Step into the castle and you're on a different world: red and blue marble columns support the vaulted roof, orderly antique furniture, giant oak staircases, and the double C logo on the floor, a subtle reminder of the power and culture of the Earl of Carnarvon.

The statue of the second Earl of Carnarvain, similar to the statue of the fourth Earl of Carnarvon and his sister when he was young, the walls are full of portraits of family members, and under the introduction of the Earl, Andy and his party learned that these portraits are all made by masters, including the famous Van Dijk.

In addition, there are also precious photos of the Herbert family on the piano and on the table, and turning around is like walking into a well-decorated museum. The family has a rich collection, and the wooden desk used by Napoleon in the music room alone is enough to amaze you, not to mention the Baroque ceiling. The 37 clocks of historical value placed in different rooms bear witness to the immortal traces of history and time left in the castle.

"The castle has about 300 rooms, and there are 356 crystal chandeliers alone. In the heyday of the estate, 60 servants took care of the family's food and daily life, and today the castle employs 20 full-time employees to keep it running, including a well-organized butler, Colin. ”

Fiona, the Countess of Carnarvon who was from a commoner background but was full of aristocratic style, elegantly introduced the white-gloved butler who had been standing behind her master, and Andy smiled and nodded at the other party.

A very interesting family, the countess talks eloquently and is full of aristocratic style, while George Herbert, the eighth Earl of Carnarvan, has a somewhat melancholy look in his eyes, and an embarrassing smile appears on his face from time to time, which always gives people a feeling of shyness and shyness.

In this regard, Andy has always maintained a faint smile, and does not care about the Earl's shame and the aristocratic style of the Earl's second commoner-born wife, although he often mentions a large family in Scotland or Austria in the Countess's conversations, shows special interest in whether Andy and his party are satisfied with the tea in front of them, talks about her horses, and uses the example of tennis or golf clubs to make analogies, etc., which are a little ridiculous, but more still makes people feel a kind of helplessness and unwillingness to decline.

Andy is here to buy the castle manor and do business, there is no need to tear the other party's noble veil, even if this veil is just the emperor's new clothes, he doesn't need to make the other party feel humiliated.

Sitting on the red sofa, Andy looked with interest at the castle library-like study, with its gilded roof, gilded bookshelves, rows of precious ancient books, ancient Greek Ionic columns, crimson sofas and dark red carpets, exuding a classical temperament.

"After more than 160 years, it is really hard to find such a well-preserved and functioning castle, if I remember correctly, only 50 of the 300 rooms are currently functional, and the rest, especially the abandoned rooms of the castle towers, are in urgent need of restoration?"

Andy was not interested in continuing to listen to the somewhat pompous countess in front of him continue to brag, although he didn't want to deal with a woman, but the hypocrisy was too much, it would make people feel disgusted, Andy even saw Amal who had been smiling elegantly and frowned slightly.

"Yes, Mr. Smith, this involves millions of pounds of financial expenditure, and we can't do anything about it, if it were a normal year, maybe we could think of other options, but in the face of financial turmoil, perhaps, it would be more correct to hand it over to someone you can trust.

It is my responsibility to keep it alive and not to watch it fall into disgrace, and while it would be a disgrace to the Carnarvon family, it will take me the courage to face it. ”

Earl George Herbert, who had not spoken much, had a sad expression, his eyes reluctantly caressed the armrest of the red sofa, his tone was full of helplessness, and he said sincerely.

The smile in Andy's eyes slowly retracted, and he had more respect for the honesty and sincerity of the Earl Carnarvon in front of him, and the interesting thing was that when he heard the earl's words, the countess, who had been acting pompous just now, smiled bitterly, and then sighed lightly, as if taking off her mask.

Before, Andy was still wondering how the eighth generation of Earl Carnarvon, the godson of an old English lady, would choose a superficial and pompous English woman as his wife, but now it seems that everything is a routine, maybe the banter in Andy's eyes touched the earl's shame, no matter what the reason, this is a very interesting couple.

"I really like the tradition that has been maintained here, and I think I will make the castle more relevant to the times and continue to pass it on. Andy smiled calmly on his face, looked at Earl George with clear eyes, and said lightly.

After the conversation, the atmosphere became much more relaxed and natural, and the countess who took off her mask lost the annoying arrogance and exaggeration, but perhaps it was the aristocratic habit that she had adhered to for a long time, and she would still be involved from time to time with the names of some families, nobles, and royal families, as if she didn't talk like this, she would be despised.

Near noon, Countess Fiona, who had prepared an aristocratic lunch for the arrival of Andy Smith, may be a British culture, and banquet etiquette is far more important than what to eat. For 100 years, even the meals at aristocratic family dinners were not really novel, and the main menu at Fort Highclell has been around for about 200 years, while there is no food to speak of in England.

A valet handed the meal with a silver tray in his hand, while the butler Colin stood behind his master, closely watching the movements of each guest at the table. Two valets stood aside with a bartender, making sure that the guests' glasses would not be empty.

This type of service is classic "Russian", which is a method that requires the highest number of waiters, and it is also invisibly and calmly revealed.

Andy is not surprised by this, after all, his butler Little George is also very familiar with and good at the etiquette of the British aristocracy, but he can also see that all these normative etiquette is more due to the butler Colin.

After a two-hour aristocratic traditional lunch, for Andy, this trip to the castle is almost a result, and Andy naturally will not go to participate in the matter of the price.

He and Earl George drank black tea, chatted and laughed, waiting for the negotiation team of the two sides to negotiate a price that everyone could accept, 50 million pounds, Andy would never agree, even if the area of the castle manor reached 1,000 acres, and there were 4,000 acres of farmland on both sides of the manor and more than 1,000 cattle and sheep pastures, it was not enough for Andy to spend half a billion pounds to buy this manor.

What's more, once Andy takes over, a comprehensive renovation work must be carried out, for this castle, Andy has a detailed plan and plan, this repair work, Andy will not be perfunctory just to deal with the British government, but to really repair, the remaining 250 rooms are all renovated and renovated, in preparation for the filming of the film and television drama "Downton Abbey".

Run a drama that influences and changes real life with film and television stories, and directly develops this place into a tourist attraction and a castle hotel that maintains the traditions of the British aristocracy.