Spending the Villain’s Money to Extend My Life
chapter-405

Chapter 405 - He could sneak out on dates by making up excuses as of late. (2)

“Can I go tomorrow?”

Gu Shishi felt that time was not on her side. Perhaps it was already too late for her to start learning about business management.

“No.”

Huo Sishen didn’t even need to think about it.

He turned her down immediately.

Gu Shishi couldn’t maintain her look anymore and gave him a distressed look.

Huo Sishen closed up the laptop in front of him.

Crossing his arms in front of him and his broad shoulder leaned up against the back of his chair, he asked, “Doesn’t taking up on business management eat into your painting time?”

Just the other day, the seniors at the art association had already said she was wasting her talent by management an art studio.

Gu Shishi blinked her limpid eyes before she shook her head. “I have been practicing every day. However, in addition to practicing regularly, one also needs to experience life to improve one’s creativity. That includes learning and observing different events and individuals. Any new experiences can become materials in the future.”

Once one’s technique had achieved mastery level, then it was vital for the creator’s content, mental state, as well as their artistic concept to reach the same level.

The opposite was true as well. Once one’s content had achieved mastery level, one’s technique would need to reach the same level as well.

Having perfected only of them would not be sufficient.

It was, however, difficult to say which of them one should achieve before the other or which one was the short cut.

“It may take a little more time to achieve a higher level by being distracted a little but for sure it won’t be a waste.”

Huo Sishen nodded. “What is it that you would like to know?”

He drummed on his desk.

“Market analysis of skincare product, marketing strategy toward different market positioning, and the trend in the field for the next five years?”

Gu Shishi was taken aback a little, then nodded madly.

“Yes! All of them!”

It was like the boss could read her mind!

He knew exactly what her needs were!

“Give me a minute. Let me just go grab my notebook~”

Gu Shishi stood up and pitter pattered back to her own room.

A tenderness appeared in Huo Sishen’s eyes.

While they were having a crash course over on this side, the same was happening over on the other side.

Naturally, Gu Wushuang knew nothing about business management either.

She had been raised a rich lady in the past 20 years.

Her goal in adulthood was to marry Huo Wencheng.

All of her efforts had been focused on a lady’s talent – musical instruments, flower arrangement, perfume, and other etiquette classes.

Of course, she was well versed in skincare and cosmetology as well.

That being said, Jiahe brand was as plain as its name.

Before Gu Jiangxin had hit it big, the market positioning of their skincare product was low-end daily items.

Any housewife would be able to afford it and, for just a little bit of money, they would be able to be pampered after a day of tiring housework.

That was their initial marketing concept.

That also meant to say that all of Jiahe’s product lines were priced very cheap, much like any other domestic products.

As such, as many cosmetic items as Gu Wushuang had at home and being an expert in skincare, she was very unfamiliar with a common brand like Jiahe.

“Miss Gu, will you be attending the strategy meeting this month?”

Jiahe’s general manager gave her a call personally.

“Mmm, yes.”

Gu Wushuang was a top student from a musical institution in Vienna.

She didn’t know much about business management, but she has Huo Wencheng.

With his help, she had more or less gone over the basic information and financials on the company.

Profit of 20 million yuan a year.

Gu Wushuang had never managed household expenditure before but, looking at this right now, she felt that the number was much lower than she had expected.

“Big Brother Cheng, it doesn’t look like they are doing too well?”

Huo Wencheng was much more an expert than she was.

“The market for domestic skincare product had been shrinking. In order to ensure its long-term survival, it is vital to develop new formula on an ongoing basis and also make the products widely available. Jiahe had spent a lot of money on R&D and promotions in the last few years.

“In addition, the market position of their products set to low-end, small profits in high quantity. The profit margin is much lower than that of a luxurious brand.”

Gu Wushuang gritted her teeth when she heard that.