Chapter 514 Pamela’s Harvest
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The Paris Coordinating Committee is a tacit organization. Even the United States, which initiated it, knows that this kind of behind-the-scenes operation is not an honorable thing. It is neither official nor has any treaty. Even the discussions are conducted at the U.S. Embassy.
In the first negotiation, there was basically no result. The only result was to determine who the countries were to blockade. It currently includes the Soviet Union and the socialist countries in Eastern Europe, but does not include China, which has just stood up.
This is consistent with Alan Wilson's memory. To put it bluntly, there was almost no need for a blockade in China when it was just established. Even British India was mentioned once or twice to talk about the possibility of falling to the Soviet Union. China even None of them were mentioned.
It can be seen that after the golden decade of raging, it can be said that there is nothing left that has anything to do with heavy industry. Not even mentioned.
He remembers that China’s presence on the Paris Coordinating Committee was mainly because the United States lost a major position in the Korean War. The United States only temporarily joined China in the Korean War before it ended.
Regarding the situation in the Far East, Britain and the United States have different interests. There is no need for Alan Wilson to remind the Americans that it was the United States that supported the Cannon Party in fighting the civil war, but Britain did not support it. Prime Minister Attlee also persuaded the Americans to admit the reality, and it was the Americans who Don't listen to yourself.
Furthermore, why should the United Kingdom remind the United States that assets totaling 250 million pounds in China are there, and if they are confiscated, will the Americans make up for them? Two hundred and fifty million pounds is no small sum.
Although after the three major battles, the United Kingdom wanted the United States to take over its companies in China, but the Americans were not stupid. How could they take over at such a dangerous time? Naturally, the British companies did not succeed.
Although there was no result, Alan Wilson and representatives of other European countries also understood that any negotiation would not be so easy to achieve the goal. After some exchange of views, everyone was still optimistic.
It is true that European countries currently need the United States, but this need is mutual and one cannot unconditionally agree to all the demands of the other.
Alan Wilson still looks forward to the life of Woodpecker Pictures more than the supply from the embassy. We can also discuss the ownership of United Artists Pictures.
At the Cannes International Film Festival, Ingrid Bergman received Chaplin as a half-host. At that time, the news of Chaplin's expulsion from the United States had spread throughout Europe. Many people who participated in the film were far away from the United States. There is no need for the stars of the show to distance themselves from Chaplin.
Ingrid Bergman also asked Chaplin what he would think in the future. He would never go back to the United States and what his plans were.
"Chaplin will never return to the United States.
I can guarantee this. Without Chaplin, the performance of United Artists Pictures will decline significantly. The United States will not allow satirical movies like Chaplin to grow. "Alan Wilson said in a positive tone, "Actually, I want to buy Chaplin's shares in United Artists through Vivian. This will not only be good for her, but also for you. Europe and North America will take care of each other. , the foundation will be better. "
This is not entirely true. The United States actually allows alienated satirical movies to appear, such as Gotham City, a city with simple folk customs. But it focuses more on the non-ideological level, and it is impossible to dare to seize various contradictions and continuously develop them like Chaplin.
"You are so kind to Vivian!" Ingrid Bergman had a sour taste in her mouth, and even she herself did not notice this. "That was one of the eight major Hollywood film companies, Chaplin's life-long effort. "
"His life's hard work is destined to be lost. Do you think anyone can touch politics? Let alone a comedy master, if he is more influential, he will definitely get a bloody head." Alan Wilson touched Ingrid ·Bergman's hand took the opportunity to show his strength and said, "But Ingrid, I will definitely protect you. In my eyes, you are all goddesses who have fallen into the mortal world."
"Do goddesses who have fallen into the world now need to be protected by the devil?" Ingrid Bergman turned her head away, as if she did not see the man's aggressive gaze, "You are a very bad villain, but you are always there for me. He is really a contradictory person when it comes to the people he likes.”
"My name is Standing in the Dark and Guarding the Light, but given the environment you are in, it is difficult to understand this sentence." Alan Wilson straightened his back, "For the sake of all living beings, I, who should be an ordinary person, have sacrificed too much."
Anyway, Ingrid Bergman only needs to know that United Artists Pictures should be in a sure-fire plan to win. We are waiting for the next crisis in a major film company, and we don’t know when it will be.
How about he go find Elizabeth Taylor himself and bankrupt Twentieth Century Fox? But Elizabeth Taylor was only seventeen.
A master of time management, Alan Wilson shuttles between Woodpecker Pictures and the British Embassy in France, not forgetting to keep an eye on Pamela Mountbatten.
Fortunately, Pamela Mountbatten's trust in him is at a very high level recently because of the Roman Empire's treasures. If expressed in numbers, the absolute favorability level is one hundred.
