Chapter 107
Gu Xiao stopped gossiping and asked, "Boss, are you talking about the new business that has just opened on the commercial street?"
She recalled.
When she passed by to eat yesterday, she did see a lot of burly guys going in and out of the store, and they didn't look like good people from their appearance.
She suddenly became uneasy.
"Are you worried that they will set prices arbitrarily, drive up the market price, and affect the reputation of the hot springs?" Gu Xiao's voice became louder and louder, with a look of horror on his face.
Shu Mo slowly shook his head, "No, it's scarier than that."
Considering the quality of the materials, she wouldn't think it was that serious even if the price was sky-high.
What's even more terrifying is that some precious materials worth thousands of points were sold for the price of two bags of melon seeds...
Then she would really have a heart attack.
If an ordinary player were to pick up a bunch of rare materials and then sell them at high prices in other towns, even the trading environment of the nearby market would be destroyed.
Hearing Shu Mo's words, Gu Xiao took a breath and didn't know what was going on in his mind.
"No more talking. I'll go check out the situation." Shu Mo patted her shoulder.
Gu Xiao said quickly: "Go quickly."
She looked at Shu Mo's hurriedly leaving back and sighed, "It's not easy for the boss either."
With the addition of businesses that have settled in the commercial street, the staff composition of Nuannuan Hot Spring is becoming more and more complex. Among them are even some elite players who have given up leveling up in pursuit of stable jobs and benefits. The employees and merchants were a mixed bunch, and Gu Xiao had only met many of them once before. She couldn't even remember their faces and names.
But those people were different. When they saw Gu Xiao, most of them would stop and say hello.
As one of the first employees hired, and as she has been in charge of the important post of the front desk of the main building, most people know her and some even call her senior.
Gu Xiao had never been taken seriously by so many players who were older and higher level than her in her life.
She was feeling overwhelmed at the beginning, but now she has finally gotten used to it. She also takes the initiative to help juniors familiarize themselves with the process and provide guidance on their work, thus reducing Shu Mo's workload.
Because Wenquan has good working benefits and a great environment, and Shumo doesn't do any performance appraisals, the employees have little work pressure and the atmosphere is naturally harmonious.
So "things like this" are really rare.
Gu Xiao sighed and planned to wait until dinner time to ask Shu Mo about the result.
Suddenly a light screen popped up in front of her. She took a look at it, turned around and knocked on the door of the staff lounge at the back. "Aunt Liu, room 307 needs help changing the bedding. Could you please come over..."
The slacking time is over and Gu Xiao returns to his busy work.
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On the other side, the monster ran into the store.
The saleslady finally asked, "How much do you think is appropriate?"
Tian Min was stunned for a moment, then pointed at herself uncertainly, "Me?"
Did she hear correctly that the clerk asked the customer for pricing advice?
Didn't they even think about how much they would sell the product for when they put it on the shelves? What kind of makeshift team is this?
But the salesgirl just said "Hmm!" at this moment, her eyes were extremely clear.
This made Tian Min start to doubt herself.
This couldn't be a trap.
...Is he testing her sincerity in buying?
Tian Min couldn't help but think deeply.
That’s right. If the owner of this store really didn’t know the value of the essence of plants, he would never have discovered it near the herb field in the first place and brought back such an inconspicuous stone and put it in the store.
She must not offer a ridiculously low price.
Besides, there are so many seemingly ordinary items in this store. They just knocked over a stone and opened it, and it turned out to be the essence of plants. What about other things? Could they also have hidden secrets?
Thinking of this, Tian Min's expression changed as he looked around. After the surprise, a gleam appeared in his eyes.
In any case, a shop owner who can casually display things worth thousands of points is definitely not an ordinary person.
If you offend such players for the sake of temporary gain, you will definitely suffer in the future.
And maybe she will come to the store often in the future.
Tian Min's brain was working rapidly.
In just a short moment, many thoughts flashed through her mind. She never expected that she had already reached the eighth floor, but the clerk in front of her was still in the basement.
——She really doesn’t know how to set the price.
When Shu Mo recharged for them the day before yesterday, he referred to the mall's recycling price. These monsters would agree to whatever price Shu Mo asked for, which was very convenient.
After all, to them, it makes no difference whether this small pile of drops comes from S-level monsters or top-level A-level monsters - they can all be dealt with with a slap anyway.
Besides, this plant essence is very useful to players, but it has no effect on monsters, and they generally won't actively search for it.
