Chapter 308 - 114: Office Meeting with Yang Guoxiang, an Investment of 5 Billion (3)

Yang Guoxiang extended a hand. "That’s me."

Jiang Li shook it. "Let’s go to the office and talk."

Ge Qing had originally planned to come along, but she had suddenly gotten a rush order this morning and was put in charge of it.

It was called an office, but it looked more like a relatively clean storage room.

Yang Guoxiang blushed and said quietly, "President Jiang, please don’t mind the accommodations."

Jiang Li waved her hand dismissively. "It’s fine."

’As long as there’s a place to sit and I don’t have to stand, what is there to mind?’

With that, she sat down.

Seeing Jiang Li take a seat, Yang Guoxiang immediately sent someone to make tea.

Placing her handbag on her lap, Jiang Li looked at Yang Guoxiang. "Mr. Yang, I won’t beat around the bush."

Yang Guoxiang swallowed, waiting for what Jiang Li would say next.

Jiang Li tapped her fingertips on her bag before revealing her intentions. "I want to create a full line of color cosmetics, but I don’t know the first thing about this sector. Coincidentally, I have the formulas. I was wondering if you could help with production."

’I previously drew a complete set of brand-new, high-end color cosmetic formulas from the system. They’ve just been sitting in my inventory.’

’One reason was that I didn’t have a suitable contract manufacturer, and another was that I wasn’t comfortable letting someone else handle production.’

’But Xia Zhi is different. It’s an old domestic brand, and it just so happens to be on its last legs. For me to discuss a partnership at this moment is a timely rescue.’

Yang Guoxiang immediately nodded upon hearing this. "Of course, we can." Then, as if remembering something, he scratched his head awkwardly. "It’s just..."

Before Yang Guoxiang could finish, Jiang Li held up a hand in a "pause" gesture. "I learned about your current situation from my mentor yesterday, which is why I plan to invest five billion. I don’t have any other demands. I just need you to open a few new production lines exclusively for my cosmetics and ensure both quality and quantity."

Yang Guoxiang couldn’t help but take a sharp breath. ’What did I just hear?’

’An investment of five billion!’

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he said, "President Jiang, isn’t five billion a bit too much?"

Jiang Li smiled. "To save a national enterprise, I don’t think five billion is much at all."

Yang Guoxiang shot to his feet and gave Jiang Li a deep, 90-degree bow. "President Jiang, on behalf of all of Xia Zhi’s employees, thank you."

Jiang Li waved her hand nonchalantly. "Don’t thank me. You should thank yourselves for holding on for so long."

’If they hadn’t persevered, I would have never even known a company like this existed.’

’To stand against foreign capital on their own... they certainly have guts.’

The secretary brought the tea over. Just as he finished pouring for them both, he heard Yang Guoxiang say, "I don’t have much to offer you. Since you’re willing to invest five billion, I’ll give you 40% of the company’s shares."

’What? Five billion?’

’Did I hear that wrong, or is my boss just daydreaming?’

Jiang Li shook her head, declining. "Forget the shares. Just consider it a down payment."

After all, the volume of cosmetics she needed was not small.

’Given how popular Jin Xia is right now, the makeup line will definitely be a bestseller the moment it launches.’

’As they say, anything produced by the system is top-quality.’

’Brand-new cosmetics, more effective than luxury brands, and priced cheaper than them. Why would I worry about not having buyers?’

"CRASH—"

The teapot in the secretary’s hand fell to the floor, shattering into pieces.

Fortunately, the secretary was standing off to the side, otherwise the hot tea would have likely splashed onto Jiang Li.

Yang Guoxiang frowned. "So clumsy! What’s the meaning of this?!"

Jiang Li said nothing. ’It’s a boss reprimanding his employee. As an outsider, it isn’t my place to interfere.’

She took her phone out of her handbag and sent a message to Xiao Bo.

Seeing the secretary just standing there frozen, as if his pressure points had been hit, Yang Guoxiang’s anger flared. "Well? Aren’t you going to clean this up?"

While the secretary was out getting cleaning supplies, Yang Guoxiang said apologetically, "President Jiang, I’m sorry. I haven’t trained my staff well."

Jiang Li lifted her teacup and took a sip. "It’s fine since we’re all on the same side, but it wouldn’t do if he were like this with a client."

’Who knows how many clients he might offend.’

Yang Guoxiang nodded repeatedly. "You’re right, President Jiang. I’ll be sure to discipline him properly."

Being called "President Jiang" by a man older than even Jiang Bowen felt a bit awkward to Jiang Li. "Mr. Yang, please stop calling me President Jiang."

"You’re old enough to be my father. How about you just call me Xiao Li, and I’ll call you Uncle Yang."