A fifty percent discount was an oversight on my part, Chu Xinghe's!
Chu Xinghe was overjoyed to receive the support of the Grand Elder.
Look... even the Grand Elder says there's nothing wrong with it, this is a sure thing!
Without any hesitation, Chu Xinghe immediately ordered Ma Liang to issue a large-scale promotional offer to all of the Vast Heaven Sect's properties.
I'll give all the products I sell at a 50% discount!
The managers of various industries were completely dumbfounded upon hearing this order!
Well... various industries have had big discount promotions in the past, but isn't it a bit too outrageous to offer a 50% discount without warning?
That very evening, many of the managers rushed back to the sect to inquire whether the order was wrong!
After all, if you offer a 30% discount, each industry can still make some profit.
But with a 50% discount, most industries can only break even at best!
Therefore, the managers of various industries all contacted Senior Brother Xinghe immediately.
Shi Biao said with a bitter expression, "Senior Brother Xinghe... this big discount doesn't need to be 50% off... that's too much..."
Sima Bian: "That's right, Senior Brother Xinghe. When we fought the Ning Clan for the Crystal of Xinghe, both our families suffered heavy losses. We only just recovered after the New Year. If we get a 50% discount now, it will be too much for us..."
"Not only them, but other industries like ours have never offered such substantial discounts before... Actually, a 30% discount would already be enough for us..."
"Our Vast Heaven Sect's products have always been of high quality and low price. Among all the forces' industries, the Vast Heaven Sect's products have always been the best in terms of both price and quality. We've had 20% off promotions before, and that alone was enough to drive everyone crazy. But a 50% discount... isn't that a bit too low...?"
The managers of various industries were now surrounding Senior Brother Xinghe, each complaining to him.
After all, each industry has its own annual performance evaluations. If this wave of discounts really does amount to 50%, then this year's report probably won't look so good.
Faced with the complaints from Steward Fang, Chu Xinghe immediately became anxious!
What makes the report look bad? What makes it good value for money?
You're all respectable figures outside, okay? Look at the state you've become!
Do you even understand what it means to have benevolent rule over all living beings?
Our Vast Heaven Sect is about to become the Vast Heaven Holy Land!
Can't you improve your ideological awareness?
A divine blessing upon all living beings! What a glorious and historically significant mission!
So you're all here complaining to me?
Seeing Senior Brother Xinghe, the others didn't dare to speak and all looked at Qin Xiangqian, who was known as Senior Brother Xinghe.
Qin Xiangqian also had a bitter expression on his face at this moment, but as Senior Brother Xinghe's second most trusted confidant and the only vice president of Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, Qin Xiangqian knew that he had no choice but to speak up now.
Amidst the pleading looks from the Steward Fang for Qin Xiangqian to persuade Senior Brother Xinghe, Qin Xiangqian spoke up, "Senior Brother Xinghe is right! From now on, our Vast Heaven Sect is the Vast Heaven Holy Land. Everyone has seen the malicious voices from the outside world. Senior Brother Xinghe is doing this to help the sect earn more good reputation, so let's do as Senior Brother Xinghe says..."
The Steward Fang: "???"
Damn it... Vice President Qin, we asked you to persuade Senior Brother Xinghe, and you just turn around and try to persuade us without warning. Isn't that a bit too much?
Ignoring the question marks on the foreheads of the Steward Fang, Qin Xiangqian continued, "Everyone, stop talking. Although there's not much profit to be made at a 50% discount... given the maturity of our Vast Heaven Sect's various industries, even at a 50% discount, we can at least break even!"
Hearing Qin Xiangqian's words, everyone could only nod helplessly.
But just when everyone had agreed, Chu Xinghe changed his mind!
What the hell?! This is half price and it still breaks even?!
Am I talking to you guys about guaranteeing your principal today? I want to take a loss!
Ideally, it should be the kind where you lose a fortune, but you're telling me a 50% discount will break even? If that's breaking even, doesn't that mean I've worked for nothing?
Just as the Steward Fang were about to set off to adjust the prices according to Senior Brother Xinghe's request, Chu Xinghe stopped them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I didn't think things through before offering a 50% discount! I feel that a 50% discount is indeed a bit difficult, so how about... a 30% discount!"
The audience. "???"
Three-fold discount?
Even Qin Xiangqian was stunned... Um... Senior Brother Xinghe, didn't you hear what I said?
With a 50% discount, we can only break even; with a 30% discount, we're suffering a complete loss!
Faced with the bewildered managers, Chu Xinghe calmly replied, "You don't need to emphasize it to me anymore. Do you think I don't know that the 30% discount is a loss?"
They claimed to be benevolent to all living beings, yet we only broke even. Is this what they call benevolent to all living beings?
So our goal this time is to lose money... The previous 50% discount was something I, Chu Xinghe, didn't consider carefully... 50% sounds stingy, people who don't know better might think that our Vast Heaven Sect can't afford to lose money!
Do as I say, 30% off! I, Chu Xinghe, will take responsibility for driving down the price of the Vast Heaven Sect for the whole world!
The Steward Fang left the sect in complete bewilderment...
Although they were confused, none of the Steward Fang dared to disobey Senior Brother Xinghe's orders.
That day, the news that all of the Vast Heaven Sect's properties were being offered at a 70% discount caused a sensation Three Continents!
The first reaction everyone had upon hearing this news was, "Has the Vast Heaven Sect gone mad?"
Three-tenths of a discount? Even a dog would need to light a cigarette and calm down right now if it heard that!
As expected, the gates of almost all of the Vast Heaven Sect's properties were practically broken down that day, with various forces and independent Rogue Cultivators frantically rushing into the Vast Heaven Sect's properties to engage in all sorts of buying sprees.
