Chapter 1105 1103【Shocked to the point of numbness!】
Lawrence squinted his eyes, his fat face was uncertain, his eyes were rolling around, and he was making crazy calculations in his mind. Now it was not just the energy company, but the entire energy company was in the hands of Shi Zhijian!
This hateful Chinese has unknowingly monopolized the monopoly resources of the British Empire! Based on this alone, there will be countless possibilities in the future!
Lawrence still had some hesitation in his heart, but because of his nervousness, veins popped out on his forehead. He seemed to have pondered for a long time: "Three times! Our London Chamber of Commerce is willing to pay three times the price to buy back your company! Is this okay?"
Lawrence finally had the self-awareness to know that he alone would not be able to win over the 300 cornucopia companies. He would have to bring down the entire London Chamber of Commerce!
He has already thought about it. When he returns, he will gather the guys from the chamber of commerce and work together to raise funds to buy back the coal mines and natural gas companies that were sold!
When they control these energy sources, will they not have the final say on energy prices?
Although the three times the price is a bit higher, looking at the long term, it only takes one or two years to get back the money!
Everyone watching the excitement was once again stunned by Lawrence's generosity!
three times?
Isn’t that £200 million?!
Count Jester was shocked and numb by the scene before him! He didn't understand, was this Lawrence crazy? Why did he spend so much money to buy back those shabby companies?
Not to mention the others, they were so shocked that their jaws were dislocated! They all agreed that Shi Zhijian had no reason to object this time!
After all, you can earn hundreds of millions of pounds in just over a month, which is even sharper than winning lottery tickets!
Even after Lawrence said these words, he was shocked by his fearless spirit. I am afraid there is no businessman like him in the world, who can sell 200 million pounds!
As a result, Lawrence's face showed a hint of joy and a hint of determination!
But Shi Zhijian was determined and sneered in his heart, you British capitalists want to play monopoly, then you have to see if I agree!
Although the price has continued to rise, Shi Zhijian's attitude is firm: "I'm sorry, please don't stop me from serving the British people! I like to acquire companies, no matter how bad they are! I usually only buy them but don't sell them!"
Boom!
Now it explodes again!
People were completely shocked and numb by Shi Zhijian's move!
It’s tripled and you’re still not selling it?
Are those shabby companies really treasures?
Lawrence gritted his teeth. Although he had looked down on Shi Zhijian, a Chinese, from the beginning and thought he was a big idiot! But who knew how this big idiot would turn out? Seeing Shi Zhijian's innocent look, he wished he could give himself a slap in the face. At the beginning, he was a big idiot.
The one who wants to sell those companies! No matter how you look at it, it seems that the big idiot should be you!
Seeing that Shi Zhijian was unmoved, Lawrence was about to cry. This is a big deal. If the repurchase can be successful, then he, Old Lawrence, can aspire to become the energy tycoon of the British Empire. By then, all the energy supplies of European countries will be provided by him.
Being controlled by one person is simply more enjoyable than being a king! At this time, his eyes turned red and he cried. He beat his chest and hated himself for being short-sighted. The glory and gold and silver that originally belonged to him were given away to others in vain!
Old Lawrence was frightened and angry. He stepped forward and tried to grab Shi Zhijian's suit. Unexpectedly, he missed the opportunity. His body tilted and he almost fell!
Fortunately, Count Jester quickly stepped forward to help him. Seeing that they were all ghosts and knew each other, he comforted old Lawrence and said: "Oh God, Lawrence! Can you wake up? What are those shabby companies?
How rare? It’s very rude of you to act like this, you know? You’re going to lose all the face of our British Empire!”
Others on the sidelines also accused Lawrence of being ungraceful, crying and laughing for hundreds of shabby companies, and being crazy and unseemly!
Lawrence was already in tears. He had been doing business all his life. He thought he was smart. He thought he had made a huge profit from this damn Chinese, but unexpectedly, those shabby companies turned around and counterattacked in the blink of an eye!
Looking at so many people present, who understands me?
Faced with the accusation, Lawrence opened his mouth and didn't know how to explain!
Just when everyone was talking, someone suddenly pointed to the TV hanging in the hall and said, "Look!"
