It is a pity that John Rupert seemed completely unappreciative when faced with Francois Pinault's kind words and advice.
"Thank you for reminding me, but Mr. Pino, you should take care of yourself. I think things are very clear. Everything today was an accident. I will still pay attention to it." Rupert responded with a smile, but
Judging from his attitude, it was obvious that he was more affected by the conversation between Arnott and Sorey just now.
"You...you think I'm provoking you? I'm doing this for your own good! You'll regret it!" Pino said the next sentence bitterly, but suddenly found that he could do nothing more and could only leave in embarrassment and angrily.
go.
If Gu Kun were present, he would definitely be very satisfied with this effect.
The most successful state of being a yin is when only the person you are directly yining against hates you, while other peers are still unaware of your danger.
Now it seems that only Pino, who was cut off from Gucci by Gu Kun, hates him to death, but Rupert, the second in the world, and Arnault, the number one in the world, are still not alert, at least they don't think that he is any better than Pino.
No greater danger.
Even if they just hope that "Gu Kun and Pinoy will fight dog," that is enough to give Gu Kun time and space to develop.
If you fight a monster for a few years, the boss will not come to you, and you will continue to be given time to level up. Is there any more beautiful life than this?
It doesn't matter if you level up slowly, as long as you have enough time to act like a pig and eat the tiger, you will be able to solve it sooner or later.
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That evening, after the thank you dinner.
Gu Kun, who was still staying at the Tuscany Winery on Elba Island recently, learned from Henri de Soret the reactions of all the forces after being put under control as expected.
Obviously, Gu Kun was very satisfied with the result.
He held a glass of champagne, stood in front of the window, took a sip, and announced magnanimously: "Well done, you will be the CEO of Lanfang Art Group within two years - as long as you do a good job in Gucci's rectification and transition, the timing
I will give you a bigger stage as soon as you arrive.
In addition, you can take this check of 10 million euros as pocket money first. You're welcome. From now on, as long as the diplomatic work outside the company is done well, it will be the same as before. Of course, you should follow up on this matter.
, what I want to see is the final result.”
Gu Kun said as he casually pushed forward a signed Swiss bank check on the coffee table.
Henry de Solet was not polite and put it directly into the inner pocket of his suit's chest.
We are all sensible and decent people, and we know how important and valuable diplomacy is to incite hatred. Moreover, there will definitely be more follow-up work to cover up the aftermath, and it is not just a matter of having a drink tonight and setting off smoke bombs.
To get it done, Sorey will definitely have to put in a lot of work.
As long as Solei can help Gu Kun solve the problem of "being feared and panicked by his colleagues after his sudden rise, leading to encirclement and suppression and joint blockade", what is a mere personal treatment of tens of millions of euros?
In this world, no one likes latecomers who suddenly rise up.
Only Bismarck's skill can do it
"After winning the Prudential War, the Austrians still don't regard you as an enemy. They will give you another five years of farming training and military training.
After winning the Austro-Prussian War, the French still do not regard you as an enemy and will give you another five years of farming and training.
After winning the Franco-Prussian War, the British still did not regard you as an enemy and gave you a period of farming and military training until Bismarck died."
Only a brainless force beast would attribute the greatest contribution to the rise of Germany to Marshal Moltke's invincibility. Anyone with a real brain knows that the most important thing is "if you win the battle, you can still survive without getting enough hatred."
"The diplomatic genius.
It's like a thief in World of Warcraft who has enabled the infinite disappearing plug-in. After encountering a bunch of monsters, he can forcibly disappear every time he kills one of them, sneak out of the combat state, sit down and eat and drink to return to full state and fill up the buffs, and then open it again.
A strange one.
Kering, Richemont, and lvmh in front of Gu Kun are Denmark, Austria, and France on the road to the rise of Prussia. What I pursue is to let them go one by one. Calabash Boy saves Grandpa and gives away his head and equipment, not all at once.
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Within a week after Christmas, that is, before New Year's Day in 2001, Gu Kun's private placement of capital into Gucci was finally subscribed in batches.
The massive funds of 6 billion euros will be used in the next two to three years for drastic market expansion, strengthening brand positioning and publicity, and building high-end stores... These are what CEO Soleil needs to be concerned about. Gu Kun can just ask his confidants to check the accounts.
At the same time, Bernard Arnott, the boss of lvmh, just as he discussed with Sorey at the Christmas dinner, immediately planned to withdraw if he missed the target. Anyway, he could no longer hold a controlling stake, so there was no point in staying as a small shareholder.
I would rather get out with a slight loss of several hundred million.
So Gu Kun spent another 2 billion euros to buy Arnott's share that was diluted to 19% of the total share capital after the additional issuance. When Gu Kun entered the game, he actually exchanged 6 billion euros for a 50% preferential price.
After the capital injection (equivalent to a total market value of 12 billion euros), the actual external market value increased to 15 billion euros. Therefore, in the process of capital injection and cooperation, the value increased by 10 to 20% due to various good news.
Even if calculated based on the internal price of the total equity of 12 billion euros, Arnault's 19% is at least about 2.3 billion euros. If the market value is based on the good news, it will be worth 2.8 billion euros.