Pamela Mountbatten has nothing to hide about her fiancé. She usually makes a schedule of her itinerary and will send it to Alan Wilson if he can be contacted.
This is also the case when those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are dark. Alan Wilson, a Whitehall civil servant, wrote reports when he had nothing to do. This caused Pamela Mountbatten to follow suit and plan her life very carefully.
The biggest advantage of this is to avoid misunderstandings. Alan Wilson is very grateful to his fiancee for maintaining transparency.
Pamela Mountbatten, who had discovered the remnants of the Australian iron ore, had the aura of the Iron Queen, and achieved results much faster than Alan Wilson. After all, a group of French aristocrats was really not difficult to deal with compared to the American state machine.
Before Pamela Mountbatten returned to the British Embassy, Alan Wilson had already come back to await the arrival of his fiancée. Listening to her talk about how it felt to be admired by all the stars among the French aristocracy, she shot a rainbow fart from time to time.
After listening to Pamela Mountbatten's vision for raising funds, Alan Wilson said, "It is best to convert it into pounds. Dear, you must also know that the franc has devalued three times."
France's situation is the same as that of Britain, that is, its national strength is exhausted and it cannot support the value of its currency. If I have to say it, the situation is actually more serious than that in the UK. After the war, the pound devalued once, from one pound to four US dollars to one pound to 2.8 US dollars.
The trend of the franc is even more worrying than that of the pound. The first crisis of the franc after the war occurred in December of the year when the war ended. The franc depreciated by 58% against the US dollar, cutting in half! In January last year, the value depreciated by 44%, nearly halving! The depreciation in September this year was 38.5%, which is better than the previous two times, but it is still a terrible figure.
The pound is definitely not as stable as the US dollar, but compared with the franc, it is much more stable. If Pamela Mountbatten gets a bunch of francs to go to Libya, if something happens to the franc, it will be a big loss.
It was originally based on the spirit of internationalism and led France's declining aristocrats to make a fortune. This was already very internationalist. Don't let Pamela Mountbatten lose money in the end. This was not acceptable.
"That makes sense!" Pamela Mountbatten agreed upon hearing this. "I asked these shareholders to convert them into pounds. This request is not too much."
"It's not too much!" Alan Wilson said righteously. He is British but not French. There is nothing excessive about this.
In fact, the fluctuation of the franc is much greater than that of the pound, so it is useless to think that France has created a CFA franc in Africa to endorse the franc. Until the 21st century, the international status of the franc has never exceeded that of the pound. As of the euro It was like this until it appeared.
"I will listen to you!" Pamela Mountbatten said with a well-behaved face. "If we follow this fundraising plan, I only need one million pounds to occupy the majority."
After three nearly halved depreciations, the exchange rate between the franc and the U.S. dollar has changed from one dollar for one hundred and twenty-four enamels before World War II to nearly four hundred now. The pound to dollar exchange rate is 1:2.8. In other words, if Pamela Mountbatten invested one million pounds, it would be equivalent to more than 100 million francs.
So the amount of funds raised from French nobles this time is less than 100 million francs.
After a simple conversion, Pamela Mountbatten nodded, indicating that her man's guess was correct.
"That's okay. This way you can dominate the oil exploration work if you hold the majority of the shares. Suppress the opposition and talk to the Kingdom of Libya. As I said before, money can be given to the Libyans, but supervisors must be sent to monitor it. The flow of funds does not allow the Libyan royal family to have the right to handle the money. Even if benefits are provided to Libyans, you should do it. Also, during negotiations, Libyans must be allowed to settle in pounds."
The profits from exploration can be shared with the French, or the Kingdom of Libya can gain profits more conscientiously, but settlement in pounds must be done. Even if everyone makes money together, the income must be in pounds.
You can talk about anything, but insist on this. Now Britain needs everything to support the value of the pound. This is true for Australian iron ore, and it is also true this time.
When I was thinking about a bright future with my fiancée, the embassy staff came in and reported, "It's people from the U.S. Embassy. They want to talk to Mr. Wilson."
"Oh!" Alan Wilson was stunned for a moment, but he immediately knew what was going on and nuzzled at Pamela Mountbatten, "It must be a matter of import and export control. Congratulations to the Oil Queen. I will talk about it later. Let's deal with it first. American."
His guess was not wrong at all. This was the purpose of Americans coming. The only thing that was new to him was that he had been talking about the special relationship between Britain and the United States recently. Suddenly an American started talking about the special relationship between Britain and the United States. It sounded very strange. Fresh.
"Mr. Wilson, the interests of the United States and the United Kingdom are the same. We need British help in this matter!" The representative of the U.S. Embassy in charge of the Paris Coordination Committee negotiations said that we are a family.
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