Chapter 246: Posting a barrage on Picasso's original work
"Only those who are No. 1 in the world and tied for No. 1 in the world in subcategories can enjoy free rent." This is an iron rule that Arnott has proven through his hard work for the world.
The laws of nature cannot be disobeyed.
The strong gets stronger, and the Matthew effect of winner-take-all is the first iron law of nature in the Internet era. The richer you are, the more you have to give him money, and the more noble you are, the more you can enjoy for free.
If Gu Kun wants to use Gucci as his foundation and enjoy such publicity and distribution resources in the future, he will have to cut off those Gucci categories that cannot be ranked first in the world and achieve a group-wide chess game at the group level.
Solei spent some time reviewing the causes and consequences of his thoughts, and he had to admit: What Gu Kun said was true.
However, a person who can be the CEO of Gucci is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp and will not give up so easily: "Gu, I have to admit, I did underestimate you before. You may not understand the luxury industry, but you are definitely well versed in the media.
Theories and brand hype – thank you for being so candid with me.
However, you cannot deny that all this arrangement is still generosity to others. You expect us at Gucci to pay the price first and sacrifice tolerance for your overall group strategic layout, and you expect me to accept your favor for this. This is too whimsical.
Bar.
Again, if I allow the same conditions to a sentimental white knight like Mr. Francois Pinault, he might be more merciful. It’s just that in the long run, what Mr. Pinault has on hand
The media’s hype resources are not as abundant as yours.”
Again, I have a spare tire.
Gu Kun sneered: "Tch, Pino doesn't have this vision. He can't keep up with Arnot's foresight and ruthlessness. Even if you tell him, it's just what he learned, and he can't win with force. Besides, although I
The conversation I have with you is not considered a trade secret, but if you show off to another investor just after listening to my opinions, do you think you can still survive in the world? Do you think I have no back-up plan?"
Solei: "Don't tempt anyone. I don't want to betray you. I just want to remind you that I have the capital to betray you - let's do this. It's a fixed price. After all, this is your generosity to others, so you have to pay some blood."
.Finally, let me tell you a condition, which is enough for me to allow you to be generous to me in exchange."
Gu Kun stared at De Solei's reaction, pondered it carefully for more than ten seconds, sneered, and finally came up with a trump card:
"Mr. Sorey, you need to take a longer-term view. Under Arnault and Pinault, there are already mature senior management teams at the group level. Whether it is lvmh or Kering, the top management is already overcrowded.
But it’s different here. What I currently fully control is Giorgio Armani. The other holdings I have are all financial holdings. Therefore, I lack the talents to help me build a luxury co-branded group.
Let Gucci accept my transformation, and you will get more than just a specialized and slimmed-down Gucci. Maybe you and your close friends will also have greater room for career growth."
Damn it! You told me so early! You Chinese people like to say bad things first and hide the good things at the back, so you want to suppress your desires first?
In De Solet's heart, he ran past ten thousand grass and mud horses almost instantly.
"Okay, deal." Solei also knew that his last sentence of lowering the price was a bit harsh, so he changed his attitude very quickly.
Gu Kun: "So, when will the decision on private placement be announced?"
Solei thought for two seconds: "Before Christmas, the fundraising period may be shorter. I hope you can start preparing the money now."
Gu Kun: "Okay, I'll wait for you to send me an invitation. Money is not an issue."
When Gu Kun said the last words, his expression did not change at all, which made De Sole have to raise his assessment of Gu Kun again.
"I knew this guy was rich, but I didn't expect that 6 billion euros of funds could be taken out at any time. It seems that I underestimated him before. That's all. Think about how to do bigger things under this boss in the future.
Right." Solei thought to himself.
The two of them had a final drink, and the dinner ended happily.
De Solet very earnestly invited Gu Kun to stay at the winery for one night. He also said that if Gu Kun was interested, he could help him find a similar winery nearby.
Gu Kun casually said that he would consider it again when he had the opportunity, and took his women upstairs to stay in the hotel without any hurry.
It's not bad to live in a winery occasionally, but the house is a bit old, a clumsy old-fashioned stone building, and you'll get tired of it after a long time.
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In the next few days, Gu Kun traveled around Italy, occasionally having dinner and fun with De Sore and other luxury goods tycoons he wanted to win over. When he had time, he also went to Paris, Marseille, and Monaco, until Christmas anyway.
Before, he was relatively laid-back and casual.
Just keep an eye on it and pay attention to the raising and scheduling of funds.
After all, in addition to Armani's "Guo Wei/Xu Shu" and Gucci's "Le Yi/Zhuge Liang", Gu Kun, the king, still needs many other "quantitative" talents.
In addition to LV and Givenchy/Dior, what shortcomings does Arnault's LVMH Group need to make up for and which product lines it needs to support? Gu Kun's future "Lanfang Art Group" will also need to match up with corresponding rivals.
However, the other chess pieces that need to be matched at the moment are relatively small, so the specific process of conquering does not need to be elaborated in detail. All in all, it will definitely not be more complicated than his cooperation with De Solay.
