Volume 1 Chapter 23 (1/2)

Partner

“Karma City?” Viscount Leslie quickly looked at Butler Brunei who had been standing on the side the entire time and said in an astonished voice, “I never thought that you would have already sold Magic Fans in other cities, that really is unexpected.”

Xu Yi laughed and shook his head, “Strictly speaking, we didn’t sell them, but rather they were the ones who came to us.”

“Oh? What do you mean by that?” Viscount Leslie asked in a very curious voice.

“Lord Viscount has just said it, the population in Banta City is limited. Even adding in the villages outside Banta City, there is still a limit to the need for Magic Fans, so we have already made plans to promote the Magic Fans in areas outside of Banta City. But we didn’t promote this earlier because the timing was not right.”

“Why wasn’t it right?” Viscount Leslie was a bit confused, “If people are willing to buy, you aren’t willing to sell?”

“No, it’s not like this. This is based on my consideration for the future.”

Xu Yi put down his fruit juice and decided to explain it all to Viscount Leslie.

After the short period of contact with him, his impression of Viscount Leslie had greatly changed. He felt that he wasn’t as useless as those normal noble dandies and rather had his own ideas and views. With this kind of person, Xu Yi was willing to interact with him more.

“Although looking at it from the surface, it is inevitable that we would bring the Magic Fans to a broader market, this is still very good for our development. But we can’t rush this matter because as the number of sales increase, we must also increase our output. Otherwise, if our output can’t keep up and we can’t fulfill the orders we receive, not only will it create losses in terms of sales, the most important thing is that it will be a large hit to our reputation. If we lose our reputation, it will damage our foundations and hurt our future development.”

Viscount Leslie thought about it and asked with knitted brows, “Then why can’t you increase the output? Is it because you don’t have enough people? But I’ve heard Brunei say that you have only recruited thirty students from Baron Rickto Magic Academy, you aren’t producing to your full potential yet. You said just now that you are producing one hundred and fifty Magic Fans each day, then if you recruited some more people, you don’t have to recruit a lot, wouldn’t you at least be able to produce two hundred per day?”

“Lord Viscount, you’ve forgotten a very important question.” Xu Yi shook his head.

“What is it?”

“That is quality. Although it is very simple to make the Magic Fans, up until now, the people that can produce them has been very small. Accurately speaking, there is only me who can make Magic Fans perfectly. Those students that were hired, although they can work on the most important Magic Array, for the small adjustments and installations, there is no one else but me who can do it. This is a fact that has made me very helpless, which is that the production of the Magic Fans depends completely on my work efficiency. But as a single person, my abilities are limited, so the production line is limited and it can’t be increased.”

Viscount Leslie looked at Xu Yi for a while, “This isn't right. Since you can give the most important Magic Array work to the students, it is impossible to give the other work to other people to do. I think…..you should be afraid of revealing the core secrets, so you’re not willing to do this, right?”

“Lord Viscount, you’re looking down on me.” Xu Yi revealed a smile, “I have just said that the Magic Fans aren’t hard to make and to me, they aren’t considered a secret at all. Only, I’m in charge of a very difficult matter right now, so it’s hard for me to hand it to other people. But I believe this won’t last for long. Those students have slowly started to learn the main parts and I believe that after a period of time, they will be able to completely take over my work. When that time comes, you’ll find that the Magic Fan production will greatly increase.” After saying this, Xu Yi paused for a bit and revealed a mysterious smile, “Other than that, I might as well disclose a real secret to you. If nothing unexpected happens, a new generation of Magic Fans are about to appear.”

Viscount Leslie was instantly stunned, “A new generation? There are different Magic Fans? What is different about it compared to the Magic Fans you sold before?”

“As for what difference it has, I’m afraid I can’t simply describe it. When the new generation of Magic Fans appears, you will naturally know.” Xu Yi deliberately kept him guessing, “Moreover, I can tell you that the new generation of Magic Fans are made with completely different production methods and has a completely different design. Its output will far surpass the Magic Fans currently being produced. When that time comes, that is when we push the Magic Fans onto the broader market.”

Viscount Leslie stared at Xu Yi for a while before shaking his head with a smile and saying, “When I saw the plan Butler Brunei gave me at first, I thought you were a lunatic with big words. Looking at you now, it seems I’ve truly underestimated you. Very good, since you didn’t disappoint me, that means we can discuss this further. Brunei, bring out the contract.”

Butler Brunei bowed before turning to leave.

“Contract?” Xu Yi saw Viscount Leslie’s confident look and slightly knit his brows.

Could it be that this fellow wants to play some tricks?

After a while, Butler Brunei came back with a document, which Viscount Leslie placed in front of Xu Yi.

“Look at this and feel free to ask any questions you have.”

Xu Yi curiously picked up the document and found that it was a land rental contract that was about the land that he was currently renting.

But compared to the first contract, this one was much more in depth and also much more preferential.

In the previous contract, Xu Yi and Heinz had only been renting the land from Viscount Leslie for a year and they didn’t have any authority at all. They were very limited by Viscount Leslie and if he felt unhappy one day, he could drive them away without any questions.

As for this contract, it clearly stipulated that Xu Yi had completely control over the use of the land and Viscount Leslie only had property rights.