Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road
Chapter 128 Professional Vision
Chapter 128 Professional Vision
Shanying was indeed stunned. He would never have thought that there would be such a service in this world.
What kind of person could come up with this kind of business?
The weapons bank supports withdrawals at other locations, which means they will not ship the guns you store in Pattaya to other places, as that would be too costly. Instead, they will provide you with weapons of the same model.
Just for this reason, Shanying knew that the main customers of the weapons bank were mercenaries...
Through the extremely convenient service of remote storage and access, they provide great convenience to mercenaries with fewer connections.
For example, if you want to do a temporary job in the Middle East during your college summer vacation, you definitely cannot bring weapons with you on a civil aviation flight.
At this time, you can choose a weapons bank, buy the weapons you want in a safe place, and then store them here. When you arrive, you can go to a branch of the weapons bank to withdraw them.
This is a genius idea!
They attract customers with their advanced business model, sell the weapons once, and then the weapons are still in the hands of the weapons bank, so they can sell them several times.
As long as they maintain enough inventory to cope with a run, they can sell the same gun as many times as they want.
Moreover, there is no such thing as inheritance of this stuff. After the mercenary dies, the stocks left in the weapons bank will be confiscated.
Bianca obviously noticed Shanying's curiosity. She took Shanying's arm, picked up the radio and directed a person on TV who was pushing a supermarket cart and had a camera on his head to start walking around the weapons supermarket...
The guy in charge of selecting the goods would occasionally pick up various weapons and demonstrate them in front of the camera according to Bianca's request.
Bianca noticed that Shanying was a little absent-minded, so she smiled and said, "Is there anything you don't understand?"
Shanying nodded and said, “I really don’t understand some things. Guns are different. Maybe your remote access can ensure the same model, but there is a big difference in performance and safety between new guns and second-hand guns.
How come the guns your customers get are the same as the ones you use?"
Bianca was stunned by the question raised by Shanying from a business perspective. After a few seconds, this beautiful girl laughed and said, "You are so cute..."
Eddie, who was standing next to him, raised his glass and took a sip, then said, "Mountain Eagle, the weapon bank can only guarantee that the performance is good and the quality is close. When the life of a weapon is about to expire, they will not accept it.
And do you think those guys who earn a few thousand yuan a month, or 10,000 or 20,000 yuan for a task, have the right to be picky? "
Bianca looked at Eddie with disdain and said, "Shut up, you idiot who only thinks with your lower body. What the Blood Fox apprentice wants to know is how we make a profit from the weapons bank."
Bianca looked at Shanying with twinkling eyes and said, "You are very different from these rough people...
So I think you should learn more about our business scope, and I even think you can join us..."
Shanying was surprised when he heard this and said, "You guys are still open for franchisees?"
Bianca smiled and nodded, then gave a detailed introduction to the operation mode of the "Weapons Bank", which opened Shanying's eyes.
In theory, the role of banks is to "concentrate resources" to accomplish big things, that is, to concentrate scattered funds, make profits through lending and investment, and pay deposit interest at the same time.
The weapons bank is a little different, because the characteristics of the weapons cause the "deposits" of the mercenaries in the weapons bank to have a negative interest rate in real terms...
That is to say, if you store the guns with them, the guns will continue to depreciate in value due to the off-site storage and retrieval fees paid each time they are used, the annual storage fees and the wear and tear of the guns.
This is why Shanying questions the profitability of the "Weapons Bank", because their practice will naturally lead to a decline in arms sales, which is a bit like putting the cart before the horse.
What Shanying didn't expect was that the core business of the "Weapons Bank" was not actually arms trafficking, but ammunition supply, weapons loans, and most importantly, front-end user acquisition.
Those penniless mercenaries are not their core customers. Their role is to pay fees while they are alive and surrender their guns when they die to maintain the basic operation of the weapons bank.
Mid- to high-end mercenaries or killers, as well as some people with special needs, are their core customers.
The most important thing for almost all businesses in this world is "customer acquisition". As long as you have loyal customers, there will be a lot of business to do.
For example, the money laundering business of the big Russian mafia…
Mercenaries who do not have their own safe money laundering channels can put the commissions they receive into the weapons bank, which charges a 35% fee and then, through a series of operations, deposits the clean money into a designated account.
Weapons banks are profitable in themselves, and then they collect 'rent' from other industries through stable and loyal customers, that is, they charge intermediary fees.
