Chapter 1226: Entering the Sight of the Big Consortium
Finland's hometown of Santa Claus is one of the five Nordic countries, bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia, with a total area of 338,000 square kilometers and 188,000 Hubo, so it is known as the land of a thousand lakes.
But because one-third of the country's land area is within the Arctic Circle. That's why winters in Finland are cold and long, while summers are mild and short.
And it is such a small country, but there is a giant like Nokia, which currently dominates the global mobile phone industry. Finland is highly industrialized and liberalized, and its per capita income is much higher than that of other European countries, comparable to that of neighboring Sweden.
Moreover, the government officials of the Finnish state are extremely clean, which has been agreed upon throughout the country. Therefore, this country always shows a positive side to others, and it is also the country with the highest happiness index.
Therefore, this country is extremely suitable for retirement, because he has a very complete welfare system. It's also great for immigrants, and if you want to see what a foreigner's unbullied face looks like, then you can see it everywhere on the streets of Finland.
Of course, living in a country with such good welfare, the first thing you face is high taxes. Finland's personal income tax collection rate is as high as 40%, which is basically one of the highest individual income tax payment countries in the world.
However, even so, some companies in Finland have not registered offshore companies to avoid taxes like companies in other countries, at least there are few such examples.
This is the only reason why such a phenomenon occurs, in addition to the patriotic feelings of the owners of these enterprises. Naturally, because of the country's high welfare and the incorruptibility of the government. As long as they pay enough taxes, then even if their company goes bankrupt and their children become talents, they can still live in this country without worries.
In the morning, he was still in France, and in the afternoon, Yang Dongxu flew to Finland, a three-hour journey. In addition to him, Zhou Ya and her second son Xiao Wenchen, as well as the eldest sister's family and aunt Ran Feifei also followed.
It's just that these people didn't stay in France to continue playing, naturally because Ran Feifei, a guy who often wanders around Europe and the United States, said that Finland is a good place to escape the heat, and although the whole summer is short, the temperature is around 20 degrees.
For those who have been suffering from the hot weather for most of Europe, it is natural that they are in favor of coming to Finland together, not only staying in France to continue shopping. In particular, you can see the legendary polar day that never sets, so everyone's interest is naturally even higher.
Yang Dongxu's arrival notified Nokia's senior management, so someone came to the airport to pick up the plane. But what he didn't expect was that it was his old friend Karui Edward who came to pick him up.
As the current executive vice president of Nokia, Karui is definitely one of the few people in Nokia's top management who has real power. In particular, his excellent performance in the Asian market, in the past two years, the bearded man has become the president of Nokia has become more and more popular within the company.
"I'm just here to talk about the shares, don't you need to be so grand, right?" Seeing Kalu Yang Dongxu was already very surprised, and when he saw other senior executives of Nokia, his face was not surprised, but surprised.
hurriedly went up to shake hands with everyone and greeted them, and by the way, briefly introduced Zhou Ya and the eldest sister's family.
"You took good care of me when I was in China, and when I finally came to Finland once, I naturally gave you the highest courtesy. After all, Finland is a polite country. Karui smiled and gave Yang Dongxu a hug.
But Yang Dongxu knows that things are obviously not so simple, and it seems that he has been selling Nokia mobile phone shares during this time. It makes these high-level executives vigilant.
Being prepared for danger in times of peace has always been a quality that a qualified senior executive has at all times. Even if Nokia's mobile phone business is the largest in the world, even Motorola and Ericsson in the United States are only opponents in their opinion, but they can only fight, and the others are not equal.
But they were obviously not carried away by the good situation in front of them, and they gave great vigilance and great attention to Yang Dongxu's sudden insistence on the shares of the mobile phone business.
Nokia's top management is so vigilant, which is undoubtedly related to Yang Dongxu's underestimation of his influence. There's nothing wrong with Nokia being successful and powerful.
But even if some of Nokia's senior executives were not convinced, they had to admit that the young man's investment vision in front of them made them convinced.
In particular, Nokia's mobile phone business is now popular in the world and has become the world's first, and the young Huaxia shareholder in front of him is one of the advocates and promoters.
Now it can be said that it is the founder of Nokia's mobile phone business, a shareholder with a legendary investment vision, has begun to insist on Nokia's mobile phone business shares, how can you make them not pay attention to it?
Of course, attention is not the same as fear, it is just a little apprehension in the face of the unknown. After all, the people in the company's strategic department are not vegetarians either.
After discovering that Yang Dongxu had begun to sell shares in Nokia's mobile phone business, the company's top management also held more than one board meeting, reviewed the company's operating conditions from top to bottom, and collected a lot of information about the international mobile phone market.
