Not long after, the challenge began, and Xia Yu and the others, who wanted to leave, stopped again, and they didn't leave in cheers until the challenge was successful.

Unfortunately, when Elena went to find her tutor, she was surprised to learn that her tutor had gone to Cambridge University for an academic exchange yesterday and would not return until three days later.

Although it was a pity, she could only accept it, and Elena, who had packed up her mood, once again walked around the campus with Xia Yu and others, and then toured the university town of Oxford.

It wasn't until around five o'clock in the afternoon that the group returned to London, found an elegant restaurant and had dinner and sent Elena and the others home, and Xia Yu returned to his manor.

That night, while it was still daytime in Xiangjiang, Xia Yu made an international call to Gavin Peter and instructed him to buy the Guinness Book of World Records, and Gavin Peter gladly accepted the order.

Time flashed, and on May 18, the dust finally settled on the new British cabinet, and the weakened empire was once again running at high speed.

On the evening of May 20, Xia Yu, dressed in formal clothes, went to a private thank-you reception hosted by the Conservative Party with Duke Carter Howard and Elena, who came to London again.

The money for holding the reception is basically the remaining campaign funds after donations.

According to UK laws and regulations, political donations can only be used for election campaigns and other political-related activities, and cannot be used for party building, daily operations, etc.

Therefore, excess political donations are generally used to pay into the treasury, charitable donations, and pay for expenses related to official duties after being elected.

Of course, how to come out of this money, there will definitely be a name in it, and there is a lot of room for maneuver, the money comes from donations, and of course it can also be used for banquets to thank donors.

Although this banquet was held in the name of the Conservative Party, it could actually be regarded as Margaret Thatcher's private banquet, with a higher standard, and all the people who could come were from one side.

When Xia Yu, Duke Carter Howard and others arrived, there were already many people in the venue, sweeping away at least seventy or eighty people at a glance, talking together in twos and threes, and their eyes swept to the door from time to time to observe the newcomers.

Duke Carter Howard, as a rare duke in the United Kingdom, and the kind with a deep family background, has a strong influence in energy, mining, finance and other industries, and his presence naturally attracted the attention of most people.

Of course, Xia Yu, who came with the special face of Duke Carter Howard, also made a group of people look sideways, and after so long, Xia Yu finally gained a little popularity, so some insiders whispered to their friends beside them.

Xia Yu's face did not change, he maintained a calm smile throughout the whole process, and when his eyes were staggered, he smiled calmly and nodded.

After a quick glance, Xia Yu found that Gerald Pat was also in a corner, after all, it was in London, and it was normal for him, the number one in the city of London, to be present.

There are many people, Xia Yu and Gerald Pat don't want to overexpose the relationship between the two sides, and after nodding their heads, they no longer pay attention to each other.

After walking into the crowd, Xia Yu was good at dancing with long sleeves and skillfully began his own communication process.

Time passed, and there were more people present one after another, the number of people in the audience exceeded 100, and many high-level Conservative Party leaders came, including Margaret Thatcher, the prime minister, and the Minister of Commerce, the Minister of Energy, the Minister of Defense and other government bigwigs, these people are all high-level Conservative Party leaders, who hold important positions in Margaret's cabinet and are Margaret's strong subordinates.

The flow of the banquet was still the usual one, after the simple ceremony and speeches, the communication continued, and Margaret and other high-ranking Conservative Party leaders scattered in the crowd, chatting with the guests, so lively!

"Xia Yu, my dad asked me to tell you to be prepared, he has already laid the groundwork, and Ms. Margaret should ask you some questions later, and you should answer them carefully. ”

Just when Xia Yu came to the food area to get fruit, the pure and beautiful Elena quietly came to Xia Yu's side and whispered in his ear.

Xia Yu's eyes flashed slightly, and he smiled and said to Elena, "I know." ”

Sure enough, in less than two minutes, Xia Yu saw Margaret finish talking to someone and walk straight towards him with a wine glass.

"Hello, Lady Margaret!"

Xia Yu took the lead in bowing slightly, smiling and saying hello, on this occasion, Margaret thanked the donors as the leader of the Conservative Party, so Xia Yu did not call him the prime minister, not only him, but everyone present.

A gentle smile appeared on Margaret's face, and she thanked you: "Mr. Xia, it is a pleasure to meet you again, thank you for your recognition and support of the Conservative Party, please allow me to express my sincerest gratitude to you." ”

As she spoke, she lifted the wine glass, and the mouth of the glass was slightly tilted towards Xia Yu, Xia Yu understood, and clinked glasses with him to take a sip.

