Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 687 Out of sight, out of mind
Chu Qianqian, the financial backer, was willing to provide casualty subsidies, so he would naturally not object to Matsuno Ichiro, the liaison person.

And it would also be good for his prestige within Aozunu.

Not only can he win over the lower-level ninjas, but his father Matsuno Shinta will also pay more attention to Chu Qianqian as a collaborator in the future.

To Chu Xiangqian, Ao Zunu was the killing knife.

While it is necessary to guard against and weaken them, it is also necessary to win them over.

Although Ichiro Matsuno said a long time ago that as long as he becomes Aozunu's collaborator and the financial sponsor of the task.

Then he will no longer be assassinated by Aozunu.

If someone issues a mission to assassinate Chu Xiangqian to Ao Zunu, as long as Chu Xiangqian is willing to pay, the person who issues the mission to assassinate him will become Ao Zunu's assassination target.

This can be regarded as a kind of protection for important customers by Aozunu.

But Chu Xiangqian both believed and remained skeptical about this.

Homeless wretch.

As long as the interests are great enough, betrayal will follow.

Even finding a suitable marriage partner is an invisible benefit that many heiresses like Nata hope to see.

Moreover, by following members of the royal family, you can get more opportunities and get to know other nobles.

Chu Qianqian naturally agreed. When he receives the crew, Norton will definitely fly back to London with them.

In addition, after playing a friendly match with Chu Xiangqian and receiving jewelry from Chu Xiangqian, Nata felt in her heart that she would continue to be entangled with Chu Xiangqian.

Although Nata has quit her job as Margaret's maid, she still misses Chu Qianqian even though she already has a suitable partner to marry.

Even if he is an islander, he wants to kill him.

Coupled with Philip's intercession, Margaret could only let Chu go forward and leave.

As for Ichiro Matsuno, he's just a loser.

However, while waiting for the Princess to prepare for take-off, Margaret pestered Chu Xiangfei and squeezed him dry before letting him go.

Therefore, Chu Qianqian subconsciously felt that the father and son Matsuno Shinta and Matsuno Shinyuki would one day turn their swords and guns on him.

Now that I'm back in London, I naturally have to find someone I know and trust to help me.

Unfortunately, after the desire was vented, reason once again took over.

Margaret's idea was very simple. Let Nata and Chu challenge each other forward first, and then let Nata take the stage after Nata lost.

To be honest, 5 pounds is quite valuable these days, but in the upper class circles of London, this amount of money can only mean so much.

In the past, because of her status as a noble heiress, Nata found a job serving the royal family in exchange for receiving support from the royal family when needed.

He took the opportunity to take a boat out to sea, go to the treasure island, and take away the antiques and gold on the island.
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Margaret was not happy when she heard the news.

To put it bluntly, this girl has been counting her ovulation period, but during her previous trip with Chu Xiangqian, it was too difficult to deal with Chu Xiangqian alone.

Then he begged Chu Xiangqian to accompany him on the Princess private plane to Singapore, waiting for the crew to drive their own fishing boats, nautical charts and messages left by the ninjas to land in Singapore.

But 5 pounds is also enough for the declining nobles to maintain a decent life and continue to employ servants who have served the family for more than ten years, or even for several generations.

As soon as they met, the girl threw herself into Chu Qianqian's arms, stood up on tiptoes, hugged his neck and kissed him.

Naturally, Chu Xiangqian would not refuse.

So after Nata resigned, Margaret and her relationship suddenly became equal, and they were also natural allies.

I was still worried that I wouldn't be able to do that on my own, so I called that girl Nata over.

But this chick also knew how important it was to Norton to receive the crew safely.

Besides, Chu Xiangqian also believed that many people from the island nation, just like the people from China, sincerely did not want to see the other party live well.

That's why she rushed over as soon as she received Margaret's call.

After the battle, Nata almost wanted to break up with her current boyfriend and continue to stay with Margaret and serve Chu Qianqian with her.

He actually chatted with Margaret, who was also tired and lay down, about Anthony Austin's Viscount.

This kid was so excited that he spoke incoherently.

In addition, both Chu Xiangqian and Margaret looked down upon the Austin family's own property.

After all, when Norton was selling tiger bone wine, a bottle sold for £200.

Margaret on the side shook her head helplessly, and then took the initiative to pour Nata a glass of red wine.

