Chapter 218 - 216: You Xianqi Winery Opens Orders

Chapter 218: Chapter 216: You Xianqi Winery Opens Orders

Time had swiftly moved forward several months, reaching the day of the ancestral rituals for the Yang Family.

This time, it was somewhat different from previous years.

In past years, Yang Fushuo would find some fine elixirs suitable for his family members to gift to his parents and siblings, and then he would collect 30,000 Five Elements Nourishing Yuan Pills.

This year saw the addition of two new types of elixirs, the Obedience Pill and Dual Cultivation Pill. Yang Shi had hired some local alchemists to assist with their creation over the year, eventually gathering 2,000 pills to send up.

After all, these were Second Grade Elixirs, which took a long time to make and yielded only a few per batch, not to mention there was a failure rate. Having produced 2,000 pills was quite an effort.

“2,000 pills, that’s not bad. Each can earn a profit of 50 Low Grade Spirit Stones, amounting to 100,000 Low Grade Spirit Stones.”

This profit was quite substantial, equivalent to the earnings from 10,000 Five Elements Nourishing Yuan Pills.

Yang Genshuo helped exchange resources between two branches of Yang Family members in the game.

He also managed to obtain some useful elixirs and supplements during the offering, mainly to eat better.

With the aid of various Immortal Pills, Yang Genshuo’s realm had skyrocketed like a rocket, and he had now reached the tenth level of Body Refining!

He was just one step away from advancing to a Congenital Grandmaster.

“These elixirs are really good… Normally, a Martial Cultivator cultivates for decades to become a Congenital Grandmaster, but I almost made it in just over two months with these pills.”

“Right now, my body still has a lot of medicinal power. My vitality has reached its peak, and my next promotion will have to depend on myself… the elixirs won’t help anymore.”

He would have to rely on himself to make a breakthrough across the threshold.

Yang Genshuo was in no hurry, considering he was still young. He planned to train slowly and wait for Yang Fu and Yang Fushuo to find new Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasures before switching to Immortal Cultivation.

The life span limits of Martial Cultivators were too low; Yang Genshuo’s main goal in learning the ways of Martial Cultivation was to strengthen his fighting power to avoid troubles.

“Now, I…must be the first among ordinary humans, right? As long as there are no bullets, no one can beat me.”

“Even with bullets, it’s not a big deal, since I have the Protective Talisman and Protective Magic Devices my descendants graciously gave me…”

With his equipment on, ordinary bullets really couldn’t do much against him.

The twisted-neck pomegranate tree in the courtyard could no longer serve to test his strength; a slight punch would rip it out by the roots.

“Next up is the deal between Yang Fu and Jin Family of Myriad Beasts Sect; he can handle it himself.”

The Yang Family members had all grown up; Yang Genshuo no longer needed to constantly watch over them.

And he just happened to have something to go out for.

Time continued to flow rapidly, and he left with his tablet.

Guo Xiaozhi would call, saying that several domestic directors were interested in their Star Drunken Dream wine and wanted to buy a cask each to taste, but only if they could first have a look at their winery.

But everyone in the family knew what was going on; their winery was just for show to get a business license, and the wine produced there was just ordinary grain alcohol, barely drinkable and having nothing to do with taste or flavor.

How could they let people see that?

Guo Xiaozhi had arranged for Yang Genshuo to go to the factory to figure something out.

The winery was also in the suburbs, close to their Grain Avoidance Cake production line factory, and Yang Genshuo drove there in half an hour.

“Brother Shuo, what should we do, what should we do? The directors are in Beijing for an industry meeting today and said they could swing by to see how this 500,000 per cask wine is produced.”

“Was it Xu Lingyue who introduced them?”

“Of course, she probably felt bad about drinking so much of our wine and quickly helped us sell.”

A week after the promotional video was shot, Guo Xiaozhi still hadn’t secured any orders, but the factory started operations following Yang Genshuo’s directions, making a show of production with workers and the assembly line.

They couldn’t afford not to make money.

“Guess she has a conscience, otherwise I wouldn’t go out to eat with her in the future.”

“What! She invited you out to eat afterward? Why didn’t you call me! I’m the CEO of such a big group, how could I not be included?”

As a fan of Xu Lingyue, Guo Xiaozhi was quite indignant!

Why indeed?

Yang Genshuo gave him a look: “Because I’m the boss of the CEO.”

“Oh, that settles it… but seriously, how do we handle this today? I’ve researched that for this niche luxury product, it can only be sold through elite circles; nothing else works. If these top directors get sold on it, then it’ll be easy to sell afterward! This kind of thing always follows trends. People recognize your brand’s luxurious value, and that’s why they buy it, otherwise why does everyone buy LV bags? Those things aren’t as durable as the ones I buy from Yiwu…”

“Oh? You’ve got quite the insight!”

“Of course, I’m not the CEO for nothing; I read books every day now!”

Yang Genshuo thought for a moment and then laughed.

“Xiaozhi… you’ve figured it out.”

“Ah?”

Guo Xiaozhi looked puzzled.

“Go, prepare a good meal and place our Star Drunken Dream up for display, then just wait to collect the money.”

“Is it after they tour the factory?”

“What factory tour? It’s a trade secret, no viewing allowed!”

