1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 617: Europe faces internal and external troubles!
After hearing Marcel Dassault's question, Peter Rothschild nodded seriously.

"Mr. Marcel, after a long investigation, the family unanimously agreed that Victor is a very suitable partner."

"His performance in the United States is enough to show that he is a financial genius, or not just in finance, he has very unique insights in business."

"And his behavior towards the Rockefeller family and the California consortium is enough to show that he has a good business reputation. He is not a greedy person. He knows how to share and cooperate."

“He is a very good partner for us, especially in Asia!”

"In the past, we only focused on the Japanese, because we felt that only the Japanese families had enough knowledge to interact with us."

“But now, I think we need to make a change.”

"Victor is Asian, and Chinese. His identity is very helpful to us, especially for our expansion in Asia."

"You know how big that country is. Even if they are still very poor now, as long as one or two cities develop, the benefits to us will be no less than that of Paris, or even far exceed that of Paris."

"That was the case with the Pearl Magic City in the Far East!"

Peter said softly.

Marcel heard what Peter said and nodded.

When he was young, he had also heard of the name of the Magic City, that city in the Far East that was well-known even in Europe.

"Since we have to choose to cooperate with Victor, what about Frank?"

"This problem must be handled properly, otherwise, I think it will be difficult for us to reach a cooperation with Victor!"

"Of course, I think Frank has to pay the price for this matter, because Victor has no fault in this matter."

"I mean, we're showing our good faith by getting rid of Frank ahead of time."

Peter said this with a smile at this moment, but his words were extremely cold.

Marcel frowned slightly when he heard this.

"Peter, do you really want to do this?"

"You're going to get rid of Frank before you even talk to Victor?"

Peter nodded gently and said with a smile: "Mr. Marcel, yes, I think we need to do this."

"In my opinion, Victor's importance to us may be beyond your imagination."

"Leaving aside the political elements, just talking about the economic level, the Soviet Union's influence is now gradually expanding, and Mitterrand is just a microcosm of it."

"His localization policy is a common enemy for us, and this enemy is extremely powerful."

Marcel fell silent at this time because he knew that what Peter said was true.

In fact, in essence, the Marcel family and the Rothschild family are not the same kind of people, because Marcel is a beneficiary of French military industry under de Gaulleism.

The Rothschild family was the middleman between Europe and the United States during the Cold War. They could be considered the representative of American power in Europe, and they could also be considered the leader of the European Jewish forces to cooperate with the United States.

The two were not originally in the same boat, but now, because they are facing a common dilemma, they have come together.

This dilemma is not just Mitterrand's, but more importantly, the huge country called the Soviet Union.

As we all know, the Soviet Union was at its peak in the 1970s. Its national strength reached its peak and it overwhelmed many European and American countries.

It was in this environment that China and the United States began their ice-breaking journey and started communicating and exchanging with each other.

Also in Europe, the influence of the powerful Soviet Union should not be underestimated.

The most obvious point is the wave of localization thinking, especially in Western Europe.

As the country closest to the Warsaw Pact, many Western European politicians and economists were also influenced by the Soviet model. Although they did not completely believe in Marxism-Leninism, they began to learn from or even copy some of its ideas, such as localization.

Mitterrand was not the first country in Europe to promote localization. In fact, in Europe, the United Kingdom promoted localization earlier than France.

Before the Iron Lady came to power in the UK, during the years when the Labour Party was in power, the UK also promoted localization. The country began to vigorously acquire major companies in the UK and turn them into state-owned enterprises or state-controlled companies.

Now Mitterrand can only be said to be following closely behind.

This is just the economic influence. The political influence is even greater. In Italy, there was even a prime minister who supported the GCD forces and joined the government. Yes, that was the prime minister who was later kidnapped and killed by the mafia.

On the surface, it seemed that the mafia took the blame, but in essence, it was because his political line had deviated, which then led to the European and American bourgeoisie taking action to kill him.

So now Marcel has joined forces with the Rothschilds not only because their family's aircraft business and the Rothschild family's banking industry will be nationalized by Mitterrand.

More importantly, their class interests are now consistent, and they must jointly resist the wave of social change radiating from the Soviet Union.

This is the fundamental reason why they came together.

"Mr. Marcel, our current situation is actually not optimistic."

"Although the Rothschild family has connections with the United States, we are very clear that Europe is our base camp. The core of the Rothschild family has always been in Europe."

"In fact, the Dassault family is the same."

"But in Europe right now, we don't have the financial power to fight against the United States. Whether it's the financial capital of the Rothschild family or the financial capital of other industrial families, we are actually far behind the United States."

Seeing that Marcel was lost in thought, Peter took the initiative to continue speaking.

Marcel nodded in approval.

After World War II, Europe, which was beginning to rebuild, needed help from the United States. So under the iron curtain of the Cold War, the Marshall Plan brought funds for Europe's recovery, but it also brought about the destruction of Europe's financial order.

From the Bretton Woods system to the subsequent bundling of petrodollars, Europe's financial order has actually been secretly controlled by American capital.

Even the Rothschilds, who were considered to be collaborators of American capital forces, got a piece of the pie, for example, by bundling up France's financial loans and completing a new parasitism.

But for the Luo family, which once owned the entire European financial empire, these are still nothing.

This is also the reason why the Luo family approached the Dassault family. They knew very well that they could not rely solely on the United States, and their core has always been in Europe.

