After my divorce, I started to have good luck -
Chapter 126 - 101: Watching the Store
Chapter 126: Chapter 101: Watching the Store
This amateur artist surnamed Zhang really brought Chen Feng a great surprise. Out of the more than one hundred paintings he brought over, there were actually two that resonated with Chen Feng. One of them hadn’t even been mounted yet.
Chen Feng still offered 50,000 yuan per piece, and the other party agreed without even thinking. And he still had the expression of someone who’d just won the lottery.
Seeing him like that, Chen Feng felt a bit embarrassed. In the end, he bought an additional painting from him, even though that piece did not resonate, but Chen Feng still spent another fifty thousand.
Four paintings in total, 200,000 yuan. Three of them were resonant.
For Chen Feng, it had really been a steal, quite a profitable and joyful find.
And this artist surnamed Zhang who had been "picked clean" was also very delighted.
It could be considered a win-win.
With three more resonant paintings and calligraphies suddenly in his possession, Chen Feng felt much more at ease.
What’s more, after several days of absorbing, Chen Feng felt that his body was very healthy.
Healthier than before, clear-minded and refreshed.
This intuitively felt sensation was not his illusion or self-deception but was indeed real.
And this was also the main reason Chen Feng opened this shop and purchased these paintings and calligraphies.
But after buying three resonant paintings in one go, it seemed as if his luck took a turn for the worse.
For three days in a row, not a single piece came in, and the number of people coming to sell paintings started to dwindle as well.
Whereas before, at least a dozen people would come in each day, these past three days there were at most five or six each day.
Chen Feng could only sit in the shop, bored, browsing on his phone.
Chen Feng suddenly had the sensation of being tied down by the shop.
However, it couldn’t be helped.
Only he himself knew what kind of paintings to buy; it wasn’t something he could trust others with.
After several days of continuous use, he now had only one painting left that he could absorb from. With not much stock left, Chen Feng could only continue to sit earnestly in the shop, feeling like someone waiting for a windfall.
That day, Chen Feng was sitting in the shop feeling somewhat gloomy when Lin Wan and Wu Mengting suddenly walked in.
"Brother Feng, is that really you!?"
Lin Wan wore an expression of surprise.
Wu Mengting too looked curious and astonished.
"Why did you guys come?"
Chen Feng was also curious as he asked in return.
He hadn’t told them about opening this shop. There was no need.
Lin Wan explained, "I drove past here yesterday afternoon and thought I saw you sitting in this shop. I thought I was mistaken. Today, Tiantian and I happened to be walking by, so we came to check it out. Turns out it really is you."
Chen Feng then nodded in sudden realization, "I see. Since you’re here, feel free to sit down. If you want water, help yourself from the dispenser."
Both Lin Wan and Wu Mengting were curiously looking around the shop. Especially Lin Wan, who didn’t hold back at all, first looking at the front then directly going to check out the back.
Wu Mengting, on the other hand, didn’t follow her in and gave Chen Feng an embarrassed smile before asking, "How did you suddenly think of opening an art shop?"
Chen Feng offered a brief explanation, "Mainly interest. Secondly, I feel that operating such a shop shouldn’t result in a loss."
Wu Mengting lightly shook her head, "I told you before, the art business is very tricky. If you don’t understand it, you can really get cheated."
Chen Feng smiled and said, "You should have seen the sign outside; I mainly purchase contemporary art, and most of those artists are still alive. So basically, their works aren’t very expensive. Even if I’m cheated, I won’t lose much.
Moreover, I’m confident in the future art market. Say I bought ten pieces of art, even if half are junk, as long as half, or even just one-third are fine pieces, I can’t lose out in the long run. If I’m lucky enough to stumble upon a piece that goes up in value by ten or even dozens of times in the future, that’s possible."
These words of Chen Feng were not untrue.
After listening, Wu Mengting thought for a moment and then nodded, "Maybe you’re right. But still, I suggest you hire someone knowledgeable to man the shop."
Lin Wan also came out from the back room at this point, curiously asking, "Are you running the shop all by yourself? Haven’t you hired anyone?"
Chen Feng nodded, "Yeah, no need for now."
"Do you, as the boss, really need to oversee the shop personally?" Lin Wan asked, puzzled.
Chen Feng nonchalantly shook his head, "I’m now in the business of art recovery. With transactions easily reaching tens or hundreds of thousands, can I casually trust someone else with that?"
Lin Wan thought about it and then nodded in understanding.
Wu Mengting suggested, "You could hire someone to stay in the shop, to hold on to customers who come by and entertain them, then notify you. Otherwise, you’ll end up being tied to the shop and won’t be able to leave even a step."
Chen Feng considered this then nodded, "That’s true. I really should find someone to help tend to the shop."
Lin Wan’s eyes gleamed as she immediately volunteered, "How about I help you run the shop? You don’t have to pay me much, just eight thousand a month."
Chen Feng and Wu Mengting both rolled their eyes at her.
Lin Wan chuckled and said, "Then how about five thousand? Five thousand really isn’t much."
"What about your live streaming?" Chen Feng asked.
"That’s easy to handle. If you agree, I can live stream right in the shop while helping you. I can also promote the shop during the stream each day. It could be useful. And if you don’t allow me to live stream here, at most I’ll go home and stream in the evening."
And honestly, Lin Wan’s suggestion wasn’t too bad.
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