Tantai Jing's Business Acumen!
The people of Vast Heaven Holy Land left the Ning Clan and returned to Vast Heaven Holy Land.
The Clan Head Ning also contacted Qin Xiangqian, the actual person in charge of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, immediately!
Qin Xiangqian, Chu Xinghe's second most trusted confidant, rushed to the Ning Clan overnight upon receiving the news.
After all, in Qin Xiangqian's eyes, this Lightning Earth Spirit Gushing Spring was like a rooster that could lay golden eggs!
It's the kind that lays golden eggs like crazy!
Even before Ouyang Ling turned it pink, the function of the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring was in conflict with the Xinghe Essence of the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
If it were the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring from that time, Qin Xiangqian would only be slightly amused, since the only advantage of the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring compared to the Xinghe Essence is that it costs almost nothing.
However, Mu Bai and his team have now researched the cost of Xinghe Essence to its limit, and the cost is now so low that it is almost indistinguishable from that of Earth Spirit Gushing Spring.
Therefore, Qin Xiangqian would look down on such a small amount of profit.
But the current Lightning Earth Spirit Gushing Spring is completely different!
Putting aside how much the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring's healing ability has been improved, just think about whether you want that 10% fixed Lightning Enchantment!
If you don't want it, someone else will!
If someone else has it, they're better off than you, so you might not need it, but you absolutely can't be without it.
Furthermore, in the past, the effects of the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring were only comparable to those of low-grade spiritual herbs, so those who actually used the water of the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring were mostly low-level Rogue Cultivators...
True powerhouses never use the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring.
But now, regardless of your level, who dares to say that a fixed 10% increase in lightning power isn't appealing?
So Qin Xiangqian demonstrated to the Ning Clan the meaning of efficiency in just one day...
Countless Earth Spirit Gushing Spring were transported by Qin Xiangqian to various parts of the Three Continents... and the one responsible for transporting these Earth Spirit Gushing Springs was... the Demonic Sect's Demon Demon Express...
What the heck? Why do you think Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce would choose Demon Demon Express?
It wasn't Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce that chose Demon Demon Express; it was Tantai Jing took the initiative to approach them to discuss this business deal!
Tantai Jing offered Qin Xiangqian a price he simply couldn't refuse...
It's no exaggeration to say that this price is unmatched by any caravan from the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce of Commerce, both in terms of speed and cost.
So, to save costs, Qin Xiangqian said, "Why the hell should I use my own caravan?"
Moreover, as everyone knows, Demon Demon Express's service is unbeatable; they deliver exactly when they say they will, and they'll compensate you even if it's a minute late.
Not only that, Demon Demon Express also guarantees the safety of your goods. Just think, if the Demonic Sect doesn't rob them themselves, who the hell can rob Demonic Sect?
Moreover, even if the Demonic Sect really loses the goods, you can rest assured that Tantai Jing will compensate you!
Therefore, in the logistics sector, Tantai Jing currently holds an absolute monopoly...
Even the caravans of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce cannot match the level of the Demonic Sect.
Tantai Jing went to Qin Xiangqian that very night, and faced with the price offered by Tantai Jing, even Qin Xiangqian had no choice but to choose the Demonic Sect...
There's no way... this price is too low... even members of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce can't offer this price.
Because the logistics industry of the Demonic Sect is so mature, it has controlled almost all costs to an extremely low level.
Even Wu Xingyun couldn't sit still after hearing the price that Tantai Jing offered to Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce.
Wu Xingyun said to Tantai, "At your prices, we only have a very small profit margin on each order. What are we trying to achieve?"
In response to the Demonic Emperor's question, Tantai Jing simply smiled and said, "Demonic Emperor, you can't just look at immediate interests. Under normal circumstances, if any company approached us for cooperation, even if the profit margin was five percentage points higher than it is now, I, Tantai Jing, would absolutely not accept it."
Even with an additional five percentage points of profit, our profit margin would still be very low.
But you underestimate the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring of the Vast Heaven Holy Land. It's no exaggeration to say that the thunderous storm from this Earth Spirit Gushing Spring will surely sweep across Three Continents...
From now on, everyone in the Three Continents will be unable to do anything without carrying the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring.
After all, do you know what a 10% improvement in ability means?
Therefore, our cooperation with Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce is not a one-off deal...
While we may seem to have driven our profit margins to the extreme, we have also effectively monopolized the transportation of all the Earth Spirit Gushing Springs Three Continents with the lowest possible prices.
Even if other courier companies wanted to do this, unless they were operating at a complete loss, they couldn't possibly have a lower profit margin than us.
In the short term, our profit margin may not be high, but with the hot sales of Earth Spirit Gushing Spring, the amount of Earth Spirit Gushing Spring that Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce needs to transport each month will increase dramatically.
Although the profit margin may not be high on its own, if the volume increases over time, do you think the profit will still be low?
At the same time, we're squeezing profits to the minimum to crush all the other small courier companies eyeing the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring Express business...
Sure enough, after some research, Wu Xingyun Computing discovered that the profit margin from cooperating with Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce wasn't high if only one month was considered, but what about a year?
What about ten years? That adds up to an incredibly terrifying profit!
Most importantly, despite the rampant destruction caused by Demon Demon Express, quite a few forces in the Three Continents actually established their own logistics networks.
For example, the Demonic Sect of the Spirit Beast Continent...
