Shen Mingzhi picked up her teacup, took a sip, and slowly said, "Comrade Shen is a bit too confident. The product hasn't even hit the market yet, and you're already thinking of swallowing up Baoli? Aren't you afraid of choking?"
"Director Shen," Manager Gao couldn't help but advise, "Comrade Shen is well-prepared this time, with low product pricing and strong promotion. It's not worth it for you to go head-to-head with him."
Manager Su nodded in agreement, “Yes, rather than a lose-lose situation, it’s better to cooperate and achieve a win-win outcome.”
Shen Mingzhi looked at the three people in front of her and suddenly understood something. She put down her teacup, her voice cold, "It seems the two managers have already made their choice?"
Manager Gao looked embarrassed. "Director Shen, it wasn't our choice. The leaders visited their factory and then held a meeting with us, telling us that we need to learn to be flexible in dealing with the market."
"I understand." Shen Mingzhi stood up. "In that case, I won't disturb you any longer. I wish Comrade Shen's new product great success."
Jiang Huanyu also stood up, "Director Shen, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Let's chat some more."
He genuinely enjoyed talking to Shen Mingzhi.
She has a witty way of speaking, which can be annoying, but... it's also very interesting.
We finally managed to get together, but we haven't even had a meal yet!
"No need." Shen Mingzhi picked up her bag. "By the way, Comrade Shen, I have a saying for you—the one who laughs last laughs best."
After saying that, she turned and left the private room, and behind her came Jiang Huanyu's meaningful voice, "Then we'll wait and see."
Stepping out of the restaurant, the night breeze caressed her face, and Shen Mingzhi took a deep breath.
She had long anticipated that Jiang Huanyu would make a move, but she didn't expect that he would win over even the department store manager so quickly.
Just then, a familiar military green car pulled up in front of her. The window rolled down, revealing Jiang Shao Chen's concerned face. "How did the talks go?"
Shen Mingzhi opened the car door and got in, briefly explaining what had just happened.
Jiang Shao Chen gripped the steering wheel tightly. "This Jiang Huan Yu is indeed more cunning than a hornet's nest. He's already made thorough preparations before we've even started."
“After all, he spent so much money, and he lost so badly during the New Year. Now that he has a chance to turn things around, he will definitely make full preparations.” Shen Mingzhi said calmly, and then a smile appeared on her lips. “However, I will still proceed according to the original plan.”
"I talked to Xiehe Hospital for a long time today, but they still said we have to wait half a month because they have to develop other products." Jiang Shaozhen sighed after saying this.
"I'll go there myself tomorrow," Shen Mingzhi said resolutely. "We can't let them drag this out any longer."
The next morning, Shen Mingzhi went directly to Peking Union Medical College Hospital and found Professor Wang Derong, who was in charge of research and development.
As soon as Wang Derong met her, he smiled and said, "So you're Deputy Factory Director Shen. I didn't expect you to be so young. How old are you this year?"
"Twenty-four years old," Shen Mingzhi replied. "Professor Wang, the situation is urgent. Can we expedite the research and development process?"
Professor Wang pushed up his glasses. "Director Shen, scientific research is not child's play; it can't be rushed."
“I understand,” Shen Mingzhi said, taking a document out of her bag. “This is the latest research data on cosmeceuticals from abroad that I’ve collected. It might be helpful to you.”
Professor Wang glanced through the information for a moment, then looked at her. "This information is indeed useful, but you were able to find a solution today for the information we gave you yesterday? Do you have connections abroad?"
“We have some connections,” Shen Mingzhi smiled. “If this information can help shorten the research and development time, that would be great.”
Seeing that Professor Wang was holding the documents and not speaking, she continued, "It's not that I want to rush you, but the factory's survival is at stake, just like your experiments. If the timing is even slightly off, it will be catastrophic. The factory is burdened with loans and the living wages of its employees... How can I not be anxious? A small bottle of cosmetics is tied to the livelihoods of hundreds of families. Can you help me? Can you hurry it up?"
Professor Wang pondered for a moment, then said, "How about this, I'll have the team work overtime and try to get results within a week."
"Thank you so much!" Shen Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. "If it succeeds, you'll be Baoli's savior!"
"Not at all. We'll make our own requirements once we develop it. You can go back and wait here." Professor Wang continued to look through her documents.
Not wanting to disturb her, Shen Mingzhi left Xiehe and returned to the factory.
As soon as I entered the office, Factory Director Sun, who was sitting there, said in a sarcastic tone, "The department store just notified us that they will reduce the display area for our products starting next month!"
Shen Mingzhi sneered, "You're quick."
"Don't you have anything else to say?" Factory Director Sun was so anxious he was practically fuming. Seeing Shen Mingzhi's calm and collected demeanor, he was even more worried. "If we lose the department store's distribution channels, our product sales will decrease, and next month... the products we produce will start piling up in inventory."
“All you ever do is rush around. They’ve already received instructions from their superiors. There’s no point in us talking to them. We need to think of another way,” Shen Mingzhi said in a deep voice.
She walked to the phone and said to Factory Manager Sun, "I'm now contacting all the distributors for a meeting to prepare for the new plan."
At the dealer meeting in the afternoon, Shen Mingzhi stood in front of everyone and said firmly, "Everyone, I have some bad news. Jiang Huanyu has also copied our dealer sales model, so we need to improve our methods."
Qian Manguan was the first to respond, "Director Shen, what do you suggest? We'll all listen to you!"
“First, we need to change our thinking.” Shen Mingzhi wrote the two big characters “cosmeceuticals” on the blackboard. “When the new products come out, Jiang Huanyu will take the low-price route, while we will take the efficacy route and not compete head-on.”
She explained the concept and advantages of cosmeceuticals in detail, and the distributors nodded repeatedly as they listened.
“Secondly,” Shen Mingzhi continued, “we need to explore new channels. In addition to department stores, hospitals, pharmacies, and beauty salons are all potential customers.”
The meeting continued into the evening, during which Shen Mingzhi laid out the new sales strategies one by one.
After the meeting, Jiang Shaozhen came to pick her up. Seeing that she was tired but her eyes were bright, he knew that she was confident.
"Looks like there's been some new progress. I knew these things wouldn't be difficult for you," Jiang Shaozhen asked in the car.
Shen Mingzhi nodded, "Jiang Huanyu thinks he can strangle us by blocking the department store, he's too naive. The target audience for cosmeceuticals is more focused on efficacy, and they don't necessarily have to buy them in the department store."
She looked out at the night sky, a slight smile playing on her lips. "And I have a trump card."
"What?" Jiang Shaozhen asked curiously.
Shen Mingzhi smiled mysteriously, "You'll know once the new product is successfully developed."
"You even kept it a secret from me?" Jiang Shaochen asked, amused.
"It's not that I want to keep it a secret, I haven't fully thought it through yet, I only have a rough idea for now," Shen Mingzhi explained to him.
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