Chapter 677 Unexpected Guest

As long as we understand the characteristics of capitalists, we can actually understand that Franz-Josef Papp will definitely compromise.

The development of the story was not unexpected. Franz-Josef Papp soon handed over all the shares of BMW and actively helped Australasia attract German talents.

For Franz-Josef Papp, the most important thing is that he can make enough money to ensure that his company does not go bankrupt.

As for whether Germany will lose talent? What does it have to do with him?

The acquisition of BMW is just one part of Australasia's actions in Germany. In addition to BMW, Australasia also acquired Maybach Automobile and Maybach Engine Plant, Porsche Automobile and other car plants in May, among others.

All of these companies will become famous Fortune 500 companies in later generations, or high-end companies that are very famous in a certain industry.

But now, most of their prices are cabbage prices, and the combined cost of buying these companies does not even exceed 30 million Australian dollars.

In addition to these companies in Germany, Australasia also has gains in other parts of Europe.

Let’s not mention less well-known companies for now, but there are more famous companies such as Maserati, Rolls-Royce and Bentley Motors, etc.

Most of these companies were fully acquired, which also means that they have become Australasian industries.

The first step in acquiring these industries is, of course, to relocate the headquarters of these industries to Australasia.

Apart from anything else, the jobs provided by these companies relocating to Australasia were enough for Arthur to make this happen.

If these enterprises can develop to the level of future generations, the contribution these enterprises will bring to the Australasian economy will be absolutely inestimable.

Australasia even hopes to become a country with the largest number of Fortune 500 companies in the future. The tax revenue contributed by these companies to the government is enough to make the government rich.

Of course, the company is still controlled by the royal family, and the wealthier ones are of course the royal family of Australasia.

The government gets tax revenue, the royal family gets dividends, and the people get stable and high-paying jobs. It can be said that Australasia is blessed with three blessings.

It is worth mentioning that the largest number of acquisitions in Australasia are currently engine and automobile companies.

In fact, this is easy to understand. First of all, automobile companies have been greatly affected by the economic crisis.

Secondly, compared with important chemical and heavy industries, industries such as automobiles can be abandoned by European countries, and the strategic importance of the country is not that important.

Although there have been many achievements in the acquisition of automobile companies, Arthur is still a little disappointed.

After all, what Arthur wanted to acquire most was a German chemical company, which would allow Australasia to quickly catch up with the United Kingdom and the United States in terms of heavy industry and chemical industry, at least the gap would not be that big.

If we rely solely on our own development, the time to bridge the gap may be magnified to decades.

But if the German chemical industry can be taken over, this time may be shortened to a few years, which is very conducive to Australasia's actions after the economic crisis.

But Arthur was not disappointed for long. 1. Australasia welcomed an unexpected guest.

These guests are from the famous German enterprise Pigment Industry AG Industrial Group. This name seems very unfamiliar, but he had a more famous name in later generations, called Bayer Group.

Bayer Group specializes in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. It is a chemical giant company in Germany and has a good reputation in Germany.

The acquisition of Australasia also visited the current Bayer Group, but was politely rejected by Bayer Jr., the head of the Bayer Group.

In fact, this is normal. After all, Bayer Group is at least a famous chemical group in Germany and will not easily face the risk of bankruptcy like those small and medium-sized enterprises.

The arrival of Bayer Group was personally received by Arthur. Arthur already had some guesses about Bayer's personal arrival, but actual testing was needed to know the real intention of Bayer Group.

"His Majesty the King of Australia, on behalf of the Bayer family and the Pigment Industry Co., Ltd. Industrial Group, I would like to express my sincere greetings to you." When little Bayer met Arthur, he greeted Arthur very respectfully and sincerely.

"Hello, Mr. Bayer." Arthur nodded calmly and motioned for little Bayer to take a seat.

"I wonder what your company's purpose is in coming to Australasia? Do you want to restart the acquisition plan of your company?" Arthur narrowed his eyes and asked.

"No, Your Majesty." Little Bayer explained: "Although we have been hit by the economic crisis, there are no big problems with our current capital chain. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty.

The purpose of our visit this time is actually to build a branch factory in your country and expand our business. "

"Building a branch factory?" Arthur's heart moved and he asked pretending not to care.

“Yes, Your Majesty. As you know, our main business is pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, which will suffer major pitfalls from the economic crisis.

