Ch 222: Everyone Knelt

“Payment secures loyalty, ensuring a life of luxury.”

His final words: “Win-win cooperation!”

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Every word was meticulously dissected.

Young Master Cao spoke quite a bit, and this is about all that was revealed…

If you weren’t paying attention, you wouldn’t have understood the meaning.

But once dissected, the matter gradually became clear.

Payment secures loyalty… it simply means to make someone bow their head in submission and pledge allegiance.

Afterward.

Cao Cheng had some brochures sent.

They were distributed to everyone present.

“Recently, our Miracle Daily Chemical Research Institute has developed four new elements that are no less disruptive to the cosmetics industry than X Extract.”

“I call these four new elements Miracle Elements, and they can be used in most daily necessities.”

“Such as: toothpaste, shampoo, shower gel, soap, and so on…”

“I invited you all here today for win-win cooperation.”

“Please take a look at the brochures in your hands; after you’ve understood them, we can discuss.”

“However…”

“I will only discuss with business partners. As for everyone else, you can leave after the banquet.”

The scene fell silent, only the rustling sound of brochures being turned could be heard.

The audience in the livestream witnessed a peculiar scene.

It was like being transported back to exam time.

This group of business elites resembled students, heads bowed in review.

Although the livestream couldn’t show what was written in the brochures.

But from many people’s expressions, one could see ‘surprise’, ‘delight’, ‘shock’, ‘disbelief’, and other sentiments.

In fact, the content of the brochures was quite professional, containing many testing data reports, only insiders could understand.

For example, a toothpaste, with the addition of a new element, can activate the friction agent, detergent, and oxide, etc., making the effect better and the side effects smaller.

The brochure showed a before-and-after comparison of the product.

This isn’t some new element…

This is all money.

The elites present immediately understood the immense value involved.

They also clearly understood that cosmetics are only a small category within daily chemicals. If they could dominate the daily chemical market, the annual revenue would be unimaginable.

And,

this brochure was like the final straw that broke the international competitors’ backs.

With X Extract preceding it, no one would doubt the authenticity of what was introduced in this brochure.

Now everyone only had one thought, which was… to kneel.

Kneel and become a dog!

Who would turn down money?

Making money isn’t shameful!

Those who couldn’t make decisions immediately forgot about their gentlemanly etiquette, taking out their mobile phones to call those who could.

The audience in the livestream also chatted amongst themselves.

Cao Cheng called Xu Qing over, whispered something in her ear, and then left the stage.

Many people were engrossed in the brochures or phone calls, and no one paid attention to Young Master Cao.

Today’s objective was achieved.

Did Young Master Cao really just want to show off?

Showing off was incidental.

The main objective was to unify the global daily chemical enterprises.

There was no need to worry about the international impact; it wasn’t a concern.

After all, this wouldn’t endanger Old Leng’s ‘national security’.

Therefore,

the harshest foreign methods would be to increase tariffs.

It’s no big deal, if it can be avoided, avoid it; if it can’t, just raise the price.

With X Extract setting the precedent, Miracle Media had already opened a gap in various countries’ markets.

Once a market is opened, and people have enjoyed better products, they can’t go back.

Consumers vote with their feet.

What’s more…

some daily chemical products can be entrusted to domestic enterprises, allowing them to compete on cost, and then exported to earn foreign exchange.

With the cost reduced, even if the price increases several times, it would still be of better quality and lower price than many foreign enterprises.

This was Young Master Cao’s confidence.

Of course.

This is only the first step.

The word “Miracle” must be etched into the hearts of people worldwide. When truly excellent products are launched in the future, the first impression will be that Miracle products are guaranteed to be top-notch.

This was also Young Master Cao’s direction of effort.

Young Master Cao didn’t have much time left, only a few years.

Then he would follow the train launched by the nation, heading west!!

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The live stream ended.

Finally, the hosts of the various livestreams wrapped up. The purpose of today’s live stream was to tell all the Miracle Cosmetics fans that new daily chemical products would soon be listed; please look forward to it.

Of course.

This was just an excuse.

But this excuse was necessary; you couldn’t tell everyone that today’s live stream was just for the fans’ emotion value, right?

That’s inappropriate.

He is, after all, a true hero, and needs to save face.

And the audience and fans did accept this excuse, clamoring for the products to be released quickly, saying their shampoo was almost finished and they wanted to switch.

……

Although the livestreams were quickly closed.

Local fans were waiting at the entrance, taking many photos.

From the time and expressions of the international competitors as they left, one could roughly judge the outcome of the cooperation talks.

Most people left with smiles, only a few had grim faces and left silently.

“Young Master Cao is coming out~~”

Finally, Young Master Cao and Xu Qing left the hotel together.

The waiting reporters and fans surrounded them.

“It’s so late and you guys are still here?” Cao Cheng seemed to be in a good mood, smiling at everyone, looking at his watch: “It’s almost eleven o’clock, aren’t you cold?”

“Cold~” a girl shouted: “Husband, hug.”

