Chapter 125: Herd Mentality
Although the sudden appearance of the female elf of Yanis shocked Steele and Vivian, no one knew about it except for the two of them, and naturally it did not have much impact.
The people in Bangta City are still living their ordinary lives, and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is still moving forward step by step according to the pace set by Xu Yi.
The development of the Magic Forging machine is going very well.
With the full assistance of Grand Magician Camilla, the research of the core power magic array of a series of magic forging machine tools is progressing rapidly, among which Grand Magician Camilla is responsible for the most important positioning and preliminary improvement of the magic array, and the detailed changes that have been extended are handed over to the subordinates of the magic tower to study.
Because Camilla Magic Tower has had several research collaborations with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce before this, this time, although the research task is more arduous, it can still be carried out in an orderly manner, and the progress makes Xu Yi very satisfied.
With the progress of the research on the appearance and structure design of the magic forging machine tool by Camby and other dwarves, if nothing else, Xu is sure to complete the research and development of this series of magic forging machine tools within an estimated month, and officially put it into use in a relatively short period of time.
Although it may take a little longer than the time to place the package in front of Sevigny, according to Xu Yi's estimate of the production capacity of the magic forging machines, as long as these magic forging machines are also put into use, the 3,000 farmland magic machines on the first batch of orders can be completed more than a month in advance, leaving enough time for the Agriculture Department to arrange and arrange these farmland magic machines.
Of course, in Xu Yi's view, the research and development time for magic forging machine tools is still too short.
Although it has a lot of mechanical theoretical knowledge from the earth as a foundation. So that the research of the magic forging machine tool can not face the most time-consuming theoretical research, but the magic forging machine tool developed in such a short time. But there will definitely be all kinds of defects.
Xu also knew this, but he didn't have much choice.
In order to be able to fulfill the orders of His Majesty the King and the Department of Agriculture within the stipulated time. Xu had to do the same.
Although the hasty research and development that is speeding up the process is a waste of a large part of the research funds in Xu Yi's opinion, as long as this opportunity can be grasped, it is not unacceptable to waste some funds.
Moreover, through Guò's research and development of a series of magic forging machine tools, whether it is Grand Magician Camilla and his magicians, or Camby and the dwarven craftsmen in the magic machine workshop, all of them have accumulated extremely sufficient experience.
This has laid a solid foundation for the continuous research and development of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the future, and as long as Xu Yi continues to invest manpower and material resources in the future, the technology mastered by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in magic machinery will only gradually improve.
What Xu Yi values even more is the magicians and dwarven craftsmen who participated in the research and development under his influence. As a result, a systematic theory of magical machinery was gradually produced.
Xu also traveled from the earth, and of course knew the importance of theoretical foundations to the industrial system.
The magic industry currently on the continent of Sainz can actually be regarded as the product of his uprooting, and the foundation is not solid.
If one day Xu Yi can't solve the problems encountered in the development of magic machinery, then it can be said that there is absolutely no one in this world who can solve it.
Therefore, when Xu Yi participated in research and development, he would always keep instilling his mechanical theory knowledge to others, and clearly point out the key points of combining these knowledge with magic, and give a complete explanation.
What he did was to hope that in addition to him, there would be more qualified magical mechanical engineers on the Sainz continent.
In addition to the hectic and intense R&D work. Although this time was also very busy, it was none other than Heinze.
In addition to the more than 5,000 units sold in Bangta City and several nearby cities, the new Magic Table Lamp has been launched. Once again, there was a buying frenzy.
The price of the magic air conditioner with heating and cooling is as high as 25 gold coins, which is mainly for wealthy families, and the style is extremely exquisite. Even the magic table lamp, which is praised by many as works of art, is sold for only one gold coin each, and is aimed at all families.
For the pricing of one gold coin. Most people who saw the magic lamp on the four large billboards outside the city thought it was very reasonable.
And some of them even think that this price is too low, because in the eyes of these rich and stylish people. This magic table lamp is a work of art and can no longer be priced by ordinary goods.
Besides, those magic crystal lamps that also appeared on the Sainz continent before were not only far inferior in style to this magic table lamp, but also very inferior in effect.
The price of those magic crystal lamps is hundreds of gold coins, so even if this magic table lamp is not set to such an exaggerated price, it should at least be sold for dozens of gold coins, right?
Of course, some people think the pricing is low, and naturally some people think it is high.
Some people who are not wealthy in the family of course think that a gold coin is still a big expense, although this magic table lamp looks so good-looking that people can't help but want to buy it, but they still hesitate to think of taking out a gold coin to buy a mere lamp.
However, in a report on the new magic lamp launched by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, the "Bonta Daily" changed the minds of these people in a report article on the new magic table lamp launched by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
In an ordinary household, if candles or oil lamps are used for night lighting, then each room is calculated according to a candle or oil lamp, and the cost is between five and ten copper coins a night, and about two to three silver coins a month.
And if you use the magic table lamp, you will only consume a low-level magic crystal in a month, and you will only consume sixty copper coins.
This figure is not obvious in a month or two, but if you count it in terms of years, the use of magic lamps can save more than 20 silver coins per year compared to the use of candles or oil lamps.
It only takes four years to save a magic table lamp.
The new flying chamber offers a three-year warranty for the newly launched Magic Table Lamp, which means that if there is non-human damage to the Magic Table Lamp within three years. The new flying chamber of commerce will promise to repair.
So that is, if you buy a magic table lamp. Don't worry about it for at least three years.
In this way, it is clear that it is much more cost-effective to buy a magic table lamp than to continue to use candles and oil lamps.
