Chapter one hundred and ninety-ninth wind and clouds meeting
"I want three Haoqing beauty ointments!"
"I want five!"
"Give me a dozen!"
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In a well-known cosmetics chain store, a certain counter was crowded with people on three floors inside and three outside. They raised their hands and shouted to the salesperson.
"I'm sorry, please wait a moment. You'll be fine soon."
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting. I'll pack it up for you right now."
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There were five salesmen standing at the counter that was less than three meters long. They were so busy that their feet barely touched the floor, but they still could not satisfy the customers who were buying. There were constant quarrels about this.
The other counter salesmen could only look at me with envy and hatred.
“I haven’t seen such a hot buying scene in how many years.”
Not far away, a rather elegant middle-aged man looked at this scene and said with emotion.
"Yes, General Manager, when Haoqing Beauty Ointment was promoted to our store, I was still hesitant. I thought that no one would buy such an unknown brand, so I almost turned it away. Fortunately, I tried it and found that
The amazing effects of Haoqing Beauty Ointment made me not miss this popular product.”
Opposite the general manager, a capable woman in her thirties said with joy and luck.
"I estimate that it won't take long for Haoqing Beauty Ointment to become popular in China. By then, the product will definitely be in short supply. You must stay in close contact with Haoqing Cosmetics Company and meet all their requirements. Don't run out of stock."
The middle-aged man warned.
"Don't worry, General Manager."
The capable woman responded.
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Eight o'clock in the evening, Emperor Bar.
Squeak!
As the brakes sounded, several extremely conspicuous luxury sports cars stopped in front of the bar.
Immediately, several young men and women dressed in luxurious clothes and with outstanding temperament got out of the car and walked into the bar with their heads held high.
"Hey, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wang, Mr. Li, Miss Zhao, Miss Qian, you haven't been here for a long time."
The bar owner saw it and hurriedly greeted him and greeted him warmly.
"Yeah, I've been busy. Lao Ma, have you got any new models in your bar recently? Recommend them to us. We're finally a bit empty today, so we want to have a good drink!"
A leading young man asked.
"Forget about the new style. I haven't ordered it before and it doesn't taste good. I'm not interested in trying it."
Another young man answered lazily.
"Let's give us Lafite, Dynasty and Black Fang. I want the oldest ones. Although I'm tired of drinking them already, at least the quality is guaranteed."
Others also said.
"Everyone, don't mention it. The bar recently launched a new model, which is extremely popular. And it's not just bars, KTVs, hotels, warehouses, supermarkets...it's sold in almost all places!"
The bar owner heard this, his expression changed, and he said.
"New style? Liquor or foreign wine, what brand?"
After hearing this, everyone asked with great interest.
"You will know it when you see it. I promise, once you take one sip, you will never be able to drink anything else."
The bar owner smiled mysteriously.
"Damn it, Lao Ma, if someone as stable as you can say such a thing, then I have to see it no matter what."
"Whether it's Chinese or foreign famous brands, no matter whether they're beers, white or red, as long as they're sold, there's nothing I haven't tasted. I really don't believe it. If I can take a sip of any wine, I won't be able to drink anything else."
"Stop talking nonsense and take it out for us to try."
Everyone suddenly became curious and started talking one after another.
"Okay!"
The bar owner snapped his fingers to the waiter, "Get a few bottles of Haoling herbal tea."
The waiter turned around and took out several plastic bottles of herbal tea drinks from the wine cabinet and placed them on the bar.
"Old Ma, are you kidding us? You're just going to give us herbal tea after finally coming here?"
"Is your Imperial Bar unable to continue operating? Why are you selling drinks? Huanhaoling Herbal Tea, what kind of bullshit brand is this?"
"Even if I, Young Master Wang, die of thirst and die outside, even if I jump from here, I won't be able to take a sip of this crap!"
When everyone saw it, they immediately looked at Lao Ma angrily.
"Take a sip, take a sip and you will know."
