Four hundred and sixty-ninth chapters moving treasury
After discussing with Pierre, the general manager of the Bank of France, Anthony, who had already prepared early that day, went to Paris with a team of more than 20 people to discuss the contract with the people of the Bank of France.
After spending two days making sure that the contract was OK, William took a helicopter to Paris and landed on the rooftop of the Bank of France building.
When he got off the plane, in addition to seeing Anthony and his colleagues waiting for him, and people from the Bank of France headed by Pierre, he also saw a helicopter flying in circles around the bank building with the TV station logo printed on its body.
"Boss, you may be the most unpopular Englishman in France now," Anthony, standing next to William, joked.
"Are you sure there's no problem with the contract?" Regardless of Anthony's joke, William asked with a smile,
Hearing William talk about business, Anthony said hurriedly and seriously, "Of course there is no problem. Not only did we review it ourselves, we also asked colleagues in France to review it to ensure that there will be no problems with this contract in France."
"Then what if the French government wants to overturn this contract?"
"Don't worry, boss, we live in a capital world. If the French government vetoes this contract, the Bank of France will have to pay us at least 50% of the liquidated damages, which is 1.75 billion US dollars. If we can't afford the compensation, we will have to use 5%.
Stock deduction," Anthony said with a smile and narrowed eyes.
"In addition to your promise not to sell any cultural relics from the Chantilly Castle to France, the current president reluctantly agreed, otherwise he would not have so much money to rescue the Bank of France."
"Haha, it seems I have to find an opportunity to thank Mr. President properly."
Although I was unhappy that I spent 300 million US dollars more than the bottom line of the price in my mind, when I thought about the exponential increase in land prices in the future, my unhappiness quickly disappeared.
He smiled and waved to the interview helicopter facing him, and then shook hands with Pierre, who had been waiting aside and was deliberately ignored by him. He squinted his eyes and said brightly,
"It seems that not only ordinary people don't welcome me, but even the shareholders within your bank don't welcome me. No one came to pick me up.
Do they think that with these 3.5 billion US dollars, they no longer need to pay attention to me, the benefactor who reached out to help you in times of crisis? Or do they think that selling Chantilly Chateau to me for 3.5 billion US dollars is a way to get rid of you?
Am I taking advantage of the world?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Devonshire, although it's a bit rude, but in my opinion, and even in the eyes of all French people, you did take advantage. An obvious fact is that if there were not big problems in our bank itself, we would not have said
It’s 3.5 billion U.S. dollars, but whether we can talk to you or not is still a question.
The fact that the shareholders did not come to pick you up is not a disrespect to you, but because Mr. Zongtong will come to the venue in person to witness the signing ceremony."
After saying this, Pierre grinned and looked at William with a smile.
"Well, it seems that I am indeed not as important as Mr. Tong." William laughed and took the lead to walk off the rooftop.
William didn't care if he wasn't being deliberately humiliated. As for him being unpopular, that was to be expected.
I don’t need to beg you now, so why are I still flattering you?
"It's a pity that after this cooperation, other things we discussed may come to nothing," Pierre sighed. "I didn't expect that 80% of the shareholders who agreed to your investment would change their minds so quickly.
However, the cooperation between us has finally yielded results. After today, the Chateau de Chantilly, the treasure of France, will be your private possession."
"Haha, thank you," William was very happy to actually buy the Chateau Chantilly. Not to mention the antiques and cultural relics, the castle, and the 7,800 hectares of land alone will be worth tens of billions of dollars in more than ten years.
It is normal for antiques and cultural relics to appreciate four to five times in value. This is another six to seven billion US dollars.
And money is secondary. The key is that William really likes the climate and environment around the Chateau Chantilly.
Go into the elevator and go down to the large conference room on the 22nd floor of the bank building.
As soon as he opened the door and walked in, he saw Abigail, wearing women's work clothes and a suit, standing at the front of a group of people to greet him.
After hugging Abigail, William pretended to complain, "Why don't you pick me up on the rooftop?"
Abigail rolled her eyes at William and said, "God, be serious, boss, this is working time, and I don't want to be talked about behind my back that I got where I am now by selling my sex."
"But the fact is that you did seduce me."
"Hell, let me go." Saying these words to William made the two hug each other for a long time, and Abigail, who didn't want to be gossiped about, struggled.
"Okay, I'll teach you a lesson tonight." After letting go of Abigail, William walked to the head of England's foreign embassy in France and thanked him and several other high-ranking people for attending the signing ceremony.
As William is the new richest man in England, the people in the foreign embassy are of course willing to have a good relationship with him, and maybe they will be able to meet each other sometime.
After introducing each other, everyone started chatting with glasses of wine. After a few minutes, the place started to get a little noisy. Soon, the people from the Foreign Affairs Office whispered to William and their leader Ronny, "Mr. Chief Bucket is here."
"Let's go, Mr. Devonshire, let's pick up the most unlucky CEO, Mr. Kellner Bacon, who has never had a good day since he took office," Ronnie joked.
"Okay," William nodded, followed Ronnie to wait outside the elevator, and then asked Ronnie in a low and joking voice, "What is the temper and character of Mr. Tong, who has never had a good day?"
"He has a good temper, but he has a strong smell of Gallic rooster. He has a disdain for any affairs outside France. He also has a serious habit of being late.
Except for business matters, if the appointment is for nine o'clock, Mr. Tong will never arrive earlier than nine ten. Being late for half an hour is commonplace, and many times even if he arrives early, he will
Stay outside and let you wait for ten minutes before he sees you."
"So special", William chuckled.
"It's just so special." Ronnie laughed, "But these are not big problems. They are easier to get in touch with than those with special hobbies. If you get in touch with him more, you might become friends with him."
"Thank you, let's forget about becoming friends. I don't believe that a real Gallic rooster can happily chat with me after seeing me, the devil who bought their national treasure. He can come to this signing ceremony.
It’s quite surprising.”
"No, no," Ronnie said with a strange expression, "The purpose of his coming here is definitely not the signing ceremony. There are so many people opposed to it. If he didn't have other purposes, he would be an idiot for coming."
"Maybe I'm here to look for investment from you," Ronnie stared at William with a strange smile. "Anyone with the ability knows that you still have at least tens of billions of dollars in cash on hand in the bank.
So in the eyes of Kellner Bacon, who is always short of money, you are a mobile treasury, and of course he has to find a way to take you to the French treasury and lock it up."