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Chapter 2 This is called the card!
"Daddy, what do you think of this store?"
After Yang Jianlong got the house deed, he excitedly took Lin Ran into the shop early the next morning.
This store is located in Tianzijing, the most prosperous commercial street in Beijing, which is the street with the largest flow of people in the Third Ring Road.
The store is laid out according to the layout of Tianlexing, but there is no fine decoration. The store is only separated by simple wooden boards.
The store is divided into two floors. The first floor is naturally paved along the street. Wooden furniture made of imitation yellow pear wood is placed in the hall, giving it a sense of age.
"Is this our store?" Li Yuanhao seemed very excited. He had lived in a narrow and dark house for too long, and seeing such a spacious and bright store gave him a feeling of rebirth.
"Yes." Yang Jianlong smiled, "This store is located at the front of Tianzijing Commercial Street. Originally, my dad planned to open a branch store, but it never opened, so I took the store."
"It is indeed a good place." Lin Ran was very satisfied with Yang Jianlong's approach. The location of the store is definitely a prime location. If it is rented out to others, the rent will be at least close to 100 yuan a month.
On both sides of the street, there are mostly clothing stores and restaurants, but no boutiques.
Lin Ran doesn't plan to open a store in Panjiayuan or Liulicang.
This place is about 500 meters away from Liulicang. If you try to grab their business in the antique area, you might make others laugh.
Anyway, after the reputation is established, people who want to buy toys can just walk a few more steps to reach their store.
The entire store is about 400 square meters, which is only the size of the first floor!
Wei Chengbin was also very satisfied with this place, with a simple and honest smile on his face, but he was not good at expressing himself and kept nodding and expressing his inner thoughts.
"This shop is almost ready to open for business." Lin Ran thought to himself.
Although the shelves are a bit old, it is enough to wipe them down and put newspapers on the bottom.
The table originally used for treasure appraisal in the antique shop was vacant. Lin Ran thought of making a glass display stand and placing a genuine antique in it for decoration.
While Lin Ran was considering the layout of the store, more than ten people appeared at the door of the store.
"Is this Master Lin's shop?" The leading man had a beard and wore a T-shirt. His exposed muscles were extremely strong and his skin was somewhat dark. He looked like a professional craftsman.
Because his appearance and expression are somewhat similar to Wei Chengbin.
Lin Ran stepped forward and said, "My shop hasn't opened yet, what do you guys have to do?"
"We are the craftsmen who assist you with Mr. Zheng's work. Let me introduce to you. This is a shop assistant who is good at entertaining guests."
"This is the finance person and can handle the tax issues of the store."
"And this guy, he's very quick with his hands and feet, and he can only clean and organize the store in an orderly manner."
"Of course, there is also us. We are both craftsmen and know a little bit about treasure appraisal. Let's see if there is anything we can use in your store."
The bearded man introduced himself impassionedly, looking at Lin Ran with eyes full of admiration!
"Did Brother Zheng arrange for you to come here?" Lin Ran was overjoyed. Zheng Xueming was really attentive to his affairs. Not only did he arrange a prosperous shop for him, he even arranged for the store's staff.
The bearded man nodded, clasped his fists at Lin Ran and said, "You guys, please call me Ma Xianbin. I have heard of Brother Lin before. It is our blessing to be able to serve for Brother Lin."
"Where is it?" Lin Ran returned the greeting. He was very satisfied with the quality and attitude shown by the other party. This was no better than recruiting people randomly from outside.
Yang Jianlong said from the side: "Godfather, last night my father-in-law heard that you were going to open a store. He immediately contacted the newly recruited master in the store, hoping to send him here for training."
"Research?" Lin Ran found it a bit funny. These are talents from the antiques industry. They were actually photographed doing research and study in a shop that specializes in making samples?
During the conversation, Ma Xianbin noticed a three-color soldier figurine on the table.
This is a three-color figurine made together with the last auction item, but because it was not treated with special pigments, it was full of flaws, so it was kept.
Today I heard that I was going to visit the store, so Wei Chengbin brought this imperfect work with him.
However, this work has a different meaning in Ma Xianbin's eyes.
"Is this the legendary Tang Sancai?" Ma Xianbin's eyes widened.
"No, this is just a fake." Wei Chengbin quickly explained that he didn't want to lie to others anymore.
Ma Xianbin came to the three-color figurines in three steps and two steps at a time. He turned it over in his hand and looked at it for a few times, and then handed it to his fellow travelers behind him.
The fellow travelers, like him, kept nodding after reading it.
"It is indeed lifelike. It is indeed Mr. Wei's work." Ma Xianbin respectfully put the Tang Sancai back to its original position.
Wei Chenbin was confused.
They call themselves Mr. Wei, do they know their true identity?
Ma Xianbin saw that Wei Chengbin was a little confused, so he smiled and explained: "A few of us joined Tianlexing, and the last test question was to identify Mr. Wei's three-color figurines."
"No matter how we look at it, we all think it is the real thing."
"It wasn't until Mr. Zheng told us that it was a perfect imitation made by you that we suddenly realized it."
"Actually, our original job was as restorers, and we were responsible for restoring cultural relics. We thought we could do it flawlessly."
"After seeing your imitation, I realized what it means to have a better world."
Ma Xianbin said: "It is precisely because we heard that we can study under Mr. Wei's banner that we took the initiative to transfer from Tianlexing to help you. We also asked Mr. Lin and Mr. Wei not to refuse."
Wei Chengbin had only been scolded by others in Panjiayuan before, and had never experienced the feeling of being respected.
He couldn't help but be touched, and immediately returned the greeting: "You don't have to be so polite. If you can also learn some skills, this skill can be passed on."
Hearing this, the admiration on Ma Xianbin's face became even more obvious.
He was originally worried that Wei Chengbin's skills were a secret and would not be shared with outsiders. He also wanted to get closer to him first and learn gradually.
Unexpectedly, Wei Chengbin was so generous and willing to pass on this technology to others.
"If Mr. Wei is willing to hand it over, he will definitely fulfill his mission!"
"Then welcome to join our store." Lin Ran expressed his welcome. Now is the time to hire people, and the people in front of him are capable and hard-working.
There is absolutely no reason to refuse.
"Okay!" Ma Xianbin clapped his hands immediately and said to the people behind him: "Comrades, let's start working. Clean up the dust and garbage in the store. The new store can't be so dirty."
"Let's all dust off the little ones!"