Mr. Chen stood up and smiled at Li Xunli: "Hello, Qingqing's mom, my name is Chen Yanfeng, and I am Manman's dad."
"I'm sorry, I came here without telling you in advance."
Li Xunli was taken aback; this was indeed a bit sudden. She had thought they were going to schedule a more formal meeting.
However, she quickly realized what she meant and nodded in response: "Hello, Manman's dad, my name is Li Xunli, shall we start chatting now?"
Without wasting words, Li Xunli decided to get straight to the point.
After Shen Qingqing poured her mother a cup of hot water in the kitchen, she took Chen Man back to their room to study.
When Chen Yanfeng saw the two girls holding hands and going back to their room, he wanted to say a few more words of advice, such as not to be too playful and to study hard. But then he thought that this was the first time his daughter had told him so happily that she was going to a friend's house to play, so he swallowed his words.
Their business started too fast, which affected the children's friendships and social interactions. There were always a few envious people, so they just let her be since there was one who could make her so happy.
Chen Yanfeng withdrew his gaze, looked at Li Xunli who was sitting on the single sofa, smiled and sat down again, "Then I'll get straight to the point. Qingqing should have told you that I, as a business partner, want five sets of those small porcelain items that you gave to Manman for her birthday."
"However, there are actually other requirements behind this. He wants to have you do custom work and then buy it outright. That is, once you make something according to his requirements, you can no longer make it and sell it to other people. What he wants is that unique feeling."
"However, with more requirements, the price will definitely be higher. But you can rest assured, I can guarantee that the final price will not be lower than five thousand!"
Hearing the price, Li Xunli's heart skipped a beat; it was more than she would earn in three months of working.
“Manman’s father, since the other party is so sincere, I have to be honest. My set of ceramics was made many years ago, and I haven’t touched porcelain for more than ten years. Although it’s said that it’s not needed until December, I can’t guarantee that in the remaining two or three months, my skills will be restored to what they were when I made this set of ceramics.”
As Li Xunli spoke, she noticed that Chen Yanfeng's expression became thoughtful when he heard that she hadn't touched it for over ten years, but she didn't give up her desire to fight for it.
"How about this: I'll try burning one set first, then you take it back to the other party to see. If they think it's acceptable, I'll accept the order. If not, then we won't hurt our relationship, right?"
Chen Yanfeng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll call him now and ask. If it works out, we'll finalize the deal today. Once you've fired the porcelain and he accepts it, we'll sign a buyout contract directly."
Li Xunli nervously rubbed her hands together on her knees, but still smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you."
Chen Yanfeng didn't waste any words and immediately made a phone call.
When Shen Qingqing returned to her room, the door was deliberately left open, and the two adults did not lower their voices when they spoke, so she could hear them clearly from inside the room.
To be honest, Shen Qingqing was quite surprised when she heard that the lowest price was five thousand.
Because the price of a ceramic gift box set is currently between a hundred and two hundred, and no more than four hundred.
Five sets cost five thousand, which is equivalent to one set costing one thousand, more than double the highest market price.
But thinking about it carefully, this price is actually quite good.
After all, many of the expensive ceramic gift boxes sold outside are quite well-known. Although they don't meet the standards of branded goods in later generations, they can be considered branded goods now.
Moreover, those were all made by experienced master craftsmen.
Her mother currently lacks both long-term experience and her own well-known brand, so even if it's a buyout, the price can be considered fair.
Most importantly, if we close this deal, it will be a deal that truly breathes life into her mother!
Soon, Chen Yanfeng finished the call and said to Li Xunli with a happy expression, "Qingqing's mother, your method works! My partner has been looking at several large porcelain factories in Chaocheng recently, but none of them can achieve the effect he wants. He's really sweating bullets."
"And he said that if we can make it, the price will be raised to eight thousand!"
Li Xunli breathed a sigh of relief. Eight thousand—that was all their family's savings.
Years ago, in order to give birth to Shen Hong, even though Shen Yangyang's household registration was transferred to Shen Rongzhou's family, she was still fined 10,000 yuan, and Shen Hong was fined even more, 30,000 yuan.
However, after Li Xunli recovered, she still cautiously asked, "Does his request have something specific, like a painting or a photograph, or is it just something he said verbally?"
Having a reference point to compare with before doing it is completely different from just talking about it or doing it based on feeling.
“There are paintings, but they’re oil paintings. He collected them himself. His business partner happens to like them, so he thought he could cater to his tastes.” Chen Yanfeng, thinking about his daughter’s relationship with Shen Qingqing, didn’t mind saying a few more words.
"You don't need to worry about the clarity of the oil painting; everything is clearly visible. It's just that you need to pay more attention to the details."
Li Xunli was initially relieved to hear that there was a painting to compare it with, but after hearing what Chen Yanfeng said, her anxiety rose again.
She only had an elementary school education and didn't even finish elementary school, so she didn't know anything about oil painting. All she had ever seen were those portraits painted for people's funerals in the village, which were painted very realistically.
I thought it was that kind of painting, but now it sounds like it's not.
"Then it's settled. Qingqing's mom, when can you make that sample set?" Chen Yanfeng asked while confirming information with his partner on his phone.
Li Xunli was a little worried, but she couldn't refuse now, so she could only bite the bullet and say, "How about the end of the month? It'll be during the National Day holiday. You can decide where to meet then, so it'll be more convenient to talk in person."
Chen Yanfeng smiled and said, "Sure! It's convenient during the National Day holiday. Let's meet at my place then. It's also the time when the supermarket is restocking, and he has to come to supply goods. I can't say exactly what time, but you can bring Qingqing to play with our Manman that day. Kids get along really well!"
Li Xunli turned her head and glanced at the two little heads huddled together in the room, then smiled and said, "Okay, it's settled then!"
After agreeing on the time and place, Shen Qingqing immediately called out to her mother after hearing everything: "Mom! Manman and Uncle Chen are having dinner at home tonight! I've already cooked the rice!"
Li Xunli hadn't expected this, and she swallowed the question that was about to come out, causing her to choke. "Cough, okay, then I'll quickly call your dad back to cook!"
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