Reborn as the richest man in India.

Chapter 315: Exchange of Benefits (a million words, please stop reading)
The two chatted for a while about off-topic topics. For example, Thomas asked how Kral was doing, and asked Jogo how the palm oil industry in Malay was doing.

Naturally, Qiao Ge also asked Thomas about some things about his return to China and about the Guinness Company.

"Mr. Gupta, I'm not going to tell you any secrets. I came here to see you this time to find out what your purpose was in acquiring LVMH shares. Do you want control of the company? Or is it just for investment?" Thomas asked. .

He actually added the latter by the way. In his opinion, Qiao Ge must have come for the former.

Judging from Qiao Ge's large-scale acquisitions in Malay, this guy is very courageous and courageous. It can't be as simple as investing in stocks.

"We are all acquaintances, and I am not lying." Qiao Ge said, "I am really an investor and have no idea about LVMH. Unfortunately, everyone does not believe it."

"Yes, I have always said this to the outside world. This is what the boss means, but no one believes it. Why doesn't this person have any trust between people? He always says that we have some conspiracy, how can there be so many conspiracies? " Maupassant sighed.

Thomas' face looked a little unnatural.

Speaking of conspiracy, he is actually carrying out a plan to seize power, which is considered a conspiracy.

"This investment is a bit large, probably nearly 10 billion francs, right?" Thomas said, "I wonder why Mr. Gupta is so optimistic about LVMH? As far as I know, your investment this time is specifically focused on the acquisition of LVMH's shares. It’s not surprising that others would be suspicious of such behavior, even I can’t believe it now.”

"It's a bit suspicious." Qiao Ge did not deny it. "As for why I wanted to acquire LVMH, it is because I am somewhat interested in the luxury goods market."

"No more?" Thomas waited for a moment, thinking that Qiao Ge would have another reason, but unexpectedly he stopped and said nothing more.

"No, that's the reason." Qiao Ge replied, "You should do things more purely. If there are too many reasons, it will be too complicated, and maybe the good things will turn into bad things."

"This is very philosophical." Thomas smiled, covering up his embarrassment just now, "I definitely believe that Mr. Gupta really wants to invest. In this case, I would like to ask Mr. Gupta for a favor. .”

"We are all friends, just say anything you want." Qiao Ge said happily.

"Okay, Mr. Gupta is such a good friend, so I won't be polite." Thomas said, "A friend of mine hopes to acquire more LVMH shares, and he wants to have a certain say in LVMH. "

"Is it a certain right to speak or a controlling right?" Qiao Ge asked.

Being stared at by Jogo, Thomas felt as if he was being seen through.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gupta, I didn't describe it honestly just now. If possible, my friend wants control of LVMH," Thomas said.

He felt that if he wanted to ask Qiao Ge to cooperate, then he couldn't hide some things. Otherwise, there would be no sincerity at all. What kind of cooperation would be discussed?
Besides, I still have something to ask for from others.

"It is said that Chevalier and Remical are fighting fiercely, but they deny it to the outside world. It seems that they really fight fiercely. I wonder what kind of person Mr. Thomas is?" Qiao Ge laughed. asked with a smile.

"Speaking of this, it shouldn't belong to any party."

"A third party?" Maupassant beside him said a little surprised, "It turns out that the third party is your Guinness Group."

Qiao Ge knew it well, but he only had to know these things in his heart. On the surface, he still had to pretend not to know, so he asked such a question.

At the same time, it was also to test how sincere Thomas was.

Of course Maupassant didn't know this. He only knew that there should be a third or fourth party acquiring LVMH's shares.

"Mr. Thomas, I acquired LVMH's shares because I was optimistic about its development in the luxury goods industry. Originally, two people were fighting for power, and now you are on the side. Isn't it too chaotic? This is not good for a company. What a good thing." Qiaogo said.

"To tell you the truth, the secret fight between Chevalier and Recamier is not in the interests of small shareholders like us. We at Guinness were originally invited to invest by Chevalier. What we care about is that LVMH The sales channels in France and other countries are now at odds with each other, and now it is difficult to achieve the goals of our group company," Thomas said.

Guinness Group mainly deals in wine, and LVMH also has wine business. The two parties do have a basis for cooperation.

That is because the Guinness Group wants to enter the French market, and also wants to get involved in other countries that it has not yet deployed, so using LVMH's channels can obviously get twice the result with half the effort.

But now Chevalier and Recamier are fighting, and they no longer have the energy to manage their previous commitment to support the Guinness Group's sales channels. This is obviously not in the interests of the Guinness Company.

No wonder they hooked up with Arnault later, probably because Arnault gave them some promises.

For example, channel discounts.

