Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 57 Xue Lingling's Collapse and Excitement (Please continue reading)
"In this case, how should the copyright be calculated?" Wu Xian pressed.

“Naturally, each party calculates its own,” Xue Lingling said without hesitation. “Copyright is calculated according to each party’s own system and framework.”

Wu Xian suddenly realized.

To put it simply, the Buddhist ghost kings and the ten underworld generals belong to two different systems, so their copyrights are independent of each other.

"Then which of these two similar figures is the real one?" Wu Xian continued to ask.

Xue Lingling laughed and said, "Then we'll see which side's divine map goes further, and ultimately, under the same path of law, who is more powerful."

"Got it, whoever is the most powerful is the legitimate one."

“That’s one way to put it,” Xue Lingling smiled. “You’ve only just condensed your divine diagram, why are you asking about such long-term matters?”

“Uh,” Wu Xian had a sudden inspiration, “If you have too many creative ideas, it’s easy for some of them to be similar to each other.”

"..."

Xue Lingling's face froze, her heart suffering a thousand points of real damage.

Normally, a scroll painter has to rack his brains to come up with a set of ideas for a scroll painting, but Wu Xian is different; he has so many ideas that they are starting to overlap.

"My disciple, how exactly is your little brain structured?" Xue Lingling asked sarcastically.

"Perhaps I have a naturally open mind."

Wu Xian smiled innocently, appearing harmless.

"Alright," Xue Lingling sighed self-deprecatingly, "Any other questions?"

“That’s all for now,” Wu Xian said. “I’ll come back to ask Master for help if I encounter any more problems.”

"That's it?" Xue Lingling's expression was strange. "That's too convenient, isn't it?"

Often, having an outstanding apprentice isn't a good thing, as it diminishes the sense of accomplishment for the mentor.

Wu Xian smiled憨厚ly, "By the way, what would be a suitable price for these scrolls of mine later?"

“That’s simple, just calculate it based on your costs,” Xue Lingling explained. “Original rubbings of scrolls are usually priced at 1.5 times the average production cost, while copies are more than double that.”

Currently, our scroll paintings have not been accepted or recognized by the public and have little popularity. We can try to keep the profit margin low and adopt a low-price strategy so that more people will buy them.

"We can consider a premium later when we gain recognition and market acceptance."

Wu Xian understood, "Thank you for your guidance, Master."

After saying this, he respectfully took his leave and departed.

I took a taxi all the way back to the small villa in the North Street area.

With the old man gone, the house feels empty, and I'm really not used to it.

I quickly estimated the production costs of Black and White Impermanence, General Wasp, Chicken King, and Divine Tiger.

Among them, the cost of the copper switches for Black and White Impermanence and Hornet General is about 300,000, while the cost of the silver switches is about 500,000.

The cost of the copper switches for the Chicken King and Divine Tiger models is just over 200,000. The cost of the silver switches is currently unknown and will only be known after a subsequent upgrade to silver switches.

Therefore, we can calculate:

The normal market price for Black and White Impermanence and General Wasp is: 450,000 for a copper axis rubbing and 600,000 for a copper axis replica.

Chicken King and Divine Tiger: 300,000 copper axis rubbings, 400,000 copper axis copies.

"So low?"

No, no, the copper axis replicas of scrolls on the market often cost hundreds of thousands, and high-quality ones can even cost more than a million.

Previously, Chicken King and Divine Tiger were sold to those two crybabies for a high price of two million per axis.

Of course, the price is a bit inflated. On the one hand, those two crybabies have witnessed the power of Chicken King and Divine Tiger and are willing to pay a high price. On the other hand, those two crybabies are also a bit of a sucker.

Therefore, the reasonable price for the Chicken King and the Divine Tiger should be around one million.

After some thought, the problem must lie in the cost.

"Why are the production costs too high for other scroll painters?"

Perhaps due to differences in success rate and materials used, the production costs of other scroll painters seem to be much higher than his.

In other words, he will have more room to negotiate lower prices when competing with other scroll painters in the future.

When quality and performance are similar, a lower price is definitely more advantageous.

