"Oh, why do you say that?" Elizabeth II raised her eyebrows.
"I am indeed optimistic about the British telecommunications industry when I come to the UK this time, but unfortunately a few people in your parliament and business community believe that the entry of Hanhua Group will threaten the UK's information security, so I am prepared to withdraw about 8 billion pounds here.
investment! Maybe France and Spain would be more suitable!”
"Eight billion pounds?"
Compared with Liu Dong's real investment in the UK, this number is obviously high. But if it was not high, how could it attract attention?
Just look at the expressions on the faces of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries from the British political and business circles who are surrounding the Queen. You will know that Liu Dong’s investment amount, which is not bragging, has obviously had a very good effect of ‘attracting attention’.
No one can ignore how many employment projects 8 billion pounds can bring, including Queen Elizabeth II. Moreover, Liu Dong's status as the world's richest man and the huge scale of Hanhua Group will not make people think that he is lying.
"Tony, is what Mr. Liu just said true? When did the UK start rejecting such an amount of investment?"
Tony Blair, the current Prime Minister of the British Cabinet, is the second most powerful person at this banquet after Queen Elizabeth II.
"There is indeed some discussion in parliament and the business community about Mr. Liu's investment. However, this matter is still under discussion and has not been completely determined!" Tony Blair did not say much.
"Dear Her Majesty the Queen, in fact, the MPs' considerations are reasonable. The UK's information security cannot be ignored because of economic development."
As soon as Blair finished speaking, Jacob Rothschild, who was standing aside, spoke immediately.
As the Queen of England who has sat on the throne for decades and is accustomed to the ever-changing political arena, Elizabeth II's political wisdom and mind are naturally not simple.
Her eyes quickly swept between Blair and Jacob Rothschild, and after a brief pause she said: "The UK is an open capitalist country, and we welcome investors from all over the world. Of course, economic development cannot
Hindering national security. Tony, as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, you must take your constitutional responsibilities seriously and carefully balance the weight between national security and economic development!”
"Yes, Her Majesty the Queen! Making Britain a better place is my highest pursuit!" Tony Blair said respectfully.
"Mr. Liu, I think Tony will give you a fair explanation!"
"I believe in the fairness of British law and politics!"
Although he said this, Liu Dong kept complaining in his heart. Elizabeth II seemed to have spoken for herself, but in fact it was of no use at all.
Now Liu Dong also figured it out from the other party's attitude.
The British royal family's first consideration is the stability of the domestic political situation and maintaining the influence of the royal family. As for economic development and the future of the United Kingdom, that is not what they need to consider. That is the responsibility of the British Prime Minister and the government.
After the royal family was deprived of a series of real powers including administrative, military, and diplomatic powers during the Glorious Revolution of the 17th century, it became a real ‘mascot’!
It is precisely because it has less power in its hands that the British royal family will consider more uniting the powerful people in the UK to maintain the existence of the royal family and continue to exist.
Obviously they will not blame the powerful people in their country for Liu Dong, an outsider!
Moreover, it is obviously impossible for Liu Dong to persuade the royal family to help with just a few words!
As for how to impress the influential royal family in the UK and get them to agree to help, Liu Dong has no idea yet.
"I wonder how long Mr. Liu plans to stay in the UK?" Elizabeth II quickly changed the topic.
"It's not certain yet, maybe a week, maybe half a month, it depends on the situation."
"Oh! If Mr. Liu is not in a hurry to go back, you might as well ask my grandson William to take you around the UK. I think this place will leave you with many beautiful memories!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong raised his head and took a quick look at Prince William, the tall and famous British prince standing behind Elizabeth II, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay! I'm looking forward to having more exchanges with His Royal Highness Prince William."
!”
"It's an honor for me to be valued by Mr. Liu!" William said gracefully.
"Haha, you two are about the same age, I believe you will have a lot in common!" Elizabeth II said.
The reason why she arranged more exchanges between her grandson and Liu Dong was mainly because Elizabeth II was optimistic about Liu Dong's future, and there was a huge Liu family behind her.
