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Syndicate?
Li He likes this domineering word very much, compared to "trust", "cartel", and "Kang Zeen", the syndicate is quite high. Fastest updates
is also a monopoly, under the influence of many years of TV and movie comics, the syndicate has been promoted as an organization with criminal attributes, doing the big things that divide the world in the literal sense, and all the big people appear.
It's usually a mysterious villain that decent protagonists must fight.
He was tempted to put gold in his face and say that the structure was similar to his business, but in reality, it would have been difficult for him to run as precisely as a syndicate like Lloyd's without spending ten or even twenty years.
Shen Daoru said, "The insurance industry attaches great importance to reputation, as long as the reputation is there, they will turn over very quickly." ”
Li He asked, "You are a foreign acquisition, and it is such a huge amount of money, there are no restrictions, right?
Shen Daoru said with a smile, "The first thing Thatcher did after coming to power was to cancel foreign exchange controls, welcome and encourage foreign direct investment, in addition to the defense industry, basically all industries can invest, is currently the most attractive foreign investment in the European region, is the largest capital importer in Europe, including Cardiff, Liverpool free trade ports have six, there is a lot of foreign investment, of which the Americans are the first, accounting for half of the total, the second and third are the Netherlands and France, and finally the Japanese benzene." Of course, there is also a lot of Hong Kong capital, and Li Chaoren has invested in the port and a large number of properties here. ”
"Is there a lot of Japanese money?"
Shen Daoru nodded, "Of course, there are many of these, Nissan, Canon, and Sony have all set up factories here, not to mention more than 130 of them, but they mainly invest in televisions, audio-visual equipment and auto parts, which are very large, accounting for about 15% of British industrial output." ”
Li He did not expect that Japanese capital would have such a heavy influence in the UK, no wonder it is said that it is a developed country, and the gap between China and it is already obvious at this time.
As for the Chinese, except for a few ethnic Chinese who open restaurants, Li He has not yet seen a shadow in other industries.
Even if you want to import daily necessities ceramics to the UK, you are still subject to the UK's quota on national ceramics, which means that you can only sell so much in a year, and you don't have to think about it.
In the next few days, Shen Daoru saw Li He acquiescing in his investment behavior, and his investment behavior became even more crazy, he went from London to Manchester, then to Cambridge and Liverpool, and bought land and properties with a total price of 700 million yuan in one go.
At the same time, he bought a municipal villa on the Thames.
In this way, Li He moved again.
The villa is located in London's West End, which has always been a traditionally wealthy area of London, next to Waterloo Underground Station.
After moving in, except for the three security guards, there have always been only Li He and Ding Shiping, as for Guo Dongyun and Shen Daoru, they are naturally too busy to touch the ground.
Li He stayed at home all day, except for the occasional phone call and signing, but he didn't go anywhere, and he didn't have much interest in visiting London's retro renovated buildings. Back then, Comrade Hitler bombed continuously for more than 76 days and nights, and the roof of St. Paul's Cathedral was torn off, if it weren't for the dense anti-aircraft guns of Buckingham Palace, the British Lafayette would have to flee, where would there be a chance to marry his third cousin.
As soon as he got up in the morning, he and Ding Shiping drank wine with peanuts, and drinking was the only common hobby between the two of them.
The two of them drank very straightforwardly, you have a glass and I have a cup, two boxes of German beer, and I finished blowing it effortlessly.
"If you practice like this, you can practice a fight and have a little strength on your feet. Ding Shiping looked at the cherry tree in the yard that had been kicked out by Li He, and then patted the thick muscles of his chest and said, "You can't learn martial arts, you have to have understanding, and it's perennial kung fu, it's not ten years or eight years, you can't get out of the way, it's better to boil up your strength and learn some kung fu of fighting sanda, if you are serious, you can come out of your abdominal muscles and arm muscles for three months, and you know how to buckle people, lock people, where it hurts to beat people, and deal with a few people and play to death." ”
Li He said disdainfully, "Do you think I can't deal with a few people now?"
The key is that he doesn't have the patience to learn from scratch now, and he can make do with the strength of his legs and feet.
Ding Shiping said with a smile, "If you encounter someone who uses a knife, you will definitely be able to use your leg and foot skills." ”
After drinking, he couldn't help but make a joke about Li He.
"If you don't run, you're a fool. ”
As soon as Li He's words fell, a tall security guard came in and said that someone was looking for him outside
"Who?" Li He was very curious, except for a few people, no one knew that he was here, if Guo Shen and the others didn't need to be reported at all.
"It's from your Chinese embassy." ”
"Embassy?" Li He was even more puzzled, he must not be able to hide the embassy from him in the UK, because he held a Chinese passport, but it was not easy to find the villa area here, but he still said, "Let people in." ”
The security guard ushered in a middle-aged man in a suit and tie, and as soon as he saw Li He, he stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Li." My surname is Chen, and I am from the Consulate General, please forgive me if there is any abruptness. ”
The term 'comrade' has become obsolete, and everyone is now used to calling Mr. or boss.
"Hello, Mr. Chen!" Li He also stood up and shook hands with him, he looked at the person in front of him and felt very familiar, "Have we met somewhere?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Mr. Li, you are a noble person who forgets things, we have seen them in Kyiv." ”
Ding Shiping reminded beside him, "This is the first secretary of the embassy in Ukraine, Secretary Chen." ”
Secretary Chen shook Ding Shiping's hand and said with a smile, "Mr. Ding, long time no see." ”
"Hello. After Ding Shiping shook hands with him, he began to clean up the messy table.
"Oh, oh!" Li He finally remembered that this was the secretary of Ambassador Xu at the Ukrainian Embassy, "How is Ambassador Xu?"
The job of an ambassador's secretary is to answer the phone, take notes, send and receive documents, convey information, and do chores such as protocol arrangements and reception.
Secretary Chen said with a smile, "Ambassador Xu has just been transferred to London this year, and I came with him. ”
"Congratulations to me, this is a high promotion. "For most countries' diplomats, being in London is a special treat. Seeing that Ding Shiping had already cleaned up the tabletop, he pointed to the sofa and said, "Please take a seat." ”
"Thank you. Secretary Chen stood up, took the tea brought by Ding Shiping, and thanked him with a smile.
Li He asked, "How did you know I was here?"
Secretary Chen smiled and said, "When you applied for your passport, Ambassador Xu was still very rare about how you came to the UK. As soon as you arrived in the UK, we began to inquire from the London Police Department, and later we learned that Ling Mei went to Oxford because you accompanied your sister to the London Police Station to apply for a residence permit. I went to Oxford to disturb her a bit, and only found out your current address, which is really embarrassing. ”
"Oh, no wonder. It turned out to be the address from the fourth child, Li He smiled and said, "I don't know if there is something?"
Secretary Chen said with a smile, "Ambassador Xu said that when you come to the UK, he wants to be a landlord's friendship, and if he is not sure of your address, he will definitely come in person today." ”
"Polite, polite. Li He let a cigarette pass.
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