National Tide 1980.

To be honest, if we only analyze the current situation, Bernard Arnault is far ahead and has basically won the game.

However, Ning Weimin and Pierre Cardon's side is now at a great disadvantage.

For no other reason than Bernard Arnault collected the chips much earlier than them and at a lower cost.

Especially with the help of Lazard Investment Bank, a Jewish capital financial expert, it has obvious technical and financial advantages.

Even Bernard Arnault has never let his guard down and has continued to increase his shareholding over the past six months. His current controlling stake has reached 43.5%.

It can be said that under normal circumstances, the market trend has been improving, and no "accident" has occurred... or no one is good at taking advantage of the "accident" that is bound to happen, then no matter who wants to snatch LVMH from Bernard Arnoux, there should be basically no chance.

This is why, in the original history, LVMH, the biggest jewel in the luxury industry, would naturally be taken into the possession of Bernard Arnault.

Whether it is LV or MH, or the British Guinness Company, they will end up in disgrace, will be kicked out step by step, and will eventually end up with a miserable fate of making wedding dresses for others.

If it weren't for this "accident", even if Ning Weimin had finally prepared all the funds he could raise and was hiding aside and watching, it would be of no avail.

Because of his lack of overall strength and the fact that he had no initiative, he could only sigh to the sky and watch the "wolf king in cashmere" achieve hegemony of his luxury goods empire.

It is very likely that in the end, he will have to bear the actual losses caused by covering his short orders at high levels.

However, who gave him the ability to foresee the future? The limitation of "man proposes, God disposes" does not exist for him.

He had long been certain that "Black Monday", the global stock market crash that broke out in the United States, was bound to happen, and now God should have almost arranged it.

As expected, this "accident" was the best opportunity God gave Ning Weimin to "pick peaches".

As a time traveler, Ning Weimin knows very well what it means that one cannot defy fate and that things will turn around when they reach their extreme.

Some things are unavoidable, and the more complex the causes, the less likely they are to be interfered with by any force.

Although he was not sure how much influence he would have on the trajectory of the world.

Will his arrival cause any butterfly effect?
Could it be that this incident really happened on October 10th, just as he remembered?

But as long as he is sure that the stock market crash is inevitable, it is like a bow and a string.

He only needed to know that no stock market in the world is immune to this disaster and will suffer huge losses as a result.

Then that's enough.

The most wonderful thing is that this "Black Monday" is the opportunity for countries to worry about market risks and thus launch a series of measures to prevent financial risks.

In other words, before this incident happened, there was no circuit breaker mechanism in the stock market of any country in the world.

Theoretically, once a stock market crash occurs, under this unilateral downward trend, there is no force that can restrain the sharp drop in the stock market based on panic and inertia.

This disaster will unleash all its horrific destructive power, and the process will be absolutely a torrent of steel that can crush any unprepared person, making them piss themselves in fear and panic.

Of course, the first thing that is certain is that investment banks like Lazard will inevitably run out of funds when faced with such a rapid shift in market trends, and it is impossible not to suffer huge losses.

In other words, if a stock market crash occurs, Lazard Bank must quickly sell its stocks to avoid risks, otherwise no amount of money will be enough to compensate.

As the party that invests money to support Bernard Arnault, all decisions and measures they make based on emergency risk hedging will inevitably affect Bernard Arnault's shareholding in LVMH.

As for Bernard Arnault, he is just practicing "karate" and his own strength is limited.

It is easy to imagine that even Lazard Bank could not withstand such an emergency. Could Bernard Arnault handle it on his own?

It is conceivable how difficult it would be for him to fully withstand the impact of the stock market crash and ensure that the number of existing shares held remains unchanged.

Not to mention that this guy was lucky enough to get his Dior clothing on the market.

The funds raised from the IPO were also used to purchase LVMH shares.

Now, originally it was enough for him to suffer from the stock market crash involving only one company, but now there are two. It would be strange if his small body could withstand it!

