Zong Zhenlei and Li Ruhui arrived in the capital, and after getting out of the train platform, they saw the driver sent by Hong Xitai waiting at the exit gate; Under the courteous greeting of the driver, the two got into the car and came to Hong Xitai's Beijing studio.

The studio is located in a high-rise office building, with a unique layout and a very elegant layout.

White-haired, small, but agile, Hong Seok-tae led them into the tea room next to his office.

Zong Zhenlei walked into the tea room and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he saw that the tea table was the decoration of kung fu tea; He likes to drink tea, and he is still familiar with the rules of gongfu tea.

Hong Xitai personally handled the work, chatting with the two visitors about the weather, traffic, and communication conditions along the way, while boiling water, washing cups, and making tea for the two visitors, and the movements were very skillful.

Zong Zhenlei noticed that the tea pet on the tea table was a Buddha's foot engraved with a spider, which is called contentment; The tea pet symbolizes the owner's hobby, and he guesses that the owner is a person who is full of happiness after everything he has done.

Seeing Hong Xitai pouring the tea from the fair cup into the Wenxiang cup one by one, Li Ruhui felt that she should not let the master hand the tea to herself, and was about to reach out to serve it herself, when she suddenly felt that Zong Zhenlei gently pulled the corners of her clothes below, so she retracted her hand again.

At this time, Hong Xitai buckled a tea cup on the smelling cup, then turned it over, put it on the saucer, moved the saucer in front of the two guests, and made a gesture and said, "Please!" ”

Zong Zhenlei thanked the tea, picked up the saucer and put it close to himself, opened the smelling cup and raised it to his nose.

Li Ruhui followed Zong Zhenlei's movements, and also sniffed the incense cup deeply, and couldn't help but praise: "It's so fragrant!" ”

Zong Zhenlei took a sip of tea, and when he saw Hong Xitai staring at him, he said, "Sir, this big red robe is my favorite tea." ”

Hong Xitai smiled and nodded, and said: "I like to drink Wuyi rock tea, it seems to have a past life relationship with it, so every time I return to China, I choose various kinds of rock tea to taste." ”

Zong Zhenlei said approvingly: "I especially love the old fir narcissus and Da Hong Pao who drink rock tea, and I like the mellow and refreshing feeling. ”

Li Ruhui said with a smile: "I couldn't do it before, I couldn't sleep after drinking tea, but now it's better; Although I can't drink strong tea, I like to smell the tea. ”

Although Zong Zhenlei and Li Ruhui were newcomers, they quickly felt Mr. Hong's hospitality and approachability, and the two gradually lost the restraint of meeting for the first time while drinking tea.

Hong Xitai saw that they drank the cup of tea, and said while refilling the cup of tea for the two of them: "The tea fragrance that everyone likes is different, in fact, this is related to the environment and experience of each person's life. ”

Li Ruhui seemed to be very interested in Hong Xitai's perception of fragrance, so she asked: "Sir, you are a perfumer, I have always had a question I want to ask, do you need talent to be a perfumer?" ”

Hong Xitai listened with a smile, fiddling with the tea set in his hand, paused for a while, and replied: "Well, this question is a bit difficult, I don't know much about other perfumers, if as far as I am concerned, when I mix fragrance, I just show the smell I like in my memory." The increase or decrease of ingredients in perfume is actually a skill, and the smell in memory is based on imagination and like; The fragrance that makes me happy, I am willing to show it and share it with others to enjoy it together. ”

Zong Zhenlei put down the teacup and asked, "Sir, I heard that famous perfumes rely on celebrity promotion, commercial releases, and other commercial operations?" ”

Hong Xitai still explained with a smile: "Of course, when a product comes out, it needs to be promoted with the help of some commercial operations, so that more people can understand that only the fragrance recognized by everyone is meaningful." However, mature products do not rely entirely on commercial operation, but still have to pay attention to their own characteristics, without their own particularity, there is no special identification and recognition of it. ”

Li Ruhui probably wants to know some more professional questions: "Do you have your own philosophy on the preparation of top, middle and base notes of perfumes?" ”

