Seeing Fan Zhikang sitting on the sofa with a calm face and not speaking, Nicole couldn't help but sigh: "If you want to defeat an opponent, you must first understand him. You are only anxious to stop Mingzhu Holdings from promoting European politics and monetary integration. Do you know that Mingzhu Holdings is not just wandering around the 1 member states of the EC, but just when everyone is looking at the old European Community power, Watts Tsini helped Chen Hongtao visit other non-member countries."

"What do you mean?" Fan Zhikang keenly felt that Nicole's statement was not simple.

Nicole narrowed his eyes and said, "Now the member states of the European Community include France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Greece, as well as Portugal and Spain, which joined two years ago. However, Mingzhu Holdings not only communicated with these member states, but also actively communicated with other countries that could join the European Community. This situation is enough to prove that Mingzhu Holdings is aiming for the long term and fully reflects Chen Hongtao's determination to promote European politics and monetary integration."

"In the past two years, Mingzhu Holdings has withdrawn from the capital market on the surface, and the scale of various groups has gradually decreased and shrunk, but has they given them enough energy to do other things? Actively communicate with other countries that can join the European Community, which of them are all included?" Fan Zhikang's expression was unwilling and solemn.

Until this time, Fan Zhikang had to admit that just two years after he focused most of his energy on the capital market, Chen Hongtao once again walked ahead of him.

"These include Austria, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus. If one day Mingzhu Holdings promotes European politics and currency integration will come to the forefront. These potential countries are likely to become members of the EU and have the right to vote in EU affairs. Now Mingzhu Holdings takes advantage of this time to actively communicate, and it should be because they have taken a fancy to the importance of these countries in the EU's political and economics in the future." Nicole extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray.

"As far as I know, Mingzhu Holdings has deep political and capital connections in Italy, the United Kingdom, France, and even Greece. Now it has implemented a strategy of actively making friends and moving around, or Mingzhu Century Bank becomes the European Central Bank and has obtained the right to issue euros. Wouldn't Mingzhu Holdings dominate Europe? In the future, there will be no place for HSBC and Rothschild Bank to establish a foothold in Fan Zhikang's heart. He could not let go of it.

"You don't know Chen Hongtao too much. From Mingzhu Holdings to the present, it has not shown too aggressiveness. Through legitimate negotiations, many things are not without room for resolution. Just like our family's increase in holdings in U.S. oil reserves, blind impulse is definitely not a good choice." Nicole shook his head and sighed.

"It's not that your family uses the privatized Scottish Halifax Bank and Barclays Bank to replace assets. How could Mingzhu Holdings' banking system rage like locusts in Europe!" Fan Zhikang's words inevitably complained.

"I can't decide the family affairs alone. The result is now very good. After the successful privatization of the Scottish Halifax Bank and Barclays Bank, they have divested the relevant equity assets. Otherwise, will HSBC be able to take your turn to spy on it?" Nicole said with a cold expression.

Many large international banks have a tradition of holding shares, just like Barclays held shares in HSBC before it was successfully privatized.

Although Mingzhu Holdings has obtained all the control and operation rights of the two privatized banks, the bank's equity assets have long been divested. The current Bank of Halifax and Barclays Bank in Scotland are just a small scale of their main outlets.

Fan Zhikang was also a big beneficiary in the process of divesting equity assets of the two banks, but when he heard Nicole say this, he still felt that he couldn't get out of Taiwan.

"Since Mingzhu Holdings has formed a trend of competition in the banking industry in Europe, you should not be so petty and stare at HSBC Holdings. Compared with the privatized Mingzhu Century Bank, HSBC Holdings is at a clear disadvantage. Can't you see that it is? As a listed bank, what do you use to compete with Century Bank? Whether from the bank's operating space or the equity structure, it is extremely difficult for you to defeat Chen Hongtao in the banking industry. If you have that leisure and jealousy, it is better to spend some energy on capital operations. The key is to have self-knowledge. If you can't even put your own position clearly, you will be destined to be trampled on for the rest of your life." Nicole said without regard to Fan Zhikang's dignity.

"In your eyes, am I so incompetent?" Fan Zhikang finally couldn't help it and roared with a ferocious look.

"Do you think you can provoke Chen Hongtao after several successful operations in the capital market? I don't want to watch you die. Since Mingzhu Holdings launched the era of capital through explosive expansion of the capital market and many people, including you, have followed suit. Some of them have succeeded, and some have been drowned in the storm of the capital market, but no one can truly surpass him. When you are not sure, you must calm down and observe and understand your opponents, instead of rushing up rashly." Nicole looked disappointed.

