Chapter 119: Starting the Nationwide Tour

In the blink of an eye, another day passed. At three in the afternoon, Chen Feng took the three women to the airport.

They officially began their journey across the country.

According to the results of their discussion yesterday, they would still start from the Arctic Village.

After all, when they went there last time, it hadn’t snowed in the Arctic Village. But just as they were about to leave, it started to snow.

This time, they were going specifically to see the snow scenery of the Arctic Village.

More importantly, all four of them had a very good impression of the Arctic Village. The locals were polite, and there were no instances of overcharging.

The food was also very good.

The reason Chen Feng agreed with their opinion was that there was also a creative base in the Arctic Village. The most famous was the writer’s creative base, but there were also creations of calligraphy, painting, and so on.

So, Chen Feng also wanted to go and have a look, perhaps he could find one or two works he needed.

Getting on and off the plane, taking the car, having had the first experience, and it was not long ago, the four of them were very familiar with the process the second time around.

After getting off the plane, Lin Wan started a live stream. The three beauties appeared in the frame together, and the live stream room immediately became lively, attracting a large number of “sp” fans.

According to the agreement Chen Feng had made with them before, he did not appear in the frame. Lin Wan also did not secretly film him, so she kept her word.

In fact, with three beauties live streaming together, if a man were to be inserted, it would feel a bit out of place, so Lin Wan actually didn’t need Chen Feng to appear in the frame.

The four of them first checked into the hotel where Chen Feng had stayed last time.

But Chen Feng and Sun Xiaorui stayed in a deluxe suite, while Lin Wan and Wu Mengting stayed in a regular double room.

This time, Chen Feng was not foolishly generous and did not pay for them, which was also keeping his word.

It wasn’t that Chen Feng was reluctant to spend money on them, but mainly because he didn’t like Lin Wan and didn’t want her to take advantage of him along with Wu Mengting.

It was already noon when they checked into the hotel. The four of them went to have lunch together.

This time, Chen Feng treated them. The food was similar to what they had last time, and they ate with great satisfaction.

After lunch, the four of them rested for a while, had a cup of tea, and then got up to go out and play.

Outside was a real world of ice and snow, with many fun activities, such as building snowmen, skiing, skating, and riding in horse-drawn sleighs.

For them, who were from the south, these were undoubtedly very novel.

Chen Feng helped them hold the selfie stick and control the live stream camera. They first started by building a snowman, and then they had a snowball fight. The three beauties played with bursts of laughter, attracting the attention of many people, especially men.

After playing for a while, they went to ride in a horse-drawn sleigh and took a big tour of the Arctic Village.

As for skiing and skating, at Chen Feng’s suggestion, they left it for tomorrow.

Before it got dark, Chen Feng took them to the village’s literary and artistic creation base.

They went in and browsed for a while. The place was not big, but there was really something to it.

The main reason was that a relatively well-known female writer had come from here before. Then, under her influence, coupled with the fame of the “Snow Village,” it attracted many literary and artistic creators to gather here.

Now, there were not only writers here, but also other literary and artistic creators, such as painters, calligraphers, and photographers.

Chen Feng was mainly here for the calligraphers and painters.

But after a tour, looking at some of the exhibited calligraphy and painting works, he didn’t find a single one that met his requirements.

Just as he was about to leave in disappointment, he went to look at the photography works on the way, and one of them successfully attracted him.

This was a photography work titled “Snow Village.” It was a night scene of the Arctic Village, with snow-covered wooden houses, orange lanterns, wooden stake fences, and paper-cuts on the doors and windows of the wooden houses, which exuded an ancient traditional charm under the reflection of the lights.

Although this photo was of a scene of ice and snow, it made Chen Feng feel a wave of warmth.

A kind of warmth for one’s hometown. Thinking of one’s hometown, thinking of the old house in one’s hometown, many people would have that kind of warm and comfortable feeling. It was probably like that.

Aside from giving Chen Feng the feeling of entering a meditative state, this photography work was undoubtedly also a good work.

Chen Feng looked at the signature below the work: Zhang Shan.

He immediately felt a sense of respect for him. He took out his phone and searched online. There were too many people with the same name, and after searching for a while, he couldn’t find a photographer named Zhang Shan.

“What do you think of this photography work?”

Chen Feng put away his phone and asked Sun Xiaorui beside him.

“It’s very good, very beautiful, and it looks very comfortable,” Sun Xiaorui answered from her heart.

Wu Mengting took the initiative to say, “This work is really good. The control of light and color is very good. It makes people feel warm when they look at it.”

Hearing this, Chen Feng couldn’t help but look at Wu Mengting in surprise. Their feelings were really the same.

