Chapter 403: Devonhill Square

"You know that I intend to acquire land near Devonhill Castle, but my people are not professionals, and it is not only troublesome, but also time-consuming and laborious to let them talk.

And you, the Grosvenor Group, are the largest real estate company and landowner in the UK, so I want you to come forward and help me acquire these 30,000 acres of land, and in return, I will exchange 100 million pounds worth of futures contracts with you."

Grosvenor agreed to this condition without much thought, and 30,000 acres of land in the countryside of Oxford are about 90 million pounds at the current price.

Although it doesn't make much money, as long as there is a profit during the stock market crash, even the mosquito leg real estate company will not let it go, "What about the rest?".

"The second thing is a little harder", William said with a smile as he looked at Grosvenor, "I heard that your company's stock price has risen a lot these days?"

Hearing William talk about the stock price, Grosvenor's eyelids couldn't help jumping, and he hurriedly said, "Don't hit my company with your idea, William, this time, except for the three construction companies that were sniped by you, the stock price of the other English construction companies that did not break the scandal did not rise."

"Well, you haven't offended me, and I'm not going to trouble you for no reason," William interrupted Grosvenor, "but it's not wrong that you've borrowed my light."

Looking at the smiling William, Grosvenor rolled his eyes, "Say, what do you want to exchange for the remaining 440 million pounds of the contract?"

"Grosvenor Square".

"FKU, you bastard" Grosvenor jumped angrily when he heard William's words, "not to mention that this square is our family's core industry in this area, and the four buildings around the square have an annual property income of 30 million pounds alone,

I can sell 400 million pounds just by selling the property management rights for 20 years, and I want to buy the property rights of Grosvenor Place for 440 million pounds, are you crazy or am I crazy?"

"Haha, I'm on this condition, if you don't change it, then I'll wait, maybe in a few days these contracts will be worth 600 million, 700 million pounds, but when that time comes, I want Grosvenor Place or not."

William glanced down at the indignant Grosvenor, picked up the tea on the coffee table and drank it slowly, "Don't forget, if you can win one of the three construction companies, the share price of the Grosvenor Group will not rise by 20%, and I will make up for the difference, if I am not interested in the real estate industry, I will leave the opportunity to you?"

Grosvenor definitely doesn't want William to get involved in the real estate industry, this guy has deep funds and fierce means, if he really enters this industry, then Grosvenor Real Estate Group will definitely have a hard time in the future.

After walking around the parlor for half an hour, Grosvenor said, "I will lose too much to sell the whole square to you, or shall I use the two buildings on the north side of the square to exchange with you?"

"No, I said that I want the whole square, only for two buildings, what am I going to do?" William shook his head and thought for a moment, "So, didn't you and King Philip exchange 20% of England's electricity for me for 13% of the bulletproof company's shares?"

13% of you is 7.5%, I will give you another 2.5% of the shares to make up 10%, plus the contract for your square, if you still don't agree, then forget it, I heard that the Bids Group has a lot of good land in its hands, and when those three companies go bankrupt, I will pick it myself."

"No, just as you said", this time Grosvenor didn't think long before agreeing, not to mention that he didn't have so much cash, the actual value of Grosvenor Square is not as high as imagined, with the current market price can be worth up to 700 million pounds, and the losses suffered now can be fully earned back in the stock market,

At the same time, it can also dispel William's idea of entering the real estate industry, although Grosvenor knows that William's intimidation is more probable, but he does not dare to take this risk, and the ghost knows whether William will really enter the real estate industry in a big way after seeing the profits.

The two agreed, and the rest was a matter for the lawyer, and Grosvenor took his leave after having dinner at William's place.

Two days later, the contract was finalized by the lawyers of both parties, and the anxious Grosvenor brought someone to the door to sign the contract.

After signing the contract, the two took the lawyer directly to the real estate management office, and after the handover was completed, Grosvenor Square will be called Devonhill Square from now on.

William smiled and shook hands with an equally satisfied Grosvenor in the middle of the day.

At dinner in the evening, Lena and Abigail were surprised to learn that William had not only bought Grosvenor Square, but also renamed it Devonhill Square, a landmark square in London, which was only a 10-minute walk from Buckingham Palace.

The next day, the vast media immediately reported the news, and people were curious that Grand Duke Nishitera was willing to sell his ancestral property that had existed for nearly 200 years, and at the same time, he was even more shocked by William's backhand to bring down the three listed companies.

For a while, the number of people who came to visit the manor suddenly increased, and all those who didn't know each other came, and William was so annoyed that even the progress of transforming the manor's defense system was slowed down.

However, Lena was very happy that so many celebrities came to visit, and endured impatience for two days, and was thinking about whether to hide back in the castle to hide from William, when she heard a report on Sunday, "SIR, you have made me pay attention to Hong Wengang, Hong Wenbiao is on the ship to Thailand, and is expected to arrive in Bangkok in fifteen hours."

"Very good", William, who had long been impatient, decided to go to Bangkok without thinking about it, "tell my mother that I am going out to run errands and it may take a few days".

"SIR, I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THIS".

"What?"

The TV in the living room turned on automatically, and the news was broadcasting about a bombing incident that happened on Oxford Street in London today.

picked up the phone that looked like Garris, and when the phone was connected, Garris's anxious voice came, "Hey, did you see the news?"

"Looking," William said, "what's the situation?"

"Fifteen minutes ago, an explosion occurred in a clothing store on Oxford High Street, 6 people were killed and nearly 20 injured at the scene, Catherine asked me to inform you that she wanted to see you".

"What are you looking for me for?" William wondered, "isn't this the business of the London police?" or Richard Bloomley, the commander of the anti-terrorism department?"

"Let you come, you will come", the voice on the phone suddenly changed to Catherine's voice, it seemed that Garris and Catherine were together, "I know you are at Devonhill Manor, I will see you in my office in ten minutes, this is an order and a request, William, I need your help, we will talk about the specifics later".

"Okay", if it was just an order, William would definitely not be a bird Catherine, but the request and request for help would be another matter, and after thinking about it, it would be better to go and see first.