Chapter 106 Shopping

"And then? Did you promise him?" Steele asked Xu Yi curiously.

"Of course it's impossible to agree." Xu Yi shook his head. "What he said was that he wanted our new flying chamber to take the lead in reducing prices, and then other chambers of commerce in Bangta City would have to follow suit. In this way, their Wal-Mart chamber of commerce would be able to purchase goods at a lower price, and the cost could be reduced. It's going to be much lower than it is now."

"Then their purchase price is lower, and the price in the mall can also be reduced." Steele said. "I think President Lenders is right. If the price is lowered, the sales volume will definitely increase. Taken together, it is very likely that the overall profit will increase."

Xu Yi looked at Steele, shook his head, and sighed softly.

Steele really doesn't know much about shopping malls, that's why he would say such wishful words.

Let's not talk about whether the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce will actually lower the selling price after the purchase price is lowered. The price reduction itself is a very dangerous thing in Xu Yi's view.

Just like the saying that was popular in the stock market before, and later became more popular in the housing market, people are buying up and not down.

If the price of a commodity rushes down, then people's first thought is not to buy it while the price is down, but to think that since it has already dropped once, it will definitely drop a second time, a third time... Not so eager to buy.

And once things like price cuts start, it's hard to stop.

If the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has lowered the price, then even if Xu did not say it, other chambers of commerce in Bangta City that produce magic machinery must also reduce the price.

And as long as the new flight chamber of commerce starts this way, other chambers of commerce may find that this is a good method, and they want to use more exaggerated price reductions to win sales.

If more chambers of commerce follow suit, it will become a price war that can be seen everywhere on the planet.

The magic machinery industry is still a very fragile industry. In the past, it was fine when only the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had a monopoly, and Xu Yi could do whatever he wanted.

But now, under his deliberate guidance, many other chambers of commerce have joined the industry, so Xu Yi can continue to grow and develop for the long term. The impact on the industry as a whole must be considered before everything is done.

If the price war started when the magic machinery industry was just getting started. It will inevitably reduce the profit margins of all chambers of commerce engaged in this industry, and will also cause the chambers of commerce that have just started to lose confidence and interest in this industry. A huge blow to the entire industry.

Therefore, after the establishment of the Bangta City Magic Machinery Business Association, Xu Yi negotiated with other chambers of commerce in the association as the first rule, that is, when each chamber of commerce sells its own magic machinery, the price must be negotiated. Malicious bidding is not allowed.

Now that President Lenders actually asked Xu Yi to take the lead in lowering the price, he certainly couldn't agree.

Of course, the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce is now the most important sales partner of most of the chambers of commerce that produce magic machinery in Bangta City. Xu Yi also doesn't want to refute President Lunds' face. Although he cannot agree to reduce the price, Xu Yi provides Another option is to build roads.

Since the most important factor affecting the price of household magic machinery in other cities is the high transportation cost. Then reduce the cost.

In the presence of President Lenders and Vice President Wilson, Xu also cited the construction of Bangka Highway and Bangsa Highway as examples.

According to the detailed data given by Xu Yi, the transportation cost of the same goods from Bangta City to Kalmar City and Saltan City has dropped by 34% and 38% respectively compared to before the construction of these two roads.

And this also takes into account the road tolls.

For a world like Sainz Continent, where traffic is not very developed. Transportation costs are the biggest obstacle to the flow of goods. The Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce, which mainly sells groceries, understands this better than any other chamber of commerce.

Therefore, when Xu Yi said the two figures of 34% and 38%, President Lunds and Vice President Wilson were surprised.

After he was convinced that Xu Yi's data was not a joke, President Lenders decided almost immediately that the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce would also invest in the construction of highways.

From his demeanor, it is not difficult to guess that the Wal-Mart Chamber of Commerce would never be as simple as building a highway.

"Hey, Xu Yi, answer me, why didn't you agree? I think this proposal is a good one." Seeing that Xu Yi was lost in thought and didn't answer for a long time, Steele couldn't help urging.

"Ah? Ah... This is too much trouble to explain, and besides, I can't decide this matter alone. At least I have to go back to Bangta City and discuss it with President Lanke, so I just told the Lunds Council You will think about it yourself." Xu Yi replied simply, quickly changed the subject, and asked, "Don't bother asking me, I want to ask you, didn't your Excellency the great magician say that he will take me to participate in magic today. It's a meeting of the teachers' union, how come I'm here now, but he's gone?"

"Oh, someone from the Magician's Union came to find grandpa just now, and then grandpa went out with him." Steele replied.

"Then he didn't leave anything to explain? For example, let me wait for him here or what?" Xu Yi asked.