Lao Ma didn't tell the difference, picked up a bottle of Haoling herbal tea, sipped it slowly and smiled slightly.
"Then I'll give you some face and I'll have to take a sip."
The leading young man snorted, unscrewed the cap of the bottle, and drank it down.
Others also opened the bottle caps and drank.
"How about it?"
Lao Ma asked with a smile.
“It tastes great!”
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Meeting room on the top floor of the xx Cosmetics Group building.
"According to statistics, Haoqing Beauty Ointment became the sales champion of Chinese cosmetics in just one month after it was launched. Its popularity in major cities has been almost unprecedented for decades, and it has become a phenomenal product."
"Whether it is domestic or foreign, whether it is a famous brand or other brands, so far, no cosmetics can compete with Haoqing Beauty Ointment. It can even be said that even if they are bundled together, they are no match."
"Now, Haoqing Beauty Ointment has completely impacted the cosmetics market in Province S. It is radiating to the entire China with other provincial capitals as the center. The reason why it has not occupied the national market is not because the sales volume is not good, but because the output cannot keep up.
On the market, they are often sold out.”
"Our R&D department worked hard for more than ten days and nights, and finally decomposed the ingredients of Haoqing Beauty Ointment. The conclusion is that it is just a few common Chinese herbal medicines with beauty effects. Apart from the unknown combination ratio, there is no
Something strange."
"Now not only our group, but also other cosmetics companies, including all foreign-funded cosmetics companies, are all facing tremendous pressure. Please work together and come up with a solution. Otherwise, there will be a dead end waiting for us."
At the main seat, a man in his fifties held a report and said solemnly.
There was silence in the conference room, everyone lowered their heads and said nothing.
"Speak! Is the group giving you huge salaries every year just to keep you silent when life and death are at stake?"
When the man saw this, he couldn't help but slap the table hard and said angrily.
"Chairman, please calm down."
A middle-aged man sitting next to him smiled bitterly and said, "We have held many meetings. If there is a practical and effective way, how could we not say it. But we have all seen the magic of Haoqing Beauty Ointment with our own eyes.
That is really crushing our products. If they can’t compete in terms of quality, then no matter what we try, it will be useless, because customers will only believe in the effect.”
When the chairman heard this, he let out a long sigh, his anger disappeared and replaced with an extremely bitter look: "Can we just wait to die?"
"Chairman, I think we have been hit by Haoqing beauty ointment, and the sales of our products may drop, but it is not possible to wait for death."
Suddenly, a young man in his thirties said hesitantly.
"Manager Qian, if you have any suggestions, please tell me quickly."
When the chairman heard this, he perked up and said quickly.
Everyone else also looked at Manager Qian.
"Chairman, I don't have any advice."
Manager Qian smiled awkwardly, "It's just that before the meeting, I received the latest message that the price of Haoqing beauty ointment has increased. It used to be 200 yuan a piece, but now it is 2,000 yuan a piece. It has increased ten times.
I think this should be good news for us."
Everyone's eyes lit up.
They are all business elites and naturally know what this information means.
"Great! Raising the price of Haoqing Beauty Ointment so high will inevitably deter most consumers. This will give us the opportunity to regain part of the market."
"Yes, most people can afford two hundred yuan, so they can buy it if they want to. But for two thousand yuan, unless they have enough money or it is necessary, they will basically not consider it."
"Haoqing Cosmetics Company is too short-sighted. Seeing the booming sales, they took the opportunity to raise the price, and they raised it so high. I wonder if this will not only fail to make more money, but will also make consumers angry and lead to a decrease in sales."
?”
"Yes, this stupid move will cut off your own fortune."
Immediately, everyone said happily, and in their words, they were quite disdainful of Haoqing Cosmetics Company's practices.
"No, you are all wrong."
However, the chairman pondered for a while and then shook his head, "The price increase now is not only not short-sighted and stupid by Haoqing Cosmetics Company, but also a very clever move."
Everyone was stunned.
"Why? Chairman."
Manager Qian asked in confusion.
