Rebirth
Chapter 791
"John, you see that you are also called John, and I am also called John. This is a coincidence. Even God is helping us. I hope we can meet and be friends." After introducing each other and making fun, Li Feng suddenly Smiled and joked to everyone and Zhuang Sibei.
"Haha..., if that's the case, there are too many people named John, and we can't even know them." Zhuang Sibei also responded with a smile and jokingly.
"Hehe..., since you know old Pino well, that would be great. I really have something to talk to both of you, such as Burberry, should we find a quiet place to talk? Chat?" Li Feng finally went straight to the subject.
"Burberry? It's useless for you to find me, John. No, Ms. Bravo is the protagonist!"
"John, you are too polite, who didn't know that you are the chairman of Burberry, and the director of GreatUniversal Stores (GUS Daquan), and your Experian company, which are all well-known big companies in the industry. "Li Feng replied with a faint smile and an expression that I know you well.
"Haha..., well, I accept your compliment, John, shall we find a place to sit down and talk?" Zhuang Sibei replied with a big laugh.
"OK, let's go to another villa. There is a living room over there. Let's sit down and talk slowly." Li Feng said to Zhuang Sibei and Bravo.
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The group of people talked and laughed and arrived at the promenade through the banquet hall. Looking at the artwork on the promenade, especially the various portraits of Li Feng himself, everyone could not help but joke Li Feng a few words, which caused everyone to laugh.
Tonight’s reception, in addition to Villa 19 as the main venue for the reception, there is also an open-air party in the large garden outside the villa, even including the villa where Li Feng lives on the 18th, facing the promenade. Coming over is a small banquet hall. When Li Feng and his party walked in, there were also a dozen people sitting there quietly chatting.
When the people inside saw Li Feng and others coming, they were surprised and greeted each other. After a few polite words, Li Feng finally led everyone through the small banquet hall and signaled to the security guard at the banquet hall door. After a while, I walked through the door to the private living room.
I joked and chatted again. After everyone had a drink of the top Blue Mountain coffee delivered by the villa servant, as Li Feng placed the coffee on the coffee table next to him, everyone seemed to have an appointment. They stopped talking and looked at Li Feng together.
"Ms. Bravo, as far as I know, you just took office this year. Burberry was in a trough before. I don’t know if you are confident to take it out of trough or even to its peak.” Li Feng smiled. The newly appointed CEO, an American fellow said.
"John, you can call me Mary. Now that I accept this job, I have confidence in Burberry. Of course, this requires a lot of support from the Sir."
"OK, Mary, it seems that you have full confidence in Burberry, that would be great, John, Mary is my fellow American, you need a lot of support!"
"Hehe..., that's natural, otherwise the board would not appoint Mary as CEO. We are very looking forward to it!"
"As long as John and the company can support me, I believe I will not disappoint you and the company's board of directors." Bravo smiled confidently and replied to Li Feng and Zhuang Sibei.
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"OK, I think Mary can help Burberry turn losses into profit. I heard that Burberry's development has encountered difficulties before. You also know that I have established a fashion luxury group together with Pino and are actively acquiring fashion. Brand, Old Pino suggested to me that Burberry is a top brand in the UK and a good acquisition target. I don’t know if GUS is willing to sell it?” Li Feng said directly.
"John, Lord Gerald reminded me before, but I didn't expect it to make us right. You really thought about Burberry."
"I am mainly confident in Bravo, and I am still an American fellow. I want to be able to acquire. I must give Bravo the greatest support to change the status quo of Burberry. Of course, this requires the willingness of you and GUS. Row."
"John, I heard that your Burberry turnover this year is about 20 million U.S. dollars at most. It can be described as a serious loss. Why do you completely throw away this mess? Besides, we are also willing to cooperate with GUS. You can cooperate with the GUS Group." Old Pino suddenly interjected to persuade Zhuang Sibei.
"I think if you want to acquire Burberry, you should be optimistic about its development. Since we all agree, why should we sell it?"
"There is no contradiction between being optimistic and selling. I think we should all understand that being optimistic is just optimistic. This is like a gamble. Before the final result is clear, no one knows whether to win or lose, and we set up a luxury goods group. , Is just a gamble.
For you, Burberry today is obviously a pity. I don’t believe that GUS’s management, board of directors, and shareholders will be one mind. John, for you, it’s just a change of holding company. You are still Burberry. Lee’s group chairman, including Ms. Bravo.
Besides, John, you should believe in the meaning and strength of the name Saint John Lee. With the support of the group, Burberry will definitely develop better than under the GUS umbrella."Old Pino responded with a smile.
"Wow... Old Pino, old friend, you are really..., but you have to understand that Burberry is not a Standard Chartered, not a listed company, you can't force a purchase!"
"Burberry isn't it, but isn't GUS company either?" Wu Jianmin interjected with a smile.
Although it’s a joke, it’s more like a threat. After all, GUS is facing financial giants like Standard Chartered. If the force represented by Li Feng targets GUS, then GUS will be in trouble. After all, it is a listed company. Li Feng's investment companies and financial groups have targeted, and the stock market will not feel better.
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"Is this a threat?" Zhuang Sibei asked Li Feng with a smile.
"No, Sir, this is just a fact. I think you, as an elite in the financial industry, should be very clear. I have such strength. You can truthfully convey what I say to the board of directors and shareholders of GUS. Is it?" Li Feng replied strongly at this time.
"Mr. John, I will truthfully convey your words to the board of directors. Although I am the chairman of Burberry Group, in the end, the holding company GUS is required to make a decision on such a matter. I cannot give you any guarantee here." Sibei regained his smile at this time and responded to Li Feng.
"John, I don't know if you are interested in joining Standard Chartered. Today, the company still lacks a non-executive director and group vice chairman." Li Feng changed the conversation at this time and sent an invitation to Zhuang Sibei on behalf of Standard Chartered Bank.
"Vice Chairman and Independent Non-executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank Group?" Zhuang Sibei asked in surprise.
"Of course, Sir, I know that you have rich experience in finance and retail. It must be a very good cooperation for Standard Chartered to invite you. Moreover, I can promise that as long as the Jazz performs well in Standard Chartered, we will be in the UK in the future. As the chairman of the Standard Chartered Group, I can reserve it for you." Li Feng promised again.
As Li Feng's words fell, everyone was shocked, and Wu Jianmin and others were also surprised. Li Feng has not told everyone about this, no wonder everyone was surprised.