Three months later, London, England. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Under the overwhelming spotlight, Li Xiaojia and the representatives of the British side signed their names on the acquisition letter, and after exchanging documents, their two hands were held together in full view. This handshake means that the dust has settled on this blockbuster acquisition that took three months.

Since the Hong Kong Stock Exchange contacted the LME and issued a takeover offer, there has been a lot of turmoil around the transaction, first the New York Stock Exchange intends to snatch love, and then the British regulator called off the transaction, and then COMEX intends to annex the LME and LME members threaten to withdraw from the news, but in the end the Hong Kong Stock Exchange still had the last laugh and successfully won the LME at a price of 1.4 billion pounds.

This battle for the LME has attracted not only exchanges around the world, but also commodity traders, non-ferrous metal importers and exporters, processing enterprises at the lower end of the industrial chain, commodity brokers and other related interest groups.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which has the strong financial backing of Tianyu Fund, has shown its determination to win from the beginning. However, they did not show this in terms of strategy, but carefully followed the highest bidder, and never showed their edge. It was only in the final round of the offer that they came from behind and crushed the other opponents in one fell swoop.

The news of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's acquisition of the LME surprised the British people the most. Following the Lee Ka-shing consortium's acquisition of the UK's water, gas and electricity supply, the 100-year-old LME changed hands and became a milestone event for the UK to be invaded by foreign companies. Newspapers, television, and the Internet have reported on this one after another, and it has become a hot topic on the streets.

Regarding this kind of discussion, Li Xiaojia made it clear through the media in advance that this is just a simple commercial acquisition, and the future development of the LME will focus on commercial interests, and I hope you will not read too much about it.

However, it is not known how effective such a statement will be.

Just after the signing ended, when Li Xiaojia and others were talking in front of the overwhelming "long guns and short guns", Zhong Shi, the biggest hero behind the scenes, did not appear on the scene.

In fact, he was there, but not at the signing ceremony, but in a presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel, having a very formal conversation with an uninvited guest.

This uninvited guest is the owner of this hotel.

And this hotel is called the "Trump Hotel".

"Hello, Mr. Trump."

Zhong Shi held a glass of red wine, stretched out his hand with a smile, and said to the visitor, "I really didn't expect to be able to meet you in the hotel under your name, this is really a kind of fate." ”

"I'm glad to meet you, too."

Donald. Trump is 70 years old, but his body is very tough, and he doesn't have much hair and shape. He has small eyes that are not quite the same as those of ordinary Caucasians, and his blonde hair is always messy, so much so that he is often considered a wig by the outside world.

This is a real estate businessman from the United States, whose business specializes in hotels and residences. However, unlike ordinary real estate merchants, Donald. Trump likes to be exposed to the spotlight very much, and he makes some shocking remarks from time to time, making him easily the focus of public opinion. He didn't think so, and even became complacent, and even cooperated with the TV station to launch a variety show called "How to Become a Millionaire".

He was a successful businessman, but he was also a controversial man.

Zhong Shi has heard of Trump, but he has only heard of it, and has not had any kind of communication. So when Trump conveyed the idea of wanting to meet him through an intermediary, he always had this question in his heart, what the hell is this guy going to do.

"I don't know if Mr. Trump wants to see me, is there anything I can do to help?"

After the two sides sat down, Zhong Shi pondered for a moment and asked, "Mr. Trump's main business is the real estate market, does he want to enter the financial industry now?" ”

Whether it is a personal relationship between the two parties or a company's business, there is no place for the slightest touch, so it is naturally no wonder that Zhong Shi thinks in this direction.

"No, no, I have my own private wealth management company, and I won't enter any financial industry."

Trump shook his head, pursed his lips, and said solemnly after a while, "I'm going to run for president of the United States." ”

"What?"

Zhong Shi, who was tasting wine, was taken aback, and almost choked in his throat with a sip of wine, and after finally swallowing it, he coughed violently, and barely calmed down after a while, "I heard you right, Mr. Trump is running for president of the United States?" ”

"Yes, it's running for president of the United States."

