Nanali was startled when Fres suddenly jumped up. On the contrary, Fang Zheng and Nymph remained calm. The former had participated in countless similar business negotiations, while the latter simply did not care about these minor troubles - in her opinion, the master would definitely be able to handle it.
"Mr. Ezio, we cannot accept this. You should understand that if we purchase the blueprints for these two inventions, we will have to organize people to conduct experiments and then manufacture them, which will waste a lot of money and time."
What Fress was talking about was actually a common problem both on Earth and in other worlds, that is, the factoryization of technology. The technology from the laboratory and the steps are completely different from those in the factory. Similarly, if the technology from the alchemy workshop is to be mass-produced, it is naturally impossible for the alchemist to work hard alone. Although each faction has hired some idle alchemists who do not have a workshop, it is obviously impossible for these people to be used for mass production.
It's like you can't have a group of designers go to a factory and make a car.
The car production line is pretty much the same.
"I already have a complete production process on hand. I will give it to you after the agreement is signed."
Fres had his own reasons, but that didn't mean Fang Zheng would listen to him. The processing of greenhouses and slime fertilizers was very simple. It was not difficult to come up with a set of them by referring to the production process on Earth. Of course, due to the different development of civilizations, Fang Zheng also used his brain.
“Forty percent is still too high.”
Hearing that the other party has perfect "after-sales service", Fress was relieved. Many alchemists only care about making things, and often they don't even care about how to make these things faster. Therefore, those chambers of commerce often spend a lot of time and money on this. Of course, if you are lucky enough to be able to mass produce, it would be great. If you spend a lot of effort and find that you can't mass produce or the cost is too high, then... hehe.
"You know, if we sign the agreement, our Northern Chamber of Commerce will be attacked by many forces and may even suffer certain losses..."
"This is your own business."
Nanali, who had never participated in a business negotiation, felt a little soft-hearted when she saw Fres' pitiful appearance. However, Fang Zheng, who had participated in countless business negotiations and had experienced many battles, would obviously not be shaken by crocodile tears. In business negotiations, those who have skills and creativity are the bosses, and the bosses are used to do whatever they want. Don't say I want 40%, I just want you to take off your clothes and dance in front of everyone, and you have to bear it.
Besides, all businessmen are dishonest. If you can trust 50% of a businessman’s words, he is considered honest.
On the contrary, I made a 40% request, but the other party did not leave immediately, which in itself is enough to illustrate their attitude.
Freis talked to Fang Zheng for a while, but to no avail, he had no choice but to say goodbye and leave. After watching Freis's ball-like figure disappear, Nanali, who had been sitting next to Fang Zheng, spoke uneasily.
"Mr. Ezio, aren't you going too far? I think Mr. Freys is a good guy... you want 40%... isn't that too much?"
Although Nanali was a pure alchemist who knew little about economics, she understood what Fang Zheng and Fress meant when they talked. Fang Zheng's request was that his alchemy workshop obtain 40% of the revenue from the sale of greenhouses and slime fertilizers by the Northland Chamber of Commerce every year.
This is a considerable sum of money.
In the main world, the relationship between the Chamber of Commerce and the Alchemist Association is a bit like the branches and the trunk. The Alchemist Association is also like a platform organization like Taobao. The Chamber of Commerce is naturally the Taobao store owner who opened a store on the platform. Of course, there are individuals and groups, depending on the scale. For example, the workshop opened by Nanali herself is a personal Taobao store. And the Northland Chamber of Commerce is a large group chain store.
When Fress complained to Fang Zheng before, he also made a rough estimate. This 40% might add up to millions of gold coins.
When Nanali heard this number, she was completely stunned.
She could not imagine that she could get so much money just by casually processing the slime's skin and body fluids and adding a fine wooden support. It was like a dream.
To be honest, if Fang Zheng had not said that he would take the lead before this, Nanali might have agreed. She felt that so much money was too unsafe. She didn't want tens of millions - no, she didn't want even millions. Just give me a few thousand gold coins. These slimes are not worth anything. How can they be exchanged for so many gold coins? !
