How much does it cost to donate to a primary school?
Alan's budget is... one million pounds, which is not enough so he can donate another million next year.
By spending so little money and going through so much trouble, they have gained fame and obtained a destroyer, which means they also have a yacht. They didn't spend much money, but they also have a school for William, and Harry will be able to come when the time comes, and even Allen's children will be able to come in the future.
As for Congressman Thomas, they helped for a long time, but was there any benefit in the end?
Allen would definitely not treat him unfairly. He would eat meat, and these people under him would have to eat some soup. Besides, there would be kickbacks from the shipyard at that time...
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There were a few knocks on the door, and the bodyguard brought in two plates of seafood rice. It looked quite good, with a circle of cuttlefish around the rice and sauce poured on top. It was obvious from the way it was cooked that it was not very authentic, so I picked up a spoon and took a bite.
The taste is just so-so, at least not as good as what Alan made in Spain.
Thomas looked at the paella in front of him and didn't want to eat it, but seeing that Alan didn't dislike it, he pinched his nose and endured it. After taking a few bites of the rice, Thomas hesitated and said, "Sir, Rex's plan yesterday seemed to have some effect, but at this level, it is estimated that the parliament will have to discuss the proposal for a while."
"Um?"
Allen nodded and said nonchalantly: "Let them negotiate, don't be too anxious."
Allen didn't want to make too much of a fuss about this operation targeting the entire Korean population in Wales, so he had to enter the village quietly and without firing any guns.
After finishing all the cuttlefish on the plate, Alan put down the spoon, wiped his mouth with a wet towel, and stood up and said, "People are always fearless when their own interests are not involved. Let's make a few more accidents like this in a few days, and then pick someone with a bigger target to attack, and see if they are anxious!"
Seeing Allen standing up, Thomas quickly wiped his mouth with a tissue, followed behind Allen, listened to the arrangements Allen made, and quickly lowered his head. This was a hint that he could pick an opponent to kill and put further pressure on the parliament.
"Okay sir... I understand. Let's just stick with the original plan. I hope they can be smarter."
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The entire city of Cardiff is actually not very big, with a population of only about 200,000 to 300,000 at most, and it is also a port city.
For the English gentlemen, this is a countryside place, and they should call Cardiff City Cardiff Village.
As for the town of Carmarthen, which is smaller than Cardiff, it is a village within a village.
As for Cardiff University, which is located in Cardiff.
You can imagine the scale. They just merged a new college this year, so there are only two colleges in total, and the strongest professional school of journalism and communication is not in Cardiff.
The students of that college take classes directly at the BBC headquarters, and the teachers are basically senior employees of the BBC or well-known program producers, etc.
The remaining college of Cardiff University is, in general, about the size of a small or medium-sized community with only three or four buildings.
…
There are still a few pedestrians on the streets in the afternoon. This is already the most densely populated place in Wales.
Sitting in Thomas' car, we drove to a building that looked like a museum. This was the front building of Cardiff University.
There are no tall buildings here, all of them are converted from old buildings. The entire Cardiff University has only a hundred years of history and is still very young.
Alan looked at the environment in the small courtyard outside the car window, walked through the open fence of the gate, and entered the campus. There were several cars parked in the parking lot at the entrance. There was no one else in the entire front yard except for a few people standing there to welcome his arrival!
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"Dear Sir Allen! Welcome! I am the director of the Admissions Department, Joel."
A middle-aged man wearing glasses and with a beer belly smiled as he helped Alan open the car door. As soon as he got out of the car, he quickly bent down and held Alan's outstretched hand with both hands, looking excited.
Since the establishment of Cardiff University, with Alan's arrival today, this is the biggest person he has ever received in his life!
The greatest thing here does not refer to money or knowledge, but status!
The founder of their Cardiff University was just an old knight, which was enough for them to brag about. Now...
The Earl of Carmarthen, who is famous throughout Wales, is going to study at their university!
Resisting the urge to take a photo, Minister Joel greeted Congressman Thomas who had just got off the car, and led the way, preparing to take Alan to visit their campus first.
