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"This is a gift sent by someone from Alexander." Zhao Min said.

"Is this the local product he said?" Chen Mo looked at the delicate box with Roche's logo on it.

"Souvenirs?"

"Just after hanging up with him, you came over, and he said to send some 'souvenirs' from his family." Chen Mo imitated Alexander's accent and said.

Zhao Min chuckled: "He's right, it's indeed a local product of his family."

"What?" Chen Mo asked curiously.

"It's necessary to pretend to be aggressive, Lafite Castle."

"Is Lafite a local product of his family? Yes, I forgot that the winery is his family's. This local product is really arrogant." Chen Mo smiled and said angrily: "Open me a bottle of 82-year-old Lafite."

Looking at his appearance, Zhao Min was speechless and chose to ignore him directly.This guy actually learns from the God of Gamblers...

"There are only 10,000+ bottles of this wine, and one bottle is less for drinking. These two boxes are also collected by Alexander, and they must be treasures among treasures. Many local tyrants are proud of getting the 82-year-old Lafite. You should keep it well , in the future when guests come to the house, take it out to pretend."

"How much will it cost to sell this?" Chen Mo asked while rubbing his chin.

"Those who can collect this kind of wine are generally those who are not short of money. These Lafites are one of the top-quality goods. This case is worth 100 million. Someone will definitely want it. If you want to sell it, I will collect it for you. " Zhao Min said.

Sure enough, poverty really limits imagination. It is hard for others to find a bottle, and this gift is a box, which is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

But who called him Lafite's boss?

"I've brought them here, but I still keep them. I heard that red wine can beautify the skin. Take it back and let Xiaoyu drink it. She should like it."

Zhao Min rolled her eyes, she kept her affection just to please Xiao Yu, and she was fed another mouthful of dog food invisibly.

"Do you want to take a few bottles back?" Chen Mo asked.

"I still have one box over there, and he sent two boxes over, one box for each of you and me."

"This bribe is two. Could it be that he needs our help for something? He is soft on others and short on others. This Alexander has a big plan."

"It's impossible for us to help them out of the predicament directly. 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 pressure now. The investment plan is bad. Some people in the family want to be in power, and outside the family, there are consortiums who want to attack them. Internal and external troubles. This can be regarded as making friends with us, because in the future, we may be his important cooperation partner."

"Another important thing is that Roche executives leaking secrets is becoming more and more interesting. There are signs that some people are preparing to deal with Roche."

"Who?" Chen Mo also became interested.

"Altice and Orange, the two major conglomerates involved, are planning to suppress the telecommunications company that Roche just acquired. It is probably because they are worried that Roche will make that company bigger and steal their cake."

"Suppression before it even started?"

"Roche is a sleeping wolf. It will be too late to suppress them when they grow bigger. Over the years of dormancy, Roche has accumulated too many contacts. Now when the coach is changing, the investment plan is leaked and the family seizes power. It can be said that it is the weakest When done properly, this century-old family can fall apart.

In addition, it was introduced in the leaked investment plan that Roche wanted to pull our company to participate in telecom operations.And the plan is detailed, although we refused, but others do not know, must think we will participate.

We are sitting on a huge amount of cash, trapped in Huaxia, and we are also a colony of powerful and aggressive army ants.Once our huge cash comes in, plus Roche's network resources, do you think they are afraid that the cake will be robbed? "

Zhao Min analyzed the powerful relationship among them to Chen Mo.

"Apple mobile phones only have an Orange version 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 you don't suppress Roche, let Roche grow bigger, just slap them in the face.

In addition to these two, there are Vanguard Group, BlackRock Group and Samsung. I won’t talk about Samsung, but you should know.Vanguard and BlackRock are the largest private equity funds in the United States.They all have one thing in common, they all hold Apple.

Vanguard Group is Apple's largest shareholder, and BlackRock's founding partner Susan is Apple's largest individual shareholder and a director of Apple's board of directors.There are signs that the two companies are preparing to attack Roche in terms of financial investment, and there are some other smart pigs who are swayed by the wind. "

Zhao Min didn't talk about this, Chen Mo really didn't know how complicated the relationship was.

"So, there are our reasons for Luo's predicament?" Chen Mo asked.

Listening to Zhao Min's current analysis of the situation, he also understands why so many companies are unwilling to cooperate with them.

