Chapter 91 Photo Gallery Opens

In the next two days, there was no living in the factory. Li Wenkai rode his bicycle around and chose a shop on Qianmen Street to open a photo shop.

Li Wenkai is now an editor, and he can't get away with his job in a repair shop, so he has to find a partner in this photo studio.

At first, it was handed over to two apprentices, but neither Shen Zhengjun nor Zhou Aiguo agreed and he had to learn how to repair cars with his master.

Li Wenkai didn't force it.

"Who are you looking for?" My uncle?

My uncle is illiterate and is used to living in the countryside. If I were allowed to come up, I could live. However, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in this big city without education. Although I have myself, I think my uncle will not live happily.

There are no relatives.

"Gong Chengye?" Li Wenkai suddenly thought.

Gong Chengye is a member of the Foreign Trade Department. If he agrees, he will be a partner in the future and his relationship will become closer. There is only one sentence for anything you can use in the future.

Li Wenkai thought about it all, and finally felt that Gong Chengye was the most suitable director of the photo studio.

After dinner, Li Wenkai guided his younger sister's homework. Li Wenkai explained to his apprentice Shen Zhengjun, asking him to help take care of him, and also took out some sandwich biscuits and jelly. Of course, there were two packs of instant noodles.

These things should not be eaten too much by my younger sister.

Shin Zhengjun was naturally happy, and he also had his third brother Shin Zhengshi.

"I'll go out and talk to Gong Chengye about cooperating with opening a photo studio. If I come back later, I'll take care of your aunt and sleep and rest." Li Wenkai said.

"I know, don't worry." Shen Zhengjun said.

His current apprentice is a relative of the master's family. As Li Wenkai's eldest disciple and Li Wenkai's buddy, he is naturally what he should do to take care of his master's aunt.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Li Wenkai came to the foreign trade office. The guardian knew Li Wenkai and put it in directly.

Li Wenkai stopped his bicycle and came to Gongchengye's home.

"Brother Kai, come in!" Gong Chengye opened the door and opened the curtain and said happily when he saw that it was Li Wenkai.

"I'm here today to talk to you about something." Li Wenkai said.

"Okay, then wait a moment, I'll get some clothes and let's talk outside." Gong Chengye turned inside.

"No, I happen to be at home, and my uncles are here too." Li Wenkai walked in and greeted Gong Chengye's father, Gong Ruizhi, director of the Foreign Trade Department.

"Brother Kai, we are good brothers. If you have any problems, just say it. It's okay. I will definitely not refuse anyone who can help me." Gong Chengye said.

Then Li Wenkai told him about his purpose.

Gong Chengye knew about Li Wenkai having a camera, and he took photos last time.

"I have asked my Hong Kong aunt to buy the equipment from there. I guess it will be here this day. I understand the photo washing, but I don't have time at work and want to find you to cooperate. If you don't agree, I will find someone else, Huang Hongye and the others from the steel rolling mill." Li Wenkai said.

"No, brother, I'm just idle now. Besides, opening a photo studio is the most profitable now. You don't know, it's more expensive to take a photo now. Brother Kai, you have the channel to get equipment. The first one can think of me, brother, what else can I say? I'll do it." After Gong Chengye said that, he looked at his father on the side.

Gong Ruizhi nodded and said, "Okay, opening a photo studio is at least a bit of work. Although he is an individual, with the current situation, there will be more and more individuals in the future. In this year, making money is the main thing. Dad supports you, and I don't know how to carry out this cooperation?"

The last two discussed the specific matters. Li Wenkai went to the Equipment Technology Church to take photos and wash photos. Gong Chengye was responsible for decoration and daily management and worked as a part-time cameraman. Li Wenkai accounted for 70% and Gong Chengye accounted for 30%.

The store is designated on Qianmen Street, which has the largest flow of people. It has a 60-square-meter shop and rents a house of 7.5 yuan per month.

In 1978, relevant departments in Yanjing unified the same standards, with the rental standards being 0.13-0.126/square meter and the average being 0.126/square meter.

Everyone moved quickly. The next day, Li Wenkai reported to the unit, but there was no living in the factory, so he started to decorate.

This is a shop of 60 square meters, and it is planned to be divided into two fronts and backs. The innermost part is a dark room for washing films and the outer part is a photography venue.

Everyone should do the decoration matters by themselves. Li Wenkai also called Huang Hongye of the rolling mill and Shan Zhenghao, a son of the large courtyard, whom he knew, and they would buy decoration materials and decorate and spray paint together.

"Hehe, on the day of opening, I will give me a colorful one first, and I will be the most handsome one." Shan Zhenghao said.

"Give me one too."

"Everyone has a share, and everyone comes here at half price." Li Wenkai said.

"I love hearing these words." Everyone cheered.

With a lot of people, the power is great. With everyone's efforts, it took four days to renovate the store.

"I feel like there is something less." Li Wenkai said, looking at the white walls of the photo studio.

By the way!

Li Wenkai suddenly thought of the problem, the wall behind him.

What kind of landscapes are all about building Tiananmen Square or the Great Wall.

On the morning of January 15, 1979, the photo studio opened.

The plaque of the photo gallery reads "Friendship Color Photo gallery"

The outermost is a photography place of more than 30 square meters, with counters, six back pictures hanging on the walls, and a few red, white and black cloths.

These six back pictures were taken by Li Wenkai from modern times, including the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, and two landscape paintings, which use three-dimensional color pictures to make the backs look more realistic.

As the director, Gong Chengye was the happiest today. Shan Zhenghao and the others came to support him, and Huang Hongye and the others from the rolling mill also came.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the photo studio officially opened amidst the crackling sound of firecrackers.

In the darkroom, Li Wenkai had already put the photos he had washed out in Modern Times inside. After everyone went in, they found that they had taken one of their photos.

"I washed this one night last night, and now I'm giving it to everyone for free." Is this excuse the most perfect?

"Brother Kai, this colorful photo... is amazing. Look, it looks like a real person!" Shan Zhengyan said excitedly as he looked at the colorful photo in his hand.

Compared with the current hand-colored color photos, this color photo is in the sky and the ground, and is not comparable.

"I dare say that if our photo studio is not popular, it will be a ghost." Huang Hongye said.

A few days ago, when the photo studio was renovating, Li Wenkai took out all the equipment on the pretext that the equipment arrived. At the same time, he taught Gong Chengye how to use an amplifier if he washed the negative film, etc., and now he is familiar with it.

In the darkroom, in addition to the amplifier, developer and fixer, Li Wenkai also purchased more photo paper and four boxes of film.

Enough to use it for a while.

"Gong Chengye, paste a few photos outside." Li Wenkai said.

There are several floor-to-ceiling glass windows outside the photo studio. Gong Chengye chose a few photos of himself and Li Wenkai and posted them on both sides of the windows facing the outside. Soon it was surrounded by people.
Chapter completed!