Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Scapegoat_1
Yu Keqing picked up the sample and applied some to her face.
After the application, her skin immediately became even fairer and more supple.
The effect of White Cream was truly immediate!
Not only could it make an ordinary-looking woman appear fairer, concealing myriad flaws.
But for a great beauty like Yu Keqing, who could bring nations to their knees, even her already high beauty could be slightly elevated, making her even more appealing.
Yu Keqing’s peerless beauty left the entire office mesmerized.
The men showed a longing desire.
The women exhibited envious glances.
Yu Keqing was no longer the CEO now, she was! Yet, everyone’s gaze still lingered on Yu Keqing, as if she were the moon surrounded by stars!
Xiao Manlian was both jealous and angry about this.
Providing the sample to Yu Keqing for testing was firstly to publicly humiliate her before the entire company.
Secondly because when White Cream was given to trial participants for a double-blind test, about half of them experienced problems with their skin after a week.
However, that experimental result was suppressed by Xiao Manlian.
Now that White Cream had gone into production, the first batch of products had to be brought to market. Otherwise, they would be stuck with them.
If they could turn it into a best-seller, a week was enough to sell out the first batch. As for any problems, those would only emerge after a week.
After a week, once the product had sold out and the money was in hand, any issues could be blamed on Yu Keqing.
This was the real reason why Xiao Manlian insisted on having Yu Keqing test the sample in front of everyone.
"Yu Keqing, how does it feel?" Xiao Manlian asked.
"Not bad."
"What do you mean, not bad? Are you lacking confidence in White Cream, or are you dissatisfied with me as the president?
White Cream is a significant investment by Huanmei Group, gathering all our resources for this upcoming new product.
You could say the success or failure of White Cream will determine the fate of Huanmei Group. If the White Cream project fails, Huanmei Group will go bankrupt!
So, is White Cream effective or not? As the former CEO, Yu Keqing, give a definitive word, instill some confidence in everyone."
Seeing that Yu Keqing still did not take a stance, Xiao Manlian added with a sneer.
"I know you are reluctant to acknowledge the quality of White Cream because, under your leadership, Huanmei Group never produced such an excellent product!"
By saying this, Xiao Manlian intended to obscure the issues with the White Cream product, leading Yu Keqing to believe that she was attempting to prove her superiority and oppress her.
Yu Keqing fell for it and, upon hearing Xiao Manlian’s words, truly believed that Xiao Manlian was trying to demonstrate her capability in front of colleagues.
Anyway, Yu Keqing was planning to leave Huanmei Group and start her own beauty brand anew.
Therefore, facing Xiao Manlian’s aggressive challenge, she was indifferent.
If Xiao Manlian wanted to step on her to reach the top, then she would let her have that step.
As long as Huanmei Group could be reborn and the loyal employees who fought by her side could have a good ending.
Yu Keqing could not care less about face.
With that thought, Yu Keqing spoke up.
"Judging by the trial effect, the performance of White Cream is indeed better than any product previously released by Huanmei Group.
It could even be said that compared with Shencao Ji’s Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream, it’s not inferior."
"So, the White Cream will definitely be successful, and it will surely lead Huanmei Group back to greatness!"
Yu Keqing’s response pleased Xiao Manlian very much.
However, just saying a few words wasn’t enough to entirely shift the blame onto Yu Keqing if problems arose.
Therefore, after nodding in satisfaction, Xiao Manlian said, "Since Assistant Yu is very satisfied with her experience, then write an experience report immediately and hand it to me before you leave work.
"Your experience report is something I need to file with the shareholders. Because, the shareholders of the company care most about Assistant Yu’s experience."
Yu Keqing knew that when Xiao Manlian spoke of the shareholders, she meant Qin Dongrui, but what she didn’t know was that Qin Dongrui hadn’t made such a request at all.
Xiao Manlian said this to leave behind written evidence.
If the White Cream had issues after its launch, she could use Yu Keqing’s experience report to complain to Qin Dongrui and place the blame on Yu Keqing.
Of course, it was uncertain whether the White Cream would have any issues or not.
Because the skin type of each experimenter was different.
Half of the experimenters had no issues, while the other half did.
If, after the White Cream is marketed, the customers who purchase it all use it without issues, that would be the best outcome.
"Yes, President Xiao."
Without giving it a second thought, Yu Keqing agreed immediately.
To go the extra mile, being a stepping stone for Xiao Manlian and helping Huanmei Group get back on track was something she was willing to do.
"Just an experience report is not enough. You can also come up with a product operation plan for the White Cream. To do these, you definitely won’t have enough time today. I’ll give you three days."
Even if the White Cream had issues, it would not happen within three days; problems would arise only after seven days.
It was Xiao Manlian’s first time as president, and she didn’t understand anything about product operations. Thus, she wanted Yu Keqing to take care of these matters for her.
"Okay!"
Yu Keqing of course knew what game Xiao Manlian was playing, but she didn’t care anymore and decided she would help her former best friend one last time.
Once she had helped steer Huanmei Group back on course, she would cut all ties with everything related to Huanmei.
Three days later, Yu Keqing handed both the experience report and the operation plan for the White Cream to Xiao Manlian.
The operation plan was very detailed, meticulous, every aspect tightly linked; it could be used directly without any need for adjustments.
After seeing the operation plan, Xiao Manlian grew even more angry.
Not only was Yu Keqing beautiful and eye-catching, but she was also so capable and talented.
Xiao Manlian’s jealousy of her grew even stronger.
Yu Keqing absolutely could not stay at Huanmei Group; she had to be driven out. Otherwise, her position as CEO was definitely not secure.
The operation plan was perfect, nothing to worry about; she could use it directly.
What Xiao Manlian needed to do now was, after the White Cream ran into trouble, to shift the blame squarely onto Yu Keqing and make her take all the responsibility.
By doing that, Yu Keqing would have to leave Huanmei Group.
Xiao Manlian pointed at the operation plan and rudely said to Yu Keqing, "Is this the operation plan you spent three days on? This piece of crap, even an intern could do better! Go and redo it right now!"
Yu Keqing knew Xiao Manlian was making things difficult for her, but she didn’t mind and nodded with a smile, "All right!"
Then, she picked up the plan, ready to leave.
"Wait a minute!"
Xiao Manlian stopped Yu Keqing.
