A week later.
The various beauty and makeup products sold out by Xu Xiaojiao began to hit the market one after another.
Among them, the fastest to act was naturally the Face of Jade Group, controlled by the Gu Family.
This skincare product, which made people feel noticeably younger as soon as they used it, caused a sensation upon its release. When it was discovered that long-term use could make one look at least three years younger, all women went crazy for it.
The "Jade Bee Dew" skincare water, named by the Face of Jade Group, was immediately sold out by people who had lined up in anticipation.
Even though a bottle of "Jade Bee Dew" was priced at six thousand six hundred and sixty-six, which was very expensive—equivalent to one, or even two or three months' salary for some women—
the beautifying effects were so good that they all felt it was worth it after trying it themselves.
Compared to their other options, they only had to save money, not go for ASPs, nor buy substandard makeup products. Purchasing "Jade Bee Dew" was far more cost-effective.
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Jinyu Company, president's office.
Mu Jinyu had not been out playing today and had been called over by Gu Xiyan.
"What's the matter? It's just a trivial medicine, why be tense? Just wait a few days until our new product launch, and it will wipe out our competition and sweep across the country!"
Mu Jinyu was half-lying on the sofa, his head resting on Wen Rou's thigh, laughing at the worried Xu Qingya and Gu Xiyan across from him.
Gu Xiyan frowned and said, "This morning I already had someone line up to buy a bottle of 'Jade Bee Dew'. Old Chen has just analyzed it, and the ingredients they used are of very poor quality..."
"Isn't that quite normal?"
Mu Jinyu laughed nonchalantly, "They were able to mass-produce that 'Jade Bee Dew' in just over ten days. It's clear that after they got the secret formula, they did not continue to research and solve the unresolved issues in the formula.
Having seen that formula myself, it demands very high-quality ingredients. There's no way they could have gathered enough of them in such a short time, so they obviously opted for lower quality!"
As he spoke, Mu Jinyu got up from the sofa, shook his head slightly and sighed, "In this case, the already unstable 'Jade Bee Dew' is likely to have even more problems.
It's like a ticking time bomb. The more people buy it now, the more side effects will surface later.
Skin rebounding, acne outbreaks, ulcerations—all sorts of issues will emerge, and they'll have a tough time handling it."
Mu Jinyu speculated that originally the Gu family would not have been so desperate to buy the formula and produce it within about ten days.
They probably would have studied it further, resolving some of the hidden issues and reducing the side effects to a certain level, before entering a price war with them.
But because Xu Xiaojiao was so ruthless, the formula ended up being sold to many people, and they had no other choice but to minimize losses by producing and selling it as soon as possible, grabbing as much money as they could.
As for the hidden dangers of that "Jade Bee Dew", they might not have taken them too seriously.
Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Gu Xiyan furrowed her brows even more, pursed her lips, and after a light sigh, said,
"You're right, that's exactly what Old Chen said. After analyzing the specific components of 'Jade Bee Dew', he mentioned that the poor quality of the ingredients exposed most of the problems he had originally addressed, and there might even be other unknown issues.
I was worried, so I called you over to see if this 'Jade Bee Dew' might cause serious issues."
Upon hearing this, Mu Jinyu glanced at Gu Xiyan and knew that although she had cut ties with the Gu Family, she was still their daughter and couldn't just watch indifferently as the Gu Family headed irreversibly down a path of destruction.
After all, if the hidden dangers of "Jade Bee Dew" were to rebound extensively, the bankruptcy and closure of the Gu Family would still be a fortunate event, and if there were significant issues, they might also face criminal liabilities.
"Alright, bring the items here and let me see."
Mu Jinyu sighed softly and said to Gu Xiyan.
"Okay." Gu Xiyan looked at Mu Jinyu gratefully, then handed him the detailed analytic report of "Jade Bee Dew."
"We don't need this," Mu Jinyu waved his hand and said, "I don't really understand this stuff. Just give me the finished 'Jade Bee Dew' instead, I can smell it."
"Oh, okay..." After hearing his words, Gu Xiyan didn't question their authenticity and quickly called her secretary to fetch a bottle of the "Jade Bee Dew" that they had just purchased that morning from the R&D department.
Upon receiving the "Jade Bee Dew," Mu Jinyu opened the lid, leaned in to sniff the bottle, and his expression suddenly changed.
Then, he looked up at Gu Xiyan with a grave expression and said,
"Considering they are your maternal family, you better tell them to stop!
This damned thing has some beautifying effects in the early stage, but with excessive usage and substandard medicinal materials, the more customers use it, the greater the irritation and damage to the skin will become!
Eventually, their entire face will start to rot!"
Mu Jinyu spoke in a terrifying manner. After hearing the consequences, Gu Xiyan was so frightened that she quickly took out her phone to call Gu Zhengxin.
Xu Qingya stood by, listening to Mu Jinyu's warning. She looked at Gu Xiyan and a hint of envy appeared on her face.
She had long been aware of the relationship between Gu Xiyan, Wen Rou, and Mu Jinyu.
If not for that, in such business competition, who would warn their rival?!
Especially since Face of Jade Group had acquired their beauty secret formula from a traitor on their side, messing with the formula to make quick money and doom Jinyu Company. As mortal enemies, they should be pleased to see such a scenario unfold, just waiting for their bomb to explode!
But because of Gu Xiyan's relationship with the Gu family members, Mu Jinyu ultimately gave up on revenge and had Gu Xiyan warn her competitors!
The phone call made by Gu Xiyan was quickly answered.
She began to persuade her grandfather to give up on "Jade Bee Dew" now as it wasn't too late, otherwise there would be serious trouble...
But would Gu Zhengxin easily believe her "alarmist talk"?
He just assumed Gu Xiyan was unwilling to see their beauty secret formula leaked and unable to make money, which resulted in substantial losses, so she was trying to deceive him to back off so she could release her "Jade Bee Dew" and then make money.
Therefore, the grandfather and granddaughter hardly exchanged a few words before they started arguing and eventually hung up the phone.
"Beep beep beep..."
Listening to the busy tone from the phone, Gu Xiyan weakly lowered her arms, put away her phone, and then looked at Mu Jinyu dejectedly, saying, "They don't believe my words!"
"What should we do?" Gu Xiyan's eyes showed a hint of panic, fearing that the Gu Family might run into trouble because of this.
Mu Jinyu saw this, frowned, thought for a moment, sighed softly, and said,
"Well then, we should also speed up our process to release the Beauty Pill sooner.
This way, if their 'Jade Bee Dew' has poor effects, not many people will buy it, and the consequences shouldn't be too severe."