In this era, opening up overseas markets is extremely difficult.
But Shen Mingzhi still wanted to give it a try... selling from Hong Kong and Macau was also an option.
“How about trying Hong Kong and Macau? I have nearly 200,000 units in stock here, and we will continue to produce them, though in smaller quantities,” Shen Mingzhi told him.
“I’ll talk to my friend later and have him come to your factory to discuss things with you.” Jiang Shaozhen’s voice was tinged with laughter. “Don’t rush, maybe we can transfer it from Hong Kong and Macau to overseas.”
"Okay," Shen Mingzhi replied.
"But I still want to remind you that the country doesn't really encourage cosmetics exports right now. After all, we're short of foreign exchange, and it's better to sell cosmetics domestically. Because two years ago, a foreign country issued the Cosmetics Directive, requiring products to list all ingredients. Almost all of the ingredients in our domestic cosmetics don't meet the requirements. If we rashly export them, they're likely to get stuck at local customs and end up being destroyed, leaving us with nothing." Jiang Shaozhen thought Shen Mingzhi's foresight was indeed a good thing.
However, the research and development of cosmetics in China is not yet mature.
Inconsistencies in ingredient testing between domestic and international markets mean that products that meet domestic standards may be considered non-compliant abroad, which can easily lead to problems.
"I'll think about it carefully," Shen Mingzhi said solemnly.
After hanging up the phone, she decided to follow Jiang Shaozhen's advice and go through the Hong Kong and Macau route.
Going through Hong Kong and Macau is also an option.
At 4:30 pm, Shen Mingzhi packed up and prepared to go home.
Upon arriving at the factory gate, Jiang Guofu, who had been waiting there, stepped forward and whispered, "You're coming with me to a place now... Shao Chen had a problem at three o'clock this afternoon."
Shen Mingzhi frowned and asked, "Is it that illness acting up again?"
"How...how did you know?" he asked, somewhat surprised.
“You mentioned him, and I guessed it was him, and it’s already April…” Shen Mingzhi said.
This also happened last year, only later.
“Yes…it used to be regular, but it’s become irregular in the last two years. The research institute is at a loss. I applied to go abroad last time, but it wasn’t allowed…We are a military family, and we don’t have the means to go abroad,” Jiang Guofu said to Shen Mingzhi with a serious expression.
Shen Mingzhi got into the car with Jiang Guofu.
“We tied him up in the basement of the villa; the situation is worse than before,” Jiang Guofu told Shen Mingzhi on the way to the Jiang family’s house.
Shen Mingzhi was unaware of the circumstances surrounding Jiang Shaozhen's illness... and she had previously harbored doubts about it, but she never expected to have the opportunity to witness it firsthand so soon.
The two arrived at the villa.
Shen Mingzhi never expected to see Jiang Yinyin again.
Jiang Yinyin looked at her with a cold expression.
When Jiang Guofu led her into the basement, Jiang Yinyin still followed.
Upon entering the basement, an iron door blocked Shen Mingzhi's view.
Inside the iron gate, Jiang Shaozhen, who was huddled in a corner, immediately rushed forward upon seeing Shen Mingzhi and began pounding on the iron gate, calling out, "Zhizhi...Zhizhi..."
He was like a wild beast, his eyes filled with a frenzied possessiveness toward Shen Mingzhi.
Shen Mingzhi felt a chill run down her spine just looking at it.
“He said that when he first met you, it was like this… Actually, it wasn’t as serious back then as it is now, but he would still lose consciousness,” Jiang Guofu explained to Shen Mingzhi.
Shen Mingzhi frowned and said, "He is indeed not like the usual him... but he still recognizes me now."
She speculated that Jiang Shaozhen might have been given drugs similar to those used for sex addiction, along with other psychotropic medications.
However, the testing machines of that era were not advanced, so his condition would certainly not be detected.
"Shao Chen." She crouched down, suppressing her fear and worry, and reached out to hold Jiang Shao Chen's hand.
The moment she touched Jiang Shao Chen, he grabbed her hand forcefully and pulled her inward.
With a loud clang.
Shen Mingzhi was pulled so hard by him that she bumped into the iron gate, her shoulder aching from the pulling. She was genuinely frightened by Jiang Shaochen.
"Zhizhi, I want you! I feel so bad..." He grabbed Shen Mingzhi tightly, pressing her hands against his body, "I feel bad all over!"
Jiang Guofu stepped forward with concern and said to Jiang Shaozhen, "Shaozhen, Zhizhi just came to see you. Let go of him quickly, don't hurt him! A doctor will be here soon."
"What's the doctor doing here?" Shen Mingzhi asked, enduring the pain.
“We’ll give him a sedative, knock him unconscious, and then tie him up. When he can’t take it anymore, he’ll hurt himself,” Jiang Guofu said.
"Won't it cause problems if you hold it in?" Shen Mingzhi glanced at Jiang Shaozhen's lower body.
“It’s been like this the last two times… There’s nothing we can do about it. When he has an attack, he doesn’t know his own strength, and it wouldn’t be good if he hurt you.” Jiang Guofu hadn’t expected Shen Mingzhi to act as Jiang Shaozhen’s antidote at this time.
He brought Shen Mingzhi over hoping she would believe Jiang Shaozhen that he really hadn't lied to her before.
"Shao Chen, this is your wife. You're having an attack, you can't hurt her. Let go first." Jiang Guofu held his hand, coaxing the dazed Jiang Shao Chen.
Jiang Shaozhen looked at Shen Mingzhi with lust in his eyes, but still let go of her hand.
Shen Mingzhi's arm was stuck in the gap of the iron gate and was in great pain. She quickly pulled her hand back and touched her arm.
He was incredibly strong at that moment.
“She’s already come all this way, and she still needs a doctor. She knows that too much of those medications isn’t good, but she still wants injections… My brother even cut ties with me because of her. What’s wrong with her contributing a little?” Jiang Yinyin said angrily from the side.
"If you don't understand the cause and effect, then shut up!" Jiang Guofu was already at his wit's end, and Jiang Yinyin was still making sarcastic remarks.
Jiang Yinyin snorted coldly and said nothing more.
They waited a while, and then the doctor came.
As soon as Jiang Shaozhen and several trusted guards opened the door, Jiang Shaozhen rushed forward and tackled Shen Mingzhi to the ground.
"Shao Chen! Let go!" Jiang Guofu quickly stepped forward to pull him away.
Shen Mingzhi was held tightly in his arms.
She was so scared that she was trembling all over.
Jiang Shao Chen was too strong; she was trapped in his arms, feeling as if her bones were about to be crushed.
"Zhizhi...Zhizhi...It hurts so much..." He held Shen Mingzhi tightly, his voice filled with pain.
"You guys were given... tranquilizers last time too, right?" Shen Mingzhi remembered that the last time she saw him, he was covered in injuries and had even been hospitalized.
“Yes.” Jiang Guofu answered while pulling Jiang Shaochen, “The tranquilizer last time didn’t work. It got worse after a while, so I hurt myself.”
Several guards tried to pull Jiang Shaozhen away, but he was holding Shen Mingzhi too tightly, and they were afraid of hurting her.
"Shao Chen!" Jiang Guofu couldn't pull her away. Seeing Shen Mingzhi sweating profusely and pale with pain from being held by him, he shouted.
Jiang Shao Chen hugged her tighter, letting out a beast-like roar, laced with greed for Shen Mingzhi, "Zhizhi...Zhizhi..."
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