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June 9, Los Angeles International Airport. Although the war in Iraq has started and the United States has now entered a high alert to prevent terrorists from carrying out terrorist activities, the airport is still crowded with people.

Fang Mingyuan and his entourage got off the plane. At the airport, a motorcade was already waiting for them, and after refueling, the business jet would embark on a flight back to China.

Yu Rui's time out is limited, and there are still many things at the TV station that she needs to rush back to deal with. Yu Weiguo and his wife have been out for more than half a year, and the family of three is eager to return home. Therefore, they have no intention of staying in the United States.

The motorcade quickly left the airport and headed towards Hollywood.

"Fang, welcome home!" Uda Mitsuri, who was dressed up, hugged Fang Mingyuan's arm and said affectionately. A sudden epidemic made it impossible for Uda Mitsuri to go to China and Japan, so the two could only communicate through video After being contacted by phone for such a long time, Uda Mitsuri's longing for Fang Mingyuan can be said to be as endless as the water of the Yangtze River.

Fang Mingyuan kissed Uda Guangli lightly on the face, patted her hand and said, "I will stay in the United States for a while to accompany you."

"Really?" Uda Guangli exclaimed in surprise. Under normal circumstances, except for staying in Hong Kong and Tongyi Club, Fang Mingyuan mostly comes and goes in other places. And she happened to be in "" "Terminator 3" has been filmed, and although the first episode of "Harry Potter" has not been filmed, her scenes have ended, and there is plenty of time when new scenes have not yet been arranged.

Fang Mingyuan reached out and hugged Uda Guangli onto his lap, and twisted Uda Guangli's tender white cheeks. He chuckled and said, "Why should I lie to you? Of course it is true."

Uda Guangli hugged Fang Mingyuan's head. If Fang Mingyuan hadn't hugged her, she would have jumped up with joy.

"Maybe I need to go to Brazil in the meantime, can you go with me, okay?" Fang Mingyuan said softly. Negotiations to acquire the supermarket from Ahold International Group are still continuing, but Fang Mingyuan believes that Balk is very It will soon succumb. News from Europe. Ahold International Group is currently in a very bad situation and urgently needs funds to stabilize shareholders.

Although Fang Mingyuan has raised the acquisition price to US$500 million, and Balk has also lowered the asking price, the difference between the bids between the two parties is still US$50 million. During this period, Balk also threatened to contact Wal-Mart and Carefour, but this did not Nothing could change Fang Mingyuan's determination - US$500 million was his final offer.

The reason why Fang Mingyuan is so confident is because there is news from the United States and Europe. Because Carefour's performance in Europe has declined significantly in the past two years, Wal-Mart intends to acquire Carefour. Although Wal-Mart and Carefour The companies have not commented on this "rumor", but from some small actions of their respective companies, it is not difficult to see that this matter is not groundless.

In fact, in Fang Mingyuan's view, it is reasonable for Wal-Mart to want to annex Carefour.

Wal-Mart is the well-deserved leader in the global retail industry. Although Carefour is ranked second, compared with Wal-Mart, Carefour's performance is only one-fifth to one-quarter of Wal-Mart. It can be said that it is between the two.

The gap is huge. The combined performance of Carefour and Ahold International Group is not more than half of that of Wal-Mart. Therefore, Wal-Mart has the financial resources to acquire Carefour.

And Wal-Mart also has this motive. Carefour is the second largest retailer in the world and the largest in Europe. It not only occupies a considerable market share in Europe, but also occupies a considerable market share in Asia and Latin America.

If Wal-Mart can successfully acquire Carefour, it will not only further widen the gap with competitors such as Ahold International Group, ensure its leading position in the retail industry, but also rapidly expand its presence in Asia and Latin America.

The market share of various countries in the Americas. Of course, the most important thing is that Wal-Mart can take this opportunity to successfully enter the European retail market!

Europe and the United States are undoubtedly the two most mature and profitable markets in the world. Wal-Mart has long been coveting the European market, but just as Carefour does not dare to enter the US market easily, Wal-Mart does not dare to enter the US market easily.

Easily entering Europe and fighting in the homeland of an extremely powerful opponent are so risky that any world-renowned CEO would hesitate again and again.

