Although Jing Gao was very upset by Gu Xixi's mother, he made a decisive decision and dealt with it quickly. A storm disappeared without a trace.
As Jing Gao continued to come back to socialize, Pino introduced a group of wealthy people and senior managers of large companies. The atmosphere of the banquet quickly returned to normal.
As for what the scene just now would be like in the end, Jing Gao couldn't stop others from talking about it.
The music of the reception has been changed to Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro". The tune is light and melodious.
After a round of socializing, about an hour had passed. Little Pino took a tall glass and invited Jing Gao to sit in a luxurious small living room on the first floor. He smiled and said: "Mr. Jing, Arnault The family has surrendered at your feet. The Lagardère Consortium is also willing to surrender. Are you willing to meet Arthur Lagardère?"
In the social interaction just now, not only Jing Gao was accompanied by his translator Ouyang Wan, but Little Pino was also accompanied by his black confidant and translator David Lewis.
Pinault's entourage blocked the two doors for the little guest, creating a private space for talks.
Jing Gao sat on the sofa in the small living room and placed the champagne glass in his hand on the coffee table next to him. "Mr. Pinault, I need to correct you."
Following Ouyang Wan's translation, Little Pino was a little surprised and a little unhappy deep in his heart. Did Jing Gao really regard himself as the emperor? He suppressed the smile on his face and said, "Say."
Jinggao said seriously: "It was our joint efforts that defeated Bernard Arnault. The Arnault family not only surrendered at my feet, but also surrendered at the feet of the Pinault family."
Little Pino reacted at this time and couldn't help laughing, "Thank you, Mr. Jing. Thank you for your praise! However, there is no way for the Pino family to obtain the ownership of Hennessy!"
Hennessy is the signature spirits brand of LVMH Group and a world-renowned brandy. However, it will be sold to Jinggao for about 1.5 billion euros, which is slightly lower than the market price. These include assets such as origin, sales network, personnel, etc. LVMH Group will also receive a sum of cash to alleviate the group's financial pressure.
He still knew something about the "secret agreement" between Arno and Igao. The Arnault family was his enemy, how could he not understand or pay attention to it?
Jing Gao leaned on the comfortable dark blue sofa, crossed his legs, and said with a smile: "The truth is the truth after all. I believe that friends in Paris can see it. I have some shares of LVMH Group in my hand, no. I know Mr. Pinault, are you interested in taking over?"
He teamed up with the Pinault family to overthrow Bernard Arnault. But Arnaud surrendered, and of course came to him. It's not that Arnault has no shame in surrendering to his former enemy, the Pinault family, but in this war, he is the main and decisive force!
Therefore, all the benefits transferred by Arnault were given to him. After taking care of him, Arnault certainly didn't bother to do business with the Pinault family anymore.
However, there is no doubt that the Pinault family must have made a handsome profit from yesterday's short selling process. It should not be less than 500 million euros. Of course, it cannot be compared with the benefits he obtained. In the capital market, only high investments and high risks can lead to high returns.
Jing Gao would only give a little compliment, but he was not going to discuss profit distribution with the Pinault family. There was no such thing. Everyone depends on their ability. He wanted to discuss future cooperation.
Little Pino pondered for a moment, and somewhat understood what Jing Gao meant, and said: "Mr. Jing, how many stocks do you have in hand, and at what price do you plan to sell them?"
Jing Gao crossed his legs, took a sip of champagne, and said: "About 0.5% of the shares will be transferred to you at today's closing price of 189.24 euros. But I have a request. I hope to fully enter the French banking industry."
This is his purpose.
He hoped that similar things would happen next time without the help of Deutsche Bank! In fact, simply speaking, the Bank of East Asia has a banking license. But is it possible for Bank of East Asia to develop into a major bank within the EU?
The answer is no!
This is an obvious truth: the review failed!
He is also a fan of Internet articles. He has read many stories where the protagonist invests in Google, Facebook, and Twitter, and even maintains influence. it's out of the question!
In the West, media means the fourth estate. Absolutely do not allow anyone other than “your own people” to take control. Or be like Yuri Milner, the famous investor of the Mao family, who invests heavily in venture capital and only wants stocks but no voting rights! Uber has an investment from Yuri Milner. Jing Gao also drank with him.
