The rich man and the poor man

September fifteenth. The first day of the pa knockout round.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the bell rang for the start of the competition, the gorgeous doors of the studio slowly opened, and the well-dressed contestants filed out from the background of the shining spotlights.

The flying camera sweeps across rows of gorgeous display cabinets full of perfumes on both sides of the hall, and occasionally switches to crazy and enthusiastic faces in the auditorium. their perfumer.

Make this just-opened match completely like a prosperous world that everyone is looking forward to.

Yu Wenzhe: "... so close."

It's really close!Pei Zhen also felt close.

There are three columns and four rows of incense mixers, and the top 12 stand in their positions.In the knockout round on the first day, Han Fu and Fat Brother were recommended as sponsors, and they were both in the first row of the fragrance counter.

Han Fu's position is still on the far left, facing Yi Changqing's mentor.

The distance from the VIP seat of Lan Rui a-1 where Pei Zhen was located was only a short distance plus an arm's length.

So close... Pei Zhen even had the illusion that he could reach out and stroke his hair at any time.

This is not good, but you really have to control yourself!

……

12 players, one will be reduced every week after that.Until the final, it happened to be 12 episodes a season of live broadcast time.

The PA knockout round adopts a special "point system".Each player has two rounds of competition opportunities each week.The three players with the highest single-round points in the first round can ensure that they will not be eliminated that day.

Unfortunately, the three players who are at the bottom of the single-round points in the second round will be added to the total points of the two rounds, and the one with the fewest points will be eliminated.

The specific content of each two-round competition is undergoing minor changes and adjustments.But generally speaking, in the first round of international practice, there will be a competition for "proposition research".

"Proposition Yanxiang", as the name suggests, is to prepare perfume according to the "prescribed theme".

Usually, it will be limited to themes such as "ocean series" and "citrus series", or more broadly, directly "masculine fragrance" or "girly fragrance".

Of course, with the live broadcast of the competition and the upgrade of entertainment, there have been more and more unimaginable themes in recent years. For example, in the just-concluded PA UK, in one issue, contestants were required to make a perfume with the theme of "Henry VIII" , that is, a well-known supreme wife-killing madman monarch of the Tudor dynasty in England.

When the topic came up on the spot, even Liszt showed a "what the hell" expression, then looked up at the sky, and began to do it without tears.

……

Of course, there are only a few such untraceable propositions after all.

Because although the name of this round of competition is "Proposition Yanxiang", most of the time, for the sake of safety, the contestants will not really choose to "yanxiang" in an original way, but will choose to "re-enact" the relevant information in their memory. Theme perfume, or slightly modified on the basis of the original.

After all, this is the "Perfumer Skills Competition", not the "Top Ten Works of the Year Competition".

The competition is "technology", not "creativity".

After the players stood still, Zhu Su briefly warmed up the game, reiterated the rules of the game, and finally began to announce the title of the first round of the first knockout match.

"There is such a taste, mellow, passionate, hot, mature and interesting," he squinted his eyes and smiled, "It has been loved by people from ancient times to the present, whether it is ecstasy or sadness. It can be expressed and cathartic through it.”

The camera turned and turned to Ye Zhenyi, the beautiful perfumer beside him.

Ye Zhenyi held a bottle of red wine in his hand.

"That's right, it's wine." Zhu Su said.

"As we all know, the main carrier of perfume is 'alcohol', but perfumes that have not been processed to cover up the 'alcohol smell' are often considered to have the lowest level of defects."

"But that doesn't include deliberate booze-themed fragrances—rum, whiskey, absinthe, vodka, all the rich and strong wines have a lot of well-known fragrances as their theme."

"Today's topic is 'Wine Fragrance'."

Zhu Su smiled, and at the same time stretched out her arms handsomely: "In the essential oil storage room behind me, there are thousands of exquisitely extracted essential oils and fresh raw materials. All the material sponsorship for this competition comes from Lanrui Group, which only produces high-end essential oils."

"Now, each player will have 10 minutes."

"Think about what kind of 'wine' you want to present later, and go to the essential oil room to choose the raw materials accordingly. Start now, go!"

One command.