Moreover, this time, Carefour itself also encountered some problems. Not only did the company's performance decline significantly, but discordant news also spread from its board of directors. Just in March this year, Carefour's largest shareholder Harley

After an important figure in the family died in a plane crash, there were some disagreements within the Harley family about how to manage the shares in Carefour - family members had different opinions on whether to continue to participate in Carefour affairs or to cash out their shares. It is very likely that the Harley family

will no longer hold shares as a whole, which means that members of the Harley family are free to sell their shares in Carefour according to their own wishes. The Harley family holds more than 17% of the shares in Carefour.

! Even if Carefour cannot be acquired, it is still possible to obtain part of Carefour's equity and create conditions for taking over Carefour in the future. Naturally, Wal-Mart cannot let go of such an opportunity.

When he learned the news, even Fan Mingyuan himself was very tempted. It is the second largest retail company in the world and the first in Europe, with an annual performance of more than tens of billions of dollars! It has hundreds of retail companies in various countries around the world.

store, a giant multinational company whose influence cannot be underestimated.

It's just that Fan Mingyuan just thought about it. "Rumors" about Wal-Mart's intention to acquire Carefour would appear almost every few years in the previous life, but none of them succeeded. Fan Mingyuan didn't think Wal-Mart would be able to do so this time.

Success. And even if I can successfully obtain the shares of Carefour from members of the Harley family, if I cannot obtain enough equity, I will not even be able to join the board of directors of Carefour, and naturally there will be nothing to talk about.

exerted influence.

But this matter can greatly distract Wal-Mart's attention. In addition, Carrefour Group is still competing with Wal-Mart in Japan for the Seiyu Department Store. Balk wants to get Wal-Mart and Carefour to join the competition, which is easier said than done!

Therefore, he had time to come to the United States to pay attention to Schwarzenegger's campaign for California governor.

Beverly Hills. This name is still relatively unfamiliar to Chinese people, and at first glance, it sounds like it refers to a manor. But in fact, Beverly Hills is located on the Pacific coast and at the foot of Beverly Hills.

Lishan Villa is a city with a small area. It is less than 16 square kilometers and has a permanent population of no more than 40,000. Although it is small, it has all five organs. There is an elected mayor, a city government, and police.

Bureau, including fire department and many other functional departments.

This is the most famous city-within-a-city in Los Angeles, with well-developed transportation. Whether you are going to downtown Los Angeles, the Convention and Exhibition Center, the international airport, or major business or entertainment locations such as Hollywood and Disney theme parks, you can generally guarantee that you will arrive within one hour.

It has the title of “the most exclusive residential area in the world”, and is also where Hollywood movie stars, music stars, NBA basketball stars, and plutocrats from all over the world gather in their mansions. The names that make the world famous - Michael Jackson, Brad

.Pete, Kung Fu movie star Cheng Long, former US President Ronald Reagan...all spent huge sums of money to buy mansions here.

There are no slums here. Although the permanent population is only 40,000, the number of people visiting, shopping and working is often five or six times that number, so there are not many people here. Moreover, although Beverly Hills is not large in area

, but it has the famous business district of Los Angeles, which has banks, commercial buildings, shopping malls, jewelry stores, antique stores, fashion brand stores and restaurants. Every year, the gross national product of Beverly Hills can reach 20 billion.

More than US$1! Even in the United States, this number is quite astonishing. At the same time, it makes Fang Mingyuan envious. It would be great if Tongyi could also achieve such a profit rate.

Mitsuri Uda's residence in Los Angeles is here. In 1998, when the Southeast Asian financial crisis developed into a global financial crisis, it was located on the slopes of Beverly Hills, overlooking the famous Sunset Boulevard.

She bought the mansion with a construction area of ​​more than 3,500 square meters and an area of ​​more than 80,000 square meters for almost 40 million U.S. dollars. As the most famous Asian actress in Hollywood, Fang He

Cameron's favorite female movie star, Mitsuri Uda, has now entered the ranks of first-line actresses in Hollywood. Those companies that hope to expand the Japanese and Asian markets are very interested in Mitsuri Uda.

"Mingyuan, that's the business district of Beverly Hills over there." Uda Guangli leaned into Fang Mingyuan's arms and pointed out the window.

"Well, I know, Wilshere Avenue." Fang Mingyuan chuckled. He had been here once. Although he didn't stay for a long time, he still had some impressions.

"Let's go home first. After we bought it, you haven't been here yet. Then you invite me to the Japanese restaurant here for dinner in the evening, okay?" Uda Mitsuri exhaled and said, "It's very uncomfortable to come alone.

Meaning."

Fang Mingyuan patted Uda Guangli's cheek and said with a smile: "Of course there is no problem. Everything will be at your discretion today."