The shop had just opened that day, and a middle-aged monk wearing a crimson robe walked in.
Gu An hurriedly stepped forward and greeted: "Sir, what do you need?"
The man in the crimson robe casually waved his hand, "I heard that your Jindan Hall purchases spiritual grass and the valuation is very conscientious. Is that true?"
Gu An repeatedly said yes, "Our store is based on integrity and never deliberately lowers prices or substitutes for others. Fellow Taoists, please come in!"
He led the man in crimson robe to sit down in the inner hall and served him a cup of spiritual tea.
Gu Guzhao stepped forward, bowed and said: "I am the shopkeeper of our shop. I have invited you, Taoist friend. I wonder if you have any treasures that you are ready to sell?"
Zhao Lin also came over and didn't come forward to talk. He just sat on the sidelines and watched and studied.
Guzhao has always been responsible for the purchase of the store. This old man has been in the business for decades, and his vision and scheming are first-class.
Since its opening, Zhangyan has never made any mistakes in purchasing various cultivation items, and Zhao Lin has also benefited a lot.
"There's no treasure to speak of, just a few spiritual herbs."
As the man in crimson robe spoke, he reached out and patted the lock bag on his waist, took out three wooden boxes and placed them on the coffee table.
Then he said in a casual tone: "Please tell the shopkeeper how many spiritual coins these things are worth."
"Then I'm not welcome."
Gudzhao responded, gently opened the wooden box, took out a snow-white mushroom with an ink stain on the top, and looked at it carefully.
"This is Bailuzhi. Its medicinal properties are to nourish qi and calm the mind, strengthen the body and strengthen the body. It is often used to refine elixirs that consolidate cultivation."
As Gudzhao spoke, he turned the spiritual grass over and looked at it to see if there were any damage marks and the lines on the flesh.
At the same time, lift your nose and smell lightly to identify the scent of the medicine.
After a while, Gu Guzhao put the spiritual grass back into the wooden box and said to the man in crimson robe: "A wild egret mushroom, the medicine is about forty years old, and the quality is good. The purchase price in our store is seventy-five spiritual coins." !”
Hearing this, the man in crimson robe moved his eyes slightly and said, "You have good eyesight, let's take a look at the other two things."
Gudzhao nodded, opened the other two wooden boxes, took out the spiritual herbs inside and inspected them.
"A green sheep flower, the medicine is thirty years old, the petals are slightly damaged, the purchase price is sixty spirit coins."
"A Changyangcao plant is forty years old and in good condition. The purchase price is one hundred and twenty spiritual coins."
After speaking, he looked at the other party with a smile and asked, "Are you satisfied with my quotation?"
The crimson-robed man smiled slightly and pushed the three wooden boxes forward, "The price is very fair, so let's do it."
Gudzhao called the accountant and paid two hundred and fifty-five spiritual coins.
The man in the crimson robe took the money, but did not leave in a hurry. He took out a small brocade box from the lock bag and said, "I have something else here. I wonder if your store will accept it?"
Gude Zhao was startled, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then slowly sat down, "As long as it is something that can be traded, our store can buy it."
Zhao Lin secretly praised Gude Zhao in his heart. He was worthy of being an old actor, with top-notch acting skills and no faults at all.
After taking charge of the store for more than half a year, Zhao Lin is no longer the rookie he was back then. The purpose of the man in crimson robe entering the store was not to sell the three spiritual herbs, but to get the contents of the brocade box. Just now he was just laying the groundwork.
This is called throwing stones to ask for directions.
For example, if you have something valuable in your hand, but you don’t know its value, you take it rashly and worry about getting ripped off.
So I first asked for a few worthless items whose value I knew very well. If the merchant gives a satisfactory quotation, it means that the store is trustworthy.
As for why you don't just go around asking for prices with valuable items, maybe the seller has something to hide, or the origin of the item is unknown, etc.
Gudzhao must have known what the other party was thinking, but he looked surprised, and Zhao Lin had to admire him.
"Then please trouble the shopkeeper again."
The man in crimson robe opened the small box, and suddenly spiritual energy overflowed, brilliance circulated, and a bead the size of a dove egg lay inside.
"Lingzhu!"
Gudzhao exclaimed, this time his expression was not fake, and he looked back at Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin was slightly surprised. He was very familiar with this thing. He had seen it many times during his mission to collect spirit beads the year before last. There was still a third-grade spirit bead in the lock bag.
Judging from the size and appearance of this spirit bead, it should also be of the third grade.
"Yes, it's a spiritual pearl."
The man in crimson robe leaned forward and asked, "I wonder how much the shopkeeper will bid?"
"Let me take a look."
Gude Zhao picked up the spirit bead, held it in his hand, and when he inhaled it, a stream of spiritual energy immediately poured into his body.
After a while, put the spirit beads back into the wooden box.
"How about it?"
