Chapter Eighty-Three: Preliminary Preparations
From today onwards, Luo Tian and Qin Mubai have officially negotiated the establishment of the firm. However, the preparatory work in the early stage will have to wait until after the Alchemist Conference. Because there are only twenty days before the Alchemist Conference, Luo Tian has to deal with it with peace of mind. And during Qin Mubai's time, Luo Tian also gave him a few things to do.
The first thing is to find a house suitable for opening a business in the imperial capital. In this imperial capital, where every inch of land is at a premium, it is really not easy to find a suitable place.
However, Luo Tian told him to take his time and not to rush. To be honest, Luo Tian was not in a hurry, so he first asked Qin Mubai to understand the price of the mansion in the imperial capital, and after the alchemist conference was over, it was not too late to start a business.
In addition, Luo Tian also asked Qin Mubai to also go and see if he could make money by planting spiritual grass with waste pills. In fact, even if it is a loss, Luo Tian also wants to give in to Qin Mubai to do it. Because what he wants is to guide the other party step by step, so that he feels that he is indeed buying waste pills to plant spiritual grass!
There is one more thing, and that is to let Qin Mubai probe and see how other businesses are managed and operated. After all, neither of them has any management experience, but they need to learn more about the management methods of other firms.
A business must also have a group of men and guards, originally they wanted to let Pingxi Houfu send some monks to be responsible for the preparation of the early stage, but in the end Qin Mubai vetoed.
He felt that since he had established his own business, he naturally had nothing to do with the Qin family. In fact, he was also afraid that he would cause trouble to Luo Tian in the future, so that his business name would become a vassal business name of the Qin family.
In the end, Luo Tian and Qin Mubai discussed the name of the firm. Qin Mubai had a whim, so it was better to name it after Luo Tian's Dao number. Luo Tian's Dao number is still Mei'er's thoughts, but Qin Mubai feels that this Dao number is very suitable for Luo Tian. Tianyuanfang, Qin Mubai thinks this name is very good.
Luo Tian felt that the names were secondary, since Qin Mubai liked it, then it should be called Tianyuanfang. But he had an idea to open a different kind of shop. For example, pù, a shop specializing in the sale and purchase of pills, can be called Tianyuan Dan Yaofang. The shop that buys and sells Lingcao can be called Tianyuan Lingcaofang.
Of course, his main purpose was to abolish the Danfang that day. Luo Tian felt that in the early stage, this was the most important source of support for his business, and it was also a zero-cost business. The waste pill is not worth a few yuan stones, but after being rerefined in Luo Tian's hands, it will become the most sought-after pill.
"Brother Qin, basically you have a plan, you just let go and do it. I believe that in the near future, we will also have a name in the empire. Luo Tian said encouragingly.
"Big brother, I have some doubts, why do you want to start a business in the imperial capital, in such a place where every inch of land is valuable, in this way, the cost is very high?" Qin Mubai asked suspiciously.
Of course, Luo Tian knew that it was difficult for the imperial capital to expand its shop, but this was also the place where alchemists gathered the most. And every twenty years, an alchemist conference is held. He believed that every twenty years, Tianyuanfang would usher in an opportunity to make a lot of money.
In addition, Luo Tian also thought about promoting the waste pill purchase workshop to every alchemist. Whether it is an entry-level alchemist of the first grade, or an alchemist of the fifth grade or even higher, it must be promoted.
For this reason, Luo Tian also thought of a way. That is, a small sign used for propaganda was carved out of gold leaf. It says that Tianyuanfang purchased waste pills, and looked at the pricing of the types of pills. Like those useless waste pills, such as Bigu Dan and the like, they will be used to grow spiritual grass. And those waste pills that use Qi Gathering Grass are much more expensive.
It was just one of his ideas, but it wasn't put into practice right now. Luo Tian's idea was to set up semicolons in various county towns. The house doesn't have to be big, but it does have to be easy for other monks to find.
This is Luo Tian's initial expectation, and it is also a bold attempt by him. To be honest, he doesn't care about other aspects of business, as long as the waste pill is done well, he feels that he will definitely not lose.
The two chatted freely until the evening, and then returned to the Dan League half-drunk and half-awake. The Dan League gave each of them a pass pass, and as long as they had a certificate, they could enter the Dan League.
The next day, Qin Mubai began to run around, and the first thing he had to solve was the problem of the house. In this imperial capital, a ten-zhang square mansion needs 1,000 medium-grade yuan stones for annual rent! If you want to buy it, don't think about it without tens of thousands of medium-grade yuan stones.
This is still the price of some small houses, like some houses that are more than 100 zhang, and they are even more expensive. Qin Mubai couldn't help but sigh, in Ancheng County, he felt that Pingxi Houfu was rich enough, but when he came to this imperial capital, he found that he was a completely poor ghost.
