The Heavens: A Qing, the Yue Girl at the beginning

When I said this, through the side window of the hall, the soft moonlight blended with the lights in the room, making the color of Zheng Dan's dress a little more three-dimensional, as if it had been given a raging life. , giving people the feeling of "the beauty of the country, the drunken wine in the morning, the fragrance of the sky and the dyeing of clothes at night".

Not long ago, after she and Zhao Qing reached an agreement to learn swordsmanship, she naturally had the idea of ​​celebrating it. Seeing that there was indeed something beautiful at the dinner, she drank a little, her expression seemed a little tipsy, but she was not. Affecting her clear thinking:

"'Image endorsement', it sounds like this is indeed a good cooperation idea. It seems similar to Guan Zhong using the banner of 'Emperor Chao' to let others buy stone biscuits, except that the Emperor Zhou was replaced by a few of us. So, how are you going to plan the details?"

"In the past, when Bole looked at it, the price of the horse was ten times higher. It can be seen that if a famous person in the world can be associated with a specific product, it will open up the sales of the product, and the sales volume will increase significantly. At the same time, it will also save the cost of publicity."

Hearing Zheng Dan's understanding, Weiyu nodded slowly and replied sincerely: "Compared with ordinary facial makeup powder, 'Weishi Makeup Powder' is the principle of our Weishi's carefully researched medicine. More than 2000 kinds of exotic flowers and herbs are extracted from the world’s treasures and have excellent skin-beautifying effects.”

"As long as you admit to the outside world that applying this kind of makeup powder regularly is indeed beneficial to your appearance. It can moisturize your skin and permanently beautify your face. The effect is similar to that of a beauty elixir. Weiyu will also give you corresponding rewards."

The so-called "makeup powder" refers to the foundation and base makeup used for makeup. It is mainly divided into two types. The first is powder made from corn, herbs, pearl shells, etc. This is the "rice" in "powder". The second reason is powder made from lead powder, tin powder and other minerals, so there is a saying of "washing out the lead."

It is said that King Zhou made great contributions to the invention and promotion of "makeup powder" and rouge, and he was the founder of the beauty industry.

In today's world, after a long time, applying powder and makeup has spread to a wide range of areas. Regardless of status, it has become a custom, and it is not limited to women. The men of Qi and Chu are also very good at makeup.

Of course, unlike rich people who can afford to put on makeup anytime and anywhere, ordinary folk women only apply Zhufu powder when they get married.

"Everyone has a love for beauty." There is no doubt that even in barbarian and uncivilized areas, cosmetics are a hot-selling commodity that is in short supply. As long as it is of high quality, it will definitely be sought after by high-ranking nobles.

The beauties with unparalleled appearance can appreciate the essence of heaven and earth. Although their cultivation aptitudes are mostly outstanding, most of them are only at the level of one in a thousand or one in a thousand. It is difficult to achieve the state of permanent appearance at a young age. This is With this need;
And considering that makeup can not only maintain the appearance and add color, but also can be the icing on the cake, allowing a beauty to show different styles and charms by changing the makeup, and can be suitable for various occasions, it is even more indispensable.

Since the withdrawal of the Wu army, there has been no war in the country for more than ten years. The economy has recovered and trade has been stable. Everyone has enough food and clothing. Some noble families have become more particular about their daily diet and utensils. The prices of high-end clothing, jewelry and other luxury goods have increased. A rising tide lifts all boats.

Although Yueguosi City and Jia City have corresponding regulatory measures for basic daily necessities, regulating market prices and classifying them into A, B, C, D, etc. according to quality, and selling them at guide prices, the prices of luxury goods are not controlled. There are huge profits.

At present, it seems that after being born in the Si Nong family responsible for managing finances, Weiyu has a good business acumen. With the help of the King of Yue's order to search for beauties, he plans to develop the eight beauties selected nationwide into "image endorsements" to promote his own products. "Makeup powder" products.

Although clothing and jewelry are also luxuries that are highly related to beauty, outsiders can tell at a glance whether these two items use the Weishi brand, which is far inferior to cosmetics that are difficult to verify. The launch of the product "makeup powder" , indeed just right.

