An Unexpected Guest

Once you understood the nature of capitalists, it was easy to see that Franz-Josef Popp would definitely compromise.

The story unfolded just as expected. Franz-Josef Popp soon handed over all his shares in BMW, and even took the initiative to help Australasia recruit German talent.

For Franz-Josef Popp, the most important thing was making enough money to ensure that his company would not go bankrupt.

As for whether Germany's talent would be lost—what did that have to do with him?

Acquiring BMW was only one link in Australasia's actions in Germany. Besides BMW, Australasia had also acquired Maybach Automobiles, Maybach Engine Factory, Porsche Automobiles, and other automobile manufacturers in May.

In later generations, every one of these companies would become a famous Fortune Global 500 corporation or a high-end enterprise renowned in its industry.

But at present, most of them were available at cabbage prices. The total cost of purchasing these companies did not even exceed thirty million Australian dollars.

Apart from these German enterprises, Australasia had also gained something in other parts of Europe.

There was no need to mention the less famous companies. Among the better-known ones were Maserati Automobile Company, Rolls-Royce, Bentley Automobile Company, and others.

Most of these companies had been acquired outright, which meant they had already become part of Australasia's industries.

The first step after acquiring these industries was, of course, to move their headquarters to Australasia.

Without even mentioning anything else, the jobs created by relocating these companies to Australasia alone were enough to convince Arthur to make it happen.

If all these companies could develop to the level they would reach in later generations, their contributions to Australasia's economy would be immeasurable.

Australasia might even have a chance to become the country with the most Fortune Global 500 companies in later generations.