The heavy rain in summer comes very suddenly. In a moment, the clouds are dense and raindrops as big as soybeans are crackling on the road. People on the road leading to Lagardère Manor Cemetery were slightly panicked.
"Hurry and get raincoats and umbrellas for the guests." The old butler behind Arthur Lagardère hurriedly took the servants to work.
On June 25, 2018, Arnold Lagardère’s funeral was held in the ancestral manor. A large number of French political and business figures came to express their condolences, but they were suddenly hit by a heavy rain.
The Archbishop of Notre Dame, who presided over the funeral, did not interrupt the ceremony. Instead, he held a Bible and motioned for Arthur Lagardère to continue.
As an old friend of Arnold Lagardère and France's leading rich man, Bernard Arnault was at the forefront of the mourning crowd, wearing a raincoat and being supported by Old John, throwing a white flower in the rain-soaked in front of a brand new tombstone.
The epitaph above was written in his own hand and carved by craftsmen.
"Arnault, rest in peace!" Bernard-Arnault bowed slightly in greeting. When he raised his head, the sky was gloomy and the rain wet his face. He slowly turned around and left. The team behind him moved slowly, and he sighed in his heart. Unspeakable.
In the fashion world, he is very aggressive. Before he "attacked" Zhaoshi Group, he was preparing to acquire Tiffany at a high price and continue to improve his luxury goods empire.
Under the instigation of Richard Li, he chose to deal with the Zhaoshi Group in mainland France first to avoid "raising tigers".
Therefore, he went to his old friend Arnold Lagardère to operate it, because Lagardère Group is the third largest publishing group in the world and the largest media group in France, and has attracted a group of allies, including his " The mortal enemy” the Pinault family. This was what he used to set up a trap.
However, after Igao came to Paris, he clashed with left and right. His plan was in vain and he suffered heavy losses.
Moreover, due to the hard work of this matter, he suffered two heart attacks and his health became poor. Old friend Arnold Lagardère even ran out of energy and passed away.
So, was he right or wrong to attack Zhaoshi Group?
Bernard-Arnault had no answer.
Who could have expected that Jing Gao would be able to set off huge waves in the Paris stock market? Even before the battle in the capital market began, under the cover of Deutsche Bank, he was unable to find out the direction of Jing Gao's funds.
This should not be something that a Chinese person can do, nor can it be done by a person with a personal wealth of only four to five billion US dollars, nor can it be done by a person who owns only one company in the Fortune 500. !
But now it is true!
Bernard-Arnault sighed, the turmoil here in Paris is over! He paid the price he deserved and retained his status as Europe's richest man. During this period, the share price of LVH Group has risen to more than 250 euros, and the market value has returned to the 140 billion euro mark.
And he knew that "Xiao Li" from Hong Kong Island would definitely pay a heavy price.
Little Pinault, L'Oreal, Hermès, and others dropped white flowers on Arnold Lagardère's grave one by one to express their condolences.
"Mr. Arnault, please come this way."
The old butler of the Lagardère family respectfully invited Bernard Arnault to rest in the villa of the manor.
Guests who come to attend the funeral today can stay for a while to rest and have a meal. You can also choose to leave directly.
Arthur Lagardère finished the funeral and entertained the archbishop. It was already three hours later. He returned to the villa tiredly and drank coffee with Bernard Arnault, who had just taken a lunch break, outside the guest room on the second floor.
The heavy summer rain has stopped, the leaves outside the window are green, and a few white flowers are blooming in the small garden.
Bernard-Arnault took a sip of coffee from the coffee cup elegantly and asked in a low voice-->>
"Is the contract signed?"
Arthur Lagardère said, "Uncle Bernard, I have signed it."
He has signed a contract with Igao's team in Paris. According to the previously negotiated conditions, he will acquire 10% of the Lagardère Group's equity in his own name at a premium of 100. This left him burdened with heavy debt pressure.
At the same time, in another contract, he packaged several poorly managed magazines and a publishing house and sold them to Jinggao for 10 million euros. The transferred entity is Xihe Alpha Fund.
In addition, he also helped Jing Gao purchase a large piece of land in the eastern suburbs of Paris, not far from the estates of wealthy Chinese businessmen, to open a farm for Jing Gao. This was one of the conditions of his compensation.
Of course, Jing Gao didn't ask for his ancestral home, but he was still very grateful in his heart.
Because this land is far away from the estates in the wealthy areas on the outskirts of Paris, the price of the land is even cheaper, almost three times the area.
Bernard Arnault nodded lightly and patted Arthur Lagardère on the shoulder, "The matter is over. Now just run the Lagardère Group well. I will look after you."
His old friend Arnold held his hand before he died and asked him to help take care of Arthur. In the final negotiation with Igao, he did take advantage. He was only responsible for cleaning up Louis Froude and handling the lawsuit of Zhaoshi Group, and sold the equity of Bulgari 70 at the market price.
He will not help Arthur repay the debt, but he will help Arthur consolidate his power in the Lagardère Group.
Arthur Lagardère was a little ashamed, but also a little grateful, and said, "Uncle Bernard, thank you!"
When there is a sudden heavy rain in Paris, it is sunny and sunny here in Bordeaux. Clusters of grapevines grow in sufficient sunlight, and they are all green from a distance, which is spectacular.
Idaka was lazily watching the American TV series "Game of Thrones" with his pad in a medieval-style castle. Sometimes he would look at the castle on the tablet and then look around him, listening to the words "!" which made him feel very emotional. ah!
It had been two weeks since he came to the "Baron Castle" winery. He had already visited all the vineyards, and finally spent time in the castle that was fully decorated for him by Dong Lingxi.
All indoor entertainment facilities are available here. A small base station produced by Huawei is hanging next to the castle, and the network speed is very fast.
"Brother Jing, your call is here." Ouyang Wan came in from outside the living room, wearing a cool suspender skirt, with her white shoulders exposed and her collarbone charming. The thirty-fourth peak in the suspender skirt was white and big, and a long, round thigh swayed as she walked, looming under the skirt, extremely charming.
Xiaowan, who is 1.66 meters tall, is really a charming and charming beauty.
Jing Gao paused the American drama, put his arms around the sexy and charming Ouyang Wan, and asked, "Xiao Wan, whose phone number is it?"
Chen Qingshuang drove to pick up Guo Lingyu. He left his mobile phone to Ouyang Wan for safekeeping and concentrated on watching the show.
Two weeks have passed, and Arnault has teamed up with the Lagardère Group to settle most of the rebellious Zhaoshi Group brands. Some were forgiven, some were ordered to transfer more equity to Zhaoshi Group, and some were punished and nearly bankrupt. Don't doubt the power of the fashion emperor. Within two weeks, he is enough to erase most of the troubles.
Deutsche Bank has begun to connect with Zhaoshi Group to prepare for the listing. Guo Lingyu returned from vacation in Zurich and had nothing to do in Frankfurt, so she took her friend Lin Lujing, who worked at UBS, to visit Jing Gao at a winery in Bordeaux.
Jing Gao had earlier agreed to Lin Lujing coming to see him.
Ouyang Wan snuggled into Jing Gao's arms tenderly. During this time, she was nourished and became more and more feminine. She bloomed like a delicate flower with her charm. She pressed the phone call hole and said in Jing Gao's ear with a smile, " Liu Qiangdong from JD.com.”
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