Urban Sims

Chapter 606 Cause and Effect
With money you can do whatever you want.

A long time ago, Zhou Ming firmly believed that this was a truth.

Because no matter what the problem is, as long as it can be solved with money, it is basically not a problem.

So no matter what dungeon he is in, no matter whether he is strong or weak, he knows the importance of money.

Will find a way to make more money.

Because in most cases, money is also a kind of strength.

For example, in this duel with Martin, if Zhou Ming didn't get so many magic props and relied on his own strength to fight head-to-head with Martin, even if he had a way to defeat Martin through some skills, it would still be risky .

When he got a large number of magic props and put them on his body, this risk was almost reduced to zero.

It's just that many people are puzzled. The top-level staff, hundreds of magic scrolls, and magic potions in Zhou Ming's hands are worth nearly ten million gold coins. Is his net worth so high now?

Did he really buy all these things?

of course not.

He has so much money on hand.

So how did he get so many things?

The method is similar to the method of obtaining the potion formula from the store manager Hall.

Zhou Ming "mortgaged" himself and bought these things by paying on credit first.

He didn't pay first, and within three years, he would repay the 851 million gold coins he owed on credit with interest, with an annual interest of 5%, and the total repayment would be over 900 million.

Speaking of Zhou Ming's credibility, those old guys are willing to sell him things on credit, and I believe he will pay back the money and won't run away?
Believe.

More than one believes.

It can be said that most of the old bones in the Magic Association have been brainwashed by him (this metaphor is not appropriate, but those old guys do believe him).

One, believing in his earning power.

To prepare 1000 bottles of "perfect" quality [Sedative Elixir] within five days, this is something that even a senior pharmacist could not do, but he did it.

And if a thousand bottles of calming medicine were sold at a price of 1000 gold coins per bottle, that would be 100 million gold coins... Most of it was profit.

In other words, for 900 million gold coins, he only needs to prepare [Sedative Potion] for about 50 days, and he can earn it.

Second, trust his theories.

Believed in his theory that "there is no consumer market without advanced consumption".

Take Steve's "Buffing Staff" store as an example. His store has been established for hundreds of years. How many buffing staffs are sold each year on average?

11 pieces.

An average of 11 wands are sold each year, and most of them are staffs with a price of less than 10 gold coins. The average annual sales volume does not exceed 50.

Those staffs that cost more than 30 to 50 gold coins are very normal to hang on the wall for 30, 50, and 100 years. In the Yadude Kingdom, few people can afford to buy them.

With a sales volume of only 50 yuan a year, and the remaining hundreds of thousands of profits after deducting costs, Zhou Ming asked Shi Ganfu: Can this money expand the store?Can you delve into a more powerful staff?Can I buy a lot of advanced magic materials?
No.

Of course not.

These problems are not limited to Skaven's staff shop.

Carlos' "Magic Bookstore".

Mr. Bassingbu's "Magic Scroll Shop".

And Mr. Hall's "Ganesh's Apothecary", more or less has this problem.

The main performance is that there are fewer customers, less turnover, and no more resources to invest in research in more in-depth fields.

After all, it’s not much money.

The root cause is that the market of Yadude Kingdom is too small.

But in Zhou Ming's eyes, the small market does not mean that there is no room for profit growth.

There are many ways to expand the market.

For example, paying by installments, changing sales to rent, reducing prices to promote sales, increasing the number of customers... to achieve the effect of artificially cultivating the market.

At the beginning, few old men listened to Zhou Ming's talk, but thought it was absurd.

Only Carlos, the store manager of "Peggs Magic Bookstore", was moved after hearing Zhou Ming's theory, and made some attempts according to some of his suggestions.

Three services were launched.

They are "book rental service with membership card", "book purchase service by installments", and "book exchange service".

The book rental service means that the customer pays a deposit, and then charges by the hour, reads in the store, allows a small amount of notes to be taken, and needs compensation if the customer damages the book.

Buying books in installments refers to magic books that customers cannot afford at one time. They can pay in multiple installments. He can only buy the reserved magic books after all the money is paid.

Book-for-book refers to some magic books or materials that are living among the people. If they have certain value, they can be exchanged in the bookstore. their respective collections.

The three services have more or less flaws, but after the launch, in just two months, the profit of Page Magic Bookstore has increased by as much as [-]%.

With hundreds of regular customers, more than 30 new collections have been added.

Manager Carlos, it can be said that he has tasted a big sweetness.

Seeing this, other stores took action one after another. According to Zhou Ming's suggestion, they successively launched some promotional systems or methods, such as limited-time specials, discounts, etc., and the effects were quite obvious.

Naturally, in the eyes of these old store managers, Zhou Ming became a genius with "flexible mind" and "many spooky ideas".

