The lady initially looked down on the beauty cream the maid used, but after seeing the changes in her face, she couldn't resist trying a little herself. The next day, she noticed her face had indeed become much prettier and quickly inquired where the cream had been purchased.
Upon arriving at Renjitang, she was astonished to hear that the ointment could be bought for only twenty coins. At first, she thought the maid had tricked her, but after the manager explained, the lady bought a bottle of the ointment with some skepticism.
In just two days, her face changed drastically, and even the old man who had always complained about her looking haggard started visiting her room. Many other ladies and young women who were on good terms with her began inquiring about what miraculous medicine she had used.
After hearing that they had used Renjitang's Jade Complexion Cream, many people rushed to buy it, but when they heard that it only cost twenty coins, they all began to hesitate.
The ladies and young women of wealthy families in these towns give their servants more than twenty coins as tips, so for them to come and buy such cheap rouge and ointment makes them seem like ordinary people and peasant women.
Despite her hesitation, one lady bought a jar, and within a few days, she became increasingly beautiful, as if by magic. At this point, no one cared about price; before dawn, a lady sent her servants to Renjitang to wait for it to open.
The last bottle had already been sold, which made the ladies extremely anxious. They sent people every day to ask when the Jade Complexion Cream would be available again. In addition to the ladies and young women of wealthy families in the town, peasant women from the countryside also came to inquire, and even people from nearby cities came to ask about the Jade Complexion Cream.
Si Yan confessed to everyone that the Jade Complexion Cream was actually just a medicine sold by Renjitang. The doctor who made the cream only put five bottles on Renjitang for sale, so even if you waited at the entrance of Renjitang all day, you would never get a restock.
Suddenly, Renjitang's Jade Complexion Cream became a hot topic. Everyone was talking about when it would be available again. Besides that, many ladies privately approached Siyan, hoping he would raise the price of the cream in the future. They felt it was too embarrassing for them to buy the same thing as a bunch of peasant women.
Ning Huan shook her head: "I agreed to sell this Jade Complexion Cream for only twenty coins back then, and initially I only intended to sell it to peasant women. Manager Si, do you still remember what I said back then?"
Si Yan nodded. Actually, if those ladies hadn't frequently come to him about the price, he would have felt it necessary to tell Ning Huan that the Jade Complexion Cream could now make a lot of money.
Ning Huan said, "This Jade Complexion Cream still sells for twenty coins. However, if these ladies want to buy more expensive cosmetics and ointments, I can make another one for them, adding some precious medicinal herbs to the ingredients. It will also be more effective than the Jade Complexion Cream."
Si Yan found this incredible. Just considering the Jade Complexion Cream that Ning Huan had made, there were probably very few people in the entire world who could achieve such effects. And this woman actually said she wanted to make an even more effective rouge cream.
This woman possesses many rare medicinal herbs and is highly skilled in medicine, and now she can even make such a potent ointment. The last time I visited her home, I was also amazed by her culinary skills. It's truly astonishing that such a person is just a peasant woman from the countryside.
However, he had already investigated Ning Huan and found that she was indeed just an ordinary peasant woman, and her reputation wasn't very good before.
Ning Huan noticed that Si Yan was lost in thought and asked in confusion, "Manager Si, what's wrong?"
Si Yan shook his head, not wanting to think about Ning Huan's background. The most important thing now was how to keep Ning Huan and make her cooperate with him. He had a feeling that even the abilities Ning Huan was showing him now were not her full strength.
He had a vague premonition that as long as he followed Ning Huan, he would become even more powerful in the future.
So he said, "Since Ning Huan's Jade Complexion Cream is selling so well, you can say whatever you want. But if a new cream comes out that's better and more expensive than Jade Complexion Cream, won't those peasant women also buy it?"
Si Yan felt that not only would buying better and more expensive ointments be unaffordable for them, but even if they didn't sell them, the peasant women would still feel it was unfair, and they might feel that what they bought wasn't as good as the more expensive ones.
Ning Huan shook her head: "No, these women don't compare themselves to ladies and young misses. They just think that it's good enough if they can buy a beauty cream that makes them more beautiful than before."
Ning Huan handed the Jade Complexion Cream, which she had just taken out of her consciousness space, to Si Yan. This time there were a full thirty jars, but Si Yan still shook his head with some regret: "Thirty jars are still a bit too few."
Judging from the current situation, there are probably more than 30 people wanting to buy the Jade Complexion Cream every day, and the 30 jars are very likely to sell out as soon as they are put on display.
Ning Huan thought for a moment and said, "These thirty cans are not sold out all at once. Manager Si can sell only three cans a day, no matter who comes or how much money they offer."
Si Yan frowned. He had never heard of such a sales method before: "Madam Ning, what if those ladies and young ladies don't get any? Won't they get angry and stop buying? That would be detrimental to your ability to sell even more potent rouge and ointment later."
She smiled and said, "No, as long as our ointment is good, we don't need to worry about a lack of buyers. Besides, limiting the production to three bottles of ointment per day is also a marketing strategy."
Si Yan asked in confusion, "What methods?"
Ning Huan said, "Marketing tactics are the methods used when selling goods. It means that they won't get angry and not buy because the quantity is small and they can't buy it. On the contrary, they will feel that it is precious because it is so rare, making them more eager to buy it."
Si Yan thought about it carefully. Although he didn't understand what marketing tactics Ning Niangzi was talking about, he understood what she meant by the rest of the sentence. The scarcity of this ointment would make the ladies and young women of wealthy families like it even more.
The more he thought about it, the more ingenious Ning Huan's idea seemed, and he couldn't help but admire it. Si Yan tentatively asked Ning Huan if they intended to cooperate with Renjitang long-term, or if it was just temporary and that they would sell the Jade Complexion Cream and other ointments to other clinics in the future.
Ning Huan understood that Si Yan wanted to cooperate with her in the long term, but she herself didn't have much of an idea. When she first started selling the Jade Complexion Cream, she just thought that there were quite a few such cosmetics in her consciousness space. Since her space resources could be regenerated, she might as well make some and sell them.
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