Chapter 1285 Empire Territory
How much money does Ning Weimin have?
Many people want to know this question.
Especially when he came and went in a hurry, decades in advance, and dominated the world, letting the French see how the Chinese spend money, there were too many people Interested in his net worth.
But in France, apart from his wife Keiko Matsumoto, he would only tell one person the answer.
That is his big boss, the master who has supported him all the way, the emperor of the Pierre Cardon empire.
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The capital of the Caton Empire is located at No. 82, Avenue Honore, Paris.
In terms of location alone, there is probably no such prominent house number in the whole of France.
Because the headquarters of the Caton Empire is just a small dark green building facing the street on both sides.
The only thing that can show that this is a fashionable territory is the two large white characters on the wall - Pireer Cardin.
But the location of this small building is unique. It is at the crossroads, and It is on Honore Street in the 8th arrondissement, and is only across the street from the Elysée Palace, the presidential palace.
More than twenty meters away, diagonally across the road, is the French presidential palace, the Eshelie Palace.
Because the streets are not wide and there are no cars, people entering and exiting the Presidential Palace, whether intentionally or unintentionally, can see the green building dozens of meters away and the Pireer Cardin on the wall.
Similarly, from the entrance of the Caton Empire, you can also see the gate of the Presidential Palace at a glance.
There are also two guard booths next to the door, with four guards guarding them on both sides, looking solemn and majestic.
These four people are all dressed as ancient soldiers, with silver helmets and 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 is fluttering in the breeze of Europe, revealing the ancient charm and majesty of the French soldiers.
It is as if they are also guarding the Caton Empire with a dignity that is enough to be proud of the French fashion industry and cannot be despised.
This is no joke, Pierre Carton's headquarters has its own glory and pride.
You must know that this is not only the bridgehead for masters to introduce their clothing concepts and fashion art to the world, but also the first stop to occupy the market.
Similarly, this old building has witnessed the rise of the "Katon Empire", and it most directly records every step of this fashion empire.
Decades ago, a penniless and hungry young man from Venice came here. From a stupid boy to an old man with gray temples, he also single-handedly promoted his clothing to All over the world, we have created a fashion brand that can influence the world.
From nothing to owning his own fashion empire, the life written by Pierre Catton is such a legend.
Although half a century has passed, he is still attached to this place.
In fact, as long as he is in Paris, the master enters and exits here at least four times a day.
In this seemingly ordinary place, the natural and simple artistic style pursued by Cardin is everywhere.
Only when you open the door can you truly understand what kind of place this place is.
Although there are only twenty sets of clothing on display in the store, the interior decoration style 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.
Of course there won’t be too many customers, but most people will taste and consider it carefully.
They are not like buyers of clothes, but like they are appreciating pieces of art in an elegant and holy art palace.
In fact, the main function of this store is not for sales, but more importantly for display.
As a fashion leader, Pierre Catton’s new works come out every month. They are first displayed here. 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 generosity, and that simplicity and indifference can also create and nurture geniuses!
Of course, if it relies on its economic strength, Pierre Carton is now fully capable of building himself one of the world's most advanced modern skyscrapers.
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 the old building here every day, beautifying people's lives with his superior thinking, and conceiving the blueprint for tomorrow for his empire.
Rather than saying this is an otherworldly attitude towards life, it is better to say that it is the true nature of the master and his original intention of not changing his original intention.
Not far from the headquarters of the Cardan Empire, there is another old building, which is the emperor's home.
Contrary to ordinary people's imagination that emperors must live in a magnificent palace, the mansion where Pierre Cardon lived was even more ordinary.
The building is not high, with an old and small door, which is tightly closed. Pierre Carton has passed in and out of this small door for dozens of years. He has to walk to and from work every day, twice at a time. For about ten minutes, he just did his outdoor activities.
There are two owners of the house, one is Pierre Carton himself, and the other is his sister.
Pierre Cardon was a bachelor and never married. He only had an unforgettable but fruitless love affair with French actress Jeanne Moreau.
