Now that Roche is in trouble, Alexander calls him at this time, which is a bit interesting. Want his help to tide you over? Or something else
Chen Mo thought for a while and chose to answer the call.
"Hello, Chen." As soon as Chen Mo was connected, Alexander in the video greeted Chen Mo with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Alexander."
Chen Mo called the robot to translate for him when needed.
"I'm not bothering you, am I?"
"No."
"That's good. I'm sorry for leaving without saying goodbye last time. I encountered a little trouble here. You should have heard about it. It will be solved soon. I will go over to visit you then."
"Welcome anytime." Chen Mo smiled.
"I gave you a little gift, have you received it?" Alexander continued after listening to the translator next to him.
"Small gift? No." Chen Mo shook his head. He didn't receive anything from Alexander.
"That shouldn't have arrived yet. I just contacted Mr. Zhao and she said she received it and will send it to you soon." Alexander said, "That's my family's 'specialty'. I hope you like it."
The last three words were said in Chinese and the pronunciation was not accurate, but Chen Mo could understand them.
"Souvenir?"
Chen Mo wondered what the Alexander family's 'specialty' was.
"Yes." Alexander said, "I will visit you again soon. Then we can continue to communicate. Chen, I will disturb you again."
"Looking forward to your arrival." Chen Mo smiled.
After hanging up the phone from Alexander, Chen Mo was thinking about what local specialty Alexander mentioned.
Before he could figure it out, Zhao Min entered Chen Mo's office. Behind her, Wang Hai was holding an exquisite box.
Wang Hai put the box away, turned and left.
"This is a gift sent by Alexander." Zhao Min said.
"Is this the souvenir he was talking about?" Chen Mo looked at the exquisite box, which had Luo's logo on it.
"Souvenir?"
"You came over just after hanging up the phone with him. He said he would bring some of his 'local specialties'." Chen Mo said, imitating Alexander's accent.
Zhao Min chuckled: "He is right, it is indeed his family's specialty."
"What?" Chen Mo asked curiously.
"A must-have for pretentiousness, Chateau Lafite."
"Is Lafite his family's souvenir? Yes, I forgot that the winery belongs to his family. This souvenir is really awesome." Chen Mo smiled and said angrily: "Open a bottle of 1982 Lafite for me."
Looking at his appearance, Zhao Min was speechless and chose to ignore it. This guy actually imitates God of Gamblers...
"There are only a few hundred thousand bottles of this wine. One bottle is less than one bottle to drink. These two boxes were collected by Alexander. They must be treasures among treasures. Many rich people are proud to get the 82-year-old Lafite. You should take good care of it. Keep it, when guests come to the house from now on, show it off to show off."
"How much will it cost to sell this?" Chen Mo asked, touching his chin.
"Those who can collect this kind of wine are usually people who are not short of money. These Lafite are among the best. This box is worth one million. Someone will definitely want it. If you want to sell it, I will help you collect it. ." Zhao Min said.
Sure enough, poverty will limit imagination. It is difficult for others to find a bottle. This gift is a box, which is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.
But who told him to be Lafite’s boss
"I've sent them all over, but I'll keep them. I heard that red wine can beautify your skin. Take it back and give it to Xiao Yu. She should like it."
Zhao Min rolled his eyes, keeping his feelings just to please Xiao Yu, and was invisibly fed another mouthful of dog food.
"Do you want to take a few bottles back?" Chen Mo asked.
"I still have a box there, and he sent two boxes over, one for each of you and me."
"This bribe is just two bribes. Doesn't it mean that he needs our help? He is soft-handed and short-tongued. This Alexander has a very big calculation."
"It's impossible for us to directly help them get out of trouble. He also understands that we are just a cooperative relationship, not life and death partners. He also understands this very well."
Zhao Min shook his head.
"Alexander is really under a lot of pressure right now. The investment plan has gone awry, there are people within the family who want to be in power, and there are consortiums outside the family that want to attack them. There are internal and external troubles. This is a way to make friends with us, because in the future, we may be his important collaborators. partner."
"Another important thing is that the leaking of secrets by Roche executives is becoming more and more interesting. There are signs that some people are preparing to take action against Roche."
"Who?" Chen Mo also became interested.
"Altice and Orange, two major groups, are involved and are preparing to suppress the telecommunications company that Roche just acquired. They are probably worried that Roche will make that company bigger and steal their cake."
"Crack down before it even starts?"
"Roche is a sleeping wolf. When they get bigger, it will be too late to suppress them. Over the years of dormancy, Roche has accumulated too many connections. Now that the leadership is changing, the investment plan has been leaked, and the family is seizing power. It can be said that it is the weakest. time, if done properly, this century-old family can fall apart.
In addition, the leaked investment plan stated that Roche wanted to bring our company to participate in telecommunications operations. And the plan was detailed. Even though we refused, others didn't know about it and must have thought that we would participate.
We are sitting on a huge amount of cash, trapped in China, and another swarm of aggressive army ants. Once our huge cash comes into the game and Roche's network resources, do you think they are afraid that the cake will be robbed? "
Zhao Min analyzed the powerful relationship to Chen Mo.
"There is only the Orange version of Apple's mobile phone in France, and we are Apple's biggest rival, not to mention the Altice Group. The last cooperation failed, and friends turned into enemies. If we don't suppress them, allowing Roche to grow bigger will be a slap in their face.
In addition to these two companies, there are three other companies: Vanguard Group, BlackRock Group and Samsung. I won’t talk about Samsung, but you should know it. Vanguard Group and BlackRock are the largest private equity funds in the United States. They all have one thing in common, they all control Apple.
Vanguard Group is Apple's largest shareholder, and Susan, a founding partner of BlackRock, is Apple's largest individual shareholder and a director on Apple's board of directors. There are signs that the two companies are preparing to attack Roche in financial investment, and there are also some other little smart pigs who are taking advantage of the situation. "
If Zhao Min didn't say this, Chen Mo really didn't know that the relationship here was so complicated.
"So, we are responsible for Luo's predicament?" Chen Mo asked.
Listening to Zhao Min's current analysis of the situation, he also understood why so many companies were unwilling to cooperate with them.
Because of the nature of their company, which is a Chinese enterprise, and certain political factors, many capitals are wary of rejecting them. Therefore, companies that cooperate with them will become targets of capital.
"Part of it is our competition with Apple, which paved the way for our company to enter the international market. This is the motivating factor. Roche's cooperation with us is the springboard for us to enter the international market. Now that the plan is leaked, they will inevitably be targeted by our opponents. This is also the reason why many people are unwilling to cooperate with us in the mobile business. Our opponents are too powerful.
But it's not all our fault. The Luo family also has some business rivals. And the most important thing is Luo's family motto: As long as you are united, you are invincible; the day you break up will be the beginning of your loss of prosperity. "
"What do you mean?" Chen Mo seemed to hear a different flavor in these words.
"That's what you think. I don't think that such an important investment plan from Roche would be easily obtained by a senior executive and leaked at such a critical time. Shopping malls are like battlefields. This battlefield kills people without blood. . Many things are riddles, and they will always remain a riddle. Only those in authority know the answer to the riddle."
(End of chapter)