Imperial Treasure
Chapter 236 - 173: Visiting_2

Chapter 236: Chapter 173: Visiting_2

The most crucial thing—why would someone die.

She wouldn’t ask.

Such a temperament was fundamentally unsuited for the interpersonal relations in the studio, and she wouldn’t waste mental power trying to balance various relationships.

Therefore, she was not suitable for detailed management.

This was why she needed to find Lin Yun.

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Lin Yun arrived soon because, on Sui Yi’s instructions, she had brought her belongings, intending to head to the Provincial City together on another day since she didn’t need to work now and had ample time.

However, this quite resembled moving in with someone, so when she arrived at this obviously expensive villa, she felt a mixture of restraint and regret...

Fortunately, Sui Yi saw through this and lightened her embarrassment with a few casual words. After serving tea, they quickly got into their groove. Sui Yi recalled the information she had noted down from books, and discussed its application with Lin Yun. Sui Yi had some book knowledge, but the practical significance needed Lin Yun’s observation, since she had worked for several years and had also spent two to three years in the Provincial City before moving to Nanxun. So asking Lin Yun was definitely the right move.

After talking for two hours, Lin Yun was eager to start drafting the plan, while Sui Yi began to ponder the most critical issue.

The company needed to be established. Registering capital of 5 million yuan, purchasing and refurbishing a storefront, would require at least 2 million yuan, especially in the Provincial City, where a suitable location would not come cheap.

Establishing connections and purchasing some basic material supplies would require at least 3 million yuan.

Adding it all up, 10 million yuan was a rough estimate.

Many might find this amount excessive for just a store, but Sui Yi knew she didn’t have much time to gradually establish a store that would develop into a company. She wanted a corporate model built upfront, quickly filling in the interior structure after establishing a solid foundation and then upgrading... This required a substantial amount of capital as funds.

It was not easy.

To make money, gambling stones was the fastest way, and also where she felt most confident. However, the public gambling stone platforms were not due to open soon and time was mismatching, so she could only delay. Then the other methods...

Sui Yi glanced at the Jiang Zhixuan Jade Ink laying beside her hand.

She too was a lover of antiques. Although she didn’t cherish this ink block as much as Yi Chilian cherished hers, she was still rather attached to it.

"Good objects are rare, and favored items are even harder to find. To possess them is a matter of destiny; think it over," Sui Yi set aside the finished plan, stood up, and sat on the bed to cultivate her Inner Strength.

How to cultivate Inner Strength was taught to her by Gong Jiu, of course. Every family had its own rules, and Gong Jiu wouldn’t neglect clan rules to impart their Inner Strength techniques to Sui Yi, and even if he were willing, Sui Yi wouldn’t learn them. This was something both were well aware of.

However, Gong Jiu indirectly let slip some simple operation methods, which ordinary people wouldn’t mention.

Inner Strength circulated within her body, gradually covering her exterior, nourishing flesh and blood... Martial artists live longer, resist aging, because their flesh is stronger than that of ordinary people.

In Jin Yong’s novels, the reason Little Dragon Girl looks the same for over a decade is not without basis; with the level of Inner Strength that Sui Yi and Gong Jiu currently had, they couldn’t achieve such effects, but appearing ten to twenty years younger than actual age was quite straightforward.

She cultivated half the night, and slept well the other half.

The next morning, Sui Yi got up early and went with Li Jingyan and Lin Yun to several ceramic manufacturers. The car belonged to Elder Tang and was driven by Li Jingyan...

This made Sui Yi realize she needed to spend money on another car... (The usually unmaterialistic Miss Sui felt for the first time that money was truly scarce~~).

The purpose of this trip was mainly to check out manufacturers of pens, inks, and other related supplies. Initially, Lin Yun was quite worried that the three, who clearly had no relation to commerce, might be snubbed. However, as soon as they saw Sui Yi, they didn’t even need to mention Elder Tang’s influence and directly came up to greet her warmly...

"Ah, Miss Sui....long time no see."

"Miss Sui, that day at the Classical Chinese Conference..."

"You really are amazing..."

Blah blah blah, very enthusiastic.

Because Sui Yi had money, had background connections, and was on good terms with people like Elder De, ha ha~!! Business people love making friends like her!

If they could do business, that would be the best!

After visiting several manufacturers, it went well, and with the connections established previously at Elder Han’s club and at the Classical Chinese Conference, they were put to good use.

They smoothly met with seven manufacturers, toured, and talked, and signed contracts with two of them, a producer of Nanxun’s specialty Literati pens and Nanxun paper. These were two well-established brands with solid reputations. Sui Yi, although having limited contact, still had her ways of assessing people. The first five—sly, slick-tongued, lecherous, procrastinative...made Sui Yi directly pass on them.

It wasn’t that her standards were too high, but certain character flaws became apparent in the production environment: poor environment, low-quality staff, substandard product quality...

The risks of business were high, and so were the troubles.

Better not to make such acquaintances!

After Sui Yi left, those who couldn’t secure cooperation cursed and mocked Sui Yi...

"Just a kid, barely grown fur and already trying to do business... Being pretty is useless!"

"Exactly! Just wait and see her scatter money everywhere and have nowhere to pick it up..."

In the days that followed, Sui Yi indeed was spending money like water... in Nanxun Town, nearby towns, and even some ancient villages, she covered them all...

Initially, Lin Yun and Li Jingyan thought she was there to scout relics and see if there were any saleable goods... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com), and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)