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Although Cardiff University is not big, its faculty is not strong, and it is not ranked among the top universities in the UK, they still have some unique advantages.
Joel turned sideways and introduced Alan: "Sir...we have long been known as the most beautiful campus in the UK."
Alan followed Joel's introduction and walked through the hall. It turned out that this university looked like an old building from the outside, but it was actually quite interesting inside. The entire campus was like a garden castle.
"Sir, you also make movies. The famous TV series "Doctor Who" was filmed in our school. Other TV series, whether from Hollywood or our own, have also been filmed in our school."
Joel looked proud when he said this.
Always show the advantages of your school.
For other freshmen, the director of the admissions department would not need to show up in person. But the one who came today was so special, so special...
This doesn't look like a freshman at all, but rather like a leader coming to inspect the work.
Joel introduced the beautiful scenery of the Bridge Garden while guiding Alan on a tour. Then he changed the subject and talked about the school's accommodation. Just as he was about to show off how good their school's accommodation was, he suddenly realized that this gentleman...
No need to live on campus!
And even if their accommodation conditions are very good, what does it mean in the eyes of this Excellency?
Thatched house?
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"What about the school's teaching quality?" Alan was originally planning to choose a major in biology or medicine, but after Joel's introduction, now...
This year, the school merged with the Institute of Science and Technology of the University of Wales due to financial difficulties.
In other words, if Alan does not choose the journalism and communication major in London, he can only choose from the remaining majors in the school.
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"Uh... Your Excellency, this..."
Joel hesitated and spoke in a low voice. The faculty of Cardiff University was a little weak, with only more than 40 academicians in total. Compared with the top universities in London, this number of academicians was not even up to par.
"???"
Alan blinked, suddenly confused as to whether this greasy, bespectacled, middle-aged Joel was speaking sarcastically or stating facts.
A university with more than 40 academicians, you call it inferior?
Even a little embarrassed to introduce yourself?
How should universities in other parts of the world that have only a few academicians or even no academicians at all introduce themselves?
Negative eighteen?
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After a tour around the campus, Allen was still very satisfied. It was close to home, the campus environment was beautiful, and the teachers were friendly.
Mainly because of these more than 40 academicians, Allen was really itching to join.
The mouse that was expecting to find a rice jar actually found an oil jar. This...
I don’t know where to start to get the best deals, it’s a bit dizzying.
Moreover, the campus environment is good and suitable for filming film and television dramas. This is good and it matches his major. I can do it in the future. The campus is my home. I can bring the crew directly here and shoot in the school.
Before leaving, Alan had not yet decided on his major. Now that school has started, winter vacation will not start until before Christmas. He only needs to decide on his major before New Year's Day to enroll.
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"You said the school is having financial difficulties this year?"
"Uh... yes, sir. It's mainly because the school has purchased some new equipment and has some scientific research results. Due to the current economic situation, we are indeed in a bit of a difficult situation this year."
Joel felt a little ashamed when asked this question, because the school is not big, and Cardiff University’s ability to make money is still very strong!
Most of their majors are highly practical and have a high employability rate. In addition, the strongest major is journalism, and occasionally there are students who help them to make connections. Many of the school's previous scientific research results have no trouble selling. However, in the past two years, due to the impact of the American financial crisis, the market has been sluggish.
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"Okay, I know. In a couple of days I will have my butler deliver a donation of one million pounds as my contribution to the school before I enroll."
After Alan finished speaking, he nodded to Joel, lowered his head and got into the car first under the confused gaze of Joel, the Dean of Admissions.
Joel didn't react until Allen's car drove away.
This donation of one million pounds was not a large amount of money he had ever seen in previous years, but he had seen transactions worth several million pounds!
But now, this is a private donation!
Recalling the gentleman's nonchalant attitude just now, it was as if the one million pounds was just a tip for someone, so light that it could not cause any emotional waves in him at all.
When you heard that the school was in financial difficulties, you asked the butler to come and give it one million pounds without blinking an eye?
Look at this attitude...
He is indeed the face of the Welsh aristocracy!
This is the atmosphere!
This is a true noble lord.
