Based on the data and requirements An Wuyang provided, Liang Boyang found it utterly absurd!
If Liang Boyang hadn't already confirmed that Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group actually existed, he would have suspected An Wuyang was just messing with him.
"Can't you make it with a shallow bottom?" An Wuyang asked.
"For example, a round container with a diameter of ten centimeters and a height of five centimeters—most of its interior would be hollow, with only a shallow elliptical bottom, and the deepest part wouldn't exceed one centimeter." An Wuyang laid out more specific requirements.
As for the 10-milliliter capacity?
That didn't really matter. An Wuyang's earlier explanation hadn't been clear; when he said 10 milliliters, he didn't mean an absolute capacity. Since Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group would handle the filling, even if the container's total capacity reached 20 or 30 milliliters, they could just fill it with 10 milliliters.
However, the total capacity of the cosmetic packaging couldn't be too absurdly large, or else the 10-milliliter product volume would look ridiculously small.
For instance, if the container had an inner diameter of 10 centimeters and an inner depth of 5 centimeters, the total capacity would reach 392 milliliters. Filling that with a mere 10 milliliters of cream cosmetic? Wasn't that a joke?
"It's possible, but the manufacturing difficulty is high. Based on my experience, the yield rate for such a product would be relatively low." Liang Boyang responded tactfully.
An Wuyang caught the subtext: a low yield rate meant higher costs, which meant a higher price.
"Based on your experience, what kind of packaging container do you think we should customize?" An Wuyang asked.
The other party was a professional; they should be able to offer more expert advice, right?
"Referring to the suggestion you just made, Mr. An, I recommend reducing the container's diameter to about 6 centimeters. That's the diameter of a soda can, and it fits very well in the human hand." Liang Boyang gave his first suggestion.
"Next is the container's shape. The shallow-bottom design you mentioned, Mr. An, could also take inspiration from a soda can. Most soda cans have a concave arc at the bottom, and we can replicate that." Liang Boyang again referenced the soda can.
"Your requirement is a 10-milliliter capacity, Mr. An. If we choose other conventional container shapes, with an inner diameter of 6 centimeters, whether square, rectangular, or cylindrical, none would be a good choice." Liang Boyang added.
"But taking inspiration from the concave arc at the bottom of a soda can is a natural choice, and it won't look cheap." Liang Boyang continued.
"For example, with an inner diameter of 6 centimeters, we only need to sink the concave arc to a depth of 1.5 centimeters to create a space with a total volume of roughly 11.7 milliliters." This time, Liang Boyang used a calculator to more precisely compute the volume of the spherical cap.
Liang Boyang added further, "Also, with this shape, after the cosmetic is used up, it can even be repurposed as an ashtray."
An Wuyang pictured the container's shape in his mind. Could it really serve as an ashtray?
"Can you make a few samples?" An Wuyang asked.
Liang Boyang replied affirmatively, "Of course! However, we'd like to receive a business cooperation letter from Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group."
An Wuyang agreed directly, "Alright. After work tomorrow, I'll call you again from Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group's landline and send you a business cooperation letter stamped with the company's official seal via courier."
An Wuyang could understand Liang Boyang's caution. After all, if An Wuyang just said a few words, Liang Boyang would have to spend time, manpower, and raw materials to make samples. What if An Wuyang was just messing around?
So Liang Boyang wanted the business cooperation letter from Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group as a guarantee.
Hearing An Wuyang's words, Liang Boyang breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'll trouble you, President An."
"It's getting late. We'll get in touch tomorrow." An Wuyang indicated he wanted to end the call.
"Looking forward to your call, President An." Liang Boyang replied politely.
After An Wuyang hung up, Liang Boyang's son, Liang Yu, spoke first. "Dad, I found some information online about Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group. It's a large pharmaceutical company with annual sales exceeding a hundred million."
"A company that big?" Liang Boyang was surprised.
His wife, Lin Qinglan, spoke with some worry. "Can we handle an order like that?"
Liang Boyang replied confidently, "We definitely can!"
"I'll sketch out a design first. Xiao Yu, come help me review it." Liang Boyang called out.
"Okay, Dad." Liang Yu responded.
As Liang Boyang got busy, An Wuyang opened Doule again. He had just used the Happy Life System to freeload a hundred thousand Xia Guo Yuan worth of Doule diamonds. He wondered if he should spend some on Doule?
Although the Happy Life System didn't restrict An Wuyang from cashing out those Doule diamonds, a "mere" hundred thousand Xia Guo Yuan worth of Doule diamonds would probably only net him seventy or eighty thousand at most if he tried to convert them?
More importantly, cashing out was a hassle. It required advertising for gift-sending services and waiting for someone to need them, which took a lot of time.
If he had that energy and time, An Wuyang felt he could earn more!
So An Wuyang preferred to use those Doule diamonds to satisfy his own emotional needs.
An Wuyang opened Doule's live-streaming channel and started browsing. He hadn't scrolled far before he came across a stream where an old man was kneeling. He skipped that stream without a second thought.
It wasn't that An Wuyang lacked compassion or sympathy, but he hated this kind of emotional blackmail.
More importantly, An Wuyang knew that behind such streams, there were people pulling the strings behind the scenes. These bastards exploited people's sympathy and kindness—they were the most disgusting bunch!
He scrolled past a few dance streams without stopping.
What was so interesting about dancing?
Especially watching it through a screen—was it really that entertaining?
If he wanted to watch dancing, he could go to a dance performance restaurant, a business KTV, or even hire some dance academy students for a live show.
An Wuyang preferred singers, especially those with good voices.
After some filtering, about ten minutes later, he finally found a singer with a good voice.
When An Wuyang came across this streamer named Xiao Qingyu, she was passionately singing the opening theme song, "Heart of Fire," from a hit TV series from a few years ago.
What made him stay was simple: her voice was beautiful!
An Wuyang really liked her timbre, and he also appreciated the serious attitude she brought to her singing.
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