Chapter 168 Business Model
When you gain reputation with a friendly player in the Undead Chamber of Commerce, the option to hire NPCs will appear in your personal panel.
This permission has been obtained by many players, but it has not been developed and utilized by other players. There is only one reason for this: it is a particularly stupid and useless setting.
First of all, it is impossible to hire NPCs to help you complete tasks and kill monsters, because players can only hire civilian NPCs, or the old, weak, sick and disabled among the civilians... If they really take them out to kill monsters, is it the NPC protecting the player or the player protecting the NPC? Both sides have to say - if the hired civilian NPC gets an industrial injury, the employer will have to pay for everything.
These hired civilian NPCs have few "functions"... They can only do simple manual labor, such as helping players brush armor, care for weapons, wash outerwear (clothes), get some things, etc. Don't expect any other functions.
The cost of hiring this kind of civilian NPC is not low - ten copper coins (players' currency) must be paid every game day. If the payment is not made on time, the employment relationship will be automatically terminated.
In short...the cost-effectiveness of this type of hired NPC is so low that when an orange cat saw players who were new to the industry blasting this useless and money-losing hiring model on the forum, he felt that this thing was far inferior to hiring a runner from the studio, which was not only cheaper but also more flexible.
After seeing how Boss European Sturgeon played the game, Boss Orange Cat realized the correct way to play with this permission - this is the system encouraging players to play the business mode in the game and providing the convenience of "Tool NPC"!
No matter how cheap and useful the studio boy is, he can't speak the same language as the NPCs, so he can't be a store clerk or salesperson!
An orange cat figured it out, and his gaze towards "Employee: Dick Beal" suddenly became quite hot.
Of course, before taking any action...the orange cat boss has to confirm one thing first.
"Boss Beluga! Is there any way to exchange the currency used by NPCs with the currency we use?" An orange cat pounced gracefully and hugged Beluga's thigh.
European sturgeon: “…”
Ten minutes later, with a frown on his face, Beluga brought a ginger cat to the Westham Town Hall and found Ji Tang.
"Orange cat boss also wants to explore the business model? Great!" When Ji Tang heard the purpose of the two people's visit, he immediately hugged the shoulders of the orange cat, the big dog owner, and took him to the office. "Ou Yan doesn't like to talk, so I probably didn't explain it to you clearly. Come, let me introduce you to our Westram open business system..."
An orange cat instinctively felt its anus tighten: "Hey wait, Boss Ji Tang, don't be so impatient, I'm a little scared--!"
"Don't be surprised, I'm telling you, this is a very good thing~"
"I'm even more panicked, big guy!"
Seeing this, the beluga turned around and ran away.
Finally got rid of that clingy guy!
Ji Tang had finally waited for such a big fish, so how could he let him escape? He dragged him to the warehouse...
When the orange cat boss saw the goods in the warehouse, he immediately started complaining: "What the hell is this? The GM is so stupid to buy a warehouse full of instant noodles? Damn, is this Kangshoufu? How can a knock-off product avoid trademark issues perfectly?!"
Even Ji Tang, a man of iron will, couldn't help but look away slightly...
How can I put it... Lord Yang's source of goods jumps from nearly expired products to counterfeit brands... The expert group is also in trouble...
Fortunately, these counterfeit products are not all flawed. At least there are no major problems with food safety. After all, they are products produced on industrial assembly lines and are more reliable than small workshops that focus on handmade products and sell humanistic sentiments.
Ji Tang faked a cough to hide his embarrassment, and patted the orange cat boss heavily: "Don't worry about the brand, as long as it's a tradable commodity. I'll give you wholesale prices for all the goods, you can sell them, and I'll exchange the NPC copper coins I collect for game coins at a 2:1 ratio. After deducting the business tax, the surplus is yours, which is definitely more profitable than killing monsters and making gold."
The orange cat boss certainly knew that playing with the business model would make more money than stupidly killing monsters, but he just felt something was wrong: "Wait a minute, why did you come to me for such a good thing? Boss Ou's store doesn't have these messy things."
