A businessman is definitely most interested in making money.
Without this talent, you can't be a good businessman.
Fan Qingyuan has been in charge of Wanbao Tower for hundreds of years, and her mindset has gradually changed from that of a cultivator to that of a businessman. This is a very natural process.
Gao Xian was a little ignorant about the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Sword. However, Gao Xian took the initiative to come to discuss a big deal, so the previous minor unhappiness was nothing.
This is the way businessmen think, they only look at profits and don’t argue over trivial matters.
Gao Xian began to admire Fan Qingyuan a little. This woman was truly a businesswoman. Her eyes would light up when she heard about profitable business.
"Master, I want to write a masterpiece. I would like to ask you to help me sell it to various places in Mingzhou..."
Fan Qingyuan looked at Gao Xian deeply. The big business he was talking about was selling the romantic picture books he wrote? She was a little bit unbelievable, but she believed that Gao Xian was not so stupid as to dare to tease her about such a thing.
So, she was willing to listen to Gao Xian patiently.
Gao Xian was not in a hurry to tell the story. Fan Qingyuan had lived for more than a thousand years, and his experience and knowledge were much stronger than his. However, in the field of business, Fan Qingyuan was a novice.
There was no way. It wasn't that Fan Qingyuan was stupid, but the business model that had been passed down for thousands of years in Mingzhou was very fixed. Wanbaolou was the only one in the market and had no competitors. It was impossible for them to take the initiative to make any changes to the business model.
The semi-closed small peasant economy model in the world of cultivators that corresponds to the traditional selling method has been tested and polished for tens of thousands of years and has become very mature and complete.
Gao Xian didn't think he was better at doing business than Fan Qingyuan, but he had experience from his previous life.
The world of cultivators is controlled by powerful people who can live for tens of thousands of years... Under their control, the framework of the world order will not change. This also determines that this world has not made any progress or changes for tens of thousands of years.
He had too many tricks in his previous life. Since the Industrial Revolution, human society has entered a period of rapid development. In the Internet age, information has exploded.
Although Gao Xian is a very ordinary salesperson, he has also learned a lot of random things. There is a model that is a dimensionality reduction attack in the small peasant economy model: direct sales.
Gao Xian had no interest in doing this before because it would be meaningless to implement this model on a small scale and would instead cause all kinds of trouble.
The scope is too large and he doesn't have the organizational ability.
Wanbaolou has broad channels, a strong backer, and a golden brand accumulated over thousands of years. It is easy for Wanbaolou to do direct sales and sell his books layer by layer.
The key is that he can take out the capital and promote direct sales in the early stage. This is fundamentally different from the fraudulent direct sales in China in the previous life. As for what this model will become in the future, it is hard to say.
Gao Xian couldn't think about so much at this moment. Jiuzhou was going to be destroyed, and he had to collect the spiritual light of humanity as soon as possible. As for other things, as long as you are not too greedy and don't like speculation, you won't be hurt even if you suffer losses in the direct sales model.
"Master Zhen, the advantage of Wanbaolou is that it has branches all over the place. It is a huge network covering Mingzhou. However, your management method is too simple and crude.
"I have a small suggestion. I can help you empower this giant net and turn it into a magic array covering Mingzhou, forming a huge closed loop to stimulate consumption and increase profits..."
Gao Xian took out the jargon from the PPT in his previous life and blasted it at Fan Qingyuan.
Fan Qingyuan understood every word, but when he put them together, it was a bit confusing, as if he understood but not completely. However, Fan Qingyuan was a Yuanying Zhenjun who had practiced for more than a thousand years, not Zhou Ye, the old Qigong practitioner who could only draw talismans.
She said directly: "Xingjun, please speak directly if you have anything to say."
Gao Xian gave a dry laugh. It was not easy to fool an old lady who had lived for more than a thousand years.
He said, "To put it simply, I have a complete method that can help Wanbaolou make more money. However, Zhenjun must help me sell books first."
"Help you sell books..."
Fan Qingyuan pondered. To be honest, she was really interested in the method Gao Xian mentioned. At least it sounded like something.
In fact, selling books is a trivial matter. Precisely because this matter is insignificant, Fan Qingyuan does not quite understand Gao Xian's idea and is inevitably a little hesitant about it.
Fan Qingyuan thought for a moment and asked, "Gao Xingjun, you are famous and have a bright future. Why do you have to be so serious about the Fengyue painting book?"
Gao Xian understood what Fan Qingyuan meant by this, which was to ask him what he wanted.
"Master, do not underestimate the power of books. I may turn into ashes a thousand years from now, but my reputation will circulate in the world with these books, and will be immortal forever..."
Gao Xian said seriously: "A wild goose leaves its voice behind when it passes by, and a person leaves his name behind when he passes by. In this world, only fame can transcend life and death..."
Fan Qingyuan felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched, but it was also plausible. At Gao Xian's level, it was normal to pursue something different.
She said, "You know how big Mingzhou is. If I say something in the main building, the farthest branch building won't hear it until half a year later. Fengyue painting books are worthless, but it costs a lot to transport them from Xuanming City to various places in Mingzhou. No matter how many books I sell, I can't make back the money."
Gao Xian smiled confidently: "As long as the True Lord swears an oath and signs a contract with me, I can solve these problems."
He also promised: "If this business does not make you money, I can compensate you with 10 billion spirit stones."
