After a while, Bai Ting also came down from the ring and came over to stand with Yang Jia to watch Li Bai's fight.
Perhaps because of this, even if Bai Ting suddenly appeared behind her, Yang Jia wouldn't be as startled as before. She mentally estimated the time difference between them leaving the ring and felt that the gap between them wasn't so far-fetched, which made her even happier.
But Yang Jia soon realized that he was too happy too early.
Because the one who defeated Bai Ting persisted to the end and became one of the ten champions.
Being able to persevere through the challenges of so many masters and become one of the ten remaining, the opponent's fighting ability is self-evident. Although it is possible that someone less powerful could defeat Bai Ting, Yang Jia was unwilling to use such sophistry to excuse himself.
At least the fact that he could arouse the other party's interest and go on stage to challenge Bai Ting speaks volumes.
Of the ten arenas, Li Bai's was the first to finish. After those who had come for her had lost, no one else came up to try and bully her. Even though she hadn't competed against the other champions, in the eyes of the vast majority of players, Li Bai's position as the top spot was already secure.
But she couldn't leave the ring yet; she had to wait until the other fights were over.
Yang Jia and Bai Ting discussed it, deciding that staying here was pointless and going to find Qin Yan. After all, he was out wholesale cell phones, and there was no telling how he was doing. Right now, the competition was fine. If nothing unexpected happened, the Nirvana Guild would secure four championship spots, meeting Zheng Yizhao's minimum goal. There was nothing to worry about. As for recruiting talent, that was Zheng Yizhao's concern.
The two walked around the stadium before finding Qin Yan at the exit.
He got a table from somewhere and placed it at the exit. There was even a poster hanging next to it, which explained in exaggerated and inflammatory terms that this was a mobile phone promotion event.
On the table in front of him were several prototypes of various designs, one of which was still playing music. The quality of the elderly mobile phones was very reliable, and even in the clamor, the music was loud and clear, impossible to ignore.
Many people gathered here to ask questions with great interest, and then naturally Qin Yan used his eloquence to persuade them to sell the mobile phone.
For those players who had been in the game for about two weeks, they had already saved up a bit of money. Qin Yan's phone was not expensive, so everyone would buy one of these necessities.
What surprised Yang Jia the most was that there was another table next to Qin Yan's table. It was opened by the telecommunications operator specifically to activate cards for these players who bought new mobile phones.
So I bought a mobile phone here and could activate the card and use it there immediately. The one-stop service is so convenient.
"He seems quite comfortable with this," Yang Jia told Bai Ting. She finally understood why everyone said Qin Yan had great business acumen. If it were just a phone, most people wouldn't buy it if they heard they had to get a separate SIM card, even if it was convenient and inexpensive. But with a carrier, that problem didn't exist. It was a win-win situation.
Of course, after the game ended and he returned to the hotel, Yang Jia realized that there was no such thing as a win-win situation, it was always a one-way win.
Everyone was sitting together for dinner. Most people were more interested in today's game, while Yang Jia and Qin Yan were settling accounts in a corner.
Qin Yan said, "We were planning to buy a few more types of mobile phones and set them up at different price points. But we later realized that this wouldn't increase profits, so we chose different models at the same price point to give everyone a chance to choose. The purchase price is 35, and the selling price is 188..."
"Wait, what's the purchase price?" Yang Jia almost thought he had misheard.
"35," Qin Yan said. "But it's not the kind you use. I've seen this kind too, and the purchase price was nearly 100 yuan, which was too expensive, so I chose the cheapest one. Of course, this price was also the result of bargaining. The boss wanted 58, and I bargained it down to 38. Finally, when I took the goods, I made him round off the price again, and charged 350,000 for 10,000 phones. So the actual price is 35. The profit on each phone is 153."
Hearing this number, Yang Jia felt his heartbeat quicken. This calculation was so simple, he didn't even need to do mental arithmetic. One unit was 153, and 10,000 units was 1.53 million!
Pure profit! In one day, Qin Yan made 1.53 million yuan with 350,000 yuan!
Yang Jia suddenly felt that even if he showed familiarity with this world, he wouldn't be that suspicious. Qin Yan was the real cheater. He had figured out all the rules clearly on his first day.
And it was such a waste that such talented people were doing business by setting up small stalls before!
From a certain perspective, Qin Yan is no longer a human being.
Yang Jia had originally thought that with a capital of 300,000 yuan, she could only make a few hundred or even a hundred thousand yuan from the wholesale mobile phone business. Even for her, that was a significant sum. She had never expected Qin Yan to achieve this level of success. She looked at him differently.
Qin Yan felt uncomfortable being looked at by her. "Don't look at me like that, okay? This is a one-time deal after all. I can only make money this once. It's just a trick. There's nothing to brag about."
"I just think it's too much of a loss for you to only take 30%." Yang Jia said sincerely.
Qin Yan thought for a moment and said, "You gave me 310,000, and I paid 40,000 myself to make up the 350,000. Then I'll take the other 40,000 as a share, 175,000, and you'll take another 30%, so the total is 580,000." He then tossed a backpack to Yang Jia, "Your 1.26 million is all here."
Yang Jia felt like she was in a dream. Yesterday, she was a poor student with only a few thousand yuan in her pocket, worried about where to pay her rent, and today, she was a well-off person with a net worth of over a million yuan.
As if afraid she was still uneasy, Qin Yan added, "You don't have to think you're getting too much. Actually, let me tell you a thing or two. This cooperation deal I negotiated with the mobile operator wasn't free, so I made a little extra money. I don't think you'd want to take it even if I gave it to you. But I still have to tell you."