"Lady Margaret, I am confident that under your wise leadership, Britain will surely get out of the economic quagmire, and your glorious deeds will be left in British history. ”

"Mr. Xia, thank you for your blessings!"

After a few pleasantries, time was precious, and Margaret began to tempt.

I only heard her ask: "Mr. Xia, I know that you are from Xiangjiang, and in the United Kingdom, you are the most outstanding person among the Chinese, in order to better govern this country, I urgently need a lot of opinions and suggestions, as a foreign investor, I want to hear your views on the United Kingdom, any aspect, such as people's livelihood, economy or ...... Politics?"

"It's coming!"

Xia Yu's heart was slightly cold, but his face was silent, thinking about it, and after a few seconds, he looked at the smiling Margaret, and said calmly: "Ms. Margaret, then I will be ugly, explain my personal opinion, if it is inappropriate, please forgive me." ”

"Please!"

Margaret smiled and made a gesture of please, and made a gesture of listening.

"In my opinion, each system has a timeline and works differently at different stages, for example, the existing state-owned economic system in the UK played a very important role in restoring infrastructure and restarting strategically important industries after World War II. ”

However, since the sixties, especially into the seventies, the world economy has changed more and more rapidly, technological innovation has emerged one after another, competition has become more and more fierce, and the disadvantages of the state-owned economy have appeared, production efficiency has not kept up with the times, coupled with the oil crisis, which has dealt a serious blow to British heavy industry. ”

"In this case, the Labour Party does not want to make progress, only you have the insight to realize that the state-owned economic model is no longer suitable, and the proposed economic reform strategy is extremely feasible, which makes us businessmen see the light and business opportunities. ”

"In my opinion, under the leadership of you and the Conservative Party, the economy of the United Kingdom is about to rise, and there are business opportunities everywhere, and Xiangjiang is too small after all, so I came. ”

Xia Yu told the story, Margaret kept smiling, nodding from time to time, so that Xia Yu couldn't see whether she agreed with his words under her smile.

"It is a great honor for Mr. Xia to recognize the UK, the development of the UK economy is inseparable from foreign funds, your investment will play a significant role in the UK, and I believe that the UK market will not disappoint you. ”

Margaret said with a smile.

"I'm relieved to have your words. ”

Xia Yu showed a reassuring smile, pondered for a moment, and said solemnly: "In this case, I can invest more boldly, if I find other opportunities in the UK, I will increase investment, and I will take out 500 million pounds to invest in the UK, of course, provided that there are suitable investment opportunities." ”

One goods and two owners, Xia Yu was going to invest on a large scale in the UK, and he had promised Gerald Pat before, and at this time he would use 500 million pounds to lure Margaret, anyway, he just said that he would invest in the UK, and London didn't belong to the UK!

As soon as these words came out, Margaret was suddenly moved, she glanced deeply at Xia Yu, who was smiling lightly, and once again asked with serious confirmation: "Mr. Xia, are you sure you will invest 500 million pounds?"

Xia Yu nodded slightly and said: "Of course, I have prepared the funds, as long as the UK welcomes foreign investors like us, then I don't think the funds will go to the United States, France or Germany." ”

Xia Yu's profound words moved Margaret's heart, and she said sincerely: "I can guarantee that Britain is ready to welcome capital from all over the world. ”

Margaret couldn't say that at this time, after all, Xia Yu used the word "we", and if he even refused his £500 million investment, if it spread, it would put the Conservative Party and her personally in an extremely disadvantageous position, which was contrary to her election policy and would seriously damage the foundation of her governance.

Xia Yu took her to the army, the purpose is still for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, and now the 500 million pound investment has been tied to the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

To be honest, Margaret couldn't refuse the £500 million investment, the temptation was too great, and if she really invested in the UK, it would have a positive effect on the economy and a huge role in her economic reform.

But thinking of the investigative information about Xia Yu, Margaret was not at ease.

was stabbed by Xia Yu, not to be outdone, she will go back: "Mr. Xia, we welcome any capital with good intentions towards the UK." “

"By the way, I heard that you have a large-scale investment in the mainland, I don't know why you made such a choice?"

After speaking, Margaret looked at Xia Yu with burning eyes.

Xia Yu knew that she would ask this question, and the deep meaning of the question pointed directly to his position, and the term "good capital" was the room for maneuver she created for herself.

