The Opel car company was founded in 1862 by the Opel family in Lüsselsheim, a western suburb of Frankfurt. Genius one lives three five first 35d1

At first, we produced sewing machines and bicycles, and in 1900 we started producing cars.

At that time, Mercedes-Benz was the representative of luxury cars, and Opel was the representative of cheap cars.

Opel built Germany's first assembly line for the production of automobiles, which led to a sharp increase in automobile production and became the leader in the field of low-cost cars in Germany.

During the Great Depression of the twenties and thirties, Opel was taken down by General Motors and became a subsidiary of General Motors.

It was for this reason that Hetler later decided to found Volkswagen and build cheap cars for the Germans.

After the war, Opel benefited a lot because it was the capital of the United States, and quickly developed into the second largest car company in Germany, surpassing Mercedes-Benz and Borgward.

But because of GM's decision-making mistakes, the American-style sedan they built was not popular in Europe, and Opel was declining in the sixties and seventies.

But after the 80s, they gradually rose, and now is the time for them to take off.

It wasn't until 2008 that GM went bankrupt and Opel was sold to PSA Peugeot Citroën, but there were no problems with their operations.

Opel's sponsorship of major ball games in the world such as the Football World Cup, the European Championships, the Davis Cup, and the League Cup tennis tournament has made Opel have a high reputation in the sports field.

In the European market, Opel has maintained the position of the number one brand of Western European cars for many years, occupying 12% of the market share of Western European cars.

In 1983, they produced a total of 20 million vehicles. At least in Western Europe, their sales are unmatched by any car brand.

It's just that because they have been targeting the European market, they have almost no sales in Asia and are not known.

Jonas really wanted to buy Opel, but he also knew that GM wouldn't necessarily sell it.

At present, GM is the world's largest automobile company worthy of the name, and as for Toyota and Volkswagen, they are still catching up.

But anyway, you have to give it a try.

"Jonas, don't look at the information, come and coax Sophia for a while. ”

Jonas looked at Grandma over there, Plov's wife Anna, Aunt Ferrin, and cousin Helen all gathered around Sophia, and couldn't help but sigh.

Sophia's birth fills the gap that the Hoffman family now has no children, and before her, the youngest Hannah was already nine years old.

As soon as this fourth generation was born, it immediately became the treasure of the family, and Vera, who was far away in Basel, now comes once a week, just to be able to coax for a long time.

Little Hannah has been promoted to an aunt, and now she is much more stable, and she doesn't cry when she wrestles. Now that she is on summer vacation, she shows her teeth, teases Sophia all day long, and boasts of being an aunt, and she is very proud.

With so many people surrounding the child, it was difficult for Jonas to get close.

Hannah was afraid that Jonas would not hug him every day, and Sophia would not be used to his breath, so she would have to coax him for a while every day.

The newborn child sleeps a lot, she sleeps all day and night, can sleep for about 22 hours, what do you know!

However, holding this kitten-like lump of flesh in my arms, there is always an indescribable sense of satisfaction in my heart.

Watching her sleep, watching her laugh, watching her cry, even if it's just a yawn, can make people feel soft inside.

"Brother Jonas, can you let Sophia sleep with me at night? ”

Looking at little Hannah, who couldn't even take care of herself, Jonas didn't discourage her. But Sophia would be hungry at night, crying, and stinking. When she's older, will you let her sleep with you?"

"Okay......"

Little Hannah touched Sophia's face with her finger and said, "When she's older, I'll give her all my snacks." ”

Anna saw that Sophia was already asleep, and said with difficulty in English, "Sophia, give me, sleep." ”

Jonas understood what she meant and handed the child to her, and she carried the child downstairs, Hannah following her. "Jonas, come downstairs in a moment, I have something to tell you. ”

"Okay, Grandma. ”

As soon as Hannah left, the children were much more active and made a fuss in the living room.

Plov ran in and saw his daughter Lilia having fun with little Hannah, and pulled her back to sleep and refused to leave, so she had to leave alone.

Helen asked Jonas with a class selection sheet. "Brother Jonas, when school starts in the fall, we will choose two music classes, two professional physical education, and two amateur physical education classes, you can help me refer to them. ”

It was late at night, and in the small living room on the second floor, Jonas and his grandmother were sitting under a lamp, with a few papers in front of them.

"I'm going to transfer your copyright company in the UK to Nicole, and you go to the UK next month to go through the formalities by the way. Now that you have Sophia, you don't have to worry about it with Theresa. ”

Jonas nodded and asked, "How's the copyright income this year?"

