Super-rich: Spending money is just a job!

While they were browsing the Hanfu area, many more visitors entered the exhibition hall. It seemed that many of them had walked in by accident and did not know what was on display.

Most people seemed pleasantly surprised and were willing to stay in the exhibition hall a little longer.

As soon as the two reached the velvet flower display case, a man in a suit walked over and began to complain, "Xiao Jiu, what's wrong with you? Where have you been all morning? Why didn't you come to greet the customers? Everyone is busy, how can you slack off?"

"No, manager, I'm entertaining guests," Xiao Jiu gestured to Xiao Meng beside her.

The manager glanced at Xiaomeng, then turned to Xiao Jiu and said, "You need to work hard to increase sales volume. You can't just serve one customer. There are more customers over there. Go over there quickly."

Xiaomeng was wearing a long beige down jacket, which was rather low-key and didn't look particularly elegant.

Underneath the down jacket, she wasn't wearing any clothes with brand logos, just a cashmere sweater and a brocade horse-face skirt. She wasn't wearing a diamond crown, but her hair was styled in a double bun, with two small velvet flowers as a fitting touch.

Overall, he's at most a young customer with little purchasing power.

The manager scolded Xiao Jiu, wanting her to quickly go to crowded places to help with introductions and sales.

Xiao Jiu had no choice but to say, "Okay, manager, I'll go in a bit."

Seeing the manager walk briskly to the other side, Xiao Jiu said to Xiao Meng, "This is my master's son. He's back now to help his master with business."

"Oh, I think I read a report that none of your master's children were willing to take over his craft."

"So, someone's willing to come back and take over now?" Xiao Meng was referring to news from the internet. Putting Master Xiao Jiu's name into the search bar would immediately bring up many early interviews and reports. So Xiao Meng knew the gossip about Xiao Jiu's sect.

“My master’s son didn’t take over the trade either; he just helps manage the business and sell the goods.”

"What kind of person is that? They have no tact whatsoever. It's really annoying. What kind of business can someone like that do?"

They speak to you so rudely. Doesn't your master say anything to them? Has Master Li's family always spoken to you like this?

"It seems like he's treating you like one of his sales staff." Xiaomeng felt this was very inappropriate. "You're working in your master's studio, and you're doing sales work?"

That won't do. Let me tell you, sales work really affects your mood and will hinder your creative output.

Xiao Jiu hesitated after hearing Xiao Meng's words, "It seems like it really does have some impact."

I keep hearing the manager say that the velvet flower artworks aren't selling, and that the studio's rent and operating costs are tight. Sometimes it puts a lot of pressure on me.

"No wonder the person in charge of the Hanfu studio asked you when you were going to go independent."

So this is what actually happened.

You're still a college student; you haven't been out in the workforce, so you don't know.

You can't spoil some people. Even if you respect their father, they'll think it's because you owe their family something.

You're just learning a craft from the master, not selling yourself to them as a long-term laborer. Why should you put up with his attitude?

Let me tell you, you'd better get out of here quickly. Don't work under your master's son anymore.

Being scolded like that by him all the time is making me lose all my spirit.

If you're worried about not having a studio, I can help you set one up. You don't have to live in the school dormitory; you can live in the studio instead.

"You can move out after you graduate and save enough money to buy your own house."

"Sigh, it's not that easy to buy a house in Beijing."

"What's there to be afraid of? As long as you have real skills, why worry about not having money?"

If you can design a popular velvet flower pattern and then organize a small workshop for mass production, what are you worried about?

Xiaomeng's plan was quite appealing, and she promised Xiaomeng that she would think about it carefully.

As they talked, they moved on to the section showcasing the craftsmanship and tools.

Since the promotion is about velvet flowers, it naturally includes promoting the craftsmanship and production process of velvet flowers.

Xiaomeng has never actually seen Xiao Jiu making velvet flowers; she's only seen it online.

These days, artisans do everything they do by livestreaming.

For example, Xiao Jiu often does live streams. She keeps a phone on her workbench to record the live stream, and broadcasts herself doing crafts for an hour or two every day. Quite a few people actually enjoy watching. This generates some income for her.

"The main material for making velvet flowers is mulberry silk, and the entire production process can be roughly divided into three main steps: 'hooking the strips,' 'making the tips,' and 'passing the flowers.'" This is a note made by the museum staff next to the flowers.

Xiao Jiu carefully explained to Xiao Meng, "If it were to be actually made, there would be many more subdivisions involved."

"For example, it involves refining silk, dyeing, drying, skewing, ironing, shaping, passing the flower, and attaching the flower..." Xiao Jiu explained while picking up a copper wire and demonstrating. She threaded red, pink, white, and yellow silk floss with steel wire, bent it into petals, and finally gathered it into a five-petaled begonia flower. The velvet flower made of mulberry silk shimmered with a unique pearly luster and was lifelike.

Upon witnessing the actual demonstration, the onlookers all applauded. Everyone recognized that it was indeed a beautiful skill.