Having planned everything himself up to this point, Ruyan finally managed to ride the wave of Su Yi's popularity, but he also had to bear the risk of failure.

This Li Xiaoli, on the other hand, didn't need to bear any risks, yet she could also ride the wave.

This was simply a hundred times more comfortable than his situation!

However, General Manager Zhao just felt a bit unbalanced in his heart for a moment.

As long as this proceeds smoothly, the benefits he can gain would be far more than what this minor celebrity could ever imagine, a hundred times more at least.

At this moment, the betting amounts were fixed.

Betting on Xu Hao to win, including the ten billion Xu Hao himself put up, there was a total of 11.005 billion; betting on Dior Group to win had a staggering 13 billion.

This absolutely counted as a high-stakes wager!

Everyone present had significant assets, so being able to collectively bet tens of billions was not surprising. Note from the editor: Always check * for corrections.

General Manager Zhao smiled slightly to himself; he never intended to win money from these big shots. He had long predicted Xu Hao would wager a huge amount on his own win, so he catered to this, letting Xu Hao invest a large sum, and eventually, he could ruthlessly profit from Xu Hao himself.

Even if Xu Hao had a lot of money, losing fifty billion suddenly would probably make him ache badly, right?

General Manager Zhao said with a smile, "Chairman Xu, since the betting time is over, can we start the competition now? From what I've gathered, your company's 'Su Yi' cosmetic product has skin healing properties. Coincidentally, our company has also launched a product with similar effects. So, I think we are truly evenly matched. Maybe this is fate arranged by heaven."

Xu Hao responded with a faint smile, "Heaven's arrangement? I think, heaven wouldn't deliberately arrange such a worthless opponent for me. To be frank, this competition doesn't have any comparability at all."

Li Xiaoli immediately stood up and said, "Exactly, I also think there's no comparability whatsoever. Chairman Xu, your product being able to compete with the world-renowned Dior, I think is a fortune you must have accumulated in your past life. Actually, your product doesn't even deserve to be compared with Dior."

The crowd was in an uproar; this woman's words were too sharp and harsh.

Of course, Xu Hao's pre-match trash talk wasn't pleasant either.

Liu Ruyan slightly frowned. She knew best the true effects of her company's cosmetics, which far surpassed ordinary market products. Once released, they would undoubtedly trigger a buying frenzy.

But this woman degraded their products with no reason; listening to her was uncomfortable. More so, she was just trying to ride the wave.

To put it bluntly, she was just a clout chaser.

A flash of killing intent passed through Xu Hao's eyes as he replied coldly, "I don't know if my products deserve to be compared with Dior, but I know, I not only can compete with them now, but I can also completely outclass them in terms of effectiveness! My products far surpass theirs. It's like in a competition, I'm the champion, and they're in the top sixteen, yet you tell me I'm not worthy to compete with them? Ridiculous! Are you saying their top sixteen is better than my championship?"

"Well said!"

Su Yi also stood up to support Xu Hao. Though she always wanted to see Xu Hao make a fool of himself, this occasion was not suitable for undercutting him; otherwise, she felt her own situation would become terrible.

Su Yi continued, "Some people want to ride the wave, then just ride it honestly. Don't get overly involved, or you might not even know how you'll get yourself killed."

"Hmph!" Li Xiaoli snorted coldly, but she didn't dare to retort against a big star like Su Yi.

Su Yi's influence was far beyond what a mere internet sensation like her could compare to.

General Manager Zhao chimed in at this moment, "No more nonsense, let me explain the rules first. To clarify, these rules were approved by Chairman Xu."

Xu Hao nodded slightly.

"We have selected twenty beauties with similar skin conditions. Each of them has a new scar sliced on their hands last night. Chairman Xu's side will pick ten of them first, and we'll take the remaining ten. Then, we will start applying cosmetics to their scars, keeping them here for the entire process, with 24-hour continuous surveillance to ensure the competition is entirely fair, just, and public. This will last for seven days."

In such a competition, Dior certainly wouldn't dare to cheat. If caught, it would be a big issue, dealing a fatal blow to their reputation. Also, they were extremely confident and wouldn't cheat.

Twenty women walked onto the stage, each placing their right hands on the prepared platform. Through the big screen, everyone could clearly see a nearly identical scar on the back of their hands.

Obviously, this was to minimize variables to the maximum extent, and these scars were deliberately made with the women's full consent.