Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 446 Opening Ceremony

After a long silence, the green figure finally sighed, "Alright, where's the goods?"

"The usual place. Do you need me to show you the way?" the man in black asked directly.

"No need, let's just leave it at that for now..." The man in green vanished as if by teleportation, leaving only a few echoing words. "However, I will report this matter truthfully to my superiors... After all, the first prerequisite for our cooperation is confidentiality..."

"Heh..." The man in black chuckled coldly, then turned and left. "Unfortunately, neither of us can make the decision... We are merely actors; the power... is not in our hands at all..." His figure gradually disappeared into the deep darkness of the night.

Strangely, as he left, his figure gradually changed, becoming eerily slender and graceful, as delicate as a woman's…

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Jingming Town, Central Avenue.

A pair of pale yellow wheat-ear baskets are placed on either side of the entrance, symbolizing good fortune for the business opening.

A soft red cloth covered the brand-new wooden signboard, revealing large, golden characters underneath.

Tao Qingtang stood at the shop entrance with a smile, greeting the passersby with template slogans such as "20% off for new store opening" and "Free spice samples for all customers."

Han Yi, also smiling, stood behind her, waiting for the ribbon-cutting moment. Tao Qingtang looked up at the sky, feeling that the time should have come, and the patience of the surrounding crowd had almost worn off, so she decisively made way for them.

Han Yi smiled slightly and stepped forward to say a few auspicious words for the opening.

Tao Qingtang's new store, the Jingming Town branch of "Meihua Pavilion," was a must-attend event for him, as the host and a shareholder in "Meihua Pavilion" who also receives dividends.

In fact, most of the large crowd around him came out of respect for him, specifically to make a scene.

After all, Han Yi's prestige has increased far more recently than it has in the past.

First, regarding the Qiyun Mountain mine disaster, he acted decisively, leading the way into the cave to clear out the monsters, and quickly expedited the recovery process to resume production.

In handling the aftermath, Han Yi demonstrated fairness and impartiality, winning the hearts of many ordinary people. Besides these matters, he also reviewed his businesses again, eliminating some long-standing and intractable problems.

These people, whether genuinely stupid or pretending, usually use their connections to make a little money in Jingming Town and develop some industries, which is fine.

Surprisingly, not long ago, they even wanted Han Yi to increase the amount of weapons sold to foreign countries.

This is no longer a question of greed; it has touched upon the security of Han Yi's core industries, and even made Han Yi wonder if these people had been kicked in the head by a donkey.

He didn't hold back; no matter who you got in through or how much money you spent, he replaced them all in one go.

Although the initial changes have harmed the interests of many people, leading to a lot of dissatisfaction.

But once the description of Han Yi's combat prowess displayed in the mine was released, all the rumors vanished without a trace, and his prestige reached unprecedented heights. After all, in this world, might makes right.

Because of his recent sweeping reforms, many people have flocked to him, hoping to take this opportunity to build a relationship with him.

For example, today, even though it was just the opening of a spice shop, an old man in his sixties came over, trying to curry favor with Han Yi.

You mean people this age still need to buy perfume and cosmetics to dress up?

But the man argued that if he didn't use it himself, why couldn't he buy it and give it to his concubine?

To this, Han Yi could only say, "Old age doesn't diminish one's vigor."

Seeing that the time was almost right, Tao Qingtang handed Han Yi one end of the red cloth with red embroidery.

Han Yi pulled it open, and a square plaque came into view, with the three large characters "Plum Blossom Pavilion" in gold on a black background, written in a vigorous and elegant style.

Bang bang bang!! Colorful confetti sprayed out from the paper tubes held by the shop assistants on both sides, and the surrounding crowd applauded and cheered, creating a harmonious and festive scene.

Afterwards, Han Yi ignored the greetings and invitations from the group of people around him and strode in, being ushered into the back room for tea.

Tao Qingtang stayed in the lobby for the time being to greet customers.

"How's business today?" Han Yi asked, sitting in a recliner and gently closing his teacup.

In just a short while, Tao Qingtang walked in from the lobby, looking exhausted.

"Not bad. I didn't expect there to be such a large potential consumer group in a town outside the city." Although she looked tired, she couldn't hide her excitement.

"Everyone has a love for beauty. In the past, people have focused on densely populated markets like Huayang City, while neglecting relatively wealthy markets like Jingming Town with strong demand," Han Yi pointed out. "Indeed, there are many people in the city, and many wealthy people, making it easy to expand your business, but the competition is also extremely fierce."

Therefore, Qingtang, I suggest that when you expand your stores in the future, you can start from this direction. First, capture the market in the surrounding affluent towns, and after accumulating a certain scale and reputation, gradually shift your focus to developing stores in the city.”

"Hmm." Tao Qingtang took out a notebook and quickly jotted down a few sentences.

"Of course, the high sales volume today is also related to my arrival. In the next few days, we may see a decrease in foot traffic," Han Yi continued. "So during this period, you must pay attention to maintaining the quality of the goods. Quality is always the key."

The quality of the goods can be one grade lower than that of shops in the city, but you get what you pay for. You can't pass off inferior goods as superior ones or use shoddy products. You can provide the products that match the price.

Only in this way can we convert today's new customers into long-term loyal customers. Tao Qingtang nodded repeatedly, writing down her thoughts in her notebook, all in agreement.

Many of Han Yi's business ideas were unheard of even by her merchant family; they were novel and unique, yet extremely effective.

Thanks to his suggestions, Meihua Pavilion has expanded considerably in scale during this period.

"Alright, that's all. Is there anything else? If not, I'll be going now." Han Yi said a lot, took another sip of tea, and stood up to look at Tao Qingtang.

"Brother Han, what about Xiao Fei?" Tao Qingtang quickly reminded her, waving towards a corner to the side.

On Tao Yaohui's small shoulders was a huge package, and in each hand he was carrying a large package, which was full of food and drinks.