The summer rainstorm came extremely suddenly. In a moment, the clouds were covered with dark clouds, and raindrops as big as soybeans were splashing on the road. People on the road leading to the cemetery of Lagardère Manor 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, the funeral of Arnold Lagardère was held in the ancestral manor. A large number of French political and business figures came to express their condolences, but there was a sudden heavy rain.
The Archbishop of Notre Dame de Paris, who presided over the funeral, did not interrupt the ceremony, but 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 condolences crowd. He was wearing a raincoat, supported by old John, and dropped a white flower on the ground that was soaked by the heavy rain.
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 industry, 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 is what he used to set up a trap.
However, after Igao came to Paris, he clashed with left and right, and 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. His 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 in his mind.
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 that’s the truth!
Bernard-Arnault sighed, the turmoil here in Paris is over! He paid the due price and retained his status as the richest man in Europe. During this time, the share price of LVMH Group rose back to more than 250 euros.
The market capitalization has returned to the 140 billion euro mark.
And he knew that "Xiao Li" from Hong Kong Island would definitely pay a heavy price.
Pinault, L'Oréal, 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 and have a meal. They can also choose to leave directly.
Arthur Lagardère finished the funeral and entertained the Archbishop. 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 his coffee cup elegantly and asked in a low voice: "Has the contract been 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 terms, he will acquire 10% of the Lagardère Group's equity in his own name at a 100% premium. This puts him under heavy debt pressure.
At the same time, in another contract, he packaged several poorly managed magazines and a publishing house and sold them to Jing Gao for 10 million euros. The entity transferred was 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 his compensation conditions.
Of course, Jing Gao did not 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 land price is even cheaper, with 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 take care of you."
Before his death, his old friend Arnold held his hand and hoped that he would help take care of Arthur. In the final negotiation with Igao, he did take advantage and was only responsible for cleaning up Louis Froude and handling the lawsuit of Zhaoshi Group.
and sold 70% of Bulgari’s shares at 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!"
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When there is a sudden heavy rain in Paris, it is sunny and sunny here in Bordeaux. Clusters of grapevines grow in the abundant sunshine, and they are all green from a distance, which is spectacular.
Idaka was lazily watching the American TV series "Game of Thrones" on his iPad in a medieval-style castle. Sometimes he looked at the castle on the tablet, then looked around him, listening to the words "My, lod!"
It feels very good!
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 hung next to the castle, and the Internet speed is very fast.
"Brother Jing, your call is here." Ouyang Wan came in from outside the living room, wearing a cool suspender skirt, showing off her snow-white shoulders and charming collarbones. The thirty-fourth peak in the suspender skirt was white and big, with a length
Her slender and round thighs 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 drama.
Two weeks have passed, and Arnault has teamed up with Lagardère Group to settle most of the rebellious Zhaoshi Group brands. Some people have been forgiven, some have been ordered to transfer more equity to Zhaoshi Group, and some have been punished, close to
Bankruptcy. Don't doubt the power of the fashion emperor. Within two weeks, he can erase most of the trouble.
Deutsche Bank has already begun to contact Zhaoshi Group to prepare for the listing. Guo Lingyu returned from vacation in Zurich and had nothing to do in Frankfurt, so she brought 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 nestled in 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 call hole on her mobile phone and said in Jing Gao's ear with a smile:
"Liu Qiangdong of JD.com."
This chapter has been completed!