Chapter 588: Chapter 587: Every Last One of Them Is a Genius!!! (Second Update)
They purely intended to mess with and disgust Yun Ran, not to help her make money.
At least more than half the people immediately chickened out: "It’s getting late, we should be heading back, let’s not disturb Master Yun."
Yun Ran instantly showed a ’big loss’ expression, as if not earning that money made her extremely upset.
"Oh, that’s really unfortunate, we had prepared quite a lot of ingredients..."
As soon as she said that, everyone felt like they had fallen into a trap and were about to be ripped off by Yun Ran.
Immediately, a good number of people started to say their goodbyes to Yun Ran.
In the end, less than one-tenth of the original group remained.
Gu Yuan, who had a deep filter of ’a little girl easily deceived by others’ for Yun Ran, immediately slowed his pace.
Watching how Yun Ran efficiently sent off the majority of those with intentions, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curve up.
Right, in his rush, he almost forgot that Yun Ran is a money-grubber. Even he and the big boss were often taken advantage of by her.
There was no way she wouldn’t fleece these plump sheep brought to her door, it would be against the nature of a money-grubber.
He was truly surprised how some people were so shameless, thinking they could get something for nothing, but as soon as they saw that Yun Ran was charging, they immediately backed off.
However, this trick, he’s learned it. In the future, if anyone wants to shamelessly freeload from him, he’s going to set up a pricing standard!
Xin Fu quickly came over with the payment code, his face nearly folding into laughter.
"My name is Xin Fu, thank you all for your patronage."
Except for Daoist Qingmu and a few others familiar with Yun Ran, the rest were stunned by Xin Fu’s payment code.
But to find out what they wanted to know, those people clenched their jaws and fiercely scanned the code to pay.
However, they all tacitly chose the lowest tier of the pricing standard, as if in this way, it would let Yun Ran earn a bit less.
If they knew that the lowest pricing tier Yun Ran set actually had the highest profit margin, they would probably want to vomit blood.
Listening to the beeps of payment, the annoyance in Yun Ran’s heart vanished into thin air.
She turned her head to look at the waiters who had been temporarily transferred from Yun Jinyang’s hotels.
"Take good care of our distinguished guests, make sure they feel at home!"
"Yes, Third Miss."
These hotel waiters were all freeloading off the Yun Family, their wages and bonuses were covered by the Yun Family, even those ingredients were brought from hotels under the Yun Family’s name.
In summary, Yun Ran was the true freeloading expert, making money with others’ resources and labor.
The few people who stayed from the Sihui Sect, especially the Great Elder, glanced at Du Jun with admiration.
Luckily, before Yun Ran went to Death Mountain, Du Jun had found the opportunity to get close to Yun Ran.
Otherwise, with someone as shrewd as Yun Ran, they would have had to pay a higher price for a chance just to get her attention.
The departing crowd, just stepping out of the gate of Qingfeng Temple, immediately began to grumble, completely forgetting they were still on Qingfeng Temple’s grounds.
"Damn, I’ve never seen someone as shameless as Yun Ran, charging for an overnight stay, isn’t she afraid of being laughed at!"
"Exactly, our family hosts quite a few fellow practitioners every year, when have we ever been so stingy!"
"I really didn’t expect her to be such a petty person. Our family, just for hosting every year, has more than a billion in special expenses..."
The person saying this suddenly realized with a heartache.
Damn, really didn’t realize until now, over a billion in hosting expenses given for free.
If... if they also charged like Yun Ran, in and out, that would be nearly thirty billion in revenue.
Gosh, why does that make the heart hurt even more!!!
Others shared this heartache, initially criticizing Yun Ran for being miserly, but after calculating how much their families spend every year on hosting...
Damn, the big resentment seemed to be them looking at themselves!
When it comes to their own interests, no one is a fool, those who were just cursing now tacitly zipped their mouths.
Can’t help it, since they themselves are starting to feel the temptation too. Business isn’t easy these days, everyone’s income has declined somewhat.
If the hosting expenses were cut and they could still charge, these revenues could account for a significant portion of income.
The grumbling crowd, after their expressions fluctuated, one of them finally lightly coughed.
Then said: "Well, actually, Yun Ran’s charging isn’t unreasonable, after all, whose money isn’t hard-earned.
If there are real difficulties, waiving some fees is okay, but those visiting every household to learn and exchange should still pay, don’t you think?"
One person changed the topic, and anyone wanting to eat off this bowl would not contradict it, instead making the charging seem reasonable and compliant.
"Exactly, mutual learning and exchange used to be free, many people didn’t cherish it at all, thinking being free meant not valuing it.
We are doing it to improve efficiency, charging a fee will make everyone value it more."
"This idea is good, it can increase everyone’s enthusiasm and reduce unnecessary waste. Nowadays, isn’t promoting frugality encouraged? I think everyone should actively respond!"
...
In no time, the preliminary version of the "Guide to Pricing Standards for Mutual Learning and Exchange Among Families" was formed.
The events happening on the Qingfeng Temple hill were all clear to Yun Ran.
Knowing these people reached an agreement in just ten minutes, Yun Ran couldn’t hold back her eye roll.
Usually, these people could take ten days to half a month for a meeting without reaching a consensus.
Now, when it involved their interests, their efficiency was astonishing.
Ha, they’re all so clever!!!
After Yun Ran told Gu Yuan about this, Gu Yuan was silent for a rare moment.
"This is good, the revenues of each family circulate, and they have to owe you a favor. In the future, they won’t be able to easily make things difficult for Qingfeng Temple on the surface."
Seeing the unmistakable fatigue on Gu Yuan’s face, Yun Ran finally felt a slightly guilty conscience.
"You’ve really worked hard these days, you should rest early. I’ll have someone keep an eye on the remaining matters."