Chapter 374 Goodbye, Mr.
Qu Qu Zhi looked at Shi Tingyu's cold face and realized that he had said something wrong, but it was impossible for him to give in.
However, things had come to this point, and he must seek an explanation for himself.
He had sold so many paintings here and helped the other party earn so much money, but the other party had this attitude, especially treating him differently, which he could not tolerate.
Qu Zhi said, "I just want to have an explanation now. Our paintings are all drawn one by one. I have poured all my efforts into them. Is this how you treat them?"
Shi Tingyu sneered, "How did I treat your paintings? I asked the staff to clean the frames twice a day, morning and evening, to prevent them from getting wet or exposed to the sun. They live a more comfortable life than in your house."
Qu Zhi was almost angry. What kind of weird statement was this?
"Don't change the subject. Just tell me how to deal with this matter. I won't talk about the previous price-cutting, but this time I will definitely not agree to let you take more commissions."
Shi Tingyu stood up and took down Qu Zhi's paintings from the wall, a total of two paintings.
"There's nothing much to explain. I'm just promoting my students based on my responsibility as a teacher. They are still studying and haven't gone out to work. What's wrong with me charging less as a teacher? Not to mention you, I also charge 10% for painters like Professor Qi and Professor Tian who enter the second floor. If you think it's unfair, then take these paintings back. I, Shi Tingyu, will never stop you."
Qu Zhi was picked up. His purpose of making a fuss was not to really take the paintings back, but to let the other party charge less commission. He didn't expect the other party to return the paintings without a word.
Shi Tingyu's attitude was firm, so Qu Zhi's attitude softened a little. "We have known each other for such a long time, and I won't play tricks on you. I will pretend that the previous price-cutting incident never happened, but this commission..."
Shi Tingyu raised her hand to interrupt the other party. Hearing the word price-cutting again and again made her feel particularly harsh.
Shi Tingyu didn't care about the politeness of interrupting others at this time, and just said in a cold voice: "There is one thing I want to make clear to you. The prices I set are based on market conditions. There is no watering down. The price of your painting was low last time because you didn't pay attention to the quality of the painting in order to make more money. That's your business."
"Another point, this is an art gallery. I charge commissions for the paintings you consign here. I just hope that your paintings are as valuable as possible. What price cut is just your own random guess."
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Qu Zhi's face, but he didn't mention the price cut anymore. "What about the commission? You've raised too many points from my side."
Shi Tingyu directly pushed Qu Zhi's painting in his direction, "Since you think a 10% commission is too much, then you can find a cheaper gallery. I wish Mr. Qu can successfully consign the paintings without paying any commission. "
Qu Zhi was stunned by Shi Tingyu's action.
But Shi Tingyu's words were so ruthless that even if he wanted to continue to consign the paintings here, he couldn't bring himself to do so.
In the end, Qu Zhi was so angry that he took the two paintings away trembling.
But before leaving, he said viciously, "Jinling is so big, and your gallery is not the only one. Your gallery charges so high that it will collapse sooner or later."
The answer to him was a glass of water that Shi Tingyu poured out.
Qu Zhi looked at the water that almost splashed on him, and thought that Shi Tingyu's husband seemed to be upstairs, and there were security guards watching here all the time, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow his breath, and left in disgrace.
Qian Xiaohua and Shi Wenxue looked at Shi Tingyu with excitement.
Shi Wenxue said, "Boss, you are really good, but you didn't splash the water accurately." Shi
Tingyu spread his hands, "I didn't really intend to splash him."
The two looked puzzled.
Shi Tingyu explained, "Qu Zhi is a money-loving person. He has two paintings in his hands. It doesn't matter if he gets wet. If he destroys the paintings, he will blame us because of his temper. There is no need to cause yourself such trouble."
Shi Wenxue and Qian Xiaohua nodded. Indeed, they opened the door to do business. If there was a commotion, it would not look good and would not affect the gallery well.
At this time, Lu Weiguo came down from the second floor. When he passed by the booth, he found that Qu Zhi's paintings were gone, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"Are Qu Zhi's paintings so popular? They were sold out in the short time I was on the second floor?"
Shi Tingyu rolled her eyes. "He complained that our gallery took too much commission and quarreled with me, so I asked him to choose another temple."
Shi Tingyu rarely rolled her eyes like this. Seeing this, Lu Weiguo could not help but be stunned. It was obvious that he was angry about Qu Zhi's behavior. Hearing that Qu Zhi had just quarreled, Lu Weiguo was a little worried. "Crossed? What? Did he embarrass you?"
Shi Tingyu smiled. "If he had embarrassed me, I would definitely call you first."
Her husband was upstairs, and there were security guards on the first floor. She was not afraid.
Lu Weiguo was relieved.
"Qu Zhi is a narrow-minded person. I'll ask Da Hu and the others to be more careful during this period."
Da Hu is the leader of the six-member security team. Before he retired from the army, he held the highest position among the six people and was also the smartest one, so the other five also believed in him.
Shi Tingyu nodded. She had not forgotten the vicious look on Qu Zhi's face before he left. Although she didn't think Qu Zhi would do anything that would put himself in danger, it was still necessary to take precautions before it happened. After
what happened with Qu Zhi, Shi Tingyu didn't want to stay in the gallery anymore, so she and Lu Weiguo took the money and left.
Da Hu rechecked the blind spots of the gallery several times. He had to be more careful during this period.
It is now June, and the weather is getting warmer. On June 5, the June issue of the International Journal of Criminology was published.
Shi Tingyu's paper was among them. This paper in a completely new field has attracted widespread attention from people at home and abroad.
The "News Network" and the "National Daily" and "China Daily" have reported on this matter.
Shi Tingyu was in the limelight for a while.
On this day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received an official letter from the United States requesting to send international students to China to study forensic portraiture.
They were a little surprised. The other party has always looked down on them, China. This is the first time that this group of international students has come to learn new things, and the exchange students between the two countries before do not count.
In this regard, the leaders, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Education held a brief meeting.
The meeting decided to agree to the US request, but it was also conditional.
Some conditions and requirements were listed at the meeting so that they can negotiate with the US side when the time comes.
They have the initiative this time.
The People's Public Security University is different from ordinary universities, but there are precedents for other countries sending students to study here.
In 1955 or 1960, Vietnam sent ten students and two translators to study at the China Public Security College.
The China Public Security College is the predecessor of the China People's Public Security University.
So the matter is not complicated, but we still have to be vigilant against these students.
When Shi Tingyu received the notice that American students were coming to study forensic portraiture, she was very surprised. Thinking of the journal that had just been published some time ago, she roughly guessed the reason for the matter.