Chapter 6: The Grand Moneymaking Scheme (1/2)
The Grand Moneymaking Scheme
Beast meat was rich in nutrition, allowing the body to grow stronger, and was even able to increase a person’s magical power. Cooking this meat required some special skills, thus ordinary people would not dare to eat this meat. Even those with a high level of cultivation would still strictly limit their consumption of the meat. Failure to do so could easily harm their body!
Chu Tian’s magical cooking techniques, however, could resolve almost all of those problems!
For the first time!
The idea of doing something big popped up inside Meng Ying Ying’s mind.
Never in her life had she felt so full of strength;so much passion! She felt an entrepreneurial passion in her. In the past, this was impossible.
How could it be so easy to start a business?
JieJie is intrepid, yet she is also so cautious and solemn, as if always walking on thin ice.
Meng Ying Ying wasn’t like her sister who had poise and wisdom, nor was she astute and cunning like a merchant;however, she has the mysterious Chu Tian. Through her intuition, she became aware of the broad market and the amazing business opportunities!
This was the kind of opportunity that rarely, if ever, comes by.
Meng Ying Ying was currently at the lowest point of her life so far, after being both expelled and humiliated by Han Shao Long. She wanted to regain face, and do something big for everyone to see!
Chu Tian did not object and asked: “How do you plan to go about it?”
“We will go sell steak at the square!” Meng Ying Ying ambitiously said: “We’ll split the profits, fifty-fifty!”
When he heard these words, Chu Tian almost spurted out his tea.
This psycho missy sure is something! You will only see someone as ignorant as her only once every hundred years!
Do you not see the commercial value of the light bulb?
Do you not notice the business potential of the fan array?
She just happens to ignore all those and only thought about selling steak.
Sure, with this advanced cooking technique, there are indeed plenty of ways to earn money, such as licensing the technology and developing a franchise. All of these are definitely good ways to earn money, however, this missy has thought of the stupidest idea of them all – street vending.
Whatever!
It’s fine, as long as she doesn’t keep clamouring for a return.
Tian Nan Square was at the centre of the city. It was also located near the Mercenary Guild, Scrivener Guild, and the Pharmacist Guild, hence, it was a very lively place.
Meng Ying Ying was an impatient person. She immediately took 10 gold coins and purchased 200 moonlight yak steak, along with some necessary seasoning. She then loaded other necessities from home like tables and chairs into a beast wagon and departed towards the Tian Nan Square together with Chu Tian.
“What would be an appropriate price for the steak?” Meng Ying Ying showed a difficult expression while sitting in the wagon,“The fresh steak we bought from the market cost us 5 silver coins each!”
Chu Tian suggested: “In my opinion, 1 gold coin each!”
Meng Ying Ying was slightly shocked: “Will people buy it if it’s so expensive?”
One gold coin is equal to 100 silver coins or 10,000 copper coins. An average household of three people would have a monthly expenditure of about 20 to 30 silver coins. The four year tuition fee for Meng Ying Ying to study under the famous Zhang Li Qing was 2000 gold coins.
Even though the moonlight yak was classified as a beast, it was only a level 1 beast. It had only cost Meng Ying Ying 10 gold coins to buy 200 slices of fresh steak!
At this price, just one steak would cost as much as ordinary people’s two month of expenditure!
Will people really buy it at such an extravagant price?
Chu Tian said: “Normal people don’t eat beast meat. The people who eat beast meat are the people with money, such as practitioners and merchants. This amount of money is nothing to them.”
Chu Tian saw that Meng Ying Ying was still worried, so he raised his tone and said: “We have a valuable commodity, and we also have a monopoly on this. If we don’t get ten times the investment, then it’s not worth setting up a stall. Trust me on this, it will be fine! But don’t forget your promise that you will give me half of the profits.”
After Meng Ying Ying heard this, she immediately patted her chest and righteously said: “Don’t worry, I Meng Ying Ying will always stay true to her words. From our profit, I will not take even a single copper more than we agreed upon.”
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Tian Nan Square.
Tall palm trees towered like pillars on both sides of the road. Every palm tree was garnished with huge fruits hanging all over it. This kind of palm-tree was called Solar Palm. Their fruits could absorb light during the day and then emit it during the night, illuminating the whole road. Those palm trees serve as the street lights in this world.
Flowerbeds and lawns were filled with different types of light-emitting plants such as Moonlight Mushrooms and Twilight Blossoms, creating colourful spectacles.
High-rise buildings and shop tops were decorated with colourful shimmering vines. The colour of the light emitted by these vines had shades of five to six different colours. When these vines interlaced together, they produced the same effect as neon lights. Some people even used the vines to create billboards.
Pedestrians strolling on the street carried pumpkin lights and jellyfish lights.
Pumpkin light was made from a plant called “Daylight Pumpkin”. When daylight pumpkin matures, it is soaked in a special liquid in order to increase its lifespan. The daylight pumpkin” absorbs the light element during the day and releases it back during the night. It acts similar to a lantern when held in hand.
Jellyfish light was actually a beast creature. It has very little magical power and low combat capacity. It floats around in the water emitting lights like a firefly. It breeds fast so it is very suitable to be made into a lighting tool to provide light during the night.
The streets of Tian Nan city were filled with beast wagons. Pulling those wagons were a variety of beasts, such as giant lizards, giant oxes and other various beasts. All of these things created a very mystifying scene.
Such was this world’s urban night scenery. A mix of half-plant, half-city, creating a scene where nature and city life intertwine.
Meng Ying Ying came late.
All of the best spots for setting up stalls were already occupied. She could only find a location in the outer perimeter to set up venue.
“Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! I’ll set up the umbrella! You go hang the electric lights!”
The moment the light bulb lit up, it attracted the attention of many passers-by. The light emitted was very bright and stable when compared to biological lights or crystal lights. However, those people just could not make out what it was.