There are shops selling calligraphy and painting on the street. There are very few such shops because there are few people who know how to paint. The owner of the
shop is a person who loves painting. He will accept paintings that are not by famous artists, as long as they are well-painted and the price is right, or he will help sell them on consignment.
Wang Li is a painter without any reputation. He often takes some paintings to the store for consignment, and the price ranges from a few hundred to a few thousand.
On this day, Wang Li brought another painting and said he wanted to sell it on consignment.
The boss looked at the painting. It showed four people surrounding each other and throwing dice into a bowl. There were two dices sitting on the dice tray, and another one was spinning in the tray. The person next to him stared at the tray, stretched out all five fingers of his right hand, and opened his mouth again. The boss of
said, "Your painting is really good, and the characters are very vivid. In this way, I will introduce you to a buyer and help you raise the price to 30,000, but I will take a 20% commission. How about it?"
Wang Li smiled brightly. He said, "Let's hang it in the store first and take a look."
Wang Li's meaning was also very clear. If he hung it in the store for consignment, no matter how much he sold, he only had to pay a monthly management fee of 500 yuan. A 20% commission was still too much for him.
Half a month later, a businessman from Fujian came to the store and saw Wang Li's painting. He thought it was good and wanted to buy it. According to regulations, the boss contacted Wang Li and came to the store, and the two discussed the price.
Wang Li offered 30,000 yuan. The businessman thought for a while and did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked the boss what he thought. The boss of
said, "This painting is indeed good, but there is a flaw. You see, the two dice have already sat at 5 o'clock, and there is another dice spinning. Therefore, it goes without saying that the person who is throwing this is also drinking 6, but the person in the painting is speaking, and the word "6" is an accent, such as He shouted 6. "
The businessman frowned slightly and immediately praised the boss for his sharp eyesight. His interest in the painting was greatly reduced, and he was no longer willing to buy it for 30,000 yuan, but continued to look around in the store.
At this time, Wang Licai came over. He didn't know what happened, but he understood that it must be the boss who was causing trouble. However, he was very short of money and finally sold a painting at a good price, so he was not willing to miss it.
So, he pulled the boss into the back hall and said, "Brother, we are all old acquaintances. Thanks to your care for so many years. Brother, I have offended you many times before. This painting should be done as you said, 20% of the commission."
The boss looked distressed and said He said, "It doesn't matter, I will show off my old face and help my brother sell this painting. You just wait, I will come as soon as I can."
On the other side, when the boss saw that the businessman was about to leave, he stepped forward and grabbed the businessman. He said to the businessman, "Oh, look at my brain, you have forgotten, brother, you are from Fujian, I I heard that when people from Fujian call "6", it's like when we Yangzhou people call "Luo", they use an accent. How could I forget about dialects?
is right when he says this. The person in this painting is from Fujian. He calls 6 in dialect, so he has an accent. This painting is also right. "
When the businessman heard this, he shouted 6 several times in Fujian dialect. It was indeed an accent, and his eyes lit up. He was a Fujian native and a big businessman. Such a painting that suited his temper immediately made him feel like a treasure and he was overjoyed. So, he immediately decided to buy the painting.
At this time, the boss took the opportunity to raise the price again and said, "I don't know what I know. The author of this painting comes from a poor family, and his mother is in hospital waiting to pay for the surgery. Otherwise, he would not have sold the painting. You see..."
The businessman was very generous. When he heard this, he immediately understood what it meant, and immediately increased the price to 50,000, and transferred it directly to the boss.
After the businessman left, the boss went to the back hall, took away his commission as agreed, and transferred 40,000 yuan to Wang Li. Wang Li thanked him profusely and went home with the money.
Conclusion:
Thank you all for watching this story created by Sister Baoer.When
was writing this story, he happened to be reading a novel from the late Qing Dynasty called "Strange Current Situation Witnessed in Twenty Years". There was a short story in it about the fact that people from Fujian call "6" and people from Yangzhou call "Luo" with the same accent, so I adapted the above story.
So, do you see the meaning of life in it?