Or, you have to be a businessman like Li Huanggua who has an unclear relationship with Ang Sa. The Li family holds about 10% of Facebook shares.
Similarly, the banking industry is also very tightly controlled in the West. Banking access is liberalized, but it is almost impossible to grow bigger. The four major banks also have business overseas, but not in a big way!
Therefore, he needs to rely on the power of the Pinault family. At least on the surface, the newly established bank was dominated by the Pinault family.
Bernard Arnault once ridiculed Arthur Lagardère for not understanding "the real rules of the game". These are the rules of the game in today’s free world!
Little Pino is also an old fox who has been ups and downs in the business world for many years. If you think about it roughly, you will understand what Igao means: a joint venture to establish a new bank, with members of the Pino family standing in front of the stage. He smiled and said: "Mr. Jing, those people in the banking industry are not easy to deal with. Let me think about it, let me think about it."
France is known as the usury empire. In order to make profits, those bankers dared to legislate to allow the French Ministry of Finance to borrow money from private banks at an interest rate of 4%, thereby indirectly controlling the right to issue currency. As a big company in the fashion industry, the Pinault family might not be able to get a good deal if they rush in.
However, he was reluctant to part with the profits Jinggao gave up. He took over 0.5% of the LVMH Group's stock at the current price of 189.24 euros and held it for a while. When the LVMH Group's stock recovered, his net profit would be 300 million euros!
Jing Gao made a gesture, sipped the champagne, and waited confidently.
As the contact deepened tonight, with his agility and emotional intelligence, he naturally found that little Pino was a bit greedy and was not afraid that he would not agree.
So what if the French banking industry is in deep trouble? Little Pinault could have agreed first, and then abandoned him when the new bank had grown so big that it had to compete with the French banking industry to the death!
However, if this gap is torn open and he can get the "qualified" ticket, it will be no longer up to Pinocchio!
As for the source of the 0.5% LVMH shares. Bernard-Arnault's subordinates were not idlers. They were compensated by his private transfer of 2% of LVMH shares, and there was a prohibition clause in the contract. It is forbidden to sell to people like the Pinault family who are hostile to the Arnault family. At the same time, the Arnault family has priority to repurchase this part of the shares.
Therefore, his 0.5% stake was actually acquired separately on the stock market. It comes from the account at Jiuge Capital.
In other words, if Arnault still doesn't give in, he will hold shares in LVMH Group and repeatedly torment this old boy. For such a big matter as the Zhaoshi Group, of course he had a backup plan, and it wasn't just short selling on the stock market.
The LVMH Group he acquired in his hands was more than 0.5%, but he was only willing to give Pinault so much benefit. After selling this 0.5%, Jiuge Capital still holds approximately 2.5% of LVMH shares.
Counting 2% of Arnault's private transfer. The stocks in his hands did not reach the red line for disclosure.
Little Pino thought for more than ten minutes and then said with a smile: "Mr. Jing, I made you laugh. In principle, I am willing to cooperate with you. However, the Pino family has not been involved in the banking industry. I need to consult my friends and come up with a plan." We have a reasonable plan and we will discuss it in detail later.”
Jinggao agreed and said: "Okay." Then he turned to ask: "Mr. Pinault, why did you just say that the Lagardère Consortium is willing to surrender?"
It was obvious that Pinot Jr. had benefited from the Lagardère consortium, so he came forward to "make peace". However, with Igao's cooperation just now, he didn't mind selling Arthur Lagardère, and said with a smile: "
Mr. Jing, Arthur Lagardère wants to apologize to you, bow his head, and let go of their grievances in a public place like tonight. His bottom line is to compensate you 60 million euros. Just to help you pay Publicis Groupe’s bills. "
He added: "Arnaud Lagardère is not in good health. He has been bedridden recently and often falls into a coma. His son Arthur Lagardère has accepted the power of the Lagardère Consortium. But he is far from the level of Arnold. . This kid Arthur even offended his family's long-time family friend Bernard Arnault."
When Jing Gao heard this, he couldn't help but become happy. Are there such people? Do you actually think that an attack on Zhaoshi Group, which is valued at 40 billion euros, is such a big deal, and can be dismissed so easily?
who do you think You Are?
"Let me meet him."
