25: Chapter 25 Business Competition

Su Yang arrived at the main hall and saw Liang Xiao and Wang Songyue.

Unlike their previous relaxed state of sipping tea, this time both men looked anxious and uneasy.

Liang Xiao paced back and forth in the main hall, sighing from time to time.

Wang Songyue sat on a chair in deep thought, not touching the tea beside him; the heat dissipated, and the water temperature gradually cooled.

"Head of the Su Family, you've finally arrived."

When Liang Xiao saw Su Yang arrive, he hurried forward and said anxiously, "The Golden Night Tower established by those few families from outside has snatched away more than half of our Drunken Immortal Tower's business! What should we do about this?"

Su Yang didn't rush to answer. Only after sitting in the main seat did he speak slowly:

"I naturally know the purpose of your visit, but business competition has always been like this. If the Liang Family and the Wang Family could produce better martial dao pills formulas and dietary supplement recipes, all problems would be solved."

A few powerful families from outside Qingyuan County had imitated the Drunken Immortal Tower's business model and opened a Golden Night Tower.

It not only had martial dao pills with stronger effects but also Immortal Treasure dietary supplement recipes similar in taste to the Drunken Immortal Tower's.

Su Yang had studied the opponent's martial dao pills.

Although the effect was stronger, it also came with the side effect of squeezing potential.

It sounded inferior to the Drunken Immortal Tower's Medicinal Pills, but in reality, most people were willing to trade potential for strength.

They didn't care about their potential being squeezed.

After all, the highest Martial Artist Realm was only the Grandmaster Realm; even if their potential was squeezed, how much weaker could they be than a Grandmaster?

The Drunken Immortal Tower's only way to break the deadlock was to produce better Medicinal Pills and more delicious Immortal Treasure recipes.

The key did not lie with Su Yang, but with the Liang Family and the Wang Family.

Su Yang was the biggest beneficiary of the Drunken Immortal Tower, and the reason he wasn't anxious was mainly because his Family was wealthy.

With the Su Family's spirit plant scale expanding this year, coupled with income from Medicinal Pills and Talismans, the profits far exceeded those brought in by the Drunken Immortal Tower.

In a while, once he refined the youth-preserving pill, the Drunken Immortal Tower's earnings would only be icing on the cake.

Su Yang's words directly silenced the two men.

Produce better Pill Formulas and recipes? Where would they get them?

Originally, this business in Qingyuan County was a monopoly, but now several new families had arrived and forcibly bitten off a large chunk of their profits. How could the Drunken Immortal Tower continue to operate?

Should they just give up the Drunken Immortal Tower properties?

That wouldn't do; the Drunken Immortal Tower's profits were considerable, and they were unwilling to let them go.

For a moment, both Liang Xiao and Wang Songyue looked quite grim.

"How about we use some methods?" Liang Xiao asked tentatively.

Wang Songyue slightly parted his lips, glanced at the calm Su Yang, thought for a moment, and decided not to say anything.

Su Yang noticed their subtle actions clearly and knew what they were thinking; it was a common flaw among established families.

He immediately spoke up to remind them: "Business competition is best handled with business methods. These outside families are not simple. If they dare to compete with the Drunken Immortal Tower for business, they must be confident in dealing with our three families. Perhaps they are just waiting for us to fall into a trap."

"Must we just watch the Drunken Immortal Tower's business decline day by day until it closes down?"

Liang Xiao's voice rose, filled with indignation.

Su Yang had no way to respond to that statement.

According to the Family's usual practices, they would use underhanded tactics to attack the opponent's assets at this juncture.

However, because he disliked such conduct, Liang Xiao and Wang Songyue had not brought it up proactively.

But during their visit to the Su Family this time, although they didn't state it explicitly, their words hinted at a mix of anxiety and subtle pressure.

Su Yang looked down on such undignified methods because the ultimate goal of these tactics was to lead to a war between both sides, ending only when one party disappeared.

The Su Family was developing steadily and had no need to take such risks.

Those outside families were not easy to provoke; not only was their own strength formidable, but they had also allied with several local families.

This included the Zhu Family, one of the original Five Great Families.

These local families were very proactive in allying with the outside families, and they targeted the Drunken Immortal Tower right from the start.

Su Yang couldn't help but suspect that the Martial Artists who ambushed him and Su Xuanheng back then were sent by these very families.

...

This Family Head meeting ended unpleasantly.

Su Yang played dumb and refused to take a stand until the end, leaving Liang Xiao and Wang Songyue somewhat dissatisfied.

Both felt Su Yang was too timid.

They were just a few outside families. Both their families were among the original Five Great Families of Qingyuan County; dealing with a few outside families together was no problem at all.

As for the Zhu Family and the few minor families?

They believed that once a conflict erupted, these people would only act as opportunists, siding with whoever won.

Su Yang strongly disagreed with this assessment.

The Liang Family and the Wang Family shared a common flaw: they had stayed in Qingyuan County for too long and lost their sense of external crisis.

Even his Su Family concealed several Cultivators; wasn't it reasonable for other families to hide some experts?

Yet, the two of them completely ignored this point, or perhaps never considered it, focusing only on the opponent's visible strength.

It could only be said that Qingyuan County had been too peaceful before.

If the two continued down this path, they would inevitably stumble sooner or later.

"The Su Family should also have its own industries. Cooperating in business will always lead to disagreements one day,"

Su Yang thought with regret.

The three families' cooperation had brought stability to the Su Family during its initial development. If possible, he still hoped to maintain that friendship.

Su Yang called Su Xuanming over.

He briefly described the Su Family's current situation to his son and mentioned his idea of developing a new industry for the Su Family.

"Xuanming, after studying business knowledge for so long, in which direction do you think the Su Family should develop its industries?"

Su Xuanming's spirit lifted. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The best direction for the Su Family's industry is undoubtedly spirit plant, Medicinal Pills, and Talismans. Opening a shop similar to the Immortal Treasure Tower might be a good choice."

"But do you think we have the means to compete with the Immortal Treasure Tower?" Su Yang asked.

The Immortal Treasure Tower was widespread across the Great Wei's major prefectures and counties, possessing a resounding reputation.

A newly rising Su Clan shop trying to compete for business with them would undoubtedly be seeking death.

Without needing any tactics, the Immortal Treasure Tower's reputation alone could cause the Su Clan shop in Qingyuan County to die in the cradle.

Su Xuanming naturally realized this problem; he had only voiced his thought to clarify his reasoning.

He continued, "Compared to the Immortal Treasure Tower, the Su Family's greatest advantage is abundant liquid capital. If the Su Clan shop only sells the same things as the Immortal Treasure Tower, it definitely won't work. We should add more services."

As he spoke, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and his brain immediately started working.

"We can establish a Su Clan Chamber of Commerce. It will not only purchase and sell various items but also have merchant teams traveling between various prefectural cities, villages, Cultivation Markets, Immortal Cities, and even outside the Great Wei!"

"At the same time, we can launch pawn services. The Su Family has too much liquid capital, making it extremely suitable for the pawn industry. It's better to lend out so much capital than to keep it at home."

"When the pawned items are redeemed, we will extract a small profit."

"Father, don't underestimate this small profit. With accumulation, the profit in this area is terrifying!"

Su Xuanming became more excited as he spoke, his speech gradually quickening.

"We can first open pawn services to Mortals and Martial Artists, and later open them to Cultivators."

"Once the Family's strength advances further and its reputation is firmly established, we can also hold auctions like the Immortal Treasure Tower..."