Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Seeing Lin Hongnian Again

The afternoon sun was bright and brilliant.

Before they left, Lin Wanyu helped Gao Yuan check online; it was an auspicious day for business talks.

The two first took a taxi to Jiangnanli, mainly because Lin Wanyu needed to go home and get her car.

They were going to the Lin Group headquarters to see Lin Hongnian about a partnership. They couldn’t just take a taxi there!

That would expose Gao Yuan’s identity as a fake second-generation heir.

Xiaoshan District, Lin Group Headquarters.

Lin Wanyu clearly knew her way around. Gao Yuan followed her straight to the sixth floor of the office building.

At the door to Lin Hongnian’s CEO office, a secretary told Lin Wanyu that no one else was inside, so she pushed the door open without a second thought.

After entering,

Lin Wanyu casually walked up to her father behind his desk, while Gao Yuan stood a few meters away, sizing up the office.

Lin Hongnian’s office was huge—at a glance, it had to be at least 200 square meters.

The decor was quite tasteful, with wall-to-wall carpeting, a large and impressive mahogany desk, and a full wall of bookshelves behind it.

Upon their arrival, Lin Hongnian put down his work and led them to the reception area.

Lin Wanyu plopped down right next to Lin Hongnian, resting her arm on his shoulder. "Old man, I brought you some business, you know!"

Lin Hongnian chuckled and glanced at his daughter before turning his gaze to Gao Yuan.

"Gao Yuan, what made you think of getting into the skincare industry?"

Gao Yuan met Lin Hongnian’s gaze without flinching.

He knew. ’Because of my relationship with Lin Wanyu, this sudden desire to get into the skincare business is bound to give Lin Hongnian some other ideas.’

’If I want this partnership to go smoothly and build a career of my own, the first step is to dispel Lin Hongnian’s concerns.’

"I happen to have a secret formula for a set of skincare products. With the rise of the wellness industry, I wanted to try my hand at it."

Gao Yuan saw that Lin Hongnian only nodded, offering no other reaction.

He continued, "After I had the idea to enter the skincare field, Wanyu mentioned that her family was in this industry, so I thought I might be able to get some support from you."

After speaking, Gao Yuan picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

He had laid his cards on the table. The rest was up to Lin Hongnian.

For him,

’It doesn’t matter which factory does the manufacturing. The system has a way to prevent the secret formula from leaking, so I don’t absolutely have to cling to the Lin Group.’

’There’s no need to grovel over something like this.’

To be honest, Gao Yuan was certain that once this line of skincare products was released, it would make waves in the market. As long as the marketing was handled well and they could withstand external pressure,

by then, it would be the Lin Group benefiting from his success.

Lin Hongnian sipped his tea, his mind already weighing the pros and cons of the matter.

But before he could speak, Lin Wanyu jumped in.

"Old man, you just need to handle the OEM manufacturing for us. We’ll take care of sales and everything else ourselves."

Hearing his daughter’s words, Lin Hongnian immediately understood.

These two were treating him purely as a manufacturer, with themselves as the client.

"Alright, since you two have already figured out what you want to do, as an elder, I’ll give you a hand!"

Lin Hongnian didn’t press for details like other parents might have. Perhaps it was because Gao Yuan seemed so upstanding, or perhaps it was because he had seen too many people try to get a slice of the pie in the skincare industry.

If young people wanted to try something, let them try. Whether they succeeded or failed, they would always learn something.

Besides, the field they had chosen was the skincare industry, which he knew inside and out. As long as the formula Gao Yuan provided could pass the lab’s safety and quality inspections, he would let them go for it.

"Do you have a specific product in mind?"

When Lin Hongnian asked this, Gao Yuan knew the deal was basically sealed.

He took the secret formula for the mask and the patent certificate out of his bag and handed them to Lin Hongnian.

Lin Hongnian took them and began to look them over.

First, the patent certificate was completely legitimate; he could tell that at a glance.

Next, he flipped through the dozen or so pages of the mask’s secret formula and production instructions, focusing mainly on the materials and ratios for the essence.

After looking it over for a while,

Lin Hongnian found that the mask formula Gao Yuan provided wasn’t actually that different from existing formulas on the market. If there was a key difference, it was probably the use of a plant-extracted essence.

Although they hadn’t produced a finished product and run it through lab tests for human use, his experience told him there shouldn’t be any major issues with this formula.

"Are you only planning to make this one product initially?"

Lin Hongnian put down the mask formula and looked at Gao Yuan.

"Uncle Lin, my plan is to use the mask as a breakthrough product to first open up the market and establish some brand reputation. I’ll expand to other products later."

Gao Yuan hadn’t brought out any other skincare formulas this time. In fact, he didn’t even plan to produce samples initially.

First, he would test the waters with the mask as a standalone product, build up some momentum, then introduce samples of other products, and finally, launch the full product line.

Lin Hongnian thoroughly approved of Gao Yuan’s thinking.

From their first meeting, he had sensed a steadiness in Gao Yuan. In business terms, this was strategic planning before action.

The fact that Gao Yuan was starting with just the mask satisfied him greatly.

"Old man, let’s talk price, shall we?"

Seeing that the two of them were more or less done talking,

Lin Wanyu spoke up directly, and she went straight for the most important issue: the price.

This was what they had agreed on before coming: Gao Yuan would handle the product side, and she would handle the price negotiations.

This way, they could secure the lowest possible price, maintain a sufficient profit margin, and leave themselves more room for marketing later on.

The moment Lin Wanyu opened her mouth, Lin Hongnian smiled.

Their little trick was child’s play to a business tycoon like him.

However,

since his own daughter was involved, and he genuinely liked the young man Gao Yuan, he didn’t mind.

Smiling, he got up, walked to his desk, picked up a file, and handed it to Lin Wanyu.

"These are the company’s current costs for masks. See for yourself."

After speaking, Lin Hongnian even gave Gao Yuan a smile.

Gao Yuan was shocked by Lin Hongnian’s magnanimity. Although he knew it was mostly because of Lin Wanyu, this kind of generosity was still impressive.

What Gao Yuan didn’t know was that Lin Hongnian was doing this only because he thought their venture was just a small-time endeavor.

A single mask product—how big could the scale be? How large of an order could they possibly place?

This barely even counted as business!

He didn’t think much of it. Compared to his daughter’s happiness for the rest of her life, what did this amount to?

Lin Hongnian was doing this deliberately for Gao Yuan to see.

’You want to build a career? Fine, I’ll support you unconditionally.’

’I’m not asking for anything in return, so shouldn’t you treat my daughter a little better?’

Gao Yuan couldn’t grasp this underlying meaning yet. Lin Wanyu might have guessed some of it, but would she spell it out?

She knew perfectly well that Gao Yuan wasn’t some second-generation heir, so getting the Lin Group’s support during the initial startup phase was definitely for the best.

"Old man, I see here that the cost for those big-name brand masks comes out to less than 1.5 yuan per sheet. So what do you think the cost for Brother Yuan’s formula will be?"

"It won’t exceed 1.5 yuan."

Lin Hongnian smiled and continued, "Masks are a very low-cost product. As for their effectiveness, they’re all more or less the same. The main thing is whether they cause allergic reactions."

As for the market, you’ll have to try it and see.

Lin Hongnian’s last sentence sparked a flicker of doubt in Gao Yuan’s mind. Although he’d been in e-commerce, he didn’t actually know much about skincare. ’Could there be other problems I’m not seeing?’

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