Everyone couldn’t help but look at the TV————
I saw the blond female anchor sitting upright, holding the script and saying with a serious face: "According to reliable information, at 9:40 tonight, the British House of Commons passed the resolution to join the European Economic Community by a vote of 356 to 244..."
Instantly!
The noisy hotel lobby was silent!
Those ghost guys seemed to have an invisible hand holding their throats, staring at the TV with their mouths open!
Is the British Empire joining the European Community?
Doesn’t that mean that British energy can be sold to European countries?!
coal!
Natural gas!
Everyone's head was dizzy and they doubted whether everything in front of them was real.
Earl Jester even staggered and almost fell!
John Hong stared at Shi Zhijian like he had seen a ghost!
Yan Xiong looked at Shi Zhijian with admiration on his face!
As for His Royal Highness Wells, he had been calm and calm in the face of everything before, but now, he was looking at Shi Zhijian with a face full of shock!
Three hundred shabby companies instantly became golden gooses that lay eggs. Not to mention, they could even monopolize the British energy market and influence the European economy!
If Shi Zhijian is willing, he can even-——
No one dared to imagine it anymore!
Count Jester trembled all over and suddenly woke up from his shock. This was a good opportunity!
Those who gain energy gain the world!
Others immediately realized that as long as they could have a good relationship with Shi Zhijian and get involved in the energy market, they would have a promising future!
So, all the ghost guys collectively looked at Shi Zhijian, and then they suddenly discovered——
Shi Zhijian, gone!
To be precise, there is no shadow!
"Where's Shi Zhijian?"
"Where's Mr. Shi?"
"Where is Viscount Shi?"
Everyone looked around, but there was no trace of Shi Zhijian anywhere?
Only Lawrence, who was still crying bitterly, said: "He's gone! He left just when you were in a daze! He probably didn't want to see you like this!"
"Huh?" Everyone was speechless.
Earl Jester looked at Sir Henry, then at Sir Fevendi, and suddenly said: "I suddenly feel unwell, and it seems that I have to take a step forward! I'm sorry, everyone, there are fine wines and food here, you can be slow
Enjoy slowly!”
How could Sir Henry and Fewendi not understand what Jester meant, so they immediately stood up and found a reason to leave!
As the three famous aristocrats in London, they have always been on the sidelines and are looked down upon by their peers!
But today they caught an opportunity, so the three of them had to go back and make a good total!
Others are not fools. Now that Britain has joined the European Union, many businesses will be disrupted in the future. Now is not the time to eat, drink and have fun. Only by looking for opportunities to make money can we become prosperous!
As a result, the originally crowded scene quickly became deserted, and many thoughtful people left the banquet to prepare for the future.
Lawrence, the president of the London Chamber of Commerce, stopped grieving at this time, wiped his tears with the back of his hand, then walked to the dining table like a zombie, reached out and picked up a cheese-baked lobster, and started chewing it!
While he was eating, he shed tears.
A ghost nobleman who usually had a good relationship with him stepped forward to comfort him and said: "President Lawrence, now is not the time to admit defeat! Although Viscount Shi did not agree to your request, he is short of funds now and wants to swallow so much money in one go.
It is still a bit difficult to have multiple companies and maintain it until our British Empire officially joins the European Economic Community. You might as well seize this opportunity and give it another try!"
A word wakes up the dreamer!
"Yes, I haven't lost yet! I still have a chance! As a Viscount of the British Empire, he should give me some face! I just need to beg him again..." Lawrence took a few bites of the lobster after leaving it behind.
He wiped his fingers and excitedly grabbed the person who comforted him and said, "Thank you! God, you are so cute!"
"Oh, you're welcome! You're welcome! We are all British! British people help British people! And please let go, your hands are full of oil!"
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As a nobleman among the nobles of the British Empire, His Royal Highness Wales, who had been shamelessly pestering Shi Zhijian before, hurried to the Duke of Windsor's residence after Shi Zhijian left.
As the former king of the British Empire, Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, is now in increasingly poor health.
When he was young, he was very high-spirited and did many outrageous things. After he abdicated, he was assigned to the Bahamas. To put it bluntly, he was sent to the Bahamas to avoid losing the face of the royal family of the British Empire.
During his time in the Bahamas, Edward VIII's health began to gradually deteriorate, especially as he was not accustomed to the acclimatization there, and the medical standards there were so poor that he contracted many diseases. It was not until five years later that he was pardoned and returned.