Because of the nature of their company, it is a Chinese company, and some political factors, many capitals are vigilant against them.Therefore, the companies that cooperate with them will become the targets of capital.

"Partly, our competition with Apple laid the groundwork. Our company's international expansion is the motivating factor. Roche's cooperation with us is the springboard for our international expansion. 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 because of us, the Luo family also has some business rivals.And most importantly, Roche's family motto: As long as you are united, you are invincible; the day you part ways, will be the beginning of your loss of prosperity. "

"What do you mean?" Chen Mo seemed to hear something special in these words.

"That's what you think. I don't think that such an important investment plan of Roche would be picked up by a high-level executive casually and leaked at such a critical time. Shopping malls are like battlefields, and this battlefield is where people kill without blood. .Many things are riddles, and it will always be a riddle, and only those in authority know the answer to the riddle."

Chapter 267

Inside a castle in London, England.

Alexander sat in the study, looking at the information in hand, his expression was not very good.

The person who 'suicide' was called Ai De, a high-level executive of the bank who had been involved in making investment plans.It stands to reason that he only has a part of the plan in his hands, but the fact is that the complete investment plan burst out of his hands.

Therein lies the problem.

And there is no direct evidence that Ed has any suicidal tendencies.

The family is complete and healthy, and those who follow him are less likely to be short of money and have no psychological problems.

But he just killed himself.

As for whether he committed suicide in fear of crime after the information was leaked, or after the murder, the murderer leaked the information.Even he doesn't know the answer.The best case-solving experts were recruited, and the final conclusion was suicide.

Not long after he took over the banking group, it is very serious that such a big mistake has occurred now.

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. Although the ancestral precepts prevent them from fighting among themselves, such things are inevitable in a family like theirs.

Banking and financial business is the most important business of their family.

The profits of the winery business, jewelry business and art business will eventually be returned to the banking group for investment.So in charge of the banking business, you control most of Roche.

Everyone wants more power in their hands?

There are many people staring at his position, the winery business, the heir in charge of the Lafite winery business, his cousin Saskia; the heir in charge of the diamond business, his cousin James; and the art business Other cousins ​​and some uncles.

His cousins ​​are not weaker than them.

Cousin Saskia is the first female head of their family's winery business. The family motto is passed down from daughter to son, although it exists in name only, but when choosing an heir, there are more or less tendencies.Saskia's ability to become the No.1 female head can be imagined.

His younger brother, James, and his wife is the daughter of the Hilton family in the United States. The two families are married. If he becomes the head of the banking group first, the connections and support behind him can be imagined.

If this matter is not handled well, the family members will doubt his ability, and his situation will be even more difficult by then.

Just as he was thinking about how to proceed next, an old butler with gray hair, tuxedo, and white gloves walked into the study with a document, and gently put the document in front of Alexander.

"Young master, this is the latest information you need. After carefully checking Ed's situation, he has not been in contact with any suspicious persons during this period of time, his behavior is normal, and there is nothing abnormal in the call records. There is no indication that he would kill himself."

"Hmm." Alexander nodded and took the information. He was not surprised by the old housekeeper's words, and had expected this result.

Now he faces yet another dilemma.

After the last acquisition of a stake in a telecom company, there is not much money to move now.

Although the Army Ant Company agreed to cooperate in the mobile phone business, it refused to invest in the telecommunications operation.

If the investment plan had not been leaked, they would have been able to conduct investment business normally, but now that they are being targeted, many investments have been aborted or have to be postponed.

"What's going on with the family?" Alexander asked.

"I don't see much movement, but there is quite a lot of movement outside. There is a rumor outside that if you don't handle this incident well, the family may change the management of the bank.

Some elders in the family were very dissatisfied with this incident.They are being suppressed by your father, so they dare not go too far for the time being.But you need to handle this matter well. It is best to make some achievements during this period to convince them, otherwise there may be some troubles.Many people in the family opposed the cooperation with the army ants. " said the old housekeeper.

"What did father say?"

"The master didn't say anything about the cooperation between you and the army ants. He didn't expressly agree or object. He didn't say anything about the leak of the investment plan." The old housekeeper said.

"Yes." Alexander replied and remained silent.

Seeing Alexander's appearance, the old housekeeper couldn't make up his mind.

For the family, Alexander was young in his 30s and in charge of the family's main investment bank.However, Alexander's father used his influence to suppress some dissatisfaction within the family, which allowed Alexander to ascend to power smoothly.

