After seeing Jacques Saunière off, William, wearing a mask, slowly walked towards the Champs-Élysées.
It would be unthinkable to come to Paris and not stroll down the Champs-Élysées, and William hadn't bought his mother a gift since he became successful.
Walking past the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, he leisurely spent about twenty minutes to reach the Champs-Élysées.
Since he had plenty of time, William browsed every shop except women's clothing stores.
Finally, at Patek Philippe, he spent over a million US dollars on a sky-blue wristwatch for himself and another three million dollars on a diamond watch for his mother.
After paying with his Swiss National Bank black card under the manager's respectful gaze, William immediately put on his newly purchased Patek Philippe.
The original Vacheron Constantin and the watch for his mother were discreetly placed into his storage space when he left, unnoticed by anyone.
It was already past 5 PM when he left the Patek Philippe boutique.
The sky was already dimming, and the streets were lit up with brilliant lights.
Touching his new watch, William secretly chuckled.
Spending four million US dollars felt like spending four yuan in his previous life; it was truly exhilarating.
Walking on the street, tour guides occasionally led tourists from various countries, sightseeing.
After passing the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower was not far away.
The Eiffel Tower at night, illuminated by lights, was quite spectacular.
Many people would surely be disappointed if they went during the day, as its dull gray appearance wasn't particularly attractive.
Near the tower, at a roadside stall, William saw many people queuing to buy Mexican burritos.
Curious, he bought one, but after only a couple of bites, he was gasping for breath from the spiciness, tears almost streaming down his face.
He quickly went to a nearby cafe, ordered an iced fruit juice, and gulped it down.
Sitting comfortably on an outdoor chair, he took a few sips of iced fruit juice when he suddenly heard Hong Kongese.
He turned his head and saw a beautiful Chinese woman not far from him, sitting on a chair, drinking coffee and eating pastries, chatting and laughing with a middle-aged Chinese man.
"Brother Hua, do you see that handsome mixed-race guy? Haha, he's making me laugh so hard.
Look at how embarrassed he is, all red from the spice.
Ah, he's looking over here.
He can't possibly understand Hong Kongese, can he?
Oh no, Brother Hua, let's go, he's coming over!"
The man called Brother Hua saw William approaching and looked at his companion helplessly.
What a big mouth.
He hadn't expected to unexpectedly meet Li Zi, who had come to France to relax because she was in a bad mood, while he was there to look at red wine.
The two were sitting at an outdoor cafe by the Eiffel Tower when they saw an incredibly handsome mixed-race man gasping for breath from a spicy Mexican burrito.
Li Zi hadn't laughed at him for long before the mixed-race man started walking towards them.
Seeing William approach, Brother Hua quickly stood up and apologized in broken English.
William frowned at the pronunciation.
William simply switched to Mandarin and said, "Hello, Mr. Liu, I can speak Mandarin, and I can also speak Hong Kongese."
When Brother Hua heard William's standard Mandarin, he knew something was wrong.
This young man really understood what they were saying.
He quickly apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, I apologize to you on behalf of my companion."
William smiled as he looked at Andy Lau.
He had felt that this person looked familiar from a distance, and upon closer inspection, it really was Andy Lau.
William also recognized the beautiful woman next to him.
Seeing Andy Lau look at him apologetically, William smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not here to settle scores.
Beautiful women have privileges.
Let me introduce myself, I'm William Devlinshire.
It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Liu."
Andy Lau looked at William in surprise.
This 'foreigner' spoke Mandarin so well, even knowing the idiom 'to settle scores'.
Andy Lau said in his somewhat unclear Mandarin, "It's a pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Devlinshire."
Is that Mandarin? Oh right, at this time, Old Liu's Mandarin wasn't very good.
"Alright, Mr. Liu, let's speak Hong Kongese then.
God, you're really Chinese, yet your Mandarin isn't as good as mine, a foreigner.
Also, you can call me William."
Andy Lau was a bit helpless about his Mandarin.
Listening to William's teasing, he said self-deprecatingly, "Sigh, I never thought I'd be mocked by a foreigner for my Mandarin in France.
