Chapter 192 The Bad Guest is Coming

"Fanfan, do you really have no guest rooms here?"

Yu Mengmeng lay on the bar, stretching her neck to look at Lin Fan's computer page.

Of course, Lin Fan couldn't let her see the customer's check-in information casually: "Really, there is no reservation until the end of the year. Don't you have a place to stay? I see you come here every day, so it shouldn't be far away."

“It’s not too far, but the price has gone up.”

"The price has gone up?"

Yu Mengmeng couldn't help but complain: "Yes, although the price has increased, I can still afford it, but it's always annoying when hotels start to increase prices for no reason. And it's not just one hotel that has increased its prices. Now in this area, only the courtyard I long for has not increased its prices. Fanfan, you're not going to increase your prices too, are you?"

Lin Fan had no intention of raising prices: "Maybe it's the peak season so everyone is raising prices."

"I can tell from what you said that you didn't do a good job of market research."

"Have you ever done that?"

Yu Mengmeng raised her chin and said, "Of course. When you said you wanted to open a B&B, I did some research. The peak tourist season for Huahai Island doesn't start until October, and the real peak of price increases is at the end of the year. But it's only September now, it's too early to raise prices!"

"Really?" Lin Fan had no idea. "Let it go up, I won't raise the price here."

But if the price doesn’t increase, Yu Mengmeng won’t be able to move in.

Yu Mengmeng's eyes suddenly rolled and she lowered her voice: "By the way, Fanfan, my grandfather really liked the painting you gave me. He asked me to ask you if you have time to draw one for him, too?"

"Your grandfather?"

"Yes, Fanfan, don't worry. My grandfather is much richer than me, and he won't let you paint for nothing. I checked online, and someone offered 70 million to collect a painting in your style, but he couldn't get one. Of course, that painting is the work of a well-known painter, so the price is high. Fanfan, you are not famous in the art circle, so no matter how good your painting is, the price will be discounted."

Lin Fan understood what Yu Mengmeng meant. There was no clear reference standard for the pricing of artworks, but taking Lin Fan as an example, people would definitely prefer the works of famous painters rather than Lin Fan's.

Because the word "famous" contains so much meaning, such as the painter's status in the art world, which famous galleries and museums have exhibited his works, what kind of brand effect they have created in the market, etc.

Therefore, works of the same style and quality may be sold for tens of millions by well-known painters, while Lin Fan can only sell for a few thousand at most, and that is a friendly price.

The gap between the two is a "ten thousand"!

Yu Mengmeng's grandfather may really appreciate works of this style. Since he cannot collect works of famous painters, he wants to collect Lin Fan's works as a consolation. However, he is not willing to spend a lot of money to collect them. After all, Lin Fan's net worth is not yet at that level.

"Let's wait and see. I really don't feel like painting recently."

Lin Fan didn't care about the price, but he was really hurt. Drawing a few paintings when he was free was a hobby, but drawing a picture for every fan who came to stay was part of the job, and the one for Yu Mengmeng's grandfather was an extra part of the business.

But Lin Fan will still collect the money when it's due. Otherwise, if everyone comes to him to ask for paintings, wouldn't he be exhausted?

"Fanfan, you don't have to take this too seriously. I just want to tell my grandpa something. And I already have a painting here. At worst, I can just let my grandpa enjoy it for a few more days when I get back."

Yu Mengmeng didn't want Lin Fan to be too embarrassed.

"Thank you, and thank you for your grandfather's love for you."

…

At the same time, in a local farmyard on Huahai Island, several people were sitting around a small square table playing cards under the shade of a tree.

"Three for three!"

"Excuse me, pass!"

"No way, Old Liu, you can't afford a pair of three. I want it!" The man threw down a pair of dices while chatting, "By the way, did you notice that the tourist season is coming so early this year? It's only September now, but the sun is so hot that the streets are full of tourists."

Old Liu responded, "That's right. Those hotels and B&Bs are probably making a lot of money."

"It's good for them to make money, so that we landlords can make more money, right?" The man who rented out a pair of three smiled and winked at the fourth man, "You are really good. The small building by the sea that you rented out a few months ago is always full every day and has even been on the hot search! What's the name of the Longing Courtyard? It sounds nice, and it seems to be opened by a celebrity."

The fourth person was the landlord who rented the house to Lin Fan: "What yard do you want to live in?"

"You don't know?" Everyone was surprised.

The landlord shook his head and said, "I just came back from traveling somewhere else! July and August in Huahai Island are so hot that it's killing people. I travel during these two months every year. Have you forgotten?"

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot."

The others remembered that they, a group of landlords, made a living by collecting rent and had a lot of free time. It was normal for them to travel around when they had nothing to do. They also knew that the landlords traveled regularly every year, but they just didn't think of it at that moment.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"You can go back and check the internet. Xiangwang Yard is very popular now. It has become the most popular check-in spot on our island. So, how much rent did you charge them in the first place? If you charge less, you will lose a lot of money."

The landlord said vaguely: "It's hard to sell my house, you forgot."

"That's right. There are few guest rooms in that place, but the garden and backyard are large. It's okay to use it as a villa, but it's really a disadvantage to use it as a B&B. It's so close to the sea, and the maintenance costs alone are enough to make a fortune."

"But now that the courtyard they longed for has become prosperous, it won't be long before they make back their investment!"

Because of all these problems, no one rented this place until Lin Fan showed up. The landlord knew all about these things, but Lin Fan was an outsider, so he was able to take advantage of such a big loophole.

Now that place is so popular, the landlord also feels it is a bit unbelievable. Maybe he should go and take a look.

After all, I'm really short of money recently! ...

The landlord did not rush to the house, but first went online to read all the news about the courtyard he longed for, confirming that this B&B was his courtyard and that this courtyard was really popular.

The popularity was quite a roller coaster ride.

First, Lin Fan uploaded a short video of himself swinging on the swing, which attracted a lot of attention from the onlookers. Then Lin Fan's fans came to the door and directly booked all the rooms in Xiangwang Courtyard, and even made reservations for several months later.

Then, the internet started to criticize Lin Fan and the B&B, almost calling him a mean, greedy, evil-minded, and stinking man. They almost put Lin Fan in a quagmire, but then Lin Fan released a new song on Chaobo, which completely turned the situation around! The landlord had heard that song when he was traveling, and thought it was a new work by some singing king, but he didn't expect it to be the work of his little tenant, Lin Fan!

Finally, Lin Fan used the popularity of this song, plus a large number of photos and short videos uploaded by fans, to clear the stigma of running a B&B to make money. Recently, with a self-composed piano piece, he completely ignited the traffic of Longing for the Yard, which led to the early arrival of the peak tourism season on Flower Island.

This is so tortuous, just like watching a movie! After reading the information online, the landlord found Lin Fan's contract, looked through it, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Thanks to Demon Dragon, Yan Hongxue, Dark and Psychedelic Sanzu River, Our Memories, Undergraduate Study of Sin, Return after Losing the Way, Crying Fish, The Following Is Not Given, Book Friend 20200305111428668, Man Who Loves Books, and Yu Linling for their monthly tickets and rewards!

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