Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 286 Cross Star and Sword Send a Watch

The place Zhou Wang wanted to go was much easier to find than Wang Ying had imagined.

Although the house numbers of all places in Beidu are very accurate, the city is too big after all. Wang Ying is also worried that she might take Zhou Wang to the wrong place, which would be embarrassing...

Fortunately, when Wang Ying and Cindy, accompanied Zhou Wang and the others to their destination, they saw the huge house number at a glance.

The door number plate, which is set off by an entire decorative wall, is eye-catching yet exudes an inexplicable style.

Going around the gate wall, there is a large flat lawn. At the end of the lawn is a row of two-story buildings.

This is the Patek Philippe Residence located near the end of the Beidu Grand Plaza. It is so low-key in the most central location. If you have not searched for it specifically, but just passed by here, I am afraid no one would know that watches are sold here.

There are only two Patek Philippe stores like this one in the whole of China, and the other one is located on the Bund in Shanghai.

"Is this the place? Zhou Wang, what is this place?"

Wang Ying and Cindy leaned over to take a look, and then Wang Ying asked curiously.

"That should be the case. You'll know once you walk in."

Zhou Wang held Jiang Mo's hand and walked through the corridor beside the lawn towards the two-story building. Wang Ying and Cindy looked at each other, but couldn't suppress their curiosity and followed him.

When he got closer and saw the logo on the door wall, Zhou Wang confirmed that he was in the right place.

The cross star and the sword form a snowflake that represents both love and sharpness. If you don't see this logo, the small building in front of you looks more like some kind of European-style residence. Compared with the Rolex store located in the bustling Wangfujing area, the two styles are completely different.

When you arrive at the first building on the right and push open the door and walk in, the scene that comes into view is quite different from the traditional watch shop. There are art paintings hanging on the walls, the reception hall is on the left, and the front desk is on the right. You can't see any cabinets with clocks.

The lady in formal attire at the front desk walked over quickly and asked with a smile, "Hello, do you have any reservations?"

Generally, you need to call in advance or make an appointment on the WeChat applet to visit the store, but Zhou Wang didn't know this process. Hearing this, he just shook his head and smiled:
"I don't have an appointment, but I think a reserved watch has arrived..."

The reason why Zhou Wang suddenly came over to buy a watch was because Wang Feiyu's words reminded him that he suddenly remembered that he still had a Patek Philippe watch that he had not taken out.

This watch came from the reward issued by the system when he was working in Hangzhou. After the gift package was upgraded, Zhou Wang was given a Patek Philippe and a Richard Miller.

After the interactive reality was successful, Patek Philippe was delivered to the store in Beidu, and Richard Miller was delivered to Shanghai. Xu Wenxi could pick up the watch in Shanghai, but Zhou Wang had to come by himself to pick up the watch in Beidu.

Zhou Wang had almost forgotten about this incident until he suddenly remembered that the Patek Philippe store happened to be nearby, so this happened.

When Wang Ying finally understood what Zhou Wang was here to buy, she exclaimed "Damn!". While others were surprised, she quickly covered her mouth, said "sorry", and pulled Cindy, who looked puzzled, aside.

“Patek Philippe…”

"what?"

Cindy was a little confused.

"Didn't Wang Feiyu just say that Rolex is not the king of watches? There is another brand above it, called Patek Philippe. No wonder these words sound so familiar to me. I just remembered them now!"

Wang Ying explained hastily.

“Then…then this Patek Philippe should not be cheaper than the Rolex that Wang Feiyu and the others bought, right?”

Cindy was stunned and said, "Didn't they say that the watch Zhou Wang wears is only worth 20,000 or 30,000 yuan? Can he...can he afford such an expensive watch?"

"I do not know either."

Wang Ying pursed her lips, "But if Zhou Wang can really buy a watch worth hundreds of thousands, then I will look stupid..."

"What?"

"You don't know what I just said to him. Well, never mind... let's see."

