Chapter 535: Internal and external conflicts, the "rotten" Liberty City!
After it has completely emerged, Xinhuo Exchange is no longer independent.
The opening time and the time for issuing shopping guides are unified with those of the top ten exchanges and become nine in the morning.
Winter is approaching, and there are still many people coming to trade today, but there are still very few people who are actually buying and selling.
Most traders just treat commodities as stock funds, constantly repeating the operation of buying low and selling high, hoping to make a "price difference" that others cannot see.
But it is a pity that their operation made even Turner, who was standing in the back hall and not very sensitive to the market, shake his head.
“Their approach is so simple. Although it seems that they can make money every day or not lose money, in fact, the amount they earn cannot satisfy the depreciation speed of contribution points.”
“Everything has been built in our Free City. Except for some regulated goods that cannot be traded, where is there such a big market to digest these goods? Every day, there are different people. Take over and maintain the false market circulation, but in fact, these things in the store, Hal, what they looked like when you left, and what they still look like now"
Pointing to the "big ones" in several rooms piece." Seeing someone else happily buying it, with a look on their face as if they were waiting to make a fortune, Turner helplessly held his forehead and sat back on the counter.
Having experienced the exhilaration of earning hundreds of thousands of contribution points in one day, Sumo had the ambition to earn more than 200,000 contribution points on his first day. He also wanted to show off his talents and bring The transaction volume increases.
And the facts were indeed not much different from what he expected.
Relying on the previous day's promotion, the Xinhuo Exchange continued to be popular on the second day. In just one day, it sold goods with an original price of 150,000 yuan and made a profit of 30,000 yuan. The price difference is 10,000!
What is the concept of thirty thousand?
Based on the basic labor force in Liberty City, a third-level dwarf craftsman lurking among the dwarves can only earn the equivalent of 80 contribution points in a day.
In three days, maintaining the template requires 100 contribution points, but the salary you can earn is only 240. If you subtract the two, you can only get what you can in one day.
46 points!
And now, the income of 30,000 points a day is directly equivalent to the dwarf craftsman working without sleep for two years without any accidents and without any expenses.
That night, Turner couldn't sleep all night.
Since twelve o'clock, the majestic figure with millions of contribution points and a seventh-level template has been flashing through his mind.
Until the bell rang at eight o'clock in the morning, his eyes were still open and bulging, not showing any signs of sleepiness.
Wash up and have breakfast.
It was just past eight-thirty, and Turner couldn't wait to go out, preparing to go to the top ten exchanges to purchase a new batch of goods.
However, the reality was somewhat different from what he thought.
Yesterday, the other party was very straightforward and did not even need to pay for the goods in advance. Today, he smiled and rejected his purchase request and gave a kind reminder.
“Wait until the end of today before considering whether to purchase the goods?”
After pondering what the other party said, Turner returned to the Xinhuo Exchange full of doubts.
The following day also completely taught him what market trading is.
The people selling the goods are still familiar faces, and the people buying the goods are also old acquaintances, and even the goods are the same ones that were sold just yesterday.
When it was time to close in the afternoon, Turner did some calculations and was surprised to find that today’s transaction turnover was still hundreds of thousands.
But the profit in hand is still.
Thirty thousand!
The entire market is like a stagnant pool. The raw materials worth more than 200,000 yuan were earned by more than 30,000 yuan yesterday. Today, the turnover is more than 100,000 yuan, and the money earned remains the same.
Even if inflation is taken into account, on this day alone, the exchange not only made no money, but even lost about 3%!
On the third day, it was the same as yesterday.
The people who trade are still those who came to join in the fun on the first day of business, and the materials purchased and sold are still the goods purchased with more than 200,000 contribution points on the first day.
It's just that due to the commodity price control of the top ten exchanges, today's profits have increased slightly, but compared with before, it has only just offset the decrease in profits caused by inflation.
A market without consumption and demand will not change at all due to daily false sales.
The Demon Soul Clan who stayed in the city did not dare to use their contribution points to improve their strength, and then went to the outside world to continue fighting and deliver benefits to the city.
Liberty City, which lacks lords to act as a check and balance, looks glamorous on the outside, but its foundation can be broken with just one poke!
“Where is the lord? Where has the lord gone?”
Subconsciously, Hao Qiang wanted to ask where the Demon Soul Tribe Lord was going.