The contestants rushed into the essential oil room.

Pei Zhen sat in the auditorium, silently running through all kinds of wine and perfume in his mind.Rum-tone male fragrance "Dark Revolution", red wine-tone "Slightly Drunk Rose", whiskey "Tobacco Oud", "Tequila Cocoa", "Absinthe Love", "Ziolin"...

There is really a lot that can be done.

Some are easy to do, while others have pitfalls and pitfalls.Thinking of this made him a little anxious, wishing he could break the rules and quickly call his cute little wolf dog to help him make a more correct choice.

Han Fu was not the first to rush into the essential oil room, but he was the first to come out with all the ingredients.

Because Pei Zhen was very worried, he hurriedly tried his best to use his poor eyesight to identify which essential oils his family's silly, white and sweet young man used and what he wanted to do.

The time limit for this competition is very tight, so don't choose the kind of incense that is too time-consuming!

Rum, chocolate, fir, hazelnuts, patchouli, spices, cardamom... Pei Zhen read the labels one by one, and the more he read, the more familiar he became, and finally his whole heart fell into a sourness and softness.

Want to tell him, you look at me.

I want to tell him, Han Xiaohua, you are really... not good at all!

You obviously said it, don't get involved with me easily outside, why did you do it!

Soon, other contestants also returned to the mixing table within the specified time.The preparation time is one hour, Zhu Su just said "Start", all the contestants have frantically fiddled with the condenser tubes, beakers, Erlenmeyer flasks on their tables...

It's only an hour, and it may be fleeting for a perfumer.

Every second counts.

However, this is not the case for the audience who patiently watched the live broadcast in front of the camera.For the attractiveness and fun of the program, the instructor Zhu Su did not hesitate, and immediately started to make troubles.

The live camera closely followed him, and he first went to tease the fat guy who was closest.

"Lemon, rum, mint and sugar? Is this 'sweet limoncello' for belle?"

Fat Brother: "Report to the chief, what I want to do is the 'screwdriver' of lesétoiles!"

"Screwdriver, originally a very tasteful cocktail, is also a very tasteful perfume of the l family." Zhu Su introduced a little to the audience, then turned around and asked Fat Brother, "But, I don't seem to have seen you take orange essential oil, and other related ingredients?"

Fat Brother: "Well, I plan to use lemons and make some minor changes based on the original work."

"Change?" Zhu Su frowned, showing a look of disapproval: "It's just the first game, and you have to change the formula of the classic perfume at will? You must know that the more famous perfumes, the more repeated revisions and scrutiny .Reckless changes are likely to be self-defeating.”

Fat Brother: "I know, but I want to try."

"If you don't listen to advice, then~ I wish you good luck."

Compared with Zhu Su's picky side, Ye Zhenyi's treatment of "innovation" is much more tolerant.

"You want to change the classic men's fragrance 'Vodka Carnival' into a women's version? This...is really a super bold attempt, let's work hard!"

Fu Yao nodded.

With lowered eyes, she neatly unscrewed the lid of the liquor with her only hand.

Ye Zhenyi's red dress left Fu Yao's table, took a few steps to the left, and came to Han Fu's table.

"You are the first to come out of the essential oil room, you seem very confident?"

Han Fu smiled, noncommittal.Ye Zhenyi saw his clean and orderly movements throughout the whole process, and a flash of appreciation flashed in his eyes.Suddenly he frowned, as if he had discovered something, and leaned over to sniff again, a brilliance suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"Hey, are you going to make Pei's 'Liquor Chocolate'? I have that 'Liquor Chocolate' in my collection. I really like it!"

When she said this, her back was facing the auditorium, and her voice was not loud.

But it clearly passed into Pei Zhen's ears, every syllable and every word.

……

Because of his relatively low-key personality, Ye Zhenyi is not as famous outside the circle as Zhu Su and Yi Changqing.

But in the industry, the evaluation of strength and status is recognized as far above the other two mentors.

Pei Zhen never thought that such a true "industry pinnacle" would actually know the short-lived Pei, and even said that he likes his fragrance...

It's a pity that I haven't had time to be moved.Yi Changqing, who hadn't ended all the time, suddenly attacked Han Fu like a wild monster activated by the system.

