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Chapter 522: Manor Villa and Butler
...Early the next morning, after watching Wang Qiang go to work, Liu Dong drove to Crouching Tiger Mountain with Lin Ling, because three days ago, Liu Dong received a call from Ni Jun, who was at the top of Crouching Tiger Mountain.
The villa has been renovated, please come and inspect it!
Just like last time, this time Liu Dong still chose to enter through the front door! However, compared to the last time he came, the entire yard had been cleaned after the decoration, and it was obviously much neater and cleaner than the last time, and there were more
How popular!
"Mr. Liu, what do you think?" Ni Jun asked with a smile.↗
"Not bad, very clean!" He nodded, walked around the screen wall, stepped through the hanging flower door, and walked into the front yard. It was still the broad and magnificent small square with an area of no less than a thousand square meters, but it was cleaner and lifeless than before.
, many stone supports with carved railings and jade have been placed in the square at this moment!
Noticing Liu Dong's eyes, Ni Jun quickly explained from the side: "Because it is winter now, we have only prepared the shelves. As for the flowers placed on them, we can wait until spring to put them up!"
After hearing this, Liu Dong nodded and walked into the rooms on both sides. These rooms are used to entertain guests. On average, each room has three floors, with an area of about 300 square meters, which is comparable to a luxury villa.
!
But there are a total of fifty-two such suites in the front yard, which covers an area of 2,500 square meters, including the main room and the left and right rooms! However, so many houses are obviously beyond Liu Dong's actual needs. Therefore, in the original decoration
At that time, Liu Dong only left twenty guest rooms in the left and right wings. The thirty-two guest rooms in the main room, except for the living room on the middle floor, left the four-story main room, which he changed into four
A large studio that is 20 meters long and 15 meters wide. These four studios are reserved for himself, his parents, and the future Yan Qingqing respectively!
These four studios are located on the left side of the main room. On the right side of the main room, four spaces of the same area were turned into two music rooms with excellent sound insulation by Liu Dong. One is for his sister, and the other is for his family.
Because both Liu Dong, his mother, and even Wang Qiang love the piano very much, and his father also loves music. As for the remaining two spaces, one was converted into a small conference room by Liu Dong, and the other into a small conference room.
He opened a small exhibition hall, mainly to deal with those colleagues who come to visit his collection!
Now most of these rooms have been decorated according to Liu Dong's intention. Moreover, the musical instruments and furniture inside are also the best on the market. Liu Dong is very satisfied with the decoration effect!
Entering the middle yard from the hanging flower door on the left side of the front yard, the pond, rockery, and lotus pond in the middle have not changed much, except that there are fewer fallen branches and fallen leaves than before, making the scenery more beautiful!
Of course, it's winter now. In addition to winter evergreen plants such as holly, bamboo and a few pines and cypresses, which can add a touch of beauty to the central courtyard, the remaining roses, crabapples, red maples, boxwoods, weeping willows, etc. have long since disappeared.
In addition to the greenery, the lotus pond as the main scene is even more silvery white!
But without the vitality of spring and summer, the desolation of winter is another kind of beauty. But now is not the time to appreciate it.
The area of the middle courtyard is larger than that of the front yard, with a total area of more than 3,800 square meters! However, gardens, ponds, rockeries and other landscapes take up most of the area of the middle yard, leaving only about one-third.
The land area is reserved for various buildings!
In the middle courtyard, Liu Dong did not make any major changes. It still has a reception room, a study room, a smaller studio, a music room, a pharmacy, and some observation decks and attics for people to visit and rest! The most important thing about the middle courtyard is
It is elegant, just like the characteristic landscape in Suzhou gardens!
After passing the middle courtyard, the backyard is the largest in the entire villa, covering an area of 4,500 square meters. The backyard has not changed much. However, according to Liu Dong's requirements, the six single villas are connected to each other by elevated corridors.
Connected! The winding glass corridor exudes dazzling splendor under the winter sun, adding another beautiful scene to the originally pleasant house!
Except for the foyer, which occupies 1,200 square meters, the left courtyard has 2,200 square meters, and the right courtyard has 1,800 square meters, which together occupy all the remaining area in the garden. Liu Dong also made some arrangements for the functions of the left and right courtyards.
