109 – No massay below 300! (2)
Viscount Leonard thought it would be nice to get to the point quickly, but I decided to take a break to squeeze out the best results.
“Before we get into the main topic, we need to experience for ourselves whether this will work.”
I said that and divided the group of merchants into two.
“From my point of view, the left side is the team that puts the colored ball into the hole, and the right side is the team that puts the ball wrapped in a belt into the hole.”
Playing Pokéball is more fun than seeing it with your own eyes.
If you heat up with a Pokéball, you might ask to sign a contract with me.
So I have no intention of giving up this opportunity.
“Then, I will use this coin as my first pitch.”
The merchants are also veterans who have gone through all kinds of battles.
I felt like everyone noticed why I brought up the idea of playing billiards.
Even so, everyone didn’t dare to say anything to get to the point.
It seems that everyone wanted to play pool.
To be honest, I can’t stand this.
ㅡ There are so many things I can’t stand….
We’ll send a Pokéball stand to Helena’s place later.
Don’t make a fuss about staying up all night because of me.
ㅡ Is it just an entertainment thing?
Just barely….
“Heuk!”
“No, what if I do that there!”
“It’s because the clothes are long. One chance… !”
The merchant who was wearing long-sleeved clothes committed a foul.
Thanks to that, the merchants who got the free ball looked happy.
But isn’t this surprisingly easy?
“No, that’s why!”
“Look!”
“Why does that go in together?!”
The white ball went into the hole and became a foul ball again.
“Ha ha ha!”
As soon as the free ball situation was created again, the team that had just been dead started laughing loudly.
It was from then.
As with ice hockey, competition for pocketball has begun.
I decided to pour gasoline on that roaring competitive spirit.
It’s just plain delicious any time you eat it, but there’s a dish that tastes especially good when you eat it at a billiard room.
It is jajangmyeon.
Winning games and getting food.
Jjajangmyeon tastes even better because of the competitive spirit and performance.
And I don’t think the residents of Mare will be any different.
“It’s time for dinner soon, how about a bet that the loser of this game pays for it?”
The merchants who listened to me rushed to make a bet with their wishes.
“The meeting is going to be quite long, so it would be better to have dinner here while eating.”
I asked about this too.
… Doesn’t everyone care about me?
If this is done well, I think a culture of food delivery may emerge.
Delivery food.
Should we row when the water comes in?
Let’s give our hired cooks an extra pay, and ask them to cook simple meals.
ㅡ Every time I leak like this, I can’t say anything other than that I’m still writing these days….
Isn’t Helena always emphasizing writing because she’s bored?
Don’t worry.
With this Poké Ball, Miss Helena’s boredom will evaporate!
The Pokéball game gradually heated up and the match was finally won.
The winning team began to laugh a little lightly, saying ‘hahahahaha!’, While the losing team gnashed their teeth and glared at the other side.
I decided to pour gasoline on this hot scene once more.
“It’s the first time for everyone, so you’re not used to it yet, so why don’t you enjoy it a little more? Wouldn’t it be nice to drink tea or eat dessert after dinner?”
As if the merchants were waiting for my offer, they retrieved the ball and started setting it up again.
I looked at them and checked the complexion of Viscount Leonard, who was crossing his arms.
Hmm?
As I kept looking at it, it seemed strangely different from usual.
The clothes are slightly wrinkled in the area where the arms are crossed, and the eyebrows are slightly twitching.
Are you upset about losing the match?
ㅡ I was a person who seemed calm even if a dragon appeared in Oklia tomorrow….
That’s right.
Viscount Leonard untied his arms and hurriedly approached the merchant with long sleeves.
“What, what?”
“Roll up your sleeves.”
“Uh, hmm… All right… ?”
The Merchant seemed to sense something from Viscount Leonard and rolled up his arm in a slightly hesitant state.
Viscount Leonard seemed to be quite sincere about Pokéball.
That’s how Pokéball started again.
The merchants seemed to have forgotten that they had come to negotiate with me.
Looking at them frantically trying to beat the other team, it somehow reminded me of my friends from the other side of the world.
Something makes me feel happy, yet strangely bitter.
As I was thinking about that, Angelica carefully took my hand.
Wanting something, I turned her head slightly, and Angelica asked with her mouth, ‘Are you okay?’
Anyway, it felt like my subtle emotions were revealed on my face.
I gently scratched Angelica’s palm with her fingers to show that it was okay.
Then Angelica shrugged her shoulders slightly and blushed.
Looking at that expression, for some reason, the bitter feeling that came over me disappeared.
***
I gave a tip to the shopkeeper and asked for a quick meal at a nearby restaurant, followed by tea and dessert.
Since they handed in quite a lot of money, the staff ran errands without muttering, and the merchants started playing pool again while eating food in the reception room.
It was to the point where I thought that the day might be over.
I watched the match and squeezed in the moment their match was 8-8.
“… You can enjoy it as much as you want to play this billiard at the store.”
It was only then that the merchants felt like they realized what they had come here to do.
ㅡ Isn’t it too late since you’ve already eaten and had tea and dessert after dinner?
Still, I think the situation will be drawn in my favor now, so I think it’s safe.
“What do you want?”
The first person to speak was Viscount Leonard, who was dressed very wildly.
