In view of the above reasons, Shi Zhijian is really unwilling to disclose his identity. Now that Mrs. Deborah is asking to sign a contract with him in person, it will definitely cause a big scene. It will be difficult for Shi Zhijian to hide behind the scenes and do things again.
Fortunately, Yan Xiong said at this time that Mrs. Deborah promised to invite people within a small area to attend the signing ceremony. In addition, Shi Zhijian could choose the media.
Seeing this, Shi Zhijian had nothing to say and immediately agreed to Mrs. Deborah's request. As for the media Shi Zhijian chose, of course it was Angelina, a beautiful reporter who had had several contacts with him.
When the outside world heard that Bentley Group would sign an agreement with Shinhwa Group today, and that Shinhwa Group would acquire three car production lines of Bentley Group for 400 million pounds, the entire London business community was shocked.
The automobile industry has always been a major industry in the British Empire, and the first car in the world was invented by the British. For the British, this is their pride.
But today, the Bentley Group, the automobile industry they are most proud of and one of the three giants in the automobile industry, wants to sell all three of its production lines to the Chinese in one go. This is unacceptable to them!
The British "London Times" even described this acquisition with a dazzling headline such as "a loss of power and an insult to the country".
The Times of the United Kingdom was not so radical in its rhetoric, but took practical actions to protest the acquisition. The newspaper collected signatures from the public, and when the number reached 10,000, it could be reported to Congress, allowing the higher authorities to adopt an injunction to terminate the acquisition.
In this regard, outside media also struck while the iron was hot and gave various comments, especially the French media, which could not bear to eat sour grapes, and the American media, which even used words like "shame" and "humiliation" to describe the relationship between Bentley Group and Shinhwa Group.
Cooperation, the comments belittled the UK as useless, and described Shinhwa Company as a Chinese dragon, ready to devour the beautiful lion of the British Empire; in words, it seems that only the Bentley Group sells its production lines to their country, that is the right path and is worthwhile.
Something to be proud of and proud of.
But no matter how much the British media and people clamored, and no matter how France and the United States fanned the flames, the signing event between Bentley Group and Shinhwa Group went ahead as usual.
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The day of signing.
London, Bentley House, Regent Street.
This signing location was chosen by Deborah. According to her, it would be more representative than holding the ceremony here, either in a hotel or elsewhere - it only makes sense that Bentley's production line will be handed over at the Bentley Group Building.
The various media outlets waiting outside the Bentley Group early in the morning were all waiting for Shi Zhijian to appear.
The black stretched Rolls-Royce slowly drove up, and the eyes of the media reporters who were familiar with the Shenhua Group boss's car immediately lit up.
"Attention, the mythical boss appears!"
Reporters swarmed in and blocked the Rolls-Royce.
"Everyone, give way, don't crowd around here!" The four black bodyguards tried hard to push the media reporters away, and one of them turned around and opened the car door.
With a creak, the car door opened.
Hong John, wearing a suit and ties, got out of the car.
Crackling, the reporter took pictures of him wildly.
But someone immediately recognized him and said, "He is not the boss of Shinhwa Group, he is just the person in charge of Shinhwa Electronics!"
As soon as they heard that he was not the protagonist today, those media reporters immediately took away their "supernatural powers" and made John Hong open his eyes and finally see clearly the scene in front of him——
It's all black and full of human heads!
There was a huge crowd, mostly journalists, holding guns and looking impatient.
John Hong took a deep breath, then moved away——
In anticipation, everyone saw another person getting out of the car. He had a slicked back hair, a suit, and a corsage on his left breast. He looked to be in his forties, with a lion's nose and a wide mouth, and he looked very imposing.
"Is this the mysterious Shinhwa Group boss?"
These reporters set up their guns one after another and aimed at this imposing Chinese man.
Yan Xiong straightened out his chest and protruded his belly, raised his chin slightly, and glanced at everyone - Pu, your mother, I haven't felt this way for a long time! It feels so good to be watched by so many people!
Who is Yan Xiong?
Hong Kong’s four detectives!
I think he was also a powerful figure back then, but in the end he was beaten to death by Shi Zhijian! So much so that in the end he was reduced to a street rat!
