The news of Alexander's cooperation with the army ants was not hidden. As soon as Alexander returned to Europe, he made the news public.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
As soon as the news of the full cooperation with Army Ant came out, the media was in an uproar. In addition, Alexander also announced that a regional agency network will be established throughout Europe.
Alexander's behavior almost made Roche the agent of Army Ant Company in Europe. Because of Roche's action, capital's plan to block Army Ant Company completely failed.
There are overwhelming reports on Roche on the Internet, including all major mainstream media in the world. Many platforms have invited economic experts to judge Roche's situation. Some are good and some are bad, but more people choose to amplify negative comments.
"Roche will become the puppet of the army ants!" 》
"Alexander will lead Roche into the abyss. 》
"United Army Ants?" Is it an opportunity for Luo's rise, or a shortcut to destruction. 》
"Short-sighted? Luo Che lost the watermelon and picked sesame seeds! 》
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The mainstream voices are all badmouthing this collaboration. It is unknown whether anyone is secretly guiding public opinion.
Not long after the negative voices came out, Army Ant Company’s Butterfly Eye series of mobile phones appeared in advertisements on various platforms.
Many people have seen butterfly eye phones on the Internet, but butterfly eyes are not sold in Europe and can only be purchased on some purchasing platforms or other channels. Therefore, butterfly eye mobile phones in Europe are much more expensive than the official price.
Many people like the design style and appearance. They have also heard about the powerful performance of butterfly eye mobile phones, such as the most secure smartphone operating system and the most advanced smart assistant.
Although Huawei and Samsung's mobile phones are now equipped with the intelligent assistant of Marching Ant, there is still a gap between the operating system and design style and Butterfly Eye.
The performance of the flagship phone released by Army Ant a year ago is still better than that of the flagship phones of current mobile phone companies. This is the gap.
The fight between capital does not have much impact on ordinary people.
As soon as the Butterfly Eye mobile phone was launched in Europe, it was snapped up by consumers. Because the quantity of the first batch is limited, and half of them are customized phones from Rois Telecom, which was acquired by Roche, they cannot get mobile phones. Those who like butterfly-eye phones can only buy customized phones.
Telecom companies are steadily increasing their subscriber base, which is a very good sign.
At the same time, Army Ant's termite system and a series of enterprise office equipment have also appeared in the office purchase orders of many small and medium-sized enterprises due to the characteristics of the safest office system.
In the past, many companies wanted to buy equipment, but they did not have it in China. They were small businesses, and importing small batches was troublesome and expensive. Now that Roche has brought these things into the European market, this situation no longer exists.
The termite system of Army Ant Company once appeared when the 'Joker Virus' threatened the world's network security. It was so eye-catching at the time that many people speculated that the Joker Virus was deliberately released by Army Ant Company.
Although there are many rumors, none of them are confirmed.
The only thing that is certain is that the security factor of the Termite system is indeed higher than that of Mac and Windows. Moreover, after the development of Army Ant Company, various office ecosystems have become mature, and artificial intelligence assistants are available to improve office efficiency. Naturally, it has become the first choice for many companies. .
After Army Ant Company's various equipment entered the European market, a wave of wind immediately began to sweep across the market.
But good and evil depend on each other
After Alexander’s high-profile announcement of cooperation with Army Ant, some situations also occurred within Roche.
At this time, everyone in the meeting room of the Luo family manor was wearing formal family clothes and looked cautious. This is their family meeting, and the attendees are all the most important members of the family. They usually only appear when it is related to major family decisions.
Alexander, as one of the heirs, was also at the conference table. Next to him is his father, David Rothschild.
At the conference table, there were also his uncles and heirs to various family properties, his brothers and sisters.
Many people looked bad and looked at Alexander from time to time.
Roche did make some money by distributing Army Ant's products, including smart robots, mobile phones, computers, etc.
But their losses were much greater than their profits.
After Alexander announced that he would help Army Ant enter the European market, their Roche investments in various industries were attacked by unknown consortiums and suffered heavy losses.
In addition to exposed investment plans, some almost successful investment projects also aborted due to the intervention of unknown consortiums.
As those media said, this is obviously losing the watermelon and choosing sesame seeds.
They only have agency rights for Army Ant Company's products and can only get a small amount of profit, with the bulk still in the hands of Army Ant Company.
If they had shares in the Army Ant Company, they could use their family's efforts to help Army Ant enter the international market, but they did not.
By investing, they can own shares of the company without fear that the other company will interrupt cooperation with them. It's different now. Army Ant can change agents at any time. When the time comes, their Luo family will really lose their wives and troops.
Compared with those consortium giants, today's Roche can only be regarded as an ant. Now a lot of investment has gone bad, and they may earn more in the short term. Over time, without decent investment, they will not be able to expand their contacts, and Roche's situation will become increasingly difficult, which is not a good thing.
