Jin Liwei learned about Ketchup’s naughty antics the next morning during breakfast. Iris had an early magazine photoshoot, so she and Dom needed to leave early like Jin Liwei. Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun were also already up because the little guy was used to waking up very early. Ice Cream and Popcorn were also eating breakfast on the floor. The two cats always accompanied their daddy every morning, regardless of whether the others were awake or not.
Lu Zihao was nowhere to be seen. He was someone who didn’t follow a set schedule every single day and lived by his own rules.
As for the naughty Ketchup, she was once again lectured by her daddy.
Jin Liwei didn’t punish her this time because he couldn’t fault her for helping his Fifth Brother. Besides, he trusted Lu Zihao. He didn’t believe that his Fifth Brother would be capable of deliberately doing something illegal and dangerous that would harm innocent people.
With that, Ketchup was off the hook and happy that she wasn’t punished by her parents.
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A few days later, Orchidia Beauty once again opened its online store. More units were added to the inventories and the product limitations per person was lifted in order to meet the huge demand for the products since the launch.
Despite this, everything sold out in what felt like instantly.
To be more precise, the entire inventory was emptied out in 4.2 seconds.
It was another domestic record, faster than the previous one during the launch. This time, however, the achievement was even more impressive because there were more units available for purchase. Industry experts estimated that Orchidia Beauty might have sold out a total of 500,000 to 800,000 units this time, maybe even a million or more. They agreed that the total number of units wouldn’t be less than half a million.
Regardless of the exact numbers, Orchidia Beauty had now started to solidify its position as one of the most popular and in-demand beauty brands in the country. If it could improve its manufacturing capacity and release more products soon, then perhaps it would be able to breach the top 10 most popular beauty brands in the country which was a ranking filled with foreign companies.
Immediately after everything sold out in Orchidia Beauty’s online store, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the internet demanding for more.
"Please release more products next time! I really want to buy but couldn’t because everything sold out so quickly!"
"Next time, please produce, like, 100 million units so that it won’t sell out in, like, 0.00001 seconds."
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+597,060 likes and counting.
"Ahahaha! Poster above, I agree with you 100%!!!"
The news once again featured Orchidia Beauty’s latest history-making feat. Iris Long’s name was also mentioned, of course.
Those who were thinking that the first time was a fluke had their faces slapped this time. The first time was 5 seconds. This time, it took only 4.2 seconds to sell everything out and with more units, too. The detractors had no choice but to grudgingly accept that Iris Long’s company was the real deal.
But before the people could fully digest another amazing feat by Iris Long’s Orchidia Beauty, her father’s company, Long Industries, made its own big move. The shipping company actually invited the media just so the Chief Communications Officer (CCO) could make a public announcement.
Iris’ shrug was a mirror to her real attitude. She didn’t care about what others thought (as always) about her appointment as brand ambassador of Long Industries. Finally, she achieved this goal after asking Long Tengfei about it during the disastrous dinner with Long Hui. This position would grant her a direct access to Long Industries as an insider—a distant one, but still nonetheless an insider. This was the first major step of her plan regarding the battle for succession in the Long clan. There was no way that she would allow the negative opinions of other people to discourage her from working on her plans.
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Friday.
Iris Long’s inauguration party as Long Industries’ brand ambassador at the hall of a five-star hotel. freewebnovel.cσ๓
All the chief executives and important figures working in Long Industries were present in the party for Iris Long.
As the head of the company and the father of the new brand ambassador, Long Tengfei was at the forefront beside his daughter. His wife, Yang Jiahui, also attended. His sons, Long Hui (Deputy CFO) and Long Jian (Deputy COO) were also present. Even the clan elders Long Jufang and Long Meng attended because they were also minor shareholders of the company.
The media was also invited. The party would double as an official press conference later. Outside the hotel, Black Stars and other fans crowded, shouting for Iris Long and waving banners showing her name and image. Security and the police kept them under control. The number of people only increased as the hours passed by and the information about the party’s location was spread.
Long Tengfei and the other executives didn’t expect such a huge turn-out. They felt that Iris had only become more famous since the last time they seriously discussed about considering her as the company’s brand ambassador.
The party was simple compared to other brand amabassador inauguration parties. Hiring a celebrity brand ambassador was also afirst for Long Industries. In addition, Long Tengfei himself didn’t want to make it too extravagant.
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