Chapter 336
: Harvest and Return
Chapter 336: Harvest and Return
"Zhou, are you satisfied with this result?"
At the long dining table, when Carmen Savini, the eldest son of the Brioni family, respectfully handed over his "sincerity" and nervously sat back to wait, Phil Renault looked at Zhou Wang inquiringly.
Zhou Wang picked up the document handed over by Carmen Savini and flipped through it. Inside was a property transfer agreement and an appraisal report on the transferred property rights.
I have to say that this young master did put some thought into this.
In just one night, the "gift" he prepared to resolve the grievances between the two sides had, to some extent, taken Zhou Wang's preferences into account as much as possible.
"Property rights of the shop at No. 55 Yihua Hutong, Beidu, Huaxia."
This alley is located on the inner side of the East Second Ring Road, behind the China Resources Building, no more than 4 kilometers away from the Forbidden City, and is adjacent to Jianguomen North Street.
The upper and lower floors of the shop cover a total area of more than 600 square meters. According to the appraisal report issued by a professional organization, the market price of the shop is approximately RMB 4.91 per square meter, which means... the total value of this shop is close to RMB million.
"This shop was acquired by our Briony's Beidu branch at an auction at the beginning of the year. We originally planned to use it as Briony's flagship store in Beidu..."
According to Carmen Savini, the effort and money they actually put into purchasing this store were far more than the numbers shown on the books.
Zhou Wang didn't doubt this... After all, it was a shop in the core area of Beidu, and its potential value was amazing.
Zhou Wang didn't say anything for a while, but just tapped his fingers unconsciously.
It must be said that this "gift" prepared by Briony really touched his heart...
He himself may not think much of it, but it just happened to fit in with some of his plans for his senior's future.
So after thinking for a while, Zhou Wang nodded, stood up, and stretched out his hand to Carmen Savini, saying with a smile: "That's thoughtful. I'm very satisfied with this gift."
Carmen Savini heaved a sigh of relief. While shaking hands with Zhou Wang, he quickly assured him:
"Zhou, please rest assured that I am disgusted by what Lucas and Fabio did, and I will unconditionally support the legal sanctions against them..."
Carmen Savini's underlying meaning is clear.
He gave up on these two people. You guys can do whatever you want...
Zhou Wang was of course aware that Briony's decision to permanently block him was definitely not something that a small marketing director like Lucas, who had not even entered the board of directors, could decide.
But unless he planned to use Phil Reynolds to kill Briony, it was enough to stop at the right time.
After all, it's not a deep hatred, and the martial arts world is not about fighting and killing...
So Zhou Wang immediately said that Briony was actually one of his favorite men's clothing brands. It was a pity that a misunderstanding had occurred because of two bad apples. He was actually very sorry. When he returned, he would order ten or eight pieces of men's clothing...
Carmen Savini immediately burst into laughter and said that he would personally serve as the designer for Zhou Wang's order.
After a friendly exchange, Carmen Savigny left contentedly. Zhou Wang then said goodbye to the President of Dior, the Executive President of Chanel and others who stayed behind. He finally got rid of Ms. Christine from the Hermès family who was quite reluctant to leave. Zhou Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief when only himself and Phil Renaud were left in the dining room.
He turned his head and saw Phil Reno's half-smiley look:
"Oh, Zhou, you know, Ms. Christine is already 34 years old, but she is still single..."
"What does that have to do with me?"
Zhou Wang said with some guilt.
Because the corresponding memories have not been read yet, he is not sure whether the [clone] has any connection with the other party, but judging from Christine's attitude towards him, perhaps something happened.
After all, although Ms. Christine is not young, she is still quite charming...
Of course, another possibility is that he has some deep business involvement with Hermès, so he became a VIC with a very high internal rating at Hermès, but due to the lack of corresponding memory support, Zhou Wang is just guessing for the time being.
"Anyway, it's good that the matter is resolved. Zhou, I'm really worried that you won't tolerate the slightest offense. Although I can help you eliminate the Briony Family and the Shangmei Family, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of unnecessary waves..."
At this time, Phil Reno also laughed, and it was obvious that he was also very satisfied with the outcome.
"Of course I understand you, Feier. You are the president now, and you have more things to worry about. You can't do many things as you please like you did when you were the vice president..."
Zhou Wang smiled slightly.
"Zhou, you are truly my confidant, and I am grateful to you as always!"
Phil Reynolds hugged Zhou Wang tightly again and said sincerely.
