National Tide 1980

How much money does Ning Weimin have?

This is a question many people want to know.

Especially when he came and left in a hurry, decades in advance, with a domineering attitude, he let the French see how the Chinese spend money, so many people are interested in his wealth.

But in France, apart from his wife Matsumoto Keiko, he will only tell the answer to one person.

That is his big boss, the master who has helped him all the way, the emperor of the Pierre Cardin Empire.

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The capital of the Cardin Empire is located at No. 82, Honore Avenue, Paris.

In terms of location alone, there is probably no such prominent house number in the whole of France.

Because the headquarters of the Cardin Empire is just a dark green building with two sides facing the street.

The only thing that can show that this is a fashionable territory is just two large white characters on the wall - Pire er Cardin,

but the location of this small building is unique. It is at a crossroads, Honore Avenue in the eighth district, and is only one street away from the presidential palace, the Elysee Palace.

Across the street more than 20 meters away is the French presidential palace, the Élysée Palace.

Because the street is not wide and there are no cars, people entering and leaving the presidential palace can see the green building and the Pireer Cardin on the wall, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Similarly, from the gate of the Cardon Empire, the gate of the presidential palace can also be seen at a glance.

There are also two sentry boxes on both sides of the gate, with four guards who look solemn and majestic.

These four people are all dressed in ancient soldiers, with silver helmets, bright armor and long boots.

The most special thing is that each guard has a red tassel more than half a meter high on his head.

The red tassel flutters in the breeze of Europe, revealing the ancient charm and majesty of French soldiers.

It's as if they are also guarding the dignity of the Cardon Empire that is enough to look down on the French fashion industry and cannot be despised.

This is not a joke. The headquarters of Pierre Cardon has its own glory and pride.

You know, this is not only the bridgehead for the master to promote his clothing concept and fashion art to the world, but also the first stop to occupy the market.

Similarly, it is this old building that witnessed the rise of the "Cardin Empire". It directly records every step of this fashion empire.

Decades ago, a penniless and hungry young man from Venice came here. From a silly boy to an old man with gray hair, he also promoted his clothes to the world and created a fashion brand that can influence the world.

From having nothing to owning his own fashion empire, Pierre Cardin's life is so legendary.

Although half a century has passed, he still misses this place.

In fact, as long as he is in Paris, the master goes in and out of here at least four times a day.

In this seemingly ordinary place, the natural and simple artistic style pursued by Cardin is everywhere.

If you push open the door, you can really understand what kind of place this is.

Although there are only twenty sets of clothes hanging in the store, the decoration style inside the store is simple and bright, exuding a bit of gentleness and tranquility.

The three or four waiters in the store are very well dressed and often treat customers like emperors, providing very thoughtful and considerate services.

There are not too many customers, but most of them will taste and ponder carefully.

They are not like buyers of clothes, but like appreciating pieces of art in an elegant and holy art hall.

In fact, the main function of this store is not for sales, but more importantly for display.

Pierre Cardin, the leader of fashion, displays his new works every month here, and the factory organizes production at the same time, and then goes to the world.

This also shows that art and career do not necessarily come from luxury and extravagance, and simplicity and indifference can also create and breed genius!

Of course, if it depends on economic strength, Pierre Cardin is now fully capable of building a world-leading modern skyscraper for himself.

Then enjoy the most comfortable living equipment created by mankind so far.

However, he did not do that, but still went in and out of this old building every day, beautifying people's lives with his superior thinking and conceiving a blueprint for tomorrow for his empire.

Rather than saying that this is an extraordinary attitude towards life, it is better to say that it is the true nature of the master, and the original intention that does not change.

Not far from the headquarters of the Cardin Empire, there is another old building, which is the emperor's home.

Unlike the ordinary people's imagination that the emperor must live in a magnificent palace, the mansion where Pierre Cardin lives is very ordinary.

The building is not high, with an old and small door, which is tightly closed. Pierre Cardin has been going in and out of this small door for dozens of years. He walks to and from work every day, about 20 minutes at a time, which is just right for his outdoor activities.

