It was definitely too late to avoid it at this time. Phyllis had already seen Ada, and her sinful little hands immediately pinched the soft flesh of Roque's waist.
It really hurts!
The kind that goes deep into the soul.
Rock didn't dare to hide, and barely kept the smile on his face.
Fortunately, Winston is here.
Winston also knew about Rock and Ada's past. After the initial shock, Winston immediately took the initiative to say hello to Ada.
"Welcome, Senator Churchill, what can I do for you?" Ada acted as if she hadn't seen Roark.
"I want to make a transfer, forty thousand pounds, is that okay?" Winston was a little worried about Rand Bank's ability to pay. Forty thousand pounds is not a small amount. This level of business is the largest and most financially strong.
You also need to make an appointment in advance for the Imperial Bank.
"Of course you can. Businesses under 100,000 pounds can be carried out at any time." Ada didn't even bite.
The strength of Rand Bank is definitely beyond Winston's imagination. Forty thousand pounds sounds like a lot, but it is no problem for Rand Bank. When converted into gold, it is less than 300 kilograms. What's more, the transfer is not a cash withdrawal, and the funds are in
It's just a walk around the Rand Bank account, and you don't even have to leave the bank door.
For customers of Rock and Winston's level, business is conducted in the reception room on the second floor, with a dedicated business manager responsible for full assistance, which is convenient and fast.
Rock wanted to go to the reception room with Winston, but unfortunately Phyllis wouldn't let him go. She dragged Rock to the balcony on the second floor and asked viciously: "Why is she here?"
He was really vicious, very different from when he was angry with the store owner the day before yesterday.
Roque really didn’t know. When he answered the question, he didn’t forget to say: “Isn’t it normal for a banker to stay in a bank——”
Phyllis was so angry that she went crazy, and then struck harder: "I didn't mean that!"
"I really don't know. You also know that we have been together during this period." Roark was cautious. He had never seen Phyllis so angry.
Ada sent Winston into the reception room, and then came out to find Roark and Phyllis.
"Lord Nyasaland, Mrs. Nyasaland, good morning." Ada switched to normal mode with impeccable etiquette. Today she was wearing a bank clerk uniform that women rarely wear, which is a black suit and trousers.
Leather boots, this kind of wearing method is very common in the Financial City. Looking around, there is basically a sea of silk hats.
However, few women dress like this these days. After all, most women working outside the home work in textile factories, and working in a bank requires professional qualities.
The same set of uniforms, worn on those bank employees, look almost like the servants in the Roque family.
Wearing it on Ada will give you a unique charm.
Ada's height is relatively tall among women. Many men these days are less than 1.7 meters tall. Ada's height is obviously over 1.7 meters. As for women, it is rare to be taller than 1.7 meters.
The visual effect is to stand out from the crowd.
Ada's figure is indeed good. She is as tall as she should be and as curvy as she should be. The uniforms are carefully sewn to express the curves of Ada's figure to the greatest extent.
Ada's hair is the same golden color as Phyllis's. Phyllis usually puts her hair back in a simple style; but Ada's hair is pulled up behind her head, and then she uses a
The whole body is covered with a green emerald hairpin, and the head of the hairpin is engraved with the emblem of the Capet family. Needless to say, this is another masterpiece of Itno.
"Hello, Mrs. Capet." Phyllis finally let go of Roark and braced herself to deal with Ada.
Different from Ada's uniform, Phyllis is wearing a lilac tulle dress today. The style of the dress is a bit conservative, with the neckline and back uncovered, and she wears long-sleeved gloves on her hands.
Yes, she seems to be a very strict woman.
Different from ordinary long skirts, the waist of Felice's long skirt is a bit high, just below the chest. It looks similar to the waist position of traditional Korean long skirts. This style is rare at this time.
, the vast majority of white people don’t even know that there is a Korean ethnic group in the world, so Phyllis’s long skirt feels particularly attractive.
Roque didn't even know how many different styles of long skirts Felice had. Anyway, Felice often made clothes, making more than a dozen sets at a time.
Nobles are not called nobility if they are not extravagant and wasteful. No matter how much Phyllis likes the clothes, she can only wear them once on formal occasions. She can wear them casually at home. The same long skirt can be worn twice on formal occasions.
It's just very rude.
Ada's uniform is more convenient. After all, the styles are similar, and no one will notice if you repeat them occasionally.
In fact, Ada's clothes are the same. They are all uniforms. There is not much to do in terms of style, only decoration. A simple family crest can be used in countless ways in the hands of a tailor.