Qiu Tian's side has now changed its old style of the Demonic Sect involved burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of evil deeds.
What the hell? You're saying the Demonic Sect wouldn't be called the Demonic Sect if it didn't burn, kill, and loot?
Who says the Demonic Sect has to kill people all the time?
The Demonic Sect values using any means necessary, but when you're so poor you can't even afford to eat, how can you be so ruthless?
Qiu Tian said that everyone used to be part of the Demonic Sect, and everyone did evil as they pleased. But suddenly one day, when the Demonic Sect on Tantai Jing's side stopped doing evil, all the firepower of the Three Continents was focused on their side.
So now, if anyone encounters any wrongdoing, even if Qiu Tian investigates and finds out it was done by Tantai Jing's side, nobody will believe him... Everyone will assume it was Qiu Tian who did it!
Qiu Tian said that Tantai Jing is the truly despicable Demonic Sect...
On the surface, they work in logistics, but in private they also take on dirty and tiring jobs... But after they finish all these dirty and tiring jobs, they blame it all on the Demonic Sect of the Spirit Beast Continent. This method is even Demonic Sect than the Demonic Sect itself!
Therefore, Qiu Tian stated that we also need to change our mindset; if they can do express delivery, so can we!
Thus, the Spirit Beast Express born. Upon its emergence, Tantai Jing immediately declared that not only was Chu Xinghe exceptionally benevolent, but he, Tantai Jing, was also very benevolent. They were all Demonic Sect, and he couldn't suppress the Demonic Sect on the Spirit Beast Continent, could he?
Therefore, we are willing to give up a portion of our business to Spirit Beast Express...
Tantai Jing's approach was met with widespread praise from all sides!
But Tantai Jing wasn't just talking; he truly meant what he said and immediately gave up some of his business to the Spirit Beast Express...
At first Qiu Tian was very excited, thinking he would make a fortune. However, after actually taking over the business that Demon Demon Express had given up, Qiu Tian Tantai Jing's ancestors for eighteen generations, including both women and men, with indescribable language!
This damn Demon Demon Express did give up some business, but all of that business was in remote areas. Aside from a very few that made a tiny profit, the rest were actually losing money...
At first, the Demonic Sect didn't understand why Tantai Jing was transferring the business, but Tantai Jing retorted, "Do you old fogies even know what business is?"
For example, with our Demon Demon Express, you only see the profitable parts, but what you don't know is that out of all our routes, only 70% are profitable, while the remaining 30% are either breaking even or even losing money!
What the heck? You're saying you're quitting just because you're losing money? Dude, that's not how you do business...
If your business is solely focused on profit, then it will inevitably incur losses. A business should involve both losses and gains. Losses are partly for building a reputation and attracting customers, while profits, as long as they consistently outweigh the losses, will still result in overall profitability.
If Demon Demon Express only delivers to profitable areas, what happens to the unprofitable areas?
If Spirit Beast Express willing to invest heavily and start developing its business in unprofitable areas, it can build a reputation over time. Then, when it expands into profitable areas, it may be able to turn the tide and succeed.
However, I, Tantai Jing, initially monopolized all regions, and now I'm even waving the banner of benevolence and righteousness by giving up some business to Spirit Beast Express. But the business I gave up seems to be a mix of profit and loss, but I, Tantai Jing, have already calculated in detail that no matter how Spirit Beast Express operates in this area, it will ultimately lose more money than it will make.
In this way, I, Tantai Jing, gained a good reputation, while the Spirit Beast Express lost money... What I gave up this time wasn't business, but the coffin that sent Qiu Tian to his death!
So you don't understand business... All you need to know is that right now, our Demonic Sect has the best area, and we've also earned all the goodwill.
At the same time, because we gave the money we were losing to Qiu Tian, we no longer need to lose money. Under these circumstances, we can still lower the express delivery price. We dare to lower the price, but does Qiu Tian dare to?
Therefore, without Tantai Jing a single soldier, Qiu Tian was able to force Qiu Tian to kneel down and beg for mercy!
Although many elders of the Demonic Sect couldn't understand what Tantai Jing was saying, after a series of actions by Tantai Jing, the Demonic Sect's managers, through intense calculations, discovered that after lowering shipping costs, the Demonic Sect's overall revenue forecast for this year was actually higher than in the past...
Qin Xiangqian didn't care how the Demonic Sect handled logistics, but as the Demon Demon Express delivered the Earth Spirit Gushing Spring to various parts of the Three Continents, terrifyingly long queues formed in front of all the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce.
Earth Spirit Gushing Spring is selling like hotcakes at Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce!
And the calculations of the Clan Head Ning were absolutely correct. Although everything was handled by the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, and although they could only receive half of the profits, this half of the profits was far more terrifying than all the profits the Ning Clan had ever made in the past!
Looking at the various reports sent by the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, the Ning Clan Head Ning's eyes welled up with tears. He knew that this year would finally be a prosperous one!
Our Ning Clan has finally risen to prominence!
Who says our Ning Clan is unlucky? Although we were almost wiped out, we turned the tables on them!
This kind of extermination is finally coming to our Ning Clan! Look at the Clan Head Hua and Clan Head Cui, they're so worried they're losing their hair. I heard the Clan Head Hua is having Hua Xichen use his Great Prophecy Arts every day to calculate when this extermination will finally befall their Hua Clan...