National Tide 1980.

I left quietly, just as I came quietly.

I waved my hand gently, saying goodbye to the clouds in the western sky.

Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko are gone.

They soared in the blue sky with joy and rich harvest, left France and returned to the capital.

But their significant influence on many people in France continues.

For example, in Saint-Tropez.

Alain Delon and lawyer Henri René are admiring the luxurious villa they just bought for Ning Weimin for more than 70 million francs.

Henri René was very surprised and expressed his feelings.

"I can't believe that there is such a thing in this world. The owner of this house didn't even take a look at it, but entrusted us to buy it. It's more than 70 million, and including the deed tax, it will be 80 million. How could someone buy a house so casually! Isn't he afraid that we will cheat him?"

"Hey, isn't it good for others to have this kind of trust in us? Don't keep saying things like this. If people hear it, they will doubt our character. Especially since you are a lawyer yourself."

Alain Delon stopped the lawyer from complaining with some dissatisfaction, and instead asked questions in a serious manner.

"Are all the formalities completed?"

"All is complete."

"Well, leave it all to me. I will fax the documents to Paris in a moment. I need Mr. Pierre Cardin to review them as soon as possible. I also need the experts from Maxim's Restaurant to come here as soon as possible to plan the layout of the restaurant for me..."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Hasn't your little brother already left France? The tourist season is only three or four months long, and this house won't be of any use this year anyway. We have almost a full year to slowly turn it into a high-end restaurant. As for me, since I just bought this villa, why don't we live here for a few days? We can just find some girls and have a good party for a few days and have some fun..."

However, these words were once again disliked by Alain Delon.

"Are you serious? If that happens, this house will be ruined. We won't even have to get drunk. The gold in the bathroom will be stolen. And thanks to you, some thief will live a comfortable life for a year."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Henry blinked deliberately, "It will be over in six months. They will never be able to enjoy a year with that gold."

Alain Delon really has no way to deal with lawyers.

"You are hopeless, Henry. If I had known you were going to do this, I wouldn't have asked you to come. Can you please stop fooling around and be serious? Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to change lawyers too."

"Haha, don't be angry. This is not my fault." Henri René shrugged. "This is all your little brother's fault. He sent us from Cannes to Saint-Tropez with just one sentence. We agreed to meet here, but he didn't come. Instead, he left France. His people didn't even show up, but played us around. How could I be happy working for him?"

Alain Delon shook his head and explained patiently, "He failed to keep his promise, but there were reasons for it. You know he had bigger business to discuss in Paris. And not only did he call me to apologize, but Catherine also apologized to us. Don't be so fussy, old friend."

"Old buddy, old buddy, don't be so fussy..."

Henry deliberately imitated Alain Delon's accent, but rolled his eyes.

"How can I not care? He didn't even pay me for my lawyer's fees, but exploited my labor through you. He was too shrewd. If he had hired me directly, he would have paid me at least 2 million francs in lawyer's fees. Now, I can only get a little wine money from you."

At this moment, he had lost all the serious and dignified appearance of a lawyer, and instead became a petty litigant.

Of course, maybe this is his true nature.

But as the old saying goes, evil will be punished by evil.

Alain Delon did not tolerate his bad habits and immediately condemned him.

"Who can you blame for this? Isn't it you who said it? When our interests conflict, you can only be my lawyer and stand on my side."

"Hey, can you blame me for this? I did all this for you."

"Come on, Henry. There's no one else here but the two of us. I don't know you. The several million francs you made from the two deals for the film library are enough for your entire year's income. And this money is all yours. Apart from paying taxes, you no longer have to share it with others, unlike in the past when you could only keep 70%. This is already very good. Do you know how much I can earn from taking on a movie produced by a European studio? Come on. My friends have not treated you unfairly. Don't make trouble for yourself anymore."

Henry was squeezed by Alain Delon to the point of almost becoming an introvert.

However, the professional characteristic of a lawyer is that he is stubborn and can make trouble even if it is unreasonable.

"Everyone is looking for trouble. This is the truth of the world. Otherwise, what are lawyers for?"

Then he pointed at Alain Delon and said unconvincedly, "He is not your friend! I am your friend! Alain, although you have become a big star now, we all know how we both got out of the slums. Why have you become soft-hearted now? If it were in the past, you would have eaten him to the last drop. That guy is not a bad person, he is simple, friendly, and quite humorous, but the problem is that he is too weak, and he is also a big piece of fat meat that can be slaughtered at will. Why don't we swallow him? Instead, we should work hard for him? Don't you think you are too stupid? If our friends in the past knew, they would laugh their heads off. You can obviously get hundreds of millions at once, but you have to work hard for this young boy and earn a little dividend as a small shareholder? If you are willing to follow my plan..."

He finally spoke out what was really in his heart.

However, these words not only failed to impress Alain Delon, but completely angered him.

"Shut up, this idea of ​​yours will bring you bad luck. Stop saying such stupid things!"

Alain Delon's face became serious. "Henri, have you forgotten what you said in the past? The stupidest thing in the world is to offend rich people, and rich people who are capable. There may be many rich fools in this world, but no one who can make a fortune on his own is simple. If my friend is really like what you said, how did he become a rich man?"

Henri René was stunned for a moment and couldn't help stammering.

"But...but he is so young, and...and a foreigner..." "So you look down on him?"

