Floating Perfume Shop

The competition between Lotus and Yashe for imitation fragrance will be decided by a professional review meeting.Both sides of this commercial show spent a lot of money on public relations, and even won the approval of Guerlain, because Guerlain will send three senior perfumers to participate in the judging at the judging meeting.Together with the other five perfume appraisers who were present at the same time, these three perfumers formed a review team to give the most professional appraisal results.

The day before the judging meeting, Zhang Song didn't know why he was in a bad mood. He stood in front of the counter for a long time, but half a bottle of perfume was not sold.After he arrived at the store, he said to Boss Xiao who was surfing the Internet: "There are people on the Internet who place bets on whoever wins, and the odds are quite high."

Xiao Chongyun was opening the webpage of the black market casino. The page was divided into three major categories, winning and losing, and subdivided into subcategories below, betting on the scoring tendencies of the eight perfumers, which was somewhat similar to football scores.Xiao Chongyun glanced at it, there were quite a lot of people pressing Yashe, after all, the one from Lotus was an unknown kid, and the kid was not preparing for tomorrow's judging meeting, but was standing behind him full of resentment , not allowing him to surf the Internet.Xiao Chongyun originally wanted to suppress Yashe, but suddenly remembered that the funds on the books were tight recently, so he had to forget it.

The kid looked at him: "You shouldn't send the formula to others."

Xiao Chongyun turned off the computer, turned around and sighed.

"Since the black market can open bets, it means that the hype of this show is good. At that time, the judging site will be broadcast live on the Internet, and the judging results will be reported by a large number of media. Cheng Yuan will be pushed to the forefront. Xiao Yuan is my younger sister, and I have watched her since childhood. Long. She lost this time, and it will be very difficult for her to turn around in her life. I have to help her." Xiao Chongyun rolled up the newspaper he bought in the morning and tapped the kid on the forehead, "As for you, you are also one of the leaders of the Lotus project. I have already I have helped you enough, tomorrow you will have to rely on yourself."

The kid didn't speak.

Xiao Chongyun drove people out of the door: "Since the imitation incense is an imitation, no one can be exactly the same. Your appearance, manner, speech, and demeanor are crucial to winning more votes. Go to the barber shop now, Get your hair done, and let the hairdresser give you a more sunny cut."

As soon as the little ghost went out, Xiao Chongyun went to hang a sign at the door saying that the business was closed.Go back and sink back into the chair.

The weather is really cold, the computer has been turned off, and the thin sunlight falling through the glass window does not have any effect on warming up.Xiao Chongyun took out his phone and flipped through the text message records from a few days ago.

"Pressure." Zhang Wenshan said, "Of course it is huge pressure. You know that people's psychology is very fragile, and Cheng Yuan is no exception."

I do know, Xiao Chongyun thought.

"Dear brother, if you want to help your little Iris, come back. Your career is hopeless, don't take her again."

He deleted the text message, leaned his head back in the chair, and closed his eyes.

The next day Xiao Chongyun didn't open a shop, but lit a cigarette in front of the computer and watched the live broadcast of the judging meeting.

The venue is located in Shanghai. The kid was on a night flight. When he appeared on the live broadcast the next day, he was not in a good mood, and he was a little confused.He asked a barber to cut his hair a little shorter, but it wasn't a crew cut. Boss Xiao was a little dissatisfied through the screen, feeling that he didn't show the best image of his clerk.

The speech session was the same, and the review team came to the stage and took their seats in the pre-set positions for the first time.The two samples were divided into eight small ones and presented by the hostesses. At the same time, the scent papers that had been sprayed with the samples were also distributed in the auditorium.

There was about half an hour of fragrance performance time, during which there were interviews and catwalks with the stars of the two brands, the live broadcast platform suddenly became lively, everyone was sending flowers to the endorsement idols, and some of them were giving flowers to the seats of the contestants Miss Cheng Yuan's.Among the vast comments, only one small flower was given to Zhang Song, the new perfumer sent by Lotus this time, and it was given by Xiao Chongyun.

