Hive City, Old John's fried sauce noodle restaurant. This is a noodle restaurant in a relatively remote location in the currently open Hive City, the area is not very large, and there are basically no customers. Because the location of this noodle restaurant is not good, the taste is also very average. Although it is made of jajangmyeon, it has a strange taste. It's not hard to eat, but it's indescribable, and it doesn't feel like jajangmyeon.

Next to the noodle shop, there is also a long plaque with black letters on a white background, just like the plaque that many government agencies hang at the door to identify themselves. It's just that this plaque says that there is also a seal of the Hive City office under the [Returnee Magicians United Association], which proves that this is not an illegal organization, but a legal civil society after being approved by the national government.

This is the headquarters of the Returnee Mage Federation. When the old mage with the same beard as Gandalf and Dumbledore stepped into the noodle shop, the dozen or so people dressed as mages sitting in the old John's fried sauce noodle restaurant all stood up, they looked at the old mage with hopeful eyes, and someone asked, "Old Xiao, how are you over there?"

"A spring is like water. The old mage did not answer the other party's question, but instead picked up a cup and first conjured a glass of ice water for himself with his magic, and then explained: "Coke Spring." "A glass of ice water was turned into a glass of cold Coke by the old mage.

The old mage smacked the taste after taking a sip: "The taste of the cola conjured by magic is really not good, and it is not stable enough." The sweet and sour taste is not comprehensive enough, and the bubbles are not enough. ”

"If you want to drink Coke, go to the refrigerator and get it. ”

"Why spend money on a problem that can be solved with magic?!"

The old mage named Lao Xiao pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet: "Don't talk about me yet, how is your harvest today?"

The dozen or so companions dressed as mages sitting in the fried noodle restaurant bowed their heads in shame.

But it's not okay if you don't open your mouth, the ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws.

I saw a male mage in a black magic robe stand up: "I'm going to sell our new magic array." However, the effect of the recommendation is not good, and many people are quite interested at first. But as soon as I heard that our magic array was electric. And the energy consumption is no different from ordinary air conditioners and other electrical appliances. They're not very interested. Our magic array is more expensive than electrical appliances. ”

"And we don't have a way to issue a quality statement to verify the quality of our products. ”

Lao Xiao frowned after hearing this: "Didn't the management department of the hive give us a certificate?"

"That's just a production license that proves that our products are harmless and don't cause harm to people. But there is no way to prove that the quality of our products is good enough. Many people think that we may be liars, or that the quality of the products is not good. ”

Lao Xiao nodded after hearing this: "That's right." The products we produce have no brand power, and the second has not entered the market to be monitored by the market, so there is no product power. ”

"And what about the sales pitch other than him?"

"It's not very good. "Everyone else was dark-faced.

At this time, a chubby, ruddy-faced man came out of the back kitchen, he held a magic wand in his hand, and more than a dozen bowls of fried noodles floated in the air. He smiled and said to everyone: "Come on, come on, everyone have dinner!"

More than a dozen bowls of jajangmyeon floated in front of everyone.

"Why don't you eat it?" the chubby kitchen magician looked at everyone strangely.

"Eh, business isn't good. A female mage who looked still young couldn't help but say, "More than a dozen of us went out to sell today, and none of them were willing to use our products. Lao Xiao, do you think it's useless for us to make these magic arrays? After all, this is not an otherworld, and electrical appliances are very convenient. The products that we used to think had a lot of brains in the other world are nothing on the earth at all. Air conditioners, refrigerators, color TVs, all these things are available on earth. We can't make anything that is completely out of these frameworks. ”

The female mage's words made the dozen or so mages present couldn't help but sigh. In those other worlds with weak imagination, everyone can make a lot of money from the nobles by making some household items such as electric fans and air conditioners with magical structures, and gold coins will be gathered into their pockets like a sea.

But when you return to Earth, you can't do it, everyone has eaten and seen it. Can you make a cool magic circle that can compare to an air conditioner? Maybe, but you are expensive! The price is 30 percent or more more expensive than an ordinary air conditioner, and the average person will choose it? Not to mention I don't know if your product is good or not. After all, you can't take a brochure seriously.