Alain Delon retorted, "Yes, maybe he is very young and unfamiliar with France, but he is not without support. You know that he is from Pierre Cardin and we are going to swallow up his funds. Do you think no one in France will stand up for him? Do you have the ability to prevent the media from reporting on this and prevent this matter from spreading throughout the French upper class? Do you think it is safe enough if the law cannot catch us? What are you thinking? After so many years, you still think about problems with the speculative thinking of the gangsters? Listen to my advice, we have finally gained a stable and free life, so let us spend our old age in peace."

Henry was once again stunned by Alain Delon's thunderous attack, and this time he finally had nothing to say in response.

But even though he failed, Alain Delon had just made a good start.

Now it was his turn to tell Henry off, for he had plenty more to complain about.

"Also, did you know that in Saint-Tropezeau, the prices of restaurants are sky-high, and there are long queues everywhere? As long as this villa is turned into a restaurant, I can sell a plate of macaroni for 200 francs and a serving of duck confit for 500 francs during the peak tourist season. The profit is almost 90 percent. Oh, and there are also seats in the garden, and the minimum order is 5,000 francs."

"In this case, even under normal circumstances, we can earn 300,000 to 400,000 francs a day, and one third of it is mine. As for my Oriental friend, the initial plan is that we open at least two restaurants and a hotel in Saint-Tropez. If the business is good, we will definitely try to go to Cannes and Nice. Do you think I still care about these 200 million francs? Not to mention that I have to exchange it for my reputation and split it in half with you!"

"Excuse me, Henry, but I might as well tell you the truth. Although you are good at litigation, you can always find the opponent's weakness and solve the problem just right. But you don't know how to use wealth. You don't know what role money plays in the hands of capable people. If a master operates funds and invests them in business, it's like whipping cream. The more you stir, the more it will get, and the more it will get, beyond your imagination."

"My friend, now I want to ask you a question. Why would I risk breaking the law and damaging my reputation when I could succeed in the legal world? No, I won't do it, and I won't let you do it. Henry, I hope you won't ruin my career, for the sake of our long friendship."

Well, now I really have no words to say and no reason to respond.

Henry was stunned and blinked, not knowing what to say.

It took him a long time to finally squeeze out a sentence.

"Then...are you sure that he...he is a master at whipping cream? You must have remembered that he bought stock copies from two studios. No matter how you tried to persuade him, he insisted on doing it. How do you explain this?"

Little did I know that Alain Delon's attitude was so positive.

"I know better than you whether he is a genius or a fool. If you knew that he invented the trolley case, if you knew that he bought a quarter of Saint Laurent's shares in Paris for 500 million francs, and all of them were registered in his wife's name. Then you might understand what I mean."

"What? Five hundred million francs! In his wife's name!"

Upon hearing this news suddenly, Lawyer Henry seemed to be stimulated, his greed for money flared up, and he couldn't help but scream out loud.

"Is this a genius? This is a madman! He must be mentally ill! Only then would he do such a stupid thing that he will surely regret. When he gets divorced one day, please let me know. I will be his attorney no matter what! Even if I have to give him a discount!"

Seeing that his friend couldn't change his bad habits and was still obsessed with his old job, Alain Delon was convinced.

He thought to himself, could this be the smart guy who saved me from jail?

Is this the person that I thought I could never repay?

Now it seems that everyone has limitations, or maybe I was too young back then.

"Henry, can you please focus on the main point? Stop jumping around like that!"

Alain Delon couldn't stand it any longer, and waved his hand to stop the excited Henry. "Let's not talk about whether Ning is a genius or a fool. There are only two reasons why he gave me 200 million francs. One is that he is not afraid of what we do, and the other is that he doesn't care if he really loses the money. And in my opinion, both of these situations may exist for Ning. So as a friend, I would like to advise you in the end, don't have any ideas that you shouldn't have. Ning is the best partner I can find. He is a good man who abides by the rules and has the ability to whip cream, which is more important than anything else. My future is to work with him, do some legitimate business, and do business in a civilized manner. And if you dare to play tricks, we will only turn from friends to enemies. Don't force me to do this. And if you are smart enough, you should also invest your money in what we are doing. By then, I will have a career, and your future will not be bad. What do you think? Henry, I don't mind sharing it with you. This is really a rare opportunity..."

Alain Delon said these words sincerely and seriously. They were neither threatening nor intimidating, but full of friendship.

Henri René was shocked. It had been a long time since he had seen Alain Delon so serious and confident about something.

So his mentality also changed dramatically.

"Okay, I'll think about it. I need some time to think about it..."

His answer was serious.

But Alain Delon misunderstood.

He was somewhat disappointed, so he looked at him coldly with contempt.

The expression was as if he was looking at an idiot who was throwing the money in his pocket into the river one by one.

This actually dealt a great blow to Henry's self-esteem as a real man.

As a result, before he knew it, even the truth that he was embarrassed to say just now slipped out of his mouth.

"Hey, what's the matter? This is not an excuse. Tomorrow! I will definitely give you a definite answer tomorrow!"

"Don't look at me like that. This project requires a lot of money. It's not right for me to only invest a few hundred thousand. I have to raise some money!"

"But you know, I have three children, and they are all attending prestigious universities! My wife also needs to spend money recently, she is going to Las Vegas! Otherwise, why would I care about Ning's 200 million francs?"

"Damn it! If I had known, I wouldn't have told them that I made millions recently! Now what! Where can I find a few million more!"

"Hey, my friend, since you took the initiative to bring this up, then for the sake of our old friendship, can you advance me next year's lawyer fees..." (End of this chapter)