Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

Twin Towers City, Repin School of Mages.

A big event happened in the Repin Academy recently. The president announced that he would carry out educational reforms and would no longer simply divide the academies by schools, but would become more detailed and specific.

Simply put, learn at Hogwarts.

He was even preparing to try to recruit the first batch of students who had no spellcasting ability and were purely theoretical.

It took a lot of effort to take this step, as many traditional magic professors were quite resistant to accepting ordinary students.

After repeated discussions and rounds of meetings, they finally reached a compromise, but the compromise was still required to allow students who could cast spells to live and attend classes separately from those who could not.

An episode that's more Hogwarts than Hogwarts.

And cooperate with the research institute to offer dual courses in magic and technology.

The research institute is quite positive about this. Their belief has always been that magic is also a branch of science.

Therefore, the students in the college have been living like opening a blind box recently, with no idea what the training plan for the next semester will be like.

But all this has nothing to do with Yuffie.

Special talents always receive special treatment.

Although she has not graduated yet, she no longer spends most of her time in the academy, but in the Drogo Group. She only comes back to take a few exams near the end of the semester.

Today is the day she returns to school.

Yufei carried a box of exquisite little cakes and walked briskly towards the dormitory, ready to visit her good roommate, Karina, who had been "alone in her empty room" for several months.

Just as Repin's academic buildings were scattered throughout the Twin Towers, so were the dormitories.

Yufei's dormitory is a historic red brick house that has been renovated many times. It still looks quite neat now, with white mortar outlining the joints between the bricks. It looks like the most common small house in comics.

She came to the familiar dormitory door and looked through the gap. The door was not locked, so Karina should be inside.

Carefully he grasped the handle, ready to yank it open.

"surprise!"

There was no expected scene of Karina shouting "Yuffy!" and then rushing over to hug me.

All you see is the express box that has flowed out.

Although it was not quite reasonable to describe the express boxes as "flowing out", this was Yufei's first reaction when she saw the scene before her.

The squeezed and deformed express box fell over and slid into the corridor, pushing Youfei back a few steps.

The tape used to tie up the cartons was scattered all over the floor, and one could smell the smell of ink and the moisture from the cardboard absorbing water.

Judging from the humidity in Twin Tower City, Youfei judged that it would soon become moldy, and perhaps mushrooms would be seen growing here tomorrow.

"you……"

Yufei looked at Jialina, who was wrapped in the express package, in confusion.

"Are you moving?"

"That's me," Carina smiled awkwardly at Yufei, "I bought it online. I couldn't help it and accidentally bought a few more. But these are really cheap, much cheaper than buying them directly in the store!"

There was a hint of pride in his tone.

You Fei "swam" across the express box, and struggled to get to the side of her bed, where she dug out a small piece of space and found a seat for herself. After walking for half a day, she felt a little tired.

Maybe there are many girls who are delicate and love cleanliness, but Karina is definitely not one of them.

Yuffie now knew who was using the online shopping platform created by Drogo.

At first, she thought that people would feel that online shopping and payment were not safe enough, so they were afraid to use it.

She must be a silly girl from a landlord's family.

"What did you buy?" Youfei put the small cake on a box that looked relatively clean.

"They are all very practical and good things!" Carina noticed the delicious food that Yufei brought, "Hey, is that a cake? Give it to me, give it to me, I'm so hungry."

"You won't be reduced to the point where you can't afford to eat, right?"

"Not really," Karina grabbed the cake and ate it in two or three bites. "Actually, I still have some credit on my credit card, but it's not much."

Credit card limit...

Yufei covered her forehead, there was no hope.

I feel that the salary I receive from Drogo is somewhat due to Carina's contribution.

"Oh, it's okay. I can pay it back when my living expenses arrive next month. It just so happens that you're back today. Please help me open these packages. There should be another batch later."

"And more?" Yufei couldn't believe it.

"correct."

"They are all 'super practical goodies!'" Yuffie said, imitating Karina's tone.

"Yes, they are all very practical and good things. If you want to buy them too, I can share the link with you."

So, the two of them began the long journey of unpacking the parcels.

Then Yufei saw how practical the things that Karina called practical were.

"Why did you buy so many candles?"

"This is not an ordinary candle. Look, this is a candle with a transparent fishing line on it."

"so?"

