Invincible Copy System
Chapter Summary
After browsing through a dozen or so stalls, Liu Ning managed to buy what he needed, as well as some herbs for Foundation Establishment potions. After all, the Bai family had notified him that they needed another batch of Foundation Establishment potions. These potions had made a great contribution to the Bai family, and as the Bai family's only senior pharmacist, Liu Ning needed to cooperate well with them.
Liu Ning followed this guy for a long time before he was able to copy everything from him. Only then could Liu Ning be considered an excellent poison master. Before, he was just a beginner, but now he could be considered to have combat power.
After browsing through a dozen or so stalls, Liu Ning managed to buy what he needed, as well as some herbs for Foundation Establishment potions. After all, the Bai family had notified him that they needed another batch of Foundation Establishment potions. These potions had made a great contribution to the Bai family, and as the Bai family's only senior pharmacist, Liu Ning needed to cooperate well with them.
They've been really good to us, especially regarding the Niu family matter. They were willing to stand against the Niu family, so we have to supply them in return, so that the Bai family's higher-ups can see that we are indeed worth their efforts.
When Liu Ning returned home, she first went to the supermarket. Her mother was a restless person and had already started working there. Liu Ning was worried that her mother would get tired.
The private training room is now complete, and many members of the guard team are training there. Fang Qiang is doing some finishing touches, while Xue Fenfen's work is also going very well. She has returned all the members of our guard team to the community. She has hired a large number of armed guards and even some soldier apprentices from the community.
Anyway, all the expenses are within the allowable range. Xue Fenfen said that a year is enough time for these supermarkets to change.
"Have you started selling fresh vegetables here too?"
Liu Ning noticed several new display cases at the supermarket entrance, all selling fresh vegetables. When Liu Ning first moved here, there was no way to buy fresh vegetables; all the vegetables were dried. Liu Ning could buy fresh vegetables at Wei Xiong's gathering point.
“We changed to a new supplier. Although the new supplier’s shipping costs are a bit higher, it’s still much cheaper overall than before. At first, that company caused trouble, but after Chief Wang from the patrol station came over, that company didn’t dare to cause trouble anymore.”
Zhang Jing was very happy to see her husband return.
"Honey, let me tell you a secret. I noticed that fresh vegetables are quite popular, so I checked out a few supermarkets around here. They all use our original supplier, who doesn't supply fresh vegetables to them at all. So I raised the price of our vegetables by 20%, which increased our daily profit by 8,000 yuan!"
Zhang Jing said happily from the side, and Liu Ning also had a smile on his face, but he was a little embarrassed at the moment. His wife was too easily satisfied. She was so happy with a profit of 8,000 yuan a day. If he told his wife that he had just spent billions, he wondered what kind of expression his wife would have.
"Honey, do you think I went too far? Should we lower the price?"
When Zhang Jing saw that Liu Ning was silent, she thought that Liu Ning felt that she had gone too far. After all, they were neighbors, and raising prices too much was not good. Would it cause a loss of customers?
“How can you lower the price now, you silly girl? It’s only gone up by 20%. Things are valued for their scarcity. Since none of the supermarkets around here sell this kind of thing, you should raise the price by at least 50%. What is 8,000 yuan? If you can do a good job, you can make an extra 20,000 yuan.”
Although Liu Ning wasn't a business genius, he understood simple logic very well. Since no one around had changed suppliers, they had an exclusive business, so of course they had to continue raising prices. If they lowered prices at this point, it would give many customers the impression that they were dishonest.
"Don't worry, look at all the people in our neighborhood. They're all middle class. Raising the price a little won't be a problem. They can afford it. They're most concerned about their health, not the few hundred dollars you're eyeing."
Seeing the puzzled look on Zhang Jing's face, Liu Ning knew that Zhang Jing was very afraid of the price increase.
"There's another thing. You need to open a new entrance on the north side of the supermarket so that it can open to the public. The main promotion should be that we have fresh vegetables here. However, the supermarket will need to add several security guards and set up a checkpoint at the entrance. Only residents of the supermarket can enter and exit through this new entrance. Everyone can enter and exit through this new entrance. Inside the supermarket, the safety of our community residents must be guaranteed. This way, the community residents will not have any other complaints, and the pressure on the property management will be reduced. I estimate that the supermarket's turnover will more than double."
Liu Ning then made another suggestion, which Zhang Jing hadn't expected. Liu Ning also realized that Zhang Jing was better suited to staying where she was and living her life; if asked to come up with a new idea, she probably wouldn't have the ability.
It's like the different sizes of popcorn cups; the labor cost is the same. Just add a few more security guards, and the supermarket can be converted to open to the public, although it may not necessarily increase revenue by much.
Liu Ning also mentioned some other techniques, such as exchanging goods between poor and rich areas to increase profits. Of course, these are things that can be learned gradually.
After finishing these tasks, Liu Ning went to his training room, where there was a special room for preparing potions. This place was completely sealed to ensure that not a single whiff of fragrance would leak out. With more and more people around, if Liu Ning were to accidentally leak the potions while preparing them, someone with ulterior motives might seize upon the pattern. If these people had any ideas the next time Liu Ning prepared potions here, it could cause a catastrophe.
It took Liu Ning about half an hour to prepare a large batch of Foundation Establishment potions. However, Liu Ning only traded 400 doses to Xu Chao and the others. This was a gradual approach. If they traded too much at once, the other side wouldn't be so eager to beg Liu Ning. So, he couldn't give them too much stock. But when they needed it, Liu Ning could quickly provide it to them. He had to maintain this balance so that the Bai family would be Liu Ning's strongest support.
After finishing these tasks, Liu Ning prepared to prepare the poison. Although the steps were similar to those for preparing medicine, this was Liu Ning's first time preparing such a poison, so he was still a little nervous.