Asking a princess to endorse is estimated to be unlikely.

Since marrying into the royal family, even the filming invitation of old acquaintance Alfred Hitchcock has been rejected by Grace Kelly.

Fame is there, identity is also there, it is no longer a question of how much money can be solved, Han Chudong wanted to find a gimmick, but the other party would not agree.

Today, I asked Ms. Eva Hermès, the heir of the Hermès brand, to meet, and the other party readily agreed, which can already express a certain attitude.

A few days ago, I sent someone to contact her, and we had already talked about it, and conveyed Han Chudong's meaning to her.

During dinner, we chatted again, and finalized a total of $10 million in financing, and received 33% of Hermès' shares.

The condition for relinquishing the management right is the right of first refusal, which means that if Hermès wants to continue to raise funds in the future, Mason Associates has the right of first refusal, unless someone else bids higher.

In addition, the company's subsequent development was discussed, including opening at least 10 more stores in the United States, opening five new stores in Asia, redefining the company's brand image, and expanding to a younger group.

The process went relatively smoothly, and the next step was to wait for the contract to be drawn up and signed.

......

After dinner, I planned to take Kiko Mochizuki to the Champs-Elysées for shopping.

But it's Friday, and most of the shops have long since closed their doors, so they just end up walking around the Place de la Concorde.

"When it's easier in the future, I may come to buy a house nearby, with the most beautiful night view, preferably standing by the window and seeing the Eiffel Tower, but unfortunately I don't speak French. ”

Han Chudong's steps were slow, and Kiko Mochizuki was holding him with a camera on his chest.

The bodyguards and assistants followed behind the two of them, about ten meters apart, chatting and laughing.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to work, this trip to Europe to Milan, to Florence, and now to Paris, although often distracted by work matters, Mochizuki still finds this trip very comfortable.

smiled and replied: "The restaurant just now is very good, you want to buy a house here, it's just the difference between whether you want to buy it or not, you can buy it if you want to." ”

"That's true, but I want to build a comfortable house in Los Angeles rather than buying a home in Europe. Han Chudong patted her hand and asked, "During the day, I heard you say that 360,000 mango toys have been shipped in the past few days, and the money is in place?"

"Well, the inventory in the warehouse is all emptied, and we are hurrying up to produce, and there are fewer assembly links than the previous products, and the speed is relatively fast. In addition, Mr. Kameri Futashi has come to Los Angeles, and is waiting for you to give you the production drawings, and also brought the latest dividends into the company's account, a total of two million dollars. ”

"It looks very good, the wholesale price is 10 US dollars, that is, more than 3 million US dollars, plus the dividends over there, more than 5 million US dollars. ”

The plan on the European side is underway, which made Han Chudong pay less attention to the toy business, and told: "Let people contact those toy companies to see who is interested in the shares of Mango Toys, and it is okay to sell part of it, it is better to buy it entirely." The financial statements are so beautiful, and new toys have been launched, and when the time comes, they will first valuate, cash out, and then try to invest in Silicon Valley and Europe. ”

“...... I think mango toys are very profitable. ”

"It's different, other companies may go all the way up, but Mango Toys is a parabola, if you don't shoot at this high point, the value will not be as high as it is now. ”

Mochizuki Kiko didn't seem to understand, but she knew that Han Chudong was smarter than herself, so she didn't say anything more.

Turning to another topic: "By the way, while you were having dinner with Ms. Hermès, I went back to the hotel to pick up something, and the front desk told Mr. Clifton Nate to leave you a message and ask you to call him as soon as possible." ”

"Then help me pay attention to the phone booth, and when I see it, I will go back, maybe there is news from Casno. ”

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Find the public phone and go back.

Mr. Nate said in a low tone: "Louis Vuitton knows that we are in contact with Casno, and just a few hours ago, the chairman of Casno sent an assistant to tell me that Louis Vuitton is bidding higher than ours, and this company also wants to get Gucci shares!"

“...... What do you mean, when I don't buy it, the company doesn't buy it, and they grab business as soon as I come, and they fill their heads with water?"

Han Chudong frowned, held the handset in one hand, leaned on the glass of the phone booth, figured out the key in a blink of an eye, and told: "Go and find out if Louis Vuitton really wants to buy it, or if Casno is putting out fake news and wants to cheat us out of a high price." ”

"I asked someone to ask if there was indeed news of the acquisition of Gucci within Louis Vuitton, and I wondered why the people from Casno had been dragging their feet and not giving a reply, so it seemed that they had turned around and contacted Gucci's rival to cause competition between the two of us. "Clifton Nate is a service provider, Han Chudong doesn't pay for it, he can't get the service commission, so he naturally stands on Han Chudong's side.

"I don't have a mind to do business, but I'm a good hand at playing these tricks. ”

Han Chudong dug into his pocket when he spoke, and found that he forgot to bring a cigar, so he simply gave up.

After a brief thought, he continued:

"I'll talk to the people of Louis Vuitton tomorrow and let them know what Casno is up to, you go and give an ultimatum to the directors of Casno, just the price I said yesterday, no matter how high it is, I don't want it.

Tonight, I will get all the shares I can get first, remember to tell them, don't expect me to keep raising the price according to their ideas, if it doesn't work, I will buy Givenchy and Fendi, and all the terms agreed before will be abandoned. ”

Many companies in Europe are not listed, and when there are more shareholders, they will fight each other, as is the case with Gucci's family infighting, and the same is true for Casno.

The negotiations with Hermes were relatively smooth.

At this time, Han Chudong was so upset that he began to regret talking to Gucci first, if it was YSL, Prada or the like, he might have been able to buy a ticket home.

"Well, I'll call later, and there's good news, two Gucci family members are willing to sell you their shares for $78 million, which is about 15 percent in total. ”

"Really, this news is very timely, and instead of me directly agreeing, I will go back early tomorrow morning to sign the contract, lest they also sit on the ground and raise prices like the directors of Casno.

If LV really wants to take a stake in Gucci, it will definitely reach out to the Gucci family and help me find a way, and it would be better to persuade the other members to sell their shares to me as well, even if the price is a little higher. ”

......

I went to the hospital early the next morning and signed a financing contract with Eva Hermès and her husband.

Leaving Mochizuki Kiko to follow up on the money transfer, she didn't bother to visit the Hermes production factory, and took a plane back to Florence first.

By the time he arrived, the two Gucci family members, who held shares in the company, had waited until they were impatient to sign the agreement before they were polite and had a smile on their faces.

At noon, he met with Maurizio and another female member of the Gucci family, and finally bought 6.7 percent of the shares at a valuation of $80 million.

Until this time, Han Chudong's shares in Gucci had accounted for nearly 40% of the total share capital.

After consulting with Mr. Maurizio Gucci, he sent a notice to the other shareholders directly about the financing of 30 million US dollars, and specifically informed Louis Vuitton.

Now that Casno's stake was about to be diluted, their plan to get involved with rival Gucci was, of course, frustrated......