It’s hot when you turn up the heat like that….
“This pool table is quite heavy. Even if it is made here, there will inevitably be problems in the transportation process.”
“… You mean that you want cooperation from each company, just like publishing a book?”
I was going to take a little more time, but it hit me like this.
You are such a tired person.
“Of course, it is not free. The most expensive thing in the world is free.”
I have to get a confirmation at this favorable moment when my body heats up with billiards.
Let’s hit and go.
“I want to build a new store specializing only in entertainment. Of course, if you start with nothing, you will have difficulties. So, I would like to borrow some of the distribution network you have pioneered in exchange for a stake in the company.”
“Did you say equity? Are you referring to concepts like ownership of land?”
“Yes. I think it is definitely a mutually beneficial transaction.”
I took out the documents I had prepared in advance and sat down at a nearby table.
Then the merchants who had been standing there hurriedly took their seats in front of me.
“First of all, this billiard table has no choice but to do consignment production due to distribution problems. So there can be quality issues.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
“But, to put it another way, it is also an opportunity. This means that new jobs will be created. It will make a good impression on the lord.”
We need to hire an employee who manages the quality so that the quality does not deteriorate.
In addition, we need a supervisor who will instruct us so that the product can be produced exactly like the factory.
That becomes a new job, and the job soon becomes the vitality factor of the manor.
Since it is a situation that the lord would like very much, there is a high possibility of a good relationship with the lord of the territory where the branch is located.
So it’s not a bad story for Sanghoe either.
However, if you sign a contract yourself, you can touch a bigger amount of money, so you can’t help but feel a little regretful.
“Consigned production….”
Someone muttered the words, and some of them looked sharp as if they noticed something.
Consignment production is literally the act of making it for you, so it is necessary to tell who it came from.
Like labeling wine to indicate its country of origin.
“Likely, the billiard table is large enough that it would be easy to engrave a logo on it.”
There are many products that look tacky if they have a logo on them, but it’s different with oversized items like this one.
As long as it’s not a rather tacky logo, it’s rather close to a product quality certification mark, so if it’s an advantage, it won’t be a loss.
“A mutually beneficial contract is also possible. For example, it would be a good deal with stores in regions where wood is a specialty or where fabrics are easy to find.”
Aristocrats are those who put their heart and soul into furniture.
Therefore, even if the transportation cost was a bit high, there were many nobles who made furniture by purchasing wood from a specific territory.
They’ll want even a pool table to use this wood.
Then, since you can get the cost of labor including the transportation cost as a bonus, it must be a very tasty food for the company.
“Equity means the right to share in some of the profits I make from selling this pool table.”
The concept is slightly different from distributing books instead.
The distribution of books is a concept of receiving a commission based on the number of books sold in the territory, but the share is a dividend calculated from the total sales generated by my company.
A much more stable and great way to make money.
“From now on, I will only talk to those who are thinking of signing a contract.”
In the most sensitive profit and loss area, the number of wins was raised.
Then, most of the merchants showed troubled expressions.
Anyway, it seemed to mean that decision-making was difficult for an Oaklia branch manager.
But Viscount Leonard was different.
“Let’s hear the story. You are an aristocrat, not a merchant. I’m sure we’ll propose a mutually beneficial deal.”
Aristocrats are complicatedly intertwined in many ways.
That’s why even if you do trade, it’s extremely rare to trade at a level that completely kills someone.
Unless it’s a confrontational relationship where you fight each other’s territory, it’s usually not the case.
Since we are nobles, let’s do business like nobles.
I felt like Viscount Leonard was saying that.
He himself is also the head of the upper ranks, so he has no choice but to be proud.
“… I will stay too.”
Excluding Viscount Leonard, there is only one person left.
The Golden Isaac Company is a native of Aucklia, so I thought they would stay.
“Then, let me explain the stake first. The stake….”
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I gave them a concise explanation of the concept of a joint-stock company and its shares.
Of course, the concept of being the owner of the company was not explained.
There is no shortage of money, so there is no need to receive investment money, and there may be people who will try to gulp my top one day.
Instead, it was explained similarly to the concept of bonds.
I disclose the income I earn transparently in the name of the nobility.
The more you set up a cooperative system with me and offer good conditions, the more shares you get.
That was just the explanation.
“I would like you to bring me the written contract.”
As expected, he is a cool person.
I’m thinking of reviewing the Golden Isaac Company a bit more.
ㅡ You must be sorry, right?
I guess so.
It’s probably the place I have the most connection with, so wouldn’t I want to deal with billiards directly?
Still, I can’t help it.
If I create my own brand, the karma will accumulate faster.
For some reason, I keep getting the feeling that I have to accumulate a lot of karma.
ㅡ Why?
The first and second warriors felt like they came to this world because they wanted to.
I came after receiving a promise of something in return.
Even though both of them went back without getting paid.
It was something different from me.
I’d say it’s a similar situation to the 3rd generation.
Even though it’s peaceful right now, compared to the situation so far, isn’t there a danger coming to this world?
Since it’s ubiquitous, we need to design a way to accumulate karma.
I am also a person with my own thoughts.
I am a writer, but I am also a warrior.
Anyway, with this, a new means of spreading culture to Mare will be created.
It was a moment when I thought that cultural unification, which was my last goal, was not far off.