Chapter 259 The Silk Stocking Empire had a bad start (5.6k, please subscribe!)
“Hey, junior sister, have you heard about it!”
“Senior sister, what have you heard?”
< br>"Qianhua Pavilion has a big sale! And there are limited editions for free! Go and buy it quickly! It's too late, and all the clothes will be snatched up by others!"
"What?! That never happens Qianhua Pavilion, which has discounts and no price reductions, will have sales? But when did their family have to worry about business? "
"Maybe the boss of Qianhua Pavilion has realized it and wants us poor girls to be able to do it. Can you wear those expensive clothes? "
"Shh...Senior sister, be careful. The boss of Qianhua Pavilion is Venerable Qianhua. It is said that he is a very strict female cultivator. You can't speak ill of the Venerable. Ah..."
"Master Qianhua, I have no other intention... Let's go, let's go and queue up. It is said that the queue has reached Fenghuang Street."
"But... what should we do with Bihua Pavilion? Bihua Pavilion opened by the Third Elder opens today. Wouldn't it be bad if we don't go to support it..."
"Bihua Peak sells wine. Can the clothes made by Qianhua Pavilion be better than those of Qianhua Pavilion? We only have these spiritual stones. Would you rather buy clothes from Bihua Pavilion than Qianhua Pavilion? Besides, the third elder is so popular with female disciples, even if we are If you don’t go, there will definitely be people who will support you.”
"But we are after all..."
"Are you going? If not, I will go by myself."
"No, no, no, no, I'll go, I'll go..."
At the foot of Bihua Peak, another pair of sisters who came together hurried away.
Lin Sihan looked at their backs and shouted with some excitement:
"Junior sisters, don’t run away! Our clothes in Bihua Pavilion are all high quality and cheap. It’s okay if you don’t buy them and have a look. ! We also have gifts for each other!”
But the sisters didn’t look back and left very quickly.
Lin Sihan could only lower her head in frustration and looked back at the deserted Bihua Pavilion.
Today is the auspicious day for the opening of Bihua Pavilion. The three elders have built up all the momentum for today.
First, the disciples of Tumu Peak were invited to build a tall building on the ground of Bihua Peak. In just one day, a simple and elegant wooden building with upturned eaves and corners rose from the ground, attracting all the people who had spent this period of time. Coming down from Bihua Peak, I looked into the crowd's sight.
Everyone was full of curiosity about this brand new building. Just when everyone thought this was the second wine shop opened by the Third Elder, a notice gave them the answer:
The Third Elder invited the female cultivators of the sect. I came to attend the opening ceremony of Bihua Pavilion. It turned out that Bihua Pavilion was actually a clothing store opened by the third elder, and it was a clothing store exclusively for women to serve and not for men.
Everyone was surprised, but they thought it was reasonable.
The Third Elder is not only beautiful but also loves beauty. Almost every time I see her, she wears different clothes. Among many female nuns, she has always been the model for dressing, but almost no one can dress better than her. That kind of charm, but never questioned the aesthetics of the third elder. At the same time, the third elder is good at the art of grass and trees, so the materials for spinning clothes are already guaranteed.
What kind of clothes can the third elder like this look like?
The female cultivators of the Xuanxiao Sect were all looking forward to it, while the male cultivators protested against the "Men Stop" slogan at the entrance of Bihua Pavilion, which is opening today.
But the expected full opening ceremony did not seem to happen...
Not only was it not full, it even seemed a little deserted.
There are only a few female cultivators coming and going at the entrance of Bihua Pavilion. These people are all people who have a lot of connections with the third elder or his disciples.
As the ninth disciple of the third elder, Lin Sihan is also a major contributor to overcoming difficulties in silk stocking technology. She has also put a lot of effort into this store. So he volunteered to solicit customers at the foot of the mountain, not sparing any female cultivator from the sect who passed by. Unfortunately, the results were still very little.
In desperation, Lin Sihan couldn't help but feel a little discouraged and walked back to the mountain dejectedly.
The opening ceremony of Bihua Pavilion should have been a lively scene, but the atmosphere inside seemed a bit solemn.
The third elder usually wears dark emerald-colored clothes. Today, it seems that he specially changed into a bright red cheongsam to celebrate the opening of his clothing store.
The cheongsam is an extremely slim fit, highlighting the full curves of the third elder, like a ripe peach. The side vents reach down to the knees, and the half-hidden and half-revealed calves are covered with a thin layer of black mist-like silk, adding a touch of imagination and temptation to the bright and generous temperament of the third elder.
Ji Lingruo stood aside, looking back and forth at the third elder. She really didn't understand why the third elder, who was dressed very well, was more attractive than those women who were dressed in beautiful clothes.
Could it be that... is this the charm of mature women?
