Originally, he was respectful to Ye Chen mainly out of fear and longing for the Rejuvenation Pill. If the Rejuvenation Pill was given to his old man, it would let him be the crown prince for a lifetime until death. If the Rejuvenation Pill was given to him, in the future it would let his son be the crown prince until death.
He did not want his old man to get the Rejuvenation Pill, and also wanted to fight for more for himself in the future.
However, the White Horse Island matter made him realise that Ye Chen’s abilities were not just the Rejuvenation Pill.
His strength lay in his extremely strong personal strength, as well as the potential supporting ability behind him.
Bernard Arnault’s harvest this time was something no rich man in the world, including the Rothschild family, dared to dream of.
With nearly ten billion people in the world, most have prejudices against the rich, because many people know that it is the rich who plunder their surplus value, occupy their per capita resources and wealth, to make themselves earn pots full.
In this case, even if they do not hate the rich or resent the rich, they will not have any special good feelings towards the rich.
But Bernard Arnault, through the White Horse Island incident and a series of subsequent operations, became a great rich man loved and supported by people worldwide, became the people’s rich man, the world’s rich man, the just rich man. This really made other rich people envious, especially Steve. He even always fantasised that if Ye Chen could give him such a fortune in the future, how good it would be. Spending ten billion would be worth it. You know, donating ten billion may not have such an effect.
So, receiving Ye Chen’s call, he was particularly excited, asking excitedly. “Mr. Ye, what instructions do you have for me?”
Ye Chen smiled and asked. “Steve, it seems your family has ploughed deeply in the automobile industry?”
The shrewd Steve Rothschild immediately knew Ye Chen’s intention.
Changying Automobile’s actions some time ago were so big, even inviting Tawana to hold twenty concerts in a row, which showed that Ye Chen definitely wanted to make this brand big and strong.
Calling him now must be about the supply chain issue.
For these top rich people, their business sense is countless times more sensitive than ordinary people.
Thus, he immediately said. “Mr. Ye, for automobile matters, you have found the right person! From when Henry Ford started the Ford production line a hundred years ago, the Rothschild family had already invested in his enterprise. Over the years, we have penetrated into the upstream and downstream of the automobile industry. More than eighty percent of the world’s host factories and parts factories, we have direct or indirect shareholdings.”
Ye Chen laughed. “It seems you have already guessed my intention. Then I will not beat around the bush with you. When are you free? I will bring the person in charge of Changying Automobile to meet you, learn from you, and also ask you to help smooth things out regarding the supply chain relationships.”
Sometimes, the supply chain tests not only bargaining ability, but also coordination ability.
When chips are in short supply, whoever can get sufficient chip assurance, their production will not be affected. The supply of large equipment is the same. Similarly buying equipment, some enterprises have to pay first, wait eagerly in line for one or two years or even longer, but some enterprises just make a call here, and over there the equipment’s parts have already been transported to a certain port ready for shipment.
The Rothschild family’s status in European and American manufacturing is unparalleled, can be called the father of European and American supply chains. Many European and American national governments cannot compare, other enterprises are even less likely to match.
Ye Chen does not need Steve Rothschild to personally help. With his influence, he just needs to take He Yuanjiang to wander around Europe, America, Japan, and Korea, meet with the heads of those supply chain enterprises, eat meals, chat, which is enough to ensure that Changying Automobile gets the best resources and prices in these supply chains.
European and American society is actually like China, also a society of favours.
Steve Rothschild immediately said. “Oh Mr. Ye, how can I trouble you to come find me? How about you say a place, I will come find you! Anyway, I am not very busy in Jinling recently, with plenty of time.”
Ye Chen smiled. “The person in charge of Changying Automobile and I are currently at the assembly plant, more than two hundred kilometres from Jinling, but we will go back later. How about this, tonight at Tianxiang Mansion to have a meal together. I will introduce you first.”
Steve Rothschild agreed without hesitation, laughed. “No problem Mr. Ye! I will go to Tianxiang Mansion early to wait for you!”
