Chapter 407 Financial Advisor

2,000 gold coins with a denomination of 500 euros, which is 1 million euros. According to the exchange rate, it is about 7.6 million. This gift package is not bad.

After talking with the owner of the hotel in this B&B, I learned that an average family of three here can eat and drink on about 300 euros a month. Calculated this way, if he lives frugally, this 1 million euros will be enough for him to live here for 50 years.

Of course, this does not include a place to live. He has a place to live and does not need to rent a house. The old castle in [Tuwell Winery] is originally the private residence of the owner. He has heard from the accountant that his old castle The castle covers an area of ​​6.5 hectares, including flower baskets, courts, swimming pools, etc.

Turning off the screen of his phone, Chen Chuan closed his eyes and fell asleep soon after.

Early the next morning, Chen Chuan got up early and went for a morning jog along the trail along the Garonne River. People say that French people are lazy. In fact, according to his observations in the morning, they are not that lazy. No one gets up at five o'clock, and no one gets up at six o'clock. But at seven o'clock, many people got up. This level of laziness is similar to that of Andy.

After returning from a run, the hostess of the B&B prepared breakfast, which was French bread sticks and various jams, paired with cheese and milk. This is what they eat here. The jams include peanut butter, chocolate sauce, and blueberry jam. Chen Chuan’s favorite is figs. Sauce. These are all handmade by the proprietress named Nick and packed in earthen jars.

In view of her enthusiasm and thoughtfulness, Chen Chuan gave her a 20 euro tip.

This resulted in her more elegant and warm service.

However, Chen Chuan may not stay here for too long, because he is going to his winery today.

At nine o'clock in the morning, he called Marion, the accountant, and arranged a meeting place. Then he went to the bank to withdraw 2,000 gold coins. The system purchased them legally through formal channels. When he went there, he only needed to report his identity information. Can be collected.

2,000 gold coins are packed in a silver suitcase. The weight of one gold coin is 15 grams. The total is 30,000 grams, which is 30 kilograms or 60 pounds.

It would be quite strenuous for ordinary people to carry this, which is equivalent to the weight of a head and two pounds, but Chen Chuan has it easy. Not only can he walk, but he can also run, and he can also throw it up and catch it.

Carrying 1 million euros of gold coins, walking in the city of Bordeaux during the day, the fourth largest city in France, the feeling given to Chen Chuan can be summed up as follows: petty bourgeoisie, niche, and fresh.

Thinking back to the movie "Love to the End" written by Xu Jinglei and Li Yapeng that I watched back then, now it seems that it can be regarded as a Bordeaux travel documentary.

In reality, it looks smaller and fresher than in the TV series.

The meeting place agreed with Marion, the accountant, was next to the Grand Theater. Since it was close to the bank, Chen Chuan walked two steps to get there. While waiting, he went to a dessert shop on the roadside and bought something called la The dessert of toque cuivrée is translated as koluli.

Colourette is a representative traditional dessert in Bordeaux and can be seen at the airport. This thing looks like a "brass bell".

After being introduced by the clerk, Chen Chuan learned that Keluli originated in the 16th century and uses simple ingredients, but it is quite difficult to control the heat. The baked outer shell is crispy and the inside is fluffy and has honeycomb-like holes.

It also has a rum aroma and a great taste.

While standing on the roadside eating Keluli, I saw a small car with a white logo approaching slowly.

As Chen Chuan listened in the car, the car window was lowered, and a French woman with long tawny hair looked at Chen Chuan and asked: "Hello, is this Mr. Chen Chuan?"

She spoke not very fluent Mandarin. She must have known that Chen Chuan was a big customer, and she had practiced this greeting at home.

"Hello, Marion, I'm Chen Chuan. Do you want to eat Coluli?" Chen Chuan handed over the half-box of desserts left and looked at the woman by the way.

She looks like a typical French woman, with brown hair, black eyebrows, blue eyelids, brown eyes, and red lips.

The tawny color is the color of chestnut skin. Their hair was blond when they were born, and then gradually became lighter, and it became this color by the time they were in their 20s.

She wore light makeup and didn't have excessive eyebrow shaping. Her clothes were a sweater and jeans. She looked comfortable and dignified, with no prints. She is thin, well-proportioned, and has a pleasant temperament.

Marion smiled and shook her head, said "Thank you" in Mandarin, and then said in English: "I have had breakfast, is Luli delicious?"

"It tastes good." Chen Chuan said in French.

"Mr. Chen knows French? Last time on the phone..." Marion was surprised because the last time she called Chen Chuan, the two of them spoke in English.

Chen Chuan smiled: "I know a little bit."

Chen Chuan got into her car. She took out a stack of documents and said with a smile: "These need your signature. Do you want to go to my office or find a coffee shop?"

She has a cool temperament when she is not smiling, and her smile is a bit lazy, cute and free, just like many French women I have seen in movies. However, perhaps because Chen Chuan was a big customer, there was something different in her smile.

After all, Chateau Tourwell is a medium-to-large manor worth 10 million euros. This handsome young man from the East is the new owner of the manor. Those who can afford a 10 million euro estate should have more than just 10 million euros.

Chen Chuan handed the remaining half of the box of Keluli to Marion. He took the documents, opened them and looked at them. They were the sales contract of the manor, the permanent property rights of the land, etc. The system has already paid 10 million, and the money has been transferred to a third party. It only needs Chen Chuan's signature to transfer it to the seller.

