Reborn Capital Madman

Although Britain's national strength declined significantly after the end of World War II, the old capitalist countries did still have their capital.

For example, currently, the United Kingdom can send its navy from its homeland to engage in a local war at the doorstep of Argentina, which is 13,000 kilometers away. There are only a handful of countries in the world that have this capability.

In addition, the assistants Gao Xian needed to serve as Mrs. Thatcher's special envoy were all deployed quickly and comprehensively. Gao Xian even planned to take a trip to other Latin American countries, especially Brazil, because he wanted an outstanding person who was familiar with the local social scene.

Portuguese translation was also met.

This is a manifestation of comprehensive national strength. In contrast, the large Eastern countries during this period were not so abundant in some relatively niche language talent reserves, let alone the local social scene and political economy.

Got it.

After another phone call with Mrs. Thatcher to determine the conditions, Gao Xian embarked on his journey as special envoy.

Having been a special envoy for many times, Sir Gao inevitably accumulated experience, including that he must have a card, and the place he went to this time was far away, a remote place from a world perspective, so Gao Xian simply learned from British Airways

Chartered a Concorde.

As the only remaining commercial supersonic passenger aircraft, Concorde's business is a little bad, mainly because the oil crisis has greatly increased fuel costs.

Originally, Latin American countries that benefited from the oil crisis, such as Mexico and Brazil, relied on their rapidly growing wallets to warmly welcome the operation of Concorde and save a bit of Concorde's business. But after this year, this kind of

The wealth is showing signs of sluggishness.

Fortunately, in the UK, although British Airways currently operates Concorde, those Concordes were purchased through loans from the British government, and their ownership belongs to the British government. Therefore, British Airways will not bear a heavy burden because of the Concorde.

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However, British Airways' operating conditions are still unflattering, with annual losses reaching 140 million pounds. A large part of the reason is attributed to the common problems of state-owned enterprises, low efficiency. The current competitors in the same industry are only those who play a supporting role.

Private airline Golden Lion Air cannot act as a stimulus at all.

Such shortcomings of British state-owned enterprises gave the most effective impetus to Mrs. Thatcher's plan to privatize state-owned enterprises.

This is the situation between Concorde and British Airways. Sir Gao Xian wanted to rent a Concorde, and naturally received an overjoyed and quick response. What's more, Gao Xian directly approached John King, chairman of the board of directors of British Airways.

Speaking of which, John King was very highly regarded by Mrs. Thatcher and played an important role in her privatization plan of state-owned enterprises. According to the "old script", a few years later, British Airways turned losses into profits, successfully went public, and successfully completed privatization.

It also proved that Mrs. Thatcher was right about John King's abilities.

It happened that John King had a business trip to New York, so he took the Concorde from London to New York.

While chatting on the way, Gao Xian joked in a subtle way: "Sir Jin, I heard that Concorde's business is showing signs of a sharp decline."

John King said slightly depressingly: "It's strange to say that starting from this year, flights to Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro and other Latin American regions that were originally almost full have suddenly seen a sharp drop in attendance. According to analysis, it is because of the economic recession. But in recent years,

, the driving force of the economic leaders in Latin America is oil that is in short supply."

Gao Xian smiled slightly. It seems that this is evidence of the Latin American region's economy turning from hot to cold. This region, regarded as a back garden by the United States, has relied largely on external funds for its economic growth in recent years, and the current Fed has a tough attitude.

Maintaining high interest rates has actually caused the appreciation of the US dollar, which has affected the entire economy that relies heavily on the US dollar for debt repayments. It is estimated that the good days are coming to an end.

Seeing that Gao Xian smiled and said nothing, John King became a little anxious, "Sir Gao, I have already given the full explanation. You can also express your opinion. Because the losses in the Concorde business are getting worse, the government has already planned to ground the aircraft.

I think it's such a shame, British Airways needs this kind of flagship-level business. What do you think?"

"It would be a pity to really give up." Gao Xian nodded in agreement, "I think Concorde's business is quite promising. The current problem should be that it has not found its true positioning yet."

John King asked energetically: "What positioning?"

Sir Gao analyzed it unhurriedly: "Concorde's supersonic travel experience is destined to be a high-end service, so it should make a big fuss about it."

"Take the Concorde fare for example. It's about 20% higher than the first-class fare of an ordinary passenger plane. For example, flying from London to New York costs less than a thousand dollars, which is a bit cheap!"

