Chapter 1122: 3 Seconds (1/2)
Alric Bauer didn't hear Long Jinjing's complaint. Even if he did, he wouldn't mind it too much. It was the nature of his work—product development—to spend a lot of money. To make an amazing product with high effectiveness, it had to go through many failures to be improved.
Similarly, it was also the nature of Long Jinjing's work to maintain Orchidia Beauty's expenses within a certain budget range. It was no wonder that Alric and Long Jinjing always butted heads about the Product Development Department's huge expenses.
Back at the launch event, the three people on the stage returned to the centre. Everyone quietened and paid attention to them. All three had poker faces, not revealing any of their real thoughts. [Read official chapters on W e b n o v e l (dot) com. Please stop supporting piracy. Also follow author on Instagram: @arriacross]
Jin Chonglin gestured for Chen Fei to make the announcement. She nodded and began speaking.
”As many of you may remember, Orchidia Beauty holds the record for selling out the largest amount of skincare products in the country in five seconds. Tonight….”
The audience leaned forward.
'Tonight what?'
Their expressions urged her to hurry up. Jin Chonglin's army of fans held their breaths.
”Tonight…ah, my throat is dry. Can someone give me some water to drink first?” Chen Fei gestured at her assistant below the stage to give her a drink.
”Boo!”
”This woman is terrible!”
”No, actually she's excellent. She knows how to create suspense.”
”Hurry up! Screw the drink!”
Chen Fei didn't mind the booing and complaints at all. In fact, she looked quite pleased with herself as she slowly savoured the plain water that her assistant handed her. After returning the empty glass to her assistant, she pretended to look confused.
”Ah, where was I again?”
”Boo!”
She laughed. Jin Chonglin and the emcee laughed as well. The booing audience laughed while continuing to boo. The atmosphere was lighthearted but the anticipation and excitement were almost electrifying.
”Oh, right. I remember now.” Chen Fei cleared her throat. ”According to our official records, we have confirmed that all the products in Jin Chonglin's Prinz men's line have sold out in…”
”In what? Say it! Hurry up!”
By this time, Jin Chonglin was already grinning. Based on his expression alone, it must be good news. Nevertheless, everyone still wanted to know the exact time that his Prinz men's line sold out.
Chen Fei finally revealed it in a loud, happy voice. ”Sold out in 2.69 seconds!”
A deafening sound of cheers and applause filled not only the hotel's grand hall but also outside where Jin Chonglin's army of fans continued to stay while watching the livestream of the event. All of them were celebrating as if their Prince Lin Lin won a major award.