Clear Stream Market was a renowned market town for miles around. Although its primary clientele consisted of cultivators at the Qi Induction and Qi Refining stages whose purchasing power was not particularly high, the sheer volu made it highly profitable.
Accumulated over ti, the revenue of Clear Stream Market was quite considerable, which was why the Red Lantern Illumination Sect permanently stationed a Foundation Establishnt stage Town Guardian Cultivator here.
Furthermore, because it was backed by the Red Lantern Illumination Sect, Clear Stream Market enjoyed a massive boost in both reputation and security.
Perhaps the goods sold here were a bit more expensive than those in unofficial markets like Hidden Dragon Market on Golden Wall Cliff, but it was safe.
When coming here, one did not have to worry about running into rogue cultivators looking to rob them the mont they stepped out after making a purchase.
Therefore, rogue cultivators and cultivators from minor clans were generally willing to pay a slight premium to do their business here.
Since the Wunan Cultivation World was tightly controlled by the system of the Immortal Alliance and the Ten Sects, Clear Stream Market, under the protection of this system, could practically be viewed as a terminal control node of the Immortal Alliance and the Ten Sects.
The price of real estate was naturally influenced by location. Under the protection of the Immortal Alliance and the Ten Sects system, any decent location within Clear Stream Market was far from cheap.
There were many residences belonging to mortals here, but these mortal properties were established specifically to accommodate the mortals who served the cultivators.
They could live there, but illegal businesses were strictly forbidden.
If anyone dared to cross the line, the Clear Stream Market Security Patrol led by Gao Jian would make sure they learned exactly what the benevolence of the Red Lantern Illumination Sect felt like.
Consequently, for the Wang Clan, opening a new shop in Clear Stream Market was no small matter.
Setting aside the cost of purchasing the land, the various annual fees for a new shop in the future would be a massive expense.
"Patriarch, we have to pay one hundred and forty-five spirit stones every year, and that doesn't even include the cost of hiring workers. To be honest, I'm under a lot of pressure."
Yulou looked up at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion rising from the ground and expressed his concerns to the patriarch.
"Haha, you don't have to pay for the first three years. Don't worry, I believe that with your ability and three years of dedicated managent, you should be able to get the Hundred Treasures Pavilion firmly on its feet," Wang Xianmao replied.
Standing behind them, a hint of disdain flashed through Tang Nianqiu's eyes.
He admitted that Wang Yulou had a bit of cleverness, and that low-cost housing project he put together had been relatively successful.
But success in that kind of petty project did not an Wang Yulou could successfully manage a large establishnt like the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.
When it ca to selecting the manager for the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, the patriarch chose not to trust an experienced manager like himself, but instead gave the opportunity to an inexperienced youth like Wang Yulou. He strongly disapproved of this decision.
'Go ahead and ss around, you mbers of the direct lineage. When the Hundred Treasures Pavilion's expenses exceed its inco, won't you still have to rely on or Wang Rongsheng to clean up your ss?'
In reality, Tang Nianqiu did not understand that Wang Xianmao never expected Yulou to do exceptionally well right off the bat; he was simply giving Yulou an opportunity.
In Tang Nianqiu's eyes, the position of a new shop's manager was of utmost importance, a mindset as laughable as a frog at the bottom of a well gazing at the moon.
What the patriarch was considering was that whether Wang Rongsheng could achieve Foundation Establishnt remained uncertain. It was better to let Yulou manage it for now, and after a few years, hand it over to Wang Rongsheng or soone else depending on the situation.
"Yulou dares not be complacent. My thought is to consult Uncle Nianqiu and Uncle Rongsheng whenever there are problems. Their experience in managing shops in the market is far richer than mine."
The patriarch clearly wanted to test him, using the position of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion's manager as a trial to cultivate his abilities. Yulou naturally would not refuse.
However, he still saw things very clearly. As a young person stepping into a role, one had to learn from the older generation and could not afford to be arrogant.
The experiences from his past life belonged to his past life. Now that he lived in a world where personal might reigned supre, there were many things he needed to study diligently with a humble heart.
Hearing Wang Yulou speak this way, Tang Nianqiu no longer dared to be so dismissive.
Just the willingness to settle down and learn, if he could truly pull it off, ant Wang Yulou's journey as an inexperienced manager would not be a complete failure.
"Yulou, very good. Our Wang Clan has been able to pass down through so many trials and tribulations precisely because of our unity. However, I still hope you can rely more on yourself to face these challenges.
Jade must be carved to beco a fine vessel. Entrusting this shop to you is ant to temper you. If our Wang Clan wishes to produce talents in every generation, we must dare to trust you young people.
Only when the youth of the Wang Clan develop and grow well will the future of the Wang Clan stretch even further."
Wang Xianmao had possessed extraordinary talent since childhood. Not to ntion his deep family heritage, he had later served as an Outer Court Deacon in the Red Lantern Illumination Sect for decades, making him highly capable.
He did not believe that tilting a large amount of resources toward talented descendants was a losing proposition.
Besides, given the scale of Clear Stream Market, as long as Wang Yulou did not completely mismanage things, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion would not lose too much.
"Patriarch, I have done so research on how to make the Hundred Treasures Pavilion famous.
There are seven shops of the sa type within Clear Stream Market. The location of our Hundred Treasures Pavilion is ordinary, but it's not the worst.
Among these seven shops, the variety of talismans and pills our Wang Clan offers is around the middle tier, probably ranking third or fourth.
If we rely solely on traditional thods of operation, we might turn a profit, but we clearly won't be able to earn more spirit stones.
Therefore, we need to employ a special thod to boost the reputation of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. I just don't know if my idea is appropriate."
Hearing Yulou's words, Wang Xianmao nodded in satisfaction. This child had first gathered information on their competitors, thereby gaining a grasp of the characteristics of similar shops in the market.
From this point of view, Yulou was indeed very dedicated. His decision to make Yulou the manager was not wrong.
One had to boldly utilize the youth to see if they had any new ideas. Even if they were a bit unconventional, with Wang Rongsheng and Tang Nianqiu watching over him, no major problems would arise.
"Rongsheng, co here. You used to run a general store in Hidden Dragon Market. Exchange so thoughts with Yulou; he has a few new ideas."
Wang Rongsheng walked forward in surprise, looking at Yulou with so doubt.
'Child, are you really that confident?'
He had originally thought that Wang Yulou's position as manager was just a gimmick, that the patriarch actually wanted him to do the real work while using the title to subsidize Yulou with spirit stones.
This was not because he looked down on Yulou; it could only be said that Wang Rongsheng lacked an understanding of him.
"Uncle Rongsheng, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion primarily sells talismans and pills. Our Wang Clan's talismans are excellent, and the quality of our pills is also superb.
But even the finest wine fears a deep alleyway. Just because the goods are good doesn't an others know about them. How to let custors know about the Hundred Treasures Pavilion is the key to our success or failure.
I plan to prepare a special grand opening event to make a na for the Hundred Treasures Pavilion right from the start through certain promotions.
We can choose two types of goods with relatively wide demand and offer a discount on their retail price, a ten percent discount.
But this ten percent discount isn't given for nothing. Custors need to gather three people to co and buy together to receive it.
This way, in order to get the discount, custors will actively help spread the word for the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.
At the sa ti, we can also set up a flash sale event. As long as..."
"A flash sale event? You want to kill the custors?"
Wang Rongsheng seed a bit too battle-ready, and his absurd interpretation left Yulou completely choked for words.
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