Chapter 295 Buy a Castle and Be a Prince (2)

"William, long time no see, how are you? Why do you feel like you're getting fat again?"

Yang Cheng's original intention was to be polite, he would not be free to care about the prince's daily life, but William replied solemnly, "Why, I have lost 3 catties this month, you know, my My job is not to focus on charity, but to visit all over the world. I happen to be going to visit the United States the day after tomorrow, and the first stop will be New York. There will be a charity dinner at the home of Sir Martin Sorrell, and you must do your best to attend.”

Well, I know that there is no simple thing in the royal family. Look at the prince, who said it was so great even in the autumn wind. Yang Cheng slandered a few words in his heart, and said grandly, "I don't think there is anything more important than charity. Of course it is I can’t be missing, but I still have to stay in the UK for a while, and I have a few official duties to deal with, so let me donate 1 million pounds to Princess Diana’s bereavement foundation, just be careful.”

When William heard this, he hugged Yang Cheng and patted Yang Cheng's back vigorously. His big mouth almost reached behind his ears. Can you be unhappy? Several charitable foundations of Princess Diana are now owned by William. Li said, "My God, Jason, you are so generous, thank you very much, why don't you serve as an honorary director in the foundation?"

If he could intentionally kill someone, William would have died countless times at this time, bastard, are you still eyeing me? Squeezing wool can't hold a sheep, can it?

But so what, who made Yang Cheng want to achieve something in the UK? It wouldn't work without the help of William, a local snake, so it's considered a protection fee.

The corners of his mouth were forced up, pretending to be happy, "That's my honor."

After finishing speaking, fearing that William would find another reason to ask him to donate, he hurriedly moved the topic aside. Princess Kate, who has always been holding her husband's arm, was wearing an emerald-colored dress decorated with warm orange broken flowers, which perfectly highlighted her slender body. The waist is elegant and dignified, but the temperature outside is only a few degrees above zero. Wearing a single skirt like this, with bare legs and high heels, I really feel cold when I think about it. There is no way, who let her join a wealthy family? Just have to suffer.

"Kate, you are becoming more and more attractive, no wonder William is so fascinated by you." Very beautiful words, both praised Kate and praised William, Yang Cheng ignored William behind him, pretending to be disgusted David Ellison, who said a few nice compliments without spending money, would not be embarrassed to open his mouth when he asked for help later.

"Thank you, Jason, this sentence is also for you. I haven't congratulated you yet. New Times Media has acquired the New York Times, and your career has reached a new level." Kate accepted Yang Cheng's praise generously and congratulated with a smile.

"I'm lucky, I have someone to help~" Yang Cheng was still thinking about continuing to exchange some pleasantries, but David Ellison interrupted impatiently, "Okay, we are all acquaintances, don't be so polite, let the waiter take a seat first Have some snacks, and talk slowly if you have anything to say."

Yang Cheng went down the donkey, sat next to Beckham, greeted the couple briefly, and then a waiter brought a teapot and a snack plate. If you follow the formal afternoon tea etiquette, you should eat from the bottom sandwich first. At first, this is to fill your appetite, so as not to drink tea to speed up digestion, and feel empty. After that, there are scones and various desserts, but everyone is friends, and no one is particular about it. The Williams are no exception. With a cup of black tea, each of them chose their favorite style and took a few sips, and then started chatting.

Yang Cheng took a sandwich of chicken breast with parsley cream and malt bread. The sandwich was cut into a size that was convenient to eat at one time, and there would be no such thing as sauce falling on the clothes that would damage the noble face.

"Jason, you asked me to help you find an old castle. I had someone do a simple screening according to your requirements. I don't know if you have any specific requirements?" When Yang Cheng called William to have afternoon tea, by the way He mentioned the matter of the old castle, and now he took the initiative to provoke this topic, which seemed to be intentional, and he immediately felt that the 1 million pounds spent just now was not in place.

Yang Cheng swallowed the food in his mouth, drank red tea to rinse his mouth, and asked jokingly, "William, you won't fool me with those castles that have been dilapidated for a long time? I know that the most valuable castles in England are all in yours." Family."

"Jason, do you want to live in England?" Beckham brought Victoria a piece of theater cake and asked in surprise.

Yang Cheng shook his head and denied, "No, no, I plan to increase investment in the UK. I will spend a lot of time in the UK in the future. I don't want to stay in hotels all the time, and I don't know what it is like to live in a castle." The experience is more curious."

Victoria took small bites of the cake with a cake spoon, and found it interesting, she poked her head forward and said, "Trust me Jason, you will lose all interest within three days, and then shout to sell the castle."

William also liked to joke, and made a two-bi gesture, "I'll bet for two days."

Yang Cheng laughed absurdly and said, "On, don't you welcome me to England?"

