透气，但能锁住水分……
那只是保湿霜，不是吗！
MX公司是一家美妆公司，林登虽然在设计部门工作，但对化妆品和护肤品还是有一定的了解的。女性对于护肤品的需求，一般主要有三大方面：美白、抗皱、保湿。
目前市面上还没有一款保湿产品能够达到绝对持久的保湿效果。为了达到良好的保湿效果，人们上妆时通常会叠加好几款护肤品：保湿精华、乳液、再涂保湿霜。这样不仅笨重，而且用起来也不舒服。
但看看徐教授的化学物质，它的特性完美地解决了保湿霜的诸多问题。因此，在保湿护肤领域，一款采用这种化学物质的新型保湿霜无疑将带来翻天覆地的变化，肯定会畅销不衰，不是吗？
“我明白，”林登缓缓说道。“如果我们能获得这种化学物质的使用权，并将其作为我们新品牌Rhyne的旗舰产品，这绝对能彻底改变整个护肤品市场。至少在保湿领域，它将占据绝对主导地位。”
“正是。”赵英俊点头，“现在全球各大美容公司给徐教授开出的价钱都很高，很多公司开出的授权费高达数百万美元。”
嘶……林登倒吸一口凉气。光是授权费就几百万美元，真是够离谱的。换算一下，至少也要几千万人民币。但林登可是化妆品行业的行家，他心里清楚，徐教授的产品绝对值这个价。如果能拿到独家授权，那等于是其他品牌的保湿产品彻底完蛋了，足以垄断整个保湿市场。
"Actually, MX Company offered an even better deal," Zhao Yingjun said with a wry smile. "But Professor Xu simply won't engage with us... The good news is, he's not engaging with any other companies either, so we still have a chance."
"Come on, Linden, let's go say hello to Professor Xu."
…
Linden also held his wine glass and followed Zhao Yingjun to a corner of the hall. Professor Xu Yun saw Zhao Yingjun approaching and turned as if to leave—
"Professor Xu, long time no see!" Zhao Yingjun smiled and stepped forward to greet him.
Xu Yun turned back, offering an awkward smile.
"Congratulations, Professor Xu," Zhao Yingjun raised her red wine glass, intending to clink it with Xu Yun's. "Your research achievement is truly a groundbreaking invention! I believe that as long as it's applied in the right field, it will undoubtedly realize its true value!"
However... Xu Yun didn't clink glasses with Zhao Yingjun. He lowered his head and chuckled self-deprecatingly. "Are you talking about that laughable failure? I've been ridiculed enough already."
"No, Professor Xu! I don't believe it's a failure; you should cherish your res—"
"Miss Zhao." Xu Yun raised a hand to cut off Zhao Yingjun. He looked up, his expression serious. "Miss Zhao, I'm very pleased to see you here today."
"If you're here to donate funds to the cause of science, then I'll gladly drink as many glasses with you as you like."
"However, if you're here for any other purpose... then I'm afraid I must decline."
…
Linden narrowed his eyes. It was clear that Professor Xu Yun didn't welcome Zhao Yingjun, and in fact, seemed very resistant to interacting with these beauty companies.
"You're too kind, Professor Xu; let's keep business separate," Zhao Yingjun maintained her smile. "Today, I am simply here to support scientific endeavors and research, with no other intentions whatsoever."
"That's good. In that case, on behalf of Shanghai's scientific researchers, I thank you, Miss Zhao!" Professor Xu Yun extended his glass to clink, and Zhao Yingjun intentionally lowered hers slightly.
Clink! After clinking, both drained their glasses.
Professor Xu Yun put down his glass and looked at Zhao Yingjun. "Miss Zhao, I hope to see you more often at events like this in the future, and less in my laboratory."
With that, Xu Yun turned and left.
Zhao Yingjun took out a white handkerchief, pinched a corner, and dabbed at a wine stain on her lips. "See, Linden? He's always like this with us. Today was actually one of his better moods."
林登点了点头。他之前和赵英俊互动不多，甚至连一句话都没说过。他一直觉得她处处高冷，难以接近。但现在……她似乎也有自己的苦衷。她不得不对徐云教授歉意地笑笑，谦卑地跟他碰杯。
但事已至此，公司必须发展壮大，员工也需要生存。赵英俊才23岁，留学归来不到两年，就把公司打造成了如今的规模。她的家庭背景想必相当雄厚，资金实力雄厚。
但林登不明白，她本可以轻松享受家族产业的成果，等待继承，却选择独自创业。公司里很少有人知道这些事情；赵英俊很可能有她自己的理由和动机。
“徐云教授肯定缺科研经费、实验设备什么的……为什么他不愿意用那次‘失败’来换取资金呢？”林登很纳闷，“有了资金支持，他可以建立自己的实验室，在更好的条件下开展研究。说不定他真的能有所发现呢。”
赵英俊放下手帕，无奈地笑了笑：“这大概就是科学家的骄傲和固执吧。他失败太久，被人嘲笑太久，所以他不忍心把他的失败产品卖出去，传遍全世界。”
“那种意外产生的化学物质，对我们来说，是宝物。但对徐云教授来说……或许是一道耻辱的伤疤，每次提起都如刀割般刺痛。”
赵英俊放下酒杯，抱起双臂，看向林登，“你也是上海大学毕业的，能帮我想想办法吗？”
“我？”林登愣了一下。他一时之间想起了1986年版《西游记》里，九头虫命令本波尔巴：“去把唐三藏师徒都除掉！”他有什么资格？这些上流贵族和商界巨头，都被虚云教授给打脸了。他一个区区一个组长，一个在他们眼里“小学生”的家伙，怎么可能帮她谈成这么大的交易？
“我会问问周围的人，”林登只能回答道。
他这才明白赵英俊带他来参加这次晚会的目的……她大概是想着，自己和徐云教授是同窗，以后或许能扯上关系。但她实在是太高估他了。或许莱茵猫项目的出色表现，让赵英俊对他的真正实力产生了深深的误解。可那只猫，是从梦里复制出来的！难道他真的能从梦里复制徐云教授的研究成果吗？
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