At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Mingyue picked up the perfume department managers and related entourages of Chanel and Lancôme at the gate of the compound of the Pine Bay Laboratory on time, led them directly to the villa where they lived, and sat down on the sofa in the living room.

As a woman with a high IQ, Ye Mingyue also likes beauty, and she herself is a representative of women with both appearance and wisdom. In the environment of Kyoto, China, I still have a certain understanding of the world's famous makeup brands. Recently, in order to sell the ambergris in my hand at a good price, I have an in-depth understanding of the relevant situation in this industry, and I am still relatively sure of this transaction negotiation, after all, I am the owner of ambergris and have the initiative, isn't it?

Chanel, Chinese name: Gabriel Coco Chanel, is a world-famous luxury brand, founded in 1910 in Paris, France. The brand has a wide range of products, including clothing, jewelry and accessories, cosmetics, skincare products, perfumes, etc., each of which is well-known, especially perfumes and fashion.

CHANEL is a famous brand with a history of nearly 100 years, and its fashion designs have always maintained an elegant, simple and exquisite style. Coco Chanel has a knack for breaking with convention, and as early as the 40s of the 20th century, he succeeded in pushing the "five-flowered" women's clothing to a simple, comfortable design. But perfume, the most profitable product in Chanel's history, stems from the launch of the Chanel No 5 fragrance in 1921. The No.5 bottle is an Art Deco glass bottle with a decorative art deco flavor, and Chanel No.5 is the first bottle in history to bear the designer's name.

Chanel's designs are distinctly personal, she seeks freedom but loves men, and she is strong and independent but completely feminine. The Chanel brand takes the high-end route, which is fashionable and simple, simple and comfortable, pure style, graceful and generous, and youthful and beautiful. The Chanel brand provides emancipatory freedom and choice, transforming clothing design from a masculine point of view to an autonomous stage for expressing feminine beauty, and transforming the needs of femininity into the connotation of the Chanel brand.

And these characteristics and connotations, as well as the soul that Chanel has given to the brand, are exactly the concepts that Mingyue likes and pursues, and the historical heritage contained in this century-old brand is catering to Ye Mingyue's 20 years of wisdom and beautiful girl mentality, which is appreciated and accepted.

Lancôme, born in France in 1935, as a world-renowned high-end cosmetics brand, Lancôme is involved in skin care, makeup, perfume and other product fields, mainly for mature women with high education and income levels, aged 25~40 years old. With a genius for perfumery, a relentless sense of adventure, and its ambition to give the French brand a place in the global cosmetics market, which was already monopolized by American brands at the time, Lancôme wrote a beautiful page in the history of cosmetics in the world.

A rose from a French castle, with its temperament, has bloomed for 60 years in the unpredictable female psychology and the unpredictable laws of fashion. It is precisely for the Lancôme brand's dedication to beauty and preference for mature women that Mingyue included it in the secondary choice, because she is going to transform into a mature woman, this brand is in line with her ideal transformation goal, who will refuse her future self? Mingyue likes Lancôme's brand concept, and prefers Lancôme's brand image, the lilac rose from the Château de la Manor in the suburbs of Paris.

Out of the understanding and consideration of the above two brands, Mingyue ruled out the consideration of other brands, and only accepted the visit letters of Chanel and Lancôme, and sat in the villa of "Pine Bay" with their representatives for further communication.

José García, the manager of the perfume department of the Chanel Company, was a middle-aged man of thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a burly and energetic build, and a pair of large eyes that shrewdly sparkled.

François Renaud, the manager of Lancôme's perfume department, was in his early forties, with slightly gray hair on his sideburns, but his eyebrows were thick and neat, and his eyes were sparkling.

After the introduction, Mingyue knew that Garcia and Renault each led legal counsel and appraisers, which showed their company's heritage and professionalism, and also showed Mingyue that they were determined to get these two pieces of ambergris.

Ye Mingyue's second foreign language is French, so there is no obstacle to communicate with these six guests from France, and after a simple greeting, everyone immediately got to the point.