Even though the Luo family is also one of the shareholders of the Federal Reserve, it is too far away compared to families like Warburg, Schiff, Rockefeller, and Morgan who are developing their financial power in the United States.

If the United States is likened to a company and the Federal Reserve is the board of directors, then Rockefeller, Morgan, Warburg, and Rothschild are all shareholders. But the problem is that Rockefeller, Morgan, and Warburg are not only shareholders, but also company executives. Rothschild is different. He is just a shareholder!

Therefore, in terms of corporate power, the Rothschild family is far behind the Rockefeller, Warburg and other families.

Even some families once had close ties with the Rothschild family, and many of them even received funding from the Rothschilds.

But as the saying goes, great kindness can turn into hatred. No one will always like to be someone's slave, especially when these slaves turn the tables and become masters themselves, they will not find a new master for themselves for no reason.

This is the Rothschild family’s current predicament!
"Mr. Marcel, for us, the capital we have currently only flows to three destinations: the United States, Asia, and Africa!"

"In the United States, our capital power is not that strong, and they have always been on guard against us. If our capital flows in in large quantities, Wall Street will probably unite to deal with us. I believe you should be very clear about this."

"As for Africa, to put it bluntly, we have taken everything we can get. Apart from their mining resources, everything else is worthless."

"So, the best safe haven for us is Asia."

"The two promising cities in Asia right now are Japan and the other obvious one is the University of Tokyo."

"Todai is very weak now, but its size is there. For us, this is the best time to bet on it."

"But our identities are conspicuous after all, so it would be most appropriate to find a suitable partner, and Victor is the most suitable person among them."

"Rockefeller chose him, and I think we can choose him as well. We are not in conflict on this point. On the contrary, our combined power will be even greater."

"And the size of the University of Tokyo is sufficient. Even if we add up the capital of the United States, they can actually absorb it."

"Just in terms of finance, I think the benefits we can get by then will be beyond our imagination."

Peter
"It seems that your family also wants to bet on Dongda?"

Marcel said with understanding.

No wonder the other party wants to cooperate with Victor. Their target is Tokyo University.

Does this parasite family want to find another body to parasitize outside of Europe?
At this moment, Marcel thought of the award-winning movie that Victor's company had won.

"parasitic"

What these Jews like most is to attach themselves to a huge empire and suck its blood.

"You have to give it a try, right? For venture capital, you can only get the biggest returns if you invest at the lowest point."

"We believe that the current situation of the University of Tokyo is at its lowest point. It is rare that they have put down their defensive armor and started to open up trade channels to Europe and the United States."

"At this time, we always have to seize the opportunity."

"And I think Mr. Marcel should be very clear about how much of an impact a Chinese financial genius can have in this."

"In this case, do you think it's worth letting a small person like Frank affect our plans?"

"Frank is a good man, but we have given him corresponding rewards over the years."

"His status as a member of Congress, his extraordinary wealth, and the reckless life he led for so many years."

"Now all this trouble is caused by him. Mr. Marcel, do you think we need to give up our great opportunity for such a fool?"

Peter Rothschild said softly.

Marcel sighed when he heard this.

According to Peter, Frank, that idiot, is really no match for Victor.

Under the threat of Mitterrand's nationalization, both the Dassault family and the Rothschild family had to consider channels for dispersing their wealth.

After all, if they couldn't hold on in the end and the family business was really nationalized by Mitterrand, their family wealth must have a safe haven.

It is indeed a good idea to cooperate with Victor and spread part of the family wealth to Asia, especially since this person is a financial genius himself.

From this perspective, Frank's death was worthy!
"Peter, give Frank some respect!"

Marcel finally sighed and decided that for the sake of the family's interests, Frank should leave in a dignified manner!

"Of course, I think we need to communicate with Victor on this point. According to Eastern culture, they call this a pledge of allegiance, which is a display of friendship for both parties to cooperate."

"Frank is a member of Congress after all. This is also related to the reputation of France."

Peter would not disagree with Marcel on this matter.

The Rothschilds want to cooperate with Victor, but that doesn't mean they have to please Victor blindly.

Otherwise, the Luo family would have sent someone to contact Victor long ago, why wait until now?

They were waiting for Frank's opportunity, just a chance to do Li Changhe a favor in exchange for greater benefits in subsequent negotiations.

For two days, Li Changhe did almost nothing else but read the newspaper.

From the Economic Times at the beginning to the Political Commentary later, and even some well-known newspapers in countries such as Britain and France, Li Changhe read a lot quickly, and as a result, he had a clearer understanding of Europe's current situation.

Today, the Soviet Union is still at the tail end of its glorious peak, even though its medal of honor has not been hung up. In other words, its deterrence and oppression on Europe have not changed.

Against this background, Mitterrand's nationalization reform suddenly took on some other flavor in Li Changhe's view.

The world is interconnected. France’s domestic problems are by no means simply domestic economic problems. They must be the result and direction of the joint participation of internal and external factors.

Thinking of this, combined with some historical information from his previous life, Li Changhe suddenly had a clearer understanding in his mind.

Leaving the United States aside, Europe's easing of relations with China in the 1980s, especially in the early to mid-1980s, was obviously due to internal factors in addition to the Soviet Union.

The pressure from the ruling class among them was enormous, forcing them to make friends with the University of Tokyo. However, when signs of the collapse of the Soviet Union began to emerge in the mid-to-late 1980s, the attitude of this group of people changed.

So many people in Europe today are facing internal and external troubles?

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Li Changhe's lips.

In that case, he won’t be polite!
(End of this chapter)