Imperial Crown

Just as Denise's voice disappeared, the lights went out.

The nobles were used to this way of transition, but the sudden music with dense drum beats still attracted their attention.

The lights came on and the music stopped abruptly.

On the stage, a row of girls stood neatly, wearing uniform clothes, except for the color.

The upper body was a cotton shirt with a lace bow tie, the lower body was tight woolen trousers, and the feet were leather high-heeled boots.

The lights kept flickering, and finally stopped on a wheat-skinned girl in the center.

Her top was light blue, and her bottom was light gray. A black belt divided the upper and lower parts, making her waist particularly slender and her legs extremely slender.

Dong!

The music suddenly sounded.

The slender thighs stepped out, following the rhythm of the drums, and walked step by step along the T-shaped stage to the center of the hall.

The strong fragrance of magnolia filled the air.

Her makeup was very light, her appearance was only 60 points, and her clothes could only be described as tight, without any exposure.

But with the charming smell of Angel's Kiss and the clear drum music, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Even Viscount John, who was already over 60 years old, couldn't help swallowing his saliva!

The wheat-skinned woman walked to the end of the T-stage, her arms slightly spread out like wings, splashing out a stronger fragrance, and then turned back.

At the same time, another girl took a step.

Her skin was whiter and her figure was fuller, but the design of her clothes did not deliberately highlight this, which made her look healthy and energetic, but would not directly make people think of sexiness.

And the fragrance on her body was different, a faint scent of rosewood, and more of a sweet fragrance with the taste of milk.

The third, fourth, fifth...

The fragrance in the air became stronger and more complex.

"Vulgar, obscene, shameless!" Mark pulled his collar, his face flushed, and cursed in a low voice: "Raven is really a disgrace to the nobles. He actually, actually used such a despicable way to promote Angel's Kiss!"

That's what he said, but his eyes couldn't leave the models on the catwalk for a moment, and he kept swallowing his saliva.

He was not the only one who had similar behavior. Even Gul'dan quietly left the box and mixed into the corner of the hall.

"It's really... corrupting the atmosphere!" He gritted his teeth and said angrily: "The empire is becoming more and more corrupt because of such people!"

"Florence!"

The noble whose name was called was stunned for a moment: "Yes, sir!"

"It will be over in a while, go find Raven and send these women to my residence." He swallowed hard:

"I will teach them what self-respect and self-love are!"

In the darkness, Raven's mouth curled up a complicated smile.

T-stage show was not a new thing in the previous life, but in the Middles continent, it was an audio-visual feast that had never been seen before.

The dark environment, lively music, sexy women, and rich aromas are enough to make anyone infatuated.

But Raven didn't expect the effect to be so good.

Maybe too good.

He deliberately didn't let these girls wear revealing clothes, and the movements were not as explicit as the girl group dance in the previous life, just to avoid stimulating these "unsophisticated" nobles, and also to highlight the effect of Angel's Kiss.

In the end, he still overestimated the tolerance of these guys.

The music stopped, the lights came on, and the nobles present slowly came back to their senses, sitting upright one by one, with clear eyes.

Raven had come to the center of the T stage and cleared his throat, but did not speak immediately.

He swept his eyes across the audience and saw the satisfaction in the men's eyes, and also saw the... hatred in the women's eyes?

Raven was happy.

Maybe these male nobles don't realize the importance of Angel's Kiss, but their female companions will always make them realize it.

After all, the people walking on the catwalk were just "lowly" civilians. Could it be that their figures, looks and temperament attracted the attention of the gentlemen?

Impossible.

At least these noble women would never admit this.

So, all the credit should be attributed to Angel's Kiss.

"Through this catwalk just now, I believe that all the guests have already had an intuitive understanding of Angel's Kiss."

"It only takes one drop to bring a charming and rich fragrance, the effect is long-lasting, the fragrance can last for 6 hours, and it does not contain any magical ingredients."

Raven spoke very slowly, and he wanted to stretch one syllable into three.

At first, the nobles were still wondering why Raven seemed to be under a slow spell, and then they found that their clothes were a little messy, so they quickly tidied them up, and their impression of Raven also increased a little.

When most people had almost tidied up, Raven sped up his speech: "Today's press conference is over here, and then it's dinner time. I hope everyone has a good time."

