Back home, the worried Abigail was relieved to see that William was unscathed. However, this girl was probably really scared as she kept hugging William's arm and refused to let go.
However, this also made William, who had been tense the whole morning, relax. He made a video call to his mother in Oxford to tell her that he was safe.
Lena was relieved to see her son in the manor. It was rare that she didn't care about Abigail, who was clinging to William.
Before the video call ended, Lena ordered Abigail to keep an eye on William and not let him step out of the manor. Otherwise, Lena would chase Abigail away when she returned to London.
Abigail nodded quickly after receiving her boss's order. After the video call ended, she looked at William as if she had won a battle. "From now on, you have to listen to me, dear."
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll listen to you." He glared at the smiling Abigail and fell on the sofa. He pretended to be weak and said, "I'm hungry, help me prepare food."
"I won't fall for your trick." Abigail smiled and took out her phone. She dialed the manor's chef's number, but the call didn't go through for a long time.
"Are you an idiot?" William looked at the puzzled Abigail, amused. "There's a blackout in London now, and the signal towers have stopped working. It'd be strange if you could make a call. Stop nagging and make me something to eat."
"Then let's do it together. You help me."
She pulled William's hand and insisted that he accompany her to the small kitchen. Abigail pulled him several times, but he refused to budge. Abigail rolled her eyes and directly pounced on William.
"Boss, do you hate me?"
William didn't plan to go out in the afternoon. He wanted to wait until it was dark to see if he could save the American leader, Benjamin Arthur. He looked at Abigail speechlessly and said, "Okay, okay, I promise I won't go out in the afternoon."
"Ha, if you don't go out in the afternoon, then you'll go out at night." Abigail was a double doctorate holder. She immediately saw through this word game.
William was so angry that he slapped the girl's round back. "If I don't go now, I'll starve to death."
"You bastard." Abigail touched the place where she was hit. "It hurts."
"I'm going to take a shower while you make lunch. It's a deal." She stood up with Abigail in her arms and threatened, "Also, mind your own business. Otherwise, I'll make sure you won't be able to get out of bed."
After saying that, he no longer cared about Gail and went upstairs by himself. He walked into the bedroom, took off his clothes and threw them all on the floor. He then walked into the bathroom to take a bath.
Lying in the huge bathtub, he stretched comfortably and closed his eyes as he asked Sunday, "When will London's electricity be restored?"
"Sir, we can't get the computer that controls Bakavi and his men. It's estimated that we'll need at least 24 hours."
"F * ck, doesn't that mean that when this matter is over, the stock price of England Power will definitely plummet?"
"No, sir, Bakavi and his men control the control system of the England Power Grid Company. The blackout in London has nothing to do with your power company."
"If my program is correct, based on my investigation, the power company is operating normally. Once the officials crack the program that Bakavi left in the mainframe of the England Power Grid, London's electricity will be restored immediately."
"Hmm?" Hearing this, William opened his eyes and sat up. "You mean, England Power only produces electricity and doesn't have the business of transmitting electricity?"
"No, sir, your description is not accurate. England Power's main business is generating and selling electricity."
"The transmission and distribution system is the main business of England Power Grid. Its scope of business is England and Wales.
Because of the characteristics of electricity that is difficult to store, the unified management of the power grid can regulate the amount of electricity generated, so as to avoid waste and excessive power generation that exceeds the actual demand. "
"At the same time, in addition to England Power, there are also electric power companies and nuclear power companies. The market share is 42%, 31%, and 27% respectively."
"What's the market value of England Power Grid?" William asked quickly.
"According to yesterday's stock price on the New York Stock Exchange, the market value of England Power Grid is 2.1 billion USD. However, I have to remind you that once you really take over England Power Grid, I estimate that there is an 80% chance that you will face an anti-monopoly investigation."
"That's a problem." William nodded.
Unless the country had a large share in the power company, anything related to electricity would definitely not be able to escape the suspicion of a monopoly if it was run by one company.
Not to mention anything else, the electric power company and the nuclear power company would never want William's England Power Grid to acquire England Power Grid.
If William really succeeded in acquiring it, it would be equivalent to having their neck choked. This was something that no company could tolerate.
Just as he was thinking about how to avoid a monopoly, Sunday suddenly said, "Sir, there's one more thing that I need to remind you. Right now, England's electricity sales are still using a power generation quota mechanism. You can't generate as much electricity as you want."
"Hmm?" Hearing this, William was not shocked but happy. After thinking for a while, he said excitedly, "If I reform England Power Grid and freely introduce electricity to the market as a commodity, then let the people choose to buy it.
Let the people decide for themselves which company to buy electricity from. Then, as long as my electricity price is lower than the other two companies, can I avoid the monopoly? "
This question made Sunday pause for a few seconds. "I'm sorry, sir, I can't answer such an ambiguous question. However, according to the provisions of the monopoly law, as long as you don't lose money or reduce the price without making money, then it's not a monopoly."
"Also, let me remind you, if you can lower the cost of the other two companies by only 10%, then in a few years, the chances of these two companies going bankrupt will reach 90%.
No one will buy an expensive consumable like electricity. Even if it's 1% cheaper, there will still be people who will switch to the power company. At that time, once these two companies go bankrupt, it will be unnecessary for you to buy England's power grid.
Moreover, once the electricity production of England and Wales is unified, you will once again face the risk of a monopoly. "
Hearing this, William was not angry. Instead, he laughed, "That's a matter for the future. As long as my electricity price is lower than other countries, the English authorities might support me to go out of the three islands of England and earn money from other countries.
Also, don't forget that the owner of the Devonshire Family Fund is my mother. If I use the fund to buy the power grid, I might be able to avoid a monopoly. "
Sunday paused for a few seconds before saying, "I suggest you leave these issues to Lawyer Anthony."
"Well, it seems that you're not omnipotent."
William lay back in the bathtub, wondering if he should take advantage of the attack and buy England's power grid when its share price plummeted.
However, this did not prevent the black-hearted William from being naughty. He closed his eyes and said to Sunday, "How much damage will it cause if London has a three-day blackout?"
"Wait a moment, sir."
Ten seconds later, Sunday replied, "Last year, the GDP of the entire Greater London area was 204.7 billion US dollars. Based on this calculation, the direct loss of three days of blackout is at least 1.7 billion US dollars. The indirect loss is impossible to estimate.
It's important to note that London is a financial center and the loss on the stock market is impossible to estimate, but I expect it to be no less than 10 billion US dollars.
Moreover, if the blackout lasts for too long, there is a high probability that the authorities will reassess the risk of unified transmission. The England's power grid you bought may become a junk stock. "
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