Now, he has appeared in front of everyone instead of Shi Zhijian and has become a figure that attracts everyone's attention. The lost high-spiritedness and all-powerful power seem to have suddenly returned!
Poor reporters are all blind, and they feel that all Chinese people look alike. In addition, Yan Xiong is not bad in appearance, with triangular eyes, a lion nose and a wide mouth, so they directly regard Yan Xiong as
The mysterious behind-the-scenes boss of Shinhwa Group!
"Excuse me, are you the president of Shinhwa Group?"
"What do you think of the acquisition of Bentley's three production lines?"
Yan Xiong looked at these bastard ghosts and smiled scornfully: "You ask me what I think, and my opinion is very simple - thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi! Back then, you British guys bullied us Chinese and sold me opium.
, and relied on powerful ships and artillery to beat us and make us sign unequal treaties; then today, our China Shinhwa Company acquires the automobile industry that you, the British Empire, are proud of. This can be regarded as a reward for the world!"
"Ahem!" John Hong put Yan Xiong on his elbow and told him not to go too far.
Unexpectedly, Yan Xiong was overflowing with national self-esteem at this moment, and he had eaten too many "Liuwei Dihuang Pills" during this period, and he was emboldened: "You know what I say! We Chinese have stood up, and in Hong Kong dialect---it will blow your lungs."
! Acquiring your company is a matter of time! As for the French companies and American companies you like, don’t ask them whether they are willing to acquire them, just ask them if they can pay 400 million pounds! If they dare to increase the price to 500 million pounds, I will
Help them clean the toilet!"
Yan Xiong’s words are not rude, especially France and the United States are the kind of despicable and shameless countries that like to pick up leaks. Not to mention asking them to give out 400 million, they were asked to give out more than 100 million each in the previous life.
He scolded the British Bentley company as a black-hearted man who wanted to extort their money!
These British reporters are not all fools and are patriotic. If you think about it carefully, this is the truth. If Bentley sells its production lines to France and the United States, it probably won’t be sold for so much money. In this way, Shinhwa Company is actually a very good company.
Not a bad "taken advantage of"!
For a time, countless reporters were very confused, not knowing whether to oppose or approve.
Some confused reporters still shouted at Yan Xiong: "No one wants to listen to your nonsense! We only care about whether you will acquire the car company of our British Empire?"
Yan Xiong smiled and gave the man a sinister smile: "You asked me if I would accept it? Of course I would, and it would be a big one. We will accept as much as you have! Do you know why? Because I like yours.
You throw yourself into the street, as if your parents are dead!"
The reporter didn't expect that Yan Xiong would be so shameless. He didn't care about his status as a mythical boss and dared to scold him openly. He was a little confused for a moment. He quickly reacted and yelled at Yan Xiong: "FUCK YOU!"
Yan Xiong did not reply directly, but raised his middle finger to the other party coolly and said with a smile: "ME TOO!"
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When Yan Xiong was facing off against the gang of British reporters, Shi Zhijian, under the protection of Ax Jun, quietly arrived behind the Bentley Building in a black Bentley.
The person responsible for welcoming Shi Zhijian is Mr. Carlos Ghosn, the new CEO of Bentley Group and the world-famous "car tycoon".
Carlos is 33 years old, with a thin build and piercing brown eyes. He was born in Brazil, is of Lebanese descent, and holds both French and Lebanese nationality.
Carlos joined Michelin Tire Company at the age of twenty-four. After years of hard work, he earned the reputation of a "cost killer" in the industry. In 1966, Carlos switched to France's Renault. In 1968, he took over the nearly bankrupt company amid skepticism.
Automobiles help companies turn losses into profits and stage amazing counterattacks.
Later, Carlos became the chairman of Peugeot, Renault and Chevrolet Motor Company at the same time, taking charge of the Peugeot-Renault alliance. He was considered a legend in the global car industry at that time.
However, on November 19, 1969, Carlos was arrested by French prosecutors on suspicion of concealing huge personal income and misappropriating company funds for personal expenses and other economic problems. On December 4 and 21 of the same year, and in April 1970
On the 4th, Carlos was arrested multiple times on suspicion of illegal misappropriation of funds and other issues. During this period, he paid bail twice, with a total amount of US$3.8 million, causing a sensation in the global automobile industry. During his bail period, Carlos could not leave France and was constantly subject to French
Strict 24-hour police surveillance.
