Finishing 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 to compose well, she needs someone like Li Yingzhen to guide her and give her correct advice. , to avoid going down some crooked paths.
Li Rou didn't want Li Banzhuang to become a money-making machine. His thinking had some similarities with Li Yingzhen's. The most important thing for Li Banzhuang was to grow into a real piano master, not a money-making master.
Although a real piano master would never lack money, this age is too impetuous, and Li Rou is worried that Li Banzhuang has not learned much, and will be lured by those economic company agents to focus on commercial performances.
He is well aware of his sister's temperament, she is not a money-oriented person, but if she thinks she can help her brother, it will be difficult for her to keep her heart.
As for Pugao, as a traditional strong school for exam-oriented education, the school originally didn't want the students in the top grades to learn composition, which was not a serious way out in the eyes of Pugao's teachers, but since Li Banzhuang After Li Yingzhen has been settled, the admission to Zhonghai Conservatory of Music is a sure thing, and the school has no way to force the students to change their wishes. Thinking about it, the school has never had a shortage of students admitted to famous schools such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, etc., but none of them were admitted to Zhonghai Conservatory of Music. The college, the Education Bureau is under great pressure to vigorously develop quality education. Li Banzhuang’s choice can also help Pu Gao reduce the pressure. With a sound, that Li Banzhuang was admitted.
In this matter, besides the Li family brothers and sisters, Li Yingzhen who found a gifted student, of course An Zhishui was the happiest. She felt that she had really helped Li Rou.
She saw a heartfelt gratitude in Li Rou's eyes, which she had never seen when she did anything for Li Rou.
She is very excited that she can finally say that she has done important things for her friends, and she is also a very important friend to Li Rou, but she is still a little disappointed, and vaguely feels that it is because of her position in Li Rou's heart It will be far inferior to Li Banzhuang.
But An Zhishui still told himself, be very happy, why should he compare his position with Li Banzhuang's in Li Rou's mind
Obviously not qualified for such a comparison, one is a friend who has just been confirmed, and the other is a younger sister who has been caring for since then, unless she feels that her relationship with Li Rou is not just friends, but will develop to another level.
This kind of thought made An Zhishui a little uneasy when she was happy. When Li Rou asked her to help her to look at the piano, she hesitated for a moment, and then she came to her senses in a trance. She shouldn't be thinking wildly.
An Zhishui and Li Rou made an appointment to meet at the gate of Shangtan No. 8.
Li Rou feels this street where the most extravagant consumer behavior in Zhonghai and even the whole country is produced, and then looks at the words "Top Piano Monopoly" on the signboard, and smiles at An Zhishui: "Did you bring me here to drool, Or do you want me to feel more guilty about Li Zi?"
"Li Rou, a person's abilities are limited. Don't blame yourself for not being able to provide better conditions for your sister. You have already done a good job, which is better than 99.9% of the brothers in this world. Everything is fine, I think this is why she is proud of you, not because you bought her such an expensive piano." An Zhishui said solemnly, she was already very proud of her friend, this emotion She felt it in front of Li Yingzhen. When Li Yingzhen said that Li Rou was just an ordinary person, An Zhishui suppressed her respect for the teacher, and the desire to defend Li Rou was particularly strong in her heart.
It was as if something she was proud of had been belittled by others, and she felt that it would never be allowed.
It was precisely because of discovering this emotion that she felt that her feelings for Li Rou were a little out of control, but she also felt that friends should be like this too, and she couldn't escape because of fear, and she believed that she could take good care of it.
"You're right, but I just want to buy a second-hand piano. There doesn't seem to be any second-hand pianos here. Even if there were, I wouldn't be able to afford one." Li Rou's bank card only contained more than 20,000 yuan. .
"We don't buy here, it's not easy to bargain here." An Zhishui said in a low voice.
Li Rou didn't understand why he came here.
Li Rou and An Zhishui walked into this shop that only sold the best performance pianos, high-quality performance pianos, and 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 the additional service." An Zhishui and Li Rou sat down in the VIP reception room, and they didn't buy here anyway, and they didn't go to see those pianos.
