With a flick of his hand, a white dove flew out of his hat, flapped a circle around him, and returned to his shoulder.
After showing off his skill, Kewei wore a disdainful expression.
A hint of wariness lurked in his eyes.
"I really wonder just how capable your Circus is. For animal training, we already have the Sisters Selena; for comedy, the Little Sprite Troupe; for magic tricks, we have me... Although City Garden is currently facing a trivial little difficulty, this isn't somewhere just any third-rate troupe can come to sponge off us."
Chen Lun sensed the man's hostility and immediately understood.
It was a kind of exclusion directed at a fellow professional, mixed with a little possessiveness over his livelihood.
Huoyiner remained silent for the moment. Although Kewei's words were rather unpleasant, they expressed what he wanted to say as well.
"Mr. Jack, you came because you saw the recruitment notice, didn't you?"
Huoyiner pointed to a notice beside the opera house entrance, which contained phrases about recruiting resident performing troupes and offering generous terms.
Chen Lun glanced in the direction he pointed, then withdrew his gaze.
He really hadn't seen it.
"May I ask what Jack's Circus specializes in? That will help me judge whether there's any possibility of us working together."
Huoyiner phrased it tactfully, but in truth, he had doubts about this unfamiliar circus with little reputation, which he had never heard of.
"Hmm... Nothing in particular, I suppose."
Chen Lun mused.
Kewei immediately sneered.
Huoyiner, standing beside him, was somewhat disappointed as well.
As the Simon Family's second son, he had been assigned one of the family businesses by his father, just like his other siblings. This was, in fact, a kind of test.
Only by expanding the business could they prove themselves