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Chapter 674 Expanding the Manor

Chapter 674 Expanding the Manor
"Mal, it seems like the security situation in Gruson has deteriorated quite a bit."

When Turner fired the shot, Liu Jin was entertaining guests in the living room.

He walked to the bedside, glanced outside through the gap in the blinds, and then smiled at a bald man with brown skin.

Mael, the police chief of Grução.

Liu Jin wants to set up a private shooting range on the estate, which requires his approval.

He stood up and walked to the window.

Just then, I saw the paparazzi scrambling over the bushes.

Do you have a photo of him?

"Turner!"

Liu Jin added wine to his glass and then shouted downstairs.

Turner rushed up. "Boss, what are your orders?"

"Did the surveillance cameras capture a picture of that guy?"

"Of course!"

"Give one to Director Mael."

"no problem."

As Liu Jin spoke, he pulled Ma'er back to the sofa.

"Is everything settled regarding the firing range?"

"Of course, as long as you don't take those guns out of your estate, there won't be a problem."

"cheers!"

He clinked glasses with Mael and said to Sean, who was sitting next to him, savoring a bottle of Macallan Lalique 50 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, "Mayor, as you can see, my estate is too small. Damn, paparazzi can squeeze in and run right up to my bedroom window... It's really too small. I want to expand the estate."

In addition, I plan to build a villa and a small building in the Salt Lake Forest.

"The manor will definitely need more workers then, and I think I can provide you with at least twenty job openings."

"Amos, the area to the west is a ruin, and it's not easy to develop."

But if you're willing to expand the estate to the south or east, I can grant you twenty acres of land directly, without going through the council.

That's 12,000, nearly 13,000 square meters.

France is not America; it is sparsely populated and far from being Canada.

Although the economy of southern France is not as developed as that of Paris, land there is still incredibly valuable.

Gryzan is only so big, and Sean has already been very generous by offering twenty acres of land all at once, without needing to go through parliament.

Liu Jin thought about it and decided it wasn't impossible.

"how much is it?"

Liu Jin poured him another glass of wine, "Don't bully me, I've already inquired, that area is wasteland."

Sean laughed when he heard this.

"Three million euros, how about that?"

Liu Jin turned his head and looked at Mela.

Mela rolled her eyes and said, "Why are you looking at me like that... Uncle Sean's asking price is definitely not high, just three million euros..."

Uncle Sean, that's wasteland.

“But that land belongs to the Grysan municipality. If I ask for too low a price, I won’t be able to explain it.”

"Can you lower the price? Three million is a bit too expensive."

"I could buy a hundred acres of land on the outskirts of Toulouse and it wouldn't cost three million."

"280!"

"Still too expensive, 150."

Sean is really daring in asking for prices, and Mela is really daring in negotiating.

Mael sat to the side, watching the uncle and nephew negotiate the price with a smile.

He won't get involved in this. Even if it sells for 300 million, it won't go to his police station.

Liu Jin promised to donate 500,000 euros to the Grução police department every year thereafter.

For a police station with only thirty officers, this is a huge donation, more than enough.

This money can guarantee that he can stay in the position of bureau chief and retire peacefully.

……

The Château de Grüssant is indeed a bit small.

With only 1,300 square meters of space, it's really not enough to make a fuss.

Go to the old-money areas of Long Island and you'll see; estates of four or five thousand square meters are everywhere.

In comparison, Liu Jin's 20-acre estate in Gruson isn't really that big... Diddy's estate is a whopping 5,000 square meters, why would I want to live in a 1,000-square-meter estate? This idea had already crossed my mind in New York.

Ultimately, Mela and Sean negotiated the price down to $210 million.

Hmm, not cheap!
But it's also Sean's bottom line.

If you keep cutting, the old man will turn against Mela.

How is Simmons doing?

"Ha, that kid found a girlfriend at the Corsica base."

"nice!"

“He said he’d borrow your yacht next summer to go out to sea with his girlfriend… Amos, you’re not going to teach the kids, are you?”

"It's not my business?"

"Ha, you and Monica last year..."

"Stop it, stop it!"

Laughter filled the living room.

……

Liu Jin still has more than 300 million euros in his account at Industrial Bank.

However, he has almost used up all the money in America's account, with only a little over 100 million left.

Of this, another 50 million needs to be transferred to Lao Zhong's account at the end of the year, so he doesn't have much left in front of America.

However, he still has nearly 200 million in his studio.

I probably won't spend any more money this year!
By the end of the year, the royalties from the various publishing houses will gradually come in, enough to make him recover his losses.

Aside from investing in various films, his money was mainly concentrated in the Green Sisters Fund, totaling a total of seven hundred million US dollars.

In addition, at the beginning of the year, he had Joan Anp connect with HSBC in the UK to invest $80 million in Facebook... This was only because Facebook had increased its investment in Europe since last year, which gave Liu Jin the opportunity to raise funds.

Mark Zuckerberg is a very cautious Jew.

