"So, including the Humanoid Target that isn't fully improved yet, you only have five products that you can currently sell normally?" Vivian supported her forehead with both hands, looking at Alan, speechless.
"Currently, that is indeed correct." Alan nodded, also feeling quite helpless.
"Then what business are you even doing? And why do all these products you've displayed look like half-finished goods? They don't match your shop's decor at all, and you're selling them so expensively." Vivian picked up a Defense Amulet with a look of disdain, staring at it as if it were a piece of junk.
"Ah, that's why I came to you. I wanted to see if you had any ideas." Alan shrugged, then looked at her. "By the way, didn't I give you similar amulets before? I didn't see you disliking them so much then."
"Hmph!" Vivian put her hands on her hips and snorted proudly. "That's because they were free before, so it didn't matter if they were half-finished. If you had tried to sell them directly back then, only ghosts would buy them."
"And…" Vivian reached into her collar and pulled out a chain. "As for half-finished products, I can rework them. Didn't you see I turned the amulet you gave me into a pendant?"
Alan looked closely, and indeed, the pendant in Vivian's hand was his amulet, but it was now completely unrecognizable. The amulet no longer looked like its original metal coin shape; instead, it was a round-faced rabbit head, with a cartoon face of a big white rabbit drawn on it using various pigments. The circular part in the center of the rabbit's face was the amulet, and the two ears were clearly added later. However, after Vivian's DIY, it had become much cuter and more interesting.
"Look, this is what a finished product looks like. Making it like this sells much better than your plain iron piece," Vivian said with a triumphant smile.
"Indeed, if the amulet were made into a pendant and given some aesthetic processing, its market appeal would be much better." Alan nodded in agreement after seeing Vivian's demonstration.
"I just casually drew some interesting patterns with paint. You could also engrave some exquisite patterns on the surface, preferably creating some magic effects, like the magic patterns on the furniture." Vivian continued to suggest.
"No, the current amulets have runes inscribed using an open-carving method, so it's not easy to engrave additional patterns," Alan said with some hesitation.
"Are you stupid?" Vivian rolled her eyes speechlessly. "Don't you only engrave one side? The other side can be engraved! And even if you really can't engrave, then put a cover on it and engrave on that."
"Put a cover on it?" Alan raised an eyebrow; he had never thought of that.
"Exactly. A single amulet is too thin and too monotonous. Put a leather, cloth, or metal casing on the outside and then do some artistic processing—whether it's carving, embroidery, or painting, it can make them transform splendidly." Vivian explained clearly and eloquently.
"It can be done like this?" Alan felt as if he had been enlightened, instantly realizing the potential.
"And there's more. For Defense Amulets, their effect is triggered by an emergency, so they don't necessarily have to be made into pendants worn on the chest. You can completely add some decorations to these amulets and make them into pendants, bracelets, brooches, or belt buckles." Vivian then extended her arm, revealing a bracelet on her wrist. "See this? These are the Communication Amulets you gave me and Charles before. I made them into couple bracelets, so it's much more convenient for us to contact each other."
"So, your Communication Amulets can be processed into matching pendants, bracelets, and other couple items. Originally, these items, which you used for battlefield communication, can be transformed into symbols of love with just a little packaging. It's actually very simple; put simply, it's just changing the skin and then making up a story or something."
"And this can also increase sales. Selling them one by one is so troublesome; wouldn't selling them in pairs be much simpler? Young couples would also like them more. I think they would be very happy to buy one as a gift for their significant other." Vivian spoke of these things eloquently, and the more she spoke, the more excited she became.
"That makes sense," Alan looked at Vivian with a sudden realization. This girl wasn't simple; he had indeed found the right person.
"I understand. So these amulets can be packaged like this. It seems I've been too focused on research and neglected many basic things." Alan smiled at Vivian, pleased.
"It's not just these amulets; there are others too." Vivian pointed to the other two items on sale. "Like the Protective Gloves, you can also package them, for example, by adding various different patterns, matching them with a glove for the other hand, or making their designs cooler. I think they would be very popular with boys."
"Even…" Vivian suddenly thought of something and looked at Alan with a hint of mischief. "You could even make them in the style of Quidditch gloves and sell them to people who like Quidditch."
"But isn't it forbidden to use privately brought alchemy items in Quidditch?" Alan frowned, looking at her with some confusion.
"Tsk, Quidditch also says to prohibit fouls, but have you seen a single match where no one fouled? Cheating itself is part of the game. If you get caught, at worst, it's confiscated. And if confiscations are frequent, it can even increase your sales! Anyway, you're just selling an alchemy item that resembles a Quidditch glove. You're not the one using it, so what are you afraid of?" Vivian said nonchalantly.
Alan listened to Vivian's words with a face full of embarrassment. To speak of cheating so righteously, she really was something.
"And these Self-Checking Pocket Watches you made, haven't you noticed a big problem with this product?" Vivian crossed her arms over her chest, adopting a mature demeanor.
"Problem? What problem?" Alan asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Why does this self-checking alchemy item have to be combined with a pocket watch? You can completely disassemble the self-checking part and sell it to St. Mungos Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. They seem to be the clients who need this kind of equipment the most, right?" Vivian said, hitting the nail on the head.
"This…" Alan's mind suddenly cleared up after Vivian's point. That's right, the reason he originally put the self-checking scan function into a pocket watch was simply for convenience and to save space. Later, when it became a product, it naturally continued to be produced in pocket watch form.