What's more, whether it's using candles or oil lamps, it produces smells and oil smoke. It is not good for people's bodies, and the magic table lamp uses the magic array to produce light, which will not produce any oil smoke and will not do any harm to the human body.
And the light of the magic table lamp is much brighter than that of candles and oil lamps, a candle and an oil lamp can only illuminate a space of less than three square meters, but if you choose a magic table lamp, it can illuminate every corner of the room!
As soon as this report in the "Bonta Daily" was published, people who were still hesitant to buy a magic table lamp immediately let go of their hesitation and decided to buy it.
So the magic lamp was launched for only a week. A total of 20,000 units have been sold!
And that's just the sales in the small city of Bangta City!
And coupled with the orders that have been signed in the city of Bangta, this number has even reached a terrifying more than 40,000!
You must know that the total population of the entire Bang Ta City inside and outside the city is less than 50,000 people, which is equivalent to an average of almost one person in Bang Ta City!
Of course, the main reason is that many families who are a little more lenient do not just buy a magic table lamp, but will buy a few more lamps for several rooms to use together.
In addition to Bangta City, merchants in several surrounding cities who have long had cooperative relations with the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce are naturally not to be outdone, and they have also placed a large number of orders.
If you add up all the orders from other cities in Heinze's hands at present, the total number has even exceeded 50,000!
To sum up. In just this week, just with this small magic table lamp, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has already earned a huge income of nearly 100,000 gold coins.
Each magic lamp costs a gold coin, but the cost is only a mere thirty silver coins.
Count it out. The net profit of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce on the magic table lamp is close to 70,000 gold coins!
And that's just a week's worth of things, and with the passage of time, the magic table lamp is now very popular. This sales volume will increase dramatically.
According to Xu Yi's estimate...... No, Xu Yi is not able to make a correct estimate of this sales volume at all. Because even he couldn't have imagined that this magic table lamp would be so popular.
It's no wonder that Heinze, although he is busy every day, always looks like he can't close his mouth with a smile.
Before that. Although Heinze felt that the magic lamp developed by Xu Yixin was indeed very good-looking and should sell well, he never thought that the sales of the magic table lamp would be so terrifying.
As a long-established grocer in Bonta City, he couldn't understand why the people of Bonta City would go crazy to snap up such a small lamp that could only be used for lighting.
"It's simple, because people have a herd mentality. The more people buy, the more people want to buy too, otherwise they will appear to be out of the crowd. Sevini held a magic lamp in his hand and looked at it carefully for a while, and couldn't help but admire: "I have to say, this magic lamp is so beautiful, no wonder many masters in Bonta City call it a good work of art, and even at yesterday's banquet, several famous art masters in Bonta City scolded you and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in front of Count Satsuma." ”
Xu Yi couldn't help laughing: "How did you scold?"
Sevini tilted his head and thought for a while, and chuckled: "Those masters feel that your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce actually mass-produced such a near-perfect work of art as a commodity and sold it in large quantities, and actually let such a precious treasure flood everywhere, this is completely a blasphemy against art!"
Xu Yi shrugged: "Art is not the same as being divorced from the public, and these masters are too paranoid. ”
"No, they are not paranoid, but they have always believed that art is noble and should be detached from the general public, and that only a small group of refined people are entitled to appreciate it. What you Xinfei Chamber of Commerce did just shatter their sense of superiority, so it's no wonder they are angry. At this, a slightly mocking smile appeared on Sevigny's lips. "In fact, if it weren't for the fact that this magic table lamp is too beautiful and artistically ornamental, it is impossible to deny it at all, but I am afraid that even if those masters admit it in their hearts, they will pretend to disdain it on the surface. ”
Xu Yi didn't expect that Sevini would give such an unkind evaluation to those masters, because no matter from which point of view, Sevini should not just be an ordinary official of the Agricultural Administration, but should be from an extraordinary background, and he himself belongs to the elegant circle in the mouths of those masters.
"By the way, Xu Yi, the person who designed this magic table lamp should not be from your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, right? Where did you find such a master with such advanced skills?" Sevigny suddenly asked again: "In addition, the paintings on the four signs outside the city were also painted by this master, right?" I can see that the magic table lamp on that painting is exactly the same style and design as the one in my hand, and it should be from the same person. ”
Xu Yi nodded: "It's indeed the same person, and it's not from our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce." But if you have to ask who...... Then I can only say sorry. “
"Can't you say? That's a pity. Although I don't like those so-called masters, I still agree with their evaluation. The artistic value of that painting was much higher than that of this magic table lamp, and several masters unanimously commented that relying on that painting alone was enough to make this person one of the masters of painting. Sevigny smiled suddenly. "Of course, in my opinion, the reason why that painting is so good and so good, in addition to the magic table lamp, the beautiful girl on it is also a very important reason. I heard that the girl's name is Steele, and she is the granddaughter of Grand Magician Camilla?"
Xu Yi glanced at Sevigny in surprise: "You actually even heard about this?"
"It's not something hard to ask. The last time I inquired, I found out that Steele was so famous in Bonta City. But if you think about it, it's a normal thing, she's so beautiful, and she keeps appearing on the billboards of your Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it's hard to think of being famous. Severny rolled his eyes and asked, "But I'm more interested than that, I heard that Steele and you don't have an ordinary relationship?"
Xu Yi's mind drifted through Steele's strange look after hearing Yanis's answer that night, and after laughing dryly, he said, "Miss Sevigny, you came to me today, you have another important matter to discuss, right?"
Sevini pursed his lips and smiled, but did not continue to dwell on this issue, but paused, and said to Xu Yi: "President Xu, I came to you today because I have bad news to inform you. (To be continued......)