The French capital has a history of more than 1,400 years. The streets are not wide but very charming. Among the driving Rolls-Royce cars, looking around and listening to "Myself" "Conversing fluently in French with Phil Reno, I felt emotional - it turns out that "proficiency in mainstream languages" is a skill I already have, but it has also been forgotten in my memory.
Because of the system's assistance and the bad conversation on the plane today, Zhou Wang could still fully understand their conversation even though they spoke very fast.
But here we need to first mention what kind of organization the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with Phil Reynaud as its vice president, is.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Paris Region, referred to as CCIP, was founded in 1803. It is the largest chamber of commerce and industry organization in France and Europe. It represents the interests of a total of 320,000 companies in Paris and the three surrounding provinces. The association has more than 100 permanent staff With a population of 4,000 people, the output value of enterprises within the entire jurisdiction accounts for 20% of the entire French gross national product.
A simple understanding is that in a place like France, the influence of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry is very great. In addition to the economic field, the reach of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry has actually extended to all aspects, and their shadow can be seen everywhere.
As the vice-president, Phil Renault's actual power position has transcended the restrictions of the "businessman" level...
It is said to be a conversation, but most of the time, it is Phil Renault who is chattering, even though [ Zhou Wang] has always been relatively cold and does not respond to every question he asks. He has also always maintained a warm and respectful attitude.
"Is there a fire?"
At a certain moment, [Zhou Wang] rolled down the window, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and asked casually.
Renault, who was still talking happily about the great things he had done in the association since the last separation, was startled. He said with some embarrassment: "Oh, Zhou, you know I never smoke..."
But soon Renault saw something on the street and asked the driver to stop the car. He opened the door and ran out. He exchanged 10 euros for a lighter with a teenager who was skateboarding on the street and ran back again. He handed it to [Zhou Wang].
The look around from the onlooker's perspective is somewhat complicated... "I" am so awesome!
Of course, Zhou Wang can actually understand why Renault behaves in front of him, which can even be described as humble -
just like the first time he saw Caroline in the memory fragment, when Zhou Wang first saw Renault , a piece of information automatically appeared in his mind.
"Phil Reno, one of the heirs of the second-rate French conglomerate Renault Group, met you half a year ago. Under your guidance, you helped the family company survive the bankruptcy crisis and promoted the Renault Group to a first-rate consortium in one fell swoop. , he himself also obtained the first line of succession, and successfully won the election of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and he has always regarded you as a god..."
At the same time as this large piece of information, there were also some fragmented memory scenes that emerged.
Under the lights of the Eiffel Tower, the lost Phil Renault fell down on the street. A young Chinese man carrying a travel bag sat next to him at some point and said lightly: "Mr. Phil, do you need a little help?"
At the final decision-making meeting of the Renault Group, facing the fiercely arguing corporate executives, Renault mustered up the courage to stand up and speak out his "whimsical" statement...
The sudden war, the volatile crude oil price, the rapidly depreciating euro... ...
Amidst the shadows of countless newspapers flying all over the sky, the Renault Group was caught up in the carnival of resurrection. In the corner, the young man half hidden in the shadows still stood indifferently and silently, just silently raising the champagne in his hand...
These pictures vaguely formed the outline of a whole thing. Although it was not completely clear, it was enough to analyze a lot of useful information.
At least that's certain.
From a certain perspective, Renault, like Caroline, is a follower and admirer of [Zhou Wang]. Maybe the Renault Group behind him may not necessarily be like this, but it is just Phil Renault himself who is very fond of Zhou Wang. With great respect.
It is not difficult to explain why Phil Renault behaved so humbly in front of [Zhou Wang].
What Zhou Wang saved was not only the family group behind him, but also the life he had almost given up on...
"Zhou, we're here."
While Zhou Wang's thoughts were racing, the Rolls-Royce also slowly drove into the city of Paris. A mansion building in the district. From the moment you enter the periphery of the manor, you can see men in black wearing sunglasses everywhere. Judging from the bulging bags around their waists, they obviously have some wealth...
Zhou Wang was not impressed. It's not too surprising. Although France is a developed country, don't overestimate the security here. It is completely normal for wealthy people to have a few "professional shooters" who can legally hold guns as bodyguards.
Following Renault into the mansion, they came to a luxuriously decorated reception room with a closet design and a very distinctive European style. In the room, there were several distinguished old men wearing suits and fancy clothes, and there was only one young woman.
When they saw [Zhou Wang] appear, they all put down the cigars in their hands, stood up and shook hands with [Zhou Wang]. Those who had met him once would try to hug [Zhou Wang]. Of course, they were all rejected by [Zhou Wang] He declined calmly.
