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Chapter 81 Cheers to our friendship.

The best restaurant in Birmingham City, Alphonse Danube.

The name is very artistic and quite Austrian. It is said that the founder of the restaurant is a descendant of an aristocrat with English.

Whether it's true or not, Peyton doesn't know.

However, the status of the current British aristocrats is far less noble than that of the Empire on which the sun never sets, and it is not enough to be taken seriously.

Of course, Peyton knew that the decoration here was of a high grade and the taste was very good. There was no dark cuisine in the legend of Great Britain at all, so it was no problem to entertain guests.

Peyton seldom comes here, this time in order to entertain VIPs, he booked a room in advance.

The restaurant is located at the intersection of No. 12 Street and No. 11 Street. It is located in the city center and opposite the City Hall of Birmingham City.

This place does not have a hall like other restaurants. From the beginning, there are staff guiding them to the VIP boxes.

Pushing open the door of Box No. [-], the extremely luxurious decoration gives people a feeling as if they have come to the palace. Vermilion, gold and fluorescent white are always the main body here, and every detail reflects the designer's vision. painstakingly.

There is a huge table in the room, and there is a sofa set beside it. There are three doors behind the sofa set, which lead to two rest rooms and a dressing room.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and a middle-aged gentleman who looked about forty years old and chubby walked in.

"Hello, Mr. Sroff."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Chris, you are indeed as young and handsome as the rumors." Some middle-aged vice presidents of the Mediterranean, Slov, complimented Peyton.

He has enough reasons to compliment Payton. Over the years, most of Payton's investments in Japan have gone through local banks, the Bank of Alabama. Well said.

"Mr. Slov has won the prize. It's the first time we meet. Please accept a small gift."

Peyton took a box from his assistant and opened it.

"This is a work of Gerdinand Adolf, a German watchmaker in the 19th century - the blue phantom star. It has been collected by an earl in England before, and then it came into my hands."

"I'm a person who doesn't know much about watches. It's a pity to keep them in my hands. I heard that Mr. Slov has a lot of research on clocks and watches, so I borrowed flowers to present Buddha and gave them to my husband."

Slov looked at the box, the golden clock was dotted with bright blue gemstones, his eyes were a little hot, and his heart was extremely excited.

As an ashes collector of watches and clocks, he has naturally heard the name of Ferdinand Adolf Lange.

This is the founder of the Lange watch factory, a top watch maker. His philosophy is to insist on producing only "the best timepieces in the world". Lange limits the annual output to thousands of pieces, and all works are only made of gold. or platinum case.

In Germany at that time, this kind of watch was favored by the royal family and celebrities, and even Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered the best pocket watch from Lange as a gift to the monarchs of other countries.

Even Mr. Adolf, our failed art student, always carries a Lange watch in his hand.

At the same time, after the outbreak of the First World War, a global economic crisis broke out, but Lange survived tenaciously again with its outstanding reputation and special products.

However, Lange failed to escape the catastrophe in World War II. On the last day of the war, the bombing of the Soviet Air Force left the main production department of the Lange watch factory in ruins, which has not yet been restored.

Due to these reasons, the number of Lange watches in existence is rare, and the collection value has soared. Almost every piece at auction is worth tens of thousands of dollars.

It is normal for such a collection-level treasure of the 19th century to be as small as $[-]. In the eyes of watch lovers, such a gift is the greatest treasure.

"Sir, please accept it. This is a testimony of our friendship. Mr. Duke can give the captain gold blocks and rare diamonds. Am I not as good as him?" Peyton said.

Slov couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

Even though he knew that little Chris must ask for such a valuable gift from him, he still couldn't bear to refuse, after all, he was a greedy guy.
"Mr. Chris is too polite, this gift is too expensive."

After receiving the gift, the smile on Slov's face became more intense, and the eyes he looked at Peyton became more and more intimate.

"Of course, the Chris family has always been like this to their friends."

"By the way, Slov, my friend, I have a sad thing recently, which has been bothering me a lot."

Peyton stared at Slov with burning eyes, and said pointedly.

Slov smiled slightly, and put the box containing the clock in his clothes.

"I don't know why Mr. Chris is sad. It would be my honor if it is useful to me."

"Haha, I knew Srov was a righteous man."

"Very well, I hope the state of Alabama will provide me with a low-interest loan."

"Low-interest loan?" Sroff nodded, "I don't know how much Mr. Chris needs?"

"8000 million!" Peyton stared at Srov and said flatly.

"8000 million? What?" Slov swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his chubby face was full of astonishment.

Although it has long been clear that Payton will propose a large number, the number of 8000 million still exceeds his estimate.

This watch is not easy to collect!
"May I ask what Mr. Chris plans to use the money for?" Slov asked cautiously.

Peyton smiled and pointed in the direction of the government building.

"Related to the recent parade, Mr. Governor approached me hoping to solve this problem, but I don't have enough funds in my hands."

procession?DuPont?Governor?Billionaire?
Srov fell silent, thinking about gains and losses.

Seeing Srov's appearance, Peyton smiled: "Of course, my friend, I will provide enough valuable collateral. The Chris family never embarrasses friends."

When Srov heard this, his heart moved, and he reorganized his language: "I don't know what Mr. Chris is willing to use as a mortgage?"

"How about 20% of the shares of Random House and the copyright of the original sin series in my hand?"

As a qualified banker, Slov has sufficient understanding of the collateral given by Payton.

His quick valuation, 20% of the market value of Random House, according to the market value, is close to 6000 million.

As for the copyright of the original sin series?
This is even more of a big gold mine. The current sales volume in the Commonwealth has reached tens of millions, and the global sales volume is even more astonishing. It is said that the Original Sin series supports half of Random House!
They have learned about the situation of Random House, and know that the rumors are not groundless.

Slov quickly judged in his mind that this deal can be done.

At least this deal will not allow him to take too many risks, and he can also get the friendship of a billionaire.

"My friend, please rest assured that I will facilitate this loan for you as soon as possible."

Peyton laughed and raised his glass: "Cheers to our friendship!"

(End of this chapter)