Rebirth of the Almighty Internet Celebrity

Chapter 169

Chapter 169

Liang Teng carefully observed the decoration of the house from the sofa in the living room of this narrow house.

It must be admitted that the decoration is quite stylish and upscale.

The main reason is that a large number of precious woods are used to make furniture and to decorate.

For example, the background wall of the TV in the living room, including the background wall of the sofa, all adopt wood carving lines and Chinese decoration style.

Liang Teng still likes this kind of decoration style.

The solid wood lines (handmade) of the detailed decorations all show a kind of exquisite beauty.

Liang Teng estimated that the wooden decorations used in these decorations were all made by "wood carving master" Wu Chengdi.

It is impossible to fill up orders for a job like being invited to make expensive furniture with a high salary.Therefore, when Wu Chengdi is free, he has the time to carefully polish the decorative wood carvings in his house.

Liang Teng also thought about the craftsmanship of carved wood decorations for a while.From his unprofessional perspective, he has reached the level of "impeccable".

No wonder Wu Xia and his father Wu Zhenting appreciate Wu Chengdi's carving skills very much.

Even though he was not very impressed with his character, Wu Xia still advocated inviting him to make furniture and wood carvings.

When Liang Teng saw the other party's work for the first time, he couldn't help but come up with an idea - to "copy" the decoration style of this living room back to his own home.

Of course, it's just a thought.

No matter how well decorated the living room of Wu Chengdi's house is, compared with the hollow hall of Liang Teng's house, there is a huge flaw: that is, the area is too small.

Liang Teng's "hollow living room" is at least 10 times larger than Wu Chengdi's.

The size of the area is different, and it is natural to design different decoration styles.The decoration style that is very coordinated in this "small living room" may not be coordinated in the super huge "hollow living room".

Liang Teng quickly realized this.

He doesn't bother anymore.

Moreover, isn't it said that "Wood Carving Master" Wu Chengdi has burst a cerebral blood vessel and is in a coma due to cerebral hemorrhage?

In this case, even if you appreciate the decoration style of his living room, there is no way to ask the master to "clone" it to the "Liang Mansion".

Liang Teng sat on the sofa meditating, while Wu Xia and Wu Xiaolan sat on the other side, talking one after another.

Wu Xiaolan didn't seem interested in mentioning her old father.Only when Wu Xia asked specific questions did she simply answer something.

The more he asked, the heavier Wu Xia's heart became.

Wu Chengdi's situation is very serious.

This is no longer a question of whether he can recover. Whether he can wake up is now a big question mark.

To be precise, even the current "coma state" is not the worst situation.This has been deteriorating, and he is old and weak, and it is completely uncertain whether he can save his old life in the end.

Wu Xia sighed, thinking of getting acquainted with the Wu family, and was shocked to hear that the other party had a sudden illness and was hospitalized, so some condolence money should also be given.

She asked Wu Xiaolan's mobile phone number, saved it in the "Contacts" column, and quickly added the other party's WeChat friend.

After adding, Wu Xia transferred 50000 yuan to the other party.This is also the upper limit of WeChat's daily transfers.

If you send WeChat red envelopes, the limit is similar.But each red envelope can only hold 200 yuan, and I don't know how many red envelopes have to be distributed to make up 5 yuan.So direct transfer is convenient.

Wu Xia asked Wu Xiaolan for her mobile phone, and asked the other party to unlock the lock screen and open WeChat.Wu Xia accepted the friend's transfer for the other party (the other party was probably too embarrassed to accept it. He just clicked to accept it for Wu Xiaolan).

This aspect is where "WeChat" is a little more troublesome than a certain treasure.

If it is a "transfer" from a certain treasure, there is no need to accept it, and the transfer will be directly credited.Only the red envelope needs to be opened.The WeChat "transfer" amount also needs to be accepted before it can be credited.

Wu Xiaolan saw that her WeChat balance had suddenly increased by 5, and she couldn't help showing a surprised expression on her "Gujing Wubo" face.

"Miss Wu, what are you doing?" she asked in surprise.

"There is no other meaning. Uncle is hospitalized, of course I want to send some condolence money. It is also my wish for his speedy recovery." Wu Xia explained: "You don't want to refuse. This is just a small thought of mine. As long as It's good that uncle can get better."

Wu Xiaolan also has no experience in being polite.

Hearing what she said, the little girl silently accepted it.

But her inner gratitude to Wu Xia was not diminished at all by her poor words.

After the two girls talked about the business, Wu Xia also planned to bid farewell to Liang Teng and go home to complete such a "reactive journey".

At this moment, the door of the house was opened with a bang.

A young man in his 20s came in.

The young man left his hair down to the level of his shawl, then dyed his hair green like a woman, and tied a small ponytail behind his head.