Luo Tian handed over all the 7,000 Yuan Stones to Qin Mubai, and gave Chen Feng another 500 Yuan Stones, asking him to continue collecting the waste pills of Ning Yuan Dan. The original waste pills of many monks have long been acquired. So in the next few days, Chen Feng only collected a hundred Ning Yuan Dan Waste Pills.
And after a few days of searching, Qin Mubai almost turned around the entire southern city. Not only to find the location of Tianyuanfang, but also to find at least one storefront. The house is expensive enough, and the façade used to open a store is even more expensive.
Qin Mubai inquired again, and the street store in the imperial capital did not sell at all, but only rented out. A small façade, if it is only ten zhang in size, the annual rent actually needs 2,000 medium-grade yuan stones. After hearing this, Qin Mubai felt the urge to vomit blood.
I didn't expect this storefront on the street to be even more expensive. In desperation, he came to ask Luo Tian to see if he should stop creating a business in the imperial capital, but return to Ancheng County.
Seeing that Qin Mubai wanted to give up, Luo Tian was very displeased. He told Sù Mubai that it was difficult to start anything, but let him rest assured that even if he went to talk, Yuanshi was responsible.
"However, I'm not a business material. And if the Yuan Shi is all from Brother Luo, I don't think it's good for me to have to share the Yuan Shi. So I think so, I'm only responsible for helping you manage, but the profits and losses are all yours of the big brother. As for how many yuan stones you need to hire me every year, it depends on how many yuan stones you earn, what do you think of me?"
In the past few days, he has seen what it means to "inch of land and every inch of gold". Therefore, Qin Mubai felt that even if Pingxi Houfu wanted to start a business, it would not be able to afford it here. And his eldest brother actually admitted death, he had no choice but to withdraw his Yuanshi and become a part-time worker for Luo Tian.
"Eh, Brother Qin, don't regret it in the future, the eldest brother wants to take you to make a fortune together, but you don't cherish it. Are you really sure you're just working for me?" Luo Tian asked again.
Qin Mubai nodded when he heard this, he was sure that he didn't want to dream of making a fortune. Because in the past few days, he has already counted and calculated. In addition to the house and shop pù are large flower items, there is also the decoration of the shop pù and the hiring of men and guards. If you want to hire a buddy or guard in the imperial capital, it is twenty medium-grade yuan stones every month, and you also have to take care of food and housing, which is also a big expense.
According to his calculations of three men and four guards, he needs at least two hundred yuan stones every month. Twelve months a year is 2,400 medium-grade yuan stones.
The cost of leasing and decoration of houses and shops also requires hundreds of yuan stones. Of course, if the decoration is luxurious, then it needs more. According to the minimum standard, 6,000 medium-grade yuan stones are needed in a year.
In addition, there are expenses such as tea for entertaining guests, which are all required to purchase spiritual spring water and spiritual tea.
Regardless of whether the visitor is a big business or not, it must be calculated according to the consumption of about ten yuan stones each time. In addition, the shop has just started, and there are definitely no customers. Therefore, it also needs to be maintained for at least one year, which is also a large amount of yuanshi. Like Wanbaofang, which has been in the imperial capital for decades, it is only slightly profitable.
Even if Luo Tian had a hundred top-grade pills, they were worth fifteen thousand medium-grade Yuan Stones. But it's really hard to maintain it until you can earn yuan. That's why Qin Mubai was so resolute and wanted to quit establishing a business with Luo Tian. He would rather be a part-time worker and earn a fixed amount of yuan stone safely.
"Alright then, here are fifty top-grade Ning Yuan Pills, you take them and trade them with Wanbaofang. And tell them that if I get this elixir again, I will sell it myself. I just listened to Luo Tian say.
He also once thought that although it was more confidential to hand it over to Wanbaofang for sale, it would not be suspected under normal circumstances. But for each pill, he had lost fifty medium-grade Yuan Stones. Luo Tian thought that since he wanted to do it himself, he should simply not scruple about anything. If it's a big deal, tell others that you got the inheritance from somewhere, and presumably those people won't suspect anything.
The so-called inheritance is not the same as the ancient ruins. Ancient ruins are where some powerful sects have fallen after they have fallen. And the inheritance is the treasure left by some great monks, and even the immortals of the Yuanzun realm.
What they have to do is to pass on their own cultivation experience. Generally speaking, inheritance treasures are much more affordable than the treasures of ancient ruins, and the amount of treasures is also larger.
Very few people will get the inheritance, but those who get the inheritance have all become powerful big shots. For example, the owner of the Jubao Building, according to legend, was in the Danyuan Realm and obtained the inheritance treasure left by a Shenyuan Realm monk. Therefore, in just a few hundred years, the most powerful business name of the Daqian Empire was established.
Speaking of which, the cave of the Golden Light Dao people can be regarded as a inheritance. However, there are not many treasures of the Jinguang Dao people, and they are far from reaching the Cheng dù of inheriting the treasures. But Luo Tian can make a big fuss with the help of this treasure. In this way, even if you have more top-level pills, it is very normal.