It is said that in this world "there is no love without reason, and there is no hate without reason".

But now Pei Zhen really felt that either the sentence was wrong, or he was wrong, or the world was wrong.

As soon as she heard that what Han Fu made was his "wine chocolate", Yi Changqing was completely stunned.

He was so upset that he didn't even care that the live camera was still filming, he rushed directly in front of Han Fu and began to speak meanly, even forgot to put on the cool and noble mask that had been maintained for many years.

Yi Changqing's overall criticism can be summed up in one meaning——

Other players are changing, innovating, and trying to break through themselves, but you are fine.In this leisurely place, you just want to rely on chocolate flavor to opportunistically and pass the test easily?

Anyone with a little knowledge of the industry can understand the reason why it is "easy", because chocolate flavor is not a natural flavor but an artificial flavor prepared by chemical means, and cannot be extracted and processed by contestants on the spot like essential oils such as lemon and rose.

According to Yi Changqing, "the formula of wine chocolate is not difficult".So what Han Fu has to do in this hour, "at best, is to mix and adjust the finished chocolate essential oil with wine."

Compared with the other players who are working hard, the attitude is "too not correct".

……

If it weren't for so many cameras around, Pei Zhen would have stood up on the spot and quarreled with Yi.

Pure fucking bullshit.

not difficult?It’s not difficult. Now I’ll give you all the raw materials. You have an hour, and you can recreate a “wine chocolate” for me to try?

Dare to say that Lao Tzu's incense is "simple"?

It's only been a few years, and I forgot who taught you the skill of perfumery?This is in ancient times, a typical example of deceiving teachers and destroying ancestors.

Fortunately, since he couldn't tear it face to face due to his identity, his little wolf dog alone had enough firepower.

Seeing that Han Fu mixed the essential oils neatly, mixed them well, and started to stand without any mistakes, he raised his head slowly and raised the corners of his lips slightly.

It seemed that Yi Changqing's apparently deliberate behavior of provoking and suppressing was just a cloud, which did not cause the players the slightest mood swings.

Han Fu was indeed not angry.

It stands to reason that he should be relatively impatient at ordinary times, but at this moment, he has once again fallen into the rational fox state inherited from his father.

Not only angry, but also secretly grateful.

Because, Zhenzhen was angry.

Although he abided by the agreement not to look over there, Yu Guang has been secretly paying attention.It is definitely a good thing for Pei Zhen to be angry!His anger meant that he still didn't understand why Yi Changqing suddenly lost control.

In order to confirm his thoughts, Han Fu twirled the empty test tube on his finger, either on purpose or not - that was a little trick that Pei Zhen was very good at.

Sure enough, Yi Changqing was familiar with that movement, the corner of his mouth twitched, and his complexion turned darker.

"..."

How conceited or naive a person must be to use such a completely distorted behavior that runs counter to his true intentions to hurt someone who clearly cares.

After Han Fu became sensible at the age of 20, he never did this kind of thing again.

"...to answer your question just now."

He looked at Yi Changqing, his dark eyes staring directly into those amber eyes.

"First of all, no changes were made to the piece because, in my opinion, the 'bonbon' itself is 'perfect'. It would be utterly stupid to add embellishments to 'perfect things'. "

"Second, the reason why I chose this fragrance is because it has a very special meaning to me. It makes me want to make it well, and I feel that I should be able to do it well."

When Han Fu said this, he paused for a while, obviously a little sinister, but in the camera, he smiled brilliantly.

"Because, in a sense, this fragrance should be regarded as a 'token of love' between my lover and me."

"That's enough," Yi Changqing put out his hand to block the camera with a cold face, "This is pa, not a story making conference."

Cameraman: I hide~

joke!If you don't finish filming after talking about it, you will be scolded to death by the director and netizens, okay?

Since the pilot episode aired last week, the director has held a meeting to emphasize that "Brother Mole of Tears" is a hot topic, and he must give more shots next time.

What's more, there are all kinds of "do you have a girlfriend" on the Internet, and now this self-revealing love history must be popular, so don't hurry up and follow!