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   Chapter 640 Witness

   America's big companies are used to taking advantage of America's global influence to play tricks, and the first to do so was Wall Street.

Among them, Goldman Sachs is the leader. In the world, he has cut leeks one after another. You must know that Soros can only be regarded as a senior thug of Wall Street. Without the support of Wall Street and the influence of America, he How is it possible to cut leeks in England, Mexico, Southeast Asia and other places.

But the cutting of leeks on Wall Street is still a literary fight. They all use the dominance of America in the world to force the cutting in those areas. Although this is also domineering, it is still within the scope of the rules. If a father beats his son, he beats his son. Well, anyway, the places where the leeks were cut were unlucky local leeks. The powerful people didn't lose much, but took advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

Immelt and General Electric, the acquisition of Alstom, is a real fight, no face, no clothes, directly arrest the president of the other party, then install the charges, and then use the America Department of Justice to directly split The other party forced the other party to sell the cabbage price to General Electric.

   That was the moment when General Electric was at the peak of its power. To be honest, you can buy any company you want. Immelt is also the most powerful person in America, causing all major federal departments to be mobilized.

  Compared with Goldman Sachs and the others, and compared with General Electric's domineering, RICK is at most a small joke this time, and it's just a LVMH group.

According to Wall Street's methods, Gucci is estimated to have been delisted at this time, and then was fined heavily by the New York Stock Exchange. After Gucci was drained, it was auctioned by the New York Federal Court in the name of "non-performing assets", and finally sold to the New York Federal Court in the name of cabbage price. an investment bank.

The institutions of Wall Street repackage Gucci, let Gucci restructure, get rid of debts, and finally achieve rapid performance, and sell it to giants in the luxury goods industry at the sky-high price of tens of billions of dollars. This is a common routine on Wall Street. , the stone can squeeze the last drop of oil!

If it was Immelt, it would be much simpler and rude. With Welch's contacts in America for decades, he directly used the relationship between the Federal Department of Justice and the Trade Commission to gang De Soleil. People were detained, and then detained for a **** pot of charges, forcing Gucci to sell himself, otherwise all the executives on the opposite side would be arrested.

   Compared with the means, Immelt is still a lot rough, but this set of gameplay is really useful for those big companies.

  Song Yang this time, at most, can only be regarded as a small test, he did not use force with Gucci and LVMH group, and now his contacts and connections in the Federation are not enough.

   If we wait until the Elephant Party comes to power, it is impossible to say. If we can take the opportunity to join the LVMH group, even Bernard Arnault would not dare to compete with RICK.

  Song Yang made a round of phone calls, thinking about the acquisition of Gucci this time, it is definitely not a loss. As long as Gucci continues to develop normally, the price of four billion dollars seems expensive, but it is not difficult to earn it back!

Gucci is tied with LV and Hermes, the most profitable luxury brand in the world. If RICK didn't take action this time, it was acquired by the Printemps Group, the predecessor of Kering Group. The latter, with the help of Gucci, transformed itself into the world's top three. One of the luxury groups.

Kering Group, relying on Gucci to compete with LVMH Group, can earn 10 billion euros a year with just one brand of Gucci, with a net profit of about 40%, which is much more profitable than ordinary high-tech. , and only the profit margin of Apple's mobile phone at the peak period can compete with Gucci and Hermes!

When you get Gucci, if you want to make a lot of money, you can not only sell bags, but put Gucci’s parent company RICK on the market, and you can make a lot of money just by cashing out. Cut leeks.

  If you want to cut leeks, there are some methods, but you just need to see if you are not black or not, or do you want to ruin the brand of Gucci, otherwise, it is better to keep flowing.

Song Yang is now the largest shareholder of RICK. RICK now owns the three major brands of Gucci, Victoria's Secret, and Balenciaga, and it is also the largest nightclub group in America. As long as these industries of RICK are in operation, it is full cash. Cows, the cash flow of luxury goods, is quite huge.

