Chapter 326: The Fortu Family

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"Larry, I've read the document on your use of 'keyword' ads instead of PPC, and the annotated email has been sent to your mailbox, so you can take a look at it when the time comes. Also, there is no problem with the company slogan of 'Don't do evil'. By the way, you remind Sergey, I think there are some problems with the company logo, and I have sent the improvement requirements to his mailbox, so that he can organize the technical and design departments to take a look, and if there is no problem, I will implement it, I want to see a more concise and more comfortable color ratio logo. ”

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Sending emails, making phone calls, approving documents, and before you know it, six or seven hours have passed.

"Boss, the plane is about to land!" Matthew reminded him.

"Got it!"

After nodding, Guo Shouyun pinched his eyebrows, he didn't feel it when he was busy before, but as soon as he stopped, his head was groggy, as if he had been poured cement, and the feeling of heaviness and solidification was too uncomfortable.

After closing his eyes, resting for a while, and feeling a little better, Guo Shouyun opened his eyes.

Looking at the computer open in front of him, and the messy papers stacked on the table, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"If only there was a secretary!"

I want to think about it, but it's just about it. There was no pause in the action of organizing the documents. By the time he had archived the files on his computer and sorted out the materials on his desk, the plane had begun to lower altitude. A few minutes later, we landed safely at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, the largest in France.

"Boss!"

Seeing Guo Shouyun get off the plane, Rebecca Mark, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly greeted her assistant with her assistant.

"Let's talk about it when we get in the car!" Guo Shouyun didn't ramble.

"Okay!"

After leaving a few bodyguards and crew to guard the plane, Guo Shouyun got on the convoy to pick him up and left quickly.

"The accommodation has been arranged for you, the presidential suite of the West Triumph Hotel...!"

Guo Shouyun interrupted her with a wave of his hand.

"Let's retire it, since I am attending the meeting as the chairman of the board of directors of Anping Company, I must abide by the company's regulations. ”

From the beginning of 2001, the acquisition of Pacific Power and Natural Gas Company ended with the acquisition of Enron in the second half of the year. In order to save expenses and cultivate the company's simple and simple, efficiency-based office mode, the management of Anping Company has formulated a strict 'employee travel and accommodation standards' for the company's middle and senior business trip standards. Even if it is a president, CEO and other high-level executives, at most they can only live in a junior suite in a three-star hotel. As for the extravagant five-star hotel presidential suite, don't think about it.

As the chairman of the company's board of directors, Guo Shouyun did not want to break the rules he had set by himself. Of course, if he buys a villa to live in with his own money, that's a different story.

"Understood! I'll let someone arrange it!"

"Hmm, where next?"

"If you don't need a break, we'll go to the company's European headquarters in Paris! ”

"Go to the company. ”

"Yes!"

"By the way, how long does it take to get from here to the company?"

"It depends on the situation, 40 minutes if there is no traffic jam. If you are stuck in traffic, it may be late. But not more than an hour, unless something unexpected happens. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded knowingly.

"I'll take a break. Wake me up half an hour later. ”

Guo Shouyun has a habit of taking a lunch break, usually between 1:30 and 2 o'clock in the afternoon, he will force himself to sleep for half an hour no matter what he does. This can greatly improve the productivity of the afternoon.

Looking at the man lying on his back after folding down the seat, Rebecca Mark looked at her watch and began to close her eyes as well.

The two bigwigs didn't speak, and the other people in the car naturally became quiet.

As the traffic rolled forward, the group arrived in the business district of Paris. As the European headquarters of Anping Company, a 12-storey business building with more than 20,000 square meters declares the company's financial strength and status.

The logos listed by giants such as ****, Verizon Telecom, ExxonMobil, Peugeot Citroen, and EDF also show the status of every inch of land here, and all of the people who can own properties here are the world's top large companies.

"Boss, we're here!"

After arriving at the location, Rebecca woke up the sleeping Guo Shouyun on time.

"It's here?... Good!"

After rubbing his face and sobering up for a while, Guo Shouyun walked down from the open car door.

As soon as he entered the door, a middle-aged man in a black suit greeted him with a large number of Anping company executives behind him.

"Hello boss. I'm Alphonse Varane, President of Enron Pacific Europe. ”

After shaking hands with him briefly, Guo Shouyun's gaze quickly swept over everyone behind him.

"Except for Alphonse, let's go back to work first. I'll look for you when I need them!"

