Su Qingluan nodded. "Mu Xingzhi does have his own pride, but he also has the reserved nature common to people of his time." So, his assessment of his own painting skills, which Su Qingluan translated roughly, means: "Although not quite at the level where any of my paintings could be treasured in a museum, I've more than achieved a unique style."
She knew the man before her wasn't the type to blow a single point into a ton of bragging. Mu Xingzhi's judgments of everyone were terrifyingly sharp and accurate—and that included himself, of course.
So Su Qingluan didn't hesitate to explain directly what kind of jam she was making, who her target customers were, what her positioning was, what the other party liked, etc...
In order to help Mu Xingzhi better understand the taste of the jam, she even invited Mu Xingzhi to come and taste it after the jam was made.
"This time, the packaging design fee is a one-time payment. Of course, if the jam does establish a stable market in the future and they still use the packaging you designed, you can choose from a variety of payment methods—profit sharing or guaranteed payment. Of course, you can also buy it out in one go. It's up to you to choose—though I'm confident that profit sharing can be more cost-effective."
Su Qingluan's expression was completely different from her playful and mischievous look just now, and she was now very serious.
It wasn't that she was petty, but there was a saying that went, "Brothers should be clear about accounts." Even brothers were like this, so she and Mu Xingzhi were at best just ordinary friends who got along well, so naturally she had to explain everything clearly.
Compared to Su Qingluan's carefulness and caution, Mu Xingzhi seemed quite casual. Even if he was being taken advantage of for nothing, he didn't care at all. "The money isn't that important, but if this jam really catches the eye of a noble in the capital, can you let me design the packaging?"
Su Qingluan looked up at Mu Xingzhi and said, "If Xingzhi's design can satisfy the nobles, then there is no problem. However, they still have to pay for it. After all—" She looked at the man sitting quietly in a wheelchair opposite her, "What could be more expensive than 'free'?"
When Mu Xingzhi heard Su Qingluan's words, he looked at the girl opposite with a meaningful look, and Su Qingluan did not dodge, but looked back at him with a smile.
Neither of them was stupid. After looking at each other for a moment, they didn't say a word, but it seemed that their words were worth a thousand words.
After a moment, Mu Xingzhi sighed softly and said, "Qingluan is a frank and upright person."
"so?"
"Although I can't be called 'open-minded', what I said just now was not false." Seeing Su Qingluan raised an eyebrow in confusion, Mu Xingzhi explained, "No need to pay extra money. If Qingluan can ensure that this jam is favored by nobles and sold far away in the capital, and if she lets me draw the design, it will be a great help to me."
Su Qingluan's heart moved: This was almost Mu Xingzhi telling her openly that his identity was not simple, and his purpose of cooperating with her was not simple either.
She could roughly guess what Mu Xingzhi needed this "jam packaging" for. In order to seek cooperation, she was naturally prepared to pay a certain cost, but...
"Xingzhi, although I was just recognized not long ago, I have already regarded Huaxi Village as my important home." Su Qingluan raised her head and looked at the young man opposite very seriously, "I hope that I can bring happiness and prosperity to my relatives and neighbors." Instead of being forced to be involved in some strange incidents and let them say goodbye to their peaceful lives.
Mu Xingzhi naturally understood what Su Qingluan meant and nodded gently: "This move will not affect everyone in Huaxi Village, I promise."
In fact, Su Qingluan didn't believe words like "I promise." But she also knew that if the person in front of her was really as she imagined, then if the other party made a decision that went against her imagination, she was just an ordinary person and would probably have no ability to stop it.
However, at least she can take some initiative into her own hands - such as the veto power over packaging design.
So Su Qingluan smiled and nodded: "Of course I believe in Xingzhi, but since we are asking someone to do something, how about we follow the usual practice and sign a contract?"
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