blueteamnovel Chapter 736 2 Modes Covering Costs
Chapter 736 2 Modes Covering Costs
Chapter 736 Two Models Cover Costs
In terms of understanding of Netheril's overall situation, Xia Duo is definitely not as good as the Seven Towers or the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, but since he can smell a little sign, then the production line at the Tower of Time can start working at full capacity up.
Of course, it is also necessary to maintain a relatively close relationship with the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce in order to keep an eye on market trends and adjust production.
Thinking of this, Xia Duo felt somewhat at a loss. Although he believed that all kinds of magic items, including communication instruments, would become popular in the future, who could guarantee that he would not fall down a second before dawn!
Seeing the actions of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce and the Seven Towers, he believed that he was on the right track, not the so-called "few people who have grasped the truth"!
"Saitos is in charge, I don't know how your Mingshui Chamber of Commerce purchases the communication artifacts and learning scrolls related to [Magic Net Background Communication]?"
Hearing Lord Xia Duo's inquiry about the acquisition of communication artifacts and learning scrolls, Saito's eyes lit up immediately. He knew that his performance was coming, so he quickly introduced:
"Lord Xia Duo, the Chamber of Commerce mentioned two trading methods. One is that our Mingshui Chamber of Commerce will issue an order, and the Tower of Time can complete the order. This is the easiest way to clear money and goods, but the price can only be accepted by our Mingshui Chamber of Commerce. quotation;
"The other is a little more troublesome. The price can be determined by the Tower of Time. It's just that there are risks in the sale of magic items. We will only pay part of the purchase price. After the goods are sold, we will pay the other purchase price. If you can't sell them , the goods will be returned to the Tower of Time intact."
The specific details of the transaction are of course not that simple, but after all, Xia Duo traveled from a developed business environment like the earth. Under his influence, he also absorbed and comprehended a lot of business-related knowledge and skills.
The two methods mentioned by Saitos are actually similar to commissioned production and agency on the earth.
In the first way, the risk lies entirely with the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, but the other party is not a philanthropist. It is conceivable that their quotation will definitely be lower.
As for the second method, it is actually the agency model that Xia Duo originally considered, which can maximize the benefits, but at the same time, the risks will be higher, and it is mainly borne by the Tower of Time, while the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce is purely profitable.
In the past, the output of the Tower of Time was mainly sold through the first method, which is also the most common method in Netheril.
Originally, Xia Duo was going to recommend the agency model to the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce. Anyway, the main risk is the Tower of Time. Unexpectedly, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce had already prepared in advance.
The agency model requires the strong party to have a high degree of integrity. After all, from the perspective of the nature of commercial profit, pressing the payment is almost what any strong party needs to do.
If it wasn't for the good reputation of the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, Xia Duo wouldn't even think about the agency model.
Of course, for some little-known small chambers of commerce, the Tower of Time may have the upper hand, changing the party that presses the payment from the agent association to the Tower of Time, but small chambers of commerce may not have such a gamble confidence.
After all, although Netheril is dominated by order, it does not rule out the existence of some people who want to make trouble.
How much strength and how much business to do, these are the most basic rules for businessmen in this world.People who are overwhelmed often don't end well.
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Now that the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce has already thought of the agency model, Xia Duo doesn't need to explain it too much. At the same time, he has already decided in his heart that the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce will act as an agent for the communication magic weapon of the Tower of Time, and even the new mass-produced magic in the future. thing.
However, he still wanted to hear the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce's quotation for entrusted production, so he asked again: "How much is the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce's quotation for the first transaction method?"
"This depends on the specific appraisal results. The Chamber of Commerce has sent an appraiser to Saville to collect it. If everything goes well, it should arrive in ten days or so."
"More than ten days?"
Xia Duo thought that a group of ships from Severton should arrive in Savile Territory in more than ten days, and there are more than 1000 of his new subjects on it!
Of course, these fleets were not dedicated to transporting the citizens for him, but to pick up the elves.
In addition, from Saitos' words, Xia Duo probably guessed that even if it is a commissioned production, it is not the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce's standard plan and the Tower of Time will produce it, but the Tower of Time will produce it and the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce will accept it.
Even the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce adopts this method. It is conceivable that the concept of standardized mass production has not been popularized.
Even if some mage towers have begun to implement the production method of division of labor and cooperation, they are definitely not as thorough as the tower of time. In terms of efficiency and cost, they are still inferior to the tower of time.
Not to mention, the Tower of Time also has the "Eternal Magic Technology", which is a sharp weapon to control the cost of raw materials and really kill red eyes in price wars.
However, in Xiaduo's view, the current business environment in Netheril is unlikely to lead to the kind of price war he imagined.
"Saitos is in charge, so for the second transaction method, should the appraiser also come to determine the advance payment ratio?"
"That's not necessary, Lord Xiaduo, no matter what the Tower of Time's pricing for communication artifacts and learning scrolls is, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce will only give an advance payment of 500 gold coins for each communication artifact and 50 gold coins for each learning scroll. "
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Too much pressure, Xia Duo was sold a communication magic weapon in Severton, the bartender in the crystal ball form asked for 1500 gold coins, and the smaller, more portable talisman form asked for 3000 gold coins.
According to Saitos, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce must pay at least two-thirds of the payment, which is too exaggerated.
In fact, Xia Duo speculated on the cost of producing communication artifacts in Gilles High Tower. The crystal ball-shaped communication artifacts cost 1500 gold coins, so the cost is only about half, that is, about 6 to 700 gold coins.
A single piece of 500 gold coins is estimated to be less than the cost of Gilles Tower.
While Xia Duo was dissatisfied, he was also a little proud. After all, it was their imagination that limited them. The cost of the Tower of Time communication magic weapon, including labor, may be less than 300.
Even if you sell it at a price of 500, you can still make money, it's just a matter of earning more and earning less.
For another moment, Xia Duo wanted to say directly, you Mingshui Chamber of Commerce should not go to other places to buy, I will cover it for 500.
But if you really say that, it's really crazy.
Now it seems that the agency model is still possible, at least from Xia Duo's perspective, the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce did not suppress the advance payment below the cost like the powerful agents on the earth.
However, I don't know if the price of 500 per piece can still be negotiated. If it can be raised a little more, then the cash flow of the Tower of Time will be more secure.
As for the 50 learning scrolls, Xia Duo was very satisfied. A 2-ring magic scroll might be sold for hundreds of gold coins. The learning scrolls were only unencrypted, so the price was higher, but the cost was the same.
It's just that on Xia Duo's side, there is a magic scroll printing machine, which can print a large number of quasi-magic scrolls, and the rest is only the labor cost of the caster.
Now the junior magic technicians in the Tower of Time need to practice the 2nd ring [simplified version of the background communication of the magic net], use quasi-magic scrolls for them to practice, even if they are scrapped during the practice, do they still want to charge for the finished product?
In this way, the study scroll only has the cost of materials, which doesn't need to be as much as 50 gold coins.
The only thing to consider is that long-term stable output cannot be used in this way.
(End of this chapter)