"Isn't it a bit abrupt that you told him about this?"

After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Shan couldn't help but ask Zhong Shi, "Theoretically, what we are planning is to target the vast majority of European consortia. And now you've told the Fiat Group that they won't be able to leak this information and affect the implementation of our overall plan. ”

"I think it's a very risky act!" He categorically defined the whole thing.

"You're wrong!"

Zhong Shi picked up the water glass, swallowed slowly, and then said earnestly, "You underestimate the ugliness of human nature. In fact, Andrey. Agnelli would not go around publicizing it, but would keep what I said in a safe as if it were top secret. Whether he ends up doing it or not, it's unlikely that he'll tell a third person about it, because it could be a weapon for him to outperform his competitors. Of course, if he could be rewarded accordingly, he might divulge this secret to others, but is it possible? ”

Jiang Shan thought about it and finally shook his head.

"Also, once the whole plan is implemented, maybe the average person can't see why, but the top European consortia will definitely know what's going on, and they're too closely connected to the top of the government. Even if it is to maintain a good relationship in the future, we have to give them some hints now. America's allies aren't that reliable! ”

"Although we are doing things for the Americans now, we must keep a hand in everything, after all, we are just a tool to the US government, and we can give it up when the time is right. So don't do anything, or it may be our turn next! ”

"Now you understand?"

Looking at the shocked Jiangshan, Zhong Shi said leisurely, "This is why I revealed the purpose to them, at least after the worst comes." We still have a place to stay. ”

"Got it!"

Jiang Shan replied with a bitter face, and didn't say a word for a long time. Only then did he realize what a huge and dangerous conspiracy he had been involved in, but it was too late to get out.

Zhong Shi silently looked at the scenery outside the window, his expression was calm and calm, but deep in his heart. I don't know if it's as calm as it looks on the outside.

With a loud roar, Zhongshi's plane landed at the airport in Madrid, the capital of Spain. This is the penultimate stop of Bellstone's European tour, where he will meet with the founder of the Zara Group and the world's richest man, Amancio. Ortega.

Spain, located in southwestern Europe, shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal. It is a country that has a prominent place in recent history, during the Renaissance it was the most powerful country in Europe, and Spain was the hegemon of the whole world until the rise of England.

Spain is now a highly developed capitalist country, with the fifth largest economy in the eurozone, second only to Germany, France, Italy and other countries. Among the three major industries. Agriculture accounts for the smallest share of GDP, at around 2.5 per cent. However, due to climatic conditions, their agricultural products generally ripen about a month earlier than those in the eurozone, so they are extremely competitive in the market. At the same time, pork, mutton, fisheries, etc. are also relatively competitive agricultural products in the euro area.

In terms of industry, GDP accounts for about 15% of the total GDP, and the automobile industry is the mainstay of it. But compared to other industrial powers, the whole of Spain produces fewer cars than even the Fiat Group alone. So it's not too big. In addition, thanks to the slender coastline. Spain's shipbuilding and ship repair industry is quite developed.

Among the three major industries, the service sector is an important pillar of the Spanish national economy, accounting for more than 65% of the market. This is particularly true in the tourism sector, where in 2008 there were 57.4 million inbound tourists, the second largest in the world after France. It's a super tourist powerhouse.

Another pillar of the service sector is the banking sector in Spain. Among them, Banco de Panaérica, Banco de la Patrick de España, Banco de l'America, Bilbao, Biscay, etc., are all giants in the eurozone.

As a representative company in the textile and apparel industry in Spain, Zara is the world's number one clothing retailer and a subsidiary of the Inditex Group. Zara is loved by fashionable young people all over the world for its excellent design and low price. The Inditex Group has 6,000 stores worldwide, and Zara, one of the eight brands, has more than 1,500 stores and accounts for more than 60% of all sales.

The current market capitalization of Inditex is around 40 billion euros, and the founder Amancio holds 59% of the shares. With a net worth of 22.7 billion euros, equivalent to nearly $30 billion in US dollars, Ortega is an out-and-out top rich.

However, at the exit, Zhong Shi did not see the old man, who was almost 70 years old, and they were greeted by Ortega's granddaughter, Hetfanie. Ortega, a handsome blonde with a good figure, is only in her twenties.

Although she was wearing a formal dress in the office, it was cut and fitted, just right to show off her convex and backward figure. Inside the jacket was a lace-trimmed silk low-necked white shirt, a large area of bare snow white under the seductive lace pattern, a ravine looming in the middle, and a towering majestic mountain below. When the blonde faced Zhong Shi, she leaned slightly sideways, and from the top to bottom, Zhong Shi could clearly see that the silk black pants tightly wrapped around her lower limbs, and under the semicircular buttocks were a pair of long straight legs.

Seeing this beautiful and delicious picture, Jiang Shan beside Zhong Shi couldn't help but swallow his saliva and turned his head with difficulty, for fear that he would be ugly on the spot.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhong, my grandfather went to Milan."

