"...The 90-year-old man who died yesterday also had an anecdote. In the 1970s, Otey Albrecht was kidnapped and extorted 7 million German marks. After paying the ransom, this
The head of the Aldi Group applied to the relevant German authorities for the ransom of 7 million German marks to be recorded as a non-operating loss in finance, thereby reducing the tax for the year, but the German tax authorities refused..."
Chen Zhuo, who was brushing his teeth and practicing his listening skills while listening to the news, was almost amused. Is this true or a joke? He walked out of the bathroom in the suite and took a look at the TV. Yes, it was the German National Television's "Morning Broadcast" program.
, it is not a report from a small TV station, it cannot be fake news.
"...Oetai Albrecht took the German tax authorities to court for this. The lawsuit was sensational and influential, even surpassing the case of the kidnapping of a German millionaire. About half a year later, the police solved the case and
The criminal suspect was captured, and the criminal was actually planned and organized by Otey Albrecht’s lawyer..."
Looking at the constantly switching data shots on the TV screen, Chen Zhuo brushed his teeth carefully and sighed in his heart. This rich man really has a lot of troubles. Even his lawyers are unreliable! In the 1970s, 7 million
I don’t know what magnitude Mark should be. He should be quite rich. China was still very poor at that time...
The music on his cell phone rang. Chen Zhuo quickly rinsed his mouth, wiped his face with a towel and walked towards the bed.
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"Hey Heidi, it's so early, do you have a good rest?" Chen Zhuo asked with concern.
"Fortunately, I thought you were still sleeping." Heidi said without much greeting: "Patton, please come out. The car to pick you up has already arrived at the door of your residence..."
Chen Zhuo said: "Yeah, okay, I'll be fine soon."
There are only two sets of suits in the wardrobe, one dark gray and one light gray. For attending a funeral, a black suit seems to be the best, but for now I will settle for a dark gray one! There are only two ties, blue and red...
Wear a blue tie on top of the white shirt, put on a dark gray suit, wear the black socks, and put on the rarely worn black leather shoes, cell phone... wallet... I don't know if there is any funeral for foreigners."
"Follow the rules", otherwise just buy a bouquet of flowers near them...
The faster one finished dressing and walked out of the room. Rebecca looked at him strangely. Chen Zhuo said apologetically: "Sorry, Rebecca, a relative of Heidi's family has passed away. I have to go to express my condolences. I can't even do morning exercises and breakfast..."
"
Rebecca looked at Chen Zhuo doubtfully, then at the TV, and asked: "Heidi? Oh, by the way, Patton, Heidi seems to be named Albrecht too..."
"What Alpha Beta?" Chen Zhuo looked at Rebecca and then looked at the TV. Why was he still the old man who wanted to deduct the ransom money from taxes? What was his last name? Al, he just heard it once and forgot how to spell it.
…
He hurriedly said hello to Rebecca and walked out of the door of the villa. A black Mercedes-Benz parked at the door. A middle-aged man in a black suit opened the door and said: "Hello, please get in the car. I am Miss Heidi."
private lawyer..."
Lawyer? My-god, wasn’t that old gentleman kidnapped by his lawyer! Haha, of course, you can’t not hire a lawyer because of this...Private lawyer, Heidi also has a private lawyer, oh, just Rebecca’s
I mean, is Heidi related to the old man on TV? Well, that old man seemed to have passed away yesterday at the age of 90.
(three)
The driver drove the car without saying a word, and the lawyer introduced himself while helping Chen Zhuo open the door, and asked Chen Zhuo to sit in the back seat. After he sat down in the passenger seat, he said nothing again.
Chen Zhuo didn't ask any more questions. He was still thinking about the relationship between this morning's news and Heidi. Heidi was only 22 years old. This old man was 90 years old. His father must not be possible. Grandpa? It seems that grandpa is a bit old.
, Grandpa’s father, well, he got married and had children according to his age... Great grandfather? He should be “great-grandfather”! Grandfather’s father!
I took out my mobile phone and went online to browse the news. Today, the front pages of all major websites seemed to be full of photos of this old man. It seemed that this old man was very famous in Germany!
"Germany's Richest Man Otei Albrecht Passes Away", ah? Germany's richest man?
Could it be that Heidi is a descendant of the richest man in Germany?
The 88-year-old Otei Albrecht ranks first on the German rich list, and his brother, the 90-year-old Karl Albrecht ranks second.
Not only are they the richest people in Germany by personal assets, the Albrecht family is also the richest family in Germany. The Quandt family, which owns 51% of BMW shares, is also ranked behind them. Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Mercedes-Benz are both ranked in both personal and family rankings.
behind them...
