Chapter 470 Some people just don't understand the situation
It was a joke to catch William and lock him up in the vault, but it was true to take out real dollars from his pocket.
As soon as Kellner Bacon arrived, he finished dealing with the people of the Bank of France and went directly to William after being reminded by his subordinates.
"Hello, Mr. Devonshire, I am Kellner Bacon. I am glad that you can come to France to invest. If you have any problems that cannot be solved, you are welcome to call me or come to me directly."
"Thank you." William looked at Kellner Bacon with some surprise. Is this guy doing this to himself or does he always speak so directly? But now is not the time to think about that.
He quickly held Kellner Bacon's hand and smiled, "If there is a suitable investment opportunity, of course I will not let it go, but some people don't seem to welcome me."
"It doesn't matter, some misunderstandings can be solved with the passage of time," Kellner affirmed. "I welcome any legal investment, and I assure you that I will protect your legitimate rights and interests during my term of office."
"Haha, thank you, sir."
William would just listen to this kind of talk. If he really believed it, he would be a fool, and there were not many projects in France worthy of his investment.
The only people he is interested in are those luxury goods companies and power companies.
Now is not a good time to buy luxury goods companies. You will only have the opportunity to buy luxury goods companies when they release their financial reports at the end of the year and the performance of these companies declines severely and their stock prices plummet.
However, I don’t have the confidence to fully acquire William, especially Chanel. Although the equity is very dispersed, capital has always had sufficient confidence in it for decades. It is only possible to acquire part of the shares when the shareholder is bankrupt or is about to go bankrupt.
Seeing that William was not interested in continuing the conversation, Kellner knew in his heart that now was not a good time to talk in detail. After thinking for a few seconds, he whispered to William, "Maybe we can have a talk in London in a few days."
Then he laughed louder and said, "I won't bother you to sign the contract. Although I don't have much time, I still hope to have a celebratory drink before leaving."
"No problem, we will hold the signing ceremony right away," several major shareholders of the Bank of France quickly agreed.
These guys really thought they were the boss. They wanted to skip the steps before signing the contract but didn't even discuss it with them. William, who had already noticed their displeasure, grinned and said, "It's up to you."
After saying that, he stood up straight and looked at Kellner motionlessly. Kellner, who didn't know what he was talking about, was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Frank Deli, the chairman of the Banque de France, saw that William did not spare any respect for him. He could neither leave nor leave, and his face quickly turned red.
The atmosphere at the scene gradually became awkward, and some people who didn't know what was going on whispered to the people who saw what happened.
Looking at Frank Deli and other bank shareholders whose faces were becoming increasingly ugly, William added fuel to the fire and smiled, "Please, Mr. Deli, don't worry about me."
Frank Deli was so excited by these words that he almost cursed. Finally, he still had reason. The Bank of France must get the US$3.5 billion in funds from William.
In addition, he knew that William was deliberately trying to embarrass him in order to retaliate against him, so he suppressed his anger and said nothing, turned his head and looked aside and pretended not to hear.
The signature must be signed. Even if someone deliberately ignores it, William will not have trouble with money, but he must have the proper attitude. To deal with some fools who cannot see the situation clearly, you have to give him a slap in the face first.
Just as he was about to make a few more taunts, Kellner stared at Frank Deli and several other shareholders of the Bank of France for a few seconds after hearing his subordinates reporting to him in a low voice.
Then he smiled and said to William, "Sorry, it seems I was too impatient."
When everyone looked at him, Kellner continued, "Today is the 20th anniversary of my wife and I knowing each other. Mr. Devonshire, if you can, please don't let me, who has never had time to spend with my wife, be here."
I broke my promise today”.
Of course William could hear such obvious nonsense, and 90% of the people present also understood that it was a lie. However, they admired Kellner's quick thinking and his lack of excuses.
Instead of looking for reasons that could be easily found out, such as marriage or birthdays, they instead mentioned the anniversary of meeting their wife, which they could make up any reason they wanted.
"If that's the case, of course it's no problem." Someone came down the steps, and it was a person of Kellner's status. William, who had no intention of rejecting the visa, walked down the road and said with a smile, "The twentieth anniversary should indeed be celebrated.
Congratulations, Kellner."
"Thank you," Kellner replied with a smile as if nothing happened, "Then how about we start now?"
"Of course, I don't want to be blamed by your wife."
Seeing William relent, many people at the scene breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they looked at the shareholders of the Bank of France with contempt.
Since it was decided to sell the Chateau Chantilly regardless of the public's opposition, it would be too deliberate and irrational to deliberately ignore William as half of the owner like a show.
Once word spreads about what happened after today, not only will the people not understand what they did, but they will laugh at these people for being brainless and push William, who may be a helper, to the enemy.
William smiled and signed the contract with Frank Deli, who looked a little uneasy. Then he ignored the etiquette and did not shake hands with Frank Deli. He walked down from the signing table and handed the contract to Anthony and said,
"You take the contract back to study, and at the same time gather people to find a solution. I want to separate the Chantilly Chateau from the 7,800 hectares of land. From now on, the Chantilly Chateau will only be a castle. Do you understand?"
Anthony was stunned for a moment, silently complaining in his heart about William's impatience, which made it clear to the outside world that he and the Bank of France were not in the same group so quickly.
However, Anthony did not dare to say these words when William was angry, and immediately replied, "No problem, boss."
Ignoring the cocktail reception after the signing, William, Kellner, and Ronnie, the head of the English Foreign Office, greeted each other and took Abigail back to Oxford Castle by helicopter.
Returning to the castle, Abigail, who was hesitant to say anything all the way, carefully reminded, "Boss, you,,"
"Okay, I know what you want to say, but I have never thought about developing Chateau Chantilly and those lands in the short term. No matter how unhappy these French guys are with me, time will wear away their anger. Who will care about it in a few years?
The Château de Chantilly no longer belongs to them”.
William was not in the mood to care about these things at this time. When he first got on the helicopter, he kept thinking about what Kellner told him that he would come to London to talk to him in a few days.
The only reason Kellner could think of for coming to London at this time was the first funeral of James in England. "If you have any questions, ask Sunday or the servants at the castle. I have something else to do."
After saying that, Abigail came to the basement regardless of her unhappy face.
"On Sunday, check the first thing related to James."