There are two owners of the house, one is Pierre Cardin himself, and the other is his sister.

Pierre Cardin is a bachelor who has never married. He has only had a deep but unrequited love affair with French actress Jeanne Moreau.

After he was over 60, he brought his widowed sister to accompany him.

From then on, for many years, the two siblings lived on the upper and lower floors, met twice a day, morning and evening, and lived a quiet family life like ordinary people.

During the day, Pierre Cardin's sister was alone at home.

At night, the two siblings spoke directly to each other in the Venetian dialect of their hometown.

Over the years, Pierre Cardin has made a habit of not discussing business at home.

Therefore, "childhood" became a common theme in the conversations between the two siblings.

When "childhood" flows continuously from the distant past to the owner of this tall building, the happiness brought by the old days to the two siblings is difficult for others to share.

Pierre Cardin spent most of his holidays in this old building.

On weekdays, the master likes to stroll, walk, sit alone, and meditate in his small garden with lush flowers and leaves.

This is a design master who is extremely ordinary and extremely ordinary in his daily life.

The ordinary is always true. Those who can taste the true flavor of life in the ordinary and keep their original intentions unchanged may be the truly outstanding great people.

Of course, the reason why an emperor is called an emperor means that the imperial territory owned by the master is definitely not limited to these two less prominent buildings.

In fact, you don’t have to look far away at all. Just pay attention around the Presidential Palace not far from Pierre Cardin’s house, and you will find that there are still buildings connected to each other.

Although the height of these buildings is restricted, they are quite large and impressive.

Not only do they add some luster to the Presidential Palace with their great reputation and unique historical and cultural features, they are also the most economically valuable real estate owned by the master.

In fact, starting from the modern super mall in the northeast corner to the important town in the southwest corner, almost all the buildings are within Pierre Carton's sphere of influence. Only the northwest corner is the only gap.

It is even known that even the main restaurant Maxime, located on Royal Street, 600 meters away, is owned by the master.

This means that three of the four sides of the French presidential palace, the Eshelie Palace, are occupied by a fashion master who knows how to make fashion and made his fortune in affordable ready-made clothes.

No matter how fertile the French Republic is and how many beautiful scenery there are on the banks of the Seine, Pierre Carton looked for the area around the Elysee Palace when buying property in Paris.

Since he came to Paris, this has been his only choice when it comes to buying property.

Over the years, he has established almost all the foundations of his life's work outside the high walls of the Presidential Palace.

Gradually, the presidential palace was surrounded on three sides.

There is absolutely no second case of this in the world.

So when Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko, accompanied by Takada Mei, rushed here by car from Orly Airport in Paris.

Although I only took a quick look at everything the master has during the process of passing here.

Just through Takada Mei's brief introduction, I got some basic information about the master industry.

It was inevitable that the two of them would be stunned, shocked beyond words by everything they saw and heard.

None of them expected that the master's wealth and achievements, which he had worked hard for for half his life in Paris, could be displayed in such an astonishing and concrete form.

Yes!

I am afraid that no wealth such as gold, silver and jewelry in this world can make people feel the pressure of wealth more than these real buildings, which can make people refresh their understanding and admire them to the ground.

Because this is the core area of ​​​​the center of Paris.

If you draw a circle from west to east that can encompass this place, you will find that with this place as the center, the most famous architectural and cultural heritage in Paris are covered within a few kilometers.

What about the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Monceau Park, Sacré Coeur, National Theater, Belleville Park, Picasso Museum, Louvre Museum, Notre Dame de Paris, Bercy Park, Petit Palais, Grand Palais, Palais Bourbon… ...all surrounding here like satellites.

If we compare Beijing and Paris, it would be a fairly appropriate analogy.

This place is simply like Tiananmen Square and the surrounding areas of the Forbidden City in Beijing, taking advantage of all the geographical advantages.

In terms of geographical location alone, even Kang Shude's Ma's Garden is slightly inferior.

Is it necessary to say how much real estate is worth in such an area?

