Chapter 488 - 220: Small Plan! You Have to Take Responsibility for Me! _4
So how do you explain this, cultivators? These things are very realistic; it’s all about saving face.
She’s indeed a clever woman. I just casually mentioned it, and she was immediately able to grasp these difficulties. Yuchi looked at her with satisfaction, clapping his hands in praise: "Patriarch Su is indeed remarkable, reducing the crux of the problem to just a few words."
"President Yuchi, you flatter me." Su Ruyi calmly replied, holding her teacup, and even Su Qifang behind her was quite pleased.
Is our Patriarch someone any Tom, Dick, or Harry can approach? Is Yuchi the only smart person in this world? How is that possible? Even playing dumb requires basic rules.
Su Ruyi was waiting for Yuchi to back down at this point. After all, if this problem were placed in front of her, she wouldn’t know how to address it; it is essentially very hard to solve in the short term. It’s just a pity she had just arrived in Xufu Town and now has to return. She hopes that once she’s gone, this president will behave himself and not come to disturb them again.
It’s really exasperating.
As a result, Yuchi spoke more earnestly. He smiled and said: "Regarding your problem, Patriarch Su, I will answer it slowly."
Su Qifang: "..."
Is this guy for real? Does he actually want to persuade me directly?
Of course, otherwise how is it different from scratching an itch over one’s shoe? That’s not interesting. If we’re going to do this, let’s do it for real. Yuchi continued with a smile: "Bit by bit, regarding the first issue you mentioned, it comes down to reputation and appeal. How do I convince others to actively buy my products, isn’t that right?"
Su Ruyi thought for a moment: "Indeed, that’s the case. It’s not like anyone can just open a shop and have cultivators coming in."
"This can be resolved. I can easily find many female cultivators to endorse me. Before the shop opens, I’ll hold an exhibition. Any cultivator with some fame will be invited; it’s merely a matter of money and connections, which regarding the shop, I am not lacking."
Wow! How arrogant... Not lacking money and connections!? Su Ruyi was taken aback by Yuchi’s sudden charge. But if he’s sure about this, then let it be. If he can get some female cultivators, especially famous ones, to help create a buzz, it could indeed have significant effects—perhaps even bringing Sect Leaders directly, which would be even better.
Yuchi continued with a smile:
"As for your second point, the issue of production, you can rest assured. Our production may not be high, but we can afford high prices. Even if I acquire your family, not everything from your family will make it into the shop, only a very select few valuable items. It is these valuable items I’m interested in, and there’s no need for the rest."
It’s a simple matter: acquiring a family doesn’t mean taking on all their unwanted aspects. Like peeling an orange, buying a family is about acquiring their best parts. Although it may be expensive, it won’t be troubling.
In the Su family, if they have a hundred or so types of fabric, Yuchi only needs one or two top-quality ones. As for the rest, you can keep selling to whoever you originally were. We’ll exclusively acquire the rights to use a couple of these fabrics, but it’s not permanent. We’ll buy them for, at most, two years.
After these two years, if the items become obsolete, you can sell them to whomever you wish.
So for Yuchi, Su Ruyi and the others are crucial, as they can initially provide the fabrics needed. But as for the middle and later stages, they’ll definitely be replaced by people nurtured by him. How quickly they get replaced depends on their ambition.
Su Ruyi felt a bit embarrassed now. Wasn’t he buying her family? Only buying some items from her family? Only buying some items’ usage rights and timeframes?
Su Qifang recalled what Yuchi had said before, and thinking about it carefully, it actually made sense. What use would someone have for your entire family...
Still quite proud, and not asking for everything... Su Ruyi looked at Yuchi wistfully. After confirming he wasn’t being sarcastic, she nodded: "Yes, you can certainly exclusively acquire the usage rights to a certain type of our fabric, and also stipulate a timeframe for those rights."
Yes, that’s what I mean, Yuchi finally said: "The third point you expressed concerns styles, and style is very important, especially for female cultivators. As for this, you needn’t worry. Styles choose the fabric, not the other way around."
For Immortal Robe Pavilion, Yuchi looks at what he wants to make first and then considers what materials are required. It’s not a matter of looking at what materials are available and thinking about what you can make out of them. That would be too limiting. It’s like wanting to build a house, so you need bricks and wood, rather than having a piece of wood and thinking about what that wood can make.
Of course, Yuchi’s true intention is to nurture the other side, to see if they are talent worth cultivating. If they are, bringing over some people later on won’t be a problem. But initially, it’s best not to do that, as it might quickly lead to complications.