"Sihan, why did you come back alone?"
The third elder stood at the door of Bihua Pavilion, frowning and looking at Lin Sihan who was returning alone in despair. Behind her were a group of female disciples, as well as Fairy Ji Lingruo and Wangshu.
Lin Sihan is still wearing the blue dress and pure white silk today. She is one of the very few female cultivators who can control white silk like Fairy Wangshu. This is due to her shy and lovely innocent temperament.
The third elder's tone was a little serious, and his face was not very good-looking. Lin Sihan, who was already suffering a lot of loss at the foot of the mountain, thought that her master was blaming her. Her eyes turned red, her nose became sore, and she burst into tears:
"Master, I'm sorry...I didn't bring anyone...wuwuwu..."
Lin Sihan cried so hard that she was so sad. Seeing her so sad, the third elder couldn't bear it and secretly regretted that it was him. Speak with emotion.
Bihua Pavilion's business is so cold, and as the person behind the scenes, she cannot escape the blame. How can she vent her bad emotions on her disciples?
"Sihan, Master didn't mean to blame you... It's not your fault that you didn't bring anyone. Come back and have a good rest..."
The third elder walked quickly to Lin Sihan Beside him, he gently buried the girl's head in his majestic chest.
Eight female disciples also came forward, harmoniously comforting the sobbing girl.
This group of masters and apprentices, all composed of beautiful beauties, are leaning against each other, each wearing a pair of exquisite silk stockings made by themselves. This should be a lively and graceful picture, but instead there is a sad atmosphere quietly permeating it.
They were full of confidence when they founded Bihua Pavilion because each of them had put in so much effort into this cause.
In order to sew a good thread, they even stayed up all night for three consecutive days. These female disciples of Bihua Peak have never done any heavy work except growing flowers and grass. Their delicate hands have been scratched with many wounds by thin and sharp silk threads. However, they have never complained. Instead, they are happy for the common cause. in.
All the female disciples are looking forward to the ecstatic smiling faces of the female nuns when Bihua Pavilion opens, because that is the best compliment for their hard work. Although the slogan of catching up with Qianhua Pavilion was regarded as a joke by them, they all dreamed that Bihua Pavilion could one day open to all five continents.
But reality poured a basin of cold water on them, which was quite chilling.
Ji Lingruo and Wang Shu stood aside, both at a loss.
It is not easy to open a store. They have been busy these days, but the results are counterproductive. They also felt uncomfortable when they thought that their money-making plan had failed.
After a while, Sihan finally stopped crying and left the arms of the third elder.
"Sihan, the reason why they didn't come is because they are going to Qianhua Pavilion to buy clothes?"
Lin Sihan burst into tears and nodded heavily:
" Yes, Master, Qianhua Pavilion held a promotion today and attracted all the female cultivators. It’s just that we didn’t know about it in advance and ran into a bad day..."
Third Elder Bihua. Although the name of the Venerable is resounding, the Venerable Qianhua is not small either. Of course, these female cultivators care more about their own vested interests than flattering the Third Elder.
The third elder’s eyes rolled slightly when he heard this, and he frowned:
“I’m afraid this has nothing to do with our understanding in advance.”
"Master means..."
Yutong is petite and quirky. She is the youngest disciple of the Third Elder and the most daring disciple.
"I'm afraid it's almost the same." The third elder shook his head and sighed, "Qianhua Pavilion, as the best clothing store in Wuzhou, never worries about not selling clothes, let alone using promotion methods. To win over customers. But they did this event on the opening day of Bihua Pavilion. This cannot be explained by a simple coincidence."
"Why are they so bad at Qianhua Pavilion? Do this! Qianhua Pavilion is not the only one who can sell these women’s clothes!”
Zi Xun is the eighth disciple of the third elder. He is usually enthusiastic and lively, but he is also more likely to get angry when encountering injustice.
"Yes, yes! Qianhua Pavilion is so despicable!" Several disciples also echoed.
The third elder frowned. After all, this matter has not yet been decided. She has a distinguished position and should not deepen the conflict. She advised:
"But there are no absolutes. Maybe it is really us. Bad luck."
The girls then shut up and sighed, secretly hating their fate.
Although the third elder tried to dissuade him, he still thought of the old-fashioned and harsh Venerable Qianhua.
There are very few women that the Third Elder can hate, and even fewer beauties. Venerable Qianhua is also a famous mountain female cultivator on the list of immortals, but she ranks first among the crickets behind the Third Elder's back. There is a reason for this that arises from love and hatred, and of course there is also a reason why Venerable Qianhua is actually an unpleasant bigot.
The third elder's establishment of Bihua Pavilion was indeed intended to defeat the monopoly of Qianhua Pavilion, and to avenge his personal enmity with Venerable Qianhua. But he didn't expect that his careful preparations would be vulnerable in front of that stinky woman, which made the third elder feel even more frustrated.
