Reborn as the richest man in India

The visitor was Robert Thomas, general manager of the Guinness Palm Industry Company in Malay at the time.

"Didn't Mr. Thomas go back to England? Why are he in France? What kind of business is there?" Maupassant asked.

He actually had some idea of ​​Thomas's intention.

The other party obviously came because of LVMH shares.

Otherwise, who would come to find him?

During this period, the people or institutions who came to me were all looking for this stock.

It’s just that he couldn’t figure it out. Thomas was British, so how could he be interested in LVMH shares?

"Yes, the group sent me here to develop the market here." Thomas smiled, "Mr. Maupassant, you must have acquired a lot of LVMH shares this time, right?"

He had already inquired about Black Monday Investment Company before coming, and found out that the general manager was named Maurele Maupassant.

There must be many people with the same name in France, but because he knew a person with this name, he wondered if it could be the person?

Now that I have seen it, I didn’t expect it to be the Maupassant I met in Malay. Is this world so small?

He was not sure how many shares Maupassant had acquired.

At that time, when the stock acquisition reached 5%, Maupassant raised his hand.

From then on, after the funds were exhausted, it was only 9.8%, which was still a little short of 10%, so there was no need to raise any more cards.

This led to everyone knowing that Maupassant was still making acquisitions, but it was not clear how many stocks he had acquired later.

Between 5% and 10%, this range is actually quite large.

After all, every additional percentage point is a considerable financial investment.

"Mr. Thomas, are you also interested in LVMH shares?" Maupassant asked.

"Of course, the fact that I came here to find you explains everything." Thomas smiled.

Maupassant nodded secretly.

Thomas was sincere in what he said.

In the past, some people came to look for me, but they were hiding their words.

If you are not looking for LVMH shares, what else are you looking for?

Do you think you are so easy to fool?

For those people, Maupassant rejected them all.

Besides, his boss had no intention of selling the stock in the first place.

"So, you want to buy my shares?" Maupassant asked.

"If Mr. Maupassant is willing to sell, I will definitely give you a price that satisfies you. Of course, if you are unwilling to sell, I hope we can cooperate." Thomas said.

"Cooperation?" Maupassant quickly understood.

Thomas obviously has some intentions towards LVMH. He should not only be optimistic about the stock, but also wants to acquire LVMH?

"Do you want to acquire LVMH?" Maupassant asked again.

Thomas pondered for a moment and said: "Mr. Maupassant, given the pleasant transaction we had last time, I still recognize your character, so I hope you can keep the next words confidential."

"certainly."

"We are not saying that we want to acquire LVMH, we just want control of LVMH," Thomas said.

"That's not easy. The current two giants of LVMH, Mr. Chevalier and Mr. Recamier, are not fuel-efficient lamps." Maupassant said.

During this time, he learned about LVMH’s news and even some insider information.

"So we need more stocks and more shareholder support so that we can compete with them or even suppress them." Thomas smiled. "Mr. Maupassant has at least 5% of the shares, which is very important to us, so Whether you’re selling or working with us, we appreciate it.”

Maupassant did not answer immediately.

Selling stocks is certainly out of the question.

It's just that Thomas is involved in the battle for control of the company behind the scenes, so it's hard for him to express his position directly.

I wonder if my boss has noticed these things.

If the internal fighting within LVMH is coupled with the intervention of external forces, all kinds of fighting may bring the company to its knees.

By then, the value of these stocks may have evaporated.

This kind of thing has happened before, and good companies were brought down by infighting.

Of course, this is a worst-case scenario, and there are good outcomes.

The Guinness Group has strong financial resources. If he controls LVMH, he may be able to take LVMH to a higher level, and the market value of the stock in the boss's hands will naturally increase.

He also has to think about his boss now.

"If Mr. Maupassant can't make the decision, why not ask your boss for instructions." Thomas couldn't help but said again when he saw that Maupassant didn't say anything for a while.

"What boss?" Maupassant asked immediately.

"Haha~~" Thomas laughed and said, "Mr. Maupassant, others may not know, but how can I not know? That Mr. Jogo Gupta is your boss, right?"

When he sold the company in Malaysia last time, he always thought that Maupassant was the person in charge of Benlin Company.

Later, after he saw Li Shenjing's attitude towards the young man named Qiao Ge, he went to find Li Shenjing specifically.

Li Shenjing did not give himself a clear explanation, but he could tell that Maupassant was obviously not the real boss, but Jogo Gupta was.

"Too many people have asked about this recently, and I am used to answering this way." Maupassant explained.

He denied all the questions asked by those people before.