In order to build up their own reputation, Bailu Sword Academy's plan to send people to serve as bodyguards for Shipin is obviously different from this interlocking endorsement advertisement. At least the vast majority of people must care more about beauties. Why is it so beautiful, not what guards they have recruited.

If Weiyu's "makeup powder" is really effective and there is no false advertising, using "image endorsement" to promote it will definitely make huge profits. If there is a proportion of dividends in the remuneration he gives, it will undoubtedly be the endorsement An astonishing profit.

After tasting a few mouthfuls of the energetic soup on the table, Zhao Qing turned his head and winked at Zheng Dan. He secretly used the storage jade pendant to pack up the dishes in the tripod, preparing to take them back to share with his family, and at the same time, he waited patiently. Watch Weiyu’s next move.

Although this can be regarded as a good thing that can easily reap a lot of profits, she will definitely not directly agree to irresponsibly endorse a type of product that has not yet been tested. Otherwise, if the merchant secretly deceives the buyer, the endorser will also be affected. corresponding implication.

"What is the specific effect of your makeup powder?" Not far away, Yuebo put down the dagger that was cutting meat in her hand, chewed the food in her mouth carefully, and moved towards the maid she brought with her. He waved and asked calmly.

Immediately afterwards, Yuebo's twin sister Xuanbo took a sip of juice and continued: "If we can try it out first and then explain the principles in detail, we may be able to relax and agree to your promise. ‘Endorsement’ collaboration.”

Zheng Dan casually knocked on the wine jue that had already drunk most of it, and asked: "Sects of major Qi refining schools, such as Yunmen Sect, one of the seven sects of Kuaiji Mountain in Dayue, many sell 'Dingyan Pill' to the outside world." 'In this case, the price is about five hundred gold, and if you take it, you will stay young and stay young."

"And by re-refining the materials in the low-grade 'Ding Yan Dan', you can get the 'Yan Yang Dan'. The price ranges from ten to dozens of gold. If you take the low-grade 'Ding Yan Dan' and refine it again, you can get the 'Xiangji Pill' Defective products such as 'Yu Ji Powder'. As for alchemy raw materials such as dragon's smoke grass, centella asiatica, and indigo grass, they can also be sold for a high price of fifteen gold per dendrobium."

"Looking at coastal areas, fishing boats often hunt deep-sea whale salamanders. Tens of thousands of kilograms of whale blubber can be extracted from one head. This is mixed with various pearls and corals to make a plaster that can be applied to the body to increase the appearance of the skin. It is highly active and sells for about one gold per liter, and its effect is similar to that of 'Yu Ji Powder'."

"There are also dragons and giant turtles lurking in the rivers. If you can get the beads and wear them on your body, you can calm your mind and concentrate, and be immune to all poisons. The effect of rejuvenating your appearance is no less than that of the Dingyan Pill, and it can even extend your life. It is of great value. More than one hundred thousand."

"It seems that Juzhangjun, who has been the leader of Bianhai, has been acquiring such treasures. Over the past dynasties, there are probably dozens of dragon beads and turtle beads. He has only given them as gifts to high-ranking people. , great monks with advanced cultivation, in order to have the effect of making friends.”

"Obviously, in the high-end, mid-range and low-end market of beauty drugs, a series of industries have already been carved up by big forces. If you want to seize one-third of an acre from them, you will definitely encounter what they launch. To block it is to take great risks.”

"Since I want to compete with these giants who have thousands of years of experience, I don't know what level of production your 'makeup powder' can reach. Do you have a unique sales channel? How much are you planning to price? How effective are you and the many things I mentioned? How does it compare?”

Zhao Qing was a little surprised when he heard of so many beauty elixirs for the first time. At the same time, he knew very well that this transaction was by no means a simple matter of money and goods, but because of the semi-monopoly nature of its products, it deeply involved politics. level, indirectly affecting a wide range of situations.

Characters like Xi Gui and Xia Ji, unlike Daji and Baosi who are likely to be rumored, have indeed triggered wars between countries. And Nanzi, for example, can be regarded as the controller of Weiguo at present. If you offer the best beauty treasures to people like them, you will definitely gain huge rewards.

