"Xia Yu, it's almost time, isn't it time to get ready to go?"

Just when Xia Yu was concentrating on browsing business information, Li Qian, who had always remembered Xia Yu's reminder, looked at the time and found that it was already half past five in the afternoon, so she whispered in Xia Yu's ear.

Xia Yu blinked his somewhat dry eyes, smiled at Li Qian, stood up and said, "Well, let's change clothes first." ”

"Uh-huh!"

Then, the two entered the lounge of the office room and changed into a relatively casual set of clothes.

"Let's go, let's go buy some fruit first. ”

After some preparations, the time had reached more than six o'clock, and Xia Yu arrived at Gerald Pat's door at half past six on time.

"Ding Dong!"

Gerard Pat has a family of four, including his wife Mary, son Lyle, and daughter Camilla. His son Lyle is already in college and is not at home, and his twelve-year-old daughter, Camilla, was watching TV in the living room when she heard the doorbell and immediately jumped off the sofa and ran over to open the door.

Looking at Xia Yu and Li Qian standing at the door, Camila felt a little familiar, blinked her beautiful big eyes, and asked, "Are you Uncle Xia?"

"It's me, lovely Camila, good evening!"

"A gift for you at this time!"

Xia Yu said with a smile, and at the same time handed the Barbie doll set gift box to the little girl Camilla.

European and American girls' resistance to Barbie dolls is almost zero, looking at the Barbie dolls in the transparent bag, Camilla was surprised, took the gift box with both hands, and said sweetly: "Thank you, uncle, aunt, please come in!"

As soon as Xia Yu came in, he saw Gerard Pat walking over with a smile, looking at a large gift that Xia Yu and Li Qian were carrying, he hurriedly took it, and kept saying, "Mr. Xia, you are so polite, you have bought so many gifts." ”

"Hehe, the etiquette of our Chinese, we can't visit empty-handed. ”

Xia Yu said with a slight smile.

Gerald Pat smiled and warmly beckoned Xia Yu and Li Qian to sit down: "Please take a seat!"

"Camilla, do you have any thanks, uncle and aunt?"

"Dad, I have it!"

"Put the gift back in the room first, come over and help learn to make tea, next time Uncle Xia comes, I want you to make tea." ”

"Okay, I'll be right back. ”

Camilla said reluctantly, but after all, there was a tutor, so she obediently put the gift back in the room.

Seeing this, Xia Yu smiled and exclaimed: "Camilla is still so obedient and cute, Mr. Gerald, you are very well educated." ”

"Thank you!"

"Mr. Xia, Ms. Li, welcome to you!"

At this time, Mary, who was wearing an apron, brought a plate of dishes to the table and put it down, and then greeted Xia Yu and Li Qian warmly.

"Thank you!"

Xia Yu got up to thank him, and then glanced at Li Qian, who understood, walked up to Mary with a sweet smile, and said, "Ms. Mary, is there anything I can do?"

"Oh, you're a guest, rest in the living room, I can ...... alone"

“......”

Watching Li Qian enter the kitchen in Mary's half-push, Xia Yu and Gerald Pat looked at each other and smiled, and then Camilla also walked out of the room again, watching her father's action of making tea.

Time flies like a white horse, and in a blink of an eye, it is about eight o'clock in the evening, dinner has been eaten, Li Qian and Mary clean up the table, Xia Yu and Gerald Pat returned to the sofa in the living room to make tea.

When you're full of wine and food, it's time to get down to business.

After all, the private dining habits in the UK are different from those in China, and they don't talk about work during the meal, but only occasionally chat about miscellaneous topics during the meal, and both of them have a tacit understanding to leave the business for the rest time.

"Congratulations, Mr. Gerald, on becoming Lord Mayor of London, and I believe that in the next five years, London will become more prosperous under your rule. ”

Xia Yu congratulated.

"Thank you!"

"Mr. Xia, I can succeed in the election, I can't do without your important help, I have always kept in mind, if there is anything I can help in the future, I will do my best without violating the principles!"

Now in his own home, facing Xia Yu, the big financier, Gerald Pat did not hide his words, and solemnly assured after thanking him.

He was not complacent about being the mayor of London, and as a qualified politician, he was able to put himself in his place clearly at all times.

That's right, he is the mayor of London, and he is considered a high-level in the UK, but he knows very well that Xia Yu can help him become the mayor of London, and he is also capable of pulling him down.

In the final analysis, although the position of mayor of London is high and powerful, but this is only a profession, if he offends Xia Yu, it is almost impossible for him to be re-elected in five years, and when the time comes, he will lose his rights, he is nothing, Xia Yu wants to clean him up, it is easy.

For Xia Yu, who supports him, he inquired very clearly, and naturally knew that Xia Yu was the controller of a regional consortium, and his tentacles had reached into the United Kingdom, and he had a close relationship with Duke Howard, one of the important allies of the Conservative Party.

This golden thigh took the initiative to throw an olive branch to him, and of course he clung to it and was reluctant to let go, which will be one of his strong foundations on his future political path.

In the UK, capital is inseparable from the assistance of politics, and the same politics is also heavily dependent on capital, and with the support of capital, he can realize his policy propositions and go higher and further on the political road.

