Chapter Ninety-Nine: Commerce
The first batch of customers to be ordered by the prop shop turned out to be elves from the Secret Forest, dwarves from Montenegro, and Zuan, but Arthur didn't expect that these people were the first to accept the magic guide of the gun.
Zu An is good to say, a geographical location is close, and this place is the fastest developing area of magic technology in the mainland in recent decades, and the speed of update of magic technology is also the fastest, and people are very receptive to this new invention, and someone will come as soon as they get the news, which is very understandable.
But elves, what's going on?
Arthur had always been interested in the elves.
The Secret Forest is the last habitat of the elves of the continent, this race that used to be the most noble and talented immortal race on the continent in the past, has fallen to this step today, and this fate is really regrettable.
After all, the elves are really a race that can be called the love of the gods, with a long life, amazing and dazzling magic talents, plus they also have the favor of the gods, even the appearance is so enviable, in ancient times, the elves were once the object of crazy worship of human beings, and even regarded them as gods.
How did such a perfect race in the world come to this point step by step, I am afraid that even the true gods will wonder.
Unlike the elves of the Whisper Forest, the dwarves whose race is mainly concentrated in the Black Mountain Mountains are also scattered outside, and almost all human kingdoms have their own kind, this race is known for its ability to hammer ore and make weapons, and has always had a deep relationship with alchemists.
There's nothing strange about this.
"The elves may have taken a fancy to the accuracy and power of the guns, which is very beneficial to their elves."
Rambo's words reminded Arthur.
Yes, that's right. I'm afraid that the racial nature of the elves is related, the elves have always been good at archery, almost every elf is a marksman, but a good magic bow can be met but not sought, not every elf can meet the bow magic equipment that satisfies them, in comparison, the gun is not inferior in accuracy and power compared to the bow, or even better.
With guns, the elves in the elven group who are still underage have also become combat power. This is indeed good news for the small population of the elves.
"Another reason, I'm afraid it's because our guns are also very beautiful," Rambo said proudly, "There are already similar magic weapons on the market, and there are them in the magic hut, but none of them have a more reasonable appearance design and more exquisite craftsmanship than us." ”
Rambo's little face was tilted up to the sky, and he put on an expression like you can praise me.
However, what he said was true.
The alchemy creations of the alchemists of the Luolan Continent are generally far inferior to Arthur's products in terms of processing, unless it is a high-end product that is worth the alchemists' painstaking efforts to build, it is difficult for you to see an alchemist or apprentice spend too much effort on the appearance of such a low-grade alchemy product that is copied in large quantities.
But Rambo uses precision machining tools from the earth, and the shape design of the gun produced by Arthur is also a more reasonable and perfect design that has been eliminated by the earth for hundreds of years.
Whether it is design or processing, it is crushed, and it is conceivable how their products are eye-catching by the elves who are picky in appearance.
Imagine that the forest of the future is full of elves with AK47s, and that picture, hehe, is really out of harmony.
"And the dwarves in Black Mountain, I heard that it is because their ancestors seem to have made a similar weapon, called the Dwarven Firegun? I don't know, but I'll know if I go back and check the book of apprentices, and listen to the dwarves, they've always been proud of it. ”
Brown butler interjected,
"We've made discussions with the elves and dwarves, and the elves have chosen to barter for a special product of equal value from the Secret Word Forest. The dwarves are the same, they are rich in iron ore and deposits of pure gold, mythril and other minerals in the settlements of Montenegro, and I have also calculated, so it is actually more cost-effective for us, because there is one less procedure, and we may have an additional profit of 20% per transaction after we change hands, that is, when the time comes, it may be necessary to rent the warehouse of the logistics department, which increases the cost. ”
After Butler Brown finished speaking, he waited quietly for Arthur's assessment.
These transactions were made by himself, and then he discussed the decision with Rambo.
He didn't know if his master would blame him for making his own decisions.
Although Arthur once said that these business matters are all in his hands, but after all, this involves large orders, and it is a foreign transaction, and he doesn't know if Arthur has enough trust in him.
Ever since he knew that his master could be promoted to a full-fledged alchemist at any time, he had been suffering from gains and losses like this.
Arthur groaned for a long time.
"Excellent! I didn't expect to be able to break into the elves market, which is something that many people have not done. ”
This sentence instantly made a big stone fall into Brown's heart.
"I'll continue to do this in the future!" Arthur was very happy, "The deal with the elven dwarves can also be considered to be expanded, and we will give as much as they want." If not, we can also consider outsourcing. ”
"What, outsourcing?"
Butler Brown was surprised.
Arthur was a little smug, probably one of the limited business knowledge he had in his mind about the Earth that might be useful.
"Outsourcing is to contract our things to other alchemists or alchemy apprentices, design them for them, let them make finished products according to our design, and then sell them by us in a unified manner.
This mode, Brown butler lowered his head and pondered for a long time, feeling that he could figure out the taste of it.
Monopoly design and channels? is the essence of this model.
If this way continues, the alchemists and alchemy apprentices outside will almost be hollowed out, and they will not participate in the design for a long time, only responsible for processing, which will definitely make them gradually lose their creativity, and only think about processing products to make money every day, and gradually all of them will become vassals of their mode - "OEM processing factory", although Brown Butler does not know this term, but this meaning can still be figured out.
This idea is very insidious, Butler Brown thought about it for a long time and gave such an evaluation.
But he had to admit that this model might really work.
Because in the market, good design will always attract more people, and more sales of the same product will inevitably squeeze and eliminate the sales of inferior design products.
Then the next thing will slowly become logical, more and more excellent products of the same kind sell well, and then it will promote the cost of producing excellent products to decrease, the cost will be reduced, and the price of the product will be reduced, so that the inferior products in the market will become more and more difficult to sell, and the market share will become smaller and smaller......
Of course, in fact, this elimination phenomenon of the earth's commodity society is unlikely to completely reproduce in the Luolan world, after all, the market capacity of alchemy products here is very small, and the degree of marketization is not high, and alchemy products are still a seller's market to a greater extent, as long as all kinds of magic equipment are made, someone will buy them, the supply exceeds demand, and the market liquidity is low, and it is impossible to update and eliminate as fast as the modern network society on the earth.
But it's still a clever business strategy.
In short, there is a deep meaning hidden in this, and Butler Brown silently stares at the seemingly young and immature face of his master, could it be that his master is also some kind of genius in business?