Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 542: Enjoy this feast of capital!
The possessive desire in Hanyu Hideki's heart came quickly.

It actually heals faster.

After all, his mentality now is completely different from when he met Yasuko Sawaguchi.

Besides, it is human nature to have desires when seeing beautiful things.

Hanyu Hideki, who is used to seeing strong winds and waves, will naturally not be swayed by this desire anymore.

Not to mention now, even when he saw Yasuko Sawaguchi, Hideki Hanyu didn't do anything immediately.

And many times, as long as the desires in the heart are satisfied, the feeling of wanting to possess will gradually fade away.

Therefore, Hanyu Hideki's eyes were only intoxicated for a moment before returning to clarity, without letting the two people opposite him see anything unusual.

However, after hearing Benedetta introduce the girl's name as Cristiana Yeri, he was a little surprised, thinking that this must be the Yeri.

Cristiana Yeri, another person who couldn't even find much information on the domestic Internet in time and space, became famous because of her beauty.

In his previous life, Hanyu Hideki also found this person on a short video because his appearance was really amazing, so he searched for his information.

But even so, little information can be found.

Although Yeri is a French female star, she actually immigrated to France from Brazil when she was a teenager.

In college, he studied law at the request of his father, but after graduation he decided to join the entertainment industry.

The reason why we couldn't find too much information about the other party was also very simple.

Cristiana Yeri's "star luck" is so bad.

To put it another way, it’s just not popular enough.

She is very beautiful, but her works are few and far between, and they didn't create much of a response.

Maybe it was because of her tutoring, or maybe she was not born and raised in France.

Compared with typical French female stars such as Isabelle Adjani, Emmanuelle Béard, Sophie Marceau...

Cristiana Yeri is obviously too unmotivated.

To put it simply, it’s just not “doing” enough.

There is no bright spot in his career, and his private life is also a low-key mess.

If the movie didn't become popular, it wouldn't be popular anymore. He turned around and acted in musicals, and even became a musical director.

This low-key and conservative style is not only unlike a French female star, but also lacks any trace of the unrestrained enthusiasm of Brazilians.

So when future generations talk about this Christiana Yeri, the only thing that impresses people is her beauty.

But it can also be seen from this point how good-looking this Cristiana Yeri is.

After Benedetta's introduction, Cristiana Yeri took the initiative to say hello to Hanyu Hideki.

Hanyu Hideki responded normally, and then called the waiter to order.

After finishing all this, he asked.

"Ms. Benedetta, I wonder what kind of job Miss Cristiana is planning to find? Is it corporate legal affairs or a French public service agency?"

Although France is not his home base, with the investment and connections accumulated by AI International in the past few years, it is still very easy to find a job for Christiane Yeri.

However, as soon as he said these words, he keenly caught a trace of resistance flashing in Christiana Yeri's eyes.

It seems that, consistent with the information read by later generations, this girl did not like the career path arranged for her by her father.

When Benedetta heard this, she just smiled and said, "I am just entrusted by my cousin. As for what to do specifically, it depends on Cristiana's idea."

"Then what do you think of Miss Christiana?" Hanyu Hideki turned his eyes to Christiana Yeri.

Seeing both of them looking at her, Christiana Yeri didn't know what to say. After all, in her heart, she was not interested in either employees of large companies or official civil servants.

After hesitating for a while, she replied softly, "I haven't decided yet."

Cristiana Yeri speaks in English.

Although the level is average, I can barely understand it.

In today's era, if you want to develop in the entertainment industry, even French stars need English as a basic skill. After all, no one wants to miss the opportunity to work in Hollywood because of language.

"Cristiana..." Benedetta said in a serious tone.

As an aunt, Benedetta naturally knew what Cristiana Yeri was thinking. Although her niece studied law in college, she wanted to develop in the film and television industry.

At this point, not only does the cousin not support it, but she also doesn't support it.

Everyone had agreed when they came, but when they saw Hideki Hanyu, his niece showed such an uncooperative attitude.

"It doesn't matter, we are just serving the first appetizer now. According to my experience of eating French food in this restaurant, our dinner will take at least two hours, so we have enough time for Miss Christiana to think about it."

Hideki Hanyu was clearly making fun of the way French meals take too long.