Yang Genshuo chuckled, “Today, I’ll teach you a small business trick I’ve learned… Don’t listen to what the customer says, look at what they want.”

“Hmm… I kind of get it, but not really.”

“Remember back when we were running the board game shop, we had some promotional activities where customers could get discounts by sharing on social media and collecting likes. After the activity ended, some customers still came every time asking how to participate, how to do it. Couldn’t they see the activity’s end date? Didn’t they understand the rules? No, they understood perfectly; the activity had ended, but they just wanted to play at a discounted price, which is why I said not to fuss over the activity’s rules with the customers—just give them the discount.”

“Our goal is to attract customers, not to quibble over time, the number of likes collected, and rules. Letting people have fun is our objective; earning a bit less doesn’t matter.”

“So, tell me, what are these directors here for? Are they here to see the factory?”

At this point, Guo Xiaozhi completely understood.

“No! They are here to see if the wine is worth the money! The factory doesn’t mean anything to them, what matters is whether the wine is good! So the simplest and most straightforward method is… drinking! Let them drink to their heart’s content! We spend this money to make big money.”

“I still misunderstood… what can I say, you’re the boss, I’m just the employee.”

Guo Xiaozhi remarked.

“Forgot you own 30% of the shares? Boss Guo?”

“Huh? What did you call me?”

“Boss Guo.”

“Ah~~~ that feels good, say it again, please, Shuo-ge.”

“Damn, look at you, such a loser!” Yang Genshuo laughed and cursed.

After chatting for a while, the directors who came to inspect the factory arrived.

Three directors, each with an assistant and a driver.

The leader was a familiar face, and Yang Genshuo recognized him immediately.

“Director Guan, wow, finally seeing you in person. I grew up watching your movies!”

Guan Hu, who had made many well-known great movies, was quite famous in the industry, though not as much as Director Zhang and other big directors, but he was highly respected in the film circle.

“Hahaha~ you must be young Boss Yang. I heard from little Xu that the wine here is extraordinary, comparable to world-famous wines. I… just love alcohol, to the core, and just wanted to see what kind of famous wine our domestic factories could produce.”

The other two directors looked around and then frowned,

“This factory looks pretty new… Can the wine be good without some age to it?”

“Young Boss Yang, you better not disappoint Director Guan, otherwise, with his big mouth… it’ll be tough selling your wine in the future.”

Clearly, Guan Hu was the most influential among the directors, leading the group.

Guan Hu laughed heartily, “Little Xu guaranteed it, so it must not be bad. I’m looking forward to what surprises Young Boss Yang can offer. How about a tour of the factory? Let’s see how this world-famous wine is made?”

Yang Genshuo, hearing the doubtful tones of the three directors, wasn’t upset.

Xu Lingyue had hyped it up a lot, so skepticism was normal. He didn’t mind the skepticism because it meant they were here to taste the wine, and they had already arrived.

If they had looked down on him, they wouldn’t have come at all.

Thinking this, Yang Genshuo was actually curious about how Xu Lingyue managed to convince a big director like Guan Hu, which was a skill in itself.

‘In the future, I can have Xu Lingyue handle sales… for every ten casks she sells, I’ll give her one as a commission.’

At that moment, the meal arranged by Guo Xiaozhi was also served.

“Director Guan, instead of visiting the factory, why not just taste our wine? No matter how much you talk, it can’t match the feeling of the wine hitting your mouth, right?”

Upon hearing this, Guan Hu was delighted.

“Exactly! Shall we start with a tasting?”

“Please!”

Forget about seeing the factory, just drink and settle it!

Yang Genshuo and Guo Xiaozhi joined the three directors for a hearty drinking session.

It blew Guan Hu’s mind.

“This… this is really good wine! Unique taste, distinctive style! Little Xu wasn’t lying!”

Guo Xiaozhi quickly added, “Not only does this wine taste great, but… it doesn’t harm the body even if you drink a lot, and it’s very nourishing! It really helps your body. You’ll feel it after a good sleep.”

“Hehehe~ really that magical?”

The three directors were skeptical, but they did feel an exhilarating comfort with none of that urge to vomit that typically comes from drinking too much.

After a round of hearty drinking, the three directors were totally won over.

When they left, each bought a cask and didn’t even bother looking at the factory anymore.

As Yang Genshuo said, the wine is what matters, not the factory!

“Awesome! Shuo-ge, the You Xianqi Winery has its first order!”

“Hehe ~ with the first order done, the future orders will come on their own.”

And just as Yang Genshuo said, after tasting the spiritual brew, these three directors naturally wanted to brag to others. This need to show off is ingrained in their DNA, even big directors are no exception.

Their three casks of spiritual brew… didn’t last long, quickly shared among their friends.

And then it snowballed.

The next wave of people who came to order wine from the factory numbered nine, all from the entertainment industry. Some were not very famous, but they didn’t hesitate when it came to spending money.

This allowed Guo Xiaozhi to witness once more what the glitzy and glamorous entertainment industry was like.

Yang Genshuo didn’t need to be involved anymore, he continued to watch over his Immortal Cultivation Family.

In the game, Yang Fu and Yang Fushuo were packing up, looking like they were preparing for a long journey.

Yang Genshuo checked the history log to find out what they were up to.

“The Earth Spirit Pavilion is taking the Elixir Pavilion again to advance at the Dragon God Immortal Palace…”

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