England 1986

Chapter 370 Smartphone?

Harrods is located in Knightsbridge, London, with Knightsbridge Underground Station at the door and close to Buckingham Palace. It has an excellent location.

The total land area is about 4.5 acres, and the floor area is 100 million square feet, which is about 11 square meters in conversion.

It is currently the only second-largest department store in the world, the other being Macy's in New York, which is exactly the same size as Harrods.

Currently, the department store has more than 300 departments, about 4000 to nearly 5000 employees from dozens of countries around the world, and more than 40 delivery vehicles.

Harrods, or Harrods, is the name of this department store. The difference is only in the translation. According to the current custom, it is a literal translation of Hong Kong Typhoon, so it is called Harrods Department Store.

Needless to say, the history of this department store is quite inspirational anyway. The founder has grown from a small store to its current scale.
Allen got out of the car and looked at Harrods, feeling a little emotional.

If he had a personality like his, he wouldn't be able to have such an inspiring career.

There was a fire in the middle of this department store, and it was rebuilt later, which is the current building shape.

Generally speaking, the overall architectural appearance of the current Harrods department store also belongs to the Victorian style. This style is the favorite architectural style of the older generation in Britain. It is luxurious and grand.

But their Victorian style is not too pure. It also incorporates some architectural styles and palace styles of ancient Rome. Anyway, it sounds complicated, but it feels okay to watch it in person.

Allen likes the color of the facade of their house the most. There is a layer of terracotta on the outside of this thing, and the whole will show a yellowish feeling. People here call it rose gold.

Allen originally wanted to clear the venue. Although it was still morning in the entire Harrods department store, there was already a lot of traffic, and there were tens of thousands of customers shopping here at the same time.

So many people want to clear the venue, not to mention how troublesome it is, the compensation alone, the customers and the merchants together, is probably not a small number.

Alan, who originally wanted to pretend to be aggressive in clearing the scene, finally thought about it and forgot it. It's good to go shopping with common people, and he definitely didn't because he loves money.

The weather in May was not too hot yet. Wearing a black mask, there were bodyguards in front of him to clear the way. Allen only brought about a dozen bodyguards, and the group walked into this long-famous department store in a very streamlined manner.

As soon as you enter the mall, the first impression you get is that
So damn ugly!
When I was outside, it was a bit vulgar to see the flags of various countries hanging around the mall.

Who knew that as soon as he came in, Allen almost suspected that his eyes were dazzled.

Although he has never been here before, he has somewhat heard of the "famousness" of Harrods department store.

Is this the legendary department store that is so extravagant that rich people from all over Europe rush to come here?
This is a fucking tomb, right?
The golden Egyptian pharaoh style is everywhere, and the golden decoration of the pharaoh's coffin shell is hung on the wall. Allen even saw the Sphinx in the distance.

Grass
This stupid Egyptian father and son bought this department store, invested nearly [-] million pounds, renovated it, and finally ended up like this?

Why don't you tear down the building and rebuild a pyramid?

Just in case the queen is gone in the future, there is a pyramid not far from the door. How considerate to bury her in it
At that time, Alan, who is also saved, will wear sackcloth and mourning with Boss Cha, and will have to walk a long way with the flag on his shoulders.

Regarding this new interior decoration style, Allen was so speechless that he even regretted coming here for inspection today.

Who goes to a huge shopping mall early in the morning?
How damn unlucky.

Even if he doesn't pay attention to it, Allen still subconsciously resists some things.

"Master, this is the manager of the mall, this is"

Xiao Shitou looked at Alan standing at the entrance of the mall with his hands behind his back, staring at the mall in a daze. He didn't intend to disturb his young master's acceptance of the spoils.

But
After receiving the news, they came down and waited. The staff of the mall who were about to welcome Alan were also standing nearby. Both groups were standing at the entrance of the mall. Xiao Shitou looked at the manager, then at Alan, gritted his teeth, and cautiously took advantage of the opportunity of the introducer to secretly remind Alan.

"Oh."

Allen suddenly came back to his senses, turned his head and looked at the person pointed by the little stone. A middle-aged man in neat clothes was looking at him nervously. As soon as Allen's eyes met his, the manager subconsciously His body trembled, just like a man subconsciously shakes after going to the bathroom to urinate.

