Bai Shinian smiled and held up five fingers. "Five taels of silver each, no bargaining!"
Huh. Zhang San took a deep breath and asked, "Master Bai, is this dress made of gold or silver? Why is it so expensive?"
You have to know that ordinary people can hardly afford twenty taels of silver in a year. Isn't it crazy to spend five taels to buy a fashionable piece of clothing?
"Young man, you should take a long-term view." Bai Shinian put his arm around Zhang San's shoulders. To outsiders, they looked like very good brothers.
"Who said leather jackets are sold to ordinary people?"
Liu Si was much smarter than Zhang San. He rolled his eyes and asked, "Is it sold to those nobles?"
"That's right." Bai Shinian showed an admiring look. "It seems that Boss Liu is my soulmate. Leather jackets are sold to those rich daughters."
Zhang San twisted his mouth and pushed Bai Shinian's hand away in disgust. "Master Bai, who would be so blind as to buy clothes made of cowhide or goat's hide? Those ladies are so exquisite. If they knew it was made of cowhide or goat's hide, wouldn't they be furious?"
Bai Shinian disagreed. "So, do you think the clothes look good?"
It looks good but can't be eaten. Those well-educated ladies are not fools. Why would they let themselves buy these useless things?
"Master Bai, I suddenly remembered that something happened at home, so I'm going to slip away first." Zhang San felt that it would be better to run away early than to ask the prefect for money.
"Come back." Bai Shinian's smile faded, and he immediately put on a serious expression. "The prefect asked you to come here, and you dared not listen? Do you want to die?"
Want to live. Zhang San felt a dull pain in his buttocks when he thought of the prefect, and he immediately became obedient. "Master Bai, are you coming to us to sell us the leather jacket?"
"How could that be? These are for the nobles in the palace, how could they be for you?"
That's good. Zhang San breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't given to them.
"Brother." Liu Si pushed him and whispered, "Things bought by the nobles in the palace, do you think those ladies and ladies won't want them?"
That's right. Zhang San slapped his forehead and woke up instantly as if he had been enlightened. Seeing Bai Shinian again was like seeing his own father. He asked cautiously: "Master Bai, is what you said true?"
"Of course." Bai Shinian looked at him a few more times and said, "The nobles in the palace are more educated than those ladies in the boudoir. If they all buy things, do you think those young ladies will not buy them?"
To put it bluntly, it's the celebrity effect. When a celebrity promotes a product, others flock to follow suit. Regardless of the quality or material, as long as a celebrity endorses it, it's a good product, and good things are a must-have. Consequently, there's no need to worry about clothes not selling.
Zhang San was a little excited after hearing this. He thought five taels was quite expensive just now, but when he thought about it again, it was not expensive at all.
He stockpiled this batch of goods. If he bought them at five taels, he could sell them at ten taels, which would be double the price. If he sold them at twenty taels, it would be four times the price. Wouldn't he make all the money then?
Besides, he already has supply channels. Wouldn’t it be better if he could copy the clothes and open a garment workshop to sell them?
Zhang San's eyes lit up, and he pulled Bai Shinian aside and asked, "Master Bai, how about selling this batch of goods to me?"
Bai Shinian turned down Zhang San's proposal with a stern face. "No, that won't do! It's reserved for the nobles in the palace. It's not your turn!"
As he was speaking, a servant came in from outside, walking hurriedly and looking flustered. After seeing Bai Shinian, the servant said, "Master Bai, please clear the place quickly. Lord Jiang and the distinguished guests are here."
"Oh, I was so engrossed in chatting with you that I forgot the time. Where should we go now?" The yamen runner following Bai Shinian said, "Let's go hide in the side rooms first. We'll leave after the nobles leave."
Bai Shinian sighed and said, "At this point, this is the only way. Please bear with me and go to the side room to wait."
"Alright." Zhang San and the others wanted to see if this was a real noble or just a show. If it was real, it wouldn't be too late to ask Master Bai to buy it.
Zhang San was very smart in his calculations. Even after entering the side room, he did not forget to lean on the window to look for the benefactor.
"You're going to die." Bai Shinian hit him on the back of the head with his pipe. The pain made Zhang San frown. He smiled dryly and said, "I have never seen a noble from the palace before. I was excited and broke the rules. I hope Master Bai will not be offended."
"Look at your useless character. Our master has a very good relationship with the nobles in the palace. He has no trouble selling clothes."
Bai Shinian deliberately exaggerated his words, making people itch. Just now, only one person wanted to see it, but now everyone wants to see it.
"Lower, lower, don't disturb the guests." Bai Shinian closed the window, leaving a gap for a few people to see.
Through the cracks, one could vaguely see Lord Jiang in a green robe and a distinguished person in festive attire approaching, one in front and one behind, flanked by a cotillion eunuchs and seven or eight guards. The scene was even more impressive than a prefect's parade.
Bai Yong stared at it intently and reached out to touch it. The leather felt very good, even better than mink fur, and there were so many styles that he was dazzled.
"Master Jiang, this is the dressmaking workshop you mentioned. Look at all the new materials, some of which I haven't even seen in the palace. It makes me look like a country bumpkin."
Xu Jing smiled and said, "What the angel said is wrong. How can things from a small place be compared with the emperor's feet? It's just for the sake of novelty."
Bai Yong smiled and shook his head. "Master Jiang is being too modest. The style of the capital is old-fashioned. How can it compare to your flourishing and colorful architecture? Each has its own unique charm."
"Since the angel likes it, come here."
"No." Bai Yong shook his hand and declined politely, "I've been bothering you at your residence for many days now. You have everything you need, and I'm very happy with it. Now you're eating and taking things away, what a shame! Isn't this an insult to me, an old man?"
Generally, when a boss tells you that he doesn’t want something like this, he will never use so many words to elaborate on it. He will just say no and will not use extra words to cover up the truth.
If he said more as the latter said, it would be a subtext that he liked her and he wanted her.
But if you give it to him openly, he will be very angry and feel that you are destroying the good image of his business in public.
So you can only give it secretly to make him feel comfortable both physically and mentally.
In addition to this, there is a second way, which is to force the other party to accept the offer.
Xu Jing took the second route and winked at the person following him. Immediately, someone brought a pearl waistcoat over. Xu Jing took it himself and covered Bai Yong with it. Before he could refuse, he said, "It's cold. I saw the angel was wearing thin clothes just now. It would be bad if he caught a cold."
"No, I asked the servants to prepare it."
Bai Yong winked at the young eunuch, who came over with a fur cloak.
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