BXBX NOVEL Chapter 286: Chapter 286 The Con Artist
The list included Mayor Grantham, the Police Commissioner, the heads of the four major British trading houses—Jardine Matheson, Swire, Hutchison, and Wheelock—and the Kadoorie families, totaling fifty to sixty names.
"I\'ll try to send invitations to all these people, but I can\'t guarantee who will attend," said Rhodes.
Victor thought for a moment, "Could you send the invitations in the joint name of the Hardy Group and the Consulate?"
This request was somewhat inappropriate.
However, after considering it, Rhodes nodded in agreement.
Victor was delighted, "The reception will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the London Hotel. What time do you think would be appropriate?"
"Maybe in ten days. It will take some time to send out the invitations."
"Okay, I will start preparing."
A few days later, the Mayor\'s Office, the Police Department, major trading houses, and other prominent families received invitations for a reception at the London Hotel. They were surprised to see the invitations jointly issued by the U.S. Consulate and the Hardy Group.
"What\'s this Hardy Group?"
They hadn\'t heard of the Hardy Group before. But with the U.S. Consulate involved, they couldn\'t ignore it, so they inquired through their channels.
Soon, they learned that the Hardy Group was a large American enterprise that recently emerged and was known for its rapid growth and significant investment power.
This intrigued them.
However, they were unsure about Victor\'s significance.
London was a small place and people quickly learned about the U.S. Consulate and Hardy Group booking the Grand Ballroom for a grand reception, making it the talk of the City.
Rhodes personally contacted the invitees to ensure their attendance. This level of effort for an American company\'s investment in London indicated the importance he placed on the event.
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Ten days passed quickly.
Many cars came to the London Hotel today, and important figures walked into the banquet hall one after another. Consul Rhodes and Victor greeted them together. Soon, forty or fifty important figures gathered. The London Mayer did not come, but his secretary came.
When people chat, they can\'t help but talk about the Hardy Group. some were wondering about what impact will such a large capital group have on the current situation in London?
Little did they know, This was all Victor\'s made up story
Hardy had given him free rein, so he didn\'t hold back.
What had he done before? He was a con artist! He was an expert at deceiving people, knowing how to maximize his own advantage. Now, he wanted to build a successful career, and with Hardy as his powerful backer, he intended to leverage these advantages to the fullest.
Victor looked at the room full of high ranking officials and wealthy businessmen from the U.K and thought to himself that he would confidently and boldly deceive them. The thought excited him.
Everyone had arrived.
Consul General Rhodes and Victor went on stage together. The people in the audience fell silent and looked at the two of them. The venue suddenly became quiet.
Consul General Rhodes introduced Victor to everyone, the general representative of the Hardy Group in London, who came here to develop the European market.
The audience applauded softly in welcome.
Victor took the microphone with a confident smile on his face.
"Everyone, let me first introduce the Hardy Group. Some of you may be unfamiliar with the Hardy Group. Our group was established not long ago, but it has extremely strong strength."
"The Hardy Group owns a bank, Wells Fargo, which manages over $1 billion in funds. This bank is also the private property of our boss, Mr. Jon Hardy."
1 billion US dollars. This was definitely a number that shocked everyone present.
After the end of World War II, Britain wanted to rebuild and recover, so it borrowed $4.3 billion from the United States. This was a loan from one country to another.
The boss of the Hardy Group can personally manages $1 billion.
Victor continued.
"Our group owns ABC, the largest broadcast TV station in the U.S, which now accounts for about 80% of the nation\'s viewership, surpassing the other two major TV stations."
"We have the largest security company in the nation, the largest private armed force in the United States, with more than 5,000 people, fully equipped with weapons, all of whom are veterans who fought in multiple battlefields of World War II and killed uncountable number of Nazi\'s."
Many people were shocked. Such a strong private armed forces could overthrow the regime of a small country, in fact most british colonies didn\'t have that many active armed personnels.
In fact, Victor was bragging. HD security currently does not have 5,000 people, but only more than 3,000.
They won\'t count anyway.
"The Hardy Group also owns the largest television manufacturer in the United States, one of the top five Hollywood film companies, an airline company, and dozens of other industries, as well as more than a dozen listed companies."
"Not only that, the Hardy Group has now joined the California Consortium, which has more than 100 companies covering almost all industries. It is the largest consortium in the western United States."
Victor paused, lowered his voice, and said into the microphone: "Let me tell you here that our boss has a very close relationship with Washington and has a certain influence on some of Washington\'s decisions."
"I hope you just listen to these words and don\'t spread them outside." Victor said with a smile.
"I was sent to London by the group to expand the market here and hope to gain support from the Governor and government departments. There are also many large companies here. The Hardy Group is willing to have friendly exchanges and cooperation with everyone."
Let him collect artworks.
Let him sell some penicillin.
He made such a big scene.
Calling all the big shots in London to fool people together, others may not be able to do such a thing, but Victor did it very well. Your journey continues at m v|l-e-NovelFire
Because fooling people is what he love doing most as well as his greatest specialty.