338 Robbery while the fire is on
Simmons actually thought about quitting his job from the family hotel and going out to open a new hotel in partnership.
But the biggest problem, there is only one, there is not enough money.
If the hotel is not big, it is better to continue to stay in the family hotel.
Although Chu Xiangqian intends to invite Simmons, he is not a fool, so he will naturally not give more shares, and the management shares will only be given at most 5%.
It's still the kind that can only get dividends and can't be bought and sold.
Simmons wants more shares, so he has to take out the money with real money.
And Chu Xiangqian knew that in addition to the advantage of money, he also had the trump card of Margaret.
Once Margaret can be convinced, through her, to urge the royal family to any new hotel, this alone is the best advertisement.
Of course, this is not easy, and it will have to wait until the hotel starts operating, and after the royal family has inspected it, it is sure that it is really good, and it is possible to get the approval of the royal family.
Chu Xiangqian took out the humidor and gave Simmons one with a smile, "My friend, don't be in a hurry, and you shouldn't be in a hurry." It's not just me taking risks, you're actually taking risks too. ”
After Simmons calmed down, he realized that what Chu Xiangqian said was indeed right.
Chu Xiangqian hurriedly continued, "When we think that my horse has only a very small probability of winning the championship, if it really wins. Isn't that an excellent sign? ”
Simmons smiled at this time, many ghosts are actually very superstitious, what God's guidance, what luck, they also believe.
Although Chu Xiangqian is not all fooling Simmons, if the next negotiations and expectations for future profits do not meet his expectations, Chu Xiangqian will immediately interrupt the business.
Early the next morning, not long after Chu Xiangqian got up, he just wanted to call the front desk and order breakfast, when he received a call from Margaret.
This chick excused herself to pick up the champion knight and go back to her manor, and said goodbye to her mother early in the morning, but before going to pick up the champion knight, she asked the team to turn around and go to the knights' bridge first, and then wanted to have breakfast with Chu Xiangqian.
Simmons didn't sleep much last night, and he was ready to wake up at 8 o'clock in the morning and prepare breakfast according to what Chu Xiangqian said in advance last night.
But when he pushed the dining cart and planned to take the elevator up to the third floor.
Suddenly, he saw his daughter walking over with two men and two women.
I was trying to give way and let the guests get on the elevator first and wait for a while.
I heard my daughter say, "Father, are you giving breakfast to Mr. Chu on the third floor?" ”
Simmons nodded, and saw that among the four, wearing a blue girl's big-brimmed hat, she looked like the lady with the highest status, and said a few words to another little girl.
Simmons was soon able to enter the elevator together.
When they entered Chu Xiangqian's suite, when the father and daughter were setting up breakfast, they saw Chu Xiangqian and the woman hugging.
Then he was urged out of the suite by Nata.
And there are two men in suits standing at the door, who look like bodyguards.
Now Simmons and his daughter Mia were even more curious, but curiosity is curiosity, and the father and daughter didn't really inquire, let alone inquire.
By the time Chu Xiangqian really started eating breakfast, it was already half past nine in the morning.
As for Margaret, this chick is now tired and lying on the big bed in the master bedroom that Chu Xiangqian sat on yesterday.
It was Nata, the little girl, who rested for a while before coming out of the guest room, and Chu Xiangqian went into the bathroom to wash Chu Xiangqian, and brought him the clothes he wore today.
Waiting for Chu Xiangqian to come out dressed neatly, he helped him pour juice again, and served him for breakfast with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, Chu Xiangqian secretly said that if he wants to conquer a woman, he really has to conquer her in some way first.
After breakfast, while drinking juice, I thought about it.
While Nata went to get her tie, Chu Qianqian pretended to enter the bedroom and looked at Margaret.
When he came out, he was already holding a pair of pearl earrings in his hand.
It was made of two white South Sea pearls, only 2,000 Hong Kong dollars, but when it was given to Nata, the chick was so excited that she almost jumped.
hugged Chu Xiangqian's neck and offered a fragrant kiss.
After a while, the two separated, and after Chu Xiangqian put it on Nata, the chick happily ran directly to look in the mirror.
The more I look at it, the more I like it.
It's just that it didn't take long for him to take it off his ear again, and said to Chu Xiangqian, who looked puzzled, "My dear, I'm worried that Your Highness will eat my jealousy." ”
Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but laugh, Margaret herself had hinted that she could win over Nata.
Margaret knows very well that she needs someone around her to cooperate.
When the second was in Xiangjiang, Chu Xiangqian had already communicated with Nata several times.
