Fan Bingbing has now finished filming a TV series. In two days, she arranged her work in China and also promoted a movie that is about to be filmed - with Huayi Company as the backing, although this kind of thing would be a bit troublesome for other people, for her, it is just a matter of a word.
Afterwards, Barron returned to America with Fan Bingbing, but this time he landed directly in New York. He wanted to meet his "old friend" Li Lu here first.
At this time, Li Lu was just 32 years old. After obtaining a master's degree in economics from Columbia University, she joined Credit Suisse Investment Bank. She is now a senior manager of this investment bank. However, due to family changes, she just divorced at the beginning of the year and her mother was in poor health, so she decided to return to China for development.
"I have a few questions, Your Highness, I wonder if you can help me solve them?"
In the New York branch office of DS Investment Company, Barron met Li Lu, who was dressed in a professional suit and looked quite neat.
Li Lu looked much younger at this moment than when Barron met her later. At first glance, she had a very gentle temperament, but Barron could also sense that beneath her gentle appearance, she had a resoluteness and a bit of sharpness.
"Please go ahead, Luna."
"First of all, as far as I know, Tianhe Capital has only invested in two movies before, both of which were small-budget movies. I don't seem to have any experience in the film and television industry, and to be frank, I am not very interested in this."
"Yes, Tianhe Capital has only invested in film and television before, but that was just a test in the Chinese market. If you join us, you will be responsible for the management and operation of the entire Tianhe Capital. There will be a dedicated person to take charge of film and television investment."
Hearing Barron's answer, Li Lu nodded and continued to ask:
"Then, Your Highness, what I want to know more is, is Tianhe Capital a Chinese investment company or a British capital?"
This question goes straight to the core. After all, the difference in nature will also determine the future operating methods and style of Tianhe Capital in China.
"Like you, Luna, you have worked in America for many years, but do you think you are American or Chinese?"
"Although I have a US green card, I am still a Chinese citizen and have no intention of becoming an American citizen, so I am a Chinese."
Barron smiled and said:
"Similarly, although I will invest in Tianhe Capital, the controlling shareholders of this investment company are mainly Chinese people and Chinese companies. In addition, Tianhe Capital will also be based in China in the future, so it is a purely Chinese company."
"It will be a challenge, but I also think it's a great opportunity. I wonder what I'm going to do next?"
Li Lu's words meant that she had accepted the position of CEO of Tianhe Capital. Barron was very satisfied with the result. He said,
"Like I just said, Luna, Tianhe Capital's investment will not be limited to the film and television industry. Next, I hope that after you return to China, you can conduct a detailed investigation of the current situation of China's local automobile manufacturers, and then choose a suitable company to acquire."
"Are you planning to enter the Chinese automobile industry?"
From her previous understanding, Li Lu knew that the young British Duke had invested in many industries in China, but most of them were Internet companies. In addition, he himself owned Woaw, a rising Internet company. Therefore, she had previously speculated that in addition to the film and television industry, Tianhe Capital was most likely to invest in Chinese Internet companies - there could be a connection between film and television and the Internet, which was something Li Lu had previously inferred.
However, what she didn't expect was that, according to Barron, Tianhe Capital's next target would be a Chinese automobile manufacturer. This was indeed beyond her expectations.
"It's not me. It's Tianhe Capital that will make some investments in China's auto industry. I am very optimistic about China's auto industry. Whether it's the vast market here or the manufacturing foundation, it can breed future auto giants."
Li Lu did not expect that Barron was so optimistic about China's automobile industry, but what she liked most was challenges, so she accepted it without hesitation.
Prior to this, Tianhe Capital, through the recommendation of Fan Bingbing, found Fu Yujing, who had worked at Huayi Company, to be responsible for investing in some film and television projects.
She was the one who contacted and invested in the films she had previously invested in, including "Crazy Stone" and "Apple".
After Li Lu joins the company, she will serve as the CEO of Tianhe Capital. The previous film and television investment projects will be established as Tianhe Film and Television Investment Company, with Fu Yujing as the general manager, and the investment will be made by this subsidiary of Tianhe Capital.
After this meeting, Li Lu was also very efficient. She immediately took a flight to Shanghai to take over the position of CEO of Tianhe Capital. Next, she will begin to investigate China's current automobile industry and provide a basis for Tianhe Capital's subsequent acquisitions.
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Just as Ford was still wavering on the acquisition of its Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover brands by the Kaiser Fund, another piece of news came from Europe.
A German media outlet cited sources within the Volkswagen Group as saying that its board of directors is engaged in a fierce debate over whether to sell the Bentley brand.
It is said that the current Volkswagen Group CEO, David Pissler, and a considerable number of Volkswagen Group shareholders are inclined to sell the Bentley brand.
The party led by Piech, the former CEO of Volkswagen Group, prefers to retain the Bentley brand and not sell it.
At present, it is unclear which side has the upper hand, because although Piech is no longer the CEO of Volkswagen Group, he still has great prestige in the Volkswagen Group. Before this, he led the Volkswagen Group to continue to expand and had many fanatical supporters within the company.
In addition, one of Piech's most "glorious" moments in Baron's previous life was the acquisition of the Porsche brand in 2012.
Piech is also the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, the founder of the Porsche family. At that time, Porsche originally planned to complete the acquisition of Volkswagen, but Piech teamed up with other investors on the Supervisory Board to "fight back" - Porsche, which originally held 50% of the Volkswagen Group's shares, became a possession and was acquired by it.
But at the same time, Piech's obsession with cars and his desire to build the best cars possible, regardless of price, also cost Volkswagen a lot of money.
When he took office as CEO of Volkswagen Group, he advocated the creation of Volkswagen Group's "luxury car strategy". In addition, the Phaeton, Bugatti Veyron and Audi A2 launched by Volkswagen Group with his support are three of the 10 most money-losing cars in the history of modern automobiles...
These also made some investors of Volkswagen Group quite dissatisfied. This time, Bi Ruide has the support of these shareholders.
Moreover, according to the information revealed by the German media, the one who is interested in acquiring the Bentley brand is the Kaiser Fund, which has previously made an offer to Ford to acquire the three British car brands it owns.
This news is very intriguing.
Seeing this news, Bill Ford couldn't help but think of what the other party said when he met the British Duke last time.
At that time, Baron told him that he was indeed interested in bringing British car brands back to England, but they did not necessarily have to be Ford brands. They could also be other brands, such as Rolls-Royce or Bentley.