Hearing Gerard Pat say such a frank word, Xia Yu was slightly stunned, and looked straight at him, who calmly looked at Xia Yu.

After a few seconds, Xia Yu smiled and said with satisfaction: "Mr. Gerald, there is a reason why you can be in a high position at such a young age. ”

Gerard Pat heard the subconscious meaning of Xia Yu's words and smiled slightly modestly.

"My company is growing very well, it is not short of funds, and now it is able to grow at a high speed. ”

"By the way, has your city team started building it?"

Xia Yu first said lightly, meaning that he didn't need his help now, but cared about his control of the London City Council.

Gerald Pat was stunned, he didn't know why Xia Yu asked this question, he hesitated for a moment, and said truthfully: "It has already begun to be built, because the previous mayor is from the Labor Party, I want to better realize my policy propositions, I need to build a team that works with me, it will take some time for the time being, but I don't think it's a big problem." ”

Xia Yu smiled and said softly, "If that's the case, that's great." ”

"By the way, Mr. Gerrard, I have set up a new private equity fund, and I need investors, so you can ask anyone in the City of London who is interested in investing, and you can recommend it to me. ”

"I believe you should know my ability in finance, this fund has no risk, the guaranteed annual return on investment is more than 50%, if you are interested, you may as well invest. ”

Hearing this, Gerald Pat's eyes lit up, and he looked straight at Xia Yu, seeing the latter smiling and nodding at him with deep meaning, he was overjoyed in his heart, and nodded heavily and said: "Of course you are interested, you are known as the god of stocks, I heard that your company has set up a fund, and investors can't grab investment places at all, of course I won't miss it." ”

"I'm sure those colleagues in the city hall will rush to invest in your private equity fund when they know about it. ”

Saying this, Gerald Pat shouted in his heart that he really didn't hug the wrong thigh, and now he not only gave him benefits, but also helped him control the city government.

Politicians in Europe and the United States are just a profession, and their power is far less than that of the Chinese mainland, but the risks are not small, and a stable and reasonable economic source is extremely important.

In the political system of Europe and the United States, politicians are more at the service of capitalists, and capitalists will ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing, and they are rich and expensive.

Now the private equity fund mentioned by Xia Yu is a common form.

Politicians invest in private equity funds and get reasonable dividends, and the benefits of dividends will definitely be much higher than their salary income, and what politicians need to do is to protect the interests of capitalists within a reasonable range and speak for capitalists.

But not all politicians are eligible to be supported by capitalists, Gerald Pat has this qualification, and there are also some people in the London City Council who have this qualification, but most of them are not qualified, which means that if these people are not corrupt and rely on low wages, the life of the family will not be too easy.

Now that Gerard Pat has a place in Xia Yu's guaranteed private equity fund, it will be a huge attraction for those people, and it will be an important bargaining chip for him to quickly take control of the state government of the City of London.

It can be said that Xia Yu's private equity fund will give him an important boost in his personal wealth and career, how can he be happy?

"Mr. Xia, thank you!"

Gerald Pat thanked him solemnly.

Xia Yu smiled indifferently: "No thanks, I have never been stingy with help for my own people." ”

"By the way, in the coming days, I will invest more in the UK, at least £500 million, and I am not sure where to invest, but if there is a suitable opportunity in London, I can also invest in London. ”

500 million pounds!

This number shook Gerald Pat for a moment, he was short of breath, and immediately reacted, knowing that this was Xia Yu reminding him, he was not reserved at this time, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Xia, please rest assured, I am a person who knows how to be grateful." ”

"The economic rise of the city of London requires a lot of money, there is definitely a suitable opportunity, I will let you know as soon as I find it, if you have an investment target, please feel free to let me know and I will do my best to serve you. ”

500 million pounds, Gerard Pat does not doubt Xia Yu's strength.

If the £500 million is invested in the City of London, it will be a big deal on his political achievements.

Now that the Conservative Party has become a big trend, after the party leader Margaret comes to power, she will launch a series of policies to stimulate the economy and make Britain rise again, which will require a lot of money, especially foreign investment.

If he can raise an investment of 500 million pounds not long after he takes office as mayor of London, his name will definitely resound throughout the United Kingdom, and the position of mayor of London will be as secure as a mountain in an instant.

At this moment, Gerard Pat sighed in his heart, he was so lucky that he actually hugged a super golden thigh, he secretly strengthened his belief that he couldn't offend Xia Yu by saying anything.

Xia Yu saw Gerald Pat's expression and probably guessed his thoughts, which was exactly what he wanted.

There is a saying that ten birds are not as good as one bird in the forest, although in the United Kingdom, there are many higher status than Gerard Pat, but the higher the position of those people, the easier it is to deal with the big British families and big conglomerates, and his help is not very important.

That's why he caught Gerald Pat, who was just a rising political star and had not yet risen to the fore, to invest in him, so that he could be firmly tied up.

Now is not the time, he does not make any requests, lower Gerard Pat's vigilance, and when the time is ripe later, he will definitely not be embarrassed to speak, so as to get greater benefits.

In this way, Gerald Pat, whose mentality has changed again, has a more enthusiastic and friendly attitude towards Xia Yu, and the two of them, who have their own calculations, chatted enthusiastically again.