Chapter XXXIV: Political Advisers
made an appointment with Jean Nord to visit his manor the next day, and Zhou Nan kept sending Jean Nord to the door of the hotel and watched him leave in a car.
But Stolko did not go with him, but stayed at the hotel. From Jean Nord's assistant to Zhou Nan's assistant, from now on, he will serve Zhou Nan.
Zhou Nan left him, the main purpose was to get to know him better, and only when he understood him did he dare to trust him. How much trust can be given to him depends on how capable he is and how sincere he is.
Back in the room, the waiter brought a pot of coffee, and the two of them sat on the balcony of the room, overlooking the city, and chatted.
Stolko's history is not complicated, he was a radical communist, and even as a follower of a certain mentor, he followed him to Belarus to participate in the revolution, believing that such a revolution could also succeed in Europe.
But in Switzerland, the mentor he adores has all been touched here, let alone him. Radical, he wanted to change Switzerland in extreme ways, and was arrested and imprisoned.
After he was released from prison, he faced extreme exploitation and oppression of civilians in that emerging country, not only physically, but also mentally, all of which brought his faith to the ground.
He studied all kinds of theories and changed from a radical person to a conservative, but the door to politics was closed. He was not very capable in other aspects, and even had to rely on his wife for support at one point, until later, he became Jeannord's assistant.
In Zhou Nan's view, he is a typical idealist who has transformed into a realist.
For idealists, Zhou Nan has no interest in changing them, and they are able to sacrifice everything, including themselves, for the sake of the so-called 1 noble purpose.
But a realist, who knows how to make trade-offs and is close to reality, is still worth looking forward to.
The two also exchanged many opinions openly and honestly and had a preliminary understanding. Zhou Nan was still quite satisfied with him. First of all, he is well-informed and has experienced many social changes. Secondly, in addition to his knowledge of the political scene in Switzerland, he is also relatively clear about the political situation in other European countries.
Then, this person has no other abilities except for political expertise, which limits him to be unlikely to change careers in the future. As for job hopping, this is basically impossible.
Because political issues are first and foremost a matter of position, he dared to kick Zhou Nan today, and he basically has no place in this industry.
Subsequently, Zhou Nan talked to him about the issue of remuneration. Of course, he can't not give a penny to Zhou Nan as a staff officer, at least he has to live.
His salary was not high for his ability, and he himself only asked for 80 Swiss francs a week. At present, the average salary of a man in Switzerland is 40 Swiss francs a week, which is a little lower in small places and higher in large cities.
For example, in Geneva, the average weekly salary is around fifty, but for people of his age, the weekly salary is generally seventy or eighty.
Although Zhou Nan didn't know if he would give him a salary if he asked Nord to introduce him, Zhou Nan still took the initiative to transfer his weekly salary to 100, and the transportation expenses were fully reimbursed.
Before the two of them finished talking, the waiter took Audrey and Stephanie to the room, and saw that Zhou Nan had guests, Audrey behaved very ladylike, and toured the room with Stephanie, and did not come to disturb them.
Stolko knew his face very well, negotiated with Zhou Nan about the salary and the main work arrangements in the future, and agreed to wait for Zhou Nan to return to Weggis to sign the contract, and then leave immediately.
Zhou Nan sent him downstairs all the way and asked the hotel to arrange a taxi to take him home.
For such an assistant, Zhou Nan attaches great importance to it, because he is not only an assistant, but also a staff officer. If Zhou Nan wants to not be passive in politics, such a staff officer who understands all aspects of the situation is indispensable.
Moreover, he did not have to worry about Stolko's dissent, because because of his opinion, Zhou Nan had full veto power. And, as long as he shows his potential, Stolko has no reason to betray him.
Not to mention that he and Jean Nord are allies, even if they are not allies, Zhou Nan is only 24 years old this year, and Jean Nord is almost sixty years old, and he doesn't seem to be in good health, and Stolko has no reason to abandon him as a potential stock.
Speaking of which, as long as Zhou Nan is not messy and can't support the wall, the stability of Stolco is still guaranteed.
"Who is he?"
Audrey and Stephanie, who had come from the dorm, had apparently finished their showers, and their somewhat damp hair was smelling of herbs. It's a pity that there is also a light bulb, so Zhou Nan is also very gentlemanly and steady.
"I'll be my assistant from now on, I'll have Stephanie here today, and I'll introduce you next time."
Audrey was surprised. "Don't you already have two assistants?"
"Rotentum is my personal assistant and organizes my daily life, Etinny is the spokesperson and is responsible for the publication of books and the maintenance of my personal image, and this Mr. Stolko is my political adviser and is responsible for my overall positioning, each with a different role."
Zhou Nan briefly introduced the different roles of the three people to them, and was reluctant to say more in this regard. The key is to explain the different nature of their work, which is not only time-consuming, but also exposes them to the dark side of life too early.
