The Spring Festival is coming, but what is different from previous years is that Wang Batian spent this Spring Festival in Switzerland, and Yu Ying is still with him.

Zhu Yunsheng had already left Switzerland. He didn't stay in Wang Batian's Swiss Castle that day. He came to Switzerland mainly to negotiate cooperation. Introducing his godson to Wang Batian was just by the way. Of course, this little guy named Wan Zhenghao left a very good impression on Wang Batian.

Zhu Yun was born in Switzerland for three days, and during these three days, Wan Zhenghao has been staying in Wang Batian's Swiss castle. In exchange for Wan Zhenghao, let Wang Batian familiarize himself with the Internet, and Wang Batian taught Wan Zhenghao how to hunt.

When he left, Wan Zhenghao was still a little reluctant. Not only did he feel reluctant to give up on Wang Batian, but also the snow mountain and the ancient castle. When he remembered the scene at that time, Wang Batian couldn't help but tilt the corners of his mouth. It's been a long time since he met such a fun little guy.

2007 has passed, and 2008 is just around the corner. Although Hengtian Group and Beijiang Heavy Industry's comprehensive international strategy was at the end of 2007, in these last two months, the market value of the two major groups leaped faster than the first ten months.

Because of the influence of Yang Qian, the second British Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Winston Consortium, the major companies of Beijiang Heavy Industry and Hengtian Group have no obstacles to listing in the UK.

Before listing, Hengtian Group's market value had reached US$15.8 billion, and after listing, it doubled directly to US$32.2 billion as Wang Batian imagined. It was 227th in the Fortune 500. It was ahead of Norwegian Telecommunications Company, with a market value of US$32.238 billion, which is only less than US$20 million higher than Hengtian Group.

The market value is calculated based on the stock price, but in fact, the stock price of Hengtian Group is not stable now. After all, it has just been listed. It is normal for it to suddenly increase by a few percentage points or fall by a few percentage points tomorrow.

Beijiang Heavy Industry is not as fierce as Hengtian Group. After all, Beijiang Heavy Industry's potential has been squeezed cleanly before. Several companies listed in the UK have only pushed Beijiang Heavy Industry's market value to US$20 billion. However, it can be considered a tail, barely squeezing into the Fortune 500 in the world, ranking 473.

Listing has slightly weakened Wang Batian's control over several groups, but after all, he is the largest shareholder. The only thing that is more troublesome is that he is no longer just the Wang family on the board of directors.

The pros and cons have their own advantages and cons, just look at how to think about it. In terms of benefits, as the influence of Beijiang Heavy Industry and Hengtian Group increases, both Yang Qian and Wang Batian's international status are getting higher and higher, and Wang Batian's personal wealth invisibly also has a leap forward.

If we talk about the big thing in Europe in 2008, it is that the number of countries using the euro has been increased to 15, and the status of the United Kingdom is becoming increasingly embarrassing. Even the king and domineering in Switzerland can feel this, because many Swiss media criticized the UK's insistence on the British pound.

If it is other small countries, it doesn't matter, but Britain is one of the most powerful countries in Europe. Such persistence is naturally an alien in the eyes of other countries. Of course, in the end, it is still a relationship of interests.

Another important thing for Winston Bank is that a futures transaction by Societe Generale used bank funds to conduct illegal transactions in 2007 without authorization, which eventually caused Societe Generale to lose up to 5 billion euros.

Although Societek is the second bank in the world, the losses of up to 5 billion euros also make Societek unable to bear it. What really caused a fatal blow is the credibility issue.

A small futures trader can mobilize funds without authorization, which makes big customers continue to believe in Industrial Bank? The most important thing is that the losses in the past year will be borne by customers, and the CEO of the Societe Generale is facing a resignation crisis.

The crisis of Societek is an opportunity for Winston Bank. Winston Bank was originally planning to open the savings function later, but the opening time of the Roundtable Parliament can be slightly earlier, especially the matter of Societek Bank is in front of it.

Because of this incident, the Duke of York, the second knight of the roundtable, came to Switzerland to negotiate with Wang Batian. His purpose was very simple, which was to encourage Wang Batian to acquire the British industry of Societe Generale.

The Duke of York and others will help Winston Bank complete the merger and acquisition in all aspects, but they are not without requirements. Once the acquisition is successful, Winston Bank will no longer be Wang Batian's own Winston Bank. What they want to build is a giant consortium with an industrial value of up to trillions.

