Chapter 157 A Large Order
Liu Ran was in high spirits, never expecting that her first live stream would sell over a hundred sets of the Imperial Jade Skin Powder.
It seemed her startup company would survive.
However, Liu Ran also knew that cosmetics had a long feedback cycle. Customers who bought now would likely wait at least three months for their second purchase.
Her first live stream’s success was partly due to her product design and packaging. Future streams would likely see significantly fewer buyers.
Liu Ran picked up her phone, excitedly telling Chen Yang about the money she made that day.
Chen Yang, however, was not as cheerful. He grumbled, asking Liu Ran, "Liu Ran, who was that person who tipped you a hundred thousand yuan?"
"He even gave himself a name, 'Longing for You from the Front Left,' and said he was sitting to your right and behind. This guy is clearly infatuated with you!"
Hearing Chen Yang's jealous tone, Liu Ran couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Liu Ran replied, "Chen Yang, you're overthinking it. Wang Hao was always an outstanding student, the class monitor in our second and third years of high school. How could he possibly be in love with me?"
"Anyway, don't worry about it. And besides, even if there was some old crush, it doesn't matter. We're married now, and I'll only be devoted to you."
As Liu Ran said this, her face turned red.
She quickly added, "Okay, okay, I have to go. I have three more live streams this afternoon. The early stages of starting a business will be difficult, but I'm prepared."
With that, Liu Ran hung up the phone, preparing for her next live stream.
Chen Yang put down his phone, a smile blooming on his face. He didn't care about such a competitor. However, he couldn't help but murmur when he called, surprised by how much his wife defended him.
Even if Liu Ran didn't have very deep feelings for him yet, because they were married and had gotten their certificate, Liu Ran would stand by his side steadfastly.
Chen Yang stretched, basking in the afternoon sun. It felt wonderful.
Next, Liu Ran conducted her second live stream.
True to her prediction, in an hour and a half, she didn't sell a single box of cosmetics.
Liu Ran was not discouraged. At 3:30 PM, she started her third live stream.
During this stream, she enthusiastically introduced the origins, background stories, and design concepts of the cosmetics. However, after an hour and a half, she had only sold one box.
Chen Yang opened his phone and watched his wife on the live stream, working so hard with so little result. Chen Yang himself couldn't help but feel anxious.
He frowned, thought for a moment, and then suppressed the urge to tip his wife.
While directly tipping a million or ten million to the live stream was easy for Chen Yang, and could easily push the live stream to the recommendation page, making more people see his wife's broadcast, it wouldn't solve the fundamental problem.
The issue was that the cosmetics were new, and people didn't have enough trust in them yet.
So, Chen Yang thought that the most pressing needs were either finding a celebrity like Lin Yueyu or someone similar to endorse the cosmetics, building trust in their effectiveness.
Another more direct method would be to have someone demonstrate the product's effects.
Generally, cosmetic effects are hard to see in a short period. However, this particular cosmetic was different.
Since it was simplified from the ancient Chinese medical secret formula, the Sheng Yu Paste, its inherent effectiveness was quite good.
Chen Yang frowned in thought.
At this moment, Liu Ran had already started her fourth live stream.
She had only sold one box in the previous two streams. Now it was 6 PM. Despite being hungry, she still maintained a smiling, enthusiastic demeanor, working hard in the live stream.
Midway through the stream, she still hadn't sold a single box.
A flicker of disappointment crossed Liu Ran's mind. It really wasn't as easy as she had imagined.
However, in the next moment, Liu Ran's eyes widened. She looked at the backend and saw that someone had directly placed an order for ten thousand boxes of cosmetics.
Liu Ran was startled by the quantity. She quickly asked into the live stream camera, "Miss Snow White, did you perhaps enter the wrong quantity? Do you really need ten thousand boxes of cosmetics?"
Someone typed in the live stream: "Yes, and I need them urgently. Host, can you ship them by noon three days from now? If not, I won't buy them."
Hearing this, Liu Ran immediately said, "Wait, I'll contact our manufacturer and inquire if they can produce ten thousand boxes of cosmetics in two and a half days."
Liu Ran immediately picked up another phone and contacted Wang Hongwei, the boss of the Imperial Cosmetics Factory.
Wang Hongwei was startled by the figure of ten thousand boxes on the other end of the line. He quickly said, "By noon on the third day? If that's the case, we can still complete it by having the workers work overtime, but we'll need to temporarily hire some extra hands, especially for the night shift."
Liu Ran breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Wang Hongwei's words. She quickly said, "Alright, Mr. Wang. I'll contact the other party. If it's confirmed, then we'll need Factory Manager Wang to supervise production immediately."
Wang Hongwei on the other end immediately replied, "Okay, no problem."
Liu Ran put down the phone and contacted Snow White about the related matters.
Ten thousand boxes meant an order worth three million yuan.
With a profit of 2.5 million yuan from these three million, even if half was given to Wang Hongwei, she would still have a net profit of 1.25 million yuan.
Liu Ran was naturally very excited. She hadn't expected to land such a large order so early in her entrepreneurial journey.
Liu Ran contacted Snow White through the backend. Snow White quickly transferred three million yuan to Liu Ran's account. A legally binding electronic agreement also followed.
The content of the electronic agreement was simple: the order must be completed on time. If it couldn't be completed by noon on the third day, a fivefold penalty would be imposed, meaning Liu Ran's side would have to return fifteen million yuan as compensation.
Liu Ran understood legal matters to some extent. A fivefold compensation was the maximum limit in commercial transactions.
However, it was still within the protection of the law.
It seemed the other party was truly in urgent need of this batch of goods, and their sincerity was evident, as the full three million yuan had already been credited.
Liu Ran signed her name and affixed her company's electronic seal. The agreement was officially completed.
Liu Ran smiled and said, "Thank you for your support, Miss Snow White. We will definitely ship on time."
After signing the agreement, the live stream ended, and Liu Ran couldn't help but jump up excitedly.
She immediately took out her phone and contacted Su Ya, Liu Xiaomei, and Chen Yang.
Liu Ran said excitedly, "Come on, let's go eat hot pot! Today has truly been a bountiful day!"
The four of them sat in a hot pot restaurant. Liu Ran showed the order to everyone and said with a smile, "Look, the payment from the other party has arrived. Our net profit for today is 1.3 million yuan. This is truly a good omen!"
Su Ya, sitting beside her, heard this and couldn't help but frown, saying, "Isn't there a catch here? What if we can't complete the order and production?"