Chapter 153: Stealing a Chicken, Losing the Rice First Release...
Although Shen Jiang had witnessed it firsthand, she was no less shocked than Song Xue. Perhaps it was because she had been accompanying Godwin during the normal live broadcasts that Shen Jiang found everything she saw so magical.
If she hadn't known that Godwin had lost all his magic power, she would have really thought that the boss had used succubus, a special kind of magic that could bewitch people, on the audience in the live broadcast room.
Those viewers—no, they were Black Dragon's loyal fans—sent countless private messages to his account. She even later discovered a massive increase in his account. It turned out to be "tips" from those enthusiastic fans during the livestream for Godwin, who was working hard to sell the merchandise.
The amount is not less than the total price of the more than 1,000 facial masks, and far exceeds the profit of those facial masks.
Shen Jiang looked up silently and paid his most sincere respects to the boss who was watching Tom and Jerry not far away.
She really underestimated the boss's charm.
Godwin noticed her gaze and looked up at her gently, his eyes full of confusion. "What's wrong?"
Shen Jiang was caught off guard and replied subconsciously: "I didn't expect you to be such a money-making physique."
Godwin raised an eyebrow.
Oops, I'd accidentally let my true feelings slip. Shen Jiang quickly tried to make amends, "What I meant was, they really have a keen eye. They can sense your unique charm even through the screen. This surprised me a bit."
It’s over. What is she talking about? It feels like the more I explain, the worse it gets.
Godwin wasn't angry at all; instead, he felt like wagging his tail in triumph. Although the process had been somewhat flawed, he had indeed managed to make his followers rediscover his charm. It was a truly wonderful feeling.
Godwin assured him, "Don't worry, I will only respond to you."
Shen Jiang looked at the young man's shining eyes and very considerately chose to forget the astonishing number of explicit private messages.
The live broadcast had a turnover of nearly 60,000 yuan, and the commission for the live broadcast was 10%. In addition to the generous tips from fans, Godwin earned a total of nearly 35,000 yuan.
When Shen Jiang told Godwin the news, he didn't react in any special way. He just said, "All this money is yours."
How could Shen Jiang dare to seize the boss's hard-earned money, which was earned by the boss by selling his face.
Unexpectedly, Godwin's face was full of righteousness, and he would not allow her to refuse at all: "Everything I have is yours."
Shen Jiang understood. This meant he was willing to give her everything he had, regardless of who he was. She knew that in some married couples, the husband would give all his income to his wife for safekeeping. But her relationship with Godwin hadn't reached that level yet! She, she, she, only let Godwin live here because she was worried about the uncontrollable things that might happen to him surviving alone in this world. She and him were not in that relationship at all!
Shen Jiang was terrified and did not dare or want to accept the hot money.
Shen Anlian sat far away from them, immersed in the boring medical records, thinking and analyzing them alone. At this moment, she raised her head and seemed to mutter to herself, "This is quite interesting."
Shen Jiang turned to look at his grandmother and saw that she lowered her head again to continue reading the book. He began to doubt whether the words just now were directed at him.
Godwin broadcasts a livestream every day without fail. Besides livestreaming his face mask application, he sometimes asks questions from viewers, and Shen Jiang expertly answers them off-screen. Shen Jiang always explains the audience's questions clearly and calmly. Although the broadcasts are only an hour long, he always feels a little unsatisfied at the end, as he has his followers by his side.
Chen Songxue exceeded Mr. Chen's expectations, maximizing her 50,000 yuan promotional budget. Several of the promotional posts from the selected bloggers went viral, and nearly every passerby who saw them was tempted to try them. The mask's effectiveness was impressive, and people who had used it were constantly posting and sharing their feedback. Over the course of the month, sales reached nearly 300,000 yuan. Combined with Godwin's impressive performance, the factory's inventory was completely sold out, forcing them to work overnight to fill orders.
This month, Mingxintang sold more than a thousand facial masks, while the online store sold nearly ten thousand facial masks.
Boss Chen had long forgotten why he was not optimistic about opening an online store in the first place. He was so happy about the result that he waved his hand and gave triple bonuses to everyone in Chen Songxue's team. He was even more generous and said that there would be big red envelopes waiting for them at the end of the year.
Mingxintang Chinese medicine masks seem to have gradually carved out a path of their own in the beauty market.
Boss Chen isn't in a rush to get his products into brick-and-mortar stores, because he's found that young people's mindsets are really different from his own. As long as he can sell the goods and get the money flowing, it doesn't matter where they're sold.
Chen Songxue didn't give up on her plan to open a physical store. She told Shen Jiang, "I plan to start online and build word-of-mouth, but I'm not limited to the internet. When the time is right, we'll figure out how to open a physical store. In the future, maybe we can open branches of Mingxintang all over the country. Then, those branches will exclusively sell Kunyuan medicines, and other brands won't be able to enter."
Shen Jiang never thought that such a day would come. You know, a few months ago, her only motivation was to live a peaceful and stable life with her grandmother.