After being rejected by Venerable Qianhua, I just scolded the dress she designed for being ugly, but I was still resented by the Venerable Master Qianhua, causing the joint efforts of me and several disciples to come to nothing.
It is not that Qianhua Pavilion came into being only after Qianhua Venerable, but the owners of Qianhua Pavilion are all called Qianhua Venerable. Qianhua Pavilion has accumulated hundreds of years of heritage and reputation, how can a fledgling shop shake it?
The third elder also understood this, so he comforted everyone and said:
“That’s it, it’s just the first day of opening, don’t be discouraged. I don’t believe her Qianhua Pavilion can still promote sales every day. , our Bihua Pavilion will eventually attract customers. Our reputation as a wine seller has gradually accumulated. As the saying goes, what does the wine smell like?”
“Don’t be afraid of deep alleys...”< br>
Several female disciples answered weakly. The huge gap between reality and fantasy left them with little confidence.
The third elder wanted to reprimand the disciples for their decadence, but was unable to speak, so he could only sigh:
"That's it for today. We will continue to open tomorrow. Sihan will have a rest tomorrow. , Zixun and Yutong continued to build momentum in the sect. "Now that the matter has come to this, we can only temporarily suspend business to save ourselves from trouble.
But just when Zhongmei was about to close its doors, the sound of rustling footsteps came from the bottom of the mountain.
The third elder's eyes suddenly shone brightly and he said in surprise:
"Stop! Put everything back in its place quickly and arrange it neatly! There are many women coming to Bihua Pavilion. They You must be attracted by my Bihua Pavilion!”
The female disciples were ecstatic when they heard this and quickly started to pack the goods on the shelves. Ji Lingruo and Wang Shu both helped to check whether the ground was clean and tidy.
On the mountain road, I saw a group of colorful women walking towards me with beautiful smiles.
What I saw was that the third elder was overjoyed, and the hope that had just been extinguished was rekindled again.
As a venerable person, she completely gave up her identity and only regarded herself as a shop owner's wife, and even went to receive the guests herself.
There were about twenty girls who were received. They were all flattered. Under the warm hospitality of the third elder and a group of Bihua Peak female disciples, they walked into the exquisitely decorated Bihua Pavilion with smiles.
The types of products in Bihua Pavilion are relatively single, which are stockings. The only difference is the color, black, white, purple, and red. The most unattractive thing is naturally the black stockings.
Although Ji Lingruo also provided several different types of modified stockings, due to the short construction period and the opening concept, only basic stockings were the main product at the beginning of the opening.
San Elder’s business idea is very simple, he just wants to establish the image of a stockings professional in the eyes of customers. Winning over customers first will make it easier to develop women's clothing business other than stockings. For such an independent store, which sells a wide range of women's clothing, the probability of sudden death will be greatly increased.
These customers who entered the store also showed great interest in stockings, and several female disciples introduced them enthusiastically.
But time gradually passed, and most of the twenty customers left, but no one expressed their intention to buy before leaving.
It is normal for women to like shopping rather than buying when shopping, but it doesn’t mean they can’t attract a real customer, right?
Are the things in our Bihua Pavilion so bad?
Not only did no one buy it, several pairs of stockings were worn out just by trying them on, including two pairs of precious purple silk stockings.
After the third elder opened his new store, he would not worry about asking them for compensation. He was just prepared to take the loss secretly. After all, it is inevitable to suffer losses when selling clothes.
Two female customers even asked for the stockings that had broken after trying them on, and the third elder also generously gave them to them.
One of the female nuns was really embarrassed, so she was about to pay for a pair at her own expense, but was stopped by her companion.
The two of them hid and whispered, but they didn't expect that the third elder of Dongxu's cultivation could hear them clearly.
"Senior sister, why are you spending this unjust money?"
"Senior sister, the third elder is so sincere, it would be a bad idea to pick her wool...and I feel that the texture of these stockings is quite good. Okay, it’s worth buying.”
“You’re stupid, junior sister, if you have the money to buy these stockings, why don’t you buy Qianhua Pavilion’s silk stockings?”
“But Qianhua? Even though the silk stockings at Ge are on sale, they are still more expensive than this one, and even though they are large in quantity, they are still in short supply and are very hard to get..."
"You can't buy this, there's no need to queue up. Just buy Qianhuage's silk stockings, which also have Qianhuage's paper crane logo on them. This is so face-saving. Think about it, so many people are rushing to grab Qianhuage's goods, and everyone else will be wearing them by then. Qianhua Pavilion's silk stockings, you are the only one wearing these Bihuafeng stockings, can you hold your head up?"
"It seems a little embarrassing..."
