“That’s easy to fix. You can wear sunglasses for the livestream, or maybe a hat with a brim that covers your face,” Chloe suggested.
Sophia thought for a moment. “I’m really busy on my end.”
“Just take out one day. After all, when our product launches, it needs some buzz. If we wait until the company is fully ready, it’ll take too long. We only have one product, the beauty cream, so we can’t launch it in stores. It’s better to go through online channels since even luxury brands have online stores nowadays.”
Sophia didn’t mind the idea of an online store, but she felt her main profession as a doctor made it awkward for her to livestream. She also worried she might not do well.
Chloe continued to persuade her, “Don’t worry, I’ll help you. You’ll just do one round of livestreaming to guide other hosts. Tonight, I’ll pick a few pretty and eloquent girls from the Chloe Beauty Salon. Tomorrow, they’ll learn from you, copying your style. After that, they can take over the streams. I’ll give them a commission, which will definitely be better than what they earn at the beauty salon, so they’ll be happy to do it.”
After considering this, Sophia agreed. “Just make sure the formula doesn’t leak.”
“Of course! Do you think I don’t know that? For people in our line of work, the formula is our lifeline!” Chloe laughed heartily.
There was still some time needed to prepare for the livestream. In the next few days, Sophia continued running her clinic.
Many people wanted to buy the herbal paste and brown sugar but couldn’t find them. When they heard Sophia would be opening an online store, they were thrilled.
“Dr. Smith, you must ensure the effectiveness!”
“Don’t worry. I’ll prepare the important ingredients properly for them. The quality will be exactly the same as what I sell here.”
A few days later, the livestream setup was ready, and Sophia went to Chloe Beauty Salon early in the morning.
“We’ll focus on the herbal packs and acne cream first. As for the brown sugar and herbal paste, I’ll need more time to coordinate with factories and workers.”
“Thank you for all the hard work.”
“You’re the one who’s been the most hardworking. Without your development, there’d be no business.”
Sophia smiled as she entered the livestream room. It was very professionally arranged by Chloe. The background had wallpaper, an aromatherapy diffuser emitted mist, light music played on Apple speakers, and there was even a soaking tub, clearly intended to promote the herbal packs.
On Amazon, a livestream needs to post a preview a day in advance. After the preview is approved, it will appear in search results, allowing more customers to find it. Since this was a new store, relying on regular customers alone wasn’t enough. Sophia had posted the preview the day before. Now, it was time to go live.
The rapid development of the times was remarkable. Anyone could now do livestreaming. Even if you weren’t professional, your authenticity could appeal to viewers.
When the livestream started, only one viewer was online, then two, then three…
“Welcome, PiggyPP and TB_293948388!” Sophia read their usernames aloud.
This was something she had learned from watching other livestreams the previous day. Hosts greet each customer to make them feel valued.
Sophia wore a hat and sunglasses, fully disguised.
“Alright, we now have over 20 viewers online. Let’s start the livestream! As you can see, we’re focusing on two products today. One is my acne cream, and the other is my herbal soaking pack. Both are my own creations. My primary profession is traditional medicine. Currently, these products are available in all Chloe Beauty Salons in America.”
—User “Niuniuerer”: Chloe Beauty Salon? Is that the one in Orlando? I passed by it last time.
Sophia replied, “Yes, Chloe Beauty Salon now has 28 chain stores. You can purchase our products at any of them. Let me first introduce the acne cream.”
The acne cream was developed by Sophia herself. She couldn’t disclose the main ingredients, so she only mentioned a few common herbs like Angelica and Licorice.
“In fact, this acne cream contains over 30 types of herbs, including some rare ones. It’s based on a palace recipe passed down in my family and further developed by me. This product is for external use only. When treating patients in person, I also prescribe internal herbal medicines. The combination of internal and external treatments clears up acne quickly.”
—User “TB_3929191”: I’m new here. Is this store selling acne products? Do they really work? Can they clear up my acne?
Sophia smiled and said, “Yes, they work. To show you real results, I’ll demonstrate with one of our beauty salon staff members who hasn’t used the cream before.”
She called over a new beautician with severe acne. Taking a small scoop of the acne cream with a beauty tool, Sophia applied it to all the beautician’s pimples.
User: “Wow, that girl has so many pimples! It’s worse than mine. Some of them even have pus.”
User: “It looks about the same as my acne. I can never seem to get rid of mine! This product looks promising.”
User: “Host, does your acne cream really work?”
Sophia smiled and said, “You’ll see the results in a few minutes.”
Then, she took out the herbal pack. “This herbal pack has a rose fragrance. It smells wonderful. You don’t need to open the pack. Just place it in water, but since it contains many herbs, the water alone might not fully extract them. You need to squeeze the pack a bit to release the herbs into the water. The water will turn dark brown, which is normal. Now, let’s have our beautician take a soak in the tub!”
User: “Is it the same girl with acne?”
User: “Wow, livestreaming a bath? That’s bold! Is she bathing naked?”
User: “Looking forward to it.”
User: “This looks good.”
User: “Wish I could join the beautician in the bath. She looks like she has a great figure.”
Sophia laughed, “You’re such a bunch of pervs!”
The beautician then removed her outer clothes, revealing a swimsuit underneath.
The livestream audience groaned in disappointment, but they stayed intrigued. Sophia directed their attention to the beautician’s legs and stomach, pointing out her current skin condition.
“Watch carefully! You’ll witness something magical soon.”
