Chapter 248 Spark
The first customer who bought an official puppet that Daimaru sold, Daimaru took the time to meet and chat with him.
He is in his early fourteen years, about the same age as Kankuro. He is a very traditional puppet master. His family is not too wealthy, but it is much better than Daimaru. It can barely be called a well-off family. In Sarawak, where most civilians are not rich. Hidden Village is pretty good.
"The puppet my father gave me is already a few years old. It has been overhauled several times and has had countless minor problems. It has gradually become less flexible and feels less comfortable, so I want to get a new one..."
Probably because there is a relatively strong tradition of puppet masters and a decent inheritance, so the children in the family have received a relatively good education, and following the path of their fathers and ancestors, it is more reliable to choose to become a puppet master.
The most valuable "big item" in the family is probably the few old puppets. The young man with mediocre qualifications may have been assigned to the "antique-level" puppets that are about to be "retired", and now they can no longer hold on.
After two or three generations, the not-so-rich family was no longer able to guarantee that every child with a talent as a puppet master would have at least one puppet.
I want to spend a lot of money to hire an excellent puppet stylist to customize it, but I feel a little distressed. There are two or three crooks waiting eagerly for puppet training. It's a pity to give up, and it's not worth spending a lot of money to train.
The family is big and the business is big, and money is not blown by the wind. It is necessary to plan carefully.
As a boy with some promise, the high-quality puppet Wolf Spider is prepared for him. The other two basic puppets Spider are for the two children to practice on. If they are indeed valuable for training, it is not too late to consider the next step.
After delivering the finished product for acceptance, the waiter enthusiastically handed over the user manual, which clearly explained the puppet's material, several key movement parameters, operating instructions for the main and secondary weapons, highlights and recommended combat methods.
In addition, it also comes with a basic daily maintenance guide and after-sales service list, all of which are clearly explained.
"Daimaru-senpai, you are really serious! I was a little skeptical at first, but after seeing such attentive service, business will get better sooner or later!"
"I'll lend you some good words!"
Finally, he had a good start, and Daimaru was in a pretty good mood. He patted the boy on the shoulder in a friendly manner.
"I will give you a discount on paid maintenance and upgrades in the future. In addition, please leave a contact address. I will ask my people to return to visit after a while to check the usage. If there are any problems, maybe I can provide some help... …”
Families like this who have some money but cannot afford luxury will be the main source of customers in the future.
"No need to go to such trouble, senior, I'm actually quite satisfied..."
Compared with those more expensive high-end puppets, the Puppet Spider series is indeed inferior, but it is not irreparable.
Compared with the little money paid, buying such a puppet is really not a loss.
"You're welcome, this is mutual benefit. If you become famous in the future, you can also advertise the puppets I made. If I didn't have time, I would teach you how to use the puppets to fight..."
"Senior is still so eloquent..."
With Daimaru's bad temper and not-so-good reputation, it was already rare for him to say something like this. However, just listen to the polite words, no one will take them seriously.
All in all, it was a transaction that both parties were satisfied with.
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The enthusiastic female clerk waved away the first distinguished customer. Daimaru counted the small puppets sold in the past few days and found that he could barely maintain his daily expenses.
"Whoever says business in Sunagakure Village is not easy to do, I will beat him to death..."
No matter how poor Sunagakure Village is, it is not a refugee camp. Even if it is in dire straits, it is not completely without spending power.
The village has always been lifeless, perhaps not only because there are too few wealthy people willing to spend money, but also because there really aren't many places worth spending money on.
An obvious fact stood before Daimaru. Toy-level puppets, and even transitional products between toys and combat puppets, were selling quite well. Even if these were not very cheap, there were still people willing to pay for them.
Kankuro, who followed Daimaru and witnessed how the first valuable business was concluded, looked at Daimaru strangely:
"You feel like you have found the secret to getting rich..."
"It's not that exaggerated, but it shouldn't be a problem to express dissatisfaction with those factions who have always been making money..."
Although Sunagakure Village is small, it is well-equipped. Each faction controls at least a trust that monopolizes a certain aspect of business. Because there are no competitors, it can easily grab a large amount of profits, so that it loses its enterprising spirit. .
"as long as you are happy!"
Kankuro shrugged helplessly.
"That boy just now, why are you so enthusiastic? A mediocre guy, his chunin is his limit..."
"Is making Jonin money more fulfilling than making Genin money?"
"That was not what I meant……"
"The money of the strong is no more valuable than the money of the old, weak, women and children. Kankuro, please show more respect to the customers who are willing to come in and buy things. It will not be embarrassing and it will make us appear more educated..."
"Do you still have self-restraint?"
Kankuro didn't think Daimaru still had this thing on him.
"The pretense of self-restraint counts as..."
Daimaru curled his lips,
"Finding customers can only be regarded as qualified. How to cultivate customers is the long-term solution. Smooth and steady flow is our goal. Unlike those well-known puppet stylists who sit at home and people rush to send money, we have to be more proactive..."
"What's next?"
Kankuro is not very interested in these things. How to help Gaara become the Fifth Kazekage is the most important thing.
"Don't just focus on making money, recruit more people and increase your influence..."
"Well, you should pay attention to the ninjas who want to make extra money. In an emergency, you can go to the village to issue tasks..."
Daimaru also did the task of helping to look after the store. Yami and Qian even worked as shop girls before teaming up with Daimaru.
"After we gradually get on the right track, we will find some reliable people to help us take care of it and focus our energy on practice..."
"What about the air team?"
"You knew already?"
Although he didn't deliberately keep it secret, Daimaru basically never mentioned it. Unexpectedly, Kankuro knew about it.
"I'm also a genin. You must ask for my opinion if you are included in the primary selection..."
Kankuro smiled and replied,
"Although I don't know who is in charge, I have never seen a flying ninja who is better than you in the village..."
Even Rasa and Gaara, who can barely fly using Magnetic Release, are far less agile than Daimaru.
