Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 1144 1135. Accountability and Counterattack
The participants of this meeting are the same people as last time.

Since it is a stage summary meeting.

Naturally, I would take credit first.

Jacques made the greatest contribution. He came first and used all kinds of means to capture a lot of market share, add a lot of high-end customers, and develop a lot of new users.

Victories are not exaggerated, and failures are not concealed. Each one is well-founded and justified.

After the speech, it received unanimous praise.

Their sales have obviously recovered, and real performance is more effective than anything else.

Princess Delphine also asked for more authority for Jacques, and mentioned that if Jacques had been allowed to do his job freely instead of being given random orders by some people at the headquarters, the stock price would probably not have plummeted.

Foreigners speak directly.

Bianchi was furious.

Unfortunately, Arnault kept delaying and told him to wait until the whole thing was over before considering it.

Then the President of Asia Pacific reported.

Or it's a lie.

His Institute of Oriental Studies has been established in Tokyo at a cost of 450 million euros.

A senior inter-civilisational advisor has also been hired, with an annual salary of €150 million.

Next, we plan to carry out a series of activities in ten countries, including research, touring lectures, high-end salons, etc.

However, his project is a long-term endeavor, and it is reasonable that no results have been seen yet.

How long is the long term, I don't know...

Jacques laughed inwardly, he had guessed it all. What consultant? She was his mistress. The annual salary of 150 million could be transferred from one hand to the other. With the construction fee of 450 million, you must have 400 million in your pocket.

Then, just like last time, Jacques loudly affirmed it and profoundly described the importance of cultural exchanges between the East and the West.

Win the friendly smile of the President of Asia Pacific.

Then there are a bunch of things like establishing a "zero-carbon spice garden" in southern France, "tracing the origin of raw materials", "extension of outdoor sports scenes", "exploration of circular economy", "reaching e-commerce platforms", etc.

All departments are working on something and no one is idle.

But the effect of these things...

It would be better for Jacques to take over a few airport VIP lounges.

After talking about the credit, the next step is to hold people accountable.

In these days of offensive and defensive battles, only two items failed.

One was the fashion magazine reporter's test of Liu Piaoliang, and the other was to bribe the Dubai Customs.

The competition between Jacques and Ke Shaotong for the high-end venue does not count, as they were back and forth, so it was a draw.

The fashion magazine is headed by Antoine Arnault, global head of image and communications strategy.

This guy is the prince. I never expected that the head of Zui Ke’s parent company is a scoundrel. My people are the same as those in our group. They are elegant and upper-class people and cannot argue with a scoundrel.

It passed by lightly.

Therefore, Bianchi has to bear the blame.

Jacques calmly narrated in public how he bribed the customs, how he seized the goods, and how the drunkard transported the goods through the Super Oriental Commodity City.

There was no exaggeration, but the word "in public" was enough to embarrass Bianchi.

Bianchi was furious and loudly asked Jacques why he didn't stop the goods from the Super Oriental Commodity City as well.

Hearing Bianchi's question, Jacques was confused at first, then he scratched his ears, with a look of disbelief on his face, and even acted as if he was stunned.

Bianchi looked like a fool for asking this question.

Bianchi became even angrier and asked again, "Mr. Jacques, why don't you answer? Can't you do it?"

Jacques shuddered, stared and answered loudly: "I can't do it, you are crazy! Do you know that the Super Oriental Commodity City is a stake held by the Dubai royal family to reduce the local cost of living, ease inflationary pressure, reduce conflicts in people's livelihood, and stabilize social sentiment!"

"That's the royal family's pressure relief valve!"

"No matter how ignorant you are, you should have heard about the revolution in the Middle East!" Jacques's behavior was completely hostile to Bianchi, who was so flustered that he even forgot that Jacques called him ignorant.

Soon after, even the president of the Asia Pacific region spoke up.

"Mr. Bianchi is in Europe and may not pay much attention to Asian affairs. In Dubai's Oriental Commodity City, gold is used for settlement. The UAE is the world's largest gold trading country. Due to the struggle between the East and the West in various fields, the Eastern powers are reducing their US dollar foreign exchange reserves, and gold is an important substitute."

"Once you move the Super Oriental Commodity City, do you want us to intervene in the confrontation between the East and the West?"

"If it is true, has the headquarters prepared for all businesses in Greater China to suffer major losses?"

Jacques's support for the Asia Pacific president's corruption was not in vain, he really took action when something happened.

He also distinguished the headquarters from his own group of provincial governors and set up preset camps.

And the President of Asia Pacific said this.

Bianchi's face turned dark, then pale.

He even forgot his manners and shook his head wildly.

Greater China is the core of LVMH Group's Asian market, accounting for more than 30% of global revenue.

In this area, even a small loss, let alone a major one, would not be a trivial matter. The stock price could drop by half, let alone 5%.

Arnault doesn't even need to take action, the major shareholders on the board of directors will eat him up alive without even any dipping sauce.

Arno's face changed when he heard this.

His brows were furrowed, his chest was heaving, and his breathing became heavy subconsciously.

How could a small perfume brand be so difficult to deal with? Why were so many things involved behind it? It's so complicated that it's hard to figure out.

He is not crazy, so how dare he interfere in the confrontation between the East and the West.

Even though LVMH Group has a market value of 400 billion, it looks huge, but if it gets sucked in, not a single hair will be left.

Arnault immediately stopped the argument between the two sides.

Let’s put this matter behind us once again. What’s past is past. Don’t mention it again.

The first stage was just a test anyway, and the results have already been found out.

"What measures will be taken in the second phase? Mr. Jacques, please give your opinion."

Arnault named it directly.

Jacques, the eldest princess, and the president of Asia Pacific were all in high spirits.

Bianchi looked gloomy.

The meaning is very clear. Jacques will be the leader in the second stage, and Bianchi, you should stand aside.

Jacques lived up to expectations and quickly put forward his ideas.

"As the head of Zui Ke's parent company said, Zui Ke is just a sub-brand of his company. Their main business is not in the luxury goods industry and does not receive enough attention."

"After probing him for a while, we can see that he was not lying and that he was not paying enough attention. He only responded to our actions after discovering them, and we did not see any active counterattacks."

As for the two batches of goods, just ignore it. Maybe it was just a coincidence, simply to save shipping costs.

Sea freight is much cheaper than air freight.

"So, I found their weakness. Zui Ke only has one category, perfume, and its product line is not rich enough. But our group has all categories. I applied to the company to share all brands, channels and marketing in the whole line to suppress Zui Ke in all aspects."

This move is actually the same idea as what Jacques did before, starting with the drunkard's weaknesses.

I did, but I didn't hit you, and you can't fight back.

It's really cruel.

But Jacques is a spy.

Will his idea work?

Arno made the decision on the spot and decided to do as Jacques wished...

(End of this chapter)