After that, he turned around and walked back to the backstage.

Denise had changed into a more low-key light pink dress that was more suitable for attending a cocktail party. She was sitting in front of the dressing table, touching up her makeup with the help of Angie.

She leaned back in the chair with her eyes slightly closed, giving people a lazy and relaxed impression.

Raven saw this and was about to take over Angie's work when he saw a man peeking in the corner.

"Hey, isn't this Baron Florence?" Raven smiled and came forward to greet him: "What are you doing here?"

"Uh... Baron Raven." Florence coughed and blushed slightly: "Lord Gul'dan, I hope you can let those models on the stage..."

"Models?" Raven said.

"Yes, models." Florence's voice was even lower: "He hopes, uh, to let these models go, go..."

He seemed to be unable to say the following words.

But Raven was considerate enough: "Oh, I understand, Mr. Gul'dan wants to understand the customs and habits of Eagle Territory, right?"

As he said, he blinked his eyes.

"Yes, customs and habits!" Florence was obviously relieved: "Baron Raven, you are really a considerate nobleman."

Although he was loyal to the Fox family, he was a genuine baron after all, not a servant, and he was somewhat embarrassed to do such things.

"Nothing, this is what I should do." Raven whispered, "Don't worry, I will let them go soon."

Florence nodded and turned to leave.

Looking at his back, Raven shook his head slightly, and his evaluation of Gul'dan in his heart was slightly lowered.

Lust is not a problem, the problem is that he shouldn't send Florence here.

Nobles or retainers, all need respect.

Looking back, Raven was about to continue the previous activity, but found that Denise had opened her eyes and was looking at him with a smile.

Raven could only shrug and turn to his dressing room.

After changing into a more suitable outfit for the cocktail party, Raven and Denise returned to the hall one after another.

Before I started chatting with people, Nancy was the first to greet me: "Raven, why didn't you inform me in advance of such a fun thing?"

"Ah?" Raven was stunned for a moment: "You mean the fashion show just now?"

"Walk... Fashion show. Oh, it's so hard to pronounce!" Nancy muttered this unfamiliar word: "It's okay if I'm not allowed to be the host, but why didn't they arrange for me to go on the fashion show? Is it because I'm not pretty enough?!"

Raven scratched his nose.

The reason why he had to hide it from Nancy was that he was afraid that she would make such a request because she wanted to be in the limelight in everything.

I didn't expect that she would start to pursue the responsibility afterwards!

"You are the daughter of the Fox family." Raven sighed helplessly: "If I do something like this, the Count of Montreal will kill me!"

Nancy frowned in confusion: "Why, isn't it just an opera without lines?"

Raven scratched his nose, and for a moment he couldn't think of a suitable excuse.

As one of the main entertainment methods of the Keynes Empire, many nobles are keen on the creation and performance of operas, and some are even more professional than professional playwrights and actors.

But the problem is that this is not an opera, and those models are not opera singers, but female technicians that Raven found from the Pink Mansion.

This kind of thing is done, but it cannot be said openly.

Even if everyone knows it, it won’t work!

"Humph, if you don’t want to say it, then don’t say it. I’ll ask someone else!" Nancy stamped her feet and turned away with Jenny’s support.

As the dinner was officially held, various delicacies were delivered, and the maids also brought a basin for washing hands. There was an additional silver shelf next to the basin, which contained light yellow soap.

The nobles present were not unfamiliar with soap, so they would not pay extra attention to it, but soon, someone still discovered its difference.

"Little girl, what is the name of this thing?" Viscount John asked, smelling the fresh lavender scent on his washed hands.

"My Lord, this is our new product from the Eagle Territory, called 'Angel's Embrace'." The trained maid said, "It can be used not only for washing hands, but also for washing clothes. If you like, I can send a few pieces to your carriage when you leave."

"Hmm..." Viscount John nodded slowly.

Angel's Tears is a good wine, and Angel's Kiss is even more tempting, but he is not young anymore, so he still needs to be restrained.

On the contrary, this Angel's Embrace is much more practical, and he really likes the fragrance on it.

He has begun to think that if this thing is easy to use and not too expensive, he can buy some in large quantities.