Zhou Wang just kept smiling and didn't say much.
Although the memories from the [avatar] lack a lot of humanity, absorbing those memory fragments is also a disguised form of growth for him.
At least he can see through the essence of these seemingly complicated things at a glance, which is what he lacked before.
For example, although letting go of the grudge with Briony and accepting the other party's gift of reconciliation is the right choice, there are actually some unavoidable factors involved.
Theoretically, Phil Reynolds was certainly on his side. Judging from the many details in his memory, Zhou Wang had no doubt that he was indeed one of his loyal supporters.
but……
On the one hand, as Zhou Wang said, Phil Renaud is already the president of the Paris Chamber of Commerce. In his position, he no longer represents his own interests, but the interests of the community of more than 300,000 corporate units in the Chamber of Commerce.
He had to consider whether being ruthless towards the Briony and Shangmei families would trigger a series of negative chain reactions that would undermine his authority as the president.
On the other hand, there is a family consortium behind Fair Renault.
Although Zhou Wang has done a subversive favor to their entire family, it remains to be discussed whether the will of Phil Reno alone can represent the voice of the entire family.
Zhou Wang was very clear-headed. Most of them respected him only because of the huge benefits that his [clone] brought them.
But he didn't have the ability to do so right now. To be frank, all the face that Fair Reno helped him to maintain today was just the residual benefit from his [clone].
In essence, it has a bit of the meaning of "the fox borrowing the power of the tiger to bully others".
He didn't feel that he could really do whatever he wanted abroad...
Perhaps, the day when he regains control of the behemoth [Yunshang Trust] will be the day when he truly crowns himself.
……
After lunch, when Zhou Wang walked out of the restaurant accompanied by Phil Reno, Yu Dandan and Lu Wenqi, who had been waiting at the door, hurried over.
"Mr. Zhou..."
When they saw Zhou Wang, they were both a little excited and at a loss, and for a moment they seemed to not know what to say.
Zhou Wang glanced at the pile of contracts in the two men's hands and asked with a smile, "Are they all settled?"
"Yes, Mr. Zhou. Thanks to you, we have signed preliminary letters of intent with a total of eleven influential luxury brands in Europe. The sponsorship conditions they offer are extremely generous. Although many details have not yet been determined, judging from the current terms, we have even achieved profitability..."
Yu Dandan quickly explained excitedly.
Generally speaking, "thanks to so-and-so" is just a polite expression in Chinese language, but for Yu Dandan, her words are sincere and heartfelt.
This is really completely "thanks to Zhou Wang".
Without Zhou Wang's help, perhaps Yu Dandan would have to consider finding a new employer...
It may seem like just an annual event, but in fact it is the last straw that broke the camel's back for the current operating situation of the European branch.
Lu Wenqi spoke relatively less, but when he held Zhou Wang with both hands, the force was very strong.
"Lao Lu, are you still planning to resign?"
Zhou Wang asked with a smile.
"Boss Zhou, what are you talking about? As long as the head office needs me, I, Lu Wenqi, will stay here and won't complain at all!"
Lu Wenqi's face turned red, and he quickly expressed his opinion.
Zhou Wang heard from Qiu Zeyu that Lu Wenqi's position was quite special. If he left, at least one-third of the senior executives of the European branch would leave with him, so Qiu Zeyu was under so much pressure.
Zhou Wang thought about it, turned around and found Fair Renault and whispered something to him. After a moment, he turned back and stuffed a total of two business cards into Lu Wenqi's hands.
"Boss Zhou, this is..."
"One business card is from Fair himself, and the other is from the Secretary General of the Paris Chamber of Commerce, Mera Béa. If you encounter any problems and need help in the future, you can contact them... Of course, be careful about the frequency and the degree."
Help people to the end and send the Buddha to the west. Zhou Wang wanted to avoid any more accidents in the future, so he gave Lu Wenqi another reassurance.
Besides, he is already a shareholder of Douyin, and he may own more shares in the future. Helping Qiu Zeyu is also helping himself. After all, the better Tiktok develops, the more valuable his shares will be...
"Mr. Zhou, don't worry. I won't make these two calls unless it's absolutely necessary."
Of course Lu Wenqi knew the importance of these two business cards. He was overjoyed and spoke solemnly.
"That's it, I'm leaving now... By the way, the things in your hands should be for me, right? I see you guys are too embarrassed to give them to me, is it because they are too valuable?"
Zhou Wang was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly glanced at the gift bag in Yu Dandan's hand and asked jokingly.
