Manager Gao, relying on his age, spoke in a way that put pressure on Shen Mingzhi, saying, "If you had told us earlier that you had a product to deal with Jiang Huanyu, we wouldn't have been so determined to terminate the contract. Isn't that something you've been hiding? Besides, we've been cooperating for a while now. What you're doing is really unfair."
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhi curled her lips into a cold smile. "I'm not fair? Back during the New Year, when I kicked Xia Lei out, I already made my stance clear to you. I will not cooperate with any business partners who treat me like an honored guest when there is profit to be made, but kick me out when there is no profit."
"I just want to ask, which business doesn't involve risk? If you run away the moment you encounter risk, abandoning my factory and hundreds of people, why should I cooperate with you?"
By the end, Shen Mingzhi's eyes were filled with nothing but indifference.
"You're screening me, and I'm screening you; it's mutual. I despise people who are opportunistic and lack self-awareness. Let's talk things out; we can still have a chance to cooperate." With that, she left.
"This Deputy Factory Director Shen is too arrogant! I don't believe Jiang Huanyu can't shut her up. She'll have her day sooner or later!" Manager Su said to Manager Gao beside him, unable to stand her behavior.
Manager Gao said coldly, "Can't you see? She has no intention of competing with Jiang Huanyu on the same track. She's using hospitals all over the country as her network. Don't you understand?"
They are both low-priced goods, but Shen Mingzhi's channels are more advanced.
Patients always have to go to the hospital for treatment... When skin problems arise, people always have to go to the hospital for treatment, and these are all potential customers.
Department stores have off-seasons, but hospitals don't.
"Should we still cooperate with her?" Manager Su asked softly.
"Of course we should cooperate. We underestimated her. If we had known we could have held out longer, we would be the ones bowing down to her now." Manager Gao said this not with anger, but with a hint of admiration for Shen Mingzhi.
Manager Su looked at him, "Aren't you angry? Her attitude was so awful..."
“Those with ability all have tempers. Neither Jiang Huanyu nor she should be underestimated. It’s the era of the young now,” Manager Gao said.
Manager Su isn't old... Why is he so unconvinced by that?
When Shen Mingzhi returned to the factory, she found Jiang Huanyu's car parked at the factory gate.
Upon seeing her, Jiang Huanyu got out of the car and walked towards her, saying, "I didn't expect you to change the formula and sales channels. I underestimated you."
“I thought you would also put effort into cosmetics, but I’m afraid perfume won’t work.” Shen Mingzhi looked at him, her tone indifferent. “Perfume can only be a category of cosmetics. People who love beauty will eventually come back to buy our cosmetics because of their love of beauty.”
"Our complete cosmetics line will be launched by the end of April at the latest. Your cosmeceuticals are indeed quite good; they've given my team a lot of inspiration." Jiang Huanyu smiled, but his eyes were sharp.
Shen Mingzhi knew that he was going to start imitating her cosmeceuticals again.
But she wasn't worried. Instead, she calmly said, "Then I look forward to your success."
Her cosmeceuticals had advanced formulas; no matter how much they studied them, they couldn't figure out the details.
After all, it was based on the experience of countless failures by later generations, and there were many details that she didn't tell her team, so they would never know them.
Seeing her calm demeanor, Jiang Huanyu felt a mixture of hatred and jealousy towards Jiang Shaochen.
If she weren't married, and they joined forces, the entire Beijing cosmetics market would be theirs for the taking...
What a pity...
"I don't understand. You're so young and capable, why do you want to get married so early? If you do well in your career, what kind of man can't you have?" Jiang Huanyu felt that it was a real waste for someone as talented as Shen Mingzhi to marry Jiang Shaochen.
"I have a man and children now, and I'm doing just fine, aren't I? Instead of attacking me with this, you should think about your new products. Copying all the time isn't sustainable. It's only this perfume that has made me look at you with a bit more respect." Shen Mingzhi said indifferently, then turned to go into the factory.
Jiang Huanyu suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Shen Mingzhi was startled and immediately shook off his hand, "What are you doing?!"
"I just want to tell you that I'm not attacking you for getting married and having children early. I just think Jiang Shao Chen is not good enough for you." Jiang Huanyu may not be very ethical in business, but he wouldn't use that against Shen Mingzhi when it comes to matters like marriage and having children.
"Whether he's good enough for you or not is none of your business. I'm satisfied with him myself." Shen Mingzhi felt that marriage was like drinking water; only she knew whether it was hot or cold, and she didn't need anyone else to say anything.
Jiang Huanyu snorted coldly, "This time, the cosmeceuticals helped you avoid a price war, but let me tell you, once my product line is fully developed, you won't be able to avoid it!"
This time, she opened up the channel for cosmeceuticals, avoiding the conventional daily necessities market. Although Jiang Huanyu made a profit, he felt very frustrated.
It was as if he threw a punch from afar, but missed the spot he wanted to hit.
When I pulled back my fist, I felt no joy, but rather a deep sense of frustration.
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhi, who was about to return to the factory, turned to look at him and said, "Cosmeceuticals are part of Baoli, but remember this: in the price war, even if you don't want to fight with me, I will fight with you."
Jiang Huanyu became excited again, a smile playing on his lips. "Alright, I'll give it my all. I hope you won't let me down!"
When he took over the pharmacy and department store, he felt that every day was so boring...like a stagnant pool.
But after meeting Shen Mingzhi, he realized that doing business could be like this, stirring up the market to revolve around her, and making people follow her because of her sales ideas... Every step she took made it easy for people to focus on her, whether it was people, the market, or money.
Wherever she goes, things are stirred up.
Shen Mingzhi didn't know what he was inexplicably excited about... She frowned as she entered Baoli, and saw that the workers were all greeting her, so she smiled and responded in return.
Back in his office, Director Sun was beaming with joy again.
"Wow, you're so resourceful! I never imagined that selling cosmetics would actually be like this—"
"Alright, if any problems arise in the future, just don't blame me, just listen to me," Shen Mingzhi said, frowning.
Sales of cosmeceuticals were only so-so... She developed new products and new channels, and theoretically, sales should have increased... But looking at the accounts the finance department gave her, there was no increase at all.
Jiang Huanyu thought he hadn't won, but he had actually achieved a partial victory.
At least for this week, he held 80% of the market share in cosmetics, while Poly's high-priced cosmetics sales were very dismal.
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