Darkstone Code
Chapter 77 - 0076 The secret to becoming a superior person

Chapter 77: 0076 The secret to becoming a superior person

The ones who wanted to leave and the ones who didn’t all stayed. The notion of earning over ten thousand a month is still exclusive to the upper-middle class. Even among the middle class, unless you’re a company partner, it’s unlikely you possess the ability to earn over ten thousand a month.

So, in this era, what does earning over ten thousand a month mean?

It’s simple. You’ve earned the equivalent of someone else’s four-year salary without eating or spending a dime, all in just a single month. Calculated per day, your income surpasses someone else’s monthly earnings.

Moreover, the economic situation in Sabin City isn’t looking good. The unemployment rate keeps rising. You can always see those dejected people on the streets, hitting walls everywhere in their job search. Finding a good job is extremely difficult.

Whether they aim to earn that ten thousand a month or simply want to see if Lynch is a fraud, these people stayed.

Once you stay, there’s a high chance you can join Lynch’s team. Previously, there was a job that offered free meals, accommodation, and lessons, yet finding people for it was impossible.

The organizers even considered kidnapping people to attend. In certain industries, people themselves are wealth, enormous wealth.

But Lynch’s approach is different from those people; he won’t stoop that low. If you’re begging to give something to someone, they might not appreciate it. Only when they beg you, even humiliate themselves, to get something will they see it as precious.

What follows is a simple exchange of new experiences. Most of these young people don’t have much work experience, and crucially, they haven’t been out in society for long. They’re roughly twenty-one or twenty-two years old, with a vague understanding of society’s cold harshness, yet they harbor vibrant fantasies.

They’re vibrant because ultimately these fantasies all rot away.

In over two hours, Lynch taught them how to knock on someone’s door, how to make those people sit quietly on the sofa listening to their ramblings, and how to convince them to come to the Warehouse District on a Saturday afternoon to attend an auction destined for the history books.

Lynch spoke a lot, but the core was simple: wealth, interest, and pursuit.

"If you see elderly people living alone, buy some children’s toys for them. Tell them these toys are incredibly attractive to kids..."

"The elderly’s needs are actually simple; they just want the children to accompany them for a while, so they don’t mind spending money to buy some humble happiness to fill their easily satisfied hearts."

"When the children see toys they like at their place, they’ll think about them in the future, and might even actively suggest visiting."

"Even if they don’t, when they’re playing with the toys, they might inadvertently think of these old folks."

"If you see adults living with their parents, talk to them about freedom, second-hand cars, and second-hand houses as their first choice."

"The gap in understanding between the young and their elders makes them need their own space. If they can’t afford a house, then a second-hand car is what they need the most."

"A car may not be large, but it can become their escape from reality!"

"When you see women, introduce some fashionable items, new hair dryers, new curling irons; there’s always something they need..."

"When you see men, liquor, cigarettes, plain colors, ties, watches, and even some..." Lynch lowered his head and looked at the manual several times, "...some adult products."

"Someone once told me sales are about creating demand. I say he summer festival eight nonsense¹. You can create demand that a poor person can’t afford, but you won’t earn a cent from it!"

"Sales aren’t about creating demand; it’s about discovering demand and then stimulating it." He changed his posture and was surrounded by young people like students, carefully taking notes.

"Those who give you time to present items aren’t hoping you’ll create an impulse to buy within them quickly; they’re hoping you use the opportunity to convince them they don’t need a particular product!"

"If you can discover what they need and tell them now’s the perfect time to buy, then you’ll have mastered the world!"

Richard was diligently taking notes and couldn’t help asking, "Mr. Lynch, how do I find out what others need? I believe they won’t tell me."

Lynch pointed to his eyes, "Observe. From the moment you enter, use the occupant’s attire to guess the family’s approximate income and living standard."

"Wealthy people like silk comfort wear. It’s summer now, and they need to maintain their image and appearance; expensive silk is their favorite."

"People who are relatively poor, like us, mostly wear similar comfort wear at home; some might even wear uniforms."

"As for those not wearing clothes, if they are men, I suggest you directly tell them you have cheap liquor."

"If they are women..." Lynch showed an expression that all men understood while kids seemed perplexed, "check the time and date; it’s not safe every day or every hour!"

The atmosphere was relaxed. Lynch used the simplest method to help them understand their product targets quickly and offered more than what their current living standard could bear, paired with a price they found hard to refuse.

It’s like a man who loves cars wanting a better ride. He seldom actively visits the second-hand car market, might not pay much attention to it, but the need is there.

With the right timing, the right person offering an irresistible condition, his demand will be awakened and become uncontrollable.

Discover, then stimulate them; that’s what Lynch is teaching these lads.

At noon, Lynch treated everyone to a meal: a nineteen ninety-nine steak, which made everyone feel pampered.

Nineteen ninety-nine steak isn’t something everyone can afford; many people might not even know what it tastes like. No matter if they leave later, for now, they feel the experience was worthwhile.

While Lynch continued to subtly instill business and trade knowledge to these young friends, someone was watching him.

The matter with Michael gradually calm, he received the deserved outcome, but that doesn’t mean the problems between the FBI, the Federal Tax Bureau, and Lynch vanished.

No matter what role Lynch played in this, he remains the one who embarrassed the FBI and the Federal Tax Bureau.

Maybe these two bureaus won’t use direct means to investigate Lynch, but they can keep an eye on him; if he makes a mistake, he could be taken down.

This is also why people say individuals can’t fight against state organs; those people use public funds to target you, not out of whim, but because it’s their job.

In fact, among the young men Lynch recruited, there’s an undercover FBI investigator, freshly out of police academy, chosen for the FBI due to excellent grades, filled with justice and mission-driven enthusiasm, a young undercover investigator.

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¹ Summer festival eight nonsense: It’s a professional gaming term, related to a card-based board game along with oki eight spins. Summer festival refers to the game’s ’event cards.’ When a player draws a ’summer festival’ card, players sacrifice a hand card in turn as offerings, totaling eight cards, and random draw repeats occur via dice if fewer people are present.

The uncertainty of dice brings about a negative or uncertain extension meaning to some matters, used for trending.

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