But soon, something even more shocking happened.
Everyone initially thought that the Vast Heaven Sect's 30% discount was a kind of flash sale.
After all, some organizations have previously held events like "Lucky 70% Off" to attract customers. The prices seemed extremely low, but in reality, very few items were actually discounted. Only items with extremely high profit margins were discounted by 70%, while other items were not discounted at all.
Moreover, even discounted items are sold in limited quantities. Some shameless merchants claim to offer discounts, but in reality, they first raise the price of their goods to a certain level before offering a discount. And guess what?
The discounted prices are sometimes even higher than the original prices, deliberately scamming Xiaobai lack common sense.
Everyone had initially suspected that the Vast Heaven Sect might be using the same tactic this time around.
But when everyone flocked to the Vast Heaven Sect's properties to take a look, they discovered that Vast Heaven Sect's main strategy was sincerity and huge losses, with absolutely no tricks up their sleeves!
First of all, all items are discounted from their original price; there is absolutely no shameless practice of adjusting prices before offering discounts.
All prices are a genuine 30% off!
Moreover, not only are the prices discounted, but the Vast Heaven Sect's items are also unlimited. Come on... as long as you dare to buy, as long as our Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce still has stock, then rest assured, as long as you can handle it, our Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce will sell it to you!
Everyone who flooded into the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce went crazy... This 30% discount is practically free!
Many factions even calculated that, with this 30% discount, buying goods from the Vast Heaven Sect was more cost-effective than producing them themselves!
For a time, all the businesses under the Vast Heaven Sect were selling goods at breakneck speed!
But this time, the managers of various industries couldn't smile at all. After all, with this 30% discount, more than half of the items were actually being sold at a loss, and only a very small number were able to make a profit.
This isn't just a matter of whether there are big discounts or not; this is a complete loss!
Steward Fang could see by now that after this big promotional sale, the financial statements for the year would be unreadable... Given the Elder's temper, one glance at the financial statements and he'd kick everyone out on the spot!
There was no other way; after all, it was Senior Brother Xinghe's instruction, so everyone had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.
But while selling, everyone was also calculating the extent of losses from various projects...
Good heavens... Selling spirit weapons at a 30% discount... a huge loss... Selling minerals at a 30% discount, still a huge loss...
But just as everyone was calculating just how badly they would lose in this round, something strange happened!
Selling spirit beasts at a 70% discount... seems like I made a little profit? There's no way around it... Previously, the Vast Heaven Sect needed a large number of disciples to capture spirit beasts, but that's no longer necessary. Now, the Vast Heaven Sect's spirit beast capturing business has been handed over to Wei Buhui Wei Buhui, who is a man who leads an entire army of spirit beasts...
He consumes almost no energy when capturing spirit beasts... therefore, the spirit beasts of the Vast Heaven Sect are not consumed in large quantities either.
Then there's the matter of elixirs... Although Mu Bai and the others were assigned by Senior Brother Xinghe to cultivate spiritual fields in various places, don't forget that there have been quite a few children from the Muyue Kingdom who have joined the Vast Heaven Sect in the past two years.
The task of teaching them was entrusted to Mu Xiaoqi...
Don't let Mu Xiaoqi's reputation as the "King of Slacking Off" fool you; he has a unique talent for bragging.
Originally disliked by everyone in the first batch of the Muyue Kingdom, Mu Xiaoqi was a legendary figure in the eyes of the newly initiated Muyue Kingdom disciples.
The Muyue Kingdom was in such a sorry state back then, almost on the verge of destruction...
However, Chu Xinghe brought the Muyue Kingdom into the Vast Heaven Sect, which also made the whole world realize for the first time how terrifying the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom were.
But the young geniuses of the Muyue Kingdom were certainly the most excited...
It can be said that in the past few years, the entire Muyue Kingdom has been pursuing and aiming for three hundred as its lifelong goal.
Mu Xiaoqi was less than trash in Mu Bai's eyes, but in the eyes of other disciples of the Muyue Kingdom, he was a legend!
Normally, the other three hundred Muyue Kingdom follow Mu Bai to cultivate the spirit fields, leaving Mu Xiaoqi to teach the next generation of the Muyue Kingdom disciples.
In the eyes of the subsequent disciples of the Muyue Kingdom, Mu Xiaoqi was a god-like existence!
When it comes to Mu Xiaoqi's ability to boast, it's no less than his ability to slack off. Ever since the disciples of the Muyue Kingdom entered Vast Heaven Sect, Mu Xiaoqi has told everyone about all the miracles created by the Muyue Kingdom and Senior Brother Xinghe.
At the same time, Mu Xiaoqi also made demands on these newly initiated disciples of the Muyue Kingdom.
Mu Xiaoqi said... Look at how many miracles Senior Brother Mu Bai and the others have created. I, Mu Xiaoqi, don't even ask you to create that many miracles, but at least in the field of alchemy, you need to break through and break through again, right?
Under Mu Xiaoqi's boastful demands, these disciples of the Muyue Kingdom worked themselves to the bone in their alchemy research. They didn't expect to be as good as their senior brothers from the Muyue Kingdom before, but they absolutely couldn't bring shame to the Muyue Kingdom.
As a result, the pills of the Vast Heaven Sect have been improved again and again. Now, the Vast Heaven Sect's pills can not only be of high quality, but also made with inferior ingredients!
Nowadays, the Vast Heaven Sect's elixirs are characterized by using the most basic ingredients to refine the most potent pills.
Therefore, even with a 30% discount, Vast Heaven Sect's pills still have nearly double the profit...