How a Calamity Necromancer Retires

The manager who came out of the meeting sighed and said.

“It got stolen again.”

Then the staff also sighed and said.

“What do you say?”

“What is it, they were robbed because of low sales.”

Then the staff burst into anger and said.

“No, then you have to see how much sales come out with only 5 stores. Besides, awareness in Korea is still low.”

The company they work for is Rocco, a sports brand that has started to make its name known in the United States.

Rocco, which has built up awareness in the United States with a focus on young people, ambitiously declared global branding through overseas expansion and established corporations in various places overseas.

However, unlike the US, Rocco’s awareness in Asia is almost at the bottom.

Of course, most of the Asian subsidiaries did not perform well, and Loco Korea was no different.

“Even if it’s an advertisement, make it hot.”

The chief shook his head and said.

“We’re just jerks, jerks. I heard that the European side is also hitting the advertisement very loudly.”

“ha. I liked that I got a job at a foreign company… It’s not like we’re withdrawing from the Korean corporation, right?”

Everyone is silent at the words of the staff who picked up the part they were most concerned about.

“no way.”

“It won’t be.”

As the atmosphere became gloomy, the manager clapped and said,

“now. Anyway, let’s do our best so that we don’t get ripped off next time! Try planning some collaborations with nertubers.”

“That also requires money.”

“Wouldn’t that be enough? I will suggest above.”

At that time, the manager said with a sad expression.

“Oh right. There was one other thing on the agenda.”

“Any other agenda?”

“It has nothing to do with us, did you hear the news? A coup in that Southeast Asian country.”

“I saw it.”

“There must have been a Rocco OEM factory there. So the factory is temporarily closed right now. So, they told me to find a factory that could supply it urgently…”

The manager shrugged and said.

“I’m sure they’ll find it in China or Southeast Asia anyway. Let’s not worry about it.”

Shoes go through a complicated distribution process from wholesalers to retailers, plus huge marketing costs, so the ratio of actual net profit to sales that manufacturers actually take is only around 10 percent.

Of course, from the standpoint of manufacturers, even a difference in profit rates of a few percent cannot be ignored, so shoe makers have always moved and moved to countries with low labor costs.

As such, the reality is that Korea, where labor costs have risen to the level of advanced countries, has no merit from the maker’s point of view.

But then.

“uh?”

An employee thought hard about something and said.

“Looking for a factory?”

“uh. why?”

“Hmm… I do have one place that comes to mind, but…”

“what?”

“wait a minute.”

The employee who was fiddling with his cell phone showed the video to the manager and said.

“Take a look.”

“uh?”

The manager who watched the video said with a surprised expression.

“Skull!?”

“It’s a skeleton. Who is it? They say it looks like a shoe factory run by the Awakened who summoned hundreds of them.”

“Then these are all summons? No, you mean you started a shoe factory with summoned beasts?”

Skeletons are making shoes in an orderly fashion, like machines.

The chief said with a dazed expression.

“and. what is all this Isn’t it synthetic?”

“It is not synthetic. I heard you can take a tour of the factory.”

“Excursions? Anyway, it’s interesting, but why is this?”

“I heard that this place recently made and delivered shoes at a very cheap price. Didn’t you say that the staff cost almost nothing by using skeletons?”

“The labor cost… almost nothing?”

“I’ve only heard rumors. People who have been there also sell souvenir shoes for 6,000 won, and they say they are in pretty good condition.”

“Six thousand won?”

The chief said with his eyes shining.

“Would you like to know? Anyway, there is no choice but to be robbed, so I have to do something to avoid being criticized.”

“Yes?”

“Get a quote, let me know the design draft and materials, and how much will it cost?”

*

“Here is a sample.”

Rocco.

As a sports brand in the top 20 in the United States, the company that I have been waiting for and waited for has finally appeared.

In other words, it was a big fish.

So as soon as I received the quote request, I hit it with the lowest price.

Then, the manager of Rocco Korea, who took the bait, commissioned a sample work according to the design, and this sample shoe was completed in that way.

“oh.”

The chief said with a surprised expression.

“It’s neat.”

“Are you okay?”

“yes. This quality is good enough.”

After hearing that, Deokbae Kim said with a confident expression.

“Didn’t I tell you, never be pushed back?”

I said with a smile.

“Iknow, right. Our kids do a good job.”

“The version is upgraded, and now it really works better than people. Skeletons never make mistakes.”

This is possible because the skeleton’s position is exactly between human and machine.

The chief nodded and said.

“The delivery unit price is ridiculously low, but the quality is not bad. It’s good. Let me make a suggestion above.”

“Do you think it will go well?”

“uh······.”

Then the manager hesitated for a moment and then said.

“That I don’t know either. Honestly, looking at the delivery price, it’s ridiculous. Skeletons are also amazing. But it might be more prudent. Samples are fine, but mass production is another story.”

In a situation where the brand image is attached, it is said that no matter how cheap the delivery price is, you cannot entrust it to any company.

“Verification…”

this continues to be a problem

I think I just need to quit the first start, but quitting the first start is difficult.

I thought about it for a while and said.

“Do you know what the terms of the contract are?”

“The terms of the contract?”

“We also have to prepare our minds.”

“hmm. To be honest, the terms of the contract are not very good because I am looking for a substitute right now.”

“What do you mean not good?”

Can you make the delivery price cheaper than this?

Then Deokbae Kim told me.

“This means that the contract period and guaranteed quantity will not be large.”