"That's because Ouyang is the production source... Mr. Orange Cat, you haven't practiced life skills at all, right?" Ji Tang said, "Is the stability of the supply of life skill products purchased from players the same as that from me?"
There is an orange cat: "Uh..."
After thinking for a while, the orange cat boss asked cautiously: "Then how much tax do I have to pay?"
"If you sell it locally, you have to pay a 50% tax." Ji Tang said ruthlessly.
"Why don't you go and grab it!!" Even this orange cat with a good temper was almost pissed off.
"Don't worry, just listen to me. If you can find a way to transport them to areas outside of Westram for sale, I will only charge you 20% tax." Ji Tang said with a smile, "You have a good reputation in the Chamber of Commerce, so you can submit an application to the town hall to form a caravan. I will approve it for you, and you can then organize people to try out the caravan business model."
A ginger cat twitched his lips: "...So, Westram is short of money?"
"There's nothing we can do. This world...this game has no credit currency, only physical currency. You are from Zhejiang, so you must know that physical currency is more likely to have cash flow shortages than credit currency." Ji Tang said helplessly.
Of course, the orange cat boss understands this very well... In fact, even credit currencies often experience broken capital chains and cash flow shortages. Don't be fooled by the news about listed . That's just a conceptual value created by those people who play with finance. Their purpose is to cut the leeks in the stock market, fleece investors and deceive the next buyer to take over.
The most widely circulated joke among their circle of second-generation rich people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang is that they squandered their fortunes on eating, drinking and having fun for three generations, and went bankrupt after three years of investing in businesses - how despicable are those working in finance? In their eyes, capitalists are just like safe and harmless little white rabbits.
There was an orange cat that relied on the European sturgeon to extract information, and it was indeed attracted by the business model.
Who doesn't hope to stand out when playing games? He must be annoyed when being looked down upon all the time - he may not be good at operating the game, but when it comes to the business model, he is still very confident.
"Okay... I'll give it a try." After weighing the pros and cons, the orange cat boss made up his mind, "But I only have a few hundred copper coins in cash, and copper coins are too hard to collect now. Boss Ji Tang, does your town hall have any policy support, such as providing commercial loans?"
Ji Tang grinned and put his arm around the orange cat boss's shoulders affectionately: "Yes, yes, of course, come on, let's find a place to sit down and have a cup of tea, and talk slowly-"
"...Boss Ji Tang, I remember you didn't have this style before..."
In the small town of Westham, there is absolutely no orderly market economy.
The handicraft industry here is extremely rudimentary, and is still a small workshop-style processing model. The handicraftsmen in the town are concentrated in the primitive and rough processing areas such as leather products, bamboo baskets, wooden barrels, coffins and simple wooden furniture.
Ji Tang & Zhao Zhenzhen decided to change the status quo. First of all, they had to carry out an industrial upgrading revolution for the handicraft industry in the town (it was not yet time for a land revolution in the countryside), absorb all the handicraftsmen and even the vast majority of adult townspeople into the Zhenzhong Avenue Industrial Park, carry out large-scale processing and production, and make better use of the town’s labor force... uh, increase the employment rate and improve the income and living standards of the local people.
The plan went on fairly smoothly. The reconstruction of the main street in the town over the past two months had accustomed the local residents to obeying the organization's arrangements and working in an orderly manner. The night school run by Ms. Sibel and Ms. Shirley also provided an emergency literacy campaign for the residents. Some residents already knew hundreds of characters including their own names, and could do addition and subtraction within two digits. Those who passed the weekly progress test could receive a "prize" such as a small bag of laundry, a bar of soap, or a towel from the night school, and the residents were very motivated to learn.
In short, there are no major problems in organizing production, but there are still many problems in marketing...
Westham has a population of only tens of thousands and a few thousand households. Even if the markets of the noble be developed, it is still not enough to support the upgrading of local industries. Now the goods obtained from Lord Yang are not as easy to sell as before. When the industrial park is put into operation, where will the deep-processed agricultural products produced in an endless stream be sold!
