The scary one is coming.
“I really want something good to happen.”
Joanna said, picking up a glass of champagne from a sailor in a navy uniform and bringing it to her mouth.
“You seem to be worried about something? Is it a matter of hometown?”
Eugene could see that her worries had nothing to do with business. Because Yoanna, who is more professional than anyone else, wouldn’t talk about her work like this.
“Right. These days, the media seems to be constantly asking for it.”
Who and what she was asking were missing from her words, but Eugene was able to figure it out quickly.
“It’s been a while since Joanna appeared in the media. People always want new stimulation. Especially if it’s a story about a beautiful princess, anyone would be curious.”
It’s not hard to guess that the Dutch people will be curious about Joanna’s whereabouts.
King Wilham VIII of the Netherlands is gaining great popularity with the people for his characteristic common-sense behavior. There are many royal families in Europe, but the people’s support for the Dutch royal family was unparalleled.
It is no wonder that many Dutch media are curious about the current situation of the King’s eldest daughter, Joanna.
Until recently, in response to Joanna’s request to have a normal school life, she did not report her life in New York at all, but the patience of the media and the public was slowly running out.
“Recently, some newspapers have been posting pictures of me as a child, and they seem to be getting a lot of attention.”
The photos of Joanna that have been released so far were taken with her family when she was a teenager.
It’s enough to find and post photos that were already published more than 10 years ago. Joanna was slowly realizing that she had reached the limit of avoiding the press.
“This vacation, I was going to go home after a long time… … I don’t know what to do.”
Joanna, reluctant to be photographed in and out of the palace, would meet her family in a suburban villa instead of the royal palace in The Hague, even when vacationing back home. But looking at the atmosphere, it seems that reporters and paparazzi will come to the villa this time.
“Once you get on the media, you can’t go back.”
No matter how celebrity you are, if you can’t bring up a new topic, the media and the public’s interest will fade over time. But if it’s a royal family, it’s unknown how long the interest will continue.
Especially since Joanna is the closest member of the royal family to the throne. Joanna, who was enjoying the life of a normal person, didn’t seem to like it when her name appeared in the media.
“You can’t live in hiding forever, can you? Unless you want to give up your succession to the throne.”
“It does.”
However, Joanna did not seem to have any intention of giving up the throne.
Indeed, anyone would. Although European royal families do not have many practical powers in modern times, they do not have to give up their honor and benefits. Moreover, the Netherlands at least legally recognizes the sovereignty of the king.
“I wish I could delay it a little longer. Until the age of forty. haha… … .”
Joanna was well aware that she was selfish. However, she cannot be blamed for her desire to live a normal life.
“I have no choice but to postpone it for a year or two.”
The time has come for everyone around the world to wear a face mask and it is now a year away. By then, Joanna will be able to confidently wear a mask and sunglasses to enter and exit the palace.
“Right. Even for a year or two, I want to enjoy a comfortable life as it is now.”
“Oh yeah! Speaking of which, work with William to help build companies buy shares.”
If the conversation continues even after having a private conversation, it seems inevitable to return to business.
“For construction companies, there seems to be some good news, right?”
Joanna asks with her eyes shining. After all, she seemed to be the most interesting to talk about.
“There will be good news soon. So, out of the top 10 construction companies, we have to select and purchase a place that can completely take over management. Come to think of it, what happened to the Royal Bomb group?”
The Royal Bomb Group was founded in the 19th century and is the oldest and largest construction company in the Netherlands. Although the market capitalization is not very large, it possesses outstanding technology as much as its long history, which is enough to put its name on the list of top 10 global construction companies.
“I have a significant stake in the Royal Bomb Group in the FO fund.”
Among the funds that Joanna manages, the FO Fund is a fund for leaders around the world. The FO fund was again managed separately according to the interests of its leaders.
In particular, a separate fund for leaders in Northern Europe, including the Netherlands, continues to invest in major companies in the Netherlands and the UK.
It was also intended to help those leaders exercise influence over their own companies.
“Make sure you get at least 50%.”
“All right. And in terms of technology, would you need either a Grupo ACS or a Vinci?”
Joanna realized Eugene’s intentions through a short conversation.
The three largest construction companies in the world are Vinci in France, Grupo ACS in Spain and Bechtel in the US.
Among them, Bechtel is owned by the Bechtel family, so there is no point in greedy for a stake, and ACS Group also has a 50% stake in Germany’s Hochtier, a leading construction company.
Since Hochtieff is again an affiliate of Turner in the US, it is not easy to obtain a stake.
