madnovel Chapter 73: 7% belongs to others.
Chapter 73: 7% belongs to others.
A simple room, with a table and chairs.
Xiao Liu poured them coffee.
"I heard from Xiaofeng that you also want to learn carving?" Zhang Yijun looked at Gu Bai.
Gu Bai quickly replied, "I really want to learn."
Whether it resembles a sculptor's hand or not, as long as it can make money, I'll learn it.
"Have you had any experience with this before? Do you know how to use a carving knife?" Zhang Yijun asked.
Gu Bai shook his head: "I've never done this before. Would a pig-slaughtering knife work? I can carve a flower on a pig's body."
Xiao Liu covered her mouth, almost spitting out her coffee.
Gu Qingyi coughed lightly and quickly said, "Gu Bai is a meticulous person. He can even sew. He can sew any pattern, so carving shouldn't be a problem for him either."
"You're a doctor?" Zhang Yijun asked in surprise.
"No, that's not it. I'm a tailor, I often do sewing and mending, and I just happened to be a doctor once," Gu Bai said truthfully.
Zhang Yijun, looking at her watch, said, "I have to attend an exhibition, which will take about an hour. There's a radish here; Mr. Gu, you can try carving something on it. I'll check back when I get back."
"Okay, I'll give it a try." Gu Bai glanced at the green radish she took out of her bag.
Zhang Yijun stood up and said, "Xiaofeng, you stay with Gu Zhian and Mr. Gu. I'll go and get back to work."
"You're busy, you're busy." Gu Bai and Gu Qingyi quickly got up to see them off.
Liu Feng stood up and hugged Zhang Yijun: "Go ahead, leave this to me."
Gu Bai watched her leave, puzzled.
If they were so loving, why did they hire Ma Gan to investigate Xiao Liu in the first place?
Long-distance relationships, feeling insecure?
But this appearance doesn't seem like that of someone who lacks a sense of security.
Forget it, their relationship is none of my business. Let me show off my carving skills first.
Although I haven't deliberately studied carving, as a professional butcher and top tailor, carving something is no problem for me.
But what should we carve?
Gu Bai held the radish, looking at the carving knife. It was made of tungsten steel and had Zhang Yijun's name on it; it was a custom-made product.
"Brother Bai, what do you want to carve first?" Xiao Liu took a sip of coffee: "I think something simple is fine, nothing too complicated."
Gu Qingyi agreed, "Yes, it's only an hour. It's just to see your talent, and you can carve it casually."
"I don't know what to carve either." Gu Bai thought for a moment, "How about carving a pig? I know the most about pigs."
The two casually replied, "Sure, we'll just give it a try."
The White Bone Demon turned her carving knife and began to create. She peeled off the radish, flattened one end, and began to carve a pig's head on the other end.
Radish shreds fluttered in the air, their juices flowing freely.
creak
A crisp chewing sound rang out as Xiao Liu took a shredded radish and stuffed it into his mouth: "It's crisp and sweet, brought from Yi Jun's hometown, don't waste it."
"Really?" Gu Qingyi also picked up a shredded radish, put it in her mouth and chewed: "It tastes good, Gu Bai, you have one too."
Gu Bai: "..."
How about you guys help me gnaw a pig out of the ground?
Too lazy to pay attention to those two, I quickly continued carving.
Eyes, nose, mouth, and then ears...
The two clearly didn't expect him to carve anything particularly good; they were just waiting to eat the shredded radish.
Gu Bai was tempted to try it, since he now had digestive muscles and had only eaten some rice yesterday without tasting anything.
It was indeed a bit crunchy when I put it in my mouth, but I couldn't taste any other flavors.
Wait a minute...
I can clearly smell the sugar in this radish, but I can't taste it...
Gan!
It hasn't evolved a sense of taste yet; being able to smell it is purely the White Bone Demon's instinct.
He instantly lost interest and continued carving with peace of mind.
Time passed slowly, the two of them playing with their phones with their left hands and slicing radish with their right.
Is it really that delicious?