“Guaranteed quantity? what is that?”

“Haven’t we been contracting mainly for one-shots until now? However, when it comes to makers and large manufacturers, they sign long-term contracts because they are big. What is exchanged at that time is the guaranteed quantity. I promise at least tens of thousands of pairs a month, like this. It’s a kind of carrot from maker to maker.”

“So, the manufacturer guarantees the minimum sales by giving the manufacturer a guaranteed quantity?”

“yes. Instead, the maker is provided with stable shoes for the duration of the contract. Of course what…”

Deokbae Kim whispered in my ear.

“There are cases where the guaranteed quantity is used as bait to hit the delivery price, but this time it is not applicable, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

Are they a win-win for each other?

Manufacturers are good because they can get a lot of shoes cheaply, and manufacturers are good because they guarantee a certain level of sales once they sign a contract, so it’s stable.

I think I know roughly why shoe factories hang their necks on makers.

“Anyway, it was originally done that way, but now that we are urgently seeking a substitute, the contract period is short and we cannot guarantee a large amount.”

Then the manager nodded and said.

“you’re right. If the contract period and guaranteed quantity are given too much, and the local factory is restarted early, the oversupply will inevitably burden the head office.”

“Ohh.”

The more you know about this floor, the more interesting it is.

“Then what is the maximum you can give?”

“First of all, I heard that the contract period is 3 months, and the guaranteed quantity varies depending on the size of the factory, but the maximum is 40,000 or less per month. Of course, the guaranteed quantity is only the guaranteed quantity, and depending on the situation, more orders may be placed.”

I said looking at Kim Deok-bae.

“What level is it?”

Deokbae Kim glanced at the manager and whispered in my ear.

“Honestly, the big manufacturers don’t even bother. I wonder if small companies like us are aiming for the next contract with Rocco and accepting it.”

“Hmm.”

It’s an ambiguous contract condition.

“You mean?”

Thanks to the topicality, I made the Rocco Korea staff come to visit, but it is not enough.

If the manager was an employee at the headquarters of Rocco, he would just show off his skills by making shoes with a skeleton right in front of his eyes, but the manager only tells the story to the head office, saying that there is a factory like this.

In other words, unless we have been verified, if we just believe in the price and remain silent, we may not even pass the document review, let alone the contract.

I said looking at the exaggeration.

“Are there any factories that have contracts for substitutes now?”

“The head office has been handing out proposals here and there, but I don’t know of any that have made it to the conclusion of a contract.”

A proposal that large manufacturers would not even bother to look at.

Maybe, instead, this could be an opportunity.

“Then let’s do this.”

I said with a smirk.

“Do you have a contract period of 3 months? Then, if the factory is restarted, isn’t Rocco in trouble? So let’s just set it to 1 month and if both parties agree, it will be automatically extended every month.”

Make sure to scratch the part that Rocco itches the most.

“In addition, we do not accept guaranteed quantities. There is no need for a down payment or anything like that.”

The best contract with nothing to lose from the position of the Rocco head office, which is in urgent need of a pinch hitter plant.

“The delivery unit price is the same as now. In addition, in case of quality deterioration or defective products, up to double compensation of the cost of shoes as a penalty. How about these conditions?”

*

“You’re deliberately making the conditions worse…”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

“If it’s a contract condition like that, it’s like there’s nothing to lose even if you don’t put an order in us.”

“I was aiming for that.”

“yes?”

“You know what? Originally, the tasting is free. That way people can eat without burden.”

The problem now is that Seron has not been verified because it has been making only cheap ones.

Then you should put it in your mouth, even for free.

Going beyond the terms of the contract that others might be reluctant to, and putting forward contract terms that are even more unfavorable and that Rocco has nothing to lose.

Even in the event of a defective product, compensation is doubled, so for Rocco, even if we make a profit even if we go rogue, even if we play a good substitute, isn’t it an advantage?

It’s a good contract condition, so why don’t you pretend to be cheated and take a shot at it from the urgent Rocco’s point of view?

But once you taste it, things change from then on.

“Is there a company in the world that can provide a cheaper delivery price than us?”

Minimum margin and zero labor cost.

There is no manufacturer on earth that can beat this.

At least, even if you hire a slave, you need time to sleep and you will have to pay for food.

“···doesn’t exist.”

“Isn’t reliability coming from a certain quality after all? Aren’t skeletons synonymous with certain quality?”

“you’re right.”

“Besides, is there any other company that can adjust its production volume at will like stretching a rubber band in a short period of time like us?”

Unlike other manufacturers, who take on the burden of hiring and firing employees to control production, I just put the skeleton I’ve already made in reserve into the subspace and remove it.

“Not even that.”

In other words, Seron has the best conditions to fill Rocco’s unexpected holes flexibly, inexpensively, and without tightness.

It’s just that they haven’t realized it yet.

“The only thing we lack right now is verification. Then we should feed them, even for free, and let them know how they taste.”

I said with a smirk.

“So, from next time on, I will pay and buy it.”

It was the same in Seron Continent.

Everyone trembled and rejected the undead army, but once they fought alongside the undead army, everyone hated it but wanted to be together.

Is the delivery price cheap because the labor cost is cheap?

These are just some of the advantages that the undead have.

“Wait a little bit, because when the contract is over, you will be begging us to make some shoes for you, not us.”

Try it once.

I will definitely show you what undead taste like.

I’ll make you a body that other manufacturers can’t be satisfied with.