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When Jonas came to England last year, Edward did not invite Jonas to live at Windsor Castle.

But in more than a year, Jonas grew his personal assets from $500 million to more than a billion dollars, and as soon as he arrived in London, he was picked up at Windsor Castle by a courtesy car arranged by the royal family.

This can't be said that Edward was snobbish, he was a student still in college, and he was not the eldest son, so he didn't have much say within the family.

It cannot be said that the royal family was snobbish, which only shows that the importance of Jonas has increased.

A second ancestor who inherited a fortune of 500 million will not be valued by the royal family, but a shrewd investment banker will not be the same.

Although it was not an official visit, Jonas was still treated with dignity, and the royal family attended the dinner, including the two youngest children.

Charles had stayed at Jonas's house twice, and he still remembers the beautiful scenery of Jonas's house.

However, after he got married, because he had a wife, the rituals of travel were different, so it was inconvenient to live with his wife at a friend's house.

Jonas talked to him about the sights of Switzerland and that he had purchased the nearby Château de Loire, which should be ready for renovation this winter.

He invited the prince and his wife to ski in Switzerland in the winter and stay at his home. They listened to Edward's introduction to the Jonas family's "new house" and happily accepted the invitation.

At this time, they were still a "loving" couple.

They were looking forward to the concert, but today's conversation was mainly focused on the Rolls-Royce and Bentley factories that Jonas was going to buy.

Both factories are now located in the small town of Crewe, Cheshire, between Birmingham, the UK's second largest city, and Manchester's industrial region, not far from Liverpool.

After Volkswagen acquired Bentley and BMW acquired Rolls-Royce, BMW put Rolls-Royce car body production in the small German town of Dingolfing. To facilitate transportation, Rolls-Royce production was moved to Goodwood, on the southern coast of England.

The two brothers who depended on each other for their lives were brothers and sisters, and since then, Lao Yan has been flying separately.

But now, they are still together, and even Bentley is still a Rolls-Royce with a change of cards.

"Jonas, you didn't get involved in industry before, but now you have entered the automotive industry, in terms of cost control, enterprise management, and supplier selection, I am afraid you have no advantage compared with mature car manufacturers. ”

"Yes. I'm at a disadvantage over any other vendor, but I have an advantage that no other vendor can match. ”

"Oh, what?"

Jonas glanced at Ursula, who was sitting next to the princess, and smiled, "Because I have a great administrator, and the Marquise de Santo Domingue is a good manager. ”

Ursula modestly said, "Compared to Jonas, I don't have the vision and insight, compared to the six gentlemen of the automotive industry, I don't have the courage to change the situation, I only have the meticulous mentality and communication skills of a woman." ”

Jonas went on to tout that "the Marquise de Santo Domingue has the best communicative affinity I've ever seen, and at one point she alone became the link between hundreds of large corporations and billionaires, and everyone praised her." Now that she's gone, her job needs at least five people to do well. ”

The old lady smiled and asked, "Marquise de Santo Domingo, you have worked with Marc for more than ten years, what kind of person do you think Marc is?"

This question is not easy to answer, and Ursula thinks for a moment before saying, "He is a genius leader, and he also has many shortcomings of genius. Working for him is the luckiest thing in my life. ”

"What about Jonas?"

Ursula looked at Jonas and smiled, "Jonas is like my child, he is not a mature leader yet, and watching him mature step by step gives me a stronger sense of satisfaction." ”

The meal was not enjoyable at all, everyone seemed to be wearing masks and talking, but it still worked.

After inquiring about the resettlement plan for the workers, the future production plan.

Towards the end of the dinner, the old lady smiled and arranged for the butler to call the chairman of the Vickers Group, Earl Gerald Somerset.

They had no objection to Jonas's plan to buy two car factories.

If there is no objection, it is in favor, although it is tactful, but it is also very important.

That night, Jonas and Ursula were left in their rooms in the Upper District, a kind of hospitality that was grand and intimate, but Jonas was not used to it at all.

However, he naturally would not refuse such a hospitality, how many people in the world can be regarded as close guests by them?

The next day, Jonas and Ursula were arranged in two cars and headed for the Vickers Group headquarters, located near Big Ben.

Jonas did not bring many people with him this time, and if there was not much difference between the two sides, he would arrange for people to negotiate.

In this kind of acquisition, it is difficult to complete the ministry negotiations without half a year.

Jonas did not meet the important people of the Vickers Group, not because the other party was arrogant, but because Rolls-Royce and Bentley factories were not the core enterprises of Vickers in the first place.

