The Pentium Era - South to North

Liu Yun looked at Zhang Chen, who whispered: "Okay, then five million and two hundred thousand."

Liu Yun turned to Clément and did not immediately tell him that it was okay, but asked: "How to deliver? It's impossible for us to go to France to buy it, right?"

Clement said: "We can ship it to China, but you have to pay 20,000 euros for shipping first. If you don't want it shipped here, we will have to ship it back. If you want it, we will refund the 20,000 euros at that time." for you."

Liu Yun smiled slightly and kept shaking her head. After Clément finished speaking, Liu Yun said:

"It's impossible. We just saw some photos of you and gave you 20,000 euros. Do you think we would do that?"

Clement said: "How could I lie?"

Liu Yun said with a smile: "We won't lie. Moreover, our company is here, and we can sign a contract with you in the name of the company. You don't believe us, but you want us to believe you. What do you think?" ?”

Clément gritted his teeth and exhaled with a hiss, but Liu Yun's words left him no room to refute. He could only continue to wring his fingers and push against each other hard. He had no choice but to idea.

Liu Yun took the photo album, flipped through it, and murmured. She was actually asking Zhang Chen, but to Clément, her expression seemed like she was looking at the painting and talking to herself. Liu Yun asked:

"Is any painting in this worth fifty thousand euros?"

Zhang Chen said it was worth it.

Liu Yun remained silent and continued to flip through page after page. When she finished flipping through, she closed the album, thought for a while, and then pushed the album back to Clement and said to him:

"I think it can be handled this way. You offer 5.2 million, and there are 182 paintings in total, with an average of 28,570 euros per painting. You can bring any of the paintings over to prove that these paintings are indeed in your possession. In your hand, we will give you 50,000 euros. In this way, the 20,000 euros you want are in it. Do you think that’s okay?

"We don't choose, we just want to confirm that these paintings are indeed in your hands. You can bring over the paintings that you think are the least valuable. As long as it is confirmed that these paintings are really in your hands, we are willing to take the risk of 20,000 euros. "

Clément's eyes lit up and he said, "Okay, okay, I'll have it delivered tomorrow."

"Well, when the painting arrives, you can call us at any time." Liu Yun said, took out her business card and handed it to Clément.

Clément said goodbye and left. Zhang Chen and Liu Yun looked at each other. They couldn't help but laugh. Liu Yun asked: "How was it?"

Zhang Chen nodded and said, "You're right. It's just like doing business with Chinese people. It requires a battle of wits and courage."

"Then you have been in Shanghai these days?" Liu Yun asked.

Zhang Chen nodded.

Liu Yun asked: "How about going to my office and having a working meal?"

Zhang Chen shook his head with a grimace and said, "I can't go, I still want to be an escort."

"What's wrong?"

"Xiaomi said that several customers knew that I was in Shanghai today. At noon today, they must invite me to the club to have dinner with them. I want to eat, drink and chat with them." Zhang Chen said.

"It's so dire." Liu Yun looked at him and couldn't help laughing. She said, "When did you become a mascot?"

"There is no way. Sometimes, the people below have to follow them, otherwise it will dampen their enthusiasm."

"That makes sense." Liu Yun nodded, "After get off work tonight, I'll cook Sichuan food for you. You'll get tired of eating it out all the time."

Zhang Chen waved his hand and said, "No, no, you have a hard time at work, and I am a bored idle guy. Anyway, I have nothing to do in the afternoon, so I'd better go shopping for groceries. I'll do it. Anyway, we have the same taste. Spicy is fine."

Liu Yun chuckled: "Okay, then I will have the honor to try your craftsmanship, Mr. Zhang."

The two left the coffee shop and waved goodbye. Liu Yun went upstairs, Zhang Chen went to the parking lot and drove to their club on Changshu Road.

In the evening, the doorbell rang, Zhang Chen opened the door, and Liu Yun stood outside the door, holding a large bouquet of flowers in one hand and a bottle of red wine in the other.

Zhang Chen quickly took the red wine from her hand. Liu Yun told him that this was not a famous brand wine. She picked it by herself at the winery when she went to France. It tasted good.

Zhang Chen looked at the wine label with great interest. It was a colorful oil painting in the style of Bruegel. Zhang Chen asked: "What brand is this? I haven't seen it before?"

"There is no brand, and it is not for sale. It is a customer of ours. It is a family tradition. I drink the wine produced by my own winery and give it away to others. However, that winery also has a history of more than 400 years. This wine also has a history of more than 400 years." It has been hidden for more than eighty years." Liu Yun said, Zhang Chen nodded.

When the two of them went to the restaurant, Liu Yun screamed. She saw that Zhang Chen had already prepared the dishes. The most eye-catching thing was a pot of spicy fish fillets with red soup, sitting on the induction cooker, "Gurgling". In the heat, the other dishes are also green, white, turmeric, and red pepper.

Liu Yun shouted: "As expected of a painter, these dishes are so pleasing to the eye."

As she spoke, she put the flowers in her hands into the vase at the other end of the dining table, and the cold corner suddenly became lively.

Zhang Chen smiled and said: "Let's eat."

Liu Yun nodded "Yeah" and left. When she came back after washing her hands, Zhang Chen had already opened the wine. Liu Yun couldn't wait to pick up the chopsticks and shouted "I want to eat", then picked up a piece of fish and put it on the table. Put it in your mouth, chew it, and praise vaguely:

"Delicious, delicious, this fish is delicious!"