Understanding the meaning of Zheng Dan's words, Weiyu waved his hand to remove Yue's special musical instruments such as Jijuqin, Chunyu, Zheng, Zhenduo and Dingning from the hall. He stopped the singing and dancing on the field and pointed at four people. The maid asked them to stay where they were and sent someone to bring four dressing tables.

Obviously prepared, Weiyu took out four delicate porcelain boxes in the shape of clover from a cabinet on the side, and gently threw them to the four maids, making the porcelain boxes fall into the hands of the maids just right. Then they were opened one after another and placed on the stage.

As a standard dressing table, it is equipped with a bronze mirror, rouge, gouache, eyebrow pencil, bone comb and other things for the daughter's makeup, and there is a basin of clear water with a few petals floating on the side, exuding Gives off a light fragrance.

Located in a direction where the four people being entertained could clearly see, the maid washed her face with water in the basin, and then gently wiped it with a soft silk scarf until her skin became clean and refreshing, which was to remove their original Makeup.

Then, facing the shiny bronze mirror, the maids gently picked up some makeup powder with their fingertips, as if they were holding up a piece of white cloud. As their fingers danced lightly, the makeup powder fell on her like smoke. Her face can be described as "dancing with the mirror box open and covered, sandalwood powder in a carefree tone".

In an instant, the faces of the four maids, who were just delicate in appearance, immediately showed a delicate luster like porcelain, like the snow gently caressed by the moonlight, tranquil and full of vitality, and like pearls in the morning dew, crystal clear, It makes people feel relaxed and happy to see it.

Skillfully use a delicate small brush to evenly apply makeup powder on the face, every detail is handled just right, and then use a new soft silk scarf to gently wipe it, their facial skin becomes whiter and more delicate, and they naturally have more hair. A bit elegant and charming.

What surprised Zhao Qing was that in her induction, the facial skin of the four maids who had no basis in spiritual practice had a weak force, which fluctuated with the flow of the medicine, and seemed to be running a special process. The beauty method.

"The appearance of the external appearance is actually closely related to the five internal organs and the five qi in our body. If the five qi are abundant, the face will be radiant; if the five qi are exhausted, the face will be dull."

As the four maids took the initiative to move forward for Zhao Qing and others to check, Weiyu explained from the side: "Therefore, the 'Weishi Makeup Powder' and the matching beauty-beautifying techniques can repair both the outside and the inside, making the inside and outside yin and yang." The Qi of the five elements circulates without leakage, and can naturally have the effect of nourishing and beautifying the skin." "As long as you use it more, the level of this 'Essential Face Refining Technique' will become higher and higher, and it will gradually become stronger with the deepening of practice. Its effect. In other words, the deeper the practice, the better the beauty effect will be, and it will not be ineffective due to the discontinuation of 'Weishi Makeup Powder'."

"Roughly speaking, compared to popular beauty elixirs with fixed effects, 'Weishi Makeup Powder' is closer to the Nine-turn Flying Snow Pill that Xiao Shi made for Nong Yu, the daughter of Qin Mugong. Each turn is A new world.”

"It sounds like you are very knowledgeable in this area, and you seem to be a lot ahead of today's beauty industry." Turning around to whisper a few words with the maid, Yuebo spoke calmly and praised: "As long as the output is acceptable , Xuanbo and I should have good cooperation intentions."

"That's right." At some point, he asked two of his subordinates to enter the hall, and engraved a piece of Xuanbo on a thin jade board with a pen. He asked the accountant and Mingzuo around him to preliminarily check the contents of the cooperation contract, and then asked one of them to hand it over. He gave it to Weiyu to complete it, and then said calmly:

"The premise is that half of the various channels used by your Wei family to promote publicity need to be shared with us, and in addition to endorsing the 'makeup powder', we can also carry out some actions controlled only by us, so as to be consistent with the plans we originally prepared. Plan to achieve interaction..."

Although they have seen the physical demonstration of makeup powder, Yuebo and Xuanbo did not immediately believe Weiyu's statement, but they also had the intention of cooperating with him. They did not intend to obtain profit dividends from this risky project, but Be prepared to start in another direction to ensure you get the full benefit.