There is no problem with the company's operation, the international mobile phone market is still in a booming stage, and Nokia can still take advantage of the victory. Therefore, they are nervous and uneasy, and as these real data continue to be collected, they begin to put their hearts in their stomachs.
This time, the visit to Yang Dongxu, a major shareholder, was put up with such a high standard, and one was that everyone wanted to see what this Chinese person with an extremely excellent investment vision thought. Another reason is naturally that since there are no problems with the company's operation and the mobile phone market, the shares in Yang Dongxu's hands are fragrant.
After saying hello and greeting a few words, I went to the hotel first, because everyone came with me, so Yang Donggu directly chartered a villa. In this way, it is not only convenient for everyone to live in it, but also to facilitate the protection work of the bodyguards.
The successive accidents made Yang Dongxu attach great importance to security work, not to mention that he was far away abroad and not in his own country, and his wife and children followed.
Finland is indeed a highly industrialized and liberalized country, with the world's highest happiness index and a clean government. But that doesn't mean there are no criminals here, so there's nothing wrong with being careful.
People have already seen each other, and everyone tacitly knows what each other means, and Yang Dongxu is not in such a hurry. Therefore, after a day off, the top management on Nokia's side did not rush him.
I just participated in the regular meeting of the shareholders of the two companies, and then negotiated and voted on several development plans for the second half of the year. After that, Yang Dongxu accompanied his wife and children to play in Finland.
Finland is indeed a great place to escape the heat, and most of the whole of Europe is now like a stove. The maximum temperature in Finland is around 20 degrees Celsius, so you don't feel too comfortable.
In addition, the surrounding scenery in such a temperature is as refreshing as spring, and everyone's nerves are relaxed in such an environment, and everyone begins to have a good time. But this anxiety was soon shattered by the arrival of one person.
Adams Smith, a slightly skinny blonde standard European, has a handsome appearance and a humble attitude. What's more, this guy's identity is the deputy general manager of the investment department of the First Bank of America.
Speaking of First Bank of the United States, many people may not have heard of this name, but Citibank is well-known. And the First Bank of America is a subsidiary of the bank that spent money.
In other words, First Bank is the parent company of the First Citibank consortium. That's right, Citibank is not just a bank, it is a huge consortium, and it is at the top of the top 10 consortiums in the United States.
Unlike other consortia that were controlled by the family, the Citibank consortium was indeed controlled by the Stillman and Rockefeller families in the early days.
But in the 30s of the last century, Citibank collapsed because of the blow of the financial crisis. Later, in the 50s, Citibank stood up again through corporate mergers, including the First National Bank of New York, which is now First Bank.
Compared with other family history consortia, Citigroup is a joint consortia. The top management of the consortium is composed of many influential shareholders, like a strong team, together to promote the Citi consortium forward.
Therefore, compared with other family consortia that control their own core industries and companies, Citigroup's investment can be said to be blossoming in all directions, not only with several consortia in the United States have significant cooperation and co-shareholding companies.
It also accepts the injection of foreign capital, and more than half of the investment money every year comes from abroad. In addition, he is the majority shareholder of some of the largest arms dealers in the United States, from airliners to bombers, from missiles to rockets. As the world's largest arms dealer, this consortium can take away a lot of high arms profits every year.
I have money, and I have an arms company in my hand. Therefore, the strength of this consortium has attracted the attention of many veteran consortiums, so when Yang Dongxu heard that the person who wanted to see him was from the First Bank. His face was surprised and he frowned.
The purpose of the other party's visit is obvious, and it is obvious that he came directly to Finland for the shares of Nokia in his hands. Even though First Bank is already a major shareholder in General Telecom.
But no one is too little for this kind of high-quality investment, so it is easy to understand that the other party wants to buy his shares in Nokia. Yang Dongxu only frowned, because he was targeted by such a behemoth, or he had entered the field of vision of this behemoth, and it was impossible to determine whether it was good or bad for him.
Especially now that the balance of power between the two sides is not equal at all, if the other party is an adult who is armed to the teeth with strong force. Yang Dongxu is at most a young boy who has just begun to learn to shoot.
Therefore, if the opponent uses his strong strength to crush him, although he may be hindered by some obstacles, he will definitely win in the end.
"Let's just say that it's not convenient for me now, so I'll make an appointment for tomorrow afternoon. Yang Dongxu, who was frowning, didn't see this Adams for the first time, and ordered Wu Sheng.
Turning around and walking back to the room, he picked up the satellite phone, even if he thought about it too much, since the people at First Bank began to pay attention to him, this matter could not be left idle.