Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

"What kind of method can break this deadlock?"

Sun Youfu listened to this sudden remark, his face filled with confusion.

"To break the current deadlock, protect Jichuntang, and even... counter Sun Qingchen in Chengdong City!"

Ji Boying said in a serious tone.

Sun Youfu was slightly stunned upon hearing this, and after a while, he tentatively asked, "Brother Ji, are you teasing me, Sun Youfu?"

Ji Boying chuckled lightly.

"Brother, do you think I am that kind of person?"

Sun Youfu narrowed his eyes slightly, and a rare seriousness appeared on his usually smiling face.

"Please enlighten me, Master Ji!"

Ji Boying chuckled lightly, then extended three fingers and said:

"Three-step plan."

"First, at all costs, stock up on a large quantity of medicinal materials and stockpile them according to the best-selling and most popular one-star elixirs on the market."

"Second... gather ten or more mid-grade and above elixir masters, whether borrowed from the family or recruited locally in Fulong City."

"Third... starting today, control the sales to half of last month's sales volume, and limit the daily sales of one-star elixirs. Once sold out, stop selling regardless of inventory. As for two-star elixirs, stop selling them directly."

Sun Youfu frowned.

He could easily see that Ji Boying wanted to increase the scale of elixir production with the first two steps, but what was the purpose of the third step?

If they were expanding production, why not focus on selling and instead limit the sales to half of last month's volume?

What was the point of producing a large quantity of elixirs before?

Moreover, by limiting the sales of elixirs, wouldn't the sales revenue be even lower? How could they compete with Sun Qingchen then?

"Brother, I know what you're worried about."

Ji Boying patted Sun Youfu's shoulder and said,

"Forgive me for speaking frankly, but since the Sun family changed its resource allocation system, Miss Sun has already lost the qualification to compete with Sun Qingchen."

"You have no other choice."

"Trust me, take a gamble, and perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope."

Sun Youfu looked at Ji Boying, tightened his fist inside his sleeve, and hesitated for a moment before saying,

"Although I am the shopkeeper, I can't make the final decision."

"Let me discuss with Miss Sun, whether it works or not, I will give Master Ji an answer!"

Ji Boying nodded and then walked towards the quiet room.

To be honest, he wasn't sure if this method would work either.

But...

Does Jichuntang have any other options now?

In his previous life, Huang was a successful example, not only standing shoulder to shoulder with the two giants but also expanding the market overseas.

Now, Ji might be able to succeed by following a similar path!

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At that time.

In a quiet room on the fifth floor of Jichuntang, Sun Youfu reported every detail of Ji Boying's three-step plan to Sun Qingruo.

The latter's face slightly darkened, pacing back and forth in the room for a few rounds, and said,

"Uncle Sun, what do you think?"

Sun Youfu twirled his mustache and hesitated for a moment before saying,

"Although I don't know Ji Boying's true intentions, but... as he said, Miss has already lost her position, and the family is leaning towards Sun Qingchen. Besides taking a gamble, you have no other choice."

"Old Sun thinks... it's worth a try!"

"Worth a try?"

Sun Qingruo tapped her fingers lightly on the table, her gaze flickering. On her cold face, it was hard to tell what she was thinking.

Like this...

After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Sun Qingruo said indifferently,

"Let's do as Ji Boying said."

"Also, if he has any requests, Uncle Sun, you should fully cooperate."

"Yes!"

Sun Youfu bowed slightly to Sun Qingruo, then exited the room.

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A few days later...

Under the operation of Sun Youfu and Sun Qingruo, Jichuntang gathered five one-star middle-grade alchemists and five one-star high-grade alchemists.

Including the previous four alchemists, there were a total of 14 one-star alchemists!

Regardless of grade, Sun Qingruo now had more alchemists than Sun Qingchen.

In addition, Sun Youfu had accumulated a large number of popular medicinal materials on the market, such as Huiling Pill, Activating Blood Pill, Xiaoling Pill, and Qi-Boosting Pill.

Ji Boying roughly estimated that these medicinal materials would be enough for these fourteen alchemists to refine for two months.

