Ch 262: There’s No Third Path, Give Them A Choice

The interesting part is.

This guild established by Old Leng, translated, is called the “Anti-Raw Material Dad Fist, Anti-Raw Material Monopoly Guild”.

That’s the meaning.

So,

Young Master Cao is now a dad with power?

This made Cao Cheng laugh.

This guild is preparing to rally all foreign colleagues, to put pressure on Young Master Cao, forcing Miracle Cosmetics to give up a portion of its profit.

It’s no different from a palace coup in ancient times.

Of course,

Just talking empty-handed will definitely have no effect, so a new product was specially created.

Called 《Deep Sea Technology》.

The raw material is called 《Star Element》.

It’s quite mystical.

I estimate there are Asian shadows behind this. To put it bluntly, Cao Cheng really doesn’t believe that Western devils can come up with any good names.

This Star Element is a meteorite newly detected from the deep sea. It is said that the active ingredients it contains exceed those of all current cosmetics.

The general meaning is that this is a cross-era discovery.

And through research and testing.

It was finally confirmed that this new element is at least as good as, if not better than, Miracle Cosmetics X Extract.

……

Eldest Sister explained: “You were on your honeymoon trip before, so the company didn’t bother you. Only Xu Qing sent people to contact this guild and conducted a round of negotiations, but the effect wasn’t good.”

Regarding the resistance of these people.

Young Master Cao wasn’t surprised at all.

After all, beautiful people are attractive, and money moves hearts.

No one will easily give up such a profitable market.

Even though Young Master Cao, after a round of open strategy suppression, has almost integrated the global daily chemical market, no one will willingly watch him seize amazing wealth globally.

Leaving aside other products.

Just cosmetics alone, the global daily net profit exceeds fifty million US dollars.

Of course,

This isn’t all for Young Master Cao, but he takes the lion’s share.

What concept is that?

Let’s put it this way, this daily profit can almost be on par with the domestic cigarette tycoon in this era.

This doesn’t include other products, such as shampoo, shower gel, and so on.

So,

It would be strange if international capital didn’t resist or counterattack.

Young Master Cao has earned a fortune these two years.

Who wouldn’t be envious?

Who wouldn’t want to take his place?

“Okay, I understand. I’ll handle this,” Cao Cheng looked at it and didn’t say much more.

Small matter.

What Deep Sea Technology, what Star Element.

Cao Cheng knew without guessing that there was still a certain amount of X Extract in it.

After a year or two of research, foreign research institutes have completely cracked the formula.

But they probably can’t find herbal substitutes.

After researching and researching, they may have finally found some mineral elements or used other herbs as substitutes.

Finally, they created a name like “Deep Sea Active Ingredient,” making it sound quite high-end.

The result is nothing more than wanting to share the spoils with Young Master Cao.

What does this mean?

It means that this thing is hyped up, but in reality, it still can’t compare to X Extract.

Otherwise, why would they need to negotiate with Miracle Cosmetics?

If they had raw materials that surpassed X Extract, wouldn’t they just kill Miracle Cosmetics directly?

Why negotiate?

Isn’t it because they’re still lacking in skill?

However,

This is just Cao Cheng’s logical deduction and guess.

Whether this 【Star Element】 actually has an effect, and whether its effect can match X Extract, this needs to be known after obtaining the product.

……

While Cao Cheng was handling documents.

At the mahjong table.

Except for Third Sister, who wasn’t at the table, everyone else was playing mahjong with Mother Ren.

Mother Ren kept saying not to let her win, not to let her win, otherwise it wouldn’t be fun.

Although she said so.

But these sisters are filial. Except for Fourth Sister being a bit boisterous, both Second Sister and Tang Xin are very considerate of Mother Ren’s face.

Mother Ren suddenly noticed something and looked at Second Sister’s hand. There was a Band-Aid on her index finger: “What’s wrong with your hand?”

Second Sister glanced casually and shook her head: “I accidentally cut myself just now. The wound isn’t deep. A Band-Aid will do.”

“Be careful,” Mother Ren instructed and didn’t delve deeper.

But Tang Xin glanced at Second Sister with an amused expression.

Second Sister seemed to feel something and looked at Tang Xin.

Tang Xin didn’t speak, but mouthed a word: Genealogy!

Ren Fanxing blushed and glared at her.

The two sisters understood each other.

At this time.

Cao Cheng came over, holding his mobile phone, preparing to go to the backyard to make a phone call to Xu Qing to specifically inquire about the situation.

Walking behind Tang Xin.

Tang Xin just happened to draw a five-of-a-kind.

It was supposed to be a self-drawn winning hand.

But Tang Xin casually discarded it.

Cao Cheng chuckled, knowing that everyone was trying to make Mother Ren happy, and didn’t expose it, and walked straight to the backyard.

……

Arriving at the backyard.

Cao Cheng called Xu Qing.

“Hello, Sister Qing.”

“Young Master,” Xu Qing was a little excited: “You’re back?”

“That’s the way to say it. I’ve been traveling domestically. You can call me directly if you have anything, there’s no need to wait for me to come back to handle it,” Cao Cheng said.