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Back at the manor, Alan got out of the car and did not rush back, but walked around the car.
The two Bentleys in my house are considered old cars.
The main reason was that he had no money when he first succeeded to the throne, and this was one of the legacies left to him by his father.
These two Bentleys have accompanied him back and forth between Wales and England in the past two years, so they can be considered as contributing to his efforts.
But when he went to Cardiff today, Alan also experienced some troubles.
First of all, his license plate was too eye-catching. It wasn’t because of the number, but because the combination of the model of the car and the license plate was something that almost everyone could recognize. When people saw the two cars from a distance, they would know that he was coming.
If he just plays by himself like usual, it doesn't matter, this is the effect we want.
But now, Alan will be traveling back and forth between the manor and Cardiff frequently in the future. It is a bit inconvenient to go there every day instead of often.
Sometimes when I want to go out to visit a store or something, people can tell where I am by looking at my license plate, which doesn’t provide enough privacy.
It's time to change the car!
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"Master? What's wrong with you?"
Hut watched Alan walk around the car, then sit there alone in deep thought. After waiting for a long time, he couldn't help but ask a question.
"Huth, it's time to change the bus! Today I realized that I will have to go to Cardiff frequently in the future, and this bus is sometimes a little inconvenient."
"Well... Master, you can pick a few cars from the master's garage."
As soon as Hut finished saying this, he felt a little regretful.
The word "master" has not been mentioned for a long time, and Alan never mentions it on his own initiative. Now that he rashly mentions it, will it bring back bad memories for the young master?
"No, I don't want to use those old cars yet, um... let me think about it."
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When Alan thought about buying a car, he suddenly remembered that he heard a conversation some time ago that Bentley seemed to be still under trusteeship.
In other words, they have always been hanging out with Rolls-Royce.
Apart from some differences in the car logo and vehicle appearance, all other internal parts and even the workers are the same Rolls-Royce people.
Sometimes they can even share a car body!
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And what about Rolls-Royce?
Such a world-renowned top luxury brand doesn't seem to be doing well at the moment. They are also being entrusted to a trust institution and are barely surviving.
In this way...
In addition, the current economic environment is not good. Can I just buy the Bentley alone?
Alan didn't want to get a Rolls-Royce, mainly because it was too eye-catching and he didn't like it. But he didn't care about Bentley, as it was a very good brand and was one of the royal cars designated by the Queen a few years ago.
Take advantage of this period of time to see if we can acquire Bentley.
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Allen had never thought of acquiring an auto company before.
The main reason is that this industry is too expensive!
Even a slightly backward production line would cost hundreds of millions or even billions of pounds to start.
He can't afford to play!
But Bentley...
It sounds like a luxury brand, but they don’t have any expensive automated production lines.
Most of this stuff is handmade!
Just because the cars are expensive doesn’t mean their company is expensive too.
At least compared with other large and well-known car companies, Bentley is definitely not expensive!
Bentley is very small!
Thinking of this, Alan's eyes lit up. If he could successfully take over Bentley, and then add his own fame to it, and remake some car models, then he could focus on the ultra-high-end market. Wouldn't this be able to revitalize Bentley?
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"Huth, you say... can I acquire Bentley?"
Alan looked at Huth with sharp eyes.
"ah???"
Hut was confused. How come the young master, who was just preparing to change his car, was now preparing to acquire the car manufacturer?
Changing cars and directly acquiring a car manufacturer, this...
The money spent is incomparable!
"Master...is this necessary?"
"Tsk... send someone to ask around. I heard that the people at Bentley seem to be having some issues with the people at Rolls-Royce. It is said that the people at Rolls-Royce always suppress Bentley and affect their designers. Go find out and come back to tell me!"
We all work in the same factory, and conflicts are inevitable over time.
Rolls-Royce focuses on a royal style!
Ultra-luxury, business, with a focus on safety and comfort.
But Bentley is not like this. In the early days of Bentley, their philosophy was to focus on ultra-luxury and sports!
Compared with the old-fashioned Rolls-Royce, Bentley feels a bit like the Will-O-W-O boy.