A time-travel story where I forcefully marry the leading lady in a film/TV series!

Chapter 6 Dou Zhao is shocked! Is the Marquis a business genius?!

"What if I say I disagree?!"

When Wei Tingyu's words reached Dou Zhao's ears with a powerful and resounding tone, the girl's eyes widened immediately.

Because when she carefully considered and drafted this condition, she was determined that Wei Tingyu would never refuse!

She even considered that Wei Tingyu might be greedy and try to raise the stakes, and Dou Zhao was prepared for this.

She even expected that as long as they could get a divorce smoothly in three years, she would be willing to leave Wei Tingyu 100,000 taels of silver!

Dou Zhao was confident she could earn 100,000 taels within three years! She could consider it buying her freedom! After that, she could completely control her own destiny!

"My lord! You mean... you're not satisfied with the price?" Dou Zhao didn't wait for Wei Tingyu to haggle, and instead spoke up directly, "We can still negotiate! If 50,000 taels of silver isn't enough, then 70,000..."

"A mere tens of thousands of taels of silver, and you think I'd throw away such a wonderful wife? How could I?" Wei Tingyu chuckled and looked at Dou Zhao, saying, "It was impossible before! And it's even more impossible after our wedding night!"

"My lord! Don't even think about keeping me at home to do business for the Marquis's mansion... If that's the case, I won't earn a single penny for the Marquis's mansion! And you certainly don't want my dowry..." Dou Zhao's eyes darted around, and she felt like she had figured out what Wei Tingyu was up to, so she quickly spoke up.

"I won't touch your dowry! And you don't need to earn money for the Marquis's mansion!" Wei Tingyu waved his hand and said, "The money you earn is yours, I won't spend a single penny!"

"Then the deficit of the Marquis's mansion..." Dou Zhao was even more puzzled when he heard this. Such a huge hole, was Wei Tingyu really not worried?

If you encounter someone who doesn't care about anything, not even the reputation or expenses of the Marquis's mansion, then you really can't do anything about this guy!

“I can make money myself!” Wei Tingyu chuckled and looked at Dou Zhao, saying, “It’s what you just said…we can work together to make money!”

"Lord Marquis, you want to make money? Cooperate with me?" Dou Zhao blinked, completely unprepared for Wei Tingyu's question! She instinctively asked, bewildered, "How would we cooperate?"

"This!" Wei Tingyu laughed upon seeing Dou Xiao's shocked expression, then took out a transparent glass bottle from a wooden box beside him. The bottle was mostly filled with a deep red liquid. It looked crystal clear and quite beautiful under the light.

In fact, ever since the system shop opened last night, Wei Tingyu had been thinking about how to make money by taking advantage of the difference between the system shop and the goods in this world.

Their primary target is women's cosmetics, and perfume is the most prominent product!

This kind of rich and popular consumer product among women can be considered a high-end luxury item in any era!

After all, women's money is the easiest to earn!

"What is this? It's so beautiful!" Dou Zhao's eyes lit up the moment she saw the perfume. She quickly took the glass bottle from Wei Tingyu's hand and examined it carefully.

Although the bottle was not yet open, she could already smell a faint rose fragrance emanating from it.

"This is called perfume!" Wei Tingyu saw that Dou Zhao was completely captivated by the perfume and nodded with a satisfied smile.

Then he took the perfume bottle from Dou Zhao's hand, opened the cap, and lightly sprayed it on her body.

Dou Zhao was initially reluctant to let Wei Tingyu take the perfume away, but she didn't expect that after spraying it, she would immediately be surrounded by a rich fragrance.

The scent captivated and mesmerized her! She had never encountered such a rich fragrance in any cosmetic she had ever used before!

Most importantly, after spraying it, Dou Zhao was surprised to find that her whole body smelled wonderful! She even raised her arm and smelled her sleeve, and there was a fragrant scent there.

