Hearing Hugh Grosvenor's words, Gu Bai smiled and nodded.

Always calling him Duke Xiu, Gu Bai also felt awkward. According to Eagle Country etiquette, a commoner like Gu Bai, who has no title, should even add 'Your Grace' after the duke's title, but Gu Bai simply couldn't stand it, so he just called him Duke.

Moreover, Hugh Grosvenor was born in '91, and this year he is only 27. Gu Bai was born in '97, so their age difference wasn't significant. Hugh Grosvenor allowed Gu Bai to call him by his name, which was also a sign of respect for Gu Bai.

"Gu, are you interested in buying that villa in Hua Country?"

After some brief small talk, Hugh Grosvenor asked.

Upon hearing this, Gu Bai glanced at Warner, who stood beside him, and nodded toward Hugh Grosvenor in the phone video, "That's right, I'm very interested in that villa, but Mr. Warner's offer isn't very friendly. We're still negotiating."

Hearing Gu Bai's words, Hugh Grosvenor laughed, "Mr. Warner just explained the situation to me, and I apologize, Gu, the previous offer was indeed outrageous. Since Mr. Warner is my agent, he would receive a considerable commission if the selling price exceeded my expectations, which led to the high price. But, since I'm talking to you now, I can fully decide on the price."

Western candidness was apparent at this moment. Hugh Grosvenor very directly betrayed Warner, making Warner, who stood beside, give Gu Bai an awkward smile.

"Mr. Warner told me just now that your offer is 1.1 billion RMB. To be honest, this price is indeed below my expectations. However, Gu, you should know what has happened in my family. Just over a year ago, my father, the Sixth Duke of Westminster, passed away, and I am currently in the process of family inheritance, so many overseas assets have to be liquidated for succession clearance.

So, although your offer is below my expectations, if it's a full payment, I think I can accept it."

After listening to Hugh Grosvenor, Gu Bai nodded slightly.

In such old established families, even just the inheritance process could take several years, and there are many troubles involved. This is probably the common person's idea of rich people's worries, right?

"Then since you accept my offer, I will proceed with the transfer procedures as quickly as possible so that your family inheritance can be completed smoothly."

"Thank you."

Gu Bai smiled and shook his head to indicate that thanks were unnecessary.

Just as Gu Bai was about to return the phone to Warner, Hugh Grosvenor seemed to have thought of something, asked Gu Bai to wait a moment, then put down the phone and turned to rummage through a cabinet.

Minutes later, an excited voice came through as Hugh Grosvenor returned to the video.

"Gu, it's like this, I have another property here, and if you're interested, I can introduce it to you."

Gu Bai wanted to refuse. He wasn't really interested in properties. If it weren't for not having a residence in the Capital City, he wouldn't even bother to buy this villa, but seeing Hugh Grosvenor's excited expression, Gu Bai couldn't bring himself to refuse, so he nodded to signal him to continue.

"It's like this, our family owns a commercial property in Shanghai called Ryan Square. If you need, I can sell it to you as well."

"Ryan Square?"

"Yes."

In Shanghai, many commercial complex squares are mostly held by domestic real estate giants like Wanda, Vanke, and Green Land, and Ryan Square is a large commercial complex square outside these giants.

Since its completion and opening in early 1997, Ryan Square's rental and sales rate has exceeded 95%. The tenants are all internationally renowned companies. The project has won the highest honor for construction quality in Shanghai, the Magnolia Award, and the highest national honors in architectural design quality and management, the Luban Prize. The office building portion covers about 37,000 square meters, with each floor around 2,300 square meters. Additionally, there are eight floors of retail space over 30,000 square meters, making it a leading large commercial square in Shanghai.

But Gu Bai did not expect that this square was owned by the Grosvenor Clan, and he was somewhat surprised for a moment.

"How about it? Interested?"

Gu Bai's business base is already in Shanghai, plus he plans to advance the Black Swan Group into a physical group this year. If he can acquire Ryan Square, it would be a substantial commercial capital on the path of the group's expansion, so Gu Bai is naturally interested.

Thinking of this, Gu Bai smiled and asked Hugh Grosvenor, "Wouldn't Ryan Square also require full payment?"

Hugh Grosvenor awkwardly smiled.

"Of course."

"Xiu, why do you think I can come up with so much money?"

Hugh Grosvenor laughed heartily, "You've committed over a billion pounds to charity, so I believe your liquid assets are well above ten times that amount."

Gu Bai slowly shook his head.

According to normal thinking, what Hugh Grosvenor said is indeed correct, but Gu Bai, a lucky person favored by the system, cannot be measured by common sense.

Although Gu Bai really wanted to acquire Ryan Square, he only had over 17 billion and had to reserve nearly 10 billion for the headquarters building construction, which he promised Wang Rengang to implement this year, so he had to painfully give up.

"Sorry, Xiu, you've been honest with me, and I don't want to lie to you. I currently have less than 20 billion RMB in liquid funds, and I'm going to build a landmark headquarters building for my group in Shanghai this year, which is estimated to cost 30 billion. The headquarters plan and Ryan Square have some overlapping business areas, so I really can't meet the full purchase requirement for Ryan Square."

Gu Bai said with regret.

Hugh Grosvenor also knew that dealing with such enormous cash flow was simply unrealistic to handle in one go, but he couldn't resist trying.

"We've had a specialized assessment company evaluate Ryan Square's price, and its value is 6.35 billion RMB, plus this villa's value of 1.1 billion RMB, making a total of 7.45 billion. Of course, this is a general valuation since such a huge cash flow is hard to come by all at once. But if Gu you are willing, I could offer you both properties for 7 billion!"

"Really?"

The actual value of Ryan Square is definitely above 7 billion, and Hugh Grosvenor was willing to sell both for 7 billion, essentially making the villa half a gift.

"Of course, Eagle Country nobility never deceives friends with such disrespectful acts."

"If that's the case, I think I can accept it."

Hugh Grosvenor laughed as soon as Gu Bai replied, "Gu, I knew you had the financial resources. Don't worry, I will quickly send a legal team to Hua Country to negotiate the sale with you, and if possible, I wish to meet you in person.

Also, for your convenience, you can move into the villa at any time."

"It's an honor, and I'm very much looking forward to meeting you."

Reaching a transaction involving 7 billion in funds involves too many legal issues to be completed in a short time. After chatting with Hugh Grosvenor for a bit, Gu Bai returned the phone to Warner.

And from beginning to end, Principal Wang, who hadn't spoken, finally sighed, "I thought I was just accompanying you to buy a property, but I inadvertently witnessed you showing off again. 7 billion, you decided without even batting an eye."

Gu Bai chuckled, "If you were in my place, you'd make the same decision as me."

Principal Wang nodded with envy, "That's right, the actual value of Ryan Square in Shanghai is already no less than 7 billion, putting it in your group's hands could possibly reach over ten billion, this is an unlosable transaction. What's more important is that you have gained Hugh Grosvenor's friendship, which is also a substantial capital."

Meanwhile, after talking to Hugh Grosvenor for a while, Warner hung up the phone and approached Gu Bai.

His attitude towards Gu Bai was now poles apart from before.

Before, he seemed respectful, but now that respect had turned into reverence.

"Mr. Gu, please forgive my previous rudeness. Duke Xiu has just stated that this villa is now ready for you to move into, and in addition, here is Duke Xiu's private contact information, which he specifically instructed me to give you."

Having received Hugh Grosvenor's contact information, Gu Bai did not linger and left Yihetu Original Villa Park with Principal Wang.

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