Zhou Nan shook his head and said, "Although from a personal point of view, I sympathize with this Mr. Merry. However, I do not think that is why Mr. Merry hates my country. As we all know, that war was the aggression of the Western countries against my homeland, and even captured the capital of my motherland, plunging my motherland into the abyss of pain. There is no such reason why the aggressor now continues to hate the injured because of insignificant losses. ”

Merry wanted to speak, but Gueret grabbed his arm and continued: "Mr. Zhou, I say these things frankly, not because I want to expect your forgiveness, but because I sincerely want to negotiate with you for a mutually acceptable result. ”

At this time, Etinny said: "Our conditions have already been submitted to the court, in addition to dismissing the relevant responsible persons, we also demand that the newspaper restore the reputation of Mr. Zhou that has been hurt, and your newspaper will publish a letter of apology on the front page for a month. Other than that, I don't think there's a second way. If we wait for the court's verdict, I am afraid that there will still be a charge of defamation......"

Gueret said without humility or arrogance: "Believe me, the charge of defamation will never be established, and the relationship between our newspaper and the government has always been very friendly. ”

In later generations, it would have been almost impossible to sue a newspaper for defamation, let alone whether it was France's second-largest newspaper or a newspaper supported by Charles de Gaulle.

Zhou Nan asked, "Doesn't General de Gaulle have any other explanation?" ”

Gueret shook his head and said, "This is already the best result of his intervention, we will remove Merry from his position as editor-in-chief, and put an apology on the front page of the newspaper." ”

"What else?"

"Mr. Zhou will get our friendship."

Zhou Nan looked at Etinny, he nodded secretly, and Zhou Nan groaned. This is indeed a relatively good result, the initiator has been dismissed, the newspaper has apologized, and the two main goals that Zhou Nan wants to achieve have been obtained.

"But......" he deliberately frowned and added: "This is not enough, the promise of your friendship is too extensive, I just want to add one condition." ”

Gueret was clearly prepared. "Mr. Zhou, please say, as long as it's not too harsh, I can promise you."

Although this matter has been noticed by De Gaulle and put pressure, Zhou Nan does not want to make an inch and form a big enmity with the other party. Forming a feud with an influential media outlet will have a great impact on his reputation in the future. And he wants to become a "celebrity" in the future, so he still has to pay attention to the relationship with the media.

It is a rational choice to let many well-connected media say good things about themselves, and try to have a good relationship with media with different positions.

What's more, "Le Monde" was originally a neutral media, and this time it was only because of the "private" behavior of Editor-in-Chief Merry that the two sides fought.

And Merry, as long as Zhou Nan doesn't fall, I'm afraid he will never have a bright day.

"Let's do a month's advertisement for my book, and the advertising words will never exceed 200 words. But I ask for it to be the best location. ”

"No problem." Gueret agreed directly, as if he was afraid that Zhou Nan would regret it in the next moment.

This made Zhou Nan stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing, stretched out his hand and said: "The existence of the media, in addition to its own position and purpose, should also have some sense of social responsibility, and I hope that the future of "Le Monde" will be better." ”

Merry stood up from her position without saying a word at this time and walked outside. At this time, he no longer had the arrogance to support, and his tall body seemed a little rickety at this time.

But none of the people present took pity on him, not even Gueret, who was probably happy to have taken his place.

After sending Gueret away, Zhou Nan went to Storko's room, where he and Heitinga were reviewing their contracts with Dior for the last time before signing.

There were a lot of people in the room, in addition to Dior, Givenchy and the three of them, as well as the lawyers they brought, and a manager who had been engaged in the management of the fashion industry specially arranged by Nuord for Zhou Nan.

The Frenchman, named Renian, has been in charge of the promotion of the Breguet watch brand under the name of Nord, although he has not participated in the management of the clothing and perfume industries, but they both belong to the fashion industry, and there is still a common positioning between the two.

Zhou Nan also communicated with him about the development of the fashion industry before, and praised his open-minded thinking and flexible approach, so he handed over the management of Hepburn Fashion Company to him.

The newly established Hepburn Fashion Company is half fully owned by Zhou Nan and Audrey, and in addition to its own company's 80,000 yuan, it also owns 70% of the shares of Dior Studio and Balmain Studio.

200,000 Swiss francs, which in this day and age is equivalent to more than 10 million francs, is nothing in the fashion industry, but it is not a grassroots team either.