Every time Zhou Wang glances at a person, information about them will automatically appear in front of his eyes. Although it is not as detailed as Renault's, and there is no flashback memory picture, it is enough for Zhou Wang to know their identity.
Anouk Pampa, First Vice President of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Meira Beah, Secretary General of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Didier Mbappe, President of the Paris Hautes-Seine Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
These people are all He was a senior member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry who supported Renault at the time and represented a backbone of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
In other words, from Zhou Wang's perspective, it can be interpreted that they are all gathered together by "himself" invisibly and have formed a certain faction.
What's the reason?
Zhou Wang soon heard the answer...
"Zhou, please forgive us for initiating this meeting out of urgency, but we really can't wait any longer."
After the greetings, Anouk Pan, the oldest and most senior person present , Pa was the first to speak, "We all want to know, based on your prediction, how long the war will last?"
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on [Zhou Wang].
[Zhou Wang] said calmly: "A long time."
Everyone looked at each other, but Renault, who was most familiar with Zhou Wang, spoke carefully: "Zhou, when you say a long time, you mean..."
"More than a year, even two or three years."
Everyone exclaimed when they heard this, and Renault was also a little in disbelief: "But judging from the statements he made continuously, he seems to want everything to end before May. Why are you so sure?" "
The reason? You don't have to worry about it, all you have to do is choose to believe it or not."
[Zhou Wang] crossed his legs, took a sip of red wine, and said lightly.
"Believe it, of course we believe it... If it weren't for your accurate prediction, who would have thought that everything happened so suddenly. Now that the bank has sensed that the momentum is wrong, it has tightened its lending. Fernando's idiots can only watch in their hands. Euros have turned into a pile of waste paper..."
Meira, the only young woman and secretary-general of the Chamber of Commerce, said with excitement.
"Yes, if this momentum continues, Fernando will definitely get out of the position of president of the Chamber of Commerce in the next election..."
"But we have already made a lot of money, and we are fully capable of winning more core members. "Reno, are you ready to take over the position of president?"
"Oh, please forgive me. I just became the vice president. How dare I covet that position? It should be you, Mr. Anouk?" The glory of..."
While everyone was joking with each other, Zhou Wang, who was watching, had figured out the context of the whole thing based on the information revealed in their words, and he couldn't hide his shock.
That's it...
As we all know, in 2022, a protracted war broke out between two regions that has not ended yet.
War brings instability, and instability... brings currency devaluation.
How to make money from it?
One of the simplest ways is to obtain a large amount of loans from domestic financial institutions in advance, and when the currency depreciates, then purchase a large amount of depreciated currency from the international market to repay the loans from financial institutions.
This time around, there are huge profits.
In a certain famous financial crisis, the capital behind the scenes destroyed a region's economy in this way.
There are many ways to make profits, such as the rise and fall of the stock market, and the rise of crude oil prices. This example is just the simplest one, and the operation method is not complicated, but there is a premise for everything...
Accurate prediction of when turmoil will break out.
Without this premise of predicting the future, everything is empty talk. But [Zhou Wang] obviously did it. He accurately predicted the time of that conflict and convinced Renault and the people behind him. After Renault gritted his teeth and gambled everything, not only did the family group behind him successfully survive the crisis, He himself was promoted to the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
The time now is April 2022. Not long after the conflict broke out, no one knows how long it will last. However, considering the huge gap in strength, in At this stage, many people think it won't last too long.
But even Zhou Wang, who is already in 2024, knows that... let alone May, it will still be going on two years later.
After Renault and others had laughed, [Zhou Wang], who was sitting in the main seat, said expressionlessly: "Since you choose to believe it, then be prepared to pick up money next time."
"Zhou, what do you mean? ..."
After hearing this, several people suddenly became focused.
[Zhou Wang] smiled lightly, "The current depreciation of the euro is far from reaching its peak. It will become parity with the US dollar by July at the latest."
Renault and others were shocked and showed expressions of disbelief.
If what [Zhou Wang] said is true, it means that the euro will continue to fall to a freezing point that has never been seen in the past two decades.
This news is crucial to them, because it means that they can better choose the timing of bargain hunting and selling...
"That's it for today."
[Zhou Wang] stood up at this time and yawned, "I'm sleepy."
Renault and others woke up as if from a dream. At Anouk's reminder, everyone quickly picked up the champagne in their hands.
"This is a toast to the great Zhou!"
"Santé!"
[Zhou Wang] smiled slightly and clinked glasses with them amidst the loud cheers of the crowd, his deep gaze without much emotion.
...