"This is rose perfume, the scent is very strong!" Seeing that Dou Zhao was actually captivated by the perfume, Wei Tingyu was even more satisfied. It seemed that his business deal would definitely not be a loss!

"This bottle is rose... does Your Excellency have other floral perfumes?" Dou Zhao was taken aback, but then immediately grasped the key information in the sentence.

“Of course! We have jasmine and lilies! And fruity ones, like peach and apple... we have everything!” Wei Tingyu nodded and said.

"Then where did you get this perfume from?" Dou Zhao became even more excited upon hearing this, and asked as soon as his eyes lit up.

Good heavens! Supplier information is a trade secret! Most businessmen would never tell anyone else! Besides, I redeemed this from the system store, so there's no way it could be leaked!

"I know what you're thinking!" Wei Tingyu smiled and said, "But don't waste your time! This is something I developed myself, and I'm putting it in a glass bottle to sell!"

You developed this? I don't believe it! Dou Zhao was stunned upon hearing this, and simply couldn't believe it!

However, she still managed to hide her expression well and said, "Then congratulations, Marquis! If the perfume can be supplied in large quantities, then you really won't need my help anymore!"

She really didn't want to say this, because if she did, she would have no leverage left!

But that's just the reality! Relying on perfume sales, Wei Tingyu could become the richest man in the country in just a few years!

After all, as a woman, I am all too aware of the allure of perfume! Even I, who always prides myself on being a rational businesswoman, cannot resist its temptation, so how could the ladies of high-ranking officials and nobles not flock to it?

However, at this moment, Dou Zhao suddenly remembered that Wei Tingyu had mentioned wanting to cooperate with him to make money? In other words, he might be able to get a share of the profits.

Thinking of this, Dou Zhao's eyes lit up again, and he looked at Wei Tingyu and asked, "What kind of cooperation did you just mention, Lord Marquis...?"

“I’ll supply the goods, you sell them!” Wei Tingyu smiled and said directly, “How much do you think this bottle should sell for?”

"30 taels!" Dou Zhao thought for a moment, then held up three jade fingers and said. This was a price he gave after careful consideration, and it was also a conclusion drawn from taking into account the purchasing power of officials' families.

As for the common people, we'll leave that aside for now.

"What if I only supply 100 bottles a day?" Wei Tingyu touched his nose and asked again.

It wasn't that he didn't want to supply in large quantities and sell at a low profit margin, but the system had set a limit on the number of perfumes he could redeem each day in the shop!

"Then fifty taels!" Upon hearing this, Dou Zhao changed his three jade-like fingers that he had extended to five!

At the same time, she sighed inwardly, realizing that she had really underestimated Wei Tingyu before. He even knew how to control the supply to whet the market's appetite!

But how could this marquis, who grew up in the Marquis's mansion and only knew how to compose poems and paint, understand these things? Could he be a business genius?

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Chapter 7: Profit Sharing in the Perfume Business? Dou Zhao Regrets It!

"Fifty taels?" After hearing Dou Zhao's answer, Wei Tingyu pinched his chin, thought carefully for a moment, and determined that he was quite satisfied with the amount.

After all, as a time traveler, he had no prior experience living in this era. Moreover, he didn't know what the price range of women's products like perfume should be among the high-ranking officials and nobles of this world.

On the contrary, Dou Zhao, a shrewd businesswoman, has invested in various industries over the years, including two cosmetic shops!

Therefore, the price she offered should be reasonable considering all factors. On this issue, Wei Tingyu decided that it was better to agree with Dou Zhao's pricing.

Moreover, when he redeemed the perfume from the system shop, a bottle was priced at 10 taels of silver.

If you can resell it for 50 taels, then you'll make a net profit of 40 taels!

100 bottles a day, that's 4000 taels! The monthly profit could exceed 100,000 taels!

Meanwhile, Dou Zhao was silently calculating the cost in his mind.

