jdhmnovel Chapter 435: Buying land at a high price, the surprise comes too suddenly! (Page 13)
Chapter 435: Buying land at a high price, the surprise comes too suddenly! (Page 13)
Coming back from Lou Zhenhua's house,
As soon as Wu Youde got home, he heard Qin Huairu say that two letters had arrived, one from the princess and the other from Chen Xueru.
The envelope was intact, but there were a room full of people sitting in the living room.
All the women in the family are here.
Wu Youde looked around and said with a smile, "Why are you so curious?"
"Hehe~ This is a letter from the Princess of Eagle Country. Brother Wu, you are so awesome!"
When saying this,
Qiao Yue's big eyes were narrowed into two crescents, sparkling inside, and there was a hint of pride on her face.
Obviously in her heart, she felt that Wu Youde was extremely capable and extraordinary as he was able to seduce the princess of Eagle Country.
What an honor! !
Wu Youde glanced at the others and found that although they didn't express it as obviously as Qiao Yue, they all looked very interested and no one looked displeased.
Even Xue Chunmei, who was always calm and composed, acted like this and urged him to open it and take a look.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. It seemed that the killing power of the Eagle Country Princess...
It’s really big!
Wu Youde nodded and said cheerfully, "The princess of the Eagle Country is also a human, not a god. She just has better reincarnation skills. There is no need to deify her.
Besides, haven’t you all seen her photos?
In my heart, each of you is no worse than her!"
As he spoke, he tore open the envelope and read the letter...
Every time Margaret wrote a letter, it was several pages long, but this letter was a little special because she wrote it in two languages.
Half is Chinese and half is English.
At the beginning of the letter, Margaret wished Wu Youde a happy new year and expressed her blessings.
Then she said that she has learned to write in Chinese now, but there are still many parts that are not written well. Those are the parts written in English, which are the parts that she cannot write or write well.
She told Wu Youde not to mind and said she would continue to work hard and study...
She also said that when they met next time, she would speak Chinese to Wu Youde.
To be honest, looking at those crooked Chinese characters, Wu Youde was still quite touched. If Margaret hadn't been so concerned, given her status, it would have been impossible for her to force herself to do something she was not good at.
This girl is getting more and more obsessed with me...
Wu Youde grinned and continued reading. In the letter, Margaret said that last year's royalties had been calculated and she wanted to report to Wu Youde.
Her tone here is very serious.
Margaret said that the book "Who Moved My Cheese?" is becoming more and more influential today. It is not only widely circulated in the Eagle Country, but also popular throughout Europe. Every day, countless people read and talk about this little story.
then,
The Oxford University Library also published this book and began selling it in bookstores across Europe...
As of December 31, 1954, the total royalties for this book amounted to £300,000.
Of this, royalties from serialization and reprinting in European newspapers accounted for 10%, and the rest was sales of physical books, approximately 270,000 pounds.
If calculated based on the exchange rate of 1:9, this would be million yuan.
Wu Youde was quite satisfied with the annual remuneration he received from this small book of short stories throughout Europe.
After talking about the book "Who Moved My Cheese",
Margaret talked about "Harry Potter" again. Wu Youde has already written the first five parts, but he only sent the first three to Margaret for her to promote.
Margaret said Harry Potter 1, 2 and 3,
By the end of 1954, the total royalties amounted to two million pounds!
Seeing this number,
Wu Youde was a little surprised, he didn't expect the sales to explode in the first year. He remembered that when Rowling wrote "Harry Potter" and it was first published, no one was interested in the book. Everyone thought the book was boring and not good at all.
Several publishing houses even refused to publish her book. Unexpectedly, the sales volume exploded in the first year when she published it. Margaret deserves credit for this!
Two million pounds, that's eighteen million dollars!!
And these are just the first three films. That’s enough revenue from one year’s sales in Europe. It’s truly a money-making behemoth!
After talking about the two books,
Margaret asked again, what to do with the money?
Was the money transferred to Wu Youde's domestic account through special channels, or did she help Wu Youde open a HSBC account and then deposit the money in Wu Youde's HSBC account?
Other than that,
She also asked if there were any ideas for the fourth Harry Potter film?
Finally, she said she missed Wu Youde very much and wanted to go to Kowloon...
……
After reading,
Wu Youde looked up and found that Qin Huairu and others were looking at him eagerly, so he handed the letter to Qin Huairu.
"Look, Margaret wishes us a happy New Year, and all our wishes come true and everything goes well!"
"Ah? The princess even greeted us..."
"Isn't she a foreigner? How can she speak our language?"
"It must be Brother Wu who taught her, hehehe... The Princess of Eagle Country has become our sister, it's exciting just to think about it!"
"It's a bit unbelievable. If I tell anyone about this, no one will believe me. They will think I'm exaggerating."
"Don't tell anyone else, my eldest sister said that this matter must be kept secret. We can just talk about it at home and can't tell anyone else."
All the girls gathered around Qin Huairu, trying to see what the letter written by the Eagle Country Princess looked like...
A group of people were chatting and laughing, and the room was bustling with activity.
……
On this side, Wu Youde tore open the letter from Chen Xueru.
Chen Xueru's letters are at two extremes from Margaret's. Margaret wrote a lot, wishing she could write thousands of words, while she was just the opposite, being concise and only talking about business.
I finally received a letter from her, it was only two pages and not even full.
He started with a few New Year's greetings, then said that he had prepared gifts for everyone in the family, but they might arrive two days late, and then got down to business.
It is said that after some discussions with the Governor's Office, the two sides have signed a preliminary agreement on investing in the construction of the port.
In this agreement, the Governor's Office agreed to provide a piece of land in Tsuen Wan, southwest corner of Victoria Harbour, for Chen Xueru's investment.
As for the price...
HK$10 million was used to lease the entire two hectares of land in Tsuen Wan, with the right to operate and use the land for a period of ninety-nine years.
After expiration, it will be renewed free of charge.
This is actually equivalent to a permanent buyout.
See here,
Wu Youde nodded secretly in his heart. He was very satisfied with the deal. Although ten million is a lot of money nowadays and is enough to be considered a huge astronomical figure, but if it is placed on the Victoria Harbour and is just two hectares of land, it is nothing.