The only thing worth mentioning is that the top Italian jewelry brand "Cartier" has recently shown further interest in Gu Kun, coaxing Gu Kun to further raise funds and increase its holdings, strengthen strategic cooperation, and sign a number of strategic framework agreements.
Although the market value of the brand "Cartier" is not as good as that of Gucci after the private placement, it is still a luxury goods company easily between 5 billion and 10 billion U.S. dollars, and it is worth mentioning.
Brands that are worse than Cartier are just a sidekick. They don’t even have a name to mention. Men are not interested if they mention it.
Nearly a week passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the day before Christmas Eve, which was December 23rd, a Saturday.
On this day, Henri de Solet's long-planned "Gucci private placement of new shares to counter hostile takeover" action finally reached the moment of official announcement.
The target of the additional issuance announced by De Solay is of course Gu Kun's "Lanfang Art Group", and there is no suspense about this.
However, this unsuspecting behavior shocked the two tycoons outside the venue.
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That morning, Venice, Palazzo Grasci.
Palazzo Grassi was a consul's palace from the 13th to 15th centuries in the ancient Venetian nuclear power era. It was not large in area, with a building area of 5,000 square meters, about 30 meters wide, more than 60 meters long, and three floors. This
The palace is valuable only because of its historical value. After all, it is a Venetian Renaissance building six hundred years ago.
At this moment, in the lobby of the Grassi Palace, a luxurious and graceful old rich man and a gentle-looking old aristocratic old gentleman were appreciating the several oil paintings in front of them.
That luxurious and graceful old rich man is none other than Mr. Francois Pinault, the 65-year-old boss of the Kering Group and owner of the Christie's auction house, a tycoon in the French luxury industry and art.
The aristocratic old gentleman next to him is the former Minister of Culture of France, Mr. Jean-Jacques Aragon.
And the reason why they are here is because Pino just bought the 100-year lease right of the Palazzo Grasci in Venice a few months ago. He wanted to open a private art museum here, so he invited the former Minister of Culture to come and give it to him.
He is the director of a private museum.
There is no one left in this scene.
Pinault's art collection background has always been such that even a stamp of his feet in France and Italy can make the entire industry tremble. In the subdivision of single-wheel art collection, even Bernard A., the No. 1 tycoon in the luxury industry,
Even Nott can't compete with Pinocchio.
Who knows that Pinault himself is the boss of Christie's auction house? It is so easy for him to buy antiques and collectibles, as easy as eating and drinking.
Not to mention anything else, Francois Pinault spent money to buy quite a few of the antique treasures from shipwrecks that Gu Kun recovered when he became famous in his early years. This can be regarded as a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple.
I can only blame the world of the upper class for being too small.
At this moment, Pino was showing two oil paintings to Jean-Jacques Aragon, namely "Woman with a Beret" by the Spanish painter Picasso and "Big Ben" by the Dutch painter Mondrian.
(Note: This is not an overlapping typo. The first "rang" is a verb, and the second "rang" is the person's name. Many French people have "rang" in their names)
"Mr. Pinault is so generous. He is willing to donate the masterpieces of Picasso and Mondrian to museums for display so that ordinary people can get close to art. You can really be called a contemporary Lorenzo." Jean-Jacques Ala.
After Gong casually praised the painting itself for a few words, he began to praise the donor.
Although Pino's donation was only to his own private museum, it can only be shown to ordinary people from now on.
Gu Kun actually did the same thing in Lanfang, but Gu Kun's collection was far less large than his, and he didn't have any oil paintings. They were just ancient shipwreck artifacts.
When two old gentlemen were exchanging business blows, Pino's secretary ran in with a panicked expression.
"Why are you so anxious? Didn't you see that I was talking about art with Minister Aragon?" François Pinault looked very ugly after being interrupted. He didn't think there was anything urgent that could make him lose the top gentleman.
demeanor.
The assistant couldn't feel aggrieved after being scolded, so he could only bite the bullet and announce the bad news: "Boss, Henri de Solet issued a private placement announcement today!"
Pino raised his eyebrows and coughed slightly, still trying to maintain the elegance of a gentleman: "Is he inviting us to fund ourselves as white knights to save Gucci from Arnott's clutches? Alas, in today's world, who else would it be?
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The assistant lamented: "No! Mr. Solei's invitation to the private placement is Gu Kun! Lanfang Art Group!"
Pino's eyes suddenly stared as big as a bull's eye: "What? That upstart? Didn't he tell me two years ago that he would focus on men's luxury economy? What's the argument between him and Arnault? Bastard! I
Only then are you qualified to argue with Arnott!"
Damn it! I’m so tricked! When did Gu Kun’s claws reach out?
In a rage, Pino vented his anger and tore up an authentic work of Picasso in a very ungraceful manner - fortunately it was not a masterpiece. Picasso had only died a few years ago. Picasso painted 20,000 paintings in his life and passed them down to the world. Those not very valuable paintings