Gentry Maocai

is an open-world NPC in Liyue Harbor. He can be found at Heyu Tea House during the day (until 19:00), conversing with his servant Changhu.
He plays a key role in . During this quest, he will not be present at his usual location.
==Location==
NPC Location Changhu & Gentry Maocai.png|Gentry Maocai's location
NPC Location Tea Master Liu Su Context.png|Additional context
==Profile==
Maocai is a powerful merchant in the ore industry. He employed Sturdy Wu to help protect his residence and Changhu as an attendant.
During the events of Xingqiu's Story Quest, Bookworm Swordsman, Maocai tries to intimidate fellow ore merchant Chang the Ninth into selling his Cor Lapis stockpile at 30% of market price, having colluded with Javert, a Fatui agent. However, the plot is foiled by Xingqiu and the Traveler, the former forcing Maocai to buy the ore at three times the market price as retribution for bullying Chang. Javert had left during the fight as he was impressed by his adversaries' strength and that too much time had been spent in the process; as he had warned Maocai to get the ore soon or incur the Fatui's wrath, Maocai was forced to comply with Xingqiu's demands.
===Appearance===
Maocai is a fairly tall man with a lean build. He has a hollowed face and small brown eyes. His short black hair is slicked back, with a goatee. He wears a long maroon robe with a dark red vest.
==Quests and Events==
==Idle Quotes==
: He's a class act...
:: "Hmph, he's a class act, that one."
==Dialogue==
:Gentry Maocai: You can see why that Dr. Liu has made a name for himself as one of Liyue's top orators. That part about the Guhua Clan plaque getting smashed... Hahaha, killed me!
:Changhu: Ahaha, you can say that again... Although with the likes of you in the audience, sir, I'm hardly surprised that he was giving it all he had!
:Gentry Maocai: My last attendant, the guy before you, saw a Guhua guy. Couldn't use a blade or bow to save himself. Learned some kinda leg-based kung fu.
:Gentry Maocai: From day one, he was always boasting to me how his "legs of steel," as he called them, could carry him a thousand miles.
:Changhu: Ha! I mean, who'd be able to keep up with you, sir, if they didn't have a little endurance?
:Gentry Maocai: Anyway... so that kid o' mine had just reached that age where they run around the house, screaming their heads off... y'know, driving everyone crazy. So I go to this Guhua lad and I say, oi! Legs of steel! Take this kid out for a ride in the sedan chair, and don't come back till he says he's had enough!
:Changhu: Your young one is certainly gifted with boundless energy, sir! Destined to follow in your footsteps, that's for sure!
:Gentry Maocai: You can probably guess what happened next... My kid makes it the longest sedan chair ride of his life, keeps the Guhua lad running for three days and three nights straight — no food, no water, no sleep...
:Gentry Maocai: When he finally gets back to the house, he slumps down on the floor and you can just tell... Those legs of steel are not going anywhere for me ever again! He just sits there, motionless, with this stony expression on his face like he's impersonating a statue of Guhua's founder or something. Guys like that, honestly... Good thing I got you in to replace him.
:Changhu: Hahaha... Oh sir, you do tell the funniest anecdotes. I can just imagine him sat there in the lotus position like some kung fu master statue... Probably the closest he ever got to enlightenment!
:Gentry Maocai: Yeah... Tell you what though, I do miss having him around sometimes. Those three days were the most peaceful I've had in a long time. Hey, come to think of it, don't you have a sedan chair carrier's license too?
:Changhu: Ahahahaha, hahaha... haha... ha. Ah...
:Changhu: What, er... What are you suggesting, sir?
==Trivia==
* Gentry Maocai can be seen in the "Can't Beat This Heat" Hangout Memory of Act I of Chongyun's Hangout Event
* In the Character Demo Zhongli: The Listener, Gentry Maocai can be seen listening to Iron Tongue Tian's tale alongside Fan Er'ye and Zhongli.
==Gallery==
Gentry Maocai's Residence.png|Gentry Maocai's Residence in Yujing Terrace
Hangout Chongyun Act 1 Can't Beat This Heat Aether.png|Signs of Evil ending: Can't Beat This Heat (Aether version)
Hangout Chongyun Act 1 Can't Beat This Heat Lumine.png|Signs of Evil ending: Can't Beat This Heat (Lumine version)
===Videos===
Character Demo - "Zhongli- The Listener" - Genshin Impact
==Other Languages==
==Change History==
==References==
es:Burgués Maotsai
pt-br:Maocai Burguês