Wang Yulou began by introducing the layout of the racing tracks within the racetrack to the Patriarch.
He had put a trendous amount of effort into this aspect.
In fact, the racetrack's ability to slowly pull itself back from the brink of bankruptcy relied entirely on this unique track design, which was the only one of its kind in the entire Red Lantern Illumination area.
"...The most exciting part is still these few Iron-Bone Wolves. They were provided by the Yang Clan, and they are barely fed normally.
They only wait until the race, when their bone-deep hunger drives them to desperately hunt the racing horses.
During this process, the audience gets a highly satisfying show, which also increases their engagent with the race."
Increased the audience's engagent with the race?
Wang Xianmao was puzzled.
"Why do you say it increases their engagent?"
"Patriarch, the Immortal Alliance and the Ten Sects are excellent, but the cultivators living under the Immortal Alliance-Ten Sects system do not have it easy.
It is difficult for everyone to raise their cultivation base or extend their lifespan, and they frequently encounter life-or-death crises.
Watching the races can bring them entertainnt, and the presence of the Iron-Bone Wolves adds another dinsion to that entertainnt.
Before, they were simply watching horse racing. Now, there is an added elent of watching wolves hunt the horses.
Furthermore, besides betting on horses, the racetrack can introduce a new business line of betting on the wolves.
For instance, the audience can bet on which wolf strikes first, or bet that not a single wolf succeeds, and so on. This increases their engagent.
And..."
As he spoke, Yulou suddenly froze.
He realized that he had overlooked a point previously—a very important point.
"What is it?" The Patriarch noticed Yulou's sudden daze.
Yulou smiled and proposed a new concept.
"Patriarch, look at this racetrack. The surrounding spectator stands are beautifully constructed, and the arena within the racetrack is vast.
Isn't it an excellent place to host large-scale events?
Of course it is!
Otherwise, we wouldn't have changed the venue of the Talisman Master Competition to this location!
If we can develop new uses for the arena, the racetrack's future profits might rise to another level!"
As expected, all great achievents could only be created through practice.
By hosting a small competition, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion gained fa, and a new profit growth point for the racetrack naturally erged.
Yulou was originally not well-versed in exhibitions and competitions, but through the practical process of participating in the organization of the Talisman Master Competition, he had found a new opportunity.
Perhaps a new business line or a bit of fresh revenue could not be considered a great achievent—there might even be a distance of thousands or tens of thousands of miles between it and a truly great achievent.
But as the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!
Yulou felt certain that he was indeed walking on the correct path toward that ten-thousand-mile journey.
Even in a different world, even in a mystical xianxia world, the education he had once received and the thinking patterns he had cultivated could still play a massive role!
How could this not fill Wang Yulou with pleasant surprise?
"Hahaha, the ideas of young people are indeed more flexible than ours. This is indeed a direction, a very good direction."
The Patriarch laughed heartily, even sowhat unrestrainedly.
How could he not be satisfied?
The clan produced talents in every generation. In the Xian generation, there was Wang Xianzhou, who had stunned his contemporaries and made a na for himself across the Red Lantern Illumination area.
In the Yu generation, there was Wang Yulou. Although he was young and his cultivation base was not high, his extraordinary talent was already fully apparent.
The Wang Clan had reached its current position precisely through the efforts of one generation of disciples after another.
Seeing that the clan's enterprise had a worthy successor, Wang Xianmao was naturally extrely satisfied.
"Furthermore, Patriarch, if we look at it from the perspective of the racetrack, we can find even more exciting segnts for the Talisman Master Competition.
For example, we can use the racetrack's unique spirit horse racing activity as the opening ceremony for the Talisman Master Competition.
Clan Uncle Rongshen has already gone out to invite various immortal clans and sects to participate in the competition.
By the day of the competition, the stands of the racetrack will in all probability be completely filled.
Holding a horse racing performance at that ti can both advertise the racetrack and make the competition appear incredibly bustling.
What do you think?"
By shifting the dinsion and angle of thought, several more brilliant strategies to break the deadlock appeared.
Yulou had rely shifted the main subject of his reflections to the racetrack, and he imdiately ca up with another excellent plan.