"The works of the two perfumers are excellent. The top note of bergamot is fresh and moving, slightly astringent, the middle note is rich in layers and elegantly connected, and the base note uses sandalwood and musk very well..." The judges suddenly changed the topic, "However, I would like to ask Miss Tutorial, how do you control the amount of iris when connecting with the base tone?"

Cheng Yuan wore a little black dress that day, with exquisite makeup, but she was not confident in her words: "Through the comparison test, I did it one time and many times."

She did conduct countless experiments, but each time the results were ruthlessly denied by Zhang Wenshan.Along with the experimental data being trampled under her feet, there is also her sense of smell confidence.Today, I was able to hold on to the scene because of an email from Xiao Chongyun.

She never expected that Xiao Chongyun would reply her email, and he brought a detailed formula sheet in the email.The moment she opened the email, she sat on the computer chair with her legs crossed, almost crying.Even if there was only one word of comfort in that email, it was a force that pushed her to get back on her feet.

He still remembers me.

He still remembers me.

The judge who asked her turned to Zhang Song again: "Then the Lotus side... um, what, Mr. Zhang, how did you do it?"

The kid faced the camera without even moving his eyebrows: "I didn't do this part, my boss did it."

In the guest seat, Zhou Tianhao sent a message to the director: "Cut the commercial! Cut the commercial!"

"I remember that Lotus' imitation incense is a team," the judges used their own understanding, "I can understand that you don't do everything yourself, pay attention to every detail—"

"No," Zhang Song interrupted him, "my boss did most of the work, and I'm only responsible for the details."

The judges choked up for three seconds, and glanced at Zhou Tianhao who was sitting in the guest seat, his face full of incomprehension why he imitated the incense himself the whole time, but instead pushed a kid to stand in front of the stage.Perhaps this is Lotus' way of promoting newcomers. There is nothing wrong with it, but it is a bit cruel to their second boss.

Zhou Tianhao looked at the director with his eyes: "Cut, cut the commercial..."

"How many experiments did your collaborators do?"

"He didn't do any experiments, mainly based on intuition. The samples are very expensive, so he took them out and used them once or twice, mainly for me to smell," the director ignored Zhou Tianhao, and the kid continued, "My boss is very fond of the 'melancholy' aroma. Cooked, memorized, and written directly on paper. According to the growth conditions and regions, the aroma of the raw materials will have differences in details, but it will not affect the final result. "

Since the judges asked this question, they must have a deep meaning, and the kid's answer really gave Xiao Chongyun a headache.Sure enough, another fragrance appraiser said: "In terms of overall level, both works are very similar to Guerlain's original works, but in terms of the use of iris fragrance, Mr. Zhang, your work is too heavy. I believe that everyone here is not In case of picking one nose, should intuition be more experimental than experimental?"

"Your work is more focused on the treatment of this aroma, but you have handled the top note of bergamot lighter than the original. On the whole, I personally think that the work submitted by Yashe is more perfect."

The discussion started, and the eight judges spoke one by one, and the atmosphere became lively.The cameraman kept shooting Zhang Song in the face, on the one hand because he has been criticized by the jury, and on the other hand because he is good-looking.Xiao Chongyun found out that apart from his facial paralysis, the little ghost actually looks quite handsome.Zhang Song was criticized, but he didn't refute. He held back his dissatisfaction and didn't say a word.Xiao Chongyun thought that he really wasn't to blame, because the original recipe was given to Cheng Yuan, and he had to make changes to the existing fragrance recipe in order not to submit the exact same recipe.Since it is going to be changed, there will naturally be increases and decreases.These additions and subtractions were not approved by the little ghost when they were made, and they have not been approved by the judges now.

According to this discussion, it is certain that Yashe will win.Suddenly one of the judges spoke.

The judge's name was Ben Cummings.He is a senior perfumer sent by Guerlain. He graduated from the Fragrance School of Perfume and has launched several classic works for Guerlain, so his speech is very important: "Wait, I don't think it's right."

Ben Cummings’ speech is very important. On the one hand, it is because of his qualifications. On the other hand, he can speak Chinese. He is the only foreign judge who does not need on-site translation: "You have also worked in the fragrance and cosmetics industry for many years. , you should know that every brand’s classic works will undergo some minor adjustments every year. Guerlain is no exception.”