He and Nata are also cousins.

But with the 5 pounds given by Chu Xiangqian and the annual after-tax output of more than 1 pounds from the family farm and small ranch, Anthony Austin's life suddenly became two or three levels better.

Not only can you get the ultimate enjoyment, but you can also get financial rewards.

In the end, Chuqianqian earned several hundred million.

Only then did Chu Xiangqian learn that Anthony Austin was actually introduced to Margaret by Nata.

Chu Xiangqian believed that he would never betray him before he killed his brother Matsuno Makoto.
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Now that the two dozen crew members had been rescued, Chu made a phone call to Norton.

It's right to think about it. Only Nata, the cousin who grew up together, knows so much about her cousin's sexual orientation and the family's financial situation.

Not to mention the fake marriage with Margaret, even if he helped Margaret cooperate so that she could have a casual tryst with Chu Qianqian, it would be no problem.

Of course, Anthony's sexual orientation also prevents him from being jealous at all.

To him, Margaret was not a wife, but a friend who could develop into a sister.

On the contrary, Margaret and Nata were more worried that Anthony Austin would have thoughts about Chu Xiangqian.

So after discussing it, the two women agreed that Anthony should not be allowed to know Chu Xiangqian.

After Chu Xiangqian found out, he shook his head boredly.

He is not interested in men, nor does he discriminate against men, but if such a person appears around him, he will have thoughts about him.

Just thinking about it makes me feel sick.

If he pesters him, the custodian will be severely beaten by him.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian himself did not want to see Anthony Austin, let alone attend Margaret and his wedding.

Now that Chu Xiangqian was going to Asia with Norton, Margaret and Nata discussed whether to take advantage of Chu Xiangqian's absence from London to arrange the fake marriage.

Moreover, we have to inspect some laboratories in London and provide some money to projects and research institutions that specialize in artificial insemination.

Chu Xiangqian wanted to ask Margaret if she needed money, but he didn't want the girl to refuse directly.

Even the 5 pounds paid to Anthony Austin every year is paid by her herself.

Chu Xiangqian didn't say much. Anyway, Margaret was also a young rich woman now.

The 500 bottles of tiger bone wine he gives her every year will be worth 10 pounds after selling it, which is considered as pocket money for her. Compared with Xue Jinglan's annual salary of 100 million Hong Kong dollars, 10 pounds is about 60 Hong Kong dollars more.

But the consumption in London and Hong Kong Island is completely different.

And since Margaret can't marry Chu Qianqian, giving her more money to support her can be considered a kind of compensation.

If you really care about it, Margaret still plays a very important role in Chu Xiangqian.

Not only did he avoid being suppressed and robbed by the British ghosts in Hong Kong Island, but he also established a stable antique acquisition partnership with Norton.

We also traded iron ore several times with Philips Construction.

More importantly, as long as you slowly gain a foothold in the upper reaches of the Ying Kingdom, you can always obtain some confidential information.

Sometimes at banquets, naval officers ask when the submarine will return to Hong Kong.

Or a politician may say that when he is going to visit abroad, it may be very important information.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian still liked this girl Margaret.

Although she is not a super beauty, she is fair and beautiful, tall and has long legs, and has a high status. She is more attractive to men than Hollywood actresses.

So Chu Xiangqian and even the champion knight were raised in Margaret's manor.

I never cared about the breeding fee for each breeding, just gave it to Margaret.

So Margaret now has an income of at least three and a half million pounds a year, and she doesn't need to buy jewelry.

Just daily expenses, the expenses of her own manor are only hundreds of thousands of pounds per year.

Margaret does have hundreds of thousands of money lying around.

In addition, she knew that if Chu Qianqian had to pay the 5 pounds to Anthony Austin, he might feel uncomfortable.

The money given by Margaret can be regarded as a restriction on Anthony.

As for Downton Abbey, which was purchased last year, Chu Xiangqian was still incorporated into the family fund.

As Downton Abbey gradually becomes a regular one, all future output will also become money for the fund.

Chu Qianqian was still in charge of the big money, while Margaret let Margaret hold the small money.

But even a few hundred thousand pounds, which Chu Xiangqian looked down upon, was already considered a huge sum of money.

At least Margaret is living a better life now than Philip, her brother-in-law, who is much more nourishing.
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At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Chu looked forward to his watch and said goodbye to Margaret and Nata.

