On Monday, Zach was entertaining guests at home.
In addition to a group of customers who came to discuss the funeral, there were also vampires from Allen's funeral. Hamilton, Nenad, Sid, all of them.
Priority is naturally given to customers over guests who 'belong' to competitors. Without Zach's help, the three Sabbat vampires spontaneously formed a row in Grande's entertainment room to watch TV.
Zach's office was first occupied by clients.
“Which cemetery is the most expensive?”
It is now rare for Zach to receive relatives of the deceased in person, as he does not want the other person to be a strange person. There are no requirements for location or environment, and price is the only criterion for choosing a cemetery.
"The cemetery in the southern circle is more expensive than the other three cemeteries." Zach looked at the person behind the guy sitting opposite him. Because although Zach could confirm that the guy he was talking to now was the person in charge of the funeral, he didn’t know if the group behind him would have any objections. “But there are very few cemeteries to choose from.”
"Ah, less is more expensive." This guy didn't feel like an ordinary relative of the deceased at all. Let's feel it for ourselves, "Is your funeral industry no different from other industries? Less is more expensive." He looked back and looked behind him. The companions, who didn’t feel any sadness at all, seemed to have an exchange of opinions, “Let’s order the most expensive one.”
In his hand, Zach held a picture album of a cemetery environment—Zach had tried to pass this picture album to the other party many times, but the other party did not accept it at all. Doesn't seem to care at all.
You all know the reason why there are so few cemeteries in South Park. A lot of the graves of people from the West Side are moved there. There are also several cemeteries of West Side bosses in South Park, including Quinn, Herman (son), and Bishop. …
Zach pursed his lips, testing it out. Closing the album in his hand, "The most expensive cemetery should be the cemetery around the Quinn family cemetery. But as I said, there are very few options to choose from. Most of the surrounding cemeteries have been reserved. I didn't remember If I'm wrong, there should be only a small single grave left. You either."
"Hey, why are you talking? I'm still alive!"
Zach was quite calm, "I'm sorry. What I meant is that it is a single-person tomb. Although it is the most expensive, it can only accommodate a single person, and there is no possibility of expansion in the future. You said that the deceased was the mother of your child..." Don't complain. This statement is what the other party said to Zach, "If you choose that cemetery, you may not be able to be with the mother of your child when you need it in the future..."
Zach didn't finish. The purpose of the test is to find out what the attitude of this person who talks about funeral matters is like that of a businessman shopping for goods.
"Well, it doesn't matter. I've never been with her when she was alive. It doesn't matter if we separate after she dies." This guy is really... casual.
"Okay." Zach took out the diagram of the cemetery and recorded the cemetery designated by the other party.
Advance.
Zach felt that the other party would not care about the choice of the coffin. He held a picture album showing the coffin style without any intention of handing it to the other party, "The requirements for the coffin..."
Sure enough, "the most expensive." Simple and direct.
"The most expensive coffin is a brand-new custom-made coffin. You need to specify the specific style, and it will take time to make."
"Uh, don't you have the most expensive coffin that's finished?"
"Just like other industries, customized products are the most expensive." Zach used the other party's conclusion, "Of course there is no way to say that the finished product is 'the most expensive'."
"Tsk." The guy made eye contact with the person behind him again.
Speaking of which, Zach now wonders if the group of people behind this person are relatives of the deceased. If the guy sitting opposite him is here to scan the goods, then the group of people behind him are the delivery truck drivers. Whenever they are asked for their opinions, they all look impatient like "have you not finished shopping yet?" .
It seems that the decision has been made. The guy opposite Zach turned his eyes and asked Zach, "The style is as expensive as it is troublesome. If I add money, can you do it faster? I will leave Barton this Thursday. , the funeral must be completed on Wednesday.”
Zach finally understood, it was just about spending the most expensive money anyway.
"If you don't have time, you can postpone the funeral." Zach also said more directly, "I believe that the reason why Mr. asks you to be expensive is for good, right. But the things that are driven out are like any other industry... "Zach seemed to like this statement a little bit, and couldn't stop repeating it ~ "It can't be worth the price you paid for it."
