"William." Grosvenor looked at William, who had been thinking for a long time. There was a hint of worry in his eyes.
"Sorry, I was lost in my thoughts." Just as he was about to agree to Grosvenor's plan to set up a huge pit and leave the building to him and the Four Seasons Hotel, William had nothing to do with the explosion of the building.
However, when he saw Grosvenor's worried eyes and thought about how this old man had just given him 4,000 acres of land, Grosvenor's heart softened.
It was rare for William to be soft-hearted. Forget it, it was better not to cheat him. He thought about it and said, "I'm sorry, this is too sudden. I have to get someone to do some investigation and evaluation. If it's really good, I'll seriously consider it."
"Of course, this matter will definitely have to be investigated and evaluated. Today, I'm talking to you about this. Let me know when there's a result. There's no rush for now. This project is still in its initial stage. We have time to do research."
Seeing that William didn't reject him directly, Grosvenor heaved a sigh of relief. He believed that William would be able to understand how much profit there was after he inspected the place.
At the same time, he secretly sighed that William's luck was really good. He had just bought the plaza in his hands, and now there were people rushing to give him money.
He regretted being blinded by the visible profits and selling the plaza too quickly. At the same time, he admired William's decisiveness and style of doing things without delay.
After discussing the matter, Grosvenor, who was unhappy that he had lost a large sum of money for nothing, suddenly didn't have the mood to continue talking. William also didn't have the mood to continue talking. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to resist the temptation to cheat Grosvenor, so he drank a few mouthfuls of tea and got up to leave.
When he returned home, William went upstairs to take a nap. He slept until 5 pm and reported to him on Sunday when he woke up.
"Sir, Jack Chen and his group have found clues about the Indestructible, but to verify whether his idea is correct, they need to go out to sea for a field trip."
"Since there are clues, you can't find it?" William asked curiously.
"Sorry, sir, I'm not omnipotent. I can't do anything that isn't shown on the map."
Damn it, this wasn't the first time this happened on Sunday. William could only helplessly say, "Alright, help them prepare the equipment and ship. Let me know if there's any news."
"Understood, sir. I'll report to you as soon as I have any news."
.....
A few days later, William was at home receiving Pierre, the general manager of the Bank of France, and his negotiation team. They were discussing the sale of Chantilly Castle.
Both parties wanted to buy and sell the land, so the atmosphere during the first meeting was quite good. After talking for the whole morning, the negotiators, accountants, and analysts formed by Moonstar had no objections to the price of 7800 hectares of land at 1 billion USD.
This price was less than 6% higher than the current price. Therefore, after an entire morning of debating, William agreed to it after the negotiation team asked him for instructions.
After lunch, they took a short break and continued their discussion.
They talked for the whole afternoon, but they were stuck on the valuation of the castle and the cultural relics in the castle. The difference between the two sides was very big. When they couldn't go on, they could only adjourn the meeting and discuss countermeasures in another small reception room.
William, who was unhappy about being slaughtered by the Bank of France, suddenly heard Sunday's report.
"Sir, Black Phantom sent back a message. The island where Indestructible was stranded has been found. However, he also reported that Jack Chen and the others may have been targeted by a group of pirates."
"Kill them all if they have the intention. Do you still need to report this to me?"
"Understood, sir."
Anthony discussed with the think tank of Moonstar. After reaching an agreement, he walked to William, who was standing by the window, and reported.
"Boss, the experts we found estimated the value of all the cultural relics in Chantilly Castle at 1.7 billion USD. The castle itself is worth about 300 million USD. Including the land, it's a total of 3 billion USD.
Although it might not be accurate because of the tight time, it's definitely more reliable than the 5.5 billion USD quoted by the Bank of France.
The suggestion of the think tank is to give the Bank of France a cold shoulder. They're willing to talk to you under the pressure of public opinion, which means that they have a strong desire to sell.
If you don't have to do it today or in the near future, we can wait and suppress them. At the same time, we have time to find their weakness. "
"Hmm." William obviously understood this logic. He thought for a moment and said, "My bottom line is 3.5 billion USD. If the price is higher than this, we won't talk.
If we really can't reach an agreement, we'll change our target. We only want the castle and land. The cultural relics and the antiques can be given to the Bank of France for transfer and storage.
Anyway, I'm not interested in the oil paintings in the castle. They're not my ancestors. Even if I buy them, I won't hang those oil paintings. "
"Okay, Boss. That's all for today." Anthony looked at his watch. Just as he was about to leave, he heard William say softly, "I'm not in a good mood right now."
After that, William pointed at the image that appeared on the television. Anthony turned around and saw that the news was reporting a large group of people holding banners and cards, protesting loudly outside the manor.
Many people with bad tempers were cursing William at the camera. Demons, vampires. The whole of France would not support William buying Chantilly Castle.
"Find some connections and contact the director of the Bank of France who exposed the news to the media a few days ago. See if you can get him to tell you how much money the Bank of France lost in the stock market crash.
Because of his senseless sense of justice, my house is surrounded by people protesting again.
Hehe, remember to secretly film the scene of the contact. Once you get the information, leak the news secretly. "
"Un, understood, Boss." Anthony was a little frightened. He was helpless against William's strong desire for revenge. "There might be some costs involved. What do you think?"
"I only want the results. Everything else is not within my scope of consideration." William turned to look at Anthony. "Of course, the costs must be reasonable."
"Okay, Boss. I'll go back and find my connections in France. This director named Luther is very famous these days. It shouldn't be too difficult."
After a 20-minute break, the negotiation began again. Knowing William's bottom line, the negotiators from Sony didn't waste much time this time. They directly quoted a price of 1.3 billion USD for land and castle and 1.7 billion USD for cultural relics and antiques.
Of course, the people from the Bank of France didn't agree to this price. They hated the fact that the price was quoted separately.
Everyone knew that the value of the land and castle was actually very easy to estimate. If the price was quoted separately, how were they going to cheat William?
Both parties began to argue fiercely again. After listening for a few minutes, they were arguing about the antiques. This made William lose interest in listening to them. He said a few words to Anthony who was beside him.
He stood up and walked out of the meeting room. Anyway, he had already told the people from Sony his bottom line. It didn't matter whether he was at the negotiating table or not.
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