The picture changed to eight times the speed again. Zhou Wang followed [Zhou Wang], and was personally escorted by Renault and the two cars in front and behind, and arrived on the bank of the Seine River in Paris, opposite the Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris. View, the Cheval Blanc Hotel in Paris, next to the Louvre.
This top hotel, which has been ranked among the top ten luxury hotels in Paris all year round, belongs to the famous LV Group. It is next to the LV headquarters. It may not be the top hotel in Paris, but it has the best location among the top hotels in Paris.
From here, it takes less than 10 minutes to walk to all the famous attractions in Paris, such as the Louvre, Notre Dame, and museums.
The cheapest room costs 2,000 US dollars a night, which is equivalent to about 16,000 yuan. As for the room where Renault and Zhou Wang stayed, it has a large balcony and a two-story superior suite. It is one of the most expensive rooms in the hotel, costing about 4 Ten thousand US dollars per night, equivalent to about 290,000 RMB.
Of course, these are not what Renault is bragging about, and [Zhou Wang] doesn't care about this. It's just that Zhou Wang, who was "floating" on the side, floated to the front desk out of curiosity and saw what he saw...
Renault and his bodyguards kept [Zhou Wang] He sent it to the door of the room, and then said respectfully, "Zhou, your secretary, Miss Caroline, has been waiting for you inside in advance. I wish you a pleasant night!"
Zhou looked at the spectators in shock, Caroline Inside?
At this time, after Renault left, [Zhou Wang] had opened the door. Then Zhou Wang saw a tall, beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes wandering in the living room. When he heard the movement from the door After that, when I looked back for the first time, there was a surprise on the flawless, angelic face.
"Mr. Zhou...Mr. Zhou, you're here!"
Caroline, who was wearing a long windbreaker and vaguely revealing her long legs wrapped in flesh-colored stockings, restrained her excitement when she ran closer, although Zhou Wang could tell that she actually wanted to give it to her. "Self" a hug.
Compared with the memory scenes later, the girl in front of her was very beautiful, but there was still some youthfulness on her pretty face, which was far less aura than what she saw later.
Facing Caroline, who was trembling slightly, [Zhou Wang] acted very calmly. There was no surprise about seeing her again after a long separation. He just handed the coat in his hand to Caroline and walked forward.
"How did you do what I asked you to do?"
"Mr. Zhou, according to your instructions, with the help of Mr. Renault, in the past six months, we have successively completed the projects of Fras Petroleum, The acquisition of shares of several companies such as Odyssey Energy..."
Seeing that Zhou Wang started talking about business as soon as they met, a trace of disappointment flashed across Caroline's blue pupils, but she still hurriedly reported.
As she said that, joy and admiration appeared on Caroline's face again, "Mr. Zhou, you are simply a god in business. How did you know that the stock prices of these energy companies that are in business crisis will rise sharply?" "
War It's all broken out, isn't it obvious?"
Zhou Wang said lightly, and then continued:
"The next thing you have to do is to sell off all the shares of these energy companies before September at the latest. Get out..."
"Ah?"
Caroline was surprised and asked in confusion, "Mr. Zhou, you clearly said that the war will not end for a long time, so the shares of these energy companies can always be paid for. Why are you selling hens that lay eggs so soon..."
"Just listen to me."
"But..."
Caroline still couldn't help but want to dissuade her.
[Zhou Wang] frowned, but after thinking about it, he explained: "Do you think the official agencies are all fools? Soon, they will impose special taxes on these energy companies. At that time, the stock prices of these companies will once again Dropped to freezing point..."
"What?"
Caroline was startled, but soon felt relieved. She had no basis for doubting [Zhou Wang]'s guess, and just kept nodding.
"Okay, Mr. Zhou, I will arrange the sale of the shares as soon as possible."
"Well, now is my relaxation time, you can leave..."
[Zhou Wang] nodded and stood up as he spoke, Planning to go upstairs.
"Mr. Zhou!"
At this time, Caroline bit her lip, but couldn't help calling him.
[Zhou Wang] turned around and didn't say anything, he just raised a question with his eyes.
"I, I can actually relax for you..."
Caroline's voice became smaller and smaller as [Zhou Wang] watched her, and her face became redder and redder, but she finally mustered up the courage to calm down. Unbutton the windbreaker.
Snap!
The coat fell to the ground, and the perfect body wrapped in slender ropes and thin shadows was clearly displayed in front of [Zhou Wang].
[Zhou Wang] had no expression on his face, but Zhou Wang on the side was a little lost...
Hiss, so beautiful.
Regarding the appearance of "Caroline", you can refer to the real-life character "Savannah Brad".