What is the current state of production at Jonas, Rolls-Royce and Bentley?"

"Your Majesty, although there have been some twists and turns, we have maintained stability at the time when we did not move their structure at all. In December, I bought 431 flagship models from the two factories at once, which made the workers more cohesive. "Does Rolls-Royce still have to verify customer identities at this time?"

"Yes, pure black Rolls-Royce is still only sold to the head of government, and merchants who want to buy Rolls-Royce can only buy other colors. ”

"Bring me twenty, ten black Rolls-Royce, ten Bentley sports cars. ”

Faced with this big customer, Jonas hesitated. "Your Majesty, my suggestion is that you buy it a year later. At present, I am actively promoting the launch of two new models, which will apply more new technologies and model changes to make the new cars look heavier and more stylish. ”

Jonas snapped his fingers, and Mikiros immediately came to Jonas's side with several beautifully printed and colorful leaflets.

The Rolls-Royce in the eighties is not much different from a few decades ago or a few decades later, the difference is that the Rolls-Royce at this time is relatively flat.

Jonas drew the style of the classic Rolls-Royce of later generations and gave it to the factory designers to make minor changes to the exterior of the car.

Changing models is never easy, but for Rolls-Royce and Bentley, it's different.

The replacement of other models is an adventure, but these two cars will never undergo a major overhaul, and will always use the most stable technology, not the pursuit of technological leadership.

Jonas asked her to hand the flyer directly to Zayed and said: "In my plan, Rolls-Royce will focus on business and stability in the future, and Bentley will focus on sports and fashion in the future, and the two cars will not change unparalleled luxury." ”

Zayed looked at the leaflet in his hand, handed it to his father and said, "Dad, the new car is even more charming." ”

The chief looked at the leaflet in his hand, looked at the picture and asked, "Are you sure the new car will be as glamorous as the pictures?"

Jonas laughed, "It's only going to be more fascinating." At the same time, I will also implement a bespoke service, and every car produced by Rolls-Royce and Bentley will be unique in the future. ”

The chief laughed and said, "Very good, if that's the case, I'll start booking now, I'm going to be the first owner of a new car." ”

"It's my pleasure. ”

The chief looked at Mikiros and asked, "Do you have Arab ancestry?"

Mikiros bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, both my father and mother are of Arab descent, and although I grew up in the West, I have never forgotten that I am of Arab descent. ”

The chief nodded, looked at Jonas and said, "Jonas, you are a good friend of the Arabs. ”

"I have no prejudice against any country, any people. Jonas laughed. But in his heart he added: except for blacks.

"This is my eldest son, Khalifa, who is now the Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Petroleum Commission, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Development Foundation, Chairman of the Investment Committee. ”

Jonas took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said, "I have known His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a long time, but I only had the opportunity to meet today. ”

This is a famous name in later generations, and in 08 Dubai went bankrupt, he took out 16 billion US dollars to help Dubai get out of the crisis.

In his appreciation, Dubai named the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa.

He smiled and asked, "Jonas, Hoffman Investment Bank has always been an expert in secondary market investment in the oil industry, why are you now making the transition into the automotive industry?"

Jonas laughs: "At the moment, Steinhardt is investing on Wall Street, Seaman is investing in London, and Ridge International is focusing on physical operations while also making secondary investments.

What Hoffman Investment Bank should do is not to divide the meal in this pot, but to make another pot of rice out again, so that everyone can be fuller. ”

Khalifa laughed: "I like the analogy, and I also appreciate Hoffman's investment bank's investment ideas. However, since it is an investment, there are a few details that I also need to ask clearly. ”

Jonas nodded and said, "I know everything, I have no end to it. ”

"Our investment is only a partner's investment, and we still have the right to allocate investment funds, right?"

"Yes, any investment that you feel is risky, you can turn down. ”

"If we put our money in the automotive industry, but we can't own the shares of the car companies, how can we protect our interests?"

"In my plan, every investment has a promised return of 20 percent, as long as it doesn't exceed our capital utilization. ”

"In other words, if we invest a billion dollars at once, you may not be able to make a return on investment commitment of 200 million dollars. ”

"Yes. ”

"What if it's $100 million?"

Jonas pondered for a moment and said, "Your Excellency, it is difficult to achieve a 20 percent rate of return on investment in the automotive industry. I can commit now because our financial investment and real estate investment in Dongying can be an effective complement.

