Rebirth of England.

Chapter 686 Switch Side

The next day, Barron said goodbye to the Montagu couple and left Nocton Manor.

A transaction of this size didn't require him to worry too much, but Barron also came along to accompany Yulia to relax.

The remaining matter of land transaction with Earl Montagu can be left to Julia.

And from the conversation, Barron also learned that the Montagu couple also had a residence in London, and they spent almost half of their time in London - considering Earl Montagu's interest in financial investment, this was reasonable.

So when they said goodbye, they also agreed to meet in London at that time.

"After completing the deal with them, we will need to continue to purchase some land. Of course, it does not have to be limited to England. We can also negotiate with other places such as Northern Ireland and Scotland if there is suitable land."

Barron said this to Yulia on the way back in the car.

"I'll keep an eye on it, but the land transaction still requires patience..."

This is indeed the case. Normally, when a family's operations are stable, very few people will sell the land they own. Such large-scale land sales often occur when the family encounters difficulties or the heirs have no interest in operating the land.

……

"I have contacted Ms. Lilinaya Bettencourt..."

After returning to London, Barron received a call from Ashley Webb. After hearing what she said, Barron asked:

"What did she say?"

"Ms. Lilinaya Bettencourt is not in good condition at the moment, and it can be seen that her daughter's behavior has caused her great harm..."

Before that, Ashley Weber first met Lilina Bettencourt's daughter Françoise Bettencourt Meyer. However, during that meeting, Françoise did not comment on Ashley's proposal for cooperation and did not give a clear answer.

In this case, Ashley began to contact Lilinaya.

After all, it seems that if Lilina can cooperate with them, it will be the fastest way for the Gucci-Hermès Group to control the L'Oreal Group.

Because Françoise must win the lawsuit before she can gain control of the Bettencourt family's shares in the L'Oréal Group, and it currently seems that this lawsuit will not be resolved in a short period of time.

But if Lilina Bettencourt could agree to their cooperation, then at least now they would be able to complete the "swap agreement" with the Nestlé Group with the permission of the Bettencourt family, and buy the L'Oréal Group shares they hold. Together with the L'Oréal Group shares they have absorbed from the secondary market, they would be able to control the L'Oréal Group.

Even if the Bettencourt family still manages the L'Oréal Group, this is at least a temporary victory for the Gucci-Hermès Group.

In addition, from the current perspective, cooperation with Lilinaya is probably a more likely option.

Because before this, Françoise did not have much interest in the operations of the L'Oréal Group, but instead focused most of her energy on research.

But things are different now. After marrying her current husband, the Jewish Mayer, Françoise's husband resigned from his original bank and joined the L'Oreal Group.

Currently, Francoise and her husband are both members of the board of directors of the L'Oreal Group, which shows that at least Francoise has become interested in the operation of the L'Oreal Group under the influence of her husband. It is no wonder that she was not interested in Ashley's proposal for cooperation before.

"At present, Ms. Lilina Bettencourt still has the decision-making power over the Bettencourt family's shareholding. Although she did not immediately agree to our proposal in the last meeting, I can feel that she is also full of hatred for her daughter's 'betrayal', so I think we can still make some efforts with her."

Of course, Ashley also mentioned another consideration, that is, the evidence given to the court by Lilinaya's daughter Françoise through previous "wiretapping" implicated the current French President Sarkozy.

Although it is not convenient to exert too much influence in this lawsuit now, it is obvious that Sa still hopes that Lilinaya can win this lawsuit - after all, it is obvious that once Françoise wins, his relationship with the Bettencourt family will gradually become distant.

An even worse outcome is that the conversation between him and Lilinaya shown in the "wiretap" may very well become a knife used by his political opponents to stab Saddam in the future.

In fact, in Barron’s previous life, after leaving office, Saddam was embroiled in a corruption scandal and was involved in lawsuits.

So if Barron also reaches a cooperation with Lilina and pushes the lawsuit towards Lilina, then in addition to gaining the support of the Bettencourt family, it will also make their ties with Sadie closer.

"We are just bystanders. We just need to take advantage of this opportunity to control the L'Oreal Group. So I hope to be able to control the extent of our involvement. At least when things go wrong, we won't be involved... I hope to be more fully prepared."

"I will take this into consideration, Your Highness."

In fact, this is equivalent to Barron changing the verdict of his previous life. Even if the analysis now shows that it is still feasible, Barron still needs to consider more.

Anyway, the result will not be worse than Francoise finally winning the lawsuit and then resisting the acquisition of L'Oreal by Gucci-Hermès Group...

……

"Hello, Kara?"

"Your Highness, you haven't contacted me for a long time..."

After talking to Ashley, Barron called Bruni. Hearing her complaining voice, Barron smiled and said:

"I just don't want to disturb your newlywed life, dear Kara. When you got married last year, I was silently wishing you happiness."

In February last year, Bruni married Sadie, and now she has become the first lady of France.

Of course, Barron would definitely not attend their wedding in person at that time, which felt a bit ridiculous - although he also received an invitation from Bruni, he still found an excuse to avoid it, but still sent someone to deliver a gift.

"Well, you are still so considerate, Your Highness. I don't think you called me to catch up with me."

"In fact, this is the main reason..."

"What about the other reason?"

"I will go to Paris next week to visit my dear Ms. Bruni, and by the way, I hope to meet with Lao Sa and talk about something."

(End of this chapter)