After sending Philip off personally, William shook his head and complained as he watched the six-car convoy drive out of the office building, "There are about 20 bodyguards and drivers. Is there a need for that? Isn't it too troublesome? "
"What's so troublesome about that? Just pretend they don't exist. You'll get used to it after a while," Grosvenor, who was standing at the side, looked at William who didn't even have a bodyguard with him. He hesitated for a few seconds before reminding him vaguely, "There aren't many people around Philip today. Usually, there are six people in public, but there are at least 20 people in private.
I usually have four people in public, but there are about 20 people in private. "Grosvenor looked at William's car and shook his head," With your status, it's definitely not a problem to apply for a bulletproof version of Rolls-Royce. William, you're our god of wealth from now on. If you think it's too troublesome, how about I give you a bulletproof version of Rolls-Royce? "
"Thank you. If you want it, it's just a phone call away." After thanking Grosvenor, William complained, "I don't use Rolls-Royce because I don't want to advertise Aston Martin for free after I bought it.
It's also because the current model of Rolls-Royce is too ugly in my eyes. Not only is there no beauty in it, but it's also completely immersed in the design concept of the 90's. Maybe I should really find someone to design some of the ideas in my mind. "
"You know how to design a car?" Grosvenor looked at William in surprise, "It's good to be young. Your ideas are wild and imaginative."
"Let's go, take my car. We'll talk about your design in the car. If it can impress me, maybe I'll ask you to customize a car."
"Haha." William smiled crookedly, "Sorry, if I really design it, I don't even know if I'll sell it. Just thinking about designing a car that's one of a kind in the world feels good."
He was thinking about whether he should make a Rolls-Royce Phantom or a Maybach 62S, or even make a car of both models. Anyway, he only needed to copy the appearance of the two models in his memory. He would leave the rest to the designer to deal with.
Grosvenor shook his head, thinking that William was too energetic and wanted to get involved in anything that interested him. "I'm glad you like it. Maybe you can really design a unique car. Let's go, it's almost lunchtime. Don't let my wife wait too long, or I'll be in trouble if you leave."
"Haha," William laughed heartily when he saw how serious Grosvenor was. If he didn't know that this guy was a playboy like Andrew, he would have been fooled by his harmless appearance.
William knew very well that Grosvenor must have invited him to dinner for some other reason. If he didn't want to consult Grosvenor about his experience and ideas on land management, he wouldn't have given Grosvenor face.
It took him more than 20 minutes to get to Grosvenor's house in London. He got to know Mrs. Grosvenor and little Grosvenor, who had rushed back from school.
Grosvenor was only nine years old. He was still a handsome and shy little boy. After they got to know each other, he admired William a lot. After they got to know each other, little Grosvenor followed behind William and chatted about his school life.
Out of courtesy, William didn't want to listen to these children's long-winded stories. But looking at Mrs. Grosvenor's gratified face, William didn't show any impatience on his face.
As they chatted, little Grosvenor's words relaxed William quite a bit. In the end, perhaps because little Grosvenor really liked to admire him, William actually agreed to take him to the forest around Devonshire Castle to hunt and teach him some self-defense skills.
This made Grosvenor and his wife very happy. They were both surprised and delighted to be able to talk to William like this. In their eyes, William's achievements were indeed worthy of their child's learning.
Before they knew it, they chatted until 1: 30 in the afternoon. A servant came to inform little Grosvenor that it was time to go back to school. Only then did Grosvenor, who still wanted to continue, go to school.
After the child left, Mrs. Grosvenor tactfully got the servants to change the tea and snacks before she left.
William took the initiative to ask Grosvenor for advice on managing the land, and Grosvenor, who had something on his mind, answered him without holding back.
After chatting for half an hour, William heard that Grosvenor's butler consisted of one head butler and four assistants, and that the matters of the company and the manor were basically taken care of by professionals. This made him very depressed.
The old nobles completely crushed him, a nouveau riche, in terms of foundation. Grosvenor had a saying that made sense to William. In this world, there was no one who could be completely trusted. If he didn't give others a chance to interact and work, how could he find a suitable butler and subordinate?
But he had too many secrets, and exposing any of them would cause him a lot of trouble. "Forget it, let's talk about the main topic. You didn't ask me to come here just to get to know your little prince, right?"
"Of course not." Grosvenor thought for a while. "A few days ago, I received an invitation from the Four Seasons Hotel. They want to build a five-star hotel apartment complex in the former Grosvenor Square, which is now Devonshire Square.
I have an eight-story building in the square, and with the shopping mall in the northeast corner, the two buildings together can be built into a super luxury hotel apartment covering an area of four acres. "
"Working with a fourth-grade hotel?" This news made William stunned.
These days, he had been thinking of a reasonable reason to clear out these tenants. Ever since he knew that Amir Barkavi had his eyes on him, William had been thinking of a way to make Amir Barkavi target the buildings in the square.
After buying Grosvenor Square, he had a little understanding of the specific situation, and had the idea of tearing down the four buildings around the square, which were only five or six stories high.
But after consulting with a lawyer, he found that if he wanted to clear out the four buildings, he would have to compensate the tenants more than 100 million pounds, and there was a 70% chance that the tenants would not agree to take the money and leave.
This was because the money they could make if they continued to operate was more than what William had to compensate them. Since there was no reasonable way to clear out these tenants, it should be fine to let Amir Barkavi, a terrorist, blow them up.
William might even be able to make a profit from this matter to build a new building.
He had checked the insurance of the four buildings before, and Grosvenor had put in a 300 million dollar insurance premium for the four buildings that had been around for hundreds of years.
As long as Barkavi blew up the buildings, not only would it help him clear out the tenants, but it would also help William get permission to build a new building. After all, the buildings had to be rebuilt.
Normally, it would not be easy for William to get permission to rebuild because the square was located in the most central area of London, Mel. Many of the buildings were old buildings with historical value, and there was no possibility of tearing them down.
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