Zhu Hongyan gave a wry smile. "One hundred thousand! Even middle-class people can't afford that."
Ye Tian replied, "Our raw materials are limited, and our output is just that much. If the price isn't high, we won't make any money."
Zhu Hongyan asked curiously, "Mr. Ye, what's the approximate final output of your product?"
Ye Tian thought for a moment. "If it's in those small bottles, we can produce at most two to three hundred thousand bottles. Let's estimate twenty thousand bottles."
Zhu Hongyan calculated, "Twenty thousand bottles at one hundred thousand each would be two billion."
Ye Tian said, "I'm not expecting to make much money from this product, but we can use it to open up the market."
Zhu Hongyan nodded. "Indeed. If the first high-end product is a huge success, it will create excellent advertising effects."
The car drove to the pharmaceutical factory. With Zhu Hongyan's assistance, Ye Tian used reagents and instruments to extract the active ingredients from the Huangjing.
The two worked hard all day. Ye Tian successfully extracted two beneficial components. One was the magical ingredient, and the other was an anti-aging component.
In the afternoon, they had a simple meal and then resumed their research. Zhu Hongyan's professional knowledge and the expensive professional equipment in the laboratory provided Ye Tian with immense help.
Ye Tian continued working until ten o'clock at night, finally perfecting the entire extraction process, increasing extraction efficiency, and reducing product loss.
The two extracted components were placed in separate small bottles. Looking at the bottles, Zhu Hongyan asked curiously, "Mr. Ye, is the effect of this ingredient really that magical?"
Ye Tian smiled and said, "You can try it yourself to see if it works."
He asked Zhu Hongyan to help him make a few bottles of skincare cream using this ingredient. The bottles were glass, with a capacity of about one hundred milliliters, totaling four and a half bottles.
Ye Tian handed one bottle to Zhu Hongyan and said, "Apply it to your face and neck before bed. See the results after three and seven days."
Zhu Hongyan smiled. "Thanks! This small bottle is worth at least three hundred thousand."
Ye Tian chuckled. "You definitely can't buy it for three hundred thousand. It's at least three million. I made this for friends, so the drug concentration is quite high, at least ten times that of the skincare products we'll mass-produce in the future."
Zhu Hongyan exclaimed, "So expensive! I dare not take it."
Ye Tian replied, "I really appreciate your help today. This is my token of gratitude."
He checked the time. "It's getting late, let's head back."
As the car drove out of the factory, the security guards had already retired. After driving for a while, Zhang Jiliang said, "Brother Ye, I'm hungry. Shall we find a place for a late-night snack?"
Ye Tian asked Zhu Hongyan, "Miss Zhu, would you like to join us?"
Zhu Hongyan smiled. "I'm hungry too. I'll accompany you for a bite."
Ye Tian then called the Imperial Kitchen in advance to prepare some late-night snacks.
The Imperial Kitchen should have been resting at this hour, but when the boss gave an order, they naturally prepared it immediately. By the time Ye Tian and his group arrived, hot dishes were already laid out on the table: six dishes, one soup, and grilled skewers.
Ye Tian had stored some wine there. He took out a bottle of aged wine and said with a smile, "Miss Zhu, we've developed a skincare product today. We must celebrate!"
Zhu Hongyan had a low alcohol tolerance. She said, "I'll just have a little, otherwise I'll get drunk."
After pouring the wine, Ye Tian clinked glasses with her and drank it down in one gulp. Zhu Hongyan took a small sip and smiled. "If this product is successful, Kangjian Company can successfully enter the high-end skincare market."
Speaking of skincare, Ye Tian remembered something and dialed Yang Shoucheng's number.
"Haha, brother, you're still awake so late?"
Ye Tian replied, "Old Yang, I've developed a very powerful skincare product. Are you interested in collaborating?"
Yang Shoucheng's spirits immediately lifted upon hearing this. "Brother, what kind of skincare product is it? Does it work well?"
Ye Tian explained his predictions. Yang Shoucheng was immediately shocked. "That strong! Then the pricing should be higher, at least three hundred thousand per bottle!"
Ye Tian was startled. "Three hundred thousand? I was planning to price it at one hundred thousand. You're even bolder than I am."
Yang Shoucheng laughed. "Brother, ours is the real deal. Let alone three hundred thousand, fifty thousand wouldn't be too much! And we must use scarcity marketing, selling only a thousand bottles a week!"
Ye Tian and Zhu Hongyan exchanged glances, thinking that capitalists were indeed ruthless!