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Chapter 59: Chapter 59
At this time, a person stood up, bowed to Yan Kaiting who was seated in a regular manner, and said: "This subordinate reports to the palace master about the preparations for the trade fair."

That man is gentle and elegant, although he is young, but there is a calm demeanor in his bones, which makes people feel convincing. It is Hu Donglai.

Among the chief managers, Hu Donglai is the youngest, but he has practiced with the old palace master for several years, and he has shown good handling skills.Although he is not as famous as a few senior managers, he is still quite important.

Hu Donglai picked up a stack of copywriting that was nearly one foot thick from the side of the seat, put it on the table next to the upper throne, and then stood there talking.

The trade fair is not held by a fixed organization, it is somewhat similar to a local festival, and it is held at the agreed time in each big state.Cities, towns, and trade centers voluntarily participate in the so-called branch venues, and the main venue is uncertain every year. Whichever has the ability to present a sufficient number of rare treasures to hold the "Treasure Fair" will be the main venue of that year.

The so-called rare treasures are not just in the literal sense. The accepted standard is to have at least one spiritual weapon and one spiritual weapon, as well as a number of "extreme" and "precious" two-level weapons and weapons, or resources of the same level.

For Beiyongzhou, where the monk sect is on the decline, it is not easy for ordinary towns to meet the standard of "Zhenhuohui".Yujing is such a large city, and in the past 20 years, it has only held three times with the whole city's strength, and even in some years, the entire area will have a bye.

In the south, however, it was a different situation. The competition for the host venue was very fierce, especially where the four sects were located.

It was announced early this year that the "Zhenhuohui" was to be held in Weiqing City opposite Heishui. It was the [-]th birthday of the old city lord. Not going to steal the limelight.

Weiqing City spent a lot of money on this, and couldn't produce more top-notch spiritual weapons, so it worked hard on resources and second-level weapons.Judging from the information revealed so far, the sources of all kinds of goods alone are twice as many as in previous years, and many of them are polar specialties from other directions.

The main venue is large in scale and high in quality, which can attract more merchants to Yongzhou. The bustling market and the expansion of business routes are beneficial to the overall environment of the trade fair.However, it is a bit embarrassing for the big cities and towns who want to participate in both the main venue and the sub-venues. The conventional products in the past look shabby, and their main products may be lowered by one or even two or three grades.

"Tiangong Kaiwu" also encountered this problem.

Hu Donglai collected all the information in his hands, his analysis was clear, and his statement was straightforward. All the managers listened solemnly.Word-of-mouth is a trickle-down flow, especially when the difference in quality and price is not obvious, wind reviews become very important.

After talking about the general trend of the material trade fair one by one, Hu Donglai next proposed the participation plan of "Tiangong Kaiwu". He opened the one-foot-high copywriting book by book, and analyzed the advantages, disadvantages and sales of the products one by one. expected.

In the end, he concluded that the craftsman's house should use the limited booth to promote embryo-making products that have recently gained great advantages in the industry. Order.

For the entire Craftsman's Mansion, some branches must be happy about this plan, while others are worried.However, for all the managers present, no matter whether they agreed with Hu Donglai's conclusions and proposals or not, they had to agree with his meticulous, detailed and well-founded gesture.In contrast, the Patriarch above looked a bit bleak.

When the old palace lord was alive, such comparisons appeared in the minds of the stewards more than once, but now the lord's family and his subordinates can no longer be compared, but many people still look at Yan Kaiting.

Yan Kaiting supported his chin with one hand, and leaned slightly, but he didn't appear to be drowsy.

He looked at Hu Donglai and asked, "Is it finished?" Seeing Hu Donglai nodding, he glanced at the main hall and said, "Who has anything to say?"

The stewards have already had a round of private discussions, and now they are whispering again. At this time, the dividing line between different factions or alliances is quite clear.

Yan Kaiting was still looking at the crowd lazily, but his eyes were deep and deep. From some angles, it looked more like a ferocious beast waiting for an opportunity to attack.

"My subordinates have something to say." An elderly steward stood up. He was in charge of quality control in the workshop of the main mansion. Is it too little? Embryo making is certainly profitable, but the buyers of embryos can only be those few master craftsmen, even if we open up new roads, there are limited, we can’t ignore old customers for this.”

He Qi'an, the chief steward sitting on the right side of Hu Donglai, stood up and said, "Mr. Wu's words are wrong. Regardless of financial strength and influence, ordinary merchants can't compare with monks and craftsmen. We are the characters on the brand in North Yongzhou. Looking at Kyushu, it is nothing. To become a regular supplier of those few companies, the profits are not only huge, but... doubled!"

The elder steward frowned and said, "Actually, the variety of embryo devices is limited, so there is no need to occupy so many booths. Moreover, the large orders from those companies have always been taken. It is not only useful for samples, but the work is done under the table."

Hu Donglai stood up and said warmly: "It is because it is not easy to win, so the first impression is important. Instead of distracting buyers with products with insufficient features, it is better to reduce the products that have already fixed the customer source and highlight the products we want to launch. Goods."