"Your Excellency. Hello Your Excellency, I am"

Under Allen's scrutinizing gaze, the manager stuttered to the point that he couldn't even speak.

He is usually extremely confident. As the manager of Harrods, what scene has he never seen?

Stars, celebrities, writers, various aristocratic women, members of the royal family, etc., from various countries, even the Queen, he has seen once from a distance.

As usual, it's just an aristocrat, and he comes as soon as he comes, and it's not like he hasn't seen him before.

But today is different.

The manager also saw the tragedy of his own boss last night, but the entire palm was cut off, not a sharp weapon, but a blunt weapon.

As for who made this, the boss didn't say anything, only that after tonight, this Harrods department store will change owners.

And now.
The new owner of Harrods is here!
The manager had seen those celebrities, aristocrats, and even members of the royal family before. He knew very well that when they were outside, they paid attention to their appearance and were gentle and refined. Even when talking to him, they would be very polite and gentlemanly.

But this one in front of me.
He doesn't seem to be this kind of person. Just by looking at his eyes, a well-informed manager can guess a lot about him.

This is definitely a ruthless character, and unlike those nobles in the past, this is the kind of noble who doesn't even bother to do superficial things, a real noble, an extremely cruel and arrogant noble master.

This kind of look is very indifferent, even a bit disgusting, and there is also a kind of subconscious arrogance in his eyes. The other party is high above, and even looking at the manager seems to be the manager's glory.

If a person with strong self-esteem sees this kind of look, his mentality will definitely explode on the spot.

But the manager is not. In the big environment of Great Britain, it is rare for ordinary civilians to have any bullshit self-esteem when facing nobles.

Class consciousness is planted in the hearts of most people from birth.

Allen waved his hand, indicating that the manager doesn't need to introduce himself. The mentality is so bad. Seeing the new boss is nervous, with this mentality, it is difficult to make a big deal.

With the first impression, coupled with the vulgar decoration inside the department store, Allen is even more disgusted with the current Harrods department store.

This is a broken place!

"Boss, uh. This is your accompanying tour guide, she."

"Okay, let her stay, you go to work."

Looking at the manager who was stuttering at every word, Allen stretched out his index finger and moved it, almost telling him to get out.

With Allen's permission, the manager heaved a sigh of relief, gave the little tour guide next to him an encouraging look, then saluted Allen, and then left quickly.

"Mr. Boss, it's an honor to be your tour guide. My name is Yassin Rania, an Arab. Next, let me guide you around the mall?"

Don't be afraid of lack of goods, but be afraid of comparing goods.

With the manager's comparison, the little tour guide organized his language a little bit, folded his hands at his waist generously, and looked at Alan with a smile on his face, waiting for his orders.

"Okay, let's go and stroll around."

Allen still walked ahead with his hands behind his back and his mask on.

Yassin Rania trotted for two steps, her high heels slamming, she walked half a step behind Allen, raised her head slightly, and glanced at Allen's side.

It's really strong. This hair, the golden hair is extremely elegant, even with a mask on, when the other party looks at her, her heart beats faster. It can be seen that the other party should be a very masculine young man, or a handsome guy.

"Boss, where do you want to go first?"

Yassin Raniya asked Allen cautiously, because Allen was taller than her by a head, and the strides of the two were not the same. Allen took one step, and she needed to take one and a half steps, so.
The relationship between the two looked very strange. Allen seemed to be walking slowly and watching, while Yassin Rania seemed to be trotting after Allen.

"Take me to the place where mobile phones are sold."

Allen twisted his neck, and his cervical spine creaked. Although he didn't look like a good person when he twisted it suddenly, it was really comfortable.

A group of people walked to the escalator, and Allen was completely speechless as he looked at the Egyptian pharaoh-style elevator again.

This elevator looks like the passageway where his mother wants to take him down the big tomb, it always feels weird.

Allen, with some sharp eyes, turned his head and looked at the little tour guide who was following behind him.

I didn't pay attention to her just now, and now there was nothing to see in the elevator, so I could only look at her.