On the personal wealth list, behind two 90-year-old octogenarians, Johanna of the Quandt family, who is fifth on the German rich list, is also 88 years old, and Augusto von Funke, who is ninth on the German rich list, is the youngest among the long-lived rich people.
, is also 81 years old.
Among the top ten richest people, 4 are over 80 years old. This should be the "Ranking of German Longevity Riches"!
(Four)
These four rich people have a common characteristic. They all started in the "German Miracle" after World War II. The similarity between the "German Miracle" and the "Japanese Miracle" in Asia is that they were all necessary to contain the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
, using Germany and Japan as bridgeheads to carry out economic construction in the east and west is the big historical background and reason.
Chen Zhuo was not familiar with any of the names of these old German men, but when it came to the industries they owned, Chen Zhuo was no stranger to them.
The 81-year-old Augusto von Fink's businesses are Allianz Insurance and Merck Private Bank in Switzerland, and his net worth is equivalent to approximately 7.8 billion U.S. dollars.
The 88-year-old Johanna Quandt family owns 51% of the BMW Group. Among them, Johanna Quandt, her son Stefan Quandt, and daughter Susan Klaten own 46.7% of the shares.
%, Johanna ranks fifth on the German rich list with 16.7% of the shares, and her son Stefan Kirwan
With 17.4% of the shares, he ranks fourth on the German rich list. Although his daughter Susan Klaten only owns 12.6% of the shares of the BMW Group, Susan Kraten inherited her husband’s Altana Chemical Group.
In terms of total assets, he surpassed his younger brother and mother, ranking third on the German rich list.
The total assets of Johanna Quandt, her son Stefan Quandt, and daughter Susan Kraten of the Quant family are approximately 39 billion U.S. dollars, excluding Susan Kraten.
Teng together with Altana Chemical Group's 17
0 billion US dollars, then the combined assets of Johanna Quandt and her son Stefan Quant are not as much as the personal assets of the second-ranked Carl Albrecht. Carl Albrecht
His personal assets are $25.4 billion.
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The company co-founded by the Albrecht brothers is a supermarket called "Aldi", which is "aldi" in German. "al" is the first two letters of the two brothers' last names, and "di" is "discount store".
"Convenience store" or even "store" means, in short, it is a store selling cheap goods. The Germans collectively refer to Aldi as "poor man's store".
The Albrecht brothers both participated in World War II. The elder brother was born in 1919 and joined the German Wehrmacht. The younger brother was born in 1922 and joined the German Air Force ground service. Later, both of them were captured by the US military. After the war, the two of them returned to their hometown of Egypt.
In Mori City, he helped his mother manage "Al's Store". With the hard work of the two brothers, in 1962, the two brothers opened the first low-cost store in Dortmund under the name "Al's Store".
supermarket.
Aldi's service targets are mainly low- and middle-income working-class people, residents without fixed income and retired elderly people. In order to meet the needs of these people, most of Aldi's chain stores are located in urban residential areas and various small towns.
, it is very convenient for low-income people, the elderly and housewives to purchase.
In addition, Aldi also pays special attention to the needs of college students and foreign workers. Every city with a university has many students, and every city has more than 10% foreign workers. On weekdays, these groups mainly eat convenience foods.
, therefore there are often Aldi branches near college student dormitories and residential areas for foreign workers.
After the 1970s, the proportion of the aging population in Europe has gradually increased. By the beginning of the 21st century, the proportion of the elderly population in Europe has reached %, and in Germany it is close to 25%. Aldi's "cheap store" has greatly satisfied the shopping convenience of these people.
At present, Germany, with a population of 80 million, has more than 3,600 Aldi branches, with an average of one in an area with a population of more than 20,000...
In terms of business positioning, Aldi has also distinguished itself from Wal-Mart and Carrefour. Compared with the tens of thousands of products offered by the previous two retail giants, Aldi only has 700 product types, each of which will be tested by experts and given
We also ensure that these products have the best price-performance ratio. If there are quality problems and the prices are too high, once they are eliminated, there will be no chance for cooperation.
Strict screening also ensures credibility. Currently, 75% of the 80 million Germans have shopped at Aldi more than twice, of which 0.0 million only shop at Aldi. Another data is that electronic products are sold at Aldi.
The sales proportion of Aldi continues to increase. According to the data, 60% of Germans buy their computers from Aldi. The data is very scary.
As the business developed, the two brothers gradually withdrew from daily operations. Especially after their younger brother Outai was kidnapped in the mid-1970s, the two brothers gradually faded out of people's sight, and their family members were also very low-key and cautious...
(six)
The car took Chen Zhuo directly to the airport. Instead of entering the terminal building, it drove directly into the airport. On the tarmac in the corner, there was a special plane parked...