Wang Ying took Cindy back again.

At this time, as Zhou Wang handed over his ID card, the young lady who had checked at the front desk came back in a hurry on high heels. After returning Zhou Wang's ID card with both hands, she said respectfully:

"Mr. Zhou, please wait a moment, our manager..."

Before the young lady finished her words, with a "ding" sound, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie walked out of the elevator from the second floor. The high-end suit and the shining watch on his wrist made Wang Ying and Cindy feel restrained at once.

However, this uncle who they thought should be from the wealthy class walked up to Zhou Wang quickly, bowed slightly, and shook Zhou Wang's hand enthusiastically:

"Mr. Zhou, long time no see. How are you doing lately?"

Long time no see?

Zhou Wang was startled, and then he remembered the memory fragment in [No. 006]. He was wearing a Patek Philippe minute repeater watch...

After thinking for a while, Zhou Wang smiled calmly: "Not bad, thank you."

"Mr. Zhou, please come this way... Weiwei, ask Anna to come to the VIP room to make tea."

At the manager's invitation, he led Zhou Wang and the others through the reception hall and came to a room inside.

The decoration of this room is even more gorgeous, with a round table and a soft sofa in the middle. In addition to decorative art paintings, the walls around it are also hung with albums with different covers. On each album is a different Patek Philippe watch.

Minute repeater, complex chronograph, pocket watch, starry sky, rare craftsmanship...

All Patek Philippe watches you know and don’t know can be found here.

The manager asked everyone to sit down, and then a tall foreign girl with long blonde hair came in. She skillfully made tea for everyone. While kneeling on the ground, she greeted Zhou Wang in familiar English.

Zhou Wang always felt that there was something else in the way this good-looking foreign girl looked at him. Or maybe it was Zhou Wang's illusion. After all, foreign girls are generally bold, and charm and enthusiasm are very common qualities of theirs.

Zhou Wang subconsciously replied in English. As soon as he said this, he realized that his spoken English had improved by leaps and bounds...

This can be seen from the slightly surprised expression of Jiang Mo standing beside her.

"By the way, Mr. Zhou, I didn't get a reply from you when I sent you an email before. Before Mr. Tristan returned to China, he told me that if I saw you, I must express my gratitude to you again. Thanks to your help last time, our event in Beidu was held so successfully..."

Zhou Wang didn't know who Mr. Tristan was, but guessed that he should be a senior executive of Patek Philippe, or a family member. However, from the manager's words, he caught other information.

"Last time?"

Zhou Wang smiled and asked, "I'm sorry, my memory may be a little confused. What activity are you talking about?"

Until now, Zhou Wang still didn't know the manager's name. It would be inappropriate to ask rashly, after all, he knew him. He could only secretly complain why he didn't learn from the managers of other stores and hang a nameplate on his chest. Why did he have to be so high-profile...

The manager was stunned, but he didn't think much about it. He just answered subconsciously: "At the end of May this year, our Patek Philippe held the 10th anniversary event of the Yuandi in Beidu. At that time, it was because you provided us with many rare watches that the event caused a greater sensation..."

Ok?
You guys are the ones selling watches, how come I have to provide you with rare watches?
Zhou Wang didn't understand at first, but he soon understood.

Patek Philippe has produced countless watch models in its history, and many of them are limited editions. There are also many watches that have been issued in quantities of less than ten. They even have "orphan pieces" that are only produced once a year.

As these watches are sold one after another, they can’t take them out anymore…

An event at the end of May?
I got the system at the end of June.

If we reverse the situation, it means that when Patek Philippe holds an event, it may be the end of its "lost memory".

"Was I here then?"

Thinking of this, Zhou Wang asked.

"Uh... yes, you made a brief appearance at the party and then left again very quickly."

really……

Zhou Wang was stunned after getting confirmation from the manager's words.

