She was not a stupid woman. After Ning Weimin's tone emphasized the word "we", she instantly understood what he meant.

So she took the initiative to touch Matsumoto Keiko's hand, as if she had asked to see the two of them together from the beginning.

"I'm really sorry for inviting you here. But because the things we want to talk about are very important, I still hope you can be here."

Next, Catherine spoke of her demands in a serious and emotional manner.

To put it simply, Yves Saint Laurent, which she invested in, has actually been working hard to go public, with the biggest goal of becoming the first French fashion company to go public.

However, because the founder Yves was deeply troubled by depression and exhausted physically and mentally, it seemed as if his inspiration had dried up in recent years. There were basically no new works coming out. As a result, the confidence of shareholders was greatly reduced, and many people already wanted to withdraw their capital.

At present, even Yves Saint Laurent's operation has encountered a bottleneck, and it relies entirely on the support of general manager Pierre Bergé.

According to the general manager, there is an urgent need for a successful autumn clothing show to draw everyone's attention to the Yves Saint Laurent brand again.

At the same time, a certain amount of funds are also needed to further develop the garment business so that the financial data can meet the requirements for listing as soon as possible.

But all this requires money, at least 200 million francs, preferably 500 million francs.

So Catherine's purpose is very simple, she just wants to know if Ning Weimin still has extra funds in his hand, and is he willing to become a shareholder of Yves Saint Laurent?

However, in the way of telling the story, Catherine also used scheming and added material.

Not only did she describe Yves Saint Laurent as a rare genius designer, but more importantly, she played the emotional card and tried her best to beautify her friendship with Yves and the motivation for her trip.

She said that almost all her costumes in the 1960s and 1970s were provided by Saint Laurent.

The two are not lovers, but their feelings for each other are much deeper than lovers, just like Hepburn and Givenchy.

It seemed that she came here purely to help her friends, and that her personal gains and losses were far less important than this matter.

After finishing speaking, Catherine looked at Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko eagerly, carefully observing their expressions.

But the sign was obviously not ideal, because after hearing what she said, the two people on the other side looked at each other with expressions of regret and embarrassment.

As expected, Matsumoto Keiko said, "I'm sorry, you're late. To be honest, we have basically used up all the money in our overseas accounts today and invested it all in the accounts of securities companies. If you had come a day earlier, you would have

alright."

Speaking of this, she took the initiative to look at Ning Weimin, as if she needed him to confirm again.

Ning Weimin was really rude, "Well, there's nothing we can do about it. The money has already been contracted with CLSA, and we've reached an agreement with Mr. Picardon. It's hard to explain how to withdraw even a part of it now."

And there will be losses. So you need funds now, but I really don’t have them. It’s not that I won’t help, but that I can’t do anything.”

This bad news almost made Catherine shed tears, for no other reason than that it was so difficult for her.

Hurry up and hurry up, it's still a step too late.

Originally, she was still questioning whether Ning Weimin still had the money.

Well now, I'm sure people have it, but they just invest it in the stock market.

"Don't you still have cooperation with Alan? I heard that you want to do business with him? Could it be that the money..." Catherine was forced to make a last-ditch effort.

", he would not hesitate to betray his friends.

However, Ning Weimin said, "No, that's not good. You can't change what you have promised. You have to keep your word. Besides, he is our mutual friend. Just pretend I didn't hear what he said."

Huge disappointment occupied Catherine Deneuve's entire heart.

Since she had no idea of ​​the price that could be exchanged for benefits, she had never felt so powerless.

Now not only did she have no energy to think anymore, she was also unwilling to say another word.

She didn't even care whether the unexpected look Matsumoto Keiko projected towards her represented contempt or disdain.

But things in the world are still so strange. Just when she thought there was no improvement, things happened to change again, and it was far better than she expected.

"I see you are really anxious. Is this good? If you can accept installment payments, maybe I can help you find a way?"

"Ah? What did you say? Installment payment?"

"Yes, you said that Yves Saint Laurent needs funds, and they should be invested in specific operations, right? Then for such things as business, who would pay the full amount at once? If I collect the money for you in installments, it should be

Is that okay? For example, if I give 50 million francs in the first month, then 100 million in the second month, and 200 million in the next month, it’s okay if I provide 500 million francs in four months. Is this okay?

?”

"Oh my god, you have five hundred million francs? That's great! You're a magician! Yes, it can be spread over time!"

As her mood plummeted and rose, Catherine Deneuve exclaimed that she had finally rounded a crucial corner.

Only then did I realize that although I was anxious for money, I didn’t have to get it all in a short time.

Then he couldn't help but hug Matsumoto Keiko beside him and laughed happily.

Matsumoto Keiko was shocked, but soon became infected and was equally happy for her.

As for Ning Weimin, he smiled at her and said, "It seems you can accept this condition. That's great. However, I still have some conditions that need to be discussed clearly with the person in charge of Saint Laurent in person and implemented in legal documents.

.For example, the proportion of shares and considerable rights and interests, you understand this, right?"

"I understand." Catherine nodded hurriedly, "I will ask them to prepare financial documents and legal documents. You will not be disappointed with Saint Laurent. As long as Saint Laurent survives this, I will repay you well.

Whatever you want..."

Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin's words refreshed her understanding of friendship.

"What you said is too harsh. We are friends, right? Friends should help each other. Besides, you just helped us in Cannes. We are not heartless people. Don't worry. As long as you say a word, this funding gap will be solved

I'll help you block it. It doesn't matter even if Saint Laurent is losing money now."

Five hundred million?

It’s just for the sake of friendship!

Who can believe it!

Catherine suddenly felt dizzy, as if the value of her life had reached another level!
Chapter completed!