Two days later.

London Heathrow Airport.

Arthur, who wore a pair of sunglasses on his face, smiled wryly as Emilia stood inside the airport gate in a black loose sweater and black skinny jeans, smiling at him and waving goodbye.

"Hey—"

Seeing her back disappear, Arthur couldn't help but sigh helplessly, and Eddie, who was standing beside him and came to see Emilia together, gave him an angry glance and sneered: "You really know how to disguise, pretend to be reluctant, who to show it?" If you really have the heart, two days ago, I believe you can find a way to get her to forgive you, but you didn't do anything, didn't you?"

"These days, I'm so busy that I barely have time for afternoon tea, negotiating with banks, researching projects, recruiting new companies, etc., one after another, where do I have time... Forget it, it's useless to tell you. ”

After saying that, Arthur shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked towards the door of the airport hall.

Emilia finally chose to fly to the United States with her agent, and Arthur has been really busy these days, and has sent a lot of phone calls and text messages to Amilia.

Perhaps the media has not reported any more scandals in the past few days, and Amilia's mood has also disappeared a lot, at least she no longer refused to answer Arthur's calls, and told him the time of leaving.

For Emilia to pursue her ideal as an actor, no matter what way it is, Arthur has no reason to stop him, just like he will not stop for anyone for his career, everyone has the right to choose the life they want.

Arthur's explanation to Eddie also told Emilia that he was not lying, and he was indeed very busy in the past two days, too busy to think about the relationship between children and daughters.

Selection of real estate portfolio proposals, loan negotiations with representatives of various banks, meetings with investment companies, selection of interviews for the assembled advisory panel... I have to rush to write in the evening.

Now, for example, after sending Emilia, he will return to the City to continue his meetings with his real estate investment company's subordinates and representatives of Barclays Bank.

In two days, this is the fifth bank he has discussed, not only to choose the most favorable terms for real estate investment loans, but also to select a long-term cooperation fund through contact with these banks, paving the way for his industrial acquisition planning project in advance.

After all, if you want to play acquisitions, especially continuous acquisitions and mergers and acquisitions, no one is playing with their own money, not to mention, Arthur can't take out so much money at all, so he has no choice but to find a rich bank to help him complete the plan.

Back at the investment company in the financial city, Arthur saw Oliver, who was already sitting on the sofa in the lounge area outside his office, waiting for the manager of his real estate investment company.

"Boss—"

"Well, have you been waiting for a long time?" Arthur didn't stop, and continued to walk towards the office that had been pushed open by the newly recruited secretary.

Oliver followed Arthur and walked into the office together, "No, I've just arrived. ”

"Sit down. What to drink, tell Jenny. Arthur unbuttoned his suit and sat down in the boss's chair.

When it comes to unbuttoning when wearing a suit and sitting down, this is not only a etiquette custom, but also a suit culture, which originated from Queen Elizabeth's son, King Wales. , because he was too greedy for the sake of his mouth, he had to unbutton the bottom button of the vest after every meal, and the entourage had to undo the bottom button, and then it evolved into an unwritten rule that everyone must follow when wearing a suit.

But in fact, the main point is that all suits are designed when standing, which is destined to look bad when sitting. The aristocracy was detail-oriented, and they resolutely did not tolerate folds in their clothes. So, when I sat down, I left my clothes open. In this way, the suit can follow the curvature of the body, naturally and obediently, and the lines look smoother, and there will be no feeling of restraint.

"Before, you said on the phone that you had something to report, what was it?"

When the secretary left with the task of two cups of coffee, Arthur looked at Oliver, without the slightest British courtesy, and asked straight to the point.

Oliver didn't care about this, after two days of contact and familiarization, most people understood the personality of their young boss, and seemed to be very uninterested in the almost verbose British euphemism and subtlety, preferring to go straight.

"Boss, yes, I just received news this morning that a 200-year-old castle on the outskirts of Bath, built in 1775, will be sold for $4.9 million. Covering an area of 160 acres, the original owner originally spent more than 6 million dollars to buy it, and the other party was in a hurry to buy it, and now he is willing to sell it at a low price. I don't know the boss, are you interested?"

