Chapter 83: Chapter 83 The Shock Inside Beichen Group
At this moment, Bi Yuntao was smug and triumphant, his gaze filled with contempt as he stared at Ye Fan as if looking at a buffoon.
After being repeatedly frustrated just a while ago, Bi Yuntao was fuming with anger. Now that an opportunity had presented itself, he was set on mocking Ye Fan thoroughly.
"What? Don't believe me?" Ye Fan teased with a smile.
He was the Junior Pavilion Master of Medicine God Pavilion, the number one ancient sect in the world. To him, designing a cosmetic product was as easy as pie.
What was the primary purpose of cosmetics? Naturally, it was to protect the beauty of women from aging, to make them appear younger.
The Anti-Aging Elixir could keep a young girl's appearance perpetually at the age of eighteen.
Of course, Ye Fan would never share the Anti-Aging Elixir Recipe, as it was a secret of the Medicine God Pavilion, but deriving a line of cosmetics based on the Anti-Aging Elixir was a piece of cake for him.
Bi Yuntao said disdainfully, "Believe you? I'd believe anything but your nonsense! Ye Fan, I admit you have some skills, but claiming you designed a whole anti-aging cosmetics line in just two minutes? Aren't you bragging a bit too much?"
"Ye Fan, thank you. I appreciate the thought!" Yu Xiangyi's face grew cold.
It had to be said that when Ye Fan was writing down the ingredient list for the Anti-Aging cosmetics line, she was quite moved, but then Bi Yuntao's words had left her utterly disappointed.
Indeed, the Su Family was in the cosmetics business. If Ye Fan had the ability to develop cosmetics, the Su Family would have been rich by now, easily entering the ranks of top-tier wealthy families.
As a Product Developer, Yu Xiangyi was well aware that developing an Anti-Aging cosmetics line would be incredibly difficult. If someone could truly bring out real Anti-Aging cosmetics, it would cause a worldwide sensation.
Even more so, countless cosmetics industry giants around the world would offer a fortune to acquire such a line of products by any means necessary.
Scorned by Bi Yuntao, Ye Fan mocked, "Me, brag? Conservatively speaking, if I were to sell this formula, believe it or not, it would be worth at least a hundred million?"
"Worth a hundred million? Hahaha! Ye Fan, keep it up, keep boasting!" Bi Yuntao laughed uncontrollably, almost to the point of tears.
"Ridiculous!" Yu Xiangyi shook her head upon hearing this.
Although she was best friends with Su Ruoxue, she didn't think that even as close friends, Ye Fan would give her an Anti-Aging cosmetics line development list worth a hundred million.
Su Ruoxue looked at Ye Fan with surprise, "Are you sure this is a cosmetics development list?"
"Ruoxue, don't you believe me?" Ye Fan blinked.
Su Ruoxue was well aware of how difficult it was to develop a cosmetic product, let alone an Anti-Aging line. But based on what she knew of Ye Fan, he was not someone to lie without cause.
Yu Xiangyi, heavy-hearted, stood up and said, "Ruoxue, I've lost my appetite, sorry. The work pressure is too much; I need some time alone."
"Alright! Xiangyi, take this list with you, it might help you!" Su Ruoxue passed the development list to Yu Xiangyi.
Yu Xiangyi initially wanted to refuse, but then she thought that refusing would be disrespectful to Su Ruoxue since Ye Fan was Ruoxue's husband. Yu Xiangyi opened her mouth to protest but ultimately slipped the development list into her pocket.
Pocketing the development list, Yu Xiangyi said, "Ruoxue, I'll be going now!"
"Xiangyi, be careful on the road! Don't rush, take your work one step at a time," Su Ruoxue comforted.
Bi Yuntao glanced at Ye Fan and sneered, "You developing cosmetics? Tsk tsk! You almost made me laugh my teeth out!"
"You'll see soon enough!" Ye Fan shrugged nonchalantly.
After Bi Yuntao and Yu Xiangyi had left, Su Ruoxue expressed her astonishment, "Ye Fan, are you sure that development list is useful?"