The account manager will be here soon. His name is Zhou Wenbin. He is a middle-aged man in his forties. He wears a strict suit and a small bow tie. He looks like an elegant artist. The smile on his face is very sincere, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.
From the angle of Li Rou, he could see that he stood outside the door for a while, adjusted his satisfied smile before walking in. It was obvious that he attached great importance to customers like An Zhishui.
"Miss An, long time no see. Mr. An is fine." Zhou Wenbin walked in to greet An Zhishui, and nodded at Li Rou with a smile.
"It's okay. This is my friend Li Rou. We want to buy a second-hand piano." An Zhishui got straight to the point.
"Hello, Mr. Li, what is your budget?" Since it is a second-hand piano, no matter what the reason is, it should have a budget limit. It will not be like An Zhishui who just picks the best and doesn't care about the price. Yes, although there are no second-hand pianos for sale here, Zhou Wenbin's attitude is more respectful and careful, and he must not let people feel that he has no business to show a little neglect.
"Around ten thousand." Li Rou said.
"If it's about 10,000 yuan, you can consider Japanese pianos. Among them, second-hand Yamaha and Kawaii are good. Mr. Li's consumption concept is very correct. As long as you choose a piano, a second-hand Japanese piano with a price of 10,000 yuan is better than a new domestic piano with the same price. The quality is much stronger, and this is an area that our country still needs to work on.” Zhou Wenbin then lamented, “When one day we have the time and energy to develop these non-essential luxury goods, our country will be able to It’s about being truly financially and spiritually enriched.”
Li Rou felt very good about Zhou Wenbin. Regardless of whether it was due to business needs or not, his personal cultivation was 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 sigh.
"Okay, I'll accompany you to take a look. You two probably don't know much about second-hand pianos, so leave everything to me." Zhou Wenbin said with a smile, "Wait a minute, I'll go change my clothes first."
"Your father's friend?" Obviously not An Zhishui's friend, but this attitude is really nice.
"No, when my father and I came here to buy pianos, he was the one who received him. I have already bought eight pianos here." Of course An Zhishui knew the reason for the other party's attitude, and she was not a fool. Everyone will be so enthusiastic for no reason, and there are not many people like Li Rou who are enthusiastic about everyone.
"Eight pianos, you bought them as decorations at home?" Li Rou was taken aback.
An Zhishui was a little embarrassed, "Two are in the place where I live now, two are at my father's, three are for relatives, and one is at Yuan Hushan. I bought them here."
"Do you have any relatives?" Li Rou couldn't help but ask like this. In the past, he really thought that An Zhishui just popped out of a rock, and he didn't have any close relationships at all.
"Of course, my dad didn't just jump out of a rock. He has two brothers, and the younger uncle has a lot of people." An Zhishui said dissatisfied.
Li Rou sighed a little, what kind of family does this have to cultivate such a silly character like An Zhishui.
Zhou Wenbin changed into an ordinary jacket and went to drive to pick up Li Rou and An Zhishui.
Zhou Wenbin came out in a Chevrolet Epica, and apologized to An Zhishui: "I can't drive a good car, otherwise the asking 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 remarkable.
An Zhishui blushed a little, because Li Rou took the bus every day.
Li Rou rubbed his head. This is the pressure you will suffer when you are friends with a daughter of a thousand pieces of gold. You have to endure Zhou Wenbin's flattery that ordinary people can't speak.
When they came to a piano store specializing in second-hand pianos, Zhou Wenbin took the lead to pick out pianos. Seeing Zhou Wenbin's professional posture, the sales staff immediately gave up the hype lobbying in front of Li Rou and An Zhishui, and went to communicate with Zhou Wenbin.
"Are you just learning to use the piano?" Zhou Wenbin ignored the salesperson and asked Li Rou directly.
"No, it's for learning to compose." Li Rou already felt that there was really no need for his sister to learn the piano.
