Chapter 21 Pre-release
CNC machine tools, precision instruments, energy mining equipment..., looking at the Western restricted exports in the form, Joseph hesitated and nodded and handed over to James.
"Just hand it over to the United States as follows! Is there any movement in China? For example, I proposed to fill the gap with shares."
"Ambassador Zhang Jianjun said that in principle they agreed with our request, but the specific situation still needs to wait for the person who can make the decision to arrive. It should be these two days."
Who can make decisions? Joseph was excited. At least one member of the committee or even a member of the Standing Committee could be the one who could make decisions about such things. However, isn’t it a bit high-profile for people with such status to come to the West to meet with them?
High-profile is a trivial matter. What Joseph is worried about is that this will cause trouble for himself. After all, he is now the canine of the United States, at least in the eyes of the US government.
"Is there any plan in China? It's impossible to come to Nord directly to meet me!"
James shook his head to say that he didn't know anything about Joseph's doubts. In fact, Joseph just asked casually and naturally knew that James didn't know. Otherwise, he would have told himself that he would have to wait for him to ask on his own initiative?
Waving his hand to let James leave, Joseph temporarily puts this matter aside. Although this involves the development of the Principality of Nord in the future and involves a large amount of funds, compared with the current large number of builders in Nord, those can be temporarily ignored.
“How is the turnover of the casino?”
Joseph asked about the butler Abner. Although the Nord Royal Group belongs to the Principality of Nord, Nord is a binary monarchy country. The treasury is not much different from Joseph's private vault. As a casino, Abner, has no reason to pay attention to it from time to time.
"I made about $400,000 yesterday. In addition, the hotel's alcohol also made a lot of profits, even no less than the profits brought by the casino. The ship company has just received two orders for luxury yachts, with an estimated profit of around $150,000."
Compared with the arrival of the media, these builders are the real high-profile consumers. They brought millions of dollars in net income to the Principal of Nord in just a few days. This is just a subsidiary of Nord Royal Group. Although the revenue of the shops in the North City District is far inferior to that of the Royal Group, their income is about three to five times compared to that of the usual ones.
The Wall Street Journal even appeared. Some people said that Joseph would be on the Forbes European Rich List this year and is still in the forefront. Some people said that Nord Royal Group has two industries. If listed in New York, I believe that Joseph's net worth will increase by at least four or five times.
Joseph is naturally not a person without vision. If he listed Nord Royal Group at this time, he would naturally receive a lot of cash, but compared with his real value, these are just a drop in the bucket.
The day after learning the rumor, Joseph asked Abner to count his assets and the current output value of Nord Royal Group with a fun attitude, and the final result was shocked by Joseph.
Nord Royal Group now has Royal Shipyard, five-star hotel, casino, Nord Royal Bank, Nord Royal Daily, Automobile Alliance, Audi, and Pharmaceutical Group...
Although the capital flow of various companies is not very abundant and the scale is not very large, those who observe carefully will find that these have amazing potential. Not to mention the others, whenever they see new Audi vehicles, they will be unable to be amazed, thinking that this is the most perfect means of transportation.
Music, safety and beauty are simply the perfect endorsement. This is the original words when James saw the new Audi. Not only him, but other cabinet members also praised similarly. The slight adjustment of air cushions, music players, and seats are all the most humane changes. I believe that every customer enjoys the same warmth as home when driving such a vehicle.
Overall, Audi is the most valuable company under Nord Royal Group, with a total assets of US$30 million. However, due to war and operational strategy mistakes, it still has about US$60 million in foreign debt at this time. Of course, foreign debt is mainly concentrated in the automobile alliance rather than the newly formed Audi company. If it weren't for this, France would not have made this transaction so readily.
Without counting foreign debt, the total assets of the Nord Royal Group are now about 230 million US dollars. As the ruler of the Principality of Nord, others naturally attribute the Nord Royal Group to Joseph, which is why some people say that Joseph will be on the Forbes European Rich List.
Time is approaching December without realizing it. Christmas is coming. Audi is preparing to give European and American car lovers a big surprise on Christmas Day. 200,000 new Audis have been transported to European and American countries, just waiting for the day to be released.
The new Audi model is A1, priced at $100.000, and the price may be a bit expensive, but with its comprehensive score, the price is not very exaggerated, especially Audi is not a new brand, and it has decades of credibility and does not need to create a market with low prices.
Audi's current president, Bourne, had held a press conference three days ago, and focused on introducing Audi A1 data. The specific appearance was not introduced, mainly to give customers who were interested in purchasing.
Although he did not reveal his appearance, he had attracted the hearts of many car lovers with his humanized designs. Joseph also attended the meeting that day, but he only participated as a VIP at that time.
Audi's affairs are very important, but Joseph's busy things are equally important now. The contact person of China has arrived. When he saw the visitor, Joseph was surprised.
The visitor is not a current member or member of the Standing Committee, but his identity cannot be ignored. The former Vice Premier of China, a leader with great praise, especially in industry, has the qualification to speak authoritatively.
However, Joseph was only a little surprised. Now his status and even influence do not allow him to show too much. In a certain way, their status is equal.
"I'm very happy to see you, Mr. Li."
Joseph didn't know how to call the other person, so he just wanted to call the old man casually. Such a panacea-like name would never be annoying.
"I'm glad to see you, His Highness Joseph."
Mr. Li was very happy because Joseph used Chinese when he greeted him. What does this mean? This itself is a manifestation of sincerity. Mr. Li was very confident about what happened next.
In the banquet hall of the palace, the two of them sat down face to face after greeting each other. It was strange that they were the only ones in the banquet hall, and the rest, including the guards, had already left.
This time, the Chinese side came on the pretext of a labor contract. Although Mr. Li had a senior voice in Chinese politics, he was actually just a flash in the pan. Therefore, when he came to Nord before, he would not attract much attention.
"I was surprised that one thing was that His Highness Joseph was so optimistic about the business landscape of China at this time?"
"To be honest, I'm not very optimistic, but I believe that in the Chinese market ten years later, although I am Nord's grand duke, I am also a businessman, which is also an investment!"
Joseph would not leave the other party with the impression that he was optimistic about the Chinese market, otherwise he would inevitably fall into the passive party in the subsequent negotiations, but it was not appropriate to lie. Therefore, he deliberately said that he was optimistic about the Chinese market in the future.
This sentence made Mr. Li pause if he wanted to continue, and then smiled bitterly and said, "We are still happy. We are getting older and older. We can't compare to you in terms of calculations... Uh!"
At this time, Mr. Li suddenly realized that it was not a young man who was negotiating with him but a little baby. Joseph's aura was undoubtedly successful, otherwise it would not have been until now that Mr. Li could have awakened.
He shook his head and handed over a list of groups that were already in China. The meaning was very obvious, and Joseph chose a company that he was satisfied with to hold shares.
Joseph couldn't help but shake his head after browsing the various companies on the list. These state-owned enterprises that seemed to be very profitable at this time will disappear one after another in twenty years, and Joseph naturally would not be satisfied.
Close the company list, Joseph glanced at Mr. Li with a look of anticipation and said, "There is no company that I am satisfied with. I would like to say another method, Mr. Li, please see if you are satisfied."
"Even though His Highness Joseph is, as long as it is not too much, we have no reason to refuse. After all, His Highness Joseph is considered half of our country!"
Chapter completed!