"Raven, this little guy, is really thoughtful. For a press conference, he prepared three of the four items of food, drink and clothing." Viscount John whispered to himself, "He deserves to be rich."

John is not the only one who has similar ideas.

But like John, they will not run straight to Raven to ask for the price.

They were nobles, not businessmen, and when communicating, they emphasized indirection and thunder in silence.

The party gradually became lively, and people around Raven also gathered and dispersed.

During the conversation, Raven noticed Judra.

This guy actually took the initiative to talk to Denise, and he had no restraint. He talked for half an hour and ignored Raven's eye hints.

After sending away two nobles who were interested in Angel's Kiss, Raven was about to find Judra when someone else came to meet him.

"Baron Raven, it's an honor to meet you." The young noble with a fleshy mole on his forehead stepped forward to salute.

When they saw him coming, the nobles who were originally interested stopped and changed their communication partners quite naturally.

"It's an honor to meet you, Baron Roger." Raven returned the greeting and raised his glass: "Please give my respect to Mr. Gul'dan."

"Your actions can express respect far more than words." Roger also raised his glass, stepped forward and whispered: "Lord Gul'dan is very satisfied with your arrangement."

Raven raised his eyebrows slightly.

It seems that Gul'dan wants those models not just for his own enjoyment.

Roger raised his voice again: "Everything that happened today really opened my eyes, and your ingenuity is amazing."

"Haha, it's just a little trick that can't be put on the table." Raven said modestly.

He has heard a lot of similar compliments today, and his ears are about to be worn out. According to previous experience, Roger should make a request next.

Sure enough, Roger said after a moment of hesitation: "Mrs. Denise's words today have been deeply rooted in people's hearts. It is indeed time for Nord Province to have our own top red wine."

"But Eagle Territory is located in a remote area after all. With only one workshop, it may be difficult to keep up with the production capacity."

"So, Mr. Gul'dan hopes that Baron Raven can hand over the formula of Angel's Tears and jointly build a winery in 'Hovi City'."

Hovi City, the fief of the Fox family, is also the capital of Nord Province.

"I appreciate Mr. Gul'dan's kindness." Raven sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity that Angel's Tears can't leave Eagle Territory."

"You also know that in order to brew a good wine, in addition to high-quality grapes, the most important thing is the water source. The most important thing for Angel's Tears to have such a flavor is the Jinsha River."

"Without the Jinsha River, Angel's Tears can only become an ordinary product."

Roger's voice was a little cold: "I'm afraid that this statement will not satisfy Mr. Gul'dan."

As if he didn't hear the threat at all, Raven said: "I heard that your family mainly deals in magic props?"

"It just so happens that I also need a batch of magic equipment recently."

Hearing this, Roger's expression eased a little: "How much do you need?"

Raven shook the wine glass and said: "I have 19 personal soldiers."

No matter how good Angel's Tears is, it is not Roger's turn to share it, but 19 sets of magic equipment, the profit is not low.

After a little consideration, Roger smiled softly: "Haha, then I think Mr. Gul'dan should also be able to understand your painstaking efforts."

"Then I'll leave it to Mr. Roger." Raven raised his glass and clinked it with Roger.

After a few words, Roger nodded and said goodbye, and someone else came up immediately.

Raven's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he put the glass on the table and strode towards Judra.

This move immediately attracted the attention of many nobles present, and the originally lively hall was a little quiet for a while.

Only Judra didn't notice this, and she was still chattering around Denise like a monkey in heat.

Snap.

Raven's hand fell on Judra's shoulder, and the latter frowned and turned his head: "Who..."

He was greeted by Raven's eyes that seemed to contain thunderclouds.

"Get lost."

"Baron Raven." Judra was startled: "What are you doing...?"

Raven raised his voice: "I said, get out!"

This sentence immediately aroused Judra's anger, and he looked at Raven with dissatisfaction.

Just a piece of paper does not mean that I am your dog. Why do you dare to humiliate me like this! ?

He took a deep breath and wanted to find an excuse, but found that he had nothing to say.

After all, no matter what their relationship is, from the outside world's point of view, Judra is a treacherous and honorless scum.

If they really quarrel, it will only make his already unbearable reputation worse.

And the eyes of the nobles around him are indeed getting more and more unfriendly.

