Chapter 8 : Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Fina’s Delight, the Partnership Is Sealed
“Ryan, Ryan, what were you talking about with Aunt Kaya just now?”
The moment Ryan returned to his room, Fina ran over and asked curiously.
“It was nothing much. I just made a product and plan to sell it.”
Ryan smiled and gave a brief explanation.
“Wow! Ryan is so young, and you can already make products to sell. That is amazing.”
Fina stared at Ryan with sparkling eyes, her beautiful gaze filled with admiration.
“It’s nothing special for me. In the future, you will be the truly amazing one, Fina. You can become a mage.”
Ryan was telling the truth.
Among all the children his age, only Fina possessed magical talent, and her aptitude was not low at all. It had reached A-rank.
One had to know that Kaya herself was only a B-rank mage.
Fina’s talent was even higher than Kaya’s. With her A-rank aptitude, as long as nothing unexpected happened, she would become an A-rank mage in the future.
“Hehe…”
At Ryan’s praise, a clear blush spread across Fina’s cheeks.
Her tail also began to sway from side to side, showing just how happy she was.
“Here, this is for you.”
Ryan handed Fina a bottle of the perfume he had made earlier.
“This is the product you made, Ryan?”
Holding the perfume bottle, Fina looked at him in confusion.
She could not understand how such a tiny bottle of liquid could be worth money.
Her little head was full of big questions.
“Yes, this is the product I made. It is called perfume. Pour out a little into your palm and see whether you like the scent. If you do, then spray it on your body.”
Following Ryan’s instructions, Fina poured a little perfume into her palm.
A moment later—
A minty fragrance drifted up.
“Wow! This smells so good.”
“It seems you like the scent. In that case, try spraying it all over yourself.”
“Mhm, mhm.”
Fina nodded repeatedly, then sprayed the perfume onto herself.
“Wow!! Now my whole body smells like this. This is wonderful!!”
Fina was so delighted that she nearly bounced with excitement.
Ryan watched her with a smile.
At this moment, Fina looked unbelievably adorable to him.
“Ah! It’s already gone.”
Only then did Fina realize that in that one go, she had used up the entire bottle of perfume.
“It’s alright. From now on, whenever you want perfume, I will make it for you. Whatever kind of fragrance you want, I can make it.”
Ryan promised.
“Ryan, you’re so kind…”
Fina looked at him, her eyes filled with joy.
Her snow-white beast ears also reflected their owner’s happiness, standing straight up.
“Hehe.”
Ryan smiled gently.
At that moment, a shout came from outside the door.
“Ryan, Aunt Kaya is calling for you. She says someone is here to see you.”
“Oh, alright, I understand. I’ll head over right away.”
Ryan answered, then turned to Fina and said, “Fina, Aunt Kaya is calling me, so I’ll go first.”
“Okay, go on.”
Fina waved her hand, urging him to hurry.
Ryan opened the door and ran toward Kaya’s office.
…
“Mark, I called you here today because there is good news.”
Kaya said this to Mark, who was seated in front of her.
“Hm? Good news? Don’t tell me you’re finally going to say that Ryan is joining my family?”
Mark froze for a moment, then a trace of delight appeared on his face.
In his view, if Kaya had good news for him, it could only be related to Ryan.
After all, during those three months, he had personally witnessed Ryan’s talent.
It was only that when he invited Ryan to join his family, he had been rejected.
“Uh… not that.”
Kaya said with a smile.
“Huh? Not that? Then what good news could there be?”
Mark looked at Kaya in confusion.
“No need to rush. The main person will be here soon.”
Kaya merely smiled and said nothing more.
After a while, there was a knock at the door.
Knock, knock, knock!
“Come in.”
Kaya called out.
“Aunt Kaya, I’m here.”
Ryan pushed open the door and walked in.
“Ryan?”
“Mr. Mark.”
Mark looked at Ryan in surprise, then turned toward Kaya, his eyes full of inquiry.
“Hehe. I called you here this time because there is a new product that I want to sell through you and your family’s channels,” Kaya explained slowly. “And that product was made by Ryan.”
“Huh???”
Mark’s face was blank with disbelief.
If he heard Kaya’s words separately, he could still understand them.
But taken together, they made no sense to him at all.
A new product?
Made by Ryan?
Was this some kind of joke?
Mark knew that Ryan was highly gifted in arithmetic and business.
But a ten-year-old creating a brand-new product?
He would not believe it even if someone beat him to death.
“I know you do not believe it, which is why I called Ryan over. The two of you can discuss it yourselves.”
Kaya’s expression remained calm as she spoke lightly.
Mark could tell from her tone that she was not lying.
Which meant Ryan truly had created a new product at the age of ten.
“Hiss!”
At that thought, Mark sucked in a sharp breath.
He knew Ryan was talented, but he had never imagined that his talent reached this level.
