Chapter 197: Knocking on the Mountain and Shaking the Tiger
"Boom, boom—"
The next morning, a faint noise made Arthur walk to the floor-to-ceiling window and look into the distance.
More than a dozen RVs and trucks are parked in an open area of the manor, and a group of people are busy building a blue and white super greenhouse, where the circus performs, the greenhouse will be supported, becoming a symbol of strength.
The circus invited this time is a wonderful and weird circus called the Horror Circus, the circus is composed of strange freaks from all over the world with unique skills, there are masters of optical illusions, there are long-haired 'werewolves', there are genetic mutations that are a blessing in disguise, there are singers who are born with cartilage skills...
European aristocrats have had a tradition of watching circus performances by deformed people such as dwarfs and disabled people since the last century, but this kind of performance has almost disappeared in modern times.
In the words of the head of this circus, the Circus of Terror is a big family for people like them, where they are not discriminated against because they are different.
However, to be honest, although Arthur has no discrimination against these strange freaks, he also feels a little heavy, but after seeing all the members who came over this time, Arthur has to feel that the horror circus is indeed deserved, that is, it is full of fright, fear, and it is definitely the most suitable show for Halloween parties, and it is definitely worth the ticket price.
On the contrary, Eddie and Emilia are full of interest in this circus, not only exchanging laughter with the members of the circus, but also exclamating from time to time.
With the arrival of the circus, the entire Boleyn Manor was completely shattered and became extremely lively and busy.
The media report let the people of all the surrounding towns and villages know about the carnival party prepared by Boleyn Manor for Halloween, which not only attracted many media reports, but also the investment of 100 booths prepared by the housekeeper Paul was completed in a blink of an eye, and there were many calls to inquire, and the housekeeper Paul even wanted to expand the number of stalls again.
Seeing that this Halloween carnival party was getting bigger and bigger, Arthur really didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and in the end, before Halloween Eve came, Boleyn Manor began to gather a lot of lively and curious people, and had to invite the police to enter in advance to maintain law and order.
“。。。 Paul, I kind of regret it. In the study, Arthur looked at the circus area in the far side of the manor that was already crowded, full of people, and the scene was very lively, and he turned back to Paul, the butler who was a little sneering, and said to Paul, who was a little sneering.
"Ahem, I'm sorry, Lord, I didn't expect people to be so enthusiastic about the first opening of Boleyn Manor, but, Lord, this Halloween carnival has already accounted for £100,000, and after deducting the invitation to the Circus of Horrors and the cost of policing, we still have a surplus of £30,000.
The Circus of Horrors will stay for three days, and the box office for these three days will belong to us, and I have received phone calls from a number of companies in the morning who are interested in putting up billboards and promoting the carnival, and they will send people to negotiate in the afternoon, and they will get a few advertising fees at that time. ”
“。。。。。。 Hearing the butler Paul's report, Arthur was speechless, no wonder he couldn't see his figure all day, Arthur couldn't help but shake his head and smiled: "I didn't expect it to be so profitable!"
"It's mainly novelty and curiosity, whether it's the opening of our manor, or the horror circus, under the hype of the media, the people around are driven, in fact, even the horror circus didn't expect that there would be so many audiences buying tickets to watch the show, Haze also said half-seriously and half-jokingly, some regrets being chartered by us, I didn't expect the box office to be so hot.
After three days of performance, if the venue is full, after deducting the cost of chartering, we can definitely make a lot of money, which is also an unintentional cultivation, but the harvest is abundant. Paul, the butler, reported with a smile.
"Well, there are two days left, and you are fully responsible. Although Arthur's net worth will not act on this small amount of money, he is still very happy to be able to be self-sufficient and bring such a big influence.
"Yes, Lord. Paul, the butler, replied with a smile.
When the housekeeper Paul left, Arthur looked at the lively scene in the distance and smiled slightly, when he first came here, didn't he just want to open up the manor?
Thinking about it now, he had no intention of inserting willows and willows, anyway, in the future, he will not spend too much time in the castle for a long time, after all, to start a career, London is where he should be.
The cosmopolitan city is the foundation of the world's future prosperity.
Thinking of the career, Arthur's face couldn't help but change slightly, his brows frowned slightly, and the acquisition negotiation team led by Angela had already contacted the board of directors of Bristol's coastal (gas) power station and started preliminary negotiations.
The board of directors of Bristol's Coastal (Gas) Power Station did not show any rejection of the acquisition, or even welcomed it, which is exactly what Angela knew about and introduced to Arthur.
However, things are not so simple, because the other party wants to sell 50% of the equity, but the acquirer can only get income dividends, but cannot interfere in the management and operation of the power plant, and only exists as an investor.
Such a request, let alone Arthur, even Angela, who planned a completed business empire for Arthur, could not agree, not only directly rejected the other party's negotiation team's 'ridiculous and rude' request, but also threatened the other party's negotiation team on the spot to make an offer for acquisition.
Although this may cost a little more money on Arthur's side, it is undoubtedly a threat of disaster for the power plant management team to form a negotiation team.
Because once Angela officially sent a letter to make an offer to buy Bristol's coastal (gas) power station, as the management of the power plant, it must inform each shareholder of the details of the acquisition, and the British government, which is eager to sell its stake in the power plant and raise funds to alleviate the fiscal deficit, is definitely good news.
And once Arthur's offer is successful, and he wins the majority stake and becomes the majority shareholder and actual owner of the power plant, then these managers, who are careful and do not want to let go of management, will face a purge of the new boss.
This situation is undoubtedly a lose-lose situation, and it is also a situation that no one wants to see.
After all, Arthur's money is not blowing in the wind, what can be done with 200 million, spending an extra pound is a loss, and it is really stiff with the current management, even if the acquisition is successful, kicking out the disobedient will also cause a temporary turmoil in the power plant, which will undoubtedly affect the operation of the power plant and generate unnecessary losses.
“。。。 So at the moment, the negotiations are still deadlocked, and the biggest concern for the management of Bristol's coastal (gas) power station is that once the boss is in charge, some of them will lose their jobs, which is the biggest focus difficulty.
But we can't give them a positive promise, after all, no one knows what will happen in the future, we can't put shackles on ourselves, personnel rights, we must not use them to make transactions, otherwise, even if we succeed in the acquisition, it will be difficult to completely control the power plant!"
Listening to Angela's explanation and analysis on the phone, Arthur nodded thoughtfully, and said after a deep sigh: "You are right, since I have become a major shareholder, then I naturally want to complete the control of the power plant, management, operation, personnel, financial control, etc., all of which are to be grasped in my hands, they are just my employees!"
To be honest, I hate what they are doing now, which is beyond the purview of these managers, and they are in turn blackmailing investors and shareholders, this kind of person, I definitely will not use it!
In this way, Angela can contact the management privately, you can promise them individually, for a year, I will not move them, as long as they have the ability, I will not move them in the future, of course, if you can't, then you can only be sorry.
Also, dismantle them from within, let them 'elect' the person who dances the most happily, I think, this unstable factor is the object we must cut off, I hate the person who is on the following gram, even if he is capable, he can't put himself in the right position, and wants to get something that does not belong to him, I will definitely not use it!"