Golden Fishery
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Qin Shiou nodded and understood. Hamley knew that he had money. This was for publicity expenses.
He didn’t really care about it. He didn’t want to get involved with politics, but he was not short of money, so he said, “Just be blunt, Hamley, if you become the mayor of St. John’s, if I’m right You have sponsored enough, do you want to represent my interests?"
Hamley said: "As long as we follow the Constitution and Customary Law, then I represent the interests of my voters."
is worthy of being a politician, this is true.
Qin Shiou thought for a while. Funding to sponsor Hamley’s campaign is necessary, but he will not blindly make guarantees. He should consult Auerbach’s opinions in this regard and see how much investment is more appropriate.
Hamley also understood what Qin Shiou meant, and shook hands and left.
As soon as he left, Qin Shiou went to Auerbach, who was working hard in the vegetable field, and talked about it.
Law and politics are twins. Although Auerbach has never entered the political system, he has been a lawyer for half a century and a judge of Newfoundland. He has a deep understanding of politics. I am afraid that no one in Newfoundland can beat him. Around.
After hearing Qin Shiou's words, Auerbach, with his trouser legs rolled up and his feet covered in mud, sat on the ridge with his butt, not the same as a former justice, like an old farmer.
"If it is placed two years ago, Hamley has no chance of winning. However, thanks to the global economic crisis and the US debt crisis, St. Johns’ economy has suffered heavy losses in the past two years, and since the tourism industry was launched last year, farewell to the town’s The economy has developed by leaps and bounds."
Auerbach made a simple analysis, and then he called a few old friends, and finally told Qin Shiou: "Hamley is the new political star of the New Democratic Party of Canada in the St. Johns area. But Newfoundland is not a member of the New Democratic Party. They don’t have money or connections here, so Hamley’s campaign is destined to be difficult."
"From now on, Hamley's winning percentage is the most optimistic and only 40%."
Qin Shiou asked: "What if we increase publicity?"
"If the propaganda is strong enough, a dog can become the president of the United States." Auerbach used a sentence of the famous American President Roosevelt that mocked his opponent back then, which is also a well-known saying in political campaigns.
Qin Shiou frankly said: "I want Hamley to come to power. As you can see, the current ruling government of St. Johns does not care about the development of fishing grounds. Hamley is more in our interests."
"Then your publicity investment can be in units of ten million yuan!" Auerbach said solemnly.
Political elections are the most money-burning thing. People who don’t have money can only watch the excitement and don’t mix them up.
If there is no such opportunity, Qin Shiou will not be mixed up, but this time it is Hamley running for the election. If he can jump from the mayor of the farewell town to the mayor of St. Johns, the resources he can obtain are terrifying. .
Auerbach could not directly tell Qin Shiou the funds that Hamley needs. He has to contact old friends with insider information and make calculations based on various information.
Qin Shiou stayed in the study in the afternoon to study St. John’s campaign this year. He should have taken Xiang Hao to stroll around, so this task could only be handed over to Nelson.
Speaking of Qin Shiou did not pay enough attention to the outside world, the news Hamley gave him was too shocking, but for others in the town, it was not news. At the beginning of the year, Hamley participated in the swearing-in meeting for the mayor of St. John's.
Of course, at that time Qin Shiou was celebrating the New Year in China. It is understandable to miss this incident.
In the evening, Auerbach found Qin Shiou and said: "After my calculations and the confirmation of old friends, you must be determined to help Hamley, then your investment will be around 40 million!"
Qin Shiou nodded, he knew it.
Before dinner, Qin Shiou drove President One into Hamley’s cottage.
Hamley’s wife cooked their hometown dishes to entertain him, including roast beef with York hot pudding, steak kidney pie, Scottish smoked salmon, etc. They were passionate.
Hamley asked Qin Shiou to sit down. Asked: "How do you think about the result?"
"Except for me. How many people and funds can you get?" Qin Shiou asked, he had to know it well, otherwise, once Hamley lost his election, his investment would be in vain.
Campaign funds have become black gold again. This money is dirty in the eyes of ordinary people, because it is money for buying officials. There is not much difference between campaigning and buying an official.
Therefore, for any political party and candidate, campaign funds are confidential. If the opponents know their campaign funds, it would be a disaster.
But Hamley did not hide Qin Shiou from him. It was not because he trusted him, but because there were too few people and funds he could get: "There are no large consortia or large companies in St. John's. The funds we can use in the next quarter are at most Fifty million."
Qin Shiou asked: "If you want to achieve the election goal of your party, how much money is needed for publicity?"
"At least 90 million Canadian dollars!"
Qin Shiou nodded. Auerbach is really an old man, and his estimation is so accurate, which gives Qin Shiou some confidence.
Looking at Hamley, Qin Shiou slowly said: "Very well, I will invest 50 million Canadian dollars for you!"
The corners of Hamley's mouth twitched, and he raised his eyebrows and almost exclaimed, fifty million Canadian dollars, which is half a billion! Even for big cities like Toronto and Ottawa, this is a powerful capital injection!
Remember, this is only a small city election, this is not a US presidential election.
But Hamley has seen the world after all. He suppressed the shock in his heart and asked: "50 million? Are you going to invest 50 million for me?"
Qin Shiou said: "Yes, fifty million, you know what I want, man, if you become the mayor, then I hope no one can move my fishery!"
Hamley was silent for a while, and whispered: "If I become the mayor, I will let you have the feeling of'Farewell Island is your private island'!"
This is the time for both sides to put their hearts together. It is also a promise that candidates must make to sponsor sponsorship.
This promise is not a joke at the wine table. If the candidate is elected, he must fulfill this promise, otherwise he will never want to earn one Canadian dollar from any investor in the future.
Politics is so dark, dirty and naked-naked, but men just want to do it!
Both parties spread out the conditions, and a deal started like this. Qin Shiou will spare no effort to support the Hamley campaign, because the conditions he gave are too tempting: the farewell island is designated as Qin Shiou’s private territory.
Of course, it is impossible for Hamley to sell Farewell Island to Qin Shiou. With such a large area of land and with citizens living on it, the Canadian government will not allow local governments to privately sell it.
But since Hamley made such a promise, he naturally has a way to fulfill the promise.
Both parties are satisfied, the next step is to work together to achieve the goal. (To be continued~^~)