Chapter 160 New Business Opportunities

The world is changing too fast.

Looking at the little Taoist boy who was selling a magic tool for network login at the entrance of the village, Zhao Cunyuan felt dazed. When did the monks become so humble?

Not only did he personally sell magic tools to ordinary people, he even took out a magic tool with Internet access and let the villagers try it out, which attracted bursts of exclamations and even a rush to try it.

Unfortunately, although the Taoist boy had a lot of experience in selling, Tian'an Village was a barren land with poor people. Just looking at the group of villagers watching, few people were willing to pay.

The Taoist boy was so anxious that his face turned red and saliva was flying everywhere, but he could do nothing.

After a long while, the Taoist boy shouted for a while, and after making sure that no one wanted to buy it, he resigned himself to his fate and took back the ring, and prepared to go to the next village.

"and many more!"

As soon as the Taoist boy walked out of the village, Zhao Cunyuan caught up with him and said, "I am Zhao Cunyuan, a casual cultivator from Tian'an Village. May I ask if you are the immortal boy from Liuyun Temple?"

The Taoist boy looked at the universal flying sword on Zhao Cunyuan's back, his eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "That's right, Taoist friend, do you want a login device?"

Zhao Cunyuan smiled and said, "I am just a rural cultivator. Although I have the will, I lack the strength..."

The Taoist boy's face fell: "Then why did you stop me?"

Having said that, he turned and left.

"Hey, hey, wait, I can't afford to buy it, but I can rent it!"

"Rent? Go away, stop making fun of me."

"I do not have……"

"If you harass me again, be careful or I will call Master..."

"I have two hundred acres of good farmland. I'll use it as collateral. Is that all right?"

The little fairy boy who was leaving in a daze stopped and looked at Zhao Cunyuan suspiciously: "Daoyou, this village may not even have 200 acres of land, where did you get 200 acres of good farmland?"

Zhao Cunyuan pointed to the rolling hills in the distance and said, "It's inside the mountains. If you don't believe me, I can take you to have a look."

The Taoist boy thought for a moment and said, "I can't make the decision on renting. I have to ask my master."

Zhao Cunyuan rubbed his hands like a fly, revealing a bit of cunning: "Since you want to ask, fairy boy, why not ask one more question, will you rent it for 200 coins?"

The Taoist boy's face changed drastically: "With your two hundred acres of fertile land?"

Zhao Cunyuan smiled and said, "No, it's still based on my 500,000 fans."

The Taoist boy frowned: "Are you the host of the video?"

Zhao Cunyuan: "Exactly. Xiantong can search for 'Tian'an Xiaozhao' on the Internet."

The Taoist boy held the login device on his index finger with his thumb and turned it gently, and the Internet came into his field of vision. Not long after, the Taoist boy's eyes when he looked at Zhao Cunyuan had completely changed.

But I didn't expect that in this remote area, there was actually a video host with half a million fans.

"You have 500,000 fans, so you should not be short of money. Why do you still need to rent a magic weapon?"

"To be honest, I have limited talent, and all the money I received was used for cultivation."

"I see."

The Taoist boy nodded and quickly sent a message to his master.

Not long after, he looked at Zhao Cunyuan and said, "Master asked you to add him as a friend. Here is the QR code."

Zhao Cunyuan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."

Under the guidance of the Taoist boy, Zhao Cunyuan quickly added the Taoist master and started communicating online.

After a long time, the Taoist boy received a message from his master. With a look of surprise, he gave all the login devices on his body to Zhao Cunyuan.

"Fellow Daoist, have you rented all of them now?"

"Yes."

"How much is the rent?"

"One copper per year."

"what?"

The Taoist boy was dumbfounded.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Cunyuan's next words made his heart beat wildly:
"You know I am the host of the video. I have recorded all the exchanges just now. I am planning to make a video. Would you be willing to show up? If not, I will blur it out."

"Making videos? Then can you bring my account? To be honest, I also want to try being a video host."

The Taoist boy's eyes lit up and he asked eagerly.

"Okay, wait, I'll send you the video tonight. No problem, we can send it together tonight."

"Good work."

The Taoist boy was immediately delighted when he heard this. Even though he had already sold out the login device, he still used the excuse of visiting the hundred acres of fertile land to stay by Zhao Cunyuan's side.

Not long after, he saw with his own eyes Zhao Cunyuan distributing network login devices door to door, which made him look confused. It was not until the evening when the video was produced that he suddenly realized what was going on.

He also keenly noticed that a terrible business opportunity was discovered by Zhao Cunyuan.