Wang Batian naturally couldn't agree to such a big thing immediately. In fact, the Duke of York also understood that Wang Batian would take some time to consider, and he gave half a month. Societe Generale was definitely eyeing many people, and the opportunity would not be left to Winston Bank. If you haven't decided yet for half a month, this matter will naturally be abandoned!

This is not because it is necessary to convene the entire Winston consortium for talks, but this time the talks were not in the UK but in Switzerland.

Beijiang Heavy Industry Xu Jianyi, Hengtian Group Zhu Yunsheng, Kaitian International Cinema Yu, Kaitian International Film and Television Zhang Yu, Winston Bank Li Guangqi, and Winston Automobile Company Fu Jie, these six are the largest executives of the Winston Consortium, but once they agree, some of them will inevitably need to leave their current positions.

The sudden meeting was very surprised by these people, especially when they knew that there were only six of them in the meeting, they were even more surprised because they understood that Wang Batian must have made big moves and that they needed to be kept confidential.

Only Li Guangqi guessed something about this, because the Duke of York had met him briefly three days ago and inexplicably asked about the Winston Bank.

At this time, all of Wang Batian's shares were managed by Winston Bank, and he also owned all of the shares of Winston Bank. Although Winston Bank President Li Guangqi ranked last among the six people, he was actually the real core.

This is his own direct lineage, so Wang Batian directly expressed the proposal of the Duke of York. Winston Bank built a real Winston consortium as the core, but due to the joining of the Duke of York and others, the entire consortium will not be solely controlled by Wang Batian.

In other words, once the Duke of York agreed to the proposal, half of you present will leave your current position, because the board of directors will not talk about any feelings, and those who are qualified will leave the unqualified. In China, these people have been considered qualified after years of appointment, the president, but what the board of directors needs is not just qualified.

There may not be any major change in understanding in a short period of time, but it will only be in a short period of time, and at most no more than half a year, several groups will definitely make major personnel changes.

Xu Jianyi and the others did not expect to receive such a big news as soon as they came to Switzerland. Everyone knows who can stay and who needs to leave. Yu Ying, Zhu Yunsheng, and Fu Jie must leave because compared with their abilities, they are still a distance away from their current seat.

Zhu Yunsheng is at most the ability of the general manager of Hengtian Group, and Fu Jie is also about the same. There is no problem if you ask him to lay the foundation for Beijiang Steel. If it were not for those two vice presidents, I believe that Winston Automobile Company would be very bad at this time.

Yu Ying has always performed well because cinemas are a well-controlled industry. If we use the game, it is that Xu Jianyi and the others are all in difficult modes while Yu Ying is in simple modes. Her ability can only follow the rules and let Kaitian International Cinema develop slowly bit by bit.

Such achievements are already considered good in Wang Batian's eyes, but in the eyes of those real elites, Yu Ying can only barely pass. If it were others, Kaitian International Cinemas might have become a real theater empire at this time, just like Murdoch in the media industry, implementing monopoly in the theater industry.

A group not only needs to develop itself but also needs to suppress its opponents from time to time. Yu Ying has always been like playing a stand-alone game. I don’t care about the small companies around me that are developing rapidly.

There is naturally no problem in a short period of time. Kaitian International Cinema has strong capital, but if one day an enemy with stronger strength appears, how should Kaitian International Cinema handle itself?

When Wang Batian finished speaking of the Duke of York's proposal, he stopped talking. He closed his eyes and waited quietly for Xu Jianyi and the others' answers. At this time, Xu Jianyi and the others were also silent.

"If they joined, the Winston Consortium at that time was the real Winston Consortium. The capital we directly and indirectly controlled was likely to reach trillions of dollars."

trillion US dollars! This is an unimaginable number, but now this number is in front of you, and it is not a dream. The funds controlled by the Winston Consortium have reached hundreds of billions of dollars, and no one of the capital controlled by the twenty-three British super rich people will be inferior to Wang Batian. trillion capital is a normal thing.

What was the concept of the Winston Consortium at that time? The Rockefeller Consortium in the United States, the Morgan Consortium, the DuPont Consortium, the First Citibank Consortium, the Mellon Consortium, the Japanese Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, Fuji Consortium, Europe's Siemens, Krupp, Deutsche Bank, and Lossill.

This is a path that can truly reach the peak. Although I remain silent, the answer is actually right in front of me. Wang Batian also knows that although I give up, I get more.

Not to mention Yu Ying, Zhu Yunsheng and others, if the consortium reorganization is really completed, then even Xu Jianyi and others who may be staying in their original positions will not be as smooth as before. After all, in the future, the Hengtian Group will no longer be a group that focuses on the interests of Wang Batian alone, and they need to be responsible to the entire board of directors.

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