Chapter 18 1%
On the last day of October, the Eton boys dressed up in formal morning dresses that were more ceremonious than tuxedos.
Today is the day of the Dormitory Choir Competition, and the EtonHouse boys are not only interested in the school tradition itself, but also excited about the seven-day mid-term break that will end the event.
At the end of the choir competition, the students gathered in twos and threes and walked out of the auditorium, which was rare and more active than only a few public school students
"Every year, after I give the winning residence hall an award, I go back to my office and sit there and watch the students come out of the auditorium." In a small two-story building, the middle-aged principal with gold-rimmed eyes and a gentle temperament looked sideways at the window and said.
Hall sat on the other side of the desk and chimed in: "It's a lively scene that makes people feel happy. ”
"We have to admit that Eton College is a strict school, even very rigid and conservative in some ways. But we still want our students to relax once in a while. ”
The principal said and retracted his gaze: "But this does not include serious violations of school rules, such as truancy. After all, Eton College trains 1%, and it would be unimaginable if the best 1% of the country's population did not follow the rules. ”
"So, I'm going to be expelled?" Hall asked.
The headmaster chuckled: "Eton College is a private school, and your mother is a nobleman, a member of the House of Lords, and a rich man. From the school board to me, no one wants to fire you. So, come ahead and give a reason why you are not expelled. ”
"All the faculty and staff in the school are instilling the "1%" mentality in the students all the time, and you say that you are only cultivating the 1% of the population. Obviously, I'm the 1%, isn't that enough? Hale pulled out a letter and placed it on the table.
The principal opened the envelope and looked up at him when he saw that it was his reply rejecting the "leave application".
"I completed a social practice perfectly, and I made a profit of 122 million pounds in 2 weeks, 1000%+ yield. This school has graduated countless big names in politics and business, but who has achieved my achievements at the age of 16? If I don't deserve to be called 1%, who does? Hall was frivolous.
This is the case, the rate of return of 1000%+, this kind of operation is unpredictable, cannot be summarized, and cannot be reproduced.
To put it mildly, even beyond probability.
This is like the battle of Xiang Yu Julu, Huo Quai's wolf Juxu, countless factors are superimposed together, and only then will they be crowned gods.
Hall naturally can't be compared with the two Tianjiao, but he can also be called famous in the first fight.
The principal spread out the letter and was speechless for a long time: "...... It's been folded, right, the crease is flattened but it's still there. ”
"I'll do my best to fix it." Hall restrained his frivolous posture and said obediently and seriously.
The principal nodded with satisfaction: "Maybe it's time to send you a button for a rising star, the social practice is doing a great job." ”
"Thank you." Hall breathed a sigh of relief.
The school had been preserved, and five generations of men in the Hall family had graduated from Eton, and it would have been sad for Lady Helena if his generation had been cut off.
"My personal question, is there really a 1000%+ yield?" The headmaster finally asked.
The corners of Hall's mouth curled slightly, and he stood up and saluted: "Is there any difference between 1000% and 800%?" ”
The 1000%+ rate of return is the profit without deducting a series of costs such as taxes, exchange rates, handling fees, etc., and the net income that can be obtained in the end is estimated to be about 8-90 million.
At the beginning, 2 million funds were added, and 18 million were added one after another.
At the factual level, the rate of return is not as exaggerated as he said, and the actual meaning is the same.
After this operation and the wave just installed, there should be no need to be bothered by heavy schoolwork in the future, and Helena will really talk to him on an equal footing.
At present, Benjamin's team is still doing finishing work in New York, and it will take about half a month for the money to be credited to the account.
Hall also has to put the finishing touches, and the mess caused by the disappearance is still quite big, and the school side is only a part, and the classmates have to solve it.
As the principal said: Eton College is rigid and conservative, instilling in students every day the 1% ideology and gentlemanly culture.
Acting on adolescents from adolescence will inevitably cause some rebellious psychology.
Things like smoking and swearing are not uncommon at EtonHouse.
Hall left the principal's office, walked to a smoking grove, and successfully found the boy with freckles on his face: "White, I saw your mother come to pick you up." ”
"Shet." When the freckled boy named White heard this, he quickly threw away his cigarette and looked around vigilantly.
"Idiot, he's scaring you, when did that stepmom of yours ever care about you." A tall boy shook his bow tie in his hand and laughed.
A few students in the grove laughed.
Hall glanced at the audience with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and the laughter stopped, and he stepped forward and reached out to put his arm around White's shoulder: "Are you at home or going out on vacation during the holidays, can I go to your house as a guest?" ”
White's eyes dodged, and his body resisted: "I may have to go to Germany with my father, where business has gone wrong." ”
"Don't do that, didn't you say you were going to invite me to your winery in Scotland last time? Otherwise, you can come to my house, and I'll take you to fox hunting, along with some adults. Hall said.
White looked hesitant, and Hall preemptively said, "It's decided, you tell your father, I think he will agree." I caught the train and had to go. ”
Without waiting for a response, he waved his hand and left.
Hall was busy wiping his ass for the mess he had made, and then hurriedly boarded the green train back to London.
"Black Monday" has passed, and the aftermath is still being transmitted.
Helena moved back to the city from her country estate in Yorkshire to take care of her business.
It was about an hour to ride the greenskin from Windsor Town to London, which was quite convenient, and Hall didn't let anyone pick him up.
Most of the people often refer to the City of London, Buckingham Palace, London Bridge, etc., and from an administrative point of view, London is surrounded by many satellite cities and divided into many districts.
The Hall family has several properties in the city of London, with Helena favorites staying in a townhouse in the Richmond borough of West London.
It is not quite accurate to say that it is a townhouse, it should be said that it is two three-story buildings......
West London has a long history, and the Hall family has been buying this property for some years, and it used to be a rental apartment and later converted into their own home.
Due to its proximity to the street, a red brick fence was erected around the renovated residence.
Some flowers and trees are planted on the side of the wall in the courtyard, and in summer, the branches climb out of the wall, and the flowers hang down the wall, which is not only conducive to privacy, but also has a unique scenery.
The disadvantage is that it is difficult to take care of, it attracts mosquitoes in summer, and the branches of the trees are dead in autumn and affect the appearance, and if you don't prune, someone will knock on the door and the meter will be poor.
When Hall got home, he was just in time for two blue-collar workers to climb a ladder up the wall to trim branches, one with scissors and the other with a chainsaw.
Helena and Caroline, along with another middle-aged woman, stood under a tree and watched, turning the two blue-collar workers around.
"I suspect he shoved the chainsaw so loudly because he couldn't hear you." Hall stepped forward and said.
Helena glanced at him, threw him the back of her head, and walked inside.
"Hey, who inherited this temper, I don't hold such a grudge!" Hall thought secretly in his heart, and hurriedly chased after him.