Qi Yu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "You said, you are a brothel owner, why don't you pimp your pimp? Why do you want to learn these unnecessary arty things?"
Huang Fei said hurriedly: "This is not some unnecessary arty thing, but for the sake of my family's wealth."
Dawangcai: Don’t slander me randomly. When did I go to your place to spend money?
Haha~~
This kind of prosperity is not that kind of prosperity. The prosperity in Huang Fei's words really means it literally.
Qi Yu was busy with government affairs and couldn't spare much time to talk nonsense with him, so he urged: "What kind of pen and ink do you want, just say it clearly. This kind of chattering is really a waste of time."
Huang Fei's face straightened when he heard this, and he said: "Before, you wrote a couplet for Shi's Restaurant, saying: Qiongzhou's cuisine is the best in the world, and Shi's cuisine is the best in Qiongzhou. However, the effect of this couplet on increasing wealth is very obvious, it not only provides The restaurant brought great popularity and attracted the literati and poets to stop by. The bustling scene is really enviable."
As soon as his words changed, he sighed again: "Look at the pair I hung in Wenxiang Pavilion. Not only did they not gain any popularity, they also aroused ridicule from the literati. They said that the pair had bad words. It’s a cliche tune that has no deep meaning and doesn’t fit the situation. Hanging it there just adds to the laughter!”
The couplets hanging in Wenxiang Pavilion?
Qi Yu stroked his beard and thought, opening up his memory.
I still remember that I had met that pair when I visited Wenxiang Pavilion at night and met the consort of the Wei Dynasty. If the memory is correct, that pair was written by Sun Bao, and the top and bottom of it are: If you make rapid progress, your concubines will welcome you.
If you look carefully, this couplet can be considered suitable for the occasion, but it is a bit vulgar.
"Rising to the occasion? That's weird!"
"Huang believes that this couplet is a third-rate couple and must be changed!"
Forget it, isn’t it just pen and ink?
Why not reward him with one?
Qi Yu graciously agreed, and then asked, "I wonder what the specific requirements are for the couplet you requested?"
Huang Fei thanked him first, and then said with a smile: "I don't have many requirements, just three simple points, specifically: first, the contrast must be neat, second, it must be vivid according to the situation, and third, the store name on my sign must be incorporated. "
With so many restrictions, aren’t they called too many demands?
Alas, you don’t think I’m the reincarnation of Li Bai, do you?
Just when Qi Yu was about to suggest lowering the difficulty, he suddenly heard Huang Fei saying, "Brother Qi, you are the most beautiful girl in our Dafeng Kingdom. You cannot be said to be rich in learning. At the very least, you are also very talented. If you continue to fight, If you can't even make such a small pair, you will definitely be laughed at by the world."
What are you laughing at?
Oh, I understand, it means that I am a parallel importer.
After such stimulation, Qi Yu suddenly felt that he was riding a tiger and it was difficult to get off. He was embarrassed to push and afraid that he would not be able to catch. In the end, because of his reputation as a scholar, he had to bite the bullet and say "hmm".
Since there are conditions for creating couplets, you have to carefully review the title.
Just listen to him murmuring: "Your signature is called Wenxiang Pavilion, and you are running a bed business. In other words, these two elements must be included. If you still want to meet the occasion, you have to turn off the lights and act in this mood. It’s really difficult to integrate so many elements into one link…”
Huang Fei encouraged, "If it's that easy, I can do it myself, so why should I come to ask you, Mr. Qi?"
this……
Just when Qi Yu was thinking hard to no avail, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he said: "Hey! Got it! The first couplet I gave is: Smell the fragrance and dismount; the second couplet is: Go to bed in the dark. This couplet is not only a coincidence. It captures the word 'smell the fragrance' on your sign, and vividly describes your business attributes. In particular, the word 'touch the dark' in this couplet is the finishing touch, directly corresponding to your lights-out."
Um?
Although Huang Fei was not good at writing, he was not an illiterate person. He recognized the wonderful charm of the couplet after reading it briefly, and later praised: "This couplet not only cleverly contains the sense of smell and touch, but also displays the sense of smell and touch." The signboard and the venue are just a few words that vividly express all the connotations. It’s really a good connection!”
Seeing that he had no objection, Qi Yu took out his pen and ink and wrote this manuscript.
Before putting pen to paper, he did not forget to add the horizontal comment: Exquisite.
As for how exquisite it is, let the guests experience it themselves.
Under the stimulation of 'prosperous wealth', Huang Feimiao became soaring. He just got the manuscript and rushed away impatiently.
He said that he was urgently looking for an engraving craftsman.
This matter was indeed done quickly. In just three days, this couplet was hung at the door of Wenxiang Pavilion.
Not surprisingly, as soon as this couplet was hung up, it immediately attracted a crowd of literati and poets.
However, among this group of so-called "saucy" guests, there is a person with a special status.
who?
Britannia - Jones.
Eh? Did he come here specially to experience it?
Not really!
What he is experiencing now is the 'Huazi' brand cigarettes given by Sun Dacai, not these iron-toothed Fuso girls in front of him.
After these few days of continuous edification, good things come to pass, and he has slowly come to appreciate the charm of tobacco.
To sum it up in one word: comfortable!
At the beginning, I was indeed a little dizzy from being choked by it. However, once the adaptation period passed, its true charm was revealed. That special feeling can be expressed without words. Perhaps, this is what Chinese people often say can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.
As for the so-called refreshing, it seems to be a little bit, but it is definitely not as exaggerated as Sun Dacai said.
Jones understands this.
Businessmen always like to sell melons and boast about themselves. This is a common problem in the industry. Who is not like this?
In addition to the above-mentioned comfort and refreshing, there seems to be an indescribable sense of dependence. If you don't wear one on weekdays, you always feel like something is missing.
Forget it, this is not a big weird thing, and there is really no need to waste time studying it too deeply.
All in all, after experiencing the comfort of tobacco, the two foreign envoys all gave the highest praise: If you do not trade such a wonderful thing, you are no different than a fool!
It was unanimously approved, this deal must be done!
Therefore, they added an emerging product to their original purchase list - 'Zhonghua Brand Cigarettes'.
After making the decision, the next question is how to finalize it.
In this section, Jones chose to repeat his old tricks and met the enthusiastic Sun Dacai again by bribing him, and asked him face to face for help to accomplish the matter. He was grateful.
Hey! Ah Ma really got it right, people actually begged me to buy it!
This business is really easy to do!
Sun Dacai helped up Jones who was bowing on the ground, and then showed his sincerity and gave them guidance: "Everything is easy to say in terms of supply, but leaving the port is a problem. Let's put it this way, without the approval of my brother-in-law Qi Yu, the Shipping Department It will never be released over there.”
Jones had just straightened up. After hearing this, he bowed hurriedly again and begged: "I also hope that I can give you more kind words, and I will be rewarded generously afterwards."
Sun Dacai thought for a while and replied: "In this case, I will go and help you to calm down and let him take time to meet you. As for you, quickly go find a fun place and have a few drinks with my brother-in-law in person. , if we tackle the key problems like this, things will definitely work out!”
Jones was startled when he heard this and said, "You mean, treat him to a drink?"
"That's right! It's just drinking!" After nodding, Sun Dacai added: "We have an old saying in China, which is that if a business cannot be negotiated, it is because the wine is not drunk enough! This sentence is simpler, you should be able to understand it."
"I understand! I understand very well"
"In that case, let's make arrangements quickly..."