Although she didn't know how much the perfume cost Wei Tingyu had, based on her own experience, the selling price of goods was usually one-third production cost, one-third transportation and storage cost, and the remaining one-third profit.

If we calculate it this way, the perfume alone could bring Wei Tingyu a net profit of 30,000 to 40,000 taels a month!

No! Wei Tingyu didn't set up any large workshops, and the sales were all within the capital! Dou Zhao was even certain that once the perfume was launched, it would quickly become a hit among the aristocratic circles of the entire capital, without any need for storage costs!

In other words, Wei Tingyu's monthly profit would not be less than 60,000 to 70,000 taels!

Moreover, things that are popular among the aristocratic circles in the capital will definitely spread rapidly to the surrounding prefectures and cities. At that time, the price of a bottle of perfume may even increase several times over!

In particular, wealthy people and powerful local clans in the Jiangnan region are never hesitant to spend money on such matters!

The only one who might be willing to go easy on Wei Tingyu is probably Wei Tingyu; he'll probably be counting so much money that his hands will get sore!

As the saying goes, you don't know until you calculate it, and you'll be shocked when you do! When Dou Zhao looked at Wei Tingyu again, his eyes were practically sparkling.

No wonder this guy wasn't interested in my suggestion at all; it turns out he had such a trump card up his sleeve!

"My lord! How much profit can I get if I'm in charge of the sale?" Thinking of this, Dou Zhao didn't care about anything else and excitedly grabbed Wei Tingyu's arm, asking with a hopeful expression.

In her view, no matter what her initial plans were, the two of them are now husband and wife!

As the saying goes, husband and wife are one, so if there's money, everyone should share it!

If I could get a piece of the pie from the perfume business, that would be... wow! Just thinking about it makes me happy!

As for the divorce three years from now, we can put that aside for now. Making money is the most important thing first!

"Since we are husband and wife, I will naturally not mistreat my wife!" Seeing Dou Zhao's greedy appearance, Wei Tingyu chuckled and then reached out to embrace her slender waist.

Dou Zhao showed absolutely no reaction to this intimate gesture! She looked at Wei Tingyu with delight, eager to know just how much benefit her husband would share with her!

"I'll give you ten percent! Isn't that generous?" Wei Tingyu said, holding up one finger under Dou Zhao's expectant gaze.

"One...one percent?!" Dou Zhao was completely dumbfounded when he heard this.

Good heavens! So, when I asked you with such high hopes how much of your profits you'd give me, you only gave me ten percent?! And all that talk about being husband and wife as one—what a load of rubbish!

"What? You don't want to?" Wei Tingyu couldn't help but tease Dou Zhao when he saw Dou Zhao's pitiful appearance, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.

"My lord! Didn't you just say that husband and wife are one? How come..." Dou Zhao was naturally unhappy; she wouldn't mind receiving even 30% or 40%!

But Wei Tingyu did something quite different, demanding a mere 10%! Even though she was mentally prepared for a "you get the meat, I get the soup" kind of cooperation, you can't really leave me with just a sip of soup, can you?!

“Yes, we’re husband and wife!” Wei Tingyu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. “That’s why I included you in this business deal!”

"Then this benefit..." Dou Zhao became even more displeased upon hearing this and wanted to say something. But as soon as she was about to speak, she realized that something seemed amiss.

Especially the way Wei Tingyu is looking at me now, it seems like there's a hint of cunning mixed with a hint of mockery. Does this guy have some kind of scheme in mind?

Dou Zhao suddenly snapped to attention, remembering what he had just said to Wei Tingyu!

Even married couples need to keep clear accounts!

Wei Tingyu has already stated that he won't touch a single penny of his dowry or the money he earned from his business! Therefore, the matter of jointly selling perfume naturally needs to be clearly defined, so right now, he's genuinely just doing business with me…

At this moment, Dou Zhao's lips twitched twice. She had an urge to reach out her delicate hand and slap herself in the face!

So Wei Tingyu was waiting for me here?!