If the relationship between the two parties can develop more deeply, it will obviously be beneficial to expanding the British royal family's contacts and influence!
Of course, this in turn is also a good thing for Liu Dong. He also needs British contacts, especially now.
Tonight, at this banquet specially prepared by the Queen, Liu Dong is obviously not the only one who needs Elizabeth II to talk and communicate.
Therefore, after introducing her grandson to Liu Dong, she turned around and left. Of course, she was accompanied by a large number of senior British political officials including Tony Blair.
When Jacob Rothschild passed by Liu Dong expressionlessly, Liu Dong's expression changed, and he suddenly approached and whispered: "Mr. Rothschild, you will receive the news soon."
Philippine red wine has been squeezed out of the Chinese market, and all products under the Lorenz Group are prohibited from being sold in China! And... this is just the beginning!"
Jacob Rothschild paused, "The main market of Chateau Lafite has never been China, and the products of Lorenz Group have not entered the Chinese market! So, your efforts are in vain!"
"Really? Let's wait and see in the future! Let's see whether the British market is more important or whether the Chinese market will become more powerful in the future! In the future, it is best for all the industries under the Rothschild family not to enter the Chinese market!" Liu Dongsen
coldly.
Liu Dong originally thought that the difficulties Hanhua Group encountered in the UK this time were all caused by Brendan Rothschild. But when he was next to the Queen just now, Jacob Rothschild's words obviously
Tell Liu Dong that what he encountered was not a Brende at all, but a sniper attack from the entire Rothschild family.
In this case, Liu Dong, who originally didn't want to get too serious with the opponent and still had a little room for leeway, quickly changed his strategy.
Turning his head to look at the cold and arrogant young face in front of him, Jacob Rothschild's heart became warm, angry and worried.
He knew without thinking about Liu Dong's problem that of course the Chinese market was more important and indispensable.
The UK's domestic economy has already reached its peak and lacks growth. Correspondingly, China is still rapidly advancing with an economic growth rate of more than 10% per year.
The timetable for when China will overtake Japan and become the world’s second largest economy is no secret!
Therefore, it is impossible for any entrepreneur in this world to ignore the huge and seemingly endless Eastern market.
"The Hanhua Group and the Liu family can't control China yet!" Faced with the specific facts, Jacob's tone inevitably showed weakness.
"Of course! But we don't need to manipulate the Chinese market, and it's impossible to reach that level. But if we can prevent the companies under the Rothschild family from entering China, I think I can still do it!" Liu Dong said coldly.
Ran said.
Since both parties were at odds with each other, he had nothing to worry about.
"So, Mr. Liu is determined to be an enemy of the Rothschild family?" Jacob Rothschild said coldly.
"No! But you started this war first!"
After staring at Liu Dong with sharp eyes for a while, he said, "In the past few hundred years, too many people have tried to defeat the powerful Rothschild family, including Stalin and Hitler, but they all failed in the end.
Today’s Rothschild family is still powerful!” After a pause, “Even if a Hanhua Group is added now, it will not change the fact that the Rothschild family continues to be strong!”
"Okay, then I'll wait and see!" Liu Dong said without showing any signs of weakness.
After staring at Liu Dong with a gloomy expression and snorting coldly, Jacob Rothschild turned and left.
"Although the Rothschild family is no longer as powerful as it was in the 19th century, they are still the top powerful people in Europe today. It would be unwise to become enemies with them!"
"Your Highness, there is a saying in China that goes, 'When friends come, there is wine; when there are wolves, there are shotguns.' For those who are destined not to be friends, groveling will only make him more arrogant. The only way is to use your fists to give him a lesson."
Only then can he understand that not everyone will succumb to the powerful! Moreover, Hanhua Group is not much worse than the Rothschild family!"
William smiled slightly, "Mr. Liu is right! There is no need to show mercy to those who have become enemies. Only by thoroughly defeating him can we win equality!"
