In the 500th chapter of The World of Film and Television, "The Aftermath and the Future" of "Becoming Rich", William curled his lips and said to Philip, "Richard, the new British Isles Minister, is so proud. He wants to pay off all his debts with just one nomination.
Sure enough, no matter who you are, you only think about yourself.
It’s just that I didn’t understand why he couldn’t wait to cut off his relationship with me just after he became the first person as he wished.”
"It's very simple," Philip narrowed his eyes and said, "Child, think about how you became the Grand Duke."
"Ha", as soon as he was reminded, William understood after a moment's thought. There were too many people who agreed with him to be the Grand Duke this time. Not only did other countries agree, there were so many people who agreed within himself that Richard began to be afraid.
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It really reached a certain point where there was only interest and no friendship at all. He shook his head and said to Phillip, "It seems that everything has two sides. You are really right, but you are actually afraid of a 20-year-old like me.
I originally heard that many forces were shorting the London stock market recently, and I thought about helping them get through this difficulty. Now it seems that no matter how much I do, some people will not only not be grateful to me, but will become even more wary of me.
"Hey, it's a pity that I'm from England and can't do it. Otherwise, I can just short the stock market and make a lot of money, but also make Richard miserable."
"Haha, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, don't be impatient",
Philip didn't believe it at all that he couldn't do it. It was true that he didn't dare to go short for fear of being targeted by the whole people.
However, Philip is very happy that William can be so sensible. What collaborators fear most is pig teammates who cannot see current events clearly.
"You are a smart boy, you know what you can and cannot do," Philip reminded with a meaningful smile.
"Although those short-sellers are dancing happily now, when we recover, there are still many ways for a country to find trouble with individuals or consortiums."
"Don't care about Richard's choice, let alone trouble him. For us hereditary nobles, as long as we don't make mistakes, our wealth and status will not change. And no matter how powerful a person like Richard is, it will only last for a while.
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Thatcher may be great, but if you look at her current life, you will know that if the Xiang who retires cannot let go of their status, then they will not be as valuable to capital as higher-level professional managers, and the Xiang who has given up their status can only
He is a senior partner.
What is your biggest advantage? You should know that the person who can make money and bring other partners’ wealth is God.
Otherwise, do you really think that everyone in the entire hall agrees with your conferring the title of Grand Duke?"
William is quite aware of this. He is not a British pound, so it is impossible for everyone to like him.
Seeing William's understanding look, Phillip nodded with satisfaction, "I'm not thinking that if I offend you, there will be no possibility of cooperation in the future. It is not difficult for you to make money in the eyes of everyone.
So what you have to do now is to relax, work hard to make money, and enjoy your ecumenical journey.”
"Understood," William nodded. He has been too pushy recently. He really needs to slow down, lest the people hear all about him every day. If they hear too much, they will get bored and even start to resent him soon.
"Thank you, I understand." William sincerely thanked Philip. This time it was not him who reminded him. Maybe William thought he could do whatever he really wanted to do.
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After seeing Philip and William finish muttering, everyone couldn't help but cheer for William.
The investiture ceremony was over, followed by a banquet. After the meal, which felt like a very ordinary British dinner, the investiture ceremony that had been disturbing for a long time was officially over.
Accompanying Philip, he stood in front of the gate and personally saw off all the guests, and took his mother, who was still a little excited, back to the manor.
In the next few days, William either attended the dance at this house or was invited to attend various charity events.
There was nothing much to mention about the ball. After going there twice, William, who was not interested in the ball, never went there again. On the contrary, he went more often to charity banquets.
Fortunately, he understood very well how to avoid disaster by losing money. People like to see geniuses and heroes. They also like to see super rich people like William losing money. Many people even wish that William would be unlucky.
So I picked some charity groups that focused on children and divorced single mothers. Every time William was interviewed, he looked compassionate and worked hard to establish himself as a wealthy man who actively paid attention to the disadvantaged groups in society and had a sense of social responsibility.
The most important thing is that he was very generous when donating money. He attended five or six charity banquets in a row, and the least one donated 1 million pounds, and directly donated 5 million pounds to those related to orphans.
Seeing how generous he was, the jealousy towards him disappeared a lot, and then more and more people started to invite him through various connections.
Even Westminster Abbey extended an invitation to him to attend a gala to donate money for the cathedral's renovation.
It's a pity that no one in the Devonshire family believes in God. He would only go to the cathedral if he saw a ghost.
Spending money to eliminate disasters does not mean being taken advantage of. He also understands that when doing charity, he also understands that invitations that have nothing to do with him and are of no benefit are thrown into the trash can.
Another week of turmoil passed. On this day, when he was planning to work as a salt fish at home, Wilson came to his door and dragged him to attend the local army's review ceremony in order to fulfill his obligations as a grand duke.
Seeing that Wilson personally greeted him at the door when he was awarded the honor, and also wanted to see what England's local troops were like, William reluctantly agreed.
Putting on the bright red grand ducal dress with gold trim specially prepared for him by his mother these days, he took a helicopter to the review camp.
After getting off the plane, looking at Wilson who was wearing the same clothes as himself but was a little nervous, William suddenly understood the reason why this guy had to drag him here.
He tilted his lips and said mockingly, "Hey, you seem very nervous? It's your first time participating?"
"No, no, I'm not nervous. It's excitement, you know?" Wilson defended, "It's the first time to participate in this kind of review ceremony. Can you not be excited?"
"Okay, of course," William grinned, "but don't let the team scare you into weakness."
"Hehe," Wilson laughed in a low voice, "Don't worry, I will definitely not be scared. This is a local army. Once you have seen it, you will know that these local militiamen are not even as good as rural police. Today is not so much a review, but a review."
Rather, it’s parades and local festivals.”
"Is it that bad?"
"You will understand when you see it, let's go, everyone is waiting for us",
With questions in mind, Wilson and I came to the reviewing stand and shook hands with various celebrities who were already waiting to say hello.
One advantage of becoming a Grand Duke is that according to etiquette, William does not have to take the initiative to salute anyone except those in the royal family.
So in a formal occasion like today, no matter how old the other person is, everyone has to bow to him, but William and Wilson only need to nod, stretch out their hands and shake each other, which makes William very happy.