Laughter erupted around them.

Cao Cheng glanced at her and politely refused!

Actually, she was okay.

Not ugly, but average.

Cao Cheng chuckled and said to Xu Qing: “Get some hot drinks from the hotel and give them out to everyone. It’s freezing cold, and it’s not easy for them.”

Small favors can win hearts.

This single sentence made everyone present have a great impression of Young Master Cao.

“Everyone, I know you have many questions to ask, but it’s late and cold. After asking a few questions, please hurry home, alright?”

A reporter quickly spoke.

“Mr. Cao, regarding some daily necessities, such as shampoo and toothpaste, how long will it take for them to be officially listed? Will the price also be tiered like cosmetics?”

“The price won’t be expensive, it will be affordable. As for the listing time, you need to ask the business partners, but I believe it should be soon because… everyone wants to seize the market!” Cao Cheng said.

Everyone nodded, this made sense.

With many cooperators and products containing Miracle elements, it’s a race to see who can mass-produce and list first, who can gain the biggest share of profits.

“Mr. Cao, how did today’s cooperation with the international competitors go?”

“Pretty well, most of them knelt for me, their attitude was very sincere.”

“……”

“……”

Everyone was stunned.

They didn’t expect Young Master Cao to be so direct.

But was it appropriate to say that?

“What? Do you think my wording is inappropriate?”

Cao Cheng smiled: “Everyone, competition among peers is always a life-or-death struggle. If I weren’t one step ahead, it would be me kneeling.”

“In fact, kneeling is a better option than bankruptcy liquidation, family ruin, and the bitter consequences.”

Everyone suddenly understood.

The old saying goes: Business is like a battlefield.

If it’s a battlefield, there’s no such thing as merciful tactics.

Everyone could understand.

But in reality, these people didn’t know much.

Probably only Cao Cheng, with years of experience, looking back at clues from his dreams, could understand that some businesses are even more dangerous than battlefields.

For example, the soybean war a few years ago.

They lost.

They almost lost the Chinese people’s rice bowl.

Recently, there has also been a rare earth war, but can ordinary people feel it?

They can’t feel it at all.

Even Young Master Cao didn’t feel much.

But the danger concerns the entire national fortune.

That’s not an exaggeration at all.

This time, they won.

The result of winning is mastering the ultimate means of future countermeasures, and having independent capabilities in the military industry.

It’s unimaginable what would have happened if they had lost.

If they had lost.

They wouldn’t even be able to fight a major war in the future.

Because they wouldn’t sell these things to you… you don’t even have high-precision shells, what are you going to do?

In Young Master Cao’s war starting from X Extract, if he had lost, he would have been completely eliminated.

Business.

There is no mercy.

To be allowed to live as a dog is mercy.

However.

Did they really leave a life?

You’re thinking too much.

Cao Cheng would never give his enemies any chance.

Subjugating them now is only to make it easier to strike.

It’s also to better devour the global market.

In a few years, when Young Master Cao can truly unleash himself, he won’t give anyone a chance. He wouldn’t need any intrigue; he would only need to use technology to crush them.

Either I kill you, or you kill yourself!

There is no third way.

……

He casually answered a few questions.

Xu Qing also had the hotel staff deliver some hot milk to the people outside.

Then, under the escort of bodyguards, they got into the car and left.

Tonight’s live stream popularity wasn’t low.

Currently, only Young Master Cao is building his persona, a large number of wife fans are his background, any topic can be pushed to the hot search in a minute.

The word ‘kneel’ also attracted many onlookers and criticism.

Now, many people who hate the act of kneeling can’t stand this word, mentioning it is like stepping on their tail, they will immediately yell and scold anyone they see.

But since the international competitors have already knelt, these people couldn’t find a good point to criticize, so they could only criticize Cao Cheng for being impolite, not worthy of being a person from a nation of etiquette, how could he make others become dogs and make them kneel?

They have already admitted their mistakes and softened their stance, can’t they just cooperate properly?

That’s bullying.

That’s so impolite.

Unworthy of a great nation…

There were many such comments.

The negative emotion value was higher, basically all critical hits.

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Especially since Young Master Cao was adding fuel to the fire.

He would occasionally reply with: ‘Your father has knelt, he has acknowledged me as his father, why don’t you hurry up and call me grandfather? Good grandson!’

“……”

If anyone dared to curse, he would directly ban their account.

After being banned, the other party would be even more upset, resulting in more negative emotions.

Actually, regarding these people who hate kneeling.

Cao Cheng wasn’t angry.

After all, he’s been through a lot, what hasn’t he seen?

From a future perspective, this pro-foreign sentiment is a kind of growing pain.

It’s the inevitable result of opening the market.

It will naturally get better in a few years, those who should leave will leave, those who should escape will escape, and those who should rebel will rebel…

There are too many people, there will always be some who are not presentable, it’s understandable.

As long as they provide negative emotions, Cao Cheng really doesn’t bother to clean them up.