Chapter 13: Man Depends on His Clothing

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The open-air terrace restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel George V is not only a great place to watch, but also the two-Michelin-starred Le Cinq restaurant.

The night view of Paris is world-famous, and you can see almost all the landmarks of Paris here.

The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Seine, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Γ‰lysΓ©es and Notre Dame Cathedral are all surrounded by the hotel, and it takes no more than 10 minutes to get there, so you can walk or drive it.

Hold the Belle Epoque Champagne of Perrier-JouΓ«t 98 with its fruity aroma, accompanied by tuna caviar, onion mushroom black truffle soup and, of course, lobster, one of the three treasures of French cuisine.

Feeling the breeze blowing from the Seine and looking at the iron tower standing not far away, there are bursts of joy in my ears.

It is no wonder that Europeans are becoming more and more decadent, and there is a feeling that they are not in the river, and it is easy to lose their fighting spirit if they are too comfortable.

"It's not appropriate for you to go to the president like this." Knowing that Chen Bo was going to visit Chirac, Haya looked at it carefully and said.

"Why?" Chen Bo looked at himself, the simple business suit, there was no rudeness, and he would not even let you enter the restaurant if he was dressed too casually.

"The French are much more arrogant than the British, and they have to be meticulous not only in their conversation but also in their dress, so as not to be rude. You dress too casually and can handle it in an ordinary business setting, but you can't be recognized in the upper class. ”

"Oh, it's the same in the Internet industry, my employees can come to work in slippers and shorts." Chen Bo scratched his head, he was born in a reckless background, where did he understand so much red tape.

"It's in the United States, it's Europe, and the culture is different." "And you can't even read the menu in French, and Jacques Chirac is a staunch defender of the French language, and it made the news last year when he was angry at his colleagues for speaking English." ”

"That's a lot of." Chen Bo pouted.

"So, if you really want to make a good impression, you should pack it well."

"I don't really pay attention to these details, so I just dress them in a way that is both comfortable and polite."

"If you believe me, leave it to me." Haya smiled mysteriously, as if she had already made a plan.

What else can Chen Bo say? This is a transaction of tens of billions of euros, but it is not a few hundred euros, and not fighting a war of uncertainty and unpreparedness is not the theory left by the ancestors?

The next day, Shirley and the relevant personnel went directly to France Telecom to submit the acquisition plan and meet with the other party's senior management.

Nicolas and Julio went to play together, while Chen Bo and Haya went shopping in Paris, which was really shopping, and found an inconspicuous shop in the same building, and when they pushed the door in, they found that it was a tailor's shop.

There was only a French man in his thirties, with brown curly hair who had bright eyes when he saw Haya come in, and then chattered in French. seemed to be complaining about something, and glanced at Chen Bo who was looking around from time to time.

"This is Julien DeLuca, a tailor whose family has been in the family for almost two hundred years." "He used to make custom clothes for King Hassan II of Morocco, the Saudi royal family and the King of Iran, and he used to work as a stockbroker in London before taking over the business from his father a few years ago. Obviously, he doesn't know how to run a business, so the business is not very good, but the craftsmanship that has been passed down is correct. ”

"Have a craft, have a story, and worry about no business?" Chen Bo looked at Julian's expression like an idiot, "If he can use the Internet, it will be difficult for him not to make a fortune in this business." ”

"Can you help me?" Julian listened to their conversation and leaned over to ask, leaving behind even the authentic French.

"Let's get down to business, I shouldn't have brought me here today to save this little tailor's shop, right?" Chen Bo did not answer him, but said directly to Haya.

"Julian, this is my friend Mr. Chen, the global president of Ant Search, who is going to visit the president the day after tomorrow. So a decent outfit is needed! ”

"That's in the past, and now I'm the chairman of the board of directors of Ant Technology." Chen Bo said lightly.

"What? I thought he was a follow-up to His Highness. Julian was surprised, he still didn't understand what this ant search was, but a princess accompanied by the name of the president finally made him bow his proud head. I'm very sorry, but I'm sorry for being clumsy. ”

"It's okay, let's get started, do you need to measure the size or something?" Chen Bo doesn't squint, if you want to say arrogant, he has enough capital now.

"Of course."

Julian immediately took a soft ruler and pen and paper, and began his work with his hands and feet, and although the guy always came up with some French words from time to time in the process, he could definitely feel that his tone had become much more respectful.

In Haya's explanation, Chen Bo also gradually learned some correct ways to choose a suit.