Not only did it make Benedetta smile, but it also made Cristiana Yeri less nervous.

In this atmosphere, Hanyu Hideki stopped asking Cristiana Yeri about work-related matters, and instead chatted with Benedetta about restaurant management.

When Benedetta heard what Hanyu Hideki said about the restaurant expansion plan, she immediately felt embarrassed.

"Mr. Hanyu, if you only ask me to be in charge of one restaurant, I can handle it, but if you ask me to be in charge of too many stores, my abilities will not be able to meet your requirements at all."

Hanyu Hideki explained, "Ms. Benedetta, of course I can't let you manage all restaurants. What I need you to be responsible for is setting standards, such as standards for training chefs, such as standards for store style decoration...even according to different Regions set different standards.”

Benedetta waved her hands repeatedly, "I don't know how to do that."

Hanyu Hideki said with a smile, "It's not that you don't know how to do it, it's just that you haven't done it before. We won't expand on a large scale at the beginning. I will help you organize a professional team, and someone will tell you how to do it."

"Do we really want to expand? It always seems very busy."

Obviously, Benedetta does not have the ambition of Hideki Hanyu.

"With the shares held by Ms. Benedetta, how much dividends can a store get? Although money is not everything in this world, it is essential.

And once the restaurant business is successful, not only will you benefit yourself, but you will also be able to better help the people around you. There is no need to bother me at all for small things like Christiana Yeri's work.

And the busyness after expansion is not the same as the busyness you have in the kitchen now.

At that time, you will have enough time to study delicious food and do what you like to do instead of sitting around the stove every day. "

Hanyu Hideki's persuasion was very simple. There was no complicated truth, and he didn't talk about life ideals. There were only tangible benefits.

So after hearing this, Benedetta felt a little moved.

"Mr. Hanyu, I will think about it carefully and give you an answer before returning to Neon this time."

"Expect it to be good news."

After Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he turned to Christiana Yeri, who had been listening to their conversation.

"How are you thinking about it, Miss Christiana?"

After Hanyu Hideki finished asking, he saw Christiana Yeri shaking her head, still not making up her mind.

He simply asked in a different way, "Miss Cristiana, can I know what kind of job you want to do? Since Ms. Benedetta brought you to see me, I think I still have some ability, and I think I can still help." to yours.”

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, before Cristiana Yeri could speak, Benedetta next to her said, "Mr. Hanyu, I think..."

But before Benedetta could finish her words, she was interrupted by Hanyu Hideki raising his hand.

"Ms. Benedetta, Miss Cristiana is an adult, and I think she has the right to choose her own life.

There is an old saying in China, "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you", which means don't force others to do things that you are not willing to do.

We don't like others to dictate to us and arrange our own lives, so why should we arrange other people's lives.

So, how about we hear what Miss Cristiana thinks? "

"Okay." Benedetta said helplessly.

Of course she knew what her niece wanted to do, but Hanyu Hideki had already talked about this, so it was hard for her to persist.

The main thing is that she is not Cristiana Yeri's parents after all.

At the same time, after listening to Hanyu Hideki's words, Christiane Yeri immediately gave a grateful look.

Since their family immigrated to France from Brazil, their parents have always made various demands on the three sisters.

Learning French and applying for the legal major give them almost no right to choose themselves from life to relationships, from study to career.

Hideki Hanyu was the first person to say that she had the right to choose her life.

Seeing the sincere eyes of Hanyu Hideki looking at her at this time, Christiana Yeri did not intend to be secretive anymore. After all, her aunt actually knew what she was thinking.

So she said directly, "My ideal is to be an actor."

"Miss Christiana is so beautiful, she is indeed suitable to be an actress. However, as a practitioner in the film and television industry, I must tell you that this industry is not as glamorous as ordinary people see it. You must be cautious before entering."

As soon as Hideki Hanyu said this, Christiana Yeri immediately showed hesitation.

Next to him, Benedetta noticed that Hanyu Hideki's words seemed to have an effect, and immediately echoed them to increase credibility.

And what she echoed was to talk about Hanyu Hideki's strength in the film and television industry.

From Neon’s Cloud Entertainment to America’s Cloud Pictures.

Benedetta, who often comes into contact with Hanyu Hideki's friends, knows a lot about this aspect.

