America's Road to Fame

Chapter 265 Engagement Ceremony
Originally, Rick Walton's engagement ceremony had been planned for a long time, but because of some matters in Delphine's family, it was delayed, so it was delayed until the beginning of June.

But this is exactly what Ivanta wanted, and she just took this opportunity to refer to their engagement ceremony.

The engagement ceremony of the two was held on Nick Island in the Caribbean Sea. After all, it was the engagement ceremony of Delphine, the princess of LVMH Group, the world's largest luxury goods group. Many of the women's attendees were from the fashion industry. Many well-known designers and models wore clothing from top brands such as Dior, PRADA, Chanel, and Jixian Lanka under the LVMH Group, turning the wedding scene into a fashion show.

However, in this ceremony, apart from the accident of the bride and groom, the most eye-catching ones are Chen William and Ivanta. After all, there have been news that the two seem to be preparing for the wedding recently, and both of them have very good looks , looking like a match made in heaven in a Hermès suit and gown.

Although Chen William complained about Rick's crow's mouth from time to time, he let himself be hit by his words, and he really got married with his son.However, as one of his few friends, Chen William still gave him an engagement gift - the 200-year-old Chateau Latour-Lagan in France that he just bought for $500 million.

This winery is located in the southeast of Bordeaux, covering an area of ​​60 hectares, with 30 hectares of grape planting area and an annual output of 16 bottles of high-quality Bordeaux dry red.

The original owner of the winery is the Lagan family. They have been running the winery for two generations. Because his two sons have no interest in running the winery, and one daughter has another property, he considered selling the winery. .

It happened that William Chen was looking for an engagement gift for Rick Walton. When the men he sent to the Bordeaux area of ​​France to help him find a suitable winery heard the news, they reported it to William Chen.

At that time, investors from Luxembourg, Belgium, Malta and other countries were also interested in buying the winery. William Chen directly bought the winery at a high price and gave it to Rick Walton.

Ivanta was by William Chen's side, and the two were holding hands. She had a happy smile on her face and paid special attention to the various procedures of the engagement.

Delfina was wearing a snow-white wedding dress, which was made by Dior designer Galliano and took 1300 hours of work.

Seeing Ivanta looking at Delfina's wedding dress, Chen William said to her softly: "I have already greeted the CEO of Hermès Group, and the chief designer of their fashion department will come here in person soon to make a tailor-made dress for you. Customize a wedding dress, and then you will be the most beautiful woman in the world."

"Is it just time?" Ivanta asked playfully.

"Well, you always have been, dear."

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It can be said that the engagement between Rick Walton and Delfina has also touched the hearts of many news media. After the previous relationship between the two was exposed, it has aroused extensive discussions.

After all, one of the two is a descendant of the largest business family in the United States, and the other is the princess of the world's largest luxury goods group and the richest man in Europe. The marriage of the two naturally attracted much attention.

But this time the engagement ceremony held on a small Caribbean island was very low-key and no reporters were allowed to attend.Rick Walton chartered the entire island, and only invited guests were allowed to arrive directly by special plane and yacht.

He rented 5 helicopters to bring guests with invitation letters back and forth to the island in batches. There are also two yachts that also travel between this small island and the South American continent to bring guests here.

The dinner that followed was also exquisite and rich enough. Here, William Chen also had a conversation with the parents of both parties who came.

"Hi William."

When Delphine's father, Bernard Arnault, shook hands with William Chen, he jokingly said:
"Maybe I shouldn't have promised my daughter to come to you to buy the Hermes Group. In the end, not only did she not succeed, but she also made Rick cheap."

"Maybe this is the secret arrangement, isn't it? Mr. Arnaud."

"Maybe, but at least Rick is more satisfying to me. He doesn't have the bad habits of those rich boys who care about him."

Hehe, what are you alluding to?Chen Weilian was smiling, and in his heart... Anyway, I can't understand what you mean.

"In addition, I am still very interested in the Hermès Group. If you want to sell it anytime, remember to contact me, and I will give you a good price."

"Although it may disappoint you, Mr. Arnault, I also want to say that I am also full of interest in Dior, and I will buy it at a price that satisfies you."

Ma Dan, I just don't like chatting with this kind of old fox. It's really troublesome. Your son-in-law is my good brother. Are you really not afraid that I will introduce some female stars to him in a fit of anger?
Well, it seems that this one can really be tried. William Chen couldn't help but glanced at Rick Walton with a harmless smile on his face.

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"William, I'm glad Rick has a like-minded friend like you."

The person chatting with William Chen this time was the current head of the Walton family, Rick Walton's uncle Rob Walton.

"I'm also honored to have a friend like Rick, Mr. Walton."

"I've been paying attention to the online grocery store platform you founded together. It's called Zoom, right? It seems to be doing well."

"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Walton, we just made the right decision at the right time, but Zoom is still very weak and cannot be compared with Walmart Group."

Hearing William Chen's words, Rob Walton laughed, and he said: "It can be seen that you are very ambitious for Zoom, but do you really think you can cross the mountain of Amazon?"

"Perhaps to achieve our goal, we can not only step on Amazon, we can find different ways to bypass obstacles."

"But no matter what, it's not easy, isn't it? But if you have a strong support, it's different. Frankly, I also mentioned to Rick that it's better to let our Wal-Mart group give you a helping hand, It allows you to go directly over Amazon without having to take such a troublesome detour."

"So, Wal-Mart Group wants to buy us?"

"Yes, you can keep some of the shares, but we want to have control. You know, if you have Walmart's stores around the world as your backing, then Zoom doesn't need to bother to contact small partners one by one. Immediately It will be able to have a complete supply and logistics system.”

oh?Are you being targeted by the Wal-Mart Group now?However, Rick hadn't mentioned this matter to William Chen before, so he could easily guess that Rick must have rejected his uncle's proposal, so what he hoped for must be to refuse through William Chen. Even Chen Weilian could roughly imagine the excuses when he refused.

This is why Rick Walton made William Chen's majority shareholding on the surface at that time, but only held the control of Zoom in his hands through a secret agreement.

"I would like to take the liberty to ask, Mr. Walton, is your Wal-Mart Group planning to focus on the development of online sales?"

"Online sales seem to be a trend, doesn't it? William, but we will still focus on stores in the short term, and online sales will be a beneficial attempt."

After Rob Walton finished speaking, William Chen shook his head slightly, and said: "Then I can only say sorry, Mr. Walton, as I said, Zoom is still very weak now, when a seed has just broken the ground When it comes out, it must first adapt to the environment before it can grow into a towering tree, and fertilizing it too early will only make its foundation unstable."

Hearing the refusal in William Chen's words, Rob Walton didn't take it seriously at all, and said: "I hope you will think about it carefully, we can offer a good price, for example, how about a valuation of 15 billion US dollars?" Sample?"

"I can only say sorry, Mr. Walton, the prerequisite for Zoom's sale is that it can become the most important direction of Wal-Mart Group, not a supplement to the store, otherwise there will be no future at all."

Chen William refused again: "It seems to you that $15 billion is already a good price for Zoom, but in my opinion it is far from enough. When do you think that buying Zoom for $150 billion will not be enough?" When it is very necessary, that is the moment when Zoom can join Walmart Group and get enough attention."

(End of this chapter)