Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 324 [No. 003] (Part )
The French capital has a history of more than 1,400 years. The streets are not wide but very charming. In the driving Rolls-Royce, Zhou Wang listened to the fluent French conversation between "himself" and Phil Renault, and felt deeply moved.

It turns out that "proficiency in mainstream languages" is a skill I already possessed, but it has been forgotten in my memory.

Thanks to the assistance of the system and the intensive study he had done on the plane today, Zhou Wang was able to fully understand their conversation even though they spoke very fast.

But first of all, we need to mention what kind of organization the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, of which Phil Renaud is vice president, is.

The Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, abbreviated as CCIP, was founded in 1803. It is the largest chamber of commerce organization in France and Europe, representing the interests of a total of 32 companies in Paris and the three surrounding provinces. There are more than 20 permanent staff members in the association, and the output value of enterprises in the entire jurisdiction accounts for % of the entire French GDP.

To put it simply, in a place like France, the influence of the Paris Chamber of Commerce is very large. In addition to the economic field, the Chamber of Commerce's tentacles have actually extended to all aspects, and their presence can be seen everywhere.

As the vice president, Phil Reno's actual power and position have already transcended the limitations of his identity as a "businessman"...

It was called a conversation, but most of the time, it was Phil Reno who did the talking. Even though Zhou Wang was always rather cold and did not respond to every one of his questions, he always maintained a warm and respectful attitude.

"Is there a fire?"

At a certain moment, Zhou Wang rolled down the window, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and asked casually.

Renault, who was still happily recounting what great things he had done in the association since they last parted, was startled. He said with some embarrassment: "Oh, Zhou, you know I never smoke..."

But soon, Renault, who saw something on the street, asked the driver to stop the car. He opened the door and ran out. He exchanged 10 euros for a lighter from a teenager who was skateboarding on the street, and then ran back happily and handed it to Zhou Wang.

Zhou Wang, who was watching from the sidelines, had a somewhat complicated look in his eyes... "I" am so awesome!

Of course, Zhou Wang could understand why Renault acted so humble in front of him.

Just like the first time he saw Caroline in the memory fragment, when Zhou Wang saw Renault for the first time, a piece of information automatically emerged in his mind.

"Phil Reno is one of the heirs of Renault Group, a second-rate French consortium. He met you half a year ago. Under your guidance, he helped the family business survive the bankruptcy crisis and promoted Renault Group to a first-rate consortium. He also obtained the first-line inheritance right and successfully won the election in the Chamber of Commerce. He always worships you as a god..."

Along with this large amount of information, some fragmented memory images also emerged.

Under the light of the Eiffel Tower, the distraught Phil Reno sat down on the street. A Chinese youth with a travel bag sat down next to him and said calmly, "Mr. Phil, do you need a little help?"

At the last decision-making meeting of the Renault Group, facing the fierce quarrel among the company's senior executives, Renault mustered up the courage to stand up and put forward his "fantastic" statement...

The sudden war, the volatile oil prices, the rapidly depreciating euro...

Amid the shadows of countless newspapers flying all over the sky, Renault Group was caught in a carnival of revival. In the corner, the young man half hidden in the shadows still stood calmly and silently, just silently raising the champagne in his hand...

These images vaguely form the outline of the whole incident. Although it is not completely clear, it is enough to analyze a lot of useful information from it.

At least one thing is certain.

From a certain perspective, Renault, like Caroline, is a follower and admirer of Zhou Wang. Perhaps the Renault Group behind him is not necessarily like this, but Phil Renault himself has great respect for Zhou Wang.

This also explains why Fair Renault was so humble in front of Zhou Wang.

What Zhou Wang saved was not only the family group behind him, but also the life he had almost given up...

"Zhou, we're here."

While Zhou Wang was lost in thought, the Rolls-Royce slowly drove into a mansion in downtown Paris. From the outskirts of the manor, he could see men in black wearing sunglasses everywhere. Judging from the bulges on their waists, they were obviously carrying some stuff...

Zhou Wang was not too surprised. Although France is a developed country, one should not overestimate the public security here. It is normal for wealthy people to have a few "professional shooters" who can legally own guns as bodyguards.

Following Renault into the mansion, we came to a luxuriously decorated reception room with a closet design and a distinct European style. Sitting in the room were several old men with extraordinary demeanor and dressed in suits, and only one young woman.

When they saw Zhou Wang appear, they put down their cigars, stood up and shook hands with Zhou Wang. Those who had met him once tried to hug him. Of course, Zhou Wang politely declined them all.

