Chapter 919: On the banks of the Seine
Zhou Wenchang said: "The Rothschilds. ”
Chen Wen was shocked, a famous investment banking family!
Chen Wen remembered Su Qianqian's exclamation on the phone yesterday, it is really good to study abroad! Chen Wen now also thinks that it is very good to come to France to study, and he can meet some interesting big family figures in his daily life, and these experiences will be able to boast to others for many years in the future.
Hey, buddy, I bought something at the same auction as Krupp's son!
While chatting, the three of them passed by a French restaurant with a very elaborate decoration. Chen Wen could afford to eat here, but they didn't plan to eat here, because the purpose of their trip was not to spend money on food, but to find an open-air tavern on the banks of the Seine.
But when they arrived at the door of this luxurious restaurant, the three of them had to stop because they had met an acquaintance.
Jessica, a heartthrob at Van University, walked out of the restaurant with a handsome French guy in her arms.
Jessica saw Chen Wen at a glance and immediately shouted hello, so Chen Wen could only lead the two brothers to greet him.
Chen Wen and the others all knew that Jessica was a first-class figure at the school flower of Van University, and they also knew the girl's life style, and looked at the handsome French guy beside her curiously.
Jessica explains: "This is Mr. Monti-Vedmore, who is studying at the University of Paris 1, and his father and my father are good friends. ”
Monty Widmore smiled: "It is a pleasure to meet three friends from the East, welcome to my home country to study, 'Little Paris' is very charming, I wish you a pleasant experience." ”
The boy spoke politely, greeted politely, and was well-worded, with the first two sentences embodying proper upbringing, and the last two sentences amounting to a farewell.
This person was able to say greetings and goodbyes so perfectly, and Chen Wen couldn't help but learn the experience of conversation.
Chen Wen did not have the slightest displeasure at Monty Vedmore's seemingly friendly but actually rejecting people thousands of miles away, and the three of them actually disturbed the tryst of the little mandarin ducks. Regardless of whether it is a real mandarin duck or a wild mandarin duck, it is true that Chen Wen and the others are uninvited guests.
"Monty and I are now going to Sotheby's for an afternoon auction where Monty is going to buy a gift for his mother's birthday," Jessica said. ”
Zhou Wenchang suddenly asked, "May I ask Mr. Widmore, is your surname related to Chanel?"
Before Monty Vedmore could say anything, Jessica immediately replied: "Yes! Monty's family is the controlling owner of Chanel!"
Hearing Jessica's preemptive decryption, Monty Vedmore's brows furrowed slightly, but the big boy's cultivation was far above Jessica, and in an instant, his face changed back to a smile: "Honey, the auction will start in less than half an hour, I'm afraid we need to hurry." ”
Jessica hurriedly asked one more question: "Chen, have you heard of Sotheby's autumn auction?"
Don't wait for Chen Wen to say
Han Cunshui immediately assisted: "Not only have I heard, we have already participated in an auction this morning, and Chen Wen auctioned a 1,300-year-old Chinese antiquity. ”
Jessica immediately became interested: "Chen, is your lot in the backpack, can you let me see it?"
Even if Monty Vedmore had the temperament, he would have to dissuade him because he was in a hurry: "Honey, we're going to be late. ”
Chen Wen smiled and said, "Back to Versailles, you can come and ask me again." ”
Monty Vedmore took Jessica on his shoulders and walked away quickly.
Chen Wen vaguely heard Jessica chattering: "Monty, do you know, my ancestors were ...... in the Chinese antiquities business?"
The three brothers continued to move to the banks of the Seine, found a tavern with open-air parasols and tables and chairs in front of the door, and asked for three cold beers and a pile of sandwiches, grilled sausages, snacks, and a beautiful scenery and gossip.
Chen Wen: Where they were sitting, they could see one ancient bridge after another from a distance. Zhou Wenchang pointed to a bridge next to him: "Look, Alexander III Bridge." ”
Han Cunshui proposed: "Let's go on a cruise and enjoy the beauty of the Seine!"
Chen Wen smiled: "It's a good idea, but the three of us brothers are on the boat together, which seems to be a fly in the ointment." ”
Zhou Wenchang also smiled: "I only want to watch the auction today, and I don't plan to visit 'Little Paris'. ”
The trio no longer brought up the topic of boat rides.
