Chapter 219: Temptation to Profit
An rested in the castle for a night, and the next morning, Liu Shixin and others, who had breakfast, visited the Margaux estate under the leadership of the person in charge of the castle, not only the castle, but also the vineyard, fermentation room, and wine cellar, because Liu Shixin and others are packaging designers, and they should know these things of Margaux in detail. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
It's January, the grape harvest season is over, but on the estate, winemaking continues. Liu Shixin saw the process of making red wine for the first time, and unlike the modern production imagined, the Margaux estate still adheres to tradition and still uses artificial winemaking on a large scale.
In the evening, the first drinking party will be ushered in, and Baptiste, the person in charge of the competition, finds Liu Shixin.
"Mr. Angus, do we have a dress for you to attend the reception?" Liu Shixin's official name is currently only Hugh William Angus.
"No, I don't. The dress that Yoo Shixin was carrying was the one that Zheng Xiuyan bought for him from the fashion show last time.
"Well, I'll let you know when the party begins. With that, Baptiste departed.
To be honest, after coming to Château Margaux, Liu Shixin was a little uncomfortable, as it seemed that the organizers of the competition were a little too polite to them designers. And he didn't like the feeling of pressure brought by wearing a formal dress, especially the bow tie pinned to the neckline, which made his neck very uncomfortable, and he felt that his breathing was a little unsmooth.
But there is no way, because the guests at the cocktail party held at the Château de Margaux are almost all celebrities, so they still have to be particular about dressing, which is why Baptiste asked Liu Shixin if he had a dress.
In the evening, Liu Shixin was led by the waiter to the banquet hall, pushed open the door of the hall, and the dazzling light greeted him. The palatial hall is adorned with delicate blue palace lamps with slightly fluttering tassels, a glowing floor and a low velvet blue drapery, and there is even a small fountain in the center of the hall.
As soon as you come here, you feel like you're in a trance. In the banquet hall, jazz music began to sound slowly and differently, and a group of bejeweled women and gentlemen conversed merrily.
Liu Shixin found that since he came to France, many firsts have been realized. He felt out of place in his surroundings, but fortunately there were people who felt the same as him, the same designers who had come to the castle together. Although the nine of them were not familiar, their senses were not bad compared to their surroundings, so the nine of them got together and chatted in twos and threes.
The competition was only designed for one of Margaux's sub-wines, so some masters didn't bother to participate at all, instead fulfilling young people like Liu Shixin. The nine of them are basically newcomers who have just stepped into the field of design, so they get together and have a lot of topics.
"Benoit, from France. At this time, a young man took the initiative to greet Liu Shixin.
"Angus, from Canada. ”
"It's the first time I've ever seen it on TV, and I've heard that a glass like this is worth $200. Benoit's English is not proficient, but Liu Shixin can barely understand it.
"The upper class is still too far away for us. ”
The two of them chatted with each other, and the celebrities at the reception also noticed the 9 people who were different, and it seemed that Liu Shixin and others were not in the upper circle, so these celebrities just took a look. Liu Shixin and others also know that they are well-known and choose a corner of safety.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Château Margaux. ”
"Today we have the pleasure of inviting nine young designers. The host stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of Liu Shixin and the others. "They have designed a new package for one of Margaux's wines, and it will be up to you to choose your favorite creations today. ”
Before coming to the reception, the celebrities had heard that there would be a small part of the reception, in order to choose a suitable design.
The host was verbose for a long time, and to sum up, there would be a vote on the spot, and the waiter would distribute the ballots to the guests at the reception. There are 9 works on the ballot paper, and the guests only need to tick the box under the favorite work. It's simple and effective, and there is no designer's name below the work, so everything is fair.
The celebrities who got the votes turned their eyes to Liu Shixin and others, and the 9 people were quite uncomfortable, so they could only keep nodding their heads. Liu Shixin really wants to go home now, it's too depressing and lonely here. But for the sake of Zheng Xiuyan's favorite red wine, and for his reward that may be lost at any time, Liu Shixin gritted his teeth and insisted.
The first day's reception ended in the embarrassment of Liu Shixin and others. Liu Shixin was very tired, mainly because he was tired, and he was also in a state of weakness when he called Zheng Xiuyan.
"You have to persevere, for me, for the wine, for me. After listening to Liu Shixin's complaints, Zheng Xiuyan comforted.
"Looks like something strange was added to it, right?"
"Don't worry about the details, there's only two drinks left, Fighting!. ”
"Yes, I see. ”
"What if...... If you win back the wine, I promise you that your reward will be honored. "Jung so-yeon threw a bombshell.
"Really?" Liu Shixin was excited when he first heard the news, but he quickly calmed down. "I said, girl, you're too powerful, aren't you? Can't you even compare to a bottle of red wine with me?"
"I didn't say that. ”
"But that's what you mean. ”
"Let's talk about it later, you have to recuperate now, and tomorrow you must communicate more with those celebrities, so as not to disturb you, good night. ”
Zheng Xiuyan hung up the phone, in fact, Liu Shixin wanted to say that the work is anonymous, so no matter how much you communicate, it is useless, you can't come forward and say to others, "Hello, this is my work, please vote", it's strange if you don't get blown out.
Anyway, with the experience of the first day, at the reception on the second night, Liu Shixin and the others were naturally a lot. Although no one came to communicate with them, the nine of them were also happy to be quiet, and as for coming forward to talk, it was better not to humiliate themselves.
It wasn't until the third day of the reception that someone finally took the initiative to talk to Liu Shixin.
"I am Bernard, the chief designer of the French company MEDIANE, and I would like to invite tonight's winner to join us. "It would be a bit of a downgrade to invite after the final winner has been decided, so Bernard sent business cards to nine people in advance. The winner after that wants to join, and naturally he will find him.
Founded in 1972, METHIN is a specialized international brand design company specializing in the fields of wines, spirits and fine food. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE MEDIANE DESIGN STUDIO HAS REINVENTED MANY OF THE MOST FAMOUS BRANDS IN FRANCE AND OTHER WORLD-RENOWNED COUNTRIES. Since the nine young people in front of him are all engaged in design, Bernard is confident that they must know the name of their company.
Sure enough, after everyone got the business card, they all seemed very excited, which was completely unexpected, even Liu Shixin was very surprised, because he had heard about this company by chance, which was very famous in the industry.
In the middle of the reception, the waiters took back the ballots in the hands of the celebrities and handed them to the organizers for counting. At this moment, Liu Shixin and the nine people were nervous and impatient, and their thoughts had already left the reception. Finally, in the anxious waiting, the organizers completed the statistics and were about to announce the final winner at the end of the reception, which could be regarded as a successful end to the three-day reception.