"Then this Yamaha u1d121 model is not bad. It is a product from the 1980s. This piano has been well maintained. The key components have also been replaced with new Japanese original products. The lifespan of a Japanese piano is generally about 80 years. Take good care of it and pay attention to the adjustment. It can be used forever.” Zhou Wenbin didn’t mind praising this piano, since he is a professional anyway, it’s too petty to fool each other, so there’s no need, as long as he let An Zhishui and Li Rou understand that he chose it carefully That's it.
Li Rou turned his head and asked the salesman, "How much?"
"Fifteen thousand." The sale price was not considered high. There was no way Zhou Wenbin was too powerful. If the price was too high, he would make jokes for professionals.
"Get a 50% discount, and I will come here more often in the future." An Zhishui stretched out five fingers.
The salesman stared blankly at An Zhishui's fingers. Although An Zhishui's hands were fair and delicate and very beautiful, he was obviously shocked by An Zhishui's big bargain.
Both Zhou Wenbin and Li Rou were a little embarrassed.
"Your ones are second-hand..." An Zhishui wanted to find fault, but after looking at them, they were all quite new, and then added: "It's still a Japanese violin, and some brand-new ones from Posendorf are only a few hundred thousand."
The salesman almost wanted to say that you always buy Pösendorfer. Is there any necessary connection and logical reason for the new Pösendorfer selling hundreds of thousands and you giving me a 50% discount on my second-hand violin? What's the point
Zhou Wenbin sighed. He had experienced An Zhishui's bargaining before, but it was hundreds of thousands or millions of pianos in his piano store. He would never accept such bargaining, but more than 10,000 second-hand pianos , he would rather try to give it to An Zhishui, but unfortunately, he will definitely not want it, and he is not qualified to give it away.
"Miss, a brand new one costs more than 100,000 yuan, but after tuning, the sound quality is even better than that of a brand new piano. After all, after a long period of running-in, the sound quality is more natural. You buy this piano back, maintain it properly, and pay attention to it. If something happens For problems with the structure and material of the piano, I will refund it to you at any time within ten years." The salesman decided to talk about business, this woman is so beautiful, who knows that she is a brainless person.
So he looked to Li Rou and Zhou Wenbin for help. If the two gentlemen sincerely want to buy it, you are the masters, don't let her torment me.
"It's cheaper for you." Li Rou pulled An Zhishui.
An Zhishui took Li Rou's arm and let him stand back, he looked very brave and took the lead, and felt that he had made great progress now, isn't it normal to get a 50% discount on something with a asking price of 15,000
Although the small movements between the two were slight, Zhou Wenbin noticed it, especially when Li Rou actually held An Zhishui's hand and An Zhishui didn't resist at all, and An Zhishui also held Li Rou's arm, although It was just a short gesture, but Zhou Wenbin was very clear about its meaning. When we first met, he didn't take the initiative to shake hands with An Zhishui, because this young lady has a very strong resistance to physical contact with the opposite sex. When her father was together, there was no such intimacy.
"Twelve thousand." Zhou Wenbin gave a price that Li Rou should be able to accept. Although this sale is definitely not willing, the boss is not losing money at this price, but he has no commission.
Selling is very difficult. It’s not about how many units you sell to get points. “It’s too low. It can be seen that you are also an expert. I can’t sell at this price.”
Zhou Wenbin took out a business card, "I feel that you still have further development, if you are interested, you can come to my piano store to try."
The salesman took a look and stuttered a bit: "Haisen Music..."
Selling a piano at that place, the commission can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. It is a holy place for piano salesmen. As a second-hand piano seller, he can only look up to that kind of place.
As soon as Zhou Wenbin gave away his favor, the piano was finally sold at a price of 12,000.
Li Rou went to swipe his card to pay, and made an appointment with the piano store for delivery.
After finishing the work, Li Rou invited Zhou Wenbin to dinner, Zhou Wenbin politely declined, now it was time for dinner, he wanted to go too, but he couldn't, for young men and women who had a crush on each other and were trying to get closer, two people alone The time together is the happiest, what does it mean for him to follow
"For questions about the piano, just call me in the future." Zhou Wenbin also gave Li Rou a business card, which was different from the one sold to him, it was a personal business card.
