Chapter 42 Stop Loss
For the sake of money, the shopkeeper Wang hurriedly stepped forward to greet the masters to eat and drink.
However, after a round of drinking, he realized that something was wrong. I saw that most of those martial artists actually drank two or three pots and then stopped, and only a very small number of martial artists were willing to drink with open arms.
Why is that? Free wine, and someone doesn't like to drink it? Shopkeeper Wang hurriedly grabbed a martial artist who got up and left the table and asked.
The martial artist who was pulled by him looked like he was in his early twenties, at the age when he was young and strong enough to drink, but he only drank a pot of wine. When asked, he waved his hand and said, "There is a game tomorrow, so I don't dare to drink too much." ”
Shopkeeper Wang asked a few more, only to know that the bonus of 100,000 yuan was really attractive, and these masters even gave up drinking in order to win the championship, and only waited for the championship to come back to drink.
How does this work? The wine of Changle Liquor Store was originally sold at a lower cost than the cost, and these people drank so little and stopped, wouldn't the liquor store lose money?
What's more, these people occupy the most profitable time period of the wine store, and there are many losses in this coming-and-out!
The shopkeeper Wang persuaded him to drink, and soon came up with a new way to deal with it, and secretly called a sensible guy to quietly buy flower sticks from the masters.
This time, I found that the flower sticks in each master's hand were also counted. According to the contract they signed with Du Baozhu, each of the participants only had five flower sticks a day. If you want to drink as much as you want, you have to compete hard, and if you finish in the top 80, you only have eight lots...... Until the top ten, the flower sticks will be available in unlimited quantities.
This guy got the order of the king's shopkeeper to buy the flower lottery for two yuan, but these masters refused to sell it. It wasn't until the price was raised to Siwen that there were a few kung fu skills, and the master who was confident that he could win the championship sold the flower sticks in his hand. There are only dozens of coins in total, and I can't make a lot of money at all.
"Bad luck!" The shopkeeper Wang had a preconceived idea of Du Baozhu as a rich daughter who was rich but not familiar with the world. When he signed the contract, he only thought about how to exploit the loopholes in the middle, but he never thought that Du Baozhu would control the outflow of flower sticks from the source.
Now that he has lost his wife and broken his army, he can't help but be angry. However, there is still the matter of the venue contracting, and it is not good to turn against Du Baozhu.
After thinking about it, the shopkeeper Wang had to secretly tell the guys to mix more water with more water when receiving the guests who exchanged the flower sticks for wine tomorrow.
On the second day, the ring began. Business in the store was not very good as usual, so Shopkeeper Wang took three or four guys from the store to the venue.
He sent someone to discredit and build a high platform last night, and generously pulled a tarpaulin to cover his seat, and then sent two men to guard the entrance and sell tickets to enter.
He had the best view of the site, and he had a pergola to hide from the shade, and two guests with spare money in his pocket were willing to spend money on this comfort, and the venue was full in one morning.
Coupled with the drinks, I really made nearly 20,000 yuan in one day.
The king's shopkeeper was in a much better mood, but in the evening, a new incident arose.
He thought that those martial artists made too little money, so he mixed more water into the wine. Who knows, just after selling four or five pots, someone noticed that something was wrong: "Why is this wine so much weaker?" ”
The shopkeeper Wang naturally disagreed: "My wine shop has always treated customers with sincerity, how can there be such a thing as water?" You're a guest, right? ”
"It's really light!" The shopkeeper of Du's new tea shop came out of nowhere, holding a wine bowl in his hand, and stretched out his tongue and smacked: "Shopkeeper Wang, what are you doing here?" My little lady is with real money and you, please treat all the guests well, why do you fool people with this fake mixed with water? ”
Shopkeeper He also used to sell wine, and his tongue was naturally sensitive. With him as a witness, the martial artists suddenly gathered together: "The king is the shopkeeper, but you look down on us martial artists?" ”
"Well, of course not."
The martial artists are powerful, and the bulging muscles of the arms alone are thicker than the legs of the king's shopkeeper. Surrounded by such a group of big men, where does the shopkeeper Wang still have the confidence to deny: "Everyone, this wine is brewed in batches." Today's wine may not be brewed well by the winemaker, so I will change it for you! ”
Only then was he able to get away from the encirclement of the martial artist, and when he arrived in the back kitchen, he hurriedly took the ear of the drinking guy: "You idiot, can't you mix water?" How can it be so obvious that people can see what is wrong? ”
"Shopkeeper, I'm really wronged." Changle's guy in charge of making wine is the most flexible in the store, and he can mix the water without a trace when scooping out the wine from the same jar.
At this time, he was grabbed by the king's shopkeeper and cried bitterly: "My pot of water is only mixed with a bell, who knows that He Wannian is a dog's tongue, and it still tastes wrong!" ”
A gleam flashed in the eyes of the shopkeeper Wang: "No! I was fooled. ”
The drinking guy's ears were relieved, and he hurriedly held his ears: "Shopkeeper, what did you do?" ”
"Then Old Pifu already knew that I would mix water, and deliberately waited for me here!"
Shopkeeper Wang has been in business for many years, and as soon as he suffers a loss, he realizes that something is wrong. When I thought about it yesterday and today, I immediately reacted, although Du Baozhu is the daughter of a rich family, she has the task of making money on her back, so she will naturally not be generous.