Think about it, future users, wearing Victoria's Secret underwear, Balenciaga stockings, and Gucci bags, if they acquire other luxury brands, they will be drinking RICK's spirits and wearing RICK's coats. Use RICK's cosmetics, spray on the perfume brand RICK bought, go out for a run and play ball, etc., and then wear RICK's running shoes...

At that time, RICK was definitely worth the money. In fact, the current LVMH group is like this. If Bernard Arnault was not hesitant at first, he would have used the cash flow of LVMH group, plus the cash flow from LVMH group. The US knife borrowed by the bank, even if it is smashed with a US knife, it will kill Gucci, and it will not be RUCK's turn to fight.

But Bernard Arnault wanted to play boiled frogs in warm water, or he never imagined that someone would dare to grab business with LVMH Group, only to be won by RICK, but this is also inseparable from the efforts of several major departments of the American Federation. Pressure, otherwise the Netherlands, Italy and other places, how can they watch Gucci play and issue new shares to pit Bernard.

   "Song, when we're done with the troubles over Amsterdam, we'll go back to America!"

  Eric called Song Yang, with a little excitement in his words, the trip to old Europe finally didn't go in vain.

   is obviously put together, LVMH group will naturally not let it go, and the Amsterdam court will sue Gucci and RICK, even if there is no hope, there will be more obstacles.

   "Amsterdam, don't worry, Gucci has been acquired by RICK, and the most bad debt between Gucci and LVMH group!"

  Song Yang said to the phone, the raw rice has already been cooked, and if you eat something in your stomach, is it possible that you can still pull it out?

  If LVMH Group is a Wall Street institution, then maybe it's true, those guys who can unplug the network cable, but they don't suffer at all.

   But the LVMH group is from France. Gallic roosters do not have much influence in America. Although they are not like Japanese benzene and sticks, they are cut every year by America, but every few years, they still have to cut a crop.

  Eric, who was on the plane, used the satellite phone and glanced at Kravis beside him. Now he has some understanding of the skills of this old Wall Street gun.

   "What's a bit troublesome now is that LVMH Group still has more than 30% of Gucci stock. Should RICK buy this stock?!"

  Eric asked, LVMH Group is still the second largest shareholder of Gucci, even if it can't point fingers at Gucci, but there are people from LVMH Group on the board of directors, and they are also reluctant to respond.

  Song Yang thought for a while, "This matter is not in a hurry, talk to LVMH group slowly, if the price is right, you can buy back the Gucci stock in LVMH's hands, otherwise, just drag it on..."

  I am so anxious that it is not RICK. Now RICK is already the largest shareholder of Gucci. There is a way to slowly dilute the Gucci stock in the hands of LVMH Group.

If Bernard still dares to play a moth, then RICK is a big deal to play tricks and directly empty Gucci without leaving a penny in the account, and it will lose money every year. LVMH Group can't get a return from Gucci. Gotta post a lot!

  The Federal Foreign Affairs Commission, the Federal Securities Commission, and Wall Street are all on the side of RICK. What is the LVMH group fighting against RICK, and the tactics are back...

  Eric let out a laugh, clenched his fists and said fiercely, "Bernard has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on RICK, and now it's so easy to get out of the game!"

   LVMH's lawsuit against Gucci is still under trial in the Amsterdam court, but the Amsterdam Stock Exchange will soon give an answer.

On the premise that RICK has already acquired Gucci, the Amsterdam Stock Exchange issued a statement, "The transaction between Gucci and RICK is indeed somewhat improper in procedure, but it does not violate the provisions of the Amsterdam Securities Act, and does not support the cancellation of Gucci proposed by LVMH Group. Get a deal proposal with RICK!"

In human terms, the Amsterdam Stock Exchange believes that Gucci does not have any personnel. However, the Amsterdam Stock Exchange did not see any problems with Gucci. What Gucci did was not a personnel matter, but it did not break the law. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange has no right to cancel the RICK acquisition. Gucci deal.

   For the LVMH side, the Amsterdam Stock Exchange gave a "suggestion", "The dispute between Gucci and the LVMH group is recommended to be resolved by agreement between the two parties!"

   When seeing this statement, the LVMH group did not know how it felt, but the onlookers felt like 10,000 grass-mud horses galloped past their hearts.

