Not long after, the carriage arrived in front of the luxury store.

Today the store is not as crowded as yesterday, but business is still booming.

Some customers come early to buy perfume. After all, perfumes are bottled manually, some are filled more fully, and some are filled less. Many customers take advantage of this time to buy some bottles that are fully filled, which is more affordable;

Another group of customers came to bid early this morning after failing to bid for spirits last night;

There are also some customers who come here because of recommendations from friends.

Therefore, the store is constantly busy with customers coming in and out, making it very lively.

...

"Everyone, get out of the car!"

Sean was the first to get off the carriage and called his subordinates to walk into the store.

At this time, the large hole made by Merlin Thaurissan outside the store was not filled in, but was surrounded by a fence.

Many customers lined up in front of the fence, preparing to enter the pit to experience the "feeling of a strong man". After all, it was a pit created by a peak sky-level expert, so it was particularly impressive.

Sean ignored these customers and led his subordinates around the big pit and walked into the store.

.....

The clerks in the store are working diligently, and every clerk has a warm smile on his face and greets every customer patiently.

Luo Dian was sitting in the middle of the hall, and he was directing his bards to write something.

Seeing Sean and his subordinates walking into the store, Luo Dian hurriedly greeted him: "Good morning, sir, you are finally here!"

At the same time, Luo Dian did not forget to introduce the bards around him to Sean:

"Sir, he is the bard Elliot I introduced to you last time. He is responsible for all the illustrations of the novel."

"Dear His Highness Sean, nice to meet you!"

When the bard Elliot heard that the adult in front of him was His Highness Sean, he hurriedly saluted Sean.

Sean walked forward and patted Elliot on the shoulder kindly:

"Nice to meet you too! You draw well, especially the illustration of the succubus in "Tenderness in the North", which I still have an impression of!"

I have to say, the figure of that succubus is awesome! Especially the pair of huge evil ones, Sean still remembers them fresh until now.

Elliot scratched his head in embarrassment: "Sir, to be honest, I drew that succubus in the shape of my wife, and the drawing is almost exactly the same as my wife."

After hearing Elliot's words, several customers in the store who were flipping through books put down their books, gathered towards Elliot, and asked all kinds of questions:

"Your name is Elliot, right? Are you telling the truth?"

"I bought this book! Can you introduce your wife to me? Nothing else, just getting to know her."

"Excuse me, will you draw similar illustrations in the future? I mean larger ones like this..."

...

Seeing that Sean was confused, Luo Dian smiled and explained to Sean:

"Sir, the book "Northland Tenderness" you are talking about has been put on the shelves this morning. These are the customers who are looking through it."

"Oh? The novel has been put on the shelves? How is the response from customers?"

"The response from customers is very good! If you don't believe me, just ask them!" Luo Dian looked at the customers surrounding Elliot and motioned for them to give some comments.

When the customers heard Luo Dian's words, they all replied with dignity:

"The novel is very good! It's just too short. It didn't take long for me to finish reading it all!"

"The illustrations are really beautiful! Especially the details in the paintings, hehehehe!"

"I have read the entire book and will definitely buy it next time!"

...

Listening to customers' comments, Sean was quite happy at first, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

What the hell is "I've read the entire book"?

What the hell is "definitely next time"?

So Sean quickly pulled Luo Dian aside and asked in a low voice: "Luo Dian, didn't you just let the customers see the entire content of the book without processing it?"

"That's right, sir." Luo Dian said honestly:

"I also thought about sealing the second half of the book so that customers wouldn't see it.

But books are so expensive that many customers won’t want to buy them when they see the price.

I think only by reading the whole book can we quickly improve the reputation of the novel, spread the influence of the novel quickly, and thus increase sales."

After hearing Luo Dian's words, Sean rubbed his chin and frowned.

Luo Dian is right, books nowadays are cumbersome to produce and very expensive.

Not only were the entire books made of parchment, but they also had scribes to copy them with silver, gold or purple ink, bards to draw illustrations, and even some expensive books were wrapped in gold foil.

If it weren't for the fact that "Northern Tenderness" is very short and only has one illustration, it would be impossible to put it on the shelves in such a short time.

"Luo Dian, what you said makes sense." Sean nodded:

"But Luo Dian, have you ever thought about a problem? We are a luxury store, not a library! If more people know that there are a lot of good books here, and they all crowd in to read them for free, wouldn't our store be overcrowded?

?”

"But....."

"Okay, I understand what you mean." Sean interrupted: "I will solve the problem of book distribution later. You can seal these books later!"

It seems that the first thing to do when returning to the territory is to develop papermaking and printing. Not only can they make money by selling books, but it is also conducive to education in the territory, Sean thought in his mind.

But this will have to wait until we return to the territory. Sean came back to his senses and said to Elliot, whose face turned dark:

"Elliot, your paintings are very good. From now on, I will ask Luo Dian to give you part of the money you earn from the novel as a reward!"

"Thank you, Your Highness Sean!" Elliot's face suddenly turned cloudy and he replied happily.

...

It's not yet ten o'clock, and Donald hasn't come yet, so Luo Dian continues to tell Sean about other things in the store:

"Sir, following your order yesterday, we have labeled each bottle of perfume with the label 'Golden Legend' and each barrel of liquor with the label 'Holy Light and Flame', and the customers in the store responded well.

"

"Oh, 'Golden Legend', I have never opened a golden legend until now." Sean laughed at himself.

"Sir, what did you say?" Luo Dian didn't understand what Sean meant.

"Nothing, let's talk about other things!" Sean changed the subject.

"Then let me talk about the specific sales issues!

The production of spirits and perfumes increased yesterday, so more products were put on display in the store.

There are 80 bottles of perfume on the shelves this time, still at the original price;

Ten barrels of spirits are still auctioned by bidding as yesterday, but I set a fixed price of 60 gold coins for it, and now one barrel has been successfully sold. Do you think it is appropriate?"

"There's nothing appropriate or inappropriate." Sean said noncommittally:

"Luo Dian, I will return to my territory in a few days, and the entire store will be handed over to you. Regarding the management of the store, I will give you the highest authority!

If it's about the general direction of the store's development, you can write to me and let me know, and small things like pricing will be decided by yourself."

"Okay, sir." Seeing his master handing everything over to him, Luo Dian felt a lot of pressure.

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Chapter completed!