Yu Dandan and Lu Wenqi were both a little embarrassed, especially Lu Wenqi. He regretted it very much at this moment. He should have listened to Yu Dandan and bought at least two bottles of high-end red wine...
Yu Dandan gritted her teeth, smiled and handed the biscuits in her hand to Zhou Wang, "Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry, we came here in a hurry... Well, we will prepare a decent gift and deliver it to your residence in person later."
“Hahaha, no need, this is good… um, it tastes good, I’m leaving now!”
In front of the two of them, Zhou Wang took out a biscuit and tasted it. Then he laughed, waved his hand, turned around and got into the Rolls-Royce.
After the Rolls-Royce and the bodyguard vehicles in front and behind started and left one by one, Yu Dandan and Lu Wenqi, who were standing on the roadside waving, breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Lu Wenqi recalled everything that happened today, and couldn't help but sigh: "This Mr. Zhou... is really a strange man!"
"It's quite interesting... But Mr. Lu, who exactly is Mr. Zhou? How come he has such great influence in Europe? I think President Feil also seems to respect him very much. At his age, this..."
Women are naturally very curious animals. Yu Dandan couldn't hold it back any longer and started asking a series of questions.
"Didn't President Zhou say that he is a special advisor to the Paris Chamber of Commerce?"
Lu Wenqi glanced at Yu Dandan.
"No, Mr. Lu, you don't really believe this, right? If he is just a consultant, how could he..."
“Dandan!”
"Ok?"
Seeing that Lu Wenqi suddenly interrupted her, Yu Dandan looked over in confusion.
"Do you remember what Mr. Zhou said at the end when he gave me his business card?"
"He said to be careful..."
Yu Dandan was halfway through her speech when she came to her senses and fell silent.
Only then did she realize that it was a double entendre.
"Don't try to find out what you shouldn't. Who is Mr. Zhou and what does he have to do with us? Wouldn't it be stupid to make enemies with him just because of unnecessary curiosity?"
President Lu smiled and said, "Okay, let's go back. I have to write a report to the head office and withdraw my resignation letter..."
"Yes, Mr. Lu, I'll go drive."
……
"Zhou, I'm sorry, I have to rush back to New York. You know those guys on Wall Street are not good people. I really feel uneasy if I don't keep an eye on them."
After sending Zhou Wang to the hotel entrance, Phil Reno said apologetically.
"Old buddy, no need to apologize. I am already very touched that you came back to Paris just for my sake. I can't stay here for a few days. When you are free later, why don't you come to China and meet me..."
"That's a great suggestion. Let's make it a deal that week!"
Phil Reno happily hugged Zhou Wang again. Before Zhou Wang got out of the car, he hesitated and called Zhou Wang again, "By the way, Zhou..." "Hmm?"
"Although I tried my best to cover it up for you, the noise you made last night was really too loud. I'm afraid Miss Caroline will still get the news..."
Phil Reno coughed and said, "Zhou, although I don't know what you think, you should also be aware of Miss Caroline's infatuation with you...Are you sure you don't want to contact her?"
Zhou Wang was stunned. After a brief silence, he shook his head and said nothing. He closed the car door and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Fer Reno sighed and muttered:
"Miss Caroline, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed again this time. Zhou doesn't seem to have any intention of breaking the agreement!"
……
In the elevator, Zhou Wang was slightly absent-minded, thinking of the perfect figure that he had only seen in his memory.
He was actually very helpless when he was riding a horse...
If possible, he certainly wouldn't mind meeting his nominal "first secretary". After all, the other person's legs... bah, after all, the other person should be the person who knows him best. After meeting her, many of Zhou Wang's doubts can be solved.
But obviously, this may be an act of crossing the line in the eyes of the system.
All the tentative messages he sent to the other party's public contact information fell on deaf ears.
The woman who was currently helping him control his huge business empire should have had some kind of agreement with him. This was also the "keyword" that the system had previously prompted him with. Similar agreements existed not only between him and Caroline, but also between him and Wang Ruxi.
Otherwise, if Zhou Wang wanted to ask Wang Ruxi for help, he wouldn't need to use props like the [Cigarette Box] as an intermediary.
Zhou Wang guessed that this should be his own growth, which was far from meeting the system's expectations. He was not yet qualified to receive the huge wealth from the "Cloud Trust". In other words, that should be some kind of ultimate reward. Zhou Wang might have just left the novice village and had not yet reached the qualification to covet the final level.
