If two guys go out to sell scallion tendon pancakes and hand pancakes, let them bring a stack of flyers with them and distribute the flyers while selling pancakes.
Then the news will definitely spread throughout Kaifeng Mansion in a very short period of time.
As for the content written on the flyers sent, Wu Zhi had already thought about it:
Three months later, our store will organize a new style of ball competition.
All contestants are required to pay two hundred copper coins.
This time the participants, each team must have eleven people, and all must abide by the new rules of the ball game.
For detailed competition rules, please visit Wu’s Cake Shop for consultation.
Anyone who ranks in this competition will be rewarded according to the following rankings.
First place: Reward of silver, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight taels.
Second place: Reward of silver, one thousand two hundred taels.
Third place: Reward of silver, eight hundred and eighty-eight taels.
If those who do not place in this competition can receive a consolation prize:
Two pieces of hand cake worth one hundred copper coins.
For details, please inquire in store.
At the same time, Wu Zhi hired two more clerks to receive and consult the people.
When these flyers were distributed to the diners, they immediately aroused considerable response.
For a while, almost everyone on the street was discussing this matter.
Within a few days, several of the thresholds of Wu's Cake Shop were broken by kicks.
Almost all of the people who come into the store are asking about the details of the new ball game.
At the same time, it also boosted the sales of pasta in the store.
The occurrence of this situation is actually inevitable.
You must know that in the Song Dynasty during this period, the Cuju culture was already very strong.
There are often groups of people gathering together to play a game.
At this time, when I heard that a store in the city actually held such a competition, I was immediately attracted to it.
Besides, the registration fee of 200 yuan may still be hesitant for people in remote areas.
But for the people who grew up in Kaifeng City, it was not worth mentioning at all.
Besides, even if you don't get ranked, you can still get a consolation prize.
The value of the consolation prize is also one hundred copper coins.
In this way, it is equivalent to spending only one hundred copper coins and having a chance to win one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight taels!
You know, the exchange ratio of silver to copper coins at this time was only 1:1000.
If you really get the first prize after the game.
That’s a full profit of eighteen thousand eight hundred and eighty times!
With such a huge impact of interests and the dual stimulation of their usual hobbies, it is difficult to imagine how enthusiastic this group of people would be to participate!
At this moment, Wu Zhi was standing outside the door, looking at the extremely hot scene in the store.
Seeing it, the two newly hired guys by Wu Zhi were about to be lost in the crowd.
Suddenly, I felt confident that I would definitely make money!
He first went to the street and found a shop selling juju balls.
Later, I learned the address of the production workshop from the shop's mouth.
Then, Wu Zhi took a pre-drawn drawing and went to the workshop where the ball was made.
Let him make a new style of kicking ball according to the standards of modern football.
The owner of this jubilee workshop is named Ma Shengli.
He is about 1.7 meters tall and in his forties.
The wrinkled face shows the color of weather.
The look on his face is filled with the rigorous craftsmanship attitude of an experienced craftsman.
The craft of making juballs has been passed down from previous generations.
But even so, looking at this nondescript thing on the paper, Ma Shengli's heart was filled with excitement.
I couldn’t help but secretly wonder, can this thing be made?
But just when he was hesitant, a bright piece of silver appeared in front of him.
"Master, I know you have never seen this kind of ball before."
"But I believe that for the sake of this thing, you can definitely make it as quickly as possible, right?"
Ma Shengli smiled and pocketed the money Wu Zhi handed over.
Then, he ordered the apprentices around him to start making the strange-looking ball in front of him.
After all, the production process is a bit more complicated, and the production time is much longer than other Ju balls of this era.
After waiting for nearly three hours, the football that Wu Zhi had been thinking about finally appeared in his hands.
Later, Wu Zhi asked Ma Shengli to paint the ball in black and white colors according to the style of modern football.
At this point, a modern football appeared in Wu Zhi's hands.
He patted the ground a few times with his hand and felt that the elasticity was pretty good.
So he took out some silver coins from his arms and handed them to Ma Shengli, while also saying this to him.
"Master, how much can you earn in a month from this small workshop?"
Although Ma Shengli didn't understand why the man in front of him asked this, but for the sake of Yinzi, he no longer concealed it.
"Nowadays, there are many businessmen doing this business, and my business here is really not that good."
"If you can earn three or four taels of silver a month, it's considered pretty good."
After Wu Zhi heard this, he pondered for a while.
"I will give you four hundred taels now to buy your small workshop."
"At the same time, we also hire you and your apprentices to be the assistants in this store. What do you think?"
Ma Shengli was stunned for a long time.
Because he has never seen so many silver coins since he took over this small workshop.
When I suddenly heard this number, I felt that my heart almost stopped beating.
"You, you, this official, are you trying to trick me?"
Wu Zhi shook his head and smiled.
"What did you do to lie to me?
If you agree, then follow me to the shop to get some silver."
Ma Shengli nodded repeatedly, and then followed Wu Zhi to the back hall of Wu's Cake Shop.
When Ma Shengli held the four hundred taels of silver in his hands, he looked so excited that he almost took it away.
And Wu Zhi's request to him was also very simple.
That is, during this period of time, we must purchase soft leather for making juball balls in large quantities.
The purchased soft leather will be divided into three to five grades according to its color and quality.
Then these graded soft leathers are made into today's style of ball.
The more the better, the more the better.
As for their wages, they are also tied to these made balls.
The more you do, the more you earn.
At this moment, Ma Shengli is completely obedient to Wu Zhi's words.
After remembering the details clearly, he ran back to summon his apprentices to work.
Later, Wu Zhi used the same routine to acquire several low-cost shops and workshops.
These include:
Blacksmith shop: Used to make goals.
Shoemaking shop: Used to make non-slip sneakers.
Paint Shop: Used to make paint for marking the field.