But thanks to Su Deben's training, before speaking, Hao Qiang stopped the first half of the sentence that was about to blurt out and only asked the second half.
“I don’t know, no one knows where our lord has gone. Some people said before that the lord has gone to other tribes and may not be able to come back due to other factors for the time being.”
“So we The only strategy is to shrink back, preserve resources as much as possible, and wait until this winter disaster is over before making plans."
"But judging from the current trend, one month later, people in the city will still be It’s easy to talk about these people outside.”
"Without them, the circulation of goods will only get worse, and the conflicts in the city will only intensify. Alas."
With full of worry, Turner could still see where he was five days ago. So energetic.
The only thing they have is the same
decavation as the top ten exchange shopkeepers!
Not willing to give in!
I want to change but I can’t!
"Shopkeeper, a distinguished guest has come to the door and wants to top up our membership. Could you please go out and draw up a contract!"
The black curtain in the inner hall was lifted, with a silly smile on his face. The reformer stuck out his head.
"Okay, you go over first, I'll be right back!"
Shooting away the reformer, and looking at Somo who was still sitting calmly, Turner composed himself: "Then I'll go out first?"
"Go ahead, just stabilize the transaction first, don't be in a hurry!"
"Okay!"
Compared with last time, Sumo this time was more straightforward. In terms of behavior and habits, He has completely given up all pretense.
As for Turner, I don’t know if he is used to this kind of change, or because his business is not going well, and he doesn’t have the heart to ask this or that.
As the black curtain was lowered, only the faint light from the oil lamp was left in the inner hall.
"What should I do? What are your thoughts on the current situation?"
Putting down the account book in his hand, and remembering the names of several materials with huge shipments that he just saw, Sumo raised his head. .
Hao Qiang raised his head: "I have some ideas for the time being, but I need enough information to support it. The dilemma we face is actually not difficult. There are many cases that we can learn from in the past history of the earth."
"Oh?"
Hao Qiang: "The situation in the city is very clear now. It is because the market is not circulating that it is difficult for us to make money from it. In the past, this was a troubled time!"
"In such troubled times, how can we make money and materials move?"
After a pause, Hao Qiang made a war gesture.
If you want to make a fortune in this situation, the second-ranked boss of the Demonic Exchange, who is in charge of weapons and equipment, has already given everyone an answer sheet.
In the city, all profitable businesses have been completely monopolized.
For example, the food supplies consumed by tens of thousands of people every day are controlled commodities and cannot be brought to the market for large-scale transactions. Most of the other items in circulation are materials that can enhance personal strength or prepare for disguise, and there is simply no such big demand.
If you want to get everyone's money out of their hands, or if you want everyone to move, the only way is.
External conflicts!
Moderate external conflicts can be replaced by infrastructure.
It is like a depression, allowing everyone to make money and have a place to spend.
The money you earn from your own abilities today can be used to improve your capabilities to earn more tomorrow, or the money you earn can make your life better, forming a positive cycle.
A more intense external conflict can only be the main theme in the New World, war.
Forcibly create an enemy so that everyone has a sense of urgency and take out the money in their hands and exchange it for items.
Then by fighting to support fighting, everyone's strength will be continuously improved in the process.
Moreover, as long as you can conquer the opponent's territory, you can obtain new resources, make the whole cake bigger, and invisibly increase your wealth.
"No, this method cannot be achieved by us alone, and they are not without enemies now"
"The Demon Soul Race is different from us, they are not a race that is naturally strong in fighting!"
< br>Rejecting Hao Qiang's first idea, Sumo continued to listen.
With the Empire of Light as a powerful enemy, all members of the Demon Soul Clan can continue to stick to their true intentions and carry forward their lives.
In this case, it is difficult to imagine what kind of enemy can put pressure on them.
"We cannot expand external conflicts and let the market flow so that everyone can make money. Then what we do next will be a bit risky."
"After all, no one in the market makes money, and we are the only ones in the market. Making a lot of money can easily attract the attention and jealousy of these people!"
"My suggestion is to wait!"
"Our strength is not strong, and our goals are also small! , coupled with the current situation, when the right time comes, we can be the driving force behind it, and it will be easy to succeed!"
Hao Qiang started writing on the table with his hands dipped in the water in the cup! Talk as you write.
"The current situation is a bit like the end of a game version. Everyone is hoarding things for the next version. No one knows how the planning of the next version will change the pattern."
