Chapter 79: Chapter 79: The Old Fox Places a Bet_1
One percent?
Yin Zhenxiang’s words made Liu Haitao feel insulted.
A great insult!
He scoffed and said, "Even the flourishing Huanmei Group offered Kuoyang Shangmao a ten percent profit margin at the time. You’re offering me one percent? Miss Yin, are you sure you’ve come to discuss cooperation with me and not to insult me?"
"Mr. Liu, watch your tone! Considering your current situation, you’re not in a position to negotiate terms with me!"
Liu Haitao pointed toward the door with his hand, suggesting it was time for her to leave, "Since we can’t even talk about terms, I think it’s best you leave, Miss Yin!"
"What do you mean? Are you rejecting me? Huanmei Group is dead, doomed! I came here today to give you a chance to switch sides, and you’re shooing me away? Could it be you think the Qin Family will save Yu Keqing?
I’m telling you, the Qin Family has already given up on Huanmei Group, abandoned Yu Keqing. You’re still on the overturned ship of Huanmei Group, and there’s only one outcome for you, which is to go down with it. Die together!"
"Whether I sink or die has nothing to do with you, Miss Yin."
"Liu Haitao, you will regret this. You’ll regret your inability to recognize a good opportunity when it’s presented to you today!"
After dropping these words, Yin Zhenxiang, with her high heels clicking, left.
As soon as Yin Zhenxiang left, Liu Haitao immediately rushed to Shencao Ji without stopping.
Upon entering the CEO’s office, he found that Xue Xiaochan was not there.
Qin Feng was sitting on the boss’s chair with his feet propped on the desk, watching a live broadcast on his phone.
It was a scenario where, in the absence of a tiger, a monkey thinks it’s his chance to rule the mountain.
"Assistant Qin, where’s Mr. Xue?"
"If you have something to say, say it to me."
"That’s fine! After all, if Assistant Qin agrees to something, Mr. Xue will not object. Just now, Yin Zhenxiang from Tianlong Group came to see me, asking me to take out all the channels to sell their Youth-Keeping Cream."
"Did you agree?"
"No, if I had, I wouldn’t have come here."
"Youth-Keeping Cream is so popular right now, you’re turning down an opportunity to make easy money?"
"If it were indeed an opportunity to make easy money, I would have taken it. But that Yin Zhenxiang was too much, offering me only a 1% profit margin? With such a margin, I can’t even cover the cost of sales—it would mean the more I sell, the more I lose!"
"So, what do you want from me?"
"With the big trouble Huanmei Group is in, not a single bottle of their product could sell. I’m just wondering, with our Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream ready in all aspects, when are we starting to promote and sell it?"
"Speaking of that, you’ve come at the right time. Because of the sudden popularity of Youth-Keeping Cream, we need to adjust the price of Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream. But don’t worry, the profit margin I promised you won’t change; you’ll still get 15% profit."
A price adjustment? These words caused a flicker of anxiety on the experienced face of Liu Haitao. After giving it some thought, he laid his cards on the table—
"Assistant Qin, if you adjust the price of Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream, it means overturning all the previous budgeting. If we calculate with a 15% profit, it might not be quite fair for Kuoyang Shangmao. According to the initial estimates, a 15% profit would be about 150 yuan per bottle. So, after the price adjustment, let’s make it clear. For every bottle Kuoyang Shangmao sells, after deducting all expenses, we still get 150 yuan per bottle."
"Mr. Liu, I can agree to this proposal on my side. But are you sure you only want to make 150 yuan per bottle? You’re not even asking how much I’m going to adjust the price to?"
"With the current trend of Youth-Keeping Cream, it’s become insanely popular. If you, Assistant Qin, say we’re adjusting the price, it obviously means you want to engage in a price war with them! The retail price of 1980 yuan per bottle for Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream is indeed a bit high. With strong competition emerging, it’s wise for Shencao Ji to adjust the price accordingly."
"Did I say I was going to lower it?"
"So you’re raising it?"
"Of course."
"Adjust it to what?"
"The retail price of the Youth-Keeping Cream is 7,520 yuan, but the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream from Shencao Ji can easily outperform them by a few streets. So, our price is set at 9,998 yuan!"
9,998 yuan?
Liu Haitao was shocked and looked at Qin Feng with eyes that couldn’t believe it, asking, "Are you joking with me?"
"Is this something to joke about?"
"Set the price at 9,998 yuan per bottle, will it sell? Tianlong Group spent a lot of money promoting the Youth-Keeping Cream! Not only did they pay for trending searches, but they also spent a huge sum to hire the hottest internet celebrity, Angelina, as their spokesperson.
Angelina is a Queen of pushing sales! On the day the Youth-Keeping Cream launched, she sold 1 million bottles in just one hour during her live stream. Although there were quite a few brush sales, selling a hundred thousand bottles was definitely real. With such sales volume, it was incredibly popular.
The most crucial point is that the Youth-Keeping Cream has had great customer feedback. Everyone who used it said it was the best skincare cream that they have ever bought on the market."
"The sales of the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream will definitely be even more explosive than the Youth-Keeping Cream."
"Does Assistant Qin have that much confidence?"
"Of course."
"Can you give me some inside information?"
"Mr. Liu, you don’t need to know that much, just go back and prepare well. In one week, when the Youth-Keeping Cream has grabbed a substantial market share of Huanmei Beauty Cream, our Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream will come out and snatch all the market share they took!"
"Why wait for a week?"
"I can’t say now, but you will know when the time comes, Mr. Liu."
Qin Feng continued to be mysterious.
As for Liu Haitao, the old fox, he could be trusted but not completely. There is no absolute loyalty in business, only mutual interests.
"Alright then, I’ll head back first."
Seeing that Qin Feng was unwilling to say more, Liu Haitao prepared to leave.
"Before the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream launches, Mr. Liu can sign a new contract with Shencao Ji at any time. You can go with the initial 15% profit, or you can take the 150 yuan per bottle commission you just mentioned."
"Let’s stick with the original deal, the 15% profit. I trust Assistant Qin and am willing to bet with you! If we lose this bet and incur losses, Kuoyang Shangmao is willing to share the losses with Shencao Ji!"
Liu Haitao was a gambler at heart.
Having set his sights on Qin Feng, he was willing to place his bets.
After all, Qin Feng was the Divine Doctor.
Therefore, he had great confidence in the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream.
The most important thing was that he had samples of the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream.
He took it home for his wife to use, and quietly let his mistress try it as well.
The final results didn’t need their confirmation; he could see it for himself.
At the very least, it was tens of thousands of times better than the effects of the Huanmei Beauty Cream.
That’s precisely why Liu Haitao rejected Yin Zhenxiang so decisively, without leaving any room for negotiation, because he had confidence in the Imperial Concubine’s Beauty Cream.
He was a gambler, but also an old fox – he wouldn’t place a bet without certainty!
