553 Liberté (1/2)
Grandpa Lu's curiosity about his grandson and Long Jinjing was interrupted when Giulia Moretti sat beside him and began chatting with him.
Everyone was stuffed with the delicious and hearty food. They also felt happy with their gift packages. Not only were the guests celebrating the grand launch of Orchidia Beauty, but they were also making meaningful and beneficial connections with some of the most influential personages in the country (and abroad, too!). The guests didn't expect that there would be so many advantages by attending this grand launch tonight.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
The atmosphere was very relaxed and informal. Nevertheless, all the guests could sense that the security in the place was tight and strict. Each member of the security looked intimidating. Some even emitted scary aura. Nobody dared to make trouble. They wanted to maintain the cheerful atmosphere. Besides, there were so many important personages present tonight.
Who would want to give a bad impression to the Jins, the Lus, the Fengs (to the handful of people who recognized the real high status of the low-profile cousins, Feng Wan and Feng Jiu), and the impressive students and alumni from Cross Academy?
Not them!
And so the merry-making continued.
Later, the two lovable emcees, Dom and Clover, called for everyone's attention. Iris Long stood together on the stage with them, looking even more dazzling than she did earlier.
Ever since her first comeback in showbiz, she became the type of person that the more one looked at her, the more beautiful she became. She was already naturally beautiful to begin with, but this effect only increased her attractiveness even more. Too bad that she was already engaged to marry the most powerful businessman in the country of his generation. The males and bent females present could only sigh, feeling a little regretful for not getting to know her before she became engaged.
Dom: ”We have some announcements! Ehehehe.”
Clover: ”Exciting announcements!”
The guests quietened down.
Clover: ”Does anyone here likes perfumes?”
The people felt confused. Perfume? Was Orchidia Beauty going to release perfumes too? So soon?
Dom: ”Is anyone here familiar with the perfume brand Sang Bleu?”
His question was met with blank stares. The perfume brand was well-known mainly in Europe and in places where there were still existing royalty and nobility. It wasn't popular in China or most parts of Asia.
However, some people in the audience reacted by widening their eyes, obviously recognizing the brand's name.
Feng Wan, her three posh friends, and her cousin Feng Jiu. Everyone from Cross Academy…well, except for Amanpio Kileksy who looked as clueless as the rest of the guests. A few others, especially those who frequently travelled around the world.
Then Clover gave a short summary of the old French perfumery, Sang Bleu. She described its long history of creating customized perfumes for aristocrats and royal families.
The audience listened, becoming even more confused. Why were the emcees talking about an old French perfumery all of a sudden? Wasn't this supposed to be an event for Orchidia Beauty?
”In short, Sang Bleu is no longer in business,” Clover said.
'Then why are you talking about it? What's the point?' the audience asked in their minds.
Dom: ”We are proud to announce that Boss—I mean President Iris Long has acquired the old French perfumery, Sang Bleu! Meaning, President Iris Long is the new owner not only of Orchidia Beauty but also of Sang Bleu! Yay yay!”
The people who were familiar with Sang Bleu were shocked. Feng Wan, her three posh friends, and her cousin Feng Jiu gasped. Even Iris' friends and mentors from Cross Academy didn't expect that she had acquired the bankrupt perfumery.
Iris took the mic from Dom.
”To those of you who recognized Sang Bleu, you know that it doesn't have the a very pleasant reputation among the masses,” she said.
Feng Wan and the others nodded.
”I might now own Sang Bleu but I don't plan on repeating history and continuing its past discriminating practices. Thus, I am rebranding Sang Bleu and taking it under Orchidia Beauty as a subsidiary company. From today onwards, Sang Bleu is no more. Instead, it is now known as…
”LIBERTÉ!!!”
Jin Liwei, Grandpa Lu and Lu Zihao led the applause for her. The others followed suit.
Iris continued speaking, ”Sang Bleu means 'blue blood' in French. The name reflected the perfumery's old practice of catering exclusively to royalty and aristocrats or those with 'blue blood'. But that was then. Now, under my ownership, the perfumery is renamed Liberté which means 'freedom'!”
Ooohs and aaahs erupted from the audience, finally understanding the significance of the old and new names of the perfumery. So there was a deeper meaning to why Iris Long renamed it.
”Just like its meaning, Liberté will be available to everyone who wants to buy it—as long as it's in-stock.”
The guests chuckled when Iris added the last part of her sentence. She had to mention it, especially since Orchidia Beauty just sold out in five seconds earlier.
”There will be no discrimination! What blue blood? All of us have red blood! Even my mother who is now a viscountess still retained the redness of her blood. And I bet you all that her viscount husband also has blood as red as yours and mine.”
Applause and cheers, led by Jin Liwei again as usual.
”Just like our vision for Orchidia Beauty, all Liberté perfumes will be 100% natural!”
More applause and cheers.
”I will be releasing my first perfume soon under the Liberté brand,” Iris announced all of a sudden.
The Black Stars went crazy. There were secret Black Stars attending as guests in the party who almost jumped on top of the tables in their excitement. Good thing that they remembered their dignity just in time and controlled their urges. Orchidia Beauty's official livestream was also still ongoing. It now had almost 4 million viewers, leaving the other livestreams of the event in the dust. The live comments exploded.
”Kyaaaaaaah! Boss Iris' perfume! I'm so excited!”
”What's she gonna call the perfume?”