Chapter 206: The ignorant girl who is left behind by her ancestors

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August, who was lying on the floor, seemed to feel the change in his owner's emotions, and he jumped up from the floor with a neat ruckus.

August stretched his front paws forward, straightened his hind legs, his brown back arched upward like a fully drawn bow, and a fierce barking sound came from his throat.

The big dog was ready to attack like a real knight protecting the princess.

It is always ready to pounce on the boy who makes him unhappy with a command from Miss Elena and give him a bite on the calf.

"Ah Ole, sister Anna, what's going on?"

The female movie star subconsciously covered her mouth and exclaimed in low voice.

She didn’t understand why everyone was laughing and chatting happily just now, why Anna suddenly read a few lines from Cleopatra, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"It's okay, August, it's okay."

Miss Elena comforted her pet hunting dog, and then said coldly, "Mr. Oler, I have already I will give you enough respect and patience. Please let go of my hand now, otherwise I will ask you to leave my home. I am also very serious."

"Master Kruger"

The butler appeared like a ghost and gently patted Ole on the back.

After Anna ordered him to get the checkbook, she did not ask him to leave. The butler also knew French. He stood silently in the corner of the living room, taking in everything that had just happened.

"This is a family matter between cousin Anna and I. I grew up here, and even when my godmother was alive, she never drove me away."

Oleggen I am irritated.

He waved his hand, wanting this troublesome man to leave.

"Master Kruger"

The butler grabbed his arm, with his white-gloved hands, tightly controlling his arm like a pair of iron pliers, and then He said again word for word, "Miss, please let go of your hands."

My hands were tightly held by the other party.

Oler's mind sobered up a little from his irritability.

He has known this butler for many years.

The butler and the master's personal servants and maids are the souls of the servants of the large manor.

Especially the former,

has even semi-broken away from the category of servants. In traditional European large families, even if the master can take out a copper plate in his pocket, he will not Jobs that would eliminate them.

This old gentleman-like man has worked in the manor for most of his life.

When Anna's aunt was still alive, the annual salary of a housekeeper exceeded 500,000 euros, which was similar to that of independent directors of some small banks.

Even the daily medical expenses of the other party's family, the expenses for the children to study abroad, and finding a suitable job were all paid and arranged by the Elena family.

What is needed is a person who knows the basics.

The generous salary brings loyalty, loyalty to the master of the Elena family.

It used to be Anna’s loyal guardian, but now it is Miss Elena herself.

Except for Cousin Anna, the owner of the manor,

the butler’s obligation is only to maintain sufficient courtesy and respect when facing any other guests or family members, but does not need to obey anyone. Even if I have been coming here frequently since I was a child.

Looking at the other party's serious look,

Oler did not doubt that the butler had now shown the "courtesy and respect" part.

If he didn't let go, as long as Cousin Anna gave him a wink, maybe next time instead of calling him Master Kruger, she would give him a knee on his waist.

This is the 21st century,

Times have changed.

The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, a hundred years ago, this kind of personal butler of a noble family was more majestic than some knights and barons in the countryside.

Don't even ask his valet to come over and expel him from the manor. Even if the master orders him to shoot, he will pull the trigger without hesitation.

Oler hesitated for two seconds, but finally let go of his hand holding Anna's wrist, and sat back in his chair angrily.

"Cousin Anna, I am doing this for you."

He raised his hands helplessly, "You are so angry for no reason."

"Very good, then I'll just pretend this never happened." Anna nodded, "Go back and convey my greetings to Mr. Kruger for me."

"As for other suggestions, don't make any more in the future. Mention it, I am not interested, and neither is the Elena family. Ole von Kruger, please listen, I have no intention of marrying you, not when I was a child, not now, and not in the future."

A long awkward silence fell in the air again.

Anna didn’t speak, Ole didn’t speak, and even the Springer Spaniel didn’t move.

Only the bewildered actress looked left and right among several people.

"Is that really the case?"

Oler slowly lowered his head and stared at his shiny shoes.

He seemed to have completely torn away some of the knots in his heart, and said slowly, "This is really your style, cousin. You didn't have it when you were a child, you don't have it now, and you won't have it in the future. You will be strong and decisive, just like a judge." It was like issuing a verdict that cut off all my thoughts and drove me away from here.”

Anna was already preparing to leave the living room in an indifferent manner.

