The polite man in front of her looked very well-mannered, and Hepburn's mother could see the temperament of a superior in him.
This was something she could only feel because she was a noble and had often come into contact with these superiors.
The other party's statement shows that he sincerely wants to help his daughter.
That's enough.
"Mr. Fang, you are right. Hepburn should really focus on her studies now.
I am grateful that you are able to support Audrey Hepburn to complete her studies. "
Hepburn's mother was very free and easy. She accepted Fang Lang's offer to sponsor her daughter's studies very calmly.
This made all the arguments Fang Lang had prepared useless.
Hepburn also looked at her mother in surprise, not understanding how her mother, who had always been very independent, could accept Fang Lang's investment so easily.
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And it is very directly stated that it is funding.
There is a big difference between funding and investing. When investing, you want to see a return.
Grants are indeed direct financial assistance, and whether there will be a return depends on the willingness of the person being funded.
But funding obviously puts oneself in a very low position.
However, Fang Lang understood very well what Hepburn's mother meant. The investment Fang Lang mentioned was actually to take care of Hepburn's self-esteem.
Even though he knew what Hepburn's future achievements would be.
He didn't really want to get a return on his investment in Hepburn.
But Hepburn's mother had no way of predicting Hepburn's future, so she knew very well that the investment Fang Lang mentioned was actually funding.
So she said it directly, putting herself in a vulnerable position of being sponsored.
This unabashed approach made Fang Lang feel relieved.
"That's good. Here are ten pounds. I'll have someone send ten pounds to you every month.
You can give Hepburn more nutrition, but be sure not to let her faint due to malnutrition again.
If you continue like this, your health and Hepburn's will really collapse."
Feeling Fang Lang's sincere concern, Hepburn and her daughter were very moved.
When I got back to Reinhardt's house, Reinhardt had already gone home.
Obviously, Mr. Reinhardt doesn't need to do anything himself for such a trivial matter as finding a house.
"Haha... Let's see who is back. Isn't this our Mr. Alexandre Dumas?"
Reinhardt teased Fang Lang who had returned.
"It seems that our Reinhardt is very envious! Do you need me to pass on some experience to you?"
When there was no woman around, Fang Lang wouldn't care about Reinhardt's teasing.
"Tsk! I'm chatting with the girls and you're playing in the mud in that corner!"
"Really? Why did I hear that Mr. Rhinehart was being very strictly controlled by his fiancée?"
"Where did this rumor come from? I..."
Seeing Reinhardt blushing and trying to explain himself, Fang Lang smiled and waved his hand:
"Okay! I know they are all rumors. Have you found the house I asked you to help look for?"
Reinhardt was relieved that Fang Lang stopped teasing him and asked about the house instead.
“It’s not that easy. Many places in London were destroyed in the bombing.
It's hard to find suitable accommodation near the Mary Lambert Ballet School.
If you don't mind, I know a nobleman who wants to sell a house in Meijer, but it's a bit larger.
I wonder if you are interested.”
"Meyer, is this your neighborhood?"
“Yes, many British aristocrats live here, and the environment here is very good.
If you buy a house here, when you come to London later, you will have your own house, right? "
Fang Lang recalled that when he was in New York, he had always lived in a hotel, which indeed had many inconveniences.
I am currently staying at the Reinhardt family home in London. I have a large following and a lot of official business to attend to, so it is not really appropriate.
"Let's go and take a look!"
The two walked across a block and arrived at the residence that Reinhardt mentioned. It was a four-story building along the street with obvious Baroque-style sculptures on the exterior walls, which looked very luxurious.
There is a large park across the street. It is already evening, and looking through the park, you can see the sunset slowly setting in the sky.
Fang Lang remembered that London in later generations was one of the cities with the highest housing prices in the world.
If I buy a property here now, I might be able to make a lot of money.
"Can I go in and see what's going on inside?"
“It’s not possible now. The owner is in Australia and the key is kept by the asset management company. It can’t be delivered until tomorrow.
But I have been to this house, and each floor has four bedrooms and two living rooms, so the space is very large.
There are a total of sixteen rooms in the whole building.
It should be quite adequate as a place for you to stay in London.”
"Is the property ownership clear? There won't be any trouble!"
"Don't worry! The owner is a lord. If he didn't want to settle down in Australia, he wouldn't think of selling this house."
"OK, since you, Reinhardt, think this is a good house, there's no need to look around. Let's go and handle the paperwork tomorrow!"
The next day, when Fang Lang was preparing to go with Reinhardt to handle the transfer procedures for his first property.
Rinehart's mother, Mrs. Henderson, suddenly arrived in London.
Because Fang Lang and Mrs. Henderson had jointly invested in a British shipyard, the two were not strangers.
