mtl008 Chapter 309 The First Branch
Chapter 309 The First Branch
October of the Xiuzhen calendar year.
Today is the opening day of Wang Qiye’s new store Yueyu Tower in Qinghufengfang Market.
Wang Qiye no longer dared to stand under the plaque to unveil the sign. He just hid in the corner and watched from afar.
This may be the trouble of all celebrities, with many supporters but also many haters. Wang Qiye felt that it would be better for Yueyulou not to leave his mark this year, so as to avoid constant trouble in the future.
So now Yueyu Tower is handed over to the head shopkeeper Ruyi to manage. At this moment, she is standing under the red silk at the door, welcoming everyone with a smile.
There were still crowds of people around. The monks of Lingxi Valley, who had experienced two waves of discount activities, heard that Yueyu Tower had opened a new store six months later, so how could they not come to support it?
The advertisement really received a lot of attention, and the whole street was crowded with monks. It was really a huge crowd, an unprecedented grand occasion. The lively scene was like a vivid painting, showing the vitality and charm of business in the world of cultivation.
After the two lion dancers finished their opening performance, a man and a woman slowly came on stage to perform. The man was wearing a black raven mask, which made him look mysterious, while the woman was not wearing a mask and looked quite decent and dignified. This is the "Black Crow Group" that has been very popular in the local area recently.
After Black Raven disappeared from the ring for a while, a large group of imitators suddenly emerged.
Since these people's strength is relatively limited, what they do is actually a true talisman performance.
As the most successful imitators of the black raven, the four combinations of "black crow", "black bird", "black sparrow" and "black goose" are the most famous.
Every night they receive enthusiastic invitations from third-level monks. These four groups stand on four different stages and perform wonderful talisman shows to open the show for these uncles in the third realm.
The reward was quite high. It was said that each group could get 30 Lingshi, which was 900 Lingshi a month. If two people were to share it equally, it would be the same as what Zhu Dachang could earn in three months of hard work in the demon land. The reward was really generous. Moreover, they could also appear on the stage of commercial performances during the day, thus earning more money.
Let’s not worry about how long this thing will remain popular, but at least for now, some people like to watch it.
This time, Wang Qiye really experienced what it meant to "slap myself in the face".
He was fully prepared to perform on stage, but seeing Lei Siyu's increasingly gloomy eyes, he finally gave up. Ruyi took out 50 spiritual stones and invited the "Black Crow" duo, whose name was most similar to Black Crow.
"Good morning, fellow brothers and sisters who have come to support us. Today, our Black Crow duo will perform a wonderful talisman drama for you." As they finished speaking, everyone's eyes quickly focused on the stage, waiting with great anticipation for this wonderful performance that was about to begin.
The Black Crows performed brilliantly on the stage. The man wore a black crow mask and was as agile as a cheetah, constantly dodging and evading. The woman looked focused and calm, and the talismans in her hands seemed to have spirits, activating one after another.
As the woman waved the first talisman, a brilliant light suddenly appeared, and then the flames bloomed like lotus flowers, and the hot breath instantly spread. Seeing this, the man did a beautiful backflip and just avoided the impact of the flames, causing the audience to exclaim. Their eyes followed the man's figure closely, cheering for his agility.
Without stopping, the woman sent out another talisman, this time a water curtain, pouring down like a waterfall. The man was like a nimble swallow, sliding sideways at the moment when the water curtain was about to fall. The thrilling scene made the audience's hearts rise to their throats. Then, the man took advantage of the situation to do a mid-air turn and landed steadily on the ground, which immediately caused thunderous applause.
Next, the woman kept changing her talismans, with wind blades whistling or lightning flashing. The man dodged them one by one with various difficult movements, sometimes jumping, sometimes rolling, and sometimes diving. Every successful dodge was met with warm applause and cheers from the audience. They seemed to be conquered by the man's bravery and the woman's magical talismans, immersed in this wonderful performance and unable to extricate themselves. The whole scene was very lively, and the opening of the new Yueyulou store was even more memorable because of the talisman performance of the Black Crow Band.
Ruyi pulled down the red silk at the right time and shouted: "The new store of Yueyu Tower is open!"
There was a bustling crowd, and many people flocked into Yueyu Tower to choose the things they wanted.
