Father Mavie

Chapter 476 The first guest (please subscribe!!!)

December 12, 30:9 am.

After the windy day, a light fog enveloped London again, the sun became dull again, and the leaden gray sky glowed with a hollow white light, like an incandescent bulb covered by white gauze.

Residents of London have long been accustomed to this weird weather, and they started a day's life as usual. Woolf, the owner of the Dirty Duck Tavern, got up early, and today is the time for him to stock up again.

In the past month, the business of the tavern has been very good. This is all thanks to the three brothers Manstein. They often invite workers to drink. They are obviously foreigners. They have just arrived in London for more than a month. They should be unpopular in the eyes, but their reputation has risen, and they have been welcomed by the residents of Huajie.
Woolf felt that the fact that the three Manstein brothers were able to gain a firm foothold in Huajie so quickly had something to do with their royal family background. They were big men, and the key to them capturing people's hearts was the big men who were willing to respect common people.

You can be noble, but you are approachable, how can this style of behavior be annoying?

What's more, the three Manstein brothers are also very generous. Thanks to them, the turnover of Dirty Duck Tavern has increased by more than half in the past month!
Woolf sincerely hopes that the three Manstein brothers can live in Huajie for a longer period of time, and it would be even better if they don’t leave
The tented carriage from the brewery arrived at the back door of the Dirty Duck Tavern on time. The coachman yelled upstairs, and Woolf poked his head out of the window to respond, and went downstairs yawning. Just as he reached the first floor, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Through the window of the tavern, he saw that the renovated shop across the street had opened, and a big signboard was hung above the door. The signboard said [Manstein Potions and General Store], which was very strange, especially the 'Magic The word 'medicine'.

Levin walked out of the store, carrying a small vertical blackboard on his shoulders, clicked to stand at the door, conjured a piece of chalk out of nowhere, bent down and wrote on the small blackboard:

[Today's limited potion: Blood of Mercury, which will make you unable to extricate yourself from the beauty of vertigo, priced at 50 gold pounds per ounce, limited to 3 copies. 】

[Mrs. Mel's sleepy toast allows you to experience the soft taste floating on the clouds, priced at 10 gold pounds/lb, limited to 10 servings. 】

[Hercules' stick, drink it to become infinitely powerful, just one sip, let you have explosive aesthetic muscles, shine at the banquet, priced at 3 gold pounds per bottle, limited to 20 servings. 】

After writing this, Levin turned the wooden board hanging on the store door to the 'open' side, humming a song and planning to return to the store.

Seeing this scene, Wulf didn't bother to unload the goods, and ran out of the tavern quickly, shouting: "Mr. Felix!"

Levin turned his head, smiled and said, "It's Mr. Woolf, what's the matter?"

"You guys, are you open for business?"

"That's right, the goods arrived yesterday, and my elder brother said that the business will start today, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. If we don't open again, we will have to wait until next year."

"Oh oh oh" Woolf nodded, his eyes kept looking at the small blackboard beside him, and hesitantly asked: "What is potion?"

"Pharmaceuticals that can give people special powers require precious materials to make, so they are very expensive." Levin guessed what Woolf wanted to ask next, and answered in advance.

such an expensive thing
Will anyone really buy it?
Woolf stared at the prices of 50 gold pounds, 10 gold pounds, and 3 gold pounds on the small blackboard, thinking that the three Manstein brothers were whimsical.

That's more expensive than cocaine!
Especially the last potion called 'Hercules' Club', which can become infinitely powerful after drinking, but what is the use of infinite power?If you want to move the goods, just hire a few more workers!It will definitely not cost 3 gold pounds, which can save a lot of money!
Woolf, who was embarrassed to raise doubts in person, returned to the Dirty Duck Tavern. After ordering the workers to unload the goods, he did not go back to his room to sleep. Instead, he hid in the shop and secretly observed the potion grocery store opposite.

