British 1986

Watching York dragging his heavy footsteps away, Hu Te took the scented tea brought by the maid, walked slowly to Allen and said, "Master."

"Huh? You want to persuade me?"

"No, no, you are an adult now. This home is all decided by you. I want to tell you about your itinerary and arrangements these days."

"good."

Allen took the scented tea and took a sip, then resumed his lying and sitting position and slumped on the sofa.

"In the afternoon, before you come back, I have made an appointment with Professor Martin from the Paris Academy of Fine Arts. After he has taken care of the things at hand, he will come over next week to paint your portrait."

"Um?"

Allen sat up again and glanced at the side hall on the other side of the hall.

That side hall is a small showroom.

Inside, there are mainly several representative things of the Hill family from various periods.

Old objects such as swords and armors, and oil paintings of frontal portraits of successive earls of the Hill family are hung neatly on the wall of the entire side hall.

Guests who come to the house for the first time will be taken to this exhibition hall by the host to briefly introduce the family history and let the guests see the "heroic appearance" of the earls of the past generations.

But what age are we now, and are we still painting oil portraits?

Allen pondered for a moment and said, "Can't you just take a photo and hang it up?"

"Uh" Hu Te looked helpless. Is this because he is ignorant?

"Master, photos are not impossible, but oil paintings can arrange details such as background, clothing, postures, accessories, etc. at will. Pure photos are not as effective as oil paintings, and photos are not conducive to preservation. Uh, in addition, oil paintings are like paintings. Sometimes, even the appearance can be slightly adjusted.”

Hu Te still held back a word, mainly because if he hung the photo up, he would be laughed at!

"oh"

Allen didn't understand the other points Hu Te said very clearly, but when it came to the appearance that could be slightly adjusted, he understood. Isn't this just manual PS?

No wonder nobles are keen on oil portraits, which can make them look better!

But, do you really need someone like me?

"Fine."

Now that they had made an appointment and there was a portrait on the left and right, Allen didn't care.

"What else?"

"Tomorrow, the royal craftsmen of our family will come to measure you. Master, those sets of clothes are for your emergency use. They are all ready-made clothes. With your current status, you will not wear such clothes again in the future. It would be a bit rude to attend an event, so I need to make you a few more outfits for various occasions."

"Okay!"

After Hu Te finished talking about the two itineraries, he straightened up slightly and stood next to Allen silently.

"I'm going to take a shower first, Hu Te. Put the asset information marked with red marks last time in my bedroom. I'll take a look at it later!"

With such a big living person standing next to him without speaking, Allen felt particularly uncomfortable, so he found a reason to turn around and go upstairs.

"Second Young Master, it's time to change your feet."

The maid reminded Allen softly.

"okay."

Putting down the information in his hand, Allen rubbed his eyebrows, took back his left foot, then lifted his right foot and placed it on the small soft stool in front of the sofa.

He had just come back from taking a shower. The maid was trimming his toenails while he kept reading the information.

Although the information marked in red is nominally withheld by the bank, it is intended to be temporarily withheld.

Allen's thinking at the time was that if he couldn't pay the inheritance tax, all of these properties would be paid to the bank, saving him further trouble.

but.

Taking a closer look today, he discovered that he had overlooked something before. The estimated value of these industries that the bank wanted was far lower than the actual value of these industries!

In other words, if he really wants to use all these properties to pay it off, he will even lose more money than paying inheritance tax directly.

But if he doesn't want to pay, he won't know where to get a large amount of funds for a while.

You can't always rely on crooked ways. The black Koreans are trying to make money. That's a temporary move and it won't last long.

How can you walk along the river without getting your shoes wet?

After cutting this time, the Koreans have to rest for a few years to recuperate and cut again.

On the way home, Allen thought for a long time in the car. This matter, just the matter of inheriting the title, was over.

But as a human being, one learns from one's mistakes.

The old earl has such a high status, let alone other things, just saying that in the entire British aristocratic circle, with the old earl's status, he must at least be ranked among the top 100!

But even such a person cannot prevent an "accident".

What does this mean?

Allen has been worried about this issue for a long time, but in the final analysis.

The old earl was still too inconspicuous. His status was only conspicuous in this very small circle of nobles.

Elsewhere, whether on television or among ordinary people, the Earl of Carmarthen?

Maybe most people have never heard of it.

The old count's reputation is completely false now!

Just like this time, the person is missing. As long as the official does not report it, the outside world will not know. Maybe one day when Allen becomes famous, everyone will find out, oh. It turns out that there is an Earl of Carmarthen whose fiefdom is in Wales.

That's all.

For Allen, he felt that there was a sword hanging over his head, which made him very uncomfortable and extremely insecure.

Facing a superior person who didn't know whether he had any ill intentions towards him.

He didn't want to be like the old count, who left in an unclear way.

Until just now, Allen finally thought of how to temporarily solve this dilemma.

In his original world, there was a Russian boss who once faced a situation similar to Allen's now.

But that man's approach was smarter. He first left Russia and came to England.

Then he spent a lot of money to buy a Premier League football club.

After just a few years of massive financial operations, not only did he manage his football club, but the Russian boss himself also became famous because of his heroic actions.

At that time, many British and other Europeans also laughed at others for being stupid and rich.

But after careful calculation, Allen discovered that this man also had a plan for doing this.

Money is spent, fame is earned, and with fame, influence becomes greater, and then those people who are watching him from behind no longer dare to act so unscrupulously.

The main reason for this is fear of bad influence!

Just because the Russian boss is becoming more and more famous!

Every year during the transfer period in major European leagues, he will invest heavily in the club. Every operation will bring him greater fame and influence, and in turn, he will be safer.

Inspired by this, Allen thought, could he imitate this big man's model and do something?

"Second Young Master, it's done. Do you need anything else?"

"Okay Mary, you can go down and rest first."

"OK."

As the maid gently closed the door, Allen subconsciously knocked on the side armrest of the sofa with his left hand.

With his current financial resources, he’d better not even think about buying a Premier League club!

What's more, it's 1986 and the Premier League hasn't been established yet.

And he doesn’t know much about football either.

"Are there any other projects that cost less and are cost-effective? It can not only make me more famous and have a certain influence, but also make me look harmless and even a little bit unmotivated?"