Chapter 1835: Pleasant Cooperation

Liu Chuxue smiled and nodded; in her past life, besides loving to adventure with her best friend, she had spent plenty of time alone learning to craft these handmade items online.

Since she was cooperating with them and would get a share of the profits, why not lend a hand: "Yes, this doesn't need machines; just hand-boil the ingredients. I see there are idle factory buildings, and since this requires little heavy labor, we can hire some women to start production."

Jiang Wenyue looked at the others: "What do you think?"

Bai Yaru spoke first: "I have no objection, I just don't know what raw materials are needed to make lipstick, or whether they are easy to obtain."

Liu Chuxue took paper and pen from the bag she carried, wrote down three formulas, then handed them over: "Take a look; the hardest thing to get here is pure beeswax, also known as yellow wax."

"Nowadays, beekeepers are scattered; beeswax is a light-industry raw material, mostly allocated uniformly to candle factories and state-run daily chemical plants, so..."

So this would depend on connections; she didn't say more, but they all knew.

Zhang Yueyue and Bai Yarou exchanged a glance; Zhang Yueyue said, "We can find someone to adjust this."

Liu Chuxue also offered her suggestion: "Of course, with your capabilities, we could also find people to raise bees; once a certain scale is reached, this problem will be solved."

Bai Yaru clapped her hands: "Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking just now, and this matter isn't hard to resolve."

Having said that, they all turned to Liu Chuxue, waiting for her next words.

Liu Chuxue continued: "Then there is a large amount of castor oil; ordinary sesame oil and lard oxidize and go rancid easily, making lipstick sticky and prone to spoilage. To make lipstick glossy and long-lasting, refined castor oil is essential; ordinary people can't get it, so it depends on whether you have any channels."

After pondering, Zhang Yue Yue said: "I'll remember this matter and go ask someone later."

Bai Yaru also said: "It doesn't matter; as long as we have the formulas, if something is missing, we can just tackle it at the source; it's only a matter of time."

Seeing them say this, Liu Chuxue continued: "Finally, there is the main coloring ingredient; ordinary purple grass is easy to find, but cinnabar contains mercury and can't be used much. To produce true red and rose red, high-quality natural color powder is indispensable."

At this, Bai Yaru spoke: "I actually know someone in An Guo who is in charge of selling medicinal herbs. If we decide to make magenta, I will go there in person. At worst, we can cooperate with the local government to have them grow it for us, and then purchase it in the name of the main factory."

Next, one person spoke after another, and the matter was settled right there at the dinner table.

Zhang Yue Yue, Bai Yaru, and the others would first use their connections to get a batch of materials to the factory to try making some; once the samples came out, if they felt it was feasible, they would immediately begin the next step.

Liu Chuxue did not hide anything; she wrote down all three formulas she knew.

One was a common lard version, one was the classic purple grass and sesame oil version, and there was also a higher-end, refined safflower rouge paste.

It must be said that Zhang Yue Yue's thinking was very forward-looking; she smiled and said, "Women's money is the easiest to earn. If we can make this lipstick well, then the future development of our factory will certainly be good."

The dishes arrived at this time; Jian Fei Fan said, "Come, let everyone toast with drinks instead of wine, wishing us a pleasant cooperation and a prosperous opening for the new factory."

This meal made Liu Chuxue and the others become even more familiar with each other.

After this, Liu Chuxue had nothing to do; except for Jian Fei Fan, who had to supervise the factory, the rest—Zhang Yue Yue, Bai Yaru, and Jiang Wenyue—were busy flying around.