A few minutes later, Xiao He returned.
"How about it?"
Liu Rulan asked expectantly, and the other crew members who wanted to buy perfume also pricked up their ears.
“It is indeed perfume she made herself,” Xiao He said with a smile, then pointed to the street ahead. “Her shop is the third shop on the right after turning left at the intersection ahead. She said she was very grateful for our liking of her perfume, and if you have time, you can go to her shop to take a look. She can give everyone some samples of her homemade perfume.”
"Yay!"
Everyone cheered.
"Since we're still waiting for the bus, why don't we go check it out?"
Without further ado, the crew moved in the direction Xiao He had indicated.
Their crew was quite diverse, including actors and their private teams, as well as crew support staff. Xiao He was already considered the most prominent among them, and the other main characters from "The Phantom Thieves 2" would be arriving one after another.
At first, everyone was a little afraid of Xiao He. After all, Xiao He had a "fierce face" and was a guest star in "The Phantom Thieves 1". For many people, he was practically a half-resource actor. So now, even though they came to the filming location as a group, no one dared to speak loudly while riding in the car, let alone take the initiative to chat with Xiao He.
But looking at it now, Xiao He himself is actually quite friendly!
Since they were already there, the group decided to browse around the perfume shop.
The moment the wooden door was pushed open, it rang with the soft sound of a copper bell, and a gentle floral fragrance filled the air. When everyone saw the layout inside, they were the first to exclaim in amazement.
This perfume shop is full of French exoticism. Glass jars are neatly arranged on the dark brown oak cabinet, and the various dried flowers in the glass jars glow warmly under the light. Xiao He doesn't know the names of most of the flowers, but he feels that even though they have become dried flowers, they still have a kind of enchanting beauty that is worth treasuring forever.
On the counter covered with a tablecloth, there were various crystal-style perfume bottles. Next to them was an old brass scale and several clean perfume bottles. Further next to it was a bamboo woven craft product that resembled a Chinese winnowing basket, on which were scattered exquisitely packaged handmade soaps.
What's most amazing is that the fragrances here come from many sources, but when mixed together in one space, they don't feel unpleasant. Instead, they create a perfectly balanced, gentle, and elegant atmosphere.
The old lady he had just met walked over with a smile and greeted Xiao He, "Welcome!"
"Wow, her shop is decorated like a magic house from a fairy tale."
Xiao Chen, standing to the side, exclaimed in amazement.
Liu Rulan then turned her gaze to the perfume on the cabinet next to her.
“This is Mrs. Marshall,” Xiao He introduced Liu Rulan. “She is the owner of this shop and also an excellent perfumer. She speaks English, so you don’t need to worry about communication. Feel free to ask her anything you’re interested in.”
"Hello, Mrs. Marshall."
Knowing that the old lady could speak English, Liu Rulan breathed a sigh of relief and then greeted her with a smile.
"Hello, please feel free to look around here. If you find anything interesting, I can give you a brief introduction."
Marshall was a witty and humorous old lady. Xiao He had only exchanged a few words with her before, but they had already established a friendly relationship. Now, after hearing Liu Rulan's understanding of perfume, the smile on her face became even more genuine.
Others, using their phones for real-time translation, were also able to roughly understand the descriptions and names on the perfume labels.
By the time the film crew came to pick everyone up, the perfume shop had already received several more orders.
In particular, Liu Rulan, who was more knowledgeable about perfumes, directly commissioned Mrs. Marshall to create an exclusive perfume design. Several other actors, especially the actresses, were also very interested in this kind of customization and thus also chose to have their perfumes customized.
Anyway, they'll be staying here for a long time, so once Mrs. Marshall finishes making them, they can just send someone over to pick them up.
Mrs. Marshall seemed surprised by the high level of spending among this group of Chinese people, and happily accepted all their orders.
As everyone gradually returned to the film crew's car, Mrs. Marshall specifically thanked Xiao He and gave him a box of perfume.
It was a perfume bottle with a golden sheen, and the liquid inside shimmered like starlight under the light, as if the eternal Milky Way was hosting a grand starlight show.
Xiao He wasn't actually interested in these perfumes, but the perfume in front of him was clearly more for display than for use. After hesitating for a moment, he accepted the perfume and also ordered a set of soaps from Marshall.
After everyone came out one by one, the bus that had come to pick them up slowly started moving.
People on the street were still discussing the perfume shop they had just visited.
"As expected of the perfume capital, every shop here has a cinematic atmosphere. I'm already looking forward to the next shoot, since our content is inextricably linked to perfume."
One of the actresses couldn't help but say.
Xiao He knew this actress; she played a beautiful female thief in "The Thieves 2".
And what she said was true; the story of "The Phantom Thieves 2" takes place in this perfume capital with its history /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ of perfumery.
The protagonists, Lu Xiaokong and Shi Ji, became famous after a battle in Baixiang Kingdom. As a result, more and more bosses came to them to steal things. However, Lu Xiaokong knew that their success in stealing things last time was purely by luck, not because of their own skill. Therefore, he chose to refuse all the bosses who came to his door.
However, his greedy and lustful uncle messed things up at this crucial moment, actually having an online romance that took him to a real-life location across borders, and was detained in the country of Fran, where Lu Xiaokong was asked to ransom him.
When Lu Xiaokong heard the news, he felt like tearing his uncle apart.
However, the people there already knew his identity and warned him that if he didn't go to rescue the people and chose to return to China, they would immediately send a message to the Chinese police saying that they were the infamous thief duo that had caused such a stir internationally recently!
Unable to stay in White Elephant Country and unable to return to China, Lu Xiaokong had no choice but to take the plane ticket sent by his "boss" and travel halfway around the world to France, specifically Grasse—the legendary perfume capital.
Lu Xiaokong was already having a huge headache from being forced to come and rescue Shi Ji, but when he arrived here and met the legendary big boss, he was completely dumbfounded when he heard what the big boss asked them to steal.
—Nothing more. What this big boss asked them to steal wasn't money, antiques, or any kind of treasure.
It's not a bottle of perfume, it's an antique!
perfume?
What's there to steal from this thing?!