“So it can be hung from the roof, just like in the Hogwarts canteen!” Carina said excitedly.

You Fei looked at the box of candles. It turned out that the packaging was quite exquisite. These businessmen really have ideas. They can make such things.

"What about the other two boxes?"

“It’s the same thing.”

"Then why buy three boxes?"

"Three boxes with free shipping." Karina answered as a matter of course.

In her opinion, things can be expensive and she can afford them, but if the express delivery fee is also expensive, she will be unhappy.

"But wouldn't buying two more boxes cost more than the delivery fee?"

"Eh?" After being asked this question, Jialina also reacted, "It seems so."

……

Then they took out the heart-shaped omelette mold, even though Karina didn't cook and cooking was not allowed in the dormitory.

There was also a relief lighter. Yufei didn't understand why a person whose only spells were different styles of big fireballs would buy a lighter.

"It looks good!" was Karina's answer.

The room was full of express deliveries, and the two of them spent the entire afternoon opening them.

Most of them are things that seem useful but are actually not very useful.

Good looking trash.

This is what Yufei said about the things that Carina bought.

"You spent all your living expenses on these things?"

"To be precise, it's a little more than my living expenses because I also used my credit card."

Yuffie was speechless.

What was that concept Drogo had talked about before? The consumerism trap.

Tying consumption to self-worth, happiness and even freedom traps people in a vicious cycle of “purchase-short-term pleasure-emptiness-purchase again”.

Karina's current situation seemed to be more than just a trap.

I jumped in on my own and was so happy.

Fortunately, as a wealthy family, Karina has high-end items such as space storage magic props, otherwise there would be no place to store so much "junk" in the dormitory.

Sorry, Yuffie can't find a better way to describe this stuff.

It's just tattered.

And it’s not too cheap either.

Because most of the items she bought were genuine co-branded products, such as the box of Hogwarts candles.

Even though its cost is just a fishing line and a candle, its value will skyrocket as long as it involves something like a joint brand.

What’s even more amazing is that some people buy it without hesitation.

The price of sentiment and faith.

"Huh, it's finally dismantled." Karina put her hands on her hips, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

Although Youfei felt that this way of buying was not a good idea, she had no reason to say anything.

After all, Karina's family is a wealthy aristocratic family. It is a good thing for such people to spend lavishly.

At this time, Karina's cell phone rang.

"Ha, it must be a new express delivery." It is true that Drogo's express delivery service is door-to-door, but Repin's dormitory does not allow unauthorized persons to enter and exit at will, so there is a special area outside the dormitory for storing express deliveries, and you can go and move it yourself.

Karina happily answered the call, but then her expression visibly fell and she looked more and more aggrieved. When she put down the phone, she was like an empty shell without her will.

"What's wrong? Is the package lost?" This is the only reason Yufei could imagine for Karina's mental explosion.

"No, it's my dad."

When Carina said the first half of the sentence in a daze, Yufei had already made the worst plan and began to think about how to comfort her.

"He said he would cut my living expenses in half. My credit card has a guardian function, and he found out that I was spending money recklessly."

"Forehead……"

Now she knows that she was wasting her money and it was all in vain that she was building up her emotions.

It’s not a big deal. Yufei remembered that this was not the first time that Karina’s living expenses had been deducted.

I think the last time was because of star chasing.

Even if Karina's living expenses were halved again and again, she would still be the best among the people in Repin.

This was a number that Yuffie had never dared to imagine before becoming an employee of the Drogo Group.

But for Karina, this was a huge blow.

"Then how am I going to pay the money back next month!"

"Didn't you say you just swiped your credit card a little?"

Carina looked at Yufei with tears in her eyes and hugged her thighs very skillfully, "Mom!"

It was obvious that Carina was going to borrow money.

Borrowing some money was nothing to the now wealthy Yufei, and she was not worried that Karina would not be able to pay it back, but at this time her cell phone rang.

Yufei took out her phone, "It's your dad."

After turning on the speakerphone and answering the call, Karina's father first exchanged a few words with Yufei.

Yufei is a model child that many parents aspire to be.

After the pleasantries, Karina's father got down to business. "Eufi, if Karina asks you to borrow money recently, you must not lend it to her. This child's habit of spending money recklessly needs to be controlled. She needs to suffer a little."