Her contract went around and around, refusing to say the specific number of catties she bought, just to lower the price. This business is said to have more than 100,000 yuan, but I am afraid that it will be less than 100,000 yuan in half a month.
Changle wine shop has lost a lot!
"In that case, let's break the contract quickly." The guy who was drinking said: "You are most familiar with Jingzhao Mansion Yin, how can she compare with you as a rich family from other places?" Anyway, she was not benevolent and righteous first, and now she can only admit that she has suffered a loss! ”
"There's no rush to this." After suffering a loss in the hands of Du Baozhu, the shopkeeper Wang couldn't help but be cautious: "You first find someone to find out, who owns Du's wine shop and Du's new tea shop." ”
Du Baozhu had long known that his identity could not be hidden, and he had not hidden it from the beginning.
Therefore, in less than half a day, her information was placed in front of the king's shopkeeper: "The daughter of Du Rangneng, a member of the military department?!" ”
The shopkeeper couldn't believe his eyes: "How can this little lady be the daughter of the scholar clan?" ”
Whose daughter of a scholar clan showed up to open a shop, and she still opened it well?
The more the shopkeeper Wang thought about it, the more he felt that he had been fooled, but the money earned from contracting the seats in the ring was real, and he didn't want to fall out with Du Baozhu.
After thinking about it, I finally thought of a way to make up for the loss: "The little lady of the Du family, I came here today to discuss something with you...... I saw the banner of 'Du's New Tea' in the ring, why don't you add our Changle Wine Shop? ”
Du Baozhu looked at the shopkeeper Wang for a long time, and asked with a smile: "Shopkeeper Wang wants the title of this competition?" ”
"Yes, yes, this is it." As a shrewd businessman, although he feels that the word 'title' is a bit awkward, he also knows how much benefit the title can bring.
Now that this martial arts club has become famous in Chang'an, the common people talk about Du's new tea and martial arts after dinner. Anyway, this wine has already sold at a loss, and if you don't want to tie Changle Liquor Shop and the Martial Arts Club together, won't you suffer a loss?
"That's what happened." Du Baozhu smiled and explained: "This title has always been only named by a shop, but if you want to hang a flag on the scene, it is not impossible, this is called 'sponsorship', I will make you as big a flag as you spend." ”
"Little lady, you're a little unkind."
Shopkeeper Wang smiled and said, "Now that the matter is over, we might as well talk about it." When we signed the wine contract, it was based on the amount you bought. It's been two days since I redeemed this flower stick, and we know each other how much the wine consumes. At today's amount, you won't be able to get the price you have now. ”
Du Baozhu's eyes blinked, and he calmly admitted the facts: "The shopkeeper Wang has always been known as an iron abacus, and I really can't hide it from you with this little bit of caution." ”
"Hmph, don't be modest, little lady, this time I planted a big heel in your hands." The shopkeeper Wang said: "I don't ask to raise the price of drinks, as long as there is a sign of Changle Wine Shop in this ring, what does the little lady think?" ”
"This ......" Du Baozhu was embarrassed.
"Little lady, doing business in this Chang'an City, you don't see anyone when you look up. You can't take advantage of it alone, can you? ”
The shopkeeper Wang's tone was threatening.
Now the most powerful person in the capital is Lieutenant Natian, that is, the backer behind the king's shopkeeper, if Du Baozhu is the daughter of a big official, it doesn't matter. It's just that she is just the daughter of a low-ranking official, what do you want to fight with him?
What if Du Baozhu earned a wave of fame by relying on the ring competition? There is no one behind him, why do you eat such a big cake?
Du Baozhu obviously understood his situation, his face froze, and he said after a while: "It's me who owes it, since that's the case, how about I give that half of the title to the king's shopkeeper?" ”
As if he was afraid that the shopkeeper Wang would misunderstand, Du Baozhu hurriedly explained: "Du's new tea has been named for a long time, and it is easy to cause misunderstanding when it is changed at first glance...... If the shopkeeper Wang is still not satisfied, I can ask the martial arts masters to publicize the Changle Wine Shop, well, just say that they eat in the Changle Wine Store every day, how about it? ”
This point, the shopkeeper Wang also thought of it.
Before he came, he had made two plans, this one to talk to Du Baozhu about the title, and the other one had already started to publicize that Changle Wine Shop was the designated dining wine restaurant of the Martial Arts Association.
In this way, there will be visitors who seek after martial artists to visit the wine shop, and when the time comes, all the money lost by the wine shop on the martial artist will have to be made up for by these people!
He didn't expect such a little girl as Du Baozhu to even think of this, and couldn't help but glance at Du Baozhu deeply: "The little lady is so talented, just running a small tea shop is a bit of a waste." ”
"Thank you for the compliment." Du Baozhu accepted the compliment as ordered, and said with a smile: "You already know my identity, so I can't hide it anymore, this shop is just a whim of mine, and my father and mother don't approve of it." Therefore, as soon as I sell new tea, I am satisfied. ”
Oh, the shopkeeper Wang smiled secretly, if you weren't the daughter of the Shi clan, I wouldn't even let you open this small tea shop!
But there was still a kind smile on his face: "If there is still a chance in the future, let's cooperate more!" ”