It seems I really need to learn Mandarin properly when I go back.
It would be too embarrassing to encounter this situation again."
After saying that, Andy Lau invited William to sit down.
Hearing Andy Lau's self-deprecating words, William burst out laughing.
The King was indeed the King; he defused the awkwardness in an instant.
He turned to the beautiful woman, who was too embarrassed to speak to him, and said, "Hello, Miss Li, I've seen your 'Young and Dangerous' movies.
I never expected Miss Li to be even more beautiful in person."
Li Zi asked in surprise, "No way, that was a movie from five years ago, and is that movie even available in France?"
William looked at the young 'Stutterer' (referring to her character) and smiled, "I forgot to tell you, I'm English, a Sino-British mixed-blood.
My father is from Shanghai, and my mother is English.
So, although I grew up in England, I understand Chinese culture very well.
I've read the Four Great Classical Novels and novels by Mr. Jin Yong and Mr. Gu Long."
Li Zi was surprised to hear William say he had read novels by Mr. Jin Yong and Mr. Gu Long.
She said, "You, someone who grew up in England, have even read novels by Mr. Jin Yong and Mr. Gu Long?
You must be lying.
I haven't even read the Four Great Classical Novels.
Can you even understand them?"
William laughed and casually recounted some famous stories from Journey to the West and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, astonishing Andy Lau and the 'Stutterer' into silence.
The three of them drank coffee and chatted idly.
After half an hour, William finally revealed the reason he approached Andy Lau.
William recounted the entire movie 'Infernal Affairs' from his memory, scene by scene.
William's storytelling skills were quite good, and Andy Lau and the 'Stutterer' were quickly captivated by his story.
After finishing the story, William said to Andy Lau, who was still deep in thought, "Brother Liu, how was that story?"
"It's excellent! It makes me want to act in it.
William, did you really come up with this story?"
William thought to himself, 'Of course, it's not my original creation,' but it was only the year 2000 in this timeline, and the script for 'Infernal Affairs' certainly hadn't come out in this world yet.
So William shamelessly said, "Of course.
Why would I need to lie to you?
I've already registered the script."
This guy was talking nonsense with his eyes wide open.
He hadn't registered any script at all; he had only decided to do so on the spur of the moment when he met Andy Lau today.
However, after today, he would definitely go and register the script immediately.
Because he still had to meet Jacques Saunière at 8 PM, after chatting for a while longer, the three of them exchanged phone numbers and William shook hands with the two and said goodbye.
Walking to Monica's Cafe, William wondered if he could start his own film company and make some spy movies from his previous life, or perhaps adapt the special events he had experienced in this world.
He walked two blocks in about ten minutes and returned to the cafe, where he ordered dinner.
By the time he finished eating and had a cup of coffee, it was already 8:40, but Jacques Saunière still hadn't arrived.
Today was Monday, and the Louvre closed at 6 PM.
It had been almost three hours; why hadn't Jacques Saunière arrived yet?
He took out his phone and dialed Jacques Saunière's number.
It took almost 30 seconds for the call to connect.
"Who is this?" a French voice came from the phone.
During his three months of free time in Switzerland, William had learned German, French, and Italian from the Swiss traders, so he could handle common conversations.
He said in French, "Hello, I'm William Devlinshire.
I'm looking for Professor Jacques Saunière.
I had an appointment with him at Monica's Cafe at 8 o'clock, but the professor hasn't arrived yet.
Is the professor there?"
"William Devlinshire, or WDS for short?"
William said, "Yes, sir, can you put the professor on the phone?
The appointed time was almost an hour ago?"
"William Devlinshire, are you at Monica's Cafe, the one outside the Louvre?" The person on the phone didn't answer William's question but asked directly.
Who was on the other end of the phone? So rude, and he sounded very arrogant.
"Yes, please let the professor take the call, sir," William said, getting angry.
"I'm not looking for you, old man."
"Very good, I understand.
Please stay in the cafe and don't move; I'm coming to find you." With a click, he hung up the phone.
William looked at his phone, fuming.
This jerk must have eaten gunpowder; he was so arrogant.
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