Chapter 3520: Father of the Euro-American Supply Chain

Poison 3521 Chapter: Father of the European and American Supply Chain

The Rothschild family, as the world's largest family, through centuries of operation, has long achieved deep penetration across all countries and industries worldwide.

The European and American automotive industry has a history spanning over a century, once leading the world; such a massive industry naturally saw the Rothschild family establish early presence—not only in these Western automakers but also in Japanese and Korean automotive enterprises and related supply chain companies, where the Rothschild family holds stakes, even controlling interests.

Achieving this level is actually not difficult for them; the Rothschild family rarely invests directly in enterprises, as that would be too troublesome, given that many industries require deep understanding and evaluation before screening and background checks on relevant companies.

The Rothschild family controls these industries' core through large-scale financial investment and capital operations.

They have long possessed vast, inexhaustible funds, along with numerous collateral family branches; decades ago, they established various venture capital firms worldwide, investing in mid-to-frontier and promising enterprises in target industries.

For modern large enterprises to achieve rapid development, financing is essential, and the Rothschild family accomplishes equity stakes through various venture capital firms and investment funds.

Once these enterprises receive their investment, they enter a rapid growth phase; the Rothschild family then integrates more industry resources to accelerate their growth, while using resources to exchange for more shares, ultimately supporting the enterprise to grow strong while simultaneously elevating their own position to major or even controlling shareholder.

Koreans often say that one cannot escape Samsung in life, as the Samsung Group, through capital operations, has penetrated every industry in South Korea.

Whether technology products or daily necessities like food, clothing, housing, and transportation, all are inseparable from Samsung Group and its subsidiaries and affiliates; even if Samsung does not directly produce toilet paper, the giants of South Korea's paper industry behind the scenes have Samsung holdings, so buying a pack of toilet paper may still funnel 20–30% or more of profit into Samsung's pocket.

While Samsung's reach is limited to Korea, the Rothschild family's influence spans all of Europe and America—a financial conglomerate that Europeans and Americans cannot escape in life; every aspect of their lives has been thoroughly penetrated by the Rothschild family.

Beyond Europe and America, Africa, Latin America, and even Asia (outside China) are not voids for the Rothschild family; energy and mineral resources in Africa and South America were early laid out by them, and aside from China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia were infiltrated by the Rothschild family after WWII, especially Japan and Korea, whose post-war economic rise depended on the U. S.; without prior penetration by American financial conglomerates, such rapid postwar reconstruction and economic takeoff would not have been possible.

Normally, Ye Chen would have no need for Steve Rothschild, as his prior ventures had little relation to global supply chains; even Yi Su Shipping, though not a demand-side player in global supply chains but a logistics provider, involves ship manufacturing that uses supply chains—yet Yi Su Shipping merely purchases vessels from top shipyards without participating in manufacturing, so it has no direct use for supply chain influence.

But now the situation differs: the automotive industry, as a star of modern industrialization, is among the world's most supply-chain-dependent sectors—and this is precisely where the Rothschild family excels.

Thus, Ye Chen immediately picked up his phone and called Steve Rothschild, who was idle in Jin Ling.

Since arriving in Jin Ling to oversee the family's Greater China region, Steve Rothschild has been busy with three tasks: relocating the Greater China headquarters to Jin Ling, increasing investment in Jin Ling, and seeking opportunities to get closer to Ye Chen.

The first two tasks are progressing smoothly, but the third is difficult, as Ye Chen is constantly on the move, elusive like a dragon, leaving Steve few chances to meet him.

Recently, the White Horse Island incident caused global uproar; Steve Rothschild could guess with his toes that such a major event being so cleanly controlled, benefiting Bernard Arnault immensely, must have been Ye Chen pulling strings behind the scenes.

Through this, he further recognized Ye Chen's capabilities.

Originally, he treated Ye Chen with respect, mainly due to awe and desire for the Rejuvenation Pill—if given to his father, it would let him be a crown prince for life; if given to him, it would let his son become a crown prince forever.

He did not want his father to obtain the Rejuvenation Pill, and he also wanted to secure such an advantage for himself in the future.

But the White Horse Island incident made him realize Ye Chen's abilities extend far beyond the Rejuvenation Pill.

His strength lies in his extraordinary personal power and the latent backing capacity behind him.

Bernard Arnault's gain from this incident is something even the Rothschild family would dare not dream of—a windfall beyond imagination for the world's richest.

Of the world's nearly 10 billion people, most hold prejudices against the rich, knowing that the wealthy have plundered surplus value, seized per capita resources and wealth, enabling their own overflowing prosperity.

Under these circumstances, even if they do not resent or hate the rich, they feel no special affection toward them.

Yet Bernard Arnault, through the White Horse Island incident and subsequent operations, became a globally beloved and supported billionaire—a people's billionaire, a world's billionaire, a just billionaire—so enviable that even Steve Rothschild has fantasized about Ye Chen granting him such fortune, saying spending 100 billion would be worth it, knowing that donating 100 billion might not yield such results.

Thus, upon receiving Ye Chen's call, he was exceptionally excited, eagerly asking: "Mr. Ye, what instructions do you have for me?"

Ye Chen smiled and asked: "Steve, your family seems deeply involved in the automotive industry?"

The shrewd Steve Rothschild instantly grasped Ye Chen's intent.

The recent large-scale moves by Longying Auto—even inviting Tawana to hold twenty concerts—clearly show Ye Chen intends to scale this brand significantly.

Calling now must be about supply chain matters.

For such top-tier billionaires, their business intuition is infinitely sharper than ordinary people's.

He immediately replied: "Mr. Ye, regarding automotive matters, you've come to the right person! Since Henry Ford launched the assembly line a century ago, the Rothschild family has already taken stakes in his enterprise; over these years, we have penetrated both upstream and downstream of the global automotive industry, holding direct or indirect stakes in over 80% of major automakers and parts manufacturers worldwide."

Ye Chen smiled: "It seems you've already guessed my intent—no need to beat around the bush. When you're free, I'll bring Longying Auto's representative to meet you, seek guidance, and regarding supply chain relations, please help facilitate communication."

Sometimes, supply chain tests not only bargaining power but also coordination ability.

During crystal element shortages, whoever secures sufficient supply avoids production disruption; similarly for large equipment: some firms must pay upfront and wait one or two years or more, while others merely make a call and have parts already en route to a port for shipment.

The Rothschild family's position in European and American manufacturing is unparalleled—truly the father of the European and American supply chain; no European or American government can compare, let alone other enterprises hope to match them.

Ye Chen does not need Steve Rothschild to act personally; with his influence, merely bringing He Yuanjiang to tour Europe, America, Japan, and Korea, meeting supply chain enterprise leaders, sharing meals and conversation, would suffice to secure the best resources and prices for Longying Auto in these chains.

European and American society, in fact, is like China's—also a relationship-based society.

Steve Rothschild immediately said: "Oh Mr. Ye, how could I trouble you to come see me? Just tell me a place, and I'll come to you! Anyway, I'm not busy in Jin Ling lately—I have plenty of time."

Ye Chen smiled and said: "I am currently with the person in charge of Changying Automobile at the final assembly plant, which is over two hundred kilometers from Jin Ling. However, we will be returning later. How about this: tonight, let's have dinner together at Tianxiang Mansion so I can introduce you all to each other."

Steven Rothschild readily agreed, smiling: "No problem, Mr. Ye! I'll go ahead to Tianxiang Mansion and wait for you!"