But he also knew that this matter could not be hidden from Thomas, after all, he had been in contact with him last time.

It's not too surprising that his boss's identity is discovered.

"Just a moment."

"I'm not in a hurry. How about I come back tomorrow?" Thomas asked.

"No, no, no, soon, please sit down again." Maupassant said.

"Soon?" Thomas was a little confused?

He knew that Jogo Gupta was Indian, but he couldn't contact him so quickly, right?

Maupassant went out to call Qiao Ge and came back within a few minutes.

"Mr. Thomas, how about we talk somewhere else?" Maupassant said.

"No problem." Although Thomas didn't know what medicine was being sold in Maupassant's gourd, judging from the other party's attitude, it should be a good thing.

Under the leadership of Maupassant, Thomas came to the hotel where Qiaogo stayed.

"Mr. Gupta?" After entering the room, Thomas saw Qiaogo in the living room.

This is a high-end suite. With Qiao Ge's current status, he can't be too aggrieved.

He wanted to get the presidential suite, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it and keep a low profile. Transferring foreign currency was not easy, so he had to save a little money abroad.

The consumption in France is much higher than that in India, and all it consumes is foreign exchange.

"What a surprise. I didn't expect to see Mr. Thomas again." Qiao Ge said with a smile.

He was still very surprised after hearing Maupassant's report just now.

He knew that Chevalier had found a foreign aid, and later this foreign aid hooked up with Arnault and became the British Guinness Group.

I have never dealt with the Guinness Group, but I have dealt with its branch in Malay.

When Thomas appears here, the situation is obvious. He should be the person in charge sent to France by Guinness.

As an acquaintance, this makes it easier to talk.

Although we have only met once, it is still better than being a stranger.

I was thinking about how to get on Arnault's line and go directly to find him?

That was too abrupt and might arouse unnecessary suspicion.

If you are planning something secretly, and suddenly someone comes over and says, "Let's work with you to deal with so-and-so," can you not be suspicious and vigilant?

Now that Thomas, an acquaintance, can lead the way, I believe the results will be very good.

"We said goodbye in Malaysia, but I didn't expect to meet again in France. Life is full of surprises." Thomas also smiled.

He pondered in his mind that since Qiao Ge was here, he should have directly ordered Maupassant to acquire LVMH shares.

I just don’t know what Qiaogo wants to do.

He didn't know much about Khogo, that is, he knew a little bit about the Malay side. Malay's assets alone were enough to prove this guy's wealth. He was obviously preparing to make a big splash in the palm oil market.

At that time, Jogo poached his assistant Clark and the management team.

For Thomas, he actually valued Clark. This assistant was very easy to use and made him feel a lot more relaxed. He originally wanted to bring him back to China and give him an important position.

As for the rest of the management team, he doesn't care too much.

Because those people are mainly experts in the palm oil industry.

The parent company's main business is wine. Even if they return to China, they probably won't have many suitable positions. Instead, it would be better to stay in Qiao Ge's company.

Clark has worked in the palm oil industry for most of his life, so he finally chose Qogo.

In addition to the good treatment given by Qiaogo, Clark still likes to work in the familiar industry of palm oil.

As for India, Thomas knew very little about Qiaogo. He only knew that this kid should also be a well-known rich man in India.

Otherwise, how could we have so much money to invest in Malaysia?

It’s just that caste discrimination in India seems to be very serious.

Although he didn't know much about these systems in India, he also knew that the surname Gupta did not seem to belong to a high caste.

Is it true that upper castes can reach this height?

Of course, he also knows a few famous low-caste rich people in India, such as Tata Group and Reliance Group, but there are only a few of them.

"Could it be that this kid is a puppet pushed by some high-caste dignitaries?" Thomas thought to himself.

However, this idea was quickly rejected by himself.

If those high-caste dignitaries really want to find a puppet agent, they will definitely find someone from a high caste.

Even if you look for someone from a lower caste, Qiao Ge is not suitable at his age.

He was confused for a moment.

Now it seems that I have to ask some friends in India to help find out.

His mind quickly returned to LVMH. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't care much about this kind of stock acquisition.

After all, acquiring a large number of stocks requires a huge amount of funds, and not everyone has the strength.

And based on his understanding of Qiao Ge, this kid has this ability.

If converted into U.S. dollars, Qiaogo's assets in Malaysia would probably be about the same market value as LVMH.

Of course, this is just an analogy.

Speaking of which, as it stands now, I'm afraid Qiao Ge is even stronger.

After all, Qiao Ge's assets are all real assets, such as land, plantations, etc., and they have not yet been listed on the market.

For companies like LVMH, the market value after listing is different in nature.