Chapter 1553: Continue to Increase the Stakes

While Yang Dongxu and Toy were walking in the manor, Jerde was processing documents in the study, with a cat lying next to him.

Although most people's offices have the same general framework, such as desks, bookshelves, and table lamps, etc.

Of course, there are many places that retain the owner's personality, such as the type of solid wood used in furniture, and the placement of small objects on the table.

And if you have seen the movie The Godfather, you will find that everything in his office is exactly the same as in the movie The Godfather when you look at Jerde's office, even the types of books on the bookshelf and the order of visiting are the same.

If you observe more carefully, you will find that even these furniture seem to be original from the movie The Godfather.

Yes, Jerde likes the movie The Godfather very much. Not only is the entire study exactly the same as the scene in the movie The Godfather, but even these furniture and objects were bought by him at a high price from the filming location of The Godfather.

Not only that, there are many clothes in his house, such as black woolen coats, leather shoes, hats, etc., which are also the same as the Godfather.

Jerde is the white glove of the royal family. He rarely deals with the dark side because he must keep himself clean in order to keep the royal family clean.

So some dirty and tiring work is not something he needs to deal with. Therefore, outsiders think that Jerde is a businessman who does serious business and is very caring.

Little do they know that Jerde's biggest ideal is to be a gangster godfather. Even if he can't be the godfather of the gang, he wants to be a godfather in some aspects, such as the business empire he has built with his own hands.

A man who looks like an assistant walked into his study and put a letter on his desk.

Jerde was dealing with the documents in his hands all the time, taking a sip of espresso from time to time, and didn't look up at all. He didn't reach out to take the envelope next to him until he had dealt with the things in his hands.

The content inside is about Yang Dongxu's itinerary today, including a simple introduction to Yang Dongxu and Toy's meeting. At the same time, there is news that Dale went to find Yang Dongxu early in the morning, and Matthew went to see Yang Dongxu.

After reading the contents of the envelope, Jerde pondered for a while, then picked up the phone next to him and dialed it out.

"Hello."

"Did Yang Dongxu go to see Toy?"

"What about the transshipment of the goods under his control from the UK?" William's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It is estimated that Toy was very close to some officials from the Foreign Trade Bureau in the past two months, and he should have opened up some channels." Jerde said.

"Don't worry about him. Let's do the things at hand first. Don't touch that line for the time being. It's not good for both of us."

"Okay, I got it. Dale went to the hotel this morning and hasn't come out yet."

"Let them solve the Spencer family's affairs by themselves. We won't interfere."

"Okay." Jerde responded, and then said, "Andre has not been very peaceful recently. He is very close to Count Hedru."

"None of our business, if he really did something that cannot be covered up, everything will go according to normal procedures. We don't care about Yang Dongxu's line. It's not that we have to help cover up what people on this line do."

"Understood." Jerde hung up the phone.

The second basket cultivated by Yang Dongxu is very hidden to outsiders.

For example, Australia, Shenyou, and Canada all thought that those products were invested and built overseas by a company in the UK, and they didn't know that there was a Chinese boss behind these products.

But all this is not a secret to Jerde and the royal family.

After all, if Yang Dongxu can really cultivate such a large force under the nose of the royal family without being noticed, then he can really try to see if he can control a country.

Knowing but not stopping, this is the current tacit understanding of cooperation between Yang Dongxu and William.

Because William can't gain much by smashing the basket in Yang Dongxu's hand, but it will affect the cooperation between him and Yang Dongxu.

And tacitly acknowledging the existence of Yang Dongxu's basket, Yang Dongxu makes a profit by selling goods, and the UK increases taxes by doing foreign trade, and both sides can make a profit.

Anyway, even if there is no Yang Dongxu, there are other manufacturers selling these products to Australia, Shenyou and Canada. And when those products are imported and exported from other countries, the UK can't get taxes.

So as long as they don't cross the line, both sides will maintain this tacit understanding. And now Andre is undoubtedly constantly testing the bottom line of crossing the line, so Yang Dongxu frowned like that.

Yang Dongxu was also clear about William knowing about his basket. After all, he was in the UK and couldn't completely hide his itinerary.

Whether it was meeting Toy or Andre, it was not the first or second time. And he didn't plan to hide it in this regard.

When Jerde reported Yang Dongxu's itinerary to William.

Picken and Sandway were sitting in the study of Charles's manor.