"Because if Haoqing Cosmetics Company maintains the original price, it will certainly drive us and other cosmetics companies out of business, but it will also cause huge trouble for itself. In China, if it is not an official monopoly, there will often be no good results."
The chairman said slowly, "It is said that you should keep a line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future. Haoqing company has automatically raised the price, just to divert some customers to us, so that they can eat meat and we can also drink soup, so as not to go bankrupt.
And if we completely hate them and do things that affect their development, Haoqing Company can be stable in the cosmetics market and make a lot of money for a long time. This strategy is really brilliant."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh, his face full of admiration.
Only then did everyone understand, and couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly.
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boom!
The door to the chairman's office was pushed open hard, and a young man rushed in with a data sheet and a face full of joy: "Boss..."
He just said two words when he suddenly got stuck.
I saw the boss with a greasy face and a shiny head sitting on a chair, with a young and beautiful female secretary sitting on his lap.
The boss's hands were holding the female secretary's sexy waist.
All three of them froze.
The boss reacted the fastest and immediately said seriously to the female secretary: "Even if the company has not made a profit recently, in order to save money, you can't always sit on my lap to work. It's too hard. Go and get someone to buy a chair."
"Boss, it's not hard for others, it's hard for you to move around."
The female secretary winked, got off the boss's lap, and went out.
"Boss, you can't let yourself go. When I first joined the company, didn't you tell me never to give up at any time?"
When the young man saw this, he persuaded him sadly.
"That's just chicken soup for your soul. Now Haoling Herbal Tea crushes all the drinks on the market. No matter how hard we try, we can't compete with them. Since we will go bankrupt sooner or later, we might as well be happy for a while."
The boss said listlessly, picked up an open bottle of Haoling herbal tea on the table and drank it.
“It tastes so good!”
Immediately, he praised it and said, "Compared with others, the orange juice produced by our company is just dregs. I am convinced by the loss."
The young man was speechless.
"By the way, what do you want from me?"
the boss asked.
"Boss, the sales volume of our Haohe brand orange juice has rebounded. Although it has not yet returned to the level before the launch of Haoling Herbal Tea, judging from the data, it is no longer a problem to regain profitability."
The young man handed the data sheet to the boss.
What?
The boss was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed and quickly took it over to look at.
After a while, the boss put down the data sheet and crossed his legs triumphantly: "Is it because we withstood the pressure of competition, never gave up at any time, and moved consumers that the sales volume of our products rebounded?"
"Boss, can you not feel so good about yourself?"
The young man said with a look of disgust, "I have analyzed it and found that the reason for the rebound in sales is because Haoling Herbal Tea proactively declared that it would not monopolize the beverage market and specifically raised the price to ten yuan a bottle. Therefore, many of our consumers thought it was too expensive.
, came back to buy our orange juice."
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"Is the investigation clear?"
In a hall, a middle-aged man in his forties, standing upright like a javelin, asked with his hands behind his hands.
"Sir, the investigation is clear."
In front of the man in the long gown, a man who looked like a butler said respectfully, "Haoqing Beauty Ointment and Haoling Herbal Tea are both from Donglin City, Province S. They are both new companies that have just been registered. The legal person of Haoqing Cosmetics Company is called Du Xueqing, who is from Donglin.
She is the daughter of a family business owner surnamed Du in the city. However, after investigation, it was found that Haoqing Cosmetics Company has no affiliation with the Du family and is an independent company. Du Xueqing and the Du family do not have any warriors. As for Haoling Herbal Tea, the legal person is called Qu Lingling
, is a well-known figure in the underworld in Donglin City. He has recently unified the underworld in Donglin. He is also an early stage warrior of foreign strength and has considerable influence in the local area."
"Only this?"
The man seemed a little surprised, "There is no stronger warrior or some big force secretly supporting Haoqing Beauty Ointment and Haoling Herbal Tea?"
"My subordinates didn't find it."
The housekeeper said, "The Du family in Donglin is suspected to be somewhat related to the Du family in Yanjing, but I am not entirely sure. After all, it is related to the Du family, and some things are not easy to investigate."