During this period, Carlos' reputation was in disgrace and he owed a lot of foreign debt. Countless people attacked him personally and persecuted his family.
Although Carlos tried his best to prove to others that he was framed by his colleagues in the company, no one was willing to believe him. That is to say, when he was isolated and helpless, it was Mrs. Deborah who was far away in England who extended a helping hand to him, not only in France but also in France.
Helped him hire the most expensive lawyer, and also helped him pay off his so-called "debt"!
This allowed Carlos to directly reverse the case while on bail, thereby clearing the suspicion and receiving the most fair trial.
In August 1970, after his final court hearing, Carlos finally recovered his reputation. Many large media outlets that had insulted and slandered him published "apology statements" on the front pages of newspapers.
And those large car companies that had ignored him in the past, such as Ford, Peugeot, BMW, etc., once again offered him an olive branch. Carlos ignored all of them and instead accepted the British Bentley Company with the lowest salary.
Deborah's invitation to serve as CEO of Bentley Group.
When Carlos was the CEO of Bentley, he worked hand in hand with Mrs. Deborah to resist the Bentley family's "competition for production" and the "July 1 car war" between the Bentley Group and the British domestic Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin.
Especially this car war that took place last year, in 1971, fully demonstrated Carlos's amazing ability as Bentley CEO.
At that time, there were conflicts within the Bentley Group, and Bentley car sales dropped significantly. In response, Rolls-Royce Group and Aston Martin wanted to join forces to start a war against Bentley and seize Bentley's market share.
Faced with Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin joining forces to cut prices for promotions, Bentley not only did not cut prices, but instead took the high-end route and began to seize the high-end market of these two car companies. Carlos relied on the establishment of Bentley and HSBC.
"Car Mortgage" Agreement!
In other words, Bentley is the first car company in the UK that allows you to purchase high-end cars with installment mortgages!
In the past, high-end car products like this were marketed to the rich and wealthy. These people buy luxury cars just like buying toys without considering the price. When buying, they almost always pay the full price at once!
Many British people who like luxury cars but cannot afford them can only stay away. The installment mortgage model for high-end cars implemented by Bentley has directly opened up the Bentley high-end car market, killing Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin.
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After suffering this big loss, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin once again joined forces to continue to further reduce prices while protecting the high-end market, forcing the mid- to low-end Bentley market to a dead end.
It was at this time that Carlos, as the first CEO of Bentley, proposed to the president, Mrs. Deborah, to sell the Bentley Group's three low-end market production lines in Manchester, England, Marseille, France, and Los Angeles, the United States, in exchange for sufficient liquidity.
This is a blood transfusion for the Bentley Group to win this protracted price war.
Therefore, it can be said that the reason why Shi Zhijian was able to acquire three automobile production lines in different countries from the Bentley Group in one go was because of Mr. Carlos Ghosn’s “indispensable contribution”!
The moment Carlos Ghosn saw Shi Zhijian getting out of the car, his expression paused slightly. He had already heard of Shi Zhijian's name and knew a lot about Shi Zhijian's legends, but he never expected that Shi Zhijian would be so young. See
He looks like he's in his early twenties!
It's scary to think that a young man in his early twenties can manipulate many big bosses in the UK, such as Lawrence, Downey and others.
Just when Carlos was distracted, Shi Zhijian had already taken the initiative to extend his hand to the famous "car tycoon": "Hello, Mr. Ghosn!"
Only then did Carlos come back to his senses and hurriedly shook hands with Shi Zhijian cordially: "Hello, Mr. Shi Zhijian!" After saying that, he couldn't help but glance at Shi Zhijian's Bentley. According to the investigation, the other party's exclusive car should be a black one.
Rolls Royce is the right one.
Shi Zhijian looked at Carlos and said with a smile: "When you come to sign a contract with the Bentley Group, of course you have to drive a Bentley! Besides, in my eyes, Bentley cars are the best!"
With just one sentence, the distance between you and Carlos was immediately shortened!
As a car tycoon, Carlos Ghosn has always adhered to one belief, that is: he loves his company more than his family!
Now Shi Zhijian says that the Bentley cars produced by his company are the best, how can he not be happy?!