Floating Perfume Shop

The next day Xiao Chongyun sent the kid home.Zhang Song didn't go back to the dormitory that day, so he made a bed in the store, went out in the morning to buy steamed stuffed buns and soy milk, and then went back to the dormitory to pick up his luggage.He specially brought a USB flash drive, packed the perfume formulas and learning materials he left on the desktop in the store, took a few samples of perfumes that the boss praised, and then used his mobile phone to book a car online.

Waiting for the Didi driver not to come, I looked down and saw that the order was cancelled.Xiao Chongyun sighed, went out to take a taxi, and when he looked up, he saw a white Maserati parked at the corner of the street.As the Maserati approached slowly, Zhou Tianhao rolled down the car window and raised his hand wrapped in yesterday's white gauze: "Hey, senior, are you going out today? Can't you get a taxi?"

He especially sympathizes with the experience of his seniors: "Now this kind of online car-hailing is too dishonest, and the quality of drivers varies. If you take my car, the starting price will be [-]% off."

When Zhou Tianhao took the kid and Xiao Chongyun to the train station, a silver-gray Zotye was squeezed into the traffic, slowly leaving Qintai Road.The driver used WeChat to gossip with his colleagues: "Fuck, I just encountered a psychopath."

"What neurosis?"

"I took a taxi from Qintai Road to the train station for 20 yuan. I just drove to the intersection and asked a Maserati for directions. Nima dumped me 200 yuan after asking the Maserati and asked me to cancel the order and go back. "

"why?"

"Ghost knows why, I took the money and ran away."

Sitting in the cab, Zhou Tianhao echoed Xiao Chongyun one by one, criticized the online car-hailing platform, and raised it to the height of human nature, analyzing the dangers of capitalist corrupt values, and finally concluded that he is the only one in the world who is the most noble and pure. Trusted lotus.He didn't say a word about what happened last night, and watched Xiao Chongyun reluctantly bid farewell to the kid at the entrance with a smile.

Xiao Chongyun helped his students straighten out their large and small luggage, and forced a Winnie the Pooh thermos into the kid's arms.Zhang Song wore a pink rabbit scarf, stood in the crowd, nodded, and couldn't see any other expressions.

"Another perfume, I'll help you figure out a way, go home this winter vacation and think about your entry theme—don't look at me like that," Xiao Chongyun reached out and rubbed his hair, "Your teacher actually has a little connection of."

"No need." said the kid.

He took a step back, Xiao Chongyun felt empty, and took his hand back resentfully.

Perhaps the kid was thinking about what happened last night.After all, he is a normal boy. He must have a girlfriend he likes, and he grew up in a smooth environment. He has never seen too much human malice. It is normal not to like and not to adapt.However, not only did Zhang Song not show it verbally, he even reached out to give him a hand at the critical moment, which is already very commendable.As for more, Xiao Chongyun knew it was a luxury.

He even made the mental preparation that he would have fewer students in the spring of the coming year.

Full of indebtedness and loneliness, maybe he will fight for it again at that time, have a long talk with the kid, talk about what happened back then, and win a little tolerance and understanding from the children.If not, at least you should give him a parting gift in a serious way.After all, it was his luck to pick up the kid.

And yesterday's self was too ugly.

Zhang Song walked quickly with a canvas schoolbag on his back, and soon disappeared into the crowd.When you enter the station, there is a turn down the stairs, and you can't see it when you turn it.Xiao Chongyun stretched his neck to take another look at his student, and seemed to see Zhang Song paused at the corner, and looked back at himself through the crowd, and then someone squeezed his canvas bag and pushed him down the stairs.Just for a moment, people crowded around, and he felt that he might have read it wrong, maybe the kid just turned around and straightened the strap of his schoolbag, not because he was reluctant to part with him.

After Zhang Song left, Zhou Tianhao drove halfway, and suddenly stopped, saying, "It hurts."

Xiao Chongyun leaned over, took his hand and looked at it carefully: "What is the pain method? Burning pain or stabbing pain? Otherwise, I will drive and we will go to the hospital to see."

"It hurts like being rejected in a relationship and being rejected."

Zhou Tianhao politely declined to go to the hospital, and said again: "I originally planned a very tight schedule today, and there are countless important things to deal with, but..."