"Let's go eat." An Zhishui said happily.
"That's the first time the two of us have made an appointment to have dinner alone." It was the first time that many specific words were added, and Li Rou said it a little awkwardly.
An Zhishui thought for a while, and it was indeed true. Although I ate Malatang last time, it was not an appointment between two people alone. At the beginning, there was Li Banzhuang.
So An Zhishui became a little nervous, "What shall we eat?"
She still mustered up her courage, clenching her two small fists tightly behind her back.
"crayfish."
"Didn't they crawl out of the ditch?" An Zhishui said disgustedly.
"Cultivated."
Two people came to a crayfish shop and ordered a large portion.
While eating, An Zhishui became sad, and stretched out his finger to show Li Rou: "It bit me."
An Zhishui's fingers were too delicate, the lobster shell had a lot of thorns, blood dripped from the thorns, Li Rou took her fingers and sucked them in his mouth.
An Zhishui froze there, his fingers were so stiff that he forgot to pull them out.
"An Zhishui's fingers smell like spicy crayfish." Li Rou said with a smile.
"You...you eat my fingers..." An Zhishui's beautiful and fair cheeks were flushed, and she was so nervous that she didn't dare to look at Li Rou.
"Fool, just now your fingers are oily, you can't wipe them off with a tissue, and the oil will infiltrate the wound, and the oil in your mouth can dissolve the oil and water, and at the same time, the saliva can be disinfected." Li Rou explained to her that no one could bear to see it. She looked aggrieved and sad as if Li Rou had really bit off her finger and ate it.
"It's all drool, it's disgusting, I'm going to wash my hands." An Zhishui ran to wash his hands, and when he came back, his cheeks were wet and flushed.
After sitting down, An Zhishui was a little embarrassed, the spicy crayfish was delicious, but what should I do now that my finger is injured? She doesn't like wearing gloves, they will be slippery and it will be more difficult to peel off.
"I'll peel it for you." Li Rou peeled one, and put the white and tender lobster meat on An Zhishui's plate.
An Zhishui smiled a little embarrassedly, picked it up and ate it.
Li Rou peeled it slowly, and then An Zhishui looked at him eagerly, like a bird waiting to be fed worms, and opened his mouth slightly from time to time.
"It's delicious." No need to peel it by yourself, An Zhishui sat upright, and felt that he was eating with all his heart, and it was really enjoyable to eat.
Li Rou peeled one off, and seeing her habitually opened her mouth again, she didn't put it on the plate, and stuffed it directly into her mouth.
Then Li Rou lowered his head and continued to look for a big crayfish in the bowl to peel as if nothing had happened.
An Zhishui was thinking about whether to blush, but he blushed spontaneously. He chewed the crayfish, and the flustering sweetness spread from the lips that touched his fingers just now. The crayfish is I don't know what it tastes like, but the astringent, sweet, and soft feeling made her involuntarily open her mouth when Li Rou stuffed the lobster over again.
Li Rou just fed it like this, and the two of them sat there quietly, one concentrated on peeling the shells, the other concentrated on waiting to eat, which formed a completely different contrast with the noisy and lively environment in the shop.
After eating this meal for more than an hour, the two of them only spent less than a hundred yuan. After washing their hands and walking out of the shop, they stood on the side of the street, not knowing what to do.
"You weren't full just now?" An Zhishui was a little embarrassed, because Li Rou was ripping her off, she was too embarrassed to speak just now, and Li Rou kept her mouth full.
"I've lost my appetite after eating someone's finger." Li Rou pinched An Zhishui's finger, there was only a little trace, and there probably wouldn't be any scar left.
"I hate it!" An Zhishui raised his fist, and smashed Li Rou coquettishly.
Li Rou let her smash it, and watched her smile with crooked brows, the anger at the corner of her mouth, with a charming charm of a girl—
Sorry, I wanted to take a nap last night before coding, but it was already past five in the morning.
Coded a large chapter, it is compensation and apology, I will continue to work hard today.