Claire pursed his lips and asked, "What's the cost price?"
"It's only a few hundred thousand Gold Coins. The most expensive part is the fabrics. The whole dress uses more than a hundred different fabrics, all made of silk threads spun out by level five silkworm monsters."
Claire nodded. If you calculate it this way, the price of more than one million is indeed reasonable.
"Where is Sophia? Has she also ordered clothes from you?" Claire suddenly asked.
"That's natural, and Lady Sophia is no exception. Their family is not involved in this industry. If they want to customize clothes, they will come here. Not only the nobles in her entire royal capital have come here." Shane does not dare to directly call people on the same level as his father by their first names like Claire does.
Claire blinked his eyes and held his chin in thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Shane asked.
"I promised her before that I would give her a gift the next time I go to her house. Now that she has come here to order clothes, I don't know what to give her. Do you have any good recommendations? Maybe give her some jewelry, but it's too expensive and I feel sad and can't give it up."
Shane smiled and said, "It seems you don't know everything. When has a woman ever disliked her own clothes? Just give them away."
Claire After thinking about it, it seems that this is also the case.
Then Shane added, "Your clothes are free, but if you want to customize another piece of clothing for Lady Sophia, then I can't do it for free."
He is not the head of the family yet, so allowing Claire to be free is already considered as a favor given by the family to this young master. This tailor shop is a high-end service industry. If it can mess up the rules so casually, it will not develop to the point where it is now.
Claire felt regretful in his heart, now he couldn't happily gather wool anymore.
"Okay, can you give me a discount?"
"I won't charge you for the craftsmanship fee, but I'll charge you the cost price of the fabric." Shane said easily.
"Okay." Claire took the unpainted pieces of white paper on the table, thought for a moment, and then started to draw.
"You want to design it yourself?" Shane curiously stretched his head and leaned over.
"More or less."
Claire simply sketched a few strokes and a prototype appeared. Recalling that Sophia's figure was painted out, the upper body and crotch were slightly modified.
"By the way, help me choose the fabrics. Just choose the ones that cost very little but are very expensive." Claire said. Anyway, it was given to Sophia, so naturally it was based on the premise of saving his own money.
Shane: "..."
"Are you sure? This is for Lady Sophia."
"That's why I asked you to choose the expensive one."
"You are so brave." Shane really admired Claire. If he wanted to give it away, he would probably have to spend his own money to match it with the best fabrics and decorations in the store before he dared to give it away.
"I'm fearless." Claire said calmly. Anyway, Sophia didn't cheat him less. When he mentioned the previous incident with Nightmare Flower, it was like he had lost his memory. He obviously made so much money, but he didn't admit any affection at all.
The more Claire thinks about it, the angrier he becomes. If it weren't for the fact that the other party would notice it at a glance if he just used linen cloth, Claire would definitely use linen cloth to dress the other party.
After about ten minutes, Claire blew the dust on the revised manuscript with his mouth, picked it up and carefully appreciated it for a moment before nodding with satisfaction.
Shane also stretched his head over, and after seeing the manuscript above, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
He couldn't help but take it over, appreciate it carefully, and said in disbelief, "You really designed this."
"Didn't you just sit aside and see it with your own eyes?" Claire spread his hands. The clothing manuscript on it was adapted and designed based on Qipao's previous life, adding some otherworldly elements, and the finished product is indeed very eye-catching.
Shane smacked his lips and exclaimed, "If you weren't a noble, you might be a good fashion designer."
"Stop talking about this, take it to the tailors and show it to the tailors. Try to get it out tomorrow."
"Okay!" Shane stood up and walked to the door.
"As for the money, just deduct it from next month's profit in Tulip Shop." Claire said. If the money is not deducted in front of him, it can be treated as invisible, so that it will not be very distressing.
The time arrived in the afternoon before the banquet started.
Shane returned to his family early in the morning. He wanted to enter the venue with his father, so he could not follow Claire.
Claire also put on the custom-made clothes sent from the tailor shop. They fit well and were very comfortable. No wonder those nobles would spend a lot of money on them. This is not just a matter of appearance. There is indeed a clear difference between the feeling of wearing it and other clothes.
Then Claire arrived at Sophia's residence two hours early, holding a gift box containing Qipao in his hand.
Today is an important day. Sophia didn't discuss business outside, but Claire still didn't see her after she arrived. According to the housekeeper, Sophia was putting on makeup upstairs.
Almost an hour later, when Claire felt a little sleepy from waiting, Sophia finally came down from upstairs.
Claire's eyes lit up slightly when he saw the other party's outfit. Sophia was wearing a simple and elegant black evening dress today. It was only decorated with simple jewelry, but it really surprised Claire.
"Long wait." Sophia greeted him with a smile.
Claire stood up and praised, "Madam, you are extraordinarily beautiful today."
Sophia frowned slightly, pretending to be angry and said, "Does the Viscount mean that she wasn't beautiful before?"
Claire sneered in his heart, this woman is really difficult to serve, but fortunately he has gained experience in hundreds of battles in his previous life.
"You were beautiful before, but you are even more beautiful today, because you are getting more beautiful day by day. You are naturally better than you were before, and you will be even more beautiful tomorrow."
Sophia was obviously stunned after hearing Claire's words. He did not expect Claire to say such words.
But after a while, he covered his mouth and laughed, "I like to hear what Mr. Viscount said. Please say more in the future."
"It's just the truth." Claire said lightly, handed over the gift box containing Qipao in his hand, and said, "This is the gift I promised you before."
Sophia took it and asked with a smile, "If you didn't mention it, I would have almost forgotten it. What is in it?"
"It's just a piece of clothing."
"Oh?" As Shane guessed, Sophia's tone was obviously interested, "Can I open it now and take a look?"
"The gift given to you can naturally be opened."
After Sophia opened the gift box, she took out the Qipao inside. After just looking at it a few times, her eyes lit up. She compared her body with hers, and the excitement in her eyes became more and more obvious. This dress suited her very well.
A finger gently twirled the fabric on it, Claire pursed her lips nervously, and her heart skipped a beat: Could this woman still know about fabrics?
Sophia held Qipao in his hand, looked at Claire and said slowly, "You are careful, the fabrics are selected so carefully."
For a moment, Claire didn't know whether the other party was sarcasm or pretending to understand. He could only show an awkward smile and said, "I don't understand this stuff either. I just chose it randomly."
"I love this dress."
"As long as you like it." Claire kept a smile on his face.
"I have decided that I will wear this dress to today's banquet. If you are tired, please wait a little longer." Sophia smiled playfully.
Claire glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and asked, "The banquet starts in less than an hour. Is there still enough time?"
Sophia has already turned back and walked up the stairs, "Even if it starts, it will take at least more than an hour before the banquet really starts. I still have the privilege of being late."
Hearing the other party's words, Claire could only say in his heart that he was very embarrassed. He dared to be late for the banquet held by the royal family.