"Well, I'm going to the Republic, and I won't be able to come back for a month or so." The other party complained clearly, without any cover-up, "How can I postpone it."
Zach raised his eyebrows and said, "You can pay the cost of keeping the body, it's very expensive."
The other party's eyes lit up. Hey, this person is really wonderful, "Do I need money to keep the body?"
"Of course, it has been more than a year since the privatization of funerals. The expenses that used to be public resources and paid for by the city government to keep the remains are now all paid by the customers themselves, calculated based on time. As long as you pay enough money, the cost of the funeral will be The family can always keep the remains.”
I believe everyone still remembers that Hannah and her sister were unhappy that the funeral was forced to be postponed because they had no money to extend the retention period of the body.
"Then extend it." The decision was made quickly. At the same time, the guy turned around again and had a discussion with the group of people behind him... This time it was not eye contact, but an open discussion -
"How many places will we visit in the Republic?"
"What has been decided is the three cities on the coast of the Republic, but only when we get there and understand the situation can we determine the situation in the interior."
"Then, at least one month more..." The guy turned around, "I'll prepay for two months of storage time."
Zach finally confirmed that the person behind this guy was simply his work partner.
"Starting from today? Then sir, you should tell me where the body is now." Zach rang the bell to remind Siris, who was looking at the counter below, to come up and take the job.
"Oh." The other party reported the address of North District Hospital, "Custom-made coffin..." He took the initiative to ask for the album in Zach's hand. Apparently he had time, and he finally paid a little attention to the details.
Zach gave the other party the album.
"Since the funeral has been postponed to at least a month later, regarding the funeral process, now..." Zach didn't finish, waiting for the other party to make up for it.
"I'll talk when I get back. Now you make the coffin first and tidy up the cemetery. I'll check it when I get back." This is how funeral services are treated like other industries.
Heh, speaking of it, in the past, Grande’s funeral was subject to acceptance. Once the funeral process starts, it cannot be divided into stages, so the funeral home needs to have a lot of discussions with relatives before the process.
"Oh, by the way, I heard that the church reserved by Grande is usually the Church of the Holy Child. Can I reserve the Church of Mary?"
"Then we need to negotiate with Mary Church."
"It just so happens that you have at least a month to negotiate." The guy was now completely relaxed and must add, "Price is not an issue."
It's also quite good. In the funeral industry that requires empathy, sometimes a guy with such a thorough business sense appears. Zach also thinks it's wonderful. He did this without wasting his identity as 'Toledo Grande'. for many years. If you don’t experience them all, how can you live up to your status
Sires came up, Zach handed over the work, gave the other party time and space while he was considering the details of the coffin, left the office and went to the recreation room.
The first words he said after entering the door had nothing to do with vampires. After all, Zack and the three vampires waiting in the entertainment room were all traveling together~
Zach: "Have you all heard that? Haha, wonderful customer~ How can a guy like this find you Allen or Ford? It seems that your high-end funeral advertisements are not well-known enough~"
It was Sid who spoke, "The funeral industry cannot advertise everywhere like other industries."
It's true, what we now know as high-end funerals, Allen had a republican funeral, Ford had a Newtonian funeral that was deliberately staged by the West Enders. Gone.
The fact is that the high-end funerals of Ford and Allen Funerals are only known to a small number of people. When it comes to traditional burials, most people think of Grande, which owns a cemetery.
Zach smiled and looked back at the air behind him.
Now that there was real air, the two Indian angels ducked away - because Zach was meeting a Sabbat vampire who they believed had malicious intentions. The first impression established based on Hughes Revero is not so easy to eliminate.
Zach was quite pleased with the temporary avoidance of these two Indian angels.
When he was in Newton, Zach could not comment on Hughes Revero's opinions on faith, because Zach was not prepared to establish any in-depth communication with Hughes Revero. But three Sabbat vampires in the rec room now? Oh, their relationship with Zach has reached such a depth that each of them exceeds the relationship between fellow Sabbat vampires.
If they voiced opinions about their beliefs, Zach couldn't ignore them and there would only be an argument.
Zach saw that Sid Revero was the first to speak, and he had a strong desire to express himself. He just decided to talk to Sid first...
