Chapter 21 Pre-Sale
CNC machine tools, precision instruments, energy extraction equipment ......, looking at the things in the form that the West restricted exports, Joseph hesitated and nodded and handed it to James.
"Just leave it to the United States as above! There is no movement on the Huaxia side, such as the matter of filling the gap with shares, which I mentioned earlier. ”
"Ambassador Zhang Jianjun said that they agreed to our request in principle, but we still have to wait for the arrival of someone who can call the shots, and the time should be these two days."
Someone who can call the shots? Joseph's spirits perked up, and the person who could make the decision on this kind of thing had to be at least a member of the committee or even a member of the Standing Committee, but is it a bit high-profile for a person of such an identity to come to the West to meet him?
High-profile is a trivial matter, and Joseph is worried that this matter will bring trouble to himself, after all, he is now the dog tooth of the United States, at least in the eyes of the United States government.
"Does Huaxia have any plans, it's impossible to come to Nord to meet me directly!"
Regarding Joseph's doubts, James shook his head and said that he didn't know, in fact, Joseph just asked casually, he naturally knew that James didn't know, otherwise he would have told himself a long time ago, and he still needed to wait for him to take the initiative to ask?
Waving his hand to let James leave, Joseph put this matter aside for the time being, although this is related to the future development of the Nord Principality and involves a large amount of money, but compared to the large number of builders in Nord now, those can be ignored for the time being.
"What is the turnover of the casino?"
Joseph asked about the butler Abner, although the Nord royal group belongs to the Nord principality, but Nord is a dual monarchy, and the treasury is not much different from Joseph's private vault, and Abner, the casino as a cornucopia, has no reason to pay attention from time to time.
"Yesterday I received about 400,000 US dollars, in addition to the hotel's alcohol, there is also a big profit, not even less than the profit brought by the casino, and the shipping company has just received an order for two luxury yachts, and the profit is expected to be about 150,000 US dollars."
Compared with the arrival of the media, this group of builders is the real consumer high roller, in just a few days to the Nord Principality has brought millions of dollars of net income, this is only under the Nord Royal Group, although the income of the shops in the North City District is far less than the Royal Group, but compared with the usual income is about three to five times.
The Wall Street Journal even appeared in the figure of Joseph, some people say that Joseph will be on this year's Forbes list of Europe's richest people, and the position is relatively high. Some people also say that there are two industries under the Nord Royal Group, and if it is listed in New York, it is believed that Joseph's net worth will increase by at least four or five times.
Joseph is naturally not a visionary person, if the Nord Royal Group is listed at this time, it will naturally be able to exchange a lot of cash, but compared with his real value, these are only a drop in the barrel.
The day after learning of this rumor, Joseph asked Abner to count his assets and the current output value of the Nord Royal Group with a playful attitude, and the final result surprised Joseph.
The NORD Royal Group now includes the Royal Shipyard, the five-star hotel, the casino, the Nord Royal Bank, the Nord Royal Daily, the Automobile Union, Audi AG, the pharmaceutical group......
Although the cash flow of individual companies is not very abundant and the scale is not very large, those who look closely will see that these have amazing potential. Anyone who sees Audi's new vehicle can't help but marvel at it, thinking that it is the perfect means of transportation.
Musical, safe, beautiful, it's the perfect synopsis. These were the words of James when he first saw the new Audi, and not only him, but other cabinet members were also complimenting him in a similar way. Air cushions, music players, and slight adjustments of seats are the most humanized changes, and I believe that every customer is enjoying the warmth of home when driving such a vehicle.
On the whole, Audi AG is now the most valuable company under the Nord Royal Group, with total assets of $30 million, but due to the war and operational strategy mistakes, it still has about $60 million in foreign debt. Of course, the foreign debt is concentrated in the auto alliance rather than in the newly formed Audi company, and France would not have been so happy to facilitate the deal in the first place.
Excluding foreign debts, the total assets of the Nord Royal Group are now about 230 million US dollars, and as the ruler of the Nord Principality, others naturally attribute the Nord Royal Group to Joseph, which is why some people say that Joseph will be on the Forbes list of the richest people in Europe.
The time is unconsciously close to December, Christmas is approaching, Audi is ready to give a big surprise to European and American car lovers on Christmas Day, 200,000 new Audi has been transported to Europe and the United States, just waiting for the day when the real sale comes.
The new Audi model is the A1 and costs $100.000, which may be a bit expensive, but with its overall score, this price is not very exaggerated, especially since Audi is not a new brand, and it does not need to be cheap to create a market with decades of credibility.
Byrne, the current president of Audi AG, held a press conference three days ago, at which he focused on the Audi A1 data, and did not introduce the specific appearance, mainly to give a surprise to customers who are interested in buying.
Although there is no disclosure of appearance, but with a variety of humanized designs have attracted the hearts of many car lovers, Joseph was also present at the meeting that day, but he only participated as a VIP at that time.
Audi's affairs are very important, but Joseph's busy things are equally important, the contact person in Huaxia has arrived, and Joseph can't help but be surprised when he sees someone coming.
The person who came is not the current member or standing committee member, but his identity cannot be ignored, the former vice premier of China, a leader who is quite praised, especially in the field of industry, has the authority to speak.
However, Joseph is only a small surprise, and now his status and even influence do not allow him to perform too much, in a way, they are equal.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Li."
Joseph didn't know what to call each other, so he ended up simply addressing the old gentleman casually, so that the cure-all-trades would not be annoying.
"It's also a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness Joseph."
Mr. Li was very happy, because Joseph greeted him in Chinese, what does this mean? This in itself is a sign of sincerity, and Mr. Li is very confident in what will happen next.
In the banquet hall of the palace, the two sat down face to face after greeting each other warmly, and it was strange that there were only the two of them in the entire banquet hall, and the rest of the people, including the guards, had already left.
Although Mr. Li has a senior voice in Chinese politics, he was actually just a flash in the pan, so coming to Nord would not attract too much attention.
"One thing that surprises me, His Royal Highness Joseph is so optimistic about the business pattern of China at this time?"
"To be honest, I'm not very optimistic, but I believe that in the Huaxia market in ten years, although I am the Grand Duke of Nord, I am also a businessman, which can be regarded as an investment!"
Joseph will not give the other party the impression that he is very optimistic about the Chinese market, otherwise he will inevitably fall to the passive side in the next negotiations, but it is not appropriate to lie, so he deliberately said that he is optimistic about the future Chinese market.
This sentence made Li Lao want to continue for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "We are still more happy, we are getting older and older, and we are not as young as you in terms of calculation...... Forehead! ”
At this time, Li Lao suddenly realized that it was not a young man who negotiated with him but a little doll, and Joseph's aura was undoubtedly successful, otherwise he would not have made Li Lao wake up until now.
Shaking his head, he handed over a list, which was full of the existing groups in Huaxia, and the meaning was obvious, let Joseph choose the companies he was satisfied with to share.
After browsing the various companies on the list, Joseph couldn't help but shake his head inwardly, these state-owned enterprises that seemed to be highly profitable at this time would disappear into history one after another after twenty years, and Joseph would naturally not be satisfied.
Closing the list of companies, Joseph glanced at Mr. Li who was full of anticipation and said, "There is no company on this that I am satisfied with, I said another way, Mr. Li, you are not satisfied." ”
"Although His Royal Highness Joseph said it, as long as it is not too excessive, we have no reason to refuse, after all, His Royal Highness Joseph is also half of our country!"