Lin Wan, on the other hand, obviously lacked artistic cells. She sang a different tune, “I think it’s very ordinary. This is a village, what famous photographers could there be? It was probably taken by the villagers for their own entertainment.”

This was really… What the hell, villagers.

Of course, the fact that he couldn’t find this photographer Zhang Shan on his phone did indicate that he was not very famous.

But he had taken a fancy to this photography work and would definitely buy it.

Chen Feng immediately went to ask the staff here, saying that he wanted to buy this photography work and asked for help in contacting that photographer Zhang Shan.

As it turned out, the staff said that there was no need to contact Zhang Shan. They could just talk to the person in charge here, and if the price was right, they could sell it to Chen Feng.

Because these exhibited works had already been entrusted to the organizer here for sale. As long as there was a buyer and the price met the starting price set by the original creator, a deal could be made.

This was undoubtedly very convenient.

The staff quickly contacted a person in charge here by phone. In a few minutes, he came over. He was a chubby middle-aged man with an honest face, wearing glasses, very friendly, and spoke frankly. Seeing that Chen Feng wanted to buy this “Snow Village,” he took out a workbook, flipped through it, and said, “For this photography work, the minimum price Zhang Shan requested is eight thousand. I can give you the lowest price. But you have to add an extra two thousand for tax and some of our fees here. That’s exactly ten thousand.”

For Chen Feng, this price was really cheap enough.

In fact, for Chen Feng, this photography work was worth far more than this price.

But now that this person in charge was so honest and gave a direct price, Chen Feng certainly wouldn’t be so stupid as to add to the price himself.

If the person negotiating the price in front of him was Zhang Shan, Chen Feng might have taken the initiative to add a little to the price, because he was looking forward to the next business.

After pretending to hesitate for a while, Chen Feng finally nodded, “Okay. Then ten thousand it is.”

“Straightforward!” The person in charge happily reached out and shook Chen Feng’s hand vigorously. In fact, the price Zhang Shan had originally agreed on was only over five thousand. After all, Zhang Shan was just an amateur photographer. A photo taken in his spare time could be sold for more than five thousand, which was definitely a profit.

Chen Feng paid, the other party issued an invoice, and helped with the packaging. It was all done in ten minutes.

In addition, Chen Feng also asked for the contact number of this photographer Zhang Shan.

After coming out of the creation base, Chen Feng called this Zhang Shan, explaining that he had bought his “Snow Village” and asked if he had any other works at home, wanting to go and have a look.

When Zhang Shan heard that Chen Feng had spent ten thousand to buy his photography work, he was very happy. Of course, he was more than happy for Chen Feng to visit him.
Zhang Shan now lived in the county town of Mohe. The two quickly agreed to meet tomorrow afternoon.

It was the first time Chen Feng had found a photography work that met his requirements, which was really a surprise. He had originally thought that only calligraphy and painting works could meet his requirements for absorbing formless energy, but now it seemed that was not the case. Photography works were also possible.

So did that mean that other artworks might also be possible? For example, other artworks that he had basically completely ruled out before.

This discovery made Chen Feng a little surprised. He held this photo and wanted to go back to the hotel room to experience it right away.

However, the three women with him couldn’t understand his joy.

After he finished the call, Wu Mengting said, “Brother, this photographer Zhang Shan is not famous at all. I can’t even find him online. You spent ten thousand to buy one of his works, the price is a bit high. If you go to his house to see his works tomorrow, you can’t buy them at this price again.”

“In my eyes, this photography work is worth a hundred thousand, let alone ten thousand.”

The three women couldn’t help but look at each other.

Lin Wan took the opportunity to say, “Brother Feng, do you want to appear in the frame? The fans in the live stream room are very curious about you and want to get to know you, this rich boss.”

“Get lost!” Chen Feng refused directly and crudely.

Lin Wan had to turn to the live stream camera, with a wronged look on her face, and asked the fans in the live stream room for comfort, “You all heard it. It’s not that I don’t want him to appear in the frame, it’s that he doesn’t want to appear in the frame at all. I can’t help it. Everyone, please comfort my broken heart, okay? A super rocket will do!”

There was actually a rich person who immediately sent her a super rocket, and the live stream room immediately became lively.

Lin Wan also quickly pulled Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting to thank this rich person.

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Chen Feng went back to the hotel directly. The three women, however, wanted to continue the live stream and continue to stroll around.

Chen Feng let them be.

In the hotel room, Chen Feng stared at this photography work. He quickly entered the familiar meditative state and began to absorb the energy.

