Chapter 168 Hot Spring

As the Gulfstream G400 landed at Tokyo Airport, Barron got the news that Home Retail Group had rejected their first £600m offer for Argos.

So under Barron's instructions, DS Industrial Investment Company once again made a second offer for Argos to Home Retail Group - 700 million pounds!

This time, Home Retail Group did not refuse immediately, but stated that it needed to convene a board of directors vote to decide whether to agree to the acquisition of DS Capital.

After Barron and his party got off the plane, they met the NTV staff who came to greet them this time.

The NTV staff were very enthusiastic towards the young British Duke. They bowed deeply when they met, which made Barron quite uncomfortable.

There are six main TV stations in Japan, namely NHK, NTV, Fuji, TBS, Asahi and TV Tokyo. NHK is the largest TV station among them, and it is also a public TV station funded by the state in Japan.

The other five TV stations are all private TV stations.

The reason why NTV took the initiative to welcome Barron and the others this time was because the TV station was negotiating with Summit Media to introduce the broadcast rights of "Downton Abbey" into the Japanese market. After learning that Barron would come to Japan during his Asian trip, , and took the initiative to receive him.

In fact, at the very beginning, when choosing Devonshire Hotel to open its first hotel in Asia, Tokyo and HK were among the cities to be considered.

But in the end, considering its future growth and influence, we still chose the Magic City of China.

However, Barron will naturally not intervene in the matter between NTV and Summit Media regarding the introduction of "Downton Abbey". When you come to Japan, it won't feel like you are in China. For this reason, they hired a translator to accompany you.

"This is Miss Hamasaki Ayumi, a very famous singer in our Japanese country. She came here to participate in a program on our TV station..."

First, NTV invited Barron to visit their TV station. Outside a studio, Barron met a rather familiar girl.

The senior NTV executive who was with Barron took the initiative to introduce him:

"Miss Ayumi, this Mr. Barron Cavendish is His Royal Highness the Duke from England..."

Of course Barron knows Hamasaki Ayumi, who is known as one of the nine top singers of Ai Hui Records.

At this time, she and another singer Uda Tianguang are the most famous in Japan.

Because her style is very avant-garde and changeable, Hamasaki Ayumi is called the "Variety Diva". At this time, she is only 25 years old and looks very youthful and energetic.

Ayumi Hamasaki was also very surprised to learn that the blond and handsome young man in front of her was actually a British Duke.

"Hello, Mr. Cavendish, nice to meet you."

"Me too, beautiful Miss Ayumi."

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I originally thought that meeting Ayumi Hamasaki at NTV was just a chance encounter, but what I didn't expect was that in the evening, when NTV hosted a banquet for Barron, some of the people who accompanied him at the dinner included the ones I met today. Ayumi Hamasaki.

She dyed her hair blonde and wore a pink dress, looking as delicate as a Barbie doll.

In his previous life, when Barron saw the photos of Hamasaki Ayumi and her stage performance in the media, the Japanese queen was already in her thirties. Although she was well-maintained, she was still less beautiful than she is now. She seemed a bit youthful, but her appearance was indeed quite impressive to Barron.

I have to say that in this regard, NTV's senior management is really very discerning. During the day today, at the NTV studio, Barron still met many Japanese stars, but the other party was able to pass a certain From these details, it can be seen that Barron is the one who likes him the most.

The place they were in at this time should be a relatively high-end private club in Tokyo. Although Barron did not speak Japanese, Hamasaki Ayumi's English was pretty good, and there were not many obstacles for the two of them to communicate.

"Your Excellency Cavendish, when you come to Tokyo, you must not miss the most unique hot springs. The hot springs in this club are all the most natural spring water specially transported, and you will definitely be satisfied."

After dinner, Mr. Maeda from NTV said to Barron very attentively.

I have long heard that the hot springs in Japan are quite famous, so taking this opportunity, Barron was ready to experience them.

However, seeing that Ayumi Hamasaki did not leave at this time, but was by his side, leading him to the back room, Barron couldn't help but have some guesses...

No, is NTV spending so much money?

This "various singer" should be considered the queen of the music industry now...

"Mr. Cavendish, you can go to the room over there and change your clothes."

Listening to Hamasaki Ayumi's introduction, Barron walked into a rather exquisite room, which contained bathrobes, all new.

After changing into bathrobes, and before entering the bathhouse surrounded by wooden boards in the courtyard, Barron's security consultant Danny went in to check in advance, and then signaled to Barron that he could come in. He waited outside.

Barron entered the hot spring water and felt that the water temperature was a little hot, but after getting used to it, it was still very comfortable. In the mist, his whole body felt relaxed.

When he heard someone walking in, Barron looked sideways and saw Ayumi Hamasaki, who had just separated before, walking in wearing a bathrobe and standing on the side of the hot spring.

Well, as I just introduced, in their hot springs, people usually only wear bathrobes without any clothes underneath, so Barron can be said to be naked in the hot springs at this time.

In this scene, seeing Ayumi Hamasaki on the side, I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed...

But the next scene made him unable to think about it anymore.

"Mr. Cavendish, do you still like it here?"

Following Ayumi Hamasaki's words, her bathrobe slipped to the ground, and at this time, she was just like Barron...

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"Laura, you don't look very good. You haven't rested, okay?"

When having breakfast the next day, Barron couldn't help but ask when he saw Wang Wanting.

"Well, I guess I'm not used to it here."

Saying this, Wang Wanting couldn't help complaining in her heart, you made such a loud voice last night until late at night, it's strange that she could have a good rest.

It's just that she can't say this kind of thing.

Thinking of that... voice last night, Wang Wanting's face turned a little rosy.

"We will visit the famous attractions in Tokyo today. You can catch up on your sleep after dinner later..."

This time when I came to Japan, I actually didn’t have much arrangements, the main thing was just to have fun.

In fact, there is indeed nothing suitable for investment in the Japanese country at this time. Even if it is investment, I am afraid that it will be a more suitable time until a few years later.

Originally, according to the plan, Barron's trip to Asia would go to more countries this time, but things in London have changed again, and the acquisition of Manchester United and Agros have made unexpected progress. Therefore, Barron Lun decided to shorten the trip and stay in Tokyo for two days. After Yulia finished her work in the magic city, she came to join them and then returned to England together.

Over in the Magic City, the CEO of Cavendish Hotel Group will be able to arrive in China today, and after a simple handover, Yulia will be able to arrive in Tokyo tomorrow.