It should be said that Samoyed Count was completely right.
As long as the New Flyer was strong enough, strong enough that everyone had to worry about it, Xu Yi wouldn't need to worry about being swallowed by a large noble all day.
But for the Xinfei merchants that "couldn't even be ranked in a small city like Banta City", this road was without a doubt very long.
Of course, one had to eat mouthful by mouthful and the road had to be taken step by step, this wasn't something that could be rushed at all.
It was a good thing that the New Flyer's development was very stable and fast. Compared to when it was just established last year, the New Flyer's strength had increased by countless times.
The most simple comparison was to compare the numbers.
When the New Flyer was established last year, they sold less than a thousand Magic Fans in the first month, earning less than two thousand gold coins in total.
Because Xu Yi had found the blacksmiths in the city to make the outer shell of the Magic Fan, the cost was very high, so the net profit was only around five hundred gold coins.
Although this was a large amount for Xu Yi and Heinz back then, for the current New Flyer, it would take more than a month's worth of materials for the magic research facility.
According to Sebas' April financial report, the New Flyer had quite a bit of profit right now.
In terms of household magic machines, the sales of the Automatic Magic Rice Cooker and the Magic Lamp had been very stable.
Other than the explosive sales the month they were released, the Automatic Magic Rice Cooker sold six thousand seven hundred and forty eight units in April, earning a net profit of close to thirteen thousand gold coins.
The Magic Lamp sold eight thousand four hundred and twenty one units, earning a net profit of over five thousand gold coins.
Moreover, as the New Flyer's fame gradually spread to other parts of the Lampari Kingdom, there were even merchants from cities over four hundred kilometers away from Banta City that came to place orders. Now the sales of these two magic machines were actually increasing!
Other than this, the sales of the Magic Bread Maker released in April was simply shocking.
The product announcement was in the middle of April and according to the reports, in the remaining half a month of April, the Magic Bread Maker had sold over a hundred and fifty thousand units!
Other than the Magic Bread Maker being more suitable for the people of the Lampari Kingdom who mainly ate bread, the most important thing was the explosive news of Agnes as an elf.
The Magic Bread Maker was sold for four gold coins each and it cost less than one and a half gold coins to make. So just based on the sales of the Magic Bread Makers, the net profit was a terrifying three hundred and seventy thousand gold coins!
Although the production capacity of the household magic machine workshop couldn't produce such a terrifying amount in a short period of time, so the net profit to be split, this kind of terrifying profit that even Xu Yi himself was shocked.
Counting it like this, just the household magic machine workshop's net profit in April was close to four hundred thousand gold coins!
Compared to the household magic machine workshop, it was easier for the magic machine workshop to have explosive profits.
For example, using the order for thirty thousand agricultural magic machines that New Flyer signed with the Agriculture Department, this order was a terrifying one million and seven hundred thousand gold coins.
Putting aside the cost, the New Flyer's net profit was already over a million gold coins.
And this was just a single order.
Other than the order with the Agriculture Department, the largest order the magic machine workshop had right now was the order with the Falcao Chamber of Commerce for ten thousand Magic Drills. The total amount was seven hundred and eighty thousand gold coins and the profit was close to five hundred thousand gold coins.
Next was the order with the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce for Magic Mixers, Magic Concrete Vibrators, and other magic machines related to cement. The total amount was six hundred and thirty thousand gold coins. The profit was because New Flyer hadn't developed many magic machines yet, so it couldn't be calculated, but it was estimated to be over three hundred thousand gold coins.
Other than these two largest customers, there were many small companies that wanted to enter the magic machine industry that wanted to buy various magic machines from New Flyer. Xu Yi agreed to all of them and sold a total of three thousand six hundred and forty one magic machines in April, earning a profit of close to two hundred thousand gold coins.
Adding it all together, the magic machine workshop's current profit was over two million gold coins!
Of course, because the magic machine workshop's production capacity was limited, these orders took a long time. For example, the Agriculture Department's orders could be delayed until next summer, so if it was spread out over a month, the magic machine workshop's net profit couldn't compare to the household magic machine workshop.
Because of this, Camby was a bit depressed.
"Chairman, tell me, my brothers and I work ourselves to death every day, so why can't the money we earn compare to Heinz's side?" Camby complained to Xu Yi.
Even if the director of the household magic machine workshop was Ancato, Camby was still used to treating Heinz as the representative of the household magic machine workshop.
"This is something that can't be helped since no one has accepted the concept of magic machines yet.
Compared to the specialized magic machines that the magic machine workshop makes, it's clear that the household magic machines designed for the general public are easier to accept and easier to sell. "Xu Yi comforted him.
"Then according to what you said, those gadgets are easier to accept and normal people need them. When everyone in the Sines knows about it and accepts it, wouldn't our magic machine workshop be even worse?" Camby said in a dejected voice.
"That won't happen."
Xu Yi patted Camby's shoulder and said in a certain voice, "The household magic machines and the industrial magic machines are two different aspects, so it's hard to say which is stronger or which is weaker.
Right now it's only because the general public can accept the household magic machines, so they're selling better. But when the other large companies realize how strong the magic machines are, the prospects of the industrial magic machines will be even wider.
Look, the Falcao Chamber of Commerce spent over seven hundred thousand gold coins just to order the Magic Drill. When we develop the other large scale mining magic machines, I'm certain that it wouldn't be strange for them to spend seven million gold coins. "
Camby looked at Xu Yi in surprise, "Seven million gold coins?