To put it bluntly, by doing this, this guy is actually adding enough leverage to himself!
Everyone knows that if such a sudden stock market crash occurs, who will be the one to suffer the most?

Of course, it’s those who use leverage to trade stocks.

Needless to say, this guy will suffer the consequences.

How great it was to make money in the beginning, how painful and miserable it will be when you lose money!
As the saying goes, if you don't do it, you won't die. Since he did it himself, if he doesn't die, who will?
Even with his "magic writing" he had invisibly solved all of Ning Weimin's most distressing and worrying problems.

Originally, Ning Weimin was worried that even if a stock market crash occurred, if this guy pretended to be dead and lay down to resist, he would not be able to find enough chips to pass on. It might be difficult to buy enough low-priced chips to fulfill the master's friendship and help Henri Lacamier win back the company.

As a result, this newly listed Dior clothing company, with a market capitalization of nearly US$900 million, will become a wound that will cause the enemy to bleed profusely but be unable to heal in the future.

In Ning Weimin's eyes, this Dior clothing company is easier to attack than LVMH itself and can be easily controlled as a bargaining chip.

So even if Bernard Arnault can really resist selling one share of LVMH now, when the stock market crash occurs, he will be powerless to reverse the situation and find it difficult to change the disastrous outcome.

If he makes a wrong decision, he might even lose his Dior clothes.

This was the script that Ning Weimin had secretly arranged for him. Ning Weimin wanted to use the power of the heavenly tribulation to dig a grave for him to bury his ambitions.

In order for this revenge drama to go smoothly, Ning Weimin was so busy planning that he didn't even have time to eat lunch.

He simply briefly explained his views on the new situation to the master, and after they reached a preliminary consensus in general, he hurriedly seized the time and began to take action and make plans with the master.

First, of course, was to meet Henri Lacamier.

Before the final showdown, whether from a moral perspective or from a practical need, they must first reach a consensus with this most important alliance partner and develop an action plan for mutual cooperation in order to have a chance of winning in the end.

Otherwise, if even this ally is unwilling to cooperate, what are they busying themselves with?

As for Ning Weimin’s request, it was actually very simple.

He only needs the former LV head, who has been increasingly marginalized in LVMH, to do two things for him. One is to provide sufficient ammunition.

Given that there are currently few LVMH shares available for trading in the market.

Considering that once the stock market crash begins, it will be even more difficult to raise enough LVMH shares from securities firms to sell.

Therefore, Ning Weimin proposed that Henri Lacamier authorize him to lend him some LVMH shares so that he could use them to control the market in the secondary market.

Second, Ning Weimin needed Henri Lacamier to express to the public all his dissatisfaction with Bernard Arnault.

You can even bluff the media and pretend that you have collected some evidence and are about to launch a legal case against Bernard Arnault.

Whether it is suing him for illegally acquiring LVMH shares, manipulating stock prices, or tax evasion, it's all fine.

Anyway, as long as there is a crime that is related to it, the purpose is to have a reason to short sell and make French shareholders feel that there is a problem in LVMH's operations and it is no longer safe to hold this stock.

I have to say that when they met again this time, Henri Lacamier's attitude was very different from the last time.

I don’t know if it’s because Bernard Arnault now thinks he is in power and is becoming more and more autocratic and unscrupulous in his actions at LVMH.

Or maybe it was because this guy had already sent MH's former head Alain Chevalier to the hospital.

Or maybe Bernard Arnault has already placed a lot of his people on the board of directors, and has announced that the next step will be to implement a retirement system at the age of 70 within the company.

In short, Henri Racamier has become a man at the end of his rope. Under the oppression of Bernard Arnaud's true colors, he no longer has those unrealistic fantasies or the condescending self-righteousness.

On the contrary, seeing Ning Weimin and Pierre Cardin was like seeing a life-saving straw.

Especially when I learned that they had been trying to confront Bernard Arnault and had never given up on helping him take back the company.

Henri Lacamier was so moved that he agreed to all of Ning Weimin's requests without saying a word, which was particularly decisive and straightforward.

He even particularly welcomed Ning Weimin's second request.

