The craftsman who installed the machine for Judy Lanthanum saw Judy Lanthanum's delivery address, and his brain was obviously short-circuited for a few seconds.

"Yingtian New City Forbidden City Spring and Palace? So this is actually a prince?

"Didn't you always call us in the past?

"Why did you come here to buy it on the spot?"

At this time, Judy Lanan had already left the computer mall of the New Industry Group with her entourage.

I went to a shopping mall where private trading houses and factories gathered.

But when she came to the front of the market, Judy Lan suddenly stopped and instructed the two guards:

"Go to the street and find twenty ordinary people, the more ordinary the image and clothing, the better, and each of them give them a silver bill.

"Sister Xu and I went to the market to inquire about the price of two assembled computers, and when I came back, I asked them to go to the market to inquire about the price of the same computer.

"Everybody asks at least three stores and makes sure they can buy at that price.

"When you come back, give everyone a silver bill."

Xu Wenyan and the four guards were a little vague, what did His Highness want to do.

Judy Lanthanum seemed to realize their doubts, and asked them with a smile:

"Let's guess, if these ordinary people ask the price, will it be much cheaper than what I asked?"

Several people immediately understood Judy Lan's thoughts.

It's just that it's still surprising that he's able to think in this strange way.

And then they themselves naturally followed this line of thought.

"His Royal Highness has a luxurious image, even if outsiders don't know his identity, he can see that he is a rich and noble family, so the boss may ask for more money?"

"Yes, those who do business are the best at watching people put on the dishes."

"Let civilians ask for the same thing, and the price they will ask for should be much lower......"

"Your Highness is really smart and calculating......"

Judy Lanan smiled dryly and said:

"That's what I thought too, so I asked you to find someone to ask and then come back and compare and verify this guess......

"The process of finding someone to inquire should cost more than the extra money I spent directly to buy it."

"But just like when I came out today to buy something in a new industrial mall, I don't care about the purchase itself.

The guards felt that this was clear, so they divided into two people and scattered to find someone.

If you go into a few shops and ask a few words, you can directly earn two silver bills, which is too easy.

A lot of people don't mind doing their own thing and asking about it by the way, which is obviously not a hassle.

Zhu Dilanum also entered the market with Xu Wenyan and two guards.

Xu Wenyan never spoke during this process.

Xu Wenyan originally felt that the guards were right, but after Zhu Dilanan specifically asked about this matter, Xu Wenyan was a little confused.

Xu Wenyan couldn't help but recall what she had experienced, and what happened when she was purchasing things.

Xu Wenyan vaguely guessed another possibility.

Maybe Judy Lanthanum went directly to inquire and got a lower price......

However, Xu Wenyan didn't understand the logic, it was just a feeling, and she didn't understand whether it was right or not.

So in the end, Xu Wenyan didn't say it.

Zhu Di Lan walked around the mall for half a circle, looked at the signs of several stores, and walked into a business house called Hongyun Computer.

In the middle of the business house is a small open space, where a small table is placed for meeting customers.

The surrounding walls are lined with metal shelves.

Half of the shelves are for various computer accessories, and the other half are for finished computers.

There are already a few customers talking to the guys in the store.

As soon as Judy Lan entered the door with five people, several guys were obviously stunned, and then the owner and shopkeeper inside came out directly.

Because the image and posture of these people are not ordinary guests.

Maybe there's going to be big business.

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man in his forties, and he arched his hand towards Judy Lanthanum with a smile:

"This son is good, you are polite here, what do you want? Do you have a favorite style? ”

Judy Lanthanum wanted to get the lowest possible price, but she didn't know how to bargain, so she said very simply and rudely:

"How much does your cheapest computer cost here?"

The shopkeeper was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at the appearance and appearance of Zhu Di Lan's party again.

Then I immediately felt puzzled, and the shopkeeper felt that he was not mistaken, these people were all high-end materials.

The clothes and jewelry on the woman, who was obviously only a servant, were also very valuable.

The four of them, who were obviously guards, were all tall and strong, and they all had guns bulging around their waists, and their outfits were obviously all good things as well.

How can you ask the question of how much is the cheapest computer?

The shopkeeper felt that Zhu Di Lan should not have the sincerity to buy things, and it may be that the rich and noble son came down to experience life and even spy on the market.

However, for the sake of insurance, the shopkeeper will also drive people out, but said quite politely:

"If Childe really wants to buy the cheapest computer, of course you can introduce and prepare it to Childe.

"If Childe is just looking for someone to chat, there is not much time now, and there will be more guests at this time......

"If Childe really wants to know, you can talk about it when the store closes."

After the other party picked up, Judy Lan knew how to speak, of course, it could also be a bar:

"Why can't I have both?

"I want to talk to someone, but I'm also happy to buy something that interests me.

