"Actually, it's a very simple thing, when your grandfather and they exchanged visits with each other, I accompanied them a few times, and after mutual introductions, we got to know each other. After a few brief contacts, www.biquge.info met in other places, even if it was just me, they would say hello to each other after meeting, and have a brief chat, and some people within those races or forces also knew me. Snape smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head, and said, "Since then, I've found that when I negotiate trade with all parties, it will be surprisingly smooth, as long as the price I give and the supporting service are the same as other merchants, I must be among the people who can finally complete the deal." In fact, it is easy to understand when you think about it, for those forces, whether they are buying or selling, they have to trade anyway, since the conditions of all parties are similar, then why not leave it to me to do it? Not only will there be no loss or harm, but it can also make those demigods on their side feel better. So, you see, this is a manifestation of the influence of the demigods, they often do not have any tendentious intentions, but their influence will permeate every corner of their respective forces, and if they do not control it, it is too easy to brand their own forces. ”

"Indeed, if it were me, I'm afraid I would have thought the same way, no, I should say that a similar choice is a matter of course. If, as you say, the invisible influence of the demigods is indeed terrifying. Catherine nodded approvingly, imagining if Pannis did not come forward, but asked the elves for help in some private matter, on the basis of not harming the interests of the elves, they would easily agree. The knight girl secretly looked at the beautiful Elven Empress like a work of art, and His Majesty Vral was looking at the screaming Pannis in the sky very unscrupulously and snickering, and while snickering, she used the ukulele to accompany Pannis's exclamation, and actually matched the piercing screams into a beautiful melody. The knight girl wrinkled her nose and bared her teeth at Vral with her back to her, and muttered, "Hmph, I will definitely be troubled." ”

"What?" Marquis Snape didn't follow the girl's train of thought, and asked suspiciously, "What will be troubled?"

"No, no, no, nothing, hahahaha, nothing, it's all an illusion. Catherine sticks out her tongue mischievously and laughs dryly in the standard Panisian way of diverting the subject, "Ah, by the way, it's the first time I've known that Grandpa Snape's business empire was originally built up in the first place." ”

"Yes, I've gotten the most out of my investment in your grandfather, and this surprise he gave me has improved my progress for at least twenty years, 'at least' twenty years. Snape said in an accentuated tone: "Since then, my business has become bigger and bigger, and my wealth has accumulated more and more, hehe, the larger the base of wealth, the easier it will be to make money." ”

"But your investment in my grandfather ultimately failed. Catherine smiled bitterly and said: "Although the surprise he brought to you made your wealth increase greatly, as you said, your progress improved by twenty years in a short period of time, but his subsequent mistakes also made you return to the beginning in a short period of time, if your father is not wrong, you were in bankruptcy at that time, and you almost didn't even keep the little property in the family." ”

"Well, that's not an exaggeration, but your family didn't understand business at all, so you didn't really understand my situation at the time. Snape shook his head and said: "Yes, I was almost on the verge of bankruptcy at that time, and almost all my properties were sold to make up for the broken capital chain, but these did not make me completely desperate, for a successful businessman, the loss of funds is just a small matter, and the really important things, not only did I not lose, but I also gained." ”

"Connections?" Catherine pondered and asked, "That's right, connections don't lose with the loss of funds, at least not completely." ”

"Connections and credibility are the most valuable assets of a successful businessman. Snape explained: " Although because of the failure of your grandfather's experiment, I suffered a great loss in funds, but then he sold a large amount of family property to help me pay off all my debts in time, so as to preserve my business reputation, and most of the people who have worked with me will think that it is very valuable that I can repay my debts first instead of transferring funds to reduce losses at this point, which shows that I am a business partner worthy of long-term cooperation, that is to say, the bankruptcy crisis not only did not damage my reputation, but also improved a lot。 As for the network, although the loss of funds has made many business friends stay away, but those are within the expected range, and it is not surprising. But the connections that your grandfather brought me not only did not leave me, but helped me a lot in times of crisis. For example, elves and dwarves, at that time, I could advance their goods at will, not only did not need to pay directly for the goods as before, but also did not need to pay any collateral, as long as I sold the goods, I could pay for the goods in time, and the winged people were one step further, they were not only like the elves and dwarves, let me advance their tea and herbs that were special to the mountains, but also help me pay for the transportation costs in advance, basically as long as I found enough people to form a caravan, I could get a large number of goods without any cost, and make a profit from it。 Of course, after the sale of the goods, I would make up the arrears in time, and I would pay the full amount of interest according to the market price, and we maintained a pleasant trust and cooperation until my financial situation improved, and then resumed the normal way of trading. Not only that, but I vaguely noticed that since that time, the attitude of most of the demigods has changed, and the relationship with me is no longer as strange as it was at the beginning, and not only has it become closer, but also more respectful. ”

"Of course, from this incident, you can fully show your trustworthy character and firm sense of responsibility, and the person who can maintain good character in the most critical moment is enough to win the respect of most people. Catherine seemed a little stunned, smiled and said: "I think, I understand what you mean by saying these words to me today, you want to tell me that in fact, three generations of our family do not really owe you anything, but you can have today's achievements still rely on my grandfather." ”

"Yes, you never owe me. Snape sighed and said, "On the contrary, I owe your family two lives, if it weren't for the fact that you feel that you owe me a debt, your grandfather and your father would not have died so early, and you would not have ...... like you are now."

"You're wrong, Grandpa Snape. Catherine straightened up and said solemnly, "You are the one who doesn't understand." (To be continued.) )