When he came out of the meditative state, he looked at his phone. More than thirty minutes had passed.

This effect really gave Chen Feng a surprise.

After all, this was just a photography work, not a calligraphy or painting.

He just didn’t know if there would be any surprises when he went to Zhang Shan’s house tomorrow.

In the evening, Chen Feng had another good meal with the three women. This time, it was Lin Wan’s treat. Her live stream income today was not small, so she was very generous.

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The next morning, Chen Feng went skating and skiing with the three women. They played for a whole morning.

After lunch, Chen Feng said he was going to the county town. Sun Xiaorui and Wu Mengting both said they wanted to go together. Lin Wan had no choice but to go along.

Chen Feng didn’t want to go to the county town alone in the ice and snow. So he took them with him.

Their luck was very good. Just as they were about to take a car, the bus came.

Then, they arrived at the county town smoothly, took a taxi to Zhang Shan’s house, and met Zhang Shan, this amateur photographer. He was an ordinary middle-aged man from the northeast in his forties. His main job was the owner of a specialty store.

This really… left Chen Feng a little speechless.

He had a lot of photography works. One of the rooms was specially used for storage.

There were mostly small-sized ones, and there were also large-sized ones, but not many.

Chen Feng started by looking at the large-sized ones. He looked at them one by one, but found nothing. Then he glanced through the small-sized ones one by one, but also found nothing.

At this time, more than an hour had passed. The three women who had come with him had already left Zhang Shan’s house half an hour ago. They were obviously not interested in these photography works.

“Besides these, do you have any other works?”

Chen Feng was a little disappointed, and so was Zhang Shan. He had originally thought Chen Feng was a big customer, but after flipping through his works for a long time, he didn’t like a single one.

“Other works… I have two hanging in my bedroom, and another one in another bedroom. There are also three in the living room, and one at the entrance. You can go have a look.”

“Okay, let’s go have a look.”

Chen Feng went to have a look with a “just in case” attitude. First, there was actually one in the living room. Then, the two in his bedroom were both landscape photos.

This was a harvest of three works at once, which was obviously another unexpected joy.

Chen Feng immediately looked at this simple and honest uncle from the northeast with the eyes of looking at a dairy cow.

“I like all three of these. You can name a price,” Chen Feng said very directly.

“This… together… fifty thousand?” The uncle from the northeast named a price with some uncertainty, and quickly added an explanation, “These three paintings are all my family’s favorites, especially my wife. The two paintings in the bedroom were picked out by her and hung up. Now that I’m selling them, if the price is too low, she will definitely give me a hard time when she comes back. And these three are all large-sized.”

Seeing him like this, Chen Feng couldn’t help but find it a little funny. He didn’t deliberately dawdle and nodded directly, “Okay! That’s the price.”

“Ah, you agreed,” Zhang Shan was a little surprised.

Chen Feng said with amusement, “You’re also a businessman. How come you look like you don’t know how to do business?”

“Haha, sorry. I’m really not very good at doing business. My wife takes care of the business in the shop. Then fifty thousand? I’ll pack them up for you.”

“Yes, pack them up. Let’s add each other on WeChat, and I’ll transfer the money to you right away. Also, if you have new works in the future, contact me on WeChat as soon as possible, send me videos and photos, and I’ll buy them from you right away if I like them.”

Zhang Shan was overjoyed, “That’s great. Thank you, boss. With a big customer like you, my wife and family will support me even more in my photography hobby in the future.”

Zhang Shan first went to get cardboard boxes and foam paper, and then carefully packed the three works.

The two added each other on WeChat, and Chen Feng readily transferred the money.

Zhang Shan was so happy that he excitedly pulled Chen Feng’s hand and wanted to treat him to a meal and drinks. Chen Feng had to politely decline his enthusiasm.

After coming out and meeting up with the three women, they went to another scenic spot to play on the way, and then returned to the Arctic Village.

After the second night, the four of them set off for the next stop on the third day.

Some scenic spots they only stayed for one night. If it was fun, or if it happened to be when Chen Feng was going to a calligraphy and painting exhibition, or visiting a local famous calligrapher and painter, they would have to delay for a day or two.

In this way, the four of them traveled, stopping and going, and a month passed quickly.

During this period, Chen Feng had finally collected more than a dozen useful calligraphy and paintings. He had not collected any more photography works.

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On this day, the four of them finally arrived in Beijing. Among the four, only Mengting had never been here before.

Of course, although the other three had been here before, they were actually relatively unfamiliar with Beijing. They hadn’t played in many places.

Or rather, there were too many fun places in Beijing. The four of them all decided to have a good time in Beijing this time.