The Rogue Villager Chen Erbao

Chen Erbao placed the mud mask on the conference room table. Lin Cheng and Lin Zhiqing leaned in for a closer look.

"Er Bao, this won't irritate the skin, will it?"

Lin Zhiqing thought the color looked a bit disgusting—a drab, murky gray.

Chen Erbao thumped his chest and promised,

"You can rest assured. Setting aside the fact that I've already had over a dozen people test it, let's just talk about the ingredients. It's all common Chinese medicinal herbs. It only has this effect because of my unique formulation. There are no artificial chemical elements added, so it's impossible for it to irritate the skin."

Seeing his confidence, Lin Zhiqing finally nodded in relief.

"Can I try it too?"

"Of course. You should try it and see the results."

Chen Erbao looked at Lin Zhiqing's already fair and smooth face. 'The effect won't be that obvious on you,' he thought. 'Your skin is already good enough. Plus, with the Essence Milk I usually give you… now *that's* the good stuff. Its effect is much better than this mud mask!'

At Lin Cheng's command, the thirty-some female employees began to apply the mud mask evenly to their faces. As the minutes ticked by, Chen Erbao cleared his throat.

"Five minutes is enough. You can take it off now."

The women removed the mud and began washing their faces with clean water.

"Oh my God!"

"Look at my face!"

"The redness is gone, and my skin is so smooth!"

"My blackheads have disappeared! I look like an eighteen-year-old girl!"

The conference room instantly erupted. The thirty-plus women chattered away, creating a chaotic scene.

"Quiet!"

Lin Cheng was also stunned. He looked at them one by one and found that the overall appearance of every female employee had improved dramatically!

Setting aside their figures, just their faces alone were much prettier than usual!

It was as if they had become different people.

Lin Zhiqing, however, wasn't as surprised when she looked at her own face. Her skin was just a little more radiant than usual; there wasn't much of a difference.

"Er Bao, why isn't the effect as obvious on me?"

She pestered Chen Erbao, demanding an answer.

Chen Erbao knew how to answer this one.

"You're naturally beautiful and already gorgeous enough, so the effect isn't as noticeable."

Lin Zhiqing's heart swelled with delight upon hearing this. She shot Chen Erbao a playful glare.

"Such a smooth talker~"

"Don't you know whether my mouth is smooth or not..."

While no one was looking, Chen Erbao secretly squeezed Lin Zhiqing's bottom.

"..."

Fearing Lin Cheng would see, Lin Zhiqing gently pushed his wandering hand away.

Just then, Lin Cheng recovered from his shock. He looked at Chen Erbao with a fervent gaze.

"Er Bao, you're a genius! A product like this could practically steamroll the entire cosmetics market!"

"Hehe, Uncle Lin, I don't have any sales channels. I was hoping Medicine King Hall could partner with me and use your name to open up the market."

Chen Erbao stated his intentions with a grin.

Lin Cheng nodded vigorously.

"No problem! Medicine King Hall can handle all the sales. As long as you can mass-produce it, I guarantee we'll sell it!"

'He had to be kidding. With effects this good, no matter how expensive it was, people would buy it.'

'Never underestimate a woman's determination to become beautiful!'

Chen Erbao mulled it over for a moment and said,

"In that case, I'll prepare to start mass production at the factory workshop in the next couple of days. I'll leave the sales to you!"

"Er Bao, come over here. Let's discuss the specific details."

"Okay!"

The three of them returned to the office, Lin Cheng's attitude even more enthusiastic than before.

Although he knew Chen Erbao was good at creating surprises, he truly hadn't expected him to come up with such a world-shocking product.

"Er Bao, what's the raw material cost for this stuff?"

Hearing Lin Cheng ask this, Chen Erbao knew it was time to talk money.

"My plan is to put enough for eight applications in one box. A normal person would use it once every three days, so it would last for about twenty-some days. The cost of the medicinal herbs for a box like this is about eighty yuan."

"Is the production process complicated?"

Lin Cheng's heart began to race.

'The cost is only eighty yuan!'

'Hell, people would buy this even if it sold for ten thousand!'

'This is pure profit!'

When he heard him ask about the process, Chen Erbao hesitated for a moment.

"I've decided on a three-step process. The first step will be handled by a factory outside the city. This part is simple—just grinding the various medicinal herbs into powder and then packaging them in batches. The second step requires shipping them back to a factory near Bailong Village, where I will personally hire people to mix the various powdered herbs together according to a special ratio. The third step is confidential—that's my final, exclusive secret formula!"

Chen Erbao explained smoothly.

Lin Cheng was even more satisfied upon hearing this.

'Chen Erbao isn't just a genius; he also has a strong sense of intellectual property.' 'Although a three-step process is more trouble, it ensures the mud mask's formula won't be leaked. Even if someone bought it to analyze, they could only find out which herbs are in it, but they wouldn't know the ratios or the sequence. They could never replicate the same mud mask.'

Chen Erbao wasn't worried about leaks at all.

Because the third step involved him personally mixing it with water infused with his Spiritual Power. Without Spiritual Power, the formula wouldn't have such a miraculous effect.

Lin Cheng considered the various costs involved, including labor, transportation, and so on, before finally asking,

"Er Bao, how much do you plan to price a box of this stuff?"

Although they were preparing to cooperate, this whole affair was being completely led by Chen Erbao. Medicine King Hall would be responsible for sales, but even without them, Chen Erbao could just put in a little effort and it would still sell like wildfire. So it wasn't that Chen Erbao needed Medicine King Hall, but that Medicine King Hall wanted a piece of the pie.

Therefore, the matter of pricing still came down to Chen Erbao's decision.

"Let's price it by dilution level. What everyone used today was the essence version. We'll dilute the effect of today's version by half and sell that as the standard version. The standard version will be one thousand a box, and the essence version will be five thousand a box."

This was a price Chen Erbao had decided on after careful consideration.

In fact, compared to similar cosmetics, this price was already very low. Many foreign cosmetics that cost thousands or even tens of thousands didn't have one-tenth of the mud mask's effectiveness.

But he didn't intend to set the price too high either.

He wanted to capture the entire market. From the lower-end market to high-end clientele, they were all his target customers.

In the future, he planned to create a rare version that would sell for over fifty thousand, specifically for wealthy socialites and celebrities.

But first, he needed to build the mask's reputation.

The more Lin Cheng listened, the more shocked he became. He was full of admiration for Chen Erbao's business acumen.

"Er Bao, you are truly a businessman who was held back by studying medicine," he said sincerely.

Chen Erbao laughed heartily.

"I still want to pursue medicine. This herb cultivation and the mask business are just small side projects."

"You're being too modest. Once this mask goes on sale, you'll quickly become a shining new star in the domestic business world."

"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. Getting famous brings all sorts of trouble, so I'll still need Uncle Lin to look out for me..."

Chen Erbao casually flattered him.

Lin Cheng roared with laughter.

"You kid, you're way too modest..."

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