After our investigation, Australasia is the country least affected by the economic crisis and is also the most suitable for us to conduct research on pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

Therefore, I would like to cooperate with your country to build a branch factory in Australasia and expand our business. "Little Bayer continued to explain.

In fact, companies or enterprises in any industry can only barely maintain operations in the face of the economic crisis.

Because the economic crisis has a comprehensive impact on the country, it not only affects the industry and economy, but also affects food, population, medical education, etc.

Although the current Bayer Group is quite large, it is located in Germany, where the economic crisis is severe.

Countries like the United States and the United Kingdom are okay. Although the economic crisis is more serious, the power of the state can carry out forcible intervention.

Germany is different. As a defeated country in World War I, Germany cannot control itself in many aspects.

Even the stock market must take into account the opinions of other countries. Of course, more importantly, several major forces in Germany are competing for power with each other, and the government does not have that strong control over the stock market.

Coupled with the transfer crisis between Britain and France, Germany suffered a more severe economic crisis. As a result, although large-scale companies such as Bayer Group have not been too seriously affected, the impact is still there.

Rather than staying in Germany to endure the economic crisis, Bayer prefers to come to Australasia to look for opportunities.

If it fails, it will be at least thanks to a branch factory; if it succeeds, it will be no less than a huge contribution that created the Bayer Group.

After all, among all the countries that have not been affected by the economic crisis, Australasia is the closest to Western culture and institutions, and can even be said to be a purely Western country.

Although countries like Turkey have not been affected by the economic crisis, firstly, the country is relatively small, and secondly, there are too many differences in culture and system, so Bayer will naturally not consider it.

Knowing the purpose of Little Bayer's visit, Arthur nodded silently in his heart, and said calmly on the surface: "You should consult with the industrial department and the local government for this kind of matter. Australasia is a large area, if you Whichever place you like, just look for the local state or city government.

You don’t have to worry about government policies. Whether they are local companies or foreign companies, as long as they abide by the laws of Australasia, the government will treat them equally. "

At present, the Bayer Group wants to expand its business in Australasia, so Arthur must be the one who takes the initiative.

Facing Bayer Group, the future world chemical giant, Arthur definitely doesn't want to give up.

After all, Australasia still has major shortcomings in chemical industry, and Bayer Group is one of Germany's chemical giants and has made extraordinary achievements in chemical industry.

How to trick the Bayer Group into moving its headquarters to Australasia? This will test Arthur's control over people's hearts.

"Although this is the case, Your Majesty, we still need your help when building the branch factory." Little Bayer said slightly embarrassed.

When Australasia approached them before, Bayer rejected them outright.

But now he is asking for help from the other party again. This situation, which seems to be like being slapped in the face, makes Bayer slightly embarrassed.

Fortunately, capitalists are not generally thick-skinned. They are doing it for their own interests anyway, and face is nothing.

"Tell me about it, Mr. Bayer." Seeing that the other party spoke first, Arthur stopped pretending and asked the other party to make the conditions directly.

"Your Majesty, we need policy support and a loan of at least 1 million Australian dollars." Bayer was heartbroken and directly stated his needs: "We will establish a branch factory in Australasia second only to the German headquarters. , the branch will have a complete chemical research laboratory, biological laboratory and pharmaceutical factory in Australasia.

In order to thank your Majesty for your help, we are willing to recruit a large number of Australasians and give you 20% of the shares of the branch factory. "

This is considered a big price for little Bayer. First of all, the Bayer Group cannot afford to borrow money from Arthur.

The people who want to steal Arthur's money don't exist yet. After all, they have to get through Australasia first.

And the armed forces in Arthur's hands are not vegetarian. The intelligence officers of the Royal Security Intelligence Service will tell anyone who wants Arthur's money what God and heaven are like.

Bayer Jr. borrowed 1 million Australian dollars in the name of the branch factory, which also means that the market value of the branch factory exceeded one million Australian dollars from the beginning.

And he gave Arthur 20% of the shares, which is equivalent to directly giving Arthur 200,000 Australian dollars in assets.

Moreover, according to Bayer Jr., the Australasian branch will also undergo large-scale construction to reach a level second only to the German head office.

This also means that the value of the 20% of the shares in Arthur's hands will continue to grow, which is equivalent to giving Arthur a small gold mountain for free.

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