National Tide 1980

Henri Lacamier's return as a king and the action of expelling and clearing the usurpers went very smoothly, with almost no obstacles or difficulties.

Because all this was just like a script, and the two sides had communicated and made relevant arrangements early.

In fact, as early as Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and October 25, Bernard Arnault raised the white flag and took the initiative to contact Henri Lacamier, expressing his desire to admit defeat and surrender.

He had no other requirements, just hoping to keep his Dior company.

As for the conditions he offered, as long as he returned the control of his Dior company to him and promised not to interfere in his company and stop buying shares in Dior clothing, he was willing to accept all the conditions of Henri Lacamier and publicly acknowledged Henri Lacamier's victory.

Otherwise, he would sell everything he had to the Vivendi Group and let the notorious French capital crocodile fight with them on his behalf.

So even though on the surface, Bernard Arnault seems to have been defeated and completely lost the initiative at this point.

It seems that as a loser, he can only choose to be humiliated and beg the other party to leave him a way out.

But in fact, it is not entirely true.

It must be said that at this moment, he is not overestimating his own abilities.

Especially in the face of his request, even if Henri Lacamier hates him to the bone and wants to eat his flesh raw, he must consider it seriously and not easily refuse.

For no other reason, it is because the Vivendi Group mentioned by Bernard Arnault is the famous "industry paraquat" in France.

This group company is best at forced acquisitions with strong capital, and their acquisitions are almost not affected by the scope of the industry. As long as it is a hot industry and company, this group company is interested.

From the water industry to the later TV stations, print media, construction, pharmaceuticals, financial companies, etc., almost all of them are acquired without being picky.

Moreover, Vivendi's acquisition behavior has always had a bad reputation. The routine they play can basically be summarized as a process of "acquisition, restructuring, extracting value, and selling".

Over the years, almost all companies acquired by Vivendi have had a miserable end.

What those companies encountered was not whether the founders could stay on the board of directors, but the fate that the entire company might be squeezed dry and then split, sold, or closed.

It can be said that the Vivendi Group is a more disgusting pile of shit than Bernard Arnault, and it stinks.

If LVMH falls into the hands of Bernard Arnault, it can at least exist.

But if Vivendi Group intervenes, it is hard to say what LVMH will become in the future.

So because of this, Bernard Arnault's final "burning jade and stone" really became his life-saving straw,

and forced Henri Lacamier to negotiate with the two partners who hold most of the shares of Dior Clothing, and finally decided to take a high hand on him.

It can be said that he was like a desperate criminal who used explosives to coerce the mine owner, and he actually found a ray of hope in the impossible.

This is why the board meeting announcing the transfer of power was held.

Of course, looking at it from the other side, since Bernard Arnault saved his company and did not have to go bankrupt, and got benefits, it was inevitable that he would lose face.

Bernard Arnault thought very clearly about this.

Why should he let people give up the listed company that was just a little bit away from full control?

Why should he let people be so generous and forget that he had humiliated and coerced them in person?

Why can he stop the other party from taking revenge just by intimidation?

If the opponent is not allowed to vent his hatred and fully enjoy the comfort of a winner, the other party will never let him go so easily.

The only thing he can offer at present, which is still attractive to Henri Lacamier, is that he can let the other party regard himself as a winner and trample on his self-esteem in public.

To put it bluntly, he had to provide Henry Lacamier with sufficient emotional value.

If Henry could feel the pleasure of personally dealing with his enemy, then his anger would at least be eliminated, and he would be willing to let him live.

At least it would be better than letting the enemy's hatred have nowhere to vent, and would rather fight with Vivendi again and bankrupt him first.

So he decisively gave up all his dignity.

Not only did he swallow his pride, but he also honestly admitted defeat and bowed his head, and regarded himself as a loser.

The key is that he can also do his best to cooperate with Henry Lacamier to declare sovereignty, transfer financial power, and help clear the obstacles in the company's personnel. He can be said to be a "model prisoner of war" who can bend and stretch.

Because of this, in Ning Weimin's eyes, this guy still has some heroic style, and his ability to endure humiliation is not comparable to ordinary people.