As a result, few of the world’s top 10 construction companies can secure stakes.
“Because the technology is enough for the Royal Bomb group.”
“I see. I will confirm it as soon as possible.”
Joanna seems to like her new job much more than her leisure time on a fancy boat.
She took a table and opened her laptop on the spot. Then, he immediately opens a meeting with the company’s employees on his smartphone and immediately goes to work.
Eugene, who gave her a job, grinned. Somehow, it was like becoming a vicious boss.
Still, I wasn’t so sorry. It was because Joanna enjoyed the work itself, especially the challenging work itself.
Joanna now looked frantic trying to figure out a way to completely get her hands on about two of the world’s top ten builders.
Right away, a team is formed for the job and they start moving quickly around the world. It will cost at least billions of dollars.
But what you get from this is a mega project worth about a trillion dollars, and it will bring happy results to everyone involved.
[Dasan Construction announced today that it has been selected as the main operator in the major construction sector of Neom City, a new city to be built in northwestern Saudi Arabia. With a total investment of more than $500 billion, targeted for completion in 2030, Neom City is part of an ambitious project to demonstrate Saudi Arabia’s commitment to being at the forefront of environmental and future technologies in an oil-dependent economy. It is not an exaggeration to say that the future of Saudi Arabia is at stake in this project, which will cost an unprecedented amount of money with a huge area 43 times the size of Seoul.]
[Meanwhile, it is known that the construction division of Cheil International will also participate in the project jointly. As a result, it is certain that Dasan Construction and the construction division of Cheil Trading will win new projects worth at least $100 billion each. As a result, the stock prices of the two construction companies and group affiliates also rose day by day… … .]
In early 2019, news of Korean construction companies participating in large-scale construction projects in Saudi Arabia was made public through the media.
Participating in construction projects in the Middle East is a specialty of Korean construction companies. However, this project was different in its scale.
The news that two representative Korean groups will participate in an unprecedented mega-project, estimated at as little as $500 billion and as much as $1 trillion, brought joy not only to stock investors, but also to the whole nation.
Although we do not know exactly which city it is, it is clear that the estimated amount alone will have a significant positive impact on the national economy.
Of course, the person who will be most happy is Eugene.
In this construction project, the participation of Dasan Group and Cheil Group was well-received, and on the other hand, the Dutch Royal Bam Group and the UK’s Balfour Beatty, which will be in charge of the most core business areas, were fully owned. because it has been
Korean construction companies are evaluated to be comparable to any other global companies in their ability to implement construction, but the truth is that the core design and supervision of construction companies do not fall short of those of large Western construction companies.
In this Neom City project, British and Dutch companies will take charge of the core part, and Dasan and Jeil will share the biggest part of construction.
On the other hand, it was only natural that the Saudi royal family, hosting the project, would also have an appropriate stake.
Some of the shares of the Royal Bomb Group secured by Eugene, Balfour BT of the UK, and Dasan Construction and Cheil Trading Co., Ltd. have been transferred to the name of major clients of the FO fund run by Joanna. Depending on the performance of the future business, the value of the stake will be passed on to the Saudi royal family as an appropriate return.
This is the essence of any large project. Eugene, who has already been engaged in related work since the past, was accustomed to sharing profits like this.
“Dasan Electronics’ acquisition of Freescale has been successfully approved by the Chinese government. Now, Dasan Electronics is a large semiconductor company worth 70 trillion won, and it has been reborn as the third largest semiconductor company in Asia after Cheil Electronics.”
Moving into 2010, mergers and acquisitions of electronics and semiconductor companies became much more difficult than before.
Governments around the world often refused to approve mergers and acquisitions between semiconductor companies, citing violations of their own monopoly laws.
Again, Dasan Electronics had to overcome a number of obstacles before acquiring Freescale.
In particular, it was the most difficult to obtain approval from the Chinese government, which is promoting the banner of great power through semiconductors.
As a result, Eugene sold Ivanka Trump fashion group China at a reasonable price, and someone who owned it made a fortune by listing it on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which allowed the acquisition of Freescale to be approved.
In addition, Eugene gained a little more freedom in the Chinese stock market and was able to continue making bolder investments in China.
There are still many useful investment destinations in China. In the midst of dealing with such crazy things, a great danger was approaching.
“It is said that a contagious disease has occurred in China and is spreading rapidly.”
One day after the outbreak of the disease, John Owen Brennan reported that he had not received any mention despite maintaining good relations with the highest levels of the Chinese government.
It was a time when the Chinese media, let alone the American media, had not yet released a single report.