Hearing Ye Haoran's words, Lin Zhi couldn't help but smiled bitterly and shook her head, "If you fail, you have failed. If you don't admit it now, there is nothing you can do. However, you also understand the production process of these cosmetics."
Ye Haoran pointed to his nose, "Don't forget, I gave you acupuncture when we were on the plane. I am a Chinese medicine practitioner myself."
Lin Zhi thought about it and nodded quickly, "You are right. In fact, the Chinese medicinal materials used in this Baicaoxiang project were selected by three dermatology masters from China. Since you understand Chinese medicine, It seems normal that you understand this recipe, but make sure you also understand the manufacturing process of this cosmetic."
"Well...hehe, I used to work in a spice factory. You know, spice factories also extract things from flowers, aniseeds and the like. In fact, the craftsmanship is similar." Ye Haoran made up a random one. The reason is, of course, he has never worked in a spice factory, but Ye Haoran does understand this, because he was once obsessed with alchemy, and alchemy is the process of extracting the essence of medicine, which is somewhat similar to the manufacturing process of cosmetics.
Lin Zhi curled her lips and said with a bit of cuteness, "Oh, I couldn't tell, but you actually worked in a spice factory. Now you work as a security guard and part-time as an FBI consultant. You have quite a lot of life experience."
Ye Haoran laughed, "You forgot to mention that now I am still the second director of your company."
Lin Zhi and Ye Haoran laughed at the same time, and then Ye Haoran continued: "You haven't told me yet, what is going on with this project."
Lin Zhi's legs changed positions, she supported her head with her hands, looked at Ye Haoran, and said: "This project is operated as a key project of our company. You know, our country's cosmetics company started It’s relatively late, but compared with the technology in European and American countries, our biggest advantage is Chinese medicinal materials, so our company was very excited when we proposed this idea.”
Ye Haoran nodded. He could understand all these things. After all, by borrowing the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine from China, he could indeed get ahead of the cosmetics business in other countries.
Lin Zhi continued: "The initial progress of the Baicao Xiang project is very reasonable. We have built a laboratory and a process research and development plant. We use the most advanced chemical extraction technology to extract the active ingredients in these medicinal materials, and then screen out those that can be used as cosmetics. Ingredients, after all, the first function of cosmetics is whitening, and the second function is health care. The project cost a lot of money and went on until the end. When the ointment was extracted, our entire project team felt that victory was within grasp, so, The company allocated a large amount of funds to purchase land and build the factory. This last step severely damaged our company's vitality, and basically all the working capital was invested in the construction of the factory."
"Well, didn't you say it was successful? Why did you say that your vitality was severely damaged?" Ye Haoran looked at Lin Zhi in confusion.
Lin Zhi sighed and said: "It does seem to be a success, but at that time all of us ignored a major issue, a very big issue, and that was the issue of preservation."
"What do you mean?" Ye Haoran was surprised.
Lin Zhi stood up and knocked on the table, "Our craft workshop extracted the ointment and mixed it with the whitening ointment. The effect was very good. It not only whitened the skin, but also had health care and whitening effects. Then all of us became careless. , and then everyone invested vigorously in the construction of the factory. After the money was spent, suddenly one day, the laboratory staff called me. He said that the experiment failed and the ointment produced could only be stored for fifteen days. After fifteen days, the ointment was oxidized and turned into an ugly yellow-brown color. You think, the skin care product that was originally whitening suddenly turned yellow-brown. How can the customer accept this? Moreover, even if the customer does not mind, but From production to use, there is only a shelf life of fifteen days. This is impossible. Before customers can buy it, these ointments will turn yellow-brown. Even if they are sealed when leaving the factory, customers will not be able to buy them. I don’t want to use a cosmetic product with a shelf life of only half a month…”
Having said this, Lin Zhi had a headache. She rubbed her head and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go meet that old fox Ouen. He must be waiting impatiently now. "
Ye Haoran nodded, he picked up the Baicao Xiang project plan again and flipped through it quickly.
Lin Zhi got up and walked towards the office downstairs. Ye Haoran followed Lin Zhi, looking down at the project plan as he walked. At the back of the plan, some of the main active ingredients of the Baicao Xiang project were listed. These active ingredients are It is extracted from medicinal materials, so it is mainly flavonoids and glycosides. These ingredients are somewhat unstable because they contain free oxidizing radicals.
After entering the elevator, Lin Zhi saw that Ye Haoran was still reading the plan while walking, and said, "Don't look at it. It's been a year. Our experimenters have traveled to major universities and tested various methods. We couldn’t solve this problem, so we had to give up completely. Forget it, stop this project as soon as possible and think of other ways. I don’t believe our company will go bankrupt.”
