"Sir Carter, do you think this was done by accident or manipulation, could it be the Rothschild family?"

George Berkeley, the chairman's office, the residence of the Locke Fund in London, sat face to face with Duke Carter Howard, and he asked straight to the point.

Although he was very sure in his heart, he still wanted to hear the opinion of Duke Carter Howard.

Duke Carter Howard shook his head and said: "According to the current level of the outbreak, it is definitely not an accident, we have not done it, then it is the biggest potential interests other than us who will do it, except for the Rothschild family, there should be no other forces." ”

George Berkeley bowed slightly, pondered for a moment and asked again: "Sir Carter, since the Rothschild family has done it, they definitely won't want to delay it for too long, and we should also act, I don't know what happened to Prince Philip?"

As he spoke, George Burke looked expectantly at Duke Carter Howard.

I saw Duke Carter Howard nodding with a smile and said: "Prince Philip has agreed to cooperate, and I have directly agreed to his conditions, and now that you don't come, I am also ready to talk to you in the morning and listen to your opinions." ”

"Prince Philip's terms are very lenient, and in the case of the Bank of Bahrain, there is a high probability that he will take over for free by taking on debts, and if he can do so, he will need 20 percent of the equity, but he will not be involved in the management and operation of the Bank of Bahrain. ”

"We don't have a problem either!"

George Berkeley said with a smile on his face, secretly saying that Duke Carter Howard was powerful.

Prince Philip's condition is indeed very lenient, when the boss Xia Yu communicated with him, he made a limit of 30% of the shares, and now Prince Philip only takes 20%, and the extra 10% is shared with Duke Carter Howard.

"Sir Carter, how should the remaining eighty percent of the equity be divided?"

George Berkeley didn't twist and asked directly about the core questions of interest.

Although the boss Xia Yu has already told him and let him be directly responsible, he still hopes to get as much equity as possible for the boss, which can reflect his ability.

When it comes to the division of interests, Duke Carter Howard was instantly cautious, he couldn't help but straighten his waist, looked at George Berkeley with burning eyes, and said: "Mr. Berkeley, I need half of the remaining eighty percent of the equity, and the management of the company is in charge of London, and with the efforts made by my side, my request is not too much." ”

George Berkeley agrees with Duke Carter Howard's efforts, and although the shorting of the Bank of Bahrain was proposed by the Bright Fund, the Howard family has contributed a lot.

And at critical moments, the Howard family also played a huge role, such as discovering the Rothschild family lurking, and dealing with Prince Philip.

These two key roles will be the prerequisite for taking over the Bank of Bahrain in its entirety.

Without the efforts of Duke Carter Howard, even if the Bright Fund could short the Bank of Bahrain to make a profit, it would not be sure to take the Bank of Bahrain completely, and it might even be swallowed up by the Rothschild family in the end without even getting a little equity.

But again, knowing is knowing, when it comes to the battle of key interests, George Berkeley will not be embarrassed.

Although the boss Xia Yu did not say it explicitly, George Berkeley knew that in this matter, the boss was not easy to fight, and he, as a subordinate, naturally had to contribute to the boss.

Therefore, George Berkeley immediately shook his head and said: "Sir Carter, I see your efforts, but our role cannot be ignored, if our capital does not resist the main pressure, the price of LME copper futures and LME aluminum futures will not rise so high, the Bank of Bahrain will not lose so much, and we will not be able to make a profit from shorting, let alone acquire." ”

"Again, after the acquisition of Bank of Baring, the most important thing is to get Bank of Baring through the storm and grow, and I think we can do better in that. ”

"So I feel like we should have 45 percent of the shares, and that's what we deserve!"

Although 35 percent is also within the acceptable range, Duke Carter Howard still intends to fight again, and can count a little more.

He argued: "Mr. Berkeley, our role is also irreplaceable, but considering that the Bright Fund did invite me to join the plan, then I will take a step back, and the remaining 80 percent of the equity, you will take 41 percent, and I will take 39 percent." ”

George Berkeley did not answer, but asked directly: "Sir Carter, if the Bank of Bahrain is acquired by us, are you confident that the assets of the Bank of Bahrain will be increased fivefold in ten years?"

"At present, the main business of the Bank of Bahrain is in the field of commercial banking, and there are no outstanding achievements in the investment banking business, but if we have our full support, I think the Bank of Bahrain will quickly complete the transformation. ”

"Do you think a 39 percent stake in the original Bahrain bank is more valuable, or a 35 percent stake in a rapidly growing Bahrain bank?"

"As for what you said about taking turns to run the Bank of Bahrain, I have no problem with that, it must be the most difficult at the beginning, you can also take the lead or we can start. ”

Duke Carter Howard frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Are you confident that you will develop the Bank of Bahrain quickly?"

George Berkeley nodded confidently and said, "Of course, Sir Carter, you should have learned about the Jiuding Bank in Xiangjiang and the China Commercial Bank in London, how do you think these two banks are developing?"

"Our boss started in the financial industry, so there should be no doubt about his ability in this regard, right?"

Duke Carter Howard bowed his head silently, approving what George Berkeley had said.

When it comes to this, he can accept it, 35 percent is 35 percent.

"Okay, just divide it according to your plan. ”

George Berkeley smiled and said, "Thank you, Sir, for your generosity. ”

"So let's go into the details of the operation?"

"Of course, but I'll have to wait a minute, I'll make a call. ”

After saying that, Duke Carter Howard picked up the microphone on the table and dialed a call.

After the call, Duke Carter Howard and George Berkeley left the Locke Foundation for a London stronghold of the Howard family.

Half an hour later, Prince Philip, wearing a bowler hat and sunglasses, arrived at the stronghold in a low-key manner, and after more than an hour of deliberation, a plan that was perfected to the details was freshly baked.

When George Berkeley returned to the company, he first laid out the work according to the plan.

It wasn't until the evening, when it was already eight o'clock in New York, that he used the latest secret satellite phone to inform Xia Yu of the specific details.

In the following days, the collapse of the Bank of Bahrain has been at the peak of public opinion, and the impact has become worse and worse.

Not only the three major markets have been affected, but even the bank savings sector has been hit.

Just because many depositors queued up at the gates of the major branches of the Bank of Bahrain overnight to withdraw money, it caused panic among other depositors.

Fortunately, the Bank of Bahrain and the Bank of England have been calling on the masses to be sensible, and the Bank of Bahrain has not been short of cash, which can barely resist the pressure of public opinion.

But as long as there is no result for one day, the impact will only get bigger day by day, until the day of the outbreak.

On Sunday, five days after the news of the imminent bankruptcy of the Bank of Bahrain, the Bank of England, the central bank of the United Kingdom, had to regretfully declare a bailout failure and the Bank of Bahrain declared bankruptcy.

After the Bank of Bahrain declared bankruptcy, the Bank of England once again stepped forward and solemnly promised to deal with the Bank of Bahrain properly and fully protect the interests of all depositors.

As soon as these words were released, many companies that had already been gearing up immediately flocked to the Bank of England to see if they could pick up the bargain, and the fastest response was Barclays.

And as the number two person in the Rothschild family, Evelyn Rothschild is directly responsible.

Just when Evelyn Rothschild was working hard and expecting her plan to win, a special takeover proposal was delivered to the Governor of England's desk through a special channel at Buckingham Palace.