Chapter 694

Qin Shiou nodded and understood. Hamley knew he had money. He came to ask for publicity money.

He didn't care much about it. He didn't want to get involved in politics, but he was not short of money. He said, "let's be frank, Hamley. If you become mayor of St. Johns, if I sponsor you enough, you should represent my interests?"

Hamley said: "as long as the Constitution and customary law are followed, I represent the interests of my voters."

He is worthy of being a politician, and his words are watertight.

Qin Shiou thought about it. It is necessary to sponsor Hamley's election, but he will not blindly make a guarantee. He will consult Auerbach on this aspect to see how much investment is more appropriate.

Hamley also understood Qin Shiou's meaning, shook hands and left.

As soon as he left, Qin Shiou went to Auerbach, who was working hard in the vegetable field, and told him about it.

Law and politics are twins. Although Auerbach has never entered the regime, he has been a lawyer for half a century and a judge in Newfoundland. He has a deep understanding of politics. I'm afraid no one in Newfoundland can be better than him.

After listening to Qin Shiou's words, Auerbach, with rolled trouser legs and mud on his feet, sat down on the ridge, completely without the style of the former chief justice, just like an old farmer.

"If it had been two years ago, Hamley had no chance of winning. But thanks to the global economic crisis and the U.S. debt crisis, St. John's economy has suffered a heavy blow in the past two years. Since the tourism industry was launched last year, the economy of farewell town has developed by leaps and bounds. "

Auerbach simply analyzed it, then he called several old friends and finally told Qin Shiou: "Hamley is a new political star of Canada's New Democratic Party in St. Johns, but Newfoundland is not the territory of the new democratic party. They have no money and contacts here, so Hamley's election is doomed to be difficult."

"Now, Hamley's winning rate is the most optimistic, only 40%."

Qin Shiou asked, "what if we increase publicity?"

"If the propaganda is strong enough, a dog can become president of the United States." Auerbach used a remark made by the famous American President Roosevelt to ridicule his opponent, which is also a wise saying in the political campaign.

Qin Shiou said frankly, "I want Hamley to come to power. As you can see, the current ruling government of St. Johns doesn't care about the development of fishing grounds, and Hamley is more in line with our interests."

"Then your publicity investment can be tens of millions of yuan!" Auerbach said seriously.

Political election is the most expensive thing. People without money can only watch the excitement and don't get involved.

Without this opportunity, Qin Shiou would not be involved, but Hamley is running this time. If he can jump from saying goodbye to the mayor of St. Johns, the resources he can obtain are terrible.

Auerbach could not directly tell Qin Shiou Hamley the funds he needed. He had to contact old friends with inside information and calculate according to various information.

Qin Shiou stayed in his study this afternoon to study St. John's election campaign this year. He should have taken Xiang Hao around, so the task could only be entrusted to Nelson.

Qin Shiou really didn't pay enough attention to the outside world. The news Hamley gave him was too shocking, but it was not news for the rest of the town. Hamley attended the mayor's election swearing in conference in St. Johns at the beginning of the year.

Of course, Qin Shiou spent the new year in China at that time. It's understandable that he missed it.

In the evening, Auerbach found Qin Shiou and said, "after my calculation and the confirmation of old friends, you should be determined to help Hamley, and your investment should be about 40 million!"

Qin Shiou nodded and he knew.

Before dinner, Qin Shiou drove the President No. 1 into Hamley's villa.

Hamley's wife cooked their hometown dishes to entertain him, including roast beef with York hot pudding, steak kidney pie, Scottish smoked salmon, etc.

Hamley asked Qin Shiou to sit down and asked, "what is the result of your consideration?"

"How many people and funds can you get besides me?" Qin Shiou asked that he should know well, otherwise once Hamley loses the election, his investment will be wasted.

Campaign funds are also called black gold. This money is dirty in the eyes of ordinary people, because it is the money to buy officials. There is little difference between campaign and buying officials.

Therefore, for any political party and candidate, the campaign funds are confidential. If the opponent knows his campaign funds, it will be a disaster.

But Hamley didn't hide from Qin Shiou. He didn't trust him, but he could get too few people and funds: "there are no large consortia or large enterprises in St. John's, and the maximum amount of funds we can use in the next quarter is 50 million."

Qin Shiou asked, "if you want to achieve your party's expected election goal, how much publicity funds do you need?"

"At least 90 million Canadian dollars!"

Qin Shiou nodded. Auerbach was really an old ghost. His estimation was so accurate, which strengthened Qin Shiou's confidence.

Looking at Hamley, Qin Shiou said slowly, "good, I'll invest 50 million Canadian dollars for you!"

Hamley suddenly twitched at the corners of his mouth. As soon as he picked up his eyebrows, he almost lost his voice and exclaimed, 50 million Canadian dollars, which is half a billion! Even for big cities like Toronto and Ottawa, this is also a strong capital injection!

Remember, this is only a small city election, this is not the US presidential election.

But Hamley had seen the world after all. He suppressed his shock and asked, "50 million? You're going to invest $50 million in me? "

Qin Shiou said, "yes, 50 million. You know what I want, man. If you become the mayor, I hope no one can move my fishing ground!"

Hamley was silent for a moment and whispered, "if I am elected mayor, I will make you feel 'Farewell island is your private island'

This is the most intimate time for both sides, and it is also a commitment that candidates must make to solicit sponsorship.

This promise is not a joke on the table. If the candidate is elected successfully, he must fulfill this promise, otherwise he won't want to make a Canadian dollar from any investor in the future.

Politics is so dark, dirty and naked, but men just want to do it!

Both sides have spread out the conditions, and a deal is launched. Qin Shiou will spare no effort to support Hamley's election, because the conditions he gives are too tempting: delimit the farewell island as Qin Shiou's private territory.

Of course, Hamley cannot sell the farewell island to qinshiou, such a large area of land with citizens living on it. The Canadian government will not allow local governments to privately buy and sell it.

But since Hamley made such a promise, he naturally had a way to fulfill it.

Both sides are very satisfied. The next step is to work together to achieve the goal.