To be honest, he had long felt that he could no longer tolerate it, but he was just afraid of the consequences.

Now Ning Weimin told him that he didn't need to endure it any longer, and that if he turned against Bernard Arnault in public, he could increase the possibility of defeating this opponent. How could he not be ecstatic?
There is nothing else to do. With the approval and full cooperation of Henri Lacamier, Ning Weimin's most important offensive weapon is basically in his hands.

So the next step was for Ning Weimin and Pierre Caton to go to Lyon Securities to negotiate a contract to increase the credit line.

Although in terms of time, it is basically the end of the trading day at the stock exchange and it is almost time for securities companies to get off work.

It is so urgent to find someone to negotiate cooperation that it is difficult to get a positive response.

What's more, the French work attitude is world-famous for being casual and relaxed, and few people are dedicated enough to be willing to work overtime.

But it is worth mentioning that although CLSA is one of the top securities firms in France, it is a financial subsidiary of Crédit Agricole CIB.

Therefore, considering that Ning Weimin has long been one of the most important private clients of Crédit Agricole Central in the Asian market, at the request of a special representative sent by Crédit Agricole Central, the general manager of CLSA's French business department made an exception to receive Ning Weimin and Pierre Caton.

Then, under the guarantee of the bank representative, the person in charge quickly agreed to the conditions required by Ning Weimin.

That is to expand the capital credit share of his and Pierre Catton's accounts by 50% respectively, and also promise to lend them all the LVMH and Dior clothing stocks currently under the name of Lyon Securities so that they can short sell.

In this way, the 800 million US dollars in funds currently in the hands of Ning Weimin and Pierre Caton can be used as 1.2 billion.

In other words, starting from the next day, in order to make a profit before the stock market crash began, Ning Weimin could get stocks worth $1.2 billion through a securities company and sell them short in the market.

Then, after making money, they can further increase their financial strength and enhance their ability to grab chips with a credit margin of 50%.

That’s not all. Even though he had achieved this step and the wolf trap was basically set, Ning Weimin was still not satisfied.

The next thing he had to do was to call on allies, mobilize more forces that could work together, and unite all forces that could be united to assist him.

In addition to calling his cheap cousin Shen Cun, who was handling assets in the United States at the time, Ning Weimin asked him to help pay attention to the recent situation of the U.S. stock market. At the same time, he also suggested that he could short Lazard Bank in the U.S. stock market and make a fortune.

Afterwards, he even invited his "good friends" in France to Paris for a dinner and a get-together.

So when they knew that he had come to Paris again, Yves Saint Laurent, who had been hiding in his villa because of depression and refused to see anyone, showed up.

Pierre Bergé, the general manager of Yves Saint Laurent, who was busy with the Paris Autumn Fashion Week, arrived on time.

Even Catherine Deneuve, who had gone to the mountains of northern France to watch the hunting season and ride horses, and Alain Delon, who was still supervising work in Saint-Tropez, flew over as quickly as possible.

And the result of this simple dinner with a few people was also ideal.

Just after the meal, these people started to do their own thing, raising money to the best of their ability, preparing to join the money-making plan provided by Ning Weimin for them.

To be honest, Ning Weimin certainly didn't expect these people to raise much money.

He didn't expect at all that these people could really provide him with much substantial help when he launched a financial attack with real money.

However, for these friends who will definitely be of use in the future, it is very necessary to take advantage of the opportunity to establish good relationships with them.

What's more, each of them is a public figure with extensive connections.

In this matter, what Ning Weimin valued was actually their influence on the public.

Because as long as these people unanimously say that LVMH and Dior have operational flaws that do not match their current market value, and even frankly admit that they intend to short sell.

So for the public, it is natural that they will be surprised.

It's fine when the stock market doesn't fall, but once a stock market crash comes, the information obtained in advance can double the fear in the hearts of those who hold the stocks.

What do the so-called financial wars and stock market confrontations actually rely on?
Isn't it just taking advantage of human nature and increasing human fear and greed? (End of this chapter)