159: Have college students changed today?

"A unique copy?"

Li Mengyao's mind was racing, wildly speculating about Ye Su's intentions in gifting her these design drawings.

Upon hearing Ye Su mention that these drawings were a unique copy, Li Mengyao snapped back to reality, while simultaneously catching onto something in her mind.

"It is indeed a unique copy. Moreover, I've checked, and not a single piece of jewelry in the drawings has ever appeared on the market. It can be basically confirmed that the Fei Wenyuan Silver Shop only stamped them for final approval, but they hadn't yet had the chance to turn the Fei Wen Yuan Silver Shop · Gold Diamond Emerald Jewelry Design Drawing into actual pieces."

"You mean to say that this volume of drawings isn't just a unique copy, but also a set of design drawings that can be directly used!"

Li Mengyao was able to help Li Shanhai manage the Poyun Group, so she certainly wasn't a fool.

She knew very well that for an ordinary collector, whether or not they had been crafted into actual pieces would, at most, only make a slight difference in price.

But for the Poyun Group, a volume that hadn't been used yet and carried the name of one of the Nine Great Silver Shops, the Fei Wenyuan Silver Shop, was a completely different thing compared to ordinary design drawings!

"When I visited your house last time, didn't your dad mention wanting to take the Poyun Jewelry brand outside of Guangdong Province?"

"I was thinking, maybe you could leverage these drawings and the Fei Wenyuan Silver Shop's reputation to create some marketing campaigns involving 'modern-meets-classical' or 'classical high-end luxury' themes."

"Anyway, there are only about twenty pieces of jewelry in the drawings, and with the Fei Wenyuan Silver Shop as an endorsement, you can ensure that the number of finished pieces is limited. Even if you use hunger marketing, it would be perfectly reasonable."

"At the same time, you could use the buzz surrounding the Nine Great Silver Shops and 'classical high-end luxury' to further enhance your brand power and see if you can use this to promote Poyun."

Involving group business and future development, Li Mengyao instantly cast those wild thoughts to the back of her mind, and in the blink of an eye, she resumed her usual image as a strong businesswoman.

Listening to Ye Su's words, Li Mengyao pondered slightly and then made a judgment:

"The plan you mentioned indeed has great feasibility, but all of this must be built on the foundation that this volume of drawings is a unique copy and that the Fei Wenyuan Silver Shop really hasn't made the jewelry inside yet."

Ye Su couldn't reveal the source of his information, so he could only toss the question back to Li Mengyao:

"Anyway, I've verified it; the drawings are fine and indeed came from the Fei Wenyuan Silver Shop. I checked using the Fei Wenyuan Silver Shop's name and didn't find any of the jewelry from the drawings being traded on the market."

"One or two pieces might be a coincidence, but since none of the twenty-something pieces of jewelry in the drawings were found to have been traded on the market, that's why I suspect the Fei Wenyuan Silver Shop hasn't actually crafted the jewelry from these drawings yet."

"As for whether it's true or false, if the Poyun Group really intends to use these drawings to create some marketing buzz, you'll have to verify it yourselves once more."

"Mm."

No matter how much Li Mengyao trusted Ye Su, regarding the group's development and reputation, she would be more cautious and find someone to confirm the authenticity again to ensure there wouldn't be any oversights.

"How much is this volume of drawings worth? Let me buy it on behalf of the group."

The two weren't actually boyfriend and girlfriend, and Li Mengyao felt embarrassed to accept such a valuable gift for no reason, so she took the initiative to propose buying it with money.

"Ayy—" Ye Su exaggeratedly struck a generous pose: "Why be so polite? We're all friends, what's with the money talk?"

What is free is actually the most expensive; Ye Su understood this principle.

He had originally aimed to sell the drawings for a higher price, which is why he had spouted nonsense to Li Mengyao about 'preparing a gift for her.' Now, of course, Ye Su wouldn't take the initiative to ask for money.

The two had only interacted a few times, but Li Mengyao had begun to understand Ye Su. Seeing his uncharacteristically generous demeanor, she knew he wasn't simply giving the drawings as a gift; he definitely had the intention of selling them to her.

However, Li Mengyao was still very happy right now.

She didn't know how these drawings came to be, but she could be certain that finding such a unique copy of the Nine Great Silver Shops' design drawings would be extremely difficult, and Ye Su must have gone to great lengths to get his hands on them.

For him to put in so much effort to find the Fei Wen Yuan Silver Shop · Gold Diamond Emerald Jewelry Design Drawing, perhaps it was because he learned at her home last time that the Poyun Group had plans to expand outside of Guangdong Province, which is why he was so attentive in wanting to help her.

Having this sentiment was enough.

In a great mood, Li Mengyao also smiled and started joking with Ye Su:

"You've helped the Poyun Group with such a big favor. I was originally thinking that I had to give you a large gratitude fee, but since you've said so, then I won't stand on ceremony with you, friend—"

Li Mengyao even deliberately emphasized the word 'friend.'

Don't!

Why don't you be polite with me again!

Hearing that Li Mengyao really wasn't going to stand on ceremony with him, Ye Su immediately panicked inside.

He had thought the Li family were all decent people, but how could she just take the step offered and save on the gratitude fee!

Ye Su almost blurted out, asking Li Mengyao to reconsider.

"Pfft—"

Fortunately, Li Mengyao couldn't hold it in. As soon as she saw the stunned expression on Ye Su's face, she immediately burst into laughter, letting Ye Su know that the young lady of the Li family was also joking with him.

With that assurance, Ye Su's courage returned, and he continued to put on a generous act: "It's all a small matter, no need to be polite."

"Alright then." Li Mengyao annoyed interrupted Ye Su's performance:

"You helped the Poyun Group this time, so I naturally won't treat you unfairly. However, since it concerns the group's future development direction, I still have to go back and consult my dad."

"Ayy—"

Ye Su was addicted to the act and wanted to continue performing, but was interrupted by Li Mengyao a step ahead.

"If you pull this act with me again, I really won't be polite with you."

Upon hearing this, Ye Su immediately shut his mouth and swallowed the rest of his lines.

Li Mengyao looked at Ye Su with a half-smile, her face wearing an expression that said, 'Why aren't you continuing?'

"Alright, the item has been delivered, so I'll be leaving now."

As he said this, Ye Su stood up, intending to bid farewell to Li Mengyao.

"Leaving in such a rush as soon as the business is done, you're really not even bothering to act anymore, are you?" Li Mengyao's eyes carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

Seeing this, Ye Su could only laugh sheepishly: "I'm just afraid you're busy and don't dare to keep bothering you."

"Heh." Li Mengyao let out a cold laugh, not believing Ye Su's excuse at all.

Every man who had dealt with her in the past, given such an opportunity to be alone with her, would try every possible way to stay a little longer.

Yet this man before her, every time the business was finished, immediately found an excuse to slip away, not even willing to chat with her for a while!

Li Mengyao even began to wonder if she didn't have enough money, or if she wasn't pretty enough, as to why a hot-blooded college student like Ye Su seemed to have no interest in her.

Or could it be?

Li Mengyao subconsciously looked down.

They were quite big.

Could it be that college students nowadays don't like big ones, and prefer flat ones?

That shouldn't be right, should it?

Could it be that he thinks she's 27 this year, and too much older than him, so he can't even be bothered to chat with her?

He was 21, she was 27. They say 'a woman three years older is like holding a gold brick'; since they were six years apart, wouldn't that mean holding two gold bricks?

For no reason, Li Mengyao began to feel a panic about her age increasing with time.

Subsequently, Li Mengyao snapped back to reality.

The two weren't even actually together, why was she thinking about such messy things!