"I am directly in charge of L'HeureBleue at Guerlain. Although Mr. Zhang's works are different from our current products, they have a very familiar feeling. I remember that in 1945, when World War II just ended, some spices were in short supply, so we fine-tuned the craft of the fragrance—less bergamot and more iris on the nose, eh Bill?"

The one who was named was another Guerlain perfumer who knew nothing about Chinese, but this was about Guerlain's 'Melancholy' review meeting, and Ben Cummings was the direct person in charge of Melancholy, so he hesitated: "Yes, heisright. "

Recognized by his colleagues, the foreigner jumped up from the judges' seat and grabbed Zhang Song's hand: "It's really great! Among the "melancholy" over the years, I most recognize the 1945 version, with just the right additions and subtractions, unique The unique interpretation, the pearl has been covered in dust for so many years and has been unknown to the public, it is simply sighing!"

Ben Cummings used up the idioms he had learned all his life: "I brought samples here, from 1912 to this year. We took out the 1945 and compared them on the spot. Fortunately, a Chinese friend of mine reminded me. I brought samples over the years, I must thank him!"

Xiao Chongyun turned off the live video and started downloading porn on the website.

He also went to Taobao and bought an internet celebrity scarf for the little ghost, with a fluffy bunny hanging on it. The store said that generally sunny and cheerful boys like to wear it.

At the judging meeting the day before, it is reasonable to say that the kid will not come back until at least the next day. As a result, at two o'clock in the middle of the night that day, Boss Xiao was caught off guard when he was watching a video of Japanese international actress skills in the store.Xiao Chongyun was so absorbed in watching that he didn't notice the sound of the rolling shutter door being pulled up, nor did he notice that the broken door panel of his room was pushed open with a creak, and suddenly he was hugged from behind.

Zhang Song was carrying a black shoulder bag, and appeared in front of him in a hurry. He was probably very tired. As soon as he entered the door and put the bag away, he threw himself on him.The kid's head was buried on Xiao Chongyun's knee, and the corners of his eyes were a little red: "I thought you would be gone when I came back."

Xiao Chongyun thought that the courier I bought for you hadn't arrived yet, so how could I leave you and run away.

He had no choice but to smile helplessly, and stretched out his hand to touch the little devil's head, like comforting a crying animal: "You will graduate in the next year, and I will leave, so you can't pass your graduation thesis and can't find a job? Do you really plan to be a clerk in my small shop for the rest of your life?"

"You don't want me?"

Xiao Chong touched the kid's hair.

He paved the road with all his heart. It would be a pity if the children didn't walk.After all, with his current strength, he can only pave one or two for his students at most.

Zhang Song asked: "Did you know it would be a draw from the very beginning when you changed the formula?"

"No way."

"You deliberately imitated the blues of 1945."

"No, it happens that the recipe is exactly the same."

Just then the phone rang a text message and the screen lit up.Xiao Chongyun was just about to scold whoever sent text messages in the middle of the night for being so clueless, but he saw that it was the underground website he had previously bet on.He used Zhang Song's salary this month to bet on the draw, and he received a notification from a foreign website.

When the screen was on, Zhang Song also saw it, and suddenly his face turned red and he jumped up.Xiao Chongyun couldn't argue, and wanted to explain that he didn't intend to deceive.This is a kind of exercise. After all, he will walk a long way alone in the future, and there are too many things beyond his ability to face. This time it is just a guide chess with water in a game of Go.Judging from the scene, the kid's performance was not very good.

Before Xiao Chongyun had time to explain, he felt that Zhang Song's expression was a little strange.The little ghost's face was very red, and his expression was very strange. He suddenly grabbed the backpack on the ground, said "I'm going back to the bedroom", and rushed out in a hurry.Xiao Chongyun stood up and wanted to chase, but suddenly realized that he was watching a technical video and was very involved.The video was not turned off, and it was still filled with the sound of warblers and swallows. If he was very involved in watching, it meant that there was a reaction between his legs.

The little ghost didn't know it when he was lying on his lap, but when he looked up at the phone screen, he suddenly found out.

"It's not the first time," Boss Xiao touched his nose.