Chen Songxue, seeing the fear written on her face, suddenly laughed: "It's all because your medicine is good, sister. I believe Mingxintang will definitely become the number one Chinese medicine."
Although Kunyuan Herbal Medicine Factory's Chinese patent medicines are currently only supplied to Mingxintang, the popularity of its Chinese herbal face masks has attracted numerous brick-and-mortar stores seeking partnerships. Boss Chen, quite surprised by the opportunity, immediately hit it off.
The purchasing agent sent by the partner said: "Since this is a cooperation, Mr. Chen should be sincere. Our cooperation price should be much more favorable than the one on the Internet."
Boss Chen agreed with his point of view: "That's right."
The purchasing manager was immediately pleased to see how cooperative he was.
Boss Chen thought for a moment, then said sincerely, "The price of a single mask is 39. You definitely can't buy that much. How about we deduct the shipping cost from each one?"
The buyer's face suddenly turned ugly: "Mr. Chen, don't you know that we have hundreds of physical stores across the country? If you don't have the sincerity to cooperate with us, there are many manufacturers who want to cooperate with us."
Boss Chen was stunned for a moment, but he still looked pleasant. "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Just go back and tell your boss that everyone's price is the same, and no one will ever offer a lower price than you. You don't know that the herbs used in our traditional Chinese medicine mask are of the highest quality in the country, so the cost itself is high. Moreover, our mask is unique on the market, and it can't be copied even if you want to."
The purchasing agent didn't believe his story at all. He was well versed in the intricacies of face masks and was well aware of the enormous profits they generated. Kunyuan hadn't hired a spokesperson or advertised on TV; the cost of a single mask was no more than three or five yuan. His talk of premium medicinal ingredients was just a pretext to inflate the price.
I heard that just two months ago, Boss Chen was begging everyone to sell his face masks. And after just a few days of seeing some success, he's already become so arrogant? Their company has so many products on the shelves. If this Chinese herbal face mask wasn't so new and has been seeing good momentum recently, they wouldn't have even considered working with such a manufacturer.
He just didn't believe that this factory could last long.
Both of them felt that the other was not sincere enough and soon parted ways unhappily.
The buyer was disappointed and walked out of the Kunyuan Medicinal Materials Factory with a sullen look on his face. He turned around and angrily spat at the factory, "You dare to charge 30 yuan for a facial mask? I think you are crazy because you are poor! With your appetite, aren't you afraid of eating too much and killing yourself?"
He certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to work with such a shady manufacturer, but the ambivalent attitude of Kunyuan's boss was too much for him to swallow. He simply dug out his phone and informed several of his familiar buyers, letting everyone know the true face of Kunyuan Medicinal Materials Factory, so that his brothers wouldn't have to waste their breath on this old guy again.
After making a few calls, he finally let out his anger. As if he had thought of something, he took out his phone again, but this time he didn't call those people he was close to, but called an old classmate.
After hearing what he meant, the old classmate laughed and called him a bastard: "Why do you and Guo Dong always like to quarrel? You can't hide your good news, so you have to make me tell him about it?"
The man chuckled, "I just wanted to show off a big order. He was so pissed off last time he stole my order. This time I'm going to make him jealous."
When Guo Dong heard his old classmate mention that he was going to get rich and was going to the suburbs of Nanze City next door to sign a big deal early the next morning, he was really interested.
After a few casual words, he found out that the manufacturer of the big order was called Kunyuan Medicinal Materials Factory, and he wanted to sign a contract with the other party to be the agent of the traditional Chinese medicine facial mask in stores in several neighboring provinces. In the future, this traditional Chinese medicine facial mask could only be sold in their company's stores.
Guo Dong searched the Internet and discovered that this new Chinese medicine mask was not just a publicity stunt. It comes in three types of masks with different effects. It has a good reputation among passers-by. Many passers-by actively recommended it after using it, and so far no one has complained about any shortcomings of this mask.
Guo Dong sneered: "Ha, this guy almost got lucky." But if the contract is signed tomorrow, then it's not his fault. It's all because of this guy's loose lips. You know, things are won in secrecy. If it were him, he wouldn't take the initiative to spread the news about a duck he hasn't even got yet.
Guo Dong immediately drove onto the highway to the neighboring city and knocked on the office door of Mr. Chen of Kunyuan Medicinal Materials Factory at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Boss Chen's days have been a dream. Rejection used to be a common occurrence, but since opening their online store, they've managed to carve out a niche by producing and selling their own products. Even brick-and-mortar stores are offering them opportunities.
What is this called? You try to plant flowers but they don’t bloom, but you plant willows by accident and they grow into a shade!
Boss Chen repeated what he said in the morning to the man in front of him. Guo Dong was shocked when he heard his offer. He didn't expect that the other party would ask for such a high price.
Boss Chen thought about the failed negotiation that morning and decided to learn from it. "Xiao Guo, have you ever tried our facial mask?"
Guo Dong was stunned: "No."
That's something women use, how could he use it?
Boss Chen: "Look at your face, it's so red and dry from the sun. It's perfect for a facial mask to calm and repair it. Why don't you try our hydrating mask first? We can continue our conversation after you've used it."
