A twenty-million investment, three hundred million in profit in three months?

Zhang Ru lunged forward and clung tightly to Jin Xia's arm, exclaiming in an outrageously exaggerated tone, "From now on, I'm sticking to you and being your little sidekick! Oh my god, I always thought Song Li was already loaded, but I never imagined you were actually... Aren't you completely out of her league?"

Jin Xia gently pushed Zhang Ru away and said unhurriedly, "We're all classmates and friends. There's no question of anyone outclassing anyone."

Besides, in her eyes, the roommates in her dorm were all just children.

She had never even taken Song Li's displays of wealth seriously, and sometimes she even found Song Li quite cute.

At the school gates, An He stopped the car.

Jin Xia turned to look at Zhang Ru. "I still have something to take care of. Go back to the dorm first, and remember to keep your face out of the light."

Before leaving, Zhang Ru stroked the seat's armrest, reluctant to part with it. She raised her sparkling, almond-shaped eyes to Jin Xia. "Lady Jin, I have a presumptuous favor to ask. Could you help me? When we do our senior-year internships, could you let me work at your company?"

Jin Xia had yet to speak.

She could not give an immediate promise. The next step in the company's development plans was to move into smart technology and app development.

After all, that did not match their major. If letting Zhang Ru intern at her company affected her job applications after graduation, that would not be good.

Seeing Jin Xia remain silent, Zhang Ru lowered her head dejectedly. "All right, I won't force you. I was only asking offhand. It was just a joke, so don't take it to heart."

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. We're only freshmen this year. Why think so far ahead?"

After speaking, Jin Xia picked up a bag from the back seat. It contained the facial masks she had asked An He to buy for her before coming.

The products used at the hospital were supposedly professional clinical products, but they were not as effective at promoting recovery as these brands.

Jin Xia handed the bag to Zhang Ru.

Zhang Ru opened it and glanced inside. At the sight of several luxury-brand logos, her eyes went wide. "La Mer? And this is... Estée Lauder? Jin Xia, you're way too good to me! I've never used face creams or masks this expensive in my life. I love you to death!"

Zhang Ru was a tomboy by nature, straightforward and never one to hide anything.

Now she leaned straight over and planted a smacking kiss on Jin Xia's cheek.

Jin Xia froze on the spot, stunned. She sighed. "Go on, then."

Zhang Ru opened the car door, got out, and sprinted all the way toward the dorm.

Watching the scene, An He could not help shaking her head and remarking, "Seeing young people like you always makes me think how wonderful it is to be young. At my age, I don't have that kind of energy anymore."

Jin Xia asked An He to drive her to the company and then wait downstairs for half an hour.

Half an hour should be enough.

In the conference room, Hu Junyi and Song Ming sat on opposite sides.

The two exchanged looks, each wearing an expression uglier than the other's.

Song Ming frowned and hesitated for a long while before saying quietly, "President Jin, I can let it go if you want to put two hundred million in the bank. At least that money won't disappear even if it isn't invested. But investing twenty million in some cosmetic surgery hospital? Isn't that throwing money down the drain?"

Hu Junyi sighed and shook his head. "I've already tried persuading President Jin, but clearly my words didn't have much effect."

"This hospital does have strong growth prospects."

As Jin Xia spoke, she opened her laptop and projected the hospital development PowerPoint she had prepared onto the big screen.

Her plans were clear, and she had thoroughly mapped out the development prospects of the entire medical aesthetics industry.

"This is just one small plan I have for what comes next. I believe putting twenty million into it will generate over three hundred million in returns within the next six months. It's just that this hospital doesn't understand development planning or marketing. This is the internet age..."

Standing before the big screen, Jin Xia pointed to the densely packed text and explained everything in an orderly manner, her gaze settling on the two men before her.

At first, Hu Junyi had wanted to argue a few points. He had even found some publicly available cases of botched cosmetic surgery online.

But now Jin Xia's words had completely won him over.

"Next, we need to approach some online marketing departments and those major influencers on Weibo. Quite a few of those women want work done on their faces. As long as we turn one beautiful woman into an exceptional beauty, countless people will flock to the hospital afterward. We won't need to invest anything extra at all."

Jin Xia put down her phone, picked up the coffee beside her, and took a sip.

She looked at Hu Junyi. "Do you have anything else to say?"

"But President Jin, what if we botch someone's surgery? The hospital's reputation will collapse. Cosmetic surgery carries risks..."

Hu Junyi scratched his head, his face full of bewilderment. He simply could not understand how Jin Xia had gone to a cosmetic surgery hospital once and come out wanting to invest in it.

Besides, looking at Jin Xia's stunning face and lovely figure, surely there was nowhere on her body that needed work?

Jin Xia handed Song Ming some information on hyaluronic acid injections. "I also intend to take this hospital public later, so I'll leave this part to you."

"Y-you're planning to take this hospital public too?"

Song Ming stared at the documents in his hands, his pupils trembling with shock.

He flipped through a couple of pages and skimmed them, only then understanding why Jin Xia was so certain.

Hyaluronic acid injections could be dissolved and required no surgery. Simply injecting the substance into the face could raise the nasal bridge and fill any area that needed more volume. Even if someone disliked it immediately after the injection, it could be dissolved or extracted.

In terms of safety, there could hardly be a better alternative!

And each syringe of hyaluronic acid cost around a hundred yuan wholesale, while the usual selling price was around two thousand. The so-called imported hyaluronic acid could even sell for three thousand a syringe!

"Even dealing d*ugs wouldn't bring in profits this huge, would it? Cosmetic procedures make this much money?"

Hu Junyi slapped his thigh, then looked up at Song Ming. "No wonder President Jin wants to enter this industry. So that's why!"

Song Ming said nothing, merely giving Jin Xia a calm look. "So we'll still need to inject more capital later, correct?"

If the company did not need to invest more, Jin Xia would not have come to the office in person today.

Jin Xia lowered her eyes and fell into thought. "I haven't decided yet. I'll discuss the details after meeting with the hospital again. I just suddenly remembered you saying a while ago that the company had also set up a marketing department. Have you found your people?"

"Yes. Zhao Yiming and the others are still working overtime outside. I'll call them in!"