The last memory he obtained was only [No. 006], but that was more than a year ago. Judging from the span, he still has a lot of "memory gears" to collect.

Huh, wait!

Zhou Wang suddenly realized that something was wrong. If that was the case, then he should have a lot of Patek Philippe watches.

Where's my watch?
"Well, did I take away the watch I sponsored for your exhibition?"

"We followed your instructions and sent the watch back to its original address..."

"What original site?"

"I have no recollection of this. I'll have to look for the receipts from that time to find out."

While Zhou Wang was talking to the manager, apart from Jiang Mo, whose expression did not change much, Wang Ying and Cindy kept looking at each other frequently.

They actually didn't understand anything, but that didn't stop them from becoming restrained from the moment they entered the room. They felt that Zhou Wang didn't look like someone who came here specifically to buy a watch...

They may not know the system of Patek Philippe, but from the manager's attitude towards Zhou Wang and the information revealed in his words, it can be seen that Zhou Wang seems to have a very high status in this brand, and even they need Zhou Wang's help when organizing activities.

So, who is Momo's boyfriend?

After a brief chat when they first met, Wang Ying thought she had a preliminary understanding of Zhou Wang. Only then did she realize that she actually knew nothing.

At Zhou Wang's request, the manager asked Anna to find the receipt that was mailed at that time. He smiled and said to Zhou Wang: "Mr. Zhou, thank you for your continued support for Patek Philippe. The Starry Sky 6104R you ordered has indeed arrived at our store last week. Do you think I should pick it up for you now?"

Because the rewards given by the system were random, Zhou Wang actually didn't know what he had ordered. In short, whatever the other party said was what he got...

"Okay, go get it."

After the manager left, Zhou Wang paced to the wall and quickly found the album corresponding to the "Starry Sky" series. After flipping through it, he could understand it.

Not bad, this is definitely not the most expensive watch of Patek Philippe, but it is not the cheap one either. In fact, in the popular sense, this series has already become the "graduation model" of Patek Philippe in the minds of many people.

Wang Ying opened her mouth, actually wanting to ask Zhou Wang something, but at this moment, because of the inexplicable mysterious aura, Zhou Wang's back suddenly became tall in her eyes, and she couldn't even ask, or she didn't know what to ask.

Soon, the manager holding the tray came back first.

On the tray is Patek Philippe's unique watch box, which is about 20 cm long and wide, hand-crafted from Nordic walnut and painted with black piano lacquer. The watch box alone is like a work of art, exuding a heavy weight.

When the manager put down the watch box, opened the lid, and revealed the watch belonging to Zhou Wang, the girls' attention was immediately attracted.

The starry sky dial is carved with rose gold and is inlaid with a circle of square diamonds around it. Its appearance may not capture everyone's aesthetic taste, but the sense of luxury can undoubtedly touch anyone's heart.

The manager, wearing gloves, took the watch out of the box and handed it to Zhou Wang respectfully:
"Mr. Zhou, this is the Patek Philippe Super Complex Timepiece Series 6104R-001 that you ordered. It is also a model of our Patek Philippe formal watches. Please come and inspect it in person..."

Zhou Wang took off his IWC watch, took the heavy "Starry Sky Watch" with a 44mm dial, and then put it on his wrist to try it out.

Actually, this watch doesn’t quite match Zhou Wang’s aesthetic taste, but maybe it’s a psychological effect, after looking at it from left to right, it gradually became pleasing to the eye, and even more beautiful the more I looked at it…

"Mr. Zhou, I also need to inform you that due to the exchange rate fluctuation, the current domestic price of 6104R-001 has dropped by about 1.8 yuan since you placed the order. This price difference also exists in Hong Kong Island and other regions, but please believe that this is not our intention."

At this time, the manager bowed deeply to Zhou Wang again and said something solemnly.

Zhou Wang was stunned, and asked out of curiosity, "What is the current public price?"

Just when Zhou Wang asked this question, Wang Ying and Cindy beside him pricked up their ears at the same time.

