"You know that I plan to buy the land near Devonshire Castle, but my people aren't professionals. It's not only troublesome to get them to negotiate, but it's also a waste of time and effort.
Grosvenor Group is the largest real estate company and landowner in England, so I hope you can help me buy these 30,000 acres of land. In return, I'll exchange futures contracts worth 100 million pounds with you. "
Grosvenor agreed to this condition without much thought. 30,000 acres of land in a rural area like Oxford was worth about 90 million pounds at the current price.
Although it wasn't a lot, as long as there was profit during the stock market crisis, even a mosquito leg real estate company wouldn't let it go. "What about the rest?"
"The second thing is a little difficult." William looked at Grosvenor with a smile. "I heard that your company's stock price has risen a lot these days?"
Grosvenor's eyelids twitched when he heard William mention stock price. He hurriedly said, "Don't even think about my company, William. Other than the three construction companies that you sniped, the stock price of the other English construction companies that didn't have any scandals didn't rise."
"Alright, you didn't offend me. I'm not stupid enough to find trouble with you for no reason." William interrupted Grosvenor. "But you're borrowing my light, right?"
Grosvenor rolled his eyes at the smiling William. "Tell me, what do you want to exchange for the remaining 440 million pounds?"
"Grosvenor Square."
"F * ck you, you b * stard!" Grosvenor jumped up in anger when he heard William's words. "Not to mention that this square is our family's core business in this area, the four buildings around the square generate an annual property income of 30 million pounds.
I can earn 400 million pounds by selling 20 years of property management rights. You want to buy the property rights of Grosvenor Square for 440 million pounds? Are you crazy or am I crazy? "
"Haha, that's my only condition. If you don't want to trade, then I'll wait a little longer. Maybe in a few days, these contracts will be worth 600 or 700 million pounds. But when that time comes, whether or not I want Grosvenor Square will be another matter."
William lowered his head and glanced at the indignant Grosvenor before taking a sip of the tea on the table. "Don't forget, if you can take down one of the three construction companies, the stock price of Grosvenor Group will rise by at least 20%. I'll compensate you for the difference. If it weren't for the fact that I'm not interested in the real estate industry, would I have given you this opportunity?"
Grosvenor definitely didn't want William to get involved in the real estate industry. That guy had a lot of money and was ruthless. If he really got involved, Grosvenor Real Estate Group would have a hard time in the future.
After pacing back and forth in the parlor for half an hour, Grosvenor said, "It's too much of a loss for me to sell the whole square to you. How about I trade the two buildings on the north side of the square with you?"
"No, I said I want the whole square. Why would I want only two buildings?" William shook his head and thought for a while. "How about this, didn't you and King Philip exchange 20% of England's electricity for 13% of the shares of the bulletproof goods company?
You guys split the 13% in half, which is 7.5%. I'll give you another 2.5% of the shares to make 10%, plus the contract in exchange for your square. If you still don't agree, then forget it. I heard that the Bedes Corporation has a lot of good land. When those three companies go bankrupt, I'll pick them myself. "
"No, we'll do as you say." This time, Grosvenor didn't think for long before agreeing. Not to mention that he didn't have that much cash, the actual value of Grosvenor Square wasn't as high as he imagined. At the current market price, it was at most 700 million pounds. The loss he suffered now could be made back in the stock market.
At the same time, he could also dispel William's thoughts of entering the real estate industry. Although Grosvenor knew that the probability of William threatening him was higher, he didn't dare to take the risk. Who knew if William would really enter the real estate industry after seeing the profits?
After the two of them reached an agreement, all that was left was the matter of the lawyers. Grosvenor had dinner at William's place and left.
Two days later, the contract was finalized with the lawyers of both parties. The impatient Grosvenor brought his men to sign the contract.
After signing the contract, the two of them brought their lawyers directly to the real estate management office. After the handover, Grosvenor Square would be called Devonshire Square from now on.
William smiled and shook hands with Grosvenor, who was equally satisfied, to say goodbye.
During dinner that night, when Lena and Abigail found out that William had not only bought Grosvenor Square, but also renamed it Devonshire Square, they were so shocked that they couldn't speak coherently. This was a landmark square in London. Although the square wasn't big, it was only a ten-minute walk from Buckingham Palace.
The next day, the resourceful media immediately reported the news. While people were curious about Duke Min Nishikori's willingness to sell his ancestral property that had existed for nearly 200 years, they were even more shocked by William's means of destroying three listed companies.
For a time, the number of people who came to visit the manor suddenly increased. Both acquaintances and strangers came, which annoyed William to no end. Even the progress of modifying the manor's defense system was delayed.
On the other hand, Lena was very happy to see so many celebrities coming to visit. She held back her impatience and received them for two days. William, who was considering whether to hide back in the castle to relax, heard Sunday's report, "Sir, Hong Wengang, whom you asked me to keep an eye on, and Hong Wenbiao, is on a boat to Thailand. He's expected to arrive in Bangkok in 15 hours."
"Very good." William, who had been impatient for a long time, decided to go to Bangkok without hesitation. "Tell my mother that I'm going out to do something. It might take a few days."
"Sir, I think you should see this."
"What?"
The TV in the living room turned on automatically. The news was reporting about an explosion that happened in Oxford Street today. Before he could hear the details, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
He picked it up and saw that it was Garris. When the call connected, Garris's anxious voice came through. "Hello, have you seen the news?"
"I'm watching it," William said. "What's the situation?"
"Fifteen minutes ago, there was an explosion in a clothing store in Oxford Business Street. Six people died on the spot and nearly twenty were injured. Catherine asked me to inform you that she wants to see you."
"Why is she looking for me?" William was puzzled. "Isn't this a matter for the London police? Or the commander of the anti-terrorism department, Richard Blomley? "
"Just come when I tell you to." The voice on the phone suddenly changed to Catherine's voice. It seemed that Garris and Catherine were together. "I know you're in the Devonshire manor. I want to see you in my office in ten minutes. This is an order and also a request. William, I need your help. We'll talk about the details when we meet."
"Alright." If it was just an order, William would definitely ignore Catherine. However, it was a different story if it was a request for help. He thought about it and decided to go and take a look first.
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