Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 736 There Are Many Chances of Finding It Back

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"Gentlemen, on behalf of the British Department of Trade and Industry, I would like to make the following request to you: the shares of BP held by the Kuwait Investment Authority must be reduced to 6% within six months; The shareholding must be reduced to 9.6% within 3 months." At the meeting, David Ivor Young, the British Minister of Trade and Industry, announced with a serious face.

Although the Kuwait Investment Authority was eager to win the controlling stake in BP, it still basically followed Tang Huan's advice and patiently observed the trend of the London stock market before the end of 1987. As a result, this class ushered in a "black "Monday", the global stock market plummeted, and the Kuwait Investment Authority, which was extremely pleasantly surprised, immediately spread its arms and inhaled the shares of BP with great fanfare.

Seeing this scene, Britain couldn't be more depressed.It had just completed the privatization of British Petroleum Company. The former small colony saw the opportunity and wanted to become its master.

how to respond?The UK is even more in a dilemma.If it is allowed to develop, the extremely important British Petroleum Company will be lost to him; if it reaches out to stop it, Britain will be embarrassed, and breaking the rules is really detrimental to its character.

However, in the end, the United Kingdom decided not to have that old face, and just turned the table over - no one can take away the controlling stake in BP, no matter how rich it is!

Yes, it’s that simple!So domineering!
Of course, the United Kingdom also found a reason for its own approach-out of national interest considerations.

David Ivor Yang looked around at the participants, and continued to speak with emphasis: "Our attitude is very clear. Everyone must accept this deliberate decision."

The representative of the Kuwait Investment Authority had a gloomy face and said nothing. Even though he had expected it before coming, the result was still unacceptable after it came out.

The tragedy of a small country is nothing more than this. Even if you do all the tricks, you can't resist people's tricks that simply show that "the final interpretation of this clause belongs to us".

Tang Huan frowned, and said slowly, "I can lower my shareholding in BP, but you only give it three months, don't you think it's a joke?"

"This decision was discussed and approved by the cabinet." David Ivor Yang replied stiffly.

"You politicians, don't pretend to be ignorant of business rules." Tang Huan sneered, and turned his gaze to Peter Walters, chairman of BP, "Sir, you should always be aware that if you press too hard, there may be unexpected accidents." Unexpected result."

Peter Walters pondered and asked, "So, how much time does Don think he needs?"

"The current holdings of BP are the result of years of increased holdings; if they want to sell, there must be a process, at least a suitable opportunity with acceptable conditions." Tang Huan thought for a while and replied: "A year."

David Ivor Young shook his head hard, took over the words, and categorically rejected: "Extend it to 6 months at most. This is already the maximum room for bargaining."

"Six months, just six months." Tang Huan stood up, "If the British Department of Trade and Industry has other decisions to make, just inform my assistant team directly. I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you. ”

Now that the rascals have played to this extent, it is useless to say more, instead of wasting time here, it is better to go and see your own baby.

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The ship queen, Christina, has brought her four children to England and is wandering around.

Tang Huan hugged his only daughter, Athena, and asked casually with a smile: "Come out to play at this time, is AC Milan's championship no longer attractive?"

"Of course not." Christina explained while fiddling with a pile of materials quite seriously, "I came to England this time to visit Eton College specifically, so that I can choose a satisfactory school for the children."

"You don't want them to go into politics in the future, do you?" A black line appeared on Tang Huan's forehead. You must know that he just despised the politicians in the British cabinet at the meeting.

"The four of them must have their own development." Christina replied as a matter of course.

Tang Huan shook his head, "If I remember correctly, the students admitted by Eton College must be over ten years old."

Christina smiled proudly, "My son is here to break this norm. Their current IQ may not even be comparable to those students who are studying at Eton College."

Tang Huan reminded: "Since their IQs are very good, they should specially cultivate their EQs. If they are really forced into Eton College, they may appear different because of the obvious age gap, which will have an adverse impact on their growth. .”

"Don't worry, I have a dedicated education team to provide advice, and I know it very well." Christina waved her hand carelessly, and then asked: "The United Kingdom is going back on its word. The search for a controlling stake in BP is not Is this the end?"

"Otherwise, what else can we do?" Tang Huan gently threw the ball to Athena, who opened her small hands. "Actually, BP, for us, mainly comes from the status of shareholders, such as intelligence collection, The benefits generated from various conveniences such as passes are the biggest, but Kuwait is extremely disappointed."

"They were going to be prepared to fail." Christina snorted. "Through this incident, the bottom line of the UK has been figured out. When it comes to the critical moment, the colorful rules have really become a decoration."

"It doesn't matter, there are many opportunities to get back to the market." Tang Huan smiled slightly, "The reason for this failure should be summarized as that the Kuwait Investment Bureau seems to have strong financial resources and strong limelight, but the real energy is only there. It's just money, it can't resist the rogue face of Britain."

Christina's eyes lit up when she heard it, "Honey, did you find any other fun loopholes?"

Tang Huan took the ball thrown back by Athena, and while holding the ball with his fingers, he kept turning it, making his daughter open her mouth with admiration on her face, and said leisurely: "Western European countries have always been keen on engaging in European activities." integration, but the UK has always been a bit ambivalent about it, so there are inevitably signs of a disconnect in the financial system. Surely there will be more smart people, silently watching, than a tiny BP In this situation, all we need to do is to prepare patiently, and then take advantage of the chaos to go together. At that time, you can see whether the UK will fall to the ground or pinch its nose to admit it.”

Christina, who never thinks it's a big deal, smiled excitedly: "At that time, it is estimated that the Kuwait Investment Authority will definitely retaliate with all its strength. This will be quite exciting."