Currently, no one in the market recognizes his scrolls; only club members are interested.

I logged onto the Ghost King Club's official website and checked the starting lineup pricing for Xue Lingling and Zhou Qi.

After some deliberation, the final prices for the Chicken King and Divine Tiger were set at: 400,000 for the copper axle rubbing and 790,000 for the copy. The prices for the Black and White Impermanence and the Hornet General were set at: 590,000 for the copper axle rubbing and 890,000 for the copy.

"Wouldn't it be inappropriate to do this?"

Wu Xian couldn't help but feel ashamed of his own involutionary behavior.

But making money is not shabby.

Xue Lingling and Zhou Qi are both from prominent families, so they can't possibly stoop to the level of a poor boy like him, can they?

Sure enough, shortly after the initial pricing was announced, two orders were received.

One is Xue Qingyang's [Black and White Impermanence] instance order, and the other is Zhou Qi's [Chicken King] instance order.

Immediately afterwards, I received a WeChat message from Zhou Qi: "Such a low price? Can you afford the costs?"

"It's alright~ We'll make a little money through high volume and low margins, and focus on building sales and reputation first."

"..."

Zhou Qi sent a string of dots.

Not long after, he quietly adjusted the price of the Netherworld Centipede to the same level as the Black and White Impermanence. Although he didn't lose money, his profits dropped significantly, which was painful.

……

Inside the Ghost King Club's president's bedroom.

After planning the club's development, Xue Lingling, full of energy, stretched and yawned.

At this moment, she was unaware of the initial pricing announced by Wu Xian. Humming a little tune, she returned to her bed, sat cross-legged, and while cultivating her spiritual power daily, her consciousness sank into the Divine Diagram of the Sea of ​​Consciousness to comprehend the mysteries of the Void Laws.

"?!"

Sensing the anomaly in the [Ghost King Divine Diagram] within the void of laws, Xue Lingling reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Behind the phantom of the Soul-Devouring Ghost King in the divine diagram, a faint line of law extended out until it disappeared into the depths of the void of law, its whereabouts unknown.

"Damn it—!" Xue Lingling went berserk and exploded, "Which old bastard is so shameless as to covet the junior's things?"

The original divine image was noticeably less refined.

She subconsciously thought that some powerful figure was forcibly stealing her insights into the laws of nature.

At that moment, tears of grievance welled up in her eyes.

She left home at the age of fifteen and went to the Necromancer's Gym alone. Coming from a declining family in a small town, she suffered cold looks and ridicule, but she never got discouraged. She studied hard and dared not slack off in the slightest.

Determined to prove myself and make a name for myself!
This is also the main reason why she decided to return to her hometown to create a club.

But at this moment, she really couldn't hold back anymore.

"Waaaaah, this is so unfair..."

It's one thing for those spoiled brats at the dojo to look down on her, but now there are old guys who want to covet the results of her divine paintings. Do they all think she's easy to bully?

This made her feel a deep sense of powerlessness.

Just as she was breaking down in despair, she suddenly discovered something.

Yes, the refinement of the divine diagram has indeed weakened somewhat, but that law vein doesn't seem to have any intention of continuing to "extract" from it.

"Not theft?"

Xue Lingling was both surprised and delighted.

They were then surprised to discover that the law lineage seemed to have added several more profound law lines to the Soul Devouring Ghost King, making the Soul Devouring Ghost King's law framework more complete and powerful.

Simply put, the experience bar has been reduced, but the upper limit has been increased.

Upon closer inspection, the position of the [Ghost King Divine Diagram] in the void of laws seems to have been raised considerably.

In an instant, all the grievances in her heart vanished, and Xue Lingling burst into tears of joy.

His gaze was fixed on the direction in which the law extended, and his heart remained unsettled for a long time.

"Could it be a senior member of the Xue family with whom we have a connection?"

I had heard before that the development of the divine diagrams of those spoiled rich kids at the Taoist temple could be supported by the older generation.

I never imagined that she, at such a young age, would receive such treatment one day.

It seems that her efforts were recognized by that senior, which made her even more determined in her heart.

(End of this chapter)