Chapter 374: Chapter 374: Asking for Opinions
The day after the Floating Life Fashion Show ended, videos and photos of Evelyn Clayton wearing the Emerald Water Dream and face jewelry hit the trending list.
[So beautiful! This face jewelry seems to be seen for the first time in a domestic fashion show, right?!]
[True, I’ve only seen them abroad before, and they were all Western styles. This design has a strong Chinese touch!]
Amidst the rave reviews, there were inevitable doubts, with some accusing Evelyn Clayton of plagiarism.
However, Evelyn and Yara Reagan were too busy to pay attention to such remarks.
As soon as the show was over, customers who had previously purchased apparel from the Dream Show flocked in to ask Gem to provide matching jewelry.
According to the original contract, this batch of jewelry should have been accounted for with the previous clothing batch in customization, but if that’s the case, Evelyn Clayton and Franklin Ford’s share ratio would need to be recalculated.
"Calculating this way, if we hand the jewelry over to Franklin Ford for customization as well, the portion we earn from this batch of jewelry would be very small."
In the company, Yara Reagan found Evelyn Clayton, her expression grave, "Do you think we should renegotiate with Franklin Ford?"
Evelyn Clayton looked at the documents and pondered for a moment, "I should inform Violet Ford first and see what she thinks."
With that, Evelyn Clayton called Violet Ford.
Violet was not having an easier time than them. Although few in the country knew she was Ivy’s person, quite a few knew she was the eldest daughter of The Ford Family, especially after a fashion show where her return to the country was thoroughly publicized.
"I’ve been so busy these days I haven’t even asked how things are going on your end. What’s up?" Violet Ford’s side had the sound of typing.
Using as concise language as possible, Evelyn Clayton explained the issue of customized jewelry to Violet. To her surprise, Violet thought for a moment and then smiled, "You’ll have to discuss that with Franklin. If he is willing to separate the jewelry from the clothing and let you handle the jewelry, I naturally have no objections."
Clearing Violet’s level, Evelyn Clayton could call Franklin Ford over.
But Franklin Ford was also busy lately. He said he would come in the afternoon after taking the call. Evelyn and Yara waited until almost clocking off before catching sight of Franklin Ford.
As soon as Franklin Ford entered Gem’s conference room, he drank the tea on the table clean before lightly sighing, "I’ve received more calls in the past two days than I have my entire life, all inquiries about jewelry."
He looked at Evelyn Clayton and Yara Reagan, then chuckled, "You two really opened doors for Gem this time."
Evelyn Clayton exchanged some polite pleasantries with him and then went straight to the point.
Her proposal was straightforward: modify the previous contract and let Gem handle the customization for Emerald Water Dream and its jewelry.
Franklin Ford listened with little reaction, maintaining a calm demeanor.
After Evelyn Clayton finished, Franklin Ford shook his head with a smile, "Evelyn, this is essentially breaking the contract, causing me to lose some money."
"But you also have a five percent dry stock in Gem." Evelyn Clayton had already prepared her arguments, laughingly saying, "Although Director Ford and Violet are family, Gem was founded jointly with Violet, and giving you shares was also out of respect for Violet."
The implied meaning was to let them earn a bit more for Violet’s sake.
Evelyn Clayton explained eloquently, with a tone that was neither hurried nor aggressive, leaving no room for retreat but not pressing so hard as to make Franklin Ford uncomfortable.
Franklin Ford listened with a smile throughout, finally revealing a helpless smile.
"Since you’ve spoken this far, fair enough." Franklin Ford folded his hands, his lips slightly curved, "My proposal is to let you take the entire batch of clothing for customization. I can lend my team to you, externally claiming that it’s the Ford Group’s team handling it, how about that?"