Chapter 169: Meeting Plan
Of course, you can’t just apply for a “shop” in this kind of place casually. First of all, you need to have certain “qualifications”.
For example, there must be a sufficient amount of goods and a certain amount of funds, and at the same time, an "import and export trade license" must be applied for and the business must operate within the scope of the trade license.
For example, private trade of certain levels of armaments and hot weapons is not allowed - although it is quite difficult for ordinary players to make high-level hot weapons.
However, if it is the "Watt" explosive pack that the Jade Emperor made, it is actually not restricted, because that thing is really low-level, and this place is not Blue Star. Except for ordinary human beings, the people of any other race are fierce. The general explosive pack is estimated to only scratch the skin, so there is no need to control it. Of course, the low level of technology is also one aspect. A powerful alchemist can smell the formula with just one sniff, so it is meaningless to hide it.
Even after the Jade Emperor applied for a patent for the formula of the explosive pack, it was directly made public in the library - completely free for non-commercial use! This was of great significance to a group of ordinary people who were not familiar with magic. It meant that the people no longer had to wait for death passively or pay a huge price to seek help from monks to expel strange beasts and some demons. There were even many ordinary mortals who had become strong and sturdy after attending "night school" in Chang'an City and dared to take these things and various talismans that had become very cheap to hunt large beasts!
Of course, these things are not what Han Yi and Wang Ergou are concerned about. The reason why they get together is actually to prepare for a face-to-face event during the National Day holiday!
"Then when the time comes, let's make a replica of this thing as a souvenir and give one to everyone?"
This proposal was first put forward by Zhao Qing. Wang Ergou was immediately attracted by it. He happened to meet Han Yi, whom he rarely saw, in the game, so he asked Han Yi for his opinion.
Han Yi had no objection to this idea, but he doubted the technical level: "It would be difficult to completely replicate this thing, right?"
"No, we only seek to be similar in appearance, not in spirit!"
Wang Ergou shook the Zhongzhou money in his hand and said, "For example, for the colorful shark silk part, we can use transparent laser plastic paper or cellophane instead. It only costs a few dollars on Taobao! The rest is just digital printing, very simple! But..."
As he spoke, he pursed his lips and added, "It's just that this Taiyin copper coin is not easy to replicate. It needs a mold, and the weight and sophistication mean it's not cheap!"
Han Yi had no knowledge of this aspect at all, so he asked tentatively, "How many tens of thousands of dollars?"
Wang Ergou waved his hands exaggeratedly: "How is that possible! It would cost at most several thousand yuan! I estimate that the cost of a set is only 20 to 30 RMB - and that's including the shipping fee!"
Han Yi rolled his eyes: "Then why do you look like you're going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars!"
"The main thing is that there are already more than 300 people registered, and many new players don't know about this yet. I estimate that there will definitely be 400 to 500 people in the end, which will be difficult to deal with!"
Wang Ergou said: "I was thinking, if there are only a hundred people, I will just cover all the expenses. Anyway, I have been making a lot of money from live streaming recently. But with hundreds of people, I am overwhelmed!"
Han Yi asked: "I heard that Longshan wants to sponsor it, right?"
Wang Ergou curled his lips and said, "That boss is obsessed with money. What he wants is that each person pays 500 yuan, including accommodation for three days and two nights, all in their Longshan hotel. I checked, it's just a shabby four-star hotel. Even the boutique tour groups are embarrassed to charge this much!"
Han Yi couldn't help but say something fair: "No matter what, the National Day holiday is also a peak tourist season, so the price is not too exaggerated..."
"It's not about the money. It's just that this is not the way to do things. Do you know that?"
Wang Ergou waved his arms, speaking in a Northeastern accent, with a look of disdain on his face: "Either you hold a bidding, say how much we charge per night, and then give group discounts and other treatments, this is business. Or, you simply don't charge, be generous, spend money on advertising effects, hundreds of people's room fees, what do you need? Counting and searching! You pay a lot of money for a few days' stay, so we spend money and bring you business, and in the end we have to accept your favor? Why? Do you take all the good things? That's not how it works! It's too unfair!"
"Uh...how about we ask if anyone in the group wants to bid?"
"Alright, I'll just ask for your opinions on how to make this coin set as a souvenir!"
As he spoke, Wang Ergou danced with joy and pulled up the chat software in the street.
A few native NPC monks who hurriedly passed by in the distance covered their mouths and smiled as if they were not surprised, and then hurried on their way. Those who looked over with curiosity were mostly monks who had just arrived in Chang'an City and were not used to the style of Taiyin Sect disciples. The chat group was always 999+. When Wang Ergou proposed to use a whole set of commemorative coins as a souvenir for the face-to-face meeting, almost everyone agreed, and by the way, they also rejected some unreliable suggestions such as the life-size pillow of the sect leader, the mountain civet cat police doll, and the butterfly Taoist fellow figurine.
"The other thing is the accommodation issue. I originally planned to pay for everything, but now there are too many people and we can't afford it. So there are two options. One is to pay a unified fee and we can all stay together. A large hotel can accommodate hundreds of people. The other option is for everyone to free-fight and then have a meal together. What do you think?"
As soon as this message was sent out, the group was filled with messages like a scrolling barrage of comments.
"I chose free fighting because my child is poor and can't afford to stay in a hotel, so I just found a youth hostel to make do!"
"Listen to your nonsense! You can even afford a gaming pod, but you're still staying in a hostel?"
"That's different. The gaming cabin is supported by parents, and the travel expenses can only be paid from the food allowance!"
"If it doesn't work out, you can stay at my house. My house is in City N, and there's a room available!"
"Sister, I want to live here too!"
"I declined. I don't accept members of the opposite sex!"
"We can stay in a youth hostel together! I've never stayed in a youth hostel before! Is it fun?"
"I don't recommend it even if you have money. It's very hard work, and the sanitary conditions are poor..."
"Actually, you can stay at my hotel for free."
"Why are the hygiene conditions in the youth hostel so poor? Where did you come from? Is it unfair for you to live in the dormitory?"
"No, we are just discussing the matter. Why are you so stressed?"
"Stop making noise, there's a rich guy upstairs!"
"If you can't speak, shut up! And you're still 'stressed'? Is that obvious to you, Master?"
"Weren't you the one who was being sarcastic first?"
"Stop arguing, both of you! There's a rich guy upstairs!"
"Oh, can Brother Fu be richer than the young master? But the young master can't live in the dormitory because the sanitary conditions are poor!"
"Let's put the facts aside, huh?"
"If you two keep arguing, I'll shut you up!"
A manager couldn't stand it anymore and sent a message, and then added a voice message in a flattering manner: "Brother Fuzi, look, where is your hotel located? Let's talk about it in detail?"
Only then did everyone realize that the "rich man" who had just said that they could stay in his hotel was actually the famous wealthy player [Fuzi].
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