"You gave Theresa a total of six songs, except for the first two, the last four are the works from the first album, and there are no singles.

According to the initial negotiation ratio, the lyrics and music copyrights of these four songs can have 2.4% of the income.

The album has now sold more than five million copies, and the revenue should be around 200,000 Swiss francs. With the addition of the first two singles, the revenue has exceeded 600,000 Swiss francs.

In addition, the licensing fee for licensing your songs for radio, television, galas, and movies is also around 100,000 Swiss francs.

However, most of the payments are not yet settled. ”

In Europe and the United States, copyright fees are a golden rooster that lays eggs, although the income will not be much, but it is endless.

The copyright of these songs of Jonas remained in his hands, and he could collect them while he was alive, and for fifty years after he died.

Jonas nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take care of this when I go to England." ”

Hannah added, "After your father's death, our relationship with the royal family has faded, and you and Edward are classmates, so you still have to keep in touch." We don't need them to be helpers, but sometimes, they can help. ”

"I know. ”

"The last time you told me you were going to a concert in London, I got an invitation from the royal family through my connections, and this time you will sit with Charles and his wife when you go to the concert. When it's convenient, you can invite them to ski in Switzerland in winter. ”

"I will. However, why bother getting the invitation, Theresa said that he could help us get the front desk tickets. ”

Hannah smiled and said, "You go to the concert with the heirs of the Agnelli family and the heirs of the Covant family, don't bother, I just revealed the news, and the royal family sent the invitation." ”

Jonas shook his head, although Hannah said it simply, it took a lot of thought, even if it didn't take a lot of thought.

At this level, it's hard to understand how just going to a rock concert can be political, social, and even diplomatic.

Back in this era, the most popular rock bands of this time attracted the greatest natural number of Jonas.

And the 16-hour "life-saving" concert jointly held in Philadelphia in the United States and London in the United Kingdom in 85 years was a concert that could not be surpassed by big names.

More than one billion viewers spent money to watch the live broadcast, and it has been 30 years, and it is still an unsurpassable monument.

In the past, Jonas only studied high music, not even pop music, let alone rock music.

But after changing the core, Jonas doesn't care what is elegant or vulgar, for him, what he likes is the best.

In the East, of course, the most popular one today is J, and in the next few decades, no idol will be praised to the altar like him.

But in Jonas's mind, J is just an idol, a dancing king, and an idol object.

Singing is just a third-rate, but dancing is first-class, in the era when there were no idols in the East, he was awesome.

In fact, his status in Europe and the United States is lower than that of Elvis Presley and the Beatles.

He is the king of pop music, the king of dance, and when it comes to the spiritual resonance of songs, Jonas likes rock and roll.

From the Beatles to Freud, to the Queen, to Zeppelin, to the U2, to the Rolling Stones, to the Gunslinger, every band is Jonas's passion.

Of course, Jonas would not miss the concert, and after the concert was scheduled, he invited his friends to go to see it together.

"How many tickets did the royal family send over?"

"Ten sheets. You and Helen, Neuer, Dinah, Kostler, Susanna, Stefan, Giovanna, and Giovanne's father, Umberto, and his wife. ”

Jonas paused for a moment. "Umberto?"

Hannah nodded and said, "Yonas, you have to remember that any relationship needs to be managed and irrigated, and at this point, you are not doing enough. ”

Jonas laughed, "As long as I can be absolutely strong in the future, I don't need to spend energy to maintain relationships." ”

"What is really powerful? Like Mark? Even he does more than anyone else to maintain relationships.

Only if you connect your own interests with more people, and have countless allies who are willing to take risks for you and withstand crises, is truly powerful. ”

Hannah took a sip of ice water and said, "The Habsburgs, the Rothschilds, are once unbeatable families. But now? It's not in decline. Any strong will decline, but as long as the interests are compiled into a big net, the strong can continue for a longer time. ”

Hearing this, Jonas also felt that he had been too narrow-minded before. I always want to make money, thinking that the more money I make, the stronger I will be.

But that kind of relationship that is completely inflammatory, of course, is not as good as a relationship that is carefully maintained.

Hannah added, "It's been more than a year since your father died, and the Hoffman family's original network needs to be maintained by you. In the future, in business, you will only need to use half of your energy at most.

The rest of the time, you should go to more meetings, and our family should also prepare a party every month.

Didn't you invite Giovanne and Suzanne to go on vacation to Felicité Island? ”

Jonas agreed. "Okay, I'll make a guest list in the evening and call them. ”

(There is another chapter in the evening...... ）