"Mr. Friedman, please tell me." Xu Luo smiled and said, "I want to hear your proposal."

Friedman said: "Tomorrow I will go to Downing Street, and I would like to ask you to accompany me to supplement my policy suggestions. In return, I will recommend you to Mrs. Thatcher."

Although Mrs. Thatcher is now pursuing Friedman's economic proposals, Friedman still wants to go further in Mrs. Thatcher's heart, or in order to secure that position.

Therefore, we need someone who is more knowledgeable in economics. In this way, even if he has not considered the direction, Xu Luo can consider it.

This short old man, who is only 1.6 meters tall, has begun to realize and value his fame.

At least when he realized that his liberalism was still flawed, he thought of inviting Xu Luo, who could supplement and modify his theory, to accompany him.

So I proposed an exchange of interests with Xu Luo.

Friedman could get what he wanted, and Xu Luo could also meet Mrs. Thatcher through him.

It is indeed beneficial to both parties.

Because not everyone can meet Mrs. Thatcher, Friedman believes that his agreement is very important to Xu Luo.

Xu Luo did not agree immediately. He thought carefully for almost a minute before saying: "Mr. Friedman, I can accompany you, but this agreement is not beneficial to me."

"Tell me what you think." Friedman said with a smile, "or if you have any other suggestions."

"My idea is that you owe me a favor for this matter." Xu Luo said, "If I need your help in the future, you must help me within the scope of reasonableness, law and compliance."

Friedman thought carefully and then nodded, "Yes, but it must be within my capabilities. If you ask me to rob the Federal Bank, I can't do it."

"Don't worry, it's definitely something that won't make you violate your conscience." Xu Luo naturally wouldn't let him rob a bank.

The agreement between the two parties has been reached.

After sending Friedman away, Xu Luo made an overseas phone call back to Hong Kong and learned that the newspaper had been closed down.

He said calmly: "I understand, please take care of things first so that Lin Jianren and others will not be wronged."

Just when he was on the phone with Chen Shurong.

Ship King and Wu Guangzheng are also talking about this matter.

"Dad, the Minsheng Daily has been sealed. Do we need help?" Wu Guangzheng suddenly asked.

The ship king was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "Anna has taken the initiative to come to me and asked us not to worry about it for the time being. Moreover, it is not something we can control. If we are not careful, we may get into trouble."

After a pause, he added: "However, his tactics are a bit ruthless. He first gains a competitive advantage, quickly captures the market, squeezes out his competitors, waits for the competitors to struggle to the death, then acquires the competitors, and then raises prices and defines a new

business model."

When talking about Xu Luo, the Ship King couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Because today the people from Real Estate came to negotiate with them.

On the Jardine Matheson side, it’s the chairman, Mr. Niu Bijian, on the Real Estate side, it’s the executive director and general manager, Bao Fuda, and on the shipping king side, it’s their son-in-law and son-in-law.

As soon as the negotiations began, Niu Bijian went straight to the point and asked Pao Yugang to sell the Wharf stocks he held in exchange for the properties owned by Hong Kong Land on Hong Kong Island.

As Xu Luo said, as soon as the ship king offered to exchange the Golden Gate Tower, Pacific Tower and Prince's Building on Hong Kong Island, he was immediately rejected by Newbikin.

What Newbikin wants to exchange is the Golden Gate Building on Hong Kong Island, the Star Plaza in Kowloon, and some residential properties in Mid-Levels.

As a result, the ship king refused, and the two parties broke up unhappy.

So far, every move Newbijian has made is exactly the same as what Xu Luo said, and even the properties to be replaced are exactly the same.

Such foresight greatly surprised the shipping king and his son-in-law, and they felt that the money spent was worth it.

If Xu Luo turns around and cooperates with Niubijian, they can only fight back passively and cannot take the initiative at all.

Wu Guangzheng said: "What if it is suddenly blocked like now?"

"Let's wait and see what happens." The shipping king couldn't guess, and said: "Immediately help me arrange my next plan, and try to make as big a fuss in the media as possible."

The next plan he said was to create all kinds of hype in the media. He would go to Europe to attend the International Independent Tanker Owners Conference.

Newbikin will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to take action.

Wu Guangzheng said: "I understand, I will start making arrangements tomorrow."

