Chapter 206: Starry Sky Auction House (Fifth update, you owe me three chapters)

The prerequisite for everything was that he first had to own an auction house of his own!

Perhaps some might say to consign items to other auction houses, but setting aside the commission fees, the sheer quantity of High Quality Fairy he was consigning would easily lead people to notice something amiss, even if he split them across multiple auction houses.

Among all the auction houses available for sale, Starry Sky Auction House was undoubtedly his first choice, primarily due to its geographical location; although the Academy District was large, it was ultimately far inferior to Peng City, and counting them all up, there were only three auction houses, none of which had much fame, meaning there were no strong competitors, so as long as the reputation was built up, it would be easier to grow and strengthen.

Besides that, he was a student of Yuanling Academy and the Class Monitor of the First-Year Elite Class, so he could receive a certain degree of care in the Academy District; at the very least, calling for reinforcements was close, as a Pseudo-King like Vice Principal Xu could arrive in one or two instances of Instant Movement.

Finally, there was the massive potential consumer base; the Academy District was composed of dozens of academies, and although most were obscure with only triple-digit numbers of instructors and students, there were several well-known ones with over four-digit numbers, among which Yuanling Academy alone had five thousand, and adding these academies together, there were likely twenty to thirty thousand Monster Tamer.

Without a doubt, this was a massive number; after all, according to the proportion of Monster Tamer in Langya Kingdom, the number of Monster Tamer did not even reach 1% of the total population.

In terms of the number of Monster Tamer, the Academy District was naturally inferior to Peng City, but it had an advantage in quality, as most of the Monster Tamer settled in Peng City were Loose Cultivator.

However, because the three auction houses in the Academy District were not very famous, Monster Tamer in the Academy District often chose to go to Peng City when they had needs.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng entered Starry Sky Auction House.

"Hello, welcome to Starry Sky Auction House. This gentleman, are you here to consign items?"

As soon as Li Zhangsheng entered the auction house, a staff member immediately came up to him enthusiastically.

Businesses operate for the purpose of making money, and commercial institutions like auction houses often place great importance on the quality of service for their clients.

The staff member had excellent discernment and recognized at a glance that Li Zhangsheng was a student of Yuanling Academy; when he saw the Academy Medal pinned to Li Zhangsheng's chest, a look of involuntary humility appeared on his face.

Starry Sky Auction House was located in the Academy District, so the staff here naturally did their homework on Yuanling Academy; he recognized this medal, which represented the status of an Elite Class Member of Yuanling Academy.

Li Zhangsheng did not immediately get to the point and asked, "When is your auction house planning to hold an auction?"

"Sir, we just held an auction not long ago. Based on past circumstances, the next auction will likely take another three or four months to be held!"

The staff member wore a troubled expression but still answered truthfully; he was even putting it in a positive light, as if there were insufficient auction items, it would be delayed even longer.

Auction houses in Langya Kingdom often held large-scale auctions in the spring and autumn, and would also hold small-scale auctions or specialized small auctions regularly to maintain their reputation and customer base.

Holding one at least every three or four months, the situation of Starry Sky Auction House could be imagined, and it was no wonder they were thinking of selling.

"Take me to see the owner here; I want to discuss the matter of purchasing the auction house with him!"

After Li Zhangsheng stated his purpose, the staff member was clearly stunned for a moment, but upon realizing this could be his future boss, he hurriedly and respectfully ushered Li Zhangsheng into the depths of the auction house.

This auction house had a vast area, but due to the low customer traffic, many open spaces had been left idle; the decoration was primarily elegant, but these decorations were already somewhat old, and it had likely been a long time since they were meticulously maintained.

Soon, the staff member ushered Li Zhangsheng into the VIP room.

"Please wait here for a moment!"

After the staff member left, a service attendant entered and placed some melons, fruits, and snacks on the side tea table.

Li Zhangsheng sat on a chair, deliberately crossing his legs and cracking melon seeds.