So Xiao Chongyun was changed to drive, Zhou Tianhao was the second seat, the car stopped at a teahouse with its own bamboo forest courtyard, and waited for others.The friend who was waiting didn't come, so the two sat facing each other and drank tea for half a day. After seeing enough of the winter water and clouds outside, the boss came to sign the bill in person when they left.The owner of the teahouse is said to be an old acquaintance of Zhou Tianhao. He is dressed in a Tang suit and is gentle and elegant. He sent them downstairs talking and laughing. Xiao Chongyun was very puzzled: "Is your friend okay?"

"I can't come due to something," Zhou Tianhao shook his head happily, "It's really a pity."

It is a pity that the boss was in a very good mood on Tuesday, and immediately booked a theater in Liyuan in the afternoon, two consecutive VIP seats, and a private kitchen with limited reception after watching.The dishes in the private room were really elegantly ordered, a paper lantern at dusk hung on a low wooden table, and there were several green stones and green bamboo bushes outside the window. Xiao Chongyun accompanied him upstairs, and he did not see the distinguished guests that Zhou Tianhao mentioned, only two sets of tableware and two chairs , Lovers' Lounge.

Zhou Tianhao was on one side, and he sat opposite.

There was a warm and clean white jade teapot on the table, Zhou Tianhao reached out to pour tea for him, Xiao Chongyun stood up: "Suddenly remembered something, I need to go home early."

Zhou Tianhao pressed his hand: "Hey, don't!"

"It was my mistake to lie to you to accompany me to drink tea and watch a show, but Senior Xiao, I really need you." He stared into Xiao Chongyun's eyes and sighed, "Actually, Lotus is struggling now."

The dishes are served one by one, the chicken soup stewed with mountain mushrooms, and the fine ginseng simmered on a low fire are all mild and nourishing things, and the warmth will come up after eating for a while.Xiao Chongyun's forehead was slightly sweating, and he listened to Zhou Tianhao's storytelling with the warm rice wine.

"The current Lotus is quite different from when we were here. Our boss is Zhao Wenbin. He is not bad, but not smart. He always makes decisions that require my help to clean up the mess. In the past, Lotus was the number one in the domestic cosmetics industry. , and now we are reduced to competing with Ming and Qingtang, do you know where the problem lies?"

Xiao Chongyun has been subscribing to magazines for several years. He also reads forums online, and he can always see clearly: "The idea has changed."

"Yes," Zhou Tianhao cast an appreciative glance, "That idiot wants to enter the European market, and he pays special attention to the imitation of European and American perfume trends, and has launched many follow-up works. A few years ago, the fresh and pleasant green fragrance was popular in Europe. We mainly promoted woody fragrance, and then Dior re-launched j'adore, and we also leaned on floral fragrance."

Xiao Chongyun understood what he meant.As soon as the new works of famous foreign perfumers are launched, some domestic masters can use technical means to deconstruct the components of perfumes and imitate similar works.However, some natural fragrances cannot be fully analyzed, and they often constitute a key part of the combination of fragrance and rhyme.This means that, first, your imitation will always be worse than the original.Second, you are always chasing fashion, never having your own style, let alone transcending.

"Lotus was not like this before, and we also have works that are widely sought after in the world."

Xiao Chongyun knew what he was talking about: "Luo Shen Fu."

Zhou Tianhao nodded: "Lingtang's work won the Jean Jeremy Perfume Laureate Award. Since then, Lotus has been promoting a fragrance for a long time——"

There is no generally accepted standard for the fragrance notes of perfumes in the world, but there are about five kinds of fragrances.Sweet and touching floral notes, sweet and sour citrus notes, green notes with leaves and grass notes, mandarin notes with oak bitterness and mysterious oriental notes.For a long time, the Western olfactory perception of the Far East has stayed on this spicy, oriental fragrance with the aroma of frankincense and cinnamon.

However, this is just a misunderstanding of the Arabs who sell spices in the world, and has nothing to do with the reserved and elegant Chinese culture.Many years ago, a perfumer named Li Qianqian proposed another concept.She traveled all over the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, searching for the scents hidden in traditional Chinese culture, such as the smell of wormwood at the Double Ninth Festival, the bitter smell of traditional Chinese medicine on the small stove in the cold winter, the smell of old books, the smell of rice paper and ink...