She nodded at Zhong Shi, stretched out her delicate little hand, and explained to Zhong Shi in slightly broken English, "The latest autumn and winter clothes are coming out, we have to keep up with the trend." ”

"Understood!"

Zhong Shi chuckled and shook her hand, nodding his head in understanding.

Zara is criticized for copying the latest designs from top brands. Every year Zara pays tens of millions of euros in damages to these top brands, but they never cut off this kind of plagiarism, because the benefits of this kind of behavior far outweigh the damages for infringement.

As a top clothing merchant in Europe. The Inditex Group is a natural focus for funds, and X-Spatial is no exception, and their analysts have been dealing with the people at Inditex Group many times. This time, when X-Spatial informed the Spanish side that their fund manager would visit in person, the entire Inditex Group took this very seriously.

After all, if you get the favor of a heavyweight fund, it will be of great help to Inditex Group. Especially in the current situation where the market value continues to decline.

The worldwide economic crisis has led to a difficult life for everyone, and the same is true for the Inditex Group.

After researching the information of the Tianyu Fund, the Ortega family was surprised to find that the other party turned out to be a super-giant, far larger than the Inditex Group. This disparity in status suddenly caused them to abandon the idea of receiving them in the form of official business, and instead sent the most powerful successor in the family to entertain them.

"Mr. Zhong came this time, it is ......"

Not long after getting into the Mercedes Benz van, Hetfanie. Ortega asked tentatively. At the same time, he leaned forward and presented a deep ravine in front of Zhong Shi.

"The purpose of our visit was mainly to visit Zara's factory and design department, to conduct a general investigation, to see if Inditex Group has the potential to buy in the current market environment."

Zhong Shi felt quite embarrassed by her behavior, and he couldn't figure out whether the other party was intentional or unintentional. It's not good to remind the other party of anything, so you can only look ahead. Try not to look to the other side.

After all, for enthusiastic Spaniards, even exposing their entire breasts is nothing. The people here are very enthusiastic and unrestrained, and a lot of behavior that seems a little deviant in other places is just a common thing here.

"Just a general survey?"

Seeing Zhong Shi's businesslike attitude, Hetfanie shrank back silently. She said in a long voice, as if she was coquettish, as if she was talking to herself, but the next moment she suggested, "But since you are here." Why don't we do our best to be a landlord, why don't we go to the manor for a light meal first? ”

“……”

The corners of Zhong Shi's mouth twitched slightly, and the thoughts in his heart turned sharply, and he began to think about the meaning behind Hetfanie's words.

It stands to reason that although their visit to the Ortega family this time was an excuse for work, the real purpose was to communicate with Amancio. Ott deepens his conversation to get a glimpse into the current state of the textile and garment industry in Spain. But now that Hetfanie had opened her mouth first, Bell Stone did not know what it meant.

There will be no good feast, Zhong Shi will not think that the other party is so enthusiastic, he will take a fancy to himself!

"That's ...... That's good! ”

After thinking about it for a moment, Zhong Shi decisively agreed.

Zhong Shi's consideration is that although he doesn't know what the other party's purpose is, it is certain that the other party's overtures must be for him. And if you refuse, although there will be no serious consequences, it is difficult to say whether the purpose of the whole visit can be achieved.

One step at a time, Zhong Shi thought to himself.

"Okay, then let's change lanes!"

Hetfanie chuckled at Bell Stone's answer, and the mountains in front of him trembled.

Although Inditex has its headquarters in the A Coruña region, it is a small place that is not very well-known and not very convenient in terms of transportation, so the Inditex Group has long since moved its actual headquarters to Madrid, where only the nominal headquarters and garment factory remain.

As for the Ortega family, most of the members have long since moved to the Madrid area, and only when they are on vacation, they will move their family to A Coruña for a while.

The Ortega family's estate, located on the outskirts of Madrid's satellite city of Alcalá, is a university district with a strong academic atmosphere, which may have led the family to live here.

The scale of this manor is not large, and it covers an area of only a few tens of acres, which is quite simple and compact compared to the residences of other top wealthy people in the world. The villa in the middle of the manor is only two stories high, with a typical Spanish style: the layered building, the light gray cultural stone façade, the arched entrance supported by four stone columns, and the pool of about 20 square meters in front of the main entrance constitute the residence of a world-class wealthy.

"Please come in!"

As the van passed through the rectangular garden from the iron gate to the front of the villa, and stopped at the arched entrance of the villa, Hetfanie winked at the bell stone and said with a smile, "This is our manor." ”

"Wow, it's ...... here"

Jiang Shan in the other car also came down at this time, and when he saw such a scene, he couldn't help but say.

"Too luxurious, huh?"

Hetfanie turned her head with a sad expression on her face and pouted, "We all thought it was too luxurious, but my grandfather insisted on using it as a place to entertain VIPs, and there was nothing we could do about it. ”

It's just that the original intention of Jiangshan is that this place is too simple. After hearing Hetfanie's words, he could only swallow what he wanted to say later. (To be continued.) )

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