"Although Anna said she won't let us help for the time being, you should still find someone to ask the reason." The shipping king added, "If it was the British idea, they would have done it long ago instead of waiting until now."

"Okay, I happen to know a few people. I'll ask someone to ask them." Wu Guangzheng nodded and responded.

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The next day in London.

Friedman took Xu Luo and his staff to No. 10 Downing Street in the Westminster District of London, the British capital.

This is the official residence of the British Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister formulates policies with his cabinet ministers and think tanks at No. 10 Downing Street every day. General confidential departments, such as Parliament, the Treasury and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are only a few minutes away from No. 10 Downing Street, so the Prime Minister can easily access them.

Intelligence and connections.

Therefore, No. 10 Downing Street symbolizes the center of the British government and one of the cores of power in British politics.

There is another interesting fact about this place.

In 1880, after William Ewart Gladstone, ranked by scholars as one of the greatest British Prime Ministers, became Prime Minister, he moved into No. 10 Downing Street. He had a strange interest.

He often likes to bring some young prostitutes back to Downing Street and talk with them in detail. It is said that William hopes that they can give up prostitution and become good friends.

This place is not open to the public. If you want to enter, you need to go through a series of detailed inspections.

At this time, Xu Luo was undergoing a meticulous and comprehensive inspection. In addition to his ID, his hair, soles, crotch, etc. were all inspected. Only after it was confirmed that there were no problems, he was released.

The staff brought Xu Luo and Friedman to a conference room and brought them coffee.

After the group waited for a while, Mrs. Thatcher hurried over.

She is a loyal believer of Friedman, and she wants to take a path based on Friedrich Hayek's ideas and Friedman's theory to save this "British patient" who is dying of economic stagflation.

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After Friedman became her guest, every time she heard about Friedman's arrival, she would come quickly as long as she was not busy with the work at hand.

Although she believes in Hayek's ideas, she still needs people like Friedman's Chicago School of Economics to serve as pawns.

At this time, Mrs. Thatcher was 55 years old and in a state of high energy.

There is no sense of elegance, but it is sharp and sharp.

Everyone stood up to greet her.

Mrs. Thatcher responded with a smile, and then her eyes fell on Xu Luo.

This is not because Xu Luo is handsome, but because he is the only one with yellow skin here, and it is difficult not to attract attention.

"Who is this?" Mrs. Thatcher asked with a smile.

Friedman responded: "Madam, let me introduce to you. This is Mac from Hong Kong. Without any academic background, he easily passed MIT's rigorous assessment and obtained a doctorate from MIT. He studied under Paul

Samuelson."

"In just over a month, I went from academic exchanges at several universities in Boston to USC, University of Chicago and NWU. I was considered by many economists to be a rising star in economics."

"This time when we come to England, I take the liberty of bringing him to visit Madam."

After listening to Friedman's introduction to Xu Luo's background, Mrs. Thatcher finally became a little interested.

Because this guy is from Hong Kong.

To her, people coming from this place now look like they are here to surrender.

If this card is played in the future, it can be said that Xu Luo became an economist only under the light of Great Britain.

Use it well, this is a good card.

All you have to do is how to hold this card in your hand.

She was already thinking about whether to let reporters report this scene.

As long as the news spreads, it will have the effect of "people with lofty ideals will come to seek refuge with her".

"It turns out to be Mac. I saw reports about you in the newspaper, and many economists in the United States highly praised you."

Mrs. Thatcher came to Xu Luo and extended her hand, "Welcome to the UK for an academic visit. We welcome outstanding talents like you."

"I didn't expect that my name would reach Madam's ears. I'm deeply honored." Xu Luo said with a look of gratitude on his face, "Thank you Madam for meeting me."

Mrs. Thatcher smiled and nodded, "I believe you will achieve great things in the future, and I have always believed in my vision."

"Thank you, madam, for your blessing." Xu Luo responded politely.

After the pleasantries, the two sides prepared for formal talks.

When we moved to another place, even the staff brought by Friedman did not accompany him.

With Friedman's insistence and Mrs. Thatcher's acquiescence, Xu Luo was able to accompany him.

This confused the staff.

However, considering that Mrs. Thatcher also met many Asians after taking office, although I was confused, it seemed normal.

During the hour-long meeting, Friedman added a few more to his original policy suggestions with Xu Luo.
To be continued...