(a)

“…… There is also an anecdote about the 90-year-old man who passed away yesterday. Albrecht had been kidnapped and extorted 7 million Deutsche marks, and after paying the ransom, the head of the Aldi group applied to the German authorities for the 7 million Deutsche marks to be financially recorded as a non-operating loss, so as to reduce the tax for the year, which was rejected by the German tax authorities......"

Chen Zhuo, who was brushing his teeth and listening to the news to practice his hearing, was about to be amused, is this a real story or a joke! I walked out of the bathroom in my suite and glanced at the TV, yes, it was the "Morning Broadcast" program of German national television, not a report from a small TV station, and it would not be fake news.

“…… Outai. Albrecht took the German tax authorities to court for this, and the sensation and influence of this lawsuit even exceeded the case of the kidnapping of the German billionaire itself. Albrecht's lawyers planned and organized the ......"

Looking at the constantly switching data shots on the TV screen, Chen Zhuo sighed in his heart while brushing his teeth carefully, this rich man is indeed troubled, and his own lawyer is unreliable! In the 70s, 7 million marks should be of what magnitude, I don't know, it should be quite rich, at that time China was still very poor......

The music on the mobile phone rang, Chen Zhuo hurriedly rinsed his mouth, took a towel and walked to the side of the bed while wiping his face.

(b)

"Hey, Heidi, it's so early, do you have a good rest!" Chen Zhuo asked with concern.

"It's okay, I thought you were still sleeping." Heidi didn't say much and said, "Patton, come out, the car to pick you up has arrived at the door of your accommodation......"

Chen Zhuo said: "Mmmm, haode, I'll be fine soon." ”

There are only two suits in the closet, one dark gray and one light gray, and for the funeral, it seems that a black suit is good, but now the dark gray one will be on it! The tie is also only available in blue and red......

A blue tie was tied over a white shirt, a dark gray suit, a pair of black socks, and black leather shoes that were rarely worn were put on, and the mobile phone was ...... Purse...... I don't know if there is a "follower" rule for foreigners' funerals, otherwise buy bouquets of flowers near them......

Walking out of the room after dressing quickly, Rebecca looked at him strangely, and Chen Zhuo said apologetically: "Sorry, Rebecca, Heidi's relatives have passed away, I have to go to condole, it's too late for morning exercise and breakfast......"

Rebecca looked at Chen Zhuo suspiciously, then at the TV, and asked, "Heidi?" Oh yes, Patton, Heidi seems to have the last name Albrecht......"

"What Alpha Beta?" Chen Zhuo looked at Rebecca and then looked at the TV, why is he still the old man who wants to deduct the ransom for taxes, what is his surname, what is Al, but he forgot how to spell it after listening to it......

Hurriedly said hello to Rebecca and walked out of the gate of the villa, a black Mercedes stopped at the door, and a middle-aged man in a black suit opened the door and said, "MR. Hello Chen, please get in the car, I'm Miss Heidi's personal lawyer......"

Lawyer? My-God, wasn't that old gentleman kidnapped by his lawyer! Hehe, of course, it doesn't mean that you don't have a lawyer...... Private lawyer, Heidi and private lawyer, oh, just now Rebecca meant to say, Heidi has something to do with the old man on TV, oh, that old man seems to have died yesterday, 90 years old.

(c)

The driver drove the car without saying a word, and the lawyer introduced himself when he helped Chen Zhuo open the car door, letting Chen Zhuo sit in the back seat, and he never spoke again after sitting down in the co-pilot.

Chen Zhuo didn't ask much, he was still thinking about the relationship between the news in the morning and Heidi, Heidi is only 22 years old, this old man is 90 years old, his father is definitely impossible, grandpa? It seems that grandpa's words are a little old, and grandpa's father, well, got married and had children around the age of 20...... Great grandfather? It should be "great-grandfather"! Grandfather's father!

I took out my mobile phone and flipped through the news on the Internet, and the front pages of major websites today seem to be full of photos of this old man, and it seems that this old man is very famous in Germany!

"Germany's richest man, Otei. Albrecht died, huh? Germany's richest man?

Could it be that Heidi is the descendant of the richest man in Germany?

88-year-old Outai. Albrecht is ranked first on the list of Germany's richest people, and his older brother, 90-year-old Karl Brown. Albrecht was second.

Not only is it the richest man in Germany in terms of personal assets, but the Albrecht family is also the richest family in Germany, and the Covante family, which owns 51% of the shares of BMW, is also behind them, and Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Mercedes-Benz are behind them in both individual and family rankings......