This time, Wang Qiye was full of confidence. As they had prepared enough goods in advance and carried out large-scale purchases, Yueyu Tower had already taken the initiative with upstream suppliers. Some upstream merchants who supplied talisman paper, formation materials, monster heart blood, talisman pens, etc., took the initiative to lower their prices, while others were forced to give discounts. In terms of material costs, they saved a lot every month.
At present, the normal selling price of a third-level talisman is 300 spiritual stones. After deducting the labor and material costs, selling one at half price would result in a loss of 10 spiritual stones in the past, but now one can make a net profit of 50 spiritual stones. The normal selling price of a third-level formation is 1000 spiritual stones. After deducting the cost, selling one would result in a loss of 50 spiritual stones in the past, but now it just breaks even.
What's gratifying is that during this year, a large amount of spirit stones were invested in Lei Siyu and Hu Mingyue, and they finally mastered the methods of making several talismans and formations, and were finally able to support a fourth-level business of a shop.
In addition to Yue, the shopkeeper who joined the Yueyu Tower the earliest, another fourth-level formation master has been recruited to manage three stores with Lei Siyu. In terms of talismans, the lineup is even more luxurious. Hu Qingyue recruited six beautiful ladies from nowhere, three of whom are fourth-level talisman masters and three are third-level talisman masters. Two of these beautiful ladies even strongly requested to take out a loan to work, which really surprised Wang Qiye. After careful inquiry, Wang Qiye found out that these people were all surnamed Hu, and he understood the reason.
When a shop is first established, there will be more or less family members to provide support and help. At present, these young ladies are really indispensable. Wang Qiye acquiesced to his cousin's willful behavior and kept them, but he would never dare to let them "borrow" to work. The talisman business of Yueyu Tower is considered to be surnamed Hu. Wang Qiye secretly speculated that if the Lei family prospers, it is estimated that the formation business will also be surnamed Lei.
I didn't expect that in just one year, an unintentional move at the beginning would actually lead to a successful business. In just one year, even the business of a fourth-level cultivator has become prosperous.
After six months, Black Crow returned to the stage after a long absence. This time, the talisman performance he brought once again caused a huge sensation, and the scene was shocking.
Especially this time when he returned, he completely let go of himself and showed his strength without reservation.
He used his extraordinary skills to hold several talismans and spells firmly on his head, and actually stacked them into the shape of a gourd without falling down. These were actually just some small tricks.
He used his spiritual power to perfectly wrap up the energy of the five talismans, and played with them on the ring as easily as throwing apples, appearing to be at ease and free.
Especially this time he came prepared, and with the help of Lingxi Yishan, he performed a thrilling and exciting transformation in the fierce collision of a pair of talismans and magic. This was truly a unique move. Although everyone knew that it was his Lingxi Yishan that was at work, they still watched it with great excitement.
Black Raven! Black Raven!
The crowd once again heard the heart-stirring shouts, one after another. People stared at the lone and proud figure, all of them deeply impressed by him. The entire ring square was once again ruled by the Black Raven.
Such a wonderful performance even attracted some third-level cultivators to come and watch. Unfortunately, due to various conditions, they could not personally participate in this lively event. They could only stare at the cute sisters jumping and dancing on the stage with envy.
After watching the performance of Black Crow, the imitators were also greatly inspired, their eyes flickered and their thoughts surged. I believe that the addition of these new things will surely make the audience's eyes light up and amazed.
I heard that in the arena squares of Qinglian Peak and Qinghu Peak, there have been a number of talisman performances recently. As long as new tricks can continue to emerge in this field, perhaps it will become a mainstream art in the future.
However, Yan Shaowei, who was known as the God of Killing in the Beef Candy Arena, also followed and, as always, ruthlessly ended his winning streak.
But even so, it still couldn't stop the fiery enthusiasm of those lovely junior sisters.
Some people were deeply regretful at this moment. They had actually used up all those precious talismans in the past six months. Fortunately, Yueyu Tower had started a discount activity again. They gritted their teeth and rushed to Yueyu Tower again for Black Raven without hesitation.
Wang Qiye smiled thoughtfully on the stage. The shelf life of the second-level talisman is six months, and the shelf life of the third-level talisman is one year. The reason why he chose to open another branch after six months was precisely for this purpose.
The talismans in the hands of the second-level cultivators have basically been used up, while those in the third-level cultivators probably still have some in stock. But now, as long as the second-level cultivators are plundered again, there are more than 50,000 second-level cultivators in the entire Lingxi Valley. As the saying goes, a large number of ants can kill an elephant.