Cristiana Yeri, who had only known Hideki Hanyu as a wealthy man before, now knew that Hideki Hanyu was so powerful in the entertainment industry, and her hesitation suddenly became stronger.

Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki said as if he was thinking about Christiana Yeri.

"How about this? My film company has just invested in a movie in France recently. The movie is about to start filming. I will arrange for you to join the crew as an auditor of the investor. You can try to understand this first. industry."

After hearing this, Christiane Yeri thought for a moment and nodded and said, "Thank you, sir."

Benedetta, who was standing next to her, saw this result and felt that although her niece was not allowed to engage in law, she finally did not go directly to become an actress.

The most important thing is that she feels that Hanyu Hideki is right. Let Christiana Yeri first understand the current situation of the industry, which may change her previous ideas.

Just like that, the main business of today's dinner came to an end.

More than two hours later, when Hideki Hanyu sent the two to the door of the hotel, he naturally handed a business card to Christiana Yeri.

"Miss Christiana, this is my private contact information, please don't reveal it at will."

"I understand. Thank you sir. Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

The two sides said goodbye.

Hideki Hanyu returned to his hotel room to rest.

Cristiana Yeri and her aunt Benedetta took a taxi back to their residence in Paris.

In the taxi, Benedetta asked her niece, "Cristiana, what do you think of Mr. Hanyu?"

"I think he is very nice, very temperamental, and very graceful. When other men see me for the first time, their eyes are always very frivolous, but he doesn't have that at all.

And although he is very rich and has a lot of status, he does not look down on me, on the contrary, he respects my ideas..."

Cristiana Yeri said a lot of nice things about Hideki Hanyu without even thinking about it.

After hearing this, Benedetta reminded her somewhat tactfully.

"Cristiana, Mr. Hanyu is of course very good and worthy of recognition as a person, but he is... a bit carefree when it comes to relationships."

Faced with her aunt's reminder, Cristiana Yeri showed no concern.

And he remarked, "A philanderer? Could it be worse than a French man?"

"Hey……"

Benedetta wanted to say yes.

But think about it again, compared to the attitude of European men who are completely irresponsible towards relationships and irresponsible afterwards.

Although Hanyu Hideki is a playboy, he can be considered a good man in terms of responsibility.

Thinking like this, I naturally couldn't say anything to deny Hanyu Hideki.

……

The time has come to October 3rd.

The stock market was closed on Saturday, so Hideki Hanyu had nothing to do and could just take a good rest.

After all, in just a few days in Europe, he had hardly any time to spare.

But when the afternoon came, he also began to prepare for the party invitation from Théo Dubois's father.

After styling, choose a bottle of champagne as a gift.

Hideki Hanyu went to the banquet like this.

Théo Dubois's father's name was Far Dubois.

He serves on the French Trade Commission and is a powerful figure within the commission. His family is also quite powerful in French politics.

This is not the first time that AI International has dealt with Farr Dubois.

But it was the first time for Hanyu Hideki to meet him.

At the entrance of the banquet, Far Dubois personally greeted Hideki Hanyu.

The atmosphere after the meeting between the two parties was very good.

Next, they reached a tacit agreement on certain things.

Just when Hanyu Hideki thought that he would spend the evening so happily, someone he didn't expect appeared.

Bernard Arnault.

Today, the boss of Dior is also the godfather of luxury goods who took advantage of the stock market crash to acquire the LVMH Group in another time and space.

Hideki Hanyu once thought about when he would meet Bernard Arnault.

But I didn't expect it would be today.

He also envisioned various scenarios after meeting Bernard Arnault.

He even considered whether he could cooperate with Bernard Arnault if he could buy the LVMH group.

But today's meeting with Bernard Arnault was something he never expected.

The other party got to know him through Farr Dubois under the pretext of helping the LVMH group in peace negotiations.

But when Farr Dubois introduced them to each other and then said goodbye and left, this guy, who was called a "wolf in sheep's clothing" by the capital circle, immediately showed his wolf side.

Bernard Arnault lowered his voice and spoke in a fierce and malicious tone.

"Stupid yellow-skinned monkey, Aiyi International's acquisition will not succeed!"

To be honest, this is the first time that Hideki Hanyu has heard someone "call" him this way since he started to travel overseas.

