Although the economic situation in Britain was difficult after the war, the securities market was booming. Especially industrial stocks. From the time Germany announced its surrender to Attlee's election as prime minister, the London Stock Exchange's industrial stock index soared from 103 points to 118 points.
And it continues to rise.
Ornish chose the best time to list pharmaceutical companies. During the war, the London Stock Exchange was closed every three days, and people did not have much thought to invest in stocks. In another six months, the British Labor government will promulgate the "Investment Control Act" and new stocks will be issued.
The number of issuances is limited and the review is extremely strict.
Going public now is just in time to catch up with the first express train of stock market recovery, but all industrial stocks will skyrocket. When the "Investment Control Law" is promulgated, it will be difficult to issue new shares, which will once again trigger a new round of investment wave.
Crazy buying of old stocks that have been issued.
However, for speculators, the British stock market at this time is not friendly. Although it seems that whatever you buy will lead to a rise, the nerves of the British are extremely fragile, and the slightest disturbance in the international situation will cause the British stock market to fluctuate.
For example, in August 1948, the Soviet Union suddenly blockaded Berlin, and the British stock index immediately plummeted. Is there going to be another war? Everyone, sell your stocks quickly.
Zhou Hexuan only hopes that the Labor government will not target his pharmaceutical company, otherwise it may be nationalized one day. Historically, the British steel industry has been in a state of ecstasy. In the early 1950s, the steel industry was nationalized by the Labor Party.
Soon it was privatized by the Conservative Party, then nationalized by the Labor Party, and then privatized by the Conservative Party... This repeated process can make people confused.
At the beginning, nationalization and privatization policies were motivated by support for the national economy, but later they gradually became tools of political struggle between the Conservative Party and the Labor Party, leaving entrepreneurs caught in the middle at a loss.
The United States is better, it is a paradise for capitalists.
Zhou Hexuan can't even figure out how much money he has now. Anyway, the share price of "Royal Pharmaceutical Company" has increased 12 times in one week. Although the war has ended, the patents for sulfa and penicillin are there, these two miracle drugs.
It is enough to last for 20 years, and investors are already red-eyed.
George VI has reached the stage where he regards money as dirt. The king did not make any noise to increase his shareholding, and showed an indifferent attitude towards the rise in stock prices.
On Sunday, Zhou Hexuan visited Buckingham Palace and found that George VI was a little nervous. He was irritable and irritable during the war. After the war, he suddenly relaxed and smoked and drank all day long. He was said to smoke several packs of cigarettes a day. No wonder
A few years later, he developed lung cancer.
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On July 26, China, the United States, and Britain jointly issued the "Potsdam Declaration": The Allies' war against Japan will continue until Japan completely ceases resistance, and the Japanese government must surrender immediately.
At this time, the Soviet Union's military strength in the Far East was still weak. Stalin was afraid that the Japanese would cause chaos, so he did not sign the "Potsdam Declaration" for the time being. The Japanese government refused to surrender and even shouted the slogan "One hundred million people will be crushed".
On the day Japan refused to surrender, the "Kamikaze" launched another attack, using a suicide attack to sink the American heavy cruiser "Indianapolis". The cruiser had just finished transporting the atomic bomb and was preparing to return home.
Let’s take a look at the Chinese version of the team song of “Kamikaze”: “The divine wind is coming to me, Wu Weiyang, and I am victorious in every battle to the Pacific...Athletes are all heroes with their skills.”
This song was written by a Chinese, Chen Gexin, the author of "Night Shanghai". Such a big traitor!
Many years later, Ms. Lung Yingtai gave a speech at the University of Hong Kong. She remembered the cultural traitor Chen Gexin very much, and used Chen Gexin's death to satirize the mainland's persecution of artists. As a result, haha, the teachers and students of the University of Hong Kong collectively sang "My Motherland"
Respond (interested friends can search for related videos).
On the third day after the "Potsdam Declaration" was released, Zhou Hexuan met Churchill in London. This old man ran away before the meeting ended and did not even attend the closing ceremony because he was no longer the protagonist.
"How many years have you been able to write such a small amount of content?" Churchill held a tens of thousands of words of the manuscript of "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" in his hand, with a look of disgust on his face.
Zhou Hexuan said angrily: "If you don't want to look at it, just give it back to me."
Churchill quickly put the manuscript away, puffed on his cigar and said: "Put it here first. You have to speed up. Don't wait for me to finish writing my memoirs. Your "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is still being serialized."
"Take your time, don't be in a hurry." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
Since Japan sent troops to Southeast Asia, "Legend of the Galaxy Heroes" has been discontinued in the UK because it is too difficult to send manuscripts. The serialization was resumed a few days ago. British fans of the Galaxy were so excited. They never expected to see the follow-up content in their lifetime.
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Churchill slowly turned over the manuscript, crossed his legs and said, "I heard that you were put under house arrest by that little stupid donkey for half a year?"
"You are very well informed." Zhou Hexuan smiled.
"The British Ambassador to China said in the letter," Churchill said, "that little stupid donkey is the most idiotic national leader I have ever seen. His brain is made of wood and he cannot communicate at all."
Zhou Hexuan asked with a smile: "Are you jealous that he hasn't stepped down yet, but you yourself have nothing to do all day?"
"Jealous? Haha, would I be jealous of him? It's a joke." Churchill's face looked a little ugly, obviously he was worried about Attlee becoming Prime Minister.
Zhou Hexuan comforted him and said: "Just be patient, the British don't need a war now."
Churchill shook his head and said: "Britain still has too many international problems to solve, and Attlee's diplomatic philosophy is too weak. Just watch, the British will find that they need a tough prime minister, and I will make a comeback in four years."
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Obsessed with confidence.
The two no longer talked about politics, but about literature. Churchill was about to start his journey to the Nobel Prize for Literature.
In the next month, Zhou Hexuan spent money to buy in the UK, especially those old manors and castles. The tourist attractions that will be crowded with tourists in the future are now cheaper than the last, and the cost of renovation is estimated to be higher than the house price.
As for British companies, Zhou Hexuan is not prepared to take over them because the Labor Party's future nationalization reforms are too powerful.
The real hot spot for investment is Japan, which will be in ruins after the war. It would be great to buy a few streets of land in Tokyo, build a building and collect rent, and you can live a lifetime of food and clothing.
By the 1980s, the Japanese were clamoring to buy the entire United States, but Zhou Hexuan could stand in the center of Tokyo and say: "This street is mine, that street is mine, well, the streets over there are still mine."
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The time for Zhou Hexuan to take action soon came. On August 9, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
The last straw that broke the camel's back had appeared, and all that was left was to wait for Japan to surrender.