These difficult-to-operate companies that have been packaged and stuffed by the government are like the tertiary industry departments in Huaxia that are being managed, and they are not taken seriously at all.

However, they obviously also received the above arrangement, received Jonas and his party ceremoniously, and took out some core information for Jonas to see.

Rolls-Royce and Bentley produced nearly 8,000 cars in '84, with Rolls-Royce about 60 percent and Bentley about 40 percent.

The turnover of 8,000 cars is just over $300 million, with an average of $50,000 per car.

It's not that the current Rolls-Royce is not luxurious, but in this era, there are no electronic devices, such as the simplest ABS explosion-proof death system, which has only been developed for a short time, and has not been installed in the car.

Such a car price, no matter how expensive it is, it can't be much more expensive.

It wasn't until the nineties that all kinds of electronic devices were applied to automobiles, coupled with the depreciation of the dollar, that the price of cars soared to more than $200,000, or even four or five hundred thousand.

Although the turnover reached nearly $400 million, the two companies lost about 11 million in total.

This kind of financial statement, if it were not for the royal relationship, and the Vickers company regarded it as a burden, would not have been possible to see it at all.

Jonas and Ursula then traveled to Crewe, two hundred kilometers away, under the guidance of one of the main leaders.

Located in the northwest of the city of Crewe, the two factories are not very large, but they have a well-developed supporting system and even a dedicated train yard.

Jonas and Ursula focused on the supply system of the two factories, which is the basis of a factory's survival.

In these two factories, in addition to the exterior decoration parts, almost all accessories need to be purchased, if the supply of accessories is problematic, production will be unsustainable.

For the sake of these thousands of workers, although the Vickers Group has been transfusing blood, there are no major problems in the operation of the factory.

Jonas visited the workshops of both factories and was quite satisfied.

He is already planning to negotiate with BMW to use their twelve-cylinder engines as soon as the two factories are taken down.

The future Rolls-Royce is to use the same engine as the BMW 760, redesigned the gearbox, and the quality has always been very stable.

As for the car shell, of course, it will no longer be produced in Germany, and the current supplier on the British side produces no worse car shell than the German one.

Of course, the classic models of later generations must be brought out.

It was already late afternoon when they returned to London, and it was only then that Jonas and Ursula met the Earl of Somerset, who had been waiting for them.

The Earl of Somerset and the chief officer in charge of the two factories, plus Jonas and Ursula, went to dinner at the fine dining room in Knightsbridge.

During dinner, Jonas and Somerset talked very little, and the two talked more about football.

Jonas's only indication was that he was interested in both factories, and Somerset agreed.

Ursula and the chief officer had a sharp argument and decided on the next course of work.

The first is the signing of a letter of intent, which Hoffman Investment Bank signed with Vickers Group to acquire and restricts the parties from divulging any secrets until the negotiations are completed.

If the acquisition is not successful, Hoffmann Investment Bank will not be able to divulge the secrets of the two factories, such as their financial status.

Subsequently, Hoffman appointed Deloitte to send two teams of auditors to audit the finances of the two companies.

At the same time, a team of negotiators and lawyers was dispatched to negotiate with the trade unions of the two factories to investigate the treatment practices and pension arrangements of the employees in the factories.

The lawyer also audits and investigates the original contracts, warranties and licenses signed by the two factories with customers and suppliers.

The third step is to make a declaration to all levels of government departments. Generally, all countries have antitrust laws, and large-scale acquisitions often require the approval of certain government departments.

Although Rolls-Royce and Bentley are not monopolies, they are related to the job and pension changes of thousands of people, and require at least three levels of approval.

After these three steps are completed, the real negotiation stage begins. The negotiations mainly involve the manner of the transaction, the manner and amount of compensation.

And the different compensation should be closely followed by a carefully planned schedule, and the error will be different depending on the time involved in any transaction.

For example, if the factory has 100 cars in July, it will be sold at the end of July, and the acquisition will be completed in August.

At the dinner table, the two sides only had preliminary contacts, and when it came to this, both sides were already very satisfied.

After dinner, the two sides parted ways in front of the restaurant. Jonas and Ursula got into a royal car and returned to Windsor Castle to sleep.

However, as soon as they returned, Edward and Randolph were already waiting in the courtyard of the Upper District.

Seeing them, Ursula couldn't help but laugh. "Jonas, it looks like you're going to have a great evening. ”

"Aunt Ursula......"

Ursula smiled, "Young people should have the vitality of young people, and you are about to become a little old man every day with us old people." ”