Dragon's Origin

Chapter 328: The Surprise Brought by Cosmetics (Part 1)

Back on Earth, Wang Sheng knew how crazy women were about various brand-name cosmetics. Now, he was directly replicating that frenzy in this Yuanhun world.

On Earth, from ninety-nine-year-olds to toddlers, which woman didn't have some kind of cosmetics? If not the best, then something passable; if not a moisturizing mask, then at least some vanishing cream or SOD lotion, right? These were products that appealed to all age groups; no one could resist.

Even the Emperor's concubines could only cautiously select their favorite items from thousands upon thousands of products according to their preferences, let alone other women.

Wang Sheng had considered this situation from the start, so he deliberately had several floors in each store. Those without a high enough VIP card level didn't even have the qualification to go upstairs and take a look; they could only squeeze into the shops below to find goods. The real luxury items were on the upper floors, where ordinary people didn't even have the chance to see them.

It wasn't that Wang Sheng was discriminating, but women's cosmetics were the kind of thing that, once seen, they couldn't help but want to own immediately. If they didn't have enough gold coins, they might have other ideas, so it was better to be prepared in advance to prevent problems.

There were so many types and quantities of cosmetics that Wang Sheng could confidently guarantee that, apart from the two major shareholders of Runzi Workshop, Mei'er and the Empress, no one else could completely own a full set of cosmetics. Simply because there were too many, and they couldn't afford them.

In the month since Runzi Workshop opened, even the most frugal concubine in the Imperial Palace had spent hundreds of thousands of gold coins there. The officials and common people spent countless more, and some wealthy merchants' wives directly threw in millions of gold coins.

Even the Emperor regretted allowing Wang Sheng and Mei'er to unleash such a monstrous business that seduced women. The concubines in the harem were clamoring for all kinds of cosmetics every day, clamoring to leave the palace to go to Runzi Workshop, which gave the Emperor a headache. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have let the harem's concubines take the lead.

However, from another perspective, it made the Emperor very happy. In just one month, the income from VIP cards alone was close to one hundred million gold coins. Although this was pre-stored money, the gold coins were delivered solidly first, without any trickery.

As for the income from the commercial street outside Runzi Workshop, it was even more astonishing to the Emperor. In his opinion, how much money could the things packed in those small bottles and tubes sell for? Maybe just a fraction. But he didn't expect that the income from outside was even more terrifying. The retail sales alone exceeded fifty million gold coins, and the net profit, according to Mei'er's calculations, was at least thirty million.

Not to mention the Emperor, even Wang Sheng was marveling at the prosperity of the capital and the purchasing power of the women in the capital. A profit of thirty million gold coins a month made even Qiansheng Yuan pale in comparison.

Wang Sheng had previously calculated for the Emperor that this should be a business of tens of millions of gold coins a year, but it exceeded that in just one month, which made Wang Sheng feel very embarrassed.

The shops in the capital that originally sold rouge and powder saw a significant drop in business this month. Several of them were even directly acquired by Mei'er with a large sum of gold coins. All those shops and veteran craftsmen were brought together to develop even more exquisite cosmetics.

Wang Sheng hadn't seen Mei'er much these days, focusing all his attention on observing alchemy and cultivation. It wasn't until Master Li Ziyun completed a furnace of pills that Wang Sheng came out to rest, and Mei'er caught him right away.

Mei'er was a major shareholder of Runzi Workshop, so of course she enjoyed the most exquisite services there. During this time, she had been sitting in Runzi Workshop, and with daily meticulous maintenance, her already young and tender skin became even more crystal clear. Her carefully made-up face became even more delicate and beautiful, directly stunning Wang Sheng, who stared at Mei'er with his eyes unblinking for a long time.

To this, Mei'er covered her mouth and was extremely happy. Being able to attract Wang Sheng to this extent was her greatest joy.

After Wang Sheng stared like a fool for a while, Mei'er stretched out her small hand and took Wang Sheng straight to her carefully arranged secret little paradise that she wanted to surprise him with.

Wang Sheng could only constantly use the Lin character formula of the Nine Syllable Mantra to calm himself down. Otherwise, Mei'er, with her natural charm and such exquisite makeup, was simply a magnet attracting male attention. Wang Sheng firmly believed that if he spent the whole day with Mei'er, he would definitely lose control.

In the back garden of the Marquis's mansion, a row of five rooms. Mei'er brought Wang Sheng to the door, and then excitedly pushed open the middle door, revealing the scene inside.

Wang Sheng was stunned as soon as he glanced inside. The five rooms had been completely opened up, and a row of exquisite cabinets and shelves had been built along the walls. All the cabinets were fully and neatly filled with bottles and jars of various colors, sizes, and shapes, arranged in rows from left to right. Mei'er was standing next to him, waiting to hear Wang Sheng's exclamation or scream.

This scene directly made Wang Sheng cover his eyes, his face full of helplessness. As Wang Sheng expected, Mei'er used her power for personal gain and really got herself a whole set of top-quality cosmetics. This was only because the size of these five rooms was limited and couldn't hold everything, so she could only collect the most top-notch set.

Women, do they really like cosmetics so much? Although Wang Sheng himself came up with the idea to create these cosmetic businesses, and Wang Sheng had estimated the frenzy of the business, he still underestimated women's immunity to these things, especially for the women in this world who had never seen these boutiques, it was a drug more addictive than drugs.

Mei'er was as happy as a little deer, skipping and jumping, pulling Wang Sheng into the room, her face filled with the most beautiful smile, and asked Wang Sheng: "How is it? Surprised!"

"Only shock, no joy!" Wang Sheng replied with a wry smile, and then welcomed Mei'er's delicate and coquettish fists.

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"Smell it, how's this scent? Is it suitable for me?" Mei'er randomly picked up a bottle, opened it, and put it under Wang Sheng's nose, letting Wang Sheng taste it.

Wang Sheng took a deep breath, a strong fragrance. The scent was too strong and not suitable for a girl. Wang Sheng was about to tell Mei'er this when suddenly a surge occurred in the Yuanhun space, and the giant cauldron actually solidified a small part again.

This time, Wang Sheng was pleasantly surprised. Could it be that not only alchemy, but also smelling these cosmetics could change his giant cauldron?

Thinking about it again, wasn't that the reason? These cosmetics were all carefully researched and developed according to different five elements attributes and different body attributes, adding medicinal materials and spices. From a broad perspective, weren't they also a kind of elixir?

Even if the solidified part of each smell wasn't much, these cosmetics had so many varieties! High-end and low-end, there were nearly ten thousand kinds. Could it be that smelling them one by one could directly reach the conditions for the Suanni transformation?