For example, in the right courtyard, except for a small part of the garden, it was converted by Liu Dong into a total of 80 units on three floors, with one kitchen, one bathroom, and one bedroom. They are about 50 square meters of small rooms! They are mainly reserved for the future Liu Dong Manor.
Bodyguards and servants live there!
As for the left courtyard, half of it is still landscape, and the remaining area is used by Liu Dong as his own stone calving field and martial arts training ground! All activities with high noise will be held here in the future!
Under the leadership of Ni Jun, Liu Dong spent the whole morning browsing the villa, or manor, which covers an area of 24 acres and 16,000 square meters. If you include the front and rear parking lots of more than 20,000 square meters, he was satisfied.
's nodded.
"Manager Ni, when can I move in?"
"If you want, you can move in tomorrow!" Ni Jun said.
"Tomorrow? Doesn't it mean that the house needs to be left to dry for a while after decoration, and that it can only be moved in after there is no formaldehyde?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
"Mr. Liu misunderstood. The materials used to decorate your house are all environmentally friendly materials imported from Germany. There is no formaldehyde. You don't have to worry about health problems at all!" Ni Jun quickly assured.
"I said, why do you always tell me about additional items? Additional items!" The original contract Liu Dong signed to buy a villa with decoration was for 25 million. Most of it was for decoration, but the middle price was at least the Forbidden Products.
We talked to him three times and added 18 renovations. When all the renovations were completed, Liu Dong had already invested more than 50 million yuan in this villa!
Of course, this has a lot to do with Liu Dong’s desire for the best furniture for a better quality of life! Not to mention anything else, but three Steinway grand grands and five Steinway upright pianos cost a lot
Liu Dong has nearly five million!
Other furniture also costs a lot of money. If it weren't for the fact that some of the core furniture is produced by Liu Dong's own company, the decoration cost for several sets of huanghuali and red sandalwood would be hundreds of millions!
Of course, all the expenses are worth it, because this house is my future home!
"Mr. Liu, do you still need housekeeping service?" Ni Jun suddenly asked after Liu Dong finally settled the bill.
"Butler service?" Liu Dong heard this word for the first time!
"Yes, now foreign wealthy people, even wealthy families in Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places, have professional butlers to provide them with services, such as shopping, managing family finances, preparing meals, sending children to school, doing laundry, etc.
Entertaining guests, preparing dinner, etc., are all carried out by the housekeeper to the workers. Finally, they supervise the inspection...!"
In fact, the butler Ni Jun mentioned is the British butler commonly seen in aristocratic circles around the world. The British butler originated in France, but the old-school British court paid more attention to etiquette, details and vanity, and combined the professional concepts and responsibilities of the butler.
The scope was strictly regulated in accordance with palace etiquette and became an industry standard. The British butler has also become a classic in housekeeping services.
Therefore, at the beginning when British butlers were famous all over the world, only hereditary nobles and noble families with titles could enjoy them. The reason was for no other reason than that they came from the noble blood of the palace.
In addition, housekeepers also need extremely high personal qualities. They must have rich life intelligence and professional qualities: they must be familiar with various etiquettes, famous dishes, appreciation of famous wines, and the maintenance of crystal silverware; higher-end housekeepers may even need to be educated in astronomy.
Only by understanding geography can we serve those high-end customers.
Housekeepers in aristocratic and wealthy families not only win the trust and reliance of their masters, but sometimes their masters will treat them as part of the family, and all matters, no matter how big or small, will be left to the housekeepers to take care of. As time goes by, gradually
, wealthy families are allowed to hire British butlers.
In the new century, with the deepening of domestic reforms and the rise of the economy, many giant housekeeping companies have also begun to send personnel to study at the International Butler Academy in the Netherlands! And the Forbidden Shangpin Group Company where Ni Jun is located is the first person in the country to try this!
"...The profession of British butlers abroad, especially in Europe, has a longer history than the nobility. If I want to explain it in one sentence, it is - although they are not the descendants of the nobility, they are the teachers of the nobility.
