Chapter 315: Curating an Exhibition
Around noon, Benjamin returned to his home in Riley. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Everything is safe at home, what should I do, nothing happened. No matter how turbulent the dark tide is in Xuedi City, at least on the side of Riley City, the sky is windless and rainless, and the world is peaceful.
And in Benjamin's heart, he also figured out how he should use those five elemental crystals.
There is no doubt that he will use them on everyone. In the future, there may be more mages defecting to him, and there will be more good seedlings with outstanding talents that are worth cultivating, but from the perspective of trust alone, they are definitely not as good as the existing twenty-odd people.
He's going to do a ring match every once in a while, just like last time, and whoever wins at the end gets the crystal. Through this habitual competition, he will gradually cultivate everyone's upward fighting spirit and let everyone have a direction to work towards.
He believed that after the five ring competitions, the level of the mages would definitely improve qualitatively.
Of course, as the king's letter says, he wants to build up a force that can compete with the mage Freemasonry. Well, Benjamin couldn't rely on these two dozen mages alone. Like the three new additions, Benjamin needs to expand his team, at least ...... There must be hundreds.
And this process is more complicated.
Now, Benjamin is in the limelight in Riley City, and he should be able to recruit people if he wants to, but most of the people he recruits will be some opportunistic people. Therefore, Benjamin must further demonstrate his strength - not individually, but what they can do.
Only in this way can we attract serious mages who want to pursue development.
And how to do this, Benjamin has been prepared for a long time.
He's going to start with magic items.
Therefore, as soon as he returned home, Benjamin had finished eating, and without having time to rest for a while, he found his "Chancellor of the Exchequer" Wallis and prepared to discuss the next matter.
"How's the props doing, are they up to the stock we had planned?"
Wallis shook his head and said, "Not yet." According to the progress of the proprietress on the side, it is estimated that it will have to wait for a week. ”
Is there another week......
"Seven days is about the same, and we have to start planning. Benjamin thought for a moment and said, "We need a venue, a layout, and a relatively strong publicity to be able to hold this exhibition." ”
As for how to use magic props to open up the situation, yes, he plans to hold an exhibition.
After all, it is a rare thing, not to mention other places, at least in the whole of Riley City, only he can produce it. In that case, Benjamin certainly has to do a good job on this.
When magic props are made, in addition to personal use, they must also be sold. The act of selling is equivalent to further expanding Benjamin's influence. And Benjamin's need to expand his influence was relatively large, so he had to give up the idea of arming everyone and sell things first.
At first, Benjamin also thought about what the auction would be, lively and profitable. But on second thought, they weren't producing enough to sustain an auction, and magic items were so rare, he could have packaged them a little higher.
Each magic item is placed like a work of art in a beautiful glass enclosure, with a price marked for bidding. This is a forced sales method!
If Benjamin could shape his image in that direction, without publicity, I believe that countless mages would rush to join them.
"You can rest assured of this. Wallis nodded and said, "Regarding the venue for the exhibition, there are many idle places in Riley City, and it won't be too troublesome to rent. ”
Benjamin asked, "What about the arrangement? We have to set up the whole place very beautifully in order to wrap those magic items." ”
Wallis took out a small notebook, flipped through it, and said, "Candelabras, chandeliers, tables, chairs, and utensils for exhibitions...... I have contacted the merchant and can order it at any time. Red wine, meals and flowers are not difficult to solve, the suggestion is to order on the day of the exhibition, and I am still in contact with the merchants. If the waiter is the waiter that day, I have contacted some, you can see if it is enough, if it is not enough, I can contact again......"
Listening to the other party's report, Benjamin nodded in admiration.
Wallis was originally a businessman, and he was very good at doing this. And then these days, he is also doing all the work he does with the outside. After going back and forth, he seemed to have figured out the context of Riley City, and no matter what he wanted to buy, he could contact people.
If it weren't for such a talent in the team, Benjamin wouldn't dare to hold such a thing as an exhibition!
But......
"It's not finalized yet, but you should be able to get a rough number, right?" he took a deep breath and got to the most crucial question, "How much does it all cost when it all adds up?"
Wallis obviously also calculated, put away the notebook, and replied directly: "After deducting the remaining money in our vault, there is still a gap of about three thousand gold coins. With our current income, we can afford to wait another four months. ”
...... Four months?
Benjamin frowned.
More than a quarter, to be honest, is still too long. It's not that Benjamin is impatient, but he wants to rely on this exhibition to expand his influence, and then expand his team. It took four months to start expanding the team, so when the team is formed, it will be the Year of the Monkey?
The palace party gave him a great sense of urgency, and he felt that he could not afford to wait for these four months.
"No, the exhibition has to be held in a month. Therefore, he said categorically, "I should also take advantage of this time period to have a reputation in Riley City." In another four months, who will remember who Benjamin is? ”
Wallis was helpless: "But ...... Where did these 3,000 gold come from?"
Benjamin replied, "You don't have to worry about that. Anyway, I'll find a way to get it within a month. If we can't get it, we'll do it on a four-month plan. ”
Although the amount of 3,000 gold coins is not small, it should not be too difficult for a mage...... Right?
Wallis hesitated for a moment, then suggested, "Actually, everyone still has some savings in their hands. More than 20 people can get together, and then find a way to get some from the outside, it should be enough for 3,000. ”
Benjamin heard this, but immediately rejected the proposal.
"How's that going to work? Everyone should take the money themselves, what if something happens one day?" he said, patting Wallis on the shoulder, "don't worry, I know what to do." ”
“...... All right. ”
Although Wallis was still a little worried about the three thousand gold coins, Benjamin had already said so, and of course he would not object to it again.
In fact, they follow Benjamin these days, and every decision is made by Benjamin. Sometimes it seems adventurous, but nowadays, aren't they also quite nourishing?
As a result, Wallis has long cultivated trust in Benjamin.
In terms of earning power, although Benjamin has not yet shown anything, but, looking at the other party's confident appearance, Wallis feels that his years of experience in business are wasted - such an outrageous thing, he thinks Benjamin can do it.
"Isn't it three thousand gold coins?"
After Benjamin left, Wallis was alone in the room, and suddenly, in Benjamin's tone, he said. Then, I couldn't help but laugh.