Chapter 139 Cooperation?

"Duke Cavendish..."

When Barron said goodbye to Miss Ella and was about to leave the residence of the Duke of Westminster, he walked to the door of the villa. Bodyguard Frank opened the car door for him. When he was about to get into the Rolls-Royce, the Duke of Rutland The lady appeared again and called to him.

Barron gave Frank a defensive look, then smiled and said:

"Mrs. Manners, I wonder if there is anything else?"

"Sorry, Your Highness the Duke, I just want to talk to you about the management of the manor. You know, we have just started, so we need some experience..."

It seemed that Viscount Bute's attitude at the previous reception made the Duchess a little uncertain.

Don't be surprised that a duchess is showing off like this, because the Rutland family is very interesting. The men in their family are often not good at business, but have their own pursuits. For example, the current Duke of Rutland will be more Much of his energy was put into politics - although in the end, he did not achieve anything famous.

The Duke of Rutland once said to Emma Manners when she married into the family: "In the ducal fief, it is a woman's duty to make money, and it is our job to spend money."

Yes, in the Rutland family, women have always been responsible for the management of the family estate. This is why the old duchess gave the key to the castle estate to Emma.

"Oh? Now? Duchess, by the way, where is your daughter?"

"I asked someone to send her home first..."

The Duchess of Rutland smiled at Barron, looking a little charming, and said:

"If you have time now, could you give me a moment?"

Emma's words made Barron a little bit hesitant. The key is that in the other party's performance, Barron felt some other meanings.

He raised his hand to look at the time and said:

"It's a little late today, madam. How about you also have my phone number? Let's make an appointment to talk tomorrow?"

Although Barron's words made the Duchess of Rutland slightly suspicious that they were excuses, she could not continue at this time, so she nodded and said:

"Okay, Your Highness the Duke, when will you be free tomorrow?"

After agreeing on a time with the other party, Barron said goodbye to the Duchess of Rutland.

After he got into the Rolls-Royce, he said to Frank in front of him:

"Investigate the situation of the Duchess of Rutland and leave it to me tomorrow, Frank."

As Barron's personal bodyguard, Frank is actually more like his security assistant. He can directly contact the intelligence team. He is also responsible for collecting some information and conveying it to Barron.

It's not that Barron really can't spare time to talk to the Duchess of Rutland today, but it's just that he can't rashly contact some people now. Instead, he first needs to know the details of the other party and do a good job. Advance preparation.

…

Digital UK's personnel who went to China's Shenzhen Stock Exchange reported relatively optimistic news.

After all, the current bottleneck in promoting the Freeview platform is the production capacity of its set-top boxes. This is the most urgent matter that needs to be solved.

Their personnel, with the help of Penguin Company's boss Ma, screened three factories specializing in the production of electronic products in and around Shenzhen City.

After the arrival of Digital UK's technical staff, contracts were signed with these three factories. The first batch of orders for a total of 150,000 set-top boxes was placed with them, and the technical specifications of the products were specified in detail.

If their final product can fully comply with Digital UK's regulations, there will be more orders in the future.

You know, the quotations given by these factories surprised the people at Digital UK. They were less than half of those produced by local factories.

The key components of the set-top box, including chips, storage and other components, can be ordered directly and sent to these factories for assembly. Other components that can be purchased locally will have a much lower cost and the quality can meet the standards. This result also allows Brad Plath, CEO of Digital UK, was a little surprised.

Moreover, according to the contract, each of the three factories' orders for 50,000 set-top boxes can be completed within one month and shipped to England. This speed makes them very satisfied.

The only thing I have doubts about now is whether the quality of the final product can meet their requirements despite the other party's promise.

"In less than a month, our SDTV will be launched, Brad, so I hope to expand the number of users of our Freeview platform as much as possible during this period. My opinion is that it will be a one-week period. Huaxia The set-top boxes produced at the same time were shipped to us in a timely manner and then began to be distributed to users."

After hanging up the phone with Digital UK CEO Brad Plath, Barron was about to leave the company and go to his appointment.

Yesterday, Barron made an appointment with the Duchess of Rutland to meet today at the Devonshire Hotel.

"Madam, what do you think of the layout here?"

"Very beautiful, Your Highness, even comparable to our Belvoir Castle."

When they met, Barron discovered that today's Duchess of Rutland had been carefully retouched. Not only was her makeup exquisite, but after entering the room, she took off her coat and the long skirt inside, which also highlighted her figure and gave her a mature look. Charm.

"You said you wanted to know about the running of Chatsworth House, right?"

"Yes, Duke, I have visited Chatsworth Manor before. I am deeply impressed by your diversified management. I also hope that Belvoir Castle can also gain such experience."

After briefly introducing Chatsworth Manor’s current business projects including farms, tourism, hotels and entertainment to the Duchess of Rutland, Barron said:

"Actually, the most important thing for the manor is its popularity."

"Our Belvoir Castle has a history of thousands of years. After many renovations over the years, its popularity is not low."

After hearing her words, Barron smiled and said:

"Madam, there are too many castles and manors in England. Speaking of which, tourists often don't see them all. Especially those overseas tourists who come to England, often the destination will only pick two or three of them. , so there are many factors that influence their choice, including popularity, evaluation, price, etc. Of course, features are also very important.”

"Just like you let more people know about Chatsworth through TV programs and novels, you also have such considerations, right?"

"Yes, madam, we are more experienced in this regard. In fact, we can cooperate."

"cooperate?"

"Yes, our Devonshire Cultural Tourism Group includes Chatsworth Manor, Callan Castle and other attractions, and cooperates with Cavendish Hotel Group, then your Belvoir Castle can also join into it.”