Allen was extremely busy throughout March.
First I went to London twice and talked to them about taking over Bentley.
Both parties have almost reached an agreement on the price. The only valuable thing about Bentley is its brand. There are not many production lines, and they are all old. The main cost is the workers.
Alan's idea was to move the production lines and workers to Carmarthen, and then allocate a piece of land to them on the outskirts of Llanelli Port, build a new factory here, and bring people over. The transportation facilities here are good, and both sea and rail transportation are available.
But the idea was good. Some of the workers at Bentley were unwilling to leave, and the relocation work involved hundreds of families, which was a huge headache.
Relevant subsidies and the like, even the work of family members and the school of children, all need to be resolved by Allen. Because Bentley is so famous, Allen cannot be too tough with these old workers and must use gentle means.
Therefore, this matter can be delayed for a while. Alan is not in a hurry anyway. This is how business works. The more impatient you are, the less likely you are to get things done. Since they want to delay it, then just delay it.
but……
Some people want to delay, while some don't want to. With the arrival of April, Alan's classmate Masagaki Masagaki, came to Wales with the founder and boss of Saizeriya, Masagaki Masagaki's father, Yasuhiko Masagaki.
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For the Japanese, what they admire is the strength of the Americans.
In a certain comic, a Saiyan is not strong when his hair is black, but once his hair turns yellow, he becomes a Super Saiyan. This is an obvious influence.
And their mentality towards Britain is even stranger.
Since the earliest days of learning from the West, the country that the island nations verbally acknowledged and admired the most was actually Britain. The two countries have close ties in many administrative methods, department settings, systems, navies, and so on.
Ordinary islanders also admire the British, sometimes even more than Americans.
A few years ago, when the Japanese were the richest, they were even ready to retaliate against the United States. They waved the Japanese yen all day long and clamored to buy the entire America.
But they have never thought of buying Daying. On the contrary, they often admire some of Daying's traditional culture and even imitate it.
Just like they sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago.
Whether it was the Queen’s birthday a few years ago, when the island country’s Tianhuang came to visit, or when Boss Cha visited the island country a few years ago, these were all manifestations of the close relationship between the two sides.
Although many British people hate the Japanese, the relationship between the upper classes of both sides, especially the aristocracy, is actually very good.
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This is the first time that Yasuhiko Masagaki has come to Wales. After his son came home for the holiday, he told him that there was a nobleman here who was interested in their family's property.
When he first heard it, Masagaki Yasuhiko didn't take it seriously. He thought he was just a foreign nobleman, so far away. Even if he was interested in his industry, he wouldn't be interested.
But it was not until he heard his son talk about the other party's relationship and general background that Yasuhiko Masagaki broke out in a cold sweat.
If it was just an ordinary noble from the Principality of Wales, he wouldn't care.
But the other party is now a traditional nobleman in England, the Earl Allen, who has extremely strong connections and great fame.
This has to be taken seriously!
No matter what the other party's ultimate purpose is, if it is not handled properly, the other party will bring a devastating disaster to their family.
As the owner of hundreds of chain restaurants, you seem to have some status, right?
But can this be as effective as someone just talking?
It is said that when he participated in the Seoul Olympics a few years ago, several nobles from the island country flew to South Korea to meet him.
After hearing about this relationship and thinking about his own family, Masagaki Yasuhiko felt it was necessary to listen to his son's advice and come to Wales in person to have a good talk in front of this gentleman.
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The expected extremely arrogant attitude was not seen by Yasuhiko Masagaki.
Coming out of the carriage, he recognized at first sight the young earl, who was standing in person at the door of the hall waiting for him, accompanied by an old butler.
It was just as reported in the newspapers, Alan Hill, a man of outstanding talent and extraordinary handsomeness, known as the "Face God of the British Empire" in the island country!
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Without even caring about his son getting out of the other side, Masagaki Yasuhiko pushed open the car door, trotted to the steps in the hall, and bowed deeply to Alan from a distance. It was a very standard 90-degree bow.
After staying still for dozens of seconds, he bent down, stretched out his hands and held Alan's outstretched right hand.
"Hello, sir! I am Yasuhiko Masagaki. It is such an honor to have you wait here in person. I am very sorry to have kept you waiting for so long!"
