Chapter 3499 The icing on the cake

Bernard Ayrno and the President were old acquaintances.

After all, even if Erno falls from the position of the world's richest man, he is still the richest man in France and Europe, so his influence in Europe is no less than anyone else.

In the past, Bernard Elno might not have been interested in the president's summons, but today was a great day of honor and glory for his family, so he was very excited. He shook hands with the president and said humbly, "Your Excellency, I appreciate your compliment. I just did what I should do."

The president shook his head and said with deep emotion: "Today, all French people are proud of you, and later on, on behalf of France, I will award you the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor."

The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor is the highest honor medal in France. Generally speaking, in peacetime, only those who have won the highest honor for their country can receive it, such as world champions in major sports events.

For a businessman like Bernard Erno, it is very rare to be awarded such a high-level medal of honor. Even he himself has not received one in all these years.

In fact, for the French government, a medal is worthless, but the reason why they strictly limit the number is to ensure the gold content of the medal. Once this thing becomes flooded, its value will be greatly reduced, and its appeal will also be greatly reduced to those who have not received the medal.

Bernard Elno was very happy. As soon as he came back, he was met by the Prime Minister and the President. He would also be awarded the highest medal of honor. The specifications were already full.

Afterwards, the two exchanged greetings for a moment in front of the cameras of the media reporters, and then officially entered the awarding ceremony.

The awarding ceremony has a fixed process, with many French officials and guards witnessing the event on site, and media reporters also broadcasting it live in real time.

Under the gaze of all the people of France and half of the world, the silver-haired Bernard Arno received the exquisite Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor.

When the president hung the medal on his chest, the entire Elysee Palace burst into applause.

This old man prided himself on being a shrewd businessman, never bothered by empty fame and fortune. But today he finally realized that it wasn't that he disliked fame and fortune, but that he simply couldn't reach such heights before.

His eyes were slightly red, and it seemed that there was an impassioned patriotic sentiment in his chest.

Ye Chen saw Bernard Erno's excitement and excitement through the live broadcast, and he also saw the French people's admiration for him from the flying barrages.

Then, he suddenly had an idea and thought, why not give him a good start and give him some sweet things to taste.

Then he took out his cell phone and sent a WeChat message to Tawana, who was also on the island.

A few minutes later.

Bernard Ayrno, who had just received the medal from the president, stood up straight and was being photographed by the media with the president. Suddenly, a staff member walked up to the president and whispered something in his ear excitedly.

The president's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Is this news true?!"

"It's true!" the other party replied, "I've verified it with Tawanna Sweet's company, and it's indeed Ms. Sweet's decision. If there's no problem on our side, Ms. Sweet can make an official announcement on her personal social media platform at any time!"

"Great! Absolutely fantastic!" The president was overwhelmed with excitement and immediately told the media present, "Everyone, we just received news that the famous singer Miss Tawanna Sweet has decided to hold five solo concerts in France after her vacation to thank Mr. Bernard Erno. All proceeds from the concerts will be donated to French charities!"

The reporters at the scene suddenly exclaimed in amazement.

Tawanna Sweet's concerts have long become the golden key to boosting the local tourism economy. It can be said that wherever she chooses to hold a concert, the local tourism industry will receive a big boost.

Money is not the most important thing. The country and city’s global popularity has been instantly raised, and the subsequent long-tail effect is the greater source of income.

What's more, this time Tawanna is not here for a commercial performance, she is here for a charity performance, and all the proceeds from the performance will be donated to charities in her country. The box office revenue of the five concerts is at least 100 million euros!

In addition to all the benefits associated with money, France's reputation will also be greatly enhanced, because a big star like Tawanna Sweet has taken the initiative to come and perform for the charity show, which has never happened even in America.

The reporters were very surprised and all turned their cameras to the elderly Bernard Elno, because everyone knew that Tawanna was going to hold five charity concerts to repay Bernard Elno for saving her life.

Bernard Erno was also confused.

His first thought was, this is unreasonable, it was Ye Chen who saved Tawanna, not me, Tawanna must know it.

