Chapter 668: Financial Tiger

In the early morning, two huge dark clouds passed over London and accidentally collided with each other, bringing a shower to late-night London.

The shower came and went quickly. When the sun came out the next morning, the sky was clear and the weather seemed exceptionally good. The soft sunlight fell on the earth, causing the moisture on the ground to evaporate, and people felt that the air was exceptionally good.

A beautiful day had begun!

Giuseppe Eskenazi refused the takeover offer from Bright Fund, which came as no surprise to George Berkeley. He instructed his subordinates to issue a second takeover offer and continue to harass.

That morning, newspapers such as the Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Sun and Daily Mirror led with the news of the Bright Fund's acquisition of Escenazi Limited, attracting a lot of attention.

Naturally, after the opening of the London Stock Exchange, the share price of Escenazi Limited rose all the way, beginning to regain lost ground.

And to drive up the price, George Berkeley arranged for a large number of buy orders to be placed in a bid to further boost the share price, much to the anger of the Askenazi family, who were watching the share price in real time.

But there was nothing they could do, and they could only watch on helplessly, even considering whether or not to join the competition, lest Bright Fund get more shares and increase the threat.

As for using underhand tactics?

They hadn't ruled it out, but after mobilising their forces last night to investigate the background of the Bright Fund, they suddenly lost heart.

The Bright Fund was able to acquire Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, and also had close ties with the Duke of Howard family and an inscrutable relationship with the Conservative Party. It also had abundant capital, far exceeding that of the Eskenazi family.

In every respect, the Bright Foundation was not someone they could mess with.

It was so frustrating that such a financial crocodile had set its sights on their family and had already opened its blood-filled mouth wide.

But they were the only ones who felt frustrated.

Some shareholders who had not sold their shares shouted out in happiness, looking forward to the stock price rising as high as possible.

Seeing this, Xia Yu let out a smile.

What made him even happier was that Sam Nelson had agreed to the Bright Fund's request for acquisition, and he had simply given in.

Xia Yu's backup plan had no need to be used, but it was good to know that it was there if needed!

George Berkeley had now taken the acquirer to Sotheby's auction house and was going through the formalities of acquiring the shares.

With Sam Nelson's cooperation, good news would soon be forthcoming.

As the saying goes, good things come in pairs.

Xia Yu was just about to leave Bright Fund for Huashang Bank when a subordinate knocked on the door and reported to him that a 40-year-old white man named Julian Robertson was in the lobby downstairs and wanted to see him.

Xia Yu immediately smiled and told him to bring Julian Robertson over.

Two minutes later, a well-dressed and energetic Julian Robertson arrived. Xia Yu dismissed the subordinate and told him to sit down.

'Mr. Julian, good morning, I've finally waited for you!'

Xia Yu said with a smile.

Julian Robertson had already made a decision, so he was mentally prepared in advance and appeared to be more respectful towards Xia Yu.

He said with a smile, 'Mr. Xia, after two days of careful consideration and discussion with my wife, I have made a decision.'

'Thank you for recognising me, I am willing to accept your investment and guidance!'

Hearing this, Xia Yu's smile grew even wider, and he stood up and extended his hand to him.

Julian Robertson immediately got up and shook Xia Yu's hand.

'Mr. Julian, let's cooperate happily!'

'Thank you, let's cooperate happily!'

After shaking hands, the two of them resumed their seats.

Since they had already reached a verbal cooperation, the distance between the two of them immediately drew closer.

'Mr. Julian, the company is managed by you, and it has not yet been established. What are your plans?'

Xia Yu asked with concern.

Julian Robertson had obviously made some initial plans last night, and he blurted out, 'I haven't left yet, so I plan to return to the United States to go through the separation procedures, and then use my connections to set up the company. When everything is ready, I will come back to you and plan the equity ratio of the fund according to the amount of investment funds. What do you think?'

Having said this, Julian Robertson looked at Xia Yu intently.

In fact, he had a plan in mind. He could have avoided all this trouble, but he deliberately chose the most troublesome and time-consuming path.

Xia Yu had already agreed to invest in him, but Julian Robertson was also a proud person, so naturally he could not accept Xia Yu's investment with empty hands.

Therefore, he was going to resign and establish a company, so that he would at least have something, and he could also show his abilities in the process of establishing the company, so as to put Xia Yu's mind at ease.

After all this is settled, when he receives the investment, he will have what an entrepreneur should have, and he will feel at ease accepting Xia Yu's investment, and he will also be able to fight for more when it comes to profit sharing.

Xia Yu secretly smiled, and he saw Julian Robertson's plan at a glance.

However, he did not point it out, considering his own interests is only human nature. He smiled and said, 'No problem, this is more secure.'

'After you set up the company, come find me in Hong Kong directly. I'll be going back there in a while, and in the meantime I'll help you find some more investment capital.'

Seeing that Xia Yu had no objections, Julian Robertson was relieved. He looked at Xia Yu with an increasingly friendly gaze, nodded his head, and said gratefully, 'Mr. Xia, thank you again!'

'Don't worry, I'll go buy this afternoon's flight ticket right now. I'll get the company ready as quickly as possible, and I definitely won't keep you waiting!'

'I'll be waiting for your good news!'

'Here is another business card with my address and phone number in Hong Kong. If you can't reach me, you can go directly to Jiuding Building in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong. That building is mine, and the people inside can contact me.'

With that, Xia Yu took out another business card and handed it to Julian Robertson.

The latter happily took it and put it away.

After chatting for a while longer, Julian Robertson offered to leave, saying that he needed to go back and pack for Xia Yu's flight.

Xia Yu saw him off to the company gate, treating him with all due respect.

As Julian Robertson's car drove further and further away, Xia Yu's mouth curved up in a smile.

I've got the knife to rival George Soros!

The Rothschilds have George Soros, and I have Julian Robertson.

With my help, Julian Robertson will rise ten years earlier, and George Soros won't be the only one leading the way for ten years.

And Xia Yu believes that with his support, the future of Tiger Fund will be even brighter than that of Quantum Fund.

Not to mention that if he gets involved, the Tiger Fund will at least be equivalent to having a fully formed George Soros and Julian Robertson. How can George Soros, who is still in his middle years, be a match for them?

With his help, the Tiger Fund will definitely be able to grow into a financial tiger with a famous reputation!

Once this matter is resolved, it will also be a relief. As long as he solves the matter with Sotheby's auction house and antiques, he can return to Hong Kong.

As for the BP incident, with Carter Howard's agreement, it is enough to leave it to George Berkeley to complete.