Chapter 97 Opening Ceremony(1/2)
Seeing Renn's puzzled expression, Viola hesitated for a moment.
In fact, on the way back, she felt a little incredible. She sat down next to her, and looked thoughtful on her beautiful face.
Renn asked: "The Duke has no other requirement except for 50% of the price and given 50,000 gold shields as a cost?"
"No." Viola shook her head very sure.
She thought seriously and said slowly: "I saw the Duke as soon as I arrived at the Wizard Tower. I showed the phonograph to the Duke, roughly introduced its usage and the prospects of the company. The Duke immediately offered these conditions. Without any hesitation, he handed the golden shield to me on the spot."
While speaking, a thick stack of gold tickets appeared on Viola's hand, each with a face value of one thousand gold shields, a total of fifty.
The light of the golden ticket shines in the room.
This was the first time that Rennes saw so much cash, and he couldn't help but be attracted by the eyes.
The visual impact of this stack of gold tickets is far less than that of 50,000 gold coins piled up in front of you, but anyone who knows its true value will not help but take a few more glances.
Rennes withdrew his gaze, but he still felt that this incident was confusing.
Duke Silver Star actually vomited out some of the huge wealth delivered to his door for no reason. Was he stimulated him?
Viola suddenly looked moved, "Your Excellency the Duke asked who the inventor of the phonograph. I took this opportunity to introduce you to the Duke. The Duke laughed at that time and asked about your situation in detail. It seemed that he had a good impression of you."
"Is that?" Ren felt a little stressed.
Being noticed by a holy soul wizard is not a good thing, especially because he is thinking of the other party’s great-granddaughter.
This feeling is like a son-in-law being questioned.
"I just destroyed a gate of the abyss not long ago and made great contributions to Longshande. It is normal for the Duke to have an impression of me. On the birthday of God, I have to accept the baron's canonization." Renne explained.
Viola nodded slightly and didn't think about it any more.
She collected the gold tickets and said, "When the prayer ceremony is over, I will devote myself to the establishment of the company. The remaining 50% of the shares are half of us, what do you think?"
"Will you give me too much?" Rennes was a little surprised.
He has no interest in running a company, so he will definitely worry about Viola in the future. At most, he will give some guidance on the manufacturing technology of phonographs and does not want to waste too much time.
Moreover, he did not invest money. He only relied on the initial phonograph and ignored the matter, so he would occupy 25% of the shares, which was not suitable.
Violacin worked hard, but ended up having only one-quarter of his interests, which was a bit unreasonable.
This will also hit her enthusiasm.
"Not much at all. Without your invention, there would be no company." Viola seemed to have made a decision long ago. She paused and said, "We don't need to divide it so clearly. Mine is yours, no matter how much money I earn, you will have a share of it."
"And, with the phonograph company, I'm likely to get a Count's lord, which is the biggest profit."
Viola was full of confidence, as if she had seen herself become the Countess of the Winter Ting.
"Okay, then follow your arrangement." Seeing that her attitude was very firm, Ren had to nod and agree.
He also changed his mind a little. After the establishment of the phonograph company, he would spend more time to help Viola share some pressure.
The two discussed for a while and decided to name the company "Silver Star Records Company".
Since we want to use the reputation of Duke Silver Star to scare away our competitors, the company's name must be simple and clear, and be named after His Excellency the Duke.
As for how to establish sales channels, produce phonographs, record records, go public promotion, etc., Viola has already had a scheming case and her strategy is relatively mature, so Ren does not have to worry about her.
The biggest difficulty is the machinery factory that produces phonographs. Viola does not have this experience and needs to find a mechanic to cooperate.
Renne immediately thought of Kenegi.
Kenegi is a senior mechanic with rich experience in opening factories and a prominent position. He is also the vice president of the Mechanical Union. After several contacts, he can be confirmed that he is a partner worthy of dependence. If he is brought to Silver Star Records and cooperates with him, there will be no better candidate.
However, Renn only mentioned Kenegi to Viola, and did not ask that he must be, but just provided advice.
It's up to Viola to decide everything.
Before they knew it, they discussed it late at night, and the two of them said good night and rested on their own.
In the next few days, Renn went to the Silver Star Library to move books during the day, and came back at night to discuss various plans for creating a company with Viola.
During this period, he and his teammates from the Demon Removal Team took a mission, but they did not get much.
Until the day when Viola held a prayer ceremony.
The long-haired lady's ceremony is usually held in the evening. After dinner, she rested at home for a while. Rennes changed into a black custom dress prepared for him by Viola and waited in the lobby on the first floor.
Not long after, Viola's figure walked down the stairs.
She was also dressed up in a gorgeous royal blue dress, highlighting her tall and proud figure, with a light makeup on her face, a pair of pearl earrings, her long golden hair tied behind her with a red ribbon, and a white round hat on her head, with a layer of fine yarn hanging from the edge, and her beautiful face was faintly visible.