Tang Huan's juggling of switching the ball from the fingers of his left hand to the fingers of his right hand caused Athena to cheer and rush over to snatch the ball away.

"Little baby, don't imitate me. Otherwise, your fingers will become short and thick, very ugly." Tang Huan's careful advice made Athena stick out her tongue and put down the ball.

Tang Huan, who was very interested, smiled heartily, picked up the school materials that Christina was playing with, and looked at them for a while, and then said: "I am afraid that in the next few years, it will be difficult for the Kuwait Investment Authority to have that energy again." gone."

"Why?" Christina's curiosity was no less than that of a daughter who was studying how her father did the juggling just now.

"Because Kuwait keeps teasing a ruthless white-eyed wolf who may turn his face at any time." Tang Huan sighed, "The Iran-Iraq War seems to be powerless to continue. Both Iraq and Iran have been beaten into a mess. Contradictions are imaginable."

"Iraq, which has owed tens of billions of dollars in debt outside, believes that it has paid a lot as a buffer for Arab countries and Iran, and should forgive debts. At the same time, it should find ways to increase oil prices to increase income and restore national strength. But Kuwait and Iran Saudi Arabia has always been pulling this rope to force Iraq to make concessions in their conflicts. What Kuwait is mainly asking for is the border dispute, and it even asked the United States for help.”

"Look, this is a powder keg. In order to maintain his rule, Saddam Hussein may make some crazy moves to divert domestic conflicts."

"You mean, there will be a war in the Persian Gulf?" Christina muttered to herself, "It won't cause the third world oil crisis."

"Who can tell for sure." Tang Huan spread his hands, "In short, as long as we keep our eyes open and make more preparations, crises will also provide opportunities."

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After bargaining, the Kuwait Investment Authority and the British Ministry of Trade and Industry finally reached an agreement: within the next twelve months, the Kuwait Investment Authority will reduce its stake in BP to 9.6%.

After suffering a sap from the UK, the Kuwait Investment Authority, which had to brake urgently, suffered a severe blow to its morale.

During the next meeting with Tang Huan, Prince Sabah sighed and sighed repeatedly without hesitation—after a round of tossing and turning, it ended up in vain, adding bricks and tiles to the active British financial market in vain.

Tang Huan couldn't say much, and could only comfort him: "Fortunately, we took advantage of the 'Black Monday' global stock market crash to control the acquisition cost well. In the next six months to a year, as long as the operation is appropriate , it is still a profitable investment action.”

The entire royal family of Kuwait has long been convinced by Tang Huan, so Prince Sabah listened to the words, he nodded and said: "Since Britain is so domineering, then the Kuwait Investment Authority will transfer the investment direction to Spain, where we are very welcome, And because it won the right to host the 1992 Olympic Games, it can also be said that there are unlimited business opportunities.”

The hometown of IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, Barcelona, ​​Catalonia, Spain, defeated Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Belgrade in Yugoslavia, Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and Brasilia in Australia on October 1986, 10 at the International Olympic Committee held in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lisbane and Paris, France, were chosen as hosts for the 17 Summer Olympics.

After the introduction of the commercial operation model, the value of bidding for the Olympic Games has been reappeared. It is commonplace to cite the example of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Although there are still a few months before the opening of the Seoul Olympic Games this year, the achievements have already been widely recognized. .

Taking advantage of the opportunity of hosting the Olympic Games, in addition to the large-scale construction projects in South Korea, Seoul also got the opportunity to adjust its urban construction, and its appearance has taken on a new look.Even South Korea's political arena, under the same goal of "presenting South Korea's image to the outside world", has worked hard to put aside various differences and achieved a smooth change of power structure.

In a word, the benefits of hosting the Olympic Games in regions with strong execution capabilities are still very obvious.

Due to the fact that its buttocks were not sitting right during World War II, Spain's international status has long been a bit embarrassing; economically, until 1950, it was still a backward and closed-off agricultural country-farmers mostly used cattle to plow the fields and watered with windmills and buckets; Industry is dominated by mining and some light industries; other industries are weak.

Since the 1960s, Spain has been fully open to the outside world, using relatively cheap labor force in the country, introducing a large amount of foreign capital and technology, vigorously developing tourism, and actively encouraging the export of labor force, which has promoted the rapid development of the country's economy and created the "Spanish Miracle" ".

However, although Spain is a developed industrial country in the world, it is still a "poorer" country in this circle. It is somewhat similar to the situation in South Korea, and there is great room for improvement, and the promotion effect of hosting the Olympic Games is even greater. as obvious.

In this case, Spain naturally welcomes big money like the Kuwait Investment Authority to join in.

Prince Sabah further invited: "Tang, the real estate project there has a very good prospect, why don't we continue to cooperate."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Tang Huan smiled wryly, "Don't forget, because the Fisher fleet salvaged the Spanish treasure ship from the era of great voyages in the Caribbean Sea, there is always a knot of ownership between me and Spain Woolen cloth."

"I've overlooked this factor." Prince Sabah patted his thigh angrily.

"Let it take its course." Tang Huan waved his hands indifferently, "Iraq sank my Sea Giant, aren't you a bit embarrassed?"

"Tang, I'm very sorry. We didn't do a good job in information communication in this area." Prince Sabah first explained, and then said: "I just expressed my regret over there."

Tang Huan tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the sofa, and said quietly: "Prince, don't blame me for being wordy, a country like Britain that claims to be a gentleman can play rogues, and a hero like Saddam Hussein is even more He may turn his face and be ruthless at any time because his own interests cannot be met."

"We are naturally prepared." Prince Sabah replied calmly: "Didn't we invite the US Navy to escort the Kuwaiti oil tanker before, and they will not withdraw from the Persian Gulf so soon."

(End of this chapter)