He won't accept investments easily.

In the original timeline, Li Ka-shing invested $100 million to encourage Mark to ramp up the development of the Chinese-language website. Similarly, Liu Jin's investment through HSBC was facilitated by using the Green Sisters Fund as a front for financing.

Jews are very cautious in this regard.

So, Liu Jin has made a lot of money over the years, but most of it has been invested.

Therefore, he still has four or five hundred million yuan in funds that he can use, but his actual assets...

On June 9th, the first-generation iPhone was launched.

Apple's market value rose from 10 billion to 20 billion in just half a month.

Compared to the 17 billion valuation when Liu Jin acquired Apple shares in 2002, it has increased more than tenfold.

In terms of stocks alone, Liu Jin initially spent a total of 50 million US dollars, which has now appreciated to 500 million US dollars.

From this perspective, he definitely made a profit!
However, it's still a long way from meeting his expectations.

……

The following day, Chloe and Mella, representing Liu Jin, signed the land purchase contract at the Gruçon City Council.

It was a large wasteland that needed extensive restoration.

The initial investment will be approximately 800,000 euros.

This is just groundwork; the real construction will begin in the second half of the year and continue into next year.

At that time, lawns and greenery will be planted, and an eight-acre lake will be preserved, but the environment of the salt lake will not be damaged.

The Grução municipal government attaches great importance to this point and it is clearly stipulated in the contract.

Liu Jin had no objection to this.

For Mayor Sean, Liu Jin's project could create about a hundred jobs in Gruson.

This is also one of his major achievements.

After Liu Jin bought the land, the details of how to renovate and decorate it were taken over by Mela and her companion.

Even the celestial being joined in without hesitation.

"Aren't you going back to China to film movies? You stay here all day."

"I want you to take care of it!"

The fairy's words left Liu Jin speechless.

Forget it, I can't afford to mess with them!

Mr. An, on the other hand, was to return to Paris.

Aunt Liu stayed in Gryzzang, not to take care of Fairy Tale, but because, through Leslie Cheung's introduction and Andy Lau's connections, she gained access to resources in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon!
"I remember this movie, wasn't it invested in by China Film Group?"

That evening, Aunt Liu returned home and told Liu Jin about the incident.

"Oh? I heard from Mr. Liu that it was Polybona."

"No, no, Polybona should be the distribution company, Lao Jiang, am I remembering correctly?"

"That's right!"

Liu Jin looked at Aunt Liu helplessly.

"Auntie, Sisi has already filmed the Bélier family. It'll either be Venice this year, or Berlin or Cannes next year... I'm even planning to send her to the Oscars. She'll be an international superstar by now. Why is she going to fawn over the Hong Kong entertainment circle?"

What role did they offer? The female lead?

"This one……"

Seeing Aunt Liu's hesitant and timid manner, Liu Jin had no temper to stand up for her.

Beautiful women are brainless!

I reckon Mr. An couldn't take it anymore at the time.

He picked up the phone and dialed an international number.

"Third Brother, it's me, Liu Jin!"

"Jin, what brings you to me all of a sudden? Haha, I've heard you've caused quite a stir in America."

"Come on, that has nothing to do with me."

"I didn't even say what it was about..."

"hey-hey!"

Liu Jin couldn't help laughing.

"Third Brother, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Say!"

"Is the Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon an investment by China Film Group?"

"Um, it's a production company under China Film Group. Interested?"

“What interest could I possibly have… Well, Sisi just finished filming my film, ‘The Béliès Family.’ I figured Venice might be a bit risky, so it’ll probably be sent to Berlin or Cannes. Her mom’s got connections in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, and Mr. Andy Lau introduced her to this film… So I was thinking, maybe I could find her some resources. You know, she calls me Uncle.”

Tianxian's eyes widened, and she was about to retort when Aunt Liu covered her mouth.

"They gave me a minor role, and all I got to do was fawn over them."

Let me make this clear first: I won't take any role other than the female lead... I'm planning to get her a role as an international superstar; what kind of woman would she be, going off to fawn over someone else?

Han Shanping laughed on the phone.

"Alright, let me ask about the situation first. I can't let her suffer."

The phone was hung up.

Liu Jin glanced at Aunt Liu and said softly, "Sister Liu, could you please let me know in advance next time you're looking for resources for Qianqian?"

Sissi can't be one of the three Best Actress winners.

But he is, after all, the main character.

"I invested 11 million US dollars to produce the female lead in this movie, and you're going to play a supporting role? What were you thinking?!"

He won't indulge Aunt Liu.

Leslie Cheung quickly said, "It's my fault. I thought Sissi was alright."

"If you really have some free time, help me finish this new song... I'm going to perform at a concert on July 31st."

"Your song..."

Leslie Cheung remained silent!

After a long pause, he said softly, "You'd better think this through, about that song of yours..."

"It's okay, at worst I'll just never live a mundane life."

Liu Jin knew what he was going to say, waved his hand, and answered decisively.

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