Time soon came the fourth day, which was also the day when Nan Yi and Katherine agreed to talk again.

It was almost noon that Nan Yi came to Bolin Castle. As soon as he entered the castle area, he saw Old Mathew commanding a group of workers to take care of the flowerbed there.

When he saw Nan Yi, old Matthew came up to say hello, "Mr. Adam, the Count is waiting for you in the study, I will take you there."

"Mr. Matthew, no need, you keep busy with yours, I can go there by myself."

Matthew paused and said, "That's fine, the Count is on the third room on the left side of the second floor."

Nanyi nodded and walked into the castle.

I went upstairs and found the study room. The door was not closed. Through the door, Nan Yi could see Catherine sitting in front of the desk, holding a book in her hand, very quiet.

Nan Yi knocked on the door, reminding Catherine that he was here.

Katherine looked up at Nan Yi and made an invitation position. Nan Yi walked into the study and sat on the chair opposite her.

"I saw it when I came?"

"See it."

"I have been very comfortable these days. I don't have to worry about money when I open my eyes. I also bought a little white caviar that I haven't eaten for a long time. It tastes so beautiful, but it's the taste I remember."

Catherine put the book on the desk and said, "Adam, the 500,000 pounds you left is Pandora. The demon who had locked me into the abyss and was content with luxury and pleasure was released again."

"Who is not content with enjoyment? Add soil and sand to food to prevent yourself from eating too good things, and only a few people can do it."

"Yes, the weather is good today. Come with me outside?"

"Of course, I'm very happy."

Nanyi and Catherine walked out of the castle, came to the side of the moat, and then walked along the river.

"Did you see what book I read in the study just now?" Catherine stopped and flirted her hair that was splattered by the wind behind her ears.

"See, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre."

Nan Yi nodded.

"I've read this book countless times. I once fantasized about being the same as the heroine Jane."

"Do you mean she found a lover that can make her devote herself to, or is she uneasy about the status quo, unwilling to be humiliated, and dares to fight?"

"All of them are."

"Then why didn't you learn from her? Can't let go of the glory of the family?"

"I used to think that I was not like Jane because I couldn't let go of the glory of my family, but I only realized myself these days. In fact, I was afraid of poverty and hunger.

In the past two years, I have often gone out and visited the East District. I have seen the days of poor people. I can't stand those days, even if it's just one day, it will make me crazy.

In the past two years, I have often had nightmares, dreaming that I was driven out of Bolin Castle, dreaming that I was standing on the street to pick up customers, dreaming that I wanted to kill myself again and again, and be rescued again and again."

Nan Yi hugged Catherine's arm and patted her gently with her hands, "Don't think too much, and don't scare yourself. If I come, your life will not become so unbearable."

A person like Catherine who is almost at the end of her birth, rather than climbing up from hell step by step, and has experienced all kinds of hardships, is smart and can imagine how difficult poverty and hunger are, but she is also fragile and does not have the courage to try.

This is also the reason why some wealthy people fail in their business and can still live a middle-class life even if they lose their assets, but still have to jump off the building because they cannot accept the decline in class or the decline in quality of life.

I can't accept the random switching between looking down and looking straight, and I can only look up.

"Thanks."

Catherine did not take Nan Yi's hand away, nor did she show intimacy. She just turned her head to look at Nan Yi and asked, "Is your investment necessary for me to come forward because it will be detrimental to the Great Eagle Empire?"

"No, it will only be unfavorable to some people. Including the over-issued currency, the money of a country is still relatively fixed. A piece of cake was originally eaten by five people, but now I add one, and it will become six people. The original five people can get less.

At this time, what would the original five people do?

They will connect in private to find their commonalities. Needless to mention the subtle commonalities, in a broad sense, all five of them are white, all from the Great Eagle Empire, just me is a yellow man and a foreigner.

Then there is no need to say more. The five of them joined forces to drive me, an outsider, and they just need to discuss the rest.

If I compete with the five of them, who would you say Downing Street stand on? Who would the civilians of Eagle Country stand on?"

"It's mainly civilians? For Downing Street, capital has no borders, as long as capital pays taxes here."

"To be more precise, it should be a civilian who has nothing to do with me. I am from a foreign country and my treatment must be higher than that of local companies. The employees who serve me can get more benefits.

Once the nation-state’s righteousness and patriotism are used by capital, its sacredness will become distorted.

But regardless of whether it changes taste or not, it is indeed very useful, especially when the country's capital is cracking down on foreign capital in the local area.

Catherine, do you believe that one day 'patriotism' will become a wealth code. Some capitals will hold on to these two words, tie patriotism with their own products, and desperately conduct patriotic marketing to consumers, in fact, to fatten their own pockets."

"I know this. There have been such cases decades ago. The patriotic marketing you mentioned can especially have a huge effect in the media industry."

"Yes." Nan Yi nodded and said, "Then you should understand now, why did I cooperate with you, right?"

"Are you going to enter a relatively sensitive industry?"

"No, I want to take advantage of the dividends of the privatization of the Eagle Country. These dividends are all prepared for the local capital of the Eagle Country, so I need you."

"So, I'm very important?"

"Haha, that's right, but it's not that you are indispensable. With you, it's more like icing on the cake." Nan Yi certainly understood why Catherine asked this, and this is all the capital to ask for the future.

"Adam, we should clarify my shares today."

"It is not yet clear that the amount of shares you have depends on how much you can play. If you only play a nominal role, of course you can only get the least shares; if you can provide great help to our business, you can naturally get more shares."

"What if I just lend my life to you?"

“1%.

"Can I understand this way? In our business, I can get real voice?"

"Yes, everything depends on your ability. If you play a crucial role in our business, your stock cap will not be 5%, but 25%, or even more. However, you have this confidence that your efforts can be comparable to hundreds of millions of dollars in capital?"

"Who knows, as long as you don't commit my contribution to erase, maybe one day the role I play will become a key factor in the success of our business." Katherine said confidently.

"If it can be as you said, it is the best. You can rest assured that I have never looked at how much I can get, and this amount is an absolute number, not how many shares I own."

"Happy cooperation." Catherine stretched out her right hand.
Chapter completed!