Chapter 97: Negotiation
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If it were an ordinary person who questioned him, Shen Tu Wanli would definitely sneer at him. After all, he had been dominating the business world for decades, and his vision and experience were not something to be boasted about, even among the few people present.
But in his view, Zhang Cheng was a strange person. Because of the matter of Zhu Ji Dan, he specially investigated Zhang Cheng and found that he had reached the cultivation of killing three products in just one month.
Moreover, when doing things, they have both courage and strategy. Although they are not old in years, the things they do are more mature than those of ordinary adults.
Of course, he didn't expect Zhang Cheng to come up with any particularly insightful views either. He just wanted to see if this young man who was so much better than his peers had an extraordinary talent for doing business as well.
"I completely agree with Uncle Shangguan's view, which is to take advantage of the estrangement between the various sects to expand our own interests. However, I don't quite agree with Uncle Shentu's view. If we put all the elixirs up for sale at once, the conflict and contradiction that will arise will be limited. So, I think it would be better to divide these fourteen foundation-establishing elixirs into multiple batches and auction them off one by one." Zhang Cheng replied.
"Multiple auctions?" Everyone was stunned, clearly not understanding Zhang Cheng's meaning.
Because according to their fixed thinking, good things are naturally sold together with a stronger temptation, the stronger the temptation, the thicker the idea of buying, and the greater the profit.
But Zhang Cheng's approach was the opposite, selling Ji Dan separately, which left them at a loss for what to do.
"For example, the five present are the five Xiu Zhen sects that came to participate in the auction. There are estrangements and contradictions between them. In the first auction, due to various reasons, Ou Yang and Shang Guan's uncle, Si Ma and Li's uncle's sect did not bid for the Zhu Ji Dan. He would feel very uncomfortable and think of ways to regain face. His Shen Tu uncle naturally didn't want to be outdone either, so he would bid even more crazily, and in the end, the transaction prices of other auction items would also increase. At that point, we would be the ones who benefit the most." Zhang Cheng said his thoughts aloud.
"...". After listening to Zhang Cheng's words, several people present fell into deep thought, especially Shen Tumu Wanli. He was the main family member in the scene who made a living by auctioning, so their understanding of auctions far exceeded that of others.
Now that Zhang Cheng has said so, his eyes suddenly lit up.
This auction method had also occurred in the past, and he still remembered that the last time an auction was held for several high-level martial arts techniques, the seller wanted to sell them through this separate bidding method, but the result was extremely disappointing.
Several big families and sects seemed to have colluded, one family one volume, and at a very low price. At that time, the people who sold these volumes of kung fu skills were even more financially ruined.
This example of selling a house by this method is an obvious failure, which caused a great stir at that time. This incident brought a huge impact to the auction industry, making it the most dreaded thing for all sellers to sell separately, and no one would actively want to use this method for auction.
However, this method is most suitable for this place. After all, the foundation pill is not a skill, and the difference between one more or less skill is not significant. But if the foundation pill is missing one, it's equivalent to missing a master of the foundation period.
It's worth knowing that a master in the foundation-building period is a top-notch existence in the secular world, and even the royal families of various countries only worship those who have reached the foundation-building period.
Moreover, with an additional Foundation Establishment expert, the strength of their family would be clearly different. Therefore, they wouldn't just watch as another family becomes powerful while their own falls behind.
"Marvelous! I really can't believe it. You're so young and yet you have such insight, I'm impressed." Shentu Wanli said sincerely.
"Hehe, Uncle Shentu, you're being too polite. I only mentioned a general direction, the specific details such as how many times to split it for sale, setting a bottom price and so on, these still need to be discussed by all of you uncles, I don't understand these things." Zhang Cheng said with a smile.
"Hmm, that's a nice thing to say!" Shentu Wanli continued: "In the auction industry, I think no one has more right to speak than me. Let me share my current views."
"Shentu, old brother, just speak up, there's no outsider here!" Ouyang Tianhong said somewhat urgently.
"Good!" Shentu Wanli paused for a moment, then said: "Firstly, I think my junior's previous words were very good. This method is indeed the most taboo auction method in past auctions, but it is especially suitable here. However, the number of times we split should not be too many, and the amount of elixir cannot be too dispersed either. Otherwise, even if the several major families and sects reach a consensus, the ones who will end up losing out will still be us."
"So, I think it's best to divide it into three times. The first time is preheating, the second time is entering the state, and the third time can reach the climax. On this basis, each time the number of elixirs sold increases by a few more than before, and the reserve price also rises accordingly. If we do this, I guarantee that after the auction ends, our earnings will increase by at least 30% compared to the original estimate!"
"It seems that Shentu has a lot of confidence, so what specific times and floor prices are more suitable for customization?" asked Shangguan Yun Kong, looking at the somewhat excited Shentu Wanli.
"This is simple, the current price of Zhu Ji Dan should be around 5 million Purple Gold Coins. Let's set it at that for now. The 14 pieces will be divided into three portions: the first portion has two pieces, the second portion has four pieces, and the third portion has eight pieces. The starting price for the first auction is 8 million Purple Gold Coins, the starting price for the second portion is 20 million Purple Gold Coins, and the starting price for the third portion is 50 million Purple Gold Coins."
"It's a good thing that when we promoted it earlier, we only said there would be a large number of foundation pills up for auction, but didn't say how many in total. This way, after each auction is over, we can reveal the time and quantity of the next auction, stimulate them a bit, and then hold another auction every half month or month, giving them enough time to gather money."
"In that case, even if we sell at the bottom price, we can still earn an extra 8 million purple gold coins. Moreover, I think that by using this method, after several rounds of stimulation among the major families and sects, in the end, I believe we can earn several times more than 8 million!" Shentu Wanli was extremely excited at this moment.
When their family was auctioned off, the most valuable thing was only worth a few hundred million purple gold coins, but this time, just pure profit would reach tens of millions of purple gold coins, how could he not be excited?
Moreover, they had agreed beforehand that after the auction, the four families could collectively take 20% of the total profit, meaning the greater the profit from the auction, the more benefits they would gain.
Although they have reached the point where money has lost some of its significance, no one would complain about having too much. Moreover, this way they can also establish a connection with Zhang Cheng, and future benefits will definitely not be scarce.
By comparison, they attach more importance to the latter point.
"Does anyone else have any other ideas? If not, then let's settle on this." Ouyang Tianhong was also somewhat excited, after all, such a large sum of wealth, even the Ouyang family couldn't afford to take it out at once.
However, what they faced were some hidden world families and immortal sects, who had accumulated for hundreds of years and were absolutely not comparable to this emerging family.
So he was very confident and this time he would make a fortune.
"It's settled then, I think no one can come up with a better plan than this." Shentu Wanli said confidently.
"Alright, it's settled then. As for other matters, they're no longer important. Everyone can go back and take a good rest today. The auction will begin the day after tomorrow!" Ouyang Tianhong said.
