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There are dozens if not hundreds of tattoo parlors in Haizhou City.

But every tattoo shop has its own unique features.

The types of tattoos performed by each tattoo shop are very different.

Different tattoo artists have different tracing techniques for different tattoos.

Sun Biao, leader of the Third Squadron, sent out three groups of people to investigate the tattoo shop.

The tattoo on the deceased's arm was a butterfly.

Different tattoos represent different meanings to people who have tattoos depicted on their bodies.

Sancho, the brother-in-law of Wang Tao, a member of the Third Squadron, is a tattoo artist.

"Brother? Why are you here?"

Sancho was a little surprised that his eldest brother rarely came to his store.

After he and his wife both quit their jobs as art school teachers and opened this tattoo shop three years ago, their family didn't understand.

Especially this uncle who is a policeman has never been to his store since it opened.

Why did you come to the door in person this time?

There was no expression on Wang Tao's face, he just hummed.

Wang Tao didn't understand why his sister and brother-in-law chose this job at first.

As an art teacher in school, the work is not tiring, the income is guaranteed during droughts and floods, the benefits are good, and the social status is high. Why did you quit your job and open a tattoo shop like this?
But in the past two years, when he learned that his sister and brother-in-law could earn more than 100,000 yuan every month, he no longer thought so.

The two of them are different from ordinary tattoo artists. They are more skilled because they are art majors.

It is also quite famous in Haizhou City.

Sancho poured tea for Wang Tao and his colleagues.

"Sancho, look at this tattoo, have you seen it before?"

Although Wang Tao now understood the two people's choices, he still spoke stiffly.

Sancho doesn't care either.

Being a teacher is great, but the salary is too low.

When I was a teacher, my husband and I could not earn more than 1 yuan per month.

If you want to make more money, there are actually some ways to learn art by yourself, such as taking some art classes on weekends.

But in this case, if I have to attend classes on weekdays and take care of students on weekends, I will have no free time at all.

It’s different now that I have a tattoo shop.

He and his wife are from art backgrounds and have studied sculpture, so it was very easy for them to learn tattooing.

Much better than those from a wild background.

So half a year after the store opened, business gradually picked up.

Many people come here for it.

Sometimes I have to provide door-to-door service, because some people are inconvenient to come to their store due to their jobs or social status.

In this case the charges will be higher.

The two people's income has gradually increased from 10 to yuan a month to to yuan a month, and sometimes even yuan a month.

Excluding rent and other costs, you can still make a net profit of 50,000 to 60,000 yuan every month.

Contrary to what most people think, the cost of tattoos is relatively high.

The main cost is the pigment for the tattoo.

The pigments used by low-end tattoo artists are also average and cheap, but they are harmful to the human body.

The materials used by Sancho are all biological pigments, which have only become popular in recent years.

It causes very little harm to the human body and is relatively easy to clean after the tattoo is no longer needed.

This is much better than the original chemical pigments or mineral pigments.

Of course, good means more expensive. A simple tattoo, such as a word, can even cost tens of thousands of dollars.

After receiving the tattoo photo handed over by his colleague Wang Tao, Sancho could tell something about it at a glance.

"This tattoo...is a monarch butterfly?"

Wang Tao was stunned: "What?"

Sancho pointed to the photo: "I'm talking about the type of butterfly on the tattoo. This is a butterfly called the black mackinet, which is not found in China. It is a relatively famous butterfly abroad."

“What’s the saying about this kind of tattoo?”

"There's no explanation, but there just aren't many people with this kind of monarch butterfly tattoo."

"why?"

"Because it's complicated."

After Sancho put down the photos, he stood up and walked to his workbench and took out a picture album.

"Butterflies are a big category among tattoos, and many people like to get butterfly tattoos."

"The butterfly symbolizes love, rebirth from the ashes, and starting over. It has many different meanings, so many people, especially women, choose to get butterfly tattoos."

"But usually those who get butterfly tattoos will choose geometric shapes. This kind of tattooed butterfly outlined by strokes is also very beautiful, and it is not that painful."

Sancho opened the album, pointed to several butterfly tattoos, and explained them to Wang Tao.

"But the photo of the tattoo you showed me was of a monarch butterfly. This butterfly is very beautiful, but the lines of the tattoo are complicated, and many types of pigments are used, which are also very expensive."

"So, very few people would choose this butterfly tattoo."

After Wang Tao heard this, he asked: "How much is it?"

"If you get a tattoo here, it will cost at least 2 yuan."

"2?"

Wang Tao's colleagues shouted in surprise.

This tattoo is equivalent to three or four months of his salary.

Wang Tao was stunned. He didn't expect that this small tattoo would cost 20,000 yuan?
No wonder tattoo shops make so much money.

"In addition," Sancho picked up the photo again: "The pigment used on this tattoo is very good and the color is bright. It should be a very good mineral pigment."

"If the other person got this tattoo in Haizhou City, there are only two or three shops that can do it, and the price is more expensive than mine."

"Tell me, what's inside the tattoo."

Wang Tao didn't rush and went directly to the other three tattoo shops mentioned by Sancho.

But first I want to know about the tattoo situation.

Sancho roughly said: "There are many types of tattoos."

"In layman's terms, it's divided into realistic tattoos, like the butterfly tattoo you showed me."

"Because I like some animals and plants, I have them tattooed on my body."

"In addition to realistic tattoos, there are also tribal tattoos, motorcycle tattoos, religious tattoos and more."

"Except for some specific groups of people, in China, people can get tattoos of whatever they like. It's not like there are so many opinions abroad."

Domestic tattoos have developed in a relatively short time, and they are not developing rapidly.

Although more and more people are getting tattoos in recent years, they are still tattooed with some words or flowers, birds, insects and fish on some relatively hidden parts.

In fact, few people do large-area tattoos such as arm tattoos.

According to Sancho, most people in China choose tattoos on shoulders, ankles, legs or arms.

There are really not many people like that who are covered with dragons and tigers.

Moreover, such large-area tattoos are really expensive, regardless of whether they hurt or not.

It is not something that ordinary people can afford. (End of chapter)