After meeting Norton by car at the airport and boarding the private plane together, Chu Xiangqian also saw the Monet oil painting that Norton had promised.

This 140 cm by 180 cm Venetian Market is one of the few medium- to large-sized oil paintings by Monet.

As long as the painting is real, Chu Xiangqian knows that the price of 16 pounds is indeed not expensive.

If I were to negotiate the price with the previous owner of this painting, I would most likely be ripped off.

Or maybe it’s hard to meet in person, let alone buy a painting.
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While waiting for takeoff, Chu Xiangqian admired it carefully and felt that it was genuine, so he reached out and touched the oil painting.

After hearing the sound of +68 gold coupons in my mind, I couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

This painting will be worth at least tens of millions of Chinese coins in the future, or even over 100 million.

Converted into pounds, it's over tens of millions.

If you meet a wealthy buyer, the price is likely to double or triple when it goes to auction.

Chu Xiangqian gave Norton a thumbs up with satisfaction, and then made a take-off gesture to the captain.

The Norton and Mountbatten families felt relieved.

To be honest, this deal was an advantage for the Mountbatten family.

Although it is true that Monet's oil paintings are not easy to buy, with their network and reputation, they can always buy some famous paintings at normal prices.

If you are lucky, some declining nobles will not only be short of money, but they will also be completely unaware of the true value of many antiques.

So one Monet painting, plus 12 paintings by Harder Richter, an East German painter who was only slightly famous at this time, were exchanged for more than twenty kidnapped crew members.

For Norton, not only was the ransom too little, but no one could guarantee that the pirates would actually release him after paying the ransom.

Now he only spent less than half of the commission demanded by the pirates to rescue the person safely. While Norton was grateful to Chu Xiangqian, he also directly saw for the first time how powerful Chu Xiangqian was in Southeast Asia. .

From telling Chu Qianqian that people were kidnapped by pirates, to receiving a call from him saying that the crew members had been rescued.

It took less than 3 days before and after, which directly reflected Chu Xiangqian's intelligence, and his men's operational capabilities far exceeded previous estimates.

This made Norton, Mountbatten, and Philips realize that in addition to making money, Chu Xiangqian did have a group of people with very powerful abilities.

As for whether these people are from the Chinese dynasty, to be honest, Mountbatten and Philips don't care.

No matter how powerful private armed forces are, they cannot affect the national level.

Moreover, in Southeast Asia, the influence and presence of Yingguo are constantly weakening.

As long as their senses are still there, Mountbatten and Philips hope that Chu Xiangqian's personal weapons will be as powerful as possible.

The royal family is the nominal ruler of the Ying Kingdom, and the king is also the apparent head of state.

But the interests of the royal family are not necessarily the same as those of the politicians in Downing Street.

Sometimes, it goes against the interests of many people in England.

Beginning in the 5s, with the rise of the Labor Party, calls for the abolition of the royal family became increasingly louder.

Philips is now afraid that the Labor Party will take over Downing Street and directly ban the existence of the royal family.

After all, in terms of public opinion, there are indeed many people among ordinary people in Ying Kingdom who can't stand the royal family doing nothing but enjoying a luxurious life with taxpayers' money.

There are also some people who simply want to confiscate the royal family's wealth directly.

Therefore, for many nobles and the Philips couple, they represent the Ying Kingdom, but their interests are not consistent with the Ying Kingdom.

Any person or force that is beneficial to their couple is now a target of wooing.

And Chu Xiangqian was naturally the target to win over.
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After the plane took off and entered the cruising stage, Chu Xiangqian turned his eyes from "Venice Market" to 12 new works by Harder Richter.

To be honest, Chu Qianqian looked at these 12 paintings and felt that Harder Richter's level was not very good.

Fortunately, I remember that Harder is only 30 years old now. Although he has won some awards, he is still studying in an art academy.

Even if the level is already very good, there are galleries willing to help him build momentum and operate.

But the artist is too young, which itself limits the scope for speculation in the painting.

Chu Xiangqian was willing to purchase 1 oil paintings from Norton at a price of 12 pounds apiece. For the gallery, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I believe that after a period of speculation, Harder Richter's fame will further increase, but it may take several years before his paintings can truly reach the stage of 1 pounds a piece.

But this does not matter, the gallery wants to help him hold an exhibition next year.

(End of this chapter)