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Chapter 518 Peugeot Family
Accompanied by countless flashes of light, Lin Zehao slowly walked onto the podium.

François Mitterrand had been waiting for him on the stage. He immediately stepped forward and extended his right hand.

Through the cameras, countless people around the world saw the French President personally greet and shake hands with them.

At this moment, Lin Zehao's value was infinitely elevated in everyone's hearts.

"As we all know, our French government has reached a strategic cooperation with Hutchison Group. Next, I would like to invite Mr. Lin to give us a detailed introduction to the investment content of Hutchison Group this time."

Just as the reporter was taking pictures, the secretary beside him handed the speech to Lin Zehao.

Lin Zehao was sitting in the center of the podium, with seven or eight microphones in front of him. He looked at the speech and found that it was full of official language, nonsense, and meaningless nonsense.

So, under the watchful eyes of reporters and TV viewers, Lin Zehao threw his speech aside, held the microphone with one hand, and said calmly: "Starting today, Hutchison Group will invest 12 billion US dollars in France over a period of more than eight years."

"We have provided more than 60,000 jobs in total. Anyone who agrees with Hutchison's philosophy and complies with the company culture can take up the position."

As soon as these words were spoken, the reporters in the venue and residents from all over the world in front of the TV all took a deep breath in unison!
Twelve billion US dollars!

What is this concept?
For ordinary people, one hundred million US dollars is already an astronomical figure. This amount of money is completely beyond the cognition of most ordinary people!

More French people are paying attention to Lin Zehao’s second sentence. Sixty thousand jobs means that the unemployment wave will be effectively curbed!
If they can really achieve this, they will no longer have to worry about their livelihood in the future!

Although it was only two short sentences, Lin Zehao had completely captured everyone's hearts.

"Lin Zehao!"

"Lin Zehao!"

"Lin Zehao!"

I don’t know who took the lead, but people in the Elysee Palace started shouting Lin Zehao’s name in unison!
People were excited and their eyes were full of worship!

Even many viewers in front of the TV couldn't help but shout along!

Given the downward trend of the French economy, such a large investment is undoubtedly encouraging.

Not only were the people excited, but the stock market also rose by six points that day.

Therefore, many media have begun to call Lin Zehao the man who can decide the direction of the stock market with just two sentences!
Lin Zehao fulfilled his promise, and François Mitterrand also began to fulfill his contract. PSA and Veolia Environment Group received investigation notices from the government almost at the same time.

We will start from business, safety, environmental protection, fire protection, industry and commerce, etc. at the same time.

This combination of attacks directly caused the stock prices of the two companies to drop by ten points!
Coupled with the extensive media coverage, many people felt that the two companies were on the verge of bankruptcy at any time.

Once people develop this mentality, more people will sell their stocks.

Of course, there are still a small number of people who think they are smart and are frantically buying at the bottom, intending to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

One word, do it!

Two words: increase your position!

Under such circumstances, the larger PSA Group has begun to feel uneasy.

From its birth to the present, the Peugeot family has always been the controller of this company and this has never changed.

The history of the Peugeot family can be traced back to the fifteenth century, when the Peugeot family began to develop in the industrial field.

In the 18th century, the Peugeot family embarked on the road of industrialization, laying the foundation for the birth of the Peugeot automobile brand.

In 1890, the Peugeot automobile brand was officially born, becoming the second earliest automobile brand in history.

Looking back on the past, the current head of the Peugeot family and controller of the PSA Group, Charles Peugeot, looked at the huge family meeting room. Looking at the panic-stricken and dejected expressions of the younger generations of the family, he only felt anger and pity.

Even if the conference room is decorated with the utmost luxury, it still cannot hide the smell of rottenness.

A long period of life of luxury has wiped out the ruthlessness hidden deep in the blood, and the wolf nature that our ancestors once took pride in has also disappeared without a trace.

Charlie Peugeot, who is 73 years old this year, has a head full of silver hair, but it is still neatly combed. His suit is also meticulously designed without any wrinkles.

The deep wrinkles on his face are the marks left by time.

"Look at yourselves in a mirror. You have brought shame upon the Peugeot family!"

"You drink too much, play with women, and live a life of extravagance. You dream of becoming rich overnight. The dark circles under your eyes have betrayed you!"

"The devil devoured your flesh and blood, Satan took away your soul, and you lost your sense of propriety over a small matter. You are not worthy of being descendants of the Peugeot family!"

Even though Charlie Peugeot's voice was full of energy, which was completely inconsistent with that of an elderly person of this age, it still couldn't hide the disappointment in his heart.

Faced with the criticism from the current head of the family, the family members dared not say a word and could only listen obediently.

The older a family is, the more they value rules.

At this time, if anyone dares to stand up and take the blame, it will be regarded as disrespectful.

"Rules, rules, I think you guys have been completely fooled by the so-called elite education!"

"What rules are there in the world? Only ordinary people need to follow the rules, and the strong make the rules!"

Charlie Peugeot didn't even need to look to know what these family descendants were thinking.

If you talk about rules all the time, you will be bound by rules for the rest of your life.

Nowadays, if you want to make a lot of money and have a good development, there is only one prerequisite, and that is not to follow the rules.

"As for the PSA Group's stock market fluctuations, the family has already allocated funds to deal with it. You don't have to panic. This crisis will definitely be overcome smoothly as usual."

As soon as Charlie Peugeot finished speaking, the assistant beside him leaned over and began to whisper.

He talked for a full minute before stopping.

"This family meeting ends here. Dismissed."

Charlie Peugeot announced the end of the meeting as usual and was the first to step out of the meeting room with the help of his assistant.

Only when he completely disappeared from their sight did the family members dare to get up and leave.

Back in his personal office, Charlie Peugeot's face turned ugly, and he asked in disbelief, "Two hundred million dollars invested, and there's no splash at all?"

