Dragon's Origin

"You're willing to let me invest in Qian Sheng Yuan?" The Emperor was quite surprised.

In fact, it was no secret to the Emperor that the Grandmaster alchemists in Lord Hou's residence had been working day and night to make things for the past few days.

Although he didn't know what they were making, he was certain that the people working inside were at least master craftsmen from the Exquisite Pavilion.

A treasured sword forged by a master upgrading to a Grandmaster was sold to the Emperor for 2.66 million gold coins. So how much would each piece made by other Grandmasters cost?

If Qian Sheng Yuan specializes in trading these Grandmaster works, how many gold coins would it earn in the future?

Was there even a need to consider whether to invest in such a shop?

The Emperor had never imagined that he could join this business, so hearing Wang Sheng's offer to let him invest was a delightful surprise.

"This isn't just a dry share; you have to invest real money," Wang Sheng nodded and said, "Also, you have to provide the necessary protection for Qian Sheng Yuan's business in the capital."

Doing business definitely requires connections in both the legitimate and underworld, and this rule is equally valid in the Yuanhun world.

However, with an Emperor as a backer, as long as he takes care of these things, Wang Sheng can completely ignore the rest.

"Okay, how many gold coins do I need to invest, and how many shares will I get?" Since Wang Sheng brought it up, the Emperor was naturally happy to see it happen and immediately asked Wang Sheng.

"Let's start with ten million gold coins, which will be one share!" Wang Sheng seemed to blurt it out without thinking.

"Why don't you just rob me?" The Emperor was furious upon hearing this number and cursed at Wang Sheng.

"Robbing isn't as fast as this," Wang Sheng replied with a thick face, without changing his expression or skipping a beat, "If robbing could get me this much, I wouldn't mind trying to rob someone."

Huff, huff, huff, the Emperor could hear himself breathing heavily in anger.

But after a while, Wang Sheng ignored him, just looked at him and waited for his reply. The Emperor had to suppress his anger and asked Wang Sheng, "What else? Tell me everything at once!"

"Since you are also a major shareholder with a 10% stake, you should also contribute a bit and write a signboard plaque!" Wang Sheng was not polite at all, making requests one by one without any hesitation, completely treating the Emperor as a big businessman, a partner, but not as the Emperor.

As he spoke, Wang Sheng stood up and walked to the side, moving the large table in the main hall to the center. Then, with a wave of his hand, a roll of pure white paper appeared and was carefully spread out on the table.

"Manager Zhou, find a large basin and fill it with ink," Wang Sheng called out to Manager Zhou, while already taking out a brush. As for the module, Wang Sheng only took it out for the Emperor to see and didn't intend for him to actually use it.

The Emperor was proficient in calligraphy and painting, which was not a lie. For decades, he had relied on these to pass the time, and it was truly ingrained in his bones.

As soon as he saw the large paper, the Emperor immediately felt that it was extraordinary. He stood up and walked over directly, ignoring whether Manager Zhou was by his side to protect him, and leaned down to feel the pure white and smooth paper.

"Good paper!" Just by touch, without even writing on it himself, the Emperor discovered that this paper was unusual.

After praising one sheet, Wang Sheng had already taken out the second type of gold-flecked Xuan paper and laid it on top.

This time, the paper was resplendent with gold, with extremely fine gold powder ground on it, and the quality of the paper was also as good as ever.

By the time the third type of Chengxintang paper was taken out, the Emperor no longer said any compliments and directly asked Wang Sheng, "How many gold coins do you plan to sell this paper for?"

"These few sheets are the initial experimental products and are still relatively poor. A slightly better one is one gold coin per sheet," Wang Sheng didn't intend to hide anything and answered truthfully.

"Why don't you just rob me?" The Emperor was once again furious.

"You get 10% of the gold coins robbed," Wang Sheng replied calmly.

The Emperor immediately fell silent, touching the paper on the table for a long time, then picked up the large brush.

Without dipping it in ink, the Emperor just stroked the brush tip with his fingers and could feel a different sensation from the brushes he had used before.

By the time Wang Sheng explained the standards of 'pointed, round, uniform, and strong,' the Emperor was completely unable to remain calm.

The ink stick had not yet been ground, but he could already smell the refreshing fragrance when he held it in his hand.

Looking at the color and the feel, everything was several times better than the most high-end goods the Emperor had ever used.

The Emperor's face changed several times in a short period of time. He wanted to ask the price of the brush and ink, but felt that it was inappropriate for the dignified Emperor to ask such a question.

Fortunately, Manager Zhou was quick and brought in a basin of ink and placed it next to him.

Wang Sheng put away the gold-flecked Xuan paper and Chengxintang paper, leaving only the jade-like Xuan paper, and then gestured for the Emperor to try the brush and paper.

The inkstone had not yet been prepared, so it would have to wait.

Suddenly thinking that this was the most direct way for his calligraphy to face the world, the Emperor immediately became interested.

Wielding the large brush, he dipped it generously in ink, and on that large table, he wrote the three regular-script characters 'Qian Sheng Yuan' in one go.

In terms of the font alone, it was not even inferior to Wang Sheng, the originator.

It could be said that these were the three most unrestrained characters the Emperor had written in recent times.

After writing them, he did not forget to inscribe his name next to them.

After writing this one, Wang Sheng took out a few more sheets of paper and asked the Emperor to write several more, but the Emperor could never write the same free and smooth taste as the first three characters.

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"This is the one," Wang Sheng was now definitely a calligraphy connoisseur, taking the first three characters written by the Emperor and directly handed them to Manager Zhou: "Use this to engrave the plaque, inscribe 'Imperial Brush,' and stamp the Imperial Seal. Send it over with great fanfare on the opening day."

Manager Zhou glanced at the Emperor, who said nothing. Manager Zhou immediately understood and carefully put the sheet away, then continued to stand not far away as an invisible man.

"That sword, I want to take it back first," Wang Sheng pointed to the Emperor's Sword, regardless of the Emperor's expression, and said directly, "Don't worry, it's yours, no one can take it away.

On the opening day, first display it in Qian Sheng Yuan for half a day, and then have the Emperor send someone to buy it back with great fanfare.

This way, Qian Sheng Yuan's reputation will spread immediately, saving on publicity."

"As for the Four Treasures of the Study and other ninth-grade items, they will slowly appear in Qian Sheng Yuan, taking them out one by one," Wang Sheng continued to talk about his opening plans: "After half a year, if the important officials in the capital don't have one or two items from Qian Sheng Yuan in their homes, they will be embarrassed to greet others when they go out."

"I'll give you twenty million gold coins for a 20% share, how about it?" The Emperor no longer had the initial anger and disdain, and proactively proposed to increase the capital.

"Dream on!" Wang Sheng ruthlessly retorted: "Just 10%, not a bit more!"