The Knight's Journey to the Empire

"Okay! Sir Belgrade, don't get excited! Sit down first! We are still in a meeting!"

It looked like a few people who might have gone crazy and were constantly whispering!

Finally, Soran couldn't help but persuade them.

Upon hearing this, the people over there quickly sat back in their seats, all with embarrassed looks on their faces!

"I'm so sorry! Baron Sauron, we lost our composure just now!" Sir Belgrade said in a somewhat embarrassed tone.

But then he added: "But the profit rate of this floral soap is really too high! It's simply unimaginable!"

"So, this is understandable, right? Baron Soran?"

"Yes! Sir Belgrade, I understand your feelings very well!" Soran smiled with a sunny face, indicating that he did not mean to mock: "Because if it were me, I would do the same!"

But in his eyes, a hint of gloom flashed across his face!

And with Sauron's deliberate cover-up, no one present noticed it!

It is obvious that what Sauron said is different from what he thought in his heart!

"Then let's talk about the conditions of cooperation now!" Sir Belgrade quickly changed the subject.

He doesn't want to discuss this topic any more!

Moreover, he is now determined to get the formula of this floral soap!

"Okay! Sir Belgrade, if I contribute the formula of this 'floral soap' to His Royal Highness the Second Prince, what reward can I get?" Soran asked with a smile.

What about contribution and reward? Everyone knows that this is an exchange of interests!

It's just to sound better!

Sir Belgrade curled his lips secretly, thinking with great disdain!

But in the end, Sir Belgrade still smiled and replied: "Baron Soran can contribute such an important craft and formula to the Second Prince, so His Royal Highness the Second Prince will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

"Before coming to Ganise County, His Royal Highness the Second Prince specifically instructed that Baron Soran could be given two options!"

"The first is a direct cash transaction, buying out the formula and production process of the floral soap in one go; the second is to participate in the profit sharing of the subsequent sales of the floral soap!"

"So I don't know, Baron Soran, which one do you want to choose?"

Sauron also curled his lips imperceptibly!

But it seems that in this era, apart from these two methods of cooperation, businessmen can’t think of any other ways of cooperation!

"Then may I ask, if I choose this direct cash transaction, one-time buyout cooperation method, how much reward will your Royal Highness the Second Prince give me?" Soran continued to ask tentatively.

Sir Belgrade paused, looked at Soran meaningfully, and then said hesitantly: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince originally wanted to offer 60 gold coins!"

"But now, after knowing the cost of this floral soap, I can make the decision. How about giving Baron Soran an extra 20 gold coins, for a total of 80 gold coins!"

"Sir Belgrade, 80 gold coins. I feel that this price is not commensurate with the profit rate of the floral soap!" Soran murmured.

Obviously, he didn't quite agree with the price!

"Baron Soran, you have to understand that no matter how high the profit rate is, it is just a number!"

"So it's useless before you really make money!" Sir Belgrade shook his head and said with a sigh.

"No, Sir Belgrade, this profit rate is not completely useless!" Soran said directly in denial: "Besides, if it is really useless, why did you lose your composure just now!"

"Uh!" Sir Belgrade's face suddenly froze!

Does this count as shooting yourself in the foot?

"But what I said seems to be correct, isn't it? Before you make money officially, the so-called profit return rate is just a number!" Sir Belgrade argued unwillingly.

"Yes, it is indeed just a piece of data!" Soran first affirmed, but then he changed his tone and said: "But the value it reflects is not as simple as just a piece of data!"

"Besides, Sir Belgrade, I was the first to invent this floral soap, and I have used it before!"

"So, if it is produced and put on the market, whether it is popular or not, whether people will buy it, do you think I should not know it?"

Sir Belgrade's face suddenly darkened, and he felt that he had no way to refute!

Because what Soran said is true, and it makes sense!

So Sir Belgrade looked at the other four people, hoping that they could give some convincing reasons to pressure Sauron to lower the transaction price!

But these four people all looked at their noses and their hearts, and none of them looked like they wanted to speak!

It was as if this business negotiation had nothing to do with them!

In the end, Sir Belgrade could only ask helplessly: "Then how much do you want, Baron Soran?"

Soran smiled brilliantly, and then said: "I think we can double the amount based on the 80 gold coins!"

"That's 160 million gold coins!"

"No, that's absolutely impossible!" Without even thinking, Sir Belgrade refused directly. "Baron Soran, you really dare to say that!"

"160 million gold coins, this price is not only something I won't agree to, but His Royal Highness the Second Prince will definitely not agree to it either!"

After saying this, Sir Belgrade couldn't help but sneer in his heart: You don't even look at your own strength, how dare you say anything!

You know, before coming here, the price range given to him by His Royal Highness Prince Leo II was between 60 and 100 million gold coins!

And this is up to him to decide based on the cost price!

Now, he is not even qualified to agree to these 160 million gold coins!

"It's okay! Don't get excited, Sir Belgrade. Since this method doesn't work, we can also discuss other ways of cooperation!" Sauron hurriedly comforted him, fearing that Sir Belgrade was impatient and would lose his temper!

160 million gold coins, Sauron himself knew that this was definitely impossible.

And even if Sir Belgrade agreed, he wouldn't dare to accept it!

But this did not prevent Sauron from proposing to blow up the other party!

Of course, you have to strike a balance!

Otherwise, if the other party really gets angry, we won’t be able to stop him!

