"What's the background of this Ya Ning skincare product?" Chu Yu asked.
Xiao Gao brought over a stack of documents. "You'll understand once you take a look. Ya Ning Beauty is a cosmetics brand founded by Fu Ya Ning. Back then, the Chinese market wasn't fully developed, and when this brand went public, it was one of the few cosmetics brands in the country. Those who dared to be pioneers made a lot of quick money, so naturally they had a distorted understanding of the market. Ya Ning's boss likes to make quick money, brainwashes customers, and is particularly good at exaggerating the effects of skincare products. For example, Ya Ning's whitening cream claims to whiten instantly with just one application, removing all blemishes and making people white overnight."
"Whitens skin overnight?" Chu Yu frowned. "What other features does this brand have?"
"There's nothing particularly special about them, they just like to brainwash their members. I've bought their skincare products before, and I thought that since they were so good, they must have some effect. Plus, their salespeople like to say that they use new technologies imported from abroad. Chinese people don't understand this, so they think that foreign products are all good, and they're easily tricked into spending money."
Xiao Gao is quite pretty, but she's a bit dark-skinned. She wants to make herself fairer. Ya Ning's whitening cream boasts that it can whiten skin overnight and even includes some before-and-after photos. She looks at the models in the photos, one dark and one fair, the contrast is obvious, and she's particularly tempted.
She paid without hesitation, and the salesperson then said that a full course of treatment would be more effective, recommending that she buy three bottles, which would give her one free.
So, Xiao Gao bought three bottles without really understanding what was going on.
Who knew that my face would break out after using it? I spent a lot of money, but it had the opposite effect. I wanted to find Ya Ning to ask for an explanation, but they refused to admit it and even boasted that their boss had amazing backing and that I, a nobody, could not be brought down.
Xiao Gao was furious. She came to Mandarin with a small wish: to crush Ya Ning in the future.
Help her vent her anger.
These days, the market isn't very regulated, especially the skincare market, where cutthroat competition is inevitable. Chu Yu doesn't seem to mind much about it, and she's not angry even if someone copies her product.
After all, the patented ingredients developed by Wang Cainian cannot be easily imitated by others.
"But they said that theirs is even better than Mandarin's, it not only protects against the sun but also whitens the skin! One tube is equivalent to three products: skin cream, sunscreen, and foundation. You can buy three things for the price of one skincare product."
Xiao Gao's words made Chu Yu laugh. That's how Chinese people are; when they see someone making money, they all flock to do it.
"Professor Wang's formula has already been published in a paper and patented. Do you think skincare products are so easy to copy? It's not like clothes, where you can buy a designer garment, find the same fabric, and replicate it almost perfectly. Skincare products are different; their ingredients are complex. Even if the ingredients are the same, different proportions can bring completely different effects. If it were so easy to imitate, why would I need to spend millions on research? I could just buy designer skincare products, have a lab analyze the ingredients, and launch them on the market."
Chu Yu's words made a lot of sense, and Xiao Gao finally calmed down.
"Ke Yaning is so disgusting, am I just supposed to sit here and wait to die?"
Chu Yu suspected that the formula must have been leaked from Chu Chu. Last time, Chu Chu's samples were stolen, and the matter was never investigated. However, what Chu Chu received was only a preliminary formula. The R&D department upgraded it several times afterward, and Wang Cainian also added an ingredient to inhibit the activity of the sunscreen ingredient.
"Where is this Fu Yaning from? Why is she so determined to oppose me? Is it simply because we both work in skincare and makeup?"
At this point, Xiao Gao hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"What's wrong? Just say what you have to say," Chu Yu said.
Xiao Gao then whispered, "Fu Yaning's actions against you aren't just due to competition from her peers. Do you know who Fu Yaning is? She's Professor Liu Mingchuan's ex-wife. I heard that when Professor Liu was embroiled in a sexual assault scandal, it was Fu Yaning who stood up for him and, together with his student, identified him. At the time, many people said that Fu Yaning was righteous enough to turn her own family away, praising her to the skies."
Chu Yu was taken aback, not expecting that Fu Yaning was Liu Mingchuan's ex-wife.
This person has been mentioned in the newspapers, but always in a very subtle way. I heard that he has a very powerful background and later made billions of dollars through pyramid schemes, yet he was able to escape unscathed when he was investigated.
How could Liu Mingchuan possibly be her match?
"Okay, I understand. Don't tell anyone about this. After all, Professor Liu's reputation is important. If her colleagues at the company find out, they will inevitably gossip behind her back."
Xiao Gao nodded. She trusted Professor Liu. So many of his students were loyal to him, and everyone had seen how he worked overtime to develop hyaluronic acid for them.
Xiao Gao didn't believe he was that kind of person, especially since there had been so many cases of framing and slander in recent years. Before the truth came out, Xiao Gao didn't want to make any judgments about others.
Chu Yu is not someone who will be bullied.
She wouldn't just sit idly by while Ya Ning Beauty Industry does something like this.
The claim that skin whitens instantly upon application is unfounded; no skincare product can achieve such an effect without the addition of mercury.
"Go buy a bottle of their whitening cream; I want to have it tested."
"Why would I need to buy more? I bought three bottles before, but my face broke out before I even finished them. I'll bring them to you tomorrow," Xiao Gao said.
Chu Yu glanced at her. Xiao Gao's skin wasn't very good. Chu Yu had thought it was just her natural skin condition, but she hadn't expected that she was using whitening cream.
"Don't believe these advertisements anymore. The gentler the skincare products, the better. Frequent use of such irritating ingredients will damage your skin and cause irreversible damage. Also, if you want to whiten your skin, protect it from the sun more often. Wear a hat, sunglasses, and apply sunscreen. Apply skincare products and body lotion every day. Over time, you will definitely become whiter. Don't risk using these unregulated products."
Xiao Gao was also terrified. The badly damaged face was a minor problem; what he feared most was damage to his internal organs.
According to Mr. Zhou, mercury-containing skincare products can cause heavy metal poisoning and kidney failure.
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