American Fortune Life

"I am delighted that this fantastic new stadium will join the ranks of world-class stadiums in our city.

London is open to all great sporting events and will once again showcase the sporting capital of the world.

White Hart Lane has become an iconic stadium that will live forever in history. Not only will the new stadium bring almost double the capacity, but it will also provide world-class facilities for international sporting events, concerts and more. The new stadium is also the focus of the transformation of the Tottenham area, bringing new employment opportunities and promoting economic growth. "

Already leaving London, in a Mercedes-Benz V-class custom-made commercial vehicle in the middle of the convoy headed for Hampshire at full speed, Andy was leisurely holding a cup of steaming black tea while reading the newspaper in his hand on the mayor of Greater London. During the interview and report, the corners of his mouth can't help but turn up.

Seeing some sour reports in the Times, "Are Tottenham afraid of the "new stadium sequelae"?" Andy couldn't help but slightly curled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a touch of sarcasm.

Unlike other Premier League clubs, after Andy took over Tottenham, the club has never had any debt problems. In comparison, Chelsea still owe their boss Roman Abramovich a whopping £1bn, Manchester United have a net debt worth £275m, and Arsenal's net debt is relatively small at about £50 million.

The construction of the new stadium is imperative. This season, Tottenham’s matchday income is 44 million pounds, which is 56 million pounds lower than Arsenal’s 100 million pounds, because the stadium is too small. , This has directly affected the club's profitability.

Andy closed the newspaper, and cast his eyes on the beautiful lawyer Amar who was sitting opposite him in a dark blue black striped H-shaped long-sleeved woolen dress. Black tea, leisurely looking at the suburban scenery outside the car window.

Andy also turned his head to look out of the car window. The green hills in the distance were shrouded in a light rain curtain, as if he was unwilling to lift the mysterious veil. The fresh rain and mist permeated between the sky and the earth, like a wide and big sheer curtain.

"The scenery is beautiful, but I still don't like rainy days."

"To be honest, I don't like it either, but it's a part of life in London." Amar looked at Andy with beautiful eyes and smiled gracefully.

"Why didn't you stay in the United States? After all, the international law, criminal law, and human rights law you mainly focus on are more useful in New York." Andy raised his teacup with a smile, took a sip, and asked curiously.

"There are personal reasons, and there are also reasons for the huge and complex legal system in the United States. The federal government and the states have their own legal systems, and the legal system level is not unified. The British law has formed a unified legal system from top to bottom. Moreover, as a human rights lawyer , Some laws in the United States have some racial discrimination, and until now they still have potential impacts that cannot be changed..."

Amal said bluntly, and did not become tactful just because his boss is American.

Andy couldn't help shaking his head and laughing. It's hard for him to comment on this. He is naturally aware of this. The United States is clamoring for racial equality every day. Although everyone regards racial discrimination as politically incorrect, it is because of inequality and discrimination. , will go after it, the racial issue has always existed in the United States, and it is simply an unsolvable problem.

Even if the new president is dark-skinned, the fact is that the victory of Ao Hei Niu not only did not alleviate the racial problem, but instead, racial discrimination has a tendency to rise.

"It will get better. After all, we have a very attractive new president now. Instead, I think that when you put a stamp with the head of the monarch on it, if you put it upside down, it will be regarded as treason. And if it is found The law that you will be hanged for treason is unacceptable. The baby is too scared to put a stamp on it..."

"poof"

"Hehe, you can post it with peace of mind. After all, you are not British. Speaking of it, some laws are really weird. Even us British people are caught off guard. For example, it is illegal to vacuum between 1pm and 8am on weekends.

It is also illegal to eat mince pies at Christmas. . . "

Listening to Amal's complaints and melodious laughter, Andy also shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This group of rotten people is really weird, "By the way, Amal, the information about Highclere Castle I gave you, Have you read it? Is there a way to make some revisions to the renovation and capping restrictions?"

Amal couldn't help but put away his smile, then bent down and took out a folder from the black briefcase beside the seat, opened it and handed it to Andy, and then explained: "It's almost impossible, Highclere Castle is a first-class protected history Construction has strict regulations and restrictions. Even if you want to develop the land in the manor, you need to submit construction applications, project approval applications, social assessments and other documents.

It also needs to be publicized by the community. As long as there is opposition from neighbors, nothing can be done. This castle once had the idea of ​​developing the land, but because of the opposition of a neighbor who wanted to buy the castle at a low price, it finally fell through. "

Andy quickly looked at the information on the document, couldn't help but smiled sassyly, looked at Amal beautifully and said with a smile: "It seems that this composer, Mr. Weber, didn't get what he wanted, but was directly defined by the Earl and his wife as a robber. Little man, hehe."

"Similar to the fate of most historic mansions, Highclere Castle is on the verge of bankruptcy, and the repair cost of three million pounds has made its prospects worrying. There is no other way to sell this time. After all, after eight generations, the Earl of Carnarvon family has As a middle-class family, although they have a farm, they simply cannot afford the maintenance and management costs of the castle."

Andy looked at the eloquent Amar with a satisfied smile. She was very satisfied with her job done so fully and meticulously. It seemed that she knew more detailed information than her real estate consultants.

"Hehe, 50 million pounds, this earl and his wife also dare to open their mouths to bid!"

Hearing Andy's laughter, Amar also frowned and said: "Perhaps we should think about it more carefully. After all, the price-performance ratio of this first-class historical building is really not high, or it is more appropriate to call it negative equity."

"Thank you for your reminder. Let's go and see if this castle is worth so much money. I don't care about the annual maintenance and management fees." Andy smiled at his beautiful lawyer and said.

Amar smiled slightly, nodded, and said nothing more. For his own boss, Amar knew very well that the other party was a business genius and a super rich man. Since he was able to personally visit the castle, it also indicated that the castle manor had a meaning that outsiders did not understand to him.

After more than an hour of galloping, the convoy had arrived at the gate of Highclere Castle Manor. Soon after someone stepped forward to confirm the identity of the convoy, the gate opened, and Andy's convoy drove into the manor. From a distance, you can see the Gothic architectural style, huge and majestic, fortified and upright. A red and blue flag is flying above the castle. It should be the symbolic color of the Earl of Carnarvon's family coat of arms.

Against the gray sky, Highclere Castle in the rain is a little bit desolate, with a strong sense of history, which makes people look sideways.

"boom!"

"Crack!"

The sound of the bodyguards opening the door, the sound of opening umbrellas and the opening of black umbrellas were connected to block the falling rain. Andy took Amal out of the car and saw the wooden gate standing at the castle. The earl and his wife, who held an umbrella and walked forward, couldn't help showing a charming smile. They went up to shake hands with the owner of the castle. Because it was raining, after a simple exchange of greetings, the earl and his wife invited everyone to enter the castle together.

Andy followed the owner to the exquisite and textured wooden gate, looking at the iron wolf head shop on the gate, and the pair of bipedal dragons in front of the gate are full of a sense of vicissitudes of history. Above the main gate, carved It is not difficult for Andy and Amar, who understands four languages, to speak an ancient French, which means "I only serve you" to express the family's loyalty to the king.