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Chapter 9 - First Purchase Deals, Bulk Bonuses
"The price is too steep, isn't it?"
Liu Peng leaned in close to Su Mu and whispered his advice.
Su Mu smiled at him reassuringly: "Don't worry, I've got it under control."
Liu Peng was dumbfounded.
You've got it under control? Selling qi refining pills for ten thousand yuan a box is considered under control?
Big brother, if you're not under control, how terrifying would that be?!
Before Liu Peng could continue his persuasion, Su Mu addressed the crowd of over a hundred people on the sports field, raising his voice: "Do you think the price is too high?"
Someone immediately retorted: "No kidding! The qi refining pills in the pharmacy are only a hundred bucks a box, and you're selling them for ten thousand, a hundredfold increase. Aren't you just fleecing us?"
Su Mu chuckled: "That's not how you should calculate it. The effect of the pharmacy's qi refining pills is nowhere near as good as the ones I'm selling. My special effect qi refining pills can increase your spiritual qi value by about 15 points in half a month. Can ordinary qi refining pills do that?"
"Ordinarily, an increase of 15 points in spiritual qi value might not mean much, but these are not ordinary times. The examination for cultivation is in half a month, and it could very well be that these 15 points make the difference in getting you into a cultivation university! Spending fifty thousand yuan for a chance at a cultivation university, do you still think that's expensive?"
Su Mu, once a mobile game planner, knew how to entice people with his words.
After hearing his pitch, many students nodded in agreement, thinking that if you looked at it that way, the price of the special effect qi refining pills wasn't really that expensive.
For the chance to get into a cultivation university, there are people who would spend millions. Fifty thousand yuan, in truth, was quite cheap.
Yet, some felt he was playing a bait-and-switch.
Su Mu continued: "I admit, there are many alchemical pills better than the special effect qi refining pills, but those are for cultivators, not for ordinary people. There are also spiritual cuisines that ordinary people can consume which have similar cultivation-enhancing effects and might even be stronger than the special effect qi refining pills, but they're even more expensive. Most importantly, the special effect qi refining pills do not conflict with spiritual cuisine; you can take both simultaneously for a compounded effect."
Hearing this, some of the wealthier students were tempted. But many were still hesitating.
After all, for an average family, fifty thousand yuan is not a small sum. If one gets into a cultivation university, it's money well spent. But if not, it's like throwing money into the water.
If the special effect qi refining pills were ten times more effective than the ordinary ones, these people wouldn't hesitate. But, with only two or three times the effectiveness and a hundred times the price, it was a tough decision to make.
Su Mu noticed their hesitation.
This was within his expectations.
He changed his approach: "Actually, I also think that ten thousand yuan a box is a bit high. But this price was set by a grand alchemist himself, I can't do much about it. How about this, I'll give the grand alchemist a call right now, try to plead on your behalf, and see if we can get the price lowered a bit."
The crowd naturally agreed, all urging him to make the call quickly.
Su Mu took out his phone from his pocket, found a contact, and made the call.
Some students close by and with sharp eyes saw 'Master' displayed on the phone's screen, but unfortunately, they couldn't see the number.
The sports field instantly became quiet; everyone was watching Su Mu, hoping he could negotiate a great deal.
The phone was quickly answered, and a deep, authoritative male voice came from Su Mu's phone: "What is it?"
Just hearing this voice, the students on the sports field shivered.
This voice seemed to carry a kind of magic, making people instinctively afraid.
Without a doubt, the owner of this voice was definitely an expert cultivator!
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A few people also felt the voice sounded somewhat familiar, but before they could listen carefully, Su Mu walked to a secluded corner with his phone. The students didn't dare follow and eavesdrop; they could only watch from a distance, feeling both hopeful and anxious, the wait excruciating.
A few minutes later, Su Mu hung up the phone.
At the same time, at his home, Su Ye put down the phone and continued to make 8-point qi refining pills.
That call had nothing to do with any real expert cultivator—it was a play put on by the siblings.
The fearsome voice of the expert cultivator was actually a line from a TV show recorded by Su Ye, spoken by Uncle Dong, the big villain character.
The actor playing the big villain was not only a seasoned professional but also an actual cultivator.
Although those cultivators involved in film and television mainly practiced charm techniques and illusion techniques, their ability to deliver lines was equally important. That seasoned actor, accustomed to playing tough characters, spoke with such a domineering aura that one would immediately believe he was a high-level expert cultivator.
Not just the unsuspecting students, even Liu Peng was fooled by the ploy orchestrated by Su Mu and Su Ye.
Seeing him return after the call, Liu Peng eagerly asked, "How did it go? What did the grand alchemist say?"
Everyone pricked up their ears, looking at Su Mu, nervous and anxious.
Su Mu replied, "The grand alchemist said that once a price is set, it cannot be changed..."
People let out a collective sigh of disappointment and then started clamoring, urging Su Mu to call the grand alchemist again to persuade him.
Su Mu raised his hand, signaling for silence.
"Don't rush, let me finish. The grand alchemist said that while the price can't change, he can offer you a limited-time recharge... I mean, a limited-time purchase promotion."
"For tomorrow only, if you buy a box of special effect qi refining pills, you'll get a 20% discount. Buy two boxes for a 30% discount, and if you buy five boxes for a half-month supply in one go, you get a 60% discount! This offer is exclusively for our school's senior year students and is only available tomorrow. Once tomorrow is past, the price goes back to normal, and there will be no more discounts."
Believe it or not, this discount was enough to tempt quite a few people.
Originally, a half-month supply of five boxes of special effect qi refining pills would cost fifty thousand yuan, but with the discount, it would only be twenty thousand, more than half off!
Even though twenty thousand for five boxes was still expensive, compared to the original price, it made people feel like they were getting a bargain.
It seemed like a score—if you bought it, you were making a profit; if you didn't, you were missing out.
Most importantly, twenty thousand yuan was an amount most families could manage without breaking the bank.
Su Mu went on to say, "To be honest, this discount is really substantial. You might even say that the grand alchemist is running a charity at a loss, given the high cost of producing the special effect qi refining pills. Of course, you don't have to decide whether to buy the pills right away. Go home, try them out, and see the effects for yourself first."
He opened his backpack and took out a small packet of qi refining pills.
"I didn't bring many special effect qi refining pills today, just sixty. I can't give one to everyone. So, I'm going to set up a WeChat group, and I'll send out sixty red envelopes in the group. Whoever grabs a red envelope will get to collect a special effect qi refining pill from me to take home and try."
With that, the atmosphere on the sports field instantly heated up a few notches.
Some people moaned, while others were thrilled.
"No way, does this all come down to luck?"
"I'm doomed. I'm terrible at both grabbing red envelopes and card drawing. Looks like I won't get a trial qualification."
"Grabbing red envelopes is my specialty. My qilin arm1, honed through years of practice, isn't just for show!"
"What the heck, why does this feel so familiar? Isn't this like drawing for test codes in new games? And then there's the first-charge discount... Was that grand alchemist, by any chance, a game planner before?!"
Footnotes:
Qilin arm(麒麟臂): Asymmetric arms, simply put, means that one arm is somewhat swollen. Many people who frequently use computers often use their right arm to operate the mouse. Over time, this can lead to the other hand and arm becoming "atrophied" due to lack of exercise, thereby causing the right arm to become a "Qilin arm."
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