dtnovels Chapter 276: Magical Instrument Consignment
Chapter 276: Magical Instrument Consignment
After negotiating with a new coach, Wang Qiye found out that old man Zhu Yue was really a capable person. After only practicing with Tan Quan for a month according to the old man's instruction, Wang Qiye felt that he had made rapid progress.
It would originally take a year to absorb the essence of the geniuses who died in the Seven City Fortresses.
If he continued to practice with Tan Qiang at this rate, Wang Qiye estimated that he would only need half a year to fully absorb the essence.
This is the weight of a famous teacher among the four realms’ gold medal teachers. The money is really worth it.
Bronze and silver medal instructors are not very stable in this field, so they need course designers to assist them.
Although gold medal coaches charge a little more, they have been in this industry for many years and do not need course designers as they can design courses themselves.
Relatively speaking, there is also a part of the cost of the course designer that is less.
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The alchemy room.
"Son-in-law, your medicinal bath expenses have doubled this month. Have you felt any effect?" Ruyi asked Wang Qiye who was drinking tea.
Wang Qiye nodded. "Yeah, it does feel heavier."
But he immediately sent a telepathic message to Duanmu Lan. "Did you double the amount? Why do I feel like you didn't add that much?"
Duanmu Lan responded in his heart. "I only increased the amount by half, which means the cost of the medicinal bath materials increased from 40 spirit stones per day to 60 spirit stones per day, but didn't I pay for the remaining 20 spirit stones with my body every day?"
Wang Qiye asked in confusion. "I haven't even hugged you since I came back from the black market?"
Duanmu Lan snorted coldly and rolled her eyes at him. "Humph, the fragrance you absorbed from me this month is more than twice as much as last month."
The dim light of the oil lamp on the tea table flickered slightly, and the flickering light cast the shadows of several people in the light, just like Wang Qiye's unbearable feeling at the moment. He never thought that one day he would be subject to air tax.
But when I thought about it, it seemed that what she said was true, and there seemed to be some truth in it.
Wang Qiye took a breath, calming his mind, and then picked up the teacup and took a sip. After putting down the teacup, he looked up and asked softly, "Ruyi, how is our income and expenditure this month?"
Ruyi was well prepared and responded immediately. "My dear son-in-law, this month we earned 38.2 contribution points and spent 12.9 contribution points. There are 27.5 spirit stones and 393.1 contribution points left in the public account. Miss Lan's account was paid off by 1.44, and we still owe her 96.56."
Wang Qiye nodded and praised with a smile. "Ruyi is becoming more and more like a housekeeper."
"Thank you for your kindness, sir." Ruyi smiled sweetly, but then she turned bitter. "But sir, you only have about 150 pieces of the magic weapons you seized. All the defensive magic weapons have been sold. After these things are sold, there will be one less. By then, the business flow of our Yueyu Tower will drop precipitously."
"That's indeed the case. I'm afraid that once the half-price promotion is over next month, those monks won't come in such large numbers. We still have to think of a solution." Wang Qiye said, glancing at everyone.
Although the room was full of beautiful girls, which was pleasing to the eye, everyone just stared at each other, at a loss.
Wang Qiye shook his head. It seemed that they could no longer be relied upon.
Fortunately, I still have memories of the old days. Although I have been struggling at the bottom, I have some exposure to the methods used by those merchants.
I just need to copy some successful experiences, and it shouldn't be difficult to just continue maintaining a grocery store.
He thought for a moment before speaking. "We will put up a notice in our grocery store tomorrow to accept consignment. In this way, we don't ask for much spiritual stones, but only hope that those interested low-level cultivators will come to patronize us more often."
"My son-in-law, this is a good idea." Ruyi's eyes lit up. Having run Yueyulou for a while, she also understood a little bit about the operation of the shop and knew what this meant.
As long as the consignment business is opened, there will be an endless supply of magical instruments. Even if all the spoils from the brother-in-law are sold out, there is no need to worry about the shelves being empty.
