Wen Yan had dealt with all sorts from every walk of life more than a few times, so he naturally knew what these people cared about most, and how to get along with them.
If you want someone's help, groveling and showering them with gifts might not work all that well—especially when the other party holds some power and you have no existing relationship. In such cases, that trick is even less effective.
If you go straight to throwing your superiors' weight around, odds are the thing gets done, but you'll piss them off in the process. Really, there's no need for that.
It's always better to stand in their shoes and think about what they want. Once everyone's happy and your business gets settled, that's as good as it gets.
Just like now, the guards at the Rakshasa Ghost Market easily handed over the Righteous Store's business register. In fact, the register kept up with the times: it even had photos and digital files.
