Chapter 223 New Model

Montreux is a small resort-oriented city with some sunshine and warm weather rarely seen in Switzerland.

It is the largest wine-growing site in Switzerland, and although the wines produced are not well-known around the world, they are not due to poor quality, but because they are produced too little.

In terms of price, Swiss wines are more expensive than French and Italian wines, and demand outstrips supply.

This is because of the special topography and climatic characteristics of Montreux, which allow the vineyards here to be shrouded in warm fog half the time, creating a unique environment.

Emile had a temperature and humidity tester in his hand, and with Catherine and Nicole, two of his attendants, he was constantly testing and recording in the vineyard where the grapes had just grown.

Catherine didn't look like a world-class star at all at this time, and she kept stealing and eating freshly grown sour grapes.

Jonas drooled at the sight of the grapes, and wondered how she could eat them.

Nicole, who was ten months pregnant, had a big belly, but she didn't feel the slightest sense of caution, and watching her run around the vineyard, Jonas suspected that the baby would accidentally come out of her belly.

Basically, the women here do not talk about fetal preservation and confinement, unless it is a difficult birth, and the mother will be in the hospital for a few days after surgery to remove the child.

Normal normal delivery, at most a day or two in the hospital before being discharged.

And during the confinement period, drinking cold water and taking cold showers as usual can make people suspect that they have given birth to a fake child.

"Jonas, bring me my backpack. ”

Jonas put down the newspaper and was about to get up when Mikiros quickly snatched his backpack. "Jonas, I'll go. ”

Jonas was not polite either, and continued to read the newspaper.

On the front page of the Zurich Zeitung, the headline was the fifth meeting of the six countries, which had just concluded in Paris.

At this meeting, the six countries reached an important decision to reduce trade intervention, and the adoption of this resolution also directly stimulated the economies of the six countries, and the stock markets of each country rose sharply.

The next meeting will be held in Tokyo to discuss the resolution of countries to expand domestic demand, and the most important one is to depreciate the dollar, which is still very divided.

Overall, however, divergences are decreasing. According to Jonas's estimates, by the time the seventh meeting was held in New York in September, the Plaza Accord would still be successfully reached.

Emile took the backpack handed to him by Mikiros and took out a set of test tubes, ready to collect specimens of grape rhizomes.

Seeing Jonas looking down at the newspaper, she couldn't help but say, "Jonas is becoming more and more like that bastard of Yannick, and it's very boring. ”

Catherine disagreed with her, and smiled, "I think Jonas is more attractive like this." ”

Emile looked at Nicole, looking for it. Nicole laughed, "I love Jonas." ”

Well, Emile became a minority, and she ignored her two companions, cutting out the specimen she wanted with scissors and putting it in a test tube.

Catherine asked Nicole, "Have you finished watching Stanislavsky's My Career as an Actor the last time I recommended it to you?"

Nicole nodded and said, "Aunt Catherine, Jonas has some different opinions about my future path. He believes that the decline of movies is entirely due to the fact that the content of movies has been shortened by television, causing people to be more willing to watch TV at home.

And movies want to attract more people to the cinema, and they need to reposition the content of the film.

Starting from "Star Wars", Hollywood has gradually found its direction, and the "ET" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series in recent years are all popular works.

The box office performance of movies will be dominated by more and more commercial films, and the market for art films will continue to shrink.

Therefore, he suggested that I focus on commercial films in the future, and occasionally hone my acting skills through films that emphasize both art and business. ”

Catherine listened to her words and was silent for a long time before saying: "Although Jonas's words are correct, commercial films are still not elegant after all. To be an actor or a star, you need to think about it yourself. ”

For Catherine, as an insider, she sees it better than Jonas. In recent years, the status of French films has declined year by year, and the box office of European films has gradually become dominated by Hollywood films.

Even as a European queen, she has had to succumb to the market in recent years and has participated in many commercial films.

However, it is impossible to get her to submit directly.

Nicole said: "Jonas said that I was too tall to play with male actors, and he now arranged for Mr. Milkan to hire a team of writers to create a female version of the Indiana Jones heroines series for me. ”

Catherine thought for a while and said: "If your screen image is fixed and you become the queen of commercial films, then you are destined to miss many awards." ”

Nicole laughed and said: "I've thought about it carefully, female stars, commercial film queens, queens, should be more suitable for me." ”

Catherine smiled, "Then you have to work hard, with Jonas, your foundation is much better than I did at the beginning." ”

Nicole smiled and said, "Jonas hasn't forgotten you, he also wrote a script outline, and let the screenwriter write the script, you and I are the two heroines!"

