Chapter 925: Poison Feast

Manors are standard for British tycoons. In China, tycoons basically buy villas in the city, while in the UK, most tycoons like to live in manors.

Manors can be large or small, with a small area of ​​more than ten acres and a large area that is even equivalent to half of London. The prices are naturally high and low. Except for some historical relics that are not sold to the public, basically, the older the manor of the same size in the UK, the cheaper it is.

That's right, in China, if you want to buy an ancient building or a courtyard house in Yanjing, it will cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. But if you want to buy an ancient manor or castle in the UK or Europe, the price is so low that you can't imagine it.

Even some contractors can be purchased for 1 euro, but the subsequent maintenance fees of those contractors will definitely drive anyone who buys it crazy.

So if the tycoons in Europe and the United States have money and want their own manor, they will definitely avoid those manors that need historical repairs and cultural relics protection that cannot be changed. Choose those more modern manors to buy, or just get a piece of land to build it yourself.

Yang Dongxu also has real estate in the UK, but the real estate he has is basically high-end apartments for investment, but he has not bought a manor.

After all, even for a modern manor, the annual maintenance cost is absolutely shocking. In addition, the manor needs various servants and other usage fees as standard. If used as an investment, the return is actually not as good as some high-end apartments.

Toy has his own manors in the UK and the US. He has some extremely valuable things, such as jewelry and antiques. Compared with bank safes, he trusts his own safes more.

Therefore, he has a large manor with more than 500 acres of land in the UK. He bought the land from the government and built it himself. It is located in the suburbs of London, in a park, which is also one of the gathering places for British rich people.

Today, a small party was held in this luxurious manor with white as the main color and green trees around. Partying is the main way for British people to relax and entertain on weekends.

Especially for wealthy and prestigious nobles, or people in the upper class. If no one invites you to a party on the weekend, then you are basically eliminated by the upper class.

And if you can't invite some people of status to your party, it proves that you are basically not in the social circle in London.

In addition to some high-class guests, entertainment banquets also have some models and stars to attend, while private banquets basically invite friends.

Today's banquet is a weekend party where everyone gets together to brag and keep in touch. It is the kind of party where you host it this week and I host it next week.

Therefore, the requirements for banquet guests are not as strict as private banquets, so in addition to some people with status, there are also many small stars and models, both male and female.

Parties held by wealthy people for birthdays or other celebrations, as well as gatherings held in private manors, are one of the channels for these male and female small stars or models to find diamond bachelors or find sponsors to invest in themselves.

Often, as long as the host releases the news, many second- and third-rate stars and models will take the initiative to participate without spending money. Of course, if you want to invite some big names to increase your face, or want to have something happen with these people who come on their own initiative, you need to pay money out of your own pocket.

The banquet held by Toy was semi-open, so in addition to the invited guests, many flashy little stars and models came, making the whole banquet look very lively.

"Is there anyone you like?" At the railing on the second floor of the manor, Toy leaned on the railing with a glass of red wine, and Yang Dongxu held a glass of champagne next to him. The two chatted casually, looking at the bustling men and women on the lawn in front.

Compared with the liveliness on the lawn, the hall downstairs seemed a little quieter, but the guests in the hall were more distinguished. They were the kind of upper-class elites who were invited to keep in touch and talk about things with each other.

Those little stars or models who came uninvited, even if they wanted to go to the toilet, would be asked by the servants guarding outside, and politely led to bypass the hall and go to the toilet in the side room.

So at this time, among the people who were talking to each other on the lawn, many handsome men and beautiful women looked at the hall downstairs from time to time. If anyone walked out of the hall, whether it was a gluttonous old man or a young kid, they would be greatly welcomed.

Facing Toy's teasing, Yang Dongxu didn't say anything, just smiled. Looking at the scenery in the distance, I don't know what he was thinking.

"You are still as boring as before." Toy curled his lips, then said after a moment of silence: "If it is not necessary, it is better to keep some distance from Natasha."

Yang Dongxu raised his eyebrows and looked at Toy in confusion. This warning was obviously not because Toy's family was not on good terms with the Gut family, and even had some hostility.