If you rush into things greedily, you might just end up eating too much.
So Zhou Wang is not too anxious, just take it step by step...
After all, he hasn't even figured out some potential dangers yet. Even with the support of the system, he is still just a mortal, and it is always right to be cautious.
Ding!
The private elevator stopped at the door of the suite. The housekeeper Brenda came up quickly and bowed respectfully to Zhou Wang. Then she said:
"Mr. Zhou, the sales representative sent by Chaumet Paris is already waiting for you. Please see..."
"So fast?"
Zhou Wang was surprised, then nodded and said, "Let him come to the reception room."
……
Five minutes later, Zhou Wang met the person sent by Chaumet Paris in the reception room of the suite.
What surprised Zhou Wang a little was that the person holding the jewelry box carefully was a tall mixed-race girl, who was the sales lady named Angel who received him last night.
"Mr. Zhou, nice to see you again, do you remember me?"
Angel suppressed his excitement, took two steps forward and said.
"Of course, Angel, I am impressed by your beauty."
Zhou Wang smiled and nodded.
"Oh, Mr. Zhou, that is the most wonderful compliment I have ever heard..."
Angel first threw a coquettish glance at Zhou Wang, then giggled and put the box of jewelry on the table, "This is the jewelry that my boss asked me to deliver, Mr. Zhou, please sign for me after you inspect it."
Zhou Wang nodded, opened the jewelry box and took a look.
In the exquisite silver-plated gift box was the set of aquamarine jewelry from the "Darkside" series that Zhou Wang had seen in the display case last night.
The dark blue crown in the center with a dark Gothic style is still visually impactful even without the blessing of lights.
This set of jewelry, which is priced at 10 million euros, represents the apology from the Chaumet family.
Although the youngest son of their family was passively involved in the frame-up of Zhou Wang, it was obviously impossible to gain Zhou Wang's forgiveness just by talking.
Of course, since the Chaumet family itself is a jewelry manufacturer, and considering the high profits of jewelry, although this set of jewelry is priced at 10 million euros and is theoretically worth more than 70 million yuan, for them, the actual cost may be less than that of the shop provided by the Brioni family.
But these are not important anymore...
Zhou Wang, the freeloader, was very satisfied with the gift.
After checking that it was indeed authentic, Zhou Wang happily signed the handover form.
Angel breathed a sigh of relief after successfully completing the task. She didn't care that the housekeeper Brenda was right next to her. She suddenly licked her red lips and moved closer, staring at Zhou Wang with her bright amber pupils:
"Mr. Zhou, I have another gift for you. Do you want to check it out together?"
As she spoke, she had already lifted up her long light blonde hair and pulled off her shoulder straps.
While Zhou Wang was still in a daze, the short skirt she was wearing had fallen off, and her sexy slender body was emitting a snow-white light in the sunlight.
Zhou Wang's breathing paused slightly.
Are foreign girls always so direct in their flirting?
Just when Zhou Wang was about to say "I'm not that kind of person", the housekeeper Brenda beside him had already turned around and walked out silently, and even closed the door considerately.
When Zhou Wang looked back, he had lost sight of Angel.
She seemed to be very hungry and I don't know where she went to eat.
But Angel, this girl, obviously has an angelic face, why does she smack her lips when she eats...
What a bad girl with no upbringing, she must be taught a lesson!
……
A few hours later.
Angel, with her head down and slightly staggering steps, quietly left the suite under the guidance of housekeeper Brenda. Five minutes later, the door of the reception room was finally opened, and Zhou Wang walked out in a daze.
In fact, he felt that he was not that kind of person. It was just that this was an opportunity to unlock a hidden achievement, and Zhou Wang was not willing to miss it. So he could only reluctantly agree to compete with Angel.
However, if Zhou Wang were to comment, he could only say that the opponent's fighting ability was not as strong as he had imagined.
Of course, it is true that they are not as delicate as Chinese girls, and they are also very enthusiastic, but it is still not to the extent that Zhou Wang needs to take out the "blindfold" to deal with them.
Zhou Wang thought about it and thought that one possible reason might be Angel's age. She looked mature, about 25 or 6 years old for a Chinese girl, but in fact her real age was only 20, still a girl.
Another thing is that after several months of training, Zhou Wang's physical fitness has indeed made great progress and has already far exceeded the average standard of Chinese men.
All I can say is that it’s not as wonderful as Zhou Wang imagined, but the foreign girl does have some extraordinary shining points.