  The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is just pretending to be blind anyway, and neither side can afford it. No one supports it, no one opposes it, and no one takes the pot. Let the two sides discuss how to solve the problem.

This is not to blame for the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, don't you see that the NYSE is also pretending to be blind, and they are secretly pulling the sidelines. There are even rumors that Gucci's equity in the New York Stock Exchange will be frozen, but after RICK won, the New York Stock Exchange The firm immediately changed its tone and declared that all Gucci's compliance with the New York Stock Exchange!

  The decision of the Amsterdam court has not yet come out, but according to the current situation, the Netherlands obviously does not want to provoke America. The final result, for the LVMG group, is not expected to be much better!

   LVMH Group headquarters, Bernard Arnault's office, was eerily silent. Antonio stood there for half an hour, sweat dripping from his forehead, but he still didn't wait for Bernard to speak.

  “Boss…”

  Antonio couldn't help but speak when he felt a gust of wind blowing past his ears, and a bottle of Hennessy brandy had hit the ground, causing Antonio's eyelids to jump.

   Bernard Arnott stared at Antonio with a cold expression, making Antonio feel like he was being stared at by a wolf.

   "Do you know how much the LVMH group lost this time?!"

  The news from the Netherlands made Bernard furious, but there was nothing he could do. Amsterdam couldn't provoke America, what could he do? Could he go to New York to file a lawsuit with RICK?

   Bernard's brain hasn't broken yet. He is really afraid of people getting off the plane. Whether he can come back to Paris is a question.

   Now the LVMH group is trapped in Gucci, and it is a question whether it can sell the equity bought at such a large price.

   Not to mention, I also borrowed so many US knives from Zarad Bank and Societe Generale Bank, and I have to carry a large amount of interest alone.

   For Bernard, he did not buy Gucci, and it is not a heavy loss, but for LVMH Group, the prestige of luxury goods is a blow.

In the past, those consortiums and institutions that followed LVMH’s booth like gluttonous gluttons and attacked everywhere to help him bite his opponents will no longer support him so ignorantly in the future. LVMH Group is invincible in the luxury industry. The myth has also been broken. This is the worst thing for Bernard. These invisible things cannot be measured with a US knife.

   "Go to Asia and be responsible for the promotion of the LVMH group!"

   glanced at Antonio coldly, Bernard said to him with disgust, Antonio wanted to leave, but there was no way, causing trouble for the LVMH group. If Antonio patted his **** and ran away, it would be too cheap for him.

   If it weren't for the fact that he had been with him for so many years, how could Bernard only relegated Antonio to the desert of the luxury industry in Asia to open up wasteland.

Although he was driven to Asia, Antonio was finally relieved. He has a lot of money now. Although the luxury market in Asia is far inferior to Europe and America, going to Asia is equivalent to being I got kicked out of the LVMH group, but I managed to keep my value, and I might have a chance to return to the European headquarters in the future.

   waved his hand and let Antonio leave. Bernard rubbed his brows. Although he missed this game, Bernard will not stop in his efforts to build LVMH into a luxury goods empire.

   But, in the future, in the luxury goods industry, there will be one more opponent. Bernard looked outside coldly, the corners of his mouth raised, and he muttered to himself with a sneer, "There will be opportunities in the future!"

   As long as he is still in this line of work, Bernard feels that there will always be a chance to fight with RICK and Song Yang, and then see who will die.

Song Yang didn't know Bernard's thoughts. Even if he knew, Song Yang wouldn't care too much. Song Yang was not prepared to fight Bernard for who was the first in the luxury industry, as long as Rick could be him. It is enough for the energy source to continuously provide cash flow for Song Yang. As for the LVMH group, if there is a chance, Song Yang may be able to respond to Bernard again. , twice is not too much...

Song Yang has been to the Nasdaq exchange several times. When Netscape, Yahoo, and DoubleClick were listed, Song Yang left a presence in the lobby of the Nasdaq exchange. This time, Song Yang came here again. , but not for ICQ, but another one, Amazon!

   (end of this chapter)