In order to unite all the forces that could be united in Hanfeng City, Uncle Zhou really worked hard. In the arcane research meeting, in the shining main hall of the gathering, under the beautiful crystal chandelier, he was talking eloquently.
"The Harmony Chamber of Commerce does not exclude any trading partners. Anyone who joins or does not join the association can trade with us. However, in order to attract more people and expand the entire trading platform, we decided to introduce a membership system.
This ‘Pinduoduo’ membership system is entirely to save everyone money. Although we have a monthly membership fee of 50 gold coins, we can definitely allow every member to enjoy the convenience. First of all, we are planning to provide shopping subsidies.”
Zhou Qingfeng's voice was loud in the center of the venue, and Jason, who was staying at the edge of the venue, felt his face turn red. The latter had experienced similar scenes and knew that the higher the tone of the voice, the more coaxing this man was.
"As long as you spend 50 gold coins to join the membership, you can enjoy the discount of buying an order. If two people buy the same product together, we can give them a 10% discount.
A 20% discount for four people and a 30% discount for eight people. If you can find 16 people, we will give you a 50% discount. If you can find 32 people, that's great. We'll just charge the market price.
Take it away with a 30% discount.”
This 30% off discount is really amazing and can save a lot of money.
Everyone under the chandelier looked at each other, and they were all muttering in their hearts - wizards are such a proud group, and it is difficult for them to get through the door every day. It is not easy for them to cooperate to fight for orders.
But if there are huge discounts, the situation is different.
As the news spread, not only the low-level wizards and apprentices were determined to be tempted, but also the formal members of the wizarding group. The benefits involved were too great, forcing everyone to discuss and compromise with each other.
Zhou Qingfeng continued: "For certain in-demand commodities, the more people placing orders, the more priority they will have to purchase them. After all, many pharmaceuticals have limited production and cannot have unlimited supply.
In addition, our Harmony Chamber of Commerce also accepts sales from our members. Whatever goods you want to sell can be listed on our platform. You don’t have to find buyers yourself, and you can easily obtain a broader customer base.”
Hiss..., it's strange enough to put together an order. Sales agency is also a good new service.
Most wizards are not good at business, and any trading needs are usually only for a small group. They don't know where to buy what they want. What they want to sell, they can't find customers.
This naturally greatly restricts the circulation of goods.
Once Zhou Qingfeng creates an open and transparent sales platform, the situation will be greatly different.
"As long as you are a member, we will print out special product brochures and deliver them to your door every week, and give members corresponding discount coupons. You can use the discount coupons to reduce the price again when you join the order discount, ensuring that the more you try, the more satisfied you will be."
The discussion in the venue became louder and louder, and the wizards, who were usually extremely arrogant, became more enthusiastic, and everyone seemed very interested. Zhou Qingfeng slowly left the venue and pulled Rubio out to give a more detailed and careful explanation.
Jason led the way beside the main hall, opened a small door, and led Zhou Qingfeng into a corridor, "Victor, you are really a genius who confuses people. Did you learn this from the succubus?"
"Uh..., this seems to be my instinct."
"Next we are going to meet a few key people, and we need you to continue to use your eloquence. Those people are full of contradictions with each other, but if you can connect them together, your idea will be half successful."
Jason whispered a few words and opened another door next to the corridor. Behind the door was a quiet cubicle with a few comfortable tables and chairs, and a small interior salon had begun.
"This is Lord Rao, who studies the Department of Plasticity. This is Lord Piero of the Department of Change. This is Kent, the steward of the Minos family, who is responsible for industrial management. This person needs no introduction, Marbury
.Your Excellency Long Legs.”
Zhou Qingfeng came in with a smile, glanced around, and realized that the forces in the small Cold Wind City were complex. Everyone had interests and conflicts, and it was difficult to balance them.
Jason hosted the salon gathering, "Everyone, I am happy to introduce to you my friend Victor Hugo. He has proven his worth to us with his strength and hopes to become your friend."
Several people stood up to pay their respects and welcome Zhou Qingfeng's arrival.
After sitting down, Jason first pointed to Butler Kent of the Minos family and said: "Your Excellency Hugo's Harmony Chamber of Commerce has developed rapidly, but Mr. Kent has some doubts."
Kent is a middle-aged man, a representative of the merchants in Cold Wind City, and is both a partner and competitor with the Harmony Chamber of Commerce.
Jason pointed his finger, and the other party immediately asked: "Sir Hugo, you are using membership to accumulate customers, which is not very friendly to our other merchants. People in the city have traded with you, what should we do?"
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Businessmen hate competition, and this problem is a dead end.
The 'Harmony Chamber of Commerce' can spend thousands of gold coins on potions at once for promotion, and can also offer crazy discounts to attract customers. Even the merchants in Cold Wind City will not be able to compete with him for this financial resources.
Under normal circumstances, the merchants in the city would be crushed by this change in business model and would be unable to fight back. However, the influence of merchants is very wide, and there are powerful people at all levels standing behind them. Zhou Qingfeng cannot kill them all.
"It's very simple, we can exchange interests." Zhou Qingfeng gently moved his left and right index fingers in front of his chest, "Hanfeng City is not only the urban market, but also includes hundreds of thousands of people in the surrounding area.
My ironware, medicines, and specialties are not sold in the surrounding area and are supplied to all my friends at low prices. You can use your own sales network to sell to external parties and make up for it through this."
Harmony Village couldn't even take over Hanfeng City, and was powerless against surrounding towns. Zhou Qingfeng exchanged meat that he couldn't eat, and used his opponents to sell his products.
Kent wanted to shake his head when he heard this, but Zhou Qingfeng continued: "The number of iron tools shipped from Harmony Village to Cold Wind City every day will soon exceed a thousand pieces. Including farm tools, weapons, and armor. This is our largest sales volume at present."
"A thousand pieces a day?" Kent was shocked.
"Yes."
"But your ironware is very expensive in the city."
"For friends, I can give you a 20% discount."
"Two percent off? Your current price of two silver coins a hammer is only five copper coins?"
"Yes."
After receiving Zhou Qingfeng's affirmation, Kent was immediately shaken.
Ordinary merchants cannot get involved in things like potions. They are all bought and sold by wizards themselves. However, goods such as ironware are available to the public, and the profit is no less than that of potions.
Zhou Qingfeng continued: "I am also willing to underwrite the goods you transport from various places. Needless to say, grain, cloth and the like. I need wood and ore. How much you have, I want."
The iron-making furnace in Harmony Village is being improved in the second phase, and the demand for ore has increased significantly. The woodworking machine tools have been updated with Arcee's intervention, and the processing capacity has increased dramatically. Even if you sell it cheaply, you can still make money.
Zhou Qingfeng had previously thought about transporting wood from other worlds to the real world to sell. But he found that the production efficiency in other worlds was too low, and he couldn't get much raw materials at all.
Nantou Township is so poor that just using a chain saw to cut wood is much more efficient than Zhou Qingfeng's villagers. So no matter how hard the merchants of Hanfeng City work, they can't satisfy his appetite.
Faced with such an almost unlimited market, the city's merchants had no reason to choose to fight. As a representative of the merchants, Kent was silent. He did not express his position immediately, but at least he would not stand in the way for the time being.