Plug-in Players In Marvel

The original idea was to go to Xandar first, and then find out if there was a caravan that happened to be going to Asgard or other planets in the galaxy to do business, and spend some money to buy a ticket and hitch a ride. In the end, you can either wait until you reach Asgard and borrow their rainbow bridge to return to Earth, or you can take off on a planet in the galaxy and take your own spherical single-person spacecraft back to Earth directly.

To be fair, Shi Xiaolei's plan was quite detailed. Except that it may take some time to find caravans traveling the same way, which is a small variable, there are no big loopholes in other aspects.

But now...

"Bonas, are all these spaceships yours?" Looking at these spaceships with different styles and different sizes and specifications in front of him, Shi Xiaolei looked at the boss next to him with some surprise: "Or, besides being an acquisition, Businessman, and are you still in the business of repairing spaceships?”

The six-armed alien boss Bonas comes from a planet called Tantara. His hometown is very far away from the Xandar planet, and few people come here to develop their careers.

Just like the group of people who went abroad to work hard in the 1970s and 1980s, Bonas also traveled thousands of miles to the distant planet Xandar because he was unwilling to accept the status quo and wanted to become more famous.

Full of ambition, Bonas lived very hard.

"Half and half."

Holding on to the railing of the platform, he looked at the busy employees in the warehouse below. The squeaking sound of polishing sounds like the most beautiful music to Bonas. The scattered sparks are as charming as the most beautiful starry sky.

"Half of these spaceships were collected by me from my guests. Some of them were left here for maintenance by others... On Xandar, if you want to live a more comfortable life, you must find ways to do more. Earn some money. Haha, even though it’s not much, it’s still some income. Well, I’m talking about the money I make from the maintenance business. If I can renovate the recovered spaceship, I’ll be able to buy it. customers, the income is pretty good.”

"So, in addition to repair and maintenance, you are also engaged in the business of selling second-hand spaceships?" Shi Xiaolei didn't take it seriously when he said it. He asked casually: "Then how do you sell the spaceships here? You should. A lot cheaper than new ones, right?”

"Huh?" The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested. As soon as Shi Xiaolei said these words, he immediately touched Bonas' nerves: "Brother Locke, do you have business to take care of me? Do you want to buy it yourself, or do you want to buy it for me?" Someone else is asking? If you are asking for someone else, then I can only give you a market price. If you want to buy it yourself... Haha, for the sake of our happy cooperation this time, emmm, I can give it to you. Get a 10% discount.”

"For example, that one." As he spoke, he stretched out an arm and pointed at a nearby small flying swallow-shaped spaceship that seemed to be about to be repaired. Bonas introduced it very smoothly: "Look at it. With its shape, you should be able to guess where it comes from. Yes, it is a 'Comet' produced in Holukar. Although the style is a bit older, it is a spaceship exclusively used by the nobles of Holukar. The various equipment on it are quite advanced. ”

"The functions of automatic navigation and traversing wormholes are the most basic. It is also equipped with a sleeping cabin necessary for long-distance travel and an entertainment room to relieve mental stress. In addition, if you encounter danger during the journey, there are An escape hatch that can be separated instantly. Oh, by the way, these are all included. If you have other needs, I can also provide customized services.”

"The cost of customization services depends on how high your requirements are. If you insist on adding the latest warp engine to it, the cost will definitely not be much lower. But if your requirements are not "High, I just want to install some daily equipment, the cost is actually very cheap."

"I estimate that a thousand credits is enough. Uh, did I not tell you the selling price of this ship? Sorry, I was careless. Emmm, if you don't consider the cost of the customization part, now In this state, you only need to pay this number to sail this ship."

While saying this, Bonas stretched out his arms towards Shi Xiaolei.

One slap is fully extended, and one slap is half retracted. Each palm has four fingers, which adds up to six.

"Six hundred thousand credits?" Shi Xiaolei blinked and guessed the number.

"...Are you kidding me?" Bonas's four eyes rolled out at the same time: "It's just a small spaceship, how could I offer such a high price? Man, I have always been very down-to-earth in business. I won’t do that kind of dirty business.”

"Sir, Boss Bonas said it should be 60,000 credits." Lilima, who had been by the side, couldn't help but interject at this moment.

Vaguely, I remember that Rocket or Star-Lord once mentioned the price of a small spaceship in the original plot. But because those conversations did not play a role in promoting the plot, Shi Xiaolei did not remember the exact number they said at that time.

But even so, Shi Xiaolei was still very surprised by the offer given by Bonas.

"Sixty thousand?"

"Yes, it's affordable enough." Facing Shi Xiaolei's suspicious gaze, Bonas smiled proudly: "If you go elsewhere, you can't buy a 'Comet' of such good quality with 60,000 credits. In fact, The Meteor, which is also produced in Holukal and is one level lower than it, would cost 50,000 to 60,000 credits if it were 80% new like mine."

Is 60,000 credits expensive?

Objectively comparing the market conditions, it is almost 5% lower than the average price.

Although there is only a 5% discount and the profit margin is not as big as Bonas showed, it is still appropriate to describe it as affordable.

Of course, this level of discount is still a little light for a customer who is already full of willingness to spend and is thinking about buying a spaceship... it may make them a little tempted, but To say that it is a final word that allows them to make an immediate purchase decision is not a given.

In other words, the key point is not the 5% discount, but the gap between the customer's psychological limit and the quoted price. Or to put it more bluntly, it depends on how much money the customer has in his pocket, and how much the value of these 60,000 credit points accounts for compared to his net worth.

Coincidentally, Shi Xiaolei had just completed the transaction with Bonas, and a large amount of credits had been transferred into his account.

ep791. Cheaper than expected