"His Royal Highness is indeed my soulmate!"
"It is really an honor for me to be praised so much by the famous Mr. Liu!"
Liu Dong smiled slightly, with a flash of thought in his eyes, and then said: "His Royal Highness should have graduated from the University of St. Andrews this year, right?"
"I didn't expect Mr. Liu to know me so well?"
"His Royal Highness, don't you know me very well?" After the two looked at each other and smiled, Liu Dong continued, "I wonder what your Highness' future plans are?"
"Plan? I'm afraid grandma has already arranged it for me!" William said with a slight bitterness on his face.
If nothing else happens, he will enter the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom for a period of military training after graduation, and then serve in the army for a period of time! This is also the British royal family's routine arrangement for adult children.
The reason for doing this is more of a show. The royal family must do something that is upright, patriotic, and friendly in the eyes of outsiders to maintain their good image among the public and to continue to exist as a royal family without being overthrown by the people.
Base.
In contrast, although members of the British royal family are born with golden keys in their mouths, their lives are not as free and unrestrained as those of ordinary rich people. No extravagant behavior is allowed.
Under such circumstances, Liu Dong really felt some sympathy for the prince in front of him who was a few years younger than him.
Think about it if everything from childhood to adulthood was arranged, and you were like a puppet with no life of your own. Such a life would be quite scary.
After realizing that this topic cannot be discussed in depth, Liu Dong quickly skipped the process and went straight to the topic, "I wonder if His Highness the Prince is interested in doing business?"
"Business?"
Although William, who has been influenced by urine since childhood, is young, he does not lack political wisdom!
"...I majored in art history and geography when I was in college!"
"John Rockefeller didn't attend a day of college before he founded Standard Oil, Andrew Carnegie didn't even attend a day of high school before he became the 'Steel King,' and Bill Gates left college when he founded Microsoft! Theirs
Success obviously has nothing to do with what you studied in college, the key is your brain! And His Royal Highness obviously does not lack wisdom!"
After pondering for a while, William smiled and said to Liu Dong: "Maybe replacing Bill Gates with Mr. Liu will be more convincing!"
Liu Dong smiled slightly and didn't say much.
He knows his own situation. If it weren't for the relic Yuanguang, he wouldn't be where he is today.
"Mr. Liu, I'm not sure if I have the talent for business. But I'm pretty sure I don't have much money! If Mr. Liu plans to let me buy a stake in your Hanhua Telecom, then I'm afraid I'm really powerless!"
William didn't want to rashly get involved in the fight between Liu Dong and the Rothschild family, so he took precautions from the beginning.
William's refusal was expected by Liu Dong, but pulling members of the royal family out was one of Liu Dong's plans.
"Of course! I don't plan to let His Highness the Prince invest in Hanhua Telecom. I just hope that His Highness the Prince can go to the headquarters of Hanhua Group in the UK for an internship after graduation! In this way, it can be regarded as an advertisement for Hanhua's development in the UK!
"
The thought in William's eyes flashed away, and he said randomly: "If I can do an internship at the famous Hanhua Group, then I will naturally not refuse. But you know, this requires my grandmother's consent!"
"I don't think Her Majesty the Queen will refuse this proposal!"
From the moment Elizabeth II took the initiative to introduce Prince William to her, Liu Dong could guess her plan.
As long as no principled issues are violated, the relationship between William and Liu Dong is encouraged.
After listening to Liu Dong's words, William, who understood his grandmother's character, nodded.
"Is Mr. Liu free tomorrow?"
"Of course!" Liu Dong nodded after a slight hesitation.
It took a lot of effort to get acquainted with the second-in-line heir to the British royal family. Now that there is an opportunity to get closer to each other, Liu Dong will naturally not let it go.
"That's good. I'll take Mr. Liu around London tomorrow! By the way, I'll let you see the biggest features of London, and even the whole of Britain!"
"Oh, then I'm really curious!"
"Haha, I'm sure it will open your eyes when the time comes!" (To be continued.)