Chapter 136 - 126: Whose Subordinate Is This?

Chapter 136: Chapter 126: Whose Subordinate Is This?

"Uncle Lin, what do you expect me to think?"

"Things just haven’t gone according to plan. Who could have expected Yuanfang to suddenly get so famous?"

"I’m already worried about the payment for all those face masks. How am I supposed to develop new products?!"

Gao Yuan sighed as he spoke.

Although there was an element of performance in his sigh, Gao Yuan’s situation was indeed a bit difficult at the moment.

Of the 300 million loan from the bank, he only had a few tens of millions left to use, even though he didn’t have to pay monthly interest.

The system’s daily cash-back would only accumulate to 130,000 yuan by the end of the month. Combined with the few tens of thousands he had on hand, he could barely scrape together 200,000.

Fortunately, employee salaries weren’t due until January 15th. He should be able to sell a good amount by then, so he didn’t have to worry about that.

But when Lin Hongnian heard Gao Yuan’s words, his eyes lit up.

He paid no mind to Gao Yuan’s final sigh.

The only thing on his mind was Gao Yuan’s phrase about plans not keeping up with changes. This showed that Gao Yuan understood the current situation—that it was the perfect time to complete his entire skincare line.

They could totally use this opportunity to launch the entire skincare line and make it a massive hit.

Of course,

The payment for goods that Gao Yuan mentioned also made Lin Hongnian glance at him a few more times.

’This kid is pretty sly!’

After so many years in business, although Lin Hongnian coveted the remaining secret skincare formulas in Gao Yuan’s possession, he hadn’t reached the point of losing his head over it.

He instantly figured out Gao Yuan’s plan.

He did a quick calculation in his head. Gao Yuan had ordered a total of 2 million face masks from the Lin Group. Including packaging, the cost was close to five million.

After doing the math, Lin Hongnian looked at Gao Yuan and asked, "Xiaoyuan, how many boxes of masks have you sold so far?"

Gao Yuan took out his phone, checked with a group chat, and then said to Lin Hongnian, "Less than a hundred thousand boxes."

Hearing Gao Yuan’s answer, Lin Hongnian breathed a sigh of relief.

Based on what Gao Yuan said, that meant Gao Yuan still had about a hundred thousand boxes of masks on hand.

Those one hundred thousand boxes would be enough for Gao Yuan to sell for three months.

Thinking of this, Lin Hongnian looked at Gao Yuan and said with a serious expression, "Xiaoyuan, I have an idea. Let’s talk."

Gao Yuan looked at Lin Hongnian, a thrill of excitement running through him. ’The fish is about to take the bait.’

However, he put on a puzzled expression and looked at Lin Hongnian, waiting for him to continue without saying a word.

Lin Hongnian felt a wave of exhaustion.

’Gao Yuan was too good at putting on an act. But with the secret formulas in Gao Yuan’s hands, all he could do was play along.’

"You’re in the early stages of starting your business. Let’s just put this batch of goods on the Lin Group’s tab. You’re a major shareholder of the Lin Group, after all. I have to support you."

Lin Hongnian paused after speaking. He saw that the expression on Gao Yuan’s face remained unchanged, but he noticed the flash of joy deep in Gao Yuan’s eyes.

He instantly knew that Gao Yuan was thinking the exact same thing he was.

’This kid really did come here to fleece me today!’

’And look at Lin Wanyu next to him. Sure enough, nothing good ever comes of Gao Yuan bringing my daughter along. The kid is up to no good!’

Although Lin Hongnian knew what Gao Yuan was planning, he had no choice but to go along with it.

The Lin Group had mature sales channels; what it lacked was a killer product. As long as they could produce one, they could cash in on it immediately. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

’Forgiving a five-million payment in exchange for getting Gao Yuan to release his other secret skincare formulas ahead of schedule? Totally worth it!’

’It was just spending five million to buy time. For the Lin Group, a price like that was nothing.’

So, Lin Hongnian stated his own desire directly.

"This opportunity is truly once in a lifetime. If you don’t seize the moment to launch your other skincare products, they won’t have the same impact if you release them later."

Lin Hongnian said this entirely from Gao Yuan’s perspective. Though his words were tactful, they made his own intentions perfectly clear.

After speaking, Lin Hongnian fell silent. He had put his chips on the table; the rest was up to Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan didn’t agree immediately. He was quite satisfied with the terms Lin Hongnian offered—it would solve his major capital shortage and allow him to meet his goal of launching new products in January.

’But,’ he considered, ’would agreeing so directly look a bit too desperate?’

"Old man, why don’t you spot us another ten million in funding!"

"We’ve already spent the entire 300 million from the loan, and we still don’t even have the money for this month’s payroll."

Just as Gao Yuan was pondering how best to accept the offer, Lin Wanyu unexpectedly threw a wrench in the works.

But it was a brilliant and perfectly timed wrench!

He turned his head to look at Lin Wanyu, really wanting to pull her into his arms and give her a kiss right then and there.

’It’s no wonder I dote on her so much. She’s always so clutch at critical moments!’

Meanwhile, Lin Hongnian, who was sitting right there, nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

’So this is my "little padded jacket"?’

’At that moment, Lin Hongnian was starting to wonder if Lin Wanyu was even his biological daughter.’

"The 300 million was just deposited, wasn’t it?"

"And it’s already all spent?"

After hearing his daughter’s words, Lin Hongnian stared at Gao Yuan, his face a mask of shock.

"Yuanfang is working with TikTok to build the GY brand. You can consider that a traffic acquisition cost."

Gao Yuan didn’t hold back this time, revealing his collaboration with TikTok.

Lin Hongnian gave Gao Yuan a long, hard look.

He was stunned by Gao Yuan’s audacity.

’300 million!’

’Spent just like that, all to build a brand online, with no guarantee of success.’

’Have I gotten old?’

’Or are the young people these days just too crazy?!’

Lin Hongnian wouldn’t admit he was old, so subconsciously, he still felt this move by Gao Yuan was absolutely insane.

Even Lin Sida, who was sitting to the side, was staring at Gao Yuan, utterly flabbergasted.