Of course, the most important thing is that Margaret did find that she really couldn't deal with Chu Xiangqian alone.
And even if it is one or two, Chu Xiangqian can still win two or three times in a row.
In Margaret's eyes, if Chu Qianqian was dealt with by herself, she might be exhausted to death one day.
And she didn't want to see Chu Xiangqian look like he couldn't get up or down.
Otherwise, Chu Xiangqian would not be so stupid and send Nata pearl earrings.
But he couldn't say this to Natamin, so he hugged the other party and whispered, "You help me find a few good antiques from the Celestial Empire, and I'll say that the earrings are exchanged with you."
As for antiques, I'll give you money to buy them as pocket money, understand? ”
Nata nodded hurriedly, smiling again.
Then he turned his head to look in the direction of the master bedroom and made sure Margaret hadn't gotten up.
Hurriedly padded his feet, hugged Chu Xiangqian's neck with his eyes in confusion and kissed again.
And this chick probably thinks it's exciting to do this, and her movements are getting more and more unrestrained.
It only took more than twenty minutes before he was completely beaten down.
Chu Xiangqian shook his head with a smile, picked up the other party and went to the guest room.
Clean up before calling Norton.
When I went out, it was already past 11 a.m.
Arthur, who was guarding the door, and another bodyguard glanced at each other, and finally could only shake their heads helplessly.
Since Margaret can still come out at will this morning, it naturally means that her mother and sister do not intend to restrict Margaret's freedom after knowing about her and Chu Xiangqian.
My mother and sister don't care, and they, the bodyguards and agents, are not qualified to care.
And you have to keep it as secret as possible for Margaret.
Chu Xiangqian saw Notton in the lobby downstairs, this kid was not only accompanied by Ward and other bodyguards, but also a young man about his age.
"Master, this is Gerald, the owner of the villa on Garden Street."
Chu Xiangqian smiled and stretched out his hand to Gerald, but he didn't expect that although this kid had a smile on his face, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.
Chu Xiangqian didn't have to doubt it, he knew that this kid looked down on Asians.
Although I was unhappy, I didn't show it, and I planned to see the villa on Kensington Garden Street first.
However, on the way there, Chu Xiangqian deliberately sat in the same car with Norton, and then asked in a low voice, "What happened to that kid's family, and even the villa on Garden Street had to be sold?" ”
Norton thought about it and secretly said that although he was good with Gerald, it was just a simple friendship.
Naturally, it is not as intimate and important as the master and business partners.
Gerald's brother fell off his horse last month while hunting in the wild, fractured his tibia and died after half a day.
He unexpectedly inherited the Dukedom of the Groner family, but had to pay enough inheritance tax to inherit the family title and successfully obtain all the family wealth. ”
Chu Xiangqian was a little relieved, since it was because of the inheritance tax, the villa on Huayuan Street should not have any other troubles.
But after thinking about it, I felt that it was wrong.
"The Grohner family didn't set up a trust fund?"
Norton shook his head hurriedly, "Of course there is a family trust, but his brother Angelo is less than 30 years old, and he has accumulated a lot of private wealth after many years of business.
Moreover, Angelo is sometimes too casual, and some private property is bought with trust money, but it is in his own name.
If he's okay, then everything is fine. But now that something has happened, the ownership of this part of the property is not only difficult to define, but also gives outsiders a handle. ”
Chu Xiangqian understands now, usually no one checks, and no one cares if he does something illegal.
But the predecessor Angelo died unexpectedly, and he didn't even have a son, and those who coveted the wealth in the name of the Grona Trust naturally wouldn't let Gerard inherit the title so easily.
"Is it possible to lower the price of the villa?"
Norton looked at Chu Xiangqian in surprise, the price he said on the plane yesterday was only 300,000 pounds.
And this money master is fully capable of taking it out, and the price is not expensive at all, and it is even a 20% discount.
Now that my master wants to lower the price again, it is really a bit excessive.
But whoever makes the master is now his own supplier, and if he wants to earn the first wealth he earns himself, he has to rely on the master.
After thinking about it, Norton whispered, "The bronze I bought last time was from Gerald. And no one else knows about it.
If the tax department finds out, Gerald will definitely be in big trouble. ”
"Stop", although Chu Xiangqian wanted to blackmail Gerard with this, he was absolutely a fool if he really did this.
"I'm going to buy more bronzes and Celestial Dynasty antiques, you help me lower the price, and I'll give you a 10% commission. Or my bottom line is 8% of the market price.
If you can beat the price by 6 percent or 7 percent, I still buy it at 8 percent. ”
Norton immediately became positive.