"What's the use of observing him? What's the point of me being worse than Chen Hongtao? He can do the same as me." Fan Zhikang stood up suddenly, looking extremely excited.

"Do you know what kind of person Chen Hongtao is? That is a terrifying guy with two big axes hanging with him. You rushed up so proudly, which would only satisfy his crazy mood and be chopped up in a pool of blood. Do you think that if you control several large-scale investment companies now, you can compete with Chen Hongtao? From your naive performance of offending Winnie, it proves that you and Chen Hongtao are not on the same level at all. At that time, a number of capital families and Mingzhu Holdings fought in the international crude oil futures market.

I have clearly realized that it is difficult to shake Mingzhu Holdings anymore. You only have one Mingzhu Holdings in your eyes, but you ignore the capital clusters it has attracted during its growth and growth. I think the smooth sailing in the past two years has made you forget that you have not encountered the main self-operated market of Mingzhu Holdings in the capital market. Only these investment companies can't stand the constant calculations and biting." After that, Nicole said that, her pretty face sometimes praised and sometimes feared, which gave people a sense of complexity.

"In that conflict in the Hong Kong financial market, Mingzhu Holdings did not have an absolute advantage. If the time was not right, we might not have lost." Fan Zhikang's face was so gloomy that it was about to drip out of water.

"Chen Hongtao is just playing around, you are still feeling good about yourself. You have never seen Mingzhu Holdings' real self-operated offensive, so you will be stubborn here. That kind of overwhelming offensive is like a continuous tsunami. If you don't drag down your opponent, the terrifying offensive will not stop. Back then, Stefan was so confident and strong that he was overwhelmed by Mingzhu Holdings' fierce operation, let alone you. Think about it carefully. Except for me, who is there?

The big family will help you. In the international crude oil futures final battle two years ago, Morgan, Rockefeller, DuPont, and the Stillman family who controls Citibank were already standing behind. This is the real reason why I realized that it is difficult to shake Mingzhu Holdings. Once Chen Hongtao comes, exerting this kind of bundled influence will only be even more terrifying today two years later. "Nicole seems to be still complaining about Fan Zhikang's offense to Winnie just now.

"Do you think I can never surpass Chen Hongtao?" Fan Zhikang said as he tried his best to suppress his emotions.

Nicole exuded a complicated smile of emotion at this moment: "Even if you stand at the top of the financial dynasty, you are just lonely and sad. Don't keep staring at those trivial matters about sesame and mung beans because of jealousy. As long as you are careful not to provoke Chen Hongtao, a person who intends to withdraw from the capital market will not pose too much threat to you. Chinese culture is very interesting. Learn more about Byron. If you don't understand the opponent you are fighting for, it will be difficult to catch up with him."

Hearing Nicole’s statement, Fan Zhikang’s expression showed a hint of surprise: “Are you sure Chen Hongtao will withdraw from the capital market?”

Nicole sat on the sofa opposite, lit a cigarette and thought, "From Mingzhu Holdings' current situation of restraining its assets, Chen Hongtao should have been preparing to retreat behind the scenes, ending the operations of other industries, leaving only banking assets to expand, which undoubtedly saves a lot of effort. Moreover, his four wives no longer manage the business and gradually began to make a transition from stepping down. In the past two years, Chen Hongtao did not show up, and Wang Jinlan and his women were under a lot of pressure. The shrinkage of major groups under Mingzhu Holdings is also Chen Hongtao intends to undress the burden of several wives and executives of Mingzhu Holdings."

"If it is really as you said, Mingzhu Holdings is at its peak in secret, why did Chen Hongtao choose to retreat behind the scenes at this time? He is still so young..." At this time, Fan Zhikang realized that he really didn't know much about his strong rival.

"Are you young? If Chen Hongtao had not been young, every time I saw him, I would treat him as an old man who was in his twilight years! Once you got it, it became weak. Although a person's personality is not easy to change, he would say whatever he wanted when he was at the position, and his views and ideas about things would be very different. As the saying goes, power and wealth are boundless and endless, enjoy the beauty of the country. With Chen Hongtao's current status, what do you think power and wealth mean to him?" After speaking, Nicole asked Fan Zhikang with a smile.
Chapter completed!