"Sir Carter, according to the current international situation, Iran is reckless, the Middle East has been unstable, the future oil prices are estimated to be higher and higher, if Britain wants to make economic recovery, it must get rid of its dependence on Middle East oil, and the British energy industry is going to rise again, congratulations!"

After chatting with Duke Carter Howard for a while, Xia Yu suddenly sighed abruptly.

The reason for congratulating him is that the Howard family is involved in the oil industry and has a significant stake in a large oil company in the British North Sea.

It can be said that the Howard family is also part of the oil interest group, and he will support the Conservative Party, in addition to his personal relationship with Margaret Thatcher.

Carter Howard glanced at Xia Yu, and he could hear the hidden meaning of Xia Yu's words.

It seems that Xia Yu did not know where to know the news that the Conservative government was about to take action against BP.

Xia Yu's purpose for inviting him tonight was already obvious.

It is a coveting stake in BP and wants to achieve its goals through his line.

With preparation in his heart, Duke Carter Howard was not in a hurry, he said lightly and continued to drink tea.

"It's hard to say, most of the benefits have been taken by BP, and even if the oil market expands, my earnings will not rise much. ”

If you have to ask for people, you must have the attitude of asking for people, so Xia Yu directly broke it: "Sir Carter, BP can only occupy the advantage for more than a month at most, and when it loses the special care of the government, it will definitely not be able to compete with the old oil company." ”

"I know that Margaret's cabinet is ready to start the privatization process of BP and will give a lot of equity at once, which may not be of interest to someone like you who owns an oil company. ”

"After listening to Minister Jeffrey Howie's terms today, I have an interest in BP's shareholding, and I have always had a large investment in the UK, and I am also in contention. ”

"It's just that I'm not a pure British after all, and I will inevitably encounter special targets in the process of competition, so I would like to ask you to do me a favor. ”

After finishing speaking, Xia Yu looked at Duke Carter Howard quietly.

I saw him put down the teacup and looked at Xia Yu fixedly, as if he wanted to observe something.

For a long time, it seemed that he thought that Xia Yu was saying what he was saying, Duke Carter Howard did not refuse directly, but said with a light smile: "You know very well the situation you may face, I can tell you clearly, if you participate in the competition, you will definitely be deliberately targeted and clean up, skin color is not the point, the point is that you are neither pure British, nor do you have the strength of Mobil and Exxon." ”

"I understand, so I just need a relatively level playing field, which is what's best for the British people, isn't it?"

"And I only need a small amount of equity, and it doesn't affect anyone. ”

Xia Yu smiled at the corner of his mouth and said.

Duke Carter Howard fell silent, as if he was considering whether to help Xia Yu or not.

And Xia Yu also quietly waited for his reply and possible conditions.

It's just that the result surprised Xia Yu, Duke Carter Howard didn't put forward any conditions after thinking for a minute, and agreed to help him: "You are good friends with Henry and Elena, I helped with this." ”

"But we have to change to a more subtle way, the two of us set up an investment company, the investment company will compete in the name of the Howard family, and then how many shares will be acquired, and then split according to the proportion of the investment company, and the proportion of the investment company's equity will be discussed later. ”

"I suggest you go to Prime Minister Margaret first, she has a good impression of you, and it will be more helpful for us to let her know that your competitive chips are with me. ”

Xia Yu said gratefully: "I understand, thank you for your help!"

"I told you, you're a friend of the Howards!"

Duke Carter Howard said with a light smile.

Xia Yu smiled and agreed: "That's right, it's my honor!"

Although he said this, Xia Yu knew in his heart that this was because his strength was already able to make Duke Carter Howard pay attention, otherwise he wouldn't be able to help even if he wanted to.

And this help is really a gesture for Duke Carter Howard, he can do nothing at all, just using the face of the Howard family is enough to send Xia Yu in.

No one would scare the Howard family for this little thing, the gains outweigh the losses!

The next day, Xia Yu immediately asked George Berkeley to arrange someone to make a cooperation plan, and at the same time collect information about BP.

After instructing this matter, Xia Yu sent an application to the British Cabinet, wanting to meet with Prime Minister Margaret, believing that Margaret would arrange time to meet with him after receiving the report.

This is the difference between capitalist countries, capital has a close connection with the government and society, and it is not difficult for capitalists to meet the head of a country, of course, the premise is that capitalists have points in their hearts and know whether they are qualified.

There is no doubt that Xia Yu must be qualified!

At half past three in the afternoon of the next day, Xia Yu went to No. 10 Downing Street, stayed there for about ten minutes, and when he came out, he looked calm, obviously in a good mood.

Previously, he promised Margaret to invest 500 million pounds in the UK, but now a large part of it has been realized, and the inflow capital that can be found exceeds 300 million pounds, which proves that Xia Yu counts.

Therefore, Margaret is very friendly to Xia Yu and welcomes Xia Yu's desire to invest in the British oil industry.

With the government's obstacles removed, and the competitive chips allowed to be transferred to the Howard family, Xia Yu was finally relieved.

All that remains is to reach a partnership agreement with Duke Carter Howard as soon as possible.

In the past few days, Bright Fund has acquired more shares in the two companies.

Today, Bright Fund holds 58.7% of Sotheby's auction house, an increase of 9.5% from a few days ago, and all but 1.2% of these shares were bought from small shareholders.

The only big obstacle now is the largest shareholder of Sotheby's, the chairman of the board of directors and a 23.7% stake.

But this person has no room for resistance in the face of the absolute equity of the Bright Fund, let alone other small shareholders.

In addition, it owns a 33.5% stake in Eskenazi Ltd., an increase of 2.9% in a few days, and it is difficult to acquire it later.

Faced with this situation, Xia Yu knew that there was no need to wait any longer, it was time to do it!

"George, send someone to the largest shareholder of Sotheby's auction house, buy the equity in his hands, salute first and then soldier, if he does not agree to sell, directly expose the equity and threaten him, and then convene a board of directors, remove him from his position, and dilute his equity. ”

"The shares of Eskenazi Ltd. are concentrated in the hands of the company and announced to the public, and an offer is made to them!"

After Xia Yu checked the situation, he immediately gave an order to George Berkeley in the studio.

The two companies use two means.

Sotheby's auction house is going to buy, and it is best if it can be resolved peacefully, so as to avoid a forced takeover that will cause the stock price to rise and cost more money.

Unless it is a last resort, it will be forced.

As for Eskenazi Co., Ltd., Xia Yu can't look down on it, and he wants to use it as a bargaining chip, of course, the stock price can't fall anymore, and the higher it has to rise, the better, so it is necessary to launch an attack with great fanfare, and the greater the power, the better, in order to strive for more initiative.

"Okay, I'll do it right away!"

George Berkeley took the order and immediately took action.

One hour later, Eskenazi Co., Ltd.'s equity information was updated, and Bright Fund became the second largest shareholder with a 33.5% stake, second only to the Eskenazi family's 53.8%.

And after the disclosure of equity information, the first time to Eskenazi Co., Ltd. to accept the invitation.

Eskenazi Ltd., which is fading in popularity, has once again attracted a lot of media attention.

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