So when Fres left, Nanali looked at Fang Zheng with mixed feelings. She also felt that Fang Zheng was simply robbing her...
"Forty percent is not much at all. Don't think he is crying poor. This is also the basic skill of a businessman. In fact, if he really thinks it is too much, he will just turn around and leave. But he still sat down. Guess why?"
"this……"
Facing Fang Zheng's question, Nanali was stunned for a long time before she reacted.
"Because he can make money?"
"Of course, if he couldn't make money, he wouldn't discuss it with me. Of course, we both know that I can't ask for 40%, and he can't give 40% either, but I made this request to give him room to bargain, and also to tell him that my request would not be too low. For both of us, it's not a question of losing money, it's just a question of how much we can make."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng looked at Nanali with a smile.
"You may think that this thing is worthless, but you should know what it can bring to farmers. These are valuable, and very valuable. You should know that what we sell is not raw materials, but things that can truly change the world... If you create a magic weapon, how much would you sell it for?"
"Of course it's very valuable..."
Nanali is just innocent, but not really stupid. Alchemists have also created artifacts before, which is why they can compete with mages. And the artifacts created by alchemists are priceless.
But...is there a magic weapon made of slime leather?
"Divine tools are to be used, not worshipped. You have to know that these things can not only improve the lives of countless people, but also allow those who cannot afford to eat to be able to afford to eat... Even divine tools cannot do this."
"I see. I understand."
Under Fang Zheng's guidance, Nanali nodded obediently. Although she didn't quite understand it yet, she knew that her idea was totally wrong.
Looking at Nanali's reaction, Fang Zheng sighed in his heart. In order to keep his identity secret, he did not sign any agreement with Nanali, because the signing of agreements in the main world requires star mark certification, and once certified, he will inevitably be exposed. So for now, this alchemy workshop still belongs to Nanali, which means that only she has the final right to sign the agreement.
Originally, Fang Zheng thought that there was still a future for Nanali to be trained, but now it seems that she is more like a full-time researcher and is not good at external communication and negotiation. If Fang Zheng was not here, if Nanali developed this greenhouse alone, I am afraid that Fres could trick her away with 500 gold coins and make Nanali willing to work for him.
Fang Zheng wanted to find someone who was responsible for negotiations. He had a good impression of the girl named Kuliya, who was generous and confident, and had a good family background. However, she was currently working in the Alchemist Association, so Fang Zheng didn't know if he could recruit her... But it was always right to try.
Kulia's reaction was beyond Fang Zheng's expectations. After Fang Zheng invited her, Kulia readily agreed. She was also very clear about Nanali's character. After hearing Fang Zheng say that her friend was almost fooled into selling the greenhouse and slime fertilizer technology for a few thousand gold coins, Kulia was also sweating and almost couldn't recover. As a staff member of the Alchemist Association, she knew the value of an alchemical invention better than anyone else. If Nanali really sold these things for a few thousand gold coins, it would be better to give them to their association for internal adjustment.
Because of this, Kulia chose to join without hesitation. Although she felt that Fang Zheng was not a bad person, she was always worried that her friend would be cheated away. Now there was an opportunity to keep an eye on it, and Kulia would definitely not let it go.
The most important thing is that she can work with Fang Zheng, and just looking at handsome guys every day is enough to make up for the small loss of Kulia.
During this period, Fang Zheng also took Kulia to receive representatives from various chambers of commerce who came to the workshop to discuss business. Fress was smart, and the others were not stupid. Fang Zheng had no intention of expanding production. It was obvious that he was using these things to prove the effectiveness of the technology. Therefore, purchasing these two technologies was naturally very important to them.
The result was similar to what Fang Zheng had expected. The more powerful first-tier chambers of commerce had no interest in Fang Zheng's proposal and even used their influence to try to pressure Fang Zheng to lower the price. The second-tier chambers of commerce, like Freiss, wanted to fight back, but they were either worried that they could not resist the pressure from the first-tier "transnational chambers of commerce" or they thought Fang Zheng's demands were too high and planned to bargain further.
But no matter what, the number of people eager to obtain these two alchemical technologies is naturally increasing.
Finally, Fres couldn't hold back any longer and came again.