Chapter 306 - 114: Office Meeting with Yang Guoxiang, a 5 Billion Capital Injection

"You won’t believe this. As of right before I called you, our total sales for today reached 39.68537 billion."

Whoa!

Jiang Li truly hadn’t expected sales to be that high.

She had originally thought they would sell a billion or so at most, never imagining it would be this much.

Although Jin Xia was a clothing brand, it sold not only apparel but also accessories, shoes, and handbags.

Jiang Li’s eyes lit up. "Excellent. At this rate, it’ll take less than a year for us to be on equal footing with the major luxury brands."

The main issue with foreign luxury brands is that you’re mostly just paying for the name; they simply can’t compete with Jin Xia on value.

Their shoes can only be worn a couple of times, and they aren’t even waterproof.

It’s the same with the clothes—you can’t even put them in a washing machine or wash them by hand.

The thought of soon being on par with those major brands filled Jiang Li’s eyes with excitement. "I think we should absolutely follow their business model and develop our own makeup line."

Although Ge Qing was also excited, she was more pragmatic. "Xiao Li, I don’t mean to discourage you, but we have nothing. Launching a makeup line like this would just be throwing money away, and we’d probably barely make a ripple."

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow. "Just because we can’t do it doesn’t mean no one else can."

She finished with a slight smile. "Since we’ve chosen to focus on domestic products, there must be domestic makeup brands out there, right?"

An idea flashed in Ge Qing’s mind. "You know what? There actually is one."

Meeting Jiang Li’s surprised gaze, Ge Qing asked, "Have you ever heard of Xia Zhi?"

Jiang Li awkwardly rubbed her nose. "I actually haven’t."

Before being bound to the system, she used to buy her makeup from store counters, and it was always the affordable kind.

After binding with the system, she basically only bought luxury brands. ’How would I have ever heard of Xia Zhi?’

But just hearing the name, she could tell it had a very distinct Hua Country character.

It was in the same vein as the name Jin Xia.

Ge Qing didn’t blame Jiang Li; after all, it was a brand that probably only people of her generation would know.

She said with a smile, "Xia Zhi is a makeup brand that’s been around for almost 30 years. Not only is it inexpensive, but its products are also excellent."

Jiang Li frowned. "But would their boss be willing to work with us?"

’They have a nearly 30-year history. Would they even give our fledgling clothing brand the time of day?’

Hearing this, Ge Qing couldn’t help but sigh. "I suspect they’re on the verge of bankruptcy right now."

Jiang Li couldn’t help but ask, "What happened?"

Ge Qing pursed her lips. "What else could it be? Nowadays, so many domestic companies have been monopolized by foreign capital. And for those who try to resist, what kind of good end do you think they can expect?"

What other end could there be? Only bankruptcy.

After all, if your products don’t sell, all your inventory just piles up, yet you still have to pay your workers’ wages.

Jiang Li’s fists clenched. If before she had merely wanted to get into the makeup business, now, after hearing Ge Qing’s words, she wanted to do more than just make cosmetics—she wanted to drive foreign capital out of the country.

She let out a heavy breath. "Do you have the owner of Xia Zhi’s phone number?"

"I have it, but I don’t know if you’ll be able to reach him."

"That’s fine. Send it to me, and I’ll try to make contact."

If she couldn’t get through, she could always ask Sheng Mingyue for help.

’It’d be a waste not to use such a capable bionic robot.’

After Ge Qing sent over the contact information for the owner of Xia Zhi, they chatted for a few more moments before ending the video call.

Immediately after, Jiang Li dialed the number for the owner of Xia Zhi. "Hello, is this Boss Yang from Xia Zhi?"

Yang Guoxiang asked suspiciously, "This is he. May I ask who’s calling?"

Jiang Li immediately introduced herself. "Hello, Mr. Yang. My name is Jiang Li. I’m the owner of Dream Maker and Jin Xia."

Being in the cosmetics industry, Yang Guoxiang still browsed Weibo every day, so of course he knew about Jin Xia.

At first, Yang Guoxiang thought it was the foreign investors who wanted to acquire his company calling. But upon hearing Jiang Li’s identity, his tone softened immediately. "President Jiang, may I ask why you’re calling me so late?"

Jiang Li got straight to the point. "It’s like this: I want to get into the makeup business, but I don’t have any experience. I heard from my mentor that your company produces domestic makeup, so I wanted to ask if you’d be open to a partnership."

Yang Guoxiang could hear his own heart pounding—THUMP-THUMP—strong and forceful.

He took a deep breath, and it took him nearly half a minute to compose himself. "President Jiang, what kind of partnership did you have in mind?"

Before Jiang Li could answer, Shen Yanzhi walked in, carrying the sleeping Shen Shiyu.

Ever since Shen Shiyu had been weaned off his nighttime feedings, he had been sleeping with them.

Jiang Li watched Shen Yanzhi place Shen Shiyu on the bed, then tentatively asked, "Mr. Yang, seeing as it’s getting rather late, why don’t we find a time and place to meet and discuss this in person tomorrow?"