SFS Chapter 943: Internal strife within the Hearn family
Chapter 943: Internal strife within the Hearn family
After about seven or eight seconds, Jeffrey, who had been very serious, suddenly smiled brightly. He then quickly stepped forward and extended his right hand.
"Hello, Mr. Lu, it's great to meet you!"
"Hello, President Jeffrey, I'm also very happy to meet you, a top figure in the luxury goods industry."
No one doesn't like flattery. If so, it only proves that your flattery skills are not good enough.
Jeffrey, who originally had a polite smile on his face, smiled even brighter after hearing this.
"Mr. Lu, you're too polite. Although I don't know much about you, from that little information, I know that you are a true genius."
"I never thought that the new shareholder of Hermès would be so young and promising. Your presence has made the entire Hermès flourish... flourish..."
Jeffrey, who was about to praise Lu Feng lavishly, suddenly became stuck, just like a video with poor network connection.
Seeing this scene, Lu Feng raised his eyebrows and said the remaining two words.
"Hahaha, I'm so sorry, Mr. Lu, I made such a big mistake on our first meeting."
Jeffrey laughed out loud, but although he said he was sorry, his expression didn't change at all.
If that had happened to anyone else, it would have been a very embarrassing experience, but who was Jeffrey? He was the CEO of Hermès, someone who had experienced countless ups and downs. How could he lose his composure over such a small matter?
After a brief greeting, the two took their seats, and Ella, as the vice president, took on the role of serving tea and water.
Although she holds a high position in Hermès, being one of the three global vice presidents, neither of the two people in the room holds a higher position than him.
As the second president of Hermès, Geoffrey is the son of the founder of Hermès and holds nearly 40% of Hermès shares.
As a new shareholder of Hermès, Lu Feng not only holds 10% of Hermès shares, but is also a shareholder of Yafit and Ferrari Group.
All these identities combined are not comparable to what she, a mere vice president of Hermès, can achieve. Moreover, Lu Feng also has many industries and strong power in China.
In this case, letting her, a vice president, perform the job of serving tea and water is not really burying her.
"Mr. Lu, I heard that you came to France this time mainly to celebrate the birthday of the old Duke of Hearn. Do you still know the old Duke?"
After taking a sip of coffee, Jeffrey spoke casually.
If Lu Feng really had a personal relationship with the old Duke of Hearn, then his evaluation of the young man in front of him would have to be even higher.
Hearing this question, Lu Feng knew exactly what the other party meant by asking this question. He simply wanted to find out about his network of relationships.
This was a very normal thing and he was not angry. If his company had some shares acquired by a guy of unknown origin, he might have asked more detailed questions than the other party.
"President Jeffrey, that's a very good question. I did come to congratulate the old Duke on his birthday, but so far, I haven't met him. Our only contact is over the phone."
Ok?
When Jeffrey heard this, a big question mark popped up in his head. If he didn't know the old duke, then why did he come all the way to celebrate his birthday?
Just as he opened his mouth to ask, Ella beside him revealed the relationship between Lu Feng and Jade.
After receiving the reasonable explanation, Jeffrey nodded in satisfaction, but his expression soon changed and became a little solemn.
"Mr. Lu, today is the first time we meet. There are some things I know I shouldn't say, but I'm afraid if I don't, a genius might perish."
The atmosphere in the reception room suddenly changed because of this sentence.
Seeing the solemn expression on Jeffrey's face, Lu Feng also became serious, his brain spinning rapidly, thinking about the meaning of these words.
A flash of light passed by, and he guessed the meaning behind Jeffrey's words.
"Are you talking about the struggle between the direct descendants of the Hearn family?"
Seeing that Lu Feng had figured out the whole story in an instant, a hint of admiration flashed in Jeffrey's eyes.
As expected of a genius who can reach this level at this age, his wit is terrifying.
"Yes, Mr. Lu has never been to Europe, so he may not be very familiar with the ancient Hearn family, especially some recent changes."
"If you knew about this, I think you might not have come."
Jeffrey stroked the ring in his hand with an expression that said you know nothing.
Seeing him like this, Lu Feng suddenly became interested.
What on earth could have happened that could make the CEO of Hermès look like this?
"Oh? What happened? I'd like to hear more!"
"Mr. Lu is curious. As a friend, I naturally want to help you dispel this curiosity, but please don't spread it around."
"You are not from Europe, so you don't know how high the status and influence of the Hearn family is here. Even my family doesn't want to offend it."
Jeffrey looked solemn. After seeing Lu Feng nod in agreement, he told him everything he knew.
It turned out that recently, there were rumors that the old duke's health was getting worse and worse, and he could no longer expend huge energy every day to manage the entire Hearn family.
So he came up with the idea of deciding on the successor.
Although his three sons, the father of Jed and others, are quite capable, they are also quite old and have already entered middle age.
In this case, if the Hearn family still chooses an heir from this generation, then they will have to conduct a new round of heir selection in twenty years at most.
This will undoubtedly greatly increase the time the Hearn family will be in turmoil, and will also fall into a vicious circle.
After all, in another twenty years, Jed and others will be almost fifty years old. Even if they become the patriarch, they will not be able to hold the position for long.
So in order to avoid such a situation, the old Duke of Hearn decided to choose the heir from his grandchildren, so as to end this vicious circle.
In fact, it is not only the old duke who likes this method, but also those families or groups with a long history.
Of course, China will not resort to this method unless it is absolutely necessary.
But now the problem arises. The three sons of the old Duke of Hearn gave birth to three boys and four girls, a total of seven direct heirs. Together with the brothers of the old Duke of Hearn, there are more than a dozen people in total.
This led to some confusion, as both sexes in the Hearn family had equal inheritance rights.
It is very troublesome to choose an heir from these dozen grandsons. If you are not careful, it will cause great unrest.
And there is more than one difficulty. Faced with the supreme position of the patriarch, these ambitious young people all want to sit on it.
This has led to a situation where more than a dozen young people are now in a situation of open and covert fighting.
Fortunately, the descendants of the old duke's brothers felt that their chances of winning were slim, so they all turned to the seven children of the old duke's son.
Now, the entire Hearn family is basically divided into four factions, but fortunately there is still the old duke above them, who together with their fathers suppress them, and nothing too extreme has happened.
But this situation is not so friendly to outsiders like Lu Feng.
Because this is likely to be targeted by other direct forces.
For example, if Lu Feng is now in Jed's camp, he will be targeted by people from the other three camps.
This is why Jeffrey said: If you knew the current situation of the Hearn family, you would not choose to come here.