Giorgio doesn’t think he can convince Guinness just by relying on the financial backers and bank connections behind Arnault.

To put it bluntly, it is still an exchange of interests.

Arnault offered greater benefits, and the Guinness Group changed its support candidates.

Of course, it could also be due to disappointment with Chevalier, after all, the fight has been going on for so long with no result.

The Guinness Group obviously cannot accept that LVMH continues to be like this.

They are waiting for LVMH's channels. If they can be one step ahead, they can make money earlier. Who will have trouble with money?
Anyone who blocks them is an enemy, an opponent, and Chevalier will naturally be included in the list to be kicked away.

Therefore, the purpose of Guinness Group’s investment in LVMH is actually similar to that of Qiaogo.They want LVMH's sales channels, and Qiaogo wants LVMH to open stores in his own shopping malls.

Speaking of which, Qiaogo felt that his request was trivial compared to Guinness's request.

No, you have to add some extra code no matter what, to get greater benefits for yourself.

Nearly 10% of the shares, this is not just a little bit, the weight can completely turn the world around.

"So the best way is to drive them both away." Thomas continued.

"Are there any other people who are united?" Qiao Ge asked without immediately expressing his position.

"Yes, after all, our Guinness Group is from outside, so we can only cooperate. The main people are from France." Thomas said, "I wonder if you have heard of Bernard Arnault? He was a few years ago. We have completed a very successful acquisition, which is the parent company of Dior. Oh, the Dior perfume brand was acquired by LVMH a few years ago, but Dior clothing is still in the hands of Arnault."

"I seem to have heard of this person's name, but I don't know much about him. I'm very unfamiliar with France." Qiao Ge replied immediately.

Thomas was speechless for a while. If this is strange, you would spend so many shares to acquire a company's stocks and focus on one acquisition specifically?
"I really don't understand. Now that you've said it, I won't hide it from you. Of course, I have a certain purpose in acquiring LVMH's shares." Qiaogo said again.

Thomas' expression changed at these words.

"I don't know what the purpose is?" Thomas asked hurriedly.

He was afraid that Qiao Ge's appetite would be too big and would conflict with him, which would be bad.

"Don't be nervous, I won't have any conflict with you. As I said just now, I have no interest in controlling the company. I just hope that LVMH can open stores in India." Qiao Ge said.

"Huh?" Thomas' eyes widened. He had many thoughts in his mind, but he didn't expect Qiao Ge to say that.

Is this a request?

Too simple, right?
It was so simple that he doubted whether it was true.

But if Qiao Ge really wants to lie to himself, there is no need to make up such a lie that cannot withstand scrutiny, right?
Does that mean it's true?

"If this is the only requirement, you can definitely discuss it with Chevalier or Recamier. Is it necessary to spend so much money to acquire stocks?" Thomas asked puzzledly.

"Mr. Thomas, do you think we haven't looked for them? That day, the boss and I didn't even enter the door, but we were severely humiliated by Chevalier. The old guy's nostrils were turned up. How could we have a chance to discuss it?" Maupassant shouted.

He was still brooding about what happened last time.

"Chevalier looks down on us, so I thought that if I have a certain share in the company and am a very important shareholder, then they should take my words seriously, right? So~~~"

"So you're going to buy LVMH shares?" Thomas was speechless.

This feels like a child's angry behavior.

In fact, there are obviously many other ways to achieve this goal.

For example, if you show your strength, as long as Qiaogo reveals some real assets and wealth, I believe Chevalier will not think so.

Thomas still understands Chevalier's thoughts, but it's just because Qiaogo is Indian and has a little disdain for that country.

To be honest, the last time I traded with Qiaogo, I knew that the other party was Indian, and I had the same mentality.

But Qiaogo obviously cannot be equated with most Indians, he is an exception.

"Then what should we do? We are not familiar with the place here, and Maupassant doesn't know many powerful bosses. He can't find anyone to help lobby." Qiao Ge said helplessly, "If I had known that Mr. Thomas was here If so, there’s probably no need to go to such trouble.”

Thomas smiled. He really wanted to say, if you really think so, just transfer the stock.

But of course he couldn't say that.

At least from Qiao Ge's words, he could tell that there was really no conflict between Qiao Ge and himself.

As long as Qiao Ge doesn't want to control LVMH, it's easy to say.

And he felt that Qiao Ge's funds were almost at their limit.

Although the Malay side has strong assets, it is obviously unrealistic to transfer them out in a big way.

As for Qiao Ge’s request, he just wants LVMH to invest in India. What’s the difficulty in opening some specialty stores?

After Arnault takes over, won't this be a piece of cake?

(End of this chapter)