Chapter 1193 - 377: A Bamboo Basket Sparks a Business Opportunity_4
"Little Divine Doctor, no matter what you say, a bamboo basket isn’t worth this price. If you insist on paying so much, I just won’t take this silver coin. It’s better than being talked about behind my back for my greed," Mrs. Hou had her own principles and adamantly refused the money.
She didn’t know that Mo Yan offered a high price because she valued her craftsmanship. In the future, she would have to teach the skill to others, and if they still went by five wen money, she would be at a huge loss. She couldn’t think of this, so no matter what Mo Yan said, she wouldn’t accept the price of fifteen wen.
Mrs. Hou’s stubbornness was a headache for Mo Yan. Seeing that she truly didn’t want it, Mo Yan gave in first after much persuasion. Eventually, they both compromised and agreed on ten wen per basket.
It would be Mrs. Hou’s business to decide how to distribute the ten wen when she hired helpers to weave. She had the right to take half of the money for teaching them this new type of basket. Given what she did today, it seemed unlikely she would do so.
After sending Mrs. Hou off, Mo Yan immediately locked herself in the study, where Ink Grinder quickly drew several drafts of the bamboo baskets. These drafts were based on the wine bottle designs she had previously prepared. The wine bottles and the bamboo baskets that would hold them in the future would both carry the winery’s logo.
The logo was meticulously designed by Yan Junyu. At first glance, it was a uniquely shaped vessel (wine cup) that incorporated a pictograph of the word "wine." If one didn’t look closely, the word was hard to make out.
In any case, the logo was full of aesthetic and artistic appeal, unforgettable at first sight. Mo Yan could find no fault with it, so it was settled. Just recently, a large sculpture of the logo had been erected at the entrance of the winery.