Although he was angry in his heart at this time, he did not show it immediately on the surface.

Because he knew that counterattacking with words or taking direct action at this time might be exactly what Bernard Arnault wanted to see, and it would not be able to really hurt the other party.

The fact that Bernard Arnault was able to become the richest man in the world in another time and space proves that he is not a simple person.

The other party suddenly attacked him in such an undignified manner, which was very suspicious no matter how you looked at it.

Bernard Arnault obviously wanted to use this method to make him lose his mind and then make some stupid moves that were beneficial to him.

But he has many ways to make this guy look good.

How can a few insults now be compared to adding insult to injury after victory?

Besides, there are many ways to fight back even with words.

So when Bernard Arnault finished speaking in a pretentious manner.

Hanyu Hideki just looked at the other party with disdain.

Then he sneered and said, "Do you plan to win by talking?"

Seeing that Hanyu Hideki was not fooled, Bernard Arnault's expression suddenly dropped, "You will know how we can win."

"Really? It seems that LVMH has found help."

Having said this, Hideki Hanyu deliberately looked up and down at Bernard Arnault.

"Could it be that, as an advisor to LVMH, you are planning to take action?"

Bernard Arnault said, "What if?"

"I never cared what poor people do."

Hanyu Hideki's tone was calm.

But it was so jarring to Bernard Arnault's ears.

He is a billionaire, but Hideki Hanyu called him a pauper.

But comparing his worth, Hideki Hanyu is indeed far beyond him.

Seeing that Bernard Arnault was so depressed, Hanyu Hideki made a show of leaving.

Although Bernard Arnault did not admit it, he was familiar with history and understood that this guy must be using his relationship with LVMH Group to act as the white knight of LVMH Group.

And that's what he wants most.

He valued this matter more than being angry because the other party said something dirty.

But before leaving, Hanyu Hideki thought that he should say something to stimulate Bernard Arnault.

So he stopped as soon as he took a step, and then spoke to Bernard Arnault in a low voice.

"Why did you serve as a consultant to the LVMH Group? Wolves never mate with sheep. Is it for the ownership of Dior perfume, or is it for the LVMH Group itself?"

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he found that Bernard Arnault remained calm.

Then he chuckled and said, "No matter what the reason is, hurry up."

After saying that, Hideki Hanyu strode away.

After saying goodbye to the host of the party, Farr Dubois, he returned to the hotel.

Then he immediately contacted the helper in New York. Due to the time difference, it was noon in New York, so he didn't have to worry about disturbing the other party.

"Mr. Larry, please."

"I'll contact them, but are you sure you don't want me to help you find funds on Wall Street?"

"I can raise enough money in Tokyo."

"I see."

After a brief communication, the two hung up the phone.

Although Hanyu Hideki asked the other party to help, he would not let the other party get involved too deeply.

After all, there are some things that you can tell Yada Ryohiro but not the other party.

As the party ended, so did Saturday.

On October 4th, Sunday, Hanyu Hideki stayed in the hotel to rest and think about his next plan.

Since Bernard Arnault took the initiative to stir up trouble, he must make this guy look good.

On Monday, October 5th, the Paris Stock Exchange opened.

Théo Dubois continues to acquire shares in LVMH Group as planned.

Although the LVMH Group continues to shout resistance, the poison pill plan is just a shout.

However, Bernard Arnault, who Hideki Hanyu valued, did not make any move, and the white knight of LVMH Group did not appear.

Next, from October 6th to October 8th, Aiyi International's actions will remain the same.

At this time, the share price of LVMH Group has exceeded $15.

The price has almost doubled since Aiyi International raised its name.

The shares held by Aiyi International also exceed 23%.

The time has come, Friday, October 9th.

Hideki Hanyu's waiting Bernard Arnault is finally gone.

LVMH Group announced that Dior's Bernard Arnault will help them resist the hostile takeover by Ay International.

The white knight appears.

Bernard Arnault joined forces with Lazard Investment Bank, as in the original history.

They say they are joining forces, but in fact, Lazard Investment Bank is just helping him allocate funds.

With the help of LVMH and relying on the resources of Lazard Investment Bank, Bernard Arnault took control of 7% of the LVMH Group's shares in one day.

After the market closed on Friday, negative voices immediately appeared in the financial media.

