Chapter 154 The Selection Begins
In the conference room, an elegant middle-aged man sat at the head of a long red-lacquered wooden table. On his left was Julia, and on his right was... Zhou Guanyan.
"Comrade Ruan, nice to meet you again." Zhou Guanyan nodded friendly and said with a smile.
Seeing this, Julia asked in confusion, "Do you know each other?"
Zhou Guanyan held a harmless smile on his face, "Not only do we know each other, we've even been on a blind date."
Before Ruan Yuntang could speak, Chen Xiangxiang spoke first, "So you and my brother both lost to that country bumpkin!"
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Ruan Yuntang awkwardly grabbed Chen Xiangxiang's hand, pulled her behind him, and explained to Zhou Guanyan:
"Sorry, she's been heartbroken lately, so her words are sharp. They're not directed at anyone."
"Who's asking—" Chen Xiangxiang opened her mouth to retort, but Ruan Yuntang forcibly covered her mouth.
Zhou Guanyan withdrew his gaze from Chen Xiangxiang and looked at Ruan Yuntang, whose face was full of nervousness. A playful look flashed in his clear and harmless eyes, and he smiled:
"It doesn't matter,"
Seeing this, Ruan Yuntang hurriedly took Chen Xiangxiang's hand and sat down. Seeing that she was still restless, he whispered a few words in her ear.
In an instant, Chen Xiangxiang became obedient.
Julia glanced at the three empty seats on the other side and waved, "Director Shu, go see why the other group hasn't arrived yet."
As soon as she finished speaking, four people came to the door.
It was another group of three, and Meng Haosi who came in with them.
Julia glanced at Meng Haosi and said with a half-smile, "Haosi, are you marrying into someone else's group?"
"Xiao Ye twisted her foot, I just gave her a hand." Meng Haosi pulled his hair irritably, and helped Su Ye walk to her seat.
Su Ye struggled for a long time but couldn't break free. He gritted his teeth and said, "Go back to your group."
"What do you mean by yours or ours? We are all from the same factory." Meng Haosi held her arm firmly.
"She is demonstrating to us, what a white lotus in the prosperous age!" Chen Xiangxiang leaned close to Ruan Yuntang's ear and rolled her eyes.
Ruan Yuntang looked at the person in the distance who was looking at her apologetically and reminded her:
"Comrade Su, please sit down quickly. The selection is about to begin."
Hearing this, Su Ye stopped struggling and limped down to sit opposite.
After she sat down, Meng Haosi quickly sat down next to Ruan Yuntang.
Chen Xiangxiang snorted at him and rolled her eyes.
Julia watched the undercurrent surge without saying anything, but smiled and introduced:
"We are honored to have Master Liu as our judge today. Please give him a warm welcome!"
Ruan Yuntang looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the middle.
He was wearing a long Chinese cloth gown, medium-length hair, and a pair of silver-rimmed glasses on his elegant face, which made him look like a scholar. However, his eyes were sharp and discerning.
He glanced at them one by one, then turned to Julia and smiled, "Are you sure you're not being controlled by capital?"
"Don't joke around!" Julia glared at him. "You can't say that casually."
"And they are all talents I carefully selected. Don't look at them with tinted glasses!"
Liu Chuxiang smiled and nodded without saying anything else.
But his words offended several young men and women present.
Chen Xiangxiang was because he was held down by Ruan Yuntang, Meng Haosi was stopped by Su Ye's eyes, and He Zhili said coldly on the spot:
"It seems that the famous Master Liu is no better than this."
After saying this, Liu Chuxiang's expression remained unchanged, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly. "I'm just like this, so why are you still here?"
He Zhili's icy face, which had remained unchanged for years, darkened and he immediately stood up and strode away.
Wen Huaiyu and Su Ye tried to stop him but failed.
Liu Chuxiang glanced at everyone and said slowly, "Anyone who wants to leave can leave at any time."
Julia frowned and glared at him.
Liu Chuxiang remained unmoved.
If it weren't for his long-standing relationship with Julia, he would never have tried to come here to select a successor to inherit the extraction method.
How could these noble young men really take this skill seriously, let alone pass it on?
Coming here at this time is just for fun, wasting your own time and other people's time.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, two people on his right appeared with angry faces and made to leave.
However, at this moment, a tender white hand firmly held down the two of them.
Liu Chuxiang looked at the owner of the arm and her gaze stopped on Ruan Yuntang's face.
She has a pretty face, smooth and delicate skin, and is wearing a rare piece of cloth. It is obvious that she was brought up in a pampered environment.
However, those clear and intelligent eyes didn't look like those of a young lady who only knew how to have fun.
After just a few glances, I saw the girl lean over to another girl and whisper something in her ear.
The other girl immediately curled her lips in disdain, "Even if we're just playing around, I still feel uncomfortable just looking at that old man!"
Liu Chuxiang's face darkened and she immediately turned her eyes away to look to the other side.
He saw the remaining boy on his left gave him a respectful smile, while the other girl didn't look at him and was busy with something in her hand.
Liu Chuxiang leaned forward slightly and looked over, and saw a white thread with a mimeographed label hanging on it. The girl was tying the label to the neck of the bottle.
He frowned and said subconsciously:
"This perfume might not even be ready for the market right now. Instead of meticulously preparing the packaging, why not focus on the quality of the perfume?"
Su Ye looked up in astonishment, then pursed his lips and said:
"I know, but regardless of whether it can be successfully launched on the market, I want to prepare it more perfectly within the limited time. After all, I made it with my own hands. It is both my work and my child."
Hearing this, Liu Chuxiang smiled in surprise, then looked at the girl again, with admiration in her eyes.
Julia saw the change in his eyes and could not help but lean over and whispered:
"Well, I've already said it before, when judging people, don't just look at their background. These kids have paid just as much as others."
As she spoke, she pointed towards Ruan Yuntang.
"For example, that little girl is incredibly hardworking and ambitious, and her incense-making skills are the best I've ever heard of!"
Liu Chuxiang looked in the direction of her finger in surprise, her eyes suddenly changed, she withdrew her gaze lightly, and sneered:
"Julia, I think your vision is getting worse!"
Julia had long been unhappy with his judgment of people, and snorted, "Wait until you taste her perfume and you'll know!"
Liu Chuxiang smiled sarcastically and ignored her.
Zhou Guanyan, who was standing next to them, listened to the entire conversation between the two. He looked at Ruan Yuntang with deep eyes, a hint of amusement in his eyes.
I thought he was a fool, but I didn't expect that he would be so successful in this small place.
"Please take out the perfumes you are entering into the competition and place them on the table," Julia said.
Hearing the sound, everyone took out their perfume one by one.
The final winner of this competition will be determined by combining the individual perfume selection scores with the group perfume selection scores.
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