Chapter 138 Parisian Socials

The train slowly drove into the Gare du Nord in Paris, and before I got off the train, I saw a group of Chinese and a group of French students holding signs waiting for Zhou Nan on the platform.

Now Zhou Nan has become the pride of the Chinese, leaving the depressive London, and before getting off the train, Zhou Nan feels the enthusiasm of Europe for him again.

However, the two guards, Popler and Flleg, were like enemies of this situation, and it was this situation that they feared most after Zhou Nan was shot once.

Audrey was also worried, looked at the people outside and said, "When we got on the train in Calais, I'm afraid the news had already reached Paris." There are too many people now, so let's not get out of the car for now. ”

Let Nord also have a headache in the face of this situation, and sighed: "Jonas, don't get out of the car for the time being, I'll go down and evacuate the crowd." ”

To be welcomed by everyone in Paris, Zhou Nan was of course happy in his heart, but his injuries from two shots were not completely healed. France is another country that is too liberal and excessive, and Zhou Nan, of course, is afraid of such a situation again, so he agrees with their arrangement.

"It's not okay to not see people, so it's easier to control it by having these different groups send representatives to meet with me."

The train stopped, Zhou Nan was blocked by several assistants, although those who came to greet him did not see Zhou Nan's figure, but when they saw Audrey, they knew where Zhou Nan was, and they surrounded this carriage.

Seeing the situation outside through the gap in the crowd, Zhou Nan also felt a headache. If this is the case all the time, how will he go out in the future!

Fortunately, the Swiss embassy on the French side also sent a greeting staff, and with their help, Nord was able to communicate with the representatives of the two groups that greeted him.

The student group had no other demands, but just wanted Zhou Nan to make Zhou Nan feel their enthusiasm and not to have a bad impression of France because of the Barry Beni incident.

The purpose of the Chinese group is even simpler, and when they learned in the newspaper that Zhou Nan would return to Switzerland from England and would come to Paris, they just wanted to welcome him as a Chinese pride.

After knowing that Zhou Nan was willing to meet their representatives, everyone was very excited, and according to Jean Nord's arrangement, everyone gave up a place. Zhou Nan got off the train under the protection of two guards, and waved with a smile in front of everyone.

Although he distanced himself from Zhou Nan, and Zhou Nan did not have close contact with them, not many people complained. And because of this, Zhou Nan's attitude was more peaceful, and he smiled at everyone.

But it wasn't until they got into the car that they picked him up that everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Once bitten by a snake for ten years and afraid of the well rope, everyone was very worried about Zhou Nan's appearance in public, if he encountered another assassination, he might not have such a good life.

The car arrived at the Avenue Michel located in the western suburbs of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, which is actually an extension of the Champs-Élysées, called the Champs-Élysées on the east side of the Arc de Triomphe, the Avenue des Legions after the Arc de Triomphe, and the largest intersection in Paris, which is called the Avenue Michel.

It is the home of the Parisian fashion scene, and for the past few hundred years, it has been the hub of Parisian fabrics, with shops from all kinds of fabric suppliers.

So much so that it has gradually become the first choice for all clothing companies to open stores, and you can find any fabric you want to find here, without having to run around.

Fashion companies have gradually been established, and various supply and sales channels are being established. But no matter what the company, it is not completely run with its own funds.

Whether it is a bank or a fabric supplier, including the expansion of sales channels, it is necessary to establish a stable channel.

Heben's current strength is still very small, but it is not impossible to become bigger, just Zhou Nan's face can be worth at least tens of millions of francs.

He came forward once, and the bank loans, including the payment to the suppliers, and the sales collection faster, these are not a problem.

Those fabric suppliers will not give face to a newly opened company, and Zhou Nan will not give face. The bank was only willing to lend 10 million, but Zhou Nan came forward once, and 20 million was not difficult to do.

So while Zhou Nan was about to return to Switzerland, Renian had already told him when they were in London that he wanted him to come to Paris to show his face.

This company is fully controlled by Zhou Nan and Audrey, and they also have a majority of the shares of the Dior brand and the Balmain brand, so they should also contribute to the development of the company.

After settling down, Zhou Nan first met with representatives of the two groups that had come to greet him today. The student representatives presented Zhou Nan with a small gift they had prepared. It is a triumphal arch sculpture made by the students of the Academy of Fine Arts.

Although this is only a model, the workmanship is fine, and the reliefs on the Arc de Triomphe have also been copied, which is very exquisite.

Hearing that they made it themselves, Zhou Nan happily accepted it. At their request, Zhou Nan also took a photo with them, and then sent them away with joy.