Even though the assistant didn't want to admit it, he couldn't lie in the face of absolute facts, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "It can't be said that there was no splash at all. It's just that it just started a little bit, and it was drowned by the other party's larger investment..."

"I suspect that the opponent must have added a lot of leverage, otherwise there is absolutely no way to explain this situation."

Charlie Peugeot let out a long sigh and shook his head, saying, "How confident do you have to be to leverage when shorting the PSA Group?"

"If there is any misjudgment, all the money that comes in will be eaten up!" Leverage is a common business practice, and now even many stock investors use this operation.

With a leverage of 1 to 10, a capital of 500,000 yuan can leverage 5 million yuan. Everything seems to be very good, but if there is a downward fluctuation, even of 10%, not a penny of the capital will be left.

The money beyond the principal not only needs to be repaid, but also has interest.

Therefore, if you are not particularly confident, most people will not be stupid enough to increase leverage.

However, facing a group as large as PSA, short selling by increasing leverage is a bit too far-fetched.

Charlie Peugeot thinks that's unlikely.

"But if the other party didn't use high leverage, then it's even less likely that they would use large amounts of cash, right?"

"This……"

Before the assistant could finish his words, there was a hurried knock on the office door.

"Come in."

A subordinate ran over in a hurry, not caring about his manners, and said breathlessly: "No... It's bad. Fires of varying degrees broke out in the three factories under the group at the same time. The most serious one has killed more than a dozen employees..."

Charlie Peugeot immediately frowned and said, "Call the media you are familiar with right away and ask them to report some explosive news in the entertainment industry, such as the French Rose becoming a toy in the hands of Hong Kong Island tycoon Lin Zehao."

"The group will allocate a public relations fund, and this matter must be suppressed as quickly as possible."

"Also, immediately find the family of the deceased and offer them conditions for a private settlement. They must sign a relevant agreement and are not allowed to expose the matter to the mass media."

"Also, we have launched an investigation team to find out the causes of the fires in the three factories. I don't believe there are such coincidences in the world."

Just as someone shorted the PSA Group's stock price, this kind of thing happened.

Charlie Peugeot believes that there must be some connection between the two!

Or to put it more simply, this was entirely the work of a group of people.

But who could this person be?
Not only do they have the power to mobilize the government's cooperation, but they can also destroy factories at the same time. Their cash flow is also so abundant. There are not a few people or forces who can meet all the conditions at the same time, but they are definitely not many either.

There are only a few people who have the motive and the idea to take action against the PSA Group!
Charlie Peugeot looked at the white clouds and blue sky outside the window and fell into deep thought.

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Peugeot factory.

After twenty minutes of effort, the fire in the factory was finally put out.

Although the flames had completely disappeared, the occasional bursts of thick smoke and the burnt debris still silently reminded everyone what had just happened here.

"Alas, tens of millions of dollars' worth of equipment have all gone to waste."

"And Leon and the others also failed to escape and were buried forever under the ruins."

"If I had asked them to go with me when I went to the toilet, things wouldn't have turned out like this..."

The employees looked at the scene in front of them with tears in their eyes, and their words were full of regret and self-blame.

At this time, the factory manager in a suit and tie walked over quickly, forming a sharp contrast with the dusty image of the employees.

“Report to me the list of employees who died, and immediately notify their families to come to the factory to discuss follow-up matters.”

"Also, from now on, all employees in the factory need to sign a confidentiality agreement and must not disclose any information about the factory."

As the order was issued, the entire factory was filled with complaints. Employees complained that instead of using this time to solve the problem, they were just covering their mouths and dealing with their own people. How could you be so stupid?

In the conference room.

The families of the victims gathered together and looked at the clauses and clauses in the contract, feeling overwhelmed.

"I checked it out and found that there are thousands of clauses, and most of them are extremely difficult to understand. Not to mention ordinary people like us, even an ordinary lawyer would not be able to understand it."

"Besides, the compensation is only 100,000 francs. Is a life worth that much?"

"My husband has devoted fifteen years of his youth to this factory. Those were the best fifteen years!"

As soon as this was said, others began to echo it.

"Yeah, that's not fair at all!"

"My father has worked in this factory for 30 years, but now he is being treated like this. Do you really think we don't understand the law?"

Just at this moment, the door of the conference room was opened, and the factory security guards pushed carts and poured bundles of francs onto the table, which was a visual shock.

Looking at the scene before them, the previous anger gradually turned into silence.

Everyone subconsciously looked at the money on the table, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Very good, I hope you can keep this quiet atmosphere, because it will help us to carry out the next project."

The factory manager walked slowly to the front of the stage with his hands behind his back, microphone in hand, and nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the situation that was under control.

"First of all, on behalf of the factory and the group, I would like to express my deepest apologies for the accident that happened today. No one knows which will come first, tomorrow or the accident. I hope everyone will accept my condolences."

"As for the cause of the fire, the factory is also conducting an intensive investigation and will give everyone a satisfactory result and answer. Please rest assured."

"Also, I believe you have already read the agreement. As long as you sign it, you can immediately take your share of these banknotes!"

The employee's family members immediately retorted: "But your compensation is too little, it's not reasonable at all."

"How come my husband only gets a few hundred thousand francs for six years of service?"

"According to the law, the minimum starting amount should be 300,000!"

With the first brave man standing up, the others naturally did not want to be outdone and followed suit.

"That's right! This is against the law. You are so cruel!"

"You must compensate us according to the regulations, otherwise we will never sign the letter of understanding!"

"If you don't give us appropriate compensation, we will jointly sue the factory in court and see who is afraid!"

In an instant, the atmosphere in the conference room became noisy again. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was full of smoke and chaos.

(End of this chapter)