Even Théo Dubois suggested that Hideki Hanyu should give up when things get better.

After all, Bernard Arnault is coming fiercely, and he is backed by large investment banks and LVMH is assisting him. The winning rate of AI International is no longer high.

The most important thing is that as the stock price continues to be pushed up, Hanyu Hideki's supplementary funds are obviously not enough.

However, Hideki Hanyu showed his acting skills at this time, fully showing the hysterical side of a "gambler".

Against Théo Dubois' advice.

Ignored the pressure from AI International’s board of directors.

Demanding a fight to the death with Bernard Arnault. "Our funds can last for another week. I will find a way to raise funds in Tokyo. I will never admit defeat! Never!"

In this way, facing Hideki Hanyu's acting skills, Théo Dubois could only continue to follow Hideki Hanyu's plan and continue to buy LVMH group stocks after the market opened on Monday, October 12th.

But compared to Hanyu Hideki's difficulties in the secondary market, Bernard Arnault, as a white knight, has it much easier.

The two controlling families of the LVMH Group gradually sold their stocks to Bernard Arnault as agreed, and also helped persuade other shareholders to sell their stocks to Bernard Arnault.

In this fight between you and me, the time came to October 16th.

Friday afternoon when the market is closed.

At this time, the share price of LVMH Group has exceeded 17 US dollars.

Ai International, to be precise, Hideki Hanyu has spent all the funds, but only received 27% of the shares of LVMH Group.

On the other hand, Bernard Arnault, with the help of Lazard Investment Bank and the help of LVMH Group, controlled 42% of the shares of LVMH Group.

The balance of victory and defeat has completely tilted towards LVMH Group and Bernard Arnault.

Everyone understands that in just two days' time, when the Paris Stock Exchange opens on Monday, Ay International's hostile takeover battle will end in failure.

Outside the headquarters of Aiyi International and the entrance of the LVMH Group company, reporters were all surrounded.

All employees from top to bottom of Aiyi International declined to be interviewed.

Looking back at the LVMH Group, Bernard Arnault, who is very likely to become the new owner of the LVMH Group in the future, is smiling and speaking righteously to reporters.

"Justice has defeated evil, and we will win!"

……

Neon, Tokyo.

In the conference room of Mizukura Junichi's office, Honma and the others were extremely happy at this time.

I don't know when they started to dislike Hanyu Hideki.

Now that Hanyu Hideki is unlucky, they are almost happier than the New Year.

For a time, discussions arose one after another.

"That bastard is finally going to take a big hit."

"It's so exciting. Does he think Paris is Tokyo? He does things so arrogantly. He deserves to be unlucky this time."

"The board of directors of Aiyi International has decided to remove him from his position as director. It is useless for the Tanaka family to support him anymore."

"It's a pity that it's just Aiyi International. It would be great if the rest of his companies also suffered an accident."

"Should we take this opportunity to make a fortune? After the truth comes out, Ai International's stock price in Tokyo will definitely react."

"That's for sure!"

Next to everyone, Junichi Mizukura looked at Honma and suggested in a low voice, "Rather than taking advantage of the opportunity to make money, I think what Honma-san should do is take advantage of the situation to seize control of Ai International."

"Haha, of course I won't miss such an opportunity."

……

Paris, Four Seasons Hotel George V.

The atmosphere in Hanyu Hideki's suite was quite solemn.

Far away on the balcony of the Eiffel Tower, Hanyu Hideki was lying on a chair with his eyes closed, as if he was relaxing with his eyes closed.

Behind Hideki Hanyu, Akina Nakamori stretched out her fingers and gently massaged Hideki Hanyu's temples to help her lover relax.
The girl arrived in Paris yesterday.

The reason why she came was because Hirohashi Asako told her about Hanyu Hideki's current situation.

As a small shareholder of Ai International, Asako Hirohashi is naturally quite aware of what is happening in Paris.

In her opinion, Hanyu Hideki, whose career has always been smooth sailing, would not be in a good mood and spirit when he suddenly encountered such a setback.

If there is a familiar person by his side, it will definitely help Hanyu Hideki to relax a little.

After Nakamori Akina learned about Hanyu Hideki's situation, she was worried. Without a moment's hesitation, she turned down all her work and went straight to Paris.