Looking carefully, Ellen remembered, did she just say that she was Arab?
Gee
Let's just say, it looks weird and exotic.

She, an Arab, does not look like an ordinary Middle Easterner, nor does she look like an Indian.

This young tour guide named Yassin Rania has dark brown hair, flowing and straight as if Rejoice has been used too much, so she just tied it into a ponytail, casually making it very business and pure shape.

The face shape is more European, with deep eye sockets and a straight bridge of the nose. It looks like a blend of Europeans and Middle Easterners.

Although she is not particularly stunning, she belongs to the type that looks very good-looking and has a lot of taste.

Mainly fresh!
He had seen too many girls with blond hair and big waves. At first glance, Allen found this kind of exotic girl very fresh.

For no reason, Allen suddenly thought, would it be interesting if he came to a scene where a domineering president forcibly bullies the little tour guide?
No, no, no, it's too bad.

Thinking of this, Alan withdrew his gaze from Yassin Rania, and asked naturally: "You are an Arab, why do you come to work here?"

Yasin Rania stood next to Allen, holding on to the elevator handrail, and looked at Allen carefully. The clothes on his body had no brand, and judging from the precision of the wiring, it seemed that this thing was hand-made.

It has a bit of perfume that I don't know what it smells like. It's very quiet and not pungent. It's the kind of perfume that's suitable for men.

I don't wear any jewelry on my hands, and the white palms and knuckles are very beautiful. There seems to be a little callus on the tiger's mouth on my right hand, but it's normal for a man to have a rough hand.

Just as he raised his head, ready to take another peek at Allen, he suddenly found that the boss was looking at him with a very strange look.

Yassin Rania didn't dare to bow her head, so she tried so hard to show a gentle smile that she thought was very docile, her eyes slowly moved down, and she didn't dare to meet Alan's eyes.

The actions of the two of them have been tormented for an unknown period of time. Yasin Rania was relieved when she heard Alan's question, twisted her body slightly, stood up straight, and said, "Boss, I am an Egyptian American. Fresh graduates from Cairo University, our boss, no, no, the former boss was recruiting in Egypt last year, so I applied, and then came to London.”

"Oh? Are there many Egyptian employees in the mall?"

Hearing this seemingly inconspicuous information, Allen felt a sudden movement in his heart.

This old guy is very smart. The shopping mall has been replaced with an Egyptian pharaonic style of decoration, and even the staff are recruited from Egypt. What is he trying to do?
"It's not too many. There are two to three hundred people in our group from Egypt. I don't know much about it."

Yasin Rania blinked and looked at Allen obediently.

"Ah"

Allen stretched out his hand suddenly, startling Yasin Rania, before she could think about it, she said, "Be careful, watch your feet."

Going up to the second floor, Allen subconsciously pretended to be a gentleman, and reminded Yassin Rania who was wearing high heels.

His movement of reaching out to stop Yasin Rania just stopped Yasin Rania in this way, and his arm was in front of her, softly, touched, but seemed not to touch.

Anyway, Alan reminded him and walked forward, leaving Yasin Rania standing there with a flushed face.

The current electronic product area does not have the flashy look of the smart phone stores in the future, and the overall feeling is very business.

These days, things like mobile phones are not particularly friendly to ordinary people.

And in Great Britain, this thing is not just needed.

Many people have not yet adapted to the emergence of mobile phones. Except for business people, ordinary people have not yet reached the level of having a mobile phone.

The cheapest mobile phone is the kind of big phone, but the volume is already much smaller.

From the big black bricks in the past, it has become the size of two cigarette packs now.

But the price is not cheap. The price is easily three to four hundred pounds, which is more than the average person's income in about half a month.

Suddenly a publicity façade caught Allen's attention.

This was the second time he wanted to rub his eyes today, and the first time was when he was "shocked" by the hot-eyed decoration style when he first entered the mall.

What appeared in front of Allen now was a mobile phone with a super-large display.

A mobile phone with almost full screen!

Although its screen is not in color, according to the huge words of smartphone on the promotional facade, Allen was subconsciously stunned.

This is 1992!

It's not 2022.

Where did you get your smartphone?

(End of this chapter)