Every time Zhou Wang, who was watching from the sidelines, glanced at a person, their information would automatically appear in front of his eyes. Although it was not as detailed as Renault's and there were no flashbacks, it was enough for Zhou Wang to know their identities.

Anouk Pampa, first vice president of the Paris Chamber of Commerce, Meira Béa, secretary general of the Paris Chamber of Commerce, Didier Mbappé, president of the Paris Hauts-de-Seine Chamber of Commerce…

These people were senior members of the Chamber of Commerce who supported Renault's rise to power at the time, and represented a backbone force in the Paris Chamber of Commerce.

In other words, from Zhou Wang's perspective, it can be interpreted that they are all gathered together invisibly by "themselves" and have formed a group of people into a certain faction.

What's the reason?

Zhou Wang soon heard the answer...

"Zhou, please forgive us for initiating this meeting in a hurry, but we really can't wait."

After the greetings, Anouk Pampa, the oldest and most experienced person present, spoke first, "We all want to know, according to your prediction, how long will the war last?"

Everyone's eyes were immediately focused on Zhou Wang.

[Zhou Wang] said calmly: "A long time."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. It was Renault, who was most familiar with Zhou Wang, who spoke carefully: "Zhou, when you say a long time, you mean..."

"More than one year, maybe even two or three years."

Everyone exclaimed when they heard this, and Renault was a little bit unbelieving: "But according to the statements he made continuously, he seems to want everything to end before May. Why are you so sure?"

"You don't need to care about the reason. All you have to do is choose to believe it or not."

[Zhou Wang] crossed his legs, took a sip of red wine, and said lightly.

"We believe it, of course we do... If it weren't for your accurate prediction, who would have thought that everything would happen so suddenly? Now that the bank has noticed that the situation is not right, it has tightened lending. Fernando and his group of idiots can only watch the euros in their hands turn into a pile of waste paper..."

The only young woman, the Chamber of Commerce Secretary General Mela, could not hide her excitement.

"Yes, if this trend continues, Fernando will definitely be fired from the position of Chamber of Commerce President in the next election..."

"But we have already made a lot of money and are fully capable of winning the support of more core members. Renault, are you ready to take over the position of president?"

"Oh, please forgive me. I just became the vice president. How dare I covet that position? That should be the honor for you, Mr. Anouk..."

While everyone was joking with each other, Zhou Wang, who was watching, had already figured out the whole thing based on the information revealed in their words, and he could not hide his shock.

I see……

As we all know, in 2022, a protracted war broke out between two regions and has not ended yet.

War brings turmoil, and turmoil... brings about the depreciation of currency.

How to profit from it?
The simplest way is to obtain a large amount of loans from domestic financial institutions in advance, and then when the currency depreciates, purchase a large amount of depreciated currency from the international market to repay the loans from financial institutions.

There are huge profits in this back and forth.

In a famous financial crisis, the capital behind the scenes destroyed the economy of a region in this way.

There are many ways to make money, such as the rise and fall of the stock market and the rise of crude oil prices. This example is just the most superficial one, and the operation method is not complicated, but everything has a premise...

Accurately predict the time of the outbreak of turmoil. Without this premise of foresight, everything is empty talk.

But Zhou Wang obviously did it. He accurately predicted the time of the conflict and convinced Renault and the people behind him. After Renault gritted his teeth and gambled everything, not only did the family group behind him successfully survive the crisis, he himself was promoted to vice president of the Chamber of Commerce...

It is now April 2022. The conflict has just broken out and no one knows how long it will last. However, considering the huge gap in strength, at this stage, many people still believe that it will not last too long.

But even Zhou Wang, who is already in 2024, knows that...not to mention May, it will still be going on two years later.

After Renault and the others finished laughing, Zhou Wang, who was sitting in the main seat, said expressionlessly: "Since you choose to believe, then be prepared to pick up money next time."

"Zhou, you mean..."

After hearing this, several people immediately became focused.

Zhou Wang smiled faintly, "The euro's current depreciation is far from reaching its peak. By July at the latest, it will become par with the US dollar."

Renault and the others were all shocked, revealing expressions of disbelief.

If what Zhou Wang said is true, it means that the euro will continue to fall to a freezing point that it has not reached in nearly two decades.

This news is crucial for them because it means they can better choose the timing of bargain hunting and selling...

"That's it for today."

[Zhou Wang] stood up at this time and yawned, "I'm sleepy."

Renault and others woke up as if from a dream, and at Anouk's reminder, everyone quickly picked up the champagne in their hands.

"This cup is for the great Zhou!"

"Santé!"

