"Good heavens, is it that much? Doesn't that mean I'll have to pay over £5 million in inheritance tax in the future?" William said jokingly.
"Well, that is indeed fortunate," William thought for a moment and then continued, "What I can do is, one day in the future, when I truly inherit the title of Earl and the Devonshire Family's wealth, after paying the inheritance tax, I will donate the remaining portion to the England Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children.
This means that for every £100 of property, after paying 40% inheritance tax, I will donate the remaining 60% in cash.
Please note that I am referring to the total wealth as determined by the England tax authorities at that time, and I will not sell the family's real estate; I will only donate cash."
"Of course, there's also a very important point: I hope that decades from now, I haven't gone bankrupt, and that the Earl's business acumen isn't too good, otherwise I might not even be able to inherit when the time comes.
However, I am still very worried, because the Earl has increased his wealth by nearly 30 times in the past decade—my goodness, 30 times!
I'm thinking, if decades later, when I inherit, the England government asks William if he has £1 billion to inherit the title, I think I will definitely be in despair then," William said with an expression that suggested it was hard to say.
Haha, everyone smiled knowingly.
Everyone present was in the media industry and knew that William was joking and feigning pity to change the subject, hoping that the citizens of England would not resent him too much for inheriting the title and wealth.
This method was still very effective for him at 19 years old.
A young man who could earn 10 times the inherited wealth himself and also feign pity could easily win everyone's favor, and they would not be so jealous of him.
This is very important; as long as the vast majority of people do not object, there will be no surprises in his inheritance of the title.
Especially the Earl in Oxford, who was watching the live broadcast, immediately developed a good impression of William and was no longer so resistant to William inheriting his title, after all, he had tried hard for ten years.
But in those ten years, no children were born; he found countless women, but not a single woman became pregnant.
It seemed everything was just as William said: it was all God's arrangement.
The Earl comforted himself in his heart.
And the Duke of Devon and many nobles watching the live broadcast developed a good impression of William, after all, William did not show any signs of eagerness, nor did he say he did not want to inherit the title.
The press conference ended promptly at 5 o'clock.
William and Roger Moore shook hands to say goodbye, but Roger Moore now did not want to let William go.
Before, it was understandable, but now he knew William had a mature project in hand, and it looked very promising, with a bright future.
If he didn't hold onto William at this moment, he would be a fool; he had to try to see if there was a chance to join.
"William, we are friends now, aren't we?" Roger Moore asked with a hint of deliberate closeness in his tone.
"Of course, Roger, we are certainly friends," William saw that the Best Buy Vice President was interested in the 'Listening' series, but William was a bit disdainful of Best Buy when it came to MP3s, even their parent company wouldn't do.
In this matter, Best Buy could only provide money and nothing else to help William.
Wait, Viacom seems to have television stations, maybe that could be useful.
"Just say it, Roger, you know, I have a wonderful date later," William winked at Roger Moore and gestured with his mouth towards the entrance of the conference hall.
He saw Diana Rigg waving and greeting William.
"Alright, William, you lucky fellow, I'll be direct.
We Best Buy are very interested in your 'Listening' series.
I think we can find a time to talk seriously."
"Roger, I don't lack money right now, so what benefits can Best Buy bring me?
Roger, I think you understand what I mean.
What I need now are people who can help me, help the 'Listening' series.
Money is no longer the most important thing."
Just as Roger Moore was about to say something, he heard the BBC Television, after the live broadcast ended, bring in several experts to explain things on the television.
He heard the BBC host saying, "Professor Thomas, do you think the technologies William Devonshire just mentioned can be realized, and is that crude handmade MP3 in William Devonshire's hand really as excellent as he claims?"
A 60-something old man with white hair appeared on the television and said, "From a technical perspective, what William Devonshire said is achievable, and easily so.
But the most difficult part is how to integrate these technologies and how to lower the price to a level acceptable to the public.
I find it hard to believe that William claims to have completed a task that even a large company might not be able to accomplish by himself.
But when I saw and heard the handmade MP3 he presented, I had no choice but to believe it."
"OK, audience friends in front of the TV, since Professor Thomas believes that what William said is easy to achieve, and it seems William has already solved the two problems the Professor mentioned, then the question is:
If there was an MP3 that was cheaper than current ones (though we don't know by how much yet), had larger capacity, better sound quality, and was more aesthetically pleasing, would you buy it?
I don't know what you would think, but I would definitely buy it, because it is simply too special.
And what I'm most concerned about now is how many units will be in the first batch of the 'Listening' series.
I even think the quantity of the first batch won't be enough for the demand in London alone.
William Devonshire caught our attention because he became England's youngest billionaire, but less than two days later, he showed us with facts how cruel reality is.
He spent 1 month becoming a billionaire, and now in another half year, he will become a billionaire.
What about another year?
William Devonshire, please don't tell me or let me know that you are already number one on England's rich list, because then I might have a heart attack and be rushed to the hospital."
After speaking, he also said to the people in the live studio, "Oh, and don't you tell me either.
I've decided to block all information about William Devonshire in six months, because I really think my prediction will come true."
One expert in the live studio nodded in agreement with a laugh, "If, and I mean IF, everything truly happens as William Devonshire said, I believe there's no problem with his net worth reaching £1 billion.
Did you notice that during the interview he mentioned drones, but was interrupted by Diana Rigg?
I'm even more curious now about what kind of drone William Devonshire was talking about."
"Right, right, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten.
William did mention drones at the time, but unfortunately, none of the many reporters present brought up the topic of drones."
Seeing that the television no longer broadcast what he wanted to hear, Roger Moore stopped paying attention to the live broadcast.
Looking at the young man in front of him, Roger Moore truly found it hard to believe that this young man would become a billionaire.
Roger Moore said somewhat helplessly, "Alright, William, let's set a time to talk properly.
I also need to return to America to report the situation here to the board of directors.
William, I won't disturb your date with the beautiful lady anymore.
I wish you a wonderful evening."
"Thank you, Roger.
I'll call you if I need anything.
That's all for today, goodbye." William and Rogershook hands to say goodbye.
Walking over to Diana Rigg, he saw that the beautiful lady had changed into a dress, which was more feminine than the professional women's suit she had on earlier.
William was stunned for a moment and complimented, "Diana, you are truly beautiful right now.
I was just mesmerized."
"Hehehe, thank you, William," Diana Rigg was very pleased with the way William had looked at her just now.
This indicated that her strategy was successful, making it easier for her to enter William's line of sight.
"Alright, Diana, then let's go."