The day Akina Nakamori arrived was also the time when Hideki Hanyu was "deeply into the show".

In the trading room, the unkempt and unshaven Hideki Hanyu seemed to be so hysterical in spirit, constantly ordering Theo Dubois to operate according to his requirements.

Akina Nakamori had never seen Hideki Hanyu like this before.

The girl didn't care about so many people around her, she held back her tears and hugged Hideki Hanyu to comfort him.

Hanyu Hideki, who was already acting, took advantage of the girl's comfort to regain his composure.

Today, even after the market is closed, everyone feels that he is going to lose.

However, because of Nakamori Akina's comfort, Hanyu Hideki no longer needed to maintain his previous hysterical state.

Of course, to act, you have to do the whole thing.

He was resting in the guest room, but Chiba Kaoru kept coming to report to him one after another.

"Teacher Hanyu, Mrs. Tanaka is calling."

"No."

"Teacher Hanyu, President Hirohashi is calling."

"No."

"Hanyu-sensei..."

"Go out and don't bother me again. I won't answer anyone's calls."

Hideki Hanyu very fully performed the reaction of an autistic person after being frustrated.

After Chiba Kaoru was completely shut out.

Nakamori Akina naturally felt distressed when she saw Hanyu Hideki looking like this. The girl had no other choice but to use her daughter's delicate body to comfort her beloved.

In this way, Hanyu Hideki and Nakamori Akina spent an absurd two days in the suite.

His performance was extremely high.

Nakamori Akina thought Hanyu Hideki was venting his discomfort.

But in fact, Hanyu Hideki knew that he was not feeling uncomfortable at all, but was excited.

Because according to the time frame he calculated, since there was no stock market crash this week.

That time will definitely be next week.

Black Monday can only be October 19th.

But when the time came to October 18th, Sunday.

The person in charge of Aiyi International reported to him that LVMH Group wanted to invite him to meet.

Obviously, LVMH Group, which believes that the situation has been decided, is planning to make the final touches.

After all, even if they can defeat Ai Yi International in defensive acquisitions, it will not be easy to completely drive Ai Yi International out.

It is of course the best thing to achieve the goal through friendly negotiations.

Hanyu Hideki thought about it and felt that it would be a bit fake if we haven't met yet.

So I agreed to the request of LVMH Group.

The meeting location was arranged in a restaurant not far from the Four Seasons Hotel.

Hideki Hanyu entered the restaurant and saw Bernard Arnault with a proud smile on his face.

After he got closer, Bernard Arnault said even more arrogantly.

"Do you still think that I won with my words?"

Hideki Hanyu said calmly, "You haven't won yet."

"What? Now you want to win with your mouth?"

Hanyu Hideki said, "You are happy too early."

Bernard Arnault said, "Originally I wanted to thank you. Without you, I would not have won the LVMH Group so smoothly, but now it seems there is no need."

Hideki Hanyu said, "I haven't given up yet."

Bernard Arnault said, "Very good, I hope you can still say the same thing when the market opens tomorrow."

Hideki Hanyu said, "You'll see."

Bernard Arnault said, "Are you sure you don't want to give up? This is the opportunity I give you. It's your turn to beg me next time. Then you won't have the same conditions as today."

Hanyu Hideki said, "I won't look for you."

Bernard Arnault said, "Are you sure you don't want to listen to my terms?"

"I never like to listen to poor people's conditions."

Hanyu Hideki dropped these words and turned around to leave.

From behind, Bernard Arnault's angry voice came.

"Yellow-skinned monkey, you will come to beg me!"

……

The time has come to October 19th.

on Monday.

In the past few days, the acquisition war surrounding the LVMH Group has been reported not only by French media, but also by media as far away as Neon.

At this time, everyone is waiting for AI Yi International's reaction.

After the Paris Stock Exchange opened, Bernard Arnault once again bought some shares from the controller of LVMH Group in accordance with the agreement signed when he helped.

On the other hand, there was no movement at Aiyi International all morning.

Although Aiyi International has not announced anything to the outside world, the sudden stop of operations for more than a month is enough to prove Aiyi International's attitude.

The acquisition is over.

Of course, the media will not be able to publicize it until today's close.

But the media can't, but it doesn't mean that everyone doesn't have their own judgment.

