My years as a menswear boss

2015, London.

Josip Bull sat by the Thames and waited until the hands of Big Ben hit twelve before jumping into the river to kill himself.

The collapse of an adult is often in an instant. The company he ran went bankrupt and he was also burdened with 500 million in debt.All the property he owned was repossessed, and his house was auctioned off to pay off his debts.

The early winter in London was rainy and rainy, and the fine raindrops hit Bull. He was unmoved, and his whole body was full of despair.

"Da, da, da." The voice of the boots was especially clear in the quiet night.

Bull turned his head to look at the person who came, who was holding a black umbrella, wearing an expensive woolen custom-made black coat, and his boots were clean and shiny.

"Gui'an, sir." The umbrella was lifted up, revealing the overly handsome face underneath, and the outstanding temperament was unforgettable.

'Where did the star come from? '

'He looks like a nobleman from the nineteenth century. '

'Is this person here to see my joke? '

"I don't have such intentions, sir." The young man said with a sigh.

Bull found himself saying the last thing on his mind, and he apologized dryly.

"It's okay, do you mind if I sit here?" Jiqiu asked friendly.

Bull hesitated for a moment, but moved his body to make room for her, "Why are you still walking by the river so late?"

Facing this young man, he unknowingly put on an honorific, 'It's so strange. '

"Because I really like London in the rain at night. At this time, everyone is resting at home, and I will have my own private time without being disturbed by outsiders." Jiqiu gave half of the umbrella to this down-and-out middle-aged man.

"A person can think better." The young man said seriously, and she asked as if she didn't see Bull's distress, "What about you, sir, why haven't you come home so late?"

Facing strangers, it was easier for Bull to open up, and he began to talk about his own affairs, "To be honest, I was about to commit suicide at twelve o'clock."

"You don't need to persuade me, my mind has been made up, and only death can free me. Before twelve o'clock, you can ask me anything, and I will answer [-]% honestly."

Jiqiu tilted his head curiously, "I won't stop you from committing suicide, may I ask, what is the reason for your suicide?"

"The company I ran went bankrupt, all because of a betrayal by my friend, whom I trusted so much.

Unexpectedly, it gave me a heavy blow. This hateful thief left England with all the money. "

Bull wants to smoke and finds himself throwing the pack in the trash in order not to delay his suicide.

"Being betrayed by someone close to me was worse than killing me. All my valuables were taken away, and even then I was still in debt of 500 million pounds."

"It's all because of stupid decisions I made back then."

"That's really sad." Jiqiu looked pitiful, and she asked the next question, "Are you married?"

"It's over." Bull thought of his wife Emma, ​​his eyes became moist, "She may regret choosing to marry me, when she could have married someone better."

"However, I think in the eyes of your wife, you are a man worth entrusting for life."

Jiqiu touched his pocket, took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, "Do you have any children?"

"I have a daughter who just turned two years old." Bull couldn't control his tears. He thought of his beloved wife and his babbling daughter. "I'm sorry for them."

"After you committed suicide, your wife lost her husband and your daughter lost her father."

Jiqiu listened to the sound of heavy rain, she looked at the sky where she couldn't see a single star, "The pollution is too serious, I used to control the environment for nothing." '

Bull blew his nose, and he closed his eyes in pain, "But after I die, Emma can find a better man, and she doesn't have to bear a huge debt with me."

"How can you guarantee that her next husband will truly love her and treat your daughter well?"

"I don't know." Bull shook his head.

"Sir, don't you think you are a bit self-righteous? You ended your life just to escape the failure of reality, not for your own wife and daughter. If you really want to be good for them, then try to cheer yourself up and find ways to pay back. Clear the debt."

"There are always far more solutions in the world than suicidal gestures."

When twelve o'clock struck, the young man stood up. She held an umbrella and disappeared into the thick fog. The chair was still warm.

Bull felt the biting cold. He walked to the river and found that he no longer had the courage to jump into the river.

Finally, he rubbed his hands that were red with cold, and decided to go home.

Ten years later, Bulls Mall has become a large chain of British shopping malls.As the chairman of the shopping mall, Josip Bull's life experience is legendary. He was betrayed by his friends in middle age, had nothing, and was still in debt of 500 million.

Later, by running a chain of small supermarkets, he made his business bigger and bigger, and finally opened more than n supermarkets, and the wealth he owned was more than ten times that of before he went bankrupt.