Otherwise, why would the national team allow Lord Yang to attack Innadeli? Compared with the demand for new markets, the shortage of leadership brought about by the expansion of the territory is not a problem at all!
If we don't fight, the goods shipped from Westham won't be able to be sold publicly in Innadri. We have to fight!
We have to take both sides of the road and solve the dealer problem.
As for the town hall, there is no longer any manpower at all - even the minor boy Brooke was brainwashed by Zhao Zhenzhen and turned into a red dealer who serves the people wholeheartedly. He and his friends took samples to areas outside the Innadri territory to open up new markets!
Some of the advanced townspeople who have begun to explore the business field are temporarily unable to take on major tasks and can only help carry some small amounts of goods...
Compared to cooperating with the indigenous nobles, Ji Tang is more willing to trust the group of players - pure business-type games on the world have many audiences, and the player group in "Alien World" must also have those who like to play the business model; if the indigenous nobles become powerful, they may compete with the town hall, but the players will have no such worries at all!
Ou Yan went back to his shop and took a look. Seeing that a housewife NPC with a basket of vegetables had come to the door, he did not go in. He watched from a distance for a while, then turned back to the town hall, intending to teleport back to Exile Town.
Just as I stepped into the door of the town hall... I saw a ginger cat pounce on me like a hungry tiger.
Even though Ouyang is obsessed with his career, there are few players in this game who can compete with him in terms of motor nerves. In a flash, he quickly slid sideways to avoid the opponent's attack, and then swiftly retreated several steps to ensure that the opponent could not reach his thighs.
The orange cat boss raised his head in embarrassment and stretched out his hand: "Boss Ouyang, let's team up and play the caravan mode~"
European sturgeon: “…”
On the other side, Exile Town.
It is already 10pm Earth time, 7pm game time.
Qin Guan, Miao Bi Sheng Hua, Yang Ying, En Buzeng, Tang Jia, Jia Luo and others, who once again came out of the monster battlefield with a failed ending, had haggard faces and squatted quietly on the dirt road in front of the town hall, doubting their lives.
"Why is it... so difficult!" Sister Jialuo exhaled softly, "I finally found the mission location and avoided the Dullahan, but in the end, I was just delayed a little by the guarding little devil and the Dullahan returned to defend..."
"Sure enough, we shouldn't have been so reckless. We should have found a way to throw the flare in." Yang Ying covered his face.
Tang Jia was filled with grief and indignation: "We broke through the route once, but the monsters actually increased their defense the next time we passed through. This is too much! The monsters are so strong, and their AI is so high!"
"Let's try again a billion times. We've suffered so many losses. We have to be more careful next time." Miaobishenghua said with all his strength.
"Okay, I'll call for help... Their group has come back from the depths of the poisonous fog swamp. Let's wait for them to come online?" Qin Guan said weakly.
After a series of frustrating team wipes, some people left the team and many positions were vacant. Naturally, the others would not object and nodded one after another.
After being silent for a long time, En Buzeng suddenly said, "I was wondering... can we make use of the characteristics of those monsters?"
"What do you mean?" Miaobishenghua asked hurriedly.
"Some of the monsters in there have mutually exclusive characteristics. You have also discovered it, right?" En Buzeng said, "Those tree monsters that are several stories tall are afraid of fire demons. Fire demons are afraid of gargoyles. Gargoyles are afraid of half-body banshees. Half-body banshees are afraid of those assassin monsters with spikes all over their backs."
"Come to think of it... the assassins are afraid of giant moles, and giant moles are afraid of the Dullahan..." Miaobishenghua quickly followed up with his thoughts, his eyes starting to light up, "And the Dullahan never seems to get close to the Dryad!"
En Buzeng nodded vigorously: "The Fire Demon is neither too big nor too small, and it's quite fast. Walker players can use the Wind Control Technique to attract this kind of monster a little. We should find a way to lure a few Fire Demons and force the friendly dryads to the vicinity of the position. This way we will have a chance to get close to the position and throw the flare in."
"Let's try this!" Miaobishenghua clenched his fist and said in a deep voice, "The monsters inside have the ability to learn. We only have one chance, we must seize it!"
