Chapter 105 Spicy Crayfish(1/2)
Having done the meeting between Li Banzhuang and Li Yingzhen has laid a good foundation for Li Banzhuang's future. After all, if Li Banzhuang wants to learn composing well, he needs someone like Li Yingzhen to guide and give her the correct advice to avoid taking certain wrong paths.
Li Luyou didn't want Li Banzhuang to become a money-making machine. His ideas have some commonalities with Li Yingzhen. Li Banzhuang's main thing is to grow into a real piano master, not a money-making master.
Although real piano masters will never lack money, this era is too impetuous. Li Luyou is worried that Li Banzhuang has not learned much, so he was lured by the agents of the economic company to develop towards commercial performances.
He knew his sister's personality very well and was not a person who put money first, but if she felt that she could help her brother, it would be difficult for her to keep her true heart.
As for Pugao, as a traditional test-oriented education-powered school, the school did not want the top students to learn any composition, which was not a serious way out in the eyes of Pugao teachers. However, since Li Banzhuang has handled Li Yingzhen and is sure to enter the China Overseas Conservatory of Music, the school has no way to force the students to change their wishes. Think about it, the school has never lacked students to be admitted to famous schools such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, etc., but they have not been admitted to the China Overseas Conservatory of Music. The Education Bureau has also put a lot of pressure on vigorously developing quality education. Li Banzhuang's choice can also help Pugao reduce pressure. When the Education Bureau talks about Pugao without art candidates, Pugao can also say a word, and Li Banzhuang gets in.
In this matter, in addition to the Li brothers and sisters, Li Yingzhen, who found the talented student, was of course the happiest person. She felt that she had really helped Li Luyou.
She saw a kind of heartfelt gratitude in Li Luyou's eyes, which she had never seen before when she did anything for Li Luyou.
She was very excited that she could finally justify herself that she had done something very important for her friends. She was also a very important friend to Li Luyou, but she was still a little disappointed. She vaguely felt that it was because her position in Li Luyou's mind would be far inferior to Li Banzhuang.
But An Zhishui still told herself that she should be very happy, why did she compare herself with Li Banzhuang in Li Luyou's mind?
She obviously has no right to compare this way. One is a friend who has just confirmed it for a while, and the other is a sister who has been worried about since childhood. Unless she feels that her relationship with Li Luyou is not just a friend, it will develop to another level.
This thought made An Zhishui feel happy and a little uneasy. When Li Luyou asked her to help her see the piano, she hesitated for a while, and then she came to her senses in a daze that she shouldn't think about it.
An Zhishui and Li Luyou made an appointment to meet at the gate of Shangtan No. 8.
Li Luyou felt the street where the most luxurious consumption behavior in China Sea and even the country was produced. Then he looked at the words "Top Piano Monopoly" on the instruction plate and smiled at An Zhishui: "Did you bring me to drool? Or do you want me to feel more guilty towards Li Zi?"
"Li Luyou, a person's ability is limited. Don't blame yourself for not being able to provide better conditions for your sister. You have done a good job, better than the 99.9% brother in this world. I think this is why she is proud of you, not because you bought her a precious piano." An Zhishui said seriously. She is already very proud of her friends. This emotion was felt by her in front of Li Yingzhen. When Li Yingzhen said that Li Luyou was just an ordinary person, An Zhishui suppressed her respect for her teacher, and the desire to maintain Li Luyou in her heart was particularly strong.
It seemed that the things she was proud of were belittled by others, and she felt that she would never allow this.
It was precisely because of discovering this emotion that she felt that her feelings for Li Luyou were a little out of control, but she also felt that her friends should be like this, and she could not escape because she was afraid of anything. She believed that she could grasp it well.
"You are right, but I just want to buy a second-hand piano. It seems that there is no second-hand piano here. Even if there is one, there will be no goods that I can afford." Li Luyou's bank card only costs more than 20,000 yuan.
"We don't buy it here, so it's not easy to bargain here." An Zhishui said in a low voice.
Li Luyou didn't understand, so what to do here.
Li Luyou and An Zhishui entered this store that only sells best pianos for playing and high-quality pianos, as well as consumer-grade piano boutiques.
An Zhishui showed his membership card and the front desk immediately contacted the account manager.
"The price here is very high, and the most important thing is additional service." An Zhishui and Li Luyou sat down in the VIP reception room. Anyway, they didn't buy it here, and they didn't go to see those pianos anymore.
The account manager arrived soon, named Zhou Wenbin, a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a rigorous suit and a small bow tie, looked like an elegant artist, with a very sincere smile on his face, making people feel like spring breeze.
Only from Li Luyou's perspective can he see him standing outside the door for a long time, adjusting his satisfied smile before walking in. It is obvious that he attaches great importance to customers like An Zhishui.
"Miss An, long time no see, Mr. An is okay." Zhou Wenbin walked in and greeted An Zhishui, and smiled and nodded at Li Luyou first.