After a beer in his stomach, Han Cunshui ordered three more bottles.
Chen Wen said: "I want to drive, I have already had a drink just now, and I will not be able to drink again for four hours." ”
Han Cunshui said: "Then we will play in 'Little Paris' today until dark and then return to Versailles, at that time Brother Chen's wine should be awake." ”
The average width of the Paris section of the Seine is only 162 meters, and in the eyes of Chen Wen, who has been swimming in the 1-kilometer-wide Gan River since he was a child, it is like a small ditch.
But the concept of fame, the Gan River in Hongcheng is absolutely incomparable with Little Paris and the Seine.
As the saying goes, the mountains are not high, the water is not deep, and the fame of the mountains and rivers lies not in their size, but in their cultural and economic status.
As the capital of Paris, the Seine River has witnessed the evolution of the Renaissance in France, China, Revolution, and the European Renaissance, and countless literati from all over the world have described the scenery of the Seine River and the humanities on both sides of the river in their calligraphy and painting works, making the Seine River one of the seven tributaries of the Yangtze River in Chen Wen's hometown.
The two Southeast Asian brothers came to the University of Versailles last summer, and they have visited "Little Paris" many times, and they are very familiar with the scenery here.
The French called the north bank of the Seine the right bank and the south bank the left bank according to the direction of the river's flow. The right bank is the main business district and political center of Paris, and the left bank is famous
Coffee shop and Latin Quarter.
The left bank talks about humanity, the right bank plays life, and Parisians are so particular about life.
Han Cunshui finished talking about the Seine and "Little Paris", and Chen Wen drank another glass of lemonade.
Zhou Wenchang asked, "Brother Chen, are you very familiar with that Keita classmate in Ethiopia?"
Chen Wen replied: "I don't know each other very well, we met when we were exercising. If you're interested, run around the gym every day, where Keita works out every day. ”
Han Cunshui said with a smile: "There are thousands of students who exercise in the gymnasium every day, and I don't see which classmate Keita has a relationship with, so it can be seen that it is your fate that he meets you, even if Brother Zhou and I take the initiative to make friends, he may not pay attention to it." ”
Chen Wen didn't speak, he had to admit that what Han Cunshui said was very reasonable.
Zhou Wenchang asked again: "Does Brother Chen know his identity?"
Chen Wen said: "It would be rude not to ask him carefully." He usually travels with bodyguards, and at first glance he is either rich or expensive. There were no other black brothers around to hang out with, and it was clear that he was of higher social status than most of his countrymen in their country. ”
Zhou Wenchang said: "Keita's father is the third person in Ethiopia, Brother Chen, you know a real powerful son." ”
Chen Wen smiled: "This world is really wonderful. ”
With Chen Wen's amount of alcohol, he will only be drunk when he drinks 10 prickets of draft beer.
However, in order to live up to his motto of "drink and don't drive", Chen Wen stopped drinking after the initial first drink, and he had to digest it for 4 hours before continuing to grasp the steering wheel.
From noon to 3 p.m., the three of them talked about European and African magnates, the sons of Krupp, the backstage sons of Chanel, and the sons of big Ethiopian politicians.
Chen Wen felt that the three of them were really a little discouraged compared to those powerful sons, so he brought the topic to women. Introduction, of course, is Jessica, a heartthrob who the three of them met by chance at noon.
Han Cunshui asked, "Is Brother Chen very familiar with that Jessica?"
Chen Wen said: "She is a second-year student in our Faculty of Arts, my fellow sister, and we have taken classes together. ”
Zhou Wenchang hurriedly corrected: "Brother Han's words are wrong. In the eyes of the Chinese, a woman with a casual lifestyle is a good man, but in the eyes of the French, this kind of woman is very attractive. ”
Chen Wen deeply agreed with this, Jessica changed bedmates every night, compared to the work done by her ancestors, she was actually not a big deal. Jessica's ancestor is called messing around, her great-grandfather came to eat all mother and daughter, and the ghost stepped on the horse to know who Lu Qinzhai's four daughters were.
Han Cunshui smiled: "I don't look down on French girls like Jessica. Truth be told, I think it's worth bragging about us Southeast Asians, and even men in Asia as a whole, if we can find a white European female companion like Jessica. ”