latelenovela Chapter 133 Not Interested in Money
Chapter 133 Not Interested in Money
Meanwhile, news of Kongming's battle against Gu Zhenzi spread among the watching cultivators, giving them a new understanding of this previously unknown figure.
Inside the main hall of the Jade Cauldron Sect, Venerable Yu Cang, accompanied by Kong Ming, announced the official start of the 'Flying Appreciation Conference'.
"This……"
"I have cultivated for hundreds of years, and I have never tasted such a fine wine..."
"This wine is good, but it's a bit too strong..."
"Hehe...you female cultivators don't understand men's pleasure, we men should just drink this kind of wine..."
"That's right, after tasting this wine, any other wine you try will just seem like garbage..."
For a time, opinions were divided in the main hall, but all expressed approval of 'Flying Heaven'. Even some female cultivators, due to their taste preferences, had to admit the wine's appeal.
"Fellow Daoists, how is this wine?"
Master Yu Cang smiled as he surveyed the cultivators whose expressions varied as they drank the 'Flying Heaven' beverage.
“Fellow Daoist Yu Cang, your sect possesses such a fine item, why is it taking so long to bring it out?” said an elder from a state-level sect.
"Hahaha... Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but my Jade Cauldron Sect went through countless hardships to brew this fine wine. The preciousness of the raw materials for this wine is unimaginable!" Master Yu Cang laughed.
"Old man Yu Cang, just tell me the price of this wine, no need to beat around the bush!"
Another Golden Core cultivator spoke up.
"Well! This is a bit expensive, but everyone here is a big shot from their respective states, and only you are worthy to taste this fine wine!"
Master Yu Cang did not offer a price directly, but instead marketed the flying apsaras as a symbol of status.
The group of cultivators below cursed Yu Cang the old fox in their hearts, but unfortunately, this wine was indeed worlds apart from the others.
So he patiently listened to Master Yu Cang spouting nonsense about brewing precious medicinal herbs and so on...
When the atmosphere was just right, Venerable Yu Cang cleared his throat and said, "Today, I have invited all of you fellow Daoists here, and of course, my Yu Ding Sect must also show our sincerity. All those who attend today will enjoy a 30% discount, with each jar costing only 3,500 gold coins! And we guarantee that the price will remain unchanged for the next three years!"
"what!"
"That's an astronomical price..."
"This Jade Cauldron Sect is simply a Black Cauldron Sect..."
Master Yu Cang remained unmoved and continued, "You all should think carefully. After today, if you want to order this wine from me again, the price will be five thousand gold coins. I invited you all here not to sell the wine to you. You are all big shots in your respective states, so I believe you can understand the secret behind this!"
Upon hearing this, the cultivators present quickly calculated in their minds that if they could monopolize the sales channels of an entire prefecture, they too could make a fortune. Yu Cang's actions were simply a ploy to recruit them as his agents!
As a result, some sects began to have their own ideas.
"Fellow Daoist Yu Cang, my Ten Thousand Swords Sect will order five thousand jars in advance!"
"Give my Yunlan Sect three thousand jars..."
"My Tsinghua Sect also wants to..."
"Hahaha... Fellow Daoists, please be patient. Please pay a 50% deposit first. Due to production capacity adjustments, we cannot produce this much wine right now, but all the wine will be delivered within two months!"
Master Yu Cang couldn't stop smiling. In no time, the order reached 100,000 jars, and he earned a full 100 million gold coins just from the price difference.
This doesn't even include their own territory in Yuzhou. After all, once it reaches the end market, the wine can cost five thousand gold coins a jar, or even more.
Gu Zhenzi's heart pounded wildly. Was this the new marketing model that Kongming was talking about?
What's the difference between this and finding money on the street?
He could no longer remain calm and secretly resolved to do the same thing as soon as he got back.
So, he found himself moving closer to Kongming without even realizing it.
"Fellow Daoist Zhuge, our Heavenly Thunder Sect is willing to do everything in its power to help you take over the three states of the An Clan, but you cannot change our agreement from earlier!"
"Hahaha... Fellow Daoist Gu, do you still think it's too expensive for me to charge you two thousand gold coins per jar? Don't worry, your sect will take care of the market in the Great Yuan Dynasty!"
Kongming shook his feather fan and laughed.
"Excellent! Here are two hundred million gold notes, give me one hundred thousand jars first!"
Having learned from past mistakes, Gu Zhenzi no longer hesitated and immediately took out two hundred million gold notes and handed them to Kongming.
These 100,000 jars are merely an appetizer; once this wine is launched on the market, it will undoubtedly cause a great sensation.
By then, apart from the ancient families of Shengzhou, probably no one will dare to compete with Kongming in terms of wealth.
And his Heavenly Thunder Sect will soar to new heights by boarding Kongming's fast ship.
Afterwards, everyone involved left the Jade Cauldron Sect with pleasant satisfaction...
Inside Wolong Manor.
Zhu Ganglie transformed the entire back mountain into a brewing base, and strict screening was conducted for all personnel entering and leaving, for fear that some people with ulterior motives might infiltrate.
After all, as the scale expands, the number of personnel required also increases, and apart from a few close confidants, very few people have access to core secrets.
Production capacity has also increased by more than a hundred times, with a daily output of 100,000 jin (50,000 kg) of wine, or 10,000 jars.
Based on current production capacity, fulfilling all orders within two months is more than enough, and there is even inventory left, which lays the foundation for the subsequent boom in flight.
"Gang Lie, how are you doing?"
Kongming waved his feather fan, staring at Zhu Bajie with a half-smile.
"I, Old Pig, never dared to imagine that money would be the easiest thing to obtain in the world. I'm not interested in money now!"
Looking at the room full of gold coins, Zhu Bajie's hands trembled as he secretly stuffed a large number of gold notes into his pocket.
Kongming smiled slightly and did not stop it, letting the pig steal public property.
After all, Zhu Bajie deserves the most credit for this!
After being poor for generations, it's time for him to experience what it's like to be richer than a country.
"Prime Minister! People from the three major sects of the Tang Dynasty have arrived!"
Just then, Zhao Yun entered the secret chamber and reported to Kongming.
"Oh! The three major factions?"
Kongming waved his feather fan, revealing a thoughtful expression.
The fact that the three major sects came to our door at this time must be because they were envious of the profits from 'Flying to the Sky' and wanted to get a share of the pie.
Logically speaking, since Kongming now has a false identity as a member of the Sima family, they shouldn't dare to cause trouble.
"I...I don't care about any three major factions, these all belong to me, Old Pig, they all belong to me, Old Pig!"
Upon hearing this, Pigsy hurriedly lay down in the pile of money, looking as if he would fight anyone who dared to steal his money.
"Ganglie! Lock the secret chamber, let's go out and take a look!" Kongming said, getting up.
"I'm not leaving. I'm staying here to guard this place. Could it be that your identity as a damned Zhuge Liang brat has been exposed? Let me make this clear: if the gold notes are taken by the three major sects, I'll never forgive you..."
When Kongming saw Zhu Ganglie's appearance, he was both annoyed and amused.
"You idiot, you just said you weren't interested in money, how come you're treating gold notes better than your big brother now?"
Kongming glared at Zhu Ganglie, then walked straight outside.
Although Zhu Bajie was unwilling, he still followed along, grumbling. After all, his elder brother was still his elder brother; without Kongming, he was just a wild boar at the mercy of others…