Chapter 401: Inside the Council
Iceland, Lin Fan's only impression of the country is that there are many volcanoes. Also, you can see the beautiful aurora borealis here.
To be honest, Lin Fan did not have much hope for Iceland's prosperity, and the people of the whole country were not even as large as the population of a county in Huaxia. The only place in Iceland that is likely to be lively is ReykjavΓk, the capital of Iceland, where more than one-third of the country's population is concentrated, more than 40 percent of the industry, government facilities, and major commercial banks are all here.
Reykjavik is also Iceland's largest port, so you can travel to Western Europe by cruise, but it's a little more reliable to fly. The only thing the city is commendable is clean energy, and it is known as a smoke-free city due to the abundance of geothermal energy and the use of almost no coal.
Lin Fan was followed not only by Tao Mu and the four-person bodyguard team, but also by the first batch of talents sent by the landlord's association, with a total of ten members. These ten people are not only from Huaxia but also from other countries, and the most important thing is that these people have nothing to do with the company under the name of the seven people. These ten people have not seen Lin Fan either, in fact, Lin Fan will not easily go to see O'Neill Nisson, Colt will replace Lin Fan.
Hotel, Colt and O'Neill had their first meeting.
"It is a great pleasure to meet you, sir. As a mature politician, O'Neill's professional instinct makes him can't help but look at this American who is the same age as him, serious and mature, which is very much in line with his imagination. To be honest, he was very surprised when he received the news that the domestic fishing grounds had been bought by the person in front of him.
Iceland is currently in the midst of a financial crisis, and its export trade has been greatly affected, starting with the fishing industry, but there is a huge amount of investment in front of it. Either this person is a madman, or this person just has other channels in his hands. But either way, it's a great opportunity for yourself.
Iceland's electoral system is universal suffrage, with 63 seats elected by the people, and the party with the majority of seats wins power. In 2007, the Social Democratic Union Party won 18 seats, just six seats short of the Independent Party, which disqualified the Social Democratic Union Party from governing and reduced it to an opposition party.
But the advent of the financial crisis has given O'Neill hope that perhaps he will not have to wait for a four-year election, and that he will likely organize early elections and take advantage of the public's disappointment with the current government.
O'Neill is observing, Colt is not a vegetarian, decades of lawyer career has given him a good psychological quality, based on the identity of a private lawyer he has also seen all kinds of people, you must know that in the United States private lawyer is equivalent to the existence of a private butler, can be described as omnipotent.
Colt naturally did not have stage fright, and even had a hunch that he was likely to take the initiative in this negotiation, because O'Neill's gaze was always easy to drift into the distance, which is an expression that is impossible for a mature politician to appear, so the only explanation is that this person has a request, and is not even sure whether his request can be met.
"Mr. O'Neill, you and I have been friends for a long time, and I am honored to thank you for the greetings you have entrusted to my assistant. Just as Lin Fan did not intervene directly, Colt did not, but controlled it remotely, the less people knew the real identity, the more conducive to secrecy.
"I'm glad I blessed with my blessing, otherwise how could I have seen you, sir. O'Neill smiled, "I heard from the secretary, it seems that Sir is making a large-scale investment in Iceland?"
In fact, Colt has fully investigated the situation, and he understands O'Neill's request, but the play must be played to continue, "The fishing industry is very developed in Iceland, but because of the impact of the financial crisis, the fishing industry has been greatly fluctuated, and the export volume has been restricted, but I have a great resource need in my hands, so now is definitely the best time to come and buy Iceland's fishery resources." β
O'Neill bowed his head, which was about the same as he had imagined, so he couldn't help but smile on his face. The Social Democratic Union party has always called for EU membership, so it is a bitter rival to the independence party, which calls for non-union and calls for autonomy over Iceland's fisheries and resources.
Because of the political slogans of the Social Democratic Union Party, the influence of the fishermen class with 6 percent of the population was low, but the emergence of Colt gave O'Neill hope.
In the past, the fishermen were scattered and could not be integrated, but now working for Colt, Colt can exert influence to get the fishermen to choose the Social Democratic Union, so that the Social Democratic Union may catch up with the independence party in this general election. And the first thing he needed to solve after taking office was to improve the domestic economic situation, and cooperating with Colt, who had huge financial resources, was also a huge benefit, Colt earned money, and he could quickly make the domestic economy recover.
"In the past, the Icelandic fishing industry could not be operated as a whole, and the appearance of the husband is undoubtedly a hope, and I have come for this reason. β
Colt smiled, "What advice does Mr. O'Neill have?"
"I need a stable environment for me to do business, and I think he knows that as the leader of a party, if I can come to power, I will definitely encourage the development of the fishing industry and issue a lot of welfare measures, such as lowering the tax rate. β
Colt's eyes lit up, this was an unexpected gain, I didn't expect that he didn't mention the conditions O'Neill took the initiative to speak, if it weren't for O'Neill's eagerness to come to power, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so straightforward, in fact, because he didn't have a good card that could attract Colt, he could only show the conditions that could be shown straightforwardly.
"But as far as I know, there is a lot of gap between Mr. O'Neill's Social Democratic Alliance and the largest party. β
"This requires the support of the husband, and if he can influence the fishermen of his company to support us in the general election, then we will definitely win this election. β
"What if the Independence Party chooses to form a coalition with other parties?"
O'Neill laughed, "Mr. Fei thinks I'm not fully prepared, and I just want the Independence Party to find other parties to join forces, won't I?"
Colt couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "It seems that Mr. O'Neill has done everything he can, and I look forward to seeing the final result." β
"It's January 5th, and if there are no accidents, I will officially form a national general election in two months, and then it will be up to my husband. β
"I shouldn't let you down. β
The two of them burst out laughing.......
The room was quiet, two hours had passed since O'Neill left, and Colt looked at his watch, and it was already seven o'clock in the evening, and it was completely dark.
He put on a look coat, put on a hat, opened the door, and he was going to report to Lin Fan. Colt warily got out of the hotel, then looked around before driving away in a black car.
However, Colt did not notice that there was a person watching him in front of the hotel window, and when he got into the car, the man immediately dialed the phone, and a moment later an ordinary car followed.......