Four hundred and forty-two chapters someone followed
Less than an hour after William entered the arcade, news about him appeared on TV. On-site reporters from several TV stations not only broadcast the news that William bought the arcade mall to accompany Lina when shopping, but also
I don’t know whether it was intentional or not, but I spent a lot of time introducing the more than 200 years of history and present of Burlington Arcade. I also detailed who of the previous owners was the richest. In the end, it was undoubtedly William.
The program ridiculed that the previous owner of the arcade was probably the most unhappy person in the world, because when interviewing the former owner, he shouted that the sale was cheap. If he had known that the buyer was William, he would have asked for 100 million pounds.
At 11:30 p.m., Beep C TV station specially launched a talk show. The content was to discuss William’s lightning-like purchase of Burlington Arcade. Was it for investment as the main purpose, or was it just for shopping with his mother?
Go down the whole street.
"I think William's main purpose must be commercial considerations," said guest Professor Tucci:
"Everyone who lives in London has probably heard of Burlington Arcade. This shopping mall located between Piccadilly and Burlington Gardens is the oldest and most historic shopping mall in England.
Although this 112-meter-long street has declined over the years, its 200-year tradition of selling only luxury goods has made its brand image deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
As long as old Londoners think of luxury streets, arcades will always appear in their first impression. At least for people in my 50s, the first thing that comes to mind is arcades.
Even among young people, the Arcade Street is ranked among the top three luxury streets. As long as you spend money to renovate it, it is not difficult to modernize the interior and revitalize it while retaining the original sense of history.
For William Devonshire, spending tens of millions of pounds is just an idea, but as long as the renovation is completed, the value of this street will exceed 100 million pounds at least.
And everyone may have been ignoring an issue."
"What?" the host asked curiously.
"The arcade covers an area of more than 9,400 square meters, which is a quarter larger than a football field, and it is only three floors. You said that if William Devonshire demolished these two adjacent shopping malls,
How much would it cost to spend one to two hundred million pounds to rebuild two adjacent high-rise buildings? Don’t forget that the mall is located next to Burlington Park, and it only takes 2 minutes to walk to the park.”
"Wow." The host and the audience were shocked by Tucci's words, "God, this is a good idea. I remember that the current house price in the west side of Burlington is 3,600 pounds per foot. If it is converted into meters, isn't it per square meter?"
£11,000?”
"Absolutely. Once the building is completed, it will definitely be worth more than 400 million pounds," Tucci affirmed.
"Can you still do this?" Lena and Abigail, who were resting in the mall and waiting for lunch, looked at William sitting next to them in surprise, "Do you really think so?" Lena asked happily.
"No, Mom," William rolled his eyes, "I don't know anything about real estate. That guy named Tucci is just trying to impress people. Don't forget that this place has a history of 200 years. The City of London will let me demolish it."
That's weird,
And I don’t lack that much money. If I spend a few years to earn one to two hundred million, I might as well focus on an industry I’m familiar with, and the real estate industry is too troublesome.
The first reason for buying this is to give you a safe shopping place in the future. The second reason is that this mall is famous and its current value is low. It is indeed a good investment project. If you do nothing for ten years, the value will definitely exceed 4
billion pounds".
"Okay, as long as you don't buy at a loss," Lina was very happy that her son was so smart and rational. "It seems that you haven't been dazzled by the series of successes, which makes mom very happy."
After lunch, Lina, who was in a good mood, started selling. By 3 o'clock in the afternoon, not only did she buy dozens of clothes, five or six pieces of jewelry, and three watches, but Abigail also bought them.
He had almost half of her stuff, but surprisingly didn't express dissatisfaction.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, after five or six hours of shopping, Lina and Abigail walked out of the mall with William in a happy mood.
As soon as they came out, the reporters who had been waiting for almost a day all crowded towards William like crazy, but Anthony, who was well prepared, hired more than 40 bodyguards to surround him at the last moment.
Unable to squeeze in, the reporter quickly called out to William from the outside, but unexpectedly discovered Abigail who had been following William and Lina. Now he wanted to interview William even more strongly, and asked loudly who Abigail was.
, is she his new girlfriend?
William and Lina ignored the reporters, but Abigail beside them unexpectedly did not make any unnecessary moves. She neither held William's hand nor smiled at the reporters, but stayed behind them honestly.
This made William and Lena, who returned to the manor and watched TV, very satisfied with Abigail.
During dinner, Lena not only talked and laughed with Abigail, but also surprisingly helped her add some dessert.
But when she and William were alone together, Lina said hesitantly to William, "Are you sure Abigail and your New York girlfriend won't get into trouble? She performed very well today, but it also shows that she is too smart.
, Poor my Tina, that little girl must be very sad now."
"God, mom, can you forget about Tina?" William rolled his eyes and said, "That girl is the most scheming, and I have no plans to get married. Who knows what will happen in the future, maybe Abigail and Anbu
Luo Xiu himself was tired of being with me and left me."
"Haha, honey, do you believe this?" Lina glanced at William with disdain, "You should consider these things yourself, good night, child."
"Good night, Mom".
After seeing off Lina, William walked into the reception room, took a bag, filled a bottle of Latour red wine and two wine glasses, went downstairs, walked out of the main building, wandered in the garden, and walked to the plant maze in the manor.
Sitting on a bench in the plant maze, within a minute, a white ghost appeared behind him like a ghost.
"Stop pretending, your ninja stuff is no longer effective in the face of high technology." He took out the red wine and wine glass and poured half of the glass. "You have reported your whereabouts to me since you entered the manor on Sunday."
"How will you know if you don't try it?" White Ghost walked out of the darkness, sat next to William, took the wine glass, and took a sip. "To be honest, I do feel a little outdated recently. Various technologies that can detect human body characteristics are emerging one after another.
, no matter how strong the skills are, they cannot compare with the progress of science and technology.”
"Don't worry, I'm prepared for this. After we finish the conversation, I'll give you a combat suit that can block all existing detection equipment."
"Thank you", Bai Ghost said a rare thank you, "Someone is indeed following you today."