I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 94 Hot! Hot!
In just half a day, Jiangzhu became famous among the noble ladies and socialites in the entire capital!
Only a very small circle of noble ladies and socialites in Beijing were invited by Mr. Liu to the fragrance tasting party.

But they are all top-notch and they are the ones leading the fashion in the socialite circle.

After leaving Liuyuan, these socialites sent people to Xue's shop to buy the new Jiangzhu cosmetics.

As soon as these socialites started moving, they immediately attracted the attention of other noble ladies.

Among them, some who had connections with top socialites went to get the news in person.

Even if they have nothing to do with the other person, they will still try every possible means to find out the news.

Soon, they learned the truth.

It turns out that the gouache they had been using for years actually contained lead powder, which is actually poisonous!

The new Jiangzhu foundation launched by Xue family is non-toxic!

One is poisonous and the other is non-toxic. In this situation, any normal person can make the most correct judgment.

Thus, within just half a day, Xue’s shop and the red rouge and powder it launched became famous.

There were long queues in almost every shop.

The Jiangzhu gouache is high-end and not cheap.

It is basically the same as the rouge and powder from seven time-honored brands.

The price of a box of foundation is fifteen taels of silver.

And what they sell, of course, is not just foundation.

Other rouge and powder were not cheap either, basically costing around fifteen taels of silver.

A complete set would cost at least seventy or eighty taels of silver.

However, none of the servants and maids who lined up to buy the products complained that the prices were too high.

They bought whole sets without even frowning.

There are even quite a few people who buy several sets at a time.

As a result, the rouge and powder shops of the Xue family were quickly sold out.

So much so that the people who were still queuing behind and hadn't bought anything yet were unwilling to leave.

Finally, it was Manager Zhang who stepped in and asked the shop assistants to write down the names of the customers who failed to buy their products.

They were promised that they would be given priority in selling the goods once they were available, and then they were sent away.

Manager Zhang was the old manager who went to Lixiangyuan last time to report Xue Pan's situation to Aunt Xue.

Entrusted by Aunt Xue, he has been overseeing the production and sales of rouge and powder during this period and has made great contributions.

The hot sales on the first day today shocked even the old manager.

He didn't expect sales to be so hot!
He originally thought that this business was just the young master's mischief, but he never expected that it was actually a golden chicken that could lay eggs!
If this business can continue for a long time, then the Xue family will not only be able to reverse the current decline, but can even take the Xue family's business to a higher level!

Therefore, after giving some instructions to the shop assistants, Manager Zhang hurried to the Lixiangyuan of the Jia family.

He wanted to report this news to the old lady as soon as possible.

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Feng Ziying and Xue Pan were also very concerned about the sales of rouge and powder today.

The two of them invested a lot of effort in this business.

Well, actually, it was mainly Feng Ziying and the servants of the Xue family who did it.

But Xue Pan’s expectations for this business were actually no less than Feng Ziying’s.

He was trying his best to prove himself in front of Aunt Xue.

He has high hopes for this business.

The hot sales did not disappoint the two, and even shocked them. Xue Pan took Feng Ziying's hand and said excitedly: "Brother Feng, it's a success, it's a success! We've made it!"

Feng Ziying laughed and said, "Yes, although I had expected that this business would be popular, I didn't expect it to be so popular!"

"This is all thanks to Brother Cong. Not only did Brother Cong come up with the formula, but also the promotion methods and subsequent layout were all done by Brother Cong."

"This business, no matter who Brother Cong finds as a partner, will be so popular! And the fact that Brother Cong can find us shows how much we care about each other!"

Xue Pan nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Brother Cong is really kind. From now on, he is my, Xue Pan's, brother!"

"Oh, Brother Feng, let's go ask how many we sold today and how much money we made!"

Feng Ziying smiled and said, "Okay, it's good to ask."

Soon, Xue Pan called several accountants and asked them to calculate today's accounts and see how much silver they had sold in total.

Soon, the accountants had compiled the accounts.

Today - in just over an hour - all the stock was sold out.

A total of 360 sets were sold, and the price of one set was 76 taels of silver.

The total sales amounted to 27,310 taels of silver.

After deducting the cost of more than 5,000 taels of silver, the profit for one day was more than 22,000 taels of silver.

Xue Pan holds a 10% stake and can receive more than 2,200 taels of silver in dividends.

It's more than 2,200 taels of silver a day. In a month, it's more than 66,000 taels of silver. In a year, it's more than 600,000 or 700,000 taels of silver?

This number made Xue Pan feel dazed!
Although he didn't take care of the business, he roughly knew that even if all the other businesses of the Xue family were added together, they would not be able to earn that much money in a year.

This business is actually more profitable than all the other businesses of the Xue family combined!
Well, that’s not how it’s calculated though.

It is impossible to sell so many sets every day in a year.

However, even if this number is reduced by ten times, one can still earn 60,000 to 70,000 taels of silver a year!

And all this was earned by me, Xue Pan!

Don't you look down on me?

Don't you all think I'm a fool?

What now?
And Feng Ziying, who was next to Xue Pan, was no less excited than Xue Pan.

After all, Feng Ziying could get 40%, so he could earn even more money.

Although basically none of this money will go into his personal pocket.

But at least this is his personal achievement, which will make Emperor Yonglong value him even more!

How could Feng Ziying not be excited about this!

At this time, Xue Pan couldn't help but pull Feng Ziying's arm and said, "Brother Feng, how about we divide the profits today?"

"I don't lack money. Even if I divide it this time, I can still divide it next time during the Chinese New Year."

"I just want to take the money I earned in a day, throw it in my mother's face, and ask her if she has ever looked down on others."

Feng Ziying glanced at Xue Pan and tried hard not to laugh, but it was very difficult.

Fortunately, Feng Ziying still understood Xue Pan. Even though this guy had many faults, he was still a filial son.

Otherwise, he would not be able to catch Feng Ziying's eye.

But after all, he suffered from the fact that he had not received much education and he spoke without thinking. However, Feng Ziying could still understand his feelings.

Feng Ziying couldn't help but say: "Wenlong, it's not impossible for you to have a share of the profits, but my agreement alone is not enough, you must get the approval of Brother Cong!"

(End of this chapter)