Chapter 1361: 553: Money and Power [Subscription Requested]

Chapter 1361: Chapter 553: Money and Power [Subscription Requested]

“Zhengchun, I understand that your Zhou Family has had a tough time these past few years, but the interests involved in the ‘Heavenly Spirit Morning Post’ are too immense for just one family to handle!”

“Yes, Ancestor, I also admit that even if others wanted to emulate your creation of such a newspaper, they couldn’t gather and compile news from all over as quickly as your Zhou Family does.”

“However, you must be aware that even if others can’t emulate your achievements, it wouldn’t be difficult for them to disrupt the information transmission of your Zhou Family!”

“Money attracts envy! The profit from two issues of the ‘Heavenly Spirit Morning Post’ a month is enough to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill. Such huge profits aren’t something your Zhou Family can easily monopolize. Trying to eat alone attracts envy!”

“Of course, when I say this, it’s not to compete with your Zhou Family but to tell you that the interests involved are too vast for your family to grasp alone!”

Inside the cave dwelling, the Ancestor of the Su Family looked at Zhou Chun with a serious expression, revealing the purpose of inviting him over today.

Zhou Chun also understood that the Ancestor of the Su Family was not exaggerating these points.

To be honest, although he anticipated the great profits from the ‘Heavenly Spirit Morning Post,’ he was still somewhat surprised when he saw the actual profits.

After all, the ‘Heavenly Spirit Morning Post’ has been running for less than a year, with many areas still not perfected and room for improvement, and not every cultivator is accustomed to buying and reading newspapers.

Once it becomes more perfect, and more cultivators start buying and develop the habit of reading, the revenue could multiply several times or even tenfold!

Persons like the Ancestor of the Su Family have certainly realized this point.

If it were merely this, it would not warrant such concerns from the Ancestor of the Su Family.

After all, which Golden Core family doesn’t have a business earning tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand Spirit Coins annually!

But the issue is, for most cultivators, the ‘Heavenly Spirit Morning Post’ seems like a business with no costs.

It’s as simple as gathering and compiling the news that regular cultivators on the street know, and any Qi Refinement Realm cultivator can handle it!

Moreover, the key point is that mines will eventually run dry, Artifact Refining and Alchemy require collecting materials and expending energy, and may decline with the passing of skilled cultivators.

But as long as the ‘Heavenly Spirit Morning Post’ remains unique, it is an inexhaustible gold mine.

With such low investment, high returns, and endless profit, how could it not incite jealousy!

However, this is merely the outsiders’ perspective, as Zhou Chun has a different view.

He couldn’t help but complain, “Ancestor, you speak easily, but you only see the thief enjoying the meat, not the thief taking the beating!”

He then began to lament, “Do you think that making the ‘Heavenly Spirit Morning Post’ what it is now was just about having a good idea? Let me not speak of other matters, but simply achieving simultaneous sales in marketplaces across the country, is that something any family can accomplish?”

“Do you know how many Spirit Coins my Zhou Family invested in buying storefronts for this? How many cultivators we hired to go around selling door-to-door? How much manpower and resources were spent on distributing the newspaper?”

“Also, you mentioned information gathering earlier; do you think establishing intelligence gathering stations was cost-free for my Zhou Family? Maintaining these stations’ operations doesn’t cost money? The initial investment in Spirit Coins is vast, far from as simple as you think!”

“Moreover, you know that those Loose Cultivators are a bunch of misers; they would pool money as a group of ten or more to buy a single piece of a newspaper priced at one Spirit Coin per copy. Once more start following this trend, the profits won’t be as you see now!”

What he said was also reasonable and not fabricated.

The Ancestor of the Su Family found it hard to deny for a moment.

He could only slightly shake his head and say, “Zhengchun, I don’t deny what you’re saying, but persuading me is easy; persuading others is hard! Others may not heed your hardships and will only see that you’re making money now!”

At this point, he straightforwardly got to the point, “Let me tell you the truth, Ancestor, I’m discussing this with you today not on my own accord, but because some Elders from the Moon Wheel Sect passed word through Yunniang wanting to get involved!”

“You also know, the Zhou Family Trading Company was able to establish a foothold under the Moon Wheel Sect in various states not because our Su Family was so capable but because we made connections with the Moon Wheel Sect!”

“Now, your Zhou Family’s newspaper relies on the trading company’s branches for sales, and the profits are so astonishing that the benefits we offered in the past are no longer sufficient!”

After speaking, as if fearing Zhou Chun might not believe him, he quickly added, “I think it’s not just me; the Zhu Family from the Sunflame Sect will likely come to discuss this matter with you soon!”

Finally, he reassured Zhou Chun, “Don’t blame them for being greedy; that’s how it is everywhere in the world, and in the end, it’s the two families who have the final say in Jingguo Country!”

At these words, the Ancestor of the Su Family sighed helplessly.

However, contrary to his expectations, Zhou Chun, after hearing these words, did not argue as he had imagined. Instead, after a brief silence, he calmly stated, “After what you’ve said, I’ve come to understand. It’s just that money can’t compete with power!”