They had just heard the words "price difference of 1.8", and with the style of the Patek Philippe Residence displayed here, they already had a hunch that this watch must be very expensive...

But how expensive is it exactly?

100,000? 200,000? 300,000?

The two girls were exhausting their imaginations while subconsciously holding their breath.

At this time, the manager smiled and replied: "The latest official price of 6104R-001 in China is RMB 4064000..."

"Ah!" Cindy next to her screamed, causing the manager to look at her strangely, and she quickly covered her mouth.

Wang Ying, who seemed expressionless, had already tightly pinched Cindy's hand. In fact, half of Cindy's scream just now was caused by her pinching too hard...

She knew that even though she had concealed it in time, the way she was gritting her teeth must still have looked stupid.

400 million!
In fact, although Wang Ying's family background is relatively ordinary, she grew up in a big city like Tianjin after all, and she can occasionally see some luxury goods in her circle of friends, but they are basically clothes, cosmetics and so on.

A watch costs 400 million, which is equivalent to the house that an ordinary person would have to work hard for a lifetime, and is equal to her income in the best possible years in the future.

And she was able to summarize a very important piece of information from the previous conversation between the manager and Zhou Wang...that is, Zhou Wang had more than one Patek Philippe.

OMG…

Cindy standing by was not much better off. Having grown up in a simple environment in Xinjiang Province, this was the first time she experienced such a direct financial shock after coming to Beidu.

The shock made Cindy suddenly understand why several of her senior schoolmates from Xinjiang Province vowed before leaving that they would marry back home in the future, but ultimately went against tradition and never heard from them again.

After taking a look at Zhou Wang, Cindy's cheeks suddenly turned red and she quickly lowered her head in panic.

She quietly put her hands behind her back, trying to take off her two-hundred-dollar Hello Kitty mother-of-pearl watch...

The manager's good self-restraint prevented him from paying attention to the two girls' little movements. He just continued to speak to Zhou Wang with a confident attitude and a smile:
"Of course, as far as I know, the market price of 6104R-001 in the secondary market is close to five million. In addition, the public price of 6104R-001 was only 340 million six months ago. I think you are also aware of this, Mr. Zhou... We at Patek Philippe will always be on the road of increasing value, ensuring that any transaction you make with us will be a successful investment."

"Of course I understand that."

Zhou Wang smiled and said, after all, Patek Philippe’s slogan is “No one can truly own a Patek Philippe, it is just kept for the next generation”. From the perspective of value preservation alone, Patek Philippe beats all other brands.

After checking the meter, Zhou Wang readily signed the delivery note, and the smile on the manager's face became even brighter.

Although the money had been paid before, the transaction was not officially completed until now. Commissions and the like were small matters. The key point was that he had shown his face in front of a top client like Zhou Wang again, which would be of great benefit to his development in Patek Philippe.

At this time, Anna came back with her long legs and showed Zhou Wang the previous mailing receipt.

After Zhou Wang took a look, his brows couldn't help but frown.

Judging from the list, in order to sponsor the 10th anniversary exhibition of Beidu Yuandi, he actually took out seven different limited edition Patek Philippe watches, and after the exhibition, these watches were sent abroad...

As soon as he saw the address of the manor in a European country, Zhou Wang understood something.

Could this be Caroline's residence?

Well, it seems that the system did not give him any loopholes. Although those watches are his, he still can't get them now.

For example, until now, he still doesn't know how to contact his nominal first secretary.

Shaking his head, Zhou Wang silently wrote down the address of the manor, then returned the receipt to Anna. After thinking for a while, Zhou Wang said to the manager:
"You should still have some watches in stock, right? Do you have a catalog? Bring it to me and have a look."

The manager didn't ask any further questions. After confirming that Zhou Wang didn't have any standards for "price", he turned around and got the album.