"Fortunately. This is my friend Li Luyou. We want to buy a second-hand piano." An Zhishui made it straight to the point.
"Hello Mr. Li, what is your budget?" Since it is a second-hand piano, no matter what the consideration is, there should be budget restrictions. It will not be like An Zhishui who only chooses good things and doesn't care about the price. Although there is no second-hand piano for sale here, Zhou Wenbin's attitude is more respectful and careful. Never make people feel that they have no business and show a little negligence.
"About ten thousand." Li Luyou said.
"If you have about 10,000 yuan, you can consider Japanese pianos. The second-hand Yamaha and Kawaii are both good. Mr. Li's consumption philosophy is very correct. As long as you choose a piano, the second-hand Japanese piano at a price of 10,000 yuan is much better in quality than the new domestic pianos at the same price. This has to be said to be an area that our country still needs to work hard on." Zhou Wenbin continued to sigh, "When one day we have the time and energy to develop these luxury goods that are not necessary for life, our country will be truly economically and spiritually rich."
Li Luyou has a good feeling for Zhou Wenbin. Regardless of whether it is for business needs or not, his personal cultivation is good anyway.
"Do you have time today? We want to buy it back today." An Zhishui didn't have the heart to listen to him sighing.
"Okay, I'll go with you to see. You two must not know much about second-hand pianos, so let me leave it all." Zhou Wenbin said with a smile: "You two wait, I'll go change your clothes first."
"Your father's friend?" Obviously not An Zhishui's friend, but his attitude is really good.
"No, my father and I come here to buy pianos. I have bought eight pianos here." An Zhishui of course knew why the other party's attitude was. She was not a fool and believed that everyone in this world would be so enthusiastic for no reason. There were not many people like Li Luyou who were enthusiastic to everyone.
"Eight pianos, do you buy them as decorations when you go home?" Li Luyou was shocked.
An Zhishui felt a little embarrassed, "Two are placed in the place where he lives now, two are placed in his father's place, three are given to relatives, and one is placed in Yuanhushan. They are all bought here."
"Do you still have relatives?" Li Luyou couldn't help asking. He used to think that An Zhishui jumped out of a stone and had no intimate interpersonal relationships at all.
"Of course there is, my dad didn't jump out of the stone. He has two brothers, and there are many people in his uncle's group." An Zhishui said dissatisfied.
Li Luyou sighed a little, what kind of family does this need to cultivate an idiot character like An Zhishui.
Zhou Wenbin changed into an ordinary jacket and drove to pick up Li Luyou and An Zhishui.
Zhou Wenbin drove a Chevrolet Jingcheng out and apologized to An Zhishui: "You can't drive a good car, otherwise the price will be very high and it will be difficult to bargain."
An Zhishui expressed his understanding and told Zhou Wenbin not to care about the quality of the car: "I have taken the bus several times recently."
"It's also a good life experience." Zhou Wenbin praised, as if An Zhishui had done something amazing.
An Zhishui blushed a little because Li Luyou took the bus every day.
Li Luyou touched his head. This is the pressure that would be friends with a daughter. He had to endure Zhou Wenbin's flattery that ordinary people could not speak.
When he came to a piano store that specializes in second-hand pianos, Zhou Wenbin took the lead in picking up the piano. When the salesperson saw Zhou Wenbin's professional attitude, he immediately gave up lobbying in front of Li Luyou and An Zhishui and communicated with Zhou Wenbin.
"Are you a beginner in using the piano?" Zhou Wenbin ignored the sales staff and asked Li Luyou directly.
"No, I'm learning the purpose of composing." Li Luyou already felt that there was no need for his sister to learn piano specifically.
"Then this Yamaha u1d121 model is good. The product from the 1980s is well maintained, and the key components have also replaced the new Japanese original products. The lifespan of the Japanese piano is generally around 80 years. Be careful of the tuning, and you can continue to use it." Zhou Wenbin didn't mind praising this piano. Anyway, it's a professional, and it seems too petty to mess with each other. There is no need. He just let An Zhishui and Li Luyou understand that he has carefully selected the piano to set up it.
Li Luyou turned to the salesperson and asked, "How much does it cost?"
"Ten thousand five." The sales were given a price that was not very high. There was no way Zhou Wenbin was too strong and the price was too high, which would make him laugh at him.
"Give it a 50% off, I will come often in the future." An Zhishui stretched out five fingers.
The salesman looked at An Zhishui's fingers blankly. Although An Zhishui's hands were fair, delicate and beautiful, it was obvious that he was shocked by An Zhishui's bargaining.
Zhou Wenbin and Li Luyou were both a little embarrassed.
"You are second-hand..." An Zhishui wanted to find faults. After looking at it, it was actually quite new. Then he added: "It's still a Japanese piano, and some brand new products of Bosendorf are only a few hundred thousand."