For the first time, a look of concern appeared on the man's face.
"Plenty of spiritual energy, almost never used."
Gude Zhao thought for a while and reported a number: "Fifteen hundred spirit coins, forty good deeds."
Zhao Lin was slightly surprised when he heard this. When he was on the mission, the third-grade spiritual beads could only be exchanged for one hundred spiritual stones and twenty good deeds.
The price offered by Gude Zhao was 50% more spiritual stones, and his good deeds doubled.
But I quickly figured it out. A mission is a mission. It is impossible for the sect not to earn a penny, and the monks stationed on Chiwei Island also need a salary.
The man in crimson robe remained calm and said only two words: "It's too low."
Gudzhao hesitated for a moment and looked back at Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin said seriously: "But ancient times will make the decision."
Guzhao thought for a long time and said: "The spiritual coins can be paid up to 1,800, plus five more for good deeds, no more. If the guest is still not satisfied, I have to ask you to find another place."
“The price is okay.”
The man in crimson robe finally agreed, with a look of satisfaction on his face, he put away the spiritual coins and good deed tickets and left quickly.
"I'm good at making decisions. Do you mind if Shopkeeper Zhao buys this spirit bead?"
Gudzhao put away the spirit beads and said apologetically.
"Zhao believes in ancient vision."
Zhao Lin said nonchalantly, thought for a moment and asked, "Is this spirit bead convenient for trading?"
Gude Zhao said with a smile: "Of course, spiritual beads are easy to carry, absorb spiritual energy quickly, and can be exchanged for money when you are down, but they are hot commodities."
"I bid higher than the market price because I hope that man can come back and sell the spirit beads to us. But judging from his appearance, it's unlikely."
Then he said with some regret: "I said during the last meeting that our store lacks products that can be used to make a final decision, and Lingzhu is it!"
When Zhao Lin heard this, he secretly thought that there were not many places where spirit beads were produced, and most of them came from Chiwei Island.
It would be great if I could get Chu Hongtian's support to sell the spirit beads from Chiwei Island in the store.
It's a pity that as a small Qi Refining Realm monk, I am not qualified to negotiate terms with the island owner. Even if I come forward, it will have to be Lu Yuanxiu.
Maybe wait until the time is right to see if we can persuade Lu Yuanxiu to do something.
…
Fast forward to September.
Early that morning, Gude Zhao walked out of the shop and went to the administrative office to do some work.
The lease of the signboard expires in one month. Zhao Lin mentioned it yesterday, and Gudzhao wanted to renew the lease as soon as possible to avoid letting other stores steal the spot.
When Zhao Lin rented six billboards at once, Gudzhao felt so painful that he was so angry that he almost wrote a letter to Zhou Hongfang, denouncing this wasteful behavior.
But now it seems that renting the sign is worth it!
Every investment is rewarded. Many customers come here because they see the notice.
As long as customers enter the store, they will be dazzled by the store's "discounts", "buy free", "full discounts", "trade-in", "discounts" and other promotional methods. Going out empty-handed.
"This junior!"
Thinking of Zhao Lin, Gude Zhao smiled unconsciously.
I don’t know how this person’s brain is able to come up with so many novel ideas.
To be honest, at first Zhou Hongfang felt a little conflicted when he asked himself, a veteran shopkeeper of decades, to assist a junior who was just starting out.
But who has a talent for monasticism and is highly regarded by the master?
As a result, after working together, we discovered that Zhao Lin was not only a great Taoist, but also had an unusual mind.
What's even more rare is that Zhao Lin keeps a low profile and never thinks of himself as the boss unless necessary.
The customers who enter the store are still most of the colleagues in Fangshi. Many people still think that they are the big shopkeepers.
"Shopkeeper Gu, are you here to renew the lease on the notice board?"
Gude Zhao walked into the office, and Manager Liu asked with a smile.
"Yes, I didn't expect Manager Liu to have the ability to predict the future."
"Where is it? Shopkeeper Gu plans to rent it for how long..."
A quarter of an hour later, Gude Zhao walked out of the office with eight more notice boards in his hand.
This time he cruelly rented two more signboards for one year, costing nearly 5,000 spiritual coins.
It's a bit expensive, but it's money well spent and can earn ten or dozens of times the profit.
Not long after, we returned to Jindan Hall.
Gudzhao walked to the counter and was about to record the expense. He found that the accountant was Li Sancai and the accounting clerk Wan Jingsheng was missing.
"Where's Lao Wan? Why isn't he here?"
Gude Zhao frowned.
Although Wan Jingsheng is over seventy years old, he has always been in good health and regularly takes health elixirs. How could he leave his post without permission?
Could it be that because his son is a foundation-building monk, he just wants to rely on his old age to live up to his old age?
Gudzhao was unhappy and his face darkened.
"Shopkeeper Zhao asked Mr. Wan to write and post it in the inner hall."