"She is very interested in the position of the future successor of the Gut family and wants to be the queen of the Gut family. But her brother's ability is not so outstanding, and it seems to be a little worse than her, but he is not a fuel-saving lamp.

More importantly, old Gut seems to feel that it is more reliable to hand over his family business to his son than to his daughter, so she wants to take over the power in the hands of old Gut. There is a long way to go and more efforts." Toy said.

"For example, she is now representing the Gut family, helping the person on the stage to rectify the banks and financial markets?" Yang Dongxu asked.

"This is a thankless job. Even if she succeeds and gets the affirmation of the person on the stage, she will offend many people, which will do more harm than good to her if she wants to take over the Gut family."

"What job did old Gut assign to her?" Yang Dongxu asked.

Toy shrugged without saying a word.

"I haven't cooperated with her in these years. Even if I ask her to be a middleman, I have to pay her. It has nothing to do with her family affairs or the person on the stage." Yang Dongxu took a sip of the champagne in the glass.

"That's because she hasn't contacted you yet."

"Huh?" Yang Dongxu frowned and looked at Toy with surprise and confusion.

"You know the Russian economy well, without me telling you. The banking industry and financial market are a mess. Arresting some people or shooting some people can at most make this circle quieter.

But if you want to make the banking and financial markets improve, you need to invest. After all, you can't just rely on the central bank to print money. That won't make the industry better, but will feed poison to the industry.

If this goes on, the banking industry may explode like the collapse of the former Soviet Union. "Toy clenched his left fist and then opened his fingers instantly to make an explosion gesture.

"I admit that I have a little money and have made some achievements over the years. But to save the Russian financial market, do you overestimate me too much?" Yang Dongxu looked at Toy with some amusement.

"That's a big quagmire. Even if you trap a few of the big American financial groups together and throw them in, it can't be filled. Someone on the stage may have this extravagant hope, but he knows it's just a dream. Natasha also knows her weight, so no one will be so stupid to jump in. However, it's not possible to save all of it, but it's not impossible to make it better in part. "

"For example?"

"For example, let some of the bank's businesses start to make profits, instead of a pile of bad debts. Let some wealthy people in the country have more confidence in the banking industry, instead of worrying all day that the money they deposited in the bank was inexplicably confiscated when they woke up. "Toy said.

Yang Dongxu frowned, and seemed to have guessed something vaguely.

"Well, your trouble is coming."

Just as he was still thinking about Toy's words, a convoy drove in, attracting the attention of many people on the lawn. Natasha walked out of the open car door and looked up at Yang Dongxu who was talking to Toy on the balcony on the second floor.

Then she walked into the hall without any stop and went directly to the second floor.

"I'll go downstairs to greet other guests first, you can chat slowly. If you need it, there are many comfortable bedrooms in the manor, with large and comfortable beds. You can just tell the servants to go to any one of them, even my master bedroom. "Toy shook the wine glass in his hand and patted Yang Dongxu's shoulder, with a smile that all men understand.

These words were not hidden from Natasha, so Natasha frowned and looked at Toy with dangerous eyes. But Toy chose to ignore her eyes and walked past her.

For this unwelcome guest, if he refused to enter directly, it would obviously be equivalent to tearing his face. But now his uncle did not want to be a direct enemy of the Gut family, but not wanting to be an enemy did not mean that he had to greet them with a smile.

"I have encountered some troubles recently." Toy left, Natasha put away her narrowed eyes, waved to let the manor servants standing not far away ready to serve leave, walked to Yang Dongxu and said.

"You know there are some things I don't want to get involved in." Yang Dongxu put the champagne in his hand aside, left the balcony and walked into the house and sat on the sofa.

"Shares of some oil fields in the Middle East and some minerals in Australia, or those in Africa are also fine. You can choose to take the mineral deposits and develop them yourself, or take dividends from them every year. "Natasha said.

Yang Dongxu frowned completely. The conditions offered by Natasha were undoubtedly very tempting. But because they were too tempting, the price he had to pay would undoubtedly be greater.

After a long silence, Yang Dongxu asked, "What do I need to do?"

Although he knew that this might be a poisoned cake, it was too tempting and he couldn't resist the greed in his heart. Or, he felt that after swallowing this cake, it would not necessarily poison him, but would be a delicious meal.