If you can beat the price by 6%, then you can earn 20,000 pounds by yourself.
200,000 is a rebate of 40,000, which is enough for Norton to ignore his friends.
And Gerald didn't touch the Celestial Empire antiques at all, otherwise he wouldn't have sold the best batch of bronzes in the family's collection at will last time.
"Master, don't worry, I will not only help you press the price of the villa in a while. The antique business, I can do it in a day or two. ”
Chu Xiangqian laughed, this kid has money to make, and he is starting to be shameless.
When I arrived at Garden Street, I followed Gerald's car into a villa.
Chu Xiangqian was interested in this villa just by looking at it.
Not only is the garden not small, but the villa itself covers an area of four or five hundred square meters, and most importantly, the villa has been renovated and remodeled in the past year or two.
Seeing this, Norton said with a low smile while Gerald had just gotten out of the car and had not come over, "This house was originally used for Gerald's wedding room, and I heard that the year before last, it cost more than 10,000 pounds just to modernize and renovate." ”
Chu Xiangqian said with a smile, "Don't look at Gerald's sad face now, but maybe he will wake up laughing from a dream in his heart." ”
Norton was stunned, but when he thought about it, this guess was not impossible.
Looking at Gerald's gaze, it also became different.
The kid now looks like he's driven crazy by taxes, but when he really raises enough money, he will not only have the title of hereditary duke, but also the Groner family trust and a private fortune of millions of pounds.
Don't talk about yourself in the future, even my grandfather has to be polite when he sees him.
That's the power of wealth.
Thinking of this, Norton has no more burden on the matter of price reduction.
When Chu Qianqian entered the villa to look at the house, Norton pulled the unhappy Gerald and began to bargain.
At first, I heard Norton say that the price of the villa had to be reduced, and Gerald was naturally a hundred unwilling, and even scolded.
But when Norton said that he was willing to buy more bronzes from him, Gerald's attitude immediately softened.
Although he also knew that although the Celestial Empire antiques hidden by the family were not worth much at this time, the price would definitely rise in the future.
But the bad thing is that the Groner family has too many treasures, not only from the Celestial Empire, but also antiques from ancient Greece, South America and other ancient civilizations.
In this era, there were indeed not many buyers of Celestial Empire antiques, and coupled with the inherent impression and contempt for Asians, Gerald really didn't think that the things of the Celestial Empire were worth much.
The two muttered for a while, and it was not until Chu Xiangqian decided that he wanted to buy the villa and walked down from the upper floors that the two finally reached a verbal agreement.
Chu Xiangqian naturally didn't ask how much it was, shook hands with Gerald, who had a much better attitude, and got into Norton's car, only then did he learn from Norton's mouth.
The transaction price of this villa is still maintained at 300,000 pounds, but in the case of bronzes and other Celestial Dynasty antiques, as long as Chu Xiangqian is willing to sell 200,000 pounds, Gerald is willing to concede 50,000 pounds.
Norton was worried that Chu Qianqian would think too much, and explained, "Master, I will explain to the expert who went to help me select bronzes last time, and at the same time try to select good things, the price will also be 5% of the market price." ”
Chu Xiangqian gave Norton a thumbs up after listening.
A 5% discount is equal to £200,000 for something that is actually worth 400,000.
On this basis, it is 50,000 yuan cheaper, and when you wait for 150,000 yuan, you can buy an antique with a total price of 400,000 yuan.
And the villa on Garden Street is quoted at 300,000 yuan, but it is actually a 20% discount.
If this business is really done, as soon as it is sold, he will make 375,000 pounds.
Chu Xiangqian thought for a while, "After this thing is done, either I'll give you a benefit fee of 50,000 pounds."
Or, 400 bottles of tiger bone wine will be given to you. ”
Tiger bone wine is 150 pounds a bottle, 400 bottles are 60,000 yuan, plus Norton himself originally planned to sell it for 180 pounds in the London aristocratic circle, Norton will definitely choose tiger bone wine as long as he is not stupid.
After lunch at noon, Chu Xiangqian didn't let Norton personally take him to the suburbs to see the ranch.
Tell this kid to finish the bronzes and antiques as soon as possible in the afternoon, if Gerard really can't wait, the contract for the sale and purchase of the villa can be signed and transferred early tomorrow morning.
Norton has money to make, so naturally he can't wait to get 400 bottles of tiger bone wine tomorrow.
Busy asking Ward and Bailey to drive Chu Qianqian to the outskirts of the pasture next to Margaret's manor.
(End of chapter)