Li Sancai replied.
"What kind of copybook should I write?"
Gude Zhao said doubtfully and walked towards the inner hall.
"Wan Lao, I told you to write that the store will close down and the whole store will be cleared at a low price. It will only be sold for three days!"
"Then two days, one day, the last morning, the last afternoon... three days of return, two days..."
"Write again: Newly opened old store, more surprises."
"Big opening promotion, three days, two days... The sect congratulates the whole world."
Gudzhao was stunned. Why did it sound so wrong? It exuded an aura of conspiracy.
Walking into the inner hall, I saw a pile of red paper spread out on the coffee table.
Zhao Lin and Wan Jingsheng sat opposite each other, with the former dictating and the latter writing as fast as he could on the paper.
"Does Shopkeeper Zhao have any new ideas?"
Gudzhao walked over and picked up the red paper and read it one by one. After reading it, he felt his whole body numb. This was so immoral.
Zhao Lin raised his head when he heard the words, "The first day of October is the sect's big congratulations, and it happens to be almost the end of the year. I want to do a big promotion to try to sell more goods. What do you think of Gu Gu?"
The corner of Gude Zhao's mouth twitched, "That's good, that's good, but if we write it like this, why won't others jump in anger?"
"Why jump? As long as the goods in the store are cheap, customers won't pursue them. As for friend shops, if you like to jump, just go there."
Zhao Lin smiled and pulled Gu Guzhao to sit down, and then said with a straight face, "Gu Gu, I want to discuss something with you."
Gudzhao wiped the sweat from his head and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhao Lin took out a page of paper from his arms and said, "I probably made a list and asked Brother Tang to go back and transport more goods. Gu Gu will see if there is anything he needs to add."
Gudzhao said in surprise: "Didn't a batch of goods just arrive? There is still a lot of inventory."
Zhao Lin pointed to the red paper on the coffee table, "If these are posted, they will be cleared out in half a month. We need to prepare more goods and strive to improve our performance before the end of the year."
"For performance?"
Gude Zhao was startled, but he understood. He took the order, glanced at it twice, nodded and said: "In that case, add more spiritual tea, spiritual honey, and a few more robes..."
The two discussed for a while and quickly completed the list.
Zhao Lin called Yun Cheng Tang Zhengquan, "Brother Tang, please go back to the county and transport the goods on the list."
Tang Zhengquan took the list and carefully put it into the lock bag, "Don't worry, shopkeeper, I will leave for the county immediately and will return in about five days."
Gu Guzhao warned: "It doesn't matter if you take it slow. There is no need to rush for time. These are valuable goods and cannot be missed."
…
One day in mid-September, bursts of firecrackers sounded in front of the Jindan Hall.
The firecrackers in the world of immortality are not bamboos roasted on a fire or firecrackers made of gunpowder like in the mortal world, but special firecracker charms.
Firecracker charms are similar to warning charms, making a sound like firecrackers and lasting longer.
As soon as the firecrackers went off, nearby monks swarmed in.
"Which store is this open?"
Liu Chaoyuan walked out of the shop and was surprised to find that the sound of firecrackers came from the Jindan Hall next door, and many monks gathered in front of the door.
After separating from the crowd, I saw a big red paper posted on the door of the store, which read: The store is closed down, the whole store is cleared at a low price, it will only be sold for three days, and the lowest price is 50% off!
Liu Chaoyuan's eyes lit up and he gloated to the waiter beside him: "I'm just saying, relying on low prices to attract customers won't work."
"If you don't listen to the old man's words, you will suffer a lot. It will go bankrupt now!"
I glanced into the store and saw Zhao Lin and a few waiters busy greeting customers, so I walked in.
"Little friend, what's going on? The shop is open well, why is it closed?"
Liu Chaoyuan was sarcastic and sarcastic as soon as he came up, and even his title was changed from Shopkeeper Zhao to Xiaoyou.
Zhao Lin sighed and said: "Our store is not managed well, which makes shopkeeper Liu laugh."
Liu Chaoyuan twirled his beard and chuckled, "The only way to run a business is to stand firm, and you won't be able to do it long by relying on opportunism."
Zhao Lin responded: "Senior Liu's lesson is that this junior must keep it in mind."
Liu Chaoyuan felt comfortable and glanced at the store, "By the way, the store is closed. Have you decided what to do in the future?"
Zhao Lin shook his head: "I haven't thought about it for the moment. Does Shopkeeper Liu have connections?"
Liu Chaoyuan said: "We can't talk about connections. If you don't mind, you can come to my shop and work as a waiter. Although you don't know how to run a business, you can still greet the guests and serve tea and water."
Zhao Lin was a little embarrassed, "Junior, I have to go back and report on my work first. Can we discuss it later? Thank you in advance."
"Then think about it slowly."
Liu Chaoyuan waved his hand and left Jindan Hall. (End of chapter)