As the saying goes, experience teaches you, and you will learn it once you are taught. After being poor for two months, you will realize that making money is not easy.

Jialina looked at Yufei aggrievedly, and mouthed "You won't really agree to it."

"Okay uncle."

After the call ended, Yufei looked at Jialina, and in her expectant eyes, she replied: "I promised my uncle that I can't lend you money."

"do not."

Carina begged and pleaded, but Yuffie refused to give in.

Finally, seeing that Yuffie had indeed made up her mind, Carina stood up, as if she had made some extraordinary decision.

"I want to make my own money! I want to start a business!"

"Well, you don't have to start a business to make money. In fact, it's more convenient to work." You Fei advised.

Starting a business, it’s not that she doesn’t trust Karina, but that’s worse than just wasting money.

Yufei also didn't want her good friend to lose everything.

"I want to open my own online store." Karina said firmly.

That is not bad.

Yuffie breathed a sigh of relief.

Online stores can't lose too much money.

"So what are you selling?"

“These are the things I bought.”

"But how do you compete with stores that specialize in selling these things?"

“I sell it cheaper than them!”

Yuffie's eyes widened, and she was so shocked by the answer that she temporarily lost the ability to speak, and it took her a while to organize herself.

"Wouldn't that mean you'd lose money on every sale?"

"It's a loss, but I'm not doing this for profit. I just want to make back a little of the money I spent."

Zhuoge’s online shopping platform does not support unconditional returns or the function of including shipping costs.

The transportation capacity is already tight and there are only so many dragons.

It also effectively prevents those people who habitually buy ten items and return nine of them, which can be considered to protect the merchants a little.

Of course, if there is indeed a problem with the product, you can still return it free of charge. If the problem is too serious, you can even ask for compensation.

We can’t just protect the businesses.

Carina may have many flaws, but she is not lazy.

After setting the goal, there is strong motivation to take action.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a big fan of Raul. Being a core figure among fans requires not only passion and financial conditions, but also physical work.

Soon, Karina's second-hand shop opened.

This should be the store with the most product categories on the entire online shopping platform, except for the Drogo official store.

Moreover, there is a purchase limit for each item, and the maximum number of items that can be purchased is no more than five.

In order to open the store, Karina carefully counted all the things she could sell.

If you don't count them, you won't know that she has bought so many things.

She had no impression of many of the things she found in the storage space. They looked unfamiliar, and she couldn't remember why she bought them.

As expected, when it comes to consumption, in many cases, we lose our rationality in an instant. If we think about it for a few more seconds, we will not place the order.

After deciding to open a store, Karina put a lot of effort into it.

I carefully thought of the promotional words for each product.

"For female college students' own use, 99% new."

"My boyfriend gave it to me. I don't really need it. It's unopened."

"Rich woman moves out to clear out inventory."

“The prizes from the annual meeting raffle are lying idle.”

“A small gift will be given with your order.”

……

Perhaps it was due to her strong social talent, but Karina was able to do these things easily.

Learning magic was a waste of many years of talent. This trick is much more than the spells she knows.

The vast majority of consumers still prefer cheap things.

Thanks to Karina's low-price offensive, her shop achieved a lot of sales.

Those things that were rarely used after being bought were sold at prices lower than the purchase price.

And both the buyer and the seller are very happy.

The buyer saves money and the seller is simply happy.

Karina suddenly realized that it felt really good to make money, even though this money was originally wasted and she lost a lot.

After finding the goal in life, people become more energetic and their daily routine becomes healthier.

Whenever I have time every day, I keep an eye on the background messages.

"No, this person is crazy. The reason for giving a bad review is that it was opened. Is he blind? Didn't I write "new" on the product page? "

In the dormitory, Karina slammed the table and cursed.

"Youfei, do you think this kind of customer makes sense?"

"Well, maybe he assumes that all the products on the platform are new. I've never seen second-hand products sold here before."

"Yes, there are no second-hand items for sale. In fact, there should be quite a few people who need to sell their unused items."

"Maybe."

"Maybe……"

Karina suddenly thought of something.

"There are many people who have this need!" She suddenly got excited. "We really need a platform like this, a platform that specializes in selling second-hand items."

Jialina looked at Yufei seriously and said, "Let's make a website to sell second-hand goods." (End of this chapter)