At this time, she heard Ole's low and depressed voice,

She softened slightly.

Anna looked at her aunt's godson and shook her head, "Ole, I still welcome you to come to my home as a guest as a cousin."

"What a pity statement. Well."

Oler interrupted directly.My cousin's words.

He also shook his head and sneered, as if laughing at his own overestimation.

"Cousin, you are not the only one who looks down on me."

"It's not that I don't look down on me."

"No need to comfort me."

Oler waved his hand, "You know, when my father called me on the plane when I came here, he felt that I couldn't figure you out. He said that you were the real countess, and I'm just a playboy."

Oler tilted his head and imitated the banker's mocking tone, "Without the money and family cloak, Miss Elena is still a noble baroness. . And you Ole, my son, you are just a little boy who can cry."

"How can a proud and strong horse like Miss Elena be so weak and weak? What a vain man can conquer is that even if she holds the best fruit puree and steamed egg white concentrate in her hand, she would rather chew the grass on the roadside than look at you.

"The proud horse, the proud horse, is really an interesting metaphor in every aspect." The young man said bitterly, his tone was so forceful, with the feeling of being rejected. Angry from shame.

As Anna rejected the other party without leaving any room for maneuver,

Oler seemed to have completely fallen into a state of breaking things, and did not care at all about irritating Elena around him. Miss.

I gritted my teeth and muttered a few words.

Then he raised his head and looked at Anna, who was looking at him expressionlessly, with an expression that was unclear whether it was a sneer or ridicule.

"Cousin, do you know the most interesting part of this metaphor?"

Anna watched silently as this cousin gradually became more and more unfamiliar.

"My father said, there is a Prussian proverb, you want a horse to go where you want it. Instead of holding carrots and eggs eager for its mercy"

Ole looked at his cousin.

At this time, his face no longer showed the gentleness of a noble boy, but instead looked a little hysterical, cold and cunning.

"It is better to be a horse trainer who is good at using ropes and spurs."

Anna's cheeks were still smooth and moist, but her expression was as cold as a marble statue.

"Cousin Ole, you look really ugly now when you collapse when you don't get what you want. You really look like a crying little boy. It seems that Kruger The gentleman is at least half right."

Her tone remained calm, "I actually quite like that metaphor about horses, but if I were really a fierce horse, you wouldn't be an animal trainer. It's just a monkey jumping up and down because it can't get a banana."

The girl smiled nonchalantly.

"Spurs"

"Your spurs don't refer to my Uncle Carla. Please, my aunt hardly everI interacted with this younger brother. Even if you have huge debts in your hands, you can use him to threaten me. Have you made something wrong? ”

The Irina NFT digital collection exchange, this kind of money-making thing does have a bad reputation.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knows what is going on.

Besides,

Anna herself also has a professional team of lawyers to deal with these issues.

There is a high probability that even if Uncle Carla does get the money, this kind of "Li" will not be able to handle it. The possibility that the "Ghost" exchange can really be opened is extremely slim.

"Oh, God, don't get me wrong, how could it be Uncle Kara?"

Oler was helpless He shrugged and said in a strange tone, "Cousin. We all know that trash like Uncle Carla can only be used to disgust people. He couldn't get on the stage at all, and the 100,000 euros I gave him were really just given casually, without even asking for an IOU. ”

“It would be too fanciful to use him to blackmail you. ”

Anna was a little confused, but she didn’t speak.

Oler took out the dark brown Prada men’s briefcase where Mrs. Lebrun’s oil painting tube had been placed. He picked up a folder.

He took out a piece of paper and handed it to Anna.

“Cousin, I wanted to talk to you at another time. After a while, we may be colleagues."

His tone was mocking, a little arrogant, and he said slyly, "Well, I hope your suspension will be over by then. ”

Anna took the folded copy paper and unfolded it.

This is a copy page of the letter of intent for equity transfer.

The general content is that the Austrian National Publishing Group agreed to transfer part of its shares in the Oil Painting Magazine to Kruger Brothers Bank

"You bought the Oil Painting Magazine"

Looking at the text above, Anna was silent for a few seconds and said softly

"To be precise, we obtained 26 shares from the Austrian National Publishing Group, plus some miscellaneous small shareholders. The total shares held in hand should be about 35%, and the acquisition is expected to cost a total of about 170 million euros.