For example, Angel's lips are relatively thick, which is a flaw that Chinese girls are generally unwilling to accept. However, combined with Angel's deep facial features, it has a different kind of sexiness.
This sexiness is not just visual, it also includes... ahem.
Just as Zhou Wang was daydreaming, a figure suddenly jumped out from the side and patted Zhou Wang on the shoulder.
"Hey!"
"Miss Mi, what are you doing?"
Zhou Wang was startled at first, but then he breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that the figure that suddenly appeared was Miss Yang in her nightgown.
"What were you doing just now? I heard from your butler that you were receiving guests in the reception room. Why did it take so long? I've been waiting for you for more than an hour!"
Miss Yang yawned and muttered somewhat dissatisfiedly.
"Why are you waiting for me?"
After observing Miss Yang's expression and seeing that she didn't seem to notice anything unusual, Zhou Wang felt relieved and asked casually.
"Didn't we agree last night that you would go shopping with me? I didn't even have dinner yet and have been waiting for you. You wouldn't have forgotten, right?"
Miss Yang asked fiercely.
Zhou Wang swallowed back the words "I've already eaten". He thought about it carefully and realized that when he was drinking with Miss Yang last night, he seemed to have agreed to go shopping with her.
After all, Miss Yang sacrificed her rare vacation to accompany him to Paris, so this is what she deserves.
So Zhou Wang nodded happily immediately, "No problem, not only will I accompany you shopping, but I will also reimburse you for whatever you want to buy!"
"That's what you said!"
Miss Yang blinked her eyes and smiled, "Then I'll go call Xiaodi and ask the others. I wonder if they've all gotten up yet..."
When Zhou Wang came back, he had already heard Brenda's report. Because they drank until the early morning last night and were basically all drunk, except for Zhou Wang who tended to wake up early after being drunk, the other girls had been quiet.
Seeing that Miss Yang was going to call other people, Zhou Wang still felt a little embarrassed.
Endme was fine, after all it wasn't the first time. The main reason was that he wasn't sure if he had done anything to Miss Di last night, and he hadn't figured out how to face her.
When Miss Yang ran upstairs humming a song again, Zhou Wang glanced at her curvaceous back and couldn't help but smile.
Miss Yang is old and has a mature figure, but she still exudes a girlish look from time to time. This contrast is quite interesting...
……
The original plan was to return the next day, but Zhou Wang thought that since he was already here, he ended up staying in Europe for a few more days under Miss Yang's persuasion.
Miss Di did not show up that day due to illness, and Wu Yanqiu also turned down Miss Yang's invitation. According to the established schedule, she continued to take Endme and other internet celebrities to other parts of Europe for filming.
Before leaving, Zhou Wang knocked on Endme's door, but she didn't open it, so Zhou Wang couldn't figure out her attitude for the time being.
Later, at Miss Yang's urging, Zhou Wang went shopping with her. When they came back in the evening, Wu Yanqiu and her group as well as Miss Di had already left.
Zhou Wang was too lazy to care about so many things for the time being. He owed too many debts of love, how could he repay them all at once?
So that night, under Leo's arrangement, he and Miss Yang started a short trip in Europe.
During these few days, Zhou Wang and Miss Yang, who temporarily turned down all her work, traveled together from Notre Dame in Paris, through the Black Forest in Germany, to Prague Square in the Czech Republic.
Speaking of which, Zhou Wang hasn't traveled with such a pure mentality for a long time, and the experience was unexpectedly good.
The main reason is that Miss Yang is indeed a very interesting person. Although nothing actually happened between the two of them, the occasional little ambiguity added a lot of fun to the journey.
Only when we were experiencing the local beer bath in Germany, the boss mistook us for a couple and gave us only one room, which led to some embarrassing things...
The two of them squeezed into the same cramped wooden tub and took a bath back to back.
Zhou Wang knew that he might have a chance when he returned to the hotel that night, but because he and Miss Di had not yet sorted out the matter, Zhou Wang ignored Miss Yang's resentful eyes and activated the innate skills that all men have -
Act stupid.
……
On September 2024, 9, the sun was not very bright.
On the fifth day after arriving in Europe, Zhou Wang opened his eyes on the soft big bed. He broke free from the entanglement of the blonde girl's hands and feet and sat up.
"Huh, enough of the fun, it's time to go back home..."
There are probably more than a dozen chapters that require revisions, which is a bit annoying...
I'm not sure how long it will take to finish this book, but I will keep writing it until the last moment.
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(End of this chapter)