Twitching his lips, Judra turned his head and looked at Denise with a complicated look:

"Get lost!"

After saying that, he turned around and lowered his head and left.

In the corner, Weisdong shook his clenched fist with a smile on his lips.

You deserve it. You want to take advantage of my mother?

For a moment, his eyes softened when he looked at Raven.

As soon as Judra left, the venue, which was very quiet just now, suddenly became lively.

"The Wharton family is really worse than the previous generation. They clearly received the invitation letter, but they didn't know that it was a decent hint from Baron Raven. They even came here with a thick skin."

"Yes, it's okay not to bring the deeds of the Eagle Mountain Mine and the Thousand Needles Jungle, but they still pester Ms. Denise. It's shameless."

"Baron Raven has already given him enough respect. If it were someone with a more irritable temper, like me, I would have driven them out early and would never wait until now!"

Judra actually just went out, and he could hear what was said inside, but who would care about the feelings of a stray dog ​​at this time?

Maintaining the etiquette on the surface is already giving him enough respect!

On the other hand, these words were also said to Raven, and the purpose was of course to win his favor.

They could also ask Denise about the price, but Raven's behavior just now showed them a "flaw".

Although he was restrained enough, this action was still tantamount to tearing the face off, which was not what a mature noble should do.

Raven was still too young!

Being young meant being easily dominated by emotions and easily persuaded by others.

If you say more nice words and build more connections, maybe the purchase price can be lower?

So during the conversation, Raven revealed the price slightly from left to right.

Angel's Tears, 2.88 gold coins a bottle.

Angel's Kiss has a limited production and is not sold alone. Every order of 500 bottles of Angel's Tears will give you a free bottle.

Angel's Embrace, 6.98 silver coins a piece.

Angel Tears is reasonably priced, but Angel Kiss is a bit more difficult to come by.

After all, most noble families are not rich enough to drink luxury goods like water.

Of course, buying together is also a way, but how will you divide the bottle of Angel Kiss?

So the nobles gathered around again, expressing openly and secretly that they hoped to sell Angel's Kiss, even if the price was higher.

Denise expressed firm opposition.

But Lei Wen, who has a soft ear and a quick heart, offered a price under the pleading of everyone:

99.99 gold coins per bottle, no discounts, only full payment reservations accepted.

Even if the price is so high, it still cannot stop the enthusiasm of the nobles - especially the enthusiasm of female nobles.

In just one night, 49 bottles were booked.

The drinking party lasted until midnight, before the nobles dispersed and stayed at the residence arranged by Raven.

But the busyness has just begun.

Although the press conference was only for one day, the aristocrats who had fun did not leave immediately. They stayed for five more days, drinking Angel Tears and watching the T stage performances.

If they don't leave, of course Raven, as the host, cannot be absent.

It wasn't until the morning of the sixth day that the last group of nobles set out to leave, and Raven was finally able to find time to hold a long-awaited morning meeting.

Under the morning light, the conference room was filled with the faint fragrance of roses. Denise changed from her usual dignified and serious look and wore a lavender silk dress. She crossed her legs and pointed her toes, with a smile on her face. Her fingers poked around on the soft tablecloth, like a pregnant girl.

Old Gordon held on to the monocle, with a smile on his wrinkled face and pursed lips. He kept flipping through and checking the accounts, as if there were priceless treasures hidden in them.

Only Eric looked at Denise to the left and Old Gordon to the right, feeling quite confused, but his eyes were also full of expectation.

They were so happy, they must have made a lot of money from this conference.

How much will it be, 2,000 gold coins, or 3,000?

Or...5000?

Footsteps sounded, and Raven strode in, dressed in casual clothes.

"Lord Baron!" The three of them stood up and saluted.

"Sit down." With a relaxed smile on his face, Raven walked to the main seat and sat down. He crossed his legs and flicked his fingers, flying two pieces of parchment in front of Old Gordon: "It was just decided this morning. Yes, add it.”

When he unfolded the parchment and took a look, Old Gordon's eyes suddenly burst into surprise. He flipped through the documents, kept adding, subtracting and revising with the quill pen, and his breathing became heavier and heavier.

"It's done, sir!"

With a smile on his face, Raven stretched out his right hand: "Then let's get started."