"Son-in-law, they rent a vending machine, and the starting price is 10 spirit stones a year. We only need to charge half of the fee. I believe someone will choose to consign the products here." Ruyi talked endlessly when talking about Yueyu Tower's business.
"We can even buy some of the obviously underpriced magical instruments from the vending machines, and then sell them in our Yueyu Tower to make some profit from the difference."
"It's up to you." Wang Qiye nodded.
"Son-in-law, do you have any other ideas?" Ruyi looked at Wang Qiye hopefully. She really wanted Yueyu Tower to continue to be prosperous.
Wang Qiye smiled softly. "A blacksmith must be strong himself. These are just by-products. In the future, I still have to rely on the income from elixirs, talismans, and formations."
"But son-in-law, you have the most ideas, and you are in the mountains all day. Where do these ideas come from?" Shihua asked curiously.
Wang Qiye couldn't possibly say that he brought these with him from his time travel. "These are all the things that Tingyu Sword's big mouth Zhu Qishan told me when he was bragging."
Ruyi nodded, not quite understanding. "Son-in-law, if other time-honored brands start to follow suit, how should our Yueyu Tower respond?"
Ruyi thought too much. Now it was just a three-month discount event, and only the second- and third-level talismans and formations were discounted. Although other time-honored brands were temporarily affected, it was only for three months, so they didn't say anything.
But three months later, everyone will have to make a living based on their real abilities, and then will be the time for the real test.
Wang Qiye said calmly. "It's okay. Consignment has existed since ancient times, but those old brands dislike the low-level consignment of magic tools because there is no profit. Moreover, those low-level cultivators don't like to go to those large stores with high-end decorations. So our Yueyu Tower is now positioned at the low end."
"Once others notice that our business is booming, others will definitely follow suit, because the business of a second- and third-level cultivator can be started with just 100,000 spirit stones, so the cost is still very low."
"So the next step is to do a good job of reception when you are not busy. A store not only sells goods, but also provides services."
Ruyi nodded and agreed. "Okay, son-in-law."
Wang Qiye sighed again. "But our Yueyulou business is a success because of its low-level business, and a failure because of its low prices. If we want to expand and do business with high-level monks in the future, it will basically be impossible. In their minds, our grocery store has already been positioned as a store for low-level monks."
Shihua comforted him. "Don't worry too much, son-in-law. Our store has only been open for two months, and it's a bit too early for you to start planning for a hundred years later."
Wang Qiye laughed at himself. "Shihua is right. The most important thing for us now is to let Yueyu Tower take root in Qingyun Peak Market."
Ruyi said confidently. "Don't worry, sir. With the current traffic, I believe that even if the customer retention rate is only 10% after the discount event, our business will not be bad."
"This is our chance. We can't compete with those low-end boutiques in the market, but our store can be considered a comprehensive experience center that includes talismans, magic tools, elixirs, and formations. By the time others react, we will have already seized the initiative."
"But, son-in-law, this month the Alchemy Hall added two more pill vending machines in our store. We only charge the monthly rent for these vending machines, and the bulk of the profits goes to them." Ruyi was a little indignant.
Wang Qiye smiled and comforted her. "It takes so long to refine this medicine. Only the Alchemy Palace is so big and powerful that it can afford to supply so many medicines."
The only alchemists in Yueyu Tower right now are Wang Qiye, Duanmu Lan, and Yan Mengwan, and they are all focusing on making fourth-grade elixirs.
However, Yueyu Tower's business now mainly relies on the consumption of cultivators in the second and third realms, and the business of cultivators in the fourth realm has not yet been developed.
It would take more than two years to make a fourth-level elixir, so the three of them had no time to waste on refining second- and third-level elixirs.
Moreover, second- and third-level alchemists account for 50% of all alchemists. The fighting level is heavy. Only by crossing the threshold of fourth-level alchemist can one truly earn spirit stones in the way of alchemy.
"By the way, son-in-law, should we also start the beast taming business?" Ruyi came up with an idea.
