Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 536 Hotel
The word Taj Mahal actually refers to the Taj Mahal, a national treasure building in India, but then again, a hotel named after a tomb always gives people a very strange feeling.

Maybe other people also felt this way, so the room Liang En and the others booked in advance this time was a European-style room, not an Indian-style room with the most local characteristics.

The overall condition of this suite is very good, except that there are a little more windows in the house. There are six in total, all of which are semicircular windows in groups of three, and the area is not large.

The design of this kind of house was at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, the technology did not support large glass windows that could only guarantee safety, so the design of such small windows could only be adopted.Standing in front of the window, Liang En found that the view of this place was excellent, and he could see the beautiful beach and the famous India Gate.

There is a big difference between the Taj Mahal Hotel and similar hotels in the world: the hotel is located by the sea, but the entrance is not facing the sea, but facing the direction of the city - even the garden is facing the city.

Although there are rumors that the construction workers of the hotel made all the mistakes in the design drawings during the vacation of the European architects, and in the end they had to make mistakes to make the hotel look like this.

But in fact the reason is very simple.The designer hopes that every room in the hotel faces the sea.The U-shape of the hotel building facing inland is due to the comfort of the guests, so that the afternoon breeze does not blow directly from the harbor but slowly from the back.

Considering that this hotel is related to the humiliation of the hotel's founder Tata, it is more reasonable that the design contains the British colonial forces who do not welcome entering India by sea.

The afternoon of the first day was basically spent resting. On the one hand, it was because of jet lag, and on the other hand, it was because of the security in India. Especially when bringing women with you, the overall risk is relatively high. It is not a good idea to go out. .

Fortunately, there are all kinds of leisure facilities in this top-level hotel, so it is definitely not difficult to relax. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can basically enjoy what you want.

"There's an invitation letter." Just when Liang En and the others woke up after 4:[-] o'clock, they found an invitation letter stuffed on the floor, inviting them to the banquet held at night.

Liang En was a little surprised that he was suddenly invited to such a gathering of senior Indians, but after chatting with the escort sent by the Indian side, he realized that this was a normal operation.

After all, this is the top hotel in India, and there are often gatherings of high-level Indians held here, and if the gathering is not very serious, the organizer will often invite those who live in the hotel with status to also attend the gathering.

No matter from which point of view, Liang En can be regarded as a famous scholar now, so it is easy to understand that he was invited to this kind of gathering.

"I feel that the clothes are not easy to wear." Regarding this invitation letter, Liang En's biggest headache was related to the clothes. After all, wearing clothes when he was with those rich Indians would naturally become a problem.

With the degree of solidification of India's overall society, many Indian rich people even have a history of hundreds of years, and this group of people especially likes to hang all kinds of wealth on their bodies.

"Forget it, just this one." After a few minutes of depression, Liang En suddenly realized that he was invited because he is a famous scholar, so wisdom is the best decoration for him, so he simply found a formal attire put on.

"Elizabeth should come here at this time. She is more suitable for this kind of environment." Joan of Arc complained softly. Although Joan of Arc, as the French Marshal, did attend many real palace banquets, she was indeed not good at this kind of banquet. occasion.

She wore an ordinary-looking blue evening dress today, and the only jewelry on her body was a cross around her neck, a ring on her hand, and a reliquary hanging around her waist.

Compared with the bejeweled ladies who attended the party, Joan of Arc's body was obviously a lot plainer, but in terms of value alone, it was definitely no worse than those thumb-sized gems.

After they finished dressing up, the time was almost up. After tidying up and down, Liang En and the others quickly left the room and followed the waiters in the hotel to a huge banquet hall.

Although almost all the people present were Indians, the form of the banquet was still a Western-style buffet. There was a table at the front of the entire restaurant, and a whole band was playing some relaxing light music on it.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Liang En felt that he was deeply shocked, because it felt like a completely different world from the Indians in the slums on the way here.

The difference between the two worlds here is much greater than expected, and even the races look different. Compared with the people in the slums, these people look much more beautiful and fairer.

Liang En originally thought that his passing was just a meal, just to make up the number, but he didn't expect that there are really those rich Indians who are very interested in archaeology and history.For example, a tycoon who monopolizes 1/5 of the diamond processing industry in Surat, north of Mumbai.

It sounds like 1/5 of the diamond processing industry in a region is of little value, but considering that India accounts for about 60% of the world's diamond processing business, Gujarat accounts for 80%, and 90% of it is mainly concentrated in Surat. So this 1/5 is definitely not a small industry.

Especially in the Surat area, apart from the large-scale modern factory project owned by Mr. Varma, other industries are relatively small, such as handicraft workshops.

"I heard my friend Count Bossit mention you once, and he appreciates your academic level very much." After greeting Liang En, Mr. Varma sat back on the sofa with him and said.

"Of course, the jewelry you designed is also very good. For example, I bought the ocean series brooch you designed for my daughters—"

It is not surprising that Mr. Du Lisi met an Indian diamond processing tycoon. After all, this earl is in the luxury business, so he naturally needs to deal with jewelers.

It's just that Liang En didn't expect that he would hold so much weight in Mr. Du Lisi's mind, and that he would be able to make an introduction for his friends specially when he was not present.

Especially when Liang En learned that Mr. Earl was not in good health, so that the communication between the two parties was through the housekeeper or email, but the two parties had never talked face to face or made a phone call.

"It's a great honor for you to appreciate my work." After listening to the other party's compliments, Liang En politely replied that the other party is not only a jewelry tycoon.family.He was also an earth king before, so the other party's aesthetics is definitely worthy of recognition.

"No, it is my honor to receive such a masterwork." The middle-aged man with a beard first complimented, and then said, "If possible, I would like to invite you to visit my processing factory, By the way, let’s talk about things related to jewelry.”

Having said that, the goal of this Mr. Varma has also been exposed.Obviously, the other party is very optimistic about Liang En's future, so they plan to see if they can cooperate at this time.

(End of this chapter)