Chapter 1706 - 694: Story_2

Chapter 1706: Chapter 694: Story_2

In freshman year, Zhou Wang was truly the figure of awe in the class, with his handsome looks, witty speech, ability to sing and dance Rap, and playing basketball, wherever he went, he was the focal point.

Until the end of freshman year, Zhou Wang suddenly started a business, sank into despondency after the failure of connection, and for the next two or three years, he rarely appeared in group activities, and many in the class even started to blur their impression of him.

Ding Yi knew this past the best, it was also the bifurcation point where she and Zhou Wang began to drift farther apart, so when she heard Zhou Wang reminiscing about this, a hint of pity swept across her expression, and she unconsciously reached out her delicate hand to hold Zhou Wang’s hand.

The perspective was most clear for Jiang Qingkui and Qi Jiayi, both raising their eyebrows... wasn’t it, just be a good audience, what do you mean by suddenly reaching out your hand?

Zhou Wang was about to give a response, suddenly sensing several dangerous glances, he could only cough slightly pretending not to notice, and continued speaking:

"The ending, of course, is like most people, failure, continuous failure, life seems not only lacking any improvement, but continuing to plunge into the abyss... I even owed some online loans, of course, a university student at most could borrow tens of thousands of yuan, it doesn’t seem much now, but back then, it was enough to crush me."

"What happened later?"

Listening as if fascinated, Xia Xiwei asked at this moment.

Her fingers also seemed unconsciously, to tap on Zhou Wang’s thigh.

This action again made Ding Yi, holding Zhou Wang’s palm, narrow her eyes, sensing an intrusion of territory.

Zhou Wang coughed a few more times, leaned forward, using this to block the connecting gaze between the two women, slightly accelerated his speech speed and said:

"When I realized ordinary methods were not enough for me to turn the tide against the wind, I started to elevate my vision, widen my perspective, and then... I cast my gaze at the international."

"International?"

Exclamations came from several women or girls from different directions, their expressions somewhat puzzled.

A university student, suddenly saying he turned his gaze internationally, anyone would be puzzled.

"I know this sounds difficult to understand, but that’s the wonderful part of life, without pushing yourself, you never know the potential contained within you."

Zhou Wang chuckled lightly, "I used all possible means to gather a small sum of money, which was also my last capital, then I got a passport and boarded a plane to Europe."

"Mr. Zhou, wait a minute... I’m a bit lost."

Miss Gu, somewhat dizzy, had to raise her hand at this point: "Why did you choose to go to Europe?"

"Because at that time, from various news, I predicted something, something nobody believed, but I felt it would certainly happen, this was my only and biggest bargaining chip, and to realize it, I needed to find a partner."

"The big thing... The year 22... You won’t be talking about that war, right?"

Jiang Qingkui reacted swiftly, simply recollected for a moment, and said in a joking tone.

"Smart, Sister Qingkui truly deserves to be the woman I admire the most... one of."

Zhou Wang immediately praised, only to feel several dangerous glances again, he had to add the suffix "one of."

Jiang Qingkui subconsciously raised her chin slightly, a bit proud, but soon she reacted, showing an incredulous look:

"You mean, before the war started, you accurately predicted this event, how...how could this be?"

"I know you want to say this is sheer fantasy, because although the situation has always been tense, initially no one believed it would really happen, indeed there were quite a lot of warning signals and predictions back then, but no one expected it to happen so suddenly, yet... I thought of it."

Zhou Wang maintained a light breeze, but in the eyes of a high-intellect woman like Jiang Qingkui, his king-like brilliance was blinding her eyes.

"I not only thought of it, I even predicted it would occur between January and March, and once erupted, it might even last a long time... This is not something inconceivable, after all international news is visible to everyone, summarized, nothing more than bold speculation, then cautious confirmation."

Jiang Qingkui’s expression was agitated, she hesitated several times but eventually said nothing.

The reactions of other women varied, but... most seemed a bit confused.

"Uh, Sister Ranran, what are Zhou Wang and Mr. Jiang chatting about, it feels so high-end, but I don’t understand a single word..."

Yu Duo shrank on the sofa, tightly grabbed the corner of Su Yajing’s clothes beside her, and asked in a dazed manner.

"Hmm, I know, international affairs, isn’t it just something something."

Su Yajing lightly coughed, pretending to be serious.

Then Yu Duo understood... well, it seems even Sister Ranran doesn’t know.

"Who did you go to Europe to find?"

At this moment, eager to know the follow-up, Ding Yi asked.

"Fel Renault."

Zhou Wang gently uttered a name.

He was about to explain this person’s identity when Ding Yi immediately asked after a brief pause: "The president of the Paris Chamber of Commerce, the head of the Renault Consortium, Fel Renault?"

"You know?"

Zhou Wang asked in surprise.

"I also know."

Miss Di raised her hand at this time, "I met him when attending events in Paris, he should be a big figure, right?"

"Yes."

Jiang Qingkui replied, "At least in the European business world, his influence is among the top three."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wang realized this guy was so famous, saving himself quite a bit of explanation, he nodded slightly, indicating approval of the women’s statements.

"Given his status, how did you contact him... I don’t mean to question, but Zhou Wang, you were indeed just a penniless university student back then, this seems too far-fetched, hey."

Resting her chin, seemingly listening very intently, Xia Xiwei interrupted.

But what made the women all frown was that Xia Xiwei’s tilting head motion seemed very naturally innocent, but why did she lean towards Zhou Wang’s shoulder?

"That’s because you don’t know Fel Renault from three or four years ago, back then, his family was going through a bankruptcy crisis, he was personally marginalized, when I saw him, he was just a down-and-out middle-aged man daydreaming in Paris Square..."

Zhou Wang laughed lightly, "All great beginnings stem from the smallest moments in life, he was a gambler about to lose everything, easily convinced, and he ultimately chose to believe in me, to take a chance."

"As you saw, the war eventually broke out, relying on shorting the Euro and stockpiling crude oil, the Renault Group turned over and he sat in the position he dreamed of."

"And what did I get?"

"The founding of a fund company."

"This company’s name is..."

"Cloud Trust."

The last four words weren’t spoken by Zhou Wang, but uttered spontaneously by Ding Yi.

Zhou Wang immediately glanced at her, as expected, Ding Yi found out more than any other woman, she even detected the deep connection between Cloud Trust and himself.

"Yes, it’s Cloud Trust, some of you know of it, it’s that monstrosity in the world of finance with a profound influence."

Zhou Wang nodded, "And initially, it was registered in Europe, later relocated to other places."

Amidst the low conversations of the women, those who hadn’t heard of Cloud Trust’s reputation gradually learned about the company, knowing it was a financial empire with assets that could number in the billions.

"That’s the first half of the story, and what I want to say next is the main point... No matter how impressive I am, it’s impossible to run this company into such a colossal entity by myself within just a few years, this involves some capital games, benefits distribution, and power struggles."

Zhou Wang suddenly sighed, his expression sank again, "There’s no doubt, currently... I am the one who failed."