To this, how could the Patriarch possibly object?
However, relying on his expertise as an experienced old fox of the Wang Clan, he still offered a very practical and critical suggestion.
"Yulou, your idea is fine, but if we do this, shouldn't the Yang Clan also contribute a sum of spirit stones?
The rewards for the Talisman Master Competition are currently all provided by our Wang family. Although the portion that directly consus spirit stones is only a few thousand pieces, when the other hidden costs are factored in, twenty thousand pieces won't even cover it.
Now that the venue has been changed to the racetrack, it will also help the Yang Clan gain fa. It wouldn't be right for them not to contribute any spirit stones!"
The rewards for the competition were ant for the top twenty winners. The primary expenditure was the spiritual artifact talisman brushes provided by the Wang Clan—which Wang Xianmao could forge himself.
Wooden or bone brush shafts, combined with so eighth-grade donkey bristles, tied together with a red string and infused with a bit of spiritual rhythm, would be just about enough.
This calculation included Wang Xianmao's own labor costs.
However, among the other rewards, the largest portion consisted of the high-tier Qi Refining talisman crafting thods provided by the Wang Clan, which belonged to hidden intellectual property expenses.
The Wang Clan possessed these thods themselves, so teaching them to others could be viewed as a cost-free expenditure.
But from a comrcial perspective, for the winners to take away dozens of secret techniques from the Wang Clan, it would normally cost at least twenty thousand spirit stones.
Wang Xianmao did not expect the Yang Clan to shell out too much. In his view, it would be reasonable for the Yang Clan to contribute one or two thousand spirit stones.
Foundation Establishnt resources were expensive, and the rewards given to the Wang Clan by the Red Lantern Illumination area were quite substantial, but spirit stones remained a very hard currency, so the Yang Clan could not possibly give too much.
"Gao Jian is indeed wise!"
Yulou felt great admiration for the Patriarch. This spirit of squeezing out whatever benefits possible was sothing he had to study and absorb deeply, as it was one of the secret heritages of the Wang Clan.
"Don't ntion that brute!" the Patriarch joked.
"Hahaha, after Senior Wu successfully achieved Foundation Establishnt, he invited fellow cultivators to a celestial ascension banquet at his clan grounds. That fellow Gao Jian actually sent Senior Wu a congratulatory gift of a full five thousand spirit stones."
Yulou shared a piece of news with a smile. This matter had spread all over Clear Stream Market in the past few days.
From this, one could also see the value of the Wang Clan's education for its younger generations: 'Be kind to others, and endure first when encountering trouble.'
One could not simply act overbearing without reason; acting overbearing carried a price!
Furthermore, one must never easily let oneself be used as a beast of burden by others. Gao Jian had served two generations of Town Guardian Cultivators, but neither would ever treat him as one of their own.
Having acted as a commode, once the Town Guardian Cultivators finished resolving their needs, they would still find him filthy!
It could be said that Gao Jian was the perfect illustration of how a pitiful person always possesses detestable traits.
"Let's not talk about him anymore. But Yulou, a new problem has arisen now.
If we use the horse racing format to warm up the crowd before the competition begins, then the arena we are currently setting up with wood magic will beco useless."
Setting up the stage first would disrupt the horse racing.
Holding the horse racing first would disrupt the construction of the competition arena.
Yulou thought for a mont and asked, "Can you achieve this level of proficiency—practice a few tis beforehand, and then quickly manifest the arena using wood magic after the horse racing concludes on the day of the competition?"
"The main issue is that this arena is too large. Let think... I can design a special temporary formation array and bury it in advance.
When the day of the competition arrives, I will be able to cast my magic calmly and instantly erect the wooden competition arena."
Yulou's eyes lit up, and he praised, "This thod is excellent! Patriarch, when the ti cos, you must wear a dignified and respectable magical robe, and then elegantly cast your spell to display the magnificent grandeur of our Wang Clan of Anbei Kingdom as a pillar of support."
"You rascal, you're actually arranging things for , the Patriarch."
"You love keeping a low profile too much on a daily basis. When it's ti to be high-profile, you must stand out!"
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