Old Five is a Goose.
Chapter 8: The Chief Alchemist
Lu Jiujun hesitated for a moment, "It's not entirely for you to develop new medicines. The reason why my Dan Han Pharmacy has declined is because I invested a lot of money in developing new medicines. As a result, the new medicines failed to be developed in time and were seized by competitors. Perhaps you can start from our original development, which can save a lot of time and energy."
Lu Jiujun wasn't lying about this. After Mo Tiancheng disappeared, the Dan Han Pharmacy had a lot of profits. Lu Jiujun was not a stable person. He immediately hired several alchemists to start researching new medicines. Unfortunately, the previous profits of Dan Han Pharmacy were emptied by Mo Tiancheng. Relying on the savings after Mo Tiancheng left was not enough to develop new medicines. In the end, it was all in vain. The new medicines were not developed, and the Dan Han Pharmacy went bankrupt.
Many people think that Lu Jiujun's crazy spending led to the decline of the Dan Han Pharmacy. Only Lu Jiujun himself knew that even if he did not develop new medicines, the Dan Han Pharmacy would collapse sooner or later.
Mo Tiancheng's mind was not on the Dan Han Pharmacy at all. The previous varieties of Dan Han Pharmacy had lost their competitiveness after decades. The Cheng Ling Extreme Pill workshop had medicines with the same efficacy, and the price was far more competitive than Dan Han. What he did was just a gamble.
"If I am in charge of the new medicine research alone, I hope to occupy 70% of the new medicine profit." Mo Wuji directly opened his mouth wide after knowing that he needed a lot of funds. He didn't intend to use the previous achievements of Dan Han Pharmacy at all.
"Impossible, you don't have an alchemist qualification certificate, and you want 70% of the profit? There is no such thing in the world! Even if I just hire an alchemist, it will only be two to three hundred gold coins a month at most." Lu Jiujun stood up and said angrily.
Mo Wuji was not flustered at all. He had experienced this kind of negotiation countless times in his previous life, how could he be scared off by a single sentence, "Proprietor Lu, are you sure that an alchemist with two to three hundred gold coins a month can develop new medicines for you? Secondly, even if a new medicine is developed, if the person quits and another pharmacy takes out this new product, are you sure that this new medicine will still have a profit? Okay, even if you sign a contract, if the development cycle is long, do you have so many gold coins to pay to others? I am different. I only need ten gold coins a month from you before the new medicine comes out."
Mo Wuji was sure that Lu Jiujun did not have extra gold coins to hire a real alchemist, so he wanted to try his luck and put his idea on him.
"You want a share of the new medicine, and you want me to pay ten gold coins a month?" Lu Jiujun felt a little powerless to speak.
"Of course, Proprietor Lu, you can find me, which is enough to show your brilliance and martial prowess. Since this is the case, you naturally understand my situation, and you also know that I can't study new medicines for you on an empty stomach. Moreover, even if I can't research new medicines, your loss is not big. Once you spend hundreds of gold coins to hire other alchemists, and in the end you can't research new medicines, haha, I'm afraid Proprietor Lu will be my neighbor..." Mo Wuji said with a smile.
Lu Jiujun looked at Mo Wuji's smiling face, and his heart was full of hatred. If he heard anyone say that this guy was a madman with a broken brain, he would probably rush up and kick that guy.
"No, I can give you five percent at most." Lu Jiujun hesitated for a long time before saying word by word.
What Mo Wuji said also made sense. Even if he couldn't research it, the loss would only be a few dozen gold coins in a few months. Once he hired other alchemists, the loss would probably be thousands of gold coins. At that time, maybe he, Lu Jiujun, would really be a neighbor with this down-and-out prince.
Mo Wuji calmly stroked his chin, "Five percent is also okay, but it's not five percent of the new medicine. It's five percent of the Dan Han Pharmacy's shares. If you agree, we will sign the contract. If you don't agree, I'm going to take the alchemist certificate exam. Don't tell me that you can't take the certificate without a diploma. I have ways. When I get the certificate, hehe..."
Lu Jiujun sighed. He knew that Mo Wuji had grasped his lifeline. If he didn't find this Mo Wuji, even if he told other alchemists that he would give them 80% of the workshop, it is estimated that no one would believe him.