Hong Xitai raised his head and said happily: "Oh, I have a bosom friend, girls who like perfume have delicate feelings!" He looked at Li Ruhui, "As a perfumer, I will definitely have my own design for the product, my choice is always the existence in nature, I like the smell of the integration of man and natural environment." The good smell of each person is completely determined by her quality of life or pursuit, which can greatly affect the first impression of others on you; In order to deepen the impression, there will be layers of design; There is no definite order for this. ”

Hong Xitai poured tea for the two of them, and then explained to Li Ruhui: "I am too professional to say this, to put it simply, each girl, due to different personalities, times, and places, wants to express differently, and the level of perfume she chooses will be different." ”

Li Ruhui seemed eager to add to this knowledge, and did not want to miss the experts she met today, saying: "I like perfumes, especially the fragrance of nature; Sir, can you give us some specific advice on your choice? For example, if I graduated from university this year and want to apply for a job, how should I choose perfume before I go out? ”

Hong Xitai nodded: "A girl who has entered the society, when it comes to the occasion when she wants to show her talent, she may choose to express a simple and refreshing and energetic feeling," he looked at Li Ruhui, saw that she approved, and then said: "Then, the top note is lemon, cedar and other light fruit sweetness, the middle note is pink pepper and jasmine, and the base note is a teak fragrance combination, so the woody light fragrance will leave a clean and bright impression, not competitive and aggressive." ”

Li Ruhui thought for a while and asked: "Also, if you go out to negotiate a big contract with the boss, even if you don't say a word, you don't want to give the other party the impression of white ding, what kind of perfume is appropriate to choose at that time?" ”

Hong Xitai nodded with a smile, as if to affirm Li Ruhui's statement that "I don't want to give the other party the impression of white ding", and said: "My suggestion is that you can choose the top notes of citrus and bergamot, and the middle note is very warm, soft, and gradually spreading floral, and the base note is a mixture of calm patchouli and vetiver, which is in stark contrast to the fruity aroma of the top notes that awaken the senses, so that after the taste spreads, there will be a generous sweet, quiet but not mediocre feeling." ”

Hong Xitai added some water to the water injector, and said: "People live in an amorphous environment, so what people want to express is also amorphous; This amorphous pattern is due to the fact that the world is changing, and the environment in which people live is constantly changing, so the feelings that you want to express will also change, and what you want to show must have no permanent pattern; As it is said in the Diamond Sutra, 'There should be no dwelling place and the mind should be born'. ”

Li Ruhui listened to it and showed a very useful smile: "I understand this truth, the key to choosing a key is how you want to express yourself and what impression you want to leave behind." ”

Hong Xitai nodded with a smile and said, "You understand very quickly." Impressions are not permanent, but impressions can be eternal; Our world is constantly changing, so we can't fix our appearances. People choose different fragrance types, and they want to show only one purpose, that is, to leave an impression; The fragrance will gradually disappear with the passage of time, but the impression will remain in the world for a long time; This phenomenon of being and not being reflects the transformation of emptiness and color; So, to get back to the previous topic, it's not so much that perfumers need talent, but because the world is changing, people's preferences are changing; And people's new pursuit of continuous improvement makes us perfumers feel informed, and thus provides people with products that show their personality and shape their impressions. ”

Zong Zhenlei listened to Mr. Hong's words, and suddenly felt as if he had received a master's advice: "Sir, although I don't know about perfume, listening to your explanation of the concept of Buddhism makes me feel like I have entered a new realm." ”

Hong Xitai looked at Zong Zhenlei with deep eyes and said, "The concept of Buddha actually exists in every link of our lives. Speaking of the Buddha, I think of the key point I want to talk about today, what difficulties have you encountered in the research of Yongzuo Temple? ”

Li Ruhui thought for a while and said: "We are still exploring a little bit, and the biggest problem is that I feel that the Ming Dynasty architectural part of Yongzuo Temple seems to have meaning everywhere, but I don't know what it means, so I can only guess little by little." ”