Oler's tone was full of pride, "It's mainly because it takes a lot of effort to convince these guys to sell their shares. In fact, it's not as expensive as the investment department thought it would be." In 2017, Meredith Media Group purchased fashion magazines for a total purchase price of approximately US$3 billion. In comparison, the Irina family's oil painting magazines are really much cheaper. ”

There was still no expression on Anna’s face.

But when she saw this letter of intent to acquire the bank, her heart immediately became turbulent.

Anna's mind was rapidly calculating the other party's purpose.

It was incredible that she had not received any information about such a large equity change in advance.

But judging from Ole's smug facial expression,

she didn't think the other party was lying.

Serious art definitely does not attract as many people as popular fashion. 170 million euros to buy 30% of the magazine’s shares is already an astronomical figure.

No wonder the Austrian National Publishing Group is willing to take action

No,

"Money should not be the reason, at least it should not be the only reason." Anna thought in her mind .

The sale of shares by private magazines is more related to future development strategies.

After hundreds of years of development,

Oil Painting Magazine has also merged with several similar magazines. Anna is still the largest private shareholder of the magazine, but her shareholding has been diluted to 1597 about.

In addition to the three major shareholders of the Austrian National Publishing Group, the European Art Association and the Irina family.

There are also some important members and directors of the association who also hold sporadic shares in oil painting magazines.

Kruger Bank is like a big fish eating a small fish this time, acquiring tens of millions of euros in shares from these directors. It is definitely not a small move.

But Anna, the largest private shareholder, did not hear any advance news.

This even made Miss Irina a little more uneasy than the large-scale acquisition of shares in Kruger Brothers Bank itself.

It's like

It seems that everyone is behind her back and planning something secretly.

"Why didn't I receive a notice from the board of directors."

Anna turned to ask her housekeeper.

"Oh, I can answer this question for you, because currently we have only reached an acquisition intention, and it will take a few weeks to actually complete the legal procedures."

Oler doesn't care. He waved his hand, as if everything had been settled as a winner.

"I don't mind telling my cousin some inside information."

"The Austrian government's financial regulator has approved the sale of shares held by the National Publishing Group, and Sir Brown serves as the European The agent of the Art Association will hold a board meeting in the middle of this month."

He snapped his fingers.

“Of course, Cousin Anna, you, the largest private shareholder, can choose to vote against it. Unfortunately, according to the EU competition merger law, you have no right unless you can convince more than half of the shareholders to oppose it. Terminate this transaction."

Oler smiled maliciously.

“Friendly reminder, cousin, I don’t recommend you to do this. The Elena family may be good at art, but financial acquisitions are our old profession. If you find out on the board of directors that all other shareholders Everyone has abandoned you, and you are the only one who stubbornly says no. Given your pride, I think it would be very embarrassing for you to just abstain from attending."

" Hype ArtIt is probably with this idea that Mr. Krueger persuaded other shareholders and the national publishing house in the name of the oil painting magazine. ”

Anna quickly guessed the whole story.

She pinched the armrest of the wheelchair hard with her fingertips where Oler could not see it.

Anna had to work very hard to keep her voice calm and prevent others from hearing her inner fear.

“She is indeed the cousin I have admired since childhood. "

Oler snapped his fingers.

"Of course, we would rather establish this foundation in the name of Irina. If you are not willing, then in the name of Oil Painting Magazine The name also sounds loud.

As the most credible art appreciation and evaluation organization in the past 100 years. This golden signboard is simply like SCE or Nature in academia. I'm surprised that you haven't thought about developing its financial value based on it for so many years. It's exactly like raising a chicken that lays golden eggs, but just wanting it to crow. ”

“Oh, what a waste of natural resources. " He pretended to sigh.

"Oler, I feel sad for you and your father's shallowness. Have you ever thought about why oil painting magazines have such strong credibility? That's because, from the moment it was founded, it has been a pure and fair art evaluation magazine. "

Anna looked up and stared into cousin Ole's eyes. "In the art market, you can choose to be a referee or a player. But you can’t be a referee and a player at the same time. Just like oil painting magazines cannot profit from the hype of artworks while hypocritically pretending to be objective and impartial White Lotus, and conclusively evaluate the quality of each artist. "

"Every golden egg it lays is stained with the tears of my ancestors. "Anna said word by word, "This is the end of fishing. ”

“I prefer to call the end of fishing in the lake the door to a new era. All shareholders besides you should think so, too. Sometimes, cousin, your ideas are so old-fashioned that you seem to have lived centuries ago. Look around you, it's a new era now, maybe it's you, cousin, who needs to change your thinking. ”

“Don’t ever think about asking me to agree to this”

“Then don’t agree, cousin, you are very important in our plan, but Elaine The name Na is not indispensable either. Since you are not interested in my proposal, then maybe you may be interested in knowing the following things. After all, you only care about art."

