Duke Carter Howard looked directly at Xia Yu and said bluntly: "The telecommunications industry is an industry with a super high threshold, everyone knows that this is a delicious big cake, there are too many people staring at it, and it is not something you can grab if you want to!"

"Mr. Xia, even I can't guarantee how much equity I can grab, if you hope to be the same as Dadong Telecom, then I advise you to give up directly, it is impossible to succeed!"

Faced with the cold water poured by Duke Carter Howard, Xia Yu did not accept his fate, he said with a faint smile: "Sir Carter, of course I know the difficulty here, so I don't have high expectations for this new telecommunications company, and I don't have the luxury of obtaining the right to dominate the operation, at least I can get a certain amount of equity." ”

"Aren't you interested in this company?"

Duke Carter Howard smiled faintly and did not answer, just shook his head with some emotion.

Seeing this, Xia Yu couldn't help frowning slightly.

Seeing Xia Yu frowning, Duke Carter Howard suddenly felt much better.

It's just that when he subconsciously looked at his daughter, he found that she was also frowning, and there was a distressed and thoughtful look on her face, which made his good mood disappear in an instant.

"Hey......"

Duke Carter Howard couldn't see his daughter like this, he sighed in his heart, and then glared at Xia Yu.

In Xia Yu's somewhat inexplicable gaze, Duke Carter Howard said: "Mr. Xia, I am also interested in this company, but I only plan to fight for a small part of the shares. ”

"This new telecommunications company is different from Great Eastern Telecom, under the premise that the Bank of Bahrain is excluded, and the one that concerns me is Lloyds Bank, and my main strength has to be concentrated here, and the other families have also concentrated their forces here, and even if I am added, I may not be able to compete with Barclays Bank and National Westminster Bank. ”

"So if you want me to help you, it's not that I won't help, it's that I can't. ”

"So this time, you're left to figure it out on your own, there's really nothing I can do. ”

"My only suggestion is that you can get Lady Margaret to give you special care. ”

When he said these words, Duke Carter Howard looked at Xia Yu the whole time, and his calm gaze showed that this was his true view and attitude, not deception and prevarication.

Xia Yu didn't report much hope before he came, and now he just tried to fight for it, and he didn't leave regrets if he didn't succeed, so at the beginning, he said that this matter was just one of his purposes.

Since there is no hope for Duke Carter Howard now, there is no need to talk about this topic, and he will think of other ways.

I saw Xia Yu bowing slightly, and said to Duke Carter Howard with a little gratitude: "Sir Carter, it doesn't matter, I'm just talking about this matter, I know the difficulty very well, I'll think of other ways." ”

"I have a few other things I'd like to ask you about. ”

Duke Carter Howard took a sip of coffee from his teacup and said slowly, "Please speak!"

Xia Yu cleared his throat and said loudly: "Sir Carter, there are only more than two months left until 1982, and according to the term of office, the term of office of Sir MacLehose of Xiangjiang is about to expire, and it is almost time to determine the candidate for the next governor of Xiangjiang, right?"

Duke Carter Howard immediately heard the meaning of Xia Yu's words, Xia Yu wanted to directly intervene in the personnel appointment of the United Kingdom, and change to a Governor of Xiangjiang who obeyed him!

He frowned, looked at Xia Yu solemnly and said: "Mr. Xia, as the Duke of England, it is my mission and duty to maintain the prestige and honor of the United Kingdom, do you think it is appropriate for you to talk to me about subverting the British colonies now?"

Xia Yu's face was solemn, and he immediately corrected: "Sir Carter, I want to correct your words, Xiangjiang is not a British colony, only part of it belongs to the British lease, and the lease period is ninety-nine years, this concept can't be wrong!"

"In 1972, the United Nations General Assembly made clear the nature of Hong Kong, and it was not a colony. ”

"I won't mention whether sovereignty is sovereign or not, and I don't want the prefix 'natives from the British colonies' to appear on my head, which is an insult to my personality and a denial of my strength. ”

Duke Carter Howard and Xia Yu looked at each other for a moment, he took the initiative to back down, apologized and said: "Okay, I'm sorry, I made a mistake, Xiangjiang is indeed a British leased land." ”

"And. ”

"I've never looked down on you, and you should know the truth of my words. ”

At this time, Elena hurriedly said, "Yes, Xia Yu, my father didn't think so. ”

Xia Yu smiled lightly and said, "Elena, don't worry, I'm not arguing with your father." ”

After speaking, Xia Yu looked at Duke Carter Howard and said with a smile: "Sir Carter, I'm sorry I spoke louder just now, I hope you can understand, I have a stronger self-esteem." ”

Duke Carter Howard also came down the steps, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Xia, it should be me who apologizes, I didn't go through my brain when I spoke, and I didn't pay attention to the wording." ”

"As you should know, Britain has many colonies around the world, and I'm not very interested in that, so I don't know much about the nature of these places. ”

After apologizing, as if to show his friendly attitude as always, he took the initiative to say: "Mr. Xia, I understand your concern, Xiangjiang is your hometown, but also the gathering place of your career, the prosperity of Xiangjiang is very important to you, and political stability is the foundation of economic development, which everyone knows in the world." ”

"But the appointment of the Governor of Hong Kong is determined by the Queen, and Lady Margaret has the power to recommend. ”

"In this regard, it is not appropriate for me to come forward, otherwise it will easily become a lever for the enemy's attack, and it will damage the reputation and interests of our family. ”

"If you can convince Prince Philip to help you, you have a better chance of success. ”

Speaking of this, Duke Carter Howard paused for a long time, and once again said a few words that were very pertinent and thorough.

"And Mr. Xia, in fact, after the expiration of Governor MacLehose's term, it doesn't matter what the attitude of the next governor is, his limited autonomy will not pose a mortal threat to you, and the biggest role of the governor of Xiangjiang is to implement the orders and will of Downing Street, and your direction should be aimed at Downing Street. ”

"And Ms. Margaret is more hawkish in diplomacy, and now because her recession containment effect is not obvious, and the unemployment rate caused by the sale of state-owned enterprises is high, and now her approval rating is declining, in this case, bowing her head on the Xiangjiang issue is likely to make the public more disappointed with her, which is not conducive to her re-election. ”

Xia Yu said with a little gratitude: "Sir Carter, first of all, thank you for your guidance. ”

"But I still want to say that Hong Kong is different from the British colonies. ”

"Even if it is a British colony, in the past twenty or thirty years, there have been continuous colonial independence, Malaysia, Star City, Tanzania, South Africa and so on as many as 50 countries are independent, these countries can be, that is just the lease of Xiangjiang, I just hope that it can be stable, and how much prestige can Britain lose?"

"As for what you said would affect Lady Margaret's re-election, as a supporter of admiring her, I certainly won't hurt her. ”

"I have prepared something extremely important to restore great international prestige to the United Kingdom, enough to offset the influence of Hong Kong. ”

"Of course, if such a thing were to sink and disappear, I can guarantee that Britain's prestige would be dealt a huge blow. ”

When Duke Carter Howard heard this, he looked at Xia Yu with burning eyes.

Xia Yu looked at Carter Howard calmly, and his attitude was very clear, what he said was true.

For a moment, Duke Carter Howard's face changed.

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