Chapter 75: Rising to the Top
Chapter 75: Rising to the Top
When Liu Sheng accompanied Su Yanjun to Qingyun Pavilion, they happened to see a slightly plump and blessed-looking woman crying to the shopkeeper.
The woman had a white flower in her hair and was wearing a white shirt. It was obvious that someone close to her had passed away.
There were several people following her, both men and women, all middle-aged or older.
"So, everyone should buy an evil-repelling mirror and hang it up, so that you can feel more at ease. If it weren't for my husband's refusal to believe in it, it wouldn't be like this..."
The woman burst into tears again before she finished her words.
Su Yanjun obviously recognized the woman and whispered to Liu Sheng, "Look, this is the widow of Captain Hu, whose skinned body was found in the wild yesterday morning. How pitiful."
"She came to the weaving factory early this morning to take back the body of Captain Hu, but the Detective Patrol said that it was the body of a mysterious victim and needed to be handled in a unified manner. She was rejected and she made a big fuss as a result."
Liu Sheng nodded suddenly. Of course she knew about this case.
The cruel criminal who skinned ten men was finally arrested yesterday, and the whole Qinghe applauded.
"But if you ask me, there is a cause and an effect. His wife bought the Qingyun Pavilion's evil-repelling mirror, which warned him that he was infected with evil spirits, but he still didn't believe it and didn't think carefully about where he got it from. As a result, he died miserably in the wild. His wife looked at the shameless corpse for a long time before she recognized it was him. It was really tragic."
Su Yanjun is indeed an expert in gossip, knowing even the smallest details.
She turned around and saw Liu Sheng looking at her strangely, his eyes seemed to ask how could you know this, she coughed lightly to cover it up and said, "Well... because my uncle's sister-in-law is the wife of the prefect, so I know a thing or two."
She continued in a low voice, "Fortunately, his wife had this evil-repelling mirror. It is said that the mirror had lit up two days ago, and Captain Hu's colleague testified that he saw Captain Hu and a woman being affectionate outside the government office that day, and that's how he investigated the woman."
"It turned out that, my goodness, that was not some peerless beauty at all. It was actually an ugly monster that liked to paint men's skins to look like beauties and go out every day to seduce. I don't know what this hobby is. It turns out that the mind of a monster is not something that ordinary people can guess." Su Yanjun shook his head and sighed.
The uncle and aunt beside the woman sighed as they listened to her wailing, and then they each took out money to buy an evil-repelling mirror.
A thin woman supported the crying woman and walked out with the crowd, comforting her: "Don't cry, sister, your blessing is yet to come."
Seeing everyone leaving, Su Yanjun hurriedly pulled Liu Sheng forward and said, "Hurry, hurry, let's buy one too. I heard that you have moved out of the weaving yard now, so you should buy an evil-repelling mirror to keep your house safe. It's not expensive anyway."
"I heard that they don't have much in stock. They are all designed and refined by the master behind the scenes of Qingyun Pavilion. You'd better buy them as soon as possible. Once the details of Captain Hu's incident spread, more people will definitely come to buy them, and then they won't be able to grab them."
Liu Sheng blushed slightly and gently broke free from her hand: "You buy it, I've already bought it."
"Ah, why are you following me after you bought it?" Su Yanjun asked curiously.
"I wanted to go shopping with you. We have been colleagues for more than a month, but we have never gone out shopping or eating together..."
"That's true. There's a really good restaurant nearby that specializes in mutton soup. Let's go there later!" Su Yanjun said excitedly, taking Liu Sheng's hand.
Liu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
She was always embarrassed to say that she, as the owner, had never visited her own shop. It just so happened that Su Yanjun said he wanted to come, so she took the opportunity to take a look.
Yes, she is the "master behind the scenes of Qingyun Pavilion".
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Looking back half a month ago, she agreed to start a business with Wen Weilan, but she stated a few conditions in advance.
"First, I will not leave the Weaving Institute for the time being, and will only participate behind the scenes." Although Wen Weilan said that her career in the Weaving Institute system had come to an end, she still had a way out, which was to participate in the Honghu Project.
And for the time being, she can still handle these two jobs. Three spiritual yuan is also money!
"Second, I don't want your house, but I want 50% of our future shop."
"Third, I want to live in your house, and I need a workshop."
Wen Weilan agreed to all these.
Then the two of them began to discuss what to call the shop, what to sell, and what the future direction would be.
After several days of discussion and countless sheets of draft paper, we finally decided to call the store "Qingyun Pavilion", with the initial positioning of specializing in selling essential spiritual tools for civilian households.
Liu Sheng holds 50% of the shares, Wen Weilan holds 40%, and the remaining portion is given to Wen Weilan's newly adopted sister Wen Cuicui.
Wen Weilan invested and managed the business, and Liu Sheng provided the technology, but it was inconvenient for both of them to show up, so Cuicui was responsible for assisting in handling various matters, and also hired a shopkeeper to look after the store.
There was also a heated discussion about what the first product should be. In the end, the two decided to use the strange air detector that Liu Sheng was best at as the basis, and transform it into an "evil-repelling mirror" that every household can use and is not expensive.
Of course, due to the low price and low cost, its functions have been reduced a lot compared to the real strange air detector, and only simple sensing and alarm functions are retained, mainly for daily home protection.
However, the underlying magic circle for sensing strange energy still uses the one improved by Liu Sheng, so its sensitivity is still much higher than the original strange energy detector.
Since this evil-repelling mirror is inexpensive and only needs a spirit bead to activate, the product was promoted among the neighbors as soon as it was launched, and soon many people who were afraid of strange things were willing to pay for it. Although there is a supreme god guarding in the sky, everyone knows that strange things will happen from time to time that the supreme god cannot take care of, so it is not too much to have double insurance.
In general, the sales of evil-repelling mirrors have been initially opened up.
It's just the beginning now, and a lot of money has been spent on the early research and development, refining materials, and hiring staff, so Qingyun Pavilion has not yet started making money.
Currently, Qingyun Pavilion is still supported by Miss Wen with the dowry left to her by her grandmother.
But according to their calculations, as long as they maintain this trend, they will soon start to make a profit.
In addition, now that someone like Captain Hu's wife, who has personally experienced the benefits of the drug, is spreading the word, just as Su Yanjun said, the supply may not be enough to meet the demand. I'm afraid that the master behind the scenes, Liu Sheng, won't be able to make it all by himself.
Although it feels like making money out of difficulty, it also shows that the people have this demand.
When Liu Sheng thought about this case, he was a little surprised that Captain Hu went in and out of the government office every day but could not detect any strange aura.
She naturally knew that there was a strange aura detector at the entrance of the government office.
Such "failures" seem to be happening more and more frequently. I'm afraid this strange energy is producing some unknown changes.
I recall every time I used the Seven Mysterious Orders to travel to high altitudes, I saw the darkness outside the northern border that was too dark to look at.
The storm is coming, and the cold night is approaching.
(End of this chapter)