After hearing what Song Wanning said, Yi Chen smiled faintly and said, "Neither. Since I took action, I must have made a good choice. The young lady asked her subordinates to take action when the time was right to buy the shop. I'm afraid she must have a lot of business experience. I didn't expect that the young lady, at such a young age, could have such insight."
When Song Wanning heard this, she thought back to her past life. In her past life, she worked hard for the Wen family and earned a lot of money. How could she not understand these business and money-making things? But she didn't expect that her diligent study would eventually create a fertile ground for Wen Tingbo and Concubine Cui to fall in love.
It’s really ridiculous to think about it now.
Song Wanning looked at Yi Chen with a slightly cold expression, "What if I don't want this gentleman to do business with me? I've always been used to working alone."
"Miss, are you afraid that I'll discover your true identity?" Yi Chen looked slightly surprised, then smiled and said, "If I tell you that I've already discovered your identity, will you reconsider? Miss Song Wanning, or should I call you...Mrs. Bai Ernai?"
"You know me?" Song Wanning has always been cautious and careful, and she really doesn't know how Yi Chen found her.
Before Song Wanning could react, Yi Chen continued, "If you look carefully, you will find her. Not only do I know who she is, I also know that she bribed Boss Li, the beeswax seller, to secretly trip up her own concubine."
Song Wanning's aura turned cold, and she asked in surprise, "Are you threatening me?"
"No, I need a partner like you right now. If a partner is too kind, I'm afraid I won't make much money." Yi Chen looked calm, as if he had expected Song Wanning to cooperate with him. "On the contrary, I'm showing you my sincerity. If you encounter any difficulties in the future business world, as long as you ask, I will do my best to resolve it. Although our Yi family is not a family of officials, we are still well-known in the capital."
"Since the boss is sincere about cooperating, I can also talk to the boss about my conditions." Seeing that Yi Chen did not seem to be hostile, Song Wanning quietly relaxed a little and said lightly, "If you want to cooperate with me, the money for buying the shop and renting the shop must be half and half. But as the owner of this shop, I must have the final say in the management of the business, and my dividend is only 30% of the shop's profit."
Yi Chen had no doubt about Song Wanning's ability and said on the spot, "Deal."
Song Wanning immediately stood up and said, "In that case, I will send someone to take over this rouge shop, and Boss Yi just needs to send the money."
The two of them separated, and Song Wanning left Tianxiang Tower first.
She looked at Caique beside her and whispered, "Send someone to find out if there's anyone with the surname Yi among the famous merchants in the capital. And if there's anyone named Yi Chen. He's well-prepared, so I'm afraid he's not a simple person."
"Grandma, do we really have to cooperate with him now?" Cai Que recalled the man's reaction just now and still felt a sense of fear. "He actually found out everything about Grandma, even knew about Liu Dafengwax."
"That's why I can't be his enemy." Song Wanning thought very broadly. "In the business world, there are no permanent enemies, nor permanent friends. Now that we're working together, I won't suffer any loss. On the contrary, with financial support, I can quickly gain a firm foothold in the capital and become bigger and stronger."
Caique responded, "That's what grandma said."
Without any obstruction, Song Wanning quickly took over the rouge shop and developed a new business model.
The old men in the rouge shop were used to making rouge, so Song Wanning didn't fire any of them and even raised their monthly wages. This also increased the price of a bottle of rouge several times.
Nowadays, the most expensive rouge in the capital costs six taels of silver per box. Song Wanning painted patterns on the rouge bottle according to the popular style in the capital, which also elevated the appearance.
The two maids were amazed at Song Wanning's ingenuity. "Grandma, this is amazing! The bottle of lip balm was originally plain, but with the patterns painted on it, it looks much more luxurious. The price of the lip balm suddenly increased, and I was worried that people in the capital would not buy it. Now, everything is solved."
"We need to not only improve the appearance, but also limit sales," Song Wanning said softly. "This lip balm is not easy to make, and it is indeed a good thing. If we sell it without restrictions, I'm afraid it will soon be out of stock. If we only sell 500 tubes of lip balm per month, then the many officials and their wives in the capital will naturally be begging to buy it."
Immediately afterwards, Song Wanning promoted this new method to the entire shop and became busy.
Song Wanning didn't know that when Cui Xiaoxiao from the West Courtyard learned about the rouge shop's sale, she was immediately furious. "I always said my rouge-making method was unparalleled. Now that the shop has sold it, someone has learned the method. Besides, if someone is willing to buy it, it means the shop can make money."
Cui Xiaoxiao believed that as long as she could get through this most difficult time, the Rouge Shop would eventually recover. Now that her hard work had been easily taken advantage of by others, her heart felt like it was being fried in oil.
Seeing Cui Xiaoxiao was very depressed, the maid Tianxiang hurried to comfort her, "Auntie, now is not the time to be sad. The Second Master hasn't come to our courtyard for several days. What you need to do is to win the Second Master's heart. As long as the Second Master changes his mind, is there anything you want?"
Cui Xiaoxiao couldn't help but roll her eyes at the thought and said, "He's broke now, what else can he rely on?"
"Auntie, you're really confused. Think about it, Second Master hasn't lived like this in the mansion for even a month. He's always been the most favored in the mansion. I guess in a few days, the old ancestor will know how hard you've worked and will definitely give you some pocket money." Tianxiang stood aside and continued to persuade, "As long as Second Master and Auntie are reconciled, why worry about not having money to spend?"
Cui Xiaoxiao was somewhat persuaded, but still stiffened her neck and said, "He didn't come to see me himself. It's been a few days, and there's no movement at all."
"Auntie, the Second Master is a man, so naturally he cares more about face." Tianxiang continued, "Auntie, you are a woman, so as long as you give a man some face, you will naturally be flattered. Auntie, please don't be confused, it will be bad if the one from the South Courtyard gets the upper hand."
Seeing that the maid had found a way out for her, Aunt Cui happily packed up her meal and went to the academy where Wen Tingbai was.
But who would have thought that it would be a failure.
When Aunt Cui saw the doorman, she quickly asked, "Where is the Second Master?"
The doorman hesitated for a long time before saying, "The Second Master went to the South Courtyard to look for the Second Madam."
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