In the next box where the three of them held a meeting to discuss how to divide the money next, middle-aged people dressed magnificently, or playing with their fingers, or turning Buddhist beads, or taking rich and noble steps, walked into the box in different forms and sat down separately.

This group of people is not subordinate to the major trading houses in Origin City, they are merchants, but their position is sandwiched between the top chamber of commerce and the small stall vendors, in the words of the belt, they belong to the middle class.

These people are engaged in different industries, some open green buildings, some open pills, some buy magic weapons, and even open gladiatorial arenas, all kinds of industries, basically all the industries you can think of, this group of people are involved.

Because of the business they do, the top three trading houses are also involved, in order to ensure their best interests, these merchants caught in the middle of the gang gathered together to form an organization called the Business Alliance.

Don't look at their low level, but the power and wealth they have gathered can be called the fourth largest trading house in the Origin City. And today, this group of people is gathered for their semi-annual meeting.

To put it bluntly, let's sit together and discuss how their respective markets have been recently, or that their stores are in a recession and need to invest, borrow money and turn over.

Sitting in the first seat is the earliest initiator of the Business Alliance, and at the same time, he is also the richest person in the Business Alliance! This restaurant where everyone is meeting is one of the assets under the name of this Xie Yue, Xie Yue glanced at it, confirmed that everyone had arrived, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and slowly spoke:

"Now that you've all arrived, let's start the regular meeting for the first half of the year! Let's talk about whether there have been any changes in each family in the first half of the year, and now that the three countries are peaceful on the surface, I don't know when we will do it, so we have to make plans as soon as possible! ”

After Xie Yue said this, the merchants sitting below sighed one by one and began to complain.

"Hey, don't mention it, the Fengchun Building of the slave family has been getting more and more difficult recently, there were a lot of rich young masters before, but now they are not here, the girls are in a panic, and the people below joked that the sisters of the slave family are about to become a silk hole."

"Isn't it, my treasure store's revenue has also started to decline sharply recently! I've heard that there are a lot of powerful people in our origin city, and now they have sharpened their heads and are ready to run away to other countries. ”

"Don't talk about it, the old man is the most depressed! It stands to reason that at such moments, there will always be a large group of people who feel hopeless and depressed! Or if you want to make a sum of money and leave Yuanqi City, the old man's gladiatorial arena business should be good! But the old man is now in the gladiatorial arena, and there are not many audiences! Even the gladiators are less! ”

These three people have done relatively large business, and they all feel the recession in the first half of this year, not to mention some others who have done relatively small things.

In the first half of the year, there were only no losses in the pill pharmacy and magic instrument shop, and there were many fewer customers in the restaurant and gambling hall, and in this way, 80% of the people in the business alliance were losing money.

Not only are these businesses under the Business Alliance losing money recently, even the boss of the Business Alliance, Xie Yue, has lost quite a lot recently, and most of his businesses are supported by the rich and noble, and now I don't know what, those second generations seem to have run away one by one, almost a cliff-like avalanche.

Just when all the members of the business alliance attributed the reason for the loss to not knowing when the war was going to be fought, and many big money in the city began to run away, a mustache stood up from his seat and slapped the table suddenly, and the entire box was instantly quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on the mustache.

"Everyone, listen to me, we can't attribute all the reasons to the big money running away! I think there's something else! Now that the battle has not started, it is impossible for everyone to run so fast! Besides, in our Origin City, there are always a few families who are bloody and willing to stay and stick to Origin City!

These people are not all poor ghosts, but there are also rich and noble people! Moreover, I don't know if you have heard rumors in our origin city recently.

There is such a magical shop that can send people to a fantasy world, and killing enemies can increase cultivation! You can not die in it, and you can practice as much as you want! This thing is amazing! ”

After the mustache finished speaking, there was still silence around him. The mustache felt that he had hit the point, and his face was triumphant. It's a pity that the ridicule came too quickly, and the strong man who opened the gladiatorial arena laughed directly.

"Hahaha! Xiao Lao Er, what are you thinking, let's not talk about whether this store is so magical, even if there is, he can still steal the business of most of the merchants in our business alliance? ”

"That's it, that store sells fights, and the slave family relies on girls, and I haven't heard that in that store, there are girls whose looks are shocking, and they are peerless."

"Okay, Xiao Er, I also know that you are kind, but this matter really doesn't matter! I've heard that the shop is still in the slums, and I haven't heard of a new gambling house in the slums recently, so it has nothing to do with our gambling business! ”

The corners of the mustachioed Xiao Er's embarrassed mouth trembled, he wanted to continue to refute this group of people, maybe this store really doesn't have these businesses, but there is an overlap between the customers of the Internet café and their customers!

Two stores compete for customers, it's similar to a tug-of-war, whoever is more attractive, that group of customers will be pulled away! And he always felt that the shop in the slum was not as simple as he imagined, and he wanted to say it, he really wanted to say it, but unfortunately no one listened to it now.

Xiao Lao Er turned his gaze to the leader of the Shang Alliance, Xie Yue. It's a pity that Xie Yue also smiled wryly, shook her head, and lowered her head to drink tea. It seems to be laughing at the youthfulness of his second child.

With all this, Xiao Laoer's face turned green with anger, he slammed the table again, pulled his neck and shouted at the people around him:

"Stupid! Stupidity! Such a simple business principle, you can't even see it clearly! Still here to blame the bad times, ignorance! Wait! Even if from now on, if none of the big money in the city moves, your business will continue to decline! Short-sighted! ”

After speaking, Xiao Lao Er flicked his sleeves and strode out of the box with a red face. The other members of the Business Alliance paused for a moment, followed by another burst of laughter. Maybe someone will care for a while, but only for a moment.

After all, they don't believe that one store can steal the business of so many people. How many customers can a shop in the slum hold? It's just a drop in the ocean.

Before the unwilling Xiao Lao Er left the restaurant, he glanced at the location of the box angrily, and a sneer appeared on his face.

"Fools! Since you can't see through it, then don't blame Lao Tzu for taking the lead! ”