Chapter 385

After receiving Gorbachev's authorization and assistance, Xie liaosha flew to London on a secret mission to participate in the ongoing negotiation of the Soviet British natural gas agreement. Before that, Karim had already set out from Zurich in advance and arrived in London to assist seliosha in this operation.

Karim's gallery business has been very good in the UK in recent years, so she has met many celebrities in the upper class, political and business circles. Shagliaosha doesn't have any connections in Britain. He needs Karim to create a connection with the cabinet for him. He is very clear that Gorbachev will not treat Gorbachev differently just by doing a good job in coal export business. The ultimate goal is to facilitate Gorbachev's visit to London and persuade Britain to actually give up sanctions and embargoes against the Soviet Union.

Although he has made a promise to Gorbachev, and this matter is also completely feasible in theory, he has not figured out how to operate this matter. Although he came to the UK as a natural gas negotiator, he did not live in the same hotel with the whole negotiation team, because there must be Americans watching over there, which is not conducive to his action.

When he first arrived in London, shagliaosha decided not to rush for a while. In any case, anyone with a clear eye can see that the contradiction between the coal miners' Union and Thatcher's cabinet is irreconcilable. Unless there is a miracle, the coal miners' strike across the country will be inevitable. The longer the delay, the better for Xie liaosha. Xie liaosha thinks it is better to adopt the strategy of "business before politics". Now he is trying to attract a number of enterprises seriously affected by the rising coal price as a breakthrough, such as the electric power industry and the steel industry.

In the next week, under Karim's leadership, sheriosha began to take part in some business and social activities, which can only be regarded as temporary cramming. In these activities, sheriosha could not reveal his identity as a Soviet. Since the iron curtain speech, the Soviet Union was not very popular in Britain. However, after all, shagliaosha has not entered the social circle of British business circles, and Karim is a woman. At the party, she can only talk about art and other topics with the ladies, so the effect is not very good. However, shagliaosha has gained something, at least he has received more and more invitation. Just at a banquet hosted by the British Bankers Association, she met a guy who helped her a lot.

"Nice to see you again, Mr. ulyanov. When did you come to England?" A voice suddenly came from behind Xie liaosha. Xie liaosha almost choked on the wine. He didn't know anyone here. How could anyone name him? Thinking of this, Xie liaosha looks back quickly. Kalim, who is chatting with several British ladies, notices the situation on Xie liaosha's side and comes over quickly.

"Hello! You... "Xie liaosha pretends to be around and sees a man about his age standing behind him enthusiastically. He sees Xie liaosha turn around and quickly raises his wine glass. Xie liaosha and he gently touch the wine glass, and then feel embarrassed to ask for the identity of the other party. It's very impolite, but Xie liaosha can't remember when he met each other.

"Hi! James, I didn't expect to see you here. Didn't you go skiing in Switzerland? " Karim took the other party's hand first, then released it, and introduced it to shagliaosha: "this is Baron James, a member of the Rothschild family who helped us acquire the Canadian agricultural company in the United States!"

Fortunately, Kalim came in time enough, and seliosha was not so embarrassed as to ask about the identity of the other party! He quickly I hold each other's hand to cover up embarrassment, said: "James, it is really a day did not see you, look really good!"

"You look good, too! Mr. ulyanov, are you in England on business or on holiday? " James asked casually.

"Both, but my business is mainly in the U.S. and it's my first time in Britain." Xie liaosha replied.

"Then you must come to our family castle and give us a chance to entertain you! Of course, if there is any good business, don't forget to take care of our Rothschild bank. We are looking forward to cooperating with you again! Are you here to buy a company in the UK? " James said warmly.

"In fact, I want to pay attention to the British coal market. I have a lot of raw coal in my hand. I want to find some strong long-term customers here!" Xie liaosha truthfully replied that as soon as this sentence was uttered, the two gentlemen who had been talking enthusiastically with other people on his left and right suddenly turned around and joined the conversation between them.

"James, would you like to introduce me to this gentleman?" An old gentleman with a big stomach turned around and held out his hand to Xie liaosha.

"Mr. ulyanov, this is Mr. Atkins from the Bank of Barclays!"

"Hello, I'm Belford from RBS!" Another old man with little hair introduced himself

"Nice to meet you!" Xie liaosha quickly shook hands with them to show friendship.

"Let's continue with the topic just now. I just heard that you have raw coal in your hand. Do you want to sell it?" Belford asked in a low voice.

"Yes, I have a large amount of coal. I want to find a long-term buyer!" Xie liaosha stressed.

"To tell you the truth, I'm also interested in the coal you have. A steel enterprise we have granted credit to was in a recession, but now it's hard to read the financial statements because of the government's efforts." Mr. Atkins said with a sad face.

"We are the main correspondent bank of the British national power company. If you have sufficient supply, we hope to sign a long-term supply contract. The price is good. I have only one requirement, that is, don't cut off the supply." Belford has also won a lot of money for the companies that give credit to their banks. Although industrial and electric power enterprises are mainly affected by the coal supply problem, if the bank behind these enterprises gets into trouble, it will be a huge blow to the bank, and the loan is likely to be difficult to recover.

"But to be honest, sir, this is the first time we have met. I don't know whether you have enough raw coal to supply our two families. We are all large enterprises. If the supply is cut off, the loss will be incalculable!" Atkins asked with some uneasiness.

"Don't worry, I think James knows me well, and I'm looking forward to cooperating with your two bank supported enterprises. My coal carrier will arrive in Manchester tomorrow, and there are several ships on the way. If the two gentlemen are interested, you can have a look at the port. " Xie liaosha said confidently.

"James, who's that guy?" After hearing the conversation here, a man with heart pulled James aside and asked in a low voice.

"I'm not sure about the details, but I think it should be a senior partner of Glencore." James replied, not sure.