However, the amount of money and profits are not unlimited. Therefore, even if it is an investment, we will establish a large market after unified planning, and each investment partner can only share in this large market at present. ”

Khalifa asked: "Can I understand that only a part of the funds you will make a promise of a return on investment, and the rest of the funds, you will only be responsible for the investment, not a promise of returns?" ”

"Yes. ”

He stretched out his hand and said, "Thank you very much for your answer, we will make an investment decision after careful consideration." ”

Twenty percent is not a low rate of return, and although Jonas's investment banks made a 100 percent return last year, and each of them was able to get a return of about 80 percent, such a good thing is not always available.

Jonas is not short of funds now, so he naturally refuses to make a minimum return of 20% for all his funds.

Of course, in order to attract investment, she will try to make such a commitment to a part of each company's investment.

Leaving their room, Jonas went to another sultan's room. The Sultan, who has been the richest man in the world for many years, is a person who likes luxury and enjoyment.

In its original history, he was the man who owned the most Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, with seven hundred Rolls-Royce alone.

When his nephew celebrates his twelfth birthday, he will be able to give a Boeing 737 as a gift.

In his conversations with him, Jonas sold dozens of more cars to him and received an investment of 50 million.

He is different from Khalifa, who wants to play a bigger role in the Middle East oil deal, so he has been actively involved in various affairs.

But the Sultan's state was too small, and they were content to make a fortune in silence.

Coming out of his room, Jonas pressed his sideburns with his thumb and asked, "Which one are you going to visit?"

"President dos Santos. He's going back tomorrow, so he's asking to meet alone tonight. ”

Jonas nodded. "I also want to meet the civilian president. It should be an interesting meeting. ”

On the other side of the corridor came a group of Indonesian officials, who presumably had just returned from visiting a guest.

Seeing Jonas, the Minister of Energy led by him greeted him with a smile. "Hello, Mr. Hoffman, I don't know when we will be able to arrange a one-on-one meeting, regarding the mineral and energy transactions in Indonesia, I think we should have a lot of opportunities for cooperation. ”

Mikiros said: "Mr. Minister, Mr. Hoffman's time has been scheduled, and because of the late time for your application, you can only schedule it at three o'clock in the afternoon of the ninth day. ”

The minister nodded and said, "It's okay, I'll go to Paris tomorrow, and I'll be in time when I come back." Mr. Hoffman, I look forward to meeting with you. ”

"Me too. ”

After the two sides parted, Jonas went up one floor of stairs to the door of Santos' room. The bodyguards on duty at the door saw Jonas and they were coming, and immediately went inside to inform.

Soon, Santos came out with his daughter Isabella in person. "Hello, Jonas, this isn't the first time we've met, is it?"

Jonas laughed: "In the summer of '82, I had the pleasure of meeting Your Excellency once in Geneva. ”

He laughed. "It's hard to remember that you were a kid at the time, but now, you're growing up at an unimaginable rate. ”

Jonas shook his hand, turned around, and Isabella threw herself into his arms and kissed him twice on the cheek.

"Jonas, after you graduate, you don't come to school very often. ”

Seeing that his daughter was so close to Jonas, Santos was not angry, but said happily: "Jonas, please come in, and I will introduce you to a few friends by the way." ”

In the room were not only his subordinates, but also a group of officials from the Soviet Union.

Today, their country is independent, but the civil war continues.

In Jonas's memory, the country was reduced to ruins in the 75-year war of liberation.

Santos, who was subsequently supported by the Soviet Union, won the Armenian-backed Savimbi in the civil war.

Savimbi was unwilling to be defeated and fought a war of resistance for 27 years, until 2002, when the civil war completely stopped.

Their country is one of the countries that Jonas attaches great importance to, because this country also has one of the highest oil reserves in the world.

He had a very close relationship with the Soviet Union, and they were able to become independent only because of the military support of the Soviet Union and Cuba.

Unsurprised by the presence of the Soviets in his room, Jonas shook hands with them one by one and was invited to sit down on the couch.

"Jonas, you know, my country is still poor, and the war has left us with no chance to develop, but we have decided to carry out oil exploration in the coastal zone, where the current state of war is relatively stable. ”

Jonas nodded and said: "Angola is located in the same plate as Nigeria, it is located in the same plate of West Africa, oil can be found in Nigeria, and Angola also has a high possibility of finding oil." So, what role can I play in this?"