"We don't have to pursue the leakage of the investment plan, but the banking group must interrupt its cooperation with the army ants." The person who spoke was Alexander's uncle Eric, the former head of the Lafite Rothschild Group.
"Why?" Alexander asked slowly.
"You guys said it." Eric looked at his daughter Saskia and James opposite.
"Cooperating with Army Ant Company has made us targeted by those large consortiums. Our family's current situation is simply unable to withstand the impact of those large consortiums. Our plan to acquire a winery in France was originally successful, but BlackRock Group participated Then our acquisition fell through," Saskia said.
"De Beers is also preparing to acquire a newly discovered diamond mine in South Africa. It is already in negotiations. Because of the involvement of Vanguard Group, they have interrupted negotiations with us." Sitting opposite him, James, the heir to the jewelry business, also spoke.
After Saskia and James told the situation, other industry leaders on the scene also spoke out about the situation they were facing.
Although it was not caused by the cooperation with Army Ant Company, the leakage of the investment plan and the wave of media reports have had a considerable impact on their business.
"If you can get the shares of the Marching Ant Company, we can do our best to help you. After all, it is all for the family, but now we are just an agent. There are some things that you should understand without us having to say them." An old man sitting on the seat said. .
"Yes, if you can get the shares of Army Ant Company, we will help you even if we sell our company's business. But for a small agency fee, we have offended many people, and the family business has suffered heavy losses, plus the investment plan It was leaked by you again, and now the family is in a difficult situation. If this continues, the situation of our family will only become more troublesome." Another old man also agreed.
"What do we exchange with Army Ant? Bank shares? Winery shares? If it were us, would we exchange it? Making such a request will only make the other party disgusted. Don't forget how Army Ant interacted with Altice Group in the first place. Falling out.
The group is in my hands, and I have the obligation to make it develop better. I have my own plans. If cooperation is terminated because of some external force, how will others view us at Roche? Will others dare to cooperate with me in the future? "
Alexander opened his mouth to retort, but David on the side remained silent and just listened quietly.
"This is because your decision-making is immature. Many people see the potential of army ants, but why no one cooperates with them? If we cooperate, will it be our turn? There is something deeper here that you haven't seen, and you still Too young,” Eric said.
Seeing Eric speak again, everyone else turned their attention to Alexander. Because Chateau Lafite makes a lot of money and its status in the family is also improving, the person with the most say in the field is Eric.
Alexander looked very unhappy. Eric said that he was young, which meant that he was not capable enough and should not manage the banking group.
"They don't cooperate because they are too greedy and want the army ants to compromise and hand over their shares. In their eyes, part of the apples grown by others should be given to them, otherwise the apple trees will be destroyed.
No one wants to cooperate in depth with the army ants. We cooperate with them, which shows that we are more sincere. Why can't we consider this an opportunity? "
"A chance of agency? It's just an agency right. You can get it at any time, and the army ants can also remove it at any time. What else do you have then?"
Eric said unceremoniously.
"The annual profits of our winery are all managed by you. Now you are using that money to make us suffer losses. Is this the opportunity you are talking about
If you do not interrupt your cooperation with Army Ant Company, either you will give up your position in the banking group, otherwise, our group's annual profits will be made by ourselves to formulate investment plans. "
"I agree with Eric, either you give up your position in the banking group or interrupt your cooperation with the army ants. If you continue, it will only cause the family to suffer greater losses. We will also consider whether the company's profits should be I'll leave it to you to manage." Another old man agreed.
"You mean if I don't interrupt our cooperation, we will separate?" Alexander's face darkened.
"Okay, stop."
David, who had been silent, spoke, and everyone on the field fell silent. They have been putting pressure on David, hoping that he will take a stand. This matter has already hurt their interests, and they cannot remain indifferent.
"Give him two years. If he doesn't get the situation under control within two years, I can help him make the decision and give up his position as the heir to the banking group. How about that?" David scanned the faces of everyone on the field. .
"In our current situation, after two years, I'm afraid it will be too late, one year at most." Eric said: "After one year, he only needs to increase the profits of the banking group by 20%, and he will be considered successful."
"Isn't 20% a year too high?" David frowned. A 10% profit a year is already very high, and 20% is already very scary.
"It's not high. Don't forget, the winery and jewelry industry have suffered a lot of losses because of this matter. Didn't he say he had his own plan? This shows that 20% is not difficult."
"In one and a half years, I will increase the bank's profits by 25%. If I can't do it, I will automatically quit and you will choose someone to manage it." Alexander said solemnly.
"Can."
Some old people on the field seemed to have achieved their goals, with successful smiles on their lips. They forced the palace just for this bet.
(End of chapter)