"Alright, I'll relay the news to those who need it. However, William, you can't always use me as a messenger. You should get in touch with some of the nobles who have a good impression of you. It'll be beneficial for you."
"Hehe, I'll give you a hehe," William said sarcastically, "There's no benefit, but a bunch of messy things. Garris, do you really think I don't know that the old fox Devin and the nobles around him have their eyes on me?"
"Grand Duke Devin, that old fox, in order to let his descendants inherit his title and wealth, as a major shareholder of Debis, not only did he sit by and watch me short Debis, he even secretly lent money to his son to short Debis."
"An old fox like him who would betray his own people for the sake of his family is not a good partner," Garris said helplessly.
"Hehe, I don't believe that you don't know why Devin is doing this. It's all for the sake of his family, for the sake of his family name."
William obviously knew the reason. Wasn't it because he couldn't do it anymore and was making a backup plan?
Debis' share price plummeted. If it was a few years ago when Devin was still in good health, he would definitely be furious. But now, he couldn't wait for Debis' share price to fall by 90% so that he could lower the value of his shares and pass them to his descendants.
Debis' share price would eventually return to its actual value anyway.
Now that Debis' share price had plummeted by 40%, his descendants would have to pay 40% less inheritance tax. That was hundreds of millions of dollars.
Therefore, not only did Devin not blame William for having designs on Debis, he even silently watched as William stirred up trouble.
"Besides, you don't have the right to say that. Do you really think that you're a good person? Aren't we just pawns in your eyes too?" Garris mocked. "If you didn't want to use us as a shield, would you have told me that you were shorting Debis?"
William smiled, "Even if we're using each other, at least I'll let you guys have some soup. A delicious soup. Making money is wonderful, isn't it, Garris?"
Gallis was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "Well, for the sake of money, I believe that the others won't get in your way or deliberately go against you.
However, we have a very simple request. When you eat the meat, we hope that you can think about whether the people on your side can drink the soup. "
"As long as you don't want to swallow me whole, the soup will definitely be fine.
However, since I'm a chef, it shouldn't be a problem for me to ask for 30% of the processing fee when I make good food, right? Otherwise, if I don't report back, then our business and friendship won't last long. "
Gallis fell silent for a moment before saying, "Wait for my call, but I don't think it'll be a problem. Right now, everyone is so eager for you to join us because they recognize your ability to make money. We need you."
Ha, everyone needs me, okay? People who could help others earn money would be very popular everywhere, but no one would help others earn money for free. Unless there were other benefits, it would be better to earn it yourself.
William narrowed his eyes and waited for Gallis to call back. He knew very well that he couldn't stay away from the people on his side forever, but it was definitely impossible for him to work for free.
If Grand Duke Devin and the other old foxes were willing to part with 30% of the profits, William could cooperate with them a few times.
Anyway, it wasn't like he was giving them money. He could share some of the money and information that he didn't care about. Not only could he get them to help him make money, but he would also be in a peaceful situation.
At the same time, he could borrow their power to do things for him. This could be considered as mutually beneficial.
As for the future, William didn't expect to be an outsider forever. However, he also understood that he was too young. Even if he wanted to participate in the affairs of the nobles, he could only be a junior.
William wasn't interested in being a junior.
These nobles who had allied together were actually a group of people who wanted to preserve their family's glory, status, and privileges.
If one didn't care, then this group of people was no different from capitalists and landlords.
But if one cared about the nobles' way of doing things, then this group of people would make one understand how difficult it was to join the nobles and how xenophobic they were.
On the outside, they were polite, but on the inside, they were incomparably arrogant. They pretended to be pretentious with the glory of their ancestors and used their ancestors' achievements to make demands.
But some people just fell for their tricks.
Half an hour later, William stopped the boat and took out his fishing tools. He stood on the deck of the third floor and fished out of boredom.
Perhaps it was because he wasn't paying attention, but after an hour of fishing, he didn't catch a single fish.
But William wasn't angry. After all, he was just killing time.
After another half an hour, Gallis finally called back.
"We generally agree to your conditions, but we want to replace the 30% profit with something else.
As you know, the Grand Duke of Devon and some other nobles are already very old. They want to replace the people who are working with you with their descendants and leave some cash so that they can inherit their wealth and titles. "
"No problem, I want something in return. I don't care if it's money or not. Tell me, what good things have you prepared for me. But first of all, unless it's a castle in London, don't tell me about those run-down castles and manors in other places. I'm not the king of run-down castles."
"Fine," Gareth said mockingly. "Only an idiot would give you a castle near London." Gareth's mouth was gagged by William's words, and he immediately removed the castle from his mind.
After waiting for a few seconds, William didn't refute him. Gallis said uninterestedly, "I have some land, wineries, and art here. The land is …"
"Unless it's in Oxford, don't tell me," William interrupted. He didn't need to think to know that these lands were definitely not good places.
He had no interest in taking care of the land in the corner that could not earn him much money.
"Other than the top five wineries, don't tell me about the other wineries. The wineries in England aren't as good as those in Scotland. Why would I want these unknown goods? To take a bath? You should tell me about art. I'm interested in that. "
"If you only want art, we can't talk about it over the phone. You should find some experts to come to London and see for yourself," Gallis said helplessly.
"No problem. By the way, which country are these art pieces from?"
"Erm, erm," Gallis stuttered for a long time before saying, "The Celestial Empire."
"All of them?" William asked in surprise.
"Erm, probably. If you don't like them, it's not impossible to discuss. How about I give you some antiques from the Celestial Empire and Eastern Europe?" Gallis asked carefully.
"Ha, do you think I'm an idiot? It's the stock market crisis now. How much are antiques from the Celestial Empire worth? Why would I want antiques from those small countries in Eastern Europe? "
William was angry, but he was happy in his heart. "Unless you sell me all the Celestial Empire's antiques at the market price, I'll take it as a gamble. Otherwise, you can keep them for yourselves."
"That's not impossible, but I don't think you can take all the Celestial Empire's antiques. The profit I should give you is 92 million USD, but it's not even one-tenth of the value of the Celestial Empire's antiques."
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