It was already eight o'clock in the evening in Tokyo at this time.

Junichi Mizukura, Honma and others were sitting in a private room of a restaurant.

Honma announced loudly to everyone.

"I have joined forces with other shareholders of Ai Yi International to hold a board meeting tomorrow."

"Great, we can kick that guy out of the board of directors of AI Yi International tomorrow."

"I really want to fly to Paris and see that guy in such a mess."

……

At this time in Paris, it happened to be lunch time.

Although the Paris Stock Exchange will not be closed for lunch at noon, it does not prevent Bernard Arnault from inviting everyone to share the "win" banquet.

Have an early halftime celebration.

He opened the celebratory champagne with his own hands and filled his own glass.

Then he raised his cup high and prepared to give a victory speech.

But at this moment, the door of the restaurant was pushed open suddenly, and a man ran in in a panic, rushed to Bernard Arnault who was about to speak, and whispered a few words.

boom!
This was the sound of the champagne glass in Bernard Arnault's hand falling to the ground and breaking.

Everyone saw that Bernard Arnault was so proud just now and had a chance to win.

For a moment, his face turned pale.

at the same time.

In the private room of a restaurant in Tokyo, Honma suddenly received a phone call, his face changed drastically, and then he smashed the hundreds of thousands Motorola mobile phone on the ground.

"Bagya Road!"

Angry roars echoed throughout the restaurant.

……

Paris, Four Seasons Hotel George V,
Hideki Hanyu was standing on the balcony of his suite.

At this time, he had received the news with a smile on his face and a relaxed expression. The decadence and hysteria from before could still be seen.

Under Nakamori Akina's confused gaze, he raised the red wine glass in his hand and saluted in the direction of New York.

"Gentlemen...enjoy this feast of capital!"
-
Monday, August 1987, 10.

The stock market on Wall Street in New York experienced the largest crash in history.

Within hours, the Dow Jones index plummeted 508.32 points, a drop of 22.6%.

In a short period of time, the New York stock index lost more than 5000 billion U.S. dollars, a value equivalent to one-eighth of America's annual gross national product.

This sudden plunge in the Wall Street stock market shocked the entire financial world and quickly produced a "domino" effect in stock markets around the world.

Stock markets in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore... and other places have suffered unprecedented impacts.

Among these stock markets, the lowest decline was more than 10%.

For a time, "Black Monday" swept the entire world.

The stock market crash has caused panic among investors in various countries.

Many people who became rich by relying on the stock market instantly became poor. Thousands of stock investors suffered mental breakdown and chose to bid farewell to this world.

……

As the stock market crash approaches, the media all rush to report on the stock market crash.

No one cares about the previous acquisition battle of LVMH Group anymore.

Of course, in the eyes of the media, there is actually nothing to care about.

AI International, LVMH Group, and Bernard Arnault, who later entered the market, fought fiercely to compete for equity.

Forcibly, the share price of LVMH Group was raised to 17 US dollars.

As a result, when the stock market crash hit, the share price of LVMH Group, which was already in a bubble due to acquisitions, experienced an unprecedented plunge.

The stock prices of other companies would be very miserable if they were cut in half.

But the stock price of LVMH Group needs to first squeeze out the bubble caused by the acquisition, and then stop it.

As soon as the news from America came through, the share price of LVMH Group began to plummet. In just one afternoon, it lost half of its value and fell directly to 9.7 US dollars.

When the time came to the next day, the impact of the stock market crash from America continued, and the Paris Stock Exchange was filled with victims.

Basically all stocks are falling, and the stock price of LVMH Group will naturally not be spared.

At the close of the day, LVMH Group's share price was only $7.6.

This is already lower than the share price when Aiyi International raised its flag.

Then came three consecutive days of decline on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

When the market closed on Friday afternoon, LVMH Group's share price had dropped to $4.

In such a tragic situation.

No matter whether it is Ai International, which was the first to initiate the acquisition, or LVMH Group, which was forced to defend, or Bernard Arnault, who joined last, it is impossible to survive.

The media doesn't care, which is perfectly normal.

After all, when the stock market crash comes, everyone is losing money, and many people are going bankrupt. It is not uncommon for people to commit suicide on the Seine River. One or two people losing money are not important at all.

Who has the time to care about others when they are unable to protect themselves.