In fact, the name of the video released by Tianan Xiaozhao that night was:
[New business opportunity for wealth, a rural guy becomes rich overnight]

The Taoist boy looked at this extremely unfashionable name and said with a strange expression: "Isn't this name... a bit exaggerated?"

Zhao Cunyuan sat cross-legged and said nonchalantly: "If you want traffic, you have to attract people's attention. What's more, this is indeed a good business opportunity."

The Taoist boy nodded thoughtfully.

Silent all night.

The Taoist boy finally witnessed Zhao Cunyuan's hard work.

In the wild mountains and wilderness, I meditated for a whole night. This kind of mentality is not something that ordinary people can sustain.

However, according to Zhao Cunyuan, he has been living like this for more than a year.

Unfortunately, he lacks talent. Even though he works hard, he is still only at the second level of Qi Refining. This is even with the support of the income from 500,000 fans. It is really a pity.

With emotion, the Taoist boy subconsciously logged on to the Internet and took a look at the number of views of Zhao Cunyuan's video.

It would have been fine if I hadn't looked at it, but when I did, I was dumbfounded.

"Fellow Daoist! The video has exploded!"

"What video?"

Zhao Cunyuan was stunned for a moment, then he reacted. When he logged into the Internet, he was also confused.

I never thought that the video I made casually would become popular.

The millions of views left him bewildered.

He subconsciously clicked on the video, and the screen was already occupied by barrages of comments.

The video begins with a very ordinary daily record. The difference is that the camera is focused on the villagers surrounding the Taoist child. After seeing that the villagers only look but do not buy, Zhao Cunyuan can't help but sigh:
"The world is really magical. In an era when magical instruments are everywhere, few people know that many remote villages have barely solved the problem of food and clothing, and this is with the help of the Internet. How can they have the extra money to buy a magical instrument that is just for more convenient Internet access?"

It was this sentence that triggered a wave of comments and attracted countless approvals and responses.

Many people say that this is why they love watching Tianan Xiaozhao's videos. After all, the atmosphere of the world is the most soothing to the hearts of ordinary people.

At the same time, a voice-over was heard in the video.

"Looking at the villagers who were reluctant to leave, a bold idea came to my mind."

What followed was the communication between Zhao Cunyuan and the Taoist boy.

The sentence "I still have 500,000 fans" triggered another wave of barrage.

Various jokes came one after another.

"Oh no, I've become Xiao Zhao's asset!"

“This is such a damn engaging feeling.”

"I have invested in it. This is the evidence."

The video continued, and the next part was the conversation between Zhao Cunyuan and the top management of Liuyun Temple, which contained many lies.

To sum up, since Liuyun Temple has excess capacity and cannot be sold, it is better to rent it to him first, so as to make some money.

The reason why it is called rental rather than gift.

Because it is sent, the ownership of the login device belongs to the villagers;
Even if it is rented, the ownership still belongs to Liuyun Temple. Once the villagers abandon it, they can take it back at any time and give it to other users.

This means that the batch of rings from Liuyun Temple will always be in a "profitable state".

According to this model, Liuyun Temple will be able to recover its costs in one or two years at most.

Of course, this model has a drawback, which is that someone has to keep an eye on these rings.

Zhao Cunyuan just happens to fit this role.

It has to be said that Zhao Cunyuan's witty debate not only convinced the top management of Liuyun Temple, but also stunned countless audiences.

"Wonderful!"

"I was careless. It turned out to be a new business opportunity for wealth."

"As expected of Xiao Zhao, he's really awesome!"

“See? That’s called professionalism!”

“That’s why I pay attention to Xiao Zhao.”

"What Xiao Zhao? This is Shopkeeper Zhao."

The barrage of laughter gradually ended when Zhao Cunyuan gave login devices to the villagers, in exchange for the warm smiling faces.

When Zhao Cunyuan watched the video again, the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

To be honest, he didn't expect that his casual comments and even bargaining experience would attract high praise from fans.

The feeling is simply intoxicating.

This is the Internet, it always gives you surprises when you least expect it.

At that time, Zhao Cunyuan didn't know that with the popularity of this video, the magic weapon rental business would come into the public eye.

A new industry was born, and he became a trend-setter of the era.

It was Ji Zhixian who reported this matter to Gu Yunli.

"Yesterday, a popular video came out on the Internet. Did Gu Zhenzai see it?"

In the quiet Zen room, after reporting on the recent work meeting, Ji Zhixian asked tentatively.

"What video?"

As Gu Yunli spoke, his mind swept across the Internet, scanning through several recent popular videos.

"The one with 'New Business Opportunities for Wealth'."