The kind-hearted Princess Kate patted her husband reproachfully, covered her mouth with a chuckle and explained, "Why don't you welcome me, the main reason is that you are inexperienced and don't know how troublesome it is to live in a castle. "

David Ellison, a bad friend, gloated and interrupted Princess Kate's good intentions, "Don't worry about him, this guy has made a lot of money recently, and he has nowhere to spend his money. You have to experience the benefits of the castle yourself."

Yang Cheng glared at David Ellison angrily, "Fuck off, I'm so poor and crazy."

"Haha, David, don't make fun of Jason. In fact, living in a castle is more expensive, and everything else is fine." William shrugged and gave a rather vague answer.

This made Yang Cheng very puzzled, so he turned his attention to Princess Kate for help. Kate, who has the aura of motherhood, would naturally not refuse, with a graceful smile.

"If you want to live comfortably in the castle, you must have at least 20 servants, including a butler, personal servants, maids, chefs, gardeners, drivers and other necessary personnel. The benchmark for small earls and viscount castles, if it is a large duke castle, the number of servants must be doubled, otherwise your life will immediately become a mess, and this expense is indispensable.

In addition, there are maintenance of gardens and ponds, and new problems will arise almost every week in the dilapidated castle. The butler will hand you a signature pen with the most cordial smile and let you sign the check. Generally speaking, in the first five years or even the first ten years of your stay in the castle, you have to prepare at least 1 million to 2 million pounds of fixed expenses every year.

If you buy a castle that was built nearly a hundred years ago, it’s okay, at least the circuit doesn’t need to be re-laid. If it’s an old castle hundreds of years ago, I really suggest you think carefully, because re-erecting various lines and heating and cooling equipment That's enough money to buy you a flat in Hyde Park.

By the way, I almost forgot to remind you that the lighting in the castle is not good, and the lighting system is a necessary project when you renovate the castle. Therefore, you need to prepare an additional fund dedicated to paying the electricity bill. The figures for each quarter Accumulation will definitely make you feel bad. "

Regardless of the faces of the other people watching the joke, after listening to the words, the dumbfounded Yang Cheng only had one thought in his mind, "I am a poor man, so why don't I buy it?"

Xiaobei was about to burst into tears, stammering and patting Yang Cheng's shoulder to persuade, "Jason, I advise you to think about it carefully, but if you really buy a castle, please remember to invite me as a guest."

"And me~" Xiao Lizi raised her hand in agreement.

David Ellison was even more ruthless, "Just leave me a room, and I will accompany you when I am in a good mood."

Yang Cheng really wanted to cry, didn't she just want to buy a castle? As for coming up to stab the knife one by one?

The eyes of "hatred" passed over this group of unconscionable guys, Yang Cheng remembered this, as the saying goes, if you don't take revenge, you are not a gentleman, and when this group of people are unlucky, he will definitely ridicule them back a hundred times, hum~ , he is so narrow-minded.

However, joking aside, this castle still has to be bought, isn't it just 2 million pounds a year? It's a trivial matter, it's a big deal to save money by going out a few times less in the future.

Clearing his throat, he said to William, "I've decided to buy this castle, you have to come up with something good, I'm also generating income for your royal family."

William smiled. As Yang Cheng said, this is a good thing for the royal family. It can not only get rid of the burden, but also win over a super rich man to live in the UK. Why not do it? Besides, with the relationship between several people, he Naturally, he would not cheat Yang Cheng.

I took a sip of black tea, thought for a moment in my mind, and said, "I really have a castle that meets your requirements. It used to be the residence of King William IV and his wife in their later years. It was later used as a summer palace by the royal family. It was built in the 1980s. After a large-scale renovation and modernization, the total area is more than 60 acres, and the building area of ​​the castle is close to 60,000 square feet, part of which is leased to farmers and reclaimed as farmland.”

After a pause, he continued, "The only problem is that it is far away from London. The castle is located on a peninsula highland in Southend on the seashore. It takes more than an hour to drive the highway, but the scenery is invincible. The sea and sky are the same color, surrounded by forests. It has good privacy, and there is only one way to enter and exit the entire castle territory, which is very safe. If you want it, you only need to pay 10 million pounds, and other taxes and fees will be exempted.”

I have to say that William's description is still very attractive. Without the actual impression of the picture, Yang Cheng has a general impression, which sounds very good.

"It's indeed a bit far away. If you really live there, you'll have to take a helicopter to travel." Yang Cheng muttered softly.

Hearing Yang Cheng's words, William thought for a while and added, "However, there is an airport in Shaotsen on the seashore. If you fly from Liverpool or abroad, you can land directly in Shaotsen, which is much more convenient. It only takes about 10 minutes from the airport to the castle. Of course, if you only travel within the UK, the helicopter is indeed more convenient, even if you fly to Liverpool, it will take more than an hour."

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