The Second Wife of a Rich Old Man 36
When it was time for the competition, the organizer opened the door to the competition area and invited Cercy in first before letting the other contestants in.
The organizer was trying to please Cercy not only because she won first place last year and the year before. Another reason was that Cercy's perfume had the highest sales last year. Since the organizer was related to Cercy's company, they naturally wanted to give special treatment to this genius who could make them rich.
The competition area and the audience area were separated by glass. The contestants' sense of smell was very sensitive. If they were not separated, too many people would affect the contestants' performance. In fact, this kind of perfume competition was not interesting at all. However, there were still thousands of spectators from all over the world, and almost all of them were rich people. Because most of the contestants were already very famous in their own countries, these spectators either came to support the contestants or were extreme fans of perfume. Many of them were Cercy's fans and wanted to see this year's Youth Competition with their own eyes.
In the competition area, there were more than a dozen trapezoidal display tables. On the tables, there were dozens of bottles of extracted perfume of a single fragrance. Each contestant would choose 10 to 15 different fragrances from these brown bottles and mix them on the spot. After mixing, they would first give the score to the main judge. The ten contestants with the highest scores would then be given to the 100 spectators from all over the world to vote.
The president of the International Perfume Association announced that the theme of this year's competition was "Dream." After announcing the start of the competition, the contestants immediately walked to the brown bottles and opened the caps one by one to choose the fragrance they wanted.
So, what was the meaning of this competition? The main reason was that there were many so-called perfume geniuses all over the world, and there was a lot of debate about whether these geniuses were worthy of their names. Therefore, it was better to gather these geniuses together and mix them according to the theme on the spot. Then, they would compare and see who was the real genius among geniuses.
Although these brown bottles contained fragrant liquids extracted from the same plant, the quality of the same plant was not necessarily different. Therefore, this was a test of the contestants' sensitivity and olfactory quotient, as well as their understanding of the raw materials.
After choosing the fragrance they wanted, they went to the table with many tools and began to mix. This was the real test of the contestants' talent in mixing fragrances. Just by mixing the liquids with different fragrances together in different order and proportions, the final product would be very different.
Some people took test tubes and droppers and carefully confirmed the ratio. Then, they carefully poured these liquids into the measuring cup according to the order in their hearts. After gently stirring with a stirring rod, they fanned the air with their hands to confirm the smell. If they felt that it was not the fragrance they wanted, they would start mixing again. In short, they could mix as many times as they wanted within the specified time.
Meng Yang spent most of his time selecting the single fragrance perfume. There were too many bottles, and it took a lot of time just to open them one by one. After choosing, he covered the top of the table with a black cloth because the contestants' formulas were not allowed to be seen. Then, without using test tubes or droppers, he poured the single fragrance perfume he wanted into the measuring cup one by one. Every time he added a perfume, he would close his eyes and concentrate to smell it carefully.
Only the judges sat behind the glass wall. Bléret had been ordered by his father to reflect on his mistakes in the past two days. Today, he was a judge, so he was allowed to go out. He was almost 30 years old, but he was still grounded. He found it ridiculous when he thought about it. His eyes were fixed on Meng Yang alone. He couldn't suppress the love in his heart. The thing that bothered him the most was why he hadn't met Meng Yang earlier. Instead, he had only met Meng Yang after he had already married and fallen in love with his husband. Why did fate play such a trick on him?
Cercy raised her head and looked at Bléret. Following Bléret's gaze, she turned to look at Meng Yang. She paused for a moment, then lowered her head and began to concentrate on mixing the perfume.
Meng Yang put the perfume he had mixed into a clean dark brown bottle. He wrote his name and number on the label and stuck it on the bottle. Then, he put a new label on the label so that no one would know who made the perfume until the label was torn off.
Meng Yang put his perfume bottle on the circular display table, then walked into the waiting room. The other contestants also put their perfume bottles on the table and went into the waiting room to wait for the results.
When the time was up, the staff rearranged all the perfume bottles and wrote numbers on the blank labels. Then, they put the bottles in front of the judges one by one for them to give the scores.
This was a very time-consuming process, and everyone was nervously waiting for the results.
After the judges gave the scores to each bottle of perfume, the audience began to leave their seats to prepare. The staff put the top ten perfume scores given by the judges into ten small circular rooms. The audience could enter each room twice. After smelling the perfume in a room, they could write down their feelings and scores on a notebook before entering the next room.
While the audience was voting, the main judge started a discussion while waiting for the results to come out.
"This year is really a harvest of geniuses. Except for the No. 3 perfume, there are a few other bottles that are equally good. I am really distressed and hesitant when I am giving the scores."
"Which contestant made this perfume number three? I'm really curious. This year's first place will definitely be him."
"Who is it? I want to know as soon as possible. Although the perfume that gets first place in the International Youth Competition sells very well every year, the No. 3 perfume will definitely have explosive sales. I will definitely be one of the consumers who will buy it. "
"I think the No. 3 perfume should be made by Cercy. Other than him, who else could be so talented to make such a dreamy perfume with a limited fragrance? It seems that he has made a new breakthrough this time."
"Speaking of dreamy perfume, the No. 3 perfume fits the theme perfectly."
"Bléret, what do you think?"
"I also feel that No. 3 perfume is the best, but it's still hard to say who is the maker of No. 3 perfume." Braille said with a smile.
"Don't you have confidence in Cercy?" The female judge joked with a smile.
The other judges also laughed because there were rumors about Bléret and Cercy. Although Bléret had always denied it, there were still people who liked to use Cercy to tease him.
There was a little chaos in the audience judges' area. Originally, the 100 audience judges had to take turns to enter the small room. However, the people who entered the No. 3 perfume room were constantly urged by the staff members to come out. In the second round, only those who wanted to enter the room were allowed to enter. Most of the people waited outside the No. 3 perfume room. The people inside couldn't come out, and the people outside couldn't go in. The organizers had to find more staff members to evacuate the crowd. Then, they set a time limit for the people who went in and had to come out in groups of four or five.
After waiting for a long time, the glass wall between the competition area and the audience was raised. The host went on stage to announce the winner of the No. 1 perfume.
"This year's No. 3 perfume is the No. 1 perfume. Both the judges and the audience like the No. 3 perfume very much. Therefore, the No. 3 perfume received an overwhelming number of points and votes. " The host said, "Then, before we announce the winner of the No. 3 perfume, please give your comments on this year's No. 1 perfume."
"The No. 3 perfume gives me a wonderful feeling. The gentle floral fragrance makes me feel very comfortable, and the faint fruity fragrance is just right. It makes me involuntarily want to explore deeper. It really is like a wonderful dream."
"I gave the No. 3 perfume a very high score because I think the No. 3 perfume has no boundaries. Regardless of gender, age, or gender, this perfume can feel the beauty of this perfume. This is the most successful part of this contestant. No matter who he is, I have to admit that he is really a genius."
"I think Linda is right. The No. 3 perfume has no boundaries because its fragrance is not too sweet, but not too light either. It is just the right combination of floral and fruity fragrance. It makes people feel very comfortable."
"It has a clean and pure fragrance. I can't feel any lust from it. It makes people feel comfortable and relaxed. It also makes people want to get close to it. That's why I gave it the highest score. I predict that it will sell well and get very high ratings."
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