The young man was wearing colorful casual clothes, looking like a "seven chickens" delinquent, and now he broke into the house in such a hurry.

He barged in very unreasonably, without even saying hello, he yelled loudly to Wu Xiaolan: "Little sister, dad owes medical expenses again in the hospital. Mom asked me to raise money, and I Where can I raise money? You also know that my father has been sick and hospitalized for more than a month, and I can't work, so I have no income. Where can I raise money?"

Wu Xiaolan frowned: "Why did you overdraw the medical expenses so quickly? Didn't you just raise 20 a few days ago and give it to my mother?"

"Dad had another operation a few days ago, and the operation alone cost more than 11 yuan. Then the daily cost in the 'intensive care unit' was 2 yuan. The 20 yuan you raised last time can't last long. But my mother also asked the doctor, if the condition is stable, there is no need for another operation. After that, the daily cost will gradually decrease and stabilize at several thousand yuan per day.”

"That's too much." Wu Xiaolan said, "Do you think I'm so easy to raise money? A few days ago, I was lucky and just sold a set of ready-made nanmu sofa for 20. That sofa We also spent 10 yuan on the raw wood materials we purchased, as well as production costs. In fact, we didn’t make much money. Moreover, after selling them, there was no valuable furniture to sell at home. The finished furniture was gone, and even the wood , also gone. The last 'stock' at home, all sold out."

The young man who looked like a colorful chicken should be Wu Chengdi's adopted son Wu Jin.

He and Wu Xiaolan are nominally "half fathers", and he is an older brother.

Hearing what his sister said, Wu Jin's face changed slightly. After thinking for a while, he said, "The sofa in the living room at home should also be sold to the buyer. If I can exchange some money to save the old man, it can be regarded as doing my best. Others Yes, leave it to fate.”

Wu Xiaolan said: "Do you think I don't want to sell it? It's not easy to sell expensive furniture. As the saying goes, 'If you don't sell it for three years, you'll eat it for three years'. This sofa can only be sold if someone looks at it. And This set is not too expensive. It is made of ordinary rosewood, and the market price is only tens of thousands of yuan. Even if someone is willing to buy it, how many days can it support Dad's medical expenses?"

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but said to her brother: "Although you have no intention of working in the past two months because of your father, you quit your job as a hotel manager. But didn't you have a few months before?" Is the salary owed by the hotel? Can you tell the other party that our father is seriously ill and needs money urgently, and ask them to settle the salary?!"

Hearing my sister mention this, my brother's expression was a bit unnatural.

After a long while, Wu Jin had no choice but to tell the little girl the truth: "In terms of the hotel, I have already settled my wages. Didn't you see that I bought a white 'Civic'? The top-of-the-range, the full price is 17 yuan .I paid a down payment of more than 7 to 8 yuan, and the remaining 10 yuan will be paid in 36 installments. I didn’t ask my dad for a penny to buy this car. I made a little bit of money when I was doing the work of managing the hotel. of."

Hearing that this guy bought a "Civic" with a loan, Liang Teng immediately thought of a famous joke.

That paragraph said: Buying "Wuling" is for setting up a stall; buying "Great Wall" is for shopping; buying "Honda" is for saving fuel; buying "Audi" is for business; buying "BMW" is for pretending. Forced; buying "Civic" is for picking up girls...

It is appropriate to use this passage to set Wu Jin, the colorful young man in front of him.

When Wu Xiaolan heard that her brother actually bought a 17 "Civic" with a loan, she immediately quit.Encouraging him earnestly, he said: "Now is an extraordinary time, why don't you sell your Civic? You can sell the money and do your best to our father. I hope he can survive this difficult time."

"It's better to buy a car with full payment."

Wu Jin said disapprovingly: "I didn't buy the car in full. I only paid more than 7 yuan. If you sell it as a second-hand car, no matter how new your car is, you will first discount 5.00 yuan. Then according to the year, every one year In 30.00, the price was discounted by another 17%. Now the car has only been used for two years, and the discount is about 11%. I only paid about 9 yuan in down payment and installment repayment. If I want to sell it, I can get back 4 to 5 yuan at most. What can I do with this money? I can’t do anything!"

Wu Xiaolan heard this, and it was the same reason.

The two siblings fell silent for a moment.

Wu Jin pondered for a moment, and then proposed: "Don't our dad still have 8 biological daughters? It is said that he and his ex-wife gave birth to them. Since they are all the old man's biological daughters, can we also ask them for help?"

Speaking of this, I want to emphasize one sentence: "My own flesh and blood, as much as I can help. Even if I am not the old man's own flesh and blood, I have to try to save the old man. Could it be that they are their own daughters? Stand by and watch?"

"It's not like you don't know. It was my father who divorced his ex-wife back then. He left all 8 daughters to his ex-wife, and never cared about her." Wu Xiaolan said objectively: "Now he is in trouble, so he thinks about where to go. Those 8 daughters asked for help, can they answer him?"