Gu Bai glanced at the time; there was still plenty of time before an hour had passed. He decided to grant their wish and continued to carve the green radish smaller and smaller.
In the end, only a thumb-sized, lifelike little pig remained.
Gu Bai looked at his carving with satisfaction.
Xiao Liu subconsciously reached out and stuffed it into his mouth.
click
Holy crap!
Gu Bai pinched his mouth shut and pulled out half a pig: "I carved this for so long, and you just ate it all?"
"Huh?" Xiao Liu was stunned, looking at the remaining half of the pig: "You really know how to do that?"
"No, you can eat the back half too. I've been carving this for so long, and all I have left is a pig's butt?"
Gu Bai glared at him angrily.
Xiao Liu said awkwardly, "Brother Bai, don't panic, shall I go out and buy you a radish?"
Gu Qingyi glared at Xiao Liu: "Can't you keep your mouth shut?"
"Never mind, I'll try to save her."
"Is this even salvageable?"
click
The door opened, and Zhang Yijun walked in: "How's the carving going?"
"Well, there's no time to save it." Gu Bai sighed and handed over the half-pig: "This is all that's left, I saved it for you."
Zhang Yijun was taken aback: "Such a big radish, and all that's left? This pig's butt?"
"Um, I'm done eating." Xiao Liu scratched his head awkwardly: "I just happened to do it. Brother Bai's carving is so lifelike."
"It's alright, there are security cameras in this room, I can just review it," Zhang Yijun said with a light laugh as she picked up her phone.
Gu Bai stuffed half a pig's butt into Xiao Liu's mouth: "Keep eating."
Xiao Liu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let me see, how's the carving?" Gu Qingyi leaned closer.
"Weren't you watching the whole time?" Zhang Yijun asked, puzzled.
Xiao Liu swallowed the radish: "We were so bored, so we played on our phones. I just casually picked up some radish shreds that had been carved off. I was wondering how we could eat for so long."
Zhang Yijun stared at the monitor, her eyes growing brighter and brighter: "You really didn't learn this?"
"Just mending and patching, it'll be about the same," Gu Bai said.
"Your skills are quite good; I'm afraid I can't teach you." Zhang Yijun pondered for a moment, then said, "How about we collaborate?"
"Cooperation?" Gu Bai asked curiously, "How exactly will we cooperate?"
"There are two cooperation options. One is that you carve it and give it to me, and I will put my name on it and sell it to the public. If we make money this way, we will split it 30/70."
The second option is to use your name and sell the products through my exhibitions, online stores, and other sales channels. Initial sales might not be very good.
Zhang Yijun said.
"Isn't it a bit much for Gu Bai to take 70%?" Gu Qingyi said. "After all, he's just starting out. How about 50/50?"
Gu Bai: "..."
Thank you for thinking I could get 70%?
Seventy percent of them belong to other people!
Zhang Yijun paused, glanced at Xiao Liu, and was unsure how to continue.
Xiao Liu chuckled, "We're not outsiders, it's no big deal if Brother Bai takes 70%, we can't take advantage of him."
Zhang Yijun: "..."
Why don't you go with Gu Bai?
"Ahem, Gu Bai, which one do you choose?" Zhang Yijun asked with a forced smile.
"I'll go with the first option. I don't care about reputation. I'll take 30%. Don't listen to their nonsense," Gu Bai said.
Gu Qingyi and Xiao Liu also realized what had happened and quickly drank coffee to cover up their embarrassment.
Zhang Yijun said, "Then it's a pleasure to cooperate. Let's start with stone carving and wood carving. I'll cover the costs. I'll arrange for someone to deliver the materials to you, and we'll pick them up after they're finished."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhang," Gu Bai said, extending his hand.
"We'll add your contact information and send you some important notes. Please strictly follow the customer's requirements; the size and dimensions must be accurate."
Zhang Yijun then asked, "Can the other patterns be carved? If you're not sure, you can practice with radishes first."
"As long as I've met them, they should be fine," Gu Bai said.