#250 - Chapter 250: Selling Bracelets at the Settlement Center

That would definitely make them eager to cooperate with the Huatong Merchant Guild immediately and quickly implement the establishment of a branch in their area.

That way, the Merchant Guild could not only sell goods and make money but also use this as an opportunity for further marketing, achieving multiple goals at once.

Therefore, the Merchant Guild wouldn't directly sell the goods to them; they could only let the resettlement camps handle this.

With money to be made, the resettlement camps were, of course, more than happy to do it.

Sure enough, several groups of people from various resettlement camps around Changjing City arrived at the Baishan Resettlement Camp early in the morning.

"Mayor Xu, aren't you being a bit too greedy! The mosquito repellent bracelet that sells for 10 points in the Merchant Guild is being sold for 20 points here?" A man from another resettlement camp asked, dissatisfied.

"You're not putting it correctly. The 10 points is our resettlement camp's internal price, and each person can only buy one. If you think it's too expensive, you can wait. When the Merchant Guild opens in your resettlement camp, you'll be able to get the goods for 10 points," Mayor Xu said.

The man was choked speechless.

"As you can see, the Baishan Resettlement Camp is now on the right track. When various industries gradually resume work and production, and tax revenue increases, frankly, we won't even care about these points anymore. The reason why the Merchant Guild agreed to let us purchase goods in bulk is simple: they want this bracelet to be popularized as soon as possible. When the bracelet is widely used, the safety of the people can be guaranteed, and the infection rate can be reduced. This is also the fundamental reason why the Merchant Guild is willing to provide you with advance loans to purchase the bracelets. I've made the reasoning very clear. It's up to you to decide whether to buy or not," Mayor Xu said.

Sometimes people are like this: the more you try to market to them in every possible way, the more indifferent they become. The more indifferent you are, the more they feel like they'll miss out on an opportunity if they don't buy.

This business isn't selling bracelets; it's selling future risk. Whether they're willing to choose risk or spend a sum of points to deal with this risk is something they have to weigh for themselves.

"How about this? It's impossible for the bracelets to arrive all at once. Those who are interested can pay a deposit to the finance department. Those who aren't interested can take a look around the resettlement camp. When the goods arrive, we'll entrust the Merchant Guild to deliver the goods to your respective resettlement camps in order of the list," Mayor Xu said.

Some people hesitated, while others gritted their teeth and made a decision on the spot.

They had also analyzed that it was because of their hesitation that they failed to secure those 20 spots last time, directly leading to the loss of opportunities again and again afterward. Therefore, they secretly warned themselves that they must never hesitate again in the future.

The points they had in hand were originally borrowed to buy bracelets. If they didn't buy them, the points wouldn't generate any value in their hands.

Some people bought them, and others were still hesitating, but no one wanted to fall behind, so they went to pay the deposit one after another.

The situation in other cooperative resettlement camps was similar. The lines and marketing strategies were all discussed in advance, so the sales volume was still acceptable.

Based on a minimum of 300,000 people in a resettlement camp, they would have a gross profit of 3 million points for each resettlement camp they successfully sold to. After deducting the delivery fee entrusted to the Huatong Merchant Guild, they could still net more than 2 million. If they successfully sold to a dozen or so, they could easily make 20 to 30 million.

These points were earned so easily. They were very satisfied with the profit they could make just by talking, without needing to invest anything.

After the heads of the various resettlement camps who came to purchase the bracelets finished their negotiations, they went out for a walk. In particular, they visited the branches of the Huatong Merchant Guild and the Mercenary Guild and were deeply moved.

The changes brought about by the Merchant Guild's entry into the resettlement camp were too obvious.

The most obvious change was that the atmosphere of the entire resettlement camp was different. People were all smiles and full of vigor. Unlike their own resettlement camps, where everything was lifeless.

Secondly, the living standards of the people had obviously improved, and people were no longer slovenly, but cleaned up neatly. "When people are well-fed and clothed, they know honor and disgrace." This sentence is absolutely correct.

Also, the Guild branch brought electricity to the entire resettlement camp, which was very impressive.

Electricity is the fuel for social progress. With electricity, the resettlement camp has the opportunity to develop.

They saw the dazzling array of goods in the Merchant Guild and the long lines of applicants in front of the Guild, and they were filled with mixed feelings and regretted their initial decision.

This was another grand scene since the end of the world.

However, beneath this grand scene, undercurrents had already begun to form.

......

Kyoto, Parliament Building.

"Please have a seat, everyone!" Baili Ji said.

Everyone sat down upon hearing this.

"The reason I've asked you all here today is to get your opinions on something. Councilor Jing, please tell everyone about the situation," Baili Ji said.

Councilor Jing, Jing Cheng, a member of the Parliament and the Director of the Cultural Affairs Department.

At the same time, there were several other people in the conference room:

Director of the Department of Legal Affairs: Pang Lejia;

Director of the Department of Civil Affairs: Shang Yangping;

Director of the Department of Security Affairs: He Jinghui;

Director of the Department of Finance: Chen Guanxuan;

"This is the situation: yesterday, Niu Xingwang, the president of the Huatong Merchant Guild, contacted us, wanting to invite another group of experts and professors to Binjiang. He plans to establish a college there, called the Huatong Business College. He also consulted us on what procedures would need to be followed to establish a college," Jing Cheng said.