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When Wen Zhengyu returned to the studio, it was time to get off work.

She drove home to have dinner with Mr. Wen Ru.

Wen Zhengyu's sleep was seriously lacking, he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, and he looked exhausted, and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.

Mr. Wen Ru asked her, "Why are you so haggard?"

Wen Zhengyu didn't dare to speak harshly in front of the old man, and he didn't want the old man to worry, so he had to pick what he could say. "I didn't sleep well last night. I wanted to catch up on sleep in the studio today, but Ye Ling temporarily took her to Jiguzhai to appraise paintings for her." She leaned lazily on the sofa, rubbing her forehead sleepily, Said: "She didn't buy a painting in Jiguzhai, I thought she was in a hurry, so I took her to Zhou Ji's."

Mr. Wen Ru asked, "Why didn't you sleep well? Are you not used to it?"

Wen Zhengyu said: "I dreamed that someone burned all my paintings." She saw that the old man still had something to ask, and said: "There is a wall, which was originally a masonry wall, but somehow turned into a corpse wall. Groups of corpses came out of the wall and turned into fire, burning my painting." She paused for a few seconds, and added: "I don't have time recently, otherwise I can paint a picture of "Corpse Wall Inflammation Prison Picture" .”

Mr. Wen Ru didn't ask any more questions, got up and said, "Eat."

Wen Zhengyu went upstairs to rest after dinner.After she finished washing, she called Wen Li and told Wen Li that she was going to catch up on sleep at home today and would go there in two days.She thought for a while and said, "Sister Li Li, you have taken me out for so many days, and I have sorted out a little bit. Let's find a time to talk when we are free later?"

Wen Li responded: "Okay. Go to sleep first."

Wen Zhengyu replied, "Good night", and hung up the phone.

She fell asleep soundly.

Woke up early the next day.

Sun Yuan was making breakfast in the kitchen, Zhan Cheng was washing the car in the garage in the backyard, and Mr. Wen Ru was doing Tai Chi in the yard.

Wen Zhengyu got used to drinking coffee with Wen Li every morning these few days, so she went to make a cup of coffee, sat on a small round stool in the courtyard, drank coffee and watched the old man do Tai Chi.

The yard is small, and the decorations in the yard are also exquisite. There is a small arched bridge more than one meter long on the small pond. Mr. Wen Ru stands on this arched bridge and does Tai Chi.

Although the place is small, the old man's footwork is very methodical. He tossed and turned on the small bridge without appearing narrow at all.

Tai Chi can be divided into Wen Tai Chi, Wu Tai Chi and Art Tai Chi.Most of the body-building boxing that is circulated now belongs to Wen Tai Chi.Art Tai Chi is highly ornamental and is a form of performance.The old man was from a good family when he was young, and in troubled times, his parents hired a boxer to let him learn some self-defense martial arts, and what he learned was Wu Tai Chi, which is mainly fighting martial arts.

The old man learned boxing for self-defense and fitness. He has no intention of developing into a boxer. He has been practicing boxing as a fitness boxing all these years.

As for whether the old man really knows kung fu, Wen Zhengyu thinks that the driver who has been accompanied by a part-time bodyguard will know when the old man goes in and out.

When she was a child, she learned boxing from the old gentleman for a while, but she only learned a show.Not long after learning, she practiced pushing hands with the old man, but was knocked to the ground by the old man's light palm, which made her cry in pain. Since then, she has never practiced boxing with the old man again.

The family ran out of money, and her father ran away to the aunt's house. Now she goes out to work every day to make money, and she can no longer live a life of idleness and doing whatever she wants.However, there are still her and grandpa at home, and her home is still there.This made Wen Zhengyu feel that if he could keep this family, the grandparents and grandson could still live together, and hard work was nothing compared to these.A person's life is spent through ups and downs. Many times, he can't do everything. If he can work hard for his pursuit and keep what he cherishes, his life will be worthwhile.

After the old man finished practicing boxing, Wen Zhengyu handed the towel to the old man to wipe off his sweat.

Mr. Wen Ru was relieved to see his granddaughter regained her spirits after a nap and her complexion was good.After wiping off his sweat, he hung the towel back on the shelf and asked Wen Zhengyu, "Is the studio going well?"

Wen Zhengyu said: "It's going well. Sister Li Li thinks the development of the studio is good, and it can expand its business. I'm not sure, and I'm still thinking about it."

The old man said: "Well, if you are not sure, think slowly. Sometimes, it is better to be still than to move."

Wen Zhengyu felt that what the old man said was quite reasonable, but Wen Li's behavior was another set of principles.From Wen Li's point of view, there is no such thing as absolute insurance in the world, where you can make a profit without losing anything. As long as you are more than 50.00% sure of the matter, you can proceed.

After Wen Zhengyu had breakfast with the old man, he told the old man about his considerations about the management of the studio, and wanted to hear the old man's advice.