"Hmm..." Glancing at Xuanbo's densely written plan, Zheng Dan also blinked and felt that the other party was really well prepared. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should compete with him for the position of image endorsement. Suddenly, His thoughts moved slightly, and he couldn't help but ask:
"You apply this makeup powder on your face, and then run the 'Essence Refining Technique'. Since its effect can change with the depth of your cultivation, will it affect your daily practice, battle, and influence on the aura of heaven and earth? Where’s the induction?”

Asking whether wearing makeup will interfere with spiritual practice is undoubtedly an extremely strange question, because in the eyes of ordinary people, even if a thin layer of powder does have a negative impact, it is probably less than one millionth of the overall effect, and is far thicker. Clothes that have more clothing and cover a larger area should have a greater impact.

For ninety-nine percent of female cultivators in the world, being able to obtain a high-quality calming pill has already satisfied nearly half of their pursuits when they embark on the path of spiritual practice. Naturally, they will not carefully consider this seemingly simple, but actually quite Complex problems with a large number of moving parts.

The fluctuations in mood before and after makeup, the adsorption or rejection of specific spiritual energy by the materials in cosmetics, the blocking effect of powdery substances on the outside world, the promoting effect of the spiritual energy contained in them on spiritual practice... All these factors can only be understood through personal experimentation. draw appropriate conclusions.

There is no doubt that Zheng Dan would not have raised such an unexpected and tricky question if he had not been sincerely concerned about his future practice, and was really willing to endorse Weiyu's products and prepare to actually use them when the time came.

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Suddenly being asked such a trivial question, Weiyu couldn't help but be a little surprised, and found that he seemed to have never tested the impact of this aspect. Suppressing the inexplicable irritability in his heart, he quickly calmed down his expression, concisely and clearly replied:
"When a fallen leaf floats into the forest, who will pay attention after the wind and rain? However, judging from my personal use of 'Weishi Makeup Powder', because it contains rich spiritual energy and can nourish the body, it should There is still a small benefit.”

Although the answer seemed to be decent and generous, with no mistakes found, Zhao Qing, who was not far away, still keenly noticed the unnatural feeling on Weiyu's face, and doubts arose in his heart.

According to common sense, the other party may have recruited his subordinates to study pharmacology for many years in order to poison his uncle, but if he wanted to break through the technological threshold all at once, and directly become a giant in the beauty industry of Vietnam from scratch, he might Sex is minimal.

According to his telepathy, those maids had actually only received training on the use of "Weishi Makeup Powder" in recent days. Although they had served here loyally for many years, they had never heard of it before. The sound of wind...

Perhaps this can be explained by good confidentiality, but without a sufficient number of trial subjects, and it is impossible to secretly control another group of girls to participate in experimental research and development for a long time, it is really not consistent with common sense.

All in all, Zhao Qing scrutinized various clues and did not believe that Weiyu could really develop such superb makeup powder technology with an extremely limited number of experiments. Since she had a premonition that this trip seemed to be dangerous, she asked Zheng Dan to help with targeted He asked questions and finally found out the flaw.

"Essence Beauty Refining Technique" is a beauty-beautifying method that can be practiced by people without any cultivation level with the help of elixir. However, it is claimed that its effect can be increased along with the cultivation level, and it can be practiced to an extremely deep level. During this process, there must have been Normal practice while wearing a lot of makeup.

However, it should have been possible to measure the difference between makeup and non-makeup in just a few experiments, but Weiyu didn't know much about the details. There was obviously fabrication in his answers to the questions, which was undoubtedly fishy.

Perhaps, the formula of "Weishi Makeup Powder" originated from a large force outside the Yue Kingdom. The reason why it fell into the hands of Weiyu is most likely due to shady interests... Moreover, this interest The relationship was concluded probably a few days ago.