Many American tycoons have houses and even manors and horse farms in London. Many British tycoons have farms in the United States and even contract national parks. This is a very normal thing.

Especially national parks are the favorite investment projects of many businessmen.

"What should we do now? Increase the stakes? Or agree to bring in Jack and his friends to fight against those old consortiums?" Charles adjusted his tie and sat behind his desk with his hands crossed.

Opposite him sat Sandway and Picken.

Picken stroked his beard, "Twitter and Facebook are developing very well, especially Facebook's users are increasing very fast, even faster than YouTube's users before Google acquired YouTube."

After Picken finished speaking, the two looked at Sandway next to him. Picken said this, and it was obvious that he wanted to continue betting.

Because even if the smartphones can't stop losing in the end, they can still be top giants in the Internet industry with Twitter and Facebook.

Top giants who have their own voice are much freer than those who are restricted everywhere on Wall Street. Even if they can't step into the threshold of the consortium, they can at least put one foot in, and they still have the hope of entering that top circle.

Sandway took a puff of his cigar, "In fact, since we sat at this poker table, we either win to the end or lose all the chips. There is no option to leave the table temporarily."

Charles and Picken's faces became solemn.

They understood what Sandway meant. Now the consortium has noticed the three of them. Either they win to the end or they fail and are completely eliminated.

If you want to surrender at this time and let the consortium give them a hand, you might as well pray for a lottery.

"Then bet with all your strength and block the claws that the consortium has stretched out this time. Of course, it is definitely not possible to resist head-on, and some benefits must be given.

But at the same time, in addition to the relaxation of smartphones and the resources that allow Twitter and Facebook to grow faster, the investment of those companies must also speed up." Charles said.

Piken took a sip of black tea, "Smartphones and the Internet companies we have can use this opportunity to obtain resources. But it's too difficult to invest in those companies, after all, those consortiums have already started to pay attention to the Internet."

In fact, the consortium has not always paid attention to the Internet, or they are the big guys behind the top technology companies in the United States.

For example, Microsoft, Intel, and now Apple. Behind these are the consortiums.

What the consortium lacks now is just a few Internet industries that have suddenly emerged, such as Google's search engine.

At the beginning, the consortium was interested in Yahu and didn't pay any attention to Google, the little brother. When they noticed it, Jack and Kennedy had already completed their layout. They were caught off guard and couldn't intervene anymore.

But the consortium has a fast adjustment ability and a lot of resources in hand. If it makes a mistake once, it can still keep up. For example, Weibo and instant messaging software have become popular in the United States.

Among them, the promoters of Weibo, and the MM and CC chat software that seem to be driven by venture capital actually have the figure of the consortium behind them.

In addition, the consortium can also lay out in other Internet companies, such as Amazon, AT, Oracle and other companies that have already started to take off, which are currently the important targets of the consortium.

At present, the small team of Sandway and others are also hunting Amazon and AT, so Picken said that this matter is too difficult.

Because to grab meat from the consortium's mouth, unless you get the original shares directly when these companies are not yet developed, like Yang Dongxu.

At that time, the consortium didn't know what the company was for, so they didn't care about stealing chickens.

When the consortium started to hunt these companies, if you still want to steal chickens, be careful that the consortium will eat you together.

"You must bet, even if you are just a small shareholder and enter the shareholders' meeting. After all, relying on Twitter and Facebook alone, our chips are still a little thin, and we can't rely on smartphones for all the important support.

After all, even if we succeed in the field of smartphones, the big share will be Yang Dongxu, the second share will be William and others, and the rest will be ours." Sandway said.

Charles and Picken both nodded. They were considered the top figures on Wall Street, and could even be said to be the top bosses.

But in the environment of consortium competition, they were the disadvantaged group. Don't try to take advantage of the opportunity to increase your own strength. Even if the hunting team succeeds in the end, you have the ability to eat the cake.

"The real estate market has been a little bit unstable recently." After reaching a preliminary agreement, Sandway suddenly changed the topic.

"Lehman Brothers?" Picken was stunned.

"They have been too active in recent years and have snatched a lot of cake from the consortium. And the foundation of their new consortium is not very stable." Sandway said.

"Several consortiums seem to have ideas about Lehman Brothers, and Lehman Brothers is going to choose to confront them head-on this time. I just don't know where the outbreak point is." Charles followed.

The three people looked at each other, and the study fell into silence.