This is like the popular WeChat business model, where a person sells facial masks to 20 groups of 2000 people, and then she can earn more money every month by promoting other products. To put it bluntly, this is the value of traffic, and traffic filters users and brings together a large number of people with similar ideas to create an opinion leader, and then the opinion leader generates huge commercial value.
The credibility of the weapons bank is very high within certain groups. They are standard industry opinion leaders, and what they promote will be easily accepted by many mercenaries.
At the same time, they can also judge the capabilities of mercenaries based on the weapons withdrawal situation. Whether it is used as a reserve of personnel intelligence or as a part-time mercenary intermediary, it is a good business.
Just as all golf club membership lists are gold mines, so too are the client lists of arms banks.
Anyone who can come up with the idea of 'Weapons Bank' is a genius, but after Shanying was enlightened by the accountant, he clearly realized that the 'Weapons Bank' is only in the middle of the underground food chain, and is still a long way from the upper level.
Because there is one or even two layers between them and the money!
Whether above ground or underground, making money with money or using power is the top of the food chain.
After figuring out the operation mode of the weapons bank, Shanying's admiration for the company instantly faded away.
The so-called weapons bank is indeed very convenient, but it is fundamentally a gimmick and a front-end network built to acquire customers.
Moreover, this network also faces competition from arms dealers in various places, so it needs to parasitize on the powerful Russian mafia.
For Shanying, who possesses the Master Chief System, the business of the weapons bank is of little significance to him. Only concealing the source of the weapons is useful to him.
However, even with such benefits, he would not be willing to pay Shanying $10 to become a premium member.
Shanying's mood changes were not hidden from anyone. Bianca looked at Shanying, who was somewhat uninterested, and said with a smile: "Blood Fox said that you are a special young man. At first I thought that Blood Fox was exaggerating, but now I have changed my mind."
Bianca took a step to the side and said in a very professional manner, "You have a lot of time to think about it. I personally suggest that you prepare more fully, otherwise it will be a bit troublesome to supplement it when you arrive in Moscow."
When Shanying saw through the operation mode of the weapons bank and looked at the problem with a businessman's mindset, he became more comfortable...
Facing Bianca's recommendation, Shanying shook his head and laughed, then said to Eddie, "I still want to buy two guns, but I don't agree with the bank not having a transfer function..."
Eddie was stunned for a moment, and suddenly cursed with an ugly face, then looked at Bianca who also had an ugly face and said: "FUCK, that bastard Blood Fox won another 10,000 yuan, what went wrong with us?"
As he spoke, Eddie grabbed Shanying's clothes and said unhappily, "Did Blood Fox tell you in advance?"
Shanying spread his hands and said innocently: "I don't know what you are talking about?"
Eddie stared at Mountain Eagle's eyes for a long time, and finally let go of his hand dejectedly. He said to Bianca: "Please help transfer 10,000 yuan to Blood Fox. FUCK, what went wrong with us..."
Bianca spread her hands and said, "Maybe this kid is a genius just like Blood Fox said!"
Bianca looked at the confused Mountain Eagle and said with a smile, “Don’t be nervous, let’s make a bet with the Blood Fox on whether you will become a member of the Weapon Bank.
But he said you could see through the weapons bank and reject us.
Can you tell me what's wrong with me?"
Shanying raised his middle finger to Eddie in sudden realization. This guy had dragged him all the way here because he had made a bet with Blood Fox.
Looking at Eddie who looked unhappy, Shanying said with a smile: "It's not your problem, in fact, the business of the weapons bank is very attractive to me.
But Blood Fox knows my background, he must know that I don’t have $10…
Besides, Blood Fox is the boss of the Moscow mission, so it doesn't make sense for me to go and help and spend $10 to get a membership."
Bianca smiled suddenly, looked at Eddie, and took out a dark red card from her chest and handed it to Shanying...
"This is what Blood Fox asked me to give you. It contains a credit limit of $10. With this card and the phone number on it, you can withdraw the weapons you need from any place with a weapons bank.
Of course, the limit cannot exceed $10.”
Bianca then extended her hand to Shanying and said, "Let me introduce myself to you again. I am Kursova Bianca, the daughter of David Bianca, the descendant of the Arctic Fox, and the owner of the Pattaya Weapons Bank..."
Shanying was stunned for a moment when shaking hands, and then he suddenly realized. No wonder he always felt something was strange just now. It turned out that in addition to storing guns, the weapons bank can also deposit money directly, and then withdraw weapons in other places.
This is what a bank looks like!
Seeing Bianca suddenly become friendly, Shanying smiled and said, "Nice to meet you, I really didn't expect..."
(End of this chapter)
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