Li Mai took out a bottle and showed it to the shopkeeper.
Instantly, a rich fragrance of roses filled the room.
Manager Qian perked up. "Boss, this smells wonderful and is very fragrant."
Li Mai nodded and said with a smile, "That's right, this is concentrated essential oil. Just one drop of fragrance is enough to fill the entire room. That's why I said you should promote it well. I've already set the price with Changhe, and I'll bring it over to you later."
"Okay, how do we promote this? Should I discuss it with Lao Jin?" Manager Qian rubbed his hands together, unsure if his chosen marketing approach was correct.
“Sure, it should only take you seven or eight days to get there. You can go and discuss it with him. The goods will be delivered to the shop in early August,” Li Mai said.
Now that Manager Qian was more confident, he agreed.
Li Mai then asked Manager Qian, "Jiang Wenhan should be released from prison by now. What is the current situation of the Jiang family?"
Manager Qian said, "In the past three years, the Jiang family has been tormented by Second Master Jiang, which has forced them to close several shops and reduce their wealth significantly. I also heard that something happened at the dye shop."
"Jiang Wenhan has come out, wanting to regain control of the Jiang family. A struggle has already begun between the brothers. However, they are smart; they are fighting internally and haven't made a scene for others to laugh at."
Manager Qian had been instructed by Li Mai to keep a close watch on the Jiang family while he was here. He secretly arranged for people to keep an eye on the Jiang family after he arrived, so he was quite familiar with their movements.
Li Mai agreed, instructing him not to let his guard down against Jiang Wenhan. Currently, Jiang Wenhan is not opposing his family, but he has not yet regained control of the family and is too busy.
However, she was not afraid of Jiang Wenhan. Since she dared to open a shop in Yongzhou City, she was prepared to confront the Jiang family.
Which business doesn't have a few rivals? Besides, she wants to make her family's clothing shop the best in the North, or even the best in the Song Kingdom, so she must suppress the Jiang family.
When the two had finished talking, a servant came to report that the Fu family had arrived.
Li Mai asked Manager Qian to go and greet them.
The person from the Fu family who came today had a very sensitive nose. After entering the main courtyard where Li Mai was, he smelled a faint fragrance lingering in the air.
When Chu Yan saw who it was, her lips twitched. Coincidentally, it was Fu Haitang, the second young lady of the Fu family.
She is dressed as a man, with a young man by her side. Judging from his appearance, he should be an attendant, but he is not dressed as a servant.
Zhao Haitang in men's clothing
Li Mai glanced at the newcomer, then at Chu Yan's expression, and smiled inwardly. This must be the second young lady.
She glanced at the person behind her, smiled, greeted them, and invited them to sit down.
Manager Qian then brought in the brewed tea.
"I am Fu Haitang from the Fu family in the capital. I presume you are the owner of the Li's Trading Company?" Fu Haitang bowed to Li Mai first, without bothering to conceal her female voice.
She saw that Chu Yan was also there. With him there, they should know her identity very well, so she didn't need to pretend to be a man anymore.
"I am Li Mai, the owner of Li's Trading Company. Please have a seat, Miss Fu." After saying that, she glanced at the person next to her.
"This is He Fan, the steward who manages the entire business of our Fu family in the north." Fu Haitang smiled and introduced the man to Li Mai as she looked at him.
Li Mai nodded and said, "Manager He, please have a seat."
Unexpectedly, the Fu family has such a young steward. He seems quite capable. I wonder what his relationship is with this second young lady?
After this incident, she dared not imagine herself and Chu Yan as a couple anymore.
Chu Yan, however, glanced at He Fan a couple more times.
After greeting Li Mai, Fu Haitang looked at Chu Yan and raised an eyebrow, saying, "I didn't expect to run into Young Master Chu here."
She said she hadn't expected it, but her expression clearly showed that she had investigated everything thoroughly.
Come to think of it, if the Fu family wanted to cooperate with her, they must have thoroughly investigated her situation. In fact, she thought that this Miss Fu must have sent people to Qing Shi Town as well.
Chu Yan nodded and introduced her: "This is my master. I learned medicine and kung fu from her. I never expected that Miss Fu would set her sights on our Li's Trading Company."
Fu Haitang paused. Medical skills? Kung Fu?
She didn't find out that, but she heard that the eldest son of the Chu family had been following her around. She thought that the Chu family was the master behind the Li family business, but it turns out that he was her master.
After a few polite greetings, Fu Haitang got down to business.
Li Mai admired the decisiveness of this Miss Fu, and they also agreed on the terms of cooperation: Li's Trading Company would not open a shop in the capital for five years, and Ruyi Fragrance Workshop would cooperate with the Fu family on three products: balm, liquid perfume and perfume.
However, the Fu family only obtained the sales rights in the capital. They cannot sell in their other shops because the Li family business will sell incense in their own shops in other places.
It can be said that this cooperation with the Fu family is in line with Li Mai's own development plan for the Li Family Business.
Five years later, if the Li family business has grown stronger, she will open a shop in the capital.
The advantage of the Fu family cooperating with her is that they can seize the Beijing market for five years in advance.
Upon seeing the items in Ruyi Xiangge, Fu Haitang knew that they were unique in the world and that there was absolutely no such thing sold in the capital.
Based on her years of research and understanding of the noble ladies and young women of Beijing, she was certain they would like these items.
This collaboration can be described as a win-win situation for both parties.
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