It was this one. It was said that the monster that was stored here threw it into the storage space and forgot about it for several years. It was not until yesterday when I was looking for materials to sell that I accidentally found it in a corner.
The fact that it is treated so nonchalantly shows how much this thing is worth in their eyes.
It can be said that the systems used by monsters and players to measure the value of an item are completely different.
Now that Shu Mo is gone, the shop assistant is completely at a loss.
Ying Liang stood aside, looking at his girlfriend who was brainstorming crazily on the left, and then looking at the naive shop assistant on the right, and felt that even their styles were different.
The brain circuit is a century behind.
After thinking for a long time, Tian Min decided to be safe. He first proposed a price that was easy to bargain with and showed his sincerity, and then slowly negotiated.
She really wanted to get this herbal essence. Even if it wasn't made into medicine, it would maintain its value forever in the gaming world and was as precious as gold. What’s even more rare is that it is of great use to both ordinary players and elite players, and will definitely appreciate in value in the future.
You can't afford to suffer a loss, and you can't afford to be cheated.
She made up her mind and asked carefully, "If I bid...what do you think of 3,000 points?"
Tian Min had already prepared her next bargaining move in her mind.
In her opinion, if the final transaction price can be around 4000-4300 points, it will be a very good deal.
When bargaining, naturally you will give a lower price at the beginning.
But unexpectedly, the salesgirl was stunned.
Tian Min was a little nervous for a moment, "Do you think it's too little?"
She quickly added, "I really want it! Otherwise..."
How about adding another 500 points? No, 800 points?
"No problem, deal!" The salesgirl suddenly grabbed her hand and said excitedly.
Tian Min: “?”
Did she just speak her mind?
Tian Min: "What was the price at which the deal was made..."
"It's only 3,000 points." The saleslady tilted her head, "Or do you think it's too much?"
"Not much, not much, just like that." Tian Min shook his head frantically.
She would feel embarrassed if it was any lower.
The saleslady showed a delighted expression on her face, "You are so nice!"
She looked around and said, "You are my first customer. How about I give you a little gift? What do you think of melon seeds?"
She led Tian Min all the way to the counter, but Tian Min refused repeatedly, "No, really."
"Oh, you're so enthusiastic."
"How can this be possible?"
Tian Min was almost moved to tears by the shop assistant's enthusiasm.
Isn’t she too nice? Or should I add another two hundred to help her increase her performance?
Ying Liang behind him: "..."
The customer felt embarrassed because the price was too low and even thought about increasing the price, but the clerk was so happy that he even gave him a small gift... This scene was too magical.
Is this store really okay?
Will it go bankrupt if it continues to operate like this?
After going around in circles, Ying Liang is still worried about the same problem.
And now the worry is more real.
The three of them walked to the cashier counter, and the clerk motioned for Tian Min to wait a moment and then she started to handle it herself.
The stores of the merchants are different from the stores under Shu Mo's own name, because some stores may be jointly opened by several people, so she added a new option that allows the store owner to set whether the money is transferred directly to the boss's personal account after checkout, or temporarily kept in the store's account and transferred later.
The Monster Run Store adopts the latter method, so that the money can be transferred to the personal stored value cards of different monsters after daily settlement, which is very convenient.
After payment was completed, the salesgirl picked up the colorful wrapping paper next to it and used it to wrap the herbal essence.
"Please keep your merchandise."
Tian Min held the stone, whose original shape could no longer be seen, and felt dizzy.
It feels like walking on clouds, it feels so unreal.
She got this herbal essence for 3,000 points?
This was even much lower than the lowest transaction price she expected.
Walking to the door of the store, Tian Min took another look at the store.
It was still decorated in the same shabby style, and its furnishings were still as messy as a warehouse, but the image it presented in her eyes was completely different.
This is not a warehouse, it is clearly a treasure house.
Tian Min couldn't help but ask: "Well, can I continue shopping?"
"Of course." The salesgirl was a little surprised, then readily agreed.
Tian Min thanked him several times and then pulled Ying Liang in.
She thought hopefully that if she could pick up some more bargains here, she would really make a fortune today.
…
When Shu Mo arrived, he saw a young couple struggling to move between the crowded shelves, avoiding the unknown hidden weapons that occasionally hung from overhead, and occasionally having to lift their feet to step over obstacles that suddenly appeared below.
The journey was as difficult as adventuring in a jungle filled with traps.
Shu Mo paused and sweated.
