I Am a Nobleman in England

Trains are an important part of traveling in the UK. The train lines in the UK also extend in all directions, not only undertaking the mission of transportation, but in fact, many train lines in the UK have beautiful scenery along the way!

From mountains to plains, from forests to beaches, wherever you go, you can present an extremely shocking visual beauty. At the same time, the beautiful scenery along the way also makes travel a kind of relaxation and enjoyment.

More than an hour later, the train pulled into Charing Cross Station in central London. After it came to a stop, Arthur carried the luggage of the two in one hand and the petite Emilia in the other, and got off the train. The line of passengers slowly got off the train.

British railway stations are different from Chinese railway stations in that passengers are allowed to wait on the platform next to the tracks, and they don’t have to go through many complicated organs, so they don’t see the situation of dragging heavy luggage all the way to catch the train. Is to visit the free market, relaxed and comfortable.

Passing by are old people in their 60s, local handsome guys in their early 20s, simple and honest fat aunts, and trendy men and women wearing strange earrings. , People hold a cup of hot coffee wrapped in brown anti-scalding paper circles in their left hand, and carry light luggage in their right hand, talking and laughing happily as they enter the station for a ride, ready to start their own journey.

You stand on the bridge watching the scenery, and the people watching the scenery are watching you upstairs. . .

The intimacy and strong height contrast between Arthur and Emilia have also become the scenery in the eyes of many people on the platform. Is this disparity really good?

"Honey, it seems like people are looking at me? Is there something wrong with me?"

Emilia, who was a little uncomfortable being stared at by some eyes, snuggled into Arthur's arms, raised her head and asked with an unnatural expression, and combed her hair with her hands.

"Hehe, there is no problem at all, the main reason is that you are so beautiful." Arthur praised in a very doggy and serious manner.

"I hate it!" Emilia blushed slightly, gave a light thump, and gave Arthur a charming white look at the corner of her mouth. It seemed that her boyfriend's sweet words still made her very happy and useful.

"Hehe, there may be another reason..." Arthur raised his eyebrows with a smirk and lowered his head, jokingly in Emilia's ear: "They are all lamenting your good appetite."

"Good appetite?" Emilia didn't react, she looked at Arthur with a puzzled face and asked back.

Arthur smiled and looked down at his bulging trousers. Emilia followed her gaze, her pretty face turned red, her brows stood upright, she gritted her teeth in shame, and pinched Arthur with her fingers At the waist, he scolded in a low voice: "Bastard! You are so hateful..."

"Haha... a good appetite and a healthy body are good, and everything tastes good!" Arthur laughed triumphantly, and under the curious eyes of the people around him, he hugged the angry Emilia in his arms even tighter. Step out of the station.

Outside the station, financial advisor Robert Long and lawyer James Cronin were already waiting.

"coming--"

Lawyer James suddenly said to Robert Lang beside him, and walked up quickly, and Robert Lang walked in the direction James was walking and saw a man with luggage in his arms, wearing a white suit and straight-leg jeans, with a tall figure Earl Arthur, who was petite and beautiful with a sweet smile on his face, hurried up.

"Good morning, boss." x2

"Good morning, sorry to trouble you." Arthur smiled and let go of Emilia's right hand, shaking hands with two subordinates.

"This is what we should do, the car is outside, the hotel has already arranged, boss, please—"

Attorney James smiled and held out his hand in an inviting gesture.

Arthur nodded with a smile, let James and Robert take the suitcase in her hand, and walked out of the train station. A series of black Ford SUVs were leaning against the side of the road. When he saw Arthur and his group coming, the driver standing beside the car He opened the car door very discerningly.

Sitting in the car, Arthur looked at the lively scene of people coming and going near the station gate, feeling a lot of emotion. London, for the predecessor, is very familiar, this is the place where the predecessor lived and fought, but for Arthur now, the last time he left the hospital, the London scenery outside the car window was his first experience. An impression, but passing by in a hurry.

This time he really came to London, but things have changed!

"Boss, I have reserved a room for you at the Connaught Hotel..."

"Eh? Okay." Arthur, whose thoughts were interrupted by Robert Lang's words, smiled, and then said, "Robert, I came here this time just to meet the managers in charge of Bank of Halifax and Bank of Santander. , I hope the negotiations can be concluded as soon as possible."

"I received your call before, and I have already made an appointment with them. It will be Santander Bank tomorrow morning and Halifax Bank in the afternoon. Although these two banks have the lowest interest rates so far, They are also the two most interested options, but they have huge objections to the loan amount, and they don't quite agree with the evaluation report we produced..."

Financial consultant Robert Long replied, by the way, once again clarified the focus of the differences between the two parties, "According to a report released by a real estate data agency, housing prices in the UK fell for the sixth consecutive month in September, and this decline will continue into next year. , due to "weak" demand in the property market and banks tightening lending standards for mortgages.

According to the data released by the Bank of England, the bad debts of the British banking industry surged in 2009. Because the borrowers could not repay the loans, the British financial institutions wrote off a total of 9.3 billion bad loans during the year, which was nearly half of the 6.9 billion in 2008. Other loan bad debts rose to £4.2 billion from £3.2 billion, up from £408 million in 2008 to £984 million.

All banks are also more cautious in lending after suffering huge bad debt losses, stricter scrutiny on lenders, and loan interest rates are also on the rise. According to surveys, the credit card loan interest rate has risen to a 12-year high of 18.8% last month.

Banks have tightened lending standards, which has led to a decline in the number of loans for real estate projects to less than half the level of the 2007 housing boom. According to a report released by the British Bankers Association on September 23, the number of mortgage loans approved by British banks in September hit the lowest level since March 2009, and the British economy is at the worst moment of the recession cycle. "

Listening to the reality introduced by Robert, Arthur was also a little helpless. Faced with the decline in land value, the bank became more cautious, and he insisted on lending more money, which just formed a contradiction. It seems that if you want to To get the money as soon as possible, had to make some concessions.

Emilia on the side frowned slightly. She also listened to the conversation between her boyfriend and his subordinates. She was also a little curious. Didn't her boyfriend just earn more than two million pounds? He shouldn't be short of money. Why? According to this, he wants to borrow a lot of money from the bank?

Although she really wanted to ask what was going on, it was not a good time to be in front of outsiders. Besides, she was just Arthur's girlfriend, and if she interfered too much, it would make people disgusted, especially in terms of money. , this point, Emilia is very careful.