I turned my head to look at the next seat and saw two middle-aged men arguing at the table on the other side, they seemed to be trying to control their volume as much as possible, but they didn't expect the conversation to reach my ears word for word."
Even if you want to sell, where to find a suitable buyer at this time, if there is a customer from the venture capital company who is willing to take over the workshop in the processing of metal plate substrates, we can make an appointment to talk."
The middle-aged man, Nick, said this to his friend as he reached out and tore off a piece of white bread from the basket and dipped it in the tomato beef bisque on his plate.Although he was dressed in decent clothes, the rough calluses on his hands and the old wrinkles on his face showed that he was a skilled craftsman, and at the same time he was not very competent as a boss, and his appearance was not very elegant, and he did not seem to be the appearance of a nobleman.The man named Brennan who was sitting opposite exhaled a breath, his face was relaxed, he leaned out and reached out and patted his old friend on the shoulder, before saying: "It's right if you think like this, I'll help you inquire when I go back, you also know that the entire Green's economy has been sluggish recently, don't put all the chips down.
In my case, you can also ask the owners of the other rune metal plate workshops, maybe there will be one or two financially strong ones who want to expand their rune metal plate business when the economy is at its lowest. ”The bitter smile on Nick's face was even more ugly than crying.Nick picked up the goblet on the table, took a sip of Palestina ale, which was not much better than the cheap ale in the tavern, and said to Brennan: "Speaking of which, the demand for all kinds of rune metal plates in the market is still very strong, and the plane war needs a lot of Mithril metal to repair those magic catapults, bed crossbows, magic cannons, and the army logistics department needs more magic caravans, and there is also a big gap in the base plates of various rune plates, the reason why the economy has become so depressed, It is completely that all the planes that provide Mithril ore for our Green Empire have been invaded by the Dark Legion of the Abyss at the same time, at this time, even if those big nobles have a lot of Mithril reserves, they will not be brought to the market for circulation, who knows how long this plane war will last, and the inability to buy Mithril ore makes it impossible for us to operate without foundation. ”The dimensional war has taken a huge toll on the Empire's economy, and just by looking at the empty sight of the magical trading hall on the first floor of the Tower of Pride is enough to know what it has brought us.Nick took a sip of wine, raised his head to stare at his old friend Brennan, and continued: "Everyone has their own things to hold onto, I don't care how much this little workshop is worth, and it won't make me feel distressed to sell it, I can live a good life wherever I go, and I can carry my bags on the dock at the airport, right?"
”He smiled self-deprecatingly, showing his friend Brennan's strong arms, which were taller and stronger than Brennan's.Nick seemed to notice that his voice was disturbing the other guests at dinner, and then deliberately lowered his voice and said, "I don't care about any of this, what I care about is the craftsmen in the workshop, and at this time, you let me go back and say to them: Hey, guys, this workshop is no longer in business!"
Gone out of business!
You've all been fired, wrap up your bunks and get out of here, and go elsewhere to earn a living!
How do you let me say these words?
”Brennan shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "But what else can I do?"
Is there anything better for you?
”At this moment, the wrinkles on Nick's face deepened a lot, and he asked tentatively: "Brennan, do you think it would be feasible for me to add the acceptance of workshop craftsmen to the additional conditions for selling the workshop?"
”Brennan's face was about to turn as black as the bottom of the pot, and he whispered to Nick in a hurry: "Put away your foolish thoughts, what you have to do now is to struggle out of that quagmire as soon as possible, how can a person like you who can't protect himself care about the life and death of others?"
”Then Nick sighed helplessly from the next seat.After listening to the conversation between Nannick and Brennan next door, I learned that one of them was Nick, the owner of the rune metal plate workshop in trouble, and the other was Brennan, the manager of a venture capital firm, and it seemed that they were very good friends, sitting in this restaurant, talking about how to get out of the current business difficulties.I found out that the workshop owner named Nick was now in a dilemma of not being able to operate, and he brought his friend over, probably to raise money again, but the man named Brennan was not optimistic about his friend's current business situation, and admitted that if the situation was not reversed immediately, maybe Nick would face bankruptcy.Lady Arya gently bit her red lip, and between the rows of pearl-white teeth, a soft tongue was hidden, and she whispered to me, "Isn't it what you want to buy a workshop that specializes in making talisman metal plates?"
”Caterina's clear gaze stayed on my face, and after returning from the Hierro plane to the imperial capital, it was rare to have the opportunity to hang out together, and she had a happy smile on her face, and her gaze wandered between Lady Arya and Caterina, which made me enjoy this lunch.I said to Lady Arya, "Yes, Arya, I also said I wanted to invite you to be my partner. ”Lady Arya blinked before she said, "It looks like the partner you need is right in front of you, and maybe after talking to them, you'll find out that you don't need me at all, don't you?"
”I waved my hand at Lady Arya and explained, "You know, if I want to take the exam this week, I have to end my sick leave as soon as possible and go back to the magic academy to listen to those magic classes, the teachers don't care what happens to me, they are old-fashioned and dogmatic.So there are some things that I really need your help with, and there is no one better suited to be my partner than you, and you can't expect a magician to have time to manage the day-to-day affairs of the workshop. ”I gave Lady Arya a look of encouragement."
However, I think this is an opportunity, I have some ideas with Qige, we need to customize some special rune metal plates, originally we just wanted to find a supplier of rune metal plates, so I took the liberty to visit you, but what happened later was something we didn't expect before."
I smiled apologetically and rubbed my slightly itchy nose with my fingers.As Qige said, I originally just wanted Lady Arya to take over a large order for a red copper talisman plate inlaid with pure gold magic patterns, but I didn't expect that I would turn Lady Arya around, and she chose the former between freedom and luxury and decent aristocratic life."