Asking everyone to wait for a while, Mingyue took out two pieces of ambergris from the safe that had been newly purchased not long ago in the upstairs bedroom, put them in a tray covered with red flannel, and carefully served them. Although there is no need to be so cautious, in order to show the preciousness of the item, Mingyue still did it, she is not only a girl with a high IQ, but also shrewd everywhere in terms of emotional intelligence.

The six Frenchmen, when they saw Mingyue walking into the living room with a tray, immediately stood up, they didn't think Mingyue was too cautious, for such a valuable item, this is the proper attitude, and they are also willing to cooperate with people with serious attitudes.

Gently placing the tray in her hand on the coffee table in the middle of the living room, Mingyue motioned for everyone to sit down, and prompted the appraisers of the two companies to start the appraisal.

In fact, the moment the two appraisers walked into the living room in Mingyue and saw the ambergris on the tray in her hand, their eyes were enlarged to the extreme, and their eyes were full of surprise and excitement, followed by doubt and confusion. Because pure white ambergris only exists in legends, it is a super product, and in the past hundred years, no one has ever heard of seeing the real face. Even another piece of milky ambergris, which is also the grade of a premium product, they have only met once in their lives, is still in a traditional French collector family, only the size of a fist, and is regarded as a family heirloom by the other party. Now that they see super products and special products at the same time, how can they not be excited and confused.

When Mingyue agreed that the two could be identified, the two appraisers invariably took out white gloves from the toolbox they carried, put on special glasses, and began to identify the two pieces of ambergris in the mood of pilgrimage. In the process of identification, with the consent of Mingyue, they scraped off a little crumb from the two ambergris incense with special tools, and lit them in their own tools, and the living room was suddenly full of aroma, and its taste was similar to musk and more elegant, and the smeller was relaxed and happy, and the whole body was comfortable. Chen Xing and Mingyue had never lit ambergris, and their own fragrance had already made the two of them very intoxicated, but they didn't expect such an amazing effect after ignition.

Then the test of some small instruments became more complicated and professional, and Mingyue couldn't understand it, so she had to sit on the sofa and watch quietly. The two legal advisers didn't have any special expressions, but Garcia and Renault kept sitting up straight, nervously watching the appraiser's operation, this is a big business, related to the trend and pricing of high-end perfumes of two large global companies in the next few years, related to their own performance and bonuses, extraordinary, sloppy!

After about half an hour, the final appraisal was finally completed, the weighing was over, and the two ambergris were carefully placed back on the flannel on the tray, and the two appraisers excitedly took off their gloves, took off their glasses, and said to Garcia and Renault: "A piece of pure white, super high, 5.6 pounds." One piece of milky, premium grade, 5.9 lbs. Pure natural formation of ambergris without blemish. ”

Garcia and Renault looked at each other for a moment, their faces slightly happy, nodded to each other, and then both returned to their normal looks.

Mingyue saw it in her eyes, knowing that the ambergris in her hand was indeed a treasure in nature, and she had completely aroused the interest of the French, although she knew that it was two old foxes, but she also had a bottom in her heart. She stood up, picked up the coffee pot that had been heating next to her, and said to the six guests present, "I really didn't pour a cup of coffee for the gentlemen." ”

After handing everyone a cup of fragrant coffee, Mingyue continued: "I've seen the things, and the appraiser's appraisal results have come out, Garcia and Mr. Renault, tell me what you think." ”

With Renault's tacit consent, Garcia said on behalf of the two companies: "We came to visit Miss Ye with great sincerity this time, and after seeing these two precious ambergris, the appraiser also gave a positive result, and we are even more honored to be able to come in person this time." ”

After a pause, Renault continued: "Although naturally occurring ambergris is precious, modern industry has been able to artificially synthesize the various components in ambergris, and the price has been reduced in recent years. However, we at Chanel and Lancôme are the oldest and most professional companies in the industry, and we still like the ingredients that nature has given us as the ingredients in our products, and then provide our valued consumers with the most natural and healthy gifts. This time, we hope to complete the transaction through a joint acquisition of the two companies. Miss Ye, are you satisfied with the price of $10 million?"