He didn't believe that such an expensive thing could be sold!
There were many people passing by Huajie, one after another, the signboard of Manstein's potion and general store caught their attention, and almost every passer-by stopped to look at the small blackboard. They were still interested, but when they saw After the final price, I left immediately, unwilling to take another look.

Until noon, no customer was willing to step into Manstein's general store of potions, and the bell hanging on the door never rang.

It is not a good sign that no one cares about the shop for three hours.

Inside the store, Levin was walking around the door, looking extremely anxious, Ma Wei was sitting on the recliner behind the counter, the old god was reading today's Times Morning Post, and Junia was playing chess with Daniel, betting on dinner snacks.

"Big brother."

After a while, Levin couldn't stand it any longer. He walked up to the counter and said, "Isn't our price too expensive? East London is a poor area, and no one will buy anything with a high price! If you want to open up the market , it should be small profits but quick turnover!"

"Levin, in terms of business, you have to learn from Dino." Ma Wei flipped through the newspaper, without leaving the corner of his eye for Levin: "Doing business depends on product positioning, and our goal is high-end. The market, the upper class where the nobles and gentry live, these ordinary residents are not the target audience of the store."

"But it doesn't make money! If you don't make money, how can you open the potion market in London?"

"First of all, the raw material cost of potion determines that the price of potion cannot be too low." Ma Wei put down the newspaper and explained seriously: "Before the large-scale herbal medicine breeding industry was established, the price of potion must have remained high. , This determines that the initial potion industry is expensive and can only serve the middle and upper classes, and only when the herbal medicine is successfully grown on a large scale can the potion enter the sinking market."

"Secondly, haven't you noticed that some potions that cause hallucinations, I price them higher than others? The high price is to avoid ordinary people, lest they go bankrupt to buy hallucinogenic potions. Like the sea Gris' stick, a low-grade potion that is simple to make and has few side effects, I have already priced it very cheaply, and ordinary people can afford it even if they grit their teeth."

"Brother is right."

Daniel gently put down the queen chess piece, took Junia's knight chess piece, put it outside the chessboard, and looked up at Levin: "Let's not worry, and don't worry, the guests will come to the door sooner or later."

"I mean, should we do some publicity?" Levine suggested: "No one knows that we will open for business today. If those high-ranking people can't hear the news, they won't come to take care of our business."

"Really high-class people seldom watch advertisements. They are all introduced at banquets." Daniel lowered his head, Junia had already made a move, and it was his turn again: "So, we should strengthen our reputation and let Those high-ranking people spontaneously promote us instead of advertising? What about my queen? What about a queen my age?"

Junia glanced to one side, with her small hands behind her back: "Younia doesn't know."

The corner of Daniel's mouth twitched, and just as he was about to speak, suddenly there was the sound of wheels rolling outside the door. A royal carriage stopped outside the shop door. The elegant butler opened the door, and the second prince Shukri in formal attire got out of the carriage. After tidying up his clothes, he opened the store door.

jingle--

"Mr Nicholas!"

Seeing the second prince, Ma Wei was not surprised at all, but his face revealed a look of surprise, he got up and walked out of the counter, and said in surprise, "Your Highness, the second prince, why are you here?"

The second prince Shukri said with a smile: "Of course I came to support you. You are so out of touch. You didn't notify me of such an important day as the first day of opening! I still want to be your first guest." !"

"We are all friends. If you need anything, Your Highness, just send someone to tell me. Why go there yourself? Yannick, pour tea!" Ma Wei shouted.

"It is precisely because we are friends that I come here to cheer you on." The second prince Shukri asked with a smile, "How is business?"

"Well, to be honest, you are still the first customer to enter the store after opening for three hours."

The second prince Shukri nodded, not surprised at all: "After all, the price of potion is too expensive, and the residents of East London may not be able to afford it. Mr. Nicholas, you shouldn't be greedy for cheap and open a shop in East London, but it doesn't matter, the business is everything." What are the good products that are made slowly? Quickly introduce to me, I can't wait!"

"No problem, please take a look"

(End of this chapter)