Looking at the dusty dish in the porcelain cup, Li Ming fell silent.
Immediately, Li Ming burst out laughing: "Master Hu, why are you making such a weird joke with me just after we met?"
"Rouge is all red. Can you show me what this dusty thing is for?"
"Besides, this rouge is made of flower petals. What is this? Are these also flower petals?"
However, Li Ming did not wait for Hu Changan's humorous agreement.
Hu Changan just looked at Li Ming seriously and said: "Mr. Li, I didn't lie to you. This is the raw material of the new rouge I mentioned."
At this time, Li Ming was completely confused.
Li Ming looked at the contents of the cup, then looked at Hu Changan, his face full of disbelief.
Is Mr. Hu crazy? Can he even call such a thing rouge?
This is obviously gray, not the red required for rouge at all.
Li Ming's eyes widened.
Could it be that Mr. Hu’s eyes are broken?
Li Ming stretched out his hand to Hu Changan's eyes and waved it in disbelief.
Hey, these eyes follow the fingers.
Seeing Li Ming's appearance, Hu Changan also laughed: "Mr. Li, my eyes are not broken and I can still see things clearly."
At this time, Li Ming was even more confused: "Master Hu, do you want to promote gray rouge in Yingtian City?"
When he thought of the image of noble ladies with gray rouge on their lips, Li Ming quickly shook his head and threw the image out of his mind.
This art is too advanced, I can't appreciate it, I can't appreciate it.
It seems that Mr. Hu is talented in other areas, but he is still a pure layman when it comes to making rouge.
Li Ming couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.
Based on his many years of experience in making rouge, no one would want this color of rouge.
Looking at Li Ming's complicated eyes, Hu Changan also smiled slightly, and handed a small mortar to Li Ming: "Mr. Li, don't worry, just crush this thing and you will know."
Li Ming took the mortar doubtfully and ground up a small amount of gray powder.
Li Ming didn't feel anything at first, but after Li Ming fiddled with it a few times, he discovered something unusual.
I saw a faint hint of bright red among the pile of gray powder?!
Now Li Ming regained his energy and quickly continued grinding.
As Li Ming continued to grind, there were more and more reds in the gray.
Finally, the entire powder in the cup turned bright red!
At this time, Li Ming was completely shocked.
I didn’t expect that this grayish thing would become so bright after being ground!
If you add this powder to rouge, it will definitely sell well!
At this time, Li Ming also admired Hu Changan.
It is worthy of being praised by everyone in Yingtian City, but it is different!
Li Ming couldn't help but curiously asked Hu Changan: "Master Hu, I don't know what this gray powder is. How can you grind such a bright powder?"
Hu Changan smiled slightly and replied: "Mr. Li, this gray powder is a special kind of insect."
"This insect is called cochineal. The blood of the female of this insect contains a large amount of natural dyes."
"Compared with traditional petals, this dye is not only brighter in color, but also stays longer. It can be called an excellent rouge raw material."
What?
This gray powder is actually an insect?
Li Ming couldn't help but be shocked.
He didn't pay attention just now and didn't realize it was a bug at all.
How come there is such a bug in the world? Why doesn't he know about it?
Looking at Li Ming's surprised look, Hu Changan smiled slightly: "Mr. Li, let's go to the greenhouse and have a look."
With that said, Hu Changan took Li Ming to the greenhouse.
Although the greenhouse has been harvested at this time, there are still many immature cochineal insects still living on the cactus.
At Hu Changan's signal, Li Ming squatted beside the cactus and watched carefully.
Li Ming didn't notice it at first, but under close observation, Li Ming actually saw something moving on the cactus.
This dusty appearance is what was in the small cup that Hu Changan showed him before!
Li Ming couldn't help but express his heartfelt emotion: "It seems that the world is so big, there are so many wonders! I am being limited."
"I only know that there are colors in flower petals, but I didn't know that there are such bright colors in insects. I'm really ashamed!"
When Hu Changan saw this, he also said humbly: "Old sir, it's normal for you not to know. I also got this from a foreign businessman inadvertently."
"According to them, this kind of little bug is very rare in their place. It's normal that you don't know about it."
After hearing this, Li Ming was somewhat relieved.
Suddenly, Li Ming seemed to have thought of something, and smiled and joked to Hu Changan: "Master Hu, it turns out that you want to plant this strange plant in your house to raise cochineal insects!"
"I thought it was Mr. Hu's special hobby. It seems that I was misled before."
Hu Changan was also ashamed after hearing what Li Ming said.
If it was just for viewing, he wouldn't plant so many cacti, okay?
However, Li Ming's words awakened Hu Changan.
It seems that he will still have to open up a separate experimental land in the future.
Otherwise, it would not be a problem to keep growing things in the house.
After visiting the cochineal breeding area, Hu Changan and Li Ming returned to the front hall and sat down.
At this time, Li Ming also felt that it was almost done.
I have also seen this new rouge material, and now we have to talk about how to cooperate.
Hu Changan invited Li Ming here mainly to discuss the production of this new type of rouge.
After all, rouge is not like alcohol or soap, and the production process is very cumbersome.
Not only that, there are also established rules for the packaging of rouge.
When those noble ladies choose rouge, they not only look at the color, but also whether the outer packaging is exquisite.
As a modern person, Hu Changan believed that he was still a little out of touch with the mainstream aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty.
What's more, Hu Changan is an old, rough and straight man who doesn't understand what styles women like.
So the best way right now is to cooperate.
Hu Changan provided key technologies, and Li Ming provided manpower and material resources.
Manager Chen and Li Ming had discussed this before.
So when Li Ming read this magical raw material, what Li Ming naturally thought of was to continue discussing the specific process of cooperation.
However, Hu Changan interrupted Li Ming's train of thought: "Mr. Li, where are we going? I haven't demonstrated the most important part to you yet."
What?
Li Ming was stunned.
What’s next?
The next step is not to just make the paste into paste and put it in the rouge box. Why are there other steps?