"Now, Prince Huai's Mansion has become a thorn in everyone's side because of his purple energy, as you know."
Xiao Yuchen smiled and said, "In that case, why not take advantage of this opportunity and make a small profit?"
Wen Jin raised his eyebrows, this time it finally... coincided.
"Because I used to be good at leading troops and had great military exploits, the prince was afraid that I would be too aggressive and threaten him.
"Actually, I don't have any grand ambitions. Life is like a play, just for fun."
Xiao Yuchen smiled.
He is self-aware.
"Now while everyone is staring at Prince Huai's Mansion, prepare to play the cards in advance. Let's make the game more lively, won't the cards naturally become known to everyone?"
Wen Jin nodded slightly. She was a little surprised that Xiao Yuchen could think of this.
But what he said next surprised her even more.
"Playing cards are not difficult. From one to thirteen, plus the king, it is very easy to imitate. But I found that the paper you made is not thick or thin, it is tough, and it feels great.
"What is difficult to imitate is not the color of the playing cards, but the paper. Therefore, the princess's method of making special paper for playing cards must be given to her confidants."
Xiao Yuchen's carefulness and sensitivity were beyond her expectation.
Wen Jin smiled and said, "What the prince said is absolutely true, but everyone loves beauty. The color of this card and the pattern on the back are not unimportant."
The patterns on the backs of the playing cards she made were all drawn by her and Wen Yu one by one.
If you want to mass produce and sell them, you definitely can’t draw them by hand anymore.
"Does the prince know a skilled engraver?" Wen Jin asked.
"What do you want to carve?" Xiao Yuchen was confused and felt that her thoughts were jumping a little too fast.
"Engraving templates and printing patterns on cards. Although engraving is slow, as long as the template is carved out, the finished product will be made quickly." Wen Jin smiled and said, "Make twice the result with half the effort."
Xiao Yuchen disagreed when he heard this, "The important thing about playing cards is the number and color. The pattern on the back doesn't matter much."
Wen Jin has deeply understood the importance of appearance.
Didn’t the original owner suffer greatly?
Everyone in the world loves beauty, it’s human nature, and she wants to make money, so why not follow human nature?
Seeing that she insisted on this, Xiao Yuchen didn't stop him, "Can I draw a template for you?"
Wen Jin glanced at him suspiciously.
If there hadn't been this suspicious look, Xiao Yuchen might have just given it up.
But Wen Jin was so suspicious... His deep self-esteem was aroused.
"If I can't draw well, you don't have to do it!"
Xiao Yuchen was determined to take her to the study to paint.
Wen Jin originally thought of painting some simple rhombuses as the background, and then mix some good-looking paints.
Xiao Yuchen, however, must paint.
"My lord, please don't embarrass the engraving master! The more complicated your drawings are, the slower they will engrave."
"snort!"
Xiao Yuchen didn't say much, he asked Wen Jin to give him a size.
He traced the outline of that size, dipped his pen in ink, and with a few strokes, a clump of ink bamboo appeared on the paper.
There are not many lines and they are not complicated, but the artistic conception of the ink painting is vividly outlined.
Wen Jin was immediately impressed by the fact that he showed this hand.
"Your Majesty is not only good at dancing with guns and sticks? He is also good at painting?"
Xiao Yuchen glanced at her, smiled, and said nothing.
He painted four in a row, including plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums. With just a few strokes, he outlined the beauty of the artistic conception. The beauty of ink painting is fully demonstrated in the depth of ink and white space.
"I remember there were portraits painted on JQK. Why don't we just paint you, me and Yu'er?" Xiao Yuchen said casually.
Wen Jin looked at him very suspiciously.
Xiao Yuchen immediately changed his mind, "I was joking, cards are for people to play with, how can I draw you, me, and Yu'er on them?"
Wen Jin snorted lightly.
If he knew that the King was the king and the Queen was the queen, would he still make such a joke?
Wen Jin took up his pen and drew a cute cartoon version of a dog in K's frame.
Xiao Yuchen stared at the dog she drew, unable to take his eyes away.
"It doesn't look like the painting?" Wen Jin asked.
"Who can look like this?" Xiao Yuchen frowned slightly.
"This is a dog! A dog! Also called a dog!"
Wen Jin looked at him, she was drawing a dog! He is a real dog!
"The head is big, the body is small, and only the two hind legs touch the ground, but the front legs are like human hands..." Xiao Yuchen didn't finish his sentence. He glanced at her face and immediately changed his words, "It looks like! It really looks like it! It has charm! I don't understand. appreciate!"
Wen Jin couldn't laugh or cry...Prince, where is your moral integrity?
Even Xiao Yuchen couldn't accept the Q version of the cute dog, but Wen Jin didn't think other people in this era could understand.
"You draw!" Wen Jin raised his chin, "And draw dogs."
"You draw very well..."
"My lord, don't be modest, you still have to draw."
Xiao Yuchen picked up his pen and sketched again.
It has to be said that the dogs he painted are also real dogs.
The lines are not complicated, and there is not much ink, but a dog with its mouth open, its tongue sticking out, and its eyes shining brightly, as if it can see the flesh and bones, appears on the paper.
At Wen Jin's suggestion and Xiao Yuchen's writing.
A cat is drawn on the Q, a big rooster is drawn on the J, and a big one, a small one, and two tigers are drawn on the two kings.
While Xiao Yuchen was painting, Wen Jin suddenly had a new idea.
"In addition to cards, there is a more fun table game." Wen Jin said, holding his chin.
Xiao Yuchen glanced at her and said, "Have you been thinking about how to play with things all day long? Why are you more 'playing with things' than me?"
Wen Jin smiled slightly, "Haven't you heard of it, Your Majesty? People who know how to play are better at learning."
"Don't... I just have to play with things to lose my spirit. You don't need to learn how to do it."
Wen Jin glanced at him sideways and continued, "But this thing requires carving. Every card has to be carved, so the cost is high."
"Is it complicated?" Xiao Yuchen asked.
"Other than birds and characters, it's not complicated at all." Wen Jin held his chin and thought.
"Just hire more craftsmen. Each one only carves one pattern. Practice makes perfect. Once you get good at it, it will be faster." Xiao Yuchen said matter-of-factly.
Wen Jin was slightly startled, yes!
The most expensive labor force in modern times was the cheapest in ancient society!
Recruit more workers, and each person only carves one pattern... Isn't this a time-saving and efficient assembly line!
What kind of prince is this man with his brain? He should go into business!
"The prince has a great idea!" Wen Jin nodded, "Then I say, the prince will paint it."
Under Wen Jin's command, Xiao Yuchen... was completely reduced to a cheap labor...
But with Wen Jin beside her, listening to her gentle and sweet voice, smelling her elegant lotus fragrance...
Xiao Yuchen thought, how great would it be if time could continue like this forever?
Unknowingly, the two of them spent the whole afternoon in the study.
There are no interruptions from others, no intrigues, no struggles for power... It's just that simple, an afternoon of writing and drawing.
But it was the most beautiful time in Xiao Yuchen's more than 20 years of life.
He felt that if he was lucky enough to live to be seventy or eighty, he would never forget that the sunshine that afternoon was beautiful and the wind was gentle...
"Okay!" Wen Jin looked at the complete mahjong set drawn by Xiao Yuchen and nodded with satisfaction, "I will provide the ideas, and the prince will provide the people and efforts. After the profit, we will split the money 50-50."
