Lin Wan has a rule: repair porcelain without cultivating your heart, let alone serve others.
But Shen Xu was an exception. This man not only knew the business, he also understood her - he knew that she would be thirsty after working for forty-five minutes, he knew that she was worried about the funds for warehouse renovation, and he even knew that she loved to eat the milk biscuits from the store on the corner.
"Invest in your craftsmanship in exchange for your time." He donated tens of millions of dollars just to be able to legitimately sit in her studio and be a quiet "doorkeeper."
From the blue and white paintings of the Republic of China to the Ru kilns of the Song Dynasty, she repaired the cracks in the utensils, and he filled the gaps in her life.
Later, Lin Wan looked at the silly Patrick Star Band-Aid on the back of her hand and asked helplessly: "Mr. Shen, are you investing in cultural relics or investors?"
Shen Xu smiled noble and rogue: "Invest your life. The rate of return is infinite. I will give you my life in exchange."
Concept: What impressed Lin Wan about Shen Xu was never his hundreds of billions, but his willingness to squat down and understand the temperature of her fingertips and the rhythm of her work. The real "investment" is not to pile up material things, but to support the other person's dreams and love like treating rare treasures. This is a kind of "understanding", which is more scarce than "giving".