Chapter 125
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This time, gold foil was added to the new soap, and Shen Yuntang made Yuanbao a set of rich and gorgeous clothes. At first, Yuanbao was afraid that he, a country boy, could not support it, but after putting it on, he looked as noble as a boy from a wealthy family.
He loves money the most, and he loves to wear clothes full of jewels like this one.
Yang Shiming came over to draw a picture for him and also said that the new look was nice.
Yuanbao smiled and said, "I rarely hear you praise my clothes. Do you also like this kind of luxurious clothes? Next time, let my cousin make one for you."
Yang Shimingchou refused. He felt that the clothes would only look good on Yuanbao, and would look tacky on anyone else.
Cheng Yeran wanted to make the soap shop reopen in a grand manner, so he had to come up with a new design. Also, his previous idea of making luxury goods could be applied here as well.
He discussed it with Yuanbao and decided that Yuanbao's shop would be high-end and he would open another shop selling affordable products. Both routes count as commissions of Yuanbao.
Initially they wanted to sell the cheap soaps at Lin Yu's place, but later they thought that Lin Yu's place was full of VIP customers, and they had also started to produce sewing machines. After the success, they could also add custom-made clothes to their business, and it would not be good to add cheap soaps to it.
Finally, the two decided to continue selling the affordable soaps in wholesale form so that they could be purchased in every soap shop, and their shop would only accept distinguished customers.
Moreover, it has to be a limited edition, and only people with a certain consumption level are eligible to purchase it.
Yuanbao has negotiated with all the soap shops in the capital to have the soap delivered to them every month so they don't have to pick up the goods themselves. However, the price must be according to Yuanbao's requirements.
A bar of cheap soap cannot cost more than one hundred wen.
The price of soap is constantly decreasing, and soap has become a daily necessity. Many people were not used to using this thing before, but after it became popular with Yuanbao, it has been integrated into people’s daily lives, and everyone uses it to wash their hands.
Many people have collected Yuanbao's paintings, so they will not buy new ones. They will just buy a cheap one to wash their hands. It doesn't matter if it's not as good as the Xiangjie brand, as long as it can wash clean.
Now the price of fragrance soap has been reduced and is almost the same as ordinary soap. Naturally, you should buy fragrance soap that is of good quality and good appearance.
The shop owners tried selling it for a while and found that the sales were good, so they agreed to Yuanbao's proposal and reduced the prices to below Baiwen.
After the magazine is published, people from other regions will also know that Xiangjie Soap has moved to Beijing and will come to Beijing to purchase goods.
Yuanbao also recruited a group of people to help make affordable soap. Just like Cheng Yeran taught him how to make soap, he only knew the steps, but without the raw materials, he was not afraid that they would steal the formula.
Moreover, the packaging is also the same as before. There are already many companies printing pirated copies on the market, so there is no need to worry about the pictures on the packaging being leaked.
The affordable version of soap is designed as a daily necessity. Except for the annual zodiac version or the occasional holiday version, there are no plans to launch new packaging for the rest. The main products are four different soaps for spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Luxury goods not only need to be new, but also need to add gimmicks in the materials used.
Cheng Yeran said that he could ask Yuanbao to add gold foil to the soap, or inlay gems, or add precious Chinese herbal ingredients. Although the soap itself still has the cleansing effect, the main purpose of adding these ingredients is to raise its value.
They wrote the price and ingredients of the soap in the magazine in advance, and only drew a silhouette of the clothes without any details.
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The magazine also wrote that every bar of soap was packaged and made by Yuanbao himself, and the first ten bars of soap every day were sold by Yuanbao himself. Buyers could talk to Yuanbao, and the event lasted for seven days.
There is no distinction between male and female guests here, but there is a VIP room. Only if you spend at least ten thousand taels can you go upstairs and be received by Yuanbao personally.
The shop sells soap, lipstick, and clothes. The prices are all above three hundred taels, and range from three hundred taels upwards to several thousand or even tens of thousands of taels.
The gold foil soap released this time costs 880 taels per piece, and the packaging is even more luxurious. It is not just a paper box, but the box is made of fine wood. The box is more expensive than the soap. The inside is also paved with silk, and the soap is also wrapped with paper on the outside.
The wrapping paper is also made with gold foil, which makes it look shiny and luxurious.
The cheapest thing about this soap is the soap itself.
But the essential oils used in this soap are also good essential oils, and the fragrance lasts longer.
When buying essential oils, Cheng Yeran also thought of making perfumes, the price of which could be raised even higher. There are so many noble ladies in the capital, so perfumes will surely sell well.
But before that, he had to make the glass bottle first. He remembered that there was colored glaze in ancient times, but it was not in this book.
If other time travelers can make it, he believes that he can do it too. After all, his work is not very busy now, so he can study the making of glass at home.
In the palace, the emperor called the spy around him and asked him to report on Cheng Yeran's recent movements.
The spy only observed Cheng Yeran's work and some daily life, and did not enter their home to check, and the emperor did not ask the spy to do so.
The spy explained one by one that Cheng Yeran had been working step by step recently. After leaving his post, he managed several shops and the business was pretty good.
After hearing this, the emperor ordered Cheng Yeran to be summoned into the palace.