The salesperson almost wanted to say, "You can buy Bossendorf when you are old. Is there any necessary connection and logical reason for selling Bossendorf's brand new one for hundreds of thousands of yuan and you asked me to get a 50% discount on my second-hand piano? What's the reason for this!
Zhou Wenbin sighed. He had experienced An Zhishui's bargaining, but it was a piano that cost hundreds of thousands or millions in his piano store. He would never accept such bargaining. However, he would rather try to give it to An Zhishui for more than 10,000 yuan. Unfortunately, he would definitely not want it, and he was not qualified to give it to An Zhishui.
"Miss, it costs more than 100,000 yuan for brand new ones, but after tuning, the sound quality is even better than that of a brand new piano. After all, after long-term running-in, the sound quality is more natural. If you buy this piano, maintain it properly, pay attention to maintenance. If there are any problems with the structure and material of the piano, I will refund it to you at any time within ten years." The salesperson decided to discuss the business well. This woman is so beautiful, who knew she was actually a brainless person.
So his eyes looked at Li Luyou and Zhou Wenbin for help. If the two gentlemen sincerely want to buy, you can make the decision and don’t let her mess with me.
"You can get a little cheaper." Li Luyou pulled An Zhishui.
An Zhishui held Li Luyou's arm and asked him to take the lead. He felt that he had made great progress now. Isn't it normal to get a 50,000 discount for something that costs 15,000 yuan?
Although the small movements between the two were slight, Zhou Wenbin saw them, especially Li Luyou was holding An Zhishui's hand, and An Zhishui did not resist at all. An Zhishui also had the movement to hold Li Luyou's arm. Although it was just a short movement, Zhou Wenbin knew the meaning very well. When he first met, he did not take the initiative to shake hands with An Zhishui because the young lady had a very strong resistance to contacting the body of the opposite sex. She did not have such intimate actions when she was with her father.
"Ten thousand two thousand." Zhou Wenbin gave a price that Li Luyou should be able to accept. Although he was definitely unwilling to sell this price, the boss did not lose the commission.
Sales are very difficult, and this is not how many units sold to sell, "It's too low, you can tell that you are also an expert, I can't sell this price."
Zhou Wenbin took out a business card and said, "I feel that you have further development. If you are interested, you can try it in my piano store."
The salesman took a look and stuttered a little: "Hisen Pianist Store..."
A piano sold in that place, ranging from tens of thousands to tens of thousands or tens of thousands at most, was a holy place for piano sales personnel. He was a second-hand piano sold, and he could only look up to that kind of place.
With Zhou Wenbin's favor, the piano was finally sold for 12,000 yuan.
Li Luyou went to swipe his card to pay the money and made an appointment with the piano store to deliver the goods.
After finishing the work, Li Luyou invited Zhou Wenbin to dinner. Zhou Wenbin politely declined. It was time for dinner and he wanted to go, but he couldn't. For young men and women who have a good impression of each other and are testing the closer together, the happiest time for two people to be alone is the happiest thing. What does it mean to follow him?
"If you have any piano issues, just call me directly in the future." Zhou Wenbin also gave Li Luyou a business card. Unlike the one who gave it to the sales, it was a private business card.
"Let's go have a meal." An Zhishui said happily.
"That's the first time we made an appointment to have dinner together alone." After adding a lot of specific words, Li Luyou said it a little awkward.
An Zhishui thought about it and it was true. Although he had a spicy hot pot last time, it was not the two of them who made an appointment alone. At the beginning, Li Banzhuang was also there.
So An Zhishui became a little nervous, "What are we going to eat?"
She still plucked up the courage and clenched her two small fists behind her.
"Crayfish."
"Didn't it crawled out of the ditch?" An Zhishui said disgustingly.
“Artificially bred.”
The two of them came to a crayfish shop and ordered a large portion.
As she ate, An Zhishui felt sad and stretched out her finger to show Li Luyou: "It bites me."
An Zhishui's fingers were too delicate, and there were many thorns in the lobster shell, and blood was coming out of the thorns. Li Luyou took her finger and held it in his mouth.
An Zhishui was stunned, his fingers stiffened, and he forgot to pull them out.
"An Zhishui's fingers taste like spicy crayfish." Li Luyou said with a smile.
"You...you eat my fingers..." An Zhishui's beautiful and fair cheeks flushed, and she was so nervous that she didn't dare to look at Li Luyou.
"Silly, your fingers were oily just now and they couldn't wipe them clean with a tissue, and it would make the wound soaked. It would contain oil and water in your mouth, and the saliva could be disinfected at the same time." Li Luyou explained to her, and no one could bear to look at her as if Li Luyou had really bitten off her finger and ate it.
"It's all saliva, it's so disgusting. I'm going to wash my hands." An Zhishui ran to wash his hands. When he came back, his cheeks were wet and a little red.
After sitting down, An Zhishui was a little embarrassed. The spicy crayfish was delicious, but what should I do if my fingers were injured now? She doesn't like wearing gloves, which will be very slippery and makes it more difficult to peel.
To be continued...