In addition, before the duel with Martin, Zhou Ming also called several old store managers together and talked to them about the importance of "advertising".

To increase sales of magic items in your store, you must advertise well.

For example, the buff staff, the staff inlaid with the magic core, although expensive, can release magic without consuming mana. No one cares about magic wands, and some people don't even know that a magic wand inlaid with a magic core has such a function.

If someone holds this kind of wand and uses it in an occasion where there are many magicians onlookers (such as a ring), it will definitely have a good effect.

There are also magic scrolls, which are easy to use and not expensive, but they are disposable magic scrolls. Zhou Ming thinks that Mr. Bassingbu who opened the "Magic Scroll Shop" is really miserable, because the magic scrolls he worked so hard to produce are sold every year. The total sales volume of the book is less than 100 volumes, and the annual sales volume is less than 10. Many people bought it just for fun and to play.

In this regard, Zhou Ming took Mr. Bassingbu's hand and said:

"Advertising, Mr. Bassingbu, the scrolls in your store must be well advertised! You must pass an advertisement to let those who just want to buy a few magic scrolls to play, know the true meaning of magic scrolls. value!"

"The magic scroll is not for playing, it is the best weapon for rich magicians to crush talented magicians!"

"It can smooth out the gap in strength, it can make the diligence of geniuses go to waste, and it is necessary for life-saving in various dangerous situations."

"The weak only need to buy 10, and he can regain his dignity in front of the strong."

"The importance of the magic scroll must be valued by everyone!"

Mr. Bassingbu was very moved by Zhou Ming's words. He took him for granted and took him as a confidant. Then he gave him hundreds of magic scrolls on credit at a very favorable price.

Also insist on no interest.

Skaven also gave him the best top-level wand in the store on credit, partly for advertising purposes.

On the other hand, according to Steve: "This staff has been hanging in the store for hundreds of years. It is my most proud work. I don't want no one to use it after I die."

After all, what is the purpose of making a product that has no chance of being used by people?

As a producer, I definitely hope that users will buy his products and give them a good review.

In this way, in the arena, what appeared in front of Martin and hundreds of teachers and students was the "super local version" Zhou Ming who blinded everyone's eyes.

After the arena duel ended, the advertising effect was clearly achieved.

In just three days, the sales of scrolls in Mr. Bassingbu's magic scroll shop exceeded the sum of three years.

The business of the buff staff shop has also improved significantly.

Obviously, the "experts" with a little money in the family and good strength don't want to follow Martin's footsteps and be defeated by a lowly man who gets rich suddenly and spends money.

Another thing is that Zhou Ming agreed to Wei Ni's application for a duel.

It is also a life and death certificate.

Do your best, no matter life or death.

As for the time for the duel, it was set in three months... Zhou Ming will be busy next time, and he will have time for the duel in three months.

That's right, Winnie is going to do it herself. Martin, that trash, is useless at all. To put an end to this increasingly arrogant Leylin, she has to do it herself!

It's just that Leylin is scheming and equipped with luxurious equipment. Isn't she afraid to be like Martin, and accidentally stumble in front of him?

Hehe sneered.

In terms of strength, Winnie broke through to an intermediate magician at the age of 16. At the age of 19, she is quite close to the rank of a senior magician. I don't know how much better than Leylin.

In terms of financial resources, Gannis Pharmacy has been in business for more than 300 years, and has accumulated countless money and rich heritage.

She's afraid of losing money compared to that kid?

Is it difficult for her to buy more luxurious equipment than Leylin's?

To be honest, she would not be afraid of anyone, at least in Yadude Kingdom, than throwing money at her!

"Leylin, hurry up and die by my hands, don't let me hold the breath in my heart forever!"

"This time, I will do my best to send you to hell!"

Winnie's eyes were full of cold murderous intent!
……

Zhou Ming was not surprised that Wei Ni wanted to kill herself.

Some people have such a personality. They are arrogant and hard to tolerate. If they suffer a little bit of wronged, they will go to extremes.

Facing such an opponent, Zhou Ming had no choice but to prepare for the challenge.

And not long after the duel in the arena, the newly established Brno Medicinal Materials Chamber of Commerce, with the help of various channels, successfully solved the supply problem of [Tranquilization Medicine] 23 prepared medicinal materials.

The school's pharmacy laboratory has also been successfully established.

Zhou Ming, who had enough herbs and a larger laboratory, quickly resumed the preparation of [Sedative Potion].

And he came up with a good way to increase the preparation efficiency of [Sedative Potion] by five times on the basis of his personal maximum of 200 bottles per day.

Reach the maximum daily output of 1000 bottles.

How did he achieve this exaggerated increase in preparation efficiency?
(End of this chapter)