[Zhou Wang] smiled slightly, and clinked glasses with them amid the loud responses from the crowd, his deep gaze without much emotion.

……

The picture was switched to eight times the speed again. Zhou Wang followed [Zhou Wang], and was personally escorted by Renault and the two cars in front and behind, to the Cheval Blanc Hotel in Paris, which is located on the banks of the Seine in Paris, facing the oldest Pont Neuf in Paris and adjacent to the Louvre.

This top hotel, which has always been on the list of the top ten luxury hotels in Paris, belongs to the famous LV Group and is next to the LV headquarters. It may not be the top hotel in Paris, but it has the best location among the top hotels in Paris.

From here to all the famous attractions in Paris, such as the Louvre, Notre Dame, museums, etc., it will take no more than 10 minutes to walk.

The cheapest room costs US$2000 a night, which is about RMB 16000. As for the room that Renault took Zhou Wang to stay in, it is a two-story luxury suite with a huge balcony. It is one of the most expensive rooms in the hotel, costing about US$4 a night, which is about RMB 29.

Of course, these were not what Renault boasted about, and Zhou Wang would not care about this. It was just that Zhou Wang, who was "floating" on the side, floated to the front desk out of curiosity and saw it...

Renault and his bodyguards escorted Zhou Wang to the door of the room, and then said respectfully, "Zhou, your secretary, Miss Caroline, is already waiting for you inside. I wish you a pleasant night!"

Zhou Wang, who was watching from the sidelines, was stunned. Caroline was in there?

At this time, after Renault left, Zhou Wang had already opened the door. Then Zhou Wang saw a tall, beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes wandering in the living room. After hearing the noise coming from the door, she turned around immediately, and a look of surprise appeared on her flawless, angelic face.

"Mr. Zhou...Mr. Zhou, you are here!"

Caroline, who was wearing a long windbreaker and vaguely revealing her long legs wrapped in flesh-colored stockings, restrained her excitement when she ran closer, although Zhou Wang could see that she actually wanted to give "herself" a hug.

Compared with the later memory scenes, the girl in front of me was beautiful, but there was still some immaturity on her pretty face. She was far less charismatic than what I saw later.

Facing Caroline's trembling body, Zhou Wang acted very calmly. He didn't show any surprise of meeting again after a long separation. He just handed the coat in his hand to Caroline and walked forward.

"How are you doing with what I asked you to do?"

"Mr. Zhou, according to your instructions, with the help of Mr. Renault, in the past six months, we have successively completed the acquisition of shares of several companies such as Frass Petroleum and Odyssey Energy..."

Seeing that Zhou Wang started talking about business as soon as they met, a hint of disappointment flashed across Caroline's blue eyes, but she still hurried to report.

As she spoke, Caroline's face showed joy and admiration again. "Mr. Zhou, you are simply a god in business. How did you know that the stock prices of these energy companies in crisis would rise sharply?"

"The war has already broken out. Isn't this an obvious thing?"

Zhou Wang said this calmly, and then continued to order:
"What you need to do next is to sell all the shares of these energy companies before September at the latest..."

"what?"

Caroline was surprised and asked in confusion, "Mr. Zhou, you clearly said that the war would not end for a long time. Then the shares of these energy companies are like goose that can lay golden eggs forever. Why do you want to sell them so soon..."

"Just listen to me."

"But……"

But Caroline couldn't help but want to dissuade him.

Zhou Wang frowned, but after thinking for a while he explained: "Do you think the official agencies are all fools? Soon, they will impose special taxes on these energy companies. By then, the stock prices of these companies will once again fall to the freezing point..."

"what?"

Caroline was startled, but soon relieved. She did not doubt the basis of Zhou Wang's guess at all, and just kept nodding.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou, I will arrange the sale of the shares as soon as possible."

"Well, now it's my time to relax, you can leave now..."

[Zhou Wang] nodded, stood up and prepared to go upstairs.

"Mr. Zhou!"

At this time, Caroline bit her lip and couldn't help but call him.

[Zhou Wang] turned around and didn't say anything, but raised questions with his eyes.

"I, I can actually relax for you..."

Being watched by Zhou Wang, Caroline's face became redder and redder as her voice became smaller and smaller, but she finally mustered up her courage and slowly unbuttoned her windbreaker.

pat!

The coat fell to the ground, revealing the perfect body wrapped in thin ropes and slim shadows, clearly revealed to Zhou Wang.

[Zhou Wang] had no expression on his face, but Zhou Wang on the side seemed a little absent-minded...

Hiss, so beautiful.

　Regarding Caroline's appearance, you can refer to the real person "Savannah Blades".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)