In societies where Western culture is prevalent, clothing is inevitably influenced by more European influences, with only slight changes in the process of transmission. In the workplace, different suits require different occasions, even for a meeting, and there is a special director's suit, a tradition that Europe's elite stubbornly and conservatively enforces.

Among them, the most influential are the British and Italian, one is more conservative and heavy because of the humid weather, and the other is bright and bright under the Mediterranean sun, and the influence on the world fashion is also more profound.

So the handmade customization industry in these two countries is also the hottest.

French tailoring for men is more niche, but it can't be ignored. It used to have the characteristics of a signboard. A round suit silhouette with an infinitely wide tie and a high shirt collar. After several baptisms, the style has long been no longer so strong.

Nowadays, it is mainly in the design of details, and the fish mouth collar, Milanese eyes, and drop bags are the three essential elements of a French suit.

Although Chen Bo heard it in a fog, he didn't understand it. But it's all in mind, you have to show what you want to do when you go to the field, and when you can't adapt to the environment, you have to work hard to adapt to the environment, and it's a very necessary thing to be a chameleon, at least it won't make people see through you at a glance.

It didn't take long for me to measure the size, and by the way, the fabrics of the suit and shirt were set.

Originally, it would take at least half a month to get a customized ready-to-wear like this, but with the money opening the way and Haya's favor, you can get it the afternoon after tomorrow. 15,000 euros, that's just a set of clothes.

After coming out of the tailor shop, the two drove to Galeries Lafayette's flagship store on Haussmann Street. There are many places to shop in Paris, and Galeries Lafayette is more like a vegetable market at best, but it is the majority of tourists who come here to shop. Nothing more than wanting to see what the mall looks like under the prestigious Byzantine domed building.

And the two of them are dressed more casually today, Chen Bo can do a good job of covering up with a hooded sweatshirt, and there is a risk of being recognized in the United States. Most of them are Europeans here, and they are all nostrils up, who knows who you are.

The mall is overcrowded, and many East Asian faces fill the crowd, and the familiar local sounds are endless.

After the pockets of the Chinese people bulge, it is indispensable to come out and have a good time, waving banknotes to buy and buy is the most psychologically satisfying.

Leather shoes on your feet, a belt around your waist, a tie around your neck, and even men's perfumes. Walking all the way, the shopping bag in Chen Bo's hand was almost unable to lift, but Haya was still very interested.

"You'll also need a pair of cufflinks, the only piece of jewelry for men!"

"Why do you feel a little girly?"

Of course not, how can the double stacked sleeves of a French shirt be unique without cufflinks? Cufflinks are a tradition left over from ancient Greece and are a necessary accessory for business attire. It is precisely in order to show off the beautiful cufflinks that the cuffs are exposed, and then there is the so-called leadership style.

And it has to be jewelry-grade, like that kind of silver cufflinks and plastic buttons are rookies who have just entered the society, you should learn how to act like a real nobleman, so as to better integrate into the whole system. ”

Once again, Haya served as his little encyclopedia, and in addition to the large cuffs, the collar of the French shirt should also be 8 to 12 mm longer than that of a normal shirt, so as to ensure that the collar of the shirt was higher than the collar of the suit, and fully demonstrated the noble and upright temperament of the shirt when the two fabrics and colors were exposed.

Abu taught him how to spend money, and this woman taught him how to be a man of taste.

In the final analysis, it is still one word, how to spend money and how to spend it in style, rather than spending a lot of money in the style of local tyrants.

"Convinced, why do you know anything about men? This is completely unclear of the knowledge that a single nobleman should have. ”

"You also said that I am a nobleman. You have to learn the relevant skills from an early age, and you can practice your hands. ”

Haya dragged him to Bulgari's store, picked and picked directly at the men's counter, and without asking his opinion, he had already instructed the waiter to pack it and open the order.

Chen Bo could only take the opened slip to pay, and the price was not very expensive, 1,700 euros. Swipe your card and sign it directly.

Just as he was about to take the cashier slip and prepare to leave, the noise of the cashier window next to him attracted his attention, a small Chinese couple was arguing with the cashier about something, just one spoke Chinese, the other spoke French, completely the donkey's lips were not the horse's mouth, and they couldn't communicate at all.

Chen Bo squeezed over, and after some communication, he learned that they were a newlywed couple who had just bought a Longines watch from China and had some trouble paying. But I don't speak French, and English is limited to everyday conversations, so I'm stuck at a stalemate.

Chen Bo volunteered to say to the French cashier with an extremely impatient expression: "Can you speak English?" I can do the translation. Otherwise, you won't be able to solve the problem at all. ”