Floating Perfume Shop

Xiao Chongyun leaned back on the armchair in the store, holding a cigarette between his index finger and middle finger, and taught his little apprentice: "A good perfume is a song. You have to choose the most beautiful notes from thousands of scents and compose it into your own." A good perfumer can memorize and accurately distinguish thousands of aromas..."

"Ah."

"Excellent perfumers pay great attention to protecting their sense of smell. You can't smell irritating things. It's best not to use perfume on weekdays, and you can't drink alcohol, and you can't..." Xiao Chongyun coughed twice in embarrassment, stubbed out the cigarette and threw it away: "No smoking .”

"Oh." Zhang Song stopped his hand to wipe the glass bottle: "I sold the unprepared 'December'."

The uncle jumped up from the armchair: "...You, you, you sold it! There is no final incense yet!"

"Knocked the other party twice the price." The child's face was not red and his heart was not beating.

Xiao Chongyun took a fancy to the annual National Perfume Rookie Contest.This event is jointly organized by four well-known domestic perfume brands. It is specially aimed at perfumers with little experience in the industry. It is the best choice for newcomers to make their debut.When talking about their struggle history, many senior perfumers always proudly say, "When I participated in the rookie show, I entered the top ten...".

With the kid's current strength, it is impossible to be outstanding, but it should be sure to reach the semi-finals. "December" is a perfume he spent half a year instructing Zhang Song to formulate, and some miscellaneous details have not been dealt with yet.I wanted to use it as an entry after everything was perfected, but I didn't expect the little ghost to sell it for twice the price.

However, it is close to Qintai Road, most of the people who buy perfume are tourists, and even if they buy it back, they are mostly thrown among the tourist souvenirs, and maybe they are simply forgotten.Therefore, he intends to keep the original plan and reformulate and perfect this perfume.

Just as he was thinking about it, he found that Zhang Song had finished his work and was leaning on the newly ordered magazine "Perfume" on the opposite window lattice.

Unlike the boy with facial paralysis who just entered the store two years ago, Zhang Song is obviously convulsed.The good-for-nothing uncle found to his dismay that the little ghost seemed to be taller than himself, and he could no longer pat the kid on the head with a smile.

Zhang Song didn't notice the self-sorrow of Uncle Waste, and read in a flat tone: "The list of judges for the National Perfume Newcomer Show: Mr. Li Puyuan, senior perfumer of Blue Love Song, Ms. Cheng Yuan, perfumer of the Best New Product Award at the Paris Perfume Festival... ...Mr. Zhou Tianhao, chief perfumer of Lotus..."

He closed the magazine and summed it up: "I don't even know each other."

Xiao Chongyun raised his eyelids: "You don't need to know him yet."

He remembered Cheng Yuan.The young lady of the Cheng family, who was an ignorant and clingy girl at the beginning, has won an award at the Paris Perfume Festival in a blink of an eye.

Uncle waste materials squatting in the corner silently, time is really a butcher's knife...

Xiao Chongyun is clear about the selection process of the "Perfume Rookie Show".It is held in rotation across the country, and this year's host city happens to be City A.This is one of the reasons why Lotus chooses the new product launch conference here.Most of the perfumers signed up on behalf of their own perfume brands and submitted works for the preliminary competition.After passing the preliminary review, you will receive a rematch notice.In the semi-finals, the contestants will be asked to configure the perfume on the spot when the formula and raw materials are given, and then a well-known first-line perfumer in the perfume industry will be invited to judge on the spot and give the result.

He chose an afternoon with good weather, and took the little ghost to the registration point in city A to submit the entry form.The color of the hall is fresh, Zhang Song looked at the reflection of the boss's slightly thin figure in the gray coat falling on the floor tiles, and silently looked away.Xiao Chongyun was in high spirits, put his hand into the pocket of his jacket, and led the kid into the elevator leisurely.

The moment he stepped into the elevator, he suddenly felt dizzy. He reached out to grab the elevator door, but he couldn't.

The moment he fell, an arm wrapped around his waist from behind, supporting him with half support and half hug.The warmth of the imp's breath could be felt on the back of the neck.

"Why don't you say something first when you smell this smell again?" He asked calmly, but he didn't relax his arms.

"Brother is ruthless enough to make sure that we never meet again in our lives." Xiao Chongyun smiled regretfully, pointing to the carpet sprinkled with incense beads: "It would be great if women could be so enthusiastically cared about."

The elevator door closed slowly, and he leaned against the inner wall to inhale heavily.Although the air in the elevator was not good, it didn't smell like the carpet just now.

Zhang Song leaned against the other end of the elevator, expressionless.He only knew that Xiao Chongyun couldn't smell one of the four thousand kinds of smells that humans could recognize, but he didn't know the reason.Boss Xiao didn't say anything, and he didn't ask.Every time he just helped the boss when he was uncomfortable, that's all.

There are only two staff members busy in the office.It was a girl who took the form, glanced at the registration form, and raised her head in surprise: "Individual participation?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, she looked at Xiao Chongyun again, hesitated to speak: "Sir, with all due respect, it is very difficult to participate individually!"