John King was amused and said, "Sir Gao, you are now a customer of Concorde. This is the first time I have encountered a customer who thinks he has spent less money."

Gao Xian said leisurely: "Customers are willing to spend more money, naturally, in order to get better services. Just like this time I rented a Concorde aircraft, and after it stopped in New York and flew to South America, I planned to hold an in-flight cocktail party, but

British Airways’ service doesn’t seem to meet my needs.”

John King was stunned for a moment, then began to think thoughtfully, and murmured to himself: "Now Concorde seems to be only focused on grabbing passengers from ordinary flights. It's really a bit thankless."

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The Concorde was fast, cruising at supersonic speeds over the Atlantic Ocean. It took half the travel time of an ordinary passenger plane, just over three hours, to get from London to New York.

During the pause, Roger Myerson, George W. Bush, Neil Bush and others boarded the plane one after another at Gao Xian's invitation.

Then, the charter flight took off again and headed to the first destination of the trip, Santiago, the capital of Chile, the largest city in Chile with a population of less than four million.

Gao Xian brought some "irrelevant" people with him, which reflected his relaxed mentality. While doing business, he did not delay sightseeing.

In fact, "irrelevance" is not really irrelevant.

Latin America is the back garden of the United States. With exceptions like Cuba, many countries have made good sales to the United States. In particular, many of the government officials have a strong education background in American universities.

Here Roger Myerson was able to contact some connections whose power should not be ignored and recognized the Chicago school of economics, namely the famous "Chicago boys"; as for the Bush brothers, not to mention, their father was

Bush, Vice President of the United States.

Interestingly, when the plane was about to take off again, John King rushed back and said to Gao Xian: "Sir Gao, your words before have given me a lot of inspiration. I wonder if it would be convenient for us to continue traveling together for a while so that we can discuss it in depth."

Serving as Mrs. Thatcher's special envoy is not a top-secret matter involving life and death, so Gao Xian smiled and said: "Sir Jin, your schedule is convenient. I welcome you warmly."

John King took a look at everyone in the cabin and said flatteringly: "Sir Gao's place is full of guests. I'm eager to take the opportunity to make some friends. There's nothing inconvenient about my schedule."

After all, John King is the dignified chairman of the board of directors of British Airways. He has enough cards. He joined temporarily, and others naturally have no objections.

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After the Concorde left the United States, it was no longer subject to environmental restrictions. Even if it was over land, it could enter a supersonic cruise state of Mach 2. The in-flight cocktail party also began. In addition to connecting with each other and consolidating contacts, John also

·Jin had the opportunity to closely observe the needs of high-end customers in this category.

The young and energetic Neil Bush joked: "Concorde has begun to fail to fly on routes in Latin America. The market demand is really changing rapidly and unpredictable."

"David, why don't you buy one and put it in a museum after the Concorde is grounded?"

Gao Xian was amused, "The future of Concorde is not that pessimistic. Sir Kim attaches great importance to this flagship-level business."

In this private situation, John King was very relaxed and joked without any worries: "I can understand that the Americans feel sad because they don't have a supersonic passenger aircraft. Now that they see another problem in the operation of the Concorde, they naturally

gloat."

Others laughed tacitly. Originally, Concorde went to great lengths to open a route to the United States. On the surface, supersonic passenger planes cause environmental pollution such as sonic booms, but in reality it is nothing more than profit.

dispute.

Roger Myerson said: "If Concorde continues to operate in the current way, it is estimated that the only outcome will be grounding, because according to Sir Gao's analysis, in the context of the global economic recession, the economies of Latin America are extremely

It is possible that another form of greater crisis may erupt, which may result in Concorde's occupancy on routes in the region being unable to reach the most basic level."

Gao Xian waved his hand modestly, "My analysis is just a personal opinion. We need to conduct actual inspections in various economies in Latin America to obtain more specific information."

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Sir Gao brought the "sonic boom" all the way to Santiago, the capital of Chile, and it goes without saying that he was very popular.

After arriving at the hotel, Gao Xian said to everyone, "You guys have some fun first. George and I will come over and meet up after we finish handling the matter."

With the cooperation of the British Embassy in Chile, Gao Xian quickly met Pinochet, the current ruler of Chile, and began to carry out his special envoy mission.

At this stage, the dictators of Chile and Argentina have a similar way of survival, which is to gain support and maintain their rule by brutally suppressing domestic forces that tend to lean towards the Eastern camp of the Cold War and submitting petitions to the United States.