The old man didn't say good or bad, he said to her: "Good or bad, it's useless to listen to others, what's the matter, you have to try it yourself to know if the road is open or not. Start small, Don’t spread too much, even if you lose money, it’s within your own tolerance.”

After many days of consideration, Wen Zhengyu decided to try first.

Her idea is to borrow 500 million in advance to fill the working capital of the studio.Only when you have money in hand can you proceed to the next step.The loan repayment pressure of 500 million is completely within the tolerance of the studio.

As for the business of antique calligraphy and painting, it needs to be carefully considered and slowly worked out. In the whole studio, she is the only one who understands antiques so far. She doesn't plan to start this business rashly until she hires a reliable person.

High-risk, high-return projects are not suitable for her now.

Although she introduced Ye Ling to Zhou Ji to buy paintings and made a small fortune, but this kind of middleman earning extra money is just a coincidence.She has been friends with Zhou Ji for several years, and she can trust Ye Ling, so she dared to introduce Ye Ling to facilitate this deal.

When someone she doesn't know comes to her, she first has to consider whether the person really wants to buy a painting, and basically doesn't consider helping them.Here is her age and experience. If you are not familiar with someone, you will have to doubt her ability based on her age. People who are serious and want to buy paintings will not find her easily.

The old man has done a lot of work as a middleman and doing resale business. Most of his family business has been earned in this way. It can be said that he is familiar with the business.But that's it, he almost folded in not long ago.She still owes Ye Ling 700 million yuan, and the bracelet is still mortgaged to Ye Ling.

Wen Zhengyu decided on the direction, found some time to chat with Wen Li, and then wrote an email to tell Ye Ling that he was busy with the financial affairs about the loan.

Her financial manager is very familiar with the business process of applying for a loan at a bank, and she is more experienced in dealing with human relations than her. In addition, the studio is in good business condition, and the loan was successfully processed.

The studio has 500 million more working capital and more than 500 million foreign debts. Wen Zhengyu controls expenses more carefully.To do business, you have to be accurate to every penny, every centimeter, and every millisecond. If you are a little looser, the profit will be gone, and it is likely to fill in all the capital, not to mention that she is now under more pressure to repay the loan.

Wen Li's request to her was: "Just earn back the interest on the 500 million loan."

Ye Ling made no demands on her.

It is obviously unreasonable for investors to have no requirements for operating returns.

There are too many unreasonable things about Ye Ling, Wen Zhengyu is used to it, as long as it is not too much, she will let it go.

Wen Zhengyu used part of the money to expand the summer auction and summer exhibition, and part of it was used to organize activities to expand popularity and influence.If she wants to manage the high-end market well, she must first create a credible signboard, so that people believe that she is opening a good studio with strength, reputation and good paintings.

The studio now has corresponding operating procedures and regulations, and all departments work according to the regulations, which made Wen Zhengyu much more relaxed.

Wen Zhengyu's entertainment, communication, and human contacts are increasing day by day, and various banquets and gatherings are overwhelming. In this place where people in the south of the Yangtze River gather together, calligraphy and painting appreciation meetings, painter symposiums, and industry exchange meetings are held publicly, and friends are held privately. Yes, almost every day.

Fast forward to mid-July.

In the morning, Wen Zhengyu met Ye Ling as soon as he entered the studio.

Their offices are only separated by a wall, and they both come to work at the same place, so they can meet each other basically every morning.Say good morning to each other, and then go upstairs together, each into their respective offices.Occasionally, Ye Ling would bring her some tea, coffee, and specialty snacks from other places, and in return, she would occasionally bring some local pastries, snacks or snacks to Ye Ling.

This kind of close colleague relationship is quite comfortable to get along with, which makes Wen Zhengyu feel pretty good.

She said to Ye Ling: "Mr. Ye, good morning."

Ye Ling replied as usual: "Good morning, Zheng Yu." Then she extended her hand to Dong Yuan who was following her.

Dong Yuan opened his briefcase, took out a very delicate and beautiful invitation card and handed it to Ye Ling with both hands.

Ye Ling took the invitation, opened it, and glanced at it, as if to make sure that she had taken it wrong.She handed the invitation to Wen Zhengyu and said, "July 7th is my birthday, so Zhengyu must come."

Wen Zhengyu took the invitation, opened it, and saw that it was written by Ye Ling himself.She didn't know that Ye Ling had written a few invitation letters by herself, and she didn't know whether she should be honored or pressured to get the invitation letter written by Mr. Ye himself.

Whether it's public or private, she couldn't refuse Ye Ling's invitation, so she immediately responded with a smile: "Okay, I'll be there on time."

Ye Ling said: "A simple small banquet, not many people, relatively quiet."

Wen Zhengyu understood.This is a party where a few friends are invited to celebrate privately.She nodded and said, "Okay." She also wanted to see who could become close friends with Ye Ling.This thought made her slightly stunned.It doesn't matter to her who Ye Ling is friends with. Is she curious about Ye Ling's personal relationship?Wen Zhengyu was taken aback by this idea, and then felt that it was impossible, because she herself made a fuss.