Xu Qing smiled: “Marriage is the most important thing. As for the methods of those Western devils, they are trivial matters.”

Then, Xu Qing said: “By the way, congratulations on your wedding, Young Master. When will you hold the banquet?”

“The banquet will be some time later. No rush, I just returned to Zhonghai. First, tell me about this matter. What exactly is this Star Element? Have you gotten samples?” Cao Cheng asked.

Xu Qing began to introduce the situation.

Xu Qing’s introduction was much more detailed than the written report.

And just as Young Master Cao had guessed.

What nonsense Star Element.

It’s nothing more than a high imitation, a substitute, that these people researched after cracking X Extract.

The formula for X Extract had actually been leaked.

A lot was intentionally leaked during the open strategy.

The gamble was that Blue Star didn’t have the herbs of the Cultivation World.

Only incomplete parts were leaked, still missing some things.

After a year or two of in-depth research, they finally figured out X Extract completely.

And found countless kinds of herbal plants to replace some of the elements inside.

The formula was there, and the molecular structures were figured out, but they didn’t know what the specific herbal essence was.

This requires trial and error.

There are more than 10,000 kinds of recorded medicinal plants.

Those without records, or even those that have different effects when combined, are countless.

This is a long-term job.

Fortunately.

It’s now modernized, using various computer software models, medicinal plants can be quickly locked down.

But even so, it took nearly a year.

There’s only one slightly troublesome aspect. After many attempts, the researched formula is close to the effect of X Extract, but it cannot reach the peak effect of X Extract.

In other words,

After so much research.

They can use a substitution in the low-end cosmetics market, or use inferior goods as substitutes.

Using 【Star Element】 to replace X Extract.

After all, X Extract in the low-end market has reduced content, and the effect is not very miraculous. In this aspect, Star Element can indeed be used as a substitute.

But in the high-end market.

Especially for cosmetics of the Supreme Gift Set level, it cannot be replaced.

……

“Young Master, the other party is now relying on the market and has rallied many enterprises in the European Region.”

“They want to talk to us about profit sharing.”

Young Master Cao understood this.

Regardless, Old Leng’s side has always been the number one market in the European Region.

And in the European Region, there’s a subconscious habit of generally looking down on the East Region.

This is true from top to bottom.

So,

Once Old Leng’s side has any cooperation or new products, people in the European Region will subconsciously believe Old Leng more.

If it weren’t for Young Master Cao’s open strategy strike, the European Region wouldn’t have surrendered so easily.

Now that there’s a possibility of a counterattack, naturally many Western devils have turned into ghosts, coming back to talk about profit sharing with Miracle Cosmetics.

Don’t they know if they have the cards to play?

The European Region is easily prone to this problem. They don’t have any good cards, but they still act superior.

Cao Cheng repeated what he had said to Eldest Sister:

“Make a list.”

“Any enterprise that has joined Old Leng’s guild.”

“Give them two choices. The first is that I withdraw my shares and take my money and leave.”

“The second is to re-sign contracts with these people, increase my share by 30% of their remaining profit as compensation for mental distress, and they must also pay me 100 million Euros in raw material security deposit annually, ensuring that the raw materials will not leak out.”

“There is no third option, let them choose.”

Xu Qing understood.

Originally, Young Master took the lion’s share, but after this incident, Young Master wants to take another 30% of their small share, and they have to pay a 100 million guarantee annually.

This is forcing people to jump from a building.

Xu Qing is very clear about the consequences of doing this, which is a complete break, and it is estimated that no one will agree to this request.

Then there’s only one possibility.

Cao Cheng sells the equity of these enterprises, they buy them back, and part ways with X Extract.

From then on, they will fight head-to-head in the market and see who has the better skills.

Xu Qing didn’t want to do this.

Harmony makes money.

This is something in the Chinese genes, always feeling that doing business requires sitting down and having a good talk.

What can’t be discussed?

Why must the table be overturned?

After overturning the table and fighting, the profits of both sides will be affected, and a lot of money will be lost on publicity.

In the end, there will be no winner.

But… sitting down to talk, there is a possibility of a win-win situation.

But…

Xu Qing also knows Young Master’s temper.

“Okay, Young Master, I will inform everyone.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Sister Qing.”

“If you really think I’m working hard, give me a few days off,” Xu Qing snorted.

Cao Cheng laughed: “Okay, after this is handled, Sister Qing, you can take a break. I’ll find a new General Manager.”

Xu Qing was still happy at first.

But the latter sentence made her angry, gnashing her teeth: “You evil capitalist.”

“Hahaha.”

It was a matter of laughter and jokes.

Xu Qing isn’t a dictator, but she is indeed second in command.

And also has shares.

Cao Cheng is not stingy with his subordinates. Xu Qing is currently a wealthy woman.

Her net worth is not too much to say, tens of millions or over a hundred million.

And her funds are still increasing at an alarming rate.

Who made her the major general under Young Master Cao? Young Master Cao casually revealing a little future news is enough for her to eat her fill.