Yang Jia was almost on his knees. Brother, do your parents know that you are so arrogant?
Even Bai Ting, who had known Qin Yan's true nature for a long time, was a little confused at this moment. After all, although she knew that Qin Yan was involved in business, she only knew it. The Qin family felt that Qin Yan, who came from a military family, was "not doing his job properly" and was very dissatisfied with him. They did not allow him to work in related industries, so naturally, no one else thought Qin Yan was so powerful.
Now, having witnessed Qin Yan's day's achievements, Bai Ting was shocked and couldn't help but sigh. Were the Qin family elders blind? They forced him to join the army with such a talent for business? What a waste of talent!
When Yang Jia recovered from his shock, he thought of a question, "Is it appropriate for us to break up like this?"
"What's inappropriate about that?" Qin Yan said, "This idea wasn't invented by Zheng Yizhao. And he didn't do it even though he thought of it. He didn't contribute money or effort, so it's unreasonable for him to just sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor. He still has some magnanimity."
"That's true, but if there wasn't a guild, our initial capital wouldn't be so abundant," Yang Jia said.
If she were alone, even if she had eight arms, she wouldn't have been able to settle over 30,000 people in just a few days. There certainly wouldn't have been so many people, and it wouldn't have been so smooth. So it's not like she didn't contribute at all.
However, Yang Jia already had a plan in mind about this, so he didn't say anything more.
After the meal, Zheng Yizhao held another meeting before letting everyone go back and rest.
Yang Jia and Bai Ting didn't leave immediately because Li Bai called them back and took them back to her room. After they sat down, she asked, "How do you feel about being on the ring today?"
This question was primarily addressed to Yang Jia. After all, Bai Ting had seen countless bigger battles than this. However, she still replied, "There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the game. Our lead isn't that big. If we don't speed up, we'll be overtaken sooner or later."
With billions of people as a base, there are far more intelligent people, or those with exceptional luck, than they could imagine. They were lucky enough to be ahead, but those behind them were constantly catching up. The people who arrived today were already very powerful, but it was impossible for the other side to come out with all their best forces to test them. The actual situation would only be worse than this.
This gave Bai Ting a strong sense of crisis.
Li Bai nodded and looked at Yang Jia again.
Yang Jia's feelings were more focused on himself. "I'm a little nervous, but not afraid, and even a little excited. When we started fighting, I realized that I wasn't as bad as I thought. Maybe I was competing against masters like you at the beginning, but now I can actually fight ordinary people. I feel like I've learned a lot, and I can finally apply what I learned before."
"Don't be proud." Li Bai said.
Yang Jia scratched his head embarrassedly. Who would dare to be proud in front of Li Bai?
She is like a goal that stands before everyone, yet can never be reached. Even if one feels proud for a moment, seeing her, there is nothing to boast about.
Li Bai then briefly reviewed the two men's fight. Yang Jia then realized that she had managed to observe both men during the fight. This showed that today's "opponent" posed little threat to Li Bai.
After finishing his instructions, Yang Jia hesitated for a moment before saying, "Li Bai, I have something I'd like to ask for your opinion on."
Li Bai first sent Bai Ting away, then sat down again and asked her, "What's the matter?"
"It's about the guild," Yang Jia said. "Although we currently have the blueprints, formulas, and materials, it will take a long time to achieve mass production. The shorter this period, the faster we can develop, and only then can we maintain our current advantage. So I think we should put aside our gaming mentality and transform the production process into a technological assembly line."
"But this requires technical support and a lot of financial investment." Li Bai said immediately.
The guild is currently small, lacking both members and money, making this a difficult task. This is a common dilemma faced by most players, and they are not the only ones.
"For now, an investment of several million should be enough." Yang Jia bit his lip and said.
Li Bai looked at her quietly, waiting for her to finish. Yang Jia's courage, which she had finally mustered, was almost completely drained by her gaze. However, giving up halfway wasn't her style, so she just had to bite the bullet and say, "I think... I have over a million yuan now, don't I? If we use this to register a company, and then use the company's assets as collateral to get a loan from the NPC bank, we can fill the funding gap."
Once the production line is established and the products are sold externally, the funds will of course be quickly recovered. Moreover, not only these current medicines, but also other products in the future can be produced using this model.
"But we can't get a loan." Li Bai pointed out the key point.
Otherwise, everyone can think of this method. After all, the world 800 years ago still has many similarities with them.
Yang Jia lowered his head tightly, "I can... well, I have a hidden identity..."
By saying this, Yang Jia was taking a risk. Though she'd managed to come up with a reason, it didn't hold up to scrutiny. But she could only bet that Li Bai wouldn't ask, let alone tell anyone. For some reason, Yang Jia felt that Li Bai was trustworthy. Even if she found anything suspicious, she wouldn't do anything to her.
As expected, Li Bai was silent for a moment and didn't continue to dwell on the issue. Instead, he said, "Since you're the one paying, this company should be independent and not registered under the guild's name." After a pause, he said, "If you don't understand business management, you can bring Qin Yan in. He'll be interested."
"I thought so too." Yang Jia breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'll go talk to him tomorrow."
"No, I'll go talk to him." Li Bai said.
The author has something to say: Yang Jia: I feel that everyone around me is more like a cheater than me.
And because the author is working hard to save the manuscript, I have temporarily decided to update it at noon. The reason for this is that I don’t know how long I can persist. [Contemplation]
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