These students are simple-minded and simple-minded. If Zhou Nan hadn't gained the memory of the future, I'm afraid that he would be almost as innocent as them at this time, so he would be very kind to them.

On the contrary, it is these Chinese, Zhou Nan has never known what attitude to contact them, but he is a little uncomfortable.

Although he wanted to integrate these forces, he didn't have any good way to do it right now. He had a lot of business ideas and knew what industry would be the fastest in the future, but he didn't know where to start.

After hesitating for a long time, he still didn't say the plan in his heart. When he thinks about it, he will discuss it with Held, and then see what to do.

Liang Haitian They admired Zhou Nan more and more, a few months ago, Zhou Nan was a budding newcomer, but three months later, he has become the pride of European Chinese.

Every time they saw the news that Zhou Nan entered the Dutch Parliament and went to the British palace as a guest, they had a sense of pride from the bottom of their hearts.

This is a Chinese with the same roots and ancestors, and even his father is still the same identity as his own people, but later returned to China.

But although Zhou Nan was born in China, he came to Europe by accident and became famous in Europe, how could this not make them proud.

"Xiaonan, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and some of our Chinese have also organized a Mid-Autumn Festival party, if you have time, we all hope you can also participate......"

Zhou Nan was stunned. "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival!"

There is no lunar calendar in Europe, and Zhou Nan collected a set of oriental calendars from two years ago in Switzerland, and the date can be extrapolated from this. But I didn't bring that calendar with me to the UK this time, and I was so busy that I forgot that the Mid-Autumn Festival was about to come.

Liang Haitian said with anticipation: "If you can attend, it is equivalent to supporting the Chinese compatriots who stay in Europe, don't you say?" ”

Zhou Nan's heart was extremely annoyed, but he couldn't ignore it. It is true that he has now become the pride of the Chinese, but he has no responsibility or obligation to any Chinese.

He is willing to help all the Chinese, but only on a voluntary basis. He can refuse an invitation like the current moral kidnapping, but the consequences of refusing are not what he wants to see.

Other Chinese will say that he forgets his roots, that he only associates with white people, and that he dislikes Chinese people. Even love and hate, hate him as much as you like him, hate him as much as you like. Especially now that it comes to the attitudes of other white people towards the Chinese, he should be in attendance and take this opportunity to send a signal.

Therefore, Zhou Nan still nodded and said, "I have already booked tomorrow's tickets, so let's change them to the day after tomorrow." However, I hope that there will not be too many people, as long as a reporter photographs me attending, the effect will be achieved. ”

Liang Haitian said excitedly: "Don't worry, I will arrange everything, and there will definitely be nothing that happened in Italy." ”

They left satisfied, but Zhou Nan was extremely irritable, originally thinking about arranging some careers for these Chinese in the future, but now his mind has faded.

What annoys him the most now is socializing, but this kind of entertainment can't be shirked.

And not only tomorrow night, but tonight, he has a big reception.

Seeing the list of banquets for the evening, Zhou Nan had a headache. Now that Stolko and Etinny were not around, Nord himself was exhausted and in poor health, and he could not help him.

Although Renian tried his best to be thorough, his main task was to arrange a well-served reception, and his energy naturally could not be put all on Zhou Nan.

On the supplier side alone, there are ivory merchants, crystal merchants, gold and silver, jewelry, jade merchants, and more importantly, suppliers of various fabrics.

Then there are the famous peers, bank representatives, buyers from France, including large shopping malls around the world, and so on.

In addition, there are big businessmen like Coty, representatives of all walks of life in the government, and this banquet is more boring and complicated than any banquet attended by Zhou Nan.

For everyone, Zhou Nan still has to greet everyone with a smile, and no matter who he is, he still has to say some social words, which really makes him tired.

At this point, let alone Mrs. Hemstra, even Audrey is better than him.

However, seeing that Mrs. Hemstra was familiar with this aspect of entertainment, Zhou Nan also secretly wondered, would it be better to leave this aspect of affairs to Mrs. Hemstra to handle?

Zhou Nan clearly knew that she had lived until the eighties, and that she still had nearly forty years to live. Find her something meaningful to do, and she should be happier.

In the evening, when the guests were sent away, Zhou Nan mentioned this proposal to Mrs. Hemstra, and she immediately asked excitedly, "Can I really do it?" ”

Zhou Nan nodded: "The management of the company has Renian, and you don't need to take care of the clothing design, you only need to take care of the shaping of the Hepburn brand, and then you will establish our sales channels." These are mainly social activities, and for you, Mom, I think it's a lot of effort. ”

She looked at Audrey, didn't even mean to excuse herself, and said excitedly: "I've been thinking about my future life, I'm only in my forties, and I don't want to retire here, so I'm willing to give it a try." ”