903, Guose Fang
Yan Zisong has seen a lot of boxes, wooden ones, bamboo ones, iron ones, and even ceramic ones, but I have never seen such...transparent ones.
The base of the box is made of high-quality wood, but it is not the precious sandalwood, but ordinary poplar.
In Nanyue Country, the most expensive woods are golden nanmu, huanghuali wood, and rosewood, the slightly cheaper ones are teak, cherry wood, and the cheapest are ash, oak, oak, and pine.
Poplar is the cheapest of the cheapest!
As long as they have a little family property, they will not use poplar.
Most poplars are fast-growing woods, loose in texture, easy to deform, and very soft in texture.
Then why does Yan Zisong say it's wonderful to use poplar wood as the base of the box for expensive cosmetics? It is because the wood is soaked in rose hydrosol, and it is exuding a strong rose aroma at this time-because of its soft texture, it is more inhalable.
Yan Zisong has been in business for many years, with sharp eyes, he can tell that it is poplar wood at a glance. If someone who is not familiar with wood says that the box is rosewood, some people will believe it.
But this is not the most wonderful place, the most wonderful above.
The base of the box and the upper cover are connected by hinges, and the upper cover is framed with iron wire, and then covered with pink tulle. In the center of the transparent tulle cover is a rose-shaped decoration, the size of a child's palm , carefully woven with jade beads and gemstone beads, although they are ordinary jade and gemstones, but because of the exquisite design, they are also eye-catching and lifelike, and they are embroidered in tulle, just like a jewel rose blooming.
Because the lid is transparent, the contents inside can be seen clearly through the lid.
The vermilion porcelain bottle is also made into a petal shape, and the whole set of cosmetics is not used, but the theme is already highlighted.
Highlighting the theme is only one aspect, what Yan Zisong really thinks is wonderful is the second aspect.
Because the box is transparent, the cover is made of iron wire and then covered with tulle. In other words, it is extremely weak and fragile, so normal people see such a box subconsciously handle it with care, and it is precisely because of this lightness Gently put it down will make people feel a sense of care.
This is like a man with two women in front of him.
The appearance of the women is extremely beautiful, one has a vigorous figure and a lively personality; the other is like a weeping willow, with a delicate body and frail body.
Although it is known that the first woman is more suitable to spend a lifetime together, but the frail woman can arouse the desire for protection, and there is a sense of "preciousness" invisibly, and I can't help caring for her.
The same goes for this box.
Yan Zisong raised his head, with a serious expression, and took a deep look at Gu Qianxue, "The product is wonderful, and the person is even better." But there was no frivolity in it, and he sincerely praised it.
"Young master Yan has won the prize!" Qian Xue said.
"The aroma of the base stimulates the sense of smell, and the tulle on the upper layer stimulates the vision. Just these two things will arouse people's sense of anticipation." Yan Zisong stared at the box, sighing repeatedly, "Master Qianxue must tell me, how did you come up with this idea?" of? This box is absolutely unparalleled in the world."
Gu Qianxue's eyes sparkled with a smile, she looked at Yan Zisong Yingying, "Mr. Yan is too exaggerated, how can he bear the words "Unparalleled Under Heaven", if you have to talk about the reason for designing the box," the voice paused, Then she smiled sweetly, "Naturally, starting from my own identity as a woman, I imagined what kind of gift I would want if I wanted to receive a gift. It should be dreamy, delicate, and tender, and then I designed this box."
Chu Yan burst out laughing, and Gu Qianxue's face froze.
Yan Zisong was taken aback, then looked up.
Chu Yan hurriedly withdrew her smile, staring at her nose and heart.
——Things go back to two days ago!
It took Gu Qianxue a day and a half to develop the lotion, cream and powder, and the effect was excellent, and then she began to study the packaging.
There is no gimmick about the bottle. Due to the limited ceramic technology, it is best to find a skilled craftsman to carve a rose pattern on the soft clay, and then brush it with cinnabar for baking.
So be sure to shine on the box!
If you want to stand out, you must use high-quality materials! Rosewood and beautiful jade are indispensable, and silverware or goldware may also be used. The reason why packaging is very important is also very clear to the people of Nanyue. Sometimes a delicate box can cost hundreds of taels of silver or thousands of dollars. two.
However, Gu Qianxue is... poor!
I was so poor that I didn't even dare to go to restaurants, and I tried my best to get food everywhere.
How could Gu Qianxue, who is so poor, take out hundreds of taels to thousands of taels of silver to make a box? So the red sandalwood was replaced with the cheapest poplar.
What if Yang Mu can't take it out? Soak rose hydrosol to increase the aroma.
The base of the box was solved, but no matter how tangy the aroma, it couldn’t change the fact that poplar wood was a cheap commodity. The box lid was the facade, so poplar wood must not be used, but other materials were too expensive to make, so Gu Qianxue thought of the modern silk flower craft, so Use wire and tulle for the lid.
However, even if the idea is very good, it is still extremely shabby!
Chuyan suggested to find an embroiderer to embroider on it.
Not to mention that tulle embroidery is not high-end, but if you want to find breathtaking embroidery work, you must find the top embroiderer, because tulle is transparent, the outside is not beautiful enough, and the back of the box cover is also messy. If the price drops, double-sided embroidery is required.
Even if it is difficult to find the embroiderer for double-sided embroidery, even if it is found, such a pair of handwork costs fifty taels of silver.
For fifty taels of silver, Gu Qianxue would rather buy some meat for the children!
Later, Gu Qianxue ran to the jewelry store on Chang'an Avenue to find inspiration, and suddenly saw the shopkeeper clearing out some of the eliminated beads and selling them to craftsmen. Makes a decorative rose.
Thus, the box praised by Yan Zisong was born out of nowhere.
In general, ten copper plates were used for poplar wood, no money for pure dew for the time being, fifty copper plates for iron wire, fifty copper plates for high-quality tulle because of less materials, and forty beads for a total of one tael of silver. , the most expensive thing is the handicraft money of many craftsmen, which cost more than ten taels of silver.
In other words, the cost of such an ingenious box is by no means less than twenty taels of silver.
And the reason why Chuyan laughed is because Princess Qianxue was obviously anxious like an ant in a hot pot for the past three days, scratching her heart and trying to find a way, but in front of Yan Zisong, she wanted to pretend to be a calm and calm outsider feeling, so I laughed.
Gu Qianxue glared at Chu Yan secretly, and told her with her eyes - don't make trouble! Do not laugh! Don't be seen by others, how embarrassing
Yan Zisong didn't care about Chu Yan, and asked in a gentle voice, "The box is really good, I don't know the name of the cosmetic product."
"National beauty." Qianxue replied.
"National color?" Yan Zisong hesitated, "Isn't it right? The country is beautiful, but if the cosmetics are not amazing enough, they will only be laughed at."
Qianxue was full of confidence, "Don't worry, I will let everyone know what it means to be worthy of the name." She said and stood up, "Since Mr. Yan raised doubts, let's experience Guosefang for yourself."
Yan Zisong was taken aback, "What did you say? How do you feel? How do you feel?"
Qianxue smiled, "Of course I have experienced it first-hand. Come on, Mr. Yan will wash your face, and the princess will help you apply makeup in person."
904, The Two Beauties in Qianxue's Heart