The Son of Finance of the Great Age - Chapter 1033

  Chapter 1033 Brexit (Part 2)

   “Naturally, a chaotic Europe is more beneficial to China.”

Zhong Shi said without hesitation, “It is not only beneficial to China, but also to the United States. It is for this reason that the United States launched the European debt crisis in order to disrupt the situation in Europe and make capital more favor the United States. “

  As the two poles of the world, the competition between the United States and Europe is comprehensive and multifaceted. From automobiles to airplanes, from oil to arms, the two sides have formed direct competition in every corner of the world.

  However, unlike the United States, which is united as one, the EU has huge differences in history, culture, and political appeals. Some differences may never be bridged. After all, they are currently only an economic community and have not eliminated the borders between countries.

   This gives others room to manipulate.

   “Yes, that’s the truth.”

The chief nodded in satisfaction, “If Europe falls short in direct competition with the United States, then they will be more demanding of those rising new poles of the world, such as us. Under such circumstances, we can propose More conditions for our own development.”

  Among the all-round collisions between the United States and Europe, at least one thing is the same, that is, they are both guarding against the rise of new world powers, and do not want one more opponent to carve up the current market. While the two sides are competing, they are also tacitly suppressing emerging forces such as China, Brazil, and India.

   To destroy this pattern, China must divide them one by one. Compared with the monolithic United States, Europe is obviously a better choice.

   “By the way, an old friend of yours will be over soon.”

  Raising his wrist and looking at his watch, the Chief suddenly said, “Recently he is planning something that coincides with our plan. But let me state in advance that all this is not our premeditation, but a coincidence.”

“my old friend?”

  Zhong Shi rubbed his chin and pondered, “Except for Mr. Li Jiacheng, I really can’t think of anyone else who can participate in such a thing.”

   Speaking of this, he was startled suddenly, and an idea suddenly appeared in his mind, Li Jiacheng’s massive buying in the UK would not be part of the current national strategy, would it?

  Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but looked up at the chief in front of him, but saw that the other party was looking at him with burning eyes, with a half-smile expression on his face, as if he could see through what he was thinking.

   “Sorry, I’m late.”

   Fortunately, this situation did not last long. There was a hearty voice outside the door. Li Xiaojia pushed the door in and apologized to everyone, “I’m really sorry, the traffic jam is serious, I was a few minutes late.”

  Li Xiaojia, President of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. From this point of view, he is indeed Zhongshi’s old friend.

   “Don’t worry about these few minutes.”

  The chief waved his hand casually, motioned for Li Xiaojia to sit down opposite, and said, “I also just talked with Zhong Shi, and he hasn’t made a decision yet. How about this, Xiaojia, tell him about your plans and plans.”

   “Okay, Chief.”

  Li Xiaojia nodded, patted Zhong Shi on the shoulder affectionately, and said, “Hi, Zhong Sheng, long time no see. I heard that you had an accident a while ago. How are you all right?”

  He is showing his favor to bring the relationship between the two sides closer.

“never mind.”

  Zhong Shi said lightly, “Thank you for your concern, it’s just a small matter.”

Seeing that Zhong Shi didn’t want to bring it up again, Li Xiaojia didn’t continue on this matter. He immediately cleared his throat and said in a loud voice: “The whole thing is like this. After the US subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis, the global market will The demand for heavy metals has reached a sluggish stage, but there is only one market exception, and that is China.”

“Currently China consumes more than 30% of the world’s consumption of copper, aluminum, iron, tin and other materials. Even copper consumption accounts for half of the world’s share. In this case, the price of market supply and demand should be determined by Huaxia But it is a pity that the pricing power of metals in the world is currently in the hands of the LME, that is, the London Metal Exchange. That is to say, China, which consumes more than 30% of the world’s metals, has no control over metal pricing. The right to speak, so we thought about acquiring the LME to increase the right to speak on these matters.”

“In addition, if the acquisition of LME is successful, we can also build large warehouses in Suhai, Hong Kong, Singapore and other places, and directly carry out offshore delivery, which can also greatly reduce the current transportation costs from other LME warehouses. This is very important for Daxing It is especially important for China’s infrastructure.”

“The most important point is that we agree with China’s future development prospects and the LME that relies on it will have considerable profitability, so we have the idea of ​​​​acquisition. At present, the board of directors has been completely persuaded by me. The next step is to raise capital.”

   After saying all this in one breath, Li Xiaojia explained embarrassingly, “It was a coincidence, and I later learned that the country has such a strategic plan, which coincides with our business behavior, so I joined in.”

“well said!”

The chief nodded with a smile, but said solemnly, “Strictly speaking, this is not our strategy. Whether or not to leave the EU in the end depends not on us, but on the choice of the British. We These are normal, reasonable business practices, and there are no conspiracy theories involved. You two must remember this.”

   “If the UK really leaves the European Union, the exchange rate of the pound will fluctuate a lot. I believe that according to your sense of smell, there should be many good opportunities to make money.”