"Lingtang proposed 'Chinese Fragrance', and his representative work is 'Luo Shen Fu'."

The perfumer named Li Qianqian who worked in Lotus is Xiao Chongyun's mother.When Xiao Chongyun was in the perfume school in Grasse, he also devoted himself to the modulation of Chinese incense.He smelled all the Chinese herbal medicines one by one, looking for something to express his own culture in those seldom used, too bitter and sour aromas, until he received a letter from Zhang Wenshan.

Zhou Tianhao said that the current Lotus is on a road leading to the abyss, and he wants to re-launch the concept of "Chinese Fragrance".The perfume he is creating now is called "Shu Brocade", which will be the blockbuster work of Lotus in the next season.Zhao Wenbin made a bet with him. If "Shu Brocade" wins in sales, the concept of Chinese incense will be valued again in the company. If he loses, he will lose his position as No. 1 perfumer.

Zhou Tianhao was cautious, so he went to City C in the Land of Abundance to look for inspiration.

"Senior, I'll drink tea and listen to operas with you," he said sincerely, "I want to hear your opinion, where is the cultural foundation of 'Shu Brocade'?"

What Zhou Tianhao is now painstakingly pursuing is Xiao Chongyun's old dream.

The dishes were exquisite, and the small building was quiet, only the sound of the night wind could be heard.Xiao Chongyun looked back into his eyes, met his eyes, smiled, stood up and stretched out his hand: "Let's go?"

When he smiled, his handsome eyebrows were raised, and the corners of his eyes were curved, bright and moving.Zhou Tianhao hadn't seen Xiao Chongyun like this for a long time, and he stood there for a while, as if time went back a few years ago, when they first met.Xiao Chongyun was in the crowd with high spirits and was different, but at that time "Xiao from the East" passed him by, but now he reached out to him and asked him if he wanted to go with him.

Nonsense, of course we have to go.

It only took Zhou Tianhao 1 minute to swipe the card to pay the bill, Xiao Chongyun drove the car to Jinli, and found a random place to park.The two walked into Jinli Ancient Street in the dark, and walked along the shops selling candied haws and Sichuan snacks.Red lanterns are hung one by one on the treetops and small bridges on both sides, and the sky road generally extends to invisible places.

There are many people in Yejinli, and there are people who play, play, sing and sell snacks. Zhou Tianhao took a fancy to a shadow puppet, who can move when he pulls it. Ten bucks cheaper.

"Senior!" He said angrily.

"I can see that they are working people," Xiao Chongyun comforted him, "It's different from you."

The two found a chair near the river and sat down, and one of them held a small shadow puppet.There were many brightly dressed young people coming and going on the side of the road, everyone was talking, laughing, beaming, their faces were as red as apples, Xiao Chongyun asked: "Do you smell anything?"

Zhou Tianhao actually smelled more than a hundred flavors, and chose two carefully: "Senior, do you want fried squid or lamb skewers?"

Xiao Chongyun smiled, and reached out to knock Zhou Tianhao on the forehead, just like knocking his own kid.

He smiled so beautifully, his eyes seemed to be filled with stars: "The world is full of fireworks! You took me there, how could there be a place where a movie ticket costs 1000 yuan?"

After laughing, I thought about it again: "Mutton skewers, the fifth one from the left, less chili."

Zhou Tianhao's mind was full of that smile, and when he went to buy mutton skewers, he almost tripped over his left foot and tripped over his right foot.

Sitting on the iron chair, Xiao Chongyun always felt that something was wrong, and suddenly realized that he seemed to smell something just now.

Yes, the moment he talked with Zhou Tianhao, he smelled the aroma of kebabs, fried squid, and syrup stirring in the night market.He also smelled the smell of powder and perfume on the girls passing by, the unique fresh smell of trees at night, the smell of water, the smell of charcoal fire... He can even clearly distinguish the direction and distance of these smells.

Without tilting his head, he knew that the mutton kebab stand was on the left, and it was probably the fifth small shop at a distance of five meters.

At that moment, Phantom sniffed away from him.

When Zhou Tianhao returned with the mutton skewers, he saw Xiao Chongyun kneeling on the ground, lowering his head to smell a small piece of frozen soil on the side of the road, his face full of disappointment.

"What's the matter, senior?"

"No more," Xiao Chongyun shook his head, "I've run out of luck."