He is not afraid of embarrassment when he should give up and when he should make a decision, no wonder such a person can achieve success.

And Henri Lacamier was also very comfortable with Bernard Arnault.

All the demands he raised at the board meeting were also smoothly passed by the unanimous vote. No one raised any objections, and no one interfered.

Henri Lacamier himself not only officially became the new owner of LVMH, succeeding Bernard Arnault as the company's chairman and CEO, but also accepted his old friend Pierre Cardin into the board of directors as his assistant.

At the same time, he helped Alain Chevalier's eldest son join the board of directors, which resolved his past grievances with MH. He was very happy and everyone was happy.

It was not until this time that he really held power and became the real head of the LVMH Group.

This feeling is of course different from the past.

So this is not the end. When the board of directors was about to end, Henri Lacamier, who was too happy, suddenly announced that a grand dinner would be held three days later to celebrate his regaining control of LVMH and the company's bright prospects, in order to wash away the decadence, calm the turmoil, and cheer people up.

As for those who were destined to be purged, the feelings of those subordinates and confidants who were promoted by Bernard Bernard...

There is no way to do this. The overall situation is important. Someone has to sacrifice. Just accept it!

Therefore, after the board of directors on October 26, there was no chance to breathe. The management of LVMH also launched a bloody personnel change.

After a series of important announcements and personnel change notices were issued, ordinary employees almost lost their voices. No one expected that the company would suddenly change so drastically on this day.

Until they saw the familiar Henri Lacamier walk into the chairman's office, and the original chairman Bernard Arnault, like a stray dog, packed up some things and left.

They suddenly realized that LVMH had suddenly changed again, and the original chairman had lost power!

Most of the people promoted by the original chairman were fired, and the traditional LV people returned to their positions.

Even two members of the board of directors were replaced.

What's going on?

Didn't Henri Lacamier just announce that he was expelled from the board of directors?

How did he come back?

Instead, Bernard Arnault left.

Also, how could LVMH have a shareholder like Pierre Cardon?

He is obviously the boss of another mass clothing company, can he also serve as a director of LVMH?

Director Chevalier, is this the eldest son of Alain, the original chairman of MH?

How come he was recommended to the board by the new chairman?

Does this mean that the two factions of LV and MH have privately reconciled and worked together?

Will LVMH in the future really be a world dominated by Henri Lacamier alone?

It really seems to be the case.

How is this possible? Can billionaires be ruined so easily?

Could it be that hundreds of millions of assets will disappear just because of a stock market crash? Isn't this too fragile?

In short, for ordinary staff and outsiders who are watching the excitement, the sudden change of LVMH is really a shocking feeling of twists and turns.

They are completely confused about what happened. For a while, they all focused their curious eyes on the past, and they couldn't help whispering behind their backs, digging for gossip, and they had to know the reason.

Everyone is curious, this is normal, and they can't help but want to discuss it.

But most people definitely don't have the opportunity to understand these high-level games and behind-the-scenes transactions.

Ordinary people, of course, lack the means to investigate, and can only look at such results and make wild guesses, saying all kinds of things.

Some people say that Bernard Arnault seems to have engaged in some illegal transactions and Henri Lacamier has criminal evidence in his hands...

Some people say that Pierre Catton intends to merge the company with LVMH because it has taken a fancy to the shell resources of LVMH listed companies, so it spares no effort to help Henry regain the throne.

In the future, he will play the role of regent in LVMH, and it is very likely that Pierre Catton will become a subsidiary of LVMH...

Some people also regard Ning Weimin as a Japanese, saying that Henri Lacamier found a Japanese consortium for financing, and he was able to return to the company with the help of the Japanese financial resources. In the future, the Japanese who are buying Van Gogh and Monet's oil paintings may become the actual owner of LVMH...

But then again, apart from this, more things don't make much sense to ordinary employees.

Anyway, the winner takes all, and it has nothing to do with ordinary people. As long as the salary is normal, it is enough for ordinary staff.

