I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 424 - 174: I Provide the Formula, You Provide the Funds (Part 3)

"3 dollars?"

"Too little?"

Lu Xuan shook his head and said, "It’s not that it feels too little, but rather it feels a bit too much. After all, Qing Lan, the profit you gain has to exclude labor, equipment, and advertising costs, so it’s hard to say if you’ll even be left with those 3 dollars. And me taking away 30% of the profit at once, to be honest, I feel it’s a bit much."

Ji Qinglan responded, "We’ll talk about whether it’s too much later. You should make time to get the patent application sorted. Once the application is done, we can sign the contract. While you’re applying for the patent, I also need to go back and discuss this with my partner. The company belongs to both of us. Although I have a larger share, she owns 40% of the shares, so I need her agreement on this."

Lu Xuan agreed.

He didn’t have too many thoughts about the money, but money is needed everywhere in life. His parents are getting old, and they shouldn’t have to keep working into their seventies or eighties.

Moreover, what he planned to do was dangerous, and if it ever didn’t work out, having some money on hand would allow him to come back and open a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, which would be a backup plan.

Although everything is going smoothly now, who knows what the future holds?

"By the way, Lu, how many traditional Chinese medicine formulas do you know? This is also about Chinese medicine. Since we plan to focus on pure Chinese herbal cosmetics in the future, we can’t just have one product; multiple products are definitely needed." Ji Qinglan asked.

"Quite a few, as far as I know, there’s Jade Beauty Powder, Eight Whites Powder, Jade Skin Powder, Seven White Cream, and so on." Lu Xuan replied.

"What does Jade Beauty Powder do?"

"Jade Beauty Powder generally treats dark and wrinkled skin."

"Whitening?"

Lu Xuan explained, "Something like that, but not just that effect. Different formulas of Jade Beauty Powder have different effects. For example, some can lighten complexion, some can treat black spots, freckles, and acne, while others can moisturize the skin. Qing Lan, let me put it this way, just Jade Beauty Powder alone has seven or eight different formulas, with effects that sometimes overlap and sometimes differ completely."

"I see, what about Eight Whites Powder? Does it also have different formulas like Jade Beauty Powder?"

"No, Eight Whites Powder has just one formula. Its effects are somewhat similar to Jade Beauty Powder but also different. It treats dry and itchy skin, as well as black and rough patches and pimples, making the skin as beautiful as jade with daily use." Lu Xuan said with a smile.

Ji Qinglan then asked about Jade Skin Powder and Seven White Cream, and after hearing Lu Xuan’s explanations, the light in her eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Although she was deceived in her first investment in the cosmetics business, having grown up in such a background and being often advised by a big shot like Ji Huan, she had the vision to understand the potential of the formulas Lu Xuan mentioned.

Just the benefits of whitening, removing spots, and moisturizing alone could secure a significant market share.

Plus, emphasizing a pure Chinese herbal formula that highlights nature—once the reputation is established, even if the herbal smell is hard to dissipate, true beauty lovers wouldn’t care about it.

What they focus on is the effect. As long as there’s an effect, they wouldn’t mind even if the smell was unpleasant.

Furthermore, this type of cosmetics also has a large target audience.

Within a few minutes, Ji Qinglan thought of something. The more she thought about it, the more promising she found the future of pure Chinese herbal cosmetics. She urged Lu Xuan to apply for the patent quickly. After Lu Xuan got off the car, she couldn’t wait to call her best friend.

"Anna, where are you? I’m coming to see you. I have something important to discuss."

"What is it?"

"It’s about formulas."

"You didn’t buy another formula from someone, did you?"

"Let’s not bring that up. That was my mistake, but this time there definitely won’t be any problems. It’s just a bit complicated and may require us to abandon our previous concepts."

"Tell me about it."

"I can’t explain it clearly over the phone. Where are you? I’ll come to you."

"At home."

"Okay, I’ll be there in half an hour."