Chen Chuan felt that there was no need to go to Marion's office or cafe, so he just signed in the car and then went to the winery.

He took the pen and started signing one by one.

Marion struck up a conversation and asked: "Mr. Chen, will the management of the winery continue to be held by Louis? If you want to change the management, I can introduce you. Or I will be responsible for helping you recruit people."

"How much is the annual salary for the position of general manager of a winery?" Chen Chuan asked while signing.

"Salaries in France are relatively low in Europe. For a 10 million euro industry like Tuvel, if it is in Germany, the general manager will get 300,000 euros, and even in the Netherlands he will get 180,000 euros. But here, their annual salary is 110,000 euros." Marion said, "With 110,000 euros, you can recruit a general manager who has rich experience in winery management, understands winemaking equipment, and can operate independently."

110,000 euros is actually an absolutely high annual salary in France.

For 70% of people, it is about 2,000 euros.

"How much do you earn?" Chen Chuan asked her.

"My main job earns 3,750 euros after tax, but I work part-time as a financial consultant for a rich man, and I still receive 2,380 euros per month," Marion said.

"A beauty like you only gets 2,380 euros a month?" Chen Chuan finished signing all the documents and looked at her, "I'll pay you 3,000 euros, will you come and work for me? I won't come here often, I need you. help."

"Then I'm very honored, Mr. Chen." Marion said, "I can do a lot. A big shot like you really needs a professional financial consultant to help you take care of it here."

In fact, the reason why Chen Chuan hired Marion was mainly because when he contacted her on the phone before, he felt that she was pretty good and had a professional attitude.

However, it was beyond Chen Chuan's expectation that Marion agreed so readily.

"They say French women are noble, are you too flattering?" Chen Chuan joked.

"This is not flattery, this is enthusiasm and professionalism." She said with a smile.

"Okay, please help me see, besides being used to repay money, does this kind of gold coin have any collection value?" Chen Chuan handed her the box.

She saw that Chen Chuan was carrying it easily, so she misjudged the weight. The box was placed on her thigh. The heavy pressure made Marion groan, "Oh my God. It's so heavy. I can't bear it. Get it away."

"Sorry, I forgot it's heavy." Chen Chuan carried it back, turned it onto his lap, and opened it.

The lid of the box popped up, and the gleaming 2,000 French gold coins shone in the carriage with their new luster.

"Collectible gold coins with a face value of 500 euros, my God, how many are there? 2,000?" Marion looked at it in surprise.

She had a good eye and calculated the quantity from the arrangement and thickness of the boxes. She was indeed a very smart French woman.

"This kind of gold coin is pure gold and is not affected by price fluctuations in the gold and collection markets. In other words, it only rises but never falls. But in a short period of time, the increase will not be very large. It is suitable to hold it for a long time, or to leave it to the future. People can do it too. For example, the 20-franc gold coin from the Louis XVIII era in 1824 is now worth nearly 300 euros each," Marion said.

She added: "The gold coins you bought don't seem to be issued in many numbers, only 25,000. They can be collected."

"Thank you for the suggestion." Chen Chuan closed the box. In fact, he just wanted to show off his 1 million euro gold coins.

However, judging from Marion's expression, it was obvious that she was being shown off.

"Mr. Chen, shall we go to the winery now?" she asked.

"Let's go." Chen Chuan said.

As for Wang Facai and Da Yinghua, they were part of a visiting group from other wineries, so they were not dropping in today. Chen Chuan asked Marion and learned that these wineries were not far apart and were all 10 kilometers outside Bordeaux.

As the car got on the road, Chen Chuan sat in the passenger seat and looked at the pedestrians on the roadside.

It is said that France is a country of beauties. In fact, through observation, Chen Chuan found that the quality of girls is generally not as good as that of Russia. Russian blonde girls have three-dimensional and exquisite facial contours, which is in line with the aesthetic taste of the Chinese people.

But women here in France have a deeper appearance, intellectual beauty, and elegant temperament. They are all really elegant to the point of being lazy, and they are slow and aloof.

The way they hold cigarettes is more charming.

Chen Chuan saw the cigarette box in the car.

Comparing Marion with the two Asian girls Wang Facai and Da Yinghua he spent time with last night, Chen Chuan concluded that there are four types of beauty in women: First, unrestrained beauty. Second, the beauty of wildness. Three, the beauty of gentleness. Fourth, the beauty of elegance.

Generally speaking, women in Western Europe are almost always unrestrained and wild.

Oriental women prefer gentleness and graceful beauty.

The car was bumping up and down. Although Marion was good at driving, she couldn't bear it. After leaving the city, there was a section of road with gravel. After asking, she learned that the road needed to be repaired.

Chen Chuan could not tell Marion's age, and it was not easy to ask such a question face to face, so he blindly guessed that she was three to five years older than him.

After 20 minutes of driving, the car stopped in a small village.

Marion said: "The castle at Tuwell Manor is not open to the public. You need to walk to get there, which is about 10 minutes away."

"walk?"

"Well, you have to walk to the castle, but there are roads to the wine cellar and brewing workshop." Marion said.

The two got out of the car and walked to the castle.

Chen Chuan found that this woman was really a bit noble. She walked as if she was a noble queen.