Wang Qiye nodded in appreciation. This girl is really focused on her business now. "No need. The threshold for the beast taming business is too high. Although those spirit pets are very cute, if you open a business, there will definitely be monks watching, and even many people feeding them every day."
"But not everyone likes it. After all, some spiritual pets have a strong smell, which may cause disgust among other monks."
"With our size, we really can't handle it, so let's just forget it. But if someone can add this beast tamer in the future, it will be our biggest competitor, and other imitators will not be a big deal."
"That's all we can do." Ruyi said with some regret.
Wang Qiye saw that she was a little disappointed, and hurried to comfort her. "But it is difficult to open the beast taming business in a short period of time. After all, there are still several boutiques there. If there are fewer people, nothing will be accomplished. At least in the next ten years, we will have no rivals."
Only then did Ruyi smile.
Wang Qiye felt quite relieved. He used to be a loser, but after traveling to the cultivation civilization, he finally had some assets and was able to stand firm on his feet.
"Son-in-law, the white jade sour plum tree you bought has grown well this month and has begun to sprout new buds." Shuanghua came to take credit.
"Well done." Wang Qiye praised her without hesitation.
He hadn't thought that Shuanghua was a spiritual plant professional, but when he thought about the spiritual fruit tree in the back mountain of Hu Mingyue, he felt relieved. "It's not like the master has to take care of it himself, right?"
He then turned his head to the side and looked at the charming and sexy woman leaning on his shoulder. Her lips had turned a little pale due to days of hard work, and were not as bright and attractive as before, but her whole face exuded a fulfilled glow. Wang Qiye wished he could pull her into the house right now so he could taste her carefully.
"You've suffered these days." Wang Qiye said with some heartache.
Hu Mingyue adjusted her leaning position to make herself more comfortable, and then responded. "It is still a little hard. I never thought that one day I would be able to draw talismans from morning till night and never finish them. But in the past two months, my speed of drawing talismans has become faster and faster. In fact, practicing talismans in this way is not a bad method."
"Then Siyu must have gained a lot in the past two months?" Wang Qiye took the beauty on the left into his arms.
Lei Siyu's expression looked better, and she quietly withdrew her hand that was about to pinch his thigh, exuding a bright smile. "Although there are only 2-4 people who come to ask for the third-level formation every day, it is indeed much better than using training equipment and simulation training by yourself."
Wang Qiye was ashamed. What was wrong with her recently? She was so jealous. Hu Mingyue rarely came back this month, but she was jealous too.
Wang Qiye sent a sullen voice message to the quiet woman. "Have you offended her again recently?"
Duanmu Lan said with resentment, "Just a few days ago, I got bit by a mosquito on my neck and scratched it a few times, and she accidentally saw it. She has been targeting me these days, but I have endured it. You should take care of her. I am afraid that I will hit her when I can't stand it anymore."
Wang Qiye sighed. He felt that he might not be able to handle three wives. Now when two women were fighting, he couldn’t even handle it. How did others have three wives and four concubines?
Especially these three, they are all top beauties, Hu Mingyue is better, she was born in Qinghu Peak, she is not competitive. But the remaining two are both spoiled daughters of heaven, it is like tit for tat, no one will spoil the other.
As a result, Chuntao was isolated by them. The little girl was shy and didn't like to talk. She usually kept her head down, and now she had no sense of existence.
"Wang Qiye, come with me to the Bronze Tower tomorrow. One of our junior sisters has had a problem with her practice, so the two of us are going to go and diagnose her. The journey is too far, so we'll stay there tonight and won't come back." Duanmu Lan said softly, picking up the teacup with an indifferent expression.
Wang Qiye nodded. "Okay."
Lei Siyu, who was leaning on Wang Qiye's shoulder, narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze turned cold, but she didn't say anything. But her man was easily claimed by others, so she just stretched out her jade hands and pinched the thigh of this cheap man.
Wang Qiye gritted his teeth and could only bear this concern alone. For the first time, he felt that he had too much of a wife.