The iconic English tongue-twisting sound sounds awkward.
But this time, Allen did not get angry because he didn't understand like he did the first time he met the Sony people. He was looking for talents this time and treated people gently.
"Haha...it's hard for you to come all the way from the island country."
"Your Excellency, that's not the case. It's my honor and our Zhengyuan family's honor that you invite me to meet you. It's not hard, not hard!"
Alan found that although this Yasuhiko Masagaki had a heavy accent, he was very polite, and this attitude made Alan feel comfortable.
"Come... I'll show you around first."
Alan was in a good mood and decided to take the father and son to visit the Hall of Honor in his home.
Shock them at the same time.
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During the short twenty-minute tour, Alan was responsible for pointing things, Hutt was responsible for explaining, and Yasuhiko Masagaki and his son were responsible for watching!
When he came out of the Hall of Honor, Yasuhiko Masagaki's waist was bent even more than before he entered the Hall of Honor.
Some things are just like this. When you don’t understand them, you may have some ignorant and fearless thoughts, but the more you understand, the more afraid you will be.
In addition, Yasuhiko Masagaki had already heard of Allen and was somewhat aware of his fame. After the tour, he learned about the history of the Hill family, especially their way of doing things.
The fear became more serious.
This is no ordinary British nobleman, this is a family of executioners who are professional in killing people and are disguised as aristocrats.
This is much more intimidating than the ordinary British aristocrats who are too concerned about their reputation!
No wonder so many island nobles wanted to make the acquaintance of this gentleman. It turns out that they have similar personalities!
Many traditional nobles of the island country are very tyrannical, especially when treating civilians!
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In the small reception room, Alan looked at Yasuhiko Masagaki, who only dared to sit half of his butt, and nodded with satisfaction.
Sure enough, taking the guests to visit the Hall of Honor and telling them about history was very effective in making the guests calm down. He didn't even have to make any threats, and the subsequent business was much easier to negotiate.
"Ever since I heard Zheng Yuan Changlong talk about your family's business, I have been very curious. After learning more about it, I became very interested in the operation model of your restaurant. Some time ago, I sent someone to investigate in detail. You are doing very well! I like it very much."
Alan nodded to what he had investigated last time, in order to further hint at his own strength.
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"Your Excellency, you are too kind."
Yasuhiko Masagaki didn't dare to say much, just like a little kid sitting quietly listening to a lecture. Whenever Alan said something, he nodded in agreement, and his attitude was as respectful as possible.
Alan gestured to Hutt to hand the plan to Yasuhiko Masagaki, and looked at Yasuhiko Masagaki who was looking at the plan seriously.
This capital injection, or the acquisition of Sizeriya, went extremely smoothly, especially compared with Bentley, it was much better.
It turns out that the outside world is more interesting. In the UK, except for Wales, no matter where you want to get things done, it is very troublesome and slow. Just look at the Japanese people.
As soon as Alan showed interest and seemed to like the idea, the other boss came over in person and handed him the plan. As long as they had an agreement, the rest would be naturally solved by the other party when he returned.
Just highlight the strong obedience!
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Yasuhiko Masagaki looked carefully at the conditions proposed in the plan. He thought that this person was going to make a profit from his chain of restaurants. Didn’t he see the historical honors of the Hill family in the Hall of Honor?
They are good at doing simple and crude things like this, but they didn't expect that the plan proposed by this gentleman was extremely... tolerant.
It was only mentioned above that he would inject capital into his chain stores and provide some much-needed goods supply chain.
As for management, everything remains unchanged, the other party only holds certain financial rights.
The only small request is that he needs to send some employees to Wales to serve as training teachers.
How easy it is!
The economic situation in the island country has not been good in the past two years. If there is an opportunity to go abroad, who would refuse?
What's more, he was sent by the company, and came to a place with a strong imperialist atmosphere like Britain?
Plus there's a high salary.
All it takes is money, resources, and connections, and a little bit of manpower.
All these plans made Masagaki Yasuhiko very happy. This was not a robbery, this was simply the reincarnation of Amaterasu!
Masagaki Yasuhiko closed the plan, looked up at Allen who was smiling the whole time and said, "Sir..."