In less than a minute, a middle-aged fat man dressed quite meticulously entered the room.

"Hello, I am the owner of Starry Sky Auction House, Zhang Quan. May I ask for the gentleman's honorable name?"

While speaking, Zhang Quan sat on the chair opposite Li Zhangsheng; there was a bit of cold sweat on his forehead, clearly having come in a hurry.

Starry Sky Auction House had long been operating at a loss, and he had long had the idea of selling it; even though he had lowered the price significantly, no one was willing to take it over.

Now, the thing he hoped for most was to shed the burden of Starry Sky Auction House.

"Li Zhangsheng!"

Li Zhangsheng was concise and to the point; this had to do with his lack of experience in business, so he could only deliberately put on airs, speaking less and doing more to avoid being treated as a sucker.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhang Quan finally got straight to the point: "I heard from my subordinates that you have the idea of purchasing the auction house?"

"Yes, how much are you planning to price this auction house at?"

Zhang Quan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "As long as one thousand Soul Crystal, this Starry Sky Auction House will be yours!"

"Too expensive, I can offer at most five hundred Soul Crystal!" Li Zhangsheng frowned; he could scrape together one thousand Soul Crystal, but it would definitely hurt his foundation, not to mention that without a certain amount of liquid capital, an auction house would be difficult to operate.

"Mr. Li, you are cutting the price too much. Look at my auction house; it may not be famous, but it is definitely the auction house with the largest footprint in the Academy District! Even counting the auction houses in Peng City, its area is second only to a few large auction houses! How about this, since you are an Elite Class student of Yuanling Academy, as long as nine hundred Soul Crystal, consider it me making a friend of you, how about that?"

In order to sell the auction house as soon as possible, Zhang Quan could only adopt the method of lowering the price; otherwise, for every day the auction house remained in his hands, he would lose money.

"Still too high. Your auction house has a large footprint, but many areas have not been utilized, and these decorations also need to be renovated. How about this, since you said you want to make a friend of me, I will also take a step back: six hundred Soul Crystal, no more than that!"

Hearing Li Zhangsheng say this, Zhang Quan was inwardly slandering him; due to his anxiety, cold sweat broke out on Zhang Quan's forehead again. He could not let go of this potential buyer in front of him; after all, his auction house had been 'listed' for over a year, yet very few people had come to ask for the price.

In the time that followed, the two continued to haggle, finally settling on eight hundred Soul Crystal!

Fortunately, the family had rewarded him with three hundred Soul Crystal, otherwise Li Zhangsheng would really have had to sell some materials to make up the amount.

Soon, Zhang Quan brought over some documents, such as the land deed, property certificate, etc.

Li Zhangsheng looked at them carefully, confirming their authenticity and content; half an hour later, Li Zhangsheng put down the documents, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face. The area of Starry Sky Auction House was beyond his expectations; he had not expected that the open space behind it was also an asset of Starry Sky Auction House. As long as this open space was included, in terms of area, it was completely on par with those few large auction houses, which could be considered a gain.

Zhang Quan

After confirming, Li Zhangsheng readily signed his name on the contract.

"Deal!" Li Zhangsheng stood up and shook Zhang Quan's chubby palm.

With the dust settled, Zhang Quan finally breathed a sigh of relief, his fat face full of smiles.

"Happy cooperation! Then I shall take my leave first; I hope Starry Sky Auction House will move toward prosperity under your leadership!"

Zhang Quan did not stay any longer; after resolving this burden, he could rest assured to go do other businesses.

After seeing Zhang Quan off, Li Zhangsheng immediately gathered the staff of the auction house; he appropriately increased their wages, which was easy to stabilize morale, and at the same time gave the Steward some instructions, such as recruiting employees, expanding the auction house, renovating the decorations, and so on.

Li Zhangsheng became a hands-off manager; professional matters were naturally left to professional talents to handle, and he only needed to be responsible for control, coordination, and supervision. He believed that before long, Starry Sky Auction House would surely become famous.

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