"Hmm? Give my company a chance to come back from the dead? Who do you think you are? Such big talk without shame!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Shiqian couldn't help but laugh coldly.
Currently, Face of Jade Group was beset by internal and external troubles innumerable—the departure of company veterans had led to widespread anxiety among the employees, and Trotsky's breach of contract had put her in a difficult position. And now an unknown woman had come forward, claiming boldly from her first sentence that she could revive her company from the dead...
Gu Shiqian was no fool; how could she believe such nonsense?
Witnessing that Gu Shiqian seemed not to recognize Xu Xiaojiao, her secretary, anxious, promptly leaned in and briefly informed her about Xu Xiaojiao's details.
Though the secretary spoke briefly, Gu Shiqian was still shocked after hearing it.
She hadn't expected that this unremarkable-looking woman could so overwhelm Gu Xiyan and her team that it had forced them to shift from the thriving perfume and cosmetics industry to the fashion industry!
Face of Jade Group had dabbled in fashion before, but it was never the main focus of the company. The sudden pivot to concentrate on fashion was entirely because of her and the news about her company's newly developed cosmetics...
A product rumored, with long-term use, to make a person look three years younger—a miraculous cosmetic indeed!
Gu Shiqian, eyes wide with shock, stared at Xu Xiaojiao standing proudly at the doorway and thought, no wonder Gu Xiyan and her team had gone mad, suddenly abandoning new cosmetics development to dabble in fashion!
Xu Xiaojiao let Gu Shiqian's secretary relay her details to Gu Shiqian, and after observing her shocked expression, she smiled faintly and said, "Well? Does General Gu want to partner with me?"
She still felt a trace of surprise, wondering where Gu Xiyan and Jinyu Linglong had gone.
When Gu Shiqian heard Xu Xiaojiao's words, she came back to her senses, her gaze growing somewhat wary, then she said, "Partner, what do we have to partner on?!"
In her view, Xu Xiaojiao, such an impressive individual, coming out of nowhere to propose a partnership, was clearly joking or making fun of her.
On hearing this, her secretary quickly leaned in again and whispered, "President Xu was previously the president of Jinyu International Fashion."
When Gu Shiqian's assistant introduced Xu Xiaojiao as the former president when they arrived, Gu Shiqian was in a foul mood and didn't listen carefully, leading her to mistakenly think Xu Xiaojiao came intentionally to show off!
At that moment, after hearing her secretary's reminder, Gu Shiqian's eyes flashed, and she guessed that Xu Xiaojiao, this woman, must also have been defeated in a power struggle within her company, and then kicked out.
That made her intentions for coming here quite clear...
At that moment, Gu Shiqian smiled and said, "I apologize, I misspoke earlier. President Xu, please forgive me. May I ask how you intend to cooperate with me?"
Xu Xiaojiao was straightforward and said, "I have brought over all the materials for the new cosmetics that Jinyu Company is currently developing vigorously."
Upon hearing this, Gu Shiqian's eyes lit up, her heartbeat sped up rapidly, and her adrenaline surged, feeling that her chance to turn things around had come.
However, she quickly realized a problem and asked, "I believe you have come with sincerity to cooperate with me, but at Jinyu Company, this new cosmetic product must already have been successfully developed. They must be about to send it for testing at the Drug Administration to see if it's qualified, and then launch it in the market, right?"
While speaking, she shook her head slightly and added, "If that is the case, even if I obtain all the information on this new cosmetic product, I wouldn't be able to launch it before them. Instead, I would likely end up entangled in lawsuits!"
If the Face of Jade Company were not in a precarious state right now, then having obtained this valuable information, even if she couldn't launch a new product before Jinyu Company, she could still revamp the product and make a profit by following the trend.
But the Face of Jade Company was currently in a dire situation. Where would she find the time to slowly follow the trend and sip from the soup? The company might go bankrupt due to a break in the capital chain before the cosmetic product was even developed!
Xu Xiaojiao had studied the situation of the Face of Jade Group upon her arrival. Originally, if Trotsky had successfully cooperated, she would have been half convinced to persuade Gu Shiqian. But now, she was ninety percent sure that Gu Shiqian would cooperate with her.
With a light chuckle, Xu Xiaojiao confidently said, "Don't worry, they are still figuring out how to minimize the side effects of the new cosmetic product. It seems like it will take some time. Let's develop the imperfect product right now, take it to the Drug Administration for tests, get it approved, and immediately launch it in the market, catching them entirely off guard!"
"Are you sure they are still in the development phase?" Gu Shiqian quickly asked.
"Of course," Xu Xiaojiao replied. "I had to resign due to some issues, but I am fully aware of the internal situation of the company!"
A glint of spite flashed in her eyes as Xu Xiaojiao said, "Right now, they have spent a lot of money to verify a stable formula for this cosmetic product. Once it passes the Drug Administration's test, it could be sold in the market, probably for nearly ten thousand per box…"
With a sinister chuckle, Xu Xiaojiao added, "And we have no research and development costs. We can directly use their research achievements, plus by purchasing cheap medicinal herbs, keep the costs low. When we price it at three thousand, we will completely crush them!"
"Even if they continue to develop cosmetics with lesser side effects, the effects will only be slightly better than ours. They won't be crushing us by any stretch. Because of their high research and development costs, they can't reduce the price. If they sell it high, no one will buy; if they sell it low, they're signing their death warrant. Even if they sue us, we can drag it out for a while, then just settle with some money. By then, we'll have grabbed all their customers, and they'll have no chance at a comeback!"
Gu Shiqian got excited by her speech, then voiced a concern: "This truly is a great opportunity for a desperate counterattack, but... using cheap medicinal herbs, which means inferior quality, to produce beauty cosmetics, might there be… problems?"
Xu Xiaojiao calmly smiled and said, "There are definitely some risks, but they are ahead of us in terms of development, and their product is about to hit the market. If we want to overtake them in the curve and launch this cosmetic product before they do, we naturally have to take some risks."
Seeing Gu Shiqian still hesitant, Xu Xiaojiao persuaded again, "Don't worry, we don't need to keep it this way forever. Once the cosmetics are on the market and have made a name, capturing enough market share, we can slowly develop and improve, aiming to make it the best. The chances of something going wrong are very slim!"