Through the wealth life

Chapter 917 Althorp Manor
In the evening of the same day, at the invitation of the Spencer family, Li Guangyu visited Althorp Manor, which is more than an hour's drive from London.

Li Guangyu rarely came to Western Europe, and the number of times he came to England was also very small, and this was only the fourth time he came to England.

The first time was the acquisition of the Bentley Group, and the second was the acquisition of part of the shares of the British Telecom Group and the British car company.

The third time was the acquisition of Land Rover, Lotus, and Xingyuan Mining Company and the remaining British Telecom Group.

And these three times, Li Guangyu met with the British government and the Queen for discussion, and he had never met with these British nobles. Earl Spencer was the first British nobleman he met with.

His youngest daughter is Princess Diana, and her family is very influential in England, and her own financial resources are relatively good, at least much better than some nobles who can't even keep their own castles.

Although the Spencer family is only an earl family, his network of relationships is very deep. Not to mention that Diana became the princess, she and the Duke of Marlborough in England, that is, the Churchill family, the Duke of Devonshire, and the Duke of Abercon The family relationship is very close.

The current family, Edward John Spencer, may not be very talented in business, but his ability to make connections is one of the best in the British aristocratic circle.

When Li Guangyu arrived at Althorp Manor, Earl Spencer and his wife greeted him outside the manor in person, which can be said to be a great face to Li Guangyu.

The countess is not Princess Diana's biological mother, and her relationship with Diana is also very bad. According to rumors, after Diana divorced her parents, she was a child without parental care.

The main reason is that Edward John Spencer preferred sons to daughters, and he had his mother's love before. After his biological mother left the manor, his mother's love also went away.

Li Guangyu took out the gift he had prepared and gave it to Spencer, and said at the same time, "Mr. Earl, I am very glad to be a guest at Althorp Manor."

For Li Guangyu, the upper echelons of England paid close attention to him, and the young helm of the consortium shocked their eyes again and again.

No one expected that there would be such a dragon in the shallow pond of Xiangjiang. From the time he first came to England, but in just six years, the Lee consortium is only an asset in London, and the Spencer family needs to look up to it. .

This time the Li's consortium chose to come here again, and their purpose is already very clear to them. They don't care about the groups that the Li's consortium bought before. Anyway, those aristocratic families in England didn't care if they were losing money before.

However, the power companies, water companies, and gas companies involved this time are all companies related to the production and life of citizens. As long as these companies are won, there is no need to worry about losing money. These families have long been waiting for the privatization of these companies. .

However, the arrival of the Li's consortium made them feel tremendous pressure. Obviously, the Li's consortium was here for these companies.

The Li's consortium is also interested in these companies that are related to the production and life of citizens. In Xiangjiang, many such companies are controlled by the Li's consortium and its allies.

This time the Lee Consortium once again reached out to England, and they were unwilling to see such a high-quality company being snatched away by the Li Consortium.

In terms of financial resources, don’t look at yourself and others as nobles in England for hundreds of years. Many assets are not much, because once they die, they will have to pay 40% tax on the inheritance of manors and castles. His estate and castle were sold.

Therefore, they may not be able to win the Li's consortium in terms of funds, and they are not willing to pay high prices to buy these companies.

He was not the only one who invited Li Guangyu today. He also represented the Duke of Westminster, Duke of Aberken, Duke of Marlborough, Duke of Argyll and other domestic upper-class nobles.

Spencer said with a smile: "Your arrival will make Althorp Manor add another piece of history, and it will also make Althorp Manor even more glorious."

After a friendly discussion between the two parties, they each got into the car and headed towards the interior of the manor.

Accompanied by Earl Spencer, Li Guangyu visited his estate, mainly his castle.

The Spencer family is worthy of being aristocrats for hundreds of years. Li Guangyu is envious of the area here. The castle has a lot of historical heritage, and there are quite a lot of decorations such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Compared with here, Li Guangyu's villa in Xiangjiang is not worth mentioning.

This kind of historical background cannot be formed without hundreds of years of accumulation. Even if Li Guangyu's wealth is hundreds of times that of the Spencer family, he is still a nouveau riche in the eyes of the upper-class British nobles.

Not to mention Li Guangyu, some consortiums in the United States, in the eyes of some European aristocrats, are a group of upstarts without aristocratic spirit, and look down on those personnel very much.

Howard John Spencer, who accompanied Li Guangyu on the tour, was very happy to see Li Guangyu's admiration and admiration for his castle.

This castle has witnessed the development of the Spencer family. For hundreds of years, the Spencer family has gradually developed from a weak family to a very influential family in the British political circle and the upper class of the nobility. This is something he is proud of. .

Spencer said: "Mr. Li, with your current financial resources, it is difficult to deal with the land shortage in Xiangjiang. In Australia, Canada, and even in our England, you are able to buy manors and castles, and you can even buy the land yourself. , I believe that you are very welcome everywhere.”

Li Guangyu really likes such a castle, but he will not buy such a castle, or go to Canada, Australia and other places to build a castle manor.

These places are not his home. He will only live in Xiangjiang in his life. He has never thought of settling in other countries.

Building these is just for looking good, without any meaning. Even if he wants to build his own manor, he will only choose to return to his hometown and go back to that small village, where is more suitable for him to retire.

Li Guangyu said: "Thank you Earl for your suggestion. If one day I feel that I need to own such a castle, I will consider buying property in England. After all, the castle here has more historical heritage."

Earl Spencer sighed in his heart. Li Guangyu was only in his twenties. If other young people had such financial resources, they would have gone to buy a castle long ago. Even if they just let it go, they would also think about it. have.

Being able to own a castle is an honor among many people. People like Li Guangyu who can control their desires and know what suits them are the most difficult to deal with.

This time they wanted Li Guangyu to withdraw from the companies involved in people's lives in Yinglun. It might be very difficult. Li Guangyu is definitely not a person who can be dismissed easily.

If you look at the battle with the American consortium in the past two years, you will know that the Li's consortium is now competing with the Japanese consortium in the US market, and even car sales are fighting without caring about profits.

Earl Spencer now only hopes to reach a good agreement with Li Guangyu. He doesn't expect the Li's consortium to completely withdraw from this acquisition, but he absolutely does not want to see the Li's consortium eat up all the companies involved in the production and life of citizens. Down.

(End of this chapter)