No way, Zhou Wang still wants to buy it?
When Zhou Wang was flipping through the album, Wang Ying and Cindy were both complaining in their hearts, a watch worth four million yuan can't satisfy your appetite...

But of course they had no right to interfere with Zhou Wang. They just glanced at Jiang Mo who had been sitting quietly next to Zhou Wang, and they suddenly understood why they were a couple.

The excellence displayed by Zhou Wang is enough to match Jiang Mo's beauty.

"Are you sure this 7118/1450G white gold diamond model is in stock?"

In fact, there were not many choices in the album. Zhou Wang quickly locked on a watch and asked uncertainly.

He actually didn't know much about Patek Philippe, but he also knew how high the invisible purchasing threshold of Patek Philippe was. Just from the appearance of this 7118, Zhou Wang could guess that it must be a popular model, so he asked this question.

"Mr. Zhou, you are browsing our internal catalog. With your level of authority, you don't have to worry about whether the watches shown in the catalog are in stock."

The manager replied with a smile.

"Okay, then bring this 7118/1450G to me in stock... Oh, and bring this 5067A-024 as well."

Before Anna and the manager left together, Zhou Wang stopped them and added something.

After a while, the two people, each holding a watch box, returned, placed watch boxes of the same style on the table, and then opened them carefully.

When they saw the two watches, Wang Ying and Cindy realized that Zhou Wang wanted to buy a watch for Jiang Mo as well... because these two watches were obviously women's watches.

(The left picture shows Patek Philippe 7118/1450G inlaid with diamonds and stars, and the right picture shows Patek Philippe 5067A-024 female grenade)
Sure enough, when Anna carefully handed the watch to him, Zhou Wang did not take it, but just gestured to Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo was stunned for a moment, then took the diamond-studded watch under Anna's envious eyes and looked at it in his palm.

"7118/1450G is from our Patek Philippe's extremely classic Nautilus series, also known as the graduation model. It uses the rare 'snowflake setting' technique to incorporate a total of 2553 brilliant-cut top Wesselton flawless diamonds into it..."

The manager explained in detail.

Zhou Wang didn't listen much to what he said. After Jiang Mo looked at it herself, he took the watch and helped Jiang Mo put it on her delicate wrist.

Then, Zhou Wang raised his senior sister’s hand and exclaimed.

The white jade is flawless and complements each other.

These eight words popped up in Zhou Wang's mind, and he suddenly had the idea of ​​nagging his senior sister...

"Senior, do you like it?"

Out of respect, Zhou Wang asked after letting go of Jiang Mo's wrist.

"Yes, I like it."

Jiang Mo glanced at Zhou Wang and nodded slightly.

People are very contradictory.

She was once at the end of her rope, and when she could only live on bread and water, she missed her previous affluent life so much.

But when Zhou Wang broke into her life and everything became within her reach, she suddenly realized that she didn't care about it that much anymore...

In the past, because she cared, she would often feel uneasy about Zhou Wang spending so much money on her. Now that she doesn’t care anymore, she can accept it more calmly.

She didn't know whether she liked this watch or not, but she noticed Zhou Wang's strange eyes mixed with desire, so she thought he must like it, so Jiang Mo felt that she liked it too.

Zhou Wang paid attention to the expressions of Wang Ying and Cindy again, and seeing that their eyes were shining, he knew that this was the right choice.

He thought for a moment, then picked up the 5067A-024 from another watch box and asked the two girls, "Do you think this watch is nice?"

"Well, it's pretty good..."

"Uh-huh!"

Wang Ying and Cindy didn't expect Zhou Wang to suddenly ask for their opinions, but they didn't dare to comment on things of this level, so they could only nod subconsciously.

Of course, objectively speaking, the appearance of this 5076A is indeed good. Although it does not have as many diamonds as the 7118, it looks very versatile at first glance.

Wearing a little skirt and this watch, she would be almost like a real princess...

Wang Ying thought silently.