Trump was not too surprised by Zhong Shi's reaction, because when he told the people around him about this statement, their reactions were almost the same as Zhong Shi's, and he was no longer surprised by this. Again, he emphasized in a low tone, "I have already made up my mind and will soon start the relevant preparations." When the party primaries come, I'll tell the world. ”

"So, you mean it."

Looking at Trump's solemn expression, Zhong Shi's face changed, he slowly put down his wine glass, and said solemnly, "Mr. Trump, if you really want to run for president, I don't know how I can help?" ”

His attitude when he spoke this time was very different from before.

The United States is an amazing country, and as long as you are a citizen born in the United States, you can theoretically become the president of this country. In the history of the United States, in addition to the traditional lawyer and judge-turned-president, there have also been actors, businessmen, journalists, teachers, engineers and other people who have been successfully elected president.

The magic of this country is that the possibilities are endless. Today's real estate businessman may not be the leader of the world's most powerful country tomorrow. Out of this consideration, Zhong Shi had to brace his spirit to deal with the guy in front of him.

He didn't dare to think that the person in front of him was lying nonsense.

If you want to run for president, you'll need to spend all sorts of money, including advertising on television and hiring a large campaign team. In every presidential campaign, the cost on both sides is astronomical. These funds come from the raising of the supporting party, which is a power granted by law. Of course, the details of these expenditures and their use will be strictly monitored and made public.

So Zhong Shi's first reaction was that the guy named Trump in front of him planned to "blackmail" some of his funds.

Even he had already figured out in his heart how to reject him. Because Zhong Shi is not an American, if he wants to support Trump, he is violating the current laws of the United States. If this candidate makes a mistake on this point, I am afraid that he will not even be able to get the nomination from the party.

"I want the support of your friends!"

To Zhong Shi's surprise, Trump did not ask for financial support, but pondered for a moment and said hesitantly, "I'm talking about those friends on Wall Street." ”

"My friend?"

Zhong Shi naturally understood what Trump meant, but he did not answer, but fell into deep thought.

In the 200 years since the founding of the United States, a complete political system has gradually been formed, with the country's two largest political parties taking turns in power, forming a delicate balance. Among them, the Republican Party, to which Trump belongs, has a main political concept of small government and big market, and advocates using the spontaneous action of the market to solve problems and reduce the tax burden to stimulate economic growth.

The Democratic Party, the main rival of the Republican Party, is diametrically opposed to the Republican Party in this regard, and their main political philosophy is to increase taxes and welfare to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor among different groups of people, and stimulate economic growth through the intervention of big government.

Judging from the political views of both sides, the Republican Party is undoubtedly on the side of the wealthy class, and this is also true. In every presidential campaign, Republican candidates have been able to receive large political donations from industries such as tobacco, automobiles, steel, and finance.

However, the Democratic Party is not inferior in any way, and they also have the support of large conglomerates such as the Internet and banks, and it can be said that the two sides are evenly divided in the wooing of the rich class, regardless of victory or defeat.

Trump's opening to ask for support from the financial sector indicates that he expects that once his policy is implemented, it is likely to lose the support of some consortiums. It was this that Zhong Shi hesitated, after all, he couldn't help these people make decisions.

"My political policy will focus on the civilian card!"

As if to see Zhongshi's hesitation, Trump went on to explain, "I will implement revolutionary reforms in the exchange rate, trade, and manufacturing, which is simply to guide the return of American manufacturing and create more jobs for the American people." The implementation of a tough foreign trade policy will prevent the United States from continuing its current deficit situation and at the same time change the situation of increasing foreign debt. ”

Hearing this, Zhong Shi finally understood.

Trump's political concept can be summed up in only one sentence, which is to suspend or delay the process of globalization, so as to obtain greater benefits for the current United States. You must know that in the process of globalization, the United States is the country that has benefited the most, and there is no one. However, this kind of global competition has also brought harm to the middle and lower class of the American people, and many other factors have made some people begin to reflect on the pros and cons of the globalization process.

However, this kind of curbing action against globalization really hurts the interests of those multinational corporations, and their layout around the world will be affected as a result. Trump anticipated this, which is why he took action to "prepare for a rainy day" today.

Zhong Shi didn't know if such slogans would help the other side win the election, but he knew very well in his heart that this kind of political idea was very tempting.