"Ruoxue, give it a few days, and Yu Xiangyi will be calling you personally to say thanks," Ye Fan said with assurance.
Hearing this, Su Ruoxue nodded. She did not press for more details.
Time flashed by, and the weekend quickly passed. Little Ling'er had also recovered a lot.
On Monday morning, Ye Fan said to Su Ruoxue, "Ruoxue, I'm taking Ling'er to school!"
"Goodbye, Mom!" Ling'er waved to Su Ruoxue.
These past few days, the young girl had been stifled; she couldn't wait to return to school, and only after confirming that his daughter had mostly recovered did Ye Fan agree to let Ling'er go back to class.
Meanwhile, in the meeting room of Beichen Group's Central Plains Branch, all members of the R&D Department had taken their seats.
Director Zhao, dressed in a business suit, looked at the crowd and said with a heavy tone, "Everyone, how are your research and development achievements?"
"That..." All the Product Developers kept their heads down, not daring to speak, even Yu Xiangyi fell silent.
Taking advantage of the weekend, Xiangyi had sought to understand the situation at the Beichen Group Central Plains Branch, only to be greatly surprised that the situation was worse than she had expected.
Staring at the mute crowd, Zhao Chong spoke in a chilly voice, "Why is no one talking? Half a year has passed, and you don't even have the beginnings of a new product. Are you all pigs?"
"Director Zhao, it's not so easy to develop a new product!" someone muttered.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chong exploded with rage, "Dammit! Others can develop new products, but you can't? Let me tell you, the headquarters has a very low opinion of us and has given us one last month. If we can't produce a new product in a month, not only will I have to leave, but all of you present will be out as well!"
"Is that true?" A group of old-timers from the R&D Department were shocked.
Zhao Chong looked towards Yu Xiangyi, "Minister Yu, you were transferred from headquarters, have you thought of any good product ideas in the past two days?"
"Not yet," Yu Xiangyi said pale-faced.
Zhao Chong smirked coldly, "Even Minister Yu doesn't have any leads for a new product? Why does the headquarters always send me trash!"
Being called trash by Zhao Chong, Yu Xiangyi's face turned even paler; indeed, she had no new product ideas and could only swallow the insult in silence.
"Enough. I'll give you one last chance. If you still fail to come up with a new product, I'll personally resign from headquarters!" Zhao Chong said, disappointed.
Yu Xiangyi felt immense pressure. After Zhao Chong left, she put her hands in her pockets and accidentally touched the list for cosmetics R&D that Ye Fan had written on a napkin.
"Ye Fan, you think you know product development? Hmph, utterly laughable!"
Naturally, Yu Xiangyi didn't believe Ye Fan was capable of designing a new product. She tore the napkin in two and tossed it into the trash can.
"Wait a moment!"
Just as Yu Xiangyi tossed the napkin into the bin, an elderly man who was over sixty years old cried out in alarm.
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The next moment, the old man sprang forward like an arrow and picked up the torn napkin from the trash can.
Frowning, Yu Xiangyi asked, "Old Zhou, what's wrong? Is there something special about this napkin?"
The elder named Zhou Yuan was an old-timer in the R&D Department of the Beichen Group Central Plains Branch. Like Yu Xiangyi, Zhou Yuan had also been transferred from the headquarters to the Central Plains Branch after being underhandedly plotted against.
"Not only is there something wrong, but there is a major problem!" Elder Zhou Yuan replied, his excitement bubbling like an injection of adrenaline.
Yu Xiangyi's face was a picture of shock, "What? There's a major problem?"
"Yes, Director Yu, there's a major problem indeed!"
In the gaze of everyone in the meeting room, Elder Zhou Yuan said animatedly, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a research and development list for a line of cosmetics derived from the legendary Anti-Aging Elixir!"
What!!!
A real Anti-Aging Elixir Recipe for a cosmetics line?
Yu Xiangyi's expression stiffened; she was deeply shaken. Could it be that Ye Fan hadn't tricked her, and this list was authentic?
How... how could this be possible?