Steele shook his head: "Grandpa didn't say anything, he seemed to be in a hurry to leave, and I don't know what happened."

"Walk in a hurry?" Xu Yi was a little puzzled. "He just came from Bangta City a few days ago. Is there any urgent matter for the magician's union here that must be handled by him?"

"Then I don't know." Steele shrugged. "Grandpa is a great magician after all. If anything major happens in the magician's union, since he happens to be in Anweimar City, he will definitely be notified."

Xu Yi thought about it for a while, and found that there was too little information to judge, so he had to give up.

"Then what are we going to do now? I have reserved time for this morning, but now the Great Mage has something to do, but I am fine." Xu Yi spread his hands.

"Isn't that just right?" Steele took Xu Yi's arm with a smile, pulled him and walked out the door. "It's rare for the two of us to come to Anvilmar City together, and we just have free time. If we don't go out for a walk together, it will be in vain. Come on, I'll show you around Anvilmar. Listen to Les. Viscount Lee said. When you came here last year, you were so busy with all kinds of things that you didn't have time to hang out. Really, I finally came here. But I didn't have time to play. What a pity! Let you enjoy the scenery of Anweimar City!"

Xu Yi was pulled out by Steele, dumbfounded.

Because today was the first day of the Magicians Guild Qualification Assessment, all the magicians who participated in the assessment on the first day went to the qualification assessment site outside the city. And even the magicians who did not participate in the assessment would mostly go to see the lively scene, so the magicians were not seen everywhere in the city like yesterday, and it was relatively quiet.

Of course, as the capital of Lampari Kingdom. Anweimar City is extremely lively at any time, no matter where the two of them go, there are almost always crowds.

Steele studied at Lampari Royal Academy for four years, and also spent four years in Anvilmar City, and is very familiar with it.

Under her leadership, the two tried to avoid the most crowded places and walked back and forth in the streets and alleys of Anweimar City. For a while, I got into a small shop on the roadside, picked up the distinctive puppets and commented on it, and then rested on the Rhine River passing through the city, while admiring the red leaves falling on the riverbank. After a while, I will pull the painter who is standing on the street and ask him to draw a portrait of the two of them.

Seeing that Steele was having a good time, Xu Yi simply let go of all the miscellaneous thoughts, and accompanied Steele happily scurrying around the city.

For a time, he seemed to have returned to the time when he was dragged out by his female colleagues to go shopping together when he was still young on earth.

After the two walked around the city, Xu Yi suddenly suggested to Steele that he wanted to visit the Lampari Royal Academy where she studied.

Steele rolled his eyes: "I don't think you're going to visit the academy, but to see the students who study magic inside, right? To be honest, are you planning to bring all the students from the Royal Academy to our chamber of commerce for you? work?"

Xu Yi laughed: "I do have this idea, but they graduated from the highest-ranking universities in the kingdom, so I'm afraid they don't look down on our little chamber of commerce."

"That's not necessarily." Steele snorted softly. "Look at the top students in the academy like me, aren't they still working for you? Besides, isn't it the same with Evita and the others? Let me tell you, our chamber of commerce treats researchers so well, I think it's not only Rui The students of Baron Keto's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry wanted to work in the Chamber of Commerce, as did the students of the Royal Academy of Lampari."

"If that's the case, of course it's good. But now I think it's probably not the best choice to let these students come to work in the Chamber of Commerce." Xu Yi shook his head. "If it is possible, I really want to set up an academy dedicated to instilling theoretical knowledge on magic machinery for magicians. Only magicians who graduate from such a college can truly be regarded as useful magic engineering mechanics."

"Do it if you want." Steele said with a relaxed expression. "Anyway, you're not short of money now, and with the support of the City Lord and Her Royal Highness, there should be no problem with the procedures. If you let Grandpa take a post in the academy, it will attract a lot of people to study in the academy."

"Well, yes, after what you said, I really think this idea is feasible. Well, when I go back this time, I will discuss this matter with the Lord of the City. As for now, let's go to visit the Royal Lampari first. The academy is ready. I'm just curious how they brought up such a wonderful girl as you, Steele."

"Hmph, I'm a natural beauty and don't need to be cultivated at all." Steele snorted cutely and took Xu Yi's hand just as he was about to walk in the direction of the Lampari Royal Academy in the east of the city, but suddenly his footsteps stopped. live.

Xu Yi was a little strange. He pulled Steele, who was standing still, only to see her staring at the opposite side of the road in a daze, as if stunned.

Xu Yi followed her gaze and saw two young men and women standing on the other side of the road.

The young man stared straight at Steele, his eyes full of surprise and greed.