Chapter 44 A Powerful Shareholder Group

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Joseph continued:

"The total share capital of the bank is 10 million shares, and the price of each share is 1 livre. It is not open for sale for the time being."

Mono nodded with a smile:

"Since Your Highness invited us, we must buy a share. I just don't know how much Your Highness's total investment in this bank is?"

"About 10 million livres."

The three of them immediately became uninterested when they heard this. They thought that they thought it was profitable, but they really came to ask me to invest? You are an empty-shell bank, saying that you will invest 10 million, who knows how much you can finally implement? Wouldn't it be better for me to invest this money in a mature discount bank?

Robert and Joseph had the least friendship and were the poorest among the three. He immediately smiled bitterly and said:

"Your Highness, you know my situation. I am afraid I can't come up with much money to invest..."

Joseph smiled slightly and said:

"Listen to me.

"In a week, Paris Angel Company will publicly sell shares, with a total share capital of 10 million shares, 2 million shares, and a price of 2 livres per share.

"If you invest in my bank, you can subscribe to the same number of Paris Angels shares at a price of 1 livre per share before the public offering."

After saying this, the eyes of the three people suddenly lit up.

But Brian was in finance after all, and he hesitated:

"Your Highness, although Paris Angels' business is very good, it may not be estimated at 2 livres per share, right?"

2 livres per share, a total of 10 million shares, equivalent to the market value of Paris Angels reaching a terrifying 20 million livres!

Joseph signaled the lawyer at the door to bring the franchise contract over, and smiled:

"During this period, Paris Angels has 7 franchise stores. This is the contract, and more investors are ready to sign franchise agreements. At the same time, I will open several new direct-operated stores in various places.

"I believe that it will not be long before Paris Angels stores can be seen in major cities in France. Within half a year, Paris Angels stores will be all over Europe.

"To be honest, the price of 2 livres per share is low."

He then explained the meaning of franchise stores again, and the three people at the same table could no longer remain calm.

Which company is the hottest in Paris now? Of course, it is Paris Angel.

All the women in the streets and alleys of Paris know "Angel Water". The old women and young girls in their own families have also spent thousands of livres on this kind of cosmetics.

Moreover, the influence of Angel Water has begun to spread throughout France. A few days ago, a group of ladies from Marseille came to Paris to buy it.

If there is only one store, the company's valuation is indeed impossible to reach 20 million, but if there are 9 stores, then this number is closer.

And the novel "franchise" model is really very attractive. To be honest, the three of them have the idea of ​​investing in a franchise store after hearing it. How did this prince come up with such a wonderful business model? No wonder everyone says that he is the son of God. This mind is definitely touched by God himself!

Obviously, it won't be long before France will be full of Paris Angel franchise stores.

By then, the market value of this company will definitely soar every day like the water of the Seine River in the rainy season!

Brian narrowed his eyes. If he bought it for 1 livre and then resold it, he could earn at least 1 livre per share! It was equivalent to giving away the bank's shares for free.

And he estimated that the share price of Paris Angels could not remain at 2 livres all the time, and it should rise soon!

He no longer hesitated and looked at Joseph and said:

"Your Highness, since you said so, I will invest 250,000 livres."

Seeing that the archbishop had made a move, Mono immediately followed up:

"Your Highness, I will also invest 500,000 livres..."

Joseph said with some embarrassment:

"Count Mono, this, because the shares are limited, I can only give you 3% at most. Please understand, after all, there are the King and Queen, Prince Condé, Count Artois and others..."

When Mono heard the names of these people, he immediately smiled and waved his hands:

"Okay, okay, then 300,000."

Robert also gritted his teeth and took out 200,000 livres.

Finally, Joseph stated that these shares only have dividend rights, not management decision-making rights. The three of them came to make money, so they had no objection.

At the table, everyone was happy, and they raised their glasses and clinked them vigorously in laughter.

The next day, Joseph had lunch with Louis XVI and Queen Marie, and took this opportunity to sell them 5% of the bank shares.

For his own parents, there was no need to use the shares of Paris Angel as bait. Joseph directly asked them for an investment of 500,000 each, and said "thank you" to express his feelings.

It's just that Louis XVI took out 600,000 livres to support his son's Dutch strategy last time. Although it was later proved that he bet on the right treasure, he made a lot of money in politics, but he didn't make any cash.

Now he only had 100,000 spare money in his hand, so he invested it all in his son, and the rest could only be given a blank check.

Queen Marie was called "the deficit lady". Although this was basically a smear, she was really used to spending lavishly on weekdays. She only had 220,000 in her hand, and the remaining 280,000 were all owed first.

However, Joseph was not really after their funds. His main purpose was to get two bigwigs to invest so that he could use the tiger's skin as a big banner in the future.

In the afternoon, Joseph rushed to Paris without stopping, and met successively with the Prince of Condé, who had great influence in the army, and the hardline royalist Duke of Artois, who was the biological brother of Louis XVI.

When the two heard that they could buy Paris Angel shares at a low price, they naturally did not refuse the money sent to them. They each subscribed for 400,000 livres of bank shares, remembering the favor from the crown prince in their hearts.

At noon that day, all over France were talking about the Paris Angel Company's stock offering. There is no way, every newspaper is talking about Paris Angel, no matter what salon, someone will lead the topic to it after it starts.

Of course, there is internal news circulating in the Palace of Versailles, saying that Paris Angel has a sales volume of 120,000 a day, has opened eight or nine branches, and has plans to open stores in the UK, Spain, the Netherlands and other places. The scale of the company is amazing.

Everyone was itching and began to raise money one after another, preparing to snap up the original shares of Paris Angel.

At the same time, in the office of the general manager of Bank Lavelle in Paris, general manager Etienne frowned and asked his assistant: "No one from the finance minister has come to negotiate?"

The latter nodded and said:

"Yes, a low-level official came to ask about the loan more than ten days ago, and no one has come since."

Etienne wondered to himself:

"It's strange. The national debt is about to mature, and the Crown Prince is not in a hurry?"

The assistant said:

"Did they get a loan from another bank?"

Etienne shook his head:

"The Duke of Orleans has already contacted other banks. There is no way anyone will lend to him."

He murmured in his heart: Even if the Crown Prince has no experience, other financial officials should remind him about the national debt. Why is he so calm?

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