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Chapter 270 Rigid attention

Liechtenstein has not joined the European Union, and its sense of presence in Europe is very low. It has always been peaceful, without any troubles from wars. Occasionally, troops from other countries accidentally set foot on the land of Liechtenstein. The two sides act as if they don’t know each other. thing……

In 2011, Liechtenstein decided to rent itself out. Anyone who rents out the country can rent out the whole country, and the person who rents out the country can bring 150 guests there at the same time. During this period, 80 police officers from all over the country are at their disposal.

Do the math, if 151 people share the rent equally, one person needs to pay 530 euros to rent a country, which is quite an interesting experience.

During the lease, the lessee can go to the head of state's private wine cellar to taste wine, hold a castle dinner, take a horse-drawn carriage to tour the streets and alleys of the capital Vaduz, and even let the lessee's name appear on temporary street signs and currency.

"The per capita GDP of this country is 18 knives a year. It's really rich. How could you come up with such a money-making trick... I went, and the business is surprisingly good. You need to make an appointment at least half a year in advance. It's amazing..."

Some celebrities will rent Liechtenstein to shoot MVs, or hold a grand wedding ceremony for the descendants of a top rich man, or when a film and television company shoots a movie.

Wu Qian looked at the introduction on the phone with great interest, and thought it was very interesting, but he really didn't have that strange habit,

After a simple lunch, Wu Qian and his party arrived at the Royal Butler Academy in southwest London, also known as the International Butler Academy.

It is said to be a college, but it is actually just a large manor. There are horse farms, nurseries, tennis courts and a very small golf course in the manor for teaching purposes.

In front of the villa with beige walls and black tile roof in the manor, a head of the college wearing a dark blue suit and a red checkered tie received Wu Qian.

"Mr. Wu, I am Adams. Thank you for choosing to recruit a butler from the International Butler Academy. Your trust is our honor." Adams behaved very elegantly and saluted Wu Qian. Adams did not feel that the yellow-skinned rich man came here to recruit a butler No surprise.

In recent years, with the popularity of "Downton Abbey" around the world, rich people from all over the world are very enthusiastic about the polite British butlers in the play. In this regard, the National Butler Academy has also seized this business opportunity and will not reduce it. Under the premise of training quality, we will try our best to expand enrollment and prepare enough butler talents for the wealthy as much as possible.

Wu Qian nodded slightly to Adams. For a simple conversation, as long as the other party doesn't use too uncommon words or speaks too fast, Wu Qian no longer needs translation.

"Take me in and have a look around." Wu Qian said.

Adams was extremely happy, and led Wu Qian and his party towards the villa.

Wu Qian and his party ate earlier. It was just after noon at this time, and some butler trainees were undergoing training in table manners and tableware placement.

When Wu Qian and his party appeared in the restaurant, there were about 20 butler students in tuxedos standing around the long dining table in the style of Balotte in the restaurant. There were men and women. At 35 facing up.

Personality and life experience are the key to the qualifications of a housekeeper. You must have a very gentle personality, and the best age is 40 to 45 years old, because a housekeeper at this age has rich life experience and is not too old, so it is easier Satisfy customers and provide quality service.

The butler trainees in the training had no distractions, did not express anything to the guests who came to visit, and were serious about what they were doing right now.

At this moment, the butler students are practicing setting the tableware.

If hired, the job of setting the tableware is not necessarily done by the housekeeper, but the housekeeper must be able to do it, and it needs to be very proficient, which is better than that of servants and servants, because teaching servants and accepting servants It is also one of the jobs of the housekeeper.

Wu Qian saw that the cutlery on the dining table included not only traditional western cutlery, cutlery, but also Chinese-style tableware such as chopsticks and chopstick rests. At the moment, the butler students were measuring between the tableware with a ruler. If only the butler students were photographed Serious facial expressions, the uninformed will surely think they are carving a work of art.

"Mr. Wu, there are very strict standards for tableware placement, which need to be placed according to different occasions and the actual situation of the diners. Our requirement is that the standard error of the distance can only be within 0.3 inches, that is, the error cannot exceed 1 centimeter." Adams explained to Wu Qian.

Wu Qian nodded. He walked to the nearest student housekeeper and looked at the chopsticks and chopsticks rests, bone plates, dishes, etc. he had placed. It's a bit of a way, and the distance between the tableware is just right, which makes people feel very comfortable.

"Very good, very particular." Wu Qian commented in a low voice.

The housekeeper student next to Wu Qian was a brown-skinned man. He was not proficient in Chinese and could not understand what Wu Qian said, so he had to smile back and then repeated the previous practice.

At the same time, there was an extremely well-dressed lady who was also looking for a housekeeper, and there were also several people following her.

Wu walked and watched while Adams followed along and gave a simple explanation.

"Mr. Wu, the profession of butler originally originated from the French "cupbearer", but the old-fashioned British court paid more attention to etiquette, details and honor, and strictly regulated the professional philosophy and scope of duties of the butler in accordance with court etiquette, which became the industry standard. , The British butler has also become a classic of domestic service.”

"In the initial period when British butlers were famous all over the world, only hereditary nobles and famous families with titles could enjoy them."

"The 'golden age' of the British butler appeared in the Victorian era. Its responsibilities included coordinating and commanding all servants and managing family income and expenditure. From the employment of servants, the management and purchase of food and daily necessities, to the work of educating and consoling servants , are all in charge of the housekeeper..."

Wu Qian learned a lot of information from Adams' words. It has to be said that what Adams said completely broke his impression of the butler as a profession.

In Wu Qian's inherent cognition, the butler's job is to open the door, pass slippers, put out bath water and other sundries, but it is not the case at all.

The work of a butler is very complicated, and there are many affairs that need to be managed. The staff of the entire manor are coordinated by the butler, including servants, servants, gardeners, grooms, drivers, bodyguards, chefs, etc., and even many aspects of the employer also need Butler to guide.

Some wealthy people will ask the butler to assist in managing the family's property and managing the company's finances, including the safekeeping of valuables in the family, all of which are left to the butler.

(End of this chapter)