Ten thousand top-grade spirit stones, converted into lower-grade spirit stones, would undoubtedly be more shocking.
Fan Qingyuan nodded: "Okay, I can swear to the Heavenly Lord..."
Of course, just swearing was not enough. Gao Xian and Fan Qingyuan signed a very formal contract and put their signatures and seals on it.
After completing these processes, Gao Xiancai explained the direct sales model to Fan Qingyuan in detail.
Fan Qingyuan frowned slightly. This method was indeed very interesting, as it allowed buyers to participate. However, this method was not suitable for Wanbaolou.
Wanbaolou cannot compete with local sects for the business of elixirs and the like, and sells only high-level magic tools and talismans. Tiered direct sales require that the goods are sufficient and cheap enough so that the lower-level Qigong practitioners can afford them and continue to spread them.
By this calculation, selling books is indeed very suitable. It is cheap enough, but it will not destroy the local sect market.
Gao Xian said: "I will first take out 5,000 top-grade spirit stones for promotion. Each book will be subsidized with one spirit stone. As for how to distribute the proportion, it will be decided by the True Lord.
"However, I will investigate the sales situation to prevent people from falsely claiming subsidies in large quantities... If the difference between the actual sales volume and the actual sales volume is too large, the True Lord will have to compensate me..."
Fan Qingyuan shook his head: "Selling books is not profitable, and we have to start from top to bottom, so it is normal to make some mistakes."
"Master, that's not right. By selling books, you can get Wanbaolou running in various places. By direct sales, you can make Wanbaolou's influence reach even deeper into the grassroots. There are too many benefits in this."
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
Gao Xian argued with reason and finally got Fan Qingyuan to agree to his terms. He actually didn't care about the compensation, but he didn't want to be fooled by Wanbaolou.
After all, Mingzhou is so big, Wanbaolou got the books but didn't sell them, and could get spiritual stone subsidies by reporting a number, which he couldn't manage at all. Only when the compensation terms were set, would Fan Qingyuan supervise seriously.
In fact, for Wanbaolou, the real benefit of this matter is to expand its influence, allowing Wanbaolou to operate efficiently and have a deeper understanding of the situation in various places.
This is naturally of great benefit to the head manager Fan Qingyuan.
The two parties reached a cooperation agreement, and Fan Qingyuan also gave Gao Xian some advice.
This Taoist exam is divided into four stages. The first stage is a written test, which tests the various teachings passed down by Xuanming Tianzun. The root of the test is the Xuanming Sutra.
This Taoist scripture contains millions of words, detailing the principles, morality, and various sacrificial rituals of the Xuanming Sect.
Xuanming Sect disciples had to learn the Xuanming Sutra from a young age and almost memorize it by heart. If one could not memorize the Xuanming Sutra, then he was not qualified to practice.
Gao Xian is now a successful Yin Shen, and everything he sees and hears will be deeply remembered and never forgotten. It is not difficult for him to recite the "Xuan Ming Jing".
Of course, if Fan Qingyuan didn’t say it, then things would be difficult to say.
Every Taoist exam is different, and Qingle doesn’t know what this exam will be about.
The second level is to enter the Wanxiang Palace to gain enlightenment. The Wanxiang Palace is actually a huge maze, where everything changes and is extremely mysterious.
This level is scored according to the order in which the players appear.
The third level is to go to the Abyss of the Sea to kill monsters, and finally score according to the ranking of the monsters hunted.
The three levels are scored separately, and the final ranking is determined by the total score. The top eight will compete in pairs to determine the top three.
Without Fan Qingyuan's guidance, Gao Xian might not have been able to reach the final level.
Gao Xian returned to Lanfangzhai and read the Xuanming Sutra first. He then worked with Qingle to study how to crack the Wanxiang Palace. Unfortunately, Qingle didn't know much about the Wanxiang Palace.
The two of them studied for two days but still couldn't figure it out. They could only wait and see.
There was still some time before the Taoist exam, so Gao Xian carefully wrote a picture book titled "The Great Joy of the Intercourse of Yin and Yang in Heaven and Earth".
This name was chosen because it sounds more intimidating. It is said that this article was written by Bai Juyi's younger brother. It describes some details of sexual intercourse between men and women and can be regarded as a popular science work.
The book written by Gao Xian is completely different. He writes about a man who failed in practicing Qigong, but obtained the secret method of dual cultivation called "The Great Joy of the Intercourse of Yin and Yang between Heaven and Earth". He then practiced dual cultivation with a woman, and eventually practiced Qigong and built a foundation elixir, and was unstoppable along the way.
The whole text is more than 100,000 words, of which 10,000 words and pictures are dedicated to this "Great Joy of the Intercourse of Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth". This secret method of dual cultivation is actually an excerpt of the essence of the Great Five Elements Gong and the Five Elements Qigong.
Gao Xian is indeed a master in dual cultivation. He has simplified this method to the extreme. As long as you can understand it, you can practice it. And this method is very effective.
Even if ordinary cultivators can't achieve anything, at least they can strengthen their bodies and prolong their time...
Fan Qingyuan was very capable of taking action. She quickly distributed the book to her subordinates after receiving it. She mainly wanted to see how effective the direct sales method proposed by Gao Xian was.
For the first time, the huge organization Wanbaolou began to operate in a very efficient way... (End of this chapter)