Without the three Sabbat vampires opening their mouths, Zach could guess that the three people came here for three different reasons. Sid Revero, naturally wanted to talk about Newton's Revero.
Zach was about to speak, but was interrupted. Exit the entertainment room and close the door behind you. In any case, the entertainment room is Grande's private living space. There is no need to show whoever is waiting in it to Grande's clients.
Yes, the customer who had just calmed down to study the details of the custom-made coffin came over with a picture album with a bitter look on his face. He was not very curious about Grand Master's living space. When he was still some distance away from Zach, he said, "I can't understand. I didn't know that kind of coffin was expensive. Just watch and make it yourself."
Zach nodded, "I have your contact information, and I will send the drawing to you before Thursday."
The other party nodded, went back to the office, put down the album, and left like that.
Zach shrugged. Such customers probably wouldn't care if the funeral owner saw them off, so it wouldn't be a big deal. Return to the entertainment room, ready to continue to treat Sid...
Sid's look of 'expectation' was interrupted by Nenad who suddenly stood up and asked, "Zach, did I just see Murphy Assamite contacting Toledo's blood control skills?"
Zach looked at the window. The window of the recreation room could see the warehouse.
Zach didn't think that the topic of blood control skills was the reason why Nenad came here - you could tell something by looking at the details of these three people.
Sid Revero sat in the middle, with Hamilton and Nenad on either side. When Zach came in just now, the three of them looked at Zach together. Hamilton and Nenad's eyes were focused on Zach, and they immediately glanced at each other across Sid, then separated, and then they were in the middle. Sid took up the opportunity with Zach on the topic of funeral industry advertising.
So Nenad came here probably after listening to Sires' report yesterday about Charlie's situation in the west. Hamilton is naturally the opposite of Nenad.
But Zach doesn't think Hamilton is here just to defend himself when Nenad accuses the Lesembra clan. Zach felt that Hamilton had more important things to say—it was the Lesembra clan after all. Nenad could wholeheartedly stand with Toledo and denounce Lesembra, and Lesembra was still serving as The leader of the Sabbat should be more concerned about the key to the gate of heaven.
As for what Nenad said now about Murphy practicing blood control, it was probably just something the three of them discovered while waiting in Grande.
Zach was a little confused, how could the person asking this situation be Nenad. If Murphy practiced blood control and announced the close relationship between Toledo and the Assamite clan, wouldn't this be a situation that the Lesembra clan, the highest ranking member of the Sabbat, should be more concerned about.
"Yes." Zach answered Nenad, his doubts expressed directly on his face. It was Zach's reminder to Nenad - 'Although Cappadocia's status has risen now, don't overstep your authority and interfere with Lesen. Things that Bra should deal with. '"Toledo has merged with Asamat, and what we can share is naturally shared."
Nenad didn't seem to notice Zach's expression, and his words were beyond Zach's expectation, "Toridor's two biggest advantages among vampires are the surname of Saint Yesil and Eli Torre A lot of blood control." Staring at Zach with a worried look on his face, "Toledo can make up for the disadvantages of population and 'ancestors' in the Sabbat, why did you share it like this?!"
It turned out that Zach was worried that the Toledo clan would not have an advantage.
Zach was not surprised that Nenad's idea did not include the population and ancestry of the Assamite clan into Toledo's advantage - the Sabbat's policy for Toledo to attack the Assamite clan was to stabilize the Assamite clan. ,Is not it. In the eyes of the Sabbat, the merger of clans is just a way to stabilize the Assamite clan and continue to allow Zach to obtain Assamite information. The Sabbat has never included Assamite in the Sabbat. I have long said that the twin clans that the Sabbat wants to recruit are Seth, not Assamite.
What Zach noticed was a fact that Nenad accidentally revealed—
At least in Lesembula's eyes, the imaging ability brought by Saint Yesil's surname is not an advantage, right~
How did James plot against Louise
It has only recently begun to become clear that in the eyes of the Sabbat vampires, the imaging ability with applied abilities should be the biggest tool to fix Zachary Toledo's identity as a funeral owner. Advantage? Disadvantage!
Nenad was exposed. Frank's theory that the Cappadocia clan knew the secret of the Holy Lord's reward was correct. (To be continued)