In a duplex villa near the sea, Claire and Cullen sat side by side, and across from them sat an old man dressed in an extremely "artistic" style, which was not appreciated by ordinary people.

But at this time, the current atmosphere is not so good, but a little dignified, the opposite Ona has a look of disdain on his face, and the expression on Claire's face is calm, that is, Karen's expression is a little nervous, and he feels that he is afraid that Claire will be annoyed by the other party and hurt people.

"Get out of here! I'm not going to work with you! Ona said loudly, not giving Cullen the face of the former jewelry giant.

Claire's expression still didn't change much, but she spoke: "If the price is not satisfied, we can talk about it again, how about two million silver dragon coins?" All you need to do is design me a series of jewelry drawings and the money will be yours. In addition, the share of the jewelry you design can be calculated according to the highest percentage of the market. ”

The share of those jewelry does not take up too much money, high-end products are just to build their own brands, and the real money is still those mainstream jewelry, and those jewelry are designed by other designers, and those Claire do not need to pay any copyright royalties.

Claire has already inquired about the market prices of these masters, which are generally in the price range of 500,000 to 1 million, and he can be considered very sincere in giving so much price.

"You won't even say a word 'you' to me, you don't respect me, why should I cooperate with you! Ona said loudly with a mocking face.

Claire's face was expressionless, "Three million silver dragon coins, I believe no one will give such a high price." ”

Let him say your word? Now that he is in the Arcane Kingdom, Merlin can make him say this word, and this jewelry designer actually wants to let him say "you"? If this were to be said in Offari, it would probably be a funny joke.

"Huh! Take the money to humiliate me! Ona stood up and mocked, "You don't know my art, I can't give it to your jewelry shop to make it!" ”

Cullen looked at Claire nervously again, for fear that he would slaughter the ignorant Ona.

But Claire is not angry, she and the other party are not people at the same level at all, if you are angry with him, it will really fall behind, have you ever seen an adult who would be angry with the other party because of a three- or four-year-old child's nonsense about himself?

However, Ona was not finished, he turned directly to look at a young man in his twenties and almost thirties behind him, and continued to say loudly: "Mason! See! Do you see the faces of these merchants clearly, they don't understand what the art of jewelry is, they just think about how they can sell our things at a higher price, if you don't have your own insistence, you will be corrupted by these people, and your soul will also fall. ”

The young man, known as Mason, kept nodding, "Teacher, I know." ”

"Heh, don't call me teacher, I haven't promised to take you as an apprentice." Ona's face had that unstoppable look of arrogance again, "Your talent is so poor, it's not good for me to let you follow me." ”

There was a pang of embarrassment on Mason's face, and it was still in front of outsiders that Ona said so, and now he longed for a crack in the ground to get into.

"Understood, Mr. Ona." Mason repeated.

Ona nodded with satisfaction, "But this thing I told you is useless, and you will definitely not reach my level in the future, so you should go with those jewelers." ”

Hearing the humiliation from Ona, Mason's face turned red, he was thin-skinned, and Ona did feel a little uncomfortable talking about him without regard for his face.

After Ona finished speaking, he looked at Claire and Cullen again, and snorted coldly.

"Mason, see me off!"

Cullen stood up, stretched out his hand and said, "Master Ona, can't you really talk again?" ”

Ona ignored Cullen and walked straight up the stairs, leaving Cullen alone with an embarrassed hand.

"Since others don't welcome us, let's go." Claire stood up and walked towards the door.

Cullen withdrew his hand and followed, and the young man named Mason followed quickly.

"I'll send you off."

……

"Don't mind, Lord Claire, Master Ona is the most famous jewelry design master, and he has been spoiled by other jewelers, so it's normal to have a bad temper." Cullen hurriedly explained that he was not explaining to Ona, but to give Claire the stairs down.

"But we have other masters to choose from, there are many great masters in this Shakui Harbor, let's wait and visit Master Duke, he is very close from here."

Claire stopped suddenly, "No need. ”

Just as Cullen thought Claire had given up, Claire suddenly stopped as she approached the door and looked at Mason behind her.

"Just heard Omar call you Mason?"

Mason was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Claire was trying to do, but replied politely, "Yes, sir." ”

"You're Omar's apprentice?"

Hearing Claire's words, a trace of loss flashed in Mason's eyes, "I came to worship Master Ona as a teacher seven years ago, but he didn't accept me, but then I insisted on begging him to accept me, and he was willing to let me help him, so strictly speaking, I am not Master Omar's apprentice." ”

"I've been working for seven years." A playful smile appeared on Claire's face.

"No, Master Omar taught me a little bit of a trick." Mason subconsciously defended his "teacher".

"A little trick?" Claire puts the word "a little" very seriously.

Sure enough, Mason's eyes became even more lost, and after a few seconds, he squeezed out a smile again, "It's okay, as long as I keep going, then I will be recognized by Master Omar sooner or later." ”

"Really?" Claire asked rhetorically, "With his attitude towards you, are you sure he will approve of you in the future?" And not that you are wasting the most precious youth of your life here? ”

Claire sees people very accurately, so Ona doesn't take this Mason seriously at all, just like a handyman.

Mason was silent, he knew how Ona had treated him all these years, but he had been hypnotizing himself, after all, there was always a little hope for the future.

What if you stick to it and really get Master Ona's appreciation?

"Do you have your own work?" Claire asked again.

And Mason also understood what Claire meant a little, and hurriedly responded: "Yes! I've made some of my own works over the years! ”

Although those works were disparaged by Master Omar for nothing, Mason still felt that the things he designed were quite good.

"Then show it to me, and we'll be waiting for you outside the door."

Mason's eyes flashed with a glimmer of hope at this moment, and then he quickly said, "Okay, you wait! ”

After saying that, he quickly turned around and ran back, and glanced at Claire when he turned the corner, for fear that what Claire just said was to make fun of him and deceive him.

……

Outside the door of Villa Ona.

Karen couldn't help but ask, "That...... Are you planning to recruit him to be our head jewelry designer? ”

"Can't you?"

"No, no." Karen's expression became embarrassed again, thinking about what kind of words to use to reasonably say what he wanted to say, and he didn't refute Claire's face.

"That's it...... Although he has been studying with Master Ona for so many years, it is still a little difficult for him to take on the big responsibility, so I think it is better for us to find some famous masters. You're just willing to pay three million silver dragon coins, and you can find a famous master at this price. ”

Claire replied, looking to the beach instead, and muttered to herself, "I think he's pretty good, by all accounts." ”

Claire is indeed satisfied, he had his own plan before meeting Mason, but after meeting Mason, Claire instantly added him to his plan, and with him, his plan can be implemented faster and smoother.

Karen pursed his lips, how did this Lord Claire become so stubborn now. If you let a newcomer be the chief designer, then the jewelry store will really be finished!

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