"oh I saw it."

Seeing Gu Zhenzai seem to be immersed in the Internet, Ji Zhixian kept silent for a long time. Seeing that Gu Zhenzai's expression seemed to be moved, he asked:

"Gu Zhenzai, what do you think of this leasing business?"

Without waiting for Gu Yunli to speak, Ji Zhixian immediately expressed his opinion:
"Now that all the major sects have begun to refine login devices, the login instruments refined by our Chamber of Commerce have been somewhat unsalable. In this case, do you think we can also start a rental business?"

Gu Yunli hesitated for a moment and said:
"How do you think the major sects will respond once this leasing business comes out?"

"In my opinion, most people will follow suit."

"Yes, the login device involves a dispute over incense and is like a shrine. Once the market is saturated, in order to grab the market, they would rather give away the login device. By then, how much profit do you think this rental market will have?"

"I think that with our universal brand, we will definitely be able to occupy a place in the rental market."

Gu Yunli smiled gently.

"Why bother doing something that is thankless? If you really want to do it, you might as well find a relative or friend and give it a try. Of course, don't use a common name."

"I am devoted to serving the general public, so how could I be distracted by other matters?"

Ji Zhixian was shocked and quickly expressed his opinion.

Seeing this, Gu Yunli thought for a moment and said:

"The competition for online login tools will only become more and more intense. Instead of thinking about the rental market, why not think about how to refine login tools? Since everyone is refining a single login device, why don't we refine a composite login device? One ring can log in to all websites?"

"For example, the login device must be in the shape of a ring? Can we add some other functions to the ring? For example, display the Internet, engrave a mysterious light spell, add a dust-proof magic ring... These are all ideas. Why must we go for a rental business that everyone can do?"

"General's core competitiveness lies in the large-scale refining of magical instruments. We can refine what others cannot; we can refine what others can refine better, and even have more quality and functions than them."

Ji Zhixian was touched when he heard this, and bowed: "I am grateful for your advice."

Seeing this, Gu Yunli sighed slightly in his heart.

The General Chamber of Commerce has also begun to gradually capitalize, and in order to pursue profits, it wants to get involved in any industry.

If it really comes to this, it may not be a good thing for him.

As his thoughts wandered, Ji Zhixian's face suddenly changed slightly, and he quickly bowed and said, "Gu Zhenzai, I just received news that the two major networks, Shuijing and Hunyi, have adjusted the login device division to one-fifth."

After the voice fell, the Zen room became quiet.

"Sure enough, it's still here!"

Gu Yunli seemed to have expected this.

As the pioneer of network login, the Internet has huge first-mover advantage.

At least, many sects are already very skilled in refining Internet login devices.

Then, if the benefits are equal, there is naturally no reason to refine other network login devices.

If the Water Mirror Armillary Sphere wants to break the impasse at present, tilting the benefits towards the disseminators is the most effective means.

Therefore, raising the share to one-fifth was completely expected.

"With the increase in the share of the Shuijing Hunyi, the public will inevitably turn to refining these two types of instruments. The sales of the General Chamber of Commerce's instruments should be able to improve a bit. After clearing out the inventory, we can gradually reduce production and try more innovations."

"Yes!"

Ji Zhixian cupped his hands, his face showing some hesitation: "How does Gu Zhenzai plan to respond?"

Gu Yunli said nonchalantly: "Shuijing Hunyi is relying on its profound background to start a price war. If you really accept the challenge, you will be fooled. Let them do whatever they want!"

"...I understand."

Ji Zhixian was full of surprise, but had to say goodbye and leave.

I thought, if we don’t fight this, when other network login tools flood the market, the Internet will be in danger.

Ji Zhixian is not the only one who holds similar ideas.

In fact, as the division of the Water Mirror and Armillary Sphere was announced.

All the major sects cheered and turned their attention to other networks, especially the Internet.

To this day, the Internet, as a leader in innovation, holds a very high status in the minds of the people. Many people have also discovered that the vast Southern Continent still has the largest number of Internet users.

This can be seen from the number of video updates and even the popularity of forum post discussions.

Therefore, everyone believes that once the Water Mirror Armillary Sphere is launched, the Internet and other networks will inevitably follow suit.

So much so that many sects even kept their operations on hold and continued to refine the Internet, whose technology had already matured.

Who would have thought that as time passed, there was still no announcement on the Internet.

The profit sharing ratio of one tenth is still maintained.

This left everyone dumbfounded.

Could it be that Gu Zhenzai was threatened?

Or are you unwilling to give up more profits?

　Two in one
　　
　
(End of this chapter)