No one cares who the actual controller of the group company is. Anyway, the loser is Bernard Arnault, who is the big devil. Now that the devil is dead, the company is peaceful and there is no internal fighting. Just cheer and don't worry about anything else.

What else do the general public want? It is enough to know how to cheer for the winner.

To be honest, the people who really care about what happened in the internal fighting of LVMH and whether the future prospects of the company will be good or bad are the media reporters.

Because LVMH is a well-known company in France, suddenly such a big personnel change in the board of directors and management will definitely be news that the general public is interested in.

And the dramatic reversal plot is most popular with the general public, which is the sales of newspapers.

So a large number of reporters quickly took action and began to dig deep into the internal struggle of the company, ready to find out what happened.

At least we have to find out how Henri Lacamier turned defeat into victory and how he got so much money.

Especially professional financial newspapers and magazines, their noses are most sensitive to economic news and they instinctively smell the scent of money and conspiracy.

So I immediately focused my attention and carefully observed the movements of LVMH. At the same time, I racked my brains to think about whether these things were related to the stock market crash a few days ago? How much connection was there?

See if I can create a heart-wrenching, intrigue-filled documentary report on the basis of avoiding the risk of litigation.

Like the reporters, the actors and models in France are also very concerned about this matter.

Those who know Henri Lacamier immediately want to congratulate him, but unfortunately they can't find him for a while.

Those who don't know him are also desperately trying to find out the latest changes in the management and board of directors of LVMH.

They are eager to find out who they know or may know the vested interests. After all, LVMH is such a high-end company that can lead the fashion trend in France, and it also has countless GG needs and publicity effects.

Anyone who can get close to such a person is like getting close to a golden thigh, which will definitely help his career development and economic income.

Maybe it will soar to the sky, so it's better to catch up early than late. People in the world of fame and fortune know how to seize opportunities.

As for those who also had certain contradictions and conflicts of interest with Henri Lacamier or Pierre Cardin, they were collectively silent.

They all understood that the two men had made a leap in social status, and everyone understood what it meant for them to hold a listed company like LVMH in their hands.

The key is that they were able to deal with the "wolf in cashmere" without making a sound. That guy is not easy to deal with.

Such means cannot but make people afraid, and make people shudder when they think about it carefully. If you provoke them again, you may get into big trouble. It is better to wait and see the situation.

So it was for this reason that at 8 o'clock in the evening on October 29, 1987, the LVMH Group held a celebration dinner at Maxim's Restaurant, and political and business celebrities gathered.

I don't know how many invitations the organizer of the banquet sent out. Anyway, the entire restaurant was almost full. Everyone was proud to be able to attend this banquet, and many people even came uninvited.

Especially the stars and models, almost all of them who are a little famous are here. Those who don't know would think this is the award ceremony of some film festival.

Many small stars and models even start looking for ways to get in when they arrive at the scene, hoping that someone with an invitation will take a fancy to them at first sight and take them in.

Of course, it doesn't matter if they can't get what they want, because there are too many reporters here. As long as they can be photographed, they can get more exposure, and it won't be in vain after all.

And Catherine Deneuve is still worthy of the title of the queen of the film. Even in such a crowded occasion, as soon as she got out of the car at the scene, her every move, every frown and smile was full of seductive charm, and she became the focus of reporters.

"Miss Catherine, can you take a photo?"

After satisfying the requests of several reporters, she showed the invitation with a smile on her face and walked into the restaurant elegantly.

Just based on this chic back, it is enough to make the stars and models who have been waiting outside for a long time but can't get in envious.

However, unknown to others, even she still felt a little disappointed at this occasion.

Catherine saw Alain Delon, who was the center of attention, when she entered. She finally squeezed past him and asked him, "Did you see Ning? I have been looking for him all day and I want to ask him about stocks..."

Unexpectedly, Alain Delon said, "He has come. But he can't see anyone now because Mr. Henri Lacamier is talking to him alone. This may be more important to him. You know, as one of the winners, his level is no longer comparable to ours. I didn't expect that this guy who needed my care half a year ago has now become a truly powerful person in Paris...."