On the list of personal wealth, behind the two 90-year-old old men, Johanna of the Covant family, the fifth on the German rich list, is also 88 years old, and Augusto von Fink, who ranks ninth on the German rich list, is the youngest of the long-lived rich, and he is 81 years old.

4 of the top 10 richest people are over 80 years old, which should be the "list of long-lived rich people in Germany"!

(iv)

The similarity between the "German miracle" and the "Japanese miracle" in Asia lies in the fact that they were all needed to contain the Soviet Union in the Cold War, and the economic construction of Germany and Japan as bridgeheads in the east and west is the historical background and reason for this.

Chen Zhuo is not familiar with the names of these old Germans, but when it comes to the industries they own, Chen Zhuo is not unfamiliar.

The 81-year-old Augusto von Fink owns Allianz Insurance and Merck Private Bank, which opened in Switzerland, and is worth about 7.8 billion US dollars.

The 88-year-old Johanna of the Covante family, which owns 51% of the BMW Group, is owned by Johanna. Covant and her son Steffen. Covante, daughter Susan. Kolatten owns 46.7% of the three of them, Johanna ranks fifth on the list of Germany's richest people with 16.7% of the shares, and her son Steffen is the fifth richest person in Germany. With a stake of 17.4%, Covant ranks fourth on the list of Germany's richest people, and his daughter Susan. Although Kolatten owns only 12.6% of the BMW Group, he is only 12.6% owned by Susan Brown. Kolatten inherited her husband's Altana chemical group, so she surpassed her brother and mother in terms of total assets, ranking third on the list of Germany's richest people.

Johanna of the Covant family. Covant and her son Steffen. Covante, daughter Susan. The total assets of the three of Kolaten are about $39 billion, if you don't count Susan. Coratten together with Altana Chemicals' $17 billion, then Johanna. Covant and her son Steffen. The total assets of Covante are not as good as those of the second-ranked Carl. Albrecht's personal assets are many, Karl. Albrecht's personal assets are $25.4 billion.

(5)

The Albrecht brothers co-founded a supermarket called "Aldi", the German word is "ALDI", "AL" is the first two letters of the two brothers' surnames, "DI" is the meaning of "discount store", "convenience store" and even "store store", in short, it is a store that sells bargains, and the German collective name for Aldi is "poor man's store".

The Albrecht brothers all participated in World War II, the elder brother was born in 1920 to participate in the Wehrmacht, and the younger brother was born in 1922 to participate in the Luftwaffe ground crew, and later both were captured by the American army, after the war, the two of them returned to their hometown of Essen to help their mother take care of the "Al's store", under the hard work of the two brothers, in 1962, the two brothers opened the first low-cost supermarket in Dortmund under the name of "Arle's store".

Aldi's services are mainly for low- and middle-income wage earners, residents with no fixed income, and retired seniors. Most of Aldi's chain outlets are located in the residential areas of the city centre and in various small towns, which makes it easy for low-income earners, the elderly and housewives to purchase.

In addition, Aldi also pays special attention to the needs of college students and foreign workers, there are many students in every city with universities, and there are almost more than 10% of foreign workers in each city.

After the 70s, the proportion of the aging population in Europe is increasing, by the beginning of the 21st century, the proportion of the elderly population in Europe has reached 20%, in Germany has been close to 25%, Aldi "cheap store" greatly meets the shopping convenience of these people, at present, Germany with a population of 80 million has more than 3,600 Aldi branches, with an average population of more than 20,000 people in the area of one......

In terms of business positioning, Aldi has also made a distinction with Wal-Mart and Carrefour, compared with the tens of thousands of goods of the previous two retail giants, Aldi's product categories are only 700 kinds, each of which will be tried by experts and give advice, and ensure that these products are the best cost performance, if there are quality problems and inflated prices, once eliminated, there will be no chance of cooperation.

Strict screening also ensures credibility, 75% of the 80 million Germans have had the experience of shopping more than twice in Aldi, of which 20 million people only shop in Aldi, and there is also a data that the proportion of electronic products in Aldi sales continues to increase, and the data says that 60% of Germans buy their own computers from Aldi, the data is very scary.

As the business progressed, the two brothers gradually withdrew from their day-to-day operations, especially after the kidnapping of their younger brother Otai in the mid-70s, the two brothers gradually faded into the limelight, and the family members were very low-key and cautious......

(f)

The car pulled Chen Zhuo directly to the airport, did not enter the terminal building, but drove directly into the airport, and a special plane was parked on the apron in the corner......