The man nodded and asked: "Haoqing beauty ointment and Haoling herbal tea are both newly popular products. Their names have the word "Hao" and they are both in Donglin City. Is there any connection between the two?
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"My subordinates also thought the two were related at first."
The housekeeper shook his head and said, "But after checking, I found that these are two completely different companies. Du Xueqing and Qu Lingling don't know each other, and there is no overlap in their social relationships. It should be a coincidence."
"I know, you book your ticket right away, and I'll leave for Donglin right away."
The man nodded again, "Now that Haoqing Beauty Ointment and Haoling Herbal Tea are very popular in China, all eyes are starting to pay attention. I must get the formulas of these two hot products as soon as possible to prevent others from getting there first."
As he spoke, two balls of light burst out from his eyes.
"Yes, sir."
The housekeeper responded, turned around and went out.
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"Brother, the tickets have been booked. At 3:20 in the afternoon, this is the latest flight to Donglin City."
In a hotel, a tall and sturdy young man put down his mobile phone and said to a tower-like man.
"Well, let's go to the airport now."
The big man nodded.
"Brother, I heard that the owners of Haoqing Beauty Ointment and Haoling Herbal Tea are all very young girls? When we get to Donglin, you and the second brother don't need to do anything. I have the best way to deal with women. I guarantee that they will surrender.
formula."
A young man with a wretched face and a bit of peach blossom eyes chuckled lewdly.
"As long as they are willing to pay, it's up to you."
The big man looked calm.
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In the dark secret room, on a table, there was a bottle of Hao Qing beauty ointment and a bottle of Hao Ling herbal tea.
A man in his fifties, wearing shabby clothes, silently stared at two things.
"Xishan, is there any connection between your disappearance and these two things?"
After a while, the man murmured to himself.
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"Brother Chu, you can really keep your composure. I'm afraid other warriors are rushing to Donglin City at this time, but you still have time to drink tea at home?"
In the lobby of a villa, a young man with a tall body like jade was sitting on the sofa and said to the handsome young man opposite the coffee table.
"Brother Lu, aren't you the same? You still have time to visit me."
The young man surnamed Chu held a teacup, took a sip gracefully, and smiled slightly.
"I just want to see if Brother Chu has the intention to take action. If you don't, then I won't be polite."
The young man named Lu laughed.
"You don't want to see me, but you want to see if my old man means this, right?"
The young man surnamed Chu put down his tea cup and said leisurely.
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
The young man surnamed Lu was not surprised. He said seriously, "To be honest, Brother Chu, I came here this time just on the order of my old man. I want to ask you the truth. Do you, the Lu family, have any intentions?"
"If I said no, I'm afraid you wouldn't believe it either."
The young man named Chu smiled.
"Then what are you waiting for? It is estimated that some people have arrived in Donglin by now. If we don't take action, I'm afraid it will be too late."
A young man named Lu said.
"What's the rush? Let them fight for it first. They are just a group of foreign warriors who overestimate their capabilities."
The young man surnamed Chu said calmly, "A real master will never take action so quickly, so we must be patient and wait for all the big fish to jump out before finally closing the net."
"Goodbye, Brother Chu!"
The young man named Lu gave a thumbs up in admiration.
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USA, Los Angeles, Chinatown.
In a somewhat dilapidated and dark ancestral hall, a dozen old men in robes or Tang suits held burning incense. After respectfully saluting the enshrined tablets, they inserted the incense into the incense burner.
"Elder Tian, I wish you all the best on your return to China and to retrieve the formula."
"Thank you, Elder Tian. These two products that suddenly emerged in China will be very helpful to our Hongmen's subsequent development and growth, and they must not fall into the hands of others."
"Yes, it would be a waste of money to let others manage it. Only we have the strength to promote such good things to the world."
Everyone said to an old man with a ruddy complexion.
"Elders, don't worry. Including the round trip, I will be back with the formula in five or six days at most."