Zhang Chen said: "I just made it casually according to the way our hometown makes it. Unfortunately, this is just ordinary silver carp. It would be more delicious if it was made with the bald fish from Qiandao Lake."

"Then I will go to Qiandao Lake with you next time." Liu Yun said.

Zhang Chen said yes.

In Shanghai in November, the night breeze was already a bit cold, but after eating, Zhang Chen and Liu Yun went to sit on the terrace. Below, the warm yellow and incandescent lights outlined the softness and windingness of Century Park.

Someone is walking in the park, dragging their figure. The figure lengthens and shortens.

The two of them had just finished a bottle of red wine, and were sweating profusely from eating the hot spicy fish fillets. At this time, they were sitting here, with the cool night breeze blowing on their faces, but it was just right, and it was indescribable. Comfortable.

The two of them had bloated stomachs. They were drinking hot tea and looking at the endless night in front of them. Their expressions were a little lazy. They talked intermittently.

Liu Yun asked: "By the way, how are Lao Meng and Qian Fang doing now?"

Zhang Chen said: "Qian Fang and the others are fine, but Meng Ping is missing."

Liu Yun was surprised and asked: "Why?"

Zhang Chen was silent. The two of them had been avoiding mentioning Liu Ligan's name for a while, but now, they had to mention it. Zhang Chen also felt that continuous avoidance was not the answer. The past existed in There, no one can erase it with one stroke.

Zhang Chen said: "Meng Ping and Zhuangzi disappeared together. Do you know about Zhanzi?"

After being silent for a while, Liu Yun said: "I know a little bit. I'm not very clear about the details. I just know that there was a financial problem with their company. Later, didn't you help them get out of trouble? They also held an extraordinary shareholders' meeting and re-elected the chairman. .”

"Actually, they are individuals who owe loan sharks and have nothing to do with the company's finances. The company is dragged down by them." Zhang Chen said.

"Loan shark?" Liu Yun was surprised again, "How could they owe us loan sharks?"

"I don't know the specific reason or what they did with the money." Zhang Chen said, "There were three people, and one was our friend Lao Ni. In the end, one died and two ran away. , it was Lao Ni who died."

Liu Yun was shocked and asked: "Is the Lao Ni you are talking about the boss of Dahua Chemical Fiber?"

Zhang Chen said yes, do you know him?

Liu Yun immediately understood what happened. Liu Yun said: "I don't know him, I just know this person."

After saying that, Liu Yun fell silent. She understood that she had killed all the way that year. It turned out that she had killed not only Lao Ni, but also Meng Ping and Liu Ligan.

When Liu Yun saw the news of Lao Ni's death from the newspaper, although the newspaper was vague and said that he died of illness, Liu Yun knew the real reason.

She felt a little guilty, but she quickly convinced herself. People say that the financial field is a battlefield without smoke. Since it is a battlefield, there are no undead people. Every financial tsunami or major crash is accompanied by countless people. According to Hong Kong people, jumping off a building and committing suicide are burning charcoal.

Just like Lao Ni's way of playing, it's either today or tomorrow, either here or there. His fate is almost doomed. Every step he takes is the rhythm of his own death. No one can save him.

It's just that he was closer to Liu Yun and the others, allowing them to sense and hear his death, which made her feel a little guilty. In fact, every time they make a lot of money, how can you Know that, on the other side of the world, there are no desperate people walking towards the edge of the building?

Finance, to put it bluntly, is so bloody. Therefore, wars will break out between countries, and capital exploitation and oppression, such as the Southeast Asian financial crisis or the subprime mortgage crisis, have taken away the wealth, dreams, and even lives of many countries and people.

No one will feel guilty about those plunderers. Even God seems to be on the side of those plunderers, making them look like God's favorites with their bright clothes and vigorous steps.

In the financial field, every number is cold and there is no kindness or compassion at all. Liu Yun has been immersed in this industry for a long time. She has already learned not to delve into many truths and not to try to understand through phenomena. Seeing the true nature and the end of every road clearly, she has already learned to treat everything calmly.

If you can't learn, please leave this industry, or you will be the next person to walk to the edge of the building.

However, Liu Yun still felt a little chilly in her heart and a little dizzy when she thought about her massive conquest. It was not only Lao Ni who fell, but also Liu Ligan and Meng Ping.

Zhang Chen turned to look at Liu Yun. He saw her eyes looking into the distance with something strange on her face. Zhang Chen thought Liu Yun was remembering her past with Liu Ligan. Zhang Chen couldn't find the right words to say. .

After a long time, Liu Yun sighed and murmured: "Why does this Lao Meng speculate in futures?"

Zhang Chen was surprised and asked Liu Yun: "You said Meng Ping was speculating in futures. How did you know?"

Liu Yun said: "That old Ni is originally a big shot in the futures industry. They worked together and owed so much money. What else can they do besides speculating in futures? They have lost everything."

Zhang Chen understood. He also remembered that he had heard Liu Ligan tell him before about how much money Lao Ni had made by speculating on futures. He also thought about Meng Ping's several appearances in Hangzhou, which made him a little sneaky. It turned out that this guy was with Liu Ligan went to speculate in futures with Lao Ni.

They knew that if they, Tan Shuzhen, Qian Fang and others knew about it, they would definitely object, so they kept hiding it from themselves. Damn it, these two gamblers!

"There is no way, this is fate." Liu Yun sighed with emotion.

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