Go to England and live in the Duke of Windsor's villa.
London has a humid climate and becomes foggy from October, which is why the foggy city comes from.
For Edward VIII, the climate in London not only failed to improve his condition, but also made it worse for him in his seventies.
At this time, Edward VIII was staying in his study. The stove in the study was burning pine wood, making a sizzling sound, and the pleasant smell of pine wood was wafting out.
Edward was sitting in a recliner, flipping through a hardcover version of "The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe."
Even though he was covered with a thick camel hair blanket, Edward still felt that his hands and feet were a little cold. Years of being laid down for many years had made his body weak. Not to mention the damn weather in London, which made him feel like life was gradually disappearing from his body.
"Cough cough cough!" When he saw the article "Black Cat", he couldn't help but cough violently. The heaving of his chest and abdomen made him feel pain in his ribs, and the bones in his body seemed to be falling apart.
The maid was yawning lazily next to her when she suddenly heard her master coughing. She quickly took turmeric juice, mixed it with a glass of whiskey, and delivered it to Edward.
"Turmeric juice mixed with whiskey" is a common method used by Indians to treat coughs. When the British Empire colonized India, many British people spread this very old method to London. London's upper-class aristocrats liked it very much. They felt that it not only could
You can cure your illness and taste delicious Scotch whiskey, killing two birds with one stone.
Sure enough, this glass of whiskey worked well.
After Edward drank it, his cough quickly subsided.
The maid carefully covered him with a blanket. At this time, His Royal Highness Wales rushed in from outside: "Uncle! Something big has happened! Uncle!"
When Wells entered the room, he saw Edward who seemed to be feeling uncomfortable. He was covering his mouth as if he had done something wrong.
On the other hand, Edward VIII raised his eyes to look at him and said feebly: "Tell me what big thing happened!"
"But uncle, your body..." Wells hesitated.
Edward smiled and put the "Collected Stories of Edgar Allan Poe" he was reading on the desk. "I'm not so old that I can't even hear things - you tell and I listen!"
Seeing this, Wells couldn't hold it in any longer and poured out everything that happened tonight like beans.
Edward originally had a calm expression, and when Wells was talking about it, he just listened to it as a story. But gradually, when he heard that Shi Zhijian still refused to sell those energy companies despite facing 200 million pounds, he still refused to sell them.
After the British House of Commons voted to join the European Union, his expression changed! He became surprised!
"Uncle, this is exactly what happened! God, you were not there, so you don't know how exciting the situation was at that time!" Wells looked amazed.
On the other hand, Edward VIII just smiled faintly, but became thoughtful.
The scene of the Chinese Shi Zhijian's counterattack and comeback at the banquet emerged in his mind! There was also the scene of Lawrence, the president of the London Chamber of Commerce, pleading with Shi Zhijian, hoping to buy back the company but was rejected miserably.
All this is really unbelievable, but after all, this is a business matter, and he is not too interested in it. What worries him more is... the energy of the British Empire in the future is likely to be controlled by a Chinese!
Edward's eyes flashed sharply, and he immediately raised his head to look at Wells who was standing aside, and said pleasantly: "Wells——"
"Uncle, what do you want me to do?" Wells was adopted to Edward VIII from an early age and would inherit the title of Duke of Windsor in the future. For him, Edward was a father-like person!
Edward glanced at Wells with some affection and then said: "What do you think about our British energy being monopolized by outsiders?"
"Uh, what do you think? Oh, I understand, you mean that Shi Zhijian controls our British coal and natural gas companies! Yes, he has more than 300 companies in his hands. If he raises prices in the future, he will not
No matter what people dare to say, after all, our British Empire is a free economy! Protect private property from infringement!" Wells said a lot, but he didn't get to the point.
Edward had to remind him: "Don't go off topic, answer my question!"
"I don't care! I'm not the future king of England. What can I do if the country's energy is controlled by outsiders? On the contrary, the people above may have trouble sleeping and eating!" Wells gloated.
Edward smiled: "It seems unlucky up there, but you are very excited."
"I am friends with Shi Zhijian. Although he is Chinese, he is quite to my liking! On the contrary, those so-called British nobles are just overfed pigs in my eyes!"