When Cheng Yeran heard the summons, he thought that the unspoken rules he was worried about had finally come. He was still considering whether he should pretend to be sick and not go, but he could not escape the curse.
After entering the palace, the emperor made him stand there and did not speak to him for a long time, nor did he let him raise his head. He was very confused.
The soul in the emperor's body was not his original soul, but that of the lazy man in the village. Before his wedding, the lazy man fell into the water and fell ill. He was alone at home with no one to take care of him, and he was too lazy to go out to seek medical treatment, so he died on the morning of his wedding.
After he died, he woke up and found himself in the palace, becoming the emperor.
He was praised as a child prodigy since he was young and was better at studying than other children. Later, his parents died and there was no one to take care of him. His relatives also wanted to fight for his family property. Some of them even competed to adopt him, ostensibly to adopt him, but in fact they wanted to embezzle their family property.
In order to protect his property, he had to play dumb and spread the word that he would sell the land to the villagers at a low price. He would sell it to whoever paid, regardless of whether they were relatives or not. In the end, he was left with a yard and two acres of land.
Everyone said he was stupid, but if he didn't sell it, he, a teenager, wouldn't be able to keep anything, so he would rather throw it away at a low price than let his relatives take it for free.
He sold it at a low price. The villagers knew that it was cheaper to buy from him and more expensive to buy from his relatives, so they naturally helped him drive away those relatives who wanted to steal his property. Since his relatives couldn't get it for free, they would spend money to buy it.
Although the money obtained is much less, it is better than getting no money at all.
In order to deal with these messy things, he delayed his studies. When he went to school again, he was at the bottom of the class.
If he had worked harder at that time, he would definitely catch up with the scores in the next exam. However, he was laughed at by several children from the same village, and the teacher scolded him in disappointment. In addition, his money would not last long, and the quality of the pens and ink he used was downgraded, which affected his mood for studying. In a fit of anger, he stopped studying and went home to lie down and be a lazy man.
This is his personality. He can't stand others saying bad things about him, nor can he stand others saying words that suppress him. The more others praise him, the harder he works towards a good direction. If someone says something mocking, he gets angry and gives up.
After traveling through time and becoming the emperor, no one dared to say anything he didn't like, so he naturally stopped being a lazy man.
During the years he was emperor, he had made many achievements and he felt that he was destined to be emperor.
After becoming emperor, he gradually forgot his original identity and that small village.
It was not until he saw Cheng Yeran's paper that he was suddenly shocked. This examinee did not have the same name and surname as his previous one, his native place was the same as his hometown, and his home address was exactly the same.
He was very curious and also very scared. If he became the emperor, would the emperor become him? The real emperor came to expose him?
He looked at the handwriting on the test paper again and breathed a sigh of relief.
When he first became emperor, he was very flustered, and his first reaction was not to let others find out, so he practiced the handwriting of the former emperor for a long time.
Now that he saw Cheng Yeran, his first reaction was to look at the handwriting. The handwriting was different from his own, and even more different from the emperor's.
Since he doesn't have the emperor's soul in his body, it doesn't matter. He used to have an ideal of becoming the top scholar, and he lets Cheng Yeran realize it for him.
Anyway, it's his body, and it will be a glory for the Cheng family if he becomes the top scholar.
After Cheng Yeran became the top scholar, the emperor was not satisfied anymore. He wanted Cheng Yeran to live a better life and bring honor to his family.
However, he was unsure of Cheng Yeran's ability, so he observed him for a month. He was afraid that Cheng Yeran was a fool who not only had no ability but would also cause trouble and bring shame to their Cheng family.
After waiting for a month, Cheng Yeran did his job in an orderly manner, which made him very satisfied. He called Cheng Yeran over, observed him first, and asked him some questions. He answered them fluently. The emperor was very satisfied and felt that he could implement the plan to bring honor to his ancestors.
He asked Cheng Yeran to go back first.
Cheng Yeran felt puzzled, but the emperor looked very serious and didn't have that kind of intention towards him, so he felt relieved.
Maybe the emperor appreciates him, and he may have had this experience when he was famous for his poetry. Am I too narcissistic?
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After the new magazine was published, many people in the capital city noticed the changes in the price of soap. The affordable edition was priced at 100 wen, 80 wen, 50 wen, and 35 wen, which were very cheap. However, the deluxe edition cost more than 800 taels. How much was that worth?
Then they saw that there was really gold in the soap, and everyone was silent.
Someone said, is a bar of soap that important? Some people also say that if you can't afford it, don't be sad. People of noble status naturally use the best, and you can buy it if you have money.
Only Prince Jing, after getting the magazine, turned to the lipstick story to see what happened to his little fairy.
He saw the little goblin arrived in the capital and changed her husband. He trembled with fear. The little goblin he saw that day was a real goblin! He came to the capital!
Liu Ya did not lie to him. She only got a new husband because the scholar was eaten by him.
There is a line of boys under the story. This story is purely fictional. Each issue is a new story and has nothing to do with the previous story. Readers are requested not to make any connections.
The prince felt that this sentence was a lie and he didn't want readers to know his secret of cannibalism. When he thought about how he almost became the target of the goblin that day, he felt a sense of fear.
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