Chapter 185: Chapter 142: Ripe Peach (2)

Gao Yuan wasn’t just going to hire anyone. To join Yuanfang, one had to pass the most rigorous of background checks.

With that matter settled, all that was left to do was wait.

There were still five days until New Year’s Day.

He just didn’t know how long the company’s production and shipping cycle would be.

If worse came to worst, he would just have to start with a pre-sale.

Thinking about the pre-sale, Gao Yuan began to set the prices for each new product.

The 30ml whitening and hydrating face cream would be priced at 3,999 yuan.

The toner would be priced at 999 yuan.

The facial cleanser would be priced at 999 yuan.

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After tallying up the prices of all the products, the total came to nearly 18,000 yuan.

Gao Yuan priced the upcoming gift set at 19,999 yuan. The reason this price was higher than the sum of the individual items was the addition of the Chinese-style Treasure Box.

The customer always pays in the end; he couldn’t just give away such a high-quality box for free.

’As for the travel set, I’ll price it a little cheaper.’

Gao Yuan thought 6,666 was a great price. It had a nice ring to it.

Of course, these were the prices for the Chinese-style products, the skincare items marked by the system.

As for the GY series, Gao Yuan also set some tentative prices based on the face masks, but he would still need to discuss their feasibility with the three store managers later.

The prices for the Chinese-style products, however, were set in stone and were non-negotiable.

Although there was nothing pressing to do, Gao Yuan didn’t leave the office.

The people from the Yuehai leather goods factory were expected to arrive in Hang City around 3 p.m., and he had to wait to finalize the details of the gift boxes.

With time to kill, Gao Yuan was scrolling through TikTok when he unexpectedly came across a video posted by Yaoyao.

’Is the algorithm really this powerful?’

’I’ve only chatted with Yaoyao a couple of times these past two days, and TikTok has already decided I like her?’

Gao Yuan opened Yaoyao’s profile page. She had already posted over three hundred videos.

She had a ton of followers, and every video had a high number of likes and comments.

However, Gao Yuan noticed that while her videos weren’t overtly suggestive, they were still quite alluring, especially when she showed off her peachy butt.

’That curve.’

’Those lines.’

’Bet it would have a nice bounce if you gave it a slap.’

Gao Yuan had just scrolled through a few of her videos, even liking one, when a message from Yaoyao popped up.

"Brother Yuan, is that TikTok account ’An Unremarkable Mr. Gao’ yours?"

Seeing the message, Gao Yuan figured Yaoyao must have been on TikTok too and had seen his profile picture.

"That’s me."

"I followed you!"

Gao Yuan also saw the TikTok notification: *Yaoyao has followed you.*

As they chatted, Gao Yuan found himself thinking that Yaoyao was a pretty interesting girl. She mentioned she was a senior at the Shanghai Film Academy.

’A girl this young already has over ten million followers. The ways kids make money these days are wild!’

「Inside Wanxiang City.」

"Yaoyao, who are you chatting with?"

"You can’t even put your phone down while we’re shopping!"

Yaoyao was looking down and typing on her phone when she unexpectedly bumped into her best friend, Li Yue, who was walking arm-in-arm with Wang Sichao.

Wang Sichao turned to look at Yaoyao, his brow furrowing slightly.

He wasn’t angry about being bumped. Rather, he found Yaoyao’s behavior a bit concerning.

’Is she starting to date someone?’

He had asked Li Yue to invite Yaoyao along specifically to keep Gao Yuan company. If she got into a relationship now, it would ruin his plans.

"I’m chatting with Gao Yuan!"

Yaoyao continued typing without looking up.

At this, however, a smile spread across Wang Sichao’s face.

’If she’s chatting with Gao Yuan, then it’s no problem at all. The more into it she gets, the better.’

As Wang Sichao thought this, he pulled out his phone and sent a message to Gao Yuan.

"Brother Yuan, you free to hang out tonight?"

"Sure!"

Gao Yuan had already turned him down once, so he didn’t refuse this time.

"Alright, I’ll be waiting for you at TOP tonight, Brother Yuan."

After making plans with Gao Yuan, Wang Sichao continued shopping with the two women. When they passed a Chanel store, he was in such a good mood that he bought a couple of small handbags.

One was for his new girlfriend, Li Yue, and the other he gave to Yaoyao.

Yaoyao thought she was just getting lucky thanks to her best friend, little knowing that Wang Sichao hadn’t even planned on buying a bag for his new girlfriend in the first place.

This bag was to encourage her.

At half-past three in the afternoon, Sun Qiang led two people into Gao Yuan’s office.

After introductions and a few pleasantries, Gao Yuan got straight to the point and asked to see the samples they had brought.

However, Gao Yuan didn’t know much about luxury goods, so he couldn’t accurately judge the quality of the products the two had brought.

He had Sun Qiang come over to take a look. Sun Qiang was a fashionable, well-off woman who knew a thing or two about luxury goods.

"This LV case is incredibly well-made!"

Hearing Sun Qiang’s assessment, Gao Yuan knew where things stood.

After Sun Qiang left, Gao Yuan immediately asked about the product’s cost and production time.

These were the two things he was most concerned about.

Boss Huang from the leather factory handed a prepared price quote directly to Gao Yuan.

Leather case: 1,500 yuan (includes packaging and delivery). Production time: 3 days.

This price was higher than what Gao Yuan had in mind.

’At this price, I’d only be making a profit on the skincare products. The box itself would be a wasted effort.’

Gao Yuan put down the quote. "One thousand yuan a piece," he said directly to Boss Huang. "And they must be made according to my design."

"That’s impossible. I’ll lose money at that price."

Listening to Boss Huang’s Cantonese-accented Mandarin, Gao Yuan ignored his sob story and continued, "The first batch will be 10,000 units. We project a need for 100,000 of these cases by the end of the year."

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