"Oh, what script?"

"In 'The Queen Wears HermΓ¨s,' you play a fashion magazine director, and I play a fledgling newcomer. Last time I heard Jonas talking on the phone with Mr. Louis Dumas, the president of HermΓ¨s, and the film will be the whole HermΓ¨s story. ”

Catherine lost interest and said, "It's a film...... I'll take a look at the script when it comes out. ”

Nicole pleaded, "Aunt Catherine, this movie is a fashion film, a workplace film, not just a film, Jonas said this should be a chick movie, and your character is full of charm." ”

"Chick movies, do they promote women's rights?"

"Don't count...... You are a stylish, snarky, mean, stern but charming woman......"

Emir interjected: "Don't talk about your films, help me hold these specimens, and when the sun comes out, the data will be inaccurate." ”

Catherine smiled: "Don't worry, I'll take the movie Jonas prepared for us, I'll take it seriously." ”

At the head of the vineyard, Kaeya Young got out of his Rolls-Royce and shouted, "Jonas, Lady Hannah's phone." ”

Jonas put down the newspaper, got into the car, picked up the satellite phone and said, "Good morning, Grandma." ”

Hannah's mood was obviously very good, and she rarely shouted: "Baby, do you have any ideas for today's negotiations with ZKW?"

Jonas thought for a moment and said, "Aside from the lamp patent, there's nothing special to focus on. ”

ZKW Lighting is a company based in the Austrian town of Wieselburg that specializes in the production of automotive lights.

The size of this company is not worth mentioning compared to Valeo and other lighting companies, but they have leading lighting patents.

Audi, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo luxury lights, are all produced by them.

Adhering to the consistent professional and refined style, they have never pursued scale, but no one in the industry dares to underestimate it.

Thanks to last year's stock market crash, the investment team managed to hold 33 percent of the company, making it the second largest shareholder of the company after the Lower Austrian state government.

The company's founding family has long since exited the company, with the government holding 51 percent of the shares, the Austrian state-owned holding company owning 10 percent of the shares, and 39 percent of the shares being listed.

Jonas bought almost all of the outstanding shares and became the second largest shareholder, but the Austrian government had to approve it if he wanted to take a controlling stake.

In this stock market crash, Hoffmann Investment Bank invested nearly three billion US dollars to help Austria successfully overcome the difficulties, although the investment bank also made a lot of money this time, but the Austrian government is still very grateful for the help of Hoffmann Investment Bank.

Hoffman Investment Bank, on the other hand, has given up most of its shares after the stock market crisis, leaving stocks in the auto and motorcycle industries.

This intention to enter the auto parts industry has been very obvious.

The difficulty in the current negotiations with the Audrey government is not the problem of funding, but the need to get through the relationship between the government and get the government's permission.

At this time, Hannah stepped forward, and it was indeed more appropriate than Jonas.

The main difficulties in negotiating with the state-owned and local governments were the long-term interests of Austria in the future of the plant, the payment of pensions for retired workers, the resettlement of existing workers, and the planning for the future after the government relinquished its controlling stake.

Jonas had the advantage of being Swiss, and Austria was arguably closer to Switzerland than it was to Germany, France, and Italy.

Switzerland has always been the most willing country for Austrian workers and is the largest source of migrant workers in Switzerland.

On farms, pastures, factories, and forestry farms in Switzerland, most of the expatriate workers are from Austria.

So, when bought by a Swiss company, these workers are basically not going to rebel as long as they are promised the future.

If it were Italy, Britain and the United States and other countries wanted to buy Austrian companies, the trade unions would not be able to pass the hurdle.

In Jonas's memory, it was not until after the upheavals in Eastern Europe and the collapse of the Soviet Union that Austria was open to foreign investment.

But until 2019, Austria was still the most nationalized country in Europe with its industry.

State-owned enterprises control 95 percent of the basic industry and more than 80 percent of the power industry.

Hannah held several consultations with the management of the relevant departments in Vienna, and although they welcomed the expansion of Hoffmann's investment bank in Austria, they did not dare to back down on the issue of a controlling stake.

Austrian Chancellor Sinowac personally received Hannah and Rogers, but did not make any promises.

However, the Austrian government has put forward a new idea of cooperation, that is, the Hoffmann investment bank will contribute money, and Austrian enterprises will contribute personnel and technology, and establish a new joint venture company, so that the investment prospects will become clearer.

The joint venture does not involve a controlling stake in the original company, while the controlling stake in the new company can be handed over to Hoffmann Investment Bank.