Chapter 1338 Only mutual benefit can be reciprocal
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in the conference room of Gaia Company in Financial Street, London, the new mayor of London, the president of the Tottenham District Council and representatives of all parties involved in the construction of the new stadium gathered in the conference room of Gaia Company in Financial Street, London.
“。。。 Andy, my friend, almost tripled the budget for the 2012 Olympics. We're under increasing pressure to cut costs right now, because the recession has strained government finances, the £20 million grant is already the greatest sincerity of our London City Council, you don't know what I want to do most right now is to cancel the Olympics, damn it, they left me with a mess... ”
Boris Johnson, the new mayor of London, with messy blond hair, looked at Andy Smith with an indifferent face with a little crying and laughing, and began to cry.
"Lord Mayor, I have been fooled by you until now, at the beginning, I was going to change places to build a new stadium, you told me to stay in Tottenham District City will give this, give that, okay, I believe it, you now tell me that the conditions you promised cannot be fulfilled, okay, I think I am unlucky to waste so much time, I will find a way to raise money, buy land, and build my own head office. ”
The corners of Andy's mouth turned up, and the mockery in his tone unexpectedly made the corners of the negotiators on all sides present twitch. When he saw that Boris had brought almost all the representatives of the relevant parties, he knew that his coercion had made these people ready to compromise, and he would naturally not drop the chain at this time, and if he did not slaughter them fiercely, it was already very face-saving.
"Hehe, I'm still the same sentence, if you want us to continue the original plan to renovate the stadium, 30 million pounds of government funding for urban renovation, 300 million pounds of guaranteed low-interest loans, the land around White Hart Lane, you are responsible, we will buy the net land from you, so that you can increase your financial income.
If we say yes, we can make a deal now, if it's difficult, we can just change the plan, everyone is busy, don't waste time, Mayor Johnson, this is my bottom line, all of you know very well that it has become a forgotten area of London, and how much we lose by staying in Tottenham.
Let's be honest, I really want to move the new stadium to Fulham, after all, it's our White Lily's home base, and it's more profitable. ”
"Andy, there's going to be a riot in Tottenham because of this, they're going to... Ahem, okay, well, you win, today's meeting, all the parties involved are there.
You Tottenham Council are responsible for the land around the stadium, our city council is responsible for £30 million, Barclays is responsible for £300 million in low-interest loans, and as mayor, I really hope that Tottenham can be revived and not become a big problem in London as it is now!"
Thinking of the Tottenham district, the Londoners present shook their heads with a wry smile, and the government officials looked even more ugly, it can be said that it is the largest powder keg in the whole of London.
Even though it's only 20 minutes from Tottenham to central London by tube, it's a whole world away. Because of the large number of ethnic minorities living in Africa, Africa and Turks have the largest number of immigrants, and the unemployment rate is the highest in the London metropolitan area, with a relatively high concentration of low-income people. The crime rate in the area is higher than the London average, and the average life expectancy of residents is also about 5 years lower than the London average.
As long as there is a street riot there, it can quickly spread to the whole of London, turning London into a street battlefield, not alarmist, because it has already happened once.
How many jobs can be provided by a new stadium costing 600 million pounds, and everyone present knows very well that under the financial turmoil, the government implements fiscal austerity policies, drastically cuts social welfare, and the economy is very sluggish, there is no doubt that the 'bastards' there can have something to eat and make money, only thank God if they don't make trouble!
It was really decided that the British were still very efficient, in fact, it is understandable that the efficiency was low, because they put all their time and energy on tearing and.
"I heard, you're going to hold a frugal Olympics?" On the sofa in the lounge area of the conference room, Andy and Boris were sipping black tea, smiling and chatting quietly, while their subordinates were working out the details of various agreements, and the British were also very famous for their rigor.
"Don't mention it, Shet, if we had known what we know now, believe me, London would never have applied for it, I've cut £1.5 billion in construction costs in that time, and we now have no choice but to continue with the preparations for the Games. Prime Minister Brown is trying to get out of the recession by stimulating consumption, and I can only see the huge expenses of organizing the Olympics as part of it.
To tell you the truth, I really envy the people of the Celestial Empire, they are so rich, those damn London media, and they are still boasting that they are going to be more exciting than the Beijing Olympics, fuck it, where am I going to get 20 billion pounds!"
Andy looked at this big-mouthed, bullish Boris who likes to talk nonsense with some surprise, and couldn't help but be a little impressed, this guy is really a bit bold, he dares to pick up the financial butcher's knife and cut the budget as soon as he comes to power, this is a very risky thing, after all, the Olympics are completely eye-catching, and if you mess up when the time comes, you are undoubtedly joking with your future.
"Do you want to hear it, how can you make all the athletes happy to praise the London Olympics?" Andy leaned forward, with a strange expression on his face, raised his eyebrows and smiled evilly, and lowered his voice to joke.
"Oh?" Boris, with his eyes lit up, leaned forward and asked, "What do you have a good idea?"
"Hehe, this is not my idea, although the Celestial Empire Olympics are very successful, but there is one thing that makes the vast majority of athletes complain, that is, small raincoats are not provided, and the management of the Olympic Village is very strict, you know, for athletes, this is a world-class party once every four years, hehe. Andy raised an eyebrow at Boris, with a look you know and a wicked grin.
"Haha, I see!" Boris also laughed, not an Olympic athlete, how would he know about this cattiness, "Damn, great, I should have hired a new company to provide small raincoats, so that everyone can feel the human service of our London Olympic Committee! Thank you, Andy, your suggestion is so timely." I'll tell the media it's your idea ... ”
"Poof"
Andy almost squirted out the black tea in his mouth, looked at Boris with a wicked smile, and had an urge to strangle him, and scolded with an angry smile: "If you dare to mess around, I will dare to throw gloves and duel with you!"
"Hehe, down to business, you need to speed up the construction period, and if I can, I will facilitate the Olympic football final to be set at the new White Hart Lane stadium. Boris lowered his voice and whispered to Andy.
"You guy, you're really calculating, okay, I still want to thank you, I admit it. Andy shook his head and smiled, Boris's guy is either the new stadium's achievements on his head, but it is understandable, the achievement of the new stadium project, this guy has played a big role, otherwise it is impossible to get the grant from the financially strapped London City Council.
"Hehe, it's a win-win for us, so the London Olympic Committee has a new venue, and I think I will cut that 1.5 billion pounds, and the pressure will be less. ”
"Tut-tut, then our Tottenham club should also get funding from the Olympic Committee, right?"
"Damn, you've already taken 30 million, how much more do you want!"
"That's a government renovation grant, it has nothing to do with the Olympic Committee, right?"
"You greedy fellow... ”
"I have to give a little bit, after all, it is to support the construction of your London Olympic Games, and you use our club's venues, no matter what, you have to pay some rent, this is common sense!"
"God, you're one of the top 10 super-rich people in the world by Forbes, and you can afford a little money?"
"A few million pounds is not a small amount of money, and besides, you duke, even that kind of money has to be bargained for... ”
"Ahem, just because I didn't say it!" Boris hurriedly interrupted when he heard that Andy was going to make fun of the duke, coughed lightly to cover up, and said angrily.