Chapter 94 Counterattack
“It won’t be that bad, Barron, I will help you, but first you need to meet the other party’s requirements, do you understand?”
“Of course, Your Highness, all I need is a chance to compete fairly.”
Seeing the smile on Barron’s face, the Prince of Wales nodded.
Next, the two people chatted casually about other things, including the ecological farm. Barron also had a lot to ask the crown prince for advice.
This aspect is the crown prince's hobby, and he is very happy to share it.
Basically, this meeting met Barron’s expectations. No matter what, he understood that “you need to be tough to make iron.”
With his current status, he can get some conveniences that ordinary people do not have, but at the same time, he will also be scrupulous by some people in some aspects. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than a dispute of interests.
The cake is so big. If you take one more bite, others will take one less bite. What you get, someone will lose. Competition is naturally everywhere.
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"Your Highness the Duke..."
On the way back, Barron, who felt a little tired, leaned on the back seat of the Rolls-Royce and took a nap.
When he heard the personal assistant in the front seat calling him, Barron opened his eyes and realized that the car had stopped at some point.
“We have arrived at the hotel.”
Listening to Wang Wanting’s words, Barron nodded. Through the car window, the historic door of the Devonshire Hotel had already lit up. The lamp was lit.
When he opened the car door, Barron felt a gust of cold wind. At this time, the temperature in London was already much cooler at night.
"Do you have anything else to do later? Laura."
Hearing Barron's inquiry, Wang Wanting was stunned for a moment:
"No."
< br>"You haven't eaten yet, so just eat with me."
Wang Wanting is already single in London. Previously, she rented a place a little further away. However, as a personal assistant, there are always many times when she needs to be at Barron's call. Therefore, she lives in Barron in Germany. After entering the Wenxier Hotel, after consulting her opinion, a guest room was prepared for her here. She usually stayed in the hotel.
Similarly, the Chinese chef that Barron hired before also came to the hotel and would prepare meals for Barron in the hotel kitchen when he needed it.
During this period, Bonnie spent most of her time filming the program at Chatsworth Manor, so when Barron usually returned here, he was alone, which is why he Today, he left Wang Wanting to have dinner together because he thought that she had been his personal assistant for some time, but he didn't really have much time to chat in private.
"Is the food here to your liking? Laura."
Because it was a private chat, Barron spoke directly in Chinese.
"It's very good. Your chef cooks Chinese food very authentically, Your Highness the Duke."
"I remember you told me that you are from Hangzhou, right."
" Well, I grew up in Hangzhou, and later I came to London to study after college."
"The West Lake in Hangzhou is very famous. I would really like to see it if I have the chance."
"Do you know about the West Lake? ”
Although Barron spoke Chinese very fluently, in front of Wang Wanting, she could see the typical British face of Wang Wanting when she raised her head, so she asked with a little surprise.
"Of course, I also know about White Snake and Xu Xian. Well, you also have a company called Alibaba in Hangzhou, which is similar to Amazon in the United States." "You really know a lot about Chinese culture. , Your Highness the Duke, but I only learned about Ali Company in Hangzhou when I returned to China. When I was in school, this company had not yet appeared.”
Alibaba Company is a horse company. The boss founded it in 1999. However, although it has gone through two rounds of financing by this time, including the initial US$20 million invested in them by Sun Zhengyi's SoftBank, it is still not well-known in China as a whole. Not to mention abroad.
Even though Wang Wanting is from Hangzhou, she had heard of Alibaba Company at this time, which somewhat surprised Barron.
It can be said that as a venture capital investment at this time, the two most worthy investments among Chinese Internet companies are Alibaba and Penguin, the two future giants.
It’s just that Boss Ma had accepted a US$20 million Series B investment from SoftBank in 2000; and the 20% stake in Penguin held by Superboy, the son of Hong Kong’s Li Chaoren, was also invested last year. At that time, it was sold to the South African MIH Holding Group...
Even Baidu, after receiving two financings, will not refinance in the short term.
In the future of Barron’s investment, the Internet will definitely be an important direction - after all, at this time, this field is also the industry that creates wealth the fastest.
As for Internet investment, it is naturally impossible to miss these high-quality companies in China.
However, it is not without opportunities. These companies have not grown into giants yet, so Barron also went to China to get to know Boss Ma and others who will become regulars on the rich list in the future.
So he smiled and said to Wang Wanting:
"Perhaps I will take the time to go to China for a while, and then you can go with me."
< br>“Are you going to China?”
“Yes, I have always been interested in Chinese culture, but I have never been there. Isn’t there a saying in China that says, ‘It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books’? So I hope I can Have a chance to go there in person.”
"That's great, you will definitely like it there. When are you going to go?"
"After I finish this busy period and don't have much to do, I plan to go to China as a vacation. "
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"Exclusive interview with Labor MP Glenda: We should not fight an illegal war! 》
Two days later, the front page of "The Independent" published an exclusive interview with Glenda Johnson, clearly pointing the finger at Iraq, which has been advocating that it wants to work with the United States to attack the "axis of evil country" Prime Minister who resorts to violence.
What is very interesting is that the subjects of their exclusive interview this time are also current members of Congress from the Labor Party.
Speaking of Glenda Johnson, it is not simple. Before she entered politics, she was an actress, and can be said to be one of the most famous actresses in Britain.
She won the Oscar for Best Actress twice, in 1970 and 1973!
After retiring from acting, Granda chose to enter politics and joined the Labor Party. She once served as Minister of Transport and was a strong contender for the Mayor of London. It can be said that her prospects within the Labor Party are very promising.
But maybe from now on, she can only serve as a member of Congress - because since the Prime Minister began to be inclined to accompany the United States to attack Iraq, and this behavior has become more and more intense , Granda had differences with the leader of the Labor Party.
She is strongly opposed to the use of force against Iraq and has repeatedly stated in public that it is absolutely unwise to directly wage war against a country with a legitimate government.
For this reason, "The Independent" chose to conduct an exclusive interview with her this time, which became the headline of the day.
This is also a small counterattack by Barron against the government.
(End of this chapter)