My Master Knows It All

126: 116 Target Financial Freedom_2 126: 116 Target Financial Freedom_2 Liu Yubei gently sipped his tea and sighed longingly, “One and a half percent is too little.”

He had only spoken half a sentence when he was interrupted by Yi Sheng.

“No, one and a half percent is not at all insignificant, in fact, if it weren’t for the sake of the children at the Taoist Institution, I would only give you one percent.”

Yi Sheng had been sitting elegantly on the long bench, her slender, beautiful legs crossed.

Hearing Liu Yubei’s words, she immediately stood up commandingly and said, “It doesn’t matter, if Director Liu does not agree, I will not force it.

Business has always been about mutual consent.

I am sure there are other Taoist Institutions that will agree.”

With that, she strode out.

Liu Yubei was instantly dumbfounded.

No, you keep talking about business, and although I have never been in business, I know that negotiation always involves bargaining.

Who do you think you are, not giving any chance to negotiate and just walking away?

Is this how you do business?

Do you even know how to do business?

Yi Sheng took a couple of steps and then paused slightly.

“Of course, Director Liu, if you change your mind later, you can still come to me, but by then, I can’t guarantee there will still be any quota available.

After all, with so many Taoist Institutions in the Hundred Peaks Sect, there are bound to be some that will agree to our conditions, but the number of disciples in the Hundred Peaks Sect is limited, as is the demand for Gathering Spirit Talismans.

Moreover, even if there are quotas available by then, if you come to us afterwards, you will earn much less than the other Taoist Institutions.”

Director Liu couldn’t help but ask, “How so?”

Yi Sheng smiled inwardly.

Director Liu was now completely following her lead.

This time, she had won for sure.

She slowly turned her head, looked down at Director Liu from a lofty position, and asked, “Director Liu, tell me, what do you think of the Talisman Making Technique I have imparted?”

“It is, of course, exceedingly sophisticated.

Even the children of the academy are able to make talismans,” Liu Yubei kept praising, which was also why he had agreed to cooperate—the Talisman Making Technique they demonstrated was too ingenious.

“Given that, Director Liu must understand that with this Talisman Making Technique, no matter which Taoist Institution I collaborate with, they will make money.

Once other Taoist Institutions start mass-producing Gathering Spirit Talismans, they will quickly build a reputation, and customers will get used to buying their talismans.

Director Liu, you also buy a lot of materials; tell me, do you not always buy from the same supplier?”

“Correct,” agreed Director Liu with a nod.

“That’s the way it is.

People have such habits.

You see, when others have grown accustomed to buying talismans from a certain Taoist Institution, if you start selling the same talismans at that point, will they buy from you or will they stick to the one they’re used to?”

This time, Director Liu was quick to grasp the concept.

“Alright, one and a half percent it is.”

“A wise choice,” said Yi Sheng, the corners of her mouth curving slightly into a smug smile.

When her master negotiated with Seven Star Peak, he only managed to get three percent, whereas she had secured one and a half percent.

Her master did have a commercial eye, but when it really came down to doing business, negotiating in person, he was still somewhat lacking.

Jixia Taoist Institution.

Cao Zhen took a delicate sip of fragrant tea and sighed, “Director Huang, in truth, I also wanted to give you more, as I was once a disciple of a Taoist Institution myself and understand the difficulties faced by disciples.

However, it’s not feasible, as we at Four Treasures Peak also have our own considerable consumption.

This Talisman Making Technique, after all, was developed after innumerable efforts and countless research, failing numerous times, and the amount of materials wasted is unimaginable.

We cannot only focus on making Gathering Spirit Talismans; we have to craft other Spirit Talismans, which will require more research and further material consumption.

Let me share my heartfelt thoughts with you today.

I am not fond of money, and I have little concept of it.

The reason I did all this is because I was once a disciple of a Taoist Institution and wanted to do something for the other disciples.

We know that within a Taoist Institution, there are few disciples with innate talent.

So, what about the rest of the disciples?

We have to think about them, too.”

Pausing for a moment, as if recalling some past experience, Cao Zhen slowly continued, “Back when I was a Taoist Institution disciple, my talent was really quite ordinary.

I knew that I wasn’t going to make much progress in cultivation, so I used to fantasize about some white-bearded old man appearing before me one day to teach me alchemy and talisman making.

It’s because of those experiences that I finally came up with this plan.

I call it the ‘Taoist Institution Disciple Support Plan.’

The reason why I didn’t keep the Talisman Making Technique to myself but chose to share it is that I wanted to help more disciples, so that everyone could have access to talismans and each disciple could master a craft.”

Director Huang was moved, “Peak Master Cao’s nobility is commendable.

I am impressed, and we will distribute according to what Peak Master Cao has proposed, letting Liu also contribute to the tomorrow of the Taoist Institution disciples.”

Throughout the entire day, both Cao Zhen and Yi Sheng went to various Taoist Institutions to talk about the business of talisman making.

As for other peaks, aside from Seven Star Peak, the rest did not engage in negotiations.

Cao Zhen had initially planned to approach the other peaks directly, but Yi Sheng’s words reminded him.

He should first win over all the Taoist Institutions and then slowly surround the peaks.

In the evening, Cao Zhen returned to Four Treasures Peak.

Usually, when he came back to Four Treasures Peak, a group of disciples would gather around, making it quite lively.

But now, the whole place was much quieter with only him and Ling Xi, who was cooking.