"Very good Maybe, the value of what we are hoarding now will increase dozens of times in the next version, or it may become waste overnight.”
“So, in the past, when we revised the version, we would not do it thoroughly. Change the appearance and let all the merchants who maliciously hoard goods and control prices lose money. After all, this will cause turmoil in the game, and then cause a large number of people to quit the game."
"There is a good way, what is it, it is a win-win situation? ! ”
“We plan to open some small accounts in advance, use “internal information” as an excuse to win over a group of merchants, and reveal to them in advance the change information of the next version, as well as some goods to be stocked. Items, of course, this news is definitely not free, usually we will take half of the profit, and the more evil ones will even take 70%!”
"And what about these merchants? We have taken profits from them, and they have also obtained information about the items that will be sold in the next version. In order to make more money, they will not rush to grab these things, but will do the opposite thing. "
"Yes, just to snap up those items that will be worthless in the next version, further causing the price of the items they want to purchase to plummet."
"Wait until the update is about to happen. They will take over these high-priced items to their so-called apprentices, friends, and individual people, leaving only those who have received the information."
"In this way, after the version is updated, the merchants we support will make money. When there was a lot of money, other small businessmen could only attribute their misfortunes to luck, cursed the bad planning, announced that they would delete their accounts and quit the game, and greatly maintained the game environment."
No rush, no delay. Yes, Hao Qiang said something that seemed to have nothing to do with the current situation!
But sitting next to him, looking at the words written by his hand, Sumo's face was filled with thoughtful affirmation.
At the beginning, we did not hire senior executives and marketing talents, but now it seems that we are indeed on the right track!
Today’s situation does not require hard power, but innovative ideas that can break the situation. Wonderful idea.
He Gou planned to deliberately use entrustment to destroy the market balance, and let businessmen kill each other without any effort to maintain the game environment.
You cannot expand external conflicts and still want to make money, then you can only let the people inside die and reduce the number of people sharing the cake.
In this way, while everyone can share the money, even if the Xinhuo Exchange gets a little more, it will not cause reactions from other people.
And if you want to achieve this, the balance point that Xinhuo Exchange is currently at naturally has a huge advantage!
"Very good, you are right, we really have to wait for the right opportunity to take action!"
Seeing that Su Mo understood, Hao Qiang casually wiped it on the table and appeared just now The handwriting turned into irregular drops of water.
From a lurking point of view, after the nervous period when he first entered the city, Hao Qiang has become more and more proficient.
Likewise, there was no rush to go out and they sat in the inner hall, the two of them continuing to talk nonsense that seemed to have no meaning.
The discussion did not stop until Turner came in at noon.
"How is it? Has there been any change in today's transaction volume?"
Turner shook his head: "It's still the same. Except for the three people who came over to top up their membership cards with 1,000 contribution points, the collection The goods that come in are still the same goods as before, and the goods sold are just temporarily kept in their hands."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this, we will go to the trading mercenary place to buy some people later. Come back?”
"Okay, that's what I meant. By the way, I can also deal with Hao Qiang's identity!"
Standing up and patting the debris on his body, Sumo seemed to be unconcerned and said what the two were waiting for. For real reasons.
Unlike other places where mercenaries are traded, Somo did not see the public part of the ground when he last visited the city.
And this thing is definitely not unfamiliar to people in the city.
"His identity? He is not a mercenary, right?"
"Yes, I forcibly changed his identity for him without paying the fine. He needs to go over and deal with it!"
Using the excuses given by the two guards before, Turner was not surprised after hearing this and nodded honestly. .
Then, along the back door, with Turner taking the lead, the three of them walked out.
Compared with a few days ago, today's Liberty City is still bright and bright, with all the exchange doors open, and a steady stream of people walking in and out, with stereotyped smiles on their faces.
The guards in charge of patrols, still wearing straight armor, walked through the streets with dignity, maintaining the seemingly chaotic order.
In this city, everyone plays their own "role", day after day.
For those who are unfamiliar, this is an open, tolerant, and developed port city.
But for the three people who had already figured out the inside story, everything here exuded a disgusting smell of decay.
Greeting the people around him in a formulaic manner, as he walked through more and more streets, recalling the terrain he had memorized in his mind, Somo's eyes narrowed.
As expected, the place responsible for trading mercenaries is not in the public area.
Regarding this business that may generate huge profits, the guards still conservatively put it under control, and this location was set up within the high wall without any accident.
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(End of this chapter)