Chapter 141: Chapter 141: Spirit Spring Water Goes on Sale _1
The sudden question made Ye Ming’s face turn even redder.
He honestly confessed, "I’ve never had one."
Xu Lele smiled sweetly and asked, "Then, shall we give it a try?"
After speaking, Xu Lele closed her eyes.
Ye Ming swallowed and tentatively launched an offensive on Xu Lele.
Just as the two were about to come together, a cough shattered the beautiful moment.
Ye Ming turned his head to look and saw Elder Wang standing not far away, watching the two with great interest.
"Kid, you’re pretty good, managing to sneak in without my notice," Elder Wang said with a chuckle, "I haven’t seen you for a few days, and I didn’t expect you to have improved so much!"
Having been caught sneaking around on someone else’s turf, Ye Ming hastily let go of Xu Lele and greeted Elder Wang.
Elder Wang waved his hand and sauntered over to Ye Ming, saying, "Good lad, I knew I wasn’t wrong about you!"
"In just a few days, you’ve changed, indeed improved very quickly. I’m afraid in a few more days, even I won’t be a match for you."
Ye Ming hurriedly responded modestly, "Elder Wang is too kind, it’s just some little tricks, nothing noteworthy."
In truth, he had already been on guard, deliberately hiding his presence to sneak into the courtyard. He had managed to avoid Elder Wang’s line of sight, which prevented Elder Wang from detecting him.
It was only because he had lowered his guard while chatting with Xu Lele that he was eventually caught red-handed.
Elder Wang then said, "If you had malicious intentions, things could have gone very wrong, but fortunately, you were just catching up with the lady."
"If you apply the same cunning to the right path, it will greatly help your strength."
Ye Ming nodded his head eagerly in agreement.
After a brief silence, Elder Wang suddenly said, "In a few days, there will be a martial artists’ assembly in Yanjing. There will also be many experts attending, so you can go and give it a try. You might even make a great impression."
"I believe that if you can win the top prize and obtain the treasures of the Treasure Pavilion, perhaps the Family Head will acknowledge you."
Hearing this, Ye Ming started to feel some anticipation.
He nodded and said, "I will definitely go."
After speaking, Ye Ming did not stay any longer. After bidding a reluctant goodbye to Xu Lele, Ye Ming turned and left.
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After returning to Hai City, Ye Ming’s mind lingered on Elder Wang’s words, filled with anticipation for the martial artists’ assembly.
Competing with experts would allow him to improve himself further and accumulate combat experience, which was exactly what he was currently lacking.
However, training in isolation was certainly not a long-term strategy.
With regard to other matters, Ye Ming did not rest either.
After returning home, he immediately summoned Lin Bingqing and Qin Tianyu to discuss the Spirit Pearl Water.
Ye Ming planned to put the business of Herbal Pills and Protective Jade Amulets on hold and prioritize the Spirit Pearl Water.
"Mr. Ye, are you saying that you want to shift your focus to this Spirit Pearl Water? To give up on the Protective Jade Amulet business completely?"
Qin Tianyu was greatly shocked by Ye Ming’s idea.
In his view, all Ye Ming needed to do was maintain the status quo; it was like making money while lying down, so why change the focus?
Moreover, how could this ordinary water compete for a place against the long-established cosmetics on the market?
Qin Tianyu’s business-minded approach first considered the issue of profitability.
Furthermore, when he heard Ye Ming’s pricing for this water was fifty thousand for a bottle, and the volume was only half the size of a typical mineral water bottle, he found it utterly unbelievable.
If someone else had said this to him, Qin Tianyu would definitely think the person had a problem with their brain.
Paying fifty thousand for a bottle of water, isn’t that just insulting?
Before Ye Ming could open his mouth to explain, Lin Bingqing had already demonstrated the effects of the Spirit Pearl Water for Qin Tianyu.
After witnessing it with his own eyes, Qin Tianyu fell silent for a long time before saying, "Mr. Ye, I think selling this water for fifty thousand is too cheap, it should at least be a hundred thousand!"
Ye Ming smiled indifferently, "Selling it for a hundred thousand would be too shocking. The reason for the fifty thousand price tag is because the production of this water isn’t high enough."
Ye Ming had thoroughly considered the pricing before settling on this amount.
If it were too cheap, everyone would want to buy it, and there would undoubtedly be a supply shortage. The market would fall into chaos, and there might even be scalpers trying to profit from the situation.
Raising the price could help control such occurrences.
Ye Ming did not want to start off with a sensational launch. He only needed to build up a reputation slowly and progressively, as sustainable development is the true key to success.
The Spirit Pearl Water doesn’t require his intervention; it just needs the Spirit Pearl to absorb Spiritual Energy on its own. However, the natural generation of Spiritual Energy also takes time, and it isn’t infinite.
As for the name of this water, after much consideration, Ye Ming decided to call it ’Spirit Spring Water.’
The Qin Family would be responsible for the promotion, with Lin Bingqing taking full charge.
Qin Tianyu had no objections to Ye Ming’s proposal and was willing to assist Ye Ming wholeheartedly.
After delegating the tasks, Ye Ming stopped concerning himself with them and instead used some of the Spirit Spring Water to cultivate the seeds of Silver Snow Grass.
According to the details in his mind, although Silver Snow Grass isn’t particularly demanding about its growing environment.
It can grow on cliff edges, in caves, or amidst ice and snow, thriving in even the harshest conditions.
However, ensuring the safe and sound growth of Silver Snow Grass into its complete form is incredibly challenging because no one knows exactly what it uses to absorb nutrients.
Ye Ming dug a hole in the flowerbed, placed the Silver Snow Grass inside, watered it with some Spirit Spring Water, and quietly waited.
After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the slender sprout, as thin as a strand of hair, had broken through the soil and poked its head out.
Upon seeing this scene, Ye Ming was filled with immense joy.
He believed that it wouldn’t take long for the Silver Snow Grass to germinate fully and continue growing.
With such a miraculous use of Spirit Spring Water, he could later rent an entire farm to grow rare medicinal herbs on a large scale, avoiding many troubles and becoming self-sufficient.
His mind was filled with various methods of concocting elixirs and panaceas, only the herbs required were difficult to gather. If he cultivated them himself, he could save a lot of trouble.
Ye Ming spent the entire night engrossed in researching the Spirit Spring Water.
What he didn’t know was that at this very moment, Hai City was undergoing an earth-shattering transformation.
The great jade business, the Qin Family, had surprisingly switched to selling water overnight.
A small bottle of Spirit Spring Water was being sold for the astronomical price of fifty thousand.
The buzz of discussion spread everywhere, even journalists were alerted and they blockaded the Qin Family, eager to inquire about the specifics.
Old Master Qin was somewhat troubled; he was clueless and as the situation escalated, he decided to wash his hands of the matter, leaving everything to Qin Tianyu.