As long as you have a simple understanding of Paris real estate prices, you can determine the value of these properties by sight.

It's worth at least tens of billions of francs.

Tens of billions!

What's more, it's the Ma family, the richest man in the capital. So what about the most glorious time?

But it only occupied one Weijia alley.

Even in the past era of the Queen Mother of the West, Na Tong, the manager of the Household Affairs Office, who ranked first among the richest officials in the capital, and Zeng Chong, the second deputy manager, were on the same level as the Ma family.

That family only once owned a property in Jinyu Hutong, and the Zeng family only owned a property in Qinlao Hutong.

This is the ceiling for wealthy people in the capital. It is a blessing to be able to occupy hundreds of houses in an alley, and there will be no more.

But Pierre Cardon completely broke Ning Weimin's cognitive ceiling on real estate wealth in Paris, France.

This old man almost surrounded the buildings on several streets in three directions of the Elysee Palace.

Think about it, if you want to give the master a nickname, you can call it "Pi Sanjie".

If compared to this...it's nowhere near the same.

So it is no wonder that in this era before the Forbes rankings, Pierre Carton was already qualified to be one of the top ten richest people in France in the eyes of the media.

Even if he can say such a bold statement as "I don't need a bank, I am the bank myself", it is not surprising at all and does not seem arrogant.

Just think about how much rent he can collect every year from so many properties, and you will know that the master is not showing off in "Versailles", but just respecting the normal statement of objective facts.

Not to mention that the master has too much income from brand licensing.

The "PC" brand is involved in catering, clothing, department stores and other fields all over the world, which can make the master get rich economic returns.

In fact, even the Yves Saint Laurent store on this street is still the master's tenant, and he has to pay rent to the master every year.

It has to be said that the old ginger is still spicy.

Pierre Cardin, who is at the peak of his career in this era, far exceeds Yves Saint Laurent, a rising star who also served as Dior's chief designer, in terms of asset amount and brand effect.

Even Ning Weimin, he not only has huge wealth, but he has also seen what a luxury house is and what the richest man's house is.

But even such a person cannot help but bow in front of the emperor of the Cardon Empire to show respect.

And it was completely sincere, just like the saying goes, admiration is like a torrent of water.

Because for Ning Weimin, who was summoned by the master to come here, he finally knew what it meant to be beyond the heaven and beyond the man, and understood what it meant to be a real person who does not show his face.

He even felt the same sense of déjà vu from the low-key atmosphere of these buildings and streets as when he first walked into the Ma Family Garden.

He really didn't expect that even with his cheating skills, he still couldn't surpass the real genius.

In this way, the complacency when he first came disappeared. With a moment of admiration and humility, Ning Weimin and his wife, under the attention of the guard of the Elysee Palace in the distance, got off the car with Takada Mei and walked into the headquarters of Pierre Cardin.

And since Pierre Cardin is called an emperor, he naturally has his own ministers.

In Pierre Cardin's work and life, in addition to his sister, there are three people who are very important to him and always accompany him. They can be defined as his "close ministers".

The first one was actually the Japanese assistant to the president, Ms. Takata Mei, who went to Cannes to help Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko.

She has worked for Pierre Cardin for more than 20 years and is an "old revolutionary" of the company. She is also Pierre Cardin's closest colleague. She participates in all activities, big and small, whether at work or in life.

The second one was Ms. Maris, the manager of the high-end clothing department, who Ning Weimin saw as soon as he entered the store.

She was about 1.80 meters tall, with a pair of black-rimmed glasses on her nose. She had been a fashion model for Pierre Cardin for many years.

However, time is unforgiving. When her charm disappeared, she had to withdraw from the stage and enter the head office to adapt to a new role.

When she saw Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko accompanied by Takata Mei, she roughly guessed their identities.

Because they were not customers in the store, she didn't like to talk much. She just greeted them politely and got to know each other briefly, and then she was at their discretion.

The last one was Mr. Saint Brice, who was over 1.85 meters tall.

It was this gentleman who temporarily replaced the busy Master Pierre Cardon to receive Ning Weimin and others today.