Chapter 12: Magic Engraving Deal

Elias and Joseph went to a magic shop and bought some magic gems.

The magic gems would serve as the power source for the magic circle.

Then, they took a taxi to the industry area.

...

Arcane Alley City.

In front of a small factory, Elias and Joseph was getting off a taxi.

This was one of the factories that suited Elias's requirements.

First, it had the ability to do magic circle engraving.

Second, it was still a small factory.

It was easier to do business with them because they accept small quantity production.

"Let's go," Elias said.

Elias walked inside the factory.

Joseph was following Elias. 

Joseph looked to the left, then looked to the right, glancing around.

This was his first time visiting a factory.

He was a bit curious and scared.

They could see that there were many rows of machines in the factory.

Operators were busy operating the machine.

Elias walked near to the machine.

Near enough for him to observe the machine's performance, but still maintain a safe distance.

Elias nodded his head.

"Quite ok"

Then, he looked at the finished product at the side.

The magic circle engraving line was good. 

This satisfied his requirement for his magic circle.

When he was checking the quality, the owner, Lucas approached them.

"You are Mr Elias, right? I am Lucas" Lucas said.

"Mr Lucas? Yeah, I am Elias. I contacted you yesterday." Elias shook his hand with Lucas.

"Good to see you"

 "Mr Lucas, we are here for the magic engraving. Can you show use around?"

"We want to look at the engraving process."

"Yeah, sure. This way"

Lucas brought them around.

He showed them the machine, the magic engraving process, and the quality control department.

Elias was satisfied with the factory's capability.

"Mr Elias, we talk outside?" Lucas gestured at the door and said.

Lucas wanted to talk about the business outside so that none of his workers would know about the details.

Like the selling price, and profit margin.

"Sure" Elias nodded his head.

As a businessman, Elias understood that Lucas wanted to talk about something sensitive that Lucas didn't want his workers to know.

Then, they walked out of the factory.

Outside of the factory, Elias took out a cigarette and passed it to Lucas.

Lucas gazed at Elias for a second and took the cigarette.

This little action of giving a cigarette and taking a cigarette had an underlying meaning.

This meant that they were satisfied with each other and willing to continue to talk about the business.

Cigarette was a good thing for social purposes. 

A lot of information was exchanged when people were smoking together.

Elias put a cigarette into his mouth and lit it up.

"Elias, I have looked at your design drawing. We can do the business." Lucas said

At first, Lucas was skeptical on Elias, because Elias looked young.

But then, Lucas knew that Elias was legit when he saw the drawing that Elias showed him. 

Definitely, Elias had some experience in the industry.

"But the quantity was just 5, the price would be higher," Lucas said.

"The price I requested was fair. You got some profit margin." Elias said.

"And the most important thing is it is a transportation magic circle engraving."

"This can be your stepping stone to get you into the transportation industry."

"The long-term profit ah. Haha. Crazy" 

Elias started his speech with 'how great it is the future' and 'This is a good investment'

It was one of his skills as a businessman.

Elias and Lucas were talking about the business perspective and profit.

Joseph was listening to their conversation.

"What are they talking? profit margin? magic circle engraving?" Joseph thought

"Elias looks cool now." 

He looked at Lucas's serious face.

He knew that Elias was not bullshitting.

Elias actually knows the subject well.

"Deal?" Elias asked

"Deal, hopefully, we can have a long-term cooperation." Lucas said.

They shook their hand with a big smile on their face.

Then, Elias and Joseph left the factory.

On their way back.

"Wait, we made a deal? Just like that?" Joseph asked.

"Yeah, it is just that simple" Elias said

"By the way, here is some book regarding magic gem adornment"

Elias took out some books from his beg.

Then, he handed it to Joseph.

These were the books that he borrowed from the library.

In his plan, Joseph would be an important partner in the business.

He gotta know this.

"Har? Books?" Joseph frowned.

"We just finished the high school exam leh."

"Read. You are an important part of the business. You gotta know" Elias said.

"Alright" Joseph took the books and had a look

Then he put it into his bag.

Joseph was good in academics. He was not the best student in school, but not too bad.

The book that Elias gave him was suitable for him.

Elias knew that Joseph had potential for the magic gem adornment.

In previous life, Joseph was a successful businessman.

After Joseph graduated from University, he started his career as a magic circle enchanter.

Then, he started his own magic circle enchanter business after he gained some experience.

So, Elias believed that Joseph got potential for gem adornment also.