378 Sequence of Expansion of the Luxury Empire
"Bang Bang Bang..."
Watching Li Feng sign with Henry's family protégé, Robert Parker, and Michelle Rowland, there was warm applause in the conference room. After winning several small projects in a row, Li Feng was in a good mood, and after signing the contract, he served the champagne that had been prepared a long time ago, and everyone celebrated.
"John, congratulations!" François Pinault said with a smile and raised his glass to Li Feng.
"Thank you, François, but I look forward to signing with you. Li Feng smiled and took a sip before replying.
"Yes, hopefully!"
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"John, it's Henry Jayette and Lalu Lehua, and now it's Lalu waiting for you. Just as Li Feng was holding his wine glass to congratulate everyone in the conference room, Wang Siqing appeared next to Li Feng again, and also held Li Feng's private phone and said.
"Hello, Ms. Laru, I'm St. John Lee!" he apologized to the crowd and took the phone straight away.
"John, congratulations on your successful partnership with Henry!"
"Hehe... It's nothing, I'd love to work with you. ”
"John, I have discussed with Henry, I can sell 40% of the shares of Lehua Winery, this is used to show my sincerity, and when you officially start, we can fully cooperate in the future. ”
"Wow... This is one of the best news I have heard today, and I will give my full support to Henry and you to Larus in the fight to remove Romanée-Conti from the throne of wine. Hearing the voice from Lalu on the other end of the phone, Li Feng replied happily with a smile.
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Obviously, Li Feng knew from the phone that Henry Jia Ye and La Lu Lehua were together at this time, and the agreement was officially signed here, and Henry Jia Ye immediately knew and received the news.
Lalu may have been persuaded by Henri Jayle, or he may want to work hard again to see if he can join hands with Li Feng, the son of a miracle of wealth, to truly make Lehua Winery a wine brand comparable to Romanée Conti.
In today's world, everyone knows that if you want to build a brand into a top-notch brand, in addition to the quality of the brand itself, there is also the need for publicity, and publicity costs a lot of money.
Romanée Conti is after a long period of business publicity in the early stage, to achieve today's reputation, now want to make a brand can catch up with people, need to find a rich man, and Li Feng, who has both wealth and all aspects of the channel, is obviously the most in line with one of the owners of Lehua Winery.
Anyway, after much consideration, Lalu finally reached an agreement with Li Feng, but less than half of the shares were transferred this time, perhaps because they had experienced the power struggle of Romanée Conti Winery before, and were unwilling to sell too many shares.
Li Feng didn't care, not that he didn't want to acquire, but Li Feng knew in his heart that since he already owned 4% of the shares, it was enough to ensure that Lehua Winery could fully cooperate with his own wine group in the future.
It can be said that the choice of Lalu Lehua is a win-win situation for both Li Feng and Lehua Winery. Of course, it would be best if it could be fully acquired, but Li Feng also knew that it was impossible, at least for now, although Lalu was over 60 years old, he was still ambitious.
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According to her, Lalu will come to Paris in person in the afternoon, when a new share transfer agreement will be signed, which was agreed on the phone.
At noon, Li Feng invited everyone, left everyone behind, and enjoyed a French meal at the Ritz Hotel.
"Desor, Robert, it's up to the two of you to accept the merger next. In addition to the company merger, I will ask Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu to assist you in the whole process of accepting and achieving the integration as soon as possible. ”
"BOSS, don't worry, I will coordinate with all parties to resume all aspects of the company's operations as soon as possible. ”
"I'm looking forward to the next job!"
The two of them expressed their opinions, and at the same time, the new additions Jean Nicolamio and Emmanuel Rogette also nodded in agreement.
"The good news is that in the afternoon La Lule will also come to Paris, and the company will acquire a 40% stake in Château Le Hua, and the wine group has expanded again. ”
Li Feng smiled and told everyone the good news, causing everyone to cheer again. These are smart people who know the potential of Château Le Franchis, one of the best in France.
Although it is not a controlling stake, with this 40% stake, it means that the future wine group will get the wine sales right of Lehua Winery, which is very beneficial to the company's next development.
After all, according to Li Feng's plan, the establishment of a global social club does require top wine brands, even cigar brands, etc., which are all under consideration.
Imagine smoking a top Cuban cigar, drinking Bordeaux and Burgundy Grand Cru wines, socializing with your rich and famous people, or having business negotiations in a top-notch social club, this is definitely the place to highlight your identity.
In Li Feng's heart, Li Feng is ready to build the club into a top-level social place, just like the previous Chang'an Club. In Li Feng's mind, the club of the future should have both a top social place like the Roosevelt Hall and a top reputation like the Rockefeller Foundation.
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After chatting with everyone for a while about the general direction and strategy of enterprise development, Desol and others said goodbye and left together, and this trip to Paris, except for the Spring Department Store, there was no news, and the rest got perfect results, which made Li Feng very happy.
"John, I have to congratulate you again, your luxury empire has begun to take shape, and I'm a little excited about what you envision, the combination of top fashion and luxury goods and top retailers, plus the establishment of top social membership clubs. In Li Feng's suite living room, Li Zekai, the little superman, said to Li Feng with a red wine glass and a smile.
"Yes, maybe, it's just the beginning for the time being, and no one knows the final result. Li Feng shrugged and replied humbly.
"You're not going to fight a battle you're not sure about, are you?"
"Hehe, by the way, Sister Qing, I remember the last time I came to France, I really wanted to contact the Crédit Lyon bank and the secretary general of the presidential palace, you help me find out, in the Pinault spring group, Crédit Lyon seems to be the majority shareholder, it seems that I also have to contact others." Li Feng changed the topic with a smile and said to Wang Siqing.
Li Feng still remembers that last year, he helped Crédit Lyon Bank and took over a mess in the hands of others - MGM, of course, MGM is now reborn in the hands of Li Feng, but at least since the acquisition, Michael Bar has been getting better and better.
Crédit Lyon almost went bankrupt a few years ago, and now it has not eased up, so naturally it is also short of funds, and Li Feng naturally did not know that Crédit Lyon has shares in the Pinault Spring Group.
During this investigation of Printemps, it was learned that when the Pinault Group first sought to go public, including Crédit Lyon and AGF Insurance Company, these investment institutions all invested in the early Pinault Group, becoming the majority shareholder second only to the Pinault family.
In addition to contacting the Pinault family, Li Feng will naturally contact the rest of the shareholders to try, and even if these investment institutions don't mind, Li Feng doesn't mind directly buying the shares of the Pinault Group in the hands of others.
Last time, it was through the introduction of Dominique Delvipan, secretary general of the presidential palace, that he took over MGM from Crédit Lyonnais, and this time Li Feng also planned to find Dominica first, and then contact Crédit Lyonnais through others.
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"I'll look for it later. Wang Siqing replied with a smile.
The last time I came to France, Wang Siqing didn't accompany him, and the relationship with Wang Siqing at that time was still a normal employment relationship. However, Wang Siqing has all the business cards that Li Feng once exchanged, and it should not be difficult to find out.