Renn watched Viola walk down step by step, like the most beautiful scene in a dream, and his eyes were stunned.
Only when Viola walked up to him and reached out with her slender hands wearing lace gloves, he came back to his senses.
"cough!"
Renn took her hand, bent down and kissed her lightly on the back of her hand, and sincerely praised her: "You are so beautiful!"
"You are handsome, too."
Viola chuckled, her voice filled with pleasure and beauty.
As she said that, she walked out with Renn's arm, and while the butler Abigail and his servants watched, she got into the car parked at the door and drove out of Weige Manor.
The ceremony was held at the temple in Yongge Grand Theater, located in the Silver Star District, not far away.
In the car, Renn noticed that Viola was holding his hand tightly, holding his fingers tightly, and he didn't let go for a long time, and his heartbeat was much faster than usual.
"Are you nervous?" Renn asked with concern.
Viola nodded slightly and grabbed her hands tighter.
Rennes could understand Viola's mood. This ceremony was too important to her. It was related to faith, magic, love, and the most unforgettable first experience in life. This was a more important day than marriage!
If anyone else would be able to calm down at this moment.
In fact, Ren himself was a little nervous, especially when he thought that he was about to face the gaze of a god, he felt a little nervous.
But as a man, he should show up at this time.
He patted Viola's hand, leaned against her pointed ear, and whispered a few jokes that were neither dirty nor vegetable, which made her laugh angry, which was extremely effective and quickly relieved her nervous mood.
Soon, Yongge Grand Theater arrived.
Tonight, a grand opera was performed in the Grand Theater. There were traffic outside the theater, and cars and carriages gathered from all directions and parked in the parking lot of the theater.
In Alan Ershi, the art form of opera is still exclusive to the nobles.
Common people neither appreciate opera nor have leisure time. They spend a lot of money to buy tickets and sit in the Grand Theater for a few hours, watching the uncomprehensible boring performances on the stage.
Rennes was not interested in opera, but for Viola, she accompanied her to the reserved private room and waited for the performance to begin.
On the way to the theater, he noticed some abnormal observations.
These people recognized Viola and seemed to know that the prayer ceremony at night, both men and women, cast curious or envious eyes on themselves.
Rennes opened the voice of everything and listened for a moment. Sure enough, these were all members of the Art Association, who heard about prayer rituals and were talking about gossip behind their backs.
At least a dozen people were whispering to their companions.
Some people maliciously slandered themselves, saying that they were a novice-protected by Viola; some men expressed envy and jealousy, and wanted to replace them; some were women, talking about their figure and appearance, and they were very acknowledged of Viola's taste in choosing men.
Whether it is good or bad, malicious or good, it is full of sourness.
While listening to the lemon essence's sour words, Renn held Viola's hand and admired her beautiful posture unscrupulously. He couldn't help but feel quite proud.
This feeling is like drinking a large cup of iced and fat house happy water in the summer, refreshing and comfortable, self-evident.
Before the performance began, people came in to greet Viola one after another.
Those who can go to the Grand Theater to watch opera are either rich or noble. Viola's response is very appropriate and he also generously introduced Rennes to them.
Rennes doesn't like this kind of social occasion, but he doesn't want to embarrass Viola, so he can only smile on his face and deal with them.
Because of the eyes of the soul, he can see other people's emotions at a glance.
I know who is kind to me, who is full of malice, or just just say hello to Viola, and I don't have much thought.
Several of these people were members of the Art Association. They took the opportunity to come and see their jokes, turned around and started gossiping after leaving the box.
Renn just pretended not to know.
“Viola.”
A gentle man's voice sounded, and then he walked in with a tall but somewhat thin old man.
His head was covered in white hair, with a unkempt temperament, wearing a black formal attire, a noble badge on his chest, a warm smile on his face, a slightly cloudy eyes, wearing a pair of pinch-nose glasses, and the lenses were connected to the collar with a thin golden chain, giving people the feeling of being an elder full of wisdom.
Rennes was a little surprised when he saw this gentleman.
In Alan Ershi, old people are not common, and even extraordinary people can hardly live until they die.
In the eyes of the soul, this old man was a high-level wizard. Although his soul was a little declining, it was still stable and showed no sign of being affected by the curse of the Blood Soul. Judging from the fire of faith, he was a believer of the long-haired lady, and his faith was very pious, almost reaching the level of a crazy believer.
Viola immediately stood up and greeted, "Good evening, President Hasilin."
Then he introduced to Renn, "Renn, this is the president of our Longshand Art Association, His Excellency Hasilin Furstey."
"Good evening, Lord Earl." Rennes said hello politely.
To be continued...