Chapter 372 Just right

Speaking of which, Rich23 Capital’s investment in Huayi Brothers this time was only US$2 million. Not to mention Barron’s, for Rich23 Capital’s Vice President Liu Xiping, it can be said to be the smallest investment he has ever made. Already...

So when Liu Yanping, who was opposite him, talked about the so-called "celebration banquet" held by Wang Zhongjun this time, and planned to invite him to participate, Barron had no need to spend time on such an occasion...

Just when he was about to say that he could just let Liu Yanping go by himself, he heard the other party continue:

"Mr. Wang also said that he will bring some of the more outstanding artists from the company so that you can have a better understanding of Huayi Brothers..."

Huh? What does it mean? A better artist?

"I will leave for the Magic City tomorrow, and I will leave Yanjing to you. However, I can also go experience the atmosphere of Huaxia in the evening... but I will only leave half an hour at most."

"Okay, I will tell Mr. Wang, Your Highness the Duke."

In 2000, Huayi Brothers began to diversify its development, and the first thing it did was become a celebrity agent.

At that time, Huayi chose to cooperate with Wang Jinghua, known as the "No. 1 Broker in the Mainland", to form Huayi Brokerage. In five years, Huayi Brokerage has become the top brokerage company in China.

The number of signed artists at its peak was nearly 300. It can be said that Huayi Brothers signed almost all the first-line actors in China at that time.

However, this year, Wang Jinghua’s contract with Huayi Brothers will expire. What happened next was also aroused in Barron’s previous life. Because of Wang Jinghua’s departure, he took away from Huayi Brothers, including Chen Daoming and Liu Jialing. , Xia Yu, Guan Zhilin and more than a dozen first-line stars...

At that time, Huayi Brothers only had more than 40 A-list stars. It can be said that this incident had a relatively large impact on Huayi Brothers.

The reason why Barron suddenly decided to attend tonight's "celebration banquet" is, well, it's not for anything else. It's just out of curiosity about which "outstanding artists" will appear...

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It can be imagined how excited the Wang brothers were when they learned that the Duke of Devonshire was willing to come to the celebration banquet they held. Even though the other party had made it clear in advance that His Highness the