"Don't worry! You came all the way here, so rest here for a few days. Take the plan back and read it slowly. Think about it carefully and then give me your reply."
Waving his hand to interrupt Yasuhiko Masagaki who was about to speak, Alan stood up and prepared to leave.
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He knew what the plan was, but he was not in a hurry. When fishing, one has to be patient and give others a few days to think about it.
With such good conditions, Yasuhiko Masagaki is probably worried and anxious now. In the next few days, Alan plans to let the father and son rest in the guest room of the manor for a few days and have someone take them to tour Wales first.
Then observe this father and son so that you can... control them later!
Good conditions are not always out of good intentions. Now I treat them well in order to make them cooperate honestly and without selfish motives, but after everyone on Allen's side learns...
The rest depends on the situation. If Masagaki Yasuhiko always behaves respectfully towards him, Alan may be kind enough to leave some benefits for him. But if his attitude gradually changes during this period...
You can then cross the river and destroy the bridge.
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May 20, 1990.
A little after three in the afternoon, in the parking area outside Milan Malpensa Airport.
Monica Bellucci wore sunglasses and glanced at the crowd outside the car window with a guilty look.
As the World Cup approaches, passenger traffic at Italy's major airports has surged and they are filled with foreign tourists.
Monica, who was filming a movie on the set recently, suddenly received a long-lost call, especially when she heard the unusually familiar yet unfamiliar voice on the phone.
That voice, that person, was once her nightmare.
She didn't know what her mentality was. Since filming Allen's "Deep Water", Monica became a little famous, and then her career entered a rising period, and she went to Hollywood, America to develop her career.
but……
After filming a medium-budget movie, Monica faced reality.
It’s not that her acting is so good, but that Allen’s movie is just right for her, and Allen’s special way of getting into the role also suits her.
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In the past few years, Monica even avoided Allen a little. She was a little scared, but later Allen basically ignored her. Every year at Christmas, he would mail her a gift, and then nothing else...
People are strange. Monica was very scared at the time, but after Alan's cold treatment for a while, she became a little unwilling.
After the blow from Hollywood, she could no longer survive as a vase actress with an undeserved reputation and inflated pay.
Monica looked down on the small crew, and the big crew looked down on her.
In the end, I had no choice but to go back to Italy and continue living there.
Last Christmas, Monica somehow knitted a scarf herself and sent it to Alan according to the address she remembered.
But the other party still ignored her as usual.
Unexpectedly, half a year later, Alan called her and asked her to pick her up at the airport because he wanted to watch the World Cup!
Monica was feeling nervous and didn't consider why Allen needed her to pick him up at the airport. She subconsciously remembered the time, cleaned up the house carefully, and then arrived at the airport in advance at the agreed time to wait for Allen.
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Protected by several plainclothes bodyguards, Alan, dressed in casual clothes and a baseball cap, carrying a simple trolley case, saw the pink and blue Beetle in the roadside parking area as he exited the airport.
This little German Beetle looks silly and cute, and is very suitable for women to drive on a daily basis.
This was the first car Monica bought after she earned money.
Nodding to the bodyguards, Alan walked to the car alone with his suitcase and knocked on the window.
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“Boom boom boom.”
A few muffled noises were heard, startling Monica who was in a daze. She came to her senses and looked out the window. Just by looking at the figure and the face, even though the other person was wearing a mask, Monica recognized him at a glance!
The moment she recognized Alan, Monica's body shook subconsciously, and then her hand unconsciously pressed the window switch, ready to open the door for Alan.
"Come out! Help me put my suitcase away."
Alan looked at Monica, whose face was flushed red, and hooked his finger at her, asking her to get out of the car first.
Every time I see this chick, it brings back a lot of beautiful and exciting memories.
Especially this one, who is naive, timid, playful, obedient, and rebellious. Anyway, Monica gives Allen a very strange feeling.
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Monica took the suitcase from Alan obediently, opened the trunk, and loaded Alan's suitcase into the car with great effort. Seeing Alan smiling at her while working, she smoothed her hair and said a little embarrassedly, "Why did you think of contacting me? Aren't you filming a documentary in Australia?"
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