And this kind of treatment is exactly what Hanyu Hideki wants.

Others don't care, he just does things in a low profile.

Did AIY International lose money in this acquisition?

Of course I lost it.

Although not all the stocks of Aiyi International were bought at the highest point, half of the investment was wiped out, and hundreds of millions of dollars evaporated.

If he is so miserable, his opponent's situation will naturally not be much better.

Let’s talk about the two major controlling families of LVMH Group that have been defensive. Although they were defensive, they bought some stocks at high points.

But luckily, as Bernard Arnault, the ambitious white knight, entered the market, they had no choice but to sell most of their shares to Bernard Arnault.

This kind of operation actually made them the least damaged party in this stock market crash.

Let’s talk about Bernard Arnault.

Before the stock market crash, Bernard Arnault held more than 44% of LVMH Group shares.

The money he acquired for acquiring these shares was basically obtained with empty hands.

The specific method is to mortgage the family property and shares of Dior Company as a deposit, which is obtained through Lazard Investment Bank's capital allocation.

If the acquisition goes smoothly and there are no surprises in the stock market, then of course there will be no problem with him doing this.

Moreover, entering the market as a white knight, he also had a price advantage when acquiring shares of LVMH Group itself.

Therefore, even if there is a small turbulence in the stock market, he himself can resist it.

In fact, if there had been no stock market crash, he would have almost succeeded.

But the coming of the stock market crash completely ruined everything.

Bernard Arnault, who entered the market with high leverage, fell directly into the abyss.

After the stock market crash, Lazard Investment Bank had no time to operate, so Bernard Arnault directly closed his position.

This means that Bernard Arnault's losses on LVMH group stocks have been greater than the deposit he raised by mortgaging his family's property and Dior.

Not only was the deposit completely lost, but he even owed Lazard Investment Bank some money.

And the reason why Bernard Arnault was so miserable was naturally played by Hideki Hanyu.

He had been reluctant to sell stocks before, so he accelerated the stock market crash by selling large amounts of money.

In fact, he was just venting his anger.

When the stock market crash comes, even if he doesn't sell, others are selling in panic.

After all, Bernard Arnault was not the only one who used leverage to trade stocks.

Next, just as the stock market was wailing, he repeated what Bernard Arnault did in another time and place.

First, with the help of America's collaborators, it acquired 13% of the LVMH Group shares held by Wall Street institutions at a low price.

Then he summoned Jinbo Eiichi, who helped him secretly make a lot of money during the stock market crash, to absorb a large amount of LVMH Group shares.

Among them, Lazard Investment Bank helped Bernard Arnault sell orders after he was forced to liquidate his position.

Wait until Friday when LVMH Group's share price drops to $4.

Not counting the shares still held by Aiyi International.

The shares of LVMH Group held by his overseas investment company alone reached 52%, officially completing the control of LVMH Group.

So far, Hideki Hanyu has won the final victory in the acquisition war surrounding the LVMH Group.

However, at this time, the stock market crash was raging, and few people cared about this matter.

With everyone busy taking care of themselves, the off-board move that he was originally worried about didn't happen at all.

On Friday night, Hanyu hosted a banquet for Theo Dubois and his father, Farr Dubois.

After the father and son arrived at the restaurant, Theo Dubois told Hanyu Hideki something.

"Bernard Arnault is going bankrupt."

Hanyu Hideki said with a smile, "I thought he had declared bankruptcy."

Théo Dubois explained, "Everything is in chaos now, and financial institutions have suffered considerable losses. Lazard Investment Bank, as well as the bank that gave him the mortgage loan, have not had time to find him yet, but it will not be long. "

Hearing this, Hideki Hanyu looked at Far Dubois next to him.

"Mr. Fall, could you please help me make an appointment with Bernard Arnault? I want to meet him."

Farr Dubois advised, "Mr. Hanyu, he is already in a miserable state."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Farr, I see no ill intentions from him. I just feel that Dior perfume and Dior brand have been separated for too long, and it is time to merge them into one."

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, Far Dubois' eyes widened.

"Ai International wants Dior!"

　In 11,200 words, the big plot of France was written in one breath.

　　I will try to code a little more in the evening, and then update more on weekends, which can be regarded as compensation for the unstable updates before.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)