Hong Seok-tae thoughtfully poured tea for their teacups again and asked, "For example?" ”

After Zong Zhenlei thanked the tea, he thought of his thoughts in the tower courtyard that day from Li Ruhui's words, and said: "For example, the northwest direction of the twin towers is still being explored, and there are also cognitive problems with some brick carvings. Speaking of this, he thought of the tower shadow of the Xuanwen Pagoda again, and added: "I saw a brick sculpture on the side of the Guanyin Pavilion of Yongzuo Temple, and I only thought that the curved lines were very beautiful, but I didn't know the meaning. He just wanted to pull out the photo of the Sanshengge Mountain flower and brick carving in his mobile phone, and remembered Professor Li's explanation before leaving, and dispelled his thoughts.

Hong Xitai heard Zong Zhenlei say this, stopped thinking about it, and said, "Please wait." Then he got up and walked briskly to the next office, took a file box from the bookcase, and went back to the tea room.

"I have here a copy of my late father's paintings, and he used to sketch and always liked to draw the most beautiful things he saw." Hong Xitai took out a copy from the file box and handed it to Zong Zhenlei: "I listened to your description just now, and I don't know if this sketch pattern is the brick carving you said. ”

Zong Zhenlei took it with both hands, and said with a surprised face: "Yes, this is the pattern." ”

Li Ruhui came close to see the picture, and was also surprised, and asked Hong Xitai: "Sir, your late father went to Yongzuo Temple?" ”

Hong Xitai took the picture handed back by Zong Zhenlei: "Yes, he has been there, it's a long story, let's talk about it when I have time in the future." He stroked the lines of the drawing with his fingers, as if he were feeling something. Look at these curved and upward stretching lines, not sticking to the solid shape, there is a feeling of gradual sublimation, really beautiful. ”

Li Ruhui took out her mobile phone and asked Hong Xitai's opinion: "Sir, this sketch is not only a work of art, but also a record of history, can I take a picture of this sketch for information?" ”

Hong Xitai made a gesture to Li Ruhui and said, "Shoot, the light is okay, right?" When he saw Li Ruhui making an OK gesture, he continued: "I think the meaning of this kind of pattern should be enlarged to see it, on the one hand, it is to find the background of the times and make a fake feeling of the year; On the other hand, you can understand the experience from the author's heart, and you have to 'settle and meditate', and now you see the effect, and you have to find the cause, and the cause and effect are always inseparable. However, this is just my thoughts, just for your information. ”

Li Ruhui finished filming, and when she sat back in the tea room, her mouth repeated like an aftertaste: "The background of the times ......"

Li Ruhui's repetition seemed to prompt Hong Xitai, who turned his head and asked Li Ruhui: "Speaking of the times, let me think of one thing; At the second debriefing meeting, you said that during the Wanli period, due to the issue of the crown prince, the court and the palace struggle and the contradictions brought about by the court and the party struggle continued to deepen, I know a little about that period of history, but I don't know much about the causes of the party struggle and the follow-up, but I am very interested, can you help me make up for it? ”

Li Ruhui nodded and said: "That period was not only the most prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty, but also the beginning of the decline of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zong Zhenlei added: "In the "History of the Ming Dynasty" compiled by the Qing Dynasty, there is a sentence in the form of a coffin: 'The death of the Ming Dynasty is actually the death of Shenzong', which is the evaluation given by later generations after seeing the prosperity and decline experienced by the Ming Dynasty; Wanli is the name of Zhu Yijun of Shenzong. ”

Li Ruhui continued Zong Zhenlei's words: "I think the biggest problem at that time was the party struggle formed by the confrontation between the imperial power and the civilian clique. ”

Hong Seok-tae sat up straight and said, "Then, please continue." ”

Li Ruhui looked back at Zong Zhenlei and whispered, "You play as a substitute?" ”

Zong Zhenlei smiled at her and shook his head, and also whispered, "You can do it!" It's not like I'm going to fight wolves, so don't pull me. ”

Li Ruhui smiled and sat up straight.