"And in order to study and match the energy supply of the national grid. Our federation has already spent most of its savings. The female mage couldn't help but say, "We have made and hoarded a lot of magic circles, but if we can't sell them and smash them all in our hands, what will happen to the livelihood of the more than 300 mages in our association? Finally, we came to the hive, where the jurisdiction is much more relaxed, and we can rely on magic to make a living. But how could it be in the end. ”

The emergence of Hive City has given many returnees a stable place to live. Especially those who have no house in their own home. For example, these magicians, they came here because of the fact that Hive City can get a house for almost free. After all, this is China, and you can't just just build a mage tower in the wilderness and declare that the land within a radius of fifty kilometers of the mage tower is your own.

Lao Xiao didn't care about the mages who had no appetite, he took a bowl of fried noodles from the fat magic chef and ate it in a big gulp.

After snoring and eating more than half of it, he said, "I went to a restaurant today to sell." ”

All the mages present stared at Lao Xiao.

"That's right. Originally, I thought it was a 60-square-meter shop that installed a heat control magic array. ”

Everyone's eyes darkened.

Lao Xiao continued: "But after chatting, I found out that this is a business of a small shop of 60 square meters and a large store of 450 square meters. That big restaurant is going to make a whole set of magic-themed hot pot restaurants. Be willing to use all the products we produce to create a completely magical themed restaurant. ”

"Okay!"

"It's big business!"

"Awesome, Old Xiao. ”

"For such a big store, it will cost at least two or three million to get it all!

"And after this store is built, it will definitely have a publicity effect. As long as we spread the word-of-mouth, we will definitely not lose business in the future. ”

Lao Xiao stretched out his hands and pressed it: "Quiet, quiet! This matter is not as simple as you think." This boss is talking about cooperation......"

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After some time, after Lao Xiao said the so-called cooperation, the mages present were furious.

"Bullshit cooperation! It's all about us working for him!"

“9494.”

"And it's the kind that brings its own dry food!"

“9494.”

"Self-willingness and self-sweetness and self-willingness are not so excessive!"

“9494”

Lao Xiao couldn't help but shout at the noisy crowd: "Quiet! Doing business is all about raising the price, and the other party is bargaining. This is Earth, not another world. Everyone has been back for so long, and you have to get used to thinking about how to do business with the thinking of the earth. Doing business here is negotiable, not the same as in the other world. In the Otherworld, we set the price as much as we want, and it doesn't work here. So I didn't quite agree to the boss's request at the time. It's just going to dry him. ”

"If you want to do business, you have to bargain. It's a technology. Tomorrow Nana will go to that shop and talk again. Such a big business can't be rushed. Lao Xiao pointed to the young female mage.

The next day, Lao Xiao came to the fried noodle restaurant at noon. Judging by the timing, Nana should have almost returned.

As soon as Lao Xiao sat down, he saw Nana running and shouting and rushing back to the store: "It's not good!

"What's wrong?!"

"I ...... I just saw the guys from the Returnee Immortal Cultivation Federation at the restaurant that Lao Xiao said!" Nana took a breath and said as evenly as she could, "They seem to be talking about shop decoration. ”

"Immortal Cultivation Federation?!Is it that group of bastards who sell fake medicines?!Last time I bought their divine oil, it was a little useless...... Ahem, Nana, you continue. ”

Nana glanced at the handsome-looking mage: "The Immortal Cultivation Federation does not sell medicines, and they do not have a production approval. You've probably been deceived. Next time I buy medicine, go to a regular store. ”

The handsome male mage muttered to himself, "Then there must be a regular store with the medicine I want." ”

Nana pretended not to hear and continued, "The leader of the Immortal Cultivation Federation with three or four of their members is dressed like an online game coser, and they are now measuring the area of that restaurant. Lao Xiao, do you think the business was given a head start by that guy from the Immortal Cultivation Federation? They may not open a magic-themed hot pot restaurant now, but change to an immortal-themed one?"

Lao Xiao's face was gloomy: "The tiger doesn't post Weibo, thinking I'm hello-kitty! The sword is coming! The staff is coming!" I saw Lao Xiao's left sword and right staff waving his hand: "Everyone copy the guys, follow me!"