Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Rival_1
These little maneuvers left Xue Xiaochan dumbfounded.
"Are you doing this on purpose, are you? Deliberately ruining my reputation?"
"If you cared about your reputation, you shouldn’t have dragged me to get a marriage certificate! We’ve already got one, what reputation do you have left with me?"
Qin Feng opened the package and took out the Youth-Keeping Cream.
Then, he went to the cabinet and brought over a bottle of Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream.
"What are you going to do?" Xue Xiaochan asked, puzzled.
"First, we’ll smell them to see which one smells better. Then we’ll apply each to one side of your face and see whether our Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream is more kick-ass, or if Tianlong Group’s Youth-Keeping Cream is superior."
Qin Feng unscrewed the lids of both products and handed them to Xue Xiaochan.
After sniffing them carefully several times, Xue Xiaochan offered an objective summary.
"In terms of scent, the Youth-Keeping Cream has a stronger floral fragrance. It just gets a bit sickening after smelling it for too long. But if I had to choose based on a quick sniff, I would definitely pick the Youth-Keeping Cream."
Xue Xiaochan dabbed a bit of the Youth-Keeping Cream with her fingertip and said to Qin Feng with a smile, "Stretch out your face."
"What are you going to do?"
"Apply it to you! How else can we compare the effects?"
"Apply it to me? Whether it’s the Youth-Keeping Cream or our own Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream, they’re meant for women. What kind of effect could it possibly show on my face?"
"What’s wrong with being a woman for once? If I’m pleased, I could ask you to be a woman every day. I’ll give you all my dresses, bodycon skirts, camisoles, and black tights to wear."
"I won’t wear them."
"Dare to refuse, and I’ll hit you!"
Xue Xiaochan gently tapped Qin Feng, then applied the Youth-Keeping Cream on his left cheek with her finger.
As soon as she finished smoothing it out, Qin Feng’s face became noticeably fairer.
Xue Xiaochan was astonished and couldn’t help exclaiming, "The effect of this Youth-Keeping Cream is really something!"
"Is it much better than the beauty cream from your first startup?"
"Indeed! I wasn’t convinced when Shencao Ji failed, but after seeing the effect of this Youth-Keeping Cream today, I am thoroughly convinced, heart and soul!"
Xue Xiaochan dipped her finger into a bit of Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream with her other hand.
"This is your own creation, you little rascal. If its effect isn’t better than someone else’s Youth-Keeping Cream, see how I’ll deal with you!"
Since the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream was their own product, Xue Xiaochan was much more gentle and meticulous when applying it to Qin Feng.
After all, she naturally hoped that their product would be better than anyone else’s!
But after spending half the day applying the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream evenly, she felt somewhat disappointed.
If there were no Youth-Keeping Cream for comparison, the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream would definitely be excellent, easily outperforming the beauty cream she had developed three years ago.
However, in front of the divine-level competitor that was the Youth-Keeping Cream, the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream seemed quite ordinary and lacked competitiveness.
Seeing the disappointed look on Xue Xiaochan’s face, Qin Feng asked curiously, "What’s wrong?"
"Nothing much, just that the effects of the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream obviously aren’t as good as those of the Youth-Keeping Cream. The only consolation is that the Youth-Keeping Cream is priced at 7520 yuan, while ours is 1980 yuan. Although the quality is slightly inferior, we still have a price advantage."
"If the Youth-Keeping Cream is selling for 7520 yuan a bottle, that just shows that our women in Dragon Country are quite wealthy when it comes to buying beauty products! It’s simply foolish not to earn women’s money. So I have decided impulsively that our Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream will sell for 9998 yuan a bottle."
These words shocked Xue Xiaochan.
"What did you say? You want to sell it for 9998 yuan a bottle? Why don’t you just use a gun to rob? Women love beauty. Faced with good cosmetics, they easily get carried away and don’t care about the price. But women aren’t stupid! The Youth-Keeping Cream’s effects are so much better than the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream, and they only charge 7520 yuan. If we really sell ours for 9998 yuan, only a fool would buy it!"
"Are you sure the effects of the Youth-Keeping Cream are better than our Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream? My wife, please open your eyes wide and take another careful look at my face."
Xue Xiaochan stared and was immediately so shocked that her mouth hung open.
"What’s going on? The side of the face where I applied the Youth-Keeping Cream was clearly much whiter! Now, the side treated with our Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream has a rosy fairness; it looks exceptionally natural, tender, and beautiful. The side with the Youth-Keeping Cream is still fair, but it looks very rigid, like it was coated with a layer of paint."
"The Youth-Keeping Cream only works on the surface, which is why it shows instant effects. Our Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream, using an ancient palace recipe, is a treasure of Dragon Country. It focuses on a natural, internal to external approach. Do you still think the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream is inferior to the Youth-Keeping Cream now?"
"Now, compared to the Youth-Keeping Cream, the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream indeed seems to be much superior, but isn’t the price of 9998 yuan per bottle a bit too high?"
"To be precise, the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream isn’t a cosmetic, it’s a palace skincare product."
"Palace skincare product? What do you mean?"
"Cosmetics just cover the skin surface, showing immediate effects. Once the makeup is removed, the skin instantly returns to its original state. Moreover, with prolonged use of cosmetics, the skin can get worse. Palace skincare products are entirely different. The Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream isn’t just a coat on the skin’s surface; its essence is medicinal. After application, it penetrates the skin, providing the necessary nutrients. Then, the skin will rejuvenate.
However, the ingredients in the first batch of Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream were somewhat inconsistent. Once I find the various ingredients that meet standards and produce the second batch, its effects will definitely be much better than the first. Of course, the cost will also be far higher than that of the first batch. A retail price of 9998 yuan might seem expensive, but we are offering genuine quality!
I could lower the price, returning to the initially set 1980 yuan per bottle. But then, we wouldn’t be able to entirely follow the ancient recipe. We would have to substitute some of the expensive ingredients with cheaper alternatives."
"So you are saying that the first batch of Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream isn’t a perfect product?"
"We were desperate and made use of what was available; how could it be perfect?"
"Then isn’t that deceiving customers?"
"Even though the quality is a bit lower, it’s still the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream! Go ahead and look anywhere in the market; before the next batch of Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream is released, you definitely won’t find a better product than this batch.
Besides, the next batch won’t necessarily be the best; the one after will be even better. Because with herbs, you have to keep selecting to find the most suitable ones. So, we need to release a new version every year. With rising costs, the new versions released each year might have to be priced even higher."
"You little rascal, you really are ruthless!"
"If I weren’t a bit ruthless, how could I accumulate wealth quickly? How could I make your second uncle so angry that he’s blowing his beard and staring? How could I help you take back Haiyun Group from him?"