"Is the shopkeeper willing to take up this time?

The shopkeeper hesitated for half a second, feeling that Zhu Dilan's bearing and image were not ordinary rich boys.

And it's also relatively good at talking, so I should be willing to buy things as consulting fees.

If you don't lose money anyway, you might be able to get a good fate.

So the shopkeeper smiled and said:

"Since the son is generous, then he will be ugly.

"Childe wants the cheapest computer, and there is no way to answer this question just by looking at it.

"Childe should at least have a goal, that is, what do you want to do with this kind of computer.

"If you just need to be able to turn on the computer and be able to record some words, then the price can be as low as a copper banknote."

Judy Lanthanum couldn't help but laugh too:

"The copper banknote grade is the price of scrap recycling, right?

"All I need is to be able to open the Internet pages and work with all kinds of spreadsheets.

"I can play videos smoothly and play the simplest computer games."

The shopkeeper also smiled and said:

"If that's all there is to it, if Childe doesn't mind using the accessories from the previous two years' inventory, twenty silver bills can make a set."

Judy Lanthanum went on to ask:

"What about the new hardware that is only twenty years old?

"We want the mass hardware that has a relatively large sales volume on the market and can really be used.

"And not the kind that has no lower limit at all and is as cheap as possible."

The shopkeeper thought for a while:

"I have to check the accounts and calculate the cost, does Childe really want it?"

Judy Lanthanum Says:

"I do, but I won't settle down here, I'll visit a few more stores.

"Whichever family has the lowest price for the reliable new hardware that Dagong has made for 20 years, I will buy the computer of whichever one."

The shopkeeper's expression was a little helpless:

"Childe, you're making it difficult for me to do this, do you really just want this one of the cheapest computers, or do you have other plans?"

Judy Lanthanum smiled and said:

"Shopkeeper, you should only buy this one to do now, don't think about anything else."

The shopkeeper hesitated for a few seconds, and finally decided to give Judy Lanthanum a good calculation, otherwise the time ahead would be in vain.

This kind of person will ask for it if he says it, and most of them will really buy it, even if they buy it back and idle it.

So the shopkeeper went back to the counter and looked up the list of hardware quotations from various suppliers from his office computer.

The keyboard and mouse were pulled for about a minute, and Judy Lanthanum was given a list of hardware.

Since it is the cheapest, of course, it can only be assembled, except for the core processor, all other hardware is from a total small manufacturer.

But considering Judy Lanthanum's requirements, it can't be a completely unknown copycat manufacturer.

They are all relatively reliable brands in the second and third lines of private manufacturers.

A low-end home computer configuration sheet ends up costing forty-six silver bills.

The shopkeeper handed the written list to Judy Lanthan:

"This is the lowest price, we don't make money at all at this price, so we should have a good relationship with the son.

"If you have any other needs, you can also come to us, and we will give you the lowest price......"

Judy Lanthanum glanced at the configuration list, noted down the approximate price, and directly mentioned the individual needs:

"I also need a computer that can run the latest Flood World.

"To set the highest screen, at least 1,800 by 1,002 resolution, more than 60 frames per second......"

The shopkeeper's eyes lit up when he heard this request, and he felt that there might really be business to do:

"So that's what Childe really needs......"

Judy Lanthanum listened to it, but continued to add and remind:

"I could have bought the latest top-of-the-line computer from the Big Four official manufacturers.

"But today I suddenly had a whim, and I wanted to see how far apart the private assembly machine is from the official factory.

"For example, how much does it cost to install a computer that has no essential difference in performance with the finished machine of the government factory.

"A relatively inexpensive but usable machine, a simulation world capable of running the highest performance requirements.

"I will buy these two machines back, and at the same time, I will also buy official machines to compare them and see the gap between the actual daily experience."

The shopkeeper was excited when he heard this:

"I'll do the math for you and make sure you get the best value for your money......"

Judy Lanthanum continued:

"Then you have to do the math, I also have to shop around, and it can't be something from an unknown source."

The shopkeeper heard a little regret here, but he didn't show it at all:

"No problem, I'll do the ...... for you"

A few minutes later, Judy Lanthanum got another offer, a high-end analog world computer.

The final asking price was one hundred and thirty-one silver bills.

Zhu Dilanum got two quotations and left the store, and asked Xu Wenyan to write down the hardware model on the boss's receipt.

Then I went to two stores and asked about the price of the same hardware.

Even if the latter two specified the price, the three sets of quotations that Judy Lanthanum finally got were not only different, but even had a big gap.

The second shop had an office computer that cost 40 silver bills, but the analog world computer cost 140 silver bills.

The low-end ones are significantly cheaper, and the high-end ones are noticeably more expensive.