That much?
I say, chairman, you don't need to brag to comfort me, right? "
Xu Yi rolled his eyes at him, "Is there any meaning in me bragging to a dwarf like you?
Alright, believe me, this will definitely happen, but there's still something missing for now. "
After saying this, Xu Yi habitually called out Agnes' name into the air. Then he found that Agnes had appeared behind him and was instantly scared.
"So you weren't invisible." Agnes walked without making a sound. Xu Yi was surprised and was scared quite a bit.
Agnes had an innocent look, "Sir chairman, didn't you tell me not to be invisible and to show myself to everyone more often?"
Xu Yi nodded, "Un, I did say that and you did the right thing.
Only I'm used to you being invisible and suddenly appearing behind me, so I'm a bit not used to it.
Hei, Agnes, you don't make a sound at all when you move, I think it wouldn't be bad if you became an assassin. "
"Assassin?
What is that? "Agnes tilted her head to look at Xu Yi with a curious look.
Camby's expression on the side suddenly changed and he cut off Xu Yi's explanation. He asked Xu Yi, "Chairman, you said you were missing something, what is it?"
"Un?
Oh ….. The thing missing is very important, it's the materials.
Haven't you noticed that chairman Farsak has been coming to our place more and more recently? "
Camby nodded, "Un, it's because there have been problems with their production magic machines recently, so I was thinking of sending a brother over to be in charge of maintaining them."
Xu Yi waved his hand and said, "This isn't a good solution.
Next time chairman Farsak comes and if I'm not here, just tell him that our New Flyer can provide him with a new batch of production magic machines. Moreover, these production magic machines are the newest ones and have stronger functions. "
Camby knit his brows, "I'm afraid he won't agree.
When we sold these production magic machines to him, we promised to repair them for free for three years. If we sell him a new batch, I'm afraid he won't be willing to pay that much. "
"Who says I'm selling to him?
I'm exchanging.
Of course, it's not all free.
Just tell him and have him make up the difference between the old and new production magic machines.
It's not much, their Farsak Chamber of Commerce will only be exchanging for fifty production magic machines. Even if it's ten gold coins for each one, it's less than five hundred gold coins, so he will definitely agree. "
Camby was stunned, "Then wouldn't we suffer a large loss?
If we sell fifty production magic machines, we can sell them for three thousand gold coins. Now we only need him to give us five hundred gold coins to exchange for all of them, this is too cheap for him. "
"You have to look at the long term." Xu Yi said in a serious voice.
"If those old production magic machines are kept in the Farsak Chamber of Commerce and problems keep occurring, it will be a large blow to the prestige of our company's products. It will make everyone think that our Frestech Chamber of Commerce's products aren't reliable.
In the long run, our losses will be much greater than a few thousand gold coins. "
Camby was silent for a bit before slowly nodding, "These words are right.
Humans don't care about reputation, so they have a bad reputation among us other races ….. Oh, chairman, I'm not talking about you.
My meaning is that a company is the same as a person, reputation is very important. "
Xu Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he shook his head before continuing, "So, we shouldn't care about these temporary losses.
I've already made a preliminary plan and I'm planning to use the next period of time to recycle the products we've sold, helping the other side replace them. "
Camby tightly knit his brows, "It's already a loss to recycle the production magic machines that aren't working. If we do this for all the products, we might lose over a hundred thousand gold coins this time.
Sebas definitely won't agree to your idea. "
"Relax, although Sebas is a miser, he is a smart person. He will understand my intentions." Xu Yi revealed a smile before continuing, "Let's return to the question you just asked.
What we're lacking now is good enough materials, so the magic machines we make aren't good enough and aren't durable enough. We're forced to recycle and replace them.
If the materials we use are a bit better and the production magic machines are a bit more durable, these products can be used for eight to ten years before breaking. I don't think anyone would have any objections, right? "
"That's certain.
Look, a normal shovel, if it can be used for three years, everyone will praise the skills of the blacksmith who made it.
The magic machines we make are also made of iron, so if they can be used for eight to ten years before breaking, people will praise them to the heavens. "Camby said in a certain voice.
"That's right, so the first thing we need to solve is the problem of materials.
As for this, it will depend on the results of your Norma Tribe's dwarven brothers' research. "
After saying this, Xu Yi turned back to Agnes who had been silently listening the entire time. He waved his hand at her and said, "Let's go, Agnes, come on a business trip with me."
"Business trip?" Agnes and Camby looked at Xu Yi with confused gazes.
"It's going on a business trip with me." Xu Yi explained.
"Chief Siluka had someone bring a letter two days ago saying that they had a new discovery in their steel research, so I want to see if there are any breakthroughs.
Other than that, I want to visit elder Elucía in your Nightsong tribe and discuss some things with her.
I can't enter your Nightsong tribe alone, so I need you to lead the way. "
"Oh." Agnes understood and nodded before following behind Xu Yi.
Xu Yi explained some work matters to Camby before carrying the bag he had already prepared and leading Agnes out of the factory.
When they came out of the factory, there was a horse carriage that quickly came from the direction of Banta City, stopping not far away from the two of them.
The curtain of the carriage was opened and Butler Brunei appeared.
After taking a quick look at Agnes behind Xu Yi, Butler Brunei maintained his trademark expressionless face as he said to Xu Yi, "Chairman Xu, the Lord Baron invites you."