Xia Yu said calmly: "There is indeed a little investment, but the scale is not large. ”

"You should know the essence of capital, relative to Xiangjiang, the mainland has extremely cheap labor, the money to hire a worker in Xiangjiang, you can hire more than ten workers in the mainland, and the land on the mainland is extremely cheap, in order to strengthen the competitiveness of enterprises, I have to go, if you were me, what would you choose?"

Margaret was speechless, her question asked about the position, but Xia Yu answered her from the perspective of capital and business, but Xia Yu's answer was reasonable, she couldn't refute it at all, she couldn't let Xia Yu have to run a business in Xiangjiang or the UK, and then lead to a decline in competitiveness, and eventually go bankrupt, right?

Seeing that Margaret's face was a little embarrassed, Xia Yu knew that it was necessary to stop in moderation, so he said with a smile: "Of course, we capitalists like business opportunities, I will go to the United States if there are business opportunities in the United States, and I will go to France if there is an opportunity in France, and now I think that the United Kingdom has opportunities, so I plan to invest in the United Kingdom on a large scale." ”

"The nature of capital is destined for me to do this whether it is active or passive, if there are greater opportunities in the mainland, I will go to the mainland to invest, if the UK has more opportunities than the mainland, of course my limited funds are more willing to contribute to the UK. ”

"I think I'm a qualified capitalist, and the only thing I like most is money, and nothing else matters. ”

At this time, Xia Yu looked like a matter of course, completely looking at the ugly face of a capitalist, but he still spoke with a holy appearance, which made Margaret suddenly feel disgusted, and secretly said "ugly capitalist" in her heart.

Xia Yu said this, he almost believed it himself, will Britain have more opportunities than the mainland? Don't even think about it!

Moreover, his current strength is not enough to make Britain jealous, in order to win her trust and make himself develop better, he must fool Margaret and make her lower her vigilance against him.

For the great cause of the motherland and his own lofty money, now he is just putting on a layer of skin for himself, there is no grievance at all, but to make himself safer, how wise!

As long as Margaret's suspicions are dispelled, he will invest in the mainland in the future and not show his feet, it will be difficult for Margaret to do anything to him, and the benefits will be long-term.

I have to say that Xia Yu, the ugly face of a rightful capitalist, made Margaret sick and sick to her stomach, and at the same time, it also greatly reduced her suspicion of Xia Yu's position.

Although Britain's MI6 is awesome, it is absolutely impossible to penetrate the top of the mainland.

It is impossible for Margaret to know that Xia Yu discussed with the mainland's high-level officials, so naturally she didn't know Xia Yu's true position, so she could only be suspicious of Xia Yu's investment in the mainland.

Otherwise, it would not be time to chat with Xia Yu at the private banquet she organized, and Xia Yu would not even want to enter this door.

Now that Xia Yu's explanation makes complete sense, she has no reason to hold on to it anymore.

It's just like that if she talks to Xia Yu again, not to mention that she has been talking to Xia Yu for a long time at this time, there are still many people waiting for her to entertain at the banquet.

So she didn't stay any longer, leaving a word and leaving.

"Mr. Xia, please believe that under the governance of our Conservative Party, the UK's business environment and market will be the best in the world, your choice is absolutely not wrong, and we look forward to your investment!"

And it was done!

Hearing this, Xia Yu secretly said in his heart, and sure enough, he still succeeded in playing Margaret.

It's no wonder that Margaret was played, Xia Yu thought to himself, his acting skills just now would definitely be able to win an Oscar statuette, not to mention Margaret, in the case of unequal intelligence, other old foxes were also tricked when they came.

Elena, who had been observing not far away, saw Margaret go away, she immediately walked over, looked at Xia Yu expectantly and asked, "Xia Yu, does Ms. Margaret agree?"

Looking at the anticipation in Elena's eyes, Xia Yu smiled and nodded: "It should be no problem, I will have to work hard for you next." ”

Elena's smile bloomed like a blooming peony, and she said happily: "It's not hard, this is what I should do." ”

The wish was fulfilled, Xia Yu was relaxed and continued to communicate.

Sure enough, when it was time to end, after going out, Duke Carter Howard gave Xia Yu a positive answer, Margaret agreed, and just now privately ordered to the Ministry of Defense to approve and approve the Bright Fund's acquisition offer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.

Sure enough, the next morning, the long-stalled acquisition process began to advance by leaps and bounds, and Elena led the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars acquisition team to enter into substantive negotiations with the British Defence Equipment Group.

PS: This chapter is more than 4,000 words, and it's one of the two chapters, kneeling and begging for a recommendation ticket for a monthly pass, thank you~

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