What's wrong with me?"
Asking herself herself, Lady Arya stretched out her hand and gently pressed her forehead, shook her head slightly, and then replied: "It must be a dizzy mind, otherwise how could you be casually instigated by a young man like you who has never participated in the coming-of-age ceremony, and do so many irrational things!"
”Lady Arya held her cheeks with one hand, thick and soft.
The soft curls hang down from one side, making the smile on his face even more charming.She put her hands on the table, leaned forward slightly, got up from the table gracefully, and walked gracefully towards Nick and Brennan, her plump body rhythmically moving under the long skirt as she walked, that kind of maturity.
The glory of a woman is dazzlingly beautiful.Brennan and Nick looked surprised as Lady Arya came over, both subconsciously looked down at whether they were dressed appropriately, and looked a little nervous, Lady Arya stood in front of the two men and said bluntly: "I'm very sorry to interrupt the two of you to eat, my companion and I overheard you talking about some things in the substrate processing workshop of the rune metal plate at the adjacent table, and it just so happens that we have been struggling with this recently, if it is convenient, I wonder if I can sit down with the two of you and talk." ”Brennan and Nick stood up very gentlemanly and saluted Mrs.
Arya very gentlemanly, and a look of surprise appeared on Nick's face, but Brennan was able to keep his senses and said very politely to Mrs.
Arya, "Madam, I am very willing to serve you." ”Lady Arya glanced back at me, and I had no choice but to get up from the table and say hello to the two men, and when they saw me in a magical robe, their hearts filled with anticipation.The waiter in the restaurant helped us remove the utensils and served a beautiful dessert and five glasses of mulled wine."
I wonder what you want to talk about when you come to us?"
Nick spoke, his gaze falling on my face, as it seemed to him that I was the one who was in charge here, after all, he was in the business of processing blank rune metal plates in his workshop, and he had been in contact with many magicians.Then he said: "If it is a custom Mithril rune metal plate, we can't do anything about it, now the Mithril ore on the market has been completely out of stock, unless we can get some Mithril ore, otherwise due to the shortage of raw materials, our workshop currently does not have the ability to process the Mithril rune metal plate." ”Lady Arya glanced at me, and saw that I was leisurely drinking the juice, and did not seem to have any intention of speaking, so she glanced at me, and said to Nick and Brennan, "Our initial idea is to buy your workshop, but before that, we want to go on a field trip, and I don't know if it will be convenient." ”Nick's mouth grown, and he didn't know how to answer.Probably he didn't expect to meet the owner of the shop in the restaurant who wanted to buy the metal plate workshop, and judging by Lady Arya's look and tone, it seemed that she was not talking casually.Nick raised his hand and pointed to the side of the street outside the window, and then said, "Oh, of course, of course, there is nothing inconvenient, in fact, my workshop is in the stage of shutdown, there is no work in the workshop, if you want to visit, you can do it at any time, the workshop is not far from here, turn the street in front of you, and you can see it immediately." ”Nick is an honest businessman, from his half-new clothes, you can see that he is very thrifty, calloused hands show that he is also a craftsman, but he sees that we do not have the etiquette between commoners and nobles, it means that he is also a nobleman, you can see everywhere in the imperial capital, but there are not many nobles with some crafts, like Nick, the little nobles who live in the imperial capital, in my opinion, in addition to only sucking the blood of those poor people in the slums like leeches, There will be no survival skills at all.Brennan sat quietly in his chair and looked at me very sensibly, he was dressed in a blue and white striped outfit that perfectly matched his athletic figure.Pale pink eyes shone on a slightly swarthy face.His dark brown hair was neatly trimmed, and he moved his hands restlessly.
The legs and feet are shiny in black leather shoes.There was shrewdness in his eyes, first at Lady Arya, then at Katerina, and finally on me, with a hint of restraint in his eyes.Lady Arya raised her chin, revealing a long snow-white neck, her dress was very cool, and the delicate collarbones were snow-white, and her extremely gorgeous posture made Nick and Brennan avoid their gaze, she said: "You haven't told me if you want to sell that workshop, I don't want to go around the workshop under the scorching sun, and finally be ruthlessly told that the workshop was not ready to be sold." ”Nick glanced at Brennan, a look of encouragement and approval from his old friend, before he said, "The workshop is still going to be sold!"
”After thinking about it, he added: "The price of the sale is also negotiable, but I only have a small request." ”Seeing that Lady Arya and I were staring at him, Nick blushed all of a sudden, and said with some embarrassment: "If you buy my workshop, can you continue to hire the original workers in the workshop, each of them has a very good craft, but because I am not doing well, I have not been able to make the workshop survive this economic storm, I have actually thought about it, at least I should continue to persevere." ”Lady Arya crossed her hands on the table, thought for a moment, and then said to Nick: "I can't promise you at once, but I agree for reference, if what you describe is exactly what is true, I won't be stingy with that little pay, but if those workers don't meet my requirements, I will never keep them." ”Then, we felt that the next negotiation was necessary to establish a visit to the workshop, and after a hasty discussion, we left the elegant restaurant, although the workshop was not too far from the restaurant, we still took a rented magic caravan, avoiding the afternoon sun, and drove towards Nick's Fu Metal Workshop.Nick's workshop specializing in the production of runic metal plates is a mouth-shaped courtyard, surrounded by houses on all sides, and the courtyard inside is not too big, Nick pushed open the iron door, passed through a corridor, and walked into the courtyard, which was stacked with thin copper plates one foot square, about one hundredth of an inch thick, stacked into thousands of pieces on the side of the wall, and the top copper plate seemed to have been poured by the rain, and it was faintly rusted, like a green mark on the top of the duck's head.