The development of Dior and Balmain's company does not need to worry about Renian, those two are big bulls, and when there is no Zhou Nan, they can develop and grow their companies, not to mention that they now have Zhou Nan's financial support.

Givenchy originally planned to let him study with Balmain for another two years, but Hebson couldn't even have a designer, so he still gave him the title of assistant designer.

But until he grows up, Balmain still controls the style of the Hepburn brand. That is, he is in charge, and Balmain is only picking up the gaps in the back.

This surprised him, a nineteen-year-old young man who had just graduated from school could be so reused, and he could be regarded as a step to the sky.

Because of Audrey's relationship, Zhou Nan knows her life in another life very well. Every person who appeared around her, Zhou Nan had learned in detail, and Givenchy was no exception.

In the fifties and sixties, Givenchy can be said to be unsurpassed in the fashion industry, and his brand and Audrey are closely linked and achieve each other.

But after Audrey grew old, the Givenchy brand began to decline in any industry. Whether it's clothing, perfume, or leather goods, no industry can make it into the top ten.

Givenchy is still a famous brand in later generations, but compared with other big brands, it is not a little bit worse.

It's not because of creativity, it's more about management. Like Dior, Chanel, their founders died very early, but the brand still grew.

But Givenchy has lived until the new century, and it can be said that he has always controlled the company, but the company still declined, which belongs to the factors of Givenchy's personality.

If he can be an honest designer, Zhou Nan will support him wholeheartedly, and if he wants to start his own brand, Zhou Nan will of course support him.

Zhou Nan knows a lot about the fashion industry, and he also knows many famous designers and designer candidates, so he will not worry.

For example, Karl Lagerfeld, known as the Julius Caesar of the fashion industry, is a genius designer who single-handedly supported Chanel and made Chanel the pearl of the fashion empire.

He has even been hailed by fashion circles as a representative of the modern Renaissance, which shows his ability. Such a talent, if there is an opportunity, Zhou Nan will of course directly pocket him.

Renian has already rented a shop and a design studio on Avenue Michel, the stronghold of Paris' fashion scene, and is fully operational once the contract is signed.

From the marketing director of a brand, he has become a manager of a company, and Zhou Nan, the boss, does not interfere with his management under normal circumstances, and he is still quite satisfied with his current position.

In particular, the company is building a brand around Audrey, as long as Audrey's image is accepted by the public, the company will definitely have a good development.

What makes him even happier is that whether it is Dior, Balmain, or Givenchy, he can see that they have amazing talents, and with such three designers, the future of this company is very worth looking forward to.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Zhou Nan sent Audrey and Mrs. Hemstra to the train station, and it was Landers, who had sent Audrey over, who accompanied them back.

Heitinga will remain in Paris to clear up the Le Monde dispute and oversee the establishment of the fashion house.

Although Audrey felt a little depressed about not being able to be with Zhou Nan, she also wanted to open it at this time. As a student, her main task now is to get an education.

On the platform of the train station, she hugged Zhou Nan, who was about to separate, and gave a warm sweet kiss despite the fact that they were still followed by a group of reporters.

Around them, the reporters' flashing lights also flashed, and the faces of Mrs. Hemstra next to them were also filled with happy smiles.

It was still Zhou Nan who took Stolco and Etinny, and after leaving the train station, he drove directly out of Paris and went to Lyon, 500 kilometers away.

Behind them, the team of reporters is even larger, and even Le Monde, this time, has specially arranged two reporters to follow Zhou Nan to Lyon for follow-up reporting.

Lyon is also a propaganda site that Zhou Nan attaches great importance to, because it is another cultural center of France. In France, Paris is the capital, except for Paris, which is the capital of the provinces, and Lyon is the capital of the provinces.

Of course, this capital is not official.

The Parisians looked down on the provincials, and the provincials were centered on Lyon and confronted Paris together.

Although it is the third largest city in France, it is the second largest metropolitan area, and the educational resources are also heavily tilted here.

At this stop in Zhounan, there are four universities in Lyon that need to be lectured.

Along the way, Zhou Nan was quietly thinking and preparing the content of his speech.

Arriving at the hotel booked in Lyon, as soon as he entered the hotel, he saw Jean Nord appear in front of him with a pipe in his mouth, and two beautiful women followed him.

Everyone was amazed, and Zhou Nan couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Mayeri, why are you here?" ”

He laughed and said, "Of course, I'm here to see with my own eyes how our great Jonas conquered all of France!" ”