Phyllis actually also has the emblem of Baron Nyasaland on her dress, but it is also shown with lavender colored threads on the chest of the dress. You can't see it if you don't pay attention. This is just like those who wear a big gold chain.
There is a sharp contrast between the nouveau riche who want to tell the world.
In fact, Felice's dress is not much cheaper than a large gold chain. The badges on the dress are all hand-embroidered. The skirt and neckline also have petals and cloud patterns embroidered with lavender thread. No,
Note that you can't tell even if you look at it. Roque doesn't even know the meaning of such decoration. Maybe this is the so-called "low-key luxury".
"Sorry, I may disturb your mood, but I really didn't mean it. I came to London to check the business of Rand Bank. There have been a lot of bad debts in the London branch recently." Ada's reason is very suitable, is she a banker?
, it is indeed very appropriate to appear in the bank.
"That's really hard work for you." Felice's smile was also very mature. This is considered a basic ability and she has been practicing in front of the mirror since she was a child.
"This is my job, so it can't be said to be hard work." Ada stood about one and a half meters opposite Phyllis, which was a suitable distance.
"What's going on with the bad debt?" Rock didn't want to see the two women chatting, but he still cared about Rand Bank's business. After all, Rock was the boss of Rand Bank. If Rand Bank lost money, Rock wouldn't have a good life either. Bad debts in banks are inevitable. Information is severely limited these days. In many cases, if review is not strict, the probability of bad debts is simply unacceptable.
In the situation in the UK, banks can open whatever they want. There is no unified banking supervision department, so there are countless banks of all sizes in the Financial City.
Then there are so many banks that close down every year. The Rand Bank branch in London was taken over from a banker who had gone bankrupt.
"Almost all bad debts occur because of loans. Sometimes the business manager has problems during the review, and the price given seriously exceeds the value, and then it becomes a bad debt. House prices in London are very expensive, and not many people can afford them.
, so it is very difficult to sell the house." Ada has a headache. The higher the house price, the fewer people can afford to pay. It is rare for a guy like Roque to spend a lot of money to appear every year.
Many run-down nobles these days are unwilling to borrow money from others because of their status, so banks have become the best channel for working capital.
There are not many dilapidated nobles who want to sell their ancestral property to survive. Sometimes the same house will even be mortgaged to several different banks. Such people will become black accounts of the bank, but people who do this are generally
This is done only when you need to sell off your property and leave the UK. Many people go to the United States.
"Wait a minute, Rand Bank has a lot of houses now?" Rock felt that it really took no effort to get them.
"Yeah, I'm going to set up an agency to sort out the houses and rent them out. Unfortunately, many of the houses are almost abandoned and have little maintenance value. There are nearly a hundred houses in Chelsea -" Ada continued
Before he finished speaking, Rock immediately rushed to the reception room.
Since Rand Bank has so many houses, it really hurts Rock to buy one for 40,000 pounds.
Winston is discussing the difference between Panamanian cigars and Cuban cigars with Reagan's key account manager in the reception room. This guy absolutely loves cigars. It is said that he has smoked 40,000 cigars in his life. It is a blessing from God that he does not have lung cancer.
When he saw Roark, Phyllis, and Ada coming in, Winston ignored them and kept talking to himself.
The key account manager responded quickly and immediately got up to ventilate the room and prevent the lady from smoking second-hand smoke.
"Winston, I don't want to buy the house." Rock was very happy. There were nearly a hundred houses, and Rock could choose slowly.
Winston was still a little stunned. After hearing Rock's explanation, his eyes changed again.
We are all human beings. Winston can't even afford a house in Chelsea, but Rand Bank owns hundreds of them. With all these houses rented out, the annual rent would be more than 100,000 pounds.
"Now you can rest assured. Do you want to buy a house that the bank has foreclosed on at a low price?" Roque was very generous now. The reason why bad debts are bad debts is because capital cannot be mobilized. Ada is still very capable.
Yes, renting out your house is a good choice, and the rental return rate is actually good.
There is no such thing as property rights for houses in this era. The land is private and the house will always be private. Therefore, as long as it is maintained and repaired in time, it is not unusual for a house to be passed down for hundreds of years. This kind of stone structure house in the UK
, most of which have hundreds of years of history.
"Of course! No fool would want it!" Winston angrily wanted to eat the big one, but unfortunately his appetite was not good enough, and he would probably not be able to eat enough Rock.
At this time, Ada had already instructed the key account manager to bring over the information on those properties. The house that Rock wanted to buy was actually among them, but that house was only worth 20,000 pounds at Rand Bank, which was cut in half.<