Fortunately, Audrey was not interested in any of this, she just struggled with her own inability to help Zhou Nan, and then put down her mind to study the layout of the room with Stephanie.
The decoration here is not luxurious in Zhou Nan's eyes, because he has seen more luxurious hotels in another life. But for two ordinary girls, everything in it is like a dream fantasy, and the soft big bed can surprise them for a long time.
There was a competition the next day, and they didn't dare to delay it for too long, the two girls played for a while, and Zhou Nan didn't even have a chance to be intimate with Audrey, so he sent them back to the dormitory.
Back at the hotel, he lay on the soft big bed alone, and thought for a while about what kind of attitude he should show when he went to Rang Nord's house tomorrow, and then got up and started practicing.
The Taoist temple's Qi and longevity Gong is mainly derived from the Jade Emperor's Heart Seal Sutra, which is a Taoist static exercise for refining the three treasures of essence, qi, spirit, and human body.
There are many minor exercises, mainly derived from Wudang Taijiquan, sword, and derived from Longhua boxing, Longhua sword and Xuangong boxing.
This is all part of the adjustment of body functions, mastering some technical skills, and strengthening the body. As for the internal strength of martial arts novels, they are all fake.
In the two years since he joined the army, he has practiced every day, because he has the experience of another life, he has not taken any more detours, and the current cultivation progress is much faster than that of another life.
In the barracks, three or five Western men were no match for him. Overcoming rigidity with softness, the Tai Chi of four or two thousand catties made them even call Zhou Nan to know the spell, and after a competition, no one was willing to compete with him anymore.
Zhou Nan didn't think about fighting fiercely, he just wanted to strengthen his body, and he lived 95 years old in another life, and he had to live at least 100 years old in this life, and he saw the strength of the motherland again.
Sweating, he washed up, then meditated by the bed for half an hour, his mind was calm, and he fell asleep in bed.
Early the next morning, Stolko came to the hotel, but Zhou Nan was earlier, he had breakfast, and he took the cider he had prepared when he came, and prepared to be a guest at Jeannord's house.
Zhou Nan's home-brewed cider has won unanimous praise from those who have drunk it since two years ago. And because this sake is exclusive, it is still very good as a gift.
Zhou Nan plans to see if he can buy a large vat in Switzerland, and then make a batch of rice wine.
Making cider is actually not Zhou Nan's specialty, what he really makes is home-brewed rice wine. Moreover, he does not only make one kind of rice wine, from more than ten degrees of rice wine to almost thirty degrees of rice wine, Zhou Nan can brew it, and the quality is guaranteed.
In another life, in the mountains, every year he would brew several large vats, and during the New Year's holidays, he would take them out to entertain his juniors, which was the most popular with them.
However, the brewing process of rice wine is much more troublesome than that of cider. Each procedure requires skill and experience, steaming rice, heat dissipation, koji addition, fermentation, and if one of the procedures goes wrong, the quality of the sake will be greatly affected.
Therefore, in the past, Zhou Nan wanted to be a soldier, so he didn't brew it himself. Now, he has a lot of time.
However, the timing of brewing in summer is not good, if it is brewing in winter, the wine can be drunk for a year, and if it is brewed in summer, it can only be shelved for a few months at most, and this year it can only be brewed a little less.
Drive through the city and head north along Highway 1. Jean Nord's home is on the shores of Lake Geneva, in a small town called Chambessie.
It is also part of the outer ring of Geneva, only one kilometre from the Palais des Nations, the headquarters of the League of Nations. The United Nations was established last year, but the League of Nations has not yet been dissolved, and in Zhou Nan's memory, it seems that in a few months, the League of Nations will be dissolved, and the current Palais des Nations will become the European headquarters of the United Nations.
Because of the geographical location, Nuord's home is not too big, only about 10,000 square meters, which cannot be compared with Zhou Nan's current home of 160,000 square meters.
However, because of the location, the selling price of the house is also different. Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, only two kilometres from the city and less than two kilometres from the airport, the 150,000 Swiss francs in Zhounan may not even be able to buy 5,000 square meters of land here.
The villas near the lake are all planted with dense trees and vines, and are separated by tall walls, forming a closed manor.
Jean Nord's home is very imposing, the gate is ten meters wide, and every time it opens, two servants need to open it at the same time. They were obviously trained rigorously, and the pace of their movements was exactly the same.
As soon as they stopped the car, the neatly dressed and hairdressing British butler with two beautiful girls was waiting in front of the car with hot towels.
Zhou Nan didn't expect to experience such treatment at all, although he didn't want Grandma Liu to be so helpless when he entered the Grand View Garden, but he was also secretly speechless in his heart, whether it was a music or not, these were the heritage of a family!
But these were not the most surprising to him, for he then saw a scene of absurdity and obscenity, which almost made him run away.