Hearing the news, Arthur couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smiled: "Who is so stupid? It was worth more than six million dollars at the beginning, which shows that this castle is not deserted, and it also has one hundred and sixty acres of land, hehe, how short of money it is." ”

Hearing the boss's joking and teasing, Oliver couldn't help but chuckle and said: "The person who originally gave me the news was also tight-lipped at first, but under my curious questioning, he still said the client, the original owner of this castle is a world-class Hollywood superstar, Nicolas Cage." ”

Hearing the name of this favorite Hollywood star in his previous life, Arthur's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he asked curiously: "Tell me more about it." ”

"Here's the thing ... Oliver smiled and told the boss when he saw that he was so interested.

It turned out that the big star, who had spent profligate and failed to invest, was even more in arrears of taxes, owing nearly $6.3 million in income tax to the tax bureau since 2007 and also outstanding taxes between 2002 and 2004. Now his financial situation is getting worse, and he has to put his property on the shelf again to pay off the huge debt.

“。。。 As for the exact number of debts borne by the actor, it is not known for the time being, but looking at his crazy sale of real estate under his name, I think this number will not be small. Oliver finally shook his head with some emotion and sighed.

"Da Da Da-"

Arthur leaned back on the boss's chair a little lazily, his fingers lightly tapped on the armrest of the boss's chair, and after listening to these contents, the corners of his mouth rose and asked, "You said before that his mansion in Bel Air, Los Angeles may be forcibly repossessed by the bank and put up for public auction?"

"Yes, that's what that friend of mine said, Cage originally intended to sell the property for $35 million, but it never went awry. Although he slashed the price to $19 million and $17.5 million, he never got a buyer, and if it could not be sold at the end of the year, the mansion could only be repossessed by creditors and forced to be auctioned. I heard that a villa could be auctioned off for less than $10 million.

Moreover, this mansion is not small, built in 1940, it is a local landmark in Los Angeles, and the first two owners were big Hollywood stars. I heard that it is also a castle-style villa, with a total area of thousands of square meters, and the decoration is very luxurious. ”

Hearing the boss's question, Oliver's eyes lit up slightly, as if he had guessed something, and introduced in detail, fortunately, when he called at the time, he asked more curiously, originally wanted to brag about it after the anecdote.

Hearing Oliver's answer, Arthur nodded at the other party with satisfaction, whether he was interested or not, it was rare that he could listen to the news in such detail. Details determine success or failure, attitude determines everything, and he appreciates his subordinates' ability to do a good job in every detail.

"I'm interested in both properties, you're a professional, what do you think?" Arthur asked with a smile on his face.

"If the funds allow, it can be taken, if it is really as my friend said, the castle in the suburbs of Bath is definitely worth the money, with the character of this big star, it must have been fully renovated and decorated, 4.9 million US dollars, it is really very cheap, even if we buy it and sell it at a higher price, I believe that the Russians and the Celestial Empire, the desert tyrants will be very interested.

As for the Los Angeles mansion, we haven't seen the real photos, we can't judge, but I don't think it will be any worse, after all, as Nicolas Cage's residence in Los Angeles, with his profligacy, it is definitely a luxury decoration, and 17.5 million US dollars, thousands of square meters, 17,000 per square meter, a mansion with historical value and celebrity value, with the current recovery momentum of the American economy, the price of real estate will rise back sooner or later, and mansions in international metropolises like New York, London, and Los Angeles are not very volatile, so they are sure to make a profit！”

"Hehe, are you sure?" Arthur chuckled and asked himself, and said to Oliver with a smile in his eyes: "I like Nicolas Cage's movies very much, and he is also one of the few Hollywood actors I like, and it's okay to say that he is an idol."

Since the idol is in trouble, I have the ability to naturally help, so you contact that friend of yours, ask about the situation, investigate the real situation of the property, make sure that there is no problem, and press the price again, and I will ask for both sets.

By the way, it would be better if Mr. Nicolas Cage could be there to make a deal in person, and I would like to get acquainted with him and fulfill my youthful wishes!"