When Diao Huanshan heard this, he was stunned. His originally arrogant expression immediately became a little awkward. This Heavenly Elixir Pavilion was only a newly opened small shop. According to his expectations and past experience, when someone suddenly heard that the Famed Medicine Sect had such a big name, how could they not try to curry favor?
He never thought that after he made a name for himself, the other party would still dare to be so indifferent. He had already said that he would give him a chance to cooperate, but not only did he not shed tears of gratitude, he was actually so unwilling. This was simply intolerable!
"Hmph, so to say, shopkeeper, you don't plan to give me the face of the Medicine Sect?" Diao Huanshan snorted coldly in anger out of humiliation.
Lin Yi couldn't stop laughing when he heard that. This guy didn't even try to tempt him, but directly started to threaten him. The so-called cooperation with the Medicine Sect was obvious. He had already begun to reveal his fox's tail so quickly.
"Shopkeeper Diao, since we are all businessmen, then naturally, business is our foundation. Face or not, shouldn't be something that we businessmen should consider, right?" Lin Yi smiled indifferently, but seeing that the other party's face was livid, he didn't want to force him into a deadlock, so he immediately said, "Alright, Shopkeeper Diao, what suggestion do you have? Why don't you just say it?"
Diao Huanshan heard that and couldn't help but look at Lin Yi in surprise. This young man looked so young, but he didn't expect him to be so eloquent. With one sentence, he took the initiative in the conversation. He could be said to be very experienced.
However, in the face of absolute power, no matter how good your negotiation skills are, it's all useless. You can only obediently follow what I say, and don't even think about escaping from the palm of my hand!
"Shopkeeper, since you opened an elixir shop here, you should know that this is the territory of Zhongdao Market, right?" Diao Huanshan asked with narrowed eyes.
"Of course, but so what?" Lin Yi looked at him and asked back. The surrounding dozen streets, including the Five Elements Commerce area, were all within the territory of Zhongdao Market, which was several times larger than the north island.
"Since you know that this is Zhongdao Market. Shopkeeper, have you never heard of the Elixir Alliance? All the merchants who sell elixirs in the Middle Island Market Square must unconditionally accept the management of the Elixir Alliance. This is the rule, and no one can break it, "Diao Huan Shan said with a cold smile.
"Elixir Alliance?" Lin Yi was taken aback. He had never heard of this before. He had never heard Cai Zhongyang mention it during the few days he had been with him.
Today was the opening of the new shop, so people like The Will of Heaven, Hou Guanqi, and Cai Zhongyang would naturally come to support the opening, but they hadn't arrived yet. Lin Yi couldn't find anyone to verify the truth of the other party's words.
"What? From your expression, it seems like you don't believe me? " Diao Huan Shan curled his lips mockingly, then turned to the crowd and said, "There should be some reasonable people among you. You shouldn't be so ignorant that you haven't even heard of the Elixir Alliance, right?"
"I can prove this. Zhongdao Market does have a specialized Elixir Alliance. The purpose of its existence is to supervise the quality of elixirs sold by many merchants, so that fake elixirs won't harm customers and affect the reputation of our Middle Island Market. I am the elixir appraiser of the Elixir Alliance, "an old man in the crowd replied.
The rest of the people present nodded. Even if they weren't merchants, this was common knowledge. As long as they had spent some time in Zhongdao Market, they would naturally know about it. Naturally, they would know about it.
"Now you shouldn't be suspicious anymore, right? You dare to open an elixir shop here without even knowing about the Elixir Alliance? Shopkeeper, you are truly ignorant and fearless, "Diao Huan Shan sneered.
"So what? The quality of the elixirs of our Tiandan Pavilion is absolutely reliable. There won't be any fake elixirs, and we can accept the inspection of the Elixir Alliance at any time. However, what does this have to do with the cooperation that Shopkeeper Diao mentioned? "Lin Yi asked calmly.
"We can accept the inspection of the Elixir Alliance at any time? Do you believe that yourself? " Diao Huan Shan suddenly laughed. He moved in front of Lin Yi and lowered his voice, saying, "Shopkeeper, don't be so sure. We are out to do business, so who doesn't know about this? As long as we really put in the effort to check, there is no elixir shop without wenti. Oh yes, by the way, we, the Medicine Sect, are in charge of this year's Elixir Alliance Chamber of Commerce. "
"What do you mean?" Lin Yi frowned slightly.
"It's very simple. All the inspections this year will be decided by the Medicine Sect. As long as we say you can do it, you can do it even if you can't. However, if we say you can't, hmph, you can't do it even if you can. Do you understand what I mean now?" Diao Huan Shan threatened smugly.
"Shopkeeper Diao, could it be that you want me to pay a protection fee to the Medicine Sect?" Lin Yi's face darkened.
Although there was absolutely no wenti in his elixirs, if the other party really insisted that there was wenti in the name of the Elixir Alliance, then even if he could prove his innocence afterwards, at least his reputation would be ruined. This guy was a classic example of someone who could not do anything right, but was more than capable of ruining things. He really couldn't ignore him!
"Protection fee? No, no, no. We are the dignified Medicine Sect. How could we do such a lowly and shameless thing like collecting protection fee? " Diao Huan Shan shook his head repeatedly and raised his eyebrows. "Didn't I tell you from the beginning? I came to you today to cooperate with you."
"What kind of cooperation?" Lin Yi asked without a change in expression.
"It's very simple. The Medicine Sect can provide you with some elixirs and let you participate in the distribution. This is a big pie that fell from the sky. What do you think, shopkeeper? Of course, as long as you choose to cooperate with us, you naturally don't have to worry about the Elixir Alliance's inspection, "Diao Huan Shan tempted him.
"Using the Elixir Alliance as a threat to make my Tiandan Pavilion do the distribution for the Medicine Sect. This is his wishful thinking!"
"Then, Shopkeeper Diao, if we help you distribute the elixirs, how much will the purchase price be lower than your normal selling price?" Lin Yi asked seriously.
"Of course we will sell them to you at the normal selling price!" Diao Huan Shan instantly laughed. Seeing that Lin Yi's expression was a little uneasy, he analyzed the pros and cons and said, "Think about it, shopkeeper. For a small elixir shop like yours, when business is not good, you can only starve. But if business is good, it's very easy to run out of stock. This is something that will ruin your reputation. As long as you choose to cooperate with the Medicine Sect, you won't have to worry about this risk. Moreover, you can handle the inspection from the Elixir Alliance. This is a great thing. Don't you understand?"
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