After he turned sixty, he brought his widowed sister to stay with him.
From then on, for many years, the two siblings lived on the upper and lower floors separately, meeting twice a day in the morning and evening, and lived a normal and quiet family life.
During the day, Pierre Carton’s sister was at home alone.
At night, the two siblings talked directly to each other in the Venetian dialect of their hometown.
Over the years, Pierre Cardin has developed the 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 that the old days bring 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 Elysee 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 no other example 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.
The two of them were inevitably 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 amazing 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 Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Monceau Park, Sacre Coeur, National Theater, Belleville Park, Picasso Museum, Louvre, Notre Dame, Bercy Park, Petit Palais, The Grand Palais, the Bourbon Palace...all surround this place like satellites.
If we compare Beijing and Paris, it is a fairly appropriate analogy.
This place is just 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.
How much is the value of real estate 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 occupies one Weijia alley.
Even in the past era of the Queen Mother of the West, Na Tong, the manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 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. 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 this compares... it's nowhere near the same.
So it is no wonder that in this era before the Forbes rankings, Pierre Carton is already qualified to be one of the top ten richest men in France in the eyes of the media.
Even if he can say such bold words as "I don't need a bank, I am the bank myself", it is not surprising at all and does not seem arrogant.
As long as you think about so many properties and how much he can collect in rent every year, you will know that the master is by no means showing off in "Versailles", but just a normal statement that respects objective facts.
Not to mention that Master still has too much income from brand licensing.
The "PC" brand is involved in catering, clothing, department stores and other fields around the world, allowing everyone to receive generous financial returns.
In fact, even the Yves Saint Laurent store on this street is still the tenant of the master and has to pay rent to the master every year.
I have to say, ginger is still spicy.
In this era, Pierre Cardin, who is at the peak of his career, far surpasses Yves Saint Laurent, a rising star who has also been the chief designer of Dior, in terms of asset amount and brand effect.
Even Ning Weimin not only has huge wealth, but he has also seen what is called a mansion and what is the mansion of the richest man.
But even he couldn't help but bow down to show respect in front of the emperor of the Caton Empire.
And it’s completely sincere, just like what the saying says, admiration is like a surging river.
Because for Ning Weimin, who was summoned by the master to come here, he now understood what it meant that there was a person outside the sky, and he understood what it meant for a real person not to show his face.
He even felt the familiar feeling from these buildings and the low-key atmosphere of these streets, just like when he first walked into Majia Garden.
He really didn’t expect that even with his cheating skills, he still couldn’t surpass a true genius.
Just like that, the complacency that he had felt when he first arrived was gone. With a moment of admiration and humility, Ning Weimin took his wife and followed him under the gaze of the Elysee Palace guard in the distance. Takada Mei got out of the car and walked into Pierre Carton's headquarters.
Since Pilkadoun is called an emperor, he will naturally have his own ministers.
In Pierre Cardon's work and life, in addition to his sister, there are three people who are very important to him and are always by his side. They can be defined as his "close ministers".
The first one is actually Ms. Takada Mei, the Japanese assistant to the president who went to Cannes to help Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko.
She has been working for Pierre Cardin for more than 20 years. She is the company's "old revolution" and Pierre Cardin's closest colleague. She participates in all activities, both work and life.
The second person is Ms. Maryse, the manager of the high-end clothing department. Ning Weimin saw her as soon as he entered the store.
He is about 1.80 meters tall and wears a pair of large black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He has worked as a fashion model for Pierre Cardin for many years.
However, time is not forgiving. When the style disappears, I have to quit the stage and enter the head office to start adapting to the new role.
After she saw Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko, who were accompanied by Takada Mei, she roughly guessed their identities.
Because she is not a customer in the store, she doesn't like to talk too much. She just said hello politely and briefly got to know each other, then she did whatever she wanted.
The last one is Mr. St. Bliss, who is over 1.85 meters tall.
Today, the person who temporarily replaced the busy Master Pierkaton to receive Ning Weimin and the others was this gentleman.