In every interview he talks about his days of despair.

"I really thought it through. I was sitting near the banks of the Thames that night and it was raining during the night.

But I couldn't feel the cold, my brain was filled with despair, and I planned to commit suicide by jumping into the river at twelve o'clock. "

"Then why did you change your mind?" the reporter in office uniform asked holding a microphone.

"At that time, a young man appeared in the thick fog. He was very handsome, and he was probably the most beautiful person I have ever seen in my life.

He asked me three questions, the first was why I committed suicide, the second was whether I was married, and the third was whether I had children.

After answering, I found that I had developed a fear of death, so I put aside my suicidal thoughts and went home and kissed my wife Emma. "

Bull sat on the armchair, a suit he'd worked hard to tuck into before the interview.

Emma in the audience covered her mouth with emotion, and Luna, who was sitting next to Emma, ​​comforted her mother in a low voice.

"May I ask, how handsome is that gentleman?" reporter Susan asked with a smile.

Bull thought for a while, and replied firmly, "I think anyone who has seen him will automatically conclude in his brain that he is the most handsome young man in the world."

Susan used her superb professionalism to suppress her smile. She changed the subject and started to ask about daily life, "Mr. Bull's suit doesn't look like your style. As far as I know, you prefer to wear casual clothes." clothes."

"Oh, because the man I saw that night was wearing this kind of custom-made suit, so I wanted to wear it for an interview. It's just that I didn't control my diet after the custom-made, and I gained a lot of weight." Bull shot Pat yourself on the stomach.

There were good-natured laughter from the audience in the audience.The interview ended in this relaxed atmosphere.

After the interview, Bull took Emma and Luna to the museum, "Today is your birthday, and all the schedules are up to you."

Luna happily made a "V" sign, and she couldn't wait to call her parents to line up at the entrance of the museum, "Dad, Mom, hurry up, I want to see Elvis!"

Bull looked at his usually calm daughter as if falling in love, and said sourly, "Is that Elvis as handsome as your father?"

Luna twitched her facial muscles, and her eyes clearly conveyed a message, 'Why are you so ordinary and so confident? '

Embarrassed by his daughter's gaze, Bull touched his nose in a concealed manner, "I'm just joking."

Emma watched with interest as the father and daughter bickered, arms folded. She thought it was a scene worth remembering.

So he raised his camera and took a picture of them. In the picture, Luna and Bull had big smiles on their faces.

It was the Bull family's turn to check the ticket, and they looked at the ticket stub with a nice patterned circular stamp.

"Great, this is Elvis' family crest~" Luna also took the two tickets from her parents, and put them carefully in her pocket.

She held her mother in one hand and her father in the other, "Go, I'll take you to see your son-in-law!"

Emma and Bull looked at each other helplessly, and followed their daughter.

Bull was pulled to an oil painting by his daughter, and he looked at the oil painting donated by Eton College.

"This was when Elvis was a minor. He was the principal of Eton College. He performed well in school and won all the honors in the school." Luna talked about her idol's life history.

Bull looked at the leading teenager on Eaton's boat. He thought it looked familiar, but he didn't think about it carefully. Following his daughter's heart, he boasted, "It's quite handsome."

"Of course the person I like is excellent!" Luna said proudly, looking at the outstanding young man in the crowd, "If only I could see him with my own eyes, I really want to be in the same era as him."

Bull patted Luna on the head to save her from the sad mood, "Won't you introduce me to other oil paintings?"

Luna packed up her mood and brought her parents to another huge oil painting, "This is the scene of the queen's wedding. Standing next to her is the Danish prince, but she only has Elvis in her eyes. This painting until The painter died before he was able to be shown to the world."

Bull looked at the handsome man, he rubbed his eyes, isn't this the one he met on a rainy night? !

"Is this Elvis Hyde?" Bull called out, and his behavior attracted the attention of those around him.

Emma patted him immediately, "Pay attention to the image, dear."

"Can this still be fake?" Luna said angrily.

Bull didn't know how to organize the huge amount of information in his brain. In the history books he studied in his student days, the picture of the greatest British prime minister in the nineteenth century was an old gentleman with outstanding temperament, so that he didn't even There is no connection between the youth and the prime minister.

'So did I really meet Elvis Hyde's ghost that night? ' Bull felt that everyone must think he was crazy if he said that.

The author has something to say: I will quietly update another chapter, eh~