Qin Shiou nodded and understood. Hamre knew that he had money and was here to pay for publicity.

He didn't care much about this. He didn't want to get involved in politics, but he was not short of money, so he said, "To put it bluntly, Hamley, if you become Mayor of St. Johns, if I sponsor you enough, you want to represent my interests?"

Hamley said: "As long as the Constitution and Customary Law are followed, I represent the interests of my voters."

He is worthy of being a politician, and he is so vague that he says.

Qin Shiou thought about it and it was necessary to invest in the Hamley campaign, but he would not make a blind guarantee. He wanted to consult Auerbach's opinions on this and see how much investment is more appropriate.

Hamre also understood what Qin Shiou meant, shook hands and left.

As soon as he left, Qin Shiou went to find Auerbach who was working hard in the vegetable field and told him about this matter.

Law and politics are twins. Although Auerbach has never been in the political system, he has been a lawyer for half a century and has been the first official in Newfoundland. He has a deep understanding of politics, and no one in Newfoundland can surpass him.

After listening to Qin Shiou's words, Auerbach, with his trouser legs rolled up and his feet were covered in mud, sitting on the ridge of the fields, completely inferior to his previous official style, and was like an old farmer.

"If it were two years ago, Hamre had no chance of winning. But thanks to the economic crisis that swept the world and the US debt crisis, St. Johns' economy has suffered a heavy blow in the past two years, and since the tourism industry was launched last year, the economy of bid farewell to the town has made a leap forward."

Auerbach made a brief analysis. Then he called a few old friends and finally told Qin Shiou: "Hamre is a political star in the St. Johns area of ​​Canada, but Newfoundland is not the territory of the New Democratic Party. They have no money and no connections here, so Hamre's campaign is doomed to be difficult."

"Looking at this point, Hamre's winning rate is only 40%.

Qin Shiou asked: "What if the publicity efforts are increased?"

"If the publicity is strong enough, a dog can become the president of the United States." Auerbach used a sentence that famous American President Roosevelt ridiculed his opponent back then, which is also a famous saying in political campaigns.

Qin Shiou admitted: "I want Hamre to come to power. You see, the current ruling government of St. Johns does not care about the development of the fishing grounds. Hamre is more in line with our interests."

"Then your publicity investment can be used in units of tens of millions of yuan!" Auerbach said seriously.

Political elections are the most expensive thing. People who don’t have money can only watch the fun and never get involved.

If Qin Shiou had not had this opportunity, he would not have been involved, but this time he ran for Hamre. If he could jump from saying goodbye to the mayor of St. Johns, the resources he could obtain were terrifying.

Auerbach could not directly tell Qin Shiou the funds needed by Hamre. He had to contact his old friends who had insiders and then calculate based on various information.

Qin Shiou stayed in the study in the afternoon to study St. Johns' campaign this year. He should have taken Xiang Hao around, so this task could only be handed over to Nelson.

Speaking of which, Qin Shiou did not pay enough attention to the outside world. The news Hamre gave him was too shocking, but for the rest of the town, this was not news. Hamre participated in the mayoral election oath meeting in St. Johns at the beginning of the year.

Of course, Qin Shiou was in the country at that time, and it was understandable that he missed this.

In the evening, Auerbach found Qin Shiou and said, "After my calculations and the confirmation of my old friends, you must be determined to help Hamre, and your investment will be around 40 million!"

Qin Shiou nodded, he had a idea.

Before supper, Qin Shiou drove the Presidential No. 1 into Hamley's villa.

Hamley's wife made their hometown dishes to entertain him, including roast beef with York hot pudding, steak kidney pie, Scottish smoked salmon and more.

Hamre asked Qin Shiou to sit down and asked, "How are you considering the result?"

"How many people and how much money can you attract besides me?" Qin Shiou asked. He had to know what he wanted, otherwise once Hamley's campaign failed, his investment would be wasted.

Campaign funds have been made black money again. This money is dirty to ordinary people because it is the money to buy officials, and there is not much difference between campaigning and buying officials.

Therefore, for any political party or campaigner, campaign funds are kept confidential. If the opponent knows their campaign funds, it will be a disaster.

But Hamre did not hide it from Qin Shiou, not trusting him, but that he could attract too few people and funds: "There are no large consortiums or large enterprises in St. Johns. The funds we can use in the next quarter will be at most 50 million."

Qin Shiou asked: "If you want to achieve the expected election goal of your political party, how much publicity funds are needed?"

"At least ninety million Canadian dollars!"

Qin Shiou nodded. Auerbach is really an old ghost. His estimate is so accurate, which has enhanced Qin Shiou's confidence.

Looking at Hamre, Qin Shiou said slowly: "Very good, I'll invest 50 million Canadian dollars in you!"

Hamley's mouth twitched suddenly, and he raised his eyebrows and almost burst into tears. "50 million Canadian dollars, this is half a million yuan!" Even for big cities like Toronto and Ottawa, this is a powerful injection of funds!

Remember, this is just a small city election, this is not a US presidential election.

But Hamre had seen the world after all, so he suppressed his shock and asked, "Fifty million? Do you want to invest 50 million to me?"

Qin Shiou said: "Yes, 50 million, you know what I want, man, if you become mayor, then I hope no one can touch my fishing ground!"

Hamre was silent for a moment and whispered: "If I were elected mayor, I would give you the feeling of 'Farewell Island is your private island'!"

This is the most heart-to-heart time for both sides, and it is also a promise that candidates must make to attract sponsorship.

This promise is not a joke at the table. If a candidate is successfully elected, he must fulfill this promise, otherwise he will never want to earn a Canadian dollar from any investor in the future.

Politics is so dark, dirty and naked, but men just want to do it!

Both sides spread the conditions, and a deal was launched like this. Qin Shiou will spare no effort to support Hamley's election because the conditions he gave were so tempting: to classify the farewell island as Qin Shiou's private territory.

Of course, Hamre cannot sell the farewell island to Qin Shiou. With such a large area of ​​land and citizens living on it, the Canadian government will not allow local governments to conduct private transactions on it.

But since Hamre made such a promise, he naturally had a way to fulfill his promise.
Chapter completed!