Guo Shouyun doesn't like this kind of time-wasting and meaningless, pure face-saving welcome ceremony. Fortunately, Alphonse Varane did not engage in the kind of pompous welcome ceremony in red and green. Otherwise, Guo Shouyun's face would definitely not look good.

Everyone responded a little messily, and after one last glance at the legendary chairman of the board of directors within the company, they left in twos and threes.

"Let's go, let's go to the office!"

Guo Shouyun didn't procrastinate, and strode towards the elevator.

The more mature a person is, the more he can feel the preciousness of time and the limitation of personal energy. Therefore, compared with the past, the current Guo Shouyun has become more vigorous and resolute. For meaningless publicity, speeches, and banquets, he can push it as much as he can, but if he can't push it, he makes full use of his time as much as possible to broaden his relationships and contacts.

"What floor is the office?"

"Top floor!" Alphonse said hurriedly.

Guo Shouyun nodded, pressed the 12th floor, and then pressed the button to close the elevator.

Later, led by Alphonse Varane, four people, including Matthew, walked into the office. The rest, including their assistants, as well as Guo Shouyun's redundant bodyguards, stayed outside. The reason why this is so is because the next thing to talk about involves the company's trade secrets, and naturally too many people can't be around.

"Sit!"

The two nodded and sat opposite Guo Shouyun. Matthew took the initiative to pour drinks for the three of them, and after following Guo Shouyun for a long time, many things have become habitual to him.

"Boss, this is all the information of Vivendi!"

Rebecca Mark put the information that the secretary handed over to him in front of Guo Shouyun.

Looking at the two-finger-thick kraft paper bag, Guo Shouyun took it out and simply flipped through it.

"Is the financial loss data among them?"

"Yes! In addition, this information is a relatively important part of the information that I have deliberately condensed. If you want to see it all, there's one in the company's archives!"

"Got it, I'll look for you if I need it!" Guo Shouyun pondered for a moment, "Alphonse, you are French, do you know anything about Jean-René Fortu, the newly appointed CEO of Vidiwang?"

"At some business banquets, I have encountered it a few times. I kind of understand it!"

"Tell me about it!"

Alphonse Varane organized the language, "Jean-René Fortu, a direct member of the Fortu family, joined Vivendi after graduating from the Polytechnique de Paris, and once personally operated Vivendi's acquisition of Morocco Telecom and Havas News Agency, and was known in the business world for his shrewdness and ability. Moreover, he is accustomed to saving money, or being stingy, in the operation of the company. It's the type that employees don't like the most, but the board likes. In addition, Jean-René Fortu is only thirty-eight years old, which is considered a young type. Obviously, Vivendi wants to use him to get out of his current financial predicament and turn the company around!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, "How is the strength of the Fortu family in France?"

"The Fortu family has a lot of property in the old French aristocracy that has been inherited for hundreds of years, but the most valuable of them is the shares of the 'Northern Lorraine Iron Company'. No, it's Arcelor Steel Group now!"

Guo Shouyun also understands that just last December, the European Union approved the merger plan of France's Nord-Lorraine steel company with Luxembourg's Albert company and Spain's Azerbaria company.

The merger is planned to take place by Nord-Lorraine, France's largest steel company, through the acquisition of shares in Albert and Azerbaria. Nord-Lorraine has a 54 percent stake in the new company, while Albert and Azerbaria have 22 percent and 24 percent, respectively. The combined three steel companies have an annual turnover of 30 billion euros, employ 115,000 people and produce 50 million tons per year. It surpasses Japan Steel Corporation, which produces 28 million tons of steel, and South Korea's POSCO Corporation, which produces 26.8 million tons, ranking first in the world.

At the beginning, the merger of the three major companies caused a sensation in the world, even Guo Shouyun, who was closed because of Molly's affairs, was no stranger.

"How much does the Fortu family have in the Arcelor?"

"9.4%, which is the largest private shareholder outside of institutional investors. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded, "What is their influence in French politics?"

"Very deeply, in the seventies of the last century, Jean-Adil Fortu was the French Minister of Finance, although he has been retired for many years now, but with the support of his network, there are seven people in the family of Fortu who have entered the political and legal circles. The highest position among them was Jean-Steven Fortu, Speaker of the French Parliament of Lorraine. ”

The administrative regions of France are divided into regions, departments and communes. France is divided into 22 regions, 96 departments, 5 overseas departments, 4 overseas territories and 2 local administrative regions with special status. The regions are governed by the regional councils, and the regional speakers elected by universal suffrage every six years are equivalent to high-ranking officials in China.

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