Arnott was willing to pocket 2 billion to help An escape, which can be regarded as a discount of about 20 or 20%, which can be regarded as an easy deal.
Since Gu Kun wanted to stabilize the other two opponents for the time being and make a small profit, he should naturally show his grace.
Therefore, Gu Kun spent 8 billion euros on Gucci one after another, and the total equity obtained has further increased. It is currently 57% plus 19%, for a total of 76%.
This series of transactions gave Gu Kun more exposure opportunities and connections in the luxury goods industry in France and Italy. From Christmas to New Year's Day, he attended various banquets for upper-class people in the industry almost every day, and gradually became a subtle influence.
Implant his new persona into the minds of his peers.
Almost subconsciously, everyone considers Gu Kun to be "the biggest boss in the industry after the three major luxury goods giants."
Don't underestimate these intangible and invisible consciousnesses.
This kind of recognition is the greatest wealth of the luxury goods industry. If everyone thinks you are noble, you are really noble. Because the value of luxury goods comes from people’s recognition, especially the recognition of the upper class, rather than from actual purchase.
products, quality, and tangible net assets.
To put it bluntly, the luxury industry is the industry with the highest level of spiritual attention in the world after the financial industry, and everything depends on deception.
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After finishing the investment and diplomatic work in Europe, Gu Kun counted the days and it was almost time to return to China.
The day-to-day management of the brand is not the responsibility of a layman like him. He is only responsible for the overall strategic layout.
During the half-month he was enjoying in Italy and France, the "Jussen", which was being maintained and upgraded at the Hamburg-Lüssen shipyard, had also been repaired.
The repairs completed by the Germans on the day before Christmas, Gu Kun's crew set sail as soon as possible. It took about a week to sail from Germany around France and Spain, through the Strait of Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean. On New Year's Day
This day we arrived at Elba Island.
Gu Kun and Henri de Solay had a last meal, and then boarded the ship with their female assistant, bodyguard and other subordinates.
Sophia, the Queen's female lawyer, does not have the same boat. Mainly because she is short on time and has many daily affairs to deal with. She does not have time to spend months floating on the sea. She can only be a trapeze artist and can travel between Europe and Asia in two days.
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Sophia's life is not worth anything anyway, no one will assassinate her.
Gu Kun took the boat purely for safety.
Early the next morning, the sun rose from the bow of the ship, and every inch of the master cabin was filled with bright sunlight. Gu Kun woke up to such magnificent scenery.
"Boss, Happy New Year. I didn't even have the chance to tell you yesterday that you and Mr. Sorey were both drunk when they finished the party." Female secretary Saranova served him to change his clothes as tenderly as water.
Gu Kun raised his eyes and looked at the platinum desk calendar. Today is already January 2nd. It seems that the ship is sailing very fast. It has bypassed the Mosina Strait and entered the Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean) in just one day - if
If it has not passed the southernmost tip of Italy and Sicily, the bow of the ship should be heading southeast at this moment, and the sun should rise from the port side. But now the sun rises from directly in front, indicating that the ship is heading east at full speed.
The journey from Elba Island to Sicily is more than 300 nautical miles. We only set sail after dinner yesterday afternoon. Now that we have sailed so far, I can only say that Gu Kun's boat is very willful.
"When is the Chinese New Year this year?" Gu Kun, who was too tired to live in Europe, asked casually while brushing his teeth.
"It's the 24th. The New Year is early this year. It will be celebrated at the end of January." Saranova answered without thinking. Although she is a Heklan girl and there was no Spring Festival in her childhood culture, she has followed Gu Kun for several years.
It has already been turned around.
After brushing his teeth, Gu Kun took a sip of his morning refreshing cold coffee: "It's really early. Is it too late to get back to Lanfang? There are still 22 days left."
Saranova: "We are taking the Suez Canal this time. The total distance is only 6,500 nautical miles. 22 days of day and night sailing is definitely enough. We only need to drive an average cruising speed of 16 knots. It is more than enough. We can get back to Lanzhou before New Year's Eve.
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"That's good, but I have to celebrate my birthday this year on the ship. When I return to Lanfang, I will be 24 years old." Gu Kun sighed in boredom. The years passed very quickly. It was already the seventh year since he was reborn.
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Saranova thought he was worried that he would not be able to celebrate properly on the ship, so she quickly explained: "Don't worry, it will be different for you wherever you go. I have already ordered all the preparations for the party. I wanted to surprise you."
Gu Kun ate breakfast and smiled: "What are you thinking about? Am I the kind of person who wants to be romantic and can't bear hardships? I just feel that time has passed. However, Youran's birthday can be celebrated in Lanfang in the next year.
, is she a Pisces? She was so young when I first met her, and now she is finally 18 years old."
Thinking that Zhu Youran was about to turn 18, an evil smile appeared on Gu Kun's lips involuntarily.
More than ten days passed quickly, and the "Zhu Sen", which had always maintained a speed of more than 20 knots, finally returned to Lanfang Port three or four days before the Spring Festival.