When Gao Baoliang returned from his business trip, he happened to see Xu Jie dropping off Xue Mei and paid special attention to her train number.

After learning that she had gone back, he went home and told Song Jia the news.

Song Jia was overjoyed when she heard this.

They said they would hold a banquet at the hotel to celebrate.

They've been in the capital for so long, and they haven't treated everyone to a meal yet!

Qiao Xiangcai mainly serves Hunan cuisine, which is spicy and salty. To satisfy everyone's tastes, she specially asked Yang Liang to find a local chef to prepare a table of local specialties.

Not only did Ji Yang and Grandpa Ji come to this gathering, but Xu Yan and Wang Meizhu also came.

For the past two months, Xu Yan and Wang Meizhu have consistently chosen Qiaoxiang Cuisine to entertain their guests.

Since it's all family property, we shouldn't let the profits go to outsiders.

Everyone ate and chatted freely in the private room.

Xu Yan suddenly remembered something and said to Jiang Ning:

"When I passed that general store just now, the proprietress asked me again when I could get her some more porcelain."

Since she set up her stall in front of that general store last time, many people have come to her store to buy porcelain.

She raised the price of the porcelain she had sold her cheaply to twenty yuan last time to get more buyers.

She was hoping that Jiang Ning and the others would come over again.

Jiang Ning shook her head helplessly, "It's a pity. My porcelain is selling well overseas, but I have no plans to expand into the domestic market. Last time, it was just to promote my hair growth serum."

Speaking of hair growth serum, Xu Yan was furious.

"That Li Hua, we helped him sell his stuff, and the response was great, then he just disappeared. Could he be selling it himself?"

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Investment can also lead to misjudgments, but I didn't expect Li Hua to be this kind of person. Look at my grandfather's hair, it's starting to look bald. He should have kept a few bottles of his own back then."

Of course, these are all jokes.

She has a lot to deal with every day, and many people come to her with projects, hoping to collaborate.

However, she always maintains a cautious attitude, only cooperating with companies when she is certain that the product is indeed excellent and suitable for export.

She didn't feel it was a big loss that Li Hua didn't cooperate with her.

Unexpectedly, when they came out of the restaurant, they ran into him, who was limping and setting up a stall at the intersection.

Jiang Ning led Xu Yan and Wang Meizhu over, stood in a row with their arms crossed, and looked him up and down with great imposing manner.

Li Hua raised his somewhat dejected face, saw their momentary panic, and then chuckled:

"What a coincidence, we've run into you again."

Wang Meizhu snorted coldly: "Isn't this President Li? How's business lately?"

Li Hua's eyes darted around, and he immediately sighed and explained:

"You must be upset that I disappeared. Actually, I broke my leg and spent several months recovering, so I couldn't contact you."

A few months later, I didn't dare to contact you anymore, so I started setting up my own stall.

"I've had this stall here all day, and not a single person has asked about it. It was a wise decision for you to give away a thousand bottles of hair growth serum for free last time; otherwise, no one would buy it."

For researchers, the worst thing is losing confidence in their own work.

Thinking of the market in Japan, Jiang Ning put aside her previous anger and said to him:

"So now, do you still want to cooperate? I said I could make your product sell 100 million, and I definitely can."

Li Hua smiled wryly, "Don't lie to me, that's a huge number, I wouldn't even dare to dream of it."

Jiang Ning: "If we cooperate, you provide the formula, and I provide the money to build the factory. You won't lose anything, so why not give it a try?"

"I really don't have to spend a single penny, and I can still make money?" Li Hua was already starting to waver.

Jiang Ning forced a smile.

“I have tens of millions in assets now, why would I need to cheat a penniless guy like you? However, the cooperation we agreed on last time was to split the profits 50/50, but this time we can’t go with that ratio. I’ll get 70% and you get 30%. If you agree, let’s sign the contract now.”

She can't make the same mistake as last time, failing to sign the contract first.

Fortunately, although Li Hua had good products, he was not good at marketing.

While Li Hua was still hesitating, Jiang Ning had already lifted her leg.

She has plenty of investment opportunities; she doesn't necessarily have to partner with him.

"Okay, I agree."

Li Hua only had her as the one person who believed in his product, so he had to hold on to her tightly.

Soon, Jiang Ning and Li Hua signed a contract and transformed the textile factory's laboratory into a workshop for hair growth serum.

However, this workshop is only a temporary measure.

She asked Xu Yan to negotiate a cooperation with a chemical plant, and not long after, she moved the production workshop to the chemical plant.

The chemical plant only provides the qualifications and site; the technology and personnel are all provided by Jiang Ning.

A chemical plant can generate 100,000 yuan in revenue a year, so why not?

Jiang Ning signed a one-year agreement with the chemical plant.

A month later, the first batch of products, 100,000 bottles of hair growth liquid, had been produced.

Jiang Ning and the others also obtained their visas to Japan.

Ross also had friends there, and when Jiang Ning and his group arrived in Japan, his friends invited them to a restaurant for dinner.

It was Xu Yan and Li Hua's first time in a restaurant. Faced with raw salmon and sashimi platters, they had no appetite and ended up eating a bowl of ramen.

Jiang Ning was able to get used to the food. In her previous life, Lin Chen went on business and traveled to many places, and she followed him.

She has also visited Japan.

So don't think anyone here can fool her.

Fortunately, Ross's friend Yamamoto was very kind. When he heard that they were there to sell hair growth serum, he actually took them to see some similar products.

The rate of male baldness is very high here, so similar products have been around for a while.

He also said he was willing to try distributing the goods first.

"Do you have an advertising company here? I'd like to do an ad for hair growth serum."

Jiang Ning asked.

Yamamoto smiled.

"It seems Mr. Jiang came prepared; you seem to know the situation here very well. We have a well-established advertising company here that can shoot commercials according to your requirements. Of course, they can also handle the advertising planning."

Additionally, if it's necessary to hire someone, both parties can discuss it.

Jiang Ning nodded in satisfaction and continued to ask:

"So who is the most popular Chinese person in your country right now?"

“That’s naturally Chen Long, the martial arts star from Hong Kong,” Yamamoto blurted out.

Jiang Ning felt confident and said to him:

"I will arrange for Chen Long to come to Japan to film an advertisement as soon as possible."

Xu Yan and Li Hua were both stunned when they heard this.

Jiang Ning is so amazing; not only does she know about advertising companies, but she also wants to hire celebrities to shoot commercials.

Good heavens, how could we possibly invite such a big star?

Jiang Ning laughed at their ignorant looks.

"Celebrities are people too, they need to earn money. They have dedicated agents, and whoever pays the most will arrange what kind of work for the celebrity."

"Alright, Xu Yan, your time to test you has come. Here's a budget of 200,000 yuan. Get Chen Long to Japan to film an advertisement for hair growth serum."