Ye Haoran ignored Lin Zhi's persuasion and muttered: "It seems that the active ingredients are unstable in nature and are easily oxidized by oxygen in the air. However, I think there should be a solution. For example, these flavonoids can be completely combined with The combination of various fats and oils makes it stable.”
"Hey." Lin Zhi looked at Ye Haoran in surprise, "You actually know chemistry."
"Ah, I understand a little bit, but this problem is not difficult to solve." Ye Haoran looked at Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi smiled bitterly and shook her head, "You can say that it is combined with oil. It seems that the chemical level is quite advanced. However, our products are cosmetics. The first element of cosmetics is to look natural and whiten. Oil will make the skin greasy. It looks like low-quality cosmetics.”
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot about this." Ye Haoran laughed. After all, he was still a little unfamiliar with cosmetics and couldn't think too carefully. He lowered his head, Ye Haoran continued to think about it and said: "I I think I have a way to solve this problem. This ingredient can theoretically combine with water molecules in a semi-helical state. By the way, if it can combine with water molecules, it can avoid being oxidized. Such cosmetics can OK."
Lin Zhi looked at Ye Haoran with wide eyes, "You... you can really make it combine with water molecules, then... if you can really do it, this Baicao fragrance can not only whiten, but also moisturize, and maybe even water in the future. There is no need to apply it, women can just apply it directly on their face when they go out, which can save at least an hour of makeup time."
Ye Haoran rubbed his nose, "With such a great contribution, you can save an hour of makeup time. By the way, you have to put on makeup for an hour every day when you go out."
Seeing Ye Haoran's surprised look, Lin Zhi burst out laughing, laughing so hard.
"Is it so funny?" Ye Haoran muttered.
Lin Zhi suppressed her laughter and said: "At first glance, you look like an unmarried young man who doesn't understand women at all. In fact, after a woman is in her thirties, especially when she reaches forty, she spends more than two hours putting on makeup and removing makeup every day. It takes more than half an hour, and it takes another half an hour to make a facial mask. Do you know how many steps are required to apply makeup? Wash your face, rub your face, apply water, apply makeup base, apply powder, apply makeup, etc. It’s troublesome. If you really Being able to combine these ingredients with water molecules can indeed save an hour."
Ye Haoran opened his mouth. He knew it was troublesome for women to put on makeup, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome. He rubbed his nose and muttered: "I haven't seen Liu Yiyi put on makeup for a long time every day. Oh, I guess she does it every time. I didn’t put on makeup until I got to the set.”
"Who is Liu Yiyi?" Lin Zhi asked curiously.
"There's a girl who lives with me, an actor. Oh, well, let me leave the last step of this project to me. I'll try to see if it can work. In theory, it can work, but I'm not 100% sure." Haoran said, putting the project list into his pocket.
Lin Zhi glared at Ye Haoran, "You...are telling the truth, you are serious now."
"Ah, of course I'm serious, what's wrong?" Ye Haoran was surprised.
"You... are actually a chemist." Lin Zhi was even more surprised.
Ye Haoran smiled slightly, "I'm just a housekeeper. Sometimes I learn some physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography and so on. Okay, don't worry about this, let's go see Owen."
Lin Zhi didn't laugh this time. She discovered that Ye Haoran really planned to go to the laboratory to carry out this last project. Moreover, it seemed that Ye Haoran was very confident about the space semi-spiral theory. This theory sounded very profound. She probably hired him. Those PhD students majoring in chemistry have never heard of it.
There was an office in front of her. Lin Zhi didn't think about it anymore. She opened the door and walked in. Ye Haoran followed Lin Zhi and walked in. He glanced at Ou En who was sitting in the office. Ou En was a fat man. About two hundred pounds and a body full of fat, he had been waiting in the office for at least fifty minutes, but now, he is still smiling, without any trace of anger or impatience.
Ye Haoran knows that this Ou En is indeed a difficult character. The more someone can calmly deal with the situation, the more powerful he is.
Lin Zhi sat down directly behind the desk. She put her hands together and said straight to the point: "Mr. Ouen, I think you are here for nothing. Tell me, are you here because of Brady's matter?" Yes, hey, you are really good at scheming. You placed a mole in my security department and even became the director of the security department. No wonder our company's business has been under your control during this period."
Ou En's expression did not change, and he smiled sincerely, "Mr. Lin, didn't I come to apologize to you? Look, I also brought a small gift for you. No matter how we say it, it has been more than ten years. We are old friends. There is no need to go to court over these trivial matters, right?" As he said that, Owen handed over a gift box.