I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 434 A Poisonous Scheme_1

Chapter 434: Chapter 434 A Poisonous Scheme_1

Giggle, Tang Yuchan felt a deeply satisfying joy from within.

All this time, Shen Dong had presented himself as someone ’not short on cash’, but now his penny-pinching manner was giving her great pleasure.

"What are you laughing at?"

Shen Dong was somewhat annoyed by the laughter.

While eating an egg, Tang Yuchan looked at Shen Dong with raised eyebrows, devoid of any goddess-like image, "You’re the one who said we should focus on making profits in Hai City, aren’t you? What, getting cold feet now?"

"It’s not that..."

"Just kidding with you, we’ve got blind boxes."

"This lipstick, its craftsmanship and effects are no less than any foreign brand, and there’s this." As she spoke, Tang Yuchan dabbed a powder puff onto Shen Dong’s face.

"This foundation doesn’t just whiten temporarily; it nourishes the skin continuously until it achieves a truly whitening effect."

Shen Dong had seen how expensive cosmetics could be; a single lipstick could cost three hundred, a powder puff a few hundred, and a whole set could run into the thousands.

There’s no question about the hefty profit margin, but there had to be customers willing to pay for it.

Shen Dong had never eaten pork but had seen pigs run; he didn’t understand and said, "Entering the cosmetics market faces tremendous pressure."

"Exactly." Tang Yuchan admitted, but there wasn’t a single sign of worry on her face, quite the opposite; she was immensely proud.

Brandishing her lipstick and foundation, she said confidently, "Sure, there is pressure, but I have full confidence. Our great nation has a history of makeup dating back to the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. Thousands of years of rouge and face powder techniques—could they lose to a few hundred years of foreign craftsmanship?"

"Especially when it comes to fragrance culture. Beyond the four types of spices—thread, pill, paste, powder—the Song Dynasty already had perfumes made from flower extracts, centuries before the West."

Tang Yuchan’s eyes shone with fervor as she held the lipstick and powder puff, like a zealous believer, "Friends revere the term ’foreign’ with utmost respect, but this adoration is very distorted. Our products are clearly superior—why should we worship foreigners?"

Shen Dong was moved and clapped enthusiastically, "That’s the spirit! When do you plan to start?"

"First, we’ll talk about taking on foreign brands as agents. That’s our trump card." Tang Yuchan’s remark left Shen Dong dumbfounded. Weren’t they supposed to compete against foreign goods? Why talk about becoming an agent?

"You mean..."

Before Shen Dong even asked, Tang Yuchan became even more smug. Sitting beside Shen Dong, she drew a circle in the air with her finger, "Guess how I plan to sell it?"

"I won’t guess, just tell me."

Tang Yuchan raised a finger and said in a mischievous tone, "Blind boxes for 19,800 each!"

"What?" Hearing the price, Shen Dong’s eyes popped wide open in shock.

For 19,800, one could buy a well-decorated bungalow with a yard in a town.

Before he could ask, Tang Yuchan explained methodically, "The blind box will contain main promotion sets from foreign big-name cosmetic brands. However, hidden inside will be collectible Huaxu series lipsticks, foundations, and aromatherapy products."

"You’re really wicked," Shen Dong had an epiphany and blurted out a comment involuntarily.

It was a devious plan.

A price of 19,800 would essentially eliminate the ’price vanity’ consumers and target the ’prestige vanity’ consumers.

Two kinds of vanity, two different realms.

The former chooses expensive items as a matter of price enjoyment, while the latter opts for unique and high-quality items as a matter of esteemed enjoyment.

For those who seek esteem, the quality and service enjoyed are more important; they overlook the price and compare the merits of both products.

Fancy foreign products?

No problem, the profit margin from the agency is already secured with the blind box.

Prefer Huaxu collectible cosmetics?

Products that cost tens of thousands from foreigners now serve as a negative example, highlighting the greatness of Huaxu products.

The key point is that foreigners sell a whole set, while Huaxu only has a single lipstick or foundation.

Rarity breeds esteem. As long as the quality and style of Huaxu cosmetics truly surpass those of the foreigners, Huaxu has already won this battle.

Shen Dong couldn’t help but laugh, "The most venomous woman’s heart, that’s describing you."

"Not bad," Tang Yuchan said nonchalantly, raising an eyebrow at Shen Dong.

Under the guise of a common dream, their relationship seemed to grow even closer.

Yet such closeness constituted a wound for some.

Last night, Wang Wei and her father had moved into the community behind Dongyan Media, and thanks to the warm hospitality of Liu Tingjuan and her daughter, had spent the ’post-bankruptcy’ night in peace.

But Wang Wei hadn’t been able to fall asleep all night.

She felt grateful to and admired Shen Dong, and blamed herself deeply for having ruined his relationship with Chen Yuyan.

After breakfast, seizing the time before morning self-study, she quickly arranged to meet with Chen Yuyan and head to Silver Moonlight to clarify the truth. But as fate would have it, just as the girls arrived at Silver Moonlight’s entrance, they happened to see Shen Dong and Tang Yuchan.

Shen Dong’s ride was a shifting bike, with Tang Yuchan sitting sideways on the back seat, holding Shen Dong’s waist with one hand, her long hair dancing in the wind, her smiling face bright and charming.

Chen Yuyan, already conflicted inside about Shen Dong not seeking her out, saw this scene and felt her anger ignite. She broke free from Wang Wei’s arm and ran off, "You call me here to see this, do you think I’m not upset enough?"

"Listen to my explanation..."

Wang Wei, who could never have anticipated that her clever plan would backfire, hurried after Chen Yuyan to explain, the two of them one after the other, turning at the street corner.

They were just a second too late; Shen Dong looked up.

"What’s up?" Tang Yuchan hopped off the bike, following Shen Dong’s gaze.

"It’s nothing," Shen Dong mocked himself silently. What was it, too much thinking of her that he began to hallucinate?

He shook his head and pointed towards the door of Silver Moonlight, "Let’s eat; Zhou Chengyu didn’t reply yesterday, I don’t know how his talk with Yang Guicheng went."

"The cooperation with the government office?"

"Yeah."

As they spoke, the two of them walked into Silver Moonlight, completely unaware that a hopeful young girl had once been there.

"Big brother, you’re finally here." As soon as he entered, Zhou Wenbin came up to greet him.

He pointed upstairs, a look of urgency on his face, "Mr. Kang and Third Brother are upstairs. Some shady character seems to want to buy Huaxu Base, and they even came to blows over it."

"They’re fighting?" As soon as Shen Dong heard this, he hastened his steps.

As he ascended the stairs, he could hear the tumultuous shouting, "I don’t care what you are, but while you’re here, you better behave yourself; stop acting like a spoiled brat."

That was Zhou Chengyu’s voice.

Zhou Chengyu might have been rough around the edges, but he was calm and cunning; he wouldn’t easily lose his temper.

"Six billion." At the door, Shen Dong heard such a voice.

Through the slightly open door, he could vaguely see a young man sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, and beside him, a woman dressed for winter sat like a swan with socks on.

She tilted her neck and said, "Six billion. Think about how much money that is, think about how long Huaxu would have to operate to earn it."

"How many times do I have to say it, not selling!" Zhou Chengyu slammed the table as he shouted, his response decisive.

Crack, the young man sitting on the sofa tore off a page from the chequebook, throwing it out like trash.

Hastily, the secretary spoke, "Seven billion, take this money and you can do anything you want."

Only then did Shen Dong notice that the floor was littered with a pile of bills, at least ten million, along with a few cheques scattered among the red and blue bills.