As Zhao Qing's thoughts moved slightly, he was already thinking a lot. He was eyeing Weiyu, who was suspected of colluding with foreign enemies. On the surface, he remained calm. He took the wine and took a sip. Suddenly, a thought flashed across his mind:
As we all know, advanced cultivation can play a role in beautifying the face. There are even "Essence Beauty Refining Technique" in the world that can purely increase the beauty. So, can the "beauty" that is outstanding in the world can be transformed and promoted in turn? Cultivation?
Although a woman like Zheng Dan, who has one-in-a-billion looks, also has an average talent for cultivation and an excellent tenacity, if she wants to truly utilize her strengths, in theory, this is the best place to start. Start with it.

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As if he didn't intend to continue the delicate topic of "the impact of makeup on spiritual practice", Weiyu coughed. His fingers, which seemed to have become thinner during the dinner, reached out and opened a large bronze cabinet that glowed outwards. , and took out treasures wrapped in silk.

Zhao Qing looked straight and saw that on the luxurious and soft silk cloth, there were many pieces of agate crystal hibiscus, agate crystal crescent moon, turquoise crescent moon, turquoise water chestnut and other jewelry, as well as jade rings, jade belt hooks, Jade Feifeng and many other precious ornaments.

Especially the arranged jade flying phoenix, the jade is crystal clear, slightly colorful, finely crafted, with faint feather patterns. It is carved with a flying phoenix with its head held high, its tail spread, and its wings spread. The overall shape is slightly like a flying phoenix with the Chinese character "phoenix" upside down. , and other jade rings are strung together with gold wire to form a beautiful jade ornament component.

As for those Huang-like jades, they also reflect the style of Yue Di. The two ends of the jade Huang are carved with symmetrical variant Kui dragons extending toward the middle. The head and spine have protruding ribs, and the two ends are carved with small holes that resemble eyes. , both sides are decorated with snake patterns, or one side is decorated with semi-relief cloud patterns.

"Actually, Weiyu is very grateful that you all are willing to attend the banquet and listen to me talk about my trivial 'makeup powder' sales plan. Regardless of whether you decide to cooperate on the 'image endorsement' matter, these precious jade ornaments will This is a thank you gift from my Wei family."

I saw that Weiyu had someone remove some of the banquets on his side, and he personally picked up a table of dazzling jewelry with both hands and moved it forward to the center of the hall, indicating that he would let Zhao Qing, Zheng Dan and others choose, which seemed particularly generous. , causing some unexplainable changes in the environmental atmosphere.

As if he suddenly thought of something, after putting down the table, he asked the waiter to bring over a few large, fresh and tender peaches with white and pink insides, and placed them on a large silver plate, specially placed on Zhao Qing's side. Obviously, it was for Zhao Qing. She knew about her male ape, so she specially gave him peaches that apes loved.

"Ah Qing, what do you think?" Before she went to the middle of the hall to choose the jade ornaments that came with her, Zheng Dan walked to the bead curtain that separated her from Zhao Qing, suddenly stretched out her finger and flicked on a pearl, and whispered He asked, wanting to hear the other person's opinion.

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At the same time, thousands of miles away in the depths of the Kuaiji Mountains, under the extremely dense jungle trees, opposite a square stone about ten feet in size with chaotic lines, sat a man wearing a goose-yellow coat. A girl in sexy clothes.

I saw the girl in yellow shirt suddenly opening her clear eyes, causing a weak vibration, causing the dewdrops that had been accumulated for a long time at the end of her long hair to quietly fall, falling in the middle of her open palm, and then took off with a gentle flick of her palm. Then he hit the stone surface in front of him.

The next moment, a dazzling scene suddenly appeared. It seemed that some kind of stable state was broken. The confusing texture on the square stone suddenly changed rapidly, turning into an afterimage that was difficult to see clearly. At every moment, All show different patterns.

After staring at the stone surface for a while, the girl seemed to realize that her understanding this time had failed. She couldn't help but sigh softly, took out a jade pendant with a nine-tailed fox pattern engraved on it from her arms, and murmured to herself road:

"It seems that it will be difficult for me to succeed alone. I wonder if the friend I made can grasp the charm revealed by this stone so that this opportunity will not be wasted in vain?"

When she felt a little frustrated, in a small pool not far away, several pale golden carps were blowing bubbles in this direction. They seemed to feel the same way. They sadly forgot to swim and gradually sank into the water. Bottom of the pool.

... (end of this chapter)