"Isn't that okay? In short, we can do whatever we charge. Then Senior Brother Ye didn’t give us money to buy stockings, he just asked us to come here to support him. Why should we waste our wallets? Let’s go to Qianhua Pavilion in Henggao City. After thinking about it, I rented a car with her other sisters and we went to Qianhua Pavilion in another city."
? !
The third elder's beautiful eyes widened, and his proud chest rose and fell with anger, arousing a wave of fear in his chest.
Are you the co-author? !
The female cultivator who couldn't bear it also gave up the idea of purchasing under the persuasion of her senior sister. The third elder resisted the urge to have an attack and sent away the last two customers with a smile.
The noisy Bihua Pavilion just now seemed to be just a dream that was about to wake up, leaving only the messy shelves that had been turned over.
"Master, we have given up our words, but no one buys them... Are we the only ones who think what we make is good?"
A female disciple looked at He looked at the torn stockings in his hands, feeling a little dejected. The other female disciples also drank gulps of tea and nodded.
The third elder let out a long breath: "Chu Chu, that's not the case. We must have confidence in ourselves. They don't buy it because there is another reason."
"What reason?"< br>
“Because they were invited by your good senior brother Ye Qingchen!”
“What?!”
All the disciples expressed shock, and for a moment they didn’t know whether they should move.
In order not to disappoint them, this second senior brother specially invited so many actors to act. But the result was just the opposite. It not only made them feel more frustrated, but also made the store a mess. Many pairs of stockings that they had worked hard to sew stitch by stitch were worn out.
Even if they wanted to be moved, they couldn't be moved at all. I have to admit that Senior Brother Ye did do bad things with good intentions.
Just as the women were surprised, a clear male voice sounded on the mountain road.
"Master!"
The third elder was silent, his face a little gloomy.
The visitor was none other than Ye Qingchen, who looked cheerful.
"Second Senior Brother..."
The female disciples greeted them, but Ye Qingchen ignored them. Instead, he went straight to the third elder and saluted:
"Master Sir, when I just went up the mountain, I saw many female cultivators walking down the mountain talking and laughing. They must all be customers of my Bihua Pavilion, right? Master is really great. The small shop he opened is so prosperous. When it becomes big in the future, those thousands of How can Hua Pavilion be so powerful? My Ye family has considerable capital in Henggao City, and Master is on good terms with my Ye family. How about Master and my Ye family joining forces to make our Bi Hua Pavilion bigger and stronger?"
Ye Qingchen spoke sincerely, with an excited smile on his face. He seemed to be very satisfied with his compliments.
But the third elder was completely unmoved. Instead, his face was as ugly as the dark clouds.
This mature beauty, who is always smiling and welcoming, rarely looks so serious.
"Senior brother, please stop talking about whether our Bihua Pavilion is good or not. You have not contributed anything...and Bihua Pavilion is not opened casually by us. We are very serious in preparing for it!"
Lin Sihan felt uncomfortable listening to Ye Qingchen's words.
Although she was gentle, she could not bear the grievance and bravely defended herself to the second senior brother.
"Not bad, not bad. It was the careful preparations of Master and Junior Sister that led to the prosperity of Bihua Pavilion's business!"
Ye Qingchen vaguely sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere and quickly changed his tune.
"Qingchen, did my master say that men from Bihua Pavilion are not allowed to enter?"
The third elder looked at Ye Qingchen coldly.
Ye Qingchen quickly bowed his head and apologized, "Return to Master, Qingchen didn't go in..."
"Senior brother, it's far and near!"
Yutong immediately understood what his master meant and stuck out a playful tongue.
She always felt that Senior Brother Ye’s remark just now seemed like he was scolding them for being stupid, and the store that had been carefully prepared was suffering from such a bleak business. What else could it be if it wasn’t stupid?
"Huh? That's a misunderstanding by the disciples. I will avoid it now. I hope Master will not blame you... As for the matter of cooperation with my Ye family, Qingchen is serious and please consider it, Master."
Before Ye Qingchen left, he did not forget to show his hospitality to the third elder.
"Qingchen... I really appreciate your hard work, teacher. Do you feel proud to have invited so many people to make us poor people happy?"
"Teacher "Master, I didn't..."
"Do you think it's fun to lie to us like this? Do you think we will accomplish nothing without your charity?"
"Master?" , I really don't..."
"Shut up! Go and think about it for three days! If you don't repent, you will continue to be punished!"
The third elder shouted coldly, and everyone was startled by the angry third elder.
Ji Lingruo curled her lips, not having any sympathy for Ye Qingchen.
Maybe his original intention was good, but he did bad things unknowingly and got into trouble with the third elder.
Oh, it’s just Bihua Pavilion’s business, how to save it...
(End of this chapter)