The two prices of the third shop are 50 silver bills and 136 silver bills, both of which are more expensive than the first store.

Judy Lanan leaves the mall and joins up with two guards in an agreed computer hall.

They gave the configuration list they wanted to get to twenty ordinary people, and they went to four private shopping malls to inquire about the price.

Judy Lan led her entourage into the computer hall to rest and wait.

Half an hour later, the twenty people who went out to inquire returned one after another, and Xu Wenyan began to count the prices they inquired.

Judy Lanthanum watched from the sidelines, and then quickly became a little surprised.

The prices they asked about were highly concentrated in the fifty and one hundred and thirty-six ranges.

The gap between them is minimal.

The key is generally higher than the price of the first store that Judy Lan inquired about.

Half an hour before and after, all the ordinary people who inquired came back, and the results were similar after all the prices were counted.

Although these people did not specifically bargain, Judy Lanthanum also did not specifically bargain, and the boss did not raise his opinion on the price after writing it.

The four guards looked at this result and felt incomprehensible.

So why is the price asked by a group of ordinary people more expensive than the price asked by Judy Lanthanum, an obviously rich boy?

After Xu Wenyan finished writing, she looked at the form, but she had a sudden feeling:

"Your Highness, in fact, I have thought back to what I encountered before during this time.

"It seems that a lot of times I go shopping and get a cheaper price than some of my regular relatives buy.

"So a wealthy family with a higher status can buy the same thing at a lower price?"

Judy Lanthanum has already finished thinking:

"I don't think it's that simple......

"It's probably not that the rich and noble buy things cheaper, but that the people who sell things think they can do bigger business with you.

"For example, Sister Xu, you ...... If the shopkeepers know who you are, they know that you have the ability to bring him bigger business.

"So he can give you some bargain on small things and then add a little more on the big order......

"In terms of the price we just inquired about, the price of office computers fell below the market price, while the analog world computer exceeded the market price.

"The expensive one is forty silver bills, but the cheap one is only six silver bills.

"The first store we went to was the same, and the shopkeeper must have thought I could afford to buy the most expensive thing in his store.

"Even, he may think that he can pull me as a customer from the official factory, and I may buy a set of top-of-the-line products from him every year.

"When the shopkeeper looks at my image and listens to my words, he has the meaning of wooing......"

After listening to these explanations, Xu Wenyan's thinking and cognition seemed to be reversed again, and then she quickly moved on to the next level of thinking:

"So...... It's not that the rich and noble buy things cheaply, but that the rich and noble are potential customers on a larger scale.

However, this seems to have led to the fact that it is indeed cheaper for the wealthy to buy things in general......

"It's just that there aren't many people like Your Highness, who come out to buy things for your own use in person, and at the same time care about the price.

"Just like yourself, when you used to buy something, you used to call the supply company directly to ask the supply company to deliver it, and the actual price of the goods was actually higher, but the service you could get was also better.

So in fact, the vast majority of wealthy families buy more expensive things on a daily basis, and they don't really care about the specific price.

"It's not just the things themselves that are expensive, but also the fact that there are special people like me who can help the family manage their funds and purchase goods......"

Zhu Di Lan was silent for a few seconds, and did not follow Xu Wenyan's later considerations, but went in another direction:

"You're talking about the reality of life, and the logic of my usual indifference to the price is to spend more money to buy better services and save unnecessary time.

"But once I'm willing to take the time to consider the purchase price, as I am today, I have the opportunity to get a lower price than the average person.

"Because business logic is like that, big customers do have more bargaining power than small customers, because big customers keep buying.

"Merchants make less money on one product and can make higher profits with more products.

"Is it possible to turn a small customer into a big customer?"

At this time, Xu Wenyan couldn't keep up:

"This ...... There's no way, small customers...... Ordinary people not only can't get the lowest price when they buy things, but they may even borrow money and end up paying more expenses......"

Judy Lanthanum closed her eyes and said:

"I'm going to go back and think about it, so that's all for today's shopping......"

Xu Wenyan immediately asked:

"Your Highness, do you want those two computers?"

Judy Lanthanum said directly:

"If you want, go to the first store and buy it with cash.

"Sister Xu, you and a brother are waiting in his shop, I'll go back to the palace first."

After Judy Lanan returned to the palace, she stopped touching the simulated world, and wrote and drew in her notebook.

Before the evening of the same day, all the three generations of computers ordered by Judy Lanthanum were sent to the palace in turn.

Only then did Judy Lan pause to think about it and begin to experience the latest analog world.

Then, from the next day, Judy Lanthanum went out with her entourage every day to the market to deal with merchants and ordinary people.

Sometimes it's just a pure chat, and sometimes it's a matter of asking for a quote and purchasing according to certain rules.

I personally purchased all the things I needed to go out for training next year.

(End of chapter)