v2 Chapter 557： Finally here

The position of honorary director of the British Chinese Chamber of Commerce was of great help to Xia Yu. With this status, he quickly integrated into the Chinese business community.

The membership was introduced by Wu Chengde. Without mentioning the cooperative relationship between Xia Yu and the Wu family, Xia Yu’s strength surpassed the Wu family. If it was given to an ordinary member, Wu Chengde himself would not be able to lose that face, so After internal discussions, Xia Yu was given the title of honorary director, and the other directors had no opinion.

Because he agreed to Gerald Pat to call on the Chinese to vote for him, Xia Yu directly approached Wu Chengde and asked him to come forward and convene the senior leaders of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Xia Yu stated at the meeting the strong relationship, and the victory and benefits of the Conservative Party. In the end, Xia Yu's proposal was passed, and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce took the lead in calling on the Chinese to support the Conservative Party and Gerald Pat.

Of course, this proposal will be passed, and it is not without giving Xia Yu face.

The British Chinese Chamber of Commerce has a great influence on the Chinese. After the Chinese Chamber of Commerce took action, the Chinese with the right to vote immediately cast their votes to the Conservative Party and Gerald Pat.

And Xia Yu's actions were not slow. The "Daily Telegraph" turned to the Conservative Party, and its propaganda page for the Conservative Party and Gerald Pat was greatly increased.

Although the daily circulation has dropped a little as a result, some extremists who support the Labor Party and the Liberal Democrats no longer subscribe to the "Daily Telegraph", but Xia Yu doesn't care at all. Relative to huge political interests, some newspaper sales are nothing.

If he could get a huge benefit, he would not frown even if he sacrificed the "Daily Telegraph".

As for Gerald Pat himself, after receiving financial support from Xia Yu, many of the political activities that were originally formulated were immediately used. He frequently appeared in various places in London, and his popularity increased greatly.

All sorts of methods are used. Although it has only just begun, the polls in mid-February showed that Gerald Pat’s vote rate soared to 49%, a direct increase of 10% from 39% last month. And this is just the beginning!

As for the Labour Party’s candidate Nick Kisson, the poll's vote rate dropped from 40% last month to 33%, which made him panic, and the Labour Party had to make urgent adjustments.

But the Conservative Party is not a vegetarian. Seeing the political star in the party, Gerald Pat, has made his own efforts, he was pleasantly surprised by investing more resources to consolidate and expand its advantages.

London is the capital of the United Kingdom, and the position of mayor is very important. Regardless of whether the Conservative Party can regain power, it must be taken as far as possible.

If he succeeds in governing, then the Mayor of London is his own. In many cases, policies can be strongly supported and implemented, so there is no need to worry about being delayed.

If he fails to govern and wins the position of Mayor of London, he can also add to his opponents and gain momentum for the next general election.

In terms of politics, Xia Yu has already started, and in terms of career, Xia Yu has not slackened.

After Duke Carter Howard intervened, the core position of the Rolls-Royce Motor Company acquisition team shifted to Elena, and George Berkeley had no opinion.

The acquisition has finally dawned, and it has begun to enter a normal track. Although the process has not been fast, Xia Yu is not in a hurry.

He knew that the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Motor Company could not be completed in a short time. The decisive time should be after May. As long as the Conservative Party successfully takes the stage, the resistance to the acquisition will be greatly reduced.

Good things are hard to come by, take your time!

Xia Yu put a lot of thought into forming the Chinese business consortium.

The first step of privatization of Huashang Bank has already begun, and several shareholders have already opted out after Wu Chengde has done work.

The Wu family’s shareholding in Huashang Bank has risen a lot, and Xia Yu’s Guangming Fund did not care. The shareholding ratio rose from 15% to 18.6%.

As long as the internal equity is resolved, Huashang Bank will formally submit an application for delisting and privatization to the London Securities Regulatory Commission. I believe that Xia Yu will have another bite of meat and increase his equity to more than 20%. thing.

The civil unrest in Iran continued, and the price of London gold kept rising until March 4, when the situation again changed significantly.

Under strong pressure from European and American countries, Iran restarted its oil exports, and the trend of soaring international oil prices was finally contained to a certain extent.

However, it is a pity that the consequences of soaring international oil prices for a few months have already emerged. The inflation in the United States has intensified and the dollar has continued to depreciate. This has led to international capital still relying on the gold market and not wanting to come out, and international gold prices continue to rise.

It's just that the rate of increase is no longer as fast as before.

Under Xia Yu's instructions, Liu Xiao and others began to take action, doing the work of left-handed and right-handed, arranging the funds in batches, leaving a small part of the funds to use 100 times the financial leverage to accept the fund's gold futures sell orders.

To put it simply, it is to use the money obtained from the bank to use the leverage to buy gold futures in one's own account. After the futures are exchanged for the account, the money from UU Reading bank is in his pocket.

This is also good, not to mention relative confidentiality, but also more convenient and fast.

After a few months, international capital has been trading in the London gold market, and the momentum of the US dollar has become clear. Therefore, it has become very difficult to buy gold in the market. Even if you have money, it is difficult to buy, and you have to pay a premium.

At this moment, Xia Yu quietly boarded the plane returning to Xiangjiang.

After internal discussions with Hong Kong businessmen and communication with the mainland, the time for going north was set on March 8. Xia Yu must go back. All matters in the United Kingdom were managed by his subordinates, and Xia Yu was able to leave with peace of mind.

And Xia Yu was accompanied by Mr. Huashengshi, and there were large quantities of antiques on the plane.

After returning this time, the antiques will be stored in Xia Yu's mansion first, and Hua Shengshi will be responsible for the specific layout.

At the same time, Huashengshi will also go to his friends to discuss the matter of establishing a private museum face to face.

The construction of a large private museum is not an overnight task. It will take a few years to say nothing. The Huashengshi is already old, so he is very concerned about this matter, for fear that he will not see the establishment of a private museum in his lifetime.

After leaving Xiangjiang for several months, when Xia Yu came back, he did not take care of the work, and turned down the invitation of all the Xiangjiang bosses to accept the dust, and went straight back home to be with his family.

After eating a warm dinner, Xia Yu chatted with his parents in the living room, telling them many interesting facts about what he had seen and heard in the UK, and at the same time, he also understood what happened at home in the past few months and cared about the learning situation of his younger siblings. .

The night was joyous and warm, Xia Yu's heart completely relaxed.

The next day, because the time to go north was approaching, many things had not been understood clearly, so early in the morning, Xia Yu and Huo Yingdong made an appointment to meet at Bao Yugang's home and ask them about the situation.