Guo Dong thought about the rave reviews he'd seen online about this mask and wondered, "It's just a mask, why is it being praised so highly?" He wanted to try it out to see what the heck was going on with this domestically produced mask, which was priced so high.
Guo Dong casually tried it with a slightly disdainful attitude. He wasn't the type to never touch skincare products; after all, he was in the industry. However, he knew full well that these things were just a combination of chemicals, tricks to fool women and make money, so he had no interest in using them.
As for men, the rougher they are, the more manly they are.
Guo Dong had only been using the mud mask for a short time when he felt it was different from all the other sleazy masks he'd used before. Those masks had always caused unbearable stinging and a strange feeling of stuffiness. But this mud mask seemed to breathe, not suffocating at all. Furthermore, it felt like the skin was absorbing water, a cooling sensation without being freezing. It was incredibly comfortable.
Guo Dong even felt that this experience was quite enjoyable.
After the mask was formed, he gently peeled it off and immediately felt that his face was translucent and bright, and he seemed to have aged a few years. He couldn't take his eyes off the mirror.
"Mr. Chen, your facial mask is really good." Guo Dong exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.
Boss Chen still smiled: "Mr. Guo, you really have good vision, haha. Many people come to our factory to discuss cooperation, and your temperament is the most to my liking!"
Guo Dong's heart moved: "Has Xiao Zhang from Jiaren Company been here before?"
Boss Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip, then looked at the person in front of him with a more meaningful look: "Yes."
Guo Dong: "I wonder what price Boss Chen gave him?"
Since we were able to negotiate a near deal on the contract, I'll just raise the price based on his and sign the contract today!
Boss Chen was a seasoned marketer. He might not have known much about marketing, but that didn't mean he couldn't discern the underlying message. He could tell that the young man in front of him was an acquaintance of Xiao Zhang, the man who had come that morning. They might even have had a somewhat hostile relationship.
Look at what he says. He wants to negotiate the contract that Xiao Zhang failed to do?
Boss Chen was so satisfied that he said directly, "Whatever price you give, that's the price he gives."
The purchase price of 32 was indeed high, but if it was guaranteed to be the same quality as the mask he had just used, it was a real bargain. No wonder the boy couldn't help showing off to his old classmates.
Guo Dong recalled that when he searched for this facial mask, there were almost no negative reviews. The only negative reviews were also very polarized, which was the pricing issue. Some people thought this facial mask was too expensive, while others felt that this facial mask was simply a bargain compared to big-name skincare products.
Guo Dong almost immediately made the decision: "32 a piece is fine! But you have to give me the exclusive agency!"
Boss Chen was surprised: "Exclusive agency? There are quantity requirements. You must sell at least 20,000 copies per month."
Guo Dong smiled and said, "That's not a problem at all. Don't worry, our company has stores all over the country. I'm afraid you won't be able to stock up in time."
Zhang Shan had never imagined that Guo Dong would foolishly jump into the pit he had dug for him and bury himself in it. The thought of this guy, out of spite, signing Kunyuan Medicinal Materials Factory as the exclusive distributor for facial masks for a whole year, made him so happy that he almost couldn't sleep.
However, another month passed, and instead of seeing Guo Dong make a fool of himself, Zhang Shan was dumbfounded.
Guodong's pricing was significantly higher than online: 39 yuan per mask online, 59 yuan in-store. Yet, despite this price, the mask, known as a traditional Chinese medicine mask, was selling incredibly well, even forcing the company to impose a purchase limit of five per person per day. Zhang Shan knew it was a desperate marketing ploy; after all, apart from Guodong, no one else was selling this mask on the market.
It would have been fine if the opponent had made a fortune on his own, but Zhang Shan’s wife had specially gone to the store to queue up to buy a facial mask and kept praising the mask in front of Zhang Shan, almost making him drop the cup.
"It's just a Chinese herbal mask, there might even be bugs in it. I'm not going to get my face rotten and I won't be able to pay for it!"
Zhang Shan's wife was puzzled by his inexplicable anger: "Are you sick? Why are you cursing my face for no reason?"
Zhang Shan felt like he was indeed sick, with red eye. Not only had he given away good business to his competitor, but he had also offended a whole circle of people. Now, even his wife was rushing to give money to his competitor.
Zhang Shan almost suffocated himself to the point of vomiting blood.
Meanwhile, Kunyuan Medicinal Materials Factory was truly unable to produce face masks. Sales were so overwhelming that they had completely depleted all the raw materials. If they were to temporarily substitute common herbs, the Mingxintang Chinese Medicine Masks' hard-earned reputation would be jeopardized. This was unacceptable. They had planned to establish the Mingxintang brand, and if they were to dismantle it so quickly, their success would be shattered.
Shen Jiang had to take emergency measures to open up the map of the other world.
The first thing she thought of was to find the Silver Dragon Perrin. Firstly, he was away from home all year round, and secondly, he was a friendly dragon of Godwin. She could be assured of the safety of her employees by arranging someone to go there.
She was lucky, Palin was home this time.
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