The advice Tony gave was very sincere and very expensive. Just for the meeting and chatting, the consulting fee was 100,000 eagle pounds.

Li Rui felt that the 100,000 pounds was well spent. Tony was worthy of being a former prime minister, and he looked at the problem from a completely different perspective. Li Rui looked at the problem from the perspective of a reborn person and a businessman, and believed that a win-win situation was the best situation.

, but in the eyes of people like Tony, sometimes it is better to lose than to win.

For example, NVIDIA's acquisition of ARM seems to be a win-win situation.

NVIDIA's ability to obtain ARM's chip technology support and the combination of GPU, CPU, and CPU sounds like it will be a major breakthrough that changes the course of human history.

ARM can obtain massive financial support, obtain greater development space, and continue to build and develop its own ecosystem.

But this win-win situation is only from a business or technical perspective. Once political factors are taken into consideration, it is a completely different matter.

Eagle Country must consider the technological threat from Magnesium Country. The X86 architecture belongs entirely to Magnesium Country. Once ARM is also acquired by Magnesium Country, it means that Magnesium Country will fully control the two largest CPU architectures in the world. This

For any country, there is a possibility of being stuck at any time.

No matter how strong allies the Eagle Nation and the Magnesium Nation are, the Eagle Nation is neither willing nor able to completely hand over such a critical structure to the other party.

In addition, Eagle Country also needs to consider international political factors. Agreeing to this acquisition means that Eagle Country's attitude balance is tilted towards Magnesium Country, while rejecting this acquisition means that Eagle Country chooses to remain neutral. Although it will offend Magnesium Country, it will

Gain the trust of other countries.

How to choose actually has little to do with Nvidia and ARM, but is considered from an international perspective. It depends on which interests the Eagle Country cares more about.

After Tony's analysis, Li Rui also realized why the proposal he thought was very reasonable was rejected by Rupert.

Businessmen sometimes value profits too much and may sacrifice something more important than profits!

The level he was at in his previous life was still too low, and what he learned was not enough to enable him to play at such a high level with ease. It seems that there are still too many things that he needs to learn in the future!

Li Rui could only admire Tony's work and even wondered whether asking the former Prime Minister to do this was overkill.

"Tony, on behalf of NVIDIA, I can commit to all the terms you mentioned." Li Rui said, "Based on your experience, how long will it take to get it passed?"

Tony smiled and said: "Li, I need to return to the company and work with my colleagues to design the most reasonable plan and make some necessary adjustments to coordinate the progress of the entire acquisition project. My estimate is that within a year."

One year may seem like a long time, but in fact, it is not that long for an acquisition valued at tens of billions of dollars.

After listening, Li Rui nodded and asked: "So it seems that Tony is very confident in this project?"

Tony said very confidently: "As long as you provide complete cooperation, under the current considerations, I am more than 70% sure. However, there is still one person who may need you to publicize more, and that is the current Secretary of State Theresa.

You also know that due to my status, it is inconvenient for me to contact her directly."

Teresa is an important figure in the Conservative Party currently in power, while Tony belongs to the Labor Party. Although the two parties are not fighting to the death like the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party in the United States, they are not convenient for public and private contacts, so the Eagle Country

Only in capitalist countries such as the United States can the profession of political lobbyists exist. The meaning of their existence is to coordinate relations between various parties and government departments, act as brokers and provide guarantees.

Li Rui nodded and said: "This matter has been arranged on the agenda. I will meet with Ms. Teresa to try to gain her support."

"Theresa is the Secretary of State in charge of commerce, and her ideas will be more conservative. If she does not agree with your ideas, you must call me as soon as possible." Tony reminded.

Li Rui knew that he should have another solution and nodded to express his understanding.

In addition, Tony also made a table for Li Rui, with more than a dozen names written on it, all of which were officials and congressmen who could have an impact on the acquisition. Each person's age, personality, relatives, occupations, and hobbies were listed.

’s clear.

Tony didn't say what the form was for, and Li Rui didn't ask. If he asked, it would be illegal. The answer he came up with after thinking hard was not illegal.

"I'll leave it to you to make this acquisition. We may invest in many industries in Eagle Country in the future. We hope to use this opportunity to reach a close partnership," said Li Rui.

Tony smiled and said: "I hope we can have a happy cooperation!"

At the end of the meeting, the two parties finalized the contract details and costs of this public relations project. The total cost was 5 million pounds, with 2 million to be paid upfront and the remaining 3 million to be paid after the event was completed.

Compared to acquisitions worth tens of billions of dollars, this fee is not high and is considered a friendly price for Deng Wendi's sake.

On the way back to the hotel, Li Rui and Dalula rode in the same car.

Dalula whispered: "Why do I feel that there are some strange eye interactions between Tony and Wendy? They look like a couple?"

Li Rui was stunned: "How did you find out?"

"They are really a couple?" Dalula was shocked.

Li Rui shushed and said, "Don't tell anyone..."

Dalula felt incredible: "How is that possible!"

Li Ruidao: "You should be able to see Wendy and Rupert's divorce announcement soon. No matter what kind of gossip you see then, don't be too surprised."

It was already very late when we returned to the hotel. Shao Xuan, Fu Shande and the others went back to their rooms to rest.

Li Rui went directly into Dalula's room and lay down on the sofa as comfortably as his master.

Seeing him like this, Dalula didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You're not going to spend the night at my place tonight, are you?"

Li Rui asked back: "Isn't it possible?"

"I won't do that for you like I did during the day!" Dalula said with a blush on her face, probably recalling the beautiful scenes that happened here a few hours ago.

But Li Rui pulled her into his arms, and they were as tight and sticky as in the day, and his claws began to move mischievously.

Dalula was helpless by him and could only let it be manipulated, humming softly: "Aren't you tired?"

"I'm really tired, so I need you to recharge my batteries." Li Rui chuckled.

Dalula twisted her body: "How to charge?"

"You can't charge it with a cord, you can only charge it wirelessly." Li Rui whispered a few words in her ear.

Dalula sighed softly: "I really can't do anything about you... I won't be an example again..."
Chapter completed!