Lin Luo was teleported to the rich area in the east of the city through the world crystal.
It goes without saying that things like the auction house are in the hands of wealthy NPC businessmen.
During the maintenance period in reality, the heroic city-state developed for several years, and its pattern gradually became clear.
The five major regions have their own economic and trade zones. The rich area in the east of the city is full of wealthy businessmen. Seeing that Hero City is developing better and better and the economy is getting more and more developed, they plan to jointly invest in it.
, build a central auction house.
However, the federation does not allow NPC merchants to monopolize the auction industry.
Therefore, the construction progress of this auction house is only 50%, which is equivalent to the shares of NPC merchants.
The remaining 50% will naturally be allocated by the merchant players.
Merchants and players can jointly invest to complete the last 50% of the construction. When the progress reaches 100%, the Central Auction House will be born and players can use it.
"Mr. Lin, you are finally here!"
Wang Xiaoer was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, looking like a socialite, which showed that he was particularly concerned about what happened today.
Lin Luo clicked on the auction house and saw that the progress had reached 67%. It seemed that many businessmen had successfully invested in the auction house.
"How's it going? How many shares did you get in Longbao?"
Wang Xiaoer sighed and stretched out two fingers.
"Only two percent?"
Lin Luoxin said that a businessman like you is not only famous in the whole server, but is at least the highest level, how can you get 2%?
But then I thought about it, two percent is not a lot.
You must know that after the entire server is merged and the only central auction house is opened, the daily trading profits are unimaginable.
Wang Xiaoer can take 2% of the shares, which is equivalent to making money while sitting, and even if he only owns one thousandth of the shares, he still has the status of a VIP of the auction house and can participate in private internal auctions, which is something that countless players would not dare to think about.
Thought.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xiaoer was dumbfounded:
"You think too much, it's two out of a thousand!"
Lin Luo almost thought he heard wrongly and asked:
"What? With your current financial strength, you can only get two thousandths?"
Wang Xiaoer smiled bitterly and said:
"Well, I was full of confidence at first, but then I realized that things were not what you and I thought at all."
"How to say?"
Wang Xiaoer sighed and said:
"This central auction house is controlled by the rich businessman NPC in the east of the city. It has nothing to do with how much money the players want to invest. They must have their favorability or extremely high prestige points. With so many merchants and players, there will probably be good opportunities if they come.
It’s not easy for me to grab 0.2 share points for tens of thousands.”
Lin Luo asked again:
"So among the players currently, who holds the most shares?"
Wang Xiaoer said:
"It's a team of businessmen I've never heard of. Their financial resources are similar to ours at Longbao, but the relationship and structure are more formal than mine. They took 1% of the shares and can withdraw things privately at the auction house in the future. There are many other things that can be said.
The benefits are indescribable.”
Lin Luo frowned when he heard this and asked:
"What are they called?"
Wang Xiaoer said:
"Jinlu Group, I heard a lot of rumors saying that this group is a real-life listed company that has settled in. Its financial resources and connections are much better than studios like ours!"
After Lin Luo heard this, he quickly searched the Internet and found no listed company that had anything to do with Jinlu.
"Looks like it's a pseudonym."
Lin Luo thought for a while, waved to Wang Xiaoer and said:
"Come on, let's go take a look too."
The two walked into the spacious and bright auction hall, which was full of merchants and players, discussing something with many NPCs, and some even argued with red faces.
Lin Luo once thought he was in a certain securities hall.
"Sir, you are not a merchant player, you cannot enter this place."
A tall security guard stopped Lin Luo midway.
Combat and life players are not allowed to enter here, no matter how high the prestige is.
Lin Luo glanced at him, pointed to the hero badge on his chest and said:
"I am not coming here as a combat player, but as a federal congressman. Please get out of the way."
What else did the security guard want to say, when a young man with oily hair and powdery face suddenly ran over from a distance, quickly pushed him away, nodded to Lin Luo respectfully and said:
"Sir, Congressman, he doesn't recognize your medal. Don't be angry. Why are you here suddenly?"
Lin Luo walked into the auction hall naturally. Many merchant players looked at the combat level above his head and suddenly looked at each other. How come even combat players could come in?
"It's him?"
Lin Luo is now the most popular figure in the game, and every player in the Hero City knows him.
