"Old Xue, don't mention the blind date. If you mention it, my whole body will feel uncomfortable and my heart will hurt." Wang Dong said with a sad face.
Xue Chen didn't know what was going on with Wang Dong, so he asked with a smile: "The blind date didn't work? Could it be that the woman didn't like you and was worried and angry?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Dong jumped up as if his butt was burned by fire, and said excitedly: "She doesn't like me? What a joke! I don't like her, so I went on a blind date with that woman.
The stain on life and the subversion of my outlook on life have caused irreparable damage to my soul. I should ask her for mental damages!"
"Is it that serious? Don't you say that girl looks like a female star?" Xue Chen laughed, feeling that Wang Dong was exaggerating.
"Female star?" The flesh on Wang Dong's face trembled, and he looked out the window with eyes that could see through life and death. "She does look like a female star, but she is a combination of two female stars."
"Who is a combination of whom?" Xue Chen asked curiously.
"Brother Chun and Sister Feng." Wang Dong turned to look at Xue Chen and said with a life-or-death feeling, "Brother Chun's figure and Sister Feng's face are a perfect combination."
Upon hearing what Wang Dong said, Xue Chen immediately understood Wang Dong's inner pain, stepped forward and patted Wang Dong's shoulder to comfort him.
"She and I agreed on a Western restaurant that I really like to go to, but I didn't eat a bite of the steak I ordered. She really didn't have any appetite at all." Wang Dong said with great trepidation.
Xue Chen expressed his sympathy.
After chatting about the blind date, Wang Dong got down to business: "Old Xue, what I want to talk to you about is that Xue Chao and I discussed taking the painting of Liu Songnian's Four Scenes in the store to the Yang'an branch.
He said that the location of the Yang'an store is good, and the three winning billboards also played a big role. The customer flow is already very good, but it is difficult to attract customers. He said that it lacks some store-building features.
."
"Four Scenes of Liu Songnian."
This picture-within-a-picture has been placed in the lobby on the first floor, and the entire process of interpreting the painting is constantly played on the screen. It can be said to be the biggest feature of the antique store, which attracts a lot of customers. This painting
China Painting has been a great help to antique shops, and many people have paid attention to it. It has been offered for a high price of nearly three million, but it has never been sold.
"Old Xue, what do you think?" Wang Dong asked.
"I think we still have to think about it again. If this painting is taken away, will it have any impact on the store? We can't just ignore it." Xue Chen thought about it and said.
Wang Dong nodded, said nothing more, and casually asked about things in Pinghe City. When he saw that Xue Chen was holding another wooden box in his hand, he asked again what was in it.
"What's in here is..."
Xue Chen looked at the two wooden boxes beside him, his heart moved, and he suddenly had an idea!
"There is no need to use the Four Scenery Pictures. I have found something that can replace the Four Scenery Pictures and put it in the Yang'an store, and the publicity effect will definitely not be bad."
Wang Dong's head turned very quickly, pointing at the two boxes and said, "Is this what's here?"
Seeing Xue Chen nodding, he carefully opened the box. When he saw that one box contained a pair of embroidered shoes, and the other box contained several gold leaves and a piece of black and yellow paper.
Confused.
When Xue Chen briefly told the origin of this pair of fragrant shoes and the story that led to them, Wang Dong's lips trembled with excitement.
"Old Xue, you can definitely do it. Don't talk about other people, even I felt a little sad when I heard this story. It will definitely attract customers to your door. Are you worried about poor business?"
Holding the fragrant shoes in his hand, Wang Dong had a rare sentimental look on his face. He sighed several times and shook his head from time to time.
"Oh, what a fascinating story. When will I, Mr. Wang, be able to meet a beautiful girl who I am willing to elope with?"
Xue Chen glanced at Wang Dong's behavior, chuckled, and ignored him. Instead, he took out his phone and dialed two numbers, one for Lin Xirong and the other for Xue Chao.
Lin Xirong received a call from Xue Chen and knew that Xue Chen had a new novel story about antiques to publish. It didn't take long for her to find the antique store.
When I saw the fragrant shoes and the love letter from hundreds of years ago, and listened to the story told by Xue Chen, my eye circles were slightly red, and I gently stroked the letter with my hand: "Touching story, I really hope
Their elopement was successful, alas."
Immediately, he raised his head and looked at Xue Chen.
"Xue Chen, this story is very beautiful. Thank you for informing me. I will publish it. I think it will definitely be liked by readers."
"Then I'm sorry to bother you." Xue Chen touched his nose and specifically told Lin Xirong to write in the report that the pair of fragrant shoes, gold leaves and letters would be on display at the Excellent Antique Shop in Yang'an City.
Lin Xirong knew that Xue Chen was advertising the Yang'an branch in disguise, so her eyes moved and she said: "Xue Chen, I have a journalist friend from the Yang'an TV station's life column. She may be interested in this story."
