One day in June, a tall, clean-cut 30-year-old, wearing shorts and Loro Piana loafers, ambled into La Guérite, one of the most exclusive restaurants in one of the most exclusive towns in France. Tables here are so coveted that even the wealthiest of its clientele book weeks in advance and have to wait in line under the sweltering sun to make the short crossing to the tiny Mediterranean island off the coast of Cannes where it is located. But the young man strolled straight to the front of the queue, on to the first available boat and onwards to his usual table at the restaurant.
6月的一天，一位三十歲、身材高挑、儀表干凈利落的男子，身穿短褲、腳蹬 Loro Piana 樂福鞋，閑庭信步走進 La Guérite——這是法國最尊貴的城鎮之一的頂級餐廳之一，其所在之處是戛納近海一座袖珍的地中海小島。這里的餐位炙手可熱，哪怕是最富有的常客也得提前數周預訂，還得在酷熱的陽光下排隊，等待登船進行短程擺渡?？蛇@名年輕人卻徑直來到隊伍最前端，踏上第一艘靠岸的船，隨即在餐廳坐到他一貫坐的那張桌旁。