I met a master who talked a lot and gave me 1 string of beads. What's the point?

There are two meanings. If he asks you for money in disguise, say how you are and how the beads are. That can be directly judged as a fake teacher and a liar.

If he gives it to you for free, it's called an affinity gift. It is he who thinks that you and this Buddha bead really have a fate. I still hope that you can get close to Buddhism and Buddhism by becoming attached.