"The expansion of the commercial operation of the castle has been nothing more than the transformation of the castle into a hotel, a luxury wedding venue, a luxury camp, a tour and so on, as well as the annual heavy metal festival held at Carton Manor in Derbyshire, graffiti at Kelburn Castle in Scotland, and even more, the 16th-century Longleat country house was transformed into the world's first drive-in safari park outside Africa in 1966... ”

The butler Paul was not surprised or caught off guard by the new earl's ideas and problems, but instead listed the projects that could be carried out one by one, in fact, the old earl also considered the potential value of the castle, and finally gave up because of the improved financial situation and tradition.

After all, as an earl, if you really fall to the point of selling tickets and letting people visit the residence where you live, you can't get past the two levels of glory and self-esteem.

Although steward Paul was not a fan of these developments, he was well aware of the plight of these castles, which were called 'historic relics'. Today's wealthy British would rather build their own mansions than buy "historical legacy".

And the newly built mansions are usually classic in appearance, with modern facilities, and reduce daily expenses through solar panels, biofuels, etc. Compared with the "bottomless pit" of repairs and maintenance costs of castles, it naturally forces the rich to be "pragmatic".

Hearing the words of the housekeeper Paul, the corners of Arthur's mouth couldn't help but pull, a little embarrassed, doing a hotel, usually having a wedding or something... There must be a lot of people coming to this mansion...

Well, it seems that no one is a fool, someone has thought about it for a long time...

And there are countless such castles in England, manors and hotels. I don't know if I make money or not.

Anyway, listening to Paul's words, 1 to 200 pounds can be used for a night, so it seems that we have to think of another way.

However, it would be a pity that such a beautiful place as Boleyn Castle, designed by the most famous architect of the time, has a very modern aesthetic and various classical arts, but for various reasons such a beautiful place is not known to the outside world, and it is a pity that it is so 'deserted'.

Arthur is willing to wipe away the millennium of wind and frost from Boleyn Castle and return to the shining years of the past.

After all, the cheap ancestors used their rich financial resources and unique aesthetics to build this villa with very personal characteristics, and under the accumulation of more than ten generations, it is more like a private museum, with the taste and aesthetics of the previous generations of owners to this day. For example, this is like the gardens of the literati and politicians in the ancient Jiangnan of the Celestial Empire, each of which hides precious treasures and irreproducible landscapes that are impregnated by the aesthetic taste of the owner.

In fact, many of the British aristocratic estates were as low-key as Boleyn's ancestors, and although some of them contain precious Renaissance paintings and many famous sculptors, many of which are still off-limits.

"Count, if you want to open Boleyn Castle for tourists to buy tickets to visit, you have to consider the question of how to attract tourists to the fame of Boleyn Castle? ”

The housekeeper Paul is also quite helpless to say the biggest problem he has long thought about, the development of Boleyn Castle to become a tourist attraction, there is no problem, but not that they are happy to open, there will be tourists to the door, especially to sell tickets, Boleyn Castle is indeed beautiful, but it is not Kensington Palace or Churchill Manor as famous, the world knows.

Indeed, it has to be said that wealthy families can often find a way to survive in the entertainment industry, and mansions are no exception.

Just like Hatfield Manor, which is Wayne's home in the "Batman" series of films, has also appeared in several films. The mansion is particularly popular with historical dramas because it has "royal blood" and was the home of Queen Elizabeth I before she ascended the throne.

And Chatsworth Manor in Devon, which is the prototype of the Pembery Mansion in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, is where many literature lovers make a "pilgrimage" every year, dreaming of meeting Mr. Darcy, who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside.

Once you have fame, you can not only get ticket income, but also welcome various crews, which brings a lot of location rental income to the estate.

Packaging and operation are extremely important!

This is also an important reason why Arthur did not hesitate to start writing "Downton Abbey", he wanted to hype Boleyn Castle into the most popular tourist destination!

At that time, not to mention hosting weddings and private dinners, even if you use the venue, the usage fee will start at 20,000 pounds, and there is no upper limit. The castle could be worth at least hundreds of millions of pounds...

Thinking of this, Arthur showed a confident smile on his face, and said to Steward Paul: "I will find a way to make Boleyn Castle famous, you can think about it now, when the time comes, those rooms can be opened in advance, you can arrange them in advance, I think this day will not be too far away." ”

"Oh?" the butler Paul frowned at first, but immediately realized that his questioning was a bit rude, and immediately explained: "I'm sorry, Earl, I didn't question your words, but I was a little surprised... ”

"Hehe, it's okay, even if it's questioning, it's okay, I'll keep it a secret for now, but you can wait and see. Arthur didn't show any displeasure in the face of questioning, and continued with a smile.

"Paul, inform the heads of the newspaper and the publishing house, and tomorrow I will meet with them to find out the details of the two companies, and by the way, let them bring the treasurer. ”

Hearing this, the butler Paul's expression couldn't help but be solemn, his body straightened slightly, and he nodded in response: "Okay, Earl, I will inform them immediately." Do you need an accountant to take care of the accounts?"

"Hehe, not for the time being, thank you Paul, I really feel relieved to have you by my side. Arthur naturally heard Paul's subtext, but he didn't plan to check the accounts and give the executives of the two companies a dismissal, he knew better than anyone that what he needed now was stability, even if there were problems with these two companies, now was by no means a good time to liquidate.

The meal should be eaten one bite at a time, and the road should be taken step by step!

"It is my pleasure to serve you!" said Paul, the butler, as he stood up and gave Arthur a gentlemanly salute.

"By the way, I just walked around the manor, and saw that the grassy slope was being mowed on the hillside by the river to the west, and I asked, that area is 10 acres, and the planting of general lawns, although beautiful, but completely useless, it is better to plant all alfalfa, not only will it be beautiful when it blooms, alfalfa is also a very good pasture, and when the time comes, it can be sold to the pasture that our manor has been rented, which is also considered an income. ”

Arthur said his thoughts, this is not that he is picking small money, in his opinion, saving small money, small money may not be able to become big money.