281: Chapter 281 President Su's experimental samples should be studied privately.

Lu Li couldn't help but laugh.

Su Qingxue looked at him.

"What are you laughing at?"

Lu Li sat up and said slowly,

"Did you wear this just for me to see, President Su?"

Su Qingxue's expression was calm.

"I just happened to buy it."

Lu Li glanced at the red Hanfu she was wearing.

"Happened to buy it, and you bought a red one?"

Su Qingxue's ears grew even hotter, but her tone remained calm.

"Do you have a problem with that?"

Lu Li shook his head immediately.

"No."

"I just think your taste is on point, President Su."

Su Qingxue kicked him lightly.

"Smooth talker."

Lu Li took the opportunity to hold her hand.

Then, he pointed to the tablet on the coffee table.

"But I really wasn't watching Hanfu videos recently just to look at beautiful women."

Su Qingxue looked at him, her eyes clearly conveying four words.

"Nice try making that up."

Lu Li didn't keep her in suspense.

He picked up the tablet again and pulled up a blank project proposal.

There were only a few words on it.

[xingyan s1 Intelligent Makeup Machine]

Su Qingxue's eyes flickered slightly.

"A new product?"

Lu Li hummed in acknowledgment.

"It's the next one."

This product wasn't a system reward, but it was indeed a direction he had casually developed in his previous life.

The technical difficulties involved weren't actually very high.

The real trouble lay more in the analysis of human facial structure, as well as the understanding of aesthetics, style, and makeup logic.

At that time, he had hired a team of two hundred makeup artists and top portrait art experts to work with programmers on algorithm data filling and model optimization.

Su Qingxue sat down next to him.

The hem of her red dress spread across the edge of the sofa.

Her fair, slender legs and jade-like feet rested lightly on the carpet, and a faint, charming fragrance wafted toward his face.

Lu Li glanced at her.

He had to admit, Su Qingxue's outfit was truly a bit unfair.

Su Qingxue noticed his gaze, her ears grew even hotter, but she deliberately pretended not to see it.

"Tell me about it."

Lu Li leaned back on the sofa and said slowly,

"The Virtual Helmet changed entertainment and social interaction."

"The star wing m1 changed transportation."

"The Robot changed households, factories, and public safety."

"Then the next one will change the thing in daily life that consumes the most time and affects moods the most."

Su Qingxue looked at the name on the screen.

"Makeup?"

Lu Li nodded.

"Yes."

"An Intelligent Makeup Machine."

"I researched a similar direction in my previous life."

"Once this thing matures, the sales volume won't be lower than the Virtual Helmet."

This time, Su Qingxue was genuinely surprised.

"More than the Virtual Helmet?"

Lu Li smiled.

"You underestimate women's willingness to spend."

"And you also underestimate how much time makeup consumes."

He reached out and swiped across the screen.

A complete flowchart unfolded.

Facial scanning, skin quality detection, water-oil analysis, sensitive area identification.

Bone structure recognition, facial feature ratio modeling, algorithmic makeup recommendation, and algorithm-integrated pre-makeup preview.

Moisturizing primer, foundation, concealer, setting makeup.

Eyebrow shaping, eyeshadow, eyeliner, eyelashes.

Blush, contouring, highlight, lip makeup.

Overall style calibration.

The more Su Qingxue looked, the more serious her gaze became.

Lu Li said:

"For ordinary people, the biggest problem with makeup isn't a lack of cosmetics."

"It's not knowing how to judge what suits their own face."

"The foundation shade is wrong."

"The eyebrow shape is unsuitable."

"The eye makeup is messy."

"The contouring is too heavy-handed."

"The lipstick color doesn't match the overall style."

"They spend half an hour on it, yet the final result isn't necessarily good."

"But a machine is different."

"It can first perform a complete scan of the face."

"Skin condition, facial feature proportions, face shape, bone structure, eye spacing, nose bridge height, lip shape, skin tone warmth or coolness—it can calculate all of it."

"Then, it automatically plans the steps based on the target makeup look."

Su Qingxue looked at the proposal and said softly:

"So, you've been watching Hanfu videos recently to collect makeup data?"

Lu Li nodded.

"Hanfu makeup and styling are very suitable for creating style models."

"Because it's not just about being pretty."

"It has to match the clothing, hairstyle, face shape, temperament, and setting."

"Tang makeup, Song makeup, Ming-style wedding makeup, traditional Chinese photo shoot makeup, daily commute makeup, evening party makeup, stage makeup—the underlying logic for all of them is different."

"I'm not looking at the people."

"I'm looking at the makeup structure."

Su Qingxue was silent for two seconds.

Then she asked faintly:

"So this outfit of mine is also part of your makeup structure data?"

Lu Li glanced at her.

He glanced at her again.

Then he said very honestly:

"Yours is different."

Su Qingxue's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"How is it different?"

Lu Li laughed and said:

"This belongs to the category of high-level samples."

"I suggest saving it separately and studying it in private."

Su Qingxue couldn't help it and kicked him lightly again.

"Smooth talker."

Lu Li continued:

"The core of the xingyan s1 isn't the mechanical arm applying things to your face."

"That's just the most basic function."

"The real core is AI makeup understanding."

"It can judge what suits a person."

"It can also transform someone else's beautiful makeup into a version that suits you."

"For example, if someone looks nothing like the 'Fairy Sister'."

"But as long as their basic facial features aren't too outrageous, the xingyan s1 can use eyebrow-eye proportions, shadow structures, lip makeup styles, hairstyle suggestions, and light-and-shadow modifications to help her replicate at least sixty percent of that charm."

"It's not a face swap."

"Nor is it deception."

"It's makeup style transfer."

"Pushing the modifying effect of makeup on temperament to the limit."

Su Qingxue realized almost immediately how terrifying this product was.

How long do women spend putting on makeup every day?

Ten minutes?

Twenty minutes?

Half an hour?

For important occasions, an hour is not an exaggeration.

If there were a machine that could complete a stable, high-quality makeup look tailored to personal features in five to eight minutes.

What kind of concept would that be?

Office workers would buy it.

Female college students would buy it.

Streamers would buy it.

Celebrities would buy it.

Film crews would buy it.

Photo studios would buy it.

Wedding companies would buy it.

High-end hotels would buy it.

Beauty salons would buy it even more.

Even many people who aren't very good at makeup would, because of this machine, be truly willing to try makeup and styling for the first time.

Perhaps some boys with bad skin would also try buying it to improve their attractiveness to girls.

Because it doesn't solve the problem of beauty products.

It solves the problem of aesthetic and technical barriers.

Lu Li continued:

"It's not just about selling the machine."

"There are follow-up consumables."

"Foundation cartridges, lip glaze cartridges, eyeshadow cartridges, contouring cartridges, moisturizing cartridges, setting powder cartridges, sets for sensitive skin, and brand-collaboration makeup packs."

"Plus the AI makeup library, celebrity-style makeup, Hanfu makeup, wedding makeup, commute makeup, streaming makeup, and stage makeup."

"The follow-up revenue from this thing will be very stable."

"Even many big-name beauty brands will be scrambling to send us money."

Upon hearing this, Su Qingxue's eyes changed completely.