But when he thought of Ye Chen, he instantly understood that this must have been done by Ye Chen instructing Tawana.

He had seen all kinds of storms, but at this moment he was so moved that his eyes were red.

He felt that even his life was saved by Ye Chen, and not only did Ye Chen give such a great credit to him, but now he also let Tawanna add icing on the cake for him.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "Is this... is this still the Ye Chen who extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from me with a plastic imperial seal and an ink painting of the Mona Lisa? I used to think he was the most despicable person in the world, but why... why do I feel that his humanity is so brilliant now? He's the one who leaves after his mission is done, hiding his achievements and fame. Isn't that what he's talking about?"

Some media used a telephoto lens to keenly capture two lines of turbid tears flowing from the corners of Bernard Arnault's eyes.

The media reporters who were unaware of the truth of the matter thought that the old man was moved by Tawanna Sweet's act of gratitude, and they all sketched out a touching story outline in their minds.

Bernard Arnault, the former world's richest man and a kindhearted man, rescued all the tourists on Cheval Blanc Island. The grateful international superstar Tawanna immediately returned the favor by holding five charity concerts in France.

Isn’t this a typical example of the great unity of the people of the world and the love between human beings all over the world?

For a moment, the cameras were clicking non-stop at Bernard Arnault.

A series of touching news articles have already taken shape in the minds of these news media people.

At this moment, the enthusiasm of fans in France and throughout Europe was instantly ignited, and they cheered in front of the screen!

People have always loved Tawanna, and now, because of this series of events, they have fallen in love with this little old man with silver hair.

For a time, Bernard Arnault's popularity in France, Europe, and even the world skyrocketed, reaching a peak that other wealthy people could not even dream of.

……

When Bernard Ayrno left the Elysee Palace, major media outlets had already published their news reports on the Internet.

Bernard Erno's wife excitedly told him, "I've read every article, and without exception, they're all positive. All the media are praising you, and the writing style and rhetoric are very thoughtful. They're generous with their praise for you, and their evaluation is extremely high!"

"Really?" Bernard Elno's heartbeat quickened with excitement as he asked her, "Have you read the comments online? What are their attitudes?"

My wife blurted out, "They're almost 100% praising and supporting you. Many people even explicitly said that if all the wealthy people in the world could be as responsible and accountable as you, they wouldn't hate the rich. Such comments have been liked and echoed by many people. Many people who used to be dissatisfied with the wealthy now look at you with new eyes."

"Oh my God..." Bernard Erno sighed, "If things keep going like this, could I try my hand at politics someday?"

His wife sneered, "How old are you? Are you still thinking about politics? Besides, this kind of thing probably doesn't appeal to you, does it?"

Bernard Elno waved his hand and said seriously: "You don't understand. It wasn't attractive before, but now it is. I suddenly found that feeling, the feeling that money can't bring."

His wife held his hand and said seriously, "Bernard, we are all very old now. We should spend the rest of our time enjoying life, right?"

Bernard Erno smiled unnaturally and said casually: "You are right, but don't worry, I just plan to reduce the energy of making money and do some things I want to do now. As for life, it will not be affected at all, so you can rest assured;"

"Besides, even if we want to enjoy life, we can't stop all our work. After being busy all our lives, we can't adapt to completely relaxing all of a sudden."

The wife finally felt relieved, nodded gently, and told him: "You have to remember that when you get older, you still have to put your health first."

She didn't know that Bernard Elno was sighing in his heart at this moment: "You are right, we are both very old, but you don't know that I have taken a rejuvenation pill, and the next one is only 50 billion experience points away."

"I've made enough money and enjoyed a luxurious life in my lifetime, and this huge luxury goods empire is still creating more wealth for me. I have a good reputation now, and it will definitely help me make more money in the future. Naturally, I have to experience something different!"

"Mr. Ye has laid such a solid foundation for me now. He has put me on such a high platform with almost no effort. Such a stage cannot be built with money! If I don't seize this great opportunity, I will not only be sorry for myself, but also for Mr. Ye's cultivation! Besides, I still have a long life ahead of me, at least another 30 or 40 years to live!"