Oler smiled.

"Next month on Thursday The European International Art Annual Conference in September will be held at the local art gallery in Glitz. Are you interested in giving a joint speech with Sir Brown as a distinguished guest?"

European International Art Annual Conference.

It is the most formal and official large-scale art conference in Europe every year, and Oil Painting Magazine is naturally on the invitation list every year.

This year’s annual meeting is again.Held at the city's new art center.

Oil Painting Magazine was assigned the most prime speech time, followed by Mr. Cao Xuan, a representative figure in Asian art, and Gerhard Richter, an artist of living fossil level.

The combined age of those two old men is not many years younger than the founding of the United States.

I have to give a speech by myself

Anna remembered that this was not included in the original schedule.

The only person speaking on the stage should be Chairman Brown.

"A few adjustments have been made. After all, this year is a big day for Oil Painting Magazine. The organizer is even willing to give you, oh, sorry, I should say, a few more minutes of our Oil Painting Magazine." Oler patted his forehead and handed the entire folder directly to Anna.

"This is Sir Brown's speech. Cousin, you can prepare it in advance."

Anna took the speech outline and opened the folder.

From private imprint to public perspective, from the word of one family to the beauty of hundreds of schools, a review of the century journey of the oil painting magazine

This is a long speech.

It is not known whether Sir Brown or his private secretary drafted the content.

The manuscript also professionally adds action notes between different paragraphs to remind the speaker how to combine it with his body language when delivering a speech.

Oil Painting Magazine was founded by the Elena family in the 1870s and has a history of more than 150 years. The number of publications of oil painting magazines under the European Art Association over the past twenty years. Steady growth in an era of shrinking print publications. The action of clenching fists shows strength and launches e-journals and websites

This year, with the acquisition of Kruger Brothers Bank, our management has welcomed new blood. Pause to signal to the audience, the stage lights will illuminate the VIP seats at this moment, and representatives of Kruger Bank will stand and wave to everyone. In the future, Oil Painting Magazine will analyze the trends and fashions of world art from a more diversified, neutral and objective perspective

Looking back on the past, the surname Irina will never be missing among the management of Oil Painting Magazine , even if what one family says is not always correct, who told their ancestors to establish this magazine? They showed a helpless smile. It's nothing. If I had the power, I would also like to pass on the position of chairman to my son. Unfortunately, he seems to be obsessed with becoming a sailing athlete

In any case, we still Thanks to the Jelena family for their contribution in the establishment of oil paintings. Now please let me introduce the beautiful Miss Anna Jelena. I think many of you have seen this young lady in Mr. Hyperion’s video. , I personally do not agree with participating in this kind of unserious art selection that may mislead the public, but I must admit that she is really charming. But you may not know how respectable she is. Pause

Anna knows that Sir Brown has always wanted to de-"Elena" the oil painting magazine.

On the surface, this speech seems to be decent, but there is always a strange and sinister mockery of the Elena family and Anna herself.

The contribution of the elders of Irina’s family to the oil painting magazine was only briefly mentioned in the speech, and he almost took all the credit for the success of the magazine.

The Elena family is described as an arrogant and powerful family that is overbearing and powerless.

As for Anna,

Sir Brown seems to be "well-intentioned" in praising her, but he always intentionally or unintentionally describes her as a person who eats meat in a large manor. Miss Jiao.

Reading the whole article, there are strange ironies everywhere, as if all her success was based on taking a shortcut by relying on the surname "Elena", not her own. effort.

She is too young.

Sir Brown clearly wants to bully Anna. He has no time or opportunity to prove her vision to the public.

In his article, he also expressed his dissatisfaction with Anna's attendance at Thomas's video as an editor of an oil painting magazine.

They didn’t say it clearly.

It’s just a high-sounding tone, calling Anna’s praise of Detective Cat “may be misleading to the public.” Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website for free reading without anti-theft