"Thanks to the Prince's promotion, our Bicycles can debut sooner."
Blacksmith Yuan nodded in approval. Then, he asked, "But, Young Master, although we have Steam power and a production line, we are still too few in number. If we don't expand the site and personnel, I'm afraid we won't be able to meet the existing demand."
Quan Yi smiled faintly and said, "Who said we must meet the market demand? Starting tomorrow, we will only produce ten units per day. There's no need to exhaust all our manpower on Bicycle production."
"But, Young Master, if we cut production in half, our income will also decrease. There's no need for Young Master to save us effort; everyone is full of energy."
Under Quan Yi's leadership, the Blacksmith Shop had long been in a research and development phase.
During this phase, the expenses and wages of these blacksmiths were provided by the Quan Family.
Receiving such generous treatment, the blacksmiths felt not only gratitude but also guilt.
Now that they finally had the opportunity to sell the products they forged, everyone had been holding their breath, wanting to take this opportunity to repay the Quan Family.
Blacksmith Yuan had the same idea.
"I'm not trying to save you effort," Quan Yi explained. "You must know that the price of a commodity is related to its scarcity. At this stage, we are the only ones capable of forging high-quality Bicycles.
As the saying goes, rarity increases value. The rarer the Bicycle, the more expensive it can be sold for.
Moreover, our target audience is the most distinguished Soul Masters. Too many, and they won't be worthy of their status."
When Quan Yi turned to look at Blacksmith Yuan, he simply nodded blankly.
Quan Yi sighed helplessly, "None of this is important. You just need to know that I'm doing this to maximize profits."
Blacksmith Yuan knew that he was not as good as Quan Yi in this regard, so he decisively decided to follow Quan Yi's command.
"I understand. I will give the orders later. Young Master, now, there's only one last question left: how much should we price each Bicycle?"
Quan Yi was silent for a moment, then said, "I heard that someone offered several thousand Gold Soul Coins to buy a Bicycle forged entirely of Refined Iron.
Our Bicycles certainly can't be inferior to it.
I've decided to set the price of each Bicycle at ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, and limit sales to ten Bicycles per day."
"Hiss~!"
Blacksmith Yuan quickly calculated the profits in his mind.
But he didn't need to calculate at all. The cost was more than four hundred Gold Soul Coins, deducting the cost, the profit was as high as nine thousand three hundred Gold Soul Coins.
Ten units a day, that's ninety-three thousand Gold Soul Coins.
"Young Master, at such a high price, will anyone buy them?" Blacksmith Yuan asked uncertainly.
Quan Yi smiled mysteriously and said, "Let's wait and see."
With that, Quan Yi directly put more than a hundred Bicycles into the Blazing Sun Heart and left the Blacksmith Shop.
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The next day, a magnificent shop in Saus City mysteriously opened.
A month ago, the shop that originally sold clothing suddenly closed.
After a month of renovation, the front wall of the shop was directly changed into a huge floor-to-ceiling window.
Passersby could clearly see the interior as they walked by.
When they curiously peeked inside, they were surprised to find that ten Bicycles of various colors were neatly arranged inside.
Thanks to the Prince's promotion, Bicycles had become well-known in this city.
Now, there was actually a shop dedicated to selling Bicycles, which attracted the attention of many interested people.
Many people walked into the shop to witness the quality and effect of the Bicycles with their own eyes.
Then, they knew that this shop was not simple.
However, when they wanted to buy a Bicycle.
Ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, the high price directly scared away most people.
"At this price, I can buy hundreds of horses," one customer said, shaking his head as he left the shop.
At this moment, a Noble man in gorgeous clothes laughed contemptuously, "Blind! How can mere mortal horses compare to Bicycles? Didn't you see that Prince, relied on a Bicycle to outrun an Agility Attack System Soul Saint?
"Besides, this thing isn't for ordinary people like you. Only powerful Soul Masters can unleash its true potential."
After saying that, the Noble man directly bought a shimmering gold Bicycle on the spot and had it transported away in a Carriage.
From then on, news of the Bicycle specialty store spread like wildfire.
On the first day, one was sold.
On the second day, three were sold.
On the third day, ten were sold.
The fourth and fifth days also saw ten sales each.
Starting from the third day, the Bicycle specialty store would be completely sold out as soon as it opened each day.
The staff at the specialty store, under Quan Yi's instructions, associated the Bicycle with the Soul Master community when introducing it.
They presented the Bicycle as a luxury item.
However, to achieve this effect, the quality of the Bicycle itself had to be excellent.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have achieved the current results.
Blacksmith Yuan's eyes and mouth widened upon learning of this situation, and he couldn't close them for a long time.
A month passed.
In just thirty days, Quan Yi earned nearly three million Gold Soul Coins.
This amount could easily replenish the Quan Family resources that Quan Yi had consumed since the age of two.
In fact, the expenses incurred in running the research institute over the years were less than a quarter of the profits earned.
According to Quan Yi's observation of the market, it would take at least a year to meet the existing demand.
A year is three hundred and sixty-five days, and at ten Bicycles per day, that's three thousand six hundred and fifty.
The number of people in Saus City with the ability and willingness to buy was roughly around that number.
However, this was only calculated based on the size of Saus City.
A year later, the Bicycle's reputation would spread beyond Saus City to all parts of Douluo Continent.
After seeing the auctions, Quan Yi had a thought: 'There are so many rich people in this world!'
The experience at the Auction House completely changed Quan Yi's thinking.
Originally, Quan Yi wanted to use advanced production methods and a strategy of small profits but quick turnover to seize the market among the lower classes.
However, Quan Yi felt that in this world, the vast majority of money was in the hands of the top tier.
Therefore, Quan Yi felt that he still had to skim some of the fat off the rich.
The results proved that Quan Yi's decision was very correct.
Wealthy people with spending power have a stronger willingness to consume new things.
In this top-down promotion, the lower classes' perception of Bicycles also changed from initial resistance to greater acceptance.
Moreover, the principle of Bicycles is very simple and easily imitated.
If they didn't seize the high-end market, Quan Yi wouldn't be able to leverage the advanced productivity they possessed.
Now, people in the city are gradually riding Bicycles for transportation.
They have given up riding in Carriages and switched to Bicycles, and most of them are not Soul Masters, but rather Nobles.
For Nobles who are not strong, even though Carriages are more comfortable, they still ride Bicycles.
Because, in their eyes, riding a Bicycle is a symbol of status.
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