What had he himself been doing at the age of ten?
Still following the elders of his family around and learning how to do business.
The thought that he had failed to recruit Ryan into his family made Mark’s mood sink.
But only for a moment.
Even if Ryan had not joined his family, they could still cooperate.
“Alright. If I did not already know Ryan, I definitely would not believe something this outrageous.”
“But if it’s Ryan, then maybe it really is possible.”
“So then, Ryan, let me see your product.”
As he spoke, Mark looked at Ryan with anticipation.
Ryan did not waste words. He immediately took out the basic perfume he had prepared in advance.
“This is…?”
Mark stared at the tiny crystal bottle before him, puzzled.
“Mr. Mark, this product is called perfume. As the name suggests, it carries a mint-like fragrance. When women spray it on themselves, their bodies will give off this scent.”
Ryan gave a simple explanation, then demonstrated it in front of Mark.
He sprayed some perfume into Mark’s palm and gestured for him to smell it.
Mark lifted his hand beneath his nose and took a sniff.
In the next instant—
A mint fragrance reached him.
The moment he smelled it, Mark’s expression changed.
He was a qualified merchant, and he immediately saw the market for this product.
This item called perfume was an epoch-making product.
One could say with certainty that it would drive women into a frenzy.
Moreover, the higher a woman’s status, the more likely she would be to buy perfume.
“This… this…”
Mark stammered, unable to form a complete sentence for a long while.
After a moment, he let out a long sigh.
“A monster.”
That was right—not a genius, but a monster.
At least, that was how Mark saw Ryan now.
“Uh… it’s not that incredible. I just happened to make it by chance.”
Ryan scratched his head and smiled shyly.
At this moment, he truly looked like a young boy.
“Hoo…”
Mark took a deep breath.
“Then, Ryan, how do you want to cooperate?”
Mark knew very well that this was a seller’s market.
Once a product like perfume entered the market, there would be no need to worry about demand at all.
Ryan could cooperate with him, or he could cooperate with some other merchant.
Mark’s only advantage was that he had known Ryan beforehand.
At that thought, he finally recalled what Kaya had said earlier about good news.
This opportunity to cooperate with Ryan must have been what she meant.
Good news—yes, it truly was good news.
But until everything was fully settled, nothing was certain.
Still, he had already made up his mind.
No matter the terms, he had to secure the rights to sell perfume.
As long as he did, not only would his wealth increase, but his standing within the family would rise as well.
That was more valuable than anything else.
“Mr. Mark, this is what I have in mind. I plan to sell you the entire perfume formula and production process. In return, I want 30% of the profits from all future perfume sales—20% for me and 10% for Aunt Kaya.”
Ryan slowly stated his terms.
“W-what? You plan to sell the formula and the process?”
The moment Mark heard Ryan’s condition, his eyes widened.
It was simply absurd.
As a merchant, he knew exactly how profitable perfume would be.
But he had never imagined that Ryan would directly sell the formula and process as well.
“Do… do you even understand the value of this product?”
“Yes, I understand the general picture. Perfume definitely will not lack a market in the future, and it will not be limited to one kingdom either. It can be sold across the entire continent.”
Ryan nodded.
He had studied business under Mark for three months, so of course he understood how much wealth lay behind this.
“If you know that, then you still want to sell the formula and process?”
“Of course.”
“Uh…”
“Mr. Mark, I may not necessarily become a merchant in the future, and I do not have enough manpower or space to produce it on a large scale. So I would rather sell you the formula and the process, provide technical guidance when needed, and simply wait for my share of the profits.”
Ryan finally voiced his true thoughts.
“I see.”
After hearing Ryan’s explanation, Mark nodded.
He now understood Ryan’s thinking.
If Ryan were a merchant, he would cling tightly to the formula and process.
But Ryan was different.
All he wanted was a share of the profits.
At that thought, Mark’s heart began pounding wildly.
He could almost hear his own heartbeat.
There was no helping it.
Even a seasoned merchant like him could not avoid getting excited.
Perfume would definitely become wildly popular in the future. There was absolutely no need to worry about sales.
Even if only 70% of the profits remained for him, it would still be an astonishing fortune.
And more importantly, the greatest value of this cooperation was not the wealth perfume would bring.
It was Ryan.
That was right—a ten-year-old child.
At the age of ten, Ryan had already created a product like this.
Then what about when he grew older?
“Hiss!”
Better not think about it! Better not think about it!
Mark immediately made up his mind.
This deal had to go through. He said so, and no one could stop it.
“Alright, Ryan. I agree to your terms. From now on, I will give you your share of the profits once every three months. I will also deliver Kaya’s share on time.”
“Good, Mr. Mark. Happy cooperation.”
Ryan stood up like an adult and shook hands with Mark.
“Happy cooperation.”
Mark did not treat Ryan like a child in the slightest as he grasped his hand.