Roland pondered for a while, and then remembered that the United Chamber of Commerce was a cooperative supply and marketing organization under his leadership.
Although a basic consensus was reached in the negotiations last fall, the Chaos Drinks produced by Evelyn were far from being able to be sold in batches at that time. Therefore, each chamber of commerce only brought back a few bottles of samples and did not start official sales. They should be here for this.
With the Winter Offensive and Operation Desert, and the entire Westland preparing for the unification of the kingdom, he forgot about the United Chamber of Commerce for a while. Now the other party took the initiative to find him, which saved him a lot of effort.
"Let them go to the parlour, and I'll be there later," Roland ordered. After Barov agreed to leave, he turned to Nightingale again, "Go and notify Tilly and Wendy, and ask them to come to the castle. After all, this is the first business the Witch League and Sleeping Island have cooperated to implement."
Walking into the living room, several businessmen immediately stood up and bowed to him.
Except for the old acquaintances Margery, Garmore and Marlan of the Crescent Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce, Roland remembered the names of the others after thinking about them. They were Nibelon of the Shallow Water City Chamber of Commerce and Etiere of the Sunset Island Chamber of Commerce. .
As soon as he sat down, Nibelung couldn't wait to speak, "Your Majesty, the sample brought back last time caused a great stir among the merchants on the island. Anyone who has tasted it will not praise its novel taste. I dare to I bet that Chaos Drink will be the most successful product ever sold in the Fiordland once it goes on sale!"
"And it's not just as simple as a drink," Etiere echoed, "for example, the fiery red and spicy juice, although it doesn't quench your thirst very much, it is extra delicious when poured on steamed fish or grilled meat; It can also be used to ward off the cold and refresh the mind, and the effect is even more effective than your white wine. At least the latter is prone to dizziness after drinking too much, and cannot be enjoyed while sailing, while the former does not have this problem at all!"
"Indeed," Margery nodded with a smile, "not only those businessmen, but also many explorers have noticed the Chaos Drink. After all, a drink that can ward off the cold and keep warm without any side effects might save them in the event of a shipwreck. A life."
"So I suggest that different Chaos drinks be divided into different prices," Etier continued, "such as this kind of special effect product, as long as there is a little publicity, it can be sold for a higher price, not to mention that they still drink a One less bottle."
It was obviously used as an energy drink. Roland glanced at him approvingly. Sure enough, the businessmen who can grow in the fjord have a good marketing vision. After a few samples, I realized that this is actually a variety of products. , The categories of commodities with obvious differences. For such commodities, separate pricing for features is the best way to squeeze their value.
"Since the response is so good, then we can proceed to the next step of sales according to the previously signed contract," Roland patted his hand. "Whether it is the order amount or the divisional sales ratio, you should have no objection. However, the delivery needs to be paid in advance. 30% of the payment, you should bring enough golden dragons, right?"
Since the main terms of the joint chamber of commerce have been negotiated years ago, there are not many details to go into. The main reason he invited Tilly to come here was to witness the result, to show that he did not play a role in the share amount. After all, the other party not only promised to stay in Neverwinter in the future, but also promised to move the witches from Sleeping Island to the West in batches. He also had to show his sincerity.
According to the "win-win bet" of Xie Yue, whether it is the advance payment or the final sales amount, 30% will belong to the reward fund, which will be shared by the City Hall, the Witch Union and the Sleeping Magic.
"Of course, Your Majesty," Nibelung grinned, "this time I didn't even have a box of goods on my ship. Except for the craftsmen and sailors, the rest were all Huang Cancan coins."
"Then let's go check the goods now," Roland smiled.
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The beverage factory built for Evelyn is located opposite the alcohol factory, but it is more like a heavily guarded warehouse than a factory building.
It occupies a small area. The first floor is only more than 100 square meters. It is a brick and concrete structure. There are no windows on all sides. The only entrance and exit is a thick iron door. The appearance of a sub-military place.
Roland led the merchants through the courtyard gate, walked into the flat, followed the stairs into the basement, and everyone's vision instantly widened a lot. I saw that the underground area was about three or four times larger than the ground, and the rows of wooden frames were neatly arranged, just like a manor wine cellar. In order to avoid irreparable damage caused by the fire, neither open flames nor wires are allowed to be used here, but the patio lighting is used to provide lighting, so it is still a bit dim.
There are two tiers of barrels lying flat on each row of wooden racks, and of course not every barrel contains Chaos Drink. Evelyn can only change out one bucket per day, and so far it's only more than a hundred buckets. In addition, the share that Roland swallowed and the monthly distribution to the members of the Witch League has to be subtracted.
Roland knocked on the body of the barrel, and a dull sound suddenly came from inside, "This place can provide twenty barrels of Chaos Drink a month, on average, five barrels per chamber of commerce. It doesn't matter how long you sell out, as long as the production doesn't happen. If there is any change, it is the same number, so once every three months or once every six months is the same. The total amount of drinks you can take away this time is 100 barrels, all of which are on the first row of wooden shelves. If there is no problem with the inspection If so, I'll send someone to deliver it to the dock area."
"Aren't you going to let us try the flavor?" Gamor asked in surprise.
"This is not wine, the more you put it, the more mellow it becomes." Roland shrugged, "Some Chaos drinks can indeed be stored for a long time, but it does not mean that every kind of drink is like this. Therefore, after brewing, the first thing to do is to sterilize and store it."
"Exterminate... sterilize?"
"They're just like food. The hotter the weather, the faster they will go bad, and sterilization can inhibit this process. You don't need to know how to do it. Just know that once you open the barrel, the beverage inside cannot be maintained at The best taste." He spread his hands and said, "You can choose to sell it as soon as possible, or re-store it as long as it is stored in a cool and dark place, and it will be fine within a month or two."
"But... As Etier said, each batch of Chaos Drinks is not the same, and there will always be some that sell better than others, so how do we choose?" Gamor said hesitantly, "You Can someone be ordered to divide each barrel into quarters and then seal it up? That way people don’t have to worry about which barrel to choose.”
In that case, Soraya and Lily's tasks would be doubled. Roland thought to himself, for this kind of thing that takes up industrial production resources and has no obvious benefit to himself, it is natural to do it as simple as possible. "Aseptic storage is not an easy task, and after it is divided into four parts, the small and complicated stock in the hands of each chamber of commerce is also detrimental to sales. As for the taste..." He paused, "It's just the gray castle. , the demand for drinks in the north and the west is completely different, the unpopular taste here may be very popular in another city, this should be clear to you who often dump goods."
"Uh, this..." Garmore was at a loss for words.
It is impossible for you to taste the taste first, otherwise it will be troublesome enough to distribute and coordinate the supply of goods, not to mention that the contract is based on barrels, and there is no mandatory purchase quantity. Isn't Neverwinter a loss? Roland pouted to himself, after all, for Evelyn, the magic power paid for each barrel is the same.
"In short, the taste is not the point, but the way of sales to fully develop each flavor and find the right buyer. That's what you should do." Roland patted the wine barrel, "Come on, pick out your favorites. Chaos drink bar."