"What do my friends get in return? Also, how did you know about me? ”

In general, the United States is a business country, and there is a need for equal returns on investment, even for presidential candidates. Therefore, after pondering for a while, Zhong Shi decisively put forward conditions to the other party, and the other party did not show the slightest surprise.

At the same time, he is also curious why Trump thinks he is a key person, and even travels thousands of miles to London to talk to him directly.

"If I am elected president, I have a lot of positions in the government, and I think that for Mr. Chung's friends, they will not let go of this opportunity to serve the country."

Trump naturally did not think that he could completely convince Zhong Shi, but at this time the dialogue had some hope of success, Zhong Shi's tone was obviously relaxed, which made him very excited, "At the same time, I will reduce the current tax burden of 35% to only 15%, so that the company can truly become a globally competitive company." For the financial sector, I will relax the current regulation of the hedge fund industry, so that the financial sector can truly serve the economy while reviving the manufacturing industry. ”

As soon as he said this, Zhong Shi knew how determined the person in front of him was, and he couldn't say no if he wanted to.

For a long time, although the hedge fund industry is at the top of the entire ecological chain, it has not had much right to speak. Every time there is a major crisis, the finger of public opinion is unanimously pointed at the hedge funds, as if they were messing up the economy. This treatment is very unfair and has led the hedge fund industry to seek to reverse it.

And Trump, who was in front of him, was keenly aware of this and offered a condition that even Zhongshi could not easily say no.

"As for your existence, I guess it's not a secret among the American elite."

Trump changed his words and talked about Zhong Shi again, "The things you have done, although they are relatively secret, but they cannot escape the eyes of those who have a heart." But then again, I have a lot of admiration for you. As you may know, I am not self-made, and I have gone bankrupt several times when I was in business, and people like you, Mr. Zhong, have not only not had major failures, but have also been keenly aware of major changes every time, and in this regard, you are really a darling of God. ”

"Mr. Trump is polite, I'm just obviously lucky."

Zhong Shi did not show too much pride in Trump's compliment, after all, the other party dared to come to the door when he knew his background, and he must have made all preparations. He pondered for a moment, then said decisively, "I can arrange for Mr. Trump to talk to my friends about this matter, but as for what the outcome is, I don't know." ”

"That's the best, thank you very much Mr. Zhong."

To get Zhong Shi's assurance, Trump was naturally satisfied, and immediately said with a smile, "No matter what happens in the future, I have written down this favor." ”

He swore an oath, but instead he wrote a blank check. Because if he doesn't get elected, then all the talk about today is meaningless.

In this way, what Zhong Shi is doing now is a gamble.

But isn't life a gamble?

"By the way, Mr. Trump, have you figured out your campaign slogan now?"

After deciding on the matter, the expressions of both parties relaxed, and this clock stone suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but ask, "Regarding this slogan, you should think about it well, after all, it represents your political opinion." ”

"Make America Great Again!"

Trump was stunned for a moment, and then said without thinking, "Yes, it is to make America great again." ”

"Make America Great Again?"

Zhong Shi chewed on these words repeatedly, and gradually his face changed, from these words he could feel the ambition of Trump in front of him, and it was not clear whether this change would be beneficial or disadvantageous to Huaxia in the end.

He remembered one thing, in the nineties of the last century, the United States started the Gulf War in the Middle East. At that time, several wounded people could not return home in time due to air transportation problems, and Trump, who was just an ordinary businessman at the time, learned the news, and without saying a word, he sent his own private plane and quietly took several wounded back to the United States.

Trump has done a lot of similar things, but they have not been exposed. After all, he was just an ordinary businessman at the time, and he didn't have much newsworthiness. But if he really wants to run for president, these things will inevitably be unearthed, and it will be a great honor for him when the time comes.

Maybe this guy in front of him really has a chance to be elected president of the United States.

But in any case, this matter must be reported back to China as soon as possible, so that the professionals in charge of the United States can pay attention to it.

"Mr. Trump, it's a pleasure to meet with you."

Thinking of this, Zhong Shi stretched out his palm again, looked at the person in front of him with burning eyes, and said word by word, "I hope to hear your good news!" (To be continued.) )