Zhou Wang also realized that asking them was a bit redundant, so he turned to the manager and smiled:
"Okay, I want both watches. You go and make the order. By the way, I want two of these 5067A watches. Do you have any?"

"We have 5067A, but there is only this one left of 7118."

The manager nodded and smiled, "Mr. Zhou, although you didn't ask, I still have the obligation to inform you before placing the order. The current domestic price of 7118/1450G is RMB 2825000, and the domestic price of 5067A-024 is RMB 121500. If you think it's okay..."

"No problem, open the order."

Zhou Wang nodded to show that he understood.

Although these millions were what he actually had to spend and were not within the scope of the system's rewards, they could be used to pay for the [Desire Consumption Fund], so Zhou Wang did not feel any pressure.

"Cindy, how come I feel like a $12 watch isn't expensive at all right now..."

Wang Ying and Cindy bit each other's ears, intending to ease their inner unrest by joking, but Cindy didn't react at all.

When Wang Ying was wondering, Cindy said in a low voice: "Sister Ying, why did Zhou Wang buy two Type 067A...?"

Uh?
Wang Ying hadn't noticed it just now, but after hearing what Cindy said, she realized something was wrong. Yes, if you count it this way, in addition to Zhou Wang's own starry sky watch, it means that he has bought three more women's watches.

Even if they are both gifts for Jiang Mo, there doesn't seem to be any need to buy two of the same style, right?
I can't wear one on each hand, but that would be too weird...

Before Wang Ying could figure it out, the manager had already returned with the acceptance form, a card machine and another brand new 5067A.

Zhou Wang took out his city bank card, swiped it to pay, and then pushed the two 5067A's in front of the two girls.

"Thank you for taking care of Jiang Mo. This is a small token of my gratitude to you from Momo and I..."

what?
What did Zhou Wang say?
Wang Ying and Cindy, who were sitting side by side, missed a breath for a moment. They both stared at Zhou Wang with wide eyes. Their expressions seemed a little frightened, which Zhou Wang found somewhat funny.

"No, no, this is too expensive. I, we can't have it..."

Wang Ying, who was the first to react, jumped up from the sofa and waved her hands repeatedly.

Cindy also nodded quickly, indicating that she agreed with Wang Ying's statement.

"Take it. This is not a Taobao purchase. You can't return it after you buy it. If you don't want it, I can only leave it at home to collect dust, which is even more of a waste..."

Zhou Wang said with a smile, and the manager beside him nodded in agreement, indicating that he indeed could not withdraw.

"I can't return it, but I can give it to Momo."

"It's too cheap. It's embarrassing for her to wear it."

"..."

Wang Ying was speechless for a moment. You call a watch worth hundreds of thousands of dollars cheap?
But when Wang Ying saw the nearly three million watch on Jiang Mo's wrist, she felt discouraged again. Well, after comparing them, a watch worth hundreds of thousands of dollars did not seem to be worthy of her...

"How about this, you try it on first, it may not fit, just wait and see if it doesn't look good."

Seeing that Wang Ying was very determined, Zhou suggested with a smile.

As a result, the two girls couldn't refuse and could only try it on reluctantly. Then they couldn't take their eyes off it.

This is a BulingBuling worth hundreds of thousands...

A feeling of reluctance began to grow in their hearts.

It was not until they left the Patek Philippe Residence in a daze and Zhou Wang threw the bills in front of them that the two girls suddenly realized that they had been deceived by Zhou Wang.

Maybe you could withdraw before, but it’s definitely not possible now.

Evil capitalists...

Wang Ying and Cindy murmured to each other and couldn't help but hold their wrists tightly.

They don’t even want to go to the evening performance now. They just want to run back to the dormitory. They always feel that it is unsafe to walk on the street. What if they lose their watch?

It's so annoying.

　In the future, the update time will be fixed at 12 o'clock every night to make it convenient for everyone to follow the updates.

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(End of this chapter)