"Yes, Lord Baron!" Old Gordon immediately stood up, pushed the monocle, and read the contents of the notes word for word:

"This time, a total of 9,659 yuan of Angel's Embrace was sold, with an income of 643.29 gold coins."

Eric exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my god, so many?! This is worth the tax of Goldsmith Town for a year!"

If it were normal, Old Gordon would definitely be dissatisfied with Eric's interruption, but now he showed a sly smile:

"Angel's Kiss, 83 bottles, total 8299.17 gold coins."

"How...how much!?" Eric was already lying on the table. He swallowed and dug his ears: "More than 8,000 gold coins!? Are you right!?"

8,000 gold coins? And it’s just an angel’s kiss!

Oh my god, am I dreaming?

The smile on Old Gordon's face became even stronger, and he tried his best to keep his voice steady:

"Finally, Angel's Tears, 3647 bottles, income 10503.36 gold coins!"

He paused, took a few deep breaths, and then said loudly:

"After excluding all costs, the total income is gold coins

19323.61 pieces! "

With a bang, Eric had slid under the table.

He held the table and sat back on the chair, then pinched his face hard, looked at the beard in the gap between his handnails, ignored the pain, and shouted with surprise: "It's true, I didn't dream!?"

"Lord Baron, you are really... you are really amazing!"

"Nearly 20,000 gold coins, my God! This pile can drown me!"

Old Gordon was also very excited, his eyes were a little red: "Lord Baron, you said before that the target was 10,000 gold coins. I couldn't believe it. Now it seems that you are really too humble!"

"Nearly 20,000 gold coins. You are only 20 years old and you have earned so much in one fell swoop!"

"I dare say that you are the youngest and most promising lord in the history of the Griffith family!"

Lei Wen laughed when he heard this and said modestly:

"No matter what, in two months, I will be 21."

Denise glanced at Raven with a hint of annoyance.

"Laugh if you want to, don't hold it back." Raven said looking at her.

"Ha! Did I endure it? How could I endure it?" Denise asked with her eyes widened, but the next moment, she couldn't help but laugh softly.

19323.61 gold coins, the amount even exceeds the total assets of Federo Business!

Angel's Tears, Angel's Kiss, Angel's Embrace, all came from Raven's invention, and the launch conference that made it an instant hit was planned by him.

What a genius business acumen!

At this moment, Denise was even glad that it was Raven who inherited the title of the Griffith family.

He made more money than if he packaged and sold the Eagle collar!

"Alas -" Raven shook his head and sighed with pretense of regret: "What a pity, we almost got 20,000 gold coins!"

This sentence immediately aroused the hearts of several people. Old Gordon nodded vigorously: "Next time, we will definitely be able to make more!"

"Of course." Denise said enthusiastically: "This money can be used to expand production capacity! Angel's Kiss needs flowers. It is too unstable to rely solely on purchasing. We can buy a group of flower farmers. If it is not suitable Plant flowers on the hillside as cultivated land!”

"In this way, as long as the production capacity of Angel's Kiss increases, let alone 20,000 gold coins, it is not impossible to get three or five 20,000 gold coins!"

Old Gordon did not agree with Denise's idea: "Angel's Kiss is a luxury product after all, and it becomes worthless if you use it too much. In my opinion, you should invest the money in Eagle Town. That is the territory." The foundation for future development!”

"Whether it's increasing production capacity or building Eagle Town, it all requires long-term investment." Eric also expressed his opinion: "If you make so much money this time, maybe it will arouse the rebellion of those bandits in the bloody highlands. Pay attention, you must first buy equipment and strengthen your strength! Or at least cultivate a few more extraordinary ones!”

The three of them said something to each other, refusing to give in to each other and insisting on their own opinions.

Raven saw it and felt happy in his heart.

In other words, they only have enough money in their hands to argue like this.

And this is also a good thing. No matter what they are fighting for, they are essentially for the development of the Eagle Territory!

Knocking on the table, Raven drew everyone's attention to himself. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a cluster of fiery red figures floating in.

Nancy walked up to Raven, holding her waist with both hands, with a smile on her face and her fangs exposed:

"Raven, I forgive you!"

Raven looked confused.

ah? What's going on?

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