"Isn't this the number one battle player in the national server? Why go to the auction house?"
"The question is how did he get in?"
"It's absolutely amazing. It's really amazing."
Of course, Lin Luo ignored these glances and said to the young man with oily hair and pink face:
"What is your position at the auction house? I have something to talk to the owner of your auction house."
The young man was frightened by Lin Luo's lukewarm tone.
The Hero City Federation is the most authoritative and powerful organization in the entire city-state. The federal members not only possess terrifying power, but also have the full power of law enforcement.
He quickly said:
"Sir, Congressman, we are all good and fair people who abide by the law. The land rights and establishment rights of this auction house are all agreed by the Congressman himself. We are doing formal business and enterprises in legal ways, and there is absolutely no violation of law or discipline.
ah!"
From the perspective of the layout of Hero City.
The congressmen are obviously from the official side, and the wealthy people in the east of the city belong to the merchant side.
The relationship between the two is very subtle. Lin Luo came as a council member and wanted to talk to the boss of their auction house without saying a word. It would be strange if he didn't scare him to death.
But of course Lin Luolai is not seeking personal gain with power. You must know that if a player's prestige points can be increased, they can definitely be reduced. At first, General Wells was the boss of the entire military, and he could be said to cover the sky with one hand. Later, he broke the law, and he was not given
The Federation dealt with it in accordance with the law, let alone a nominal member of Congress.
Lin Luo had no other intentions. He really wanted to talk to the owner of the auction house.
He just used his status as a member of parliament to find the other party to talk to, that's all.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to cause trouble. Just take us there."
The young man tremblingly led Lin Luo and Wang Xiaoer upstairs towards the auction house.
The merchants and players in the lobby on the first floor frowned, puzzled by this scene.
Especially the group of people very far away have a particularly solid temperament. They have a more real business atmosphere than these businessman players. Obviously they do this in reality.
"That person is the number one combat player in the national server?"
"I have heard of him. It is said that he is a god-like existence among combat players."
"The auction house is not open to all players yet. Only merchant players can enter. How did he get in?"
"He even went up to the second floor. As far as I know, only NPCs can go up there."
This group of merchants are of very high levels, all in the tenth level.
After a merchant player reaches level 20, he can cooperate with all official enterprises of the Federation and officially change his profession from merchant to entrepreneur.
This group of people are wearing uniforms with the same logo, and they are the businessmen and players of the Jinlu Group.
They looked at Lin Luo's figure as he walked up the stairs in confusion, with deep eyes.
…
Lin Luo came to a small conference room on the second floor.
The young man knocked on the door and then pushed open the meeting door.
Lin Luo saw many paunchy nobles. They wore high black hats on their heads, cigars in their mouths, monocles on their eyes, white gloves on their hands, dressed in leather shoes, and they were leaning on the sofa very comfortably.
superior.
Many people were laughing loudly and talking about something. When they saw Lin Luo and Wang Xiaoer coming in, the smiles on their faces suddenly froze.
"You...who are you?"
"It's a federal congressman!"
"Oh, my God! There are such young members of the Federation!"
These capitalists quickly put out their cigars, tried to straighten their bodies, looked at Lin Luo seriously and said:
"Congressman, what brings you here? We are all legal citizens."
"Yes, the construction of the auction house is progressing very quickly. It will probably be officially used tomorrow."
"Don't worry, after the auction house is built, we will send someone to report it."
The boss of the Central Auction House was about forty years old, with blond hair and looked very gentlemanly.
His expression seemed to be at ease, he picked up the coffee, took a sip and said:
"You are the hero who defeated the dragon, right? I have talked about you with Mr. Berrent. You are a talented archer with legendary potential... But a hero like you should practice. What are you doing here?
"
Ordinary NPCs might be scared by Lin Luo, but NPCs of his level are not afraid of Lin Luo at all.
Although Lin Luo is a congressman, he must abide by federal laws. He has not committed anything, so there is nothing to panic about.
Lin Luo said:
"I came here to make a deal with you."
The NPCs present immediately looked at each other and looked at the blond auction house owner. The NPC name above his head was Cyril.
Cyril smiled and said:
"According to federal law, merchants from our heroic city-state are prohibited from trading with combat adventurers like you. You know better than us."