Glancing at Zhong Shi meaningfully, the chief continued, “Of course, if you refuse, there is nothing wrong with it. After all, from this matter alone, whether we participate or not has nothing to do with the final result.” The relationship mainly depends on the game between the British people and the EU.”

  His words immediately made Zhong Shi feel a little overwhelmed.

   “I join!”

  Zhong Shi immediately said without thinking, “Even from the perspective of profit, I shouldn’t miss such a thing. Some people say that I am a businessman who only seeks profit, so I should simply be a businessman who only seeks profit.”

  When it comes to such a point, Zhong Shi has no reason to refuse no matter whether it is out of public interest or self-interest. After a little thought in his heart, he readily agreed.

   “That’s great. If Tianyu Fund intervenes, our bid will not be a problem.”

  Li Xiaojia was very excited about Zhong Shi’s statement, and slapped his hands, “In this way, we will have more confidence in taking the LME.”

  The biggest problem plaguing the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at present is capital, because the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is not the only one coveting the LME. Although the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the second largest exchange in the world, its own profitability is not very strong. If the well-funded Tianyu Fund joins, then the whole transaction is basically a sure thing.

   “Okay, I believe that the two of you will work together to solve the problem.”

  The chief looked at the two with a smile, and picked up the teacup.

   The two stood up and said goodbye tactfully.

   “I said, President Li, you are familiar with the UK, why did you suddenly remember being involved in this troubled water?”

On the way back, Zhong Shi and Li Xiaojia were in the same car. They hadn’t seen each other for a long time. Naturally, they had a lot to say. Zhong Shi was the first to say, “Also, what do you think about the prospect of Brexit this time?” ? Where should we start first?”

   “We do it?”

Li Xiaojia stared at Zhong Shi with wide eyes, and said with a strange face, “Zhong Sheng, we are just businessmen, not spies. As the chief said, what we do is only commercial activities, and we will not do illegal and criminal things.” .”

   “As for the UK, I visited the site last month and the situation is very serious.”

Speaking of this, he looked solemn, “Except for London and nearby satellite cities, basically no one in other old industrial areas supports Britain’s continued membership in the EU. Let me tell you such a true story, a coal miner in the Bolton area , can only get a few thousand pounds of government benefits every month, and the money is used to pay rent in addition to food and clothing. And some new immigrants from Eastern Europe, because of the support of the policy, don’t have anything every month Anyone can get this figure, and other expenses are fully covered by the government.”

   “This is a real case in the United Kingdom. Those who have fought for the British Empire all their lives are not as good as an illegal immigrant at the end of their careers. You say this system is ridiculous, what do you think they will think?”

“The British political elites have benefited too much from free trade with Europe, and this benefit has made them firmly stand on the side of continuing the EU. But in the middle and lower classes of society, this liberalization of trade has brought The benefit is very small, and even they are the most harmed group, forming extreme polarization.”

“In a normal society, there are fewer such poor people and rich people. We all know that the poor cannot be saved. There are poor people in any situation. As long as the society can circulate normally, people can change their destiny. But this time the problems in the UK are too serious. In order to deal with illegal immigrants and Eastern European laborers, the British government raised the knife to the largest number of middle class, increasing their tax burden to subsidize the immigrants. In this way For one thing, they inevitably offend the middle class, which is the one who really decides where the election goes.”

   “So I think the UK will inevitably leave the EU.”

When it came to the end, Li Xiaojia was a little bit embarrassed, “The debate on whether to stay in the EU has been going on for decades, but the deterioration has started in recent years. Although this is a big step backward in eliminating national borders and integrating nations, But the price of this kind of simple desire should not be borne by their taxpayers, after all, these people are citizens of this country.”

   “There is such a thing?”

  Hearing what Li Xiaojia said, Zhong Shi was shocked. He is not a nationalist, nor is he a racist. He has an open attitude towards outsiders or immigrants. After all, these people will never touch his class, but he never thought about those who were squeezed by outsiders. The middle and lower classes in the living space have already reached such a point of poverty.

   “No one cares about them, no one.”

Li Xiaojia sighed, shook his head slightly, and was in a trance, “Those high-sounding newspapers laughed at them one by one for their low vision and ignorance of the benefits of internationalization. They are superior, they have the right to speak, they are well-dressed, and they look like dogs.” , They just won’t go down and see for themselves. Once such a topic is talked about publicly, these people will be branded as nationalists and racists, so that no one dares to talk about this topic openly.”

   “This is indeed in line with the old saying in our country, the rich wine and meat stink, and the road is frozen to death.”

When he said this, he managed to pull himself together, “Fortunately, these countries have a self-correction mechanism. As long as similar general elections are passed, the current interest groups can be wiped out. I think the current British government should stay in Taiwan. There shouldn’t be much time left.”

  Zhong Shi didn’t say anything, but tapped the handle lightly, and looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

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