.British butlers serve people of very high status, including billionaires, celebrities, senior political officials and nobles, and you, Mr. Liu, are one of them!"
Ni Jun's words made Liu Dong feel good. At the same time, he also felt that it would be quite good to have such a person in his family in the future! At least he could worry less. After all, he would have a lot of servants in such a big manor in the future.
There are more trivial matters. If someone can arrange them for him in advance, Liu Dong can also spend more time busy with his own affairs!
"Can your company provide such a British-style butler?" Liu Dong said.
"Okay!" Ni Jun said quickly.
"Well, okay, I agreed. When can the housekeeper come to work?" Liu Dong nodded.
"You may have to wait for a while. The housekeepers sent by the company for training in the Netherlands have only been in school for one year and will not return to China until the middle of this year!"
"Okay! I understand, just call me and let me know when the time comes!"
After talking about the house and the housekeeper, Liu Dong took Lin Ling and drove away!
"Why, you haven't come to your senses yet?" Liu Dong asked, looking at Lin Ling who still looked a little shocked.
"Liu Dong, isn't the Communist Party in power in the country? Why are you allowed to see such a large noble manor?" Lin Ling asked in shock.
After giving the other party a funny look, Liu Dong said: "You have been in the Mainland for a while. Have you found any other differences between the Mainland and Taiwan except for the difference in political system?"
After listening to Liu Dong's words, Lin Ling tilted her head and thought for a while. It seemed that there was really no difference. Except that many industries here were state-owned, there was almost no difference from Taiwan. Even the domestic economic vitality was no less than that in Taiwan.
, some places are even better, and the security situation in the mainland is much better than in Taiwan where the Bamboo Alliance dominates the market!
It's just that Lin Ling's parents are die-hard supporters of Li Huihui, so since she was a child, Lin Ling has had some prejudices against the ruling party in the mainland!
Of course, Liu Dong didn't know this, and he didn't seem to care about political matters.
"Okay, don't get entangled in these messy things. Those are not what you and I should care about, and if the sky falls, there will be a tall person to hold it up. You should think more about yourself. Are you really not going to go home during the Chinese New Year?" Liu Dongdao
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"I'm not going back!" Lin Ling shook her head. Her family kept calling her to urge her to go back for a blind date, but Lin Ling, who already had Liu Dong in her heart, was obviously unwilling to go back. Besides, she knew her parents' prejudice against the mainland. If
If they find out about her current situation, they will definitely lock her up at home. Then Lin Ling will be completely miserable!
"Well, you can go back with me during the Chinese New Year! I want to take advantage of this period to finalize the tourism development of Jiahua Qingzhou. There are many things to do, and you can help me with it!" Liu Dongdao
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After nodding silently, and after a moment of silence, Lin Ling suddenly said: "But what will Mr. Wang do if I go home with you? She...she...!"
"Don't worry, Sister Wang won't blame you!" As he said that, Liu Dong held Lin Ling's hand!
Feeling the roughness and warmth of the other party, Lin Ling's heart became itchy, and her dimples became slightly hot. Although she knew that she should not fall in love with the other party when she knew that he already had Wang Qiang, but Lin Ling
Unable to control her feelings, the longer she spends time with Liu Dong, the more she feels the fatal attraction of the man next to her, making you unconsciously intoxicated and unable to extricate yourself!
After handling the affairs of the villa and waiting for Wang Qiang to make arrangements for the company, Liu Dong drove back home with ten days left before the Chinese New Year!
Just like last time, it took two hours for Liu Dong's car to basically enter Zhuliang Town. At this time, Wang Qiangqiao's face, sitting in the passenger seat, was already full of nervousness!
"Okay, Sister Wang, relax! My parents will definitely like you!" Liu Dong comforted.
"Really?"
Hearing this, Liu Dong shook his head secretly. He comforted Wang Qiang no less than ten times along the way, and the result was the same answer every time.
"Really! It's absolutely true!" Liu Dong nodded helplessly.
Unfortunately, his comfort was still ineffective. Wang Qiang's two slender hands were mixed together. Due to the excessive force, her knuckles began to turn white, but she still didn't notice it!
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