Chapter 739: The Betancourt Family (I)
Neither Su Chenyu nor Jacques Chirac, the future president of France, expected that this cooperation would go so smoothly - they achieved their respective goals after a drink and chat.
Especially for Jacques Chirac, this visit to Bordeaux not only received the support of Su Chenyu, an "outsider" super consortium, but also had an unexpected surprise - he also brought a French local consortium to support him - this is definitely an unexpected joy.
You must know that although SS Financial Holdings, a world-class consortium, is very strong and is a great force all over the world, it is absolutely not as effective as the local "local snake" in France. Therefore, for the French consortium mentioned by Su Chenyu, Chirac is quite expectant.
Chirac, whose mentality had completely relaxed, shook the red wine in his hand and said with a smile: "Sue, I don't know which consortium you are talking about?"
Looking at Chirac who was pretending to be casual opposite, Su Chenyu couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, it seems that the future French president is indeed a little urgent, and his desire for the French consortium is even a little "hungry".
"Jacques, don't worry, you'll find out soon. Smiled and waved his hand, Su Chenyu took a sip of the red wine in his hand, and said lightly: "Don't worry, the one I brought here will definitely surprise you." ”
Listening to Su Chenyu's words, Jacques Chirac raised the wine glass in his hand to greet Su Chenyu, and then said, "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news." ”
"You won't be disappointed!"
When Su Chenyu and Jacques Chirac officially reached a peace, in a luxurious manor on the outskirts of Paris, a noble old lady who was already in her old age but still in good spirits and fashionably dressed also made her own decision!
So, the aristocratic old lady picked up the phone at hand and dialed it out......
This aristocratic old lady is not an ordinary old lady, she is another supporter that Su Chenyu found for Chirac, and she is also the second "land snake" ally she found in France - Lilian Betancourt.
Yes, it is Lilian Betancourt, the helmsman of the L'Oréal Group, the richest woman in Europe - this is the "landlord" ally that Su Chenyu found in the French business community, and it is also the local consortium supporter he found for Chirac.
Don't think that Lillian Betancourt is just an old lady and that she's just an old lady. It's this old lady who doesn't look like much, but she controls the Betancourt family, the top consortium in France, I believe no one will doubt the strength of the Betancourt family, right?
If you are naïve to think that the Bettencourt family is just the masters of L'Oréal, you are naïve. Yes, L'Oréal is the core asset of the Betancourt family, but the Betancourt family is definitely not the only L'Oréal group.
You must know that in addition to the core assets of L'Oreal Group, the Bettencourt family also holds shares in Nestle, Renault Cars, Total Petroleum and other companies, and its net worth is absolutely overwhelming Queen Elizabeth II. Among them, the shares of French companies such as Renault and Total Petroleum held by the Betancourt family were all "trophies" that Lilian Betancourt had managed to grab in the 1986 privatization of French state-owned enterprises.
Although it was difficult to acquire a small stake in Renault and Total, it has to be said that the Betancourt family did not take advantage of the privatization tide at all - they were the ones who were disappointed.
It is precisely because of this that Lilian Betancourt chose to form an alliance with Su Chenyu, a super powerful "outsider", in order to grab the fattest "spoils" in the next wave of privatization.
As for why Lilian Betancourt cooperated with Su Chenyu's "outsider" consortium? It is very simple, because compared with the intrigue between the French consortium, Su Chenyu, the "outsider", has the least conflict of interest with the Betancourt family, and even the cooperation between the two can maximize the benefits to a greater extent.
So, among the many French consortium families, why did Su Chenyu choose the Betancourt family of L'Oreal Group?
Hehe, naturally it's not because of the orphans and widows of the Betancourt family, Su Chenyu wants to have both mother and daughter, both people and money, even if Su Chenyu is heavy, he will not want to be the lover of Lilian Betancourt, an old woman, so rhythmically.
There is no doubt that Su Chenyu chose the Betancourt family as his "ally" naturally has his own little Jiujiu, in addition to the strong strength of the Betancourt family in France, there is another reason - L'Oreal.
Yes, the reason why Su Chenyu chose the Betancourt family is for L'Oreal!
As the world's largest cosmetics group, Su Chenyu is really greedy for L'Oreal Group, so he chose the Bettencourt family to be his good ally in France - after all, it is a happy thing to pit allies.
Well, of course, this is a joke, although Su Chenyu wants to swallow L'Oreal Group, but definitely not now, but after today's scandal broke out in the future. You must know that the scandal of the Betancourt family in later generations can be said to have directly detonated the French political and business circles, and even French President Sarkozy was implicated, shocking the entire world's wealthy circle.
At that time, it was the best time for Su Chenyu to intervene in the L'Oreal Group, and as an "ally", he had the obligation to help the Betancourt family take over the L'Oreal Group!
As soon as Jacques Chirac was sent away, Su Chenyu received a call from Lilian Betancourt, hoping to discuss the details of the cooperation between the two sides with him. In this regard, Su Chenyu naturally agrees very much, after all, he has just boasted about Haikou with Jacques Chirac, and it is better to deal with the Begudang family as soon as possible.
Flying directly from Bordeaux to Paris, Su Chenyu attended a dinner specially prepared for Lillian Betancourt at the estate in the afternoon of the next day. There is no doubt that the dinner is just a façade, and the real purpose is to talk about the specific division of interests between the two parties.
At the dinner party of the Betancourt family, Su Chenyu only saw two people - Lillian Betancourt and her daughter Françoise Bettencourt, who are now in control of the huge Betancourt family and the L'Oréal Group. It can be seen from this that even if the sparsely populated Betancourt family is strong and has an egg, how can the orphans and widows not be suppressed by those French conglomerates.
This is also the reason why as soon as Su Chenyu extended an olive branch, the Betancourt family immediately took over, and they needed a strong foreign aid. At the same time, Su Chenyu also needs a French "land snake" ally who is easy to fiddle with!