Chapter 324 Big Business
After entering September, the exchange rate of GBP (British Pound) to USD (U.S. Dollar) is still fluctuating between 1.77-1.8. This has been the exchange rate depression since July this year. You must know that since July 1, GBP The price of /UDS has already exceeded 1.8, and by the end of the year, the price will exceed 1.95...
At the same time, the price of EUR (Euro) against USD (U.S. dollar) will also rise from close to 1.20 at the beginning of September to 1.367 at the end of the year, an increase of more than 11%!
Therefore, after the Mars Fund received nearly 600 million U.S. dollars in profit sharing, this amount of funds once again increased its investment and invested in the exchange rate of the euro against the U.S. dollar...
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Barron still took time to go to Scotland and attended the ceremony for Viscount Bute to inherit the title of earldom from his father.
This ceremony was not particularly grand. It was attended by members of the Bute family, relatives and friends, and it was regarded as an inheritance.
The ceremony for inheriting a title, such as that of ordinary nobles, often only needs to be reviewed by the noble association. The heir has a legal inheritance status and can hold the ceremony on his own - such as when Barron inherited the title of Duke of Devonshire. , it is a special honor to be awarded a medal by the Queen personally.
It is also worth mentioning that the president of the Noble Association, that is, the chairman of the Hereditary Heraldry House, is the Duke of Norfolk with the longest history. They handle the general affairs of the nobility on behalf of the royal family, including the inheritance of titles.
Often when participating in this ceremony, both men and women will wear traditional aristocratic costumes.
However, in modern times, this form is no longer so strict. Except for the protagonists of the ceremony, the old Earl of Bute, and Ian Butt, who inherited the title of Earl of Bute, they still wear traditional earl clothing. Wearing a dark red velvet coat trimmed with white fur, the soft hat is sewn with three strips of mink to indicate the title level. There is a gold-plated silver ring on the crown, and the upper edge is decorated with 8 silver balls - in addition, it looks like Barron These men only wear formal attire, while the ladies also wear palace-style dresses.
The Bute family has indeed a profound heritage. Even though Barron was not personally awarded the title by the Queen, as the president of the Noble Association, the Duke of Norfolk also came in person to preside over the succession ceremony. This was remarkable. It is already a rare honor among ordinary nobles.
After receiving Barron's warning last time, because Bonnie was by his side, Jenny Butt did not make too many mistakes this time.
However, before the banquet, she still found an opportunity and pulled Barron into her room alone. Although due to time constraints, there was no time for a full set of "study", she still spoke eloquently. Jean Barron imparted some energy of knowledge to her...
Seeing her table cards like this, Barron couldn't help but feel a little confused. Although John Smith looked a little frail, it didn't make the daughter of an earl family look like a deserted woman...
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"Have you discovered anything during this time?"
After returning to London, Barron met Mikhail on Neverland.
Knowing that someone will definitely pay attention to his every move, Barron has always been very cautious in his contact with Mikhail.
In addition to the two communicating through a dedicated satellite phone, when they met, Mikhail came to Neverland in advance to wait.
After all, in the whole of London, apart from Barron's home, Neverland can be said to be the safest place for him.
"There is nothing unusual about the Duke of Westminster. Apart from work, he doesn't even have much social life. He goes home most of the time...except for occasionally meeting different young girls in his villa. Outside of the club. Those girls are also on the high-end periphery of the profession."
When Barron heard this, he was thinking about reminding the Duke of Westminster. After all, in the original time and space, his "prostitute sect" later caused a lot of noise.
Not only the Duke of Westminster, but also many senior British officials and members of Parliament were involved in the "Emperor's Club" that was later exposed. Some members even wore masks to meet with "waiters" in order not to reveal their identities. …
"Where's Rolf?"
Rolf was the head of credit at Barclays Bank in the early days of handling loans to the Devonshire family. Now, because of the "friendship" established with Barron, Barclays Bank has more business cooperation with him. , Rolf has also been promoted to vice president of Barclays Bank and is also a strong contender for the next president.
"So far, there is no sign that he is involved with Colin Hall. He is more like a workaholic and spends most of his time in the bank..."
It seems that Rolf is really a motivated person. No wonder, after all, his performance will largely determine whether he can "reach the top" at Barclays Bank.
And in Barron's view, Rolf, who has cooperated more with him, is probably one of the people who knows Barron's true strength best - DS Capital's current cooperative banks in the UK are still mostly Barclays Bank.
Therefore, if he is smart enough, I am afraid that he will not have the idea of being an enemy of himself. Even if he has been more or less involved in things against himself and the Devonshire family before, I am afraid that now he is even more eager to distance himself from those things. What about the boundaries...
"But Colin Hall has had relatively frequent contact with some people, but I'm not sure yet whether it's business cooperation or something else..."
"Give me a more detailed process."
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"Welcome to Paris, Your Highness the Duke."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Arnault..."
After shaking hands with the white-haired "old fox" in front of him, Barron said:
"This beautiful lady must be your daughter, Miss Delphine..."
They are now in a mansion in France, and Barron came here just for this meeting.
The owner of the mansion is Bernard Arnault, a silver-haired man who can vaguely be seen as a handsome boy in his youth. His other identity is the boss of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods group.
The beautiful woman in her late thirties next to him is Bernard's eldest daughter Delphine Arnault. She just joined the LVMH board of directors this year and is regarded as being groomed as Bernard's successor.
"I wonder why His Highness the Duke met me this time?"
Facing this "tyrant" in the luxury goods industry, Barron seemed very relaxed. He said unhurriedly:
"I will definitely not waste your time. Letting you take the time to meet me is also for a big business."
"Big business?"
Bernard looked at Barron in surprise and asked:
"As far as I know, although His Highness the Duke has many properties, they don't seem to have anything to do with us..."
This is true. Although Barron has the clothing chain brand Primark under his name, it is just cheap clothing and does not involve luxury goods. If the only one that can be counted is the Devonshire luxury hotel. There is some connection with LVMH, but that is too forced.
"I heard that you are planning to sell your shares in Gucci to PPR Group?"