It seems that she forgot to teach more than just pricing methods.
However, after walking around for a long time, Tian Min and Ying Liang were unable to find a second treasure that was comparable to the essence of plants and trees.
The main reason is that most of the things here come from areas inhabited by super S-level monsters that have not been explored by humans. Many of them are not hidden as deeply as the essences of plants and trees, and even if they are placed in front of them in their original form, they may not recognize them.
This greatly increases the difficulty of treasure hunting.
In fact, if the shop assistant hadn’t introduced them to them, they might not even be able to recognize the essences of plants.
They couldn't just pry open the goods and look inside like she did, so they could only knock on them carefully, hold them up to the light, wipe off the dust, and use methods that were common in the past world to "appraise the treasure."
"I didn't expect this is a job that tests one's eyesight." Tian Min shook his head.
She looked through two more items without giving up, but still couldn't find anything special about them, so she had to give up with regret.
"Maybe I'm not meant to be with other babies."
Ying Liang comforted her, "At least we got the essence of plants, right?"
"Yeah." Tian Min cheered up.
She pulled her boyfriend away from the shelf and walked to the door, smiling and nodding at Shu Mo who was standing at the front desk.
Shu Mo responded with a greeting, and waited for the two customers to leave before looking at the clerk again and speaking earnestly, "...Listen to me, the first thing a qualified store must do is to set reasonable prices. The price can't be too high, but it can't be too low either."
"Oh oh." The shop assistant listened attentively.
Shu Mo nodded in satisfaction, looked back at the messy goods in the store, and choked again, "But how many items did you put in..."
She opened the store's business panel.
The number of items on the shelves clearly shows 1,124.
Shu Mo: “?!!”
Why are there so many? ?
If I have to read them one by one, I'm afraid it will take me a week to finish them, right?
As he was speaking, another elite monster came in from the door.
Shu Mo watched him take out a bunch of things from the storage space and start to operate them one by one and put them on the shelves.
The number of products has been updated, with 36 more items.
Shumo is down.
The monster noticed Shu Mo's gaze before leaving and stopped.
The two "people" looked at each other. He thought for a moment, and seemed to realize belatedly that he should explain to the innkeeper, "Oh, I went home overnight yesterday. My cousin heard that we opened a running shop here, and asked me to sell some things..."
Shu Mo: “…”
Do you really use this place as a warehouse? ?
Not only can you save storage space, but you can also sell points to exchange for food. Is it the best of both worlds?
She was speechless for a moment, and the super S-level monster waved goodbye and left.
With their strength and movement speed, they can move freely across the map. The news about monsters going to shops will probably spread throughout the map in no time.
And if every aunt and uncle of an elite monster sent their junk to the store, Shu Mo estimated that this store would soon have no place to stay...
The shop assistant at the side blushed and said embarrassedly: "Hey, everyone heard that the things in the storage space can be sold for money, and they are very excited. Many people have emptied their savings."
Shu Mo came back to his senses, "...I have a question, when you put the goods on the shelf, have you ever measured their value?"
Saleslady: “Uh.”
Shu Mo: "…………I understand what you mean."
so……
In the future, when players come to the store and take items from the shelves to examine them carefully and ponder their value, among them there may be dusty ores or rag mats that a monster has been sleeping on for ten years, right?
How to price this!
Shu Mo collapsed.
Moreover, with such large quantities, it is impossible for her to help put them into the store one by one to measure the prices. That would be too energy-consuming.
We can't send other employees to help, in case the matter of the super S-level monster is exposed.
What should I do about this?
Seeing how distressed she was, the saleslady kindly consoled her, "Don't worry, boss. I'll call on them to help revise the price tags when I get home today, and I'll definitely set the right price for every product!"
The corner of Shu Mo's mouth twitched——
As for whether the price is reliable and whether the customer is getting a bargain or being ripped off, it is not up to them to decide, right?
Her heart was filled with ups and downs, but she finally gave up struggling.
Shu Mo waved his hands feebly, "Okay, that's it. But I'll have to put a disclaimer on the wall later..."
"no problem!"
"By the way." Before leaving, Shu Mo turned back and hesitated to say something, "I think you can change the name of this store."
The saleslady was very interested. "Boss, please tell me."
"Let's call it a Taobao store." Shu Mo proposed, "Find a few fast monsters to be responsible for delivery, and do remote online shopping."
Order on the same day, delivered on the next day, guaranteed to beat 99% of the stores on the map...
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