"Fang, I heard that you bought an Aston Martin? That must have been the idea of that brat Reinhardt!"
Mrs. Henderson obviously knew about Rinehart's obsession with Aston Martin.
As soon as I heard that Fang Lang bought an Aston Martin, I immediately knew the reason.
Therefore, the purpose of coming to London this time may also be for this matter.
“Haha…Mrs. Henderson, it was indeed Rinehart who gave me a tour of the factory.
I personally feel it’s pretty good.
My purpose of coming to Europe this time was to find some suitable investment projects.
So, don’t worry about it.”
Fang Lang could sense that Mrs. Henderson was obviously worried that Fang Lang had been misled by Reinhardt without knowing it.
He wanted to point out Reinhardt's purpose so that Fang Lang wouldn't discover the problem himself afterwards.
Blame Rinehart.
The three of them sat on the sofa in the living room and chatted, of course not behind Reinhardt's back.
He was very unhappy when he heard that his mother suspected that he had deceived his friends.
Whispered:
“Mom, just because you think you can’t save Aston Martin doesn’t mean Fang can’t save him either.
He has transformed Aston Martin's original business philosophy and will definitely give Aston Martin a new lease of life."
Mrs. Henderson was obviously surprised to hear what her son said.
As the mistress of the Henderson family, whose husband works in the navy, many tasks in the family business are actually decided by Mrs. Henderson.
When Rinehart wanted to acquire Aston Martin, Mrs. Henderson vetoed it.
After all, in his opinion, the market for the Aston Martin car brand is not large, but the investment is considerable, so it is totally not worth the investment.
Unexpectedly, his son told him today that Fang Lang had changed Aston Martin's business philosophy, which made him very curious.
I saw Mrs. Henderson looking at me inquiringly.
Fang Lang did not hide anything and briefly explained to Mrs. Henderson his future plans for Aston Martin and his views on the future of the automotive industry.
After hearing Fang Lang's explanation, Mrs. Henderson fell into a brief contemplation.
"Fang, you are so optimistic about the future of cars, what about airplanes?"
Fang Lang was stunned by this question. Airplane? That was a high-end thing. He didn't have the strength to participate in the aircraft market.
Wait, that's not right! The airplanes nowadays don't seem to be as advanced as those later on!
Isn’t the manufacturing of a piston engine much different from that of a car?
It seems that many aircraft manufacturing companies nowadays started out by producing cars!
I have brought the difficulty of manufacturing advanced aircraft of future generations into the present era!
The manufacturing technology of today's piston aircraft seems to be similar to that of later agricultural aircraft!
Brazil is dominated by large farmers. Can we use the automobile engine production line to produce aircraft engines?
Then make some simple agricultural aircraft and sell them for money!
In later generations, wasn’t Brazil’s Toucan fighter a propeller plane?
Of course, the Toucan's engine is a turboprop engine, not a piston engine. This guy fills many gaps in the field of modern air force combat.
Originally this aircraft was developed as a trainer aircraft, so can I make some preparations in advance?
If I have the ability to manufacture equipment for the navy, army and air force, then my say in the Brazilian military will become extremely important in the future!
As for whether anyone would want to nationalize their own company, that depends on whether their teeth are good enough.
Since Mrs. Henderson asked me about my opinion on airplanes, could I learn about their family's aircraft manufacturing business?
"Aircraft are, of course, the most promising industry. World War II has proven the importance of air superiority. An army without an air force can only become a sitting duck."
"By the way, you are a military man, what do you think the future development direction of the Air Force will be?"
Fang Lang was a little surprised by the question asked by Mrs. Henderson. Was she testing him?
Fang Lang was very clear about the future development direction of the Air Force, but he did not want to reveal everything he knew.
Regardless of whether others believe it or not, if what I said about the development direction of the Air Force comes true one by one, I will be blamed!
After thinking for a while, he said:
"The future of aviation is definitely in jet aircraft! There is no doubt about that."
After hearing Fang Lang's words, Mrs. Henderson became silent.
Fang Lang and Reinhardt looked at each other and then at Mrs. Henderson. After a while, Mrs. Henderson finally reacted and said apologetically:
"Sorry, I was distracted. Why does Fang think jet planes are the future?
Our engineers told me that jet engines are unreliable and fuel-intensive, and are simply not suitable for transoceanic flights!"
It seems like I have met a fan of propeller planes!
Jet engines are unreliable because they have only just appeared!
It is certain that the technology is not yet mature.
It would be a bit frivolous to think that jet aircraft have no future just because of this.
Britain is also considered an aviation power in later generations!
There is no reason why you can't see this!
“Well…Mrs. Henderson, I wonder what the name of your family’s aircraft company is?
What type of aircraft are you mainly manufacturing now? "
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