Chapter 391 Bargaining
Qin Ran ate something deliciously, and then followed Elder Sun to the place where the elixirs were stored.
Yesterday we talked about idle talk and nothing serious, but today we have to formally talk about purchasing the elixir.
Qin Ran and Elder Sun walked side by side. As they walked, he suddenly sighed: "Feiyan is gone, I'm really not used to it."
"Yes, such a beautiful girl." Elder Sun followed his words.
Elder Sun knew that Qin Ran had killed Feng Feiyan, so Qin Ran was not used to it. He knew that Qin Ran said this just to cheer him up, what was important was what he was about to say.
"Feiyan used to do all the purchasing lists and accounts, but now I have to do it myself..." Qin Ran said, "I didn't realize the difficulty until I got started."
Although he knew that in this situation, a person like Qin Ran would not believe a word he said, but when he heard what Qin Ran said, Elder Sun was still a little secretly happy. Because he knows that accounting is difficult, it means that Kieran may not be good at it, which also means that he will still have to do it in the future...
"This matter is indeed difficult..." Elder Sun nodded, but pretended to ask Qin Ran, "But don't you have this little friend Yan? Doesn't he know how to do it?"
"Alas!" Qin Ran shook his head and sighed, "Stop it, he doesn't understand it better than me, so he has to learn everything from scratch."
When Yan Yi heard this, he lowered his head in shame.
Elder Sun was delighted and said with a smile: "It's difficult, but it's okay to learn slowly. However, the good thing is that you all come to us to purchase. Our two families have been friends for hundreds of years and have established a routine, but we will not be in debt." You guys can do the accounting too.”
"Of course I trust Elder Sun." Qin Ran nodded, but then he frowned, "It's just that some things are really tricky. As a novice, I always make mistakes. For example, some medicinal materials are different throughout the year because of the different seasons. Depending on the ripening season, there will be four or even twelve different price points. This will lead to different price points for elixirs of the same quality. "
After hearing this, Elder Sun slowly came to his senses and realized that Qin Ran was indeed not an easy sell.
Without going into too much detail, let’s just say that he has been in charge of Daojian Sect’s elixirs for hundreds of years, and he has never said which elixir will be sold at four price points a year... Qin Ran hid a knife in his words.
But he was also an old fox and knew that these words could not be answered forcefully, so he only said: "Elder Qin does not need to worry about this. Our Zhishen Valley has a large reserve of medicinal materials, which is enough to ensure that the price of each elixir becomes stable. It will change with the external changes, and we always give you the most conscientious price."
However, Elder Sun didn't know that Qin Ran was heartbroken over how much Dao Jian Sect spent on elixirs in Zhishen Valley every year, and he had already made up his mind to lower the price no matter what he said today.
So before Elder Sun finished speaking, he had already taken out the account book, forced to explain the matter, opened the account book, pointed to a medicine and said to Elder Sun:
"For example, this Tianxin grass, although it is a second-grade elixir, still follows the four seasons of the weather. It grows in spring and withers in autumn. Therefore, in spring and summer, the price of Tianxin grass is one tael for four spiritual stones, but In winter, the price of Tianxincao soared to one or two for seven spiritual stones.
"Tianxincao is an indispensable herb for refining Qi Gathering Pills, so the price of Qi Gathering Pills is also different between winter and summer. In summer, it only costs eighteen spiritual stones, but in winter, it has been sold for twenty-one spiritual stones."
Qin Ran's words confused Elder Sun's disciple, and he couldn't help but ask: "But it's winter now? The average price of our Qi Gathering Pills we sold you was only twenty, and you still made a profit!"
His conversation made Qin Ran nod and laugh, and turned around to say to him: "Yes, yes, that's what I mean. Now each Qi Gathering Pill has been sold for twenty-one spirit stones. You guys... The ginseng grains are only sold for twenty spirit stones, and you have suffered a loss. I can’t bear to let you lose money due to our good relationship.”
The disciple couldn't help but feel proud. He was about to say a few more words, but suddenly he saw his master staring at him sinisterly. He couldn't help but be shocked, and he couldn't say anything when it came to his mouth.
"Hey... if you lose, you will lose!" After stopping his apprentice from talking nonsense, Elder Sun quickly smiled at Qin Ran and said, "We have been good friends for hundreds of years, so there is no need to talk about outsiders."
"There is a saying in my hometown that brothers settle accounts openly. Such matters involving property cannot be ignored." Qin Ran said seriously. He could not speak before Elder Sun, and pointed to another medicinal material, "Elder, look , this is Ningbai fruit. It blooms in spring and bears fruit in autumn, so this fruit also has two characteristics: winter and summer.
“When the summer is young, you can sell ten spiritual stones for one pound; when the winter is long, you can’t sell ten spiritual stones for one pound.
"Ningbaiguo is an important medicinal material for refining the Barrier-Breaking Pill, which affects the price of the Barrier-Breaking Pill. It is rumored..."
The more Qin Ran talked, the uglier Elder Sun's face became. When Qin Ran mentioned the price, he could already feel the frost around him.
"It is said that the barrier breaking pill can be sold for two hundred spirit stones in the summer, but in winter..." Qin Ran ignored Elder Sun and said to himself, "In winter, it should be sold for one hundred spirit stones." ”
"One hundred spirit stones?!" The disciple couldn't help but screamed again, snorting coldly, "Are you talking in your sleep?"
Regardless of whether it is winter or summer, the price Daojianmen pays for a low-grade barrier-breaking pill from Zhishen Valley is two hundred spirit stones, which has not changed for many years. If the price is different in spring and summer, how much less will they make?
"Young man, please don't panic..." Qin Ran comforted him with a smile, "I am just telling the truth based on market research."
Well, young man, Elder Sun's disciples are at least a hundred years old.
"Elder Sun, look, there is also this iceberg snow lotus..."
Qin Ran was still preparing to introduce some medicinal materials that have different prices in winter and summer, or have been reduced in price recently for various reasons, but Elder Sun suddenly reached out and pressed on his account book.
Elder Sun's face was extremely ugly, because if Qin Ran continued to say this, he would lose more than one million spirit stones this time.
There were bloodshot in his eyes, staring at Qin Ran and said, "Tell me a number."
"We..." Qin Ran pretended not to understand and continued, "Let's go by the standard."
"80% off!" Elder Sun gritted his teeth.
"Elder Sun, you are looking at a blood python slough..."
"60% off!"
Qin Ran took the account book and nodded, "Deal."
In fact, he didn't dare to force too much. After all, Zhishen Valley had a monopoly on elixirs. If he was really forced, he would be dumbfounded if he didn't sell elixirs to him. He stopped while he was ahead.
Besides... he knew the threshold principle very well. If he could get a 40% discount this time, he could get a 50% discount next time. And the next time, everyone would follow the standard market rules...
"Huh!" Elder Sun breathed a sigh of relief.