Chapter 1342

Stepping into the castle is another world: red and blue marble pillars support the arched roof, orderly arrangement of antique furniture, giant oak stairs, double-C signs on the floor, low-key display of the strength and cultural heritage of count Carnarvon's family.

The statues of the second generation of count Carnarvon, like the statues of the fourth generation of count Carnarvon and his sister when he was young, and the portraits of family members hung everywhere on the wall. Introduced by the count and his wife, Andy and his team learned that these portraits were all written by masters, including the works of famous van Dyck.

In addition, there are precious pictures of the Herbert family on the piano and on the table. It's like walking into a well decorated Museum. The collection of the family is rich. The wooden writing table used by Napoleon in the music room alone is amazing, let alone the Baroque ceiling. 37 clocks with historical value placed in different rooms bear witness to the immortal traces left by history and time in the castle.

"The castle has about 300 rooms, and there are 356 crystal chandeliers alone. In the heyday of the manor, 60 servants took care of our family's food and living. Today, the castle employs 20 full-time employees to maintain its normal operation, including, of course, a well-organized Butler, Colin. "

Fiona, the Countess of Carnarvon, who was born as a commoner but was full of nobility, gracefully introduced the butler with white gloves standing behind the master. Andy smiled and nodded to each other.

A very interesting family, the countess talked freely, the noble style was full, while the eighth Earl of Carnarvon, George Herbert, looked a little melancholy instead, with an awkward smile on his face from time to time, which always gave a feeling of shyness and shyness.

For this, Andy always kept a light smile, and didn't care about the shame of the count and the aristocracy of the second ordinary lady. Although the countess often mentioned a large family in Scotland or Austria, he showed special interest in whether Andy's party was satisfied with the tea in front of him, talking about her horse, using tennis or golf clubs The examples of music department are funny, but more of them are helpless and unwilling to decline.

Andy is here to buy Castle manor and do business. There is no need to tear the noble veil of the other side. Even if the veil is only the emperor's new dress, he does not need to make the other side feel humiliated.

Sitting on the red sofa, Andy looks at the library like study, gilded roof, gilded bookshelf, rows of precious ancient books, ancient Greek ionic pillars, dark red sofa with dark red carpet, showing a classical temperament.

"After more than 160 years, the castle that can be preserved in such good condition and in normal operation is really hard to get valuable. If I remember correctly, at present, only 50 rooms in 300 rooms can be used normally. Others, especially the abandoned rooms of the castle tower, need to be repaired urgently, right?"

Andy is not interested in listening to the pompous countess in front of him. Although he doesn't want to care about a woman, his hypocrisy will make people feel disgusted. Andy even sees that Amare, who keeps a graceful smile, frowns slightly.

"Yes, Mr. Smith, this involves millions of pounds of financial expenditure, which we can't do. If it's a normal year, maybe we can think of other ways, but in the face of the financial storm, perhaps, it's a more correct decision to pass it on to a trustworthy person.

It's my responsibility to let it continue to be better, rather than watching it slowly fade away. Although it will shame the Carnarvon family, I need more courage to face the reality. "

George Herbert, the Earl who had not spoken much, said with a sad expression, his eyes touching the armrest of the red sofa, and his tone full of helplessness and sincerity.

Andy's smile in his eyes gradually converged. He had more respect for the candor and sincerity of the count Carnarvon in front of him. What's interesting is that when he heard the count's words, the countess, who had been ostentatious just now, wryly smiled and sighed, as if he had taken off the mask.

Before, Andy was still wondering how the eighth Earl of Carnarvon, the Godson of the old lady of England, could choose a superficial and pompous English woman as his wife. Now it seems that everything is a routine. Maybe the banter in Andy's eyes touched the Earl's shame. Whatever the reason, this is a very interesting couple.

"I really like the traditional charm that has been kept here. I think I will make the castle better integrate into the current era and continue to inherit it." Andy's face with a calm smile, clear eyes and count George, light said.

After the conversation, the atmosphere became more relaxed and natural. The countess who took off the mask did not have that kind of annoying arrogance and pompous. However, maybe the aristocratic habit that she insisted on for a long time would occasionally bring in some families, aristocrats and royal family names. If she didn't talk like this, she would be despised.

Fiona, the countess who had prepared a noble lunch for Andy Smith's arrival in the early afternoon, may be British culture. The banquet etiquette is far more important than what to eat. In the past hundred years, even the meals at aristocratic banquets have not been very novel. The main menu of heiklibarg has been used for about 200 years, while there is no food in England.A manservant carries a silver tray to deliver a meal, while Colin, the housekeeper, stands behind the host and keeps a close eye on the behavior of each guest on the table. Two manservants stood by to ensure that the guests' glasses would not be empty.

This kind of service is the classic "Russian style", which requires the highest number of waiters to serve food, and it also reveals the inside information calmly.

Andy doesn't feel strange about this either. After all, his housekeeper George is also very good at English aristocratic etiquette. However, he can also see that the standard etiquette of all these is more the credit of the housekeeper Colin.

After a two hour aristocratic traditional lunch, for Andy, this trip to the castle is almost a result. When it comes to the price, Andy will not participate in the trip in person.

He and count George were drinking black tea, chatting and laughing, waiting for the negotiation team of both sides to come up with a price that everyone could accept, 50 million pounds, Andy would never agree to come down. Even if the area of the castle manor reached 1000 acres, there were 4000 acres of farmland on both sides of the manor and more than 1000 cattle and sheep ranch, Andy would not spend half of it Million pounds to buy the estate.

What's more, once Andy takes over, he has to carry out a comprehensive repair work. Andy has a detailed plan and plan for the castle. This repair work, Andy will not only deal with the British government, but actually carry out the repair work, renovate the remaining 250 rooms, and shoot for the film and TV play Downton Abbey Make preparations.

Run a drama about the influence and change of film and television stories on real life, and develop it into a tourist attraction and a castle hotel that keeps the tradition of British aristocracy.