With the medicinal materials and alchemists ready, Ji Boying led the fourteen alchemists to start accelerating the alchemy.

In order to improve the efficiency and quality of the alchemy, Ji Boying changed his usual habit of practicing alchemy alone and chose to refine the pills together with everyone. He would explain while refining, and if anyone made a mistake or encountered a bottleneck, Ji Boying would actively help them clarify.

And these one-star alchemists gladly accepted Ji Boying's guidance!

After all...

Under normal circumstances, even if they spent money, they might not be able to find a two-star alchemist to guide them in refining pills, let alone help them with their questions.

Like this...

Jichuntang maintained this state for half a month.

When Ji Boying saw that the reserve of pills was almost enough, he found Sun Youfu to prepare the sales strategy.

"Brother Ji, Brother Ji, you've been anxious during this period!" Sun Youfu couldn't contain his excitement when he saw Ji Boying finally taking action, and quickly asked, "There are only five days left until the end of this month. I wonder what Brother Ji has planned for the next five days?"

"Don't worry, Brother Sun." Ji Boying smiled faintly, then asked, "I wonder if the price of the pills in the east of the city has changed?"

"There have indeed been some changes. After seeing that we limited the daily sales volume, they raised the prices by ten percent."

"After all... in the outer city market, there are only a few shops selling elixirs, and among them, my Sun family has the best quality. We have limited the sales volume, so naturally the sales in the east of the city are good. Even if we raise the price by ten percent, there are still many people who flock to it."

Ji Boying nodded and said, "It's good if we can raise the price!"

"Brother, starting from now, our prices will be the same as those in the east of the city. In addition, the sale of elixirs will be completely unrestricted from today onwards."

"But... before that, brother can make an announcement."

"Anyone who brings people to purchase elixirs can enjoy discounts or preferential treatment at Jichuntang."

"For example, if I want to buy elixirs at Jichuntang, if I come alone, Sun brother will sell them at the original price, but..."

"If I bring four people and gather a total of five people to make a purchase, Sun brother can give a discount, either five percent off or ten percent off. In addition, for every additional five people brought, not only can they enjoy the original discount, but the leader can also receive an additional medium-grade elixir!"

"Of course, the specific discount and how the elixirs are given, brother, you handle the accounting, you are more suitable than me!"

"In addition to group purchases, individual cultivators who purchase separately will also enjoy discounts. For example... if they purchase a whole bottle of elixirs at once, they can enjoy a certain discount; if they purchase elixirs and spend a thousand low-grade spirit stones, they can get a fifty spirit stone discount; if they buy a bottle of Xiaohui Pill and another bottle of Huoxue Pill, they can receive an additional Qi-boosting Pill... Brother, you can arrange all these things."

"There is one more thing. Starting from today, Jichuntang in the south of the city will implement a membership system. As long as one thousand low-grade spirit stones are deposited at Jichuntang, one can become a member and enjoy a five percent discount when purchasing elixirs. If there is a breakthrough in cultivation during this period, they can receive a twenty percent discount on the same day!"

"Members can receive refunds for recharging spirit stones. Recharge one thousand spirit stones and receive fifty spirit stones back, recharge three thousand and receive two hundred..."

"The amount of refund, just like the discount, will be determined by Sun brother."

Ji Boying patted Sun Youfu's shoulder and said, "Brother, I'm almost done with my work. It's your turn to be busy now."

"Brother, try to finalize the specific discounts and offers tonight, and distribute the announcement tomorrow. I believe... in the next five days, we will be able to catch up with the east side of the city!"

"Alright, it's getting late. I'll go back first, brother."

Saying that, Ji Boying bid farewell and left Jichuntang directly.

Sun Youfu stood still, gradually coming back to his senses only after Ji Boying's figure completely disappeared outside the door.

After a while, Sun Youfu took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Ji brother... truly a remarkable person!"

After speaking, he hurriedly walked towards the upstairs.

Sun Youfu could anticipate that if he were to launch these activities, Jichuntang would experience an unprecedented boom.

He couldn't wait to see the effects of the activities after they were launched...