Xue Chen felt happy and said a few words of thanks.
Lin Xirong raised her hand and touched the shining and charming pearl necklace hanging around her neck. She glanced at Xue Chen and said in a low voice: "You don't have to thank me. It's just a phone call. If you insist on thanking me,
, then just treat me to coffee another day."
"No problem." Xue Chen agreed with a smile.
After Lin Xirong took a few more photos with her mobile phone and left, Wang Dong chuckled, stretched out his hand to play with his orchid fingers, and said in a sharp voice: "If you insist on thanking me, then just treat me to coffee." That's it.
, holding his belly and laughing loudly.
"Damn it, Dongzi, you've got a convulsion or you're possessed by an evil spirit." Xue Chen laughed and cursed.
"Old Xue, to be honest, I think Reporter Lin seems to be really interested in you." Wang Dong put away his fat smile and said a little more seriously.
"Tch, women who like me will be like the stars in the sky." Xue Chen replied with a smile.
Wang Dong curled his lips, stared and said, "If so many women really like you, would you still be single?"
Xue Chen was in a good mood, so he started talking nonsense with Wang Dong and raised his lips: "What do you know? This is called walking among thousands of flowers without even a single leaf touching you."
Wang Dong raised his thumb and said, "I admire you. Brother Xue is so thick-skinned that I, the fat man, have never seen him in his life."
After saying that, both of them burst out laughing.
The fragrant shoes, gold leaves and letters were quickly delivered to the antique store in Yang'an. In order to prove that everything was not fake, Xue Chen came to the door and asked the seniors in the antique circle who were present to sign a certificate.
The elders agreed happily.
When it was delivered to Yang'an City, Xue Chao had already prepared the decoration. Just like the antique shop in Haicheng, a booth covered with a glass cover was arranged in the hall on the first floor, and a pair of fragrant shoes, gold leaves and the
The letter was placed inside, and a story about the shoes was posted on the corner of the glass cover.
Huang Pinqing looked at Xue Chen's arrangement. He didn't say anything, but he was a little disapproving in his heart. Thinking that this would have an effect and make the store's business better? He was not optimistic about it, thinking that Xue Chen was just messing around.
Lin Xirong's friend from the Yang'an TV station also came to the door, asked Xue Chen some details, conducted a brief interview with Xue Chao, and carefully recorded the three items in the glass cover.
In the two days before and after, Haicheng Evening News and Yang'an City TV station both reported on a column, telling a touching love story hundreds of years ago caused by a pair of fragrant shoes.
From ancient times to the present, there are many love stories circulated in China, such as Meng Jiangnu's suffering at the Great Wall, Heavenly Match, Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan... These stories will continue to be passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, because love is an eternal topic.
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When the report was broadcast, it caused waves that surprised even Xue Chen! Because he returned to Haicheng after handling the matter, Xue Chao described the situation of the Yang'an branch to him on the phone.
On the second day after the report was broadcast, the number of customers who came to the door surged by 500%, which was five times the previous number, while the operating income was eight times the past average, almost reaching the level of a business that has been operating normally for one year.
The income of a good antique shop has increased! You must know that the branch has only been open for about a month.
And this wave is far from over. On the next day, the number of people increased again, reaching eight times the usual number, and the operating income naturally followed the increase!
Xue Chao's voice was tired but excited: "Xiaochen, this pair of fragrant shoes has attracted more customers than I thought. During the day, the store was almost overcrowded, all coming to see the shoes and letters.
"
Hearing the news, Xue Chen was also very happy and secretly glad that he happened to see this pair of fragrant shoes when he went to the ghost market and bought them.
When he first bought it, he estimated that he could buy it for fifty or sixty thousand, but now, to put it bluntly, the value of this pair of shoes has increased at least ten times. Even if it is four hundred thousand, it can be sold easily, because
This is not an ordinary pair of fragrant shoes from the Qing Dynasty, but one with a moving story!
Sure enough, Xue Chao also mentioned it. In the past two days, at least seven or eight people expressed their intention to buy the fragrant shoes, the gold leaves and the letter. The highest bidder had already reached 500,000 yuan.
"Not for sale!"
Xue Chen did not hesitate. Now this pair of fragrant shoes is just like Liu Songnian's Four Scenes in the Haicheng store. They are both cash cows. How can he sell them?
Moreover, he kept such a good thing for his own collection. Just like the Qi family knife, which was different from ordinary Qi family knives, he had always kept it and had no intention of selling it because it was special and could not be found in the world.
the second.
He has always had this idea in his mind. One day, he will have many, many treasured antiques in his hands. At that time, he will display them all so that more people can watch them and feel the unique charm of each antique.
Hear the story behind each antique. (To be continued)