Chapter 119 Rejected

Most of the crew of "Downton Abbey" live in a town not far from the manor, but some of the main actors also live in the manor - which is also conducive to them through this method, Get into the character better.

But before that, they had never been to the manor house. The area where Barron and the others lived daily was only occasionally used to take pictures in the magnificent hall and restaurant.

It can be said that during this evening's banquet, everyone was in the restaurant in the north wing of the manor - a luxurious place that once hosted Queen Victoria. The men were all in formal attire, while the ladies were all wearing the beautiful dresses in the play. The beautiful aristocratic dress suddenly looks like attending a noble banquet in that glorious old era.

"Your Highness, can you show me around this place?"

After the banquet, Rebecca said to Barron in a sweet voice.

By this time, most of the people had already left, and it seemed that she stayed behind on purpose.

In fact, during the meal just now, Rebecca also communicated with Barron the most. On the one hand, the two of them are similar in age, and her own personality is relatively lively.

"Of course. If you haven't gone to bed so early, I know that shooting is very energy-consuming for you."

"That's true, but you know, my role is not that important, so compared to them, it's not really busy. It's just that I don't have many opportunities to live in such a magnificent manor, right? ?”

In his previous life, Barron was deeply impressed by Rebecca's sexy appearance in "Iron Man 3".

But now, when he saw her again, on the one hand, she still looked a little green - although she was already quite mature in terms of figure, but according to her own words, when she was ten years old, After participating in a role in her father's TV series, she stopped filming and focused on her studies.

On the other hand, with Barron's status at this time, even the celebrities he liked in his previous life no longer have any extra halo in front of him.

Therefore, in terms of mentality, Barron can be more calm.

Rebecca attended an aristocratic school since she was a child, and being admitted to Cambridge University also shows that she is not only smart, but also hard-working.

At this time, although she seemed a little innocent, her temperament and demeanor were both very favorable to others.

…

"What time is it, dear?"

"It's only after six o'clock..."

After hearing Barron's words, Rebecca murmured, although her face still looked a little sleepy:

"I have to get up and go to the filming site to see..."

"So early?"

"Although I don't have a role today, I still like to learn more about acting skills from other people..."

Yes, Rebecca ended up staying in Barron's bedroom last night. The two discussed some knowledge about acting and conducted many studies...

This can be seen from the fragments of clothing scattered around the room at this time, and they have made full use of the various furnishings in the room.

Because of this, Rebecca still looked a little tired even after a night's rest.

"It's still early now, well, there's still time..."

By the time Rebecca realized the meaning of Barron's words, she had been...

Well, morning reading is also a good habit.

…

Finally, from Amber, Barron got the final result of this financing that he and Boss Ma of Alibaba Company had reached.

DSIIC will invest US$20 million in Alibaba and obtain 20% of its shares. Based on this calculation, Alibaba's post-investment valuation at this time is US$100 million.

Of course, according to Barron's previous assurance to Boss Ma, the voting rights of the 20% shares he holds will be handed over to Boss Ma. As long as the interests of DSIIC are not seriously harmed during the company's operation, Boss Ma’s control over Alibaba Company can be guaranteed.

As for SoftBank, Sun Zhengyi rejected their proposal to buy its shares in Alibaba.

Initially, Sun Zhengyi held 30% of Alibaba shares. After this financing, since he did not participate, his Alibaba shares were slightly diluted, accounting for 24%.

Although he did not participate in this financing, Sun Zhengyi is also a smart man, and the investment of US$20 million is actually nothing to his SoftBank Group. Therefore, since some people are optimistic about Alibaba, he is also prepared to continue Keep its shares.

Although this result made Barron a little disappointed, he had been prepared for this possibility before.

There is still a chance. In subsequent financings, as long as DSIIC continues to participate and continues to increase its stake in Alibaba - for example, in the next financing, Barron's will not leave SoftBank as the lead investor. opportunity.

In addition, Barron also recommended that Anbel continue to learn about other Chinese Internet companies, such as Baidu, another one of the three BAT giants. Baidu is still a start-up and has only conducted two rounds of financing so far, totaling Raised $11.5 million.

Although according to the original time and space, Baidu will not conduct its next round of financing until 2004, but this is also related to the current Internet winter environment. Compared with Alibaba and Penguin, Baidu at this time is much weaker. , their next round of financing is only US$15 million, so you can contact the other party now to see if they need funds.

Even if Boss Li is not ready to raise funds yet, it is good to establish a good relationship in advance. Otherwise, by the time they raise funds again, Baidu will have already developed and DSIIC will not have such a big advantage.

While in Chatsworth, Barron also met with the head of Devonhill Ecological Agriculture Group and talked about related matters.

After the first Duke's Select Supermarket DSM opened in London's Chelsea district, it gained popularity among high-end users for its high-quality ingredients.

But just such a DSM, for the entire Devonshire Ecological Agriculture Group, can only provide a small number of high-end users, and most of the products can still only be sold through other channels.

However, it has now been proven that this direction is still feasible.

Therefore, in the future, they will not only continue to open DSM stores in various wealthy areas of London, but also intend to try to enter more mass supermarkets.

Devonhill Ecological Agriculture Group will specifically screen its products. The highest quality products will only be sold exclusively to DSM in the future, while the remaining products of average quality will be sold through mass channels.

Undoubtedly, high-end stores have the highest profits, but they are limited by user groups; public-facing channels have a broader market.

At present, Devonhill Ecological Agriculture Group's farms, which carry out full-scale ecological green breeding and production, still maintain a small scale, and most of the farms are still planted on a large scale.

However, as the number of DSM stores increases, they will also increase their ecological planting scope accordingly.

DSM's goal is to open at least 5 stores in London within this year, basically covering the wealthy areas of London, and complete the first step of the layout.