Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Alliance of Nobles
"The Porosti family? What does this have to do with them? "Bo Ono has long heard rumors about the Porosti family, a world-renowned banking family and a veritable money empire.
"The nobility of old Europe, with their own internal alliances, originated from their social relations with each other when Europe dominated the world, strengthened the interdependence and sharing of honor and disgrace after the decline of Europe, in short, it was a community of honor with historical traditions." He Ran's decryption is very much like a roadside novel, but Bo Xiaoye believes that with He Ran's status and social skills in the business world, the news he provided should be accurate, not to mention, based on what he saw and heard when he went deep into the high-level social circle in South Korea, this kind of high-level community of interests does exist.
"What is the relationship between the Porosti family and this European noble alliance?"
"The Porosti family can be regarded as the leader of the European aristocratic circle, so to win the support of those old nobles, I only need to deal with the Porosti family to get twice the result with half the effort."
"But what influence can a group of old aristocrats who have fallen into the new era have in Europe? And on what basis do they support you as a Chinese? Zhuo Yining couldn't figure out He Ran's routine.
"Although many of these old aristocrats have long been inferior to the strength of the bottom, but their influence still exists, Europe is different from the class division in the United States, it is a society that pays great attention to blood, people born in the nobility have a natural high-level status in Europe, and the influence of European aristocrats on Europe can penetrate into every level, even if it is a declining aristocracy, it is a hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen." Speaking of the "aristocratic" circle in Europe, He Ran is very head-up.
And Zhuo Yining still continued to wonder, "But a money family like Porosti can't be done by relying on your money. β
He Ran shook his head and smiled, "That's true, but people always have a major enemy and a secondary enemy, what do you think these Europeans will make when facing the United States, the world's largest power today?" β
"They're allies."
"That's just a matter of politics and military, but the American military is actually stationed on European soil, and the threat from Russia to the east has been feared by Europeans for hundreds of years, and this acquisition includes the world's top 10 biotech companies, do you know what that means?"
"It means that the world's top five biotech companies are all American companies." Bo Ono answered He Ran's question.
"That's right! For these old European aristocrats, the most intolerable thing is actually that the Americans in the New World, whom they regard as rude and vulgar, are now showing off their might on noble European soil, so they used their influence to let the EU top leaders come forward to veto the acquisition proposals of many American companies one after another, although they were finally broken through by the powerful Sylvie Company, but in order to continue to snipe at the mergers and acquisitions of American companies, the Porosti family in addition to escorting the Baimu Company, which also belongs to Europe, It also gave me the green light as a Chinese, and I suspect that they had noticed my big acquisitions in Europe and recognized my achievements in this area. β
After listening to He Ran's explanation, Bo Xiaoye touched his nose and said slowly, "I guess they didn't expect that Baimu Company would actually collude with Sylvie Company in the end and slap the faces of this group of self-righteous Europeans." β
"So, the problem is very clear now, we have to win this game, but how to win is a problem, in addition to our own strength, we also need to deal with those old European schools, squeeze their remaining influence in Europe, and help us defeat Sylvie." He Ran's idea is very ingenious, he wants to use the contradictions between the top levels of Europe and the United States to achieve his own goals.
"So, you're going to take us to visit the Porosti now?" Bo Ono glanced at the floor plan of London when he left the airport, and had already learned from the route of the car that the destination of He Ran's trip was Coney Manor, located on the outskirts of London, and in some rumors, Coney Manor was one of the Porosti family's holiday estates in London.
"Bo Xiaoye, you are really getting smarter and smarter, you are right, yesterday I received an invitation from the Porosti family, asking me to go to Connie Manor for a luncheon today, and I also want to take this opportunity to meet with the head of this family, and, don't you also want to eat, just by the way, it is said that the Porosti family has the top chefs in Europe, you are blessed." As he spoke, He Ran glanced at his watch, "The time is almost up, and we are almost there." β
While speaking, the convoy has driven into the gate of Connie Manor, Bo Xiaoye opened the window and looked out, and found that this legendary manor is very different from Amy Johnson's manor, compared to the large opening and closing of the American manor, this British classical manor, everywhere is the symbol of European garden technology, the champion courtyard is huge and complex but orderly, all kinds of workers in the manor are not in a hurry, orderly to carry out their work, the car in the manor for about three minutes, Only then did they drive in front of the huge castle-like villa in Connie Manor, which was full of European medieval art, and outside the castle, a pair of uniformly dressed men who looked like waiters in a top restaurant greeted each other.
Bo Ono pointed to a man in a trench coat, smiling, and dressed as a British nobleman who looked to be about sixty years old, and said, "He is the head of the Porosti family?" β
"No, he's just Aubrey, the butler of the Porosti family, and I've been in contact with him, but other than that, I've only met Olivia, the sister of the current head of the Porosti family. Porosti, and we have a luncheon today, the real head of the Porosti family, Arthur. Porosti. β
The car slowly stopped in front of the castle, Bo Xiaoye and He Ran got out of the car, and the butler Aubrey came over with a smile and held He Ran's hand, "Hello Mr. He, you are very punctual, you actually came to the appointment in a minute, and Mr. Arthur is already in the restaurant ready to greet you...... and your friends. β
He Ran politely shook Aubrey's hand, "You can take us to the restaurant." β
"Okay, please come with me, these two too...... Ah, this gentleman and this young lady, what shall I call you? Aubrey looked at Bo Ono and Zhuo Yining with some hesitation, and then immediately resumed his polite and friendly smile.
"These two are my partners in China, especially this Mr. Bo Ono, who has been my friend and partner for many years, and this Miss Zhuo Yining is his fiancΓ©e, and it just so happens that they are coming to Europe for a vacation, so I think I will bring them here, not too much." Although He Ran was completely nonsense, it still made Zhuo Yining's face imperceptibly red for a few seconds.
"Of course, Mr. He, please come in!"