"Okay, I agree. Young Master Mo, you must do your best. My Dan Han Pharmacy depends entirely on you. From today onwards, you are the chief alchemist of Dan Han Pharmacy." Lu Jiujun did not bargain any more. When the new medicine of Dan Han Pharmacy comes out, the new medicine is all the profit. Therefore, the share of Dan Han Pharmacy workshop and the share of new medicine are actually the same concept, and even the share of new medicine may be more.
Mo Wuji patted Lu Jiujun on the shoulder, "Brother, you are a smart person. Watch how I lead you to make a fortune and revitalize Dan Han Pharmacy. By the way, Old Lu, lend me ten gold coins first. I'm short of rice at home."
The corners of Lu Jiujun's mouth twitched a few times. He still took out a small cloth bag and handed it to Mo Wuji, "Brother Mo, we are a family soon, why do we need to be so polite? If there are not enough gold coins, you can just advance your monthly salary. I'll go back and prepare. You can just come to my workshop to sign the contract tomorrow."
Mo Wuji took the bag and squeezed it. There were indeed nearly ten gold coins in it. He was overjoyed and wanted to say more, when he saw Yan'er in the guild hall, looking anxious. It turned out that this girl was worried about him and came to the guild again.
"Okay, okay, I'll go to Dan Han Pharmacy tomorrow..." While speaking, Mo Wuji had already walked out of the teahouse and waved his hand from afar, calling out, "Girl..."
After the confusion and worry when he first arrived, and after a tug-of-war with the guild and Lu Jiujun, Mo Wuji had completely recovered his state of mind. Since he was here, he should settle down.
"Young Master..." Yan'er saw Mo Wuji, and the anxiety in her eyes disappeared instantly. She hurried over with a trot.
"Let's go, let's go home, and buy some good food to take with us." Mo Wuji pulled Yan'er, hurriedly greeted Lu Jiujun, and walked out of the guild.
To be honest, he was not full at all with that half bowl of rice in the morning. Now that he has gold coins, if he doesn't have a big meal, he will be letting down his stomach.
"Cheng Yu Spirit Opening Tower?" Mo Wuji stopped as soon as he walked out of the guild gate. He saw a light golden tower across the street, with several large characters standing outside the tower, Cheng Yu Spirit Opening Tower.
When he came to look for a job before, he saw Raozhou Guild first, but he didn't pay attention to the Cheng Yu Spirit Opening Tower behind it.
Seeing Mo Wuji stop and look at the Spirit Opening Tower in the distance, Yan'er sighed in her heart and said, "Young Master, that is the place to open the spirit. Young Master also went there before."
Yan'er was vaguely reminding Mo Wuji that he was a mortal root. Mo Wuji understood what Yan'er meant, and still said, "Yan'er, let's put the meal aside for now. Let's go to the Spirit Opening Tower to take a look first."
For Mo Wuji, the most important thing now is to be able to have spiritual roots and then cultivate. His tug-of-war with Lu Jiujun was also to talk for the sake of cultivation, otherwise, where could he not earn money for food?
"Ah..."
After Yan'er said ah, she was pulled by Mo Wuji and walked towards the Spirit Opening Tower across the street.
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"Stop, the spirit measuring and spirit opening place, no idlers allowed." Mo Wuji and Yan'er were stopped as soon as they reached the gate of the Spirit Opening Tower.
"Young Master, to open the spirit, you must first register, and then pay the gold coins before you can enter. If there is any fraud, it will be very serious..." Yan'er was worried that Mo Wuji would mess around, and explained in a low voice in Mo Wuji's ear.
Mo Wuji nodded, he would naturally not mess around here, this is a matter of life. He came here to ask what procedures are required to open the spirit, and how many gold coins need to be paid.
"Eh?" Before Mo Wuji could speak, a surprised sound rang beside him.
"Little girl, are you here to open the spirit?" Following this surprised sound, a slightly hoarse voice asked.
Mo Wuji and Yan'er then saw that there was a man and a woman beside them at some point. The man had a white beard and looked like an immortal. The woman had a beautiful face, and a noble and cold aura permeated, making people dare not look directly. It was the man who asked the question.
Yan'er subconsciously took a step back and shook her head.
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