This counts as a reminder.It is difficult to be completely fair in any competition, not to mention that the rookie show has the backing of the player's company.The semi-finals will be broadcast live on TV, and the host will introduce the background of the participating perfumers to the audience, so the honors won by the contestants actually represent the honor of the brands behind them.Perfumer companies with a background have more or less network support, while individual players relying entirely on their strength are relatively more difficult.

But Xiao Chongyun doesn't think so, he doesn't seek to win.

It has been several years since he left the mainstream perfume industry, and he doesn't know the selection criteria for the new talent show.But since the TV broadcast, in order to avoid the situation that the rematch is completely occupied by brand perfumers, the superficial fairness must be done, so there must be places reserved for individual contestants.Although rare, but there must be!The kid doesn't want to win, he just needs to grab one of these personal spots and enter the "rookie show semi-finals".

It is Xiao Chongyun's consistent style to set goals based on his own strength.

He touched his nose: "It's not me, it's him."

The little girl turned to Zhang Song, surprised: "Such a young perfumer! Oh, then you are his brother?"

The kid who was filling out the form suddenly interrupted: "He is my teacher."

When Xiao Chongyun signed up with his apprentice, Zhou Tianhao had already returned to the Shanghai headquarters of Lotus.He had just returned to his office from the perfumer's laboratory.The desk assistant put a fragrance magazine of the month, and his work Totheocean ranked third in the original brand sales list.This is just a new product that has just been launched. Given the current popularity, sales will definitely increase next month...

In theory, the taste of autumn perfume should be mellow and soft, blending several flavors together, grasping the aroma of fallen leaves and fruits, as well as the slightly lazy mood of people under the warm sun of this season.But he chose a relatively pure ocean-based perfume. The top note uses mint to create a cool and refreshing feeling at the end of summer.This is what makes it stand out among the full-bodied autumn fragrances.Coupled with the company's publicity plan, this is undoubtedly a successful perfume creation.

He glanced at it, and the No. 30 perfume on the list was "Joy" launched by the competitor Yashe.It seems that I have seen the perfumer of "Joy" at a banquet. He is a [-]-year-old married man.

No.2 is still Yashe, a roll-on perfume called "Oak Street".This time he knew the perfumer, Cheng Yuan, a female perfumer who returned from studying in France, and will be a judge with him in the upcoming rookie show.

Zhou Tianhao didn't have much interest in the people behind him, so he took a cursory glance and started to look at the overall list of brands.Most of the list are foreign brands such as Chanel, Givenchy, and Issey Miyake.He read it for a while, then closed the magazine and threw it aside.He has always believed that although the perfume culture originated in France and flourished in Europe, it does not mean that China's own brands must be inferior.For this kind of luxury, sometimes publicity and marketing methods play a big role.

In the same way, his own ToTheOcean is not necessarily worse than "Joy" and "Oak Street".Besides, next month ToTheOcean's sales should increase with Lotus's recent promotional activities. By then, it's hard to say who will be No. 1.

Zhou Tianhao's goal is not to be the No.1 of the original brand.He knew that was just a starting point, beyond which there was actually a wider sky.

It happened that Su Lan passed by with the information, and poked her head in: "Didn't you say that you found a perfume shop with a private perfumer in City C? How about it?"

Only then did Zhou Tianhao remember the sample that he had casually put in his pocket, and then he seemed to throw it into the office drawer casually. After touching it, it was still there: "Oh, I forgot to try it. The name is "December", but you also You know, what can a small shop like this do?"

He tossed the small glass bottle, took off the cap, and dipped a long, narrow strip of perfume paper.

"How is it?" Su Lan scratched at the door and didn't want to leave.

Zhou Tianhao didn't speak for a long time.

His face suddenly changed drastically, and he stared at the scent paper in his hand, as if flowers could be seen on it.

The fragrance gradually diffused in the dry and tasteless office, like ripples quietly rippling on the surface of a lake.Zhou Tianhao crumpled the paper suddenly, stood up and said haha: "I have something to go to the studio."

Su Lan leaned against the door and clicked her tongue, not understanding what kind of nerve Zhou Tianhao was having all of a sudden.He looked at the back of Lotus's chief perfumer leaving in a hurry, and gradually narrowed his eyes.He also smelled the bottle of perfume just now. The top notes are very cool, reminiscent of the afternoon when snowflakes are falling. The middle notes gradually transition to warm tones, and the final base notes end up with warm fat fragrance.Although the excessive aroma is a bit abrupt, it has to be said that this kind of gradient design is rare.Usually the perfumes suitable for winter are either mild or glamorous, and few people express these two things together.It seems to be expressing a scene with aroma - a traveler returning from a snowstorm, returning to a warm home through the cold air, seeing his wife and children waiting at a table with hot soup.

Although the creativity is good, works of this level can only be regarded as above-average.What is it that makes this man, who has been suppressing himself in the ability of perfumery, so concerned?

The taste of classic perfumes is divided into top notes, middle notes and base notes.The top tone only lasts for ten minutes, the middle tone lasts relatively long, and the base tone can last for hours or even days.The appearance of the base notes of the perfume just now meant that the top notes should have disappeared, but why——Su Lan sniffed—why did he suddenly feel the initial cold fragrance of plants and trees reappeared in the air?