Chapter 112 Arriving at Yangcheng
At the same time, since we are planning to acquire the shares of Penguin Company of South African newspapers, in that case, we also need to communicate with Penguin Company of China.
After all, Barron's desire to buy Penguin's shares is based on the other party's future market value of nearly one trillion US dollars. To put it bluntly, it is just a financial investment and will not seek to control Penguin. Based on Penguin's future Development situation, it is impossible for China to really allow foreign capital to control this company. You can make money, but it is definitely impossible to have substantial control over a company that can control part of China's Internet business.
If this is the case, I am afraid that Penguin will not grow to the same level in the future as Barron did in his previous life.
After Penguin is listed, the ownership structure of AB shares will still be implemented, that is, the same shares have different rights, so that its entrepreneurial team can continue to control the company's operating rights.
Barron's itself has plans to go to China. Not only Penguin, but also the three future BAT giants are all unlisted at this time, and it is also an excellent time to invest in them.
Even if these companies have no plans to raise funds in the short term at this time, it is good to "get familiar with them" first.
Originally, Barron was planning to take Bonnie to China as a side trip, but now Summit Media is also very busy, including the post-production of "Downton Abbey" and "The Traitors", as well as "Miller" The filming and production of "The Werewolf of the Valley" really couldn't be spared. After all, this trip to China is not a one or two day trip.
Therefore, in the end, Barron could only take his entourage and board the flight to Yangcheng.
The reason why the first stop is to go to Yangcheng is because before going to Penguin Company, they will first go to NetArt Company in Yangcheng.
Because at this time, DS Capital held 4.3 million shares of NetArt, accounting for approximately 14.3% of its total share capital. It can be said to be the largest shareholder of NetArt. They had also had contact with NetArt before. The boss of DS Capital is coming to China soon, and Ding Sanshi, the boss of NetEase, expressed his hope to entertain him well.
From London to Yangcheng, there are no direct flights at this time. You need to transfer to Frankfurt first. The whole journey takes 16 hours.
If it's a direct flight, it will take about twelve or three hours, but connecting flights will require waiting for some time at Frankfurt Airport.
As for Frankfurt Airport, friends who have experienced it should understand that the accuracy of flights and times at this airport is really difficult to describe.
Fortunately, Barron was lucky and did not encounter any flight delays here.
Ramos, who works as Barron's personal servant and driver in London, does not understand Chinese and is not familiar with the local transportation routes in China, so this time Barron gave him a holiday so that he could spend time with him and have moved to My family came from London.
This time when he went to China, in addition to Barron and his personal assistant Wang Wanting, Barron also brought two temporarily hired bodyguards - although he knew that in China, there was no need to worry about security issues, but this time I had some business to talk about while I was there, and I had to show off my ducal style, so I hired two tall white bodyguards from G4S, the most famous security company in England. They were both wearing black suits and wearing black hats. Super glasses, no matter how strong they are, they are still enough to bluff people.
In addition, after Amber Sheehan reaches a basic agreement with the South African newspaper in Johannesburg on the acquisition of Penguin shares, she will fly to China to join Barron.
"We are about to arrive in China, how are you feeling, Laura."
On the flight to China, with such a long flight, Barron would definitely not treat himself badly, so he booked a first-class cabin for himself.
As Barron's personal assistant, Wang Wanting also received first-class treatment - as for the other two bodyguards, they had no choice but to go to business class, but it was much more comfortable than economy class.
After flattening the seat and taking a nap, Barron saw that Wang Wanting had woken up and was reading a book in the seat next to him with the night light on.
Looking at the time, it should be less than an hour before we land at Yangcheng Airport, Barron asked casually.
After hearing Barron's question, Wang Wanting closed the book she was holding and turned to Barron with a smile:
"It's quite exciting. After all, I haven't been back for a long time. I don't know what changes will happen."
"I know that China is developing very fast. If it is London, there may not be too obvious changes twenty years ago and twenty years later. But in China, a city may have undergone earth-shaking changes in twenty years. Change, huh?”
"Yes, Mr. Duke, every time I returned to my hometown before, I felt that many places had become unfamiliar, and high-rise buildings kept being built."
There were not many people in first class on this flight. Initially, it was because of Barron’s young and handsome appearance, and the flight attendants who always came over to ask if they needed anything. But to be honest, as for the quality of the flight attendants on this flight...well, mainly Barron is a relatively upright person, so he pretends not to understand some hints.
The conversation between Barron and Wang Wanting also deliberately lowered the voice, but it did not disturb others.
"This time when I go to China, I also have the idea of visiting Hangzhou. As I told you before, that is your hometown. Laura, you can be my tour guide and take me around."
"Most definitely."
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When Barron stepped off the passenger plane and entered the airport, he felt like he was in another world for a moment.
Although I occasionally communicate with Wang Wanting in Chinese, it has been too long since I have been surrounded by Chinese with various accents and faces of Chinese people...
In fact, he had only been in England for more than four months when he came to this time and space.
But at this moment, he felt as if he had returned to that time in his previous life, full of intimacy.
From a distance, Barron and the others saw someone in the crowd picking him up from the airport holding a sign with his name written on it - "Baelen Cavendish". They knew that the person on the other end should be NetArt Company who came to pick him up.
Especially the man holding the sign next to a gentle young man wearing black-framed glasses. That face was something that Barron had seen in many media reports in his previous life. He was none other than Ding Sanshi, the founder of NetArt, but at this time Ding Sanshi just looks younger...well, his figure is not as fat as he was later.
"Those people should be NetArt Company who came to pick us up."
Barron said this to Wang Wanting beside him.
Hearing his words, Wang Wanting quickly took two steps to face the people opposite and said:
"Hello, are you from NetArt?"
"Yes, you are from DS Capital? Are you Mr. Cavendish's translator?"
Ding Sanshi saw a tall, attractive beauty in professional attire walking up to them, and behind her were three foreigners of unusually tall stature. He couldn't help but guess that the other person must be someone from DS Capital... so he tried it out. asked.
"I'm Laura, you can also call me my Chinese name Wang Wanting. I'm Duke Barron's personal assistant."
After hearing Wang Wanting's words, Ding Sanshi was stunned for a moment, as if his brain was shut down...
She spoke Chinese, but what did she mean?
Duke? ?