The United States also behaved in a decent manner. Take this Falklands War as an example. The United States stated that it abides by its neutrality and that Britain and Argentina would not help anyone. But what is the actual situation? Anyone who is not an idiot will know what is going on.

So, Gao Xian took George W. Bush, the son of the Vice President of the United States, as his companion. Pinochet really couldn't use any political tactics during the meeting, and Sir Gao didn't have the patience to waste time in this nook and cranny of the world.

, If you want to meet me, I’ll see you right away. If it’s successful or not, I’ll give you a happy message in person.

After the pleasantries, Gao Xian went straight to the topic and said: "Your Excellency, I have been privately entrusted by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to understand Chile's attitude, that is, whether it can support British military operations."

"If the President is unwilling, it doesn't hurt. Anyway, this is a personal contact and will not affect the existing diplomatic and political relations between Chile and the United Kingdom. But if you are willing to be mature, Mrs. Thatcher will be very grateful. Chile and the United Kingdom

Diplomatic and political relations will rise to new heights, for example, supporting Chile in the territorial dispute between Chile and Argentina."

Speaking of this, Gao Xian emphasized: "I think it is not difficult to guess what effect the current Argentine government wants to achieve by military control of the Falkland Islands; if the President can use it in a more clever and effective way,

, completely taking over the islands that have disputes with Argentina will undoubtedly be more skillful than Argentine President Galtieri who only knows how to use brute force, and will naturally be more beneficial to your ruling reputation."

After Pinochet's eyes turned around on the faces of Gao Xian and George W. Bush, he practiced Tai Chi skillfully and laughed, "Sir Gao is really quick to talk."

"In the business world, time is money. In the same way, the British Royal Navy is about to arrive at the combat site, so there is no need to delay." Gao Xian shrugged, "So, I take the liberty to ask the President to give you a reply as quickly as possible."

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Pinochet mused: "Although a war almost broke out between Chile and Argentina a few years ago, Latin American countries are now supporting Argentina. If Chile clearly supports the United Kingdom, I am afraid it will end up betraying everyone."

"Your Excellency, you are overthinking it." Sir Gao, who understood the meaning of Pinochet's words, leaned his body in Pinochet's direction, "If your Excellency, the President, is unwilling to clearly support the United Kingdom, you can change the way and not support it.

That’s Argentina.”

Pinochet exclaimed, "What's the difference between the two?"

Gao Xian explained: “Chile can secretly provide some conveniences to the British Royal Navy, such as monitoring the movements of the Argentine Air Force through radar stations on the border between Chile and Argentina, and informing the British side; and even making some military maneuvers on the border between Chile and Argentina.

It has the effect of making Argentina fearful."

After hearing Gao Xian's suggestion, Pinochet did not immediately express his position, apparently quickly weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing that Pinochet was a little unhappy, Sir Gao changed the subject and said: "Your Excellency, this opportunity to send a favor to Britain fell from the sky and was given to you for free. If you miss it, you will never see it again."

"In other words, it is inevitable for the United Kingdom to defeat the speculative Argentina. It can be seen from the international situation alone that the European Economic Community has begun to impose trade sanctions on Argentina." Gao Xian tilted his head and asked George W. Bush, "George

, I heard that the White House’s attitude is to remain neutral?”

Bush replied informally: "David, please don't test my IQ with such idiotic questions."

Suddenly, everyone present, including the translator, laughed tacitly.

Gao Xian slowly stopped smiling, looked at Pinochet, and said seriously: "There is no suspense about Britain's victory, it just depends on the price. And if the President is willing to provide convenience, it will save Britain some effort, so it will be beneficial

Opportunities to give favors freely are fleeting!"

Pinochet said sincerely: "No wonder Sir Gao has achieved extraordinary results at a young age. This analysis of the current situation made my eyes suddenly clear. Well, I agree with Sir Gao's suggestion!"

"Okay, there is no need to borrow the political energy of the Chicago Boys faction." Gao Xian, who was secretly relieved, laughed loudly and said: "Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to bring some exciting news to Mrs. Thatcher.

I think that as a result, in addition to improving the relationship between Chile and the United Kingdom, the president will also win the friendship of Mrs. Thatcher."

Pinochet smiled very affectionately and said: "I also want to make friends with Sir Gao, who is such a powerful person."