Lin Luo nodded:
"Of course, so I was the one who proposed the deal, but he was the one who made the deal."
As he spoke, he patted Wang Xiaoer on the shoulder. The latter's eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly stood up.
"Yes, yes! I am a merchant player, you can trade with me!"
"oh?"
Cyril looked at Lin Luo in surprise:
"Then, dear Senator Adventurer, what do you want to trade with us?"
Lin Luo has actually thought about this before.
The construction of the auction house must be related to the merchant player. He is not a merchant player, but he can use Wang Xiaoer's help to intervene here. This is allowed by federal law.
Lin Luo just thought about it when he went upstairs.
Regardless of emotions or reasons, he must help Wang Xiaoer get more shares of the auction house.
Wang Xiaoer and the entire Longbao are his allies. In the future, when he establishes a legion, he will inevitably gather thousands of members, so he must have a stable businessman player as his ally.
There is a saying that before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first.
Since the legion has the function of launching wars, players will inevitably have to fight in the future, and to fight, they must have supplies.
Lin Luo almost suffered the loss of not having supplies before.
Now he learns from every experience and must take care of this aspect in advance.
So he just wanted to help Wang Xiaoer get the shares of the auction house. After all, the largest shareholder among merchant players has the most say, and he can also urgently scan goods from the auction house when there is a shortage of goods, so he has the highest priority.
If you need supplies for future wars, you can buy them from the auction house at a discounted price.
Lin Luo said:
"We are willing to invest enough funds to invest in the auction house, and I can add an additional commitment. These can all be signed through electronic contracts."
Cyril's eyes lit up and he said:
"What promise?"
Lin Luo said without hesitation:
"Mr. Cyril, I have decided to form my own legion. The strength of this legion is definitely the top in the Federation. I can unilaterally promise that if the auction house encounters danger and difficulties one day, my legion and I can provide help. It is empty words."
, you can sign the contract to prove it.”
Lin Luo's words made many fat-bellied businessmen frown.
Someone said:
"We are protected by federal law, how can we be in danger?"
"Yes, the heroic city-state is no longer the ancient Hermode it was before."
"We have strong allies, Demacia and Noxus are both our strong allies!"
Lin Luo looked at these guys and almost wanted to laugh out loud.
Sure enough, people can't learn any lessons from history. The King of Ashes is just the big boss of the previous version. This version is completely different. Who knows what enemies we will face in the future?
Without foresight, such a businessman is doomed to fail.
Only Cyril thought for a long time and suddenly looked at Lin Luo and said:
"Mr. Lin, this is what you said. We can give your friend more shares, but your commitment must be signed in a contract. And having said that, you still have to invest the corresponding funds, and not a penny less. You can
Do you agree?"
Lin Luo shouldn't worry about this. Wang Xiaoer must be responsible for the gold coins himself.
The latter immediately nodded excitedly and said:
"Okay, okay! Don't worry, I have no problem with money matters at all!"
After some discussion, Lin Luo took a relatively strong attitude and took 5% of the shares, which was simply unimaginable among the player community.
When going downstairs, Wang Xiaoer said to Lin Luo with admiration:
"Mr. Lin, I really admire you!"
Lin Luo said puzzledly:
"How to say?"
"I found that your attitude towards those NPCs is really tough. The key is that they have no temper at all."
Lin Luo smiled:
"This is the difference between a warrior and a businessman, and even if they have opinions, they won't let you notice. It seems that you still have a long way to go as a businessman."
While talking, Lin Luo and Wang Xiaoer mentioned electronic contracts again.
This contract is divided into two parts.
The first one was a contract between Wang Xiaoer and the auction house. Wang Xiaoer invested money to help build the auction house.
The other is a contract between Wang Xiaoer and himself. He helps him get 5% of the shares and needs to enjoy 2% of the profits. As a price, his future legion will have the responsibility to protect the Central Auction House and other
Security of npc shareholders.
The contract was quite reasonable, and Wang Xiaoer nodded and accepted it.
In this way, Lin Luo used Wang Xiaoer as a middleman to indirectly complete cooperation with the auction house, and the results were quite satisfactory.
"Okay, I still have things to do. After you draw up the contract, just show me a look and send it to me electronically."
