"Fang Bai, brother, you should know why I’ve come to Yanjing with President Xia this time, right?"
After having some drinks and dishes, Su Yifei spoke up.
Fang Bai said, "I’m not entirely clear on the specifics. I guess it’s got something to do with the beauty secret formula? As for matters of cooperation, I’ve already set up the introduction for you two. You can just discuss it between yourselves, no need to involve me..."
"There’s no problem with the beauty secret formulas; in fact, we’re here precisely for cooperation matters," Su Yifei said with a smile, casting a meaningful glance at Xia Chenyu.
Fang Bai remained silent, waiting for Su Yifei to continue.
"This is the situation: for the three skincare products we plan to market together, the formulas are all provided by you, so after discussing it with President Xia, we’ve decided to give you thirty percent of the sales profit; President Xia and our Su Family will each also take thirty percent; and the remaining ten percent will be allocated to some of the staff at Beauty Company..."
Before Su Yifei could finish speaking, Fang Bai had already begun to wave his hands and shake his head, interrupting, "When I provided the beauty secret formulas and facilitated your cooperation, I did so as a friend, wanting to offer whatever help I could, with no other intentions..."
Xia Chenyu spoke earnestly, "Fang Bai, if it weren’t for the beauty secret formulas you provided, the ’Acne Battle,’ ’Scar-Removing Elixir,’ and ’Snow Skin Beautifying Cream’ wouldn’t have come into existence. Morally and logically, this is your rightful share! If you refuse, we’d feel uneasy about it!"
Su Yifei laughed and picked up, "We might even come to you for more formulas in the future. We can’t just take advantage of you, can we? Even the emperor doesn’t short-change his soldiers! Besides, you have parents and family who need financial Find your next favorite novel on NovelHub today! So, don’t refuse us! If you keep refusing, you’re not treating us as friends!"
Fang Bai wasn’t one to dilly-dally, and seeing that Su Yifei and Xia Chenyu were insistent, he no longer objected and nodded, "Alright, alright, I won’t stand on ceremony then!"
Recalling the names of the three skincare products Xia Chenyu had mentioned, he laughed and added, "The ’Scar-Removing Elixir’ and ’Snow Skin Beautifying Cream’ are fine, but ’Acne Battle’... who came up with this name?"
Su Yifei pointed to his nose and said, "How about that, the name’s powerful, isn’t it? President Xia came up with the names for the other two products and let me name the third one. With a flash of inspiration, I then had this stroke of genius!"
Though Fang Bai, Su Linglong, and Xia Chenyu scoffed at the name, they respected Su Yifei’s opinion and did not change it.
In their view, the name of a skincare product was not important; what mattered was the effect of its use. As long as the product was effective and earned a good reputation among consumers through word of mouth, the product would become a hit.
Some of Xia Chenyu’s staff and core members of the Su Family had already tried the three upcoming beauty products in advance and couldn’t stop praising their effects, having one hundred percent confidence in them.
"Linglong, now you understand why I gave the beauty secret formula to Sister Xia, right?"
As the four of them chatted while eating, after a while, Fang Bai suddenly turned his head to ask Su Linglong.
Seeing his half-smiling expression, as if he saw through her little inner thoughts, Su Linglong couldn’t help but blush and thought to herself, "He gave the beauty secret formula to Sister Xia... It has nothing to do with affection; it’s to save Sister Xia’s company from bankruptcy and also for our Su Family to make more money... Ah, I was overthinking it!"
As the meal was coming to an end, Fang Bai took out dozens of Blood Jade Vine, Frostflower Grass, and Purple Bamboo Leaf plants from his Spatial Ring and placed them on the restaurant floor for Xia Chenyu to take back to Zhongzhou.
Xia Chenyu looked at the pile of colorful flowers and herbs in front of her, completely bewildered.
"This is Blood Jade Vine, it’s particularly effective at removing scars; this is Frostflower Grass, which has excellent whitening properties; and these are Purple Bamboo Leaves, capable of treating acne, pimples, and teenage spots," Fang Bai explained, taking out one plant of each spiritual medicine and describing their uses.
"These herbs are all over a hundred years old and fall under the category of ’Spiritual Medicine’. Take them back to Zhongzhou, try to cultivate them on a large scale, and add them to the three beauty recipes I gave you. The effects will be even better. In the future, you can use them to develop and produce more beauty products," Fang Bai said earnestly to Xia Chenyu.
Although the effects of these spiritual medicines would definitely diminish after being cultivated on a large scale, they were already sufficient for use in beauty and skincare products marketed to consumers.
Upon hearing Fang Bai’s words, both Xia Chenyu and Su Yifei understood the dozens of herbs Fang Bai presented represented a vast fortune, and their eyes shone even brighter.
Next, Fang Bai carefully explained to Xia Chenyu the methods of large-scale cultivation and management of the three types of spiritual medicines, and reminded her to safeguard the three beauty recipes well to prevent them from falling into the hands of competitors.
"Don’t worry, I’ve already burned the three beauty recipes," Xia Chenyu giggled, pointing at her head and saying, "I memorized them word for word in here, and nobody can take them away from me."
"Oh? Did you really remember them all?" Fang Bai asked, looking at Xia Chenyu in slight surprise.
The three beauty recipes included dozens of precious and rare herbs, and each herb’s proportion in the recipes varied. Even a slight mistake in their preparation could greatly diminish the efficacy. If Xia Chenyu had memorized them flawlessly, it would be enough to show she was an exceedingly intelligent woman.
"Of course, although I don’t have a photographic memory, this brain of mine is quite useful. After reciting them eight or ten times, I’ve got them all down. Even in old age, I will not forget," Xia Chenyu’s sharp chin tilted up slightly, full of pride. To prove her point, she recited them from memory for Fang Bai on the spot.
After listening, Fang Bai was impressed, nodding his head repeatedly, and even contemplated giving Xia Chenyu a "bone-reading" test.
In Fang Bai’s mind, a woman like Xia Chenyu, with her devastating beauty, extraordinary demeanor, and sharp intellect, had a high probability of possessing an Innate Spiritual Root.
After dining, Xia Chenyu took out three pre-drafted profit-sharing contracts, signed her name on them first, and then had Fang Bai and Su Yifei sign as well. They each kept a copy.
Fang Bai believed that a verbal promise between friends was enough and that there was no need for the formality of contracts, but both Xia Chenyu and Su Yifei, being business-savvy, valued this highly, so Fang Bai complied with their wishes and signed the contract.
After the meal, seeing that there was still plenty of time, the four of them didn’t rush to leave. They sat in the restaurant, gazing out at the dazzling, enchanting night view of the city, sipping tea and chatting.
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