However, if it was only sold for 80 gold coins, Sauron would be a little unwilling!

Because of this transaction price, in his opinion, it was a bit of a loss!

After all, the profit margin and market prospects of this floral soap are there. As long as it can be produced on a large scale, it will definitely make a lot of money!

The only influencing factor may be the supply of raw materials!

Because alkaline wood ash is easy to find, but if pig pancreas is needed on a large scale, it may be a bit difficult to find!

As for substitutes, Soran didn't know whether the pancreas of other animals would work!

It depends on them to experiment on their own in the future!

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"Excuse me, Sir Belgrade, if I choose the cooperation mode of 'participating in after-sales profit sharing', how much profit share can His Royal Highness the Second Prince give me?" Soran took the lead in changing the subject and continued to ask tentatively.

Sir Belgrade still seemed a little upset about Soran's exorbitant request just now!

So much so that even his tone of voice was a little cold now: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince said that he can give you 20% of the profit share!"

“Why is it only 20%?” Soran shook his head and sighed.

Obviously, he was not very satisfied with this result!

But in fact, he was just pretending!

Because in fact, 20% of the profit share is already a lot for Sauron!

After all, with the opponent's current strength, if the opponent wants to snatch it by force, he is afraid he will be helpless and have no temper at all!

You can only grit your teeth and swallow it!

Furthermore, the floral soap business is different from the snowflake sea salt business!

In this era, the floral soap business can directly monopolize the market and set price standards, so it can be said to be a dominant and highly profitable business!

And its production cost, relative to the profit, is almost zero!

This means that for every piece of floral soap sold at a price of 20 gold coins, Sauron can get a profit share of 4 gold coins!

The profit is much greater than that of the snowflake sea salt business!

Because in comparison, although snowflake sea salt is one of the necessities of life, its profit model mainly relies on large-scale sales to achieve high income through general profits.

Moreover, there are alternatives to it in the market, such as high-quality well salt!

As a luxury product, the profit model of floral soap relies entirely on the principle that scarcity makes things valuable.

This unique positioning allows floral soaps to earn higher profits.

Although its audience is not as wide as that of snowflake sea salt, its audience is richer than that of snowflake sea salt and is more willing to spend money to enjoy it.

"Baron Sauron, 20% of the profit share is already a lot!" Sir Belgrade looked a little ugly.

Then he said meaningfully: "Baron Soran, I advise you that greed is not a good quality!"

"Because sometimes, it can blind your eyes and drag you into the abyss of sin, leaving you with no chance of redemption!"

“Hahahaha! Sir Belgrade, thank you for your reminder!” Soran laughed, then quickly explained: “I know my position very well and I know what I want!”

"But now we are discussing business! If the negotiation doesn't work out, we can talk about it slowly! In the end, as long as we are sincere in cooperation, there will always be a suitable price that both parties are willing to pay, right?"

But in Sauron's heart, he was thinking: Damn old Deng, if it weren't for my current lack of strength, I wouldn't dare to do such a thing!

Otherwise, I will just kick you out! What about profit sharing? If I can't get you even one penny, I will lose!

At this moment, Sauron's desire for strength rose to a new level again!

He wished he could immediately gain the strength of a legendary saint so that he could defy the heavens, the earth, and the air!

I don’t care if you are a high-ranking knight or the second prince. If you don’t obey me, just fight me and kill them all. No one should be left alive!

But unfortunately...he is not!

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On the other side, after hearing what Baron Sauron said, Sir Belgrade's originally gloomy expression also recovered!

To be honest, he is really not a good negotiator!

In the past, he had never even experienced a few decent negotiations!

It can even be said that he has no negotiation experience at all!

Sir Belgrade didn't even know why His Royal Highness the Second Prince sent him here!

And told him to make sure to get the formula and production process of this "floral soap"!

So now, he can only go ahead with it!

After all, I am the main person in charge of this mission, and I will be responsible if anything goes wrong!

Therefore, Sir Belgrade can only use all his skills to suppress Sauron!

He even used the power of His Royal Highness the Second Prince and his own powerful strength to intimidate Baron Sauron!

And now it seems that the effect is quite good!

Because from the last sentence that Sauron said, we can actually see that he has already given in!

"Okay, now that these two conditions have been discussed, then may I ask Baron Soran, which form of cooperation do you plan to choose?"

Sir Belgrade had regained his composure. He sat in his seat, crossed his legs, and asked Soran with a smile on his face.

Soran thought about it seriously, and then said: "I'm sorry, Sir Belgrade, this matter is very important. I need to discuss it with my territorial officials alone!"

"Okay, Baron Soran, please do as you please!" Sir Belgrade said calmly, "But you'd better get the result today. Don't think about delaying time or calling for help. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Soran responded, then left with the others!

But Sir Belgrade just sat there and watched Soran lead his men away.

His eyes became vague, with some ambiguous meaning!

Because the last sentence he said was actually a warning to Sauron: Don't act rashly and don't mess around!

After all, he knew that if Soran had not delayed the time by organizing the information last time, Zahavier and the other two would have been dragged down, and Sir Colbert would have been invited as a backup.

Otherwise, the refining and purification process of the snowflake sea salt now belongs to His Royal Highness the Second Prince!

How could he have gone on this long journey?

So he has to be on guard against Sauron!

Be careful that Sauron delays time to get help!