painting, he also runs a gallery business and usually collects calligraphy and paintings for sale.

But because he didn’t have a good eye, he bought a fake.

But the fake he bought was not a complete fake.

Because these fake paintings are of a certain age and are imitations from the Qing Dynasty, but they are not works by famous artists, and they are all imitations of famous works.

This kind of calligraphy and painting belongs to the type where it is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless.

If placed elsewhere, it would only fetch about [-]% of the price of the genuine article, no matter how high it is.

This type of buyer also exists, and they are the target of Lin Ran's calligraphy and painting crafts.

But Chen Songyang is different. When he sells calligraphy and paintings, he always sells them at full price.

Another thing is that he likes to package and sell.

For example, the four paintings of spring, summer, autumn and winter hanging in front of me are placed together. If you want to buy them, you have to buy them all, and the price is not low.

There are many wealthy customers in the store, but no one has bid so far.

The price tag is the base price of 3000 yuan.

Anyone who sees this calligraphy and painting and the price will feel that it is absolutely not worth it.

"I really can't stand you. I bought a counterfeit product. I was blinded myself. But he opened a shop here and sold it even though he knew it was a fake product. Isn't it a bit too much?" One of the customers was besieged by several brothers and thought in his heart. Already collapsed.

He didn't expect that he would be criticized by others from the perspective of a consumer.