The elder manager was obviously not convinced, and the frown between his brows did not unfold, but he seemed to be unable to think of any good words, so he fell silent for a while.

The whispering among the following managers never stopped, but before the meeting, Guanshi Ni, who had been discussing similar issues with fellow craftsmen from the same village, was suddenly taken aback when he heard this, and quietly said to Carpenter Lin: "So that's how it is."

Carpenter Lin let out a sigh of relief: "Do you understand now? For the head of the family, it's just earning more and earning less. No, it's earning more. It doesn't have much impact on a branch like yours. It's just recruiting newbies. It’s okay to adjust the equipment slowly, but we have to think about the way out in three to five years.”

At this time, Yan Kaiting, who was seated above, said calmly: "Is this going to change the direction of the entire Craftsman's Mansion?"

As soon as this remark came out, the entire main hall fell silent.Some stewards have been vaguely aware of it, and some stewards have not thought of this level before, and suddenly realized it at this moment.No matter which one, you can realize the weight of Yan Kaiting's words. Is it a trivial matter to decide the direction of a government? !

Hu Donglai looked calm, bowed slightly to Yan Kaiting and said: "No, the direction of the Jiangfu is a big matter, how can the subordinate be in charge, and can control things by doing one or two things. The subordinates have always followed the old rules in doing things. The teachings of the palace lord."

Hu Donglai's words are hidden in the needle, and he can taste a lot of things if he understands them carefully.

It's a pity that Yan Kaiting didn't mean to be eloquent at all, and his expression was still indifferent. At first glance, he didn't know whether he had listened carefully to Hu Donglai's words, "Okay, you will arrange half of all the booths, and I will arrange half of them. That's it."

Everyone was stunned when they heard that Yan Kaiting's decision was simple and rude, without any rules at all, like the result of fighting spirit.

Qi Xiong first expressed his objection, "Mansion Master, Guanshi Hu's plan took a lot of effort. If you don't agree, you can also propose to modify the inappropriate parts. It's not good to reject it directly..."

Yan Kaiting looked at him strangely and said, "Who says I won't? Isn't this sharing half of his power and doing things cheaply?" Hand over all power?"

This is a weird word, but it's not easy to answer.

Yan Kaiting suddenly smiled and said, "Or, let's learn from Yujing's public election alliance and come to vote?"

Hu Donglai interjected at this time: "The palace master was joking, of course I follow what you said."

Hu Donglai would be too dull if he still can't see that Yan Kaiting is different from the past.In the past, being able to unite with several chief executives and run against Yan for a court session was because on the one hand, he was deceiving him because he didn't know business and government affairs, and on the other hand, the cooperators had found common interests.

Now that Yan Kaiting is looming in front of the court, several times his methods seem to be rough, but in fact they hit the nail on the head. It would be too much for Hu Donglai not to be suspicious.No matter whether Yan Kaiting is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, or there is an expert behind his back, Hu Donglai and the others have natural weaknesses in their identities, and head-to-head confrontation is definitely not the best policy.

Besides, Hu Donglai knew very well that his plan would not benefit all the stewards present.The stewards who came out to question just now made traditional products, as well as the younger generation of out-of-town craftsmen, whose qualifications are too young to have room to speak. It really gives everyone a chance to speak freely, which is to weaken their right to speak in disguise.

Hu Donglai has said so, and there are many senior managers who are not convinced, but they lost the reason to attack for a while, and the rest of the managers have no objection.

This regular meeting ended so quickly as never before, it could even be considered sloppy, when all the managers dispersed, they were still a little confused, not knowing what to do next.Some of the quick-witted ones suddenly figured it out when they walked out of the courtyard. Isn't it clear that there are only two paths?One is on Guanshi Hu's side, and the other is on the Palace Master's side.

After everyone had dispersed, Yan Kaiting was still sitting in his seat, and only Hu Donglai was left in the main hall, still packing up his pile of papers.The boys were looking in the yard, but no one dared to come in.During the government meeting, no summons are allowed, and servants cannot enter the house.

Yan Kaiting was the first to break the silence, "Some money has been made, and it is easy to be controlled by others."

Hu Donglai has recently gotten used to the changes in Yan's court session, but his fingers still trembled after hearing such a straightforward remark.He didn't look up, and closed the pages of the last book, saying: "The art of refining can be changed, and the way of management is not inherent. When you are not strong enough, joining the strong is also a way. Management is not cultivation." , you don’t have to do everything yourself.”

Yan Kaiting said slowly: "You are wrong. Three thousand roads lead to the same goal. There is no difference between management and cultivation. Those who take advantage of the situation have the risk of being backlashed by the situation. Of course, it may not be everyone who will lose."

Hu Donglai said: "In this world, some people gain and some people lose."

Yan Kaiting squinted at him for a moment, and said calmly: "I give you the power, just do it." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Hu Dong to reply, he disappeared from the main hall as soon as he moved.

(End of this chapter)