After some hesitation, the old butler still chose to speak.

The age gap between the two is too big, he is considered an antique from the previous era, and many opinions can only be provided as a reference for Alexander.

"There are a lot of troubles in the family now, part of which is caused by the cooperation with the army ants. For example, the Altice Group and Orange on the bright side, as well as Apple, Pioneer Group, etc."

Alexander listened quietly, beckoning him to continue.

"If the cooperation with the army ants can be terminated publicly, perhaps the pressure from outside the family will not be so great." The old housekeeper said cautiously.

As far as the known situation is concerned, there are several companies that suppress them, and some capitals that follow the wind are just around the corner.If he doesn't handle it well, he's really in trouble.

And because none of the opponents the army ants recruited were vegetarians.

"There is no need to talk about this matter. The cooperation with the army ants will not be interrupted, but will only deepen." Alexander said, his voice was unquestionable.

The situation is over, it is useless for him to regret it now, and he has never regretted his decision.

Back then, the family lost the American market and declined. In recent years, Huaxia has risen, and they value this young market very much, so their business and investment in Huaxia are getting bigger and bigger.

The ancestors of their family bought Chateau Lafite 150 years ago.

But in the past 150 years, Château Lafite has not earned a penny for their family.

This situation has been greatly changed because of Huaxia. The Huaxia wine consumption market has turned their family's wine industry into an unprecedented profitable industry.

In recent years, the status of the wine business has also been continuously improved in the family.

He is also optimistic about the Chinese market and enterprises, and in the Chinese market, there is a very special company.The young ants in this nest of army ants showed him a unicorn with unlimited potential.So despite the pressure, he decided to cooperate with the army ants.

If no one eats crabs, he will be the first to eat crabs.

After seeing Chen Mo last time, he became more determined to cooperate with the army ants.That young man who was ten years younger than him, carried a sense of calmness and confidence in every demeanor, even if he felt inferior to himself.

Although he is not very old, he has read a lot of people, and he feels that he will never misread people.

If the bet is successful, he is the legend of the family's rejuvenation and will be recorded in the family history; if he fails, he is not considered a sinner in the family's decline.

Support the bold and starve the timid, this is the shopping mall.

In the current situation, the probability of finding Ed's cause of death is getting smaller and smaller.Even if there are black hands behind the scenes, if they are found out after such a long time, their losses will be irreparable long ago.

It's better to spend time on things that should be done.

"Make arrangements, I will go to Huaxia tomorrow." Alexander said.

"Master, if we go there at this time, will it cause more trouble?" asked the old housekeeper.

"What trouble is there, more trouble than the leakage of the current investment plan?"

Chapter 268 Very smooth

When Alexander came to China again, he did not deliberately conceal his itinerary, but chose to expose it to reporters in a high-profile manner.

Now that the Rothschild Bank is in turmoil, the leak of investment plans has almost occupied the headlines of the financial and financial media.With so much attention, this mysterious family was once exposed in the public eye.

As the head of Roche's most important investment bank, Alexander's actions naturally attracted attention from all sides.

In the exposed plan, there is a cooperation plan with army ants.Many people speculated that this time, Alexander probably wanted to seek the cooperation of the army ants to help them out of the predicament.

Although Roche's influence in the financial world is negligible now, the influence of Marching Ant Company is not small.The army ants have made the stock prices of several major technology giants in the United States fluctuate violently. This alone is enough to see the influence of the army ants.

If the two companies really unite, the capital world may suffer another storm of change.

Alexander's car has already arrived outside the headquarters, and the futuristic design of the headquarters park of the Army Ant Company can be seen outside the window.

At this moment, his eyes were calm.Although facing difficulties, he knows that keeping calm can solve the problem faster.

Coming to Marching Army Ant Company again this time is taking a certain risk.

After the investment plan was exposed, not to mention other companies, the opponents of Marching Ant Company all set their sights on Roche.

Now there are many people in the family who oppose him, so his decision does not get much support.

If he loses, he may lose his status as the heir of the banking group; if he wins, he may be able to push Roche to the position of a world-class consortium again, and he will also become a legend.

His decision is a huge game.What he is thinking about now is how to become a winner in this game.

Zhao Min was already waiting for him at the entrance of the company. When he saw Alexander, he simply greeted him and led him to the company reception room.

"Mr. Alexander is here this time, what's important?" Zhao Min asked.