"Whether it makes sense or not, you have to try it to know."

Wu Jin said: "It's been so many years, and my father is so ill now, why can't I let go of the deep hatred? You are also a daughter, little sister. Women are easier to talk to women, so it's up to you to come forward and complain to those 8 cheap elder sisters. Get a little support."

"If you want to seek their support, you have to come forward to seek it yourself. I can't bear this face." Wu Xiaolan hummed with reluctance.

"Okay! I'll go and I'll go! I also think that the old man has treated me really well since I was a child, so I will do my best for him. I will admit the embarrassment."

Wu Jin also said angrily with some displeasure: "As his own flesh and blood, you have to do your best. Your woodcarving skills are so good, so hurry up to pick up the job, and if you can negotiate one or two big deals, please invite someone else first. The boss pays the wages in advance. If you have money, first do your filial piety to the old man, and it’s okay to pay back slowly later.”

At first, Liang Teng and Wu Xia were inconvenient to intervene because the two siblings were discussing "housework".Just listening silently.

After hearing it, I gradually realized that something was wrong.

Could it be that this skinny and inconspicuous little girl in front of me is actually a woodcarving craftsman with a very high level?

Judging from what they said, it seems that Wu Xiaolan's woodcarving works can still be sold at a good price?

Previously, Wu Xia thought that what Wu Xiaolan said was that she had sold the only set of expensive furniture left at home for 20 yuan.That should be the "inventory" that Wu Chengdi had made before, and he hadn't had time to sell it.

Now Wu Xia suddenly thought of a certain possibility: Could it be that the work priced at 20 was made by this inconspicuous little girl in front of me? !

Thinking of this, Wu Xia couldn't help interrupting the argument between the two siblings, and interjected: "Well, I want to ask a question: Has Master Wu Chengdi not done wood carving for many years?"

Wu Jin rolled his eyes, and replied as if complaining first: "My old man, he likes to drink a few sips when he has nothing to do. About 5 years ago, he drank too much, had a stroke, his mouth and eyes were crooked, and hemiplegia. Since then, he has been taking traditional Chinese medicine for conditioning, and his condition has improved. .But he has never been able to quit his hobby of the things in the cup. But he gave up the wood carving work that he relies on for a living..."

"Anyway, from 5 years ago, all the business my mother received for the old man, he handed over to my younger sister to make. After all, my younger sister has liked to do this since she was a child, and she has been doing woodcarving for more than ten years. The craftsmanship is good. Before It was for the old man. Since 5 years ago, she has completed all the works by herself. In the first two years, my father was still giving pointers. In the past three years, I don’t need him to correct me at all. It can be seen that the younger sister His woodcarving skills have reached the state of 'proficiency', but he is not well-known."

Hearing this, Wu Xia suddenly had the feeling that "there is no way out, there is no way out, and there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers".

Sure enough, as the other party revealed, the work that was assigned to "Wu Chengdi" five years ago was all done by the little girl in front of me.Well, even if she didn't invite "Wu Chengdi", the woodcarving master, to entrust his little daughter instead, the result would be the same.

What needs to be further verified now is what is the real level of this skinny little girl in front of her?

Wu Xia also knew intellectually that the other party should not lie to her about such an easy "debug" thing; but emotionally, she unknowingly committed the problem of "judging people by their appearance", and she felt that, It seems that this humble little girl doesn't seem to be able to make pleasing furniture!

Wu Xia was thinking about his mind and fell into deep thought.

That Wu Jin is also quick-witted.One can tell at a glance that people like Liang Teng and Wu Xia have extraordinary behavior and are either rich or noble.

They should not simply come to visit patients.If you are only here for "visiting a doctor", then you should go to the hospital.When I ran to the house, I couldn’t even see the face of a “patient” (of course, I might not be able to see it when I went to the hospital. People in the “intensive care unit” are generally not allowed to visit casually).

Since he didn't make a special trip to "visit the sick", it should be the big boss who wants to invite his old man to make furniture.

This guess, the more Wu Jin thinks about it, the more likely it is.

After all, he is also a car lover.The "Highlander" parked outside the house looks like a top-end car.A top-of-the-line car of this caliber would cost over 40 yuan to "land", including the preferential discounts.

Not to mention a car, how much wealth can be seen from the other party?But at least the other party could afford Wu Chengdi to make furniture.

Because of this idea, Wu Jin purposely revealed to the public the secrets that the younger sister has been making "furniture" and making various wood carvings on behalf of his father for five years in the conversation with the younger sister.

After disclosing this secret, Xiaomei can no longer sell finished furniture under the aura of "Wu Chengdi, a master woodcarver".

The big boss who intends to buy furniture will take the opportunity to "bargain" the wages of his younger sister's labor to a rather low price.

However, now are "extraordinary times".

My old man burst a cerebral blood vessel and was admitted to the intensive care unit. It's hard to say whether he can survive this year.In this case, even an idiot would not believe it if he insisted that the carpentry work was done by his own old man.

The little girl doesn't have the fame of her father for the time being, but from now on, she can take over the job as her own and enter the big boss's "eyes".In the future, through the promotion of the big boss in the circle of friends, more and more people will come to ask her to do wood carving business one after another.

In this business, what is needed is the help of the big bosses, otherwise, no matter how good the craftsmanship is, it will be "raised in a deep boudoir without the knowledge of others", and it will be difficult to get ahead.

As long as the situation can be gradually opened up, with the little sister's temperament of being obsessed with wood carving, she will definitely make a lot of money in the future.

Even if you don't think about the long-term things in the future, just say that right now, if a big boss asks a little girl to do carpentry, his family will make money immediately.The old man won't have to cut off his medical expenses.

Wu Jin was thinking about it.

Listen to Wu Jin preaching about her woodworking skills.The little girl is also guessing: Wu Xia and Liang Teng made a special trip to visit, maybe they want to entrust her father to do carpentry!

Wu Xiaolan doesn't think as much as her brother.

The little girl then spoke to Wu Xia very sincerely: "Miss, do you have any furniture that needs to be made by a trustworthy person? If you don't dislike it, I can help you out. , it doesn’t matter if you don’t pay. Now my dad is sick like that and needs money urgently. If you hire me to work, please pay me one-third of my dad’s wages, is that okay? Before you passed’ The 5 yuan "consolation money" transferred to me by WeChat can also be counted as labor wages. It can be regarded as "advance" wages."

As soon as Wu Jin heard that the other party actually gave the younger sister a "consolation money" of 5 yuan just because he heard the news that "Wu Chengdi was seriously ill", his eyes lit up immediately.

It seems that his vision is not "venomous" enough, he was a little bit blind, and he didn't realize that Liang Teng and Wu Xia were not ordinary rich.is super rich.

Otherwise, who would casually take out tens of thousands of yuan as "ordinary red envelopes"?

Thinking that Liang Teng and Wu Xia are big employers who are not short of money, Wu Jin feels that the other party should not "deduct" labor wages.

Hearing that the younger sister lowered her wages and only asked for one-third of her father's wages, Wu Jin became a little anxious.

In his opinion, rich and generous customers like Wu Xia and Liang Teng should ask at least half of the wages of "Wu Chengdi" for making furniture and wood carvings for them.Only asking for one-third of the father, feels a bit less.

At this moment, Liang Teng who had been listening silently spoke up.

He said: "Wu Xia and I really need to find someone with excellent craftsmanship to make furniture and woodcarving. The wages are not a problem at all, and it is not the focus of our consideration. Even if we pay the labor according to the wages of 'Master Wu Chengdi' Money is not impossible."

"But our requirements are simple and clear: as long as the craftsmanship can really reach a satisfactory level, we will not be stingy with the wages. Talents are rare. But if they don't meet the requirements, sorry, no matter how cheap the wages are, we won't please."

"The reason is very simple, because the batch of wood we are going to use to make furniture and wood carvings is very precious and belongs to the top. We cannot let those whose craftsmanship does not meet the requirements be regarded as materials for 'practicing hands'. If this is the case, that is the biggest Loss!"

Wu Jin listened and quickly shut up.

He swallowed everything he wanted to say.

He has already discovered that the big boss in front of him is obviously of a higher level than those rich and powerful people he could imagine.It is estimated that the big bosses of the star-rated hotels he has stayed in before are not comparable to Liang Teng and Wu Xia.

Facing Liang Teng's sharp words and eyes, Wu Xiaolan was very calm.

She said softly: "I don't need to lie to you. What my brother said before is completely true. Since 5 years ago, all the carpentry work my dad has taken over has been done by me. Are you satisfied with the finished products? Judge for yourself. My level is probably like that. If you want to improve in the short term, the increase will not be too obvious."

Wu Xia pondered for a while, and told her honestly: "My family's cooperation with Master Wu Chengdi was already 7 years ago. Therefore, I have no chance to appreciate his popular works in the past 5 years. So, also There is no way to judge Wu Xiaolan's craftsmanship from these furniture?"

At this time, Liang Teng spoke again: "This matter is also simple. Now at your home, should you still be able to find woodcarvings made by you? No matter how big or small, you can show us. Let's take a closer look." Look, it’s easy to make a judgment. The main thing is to take a look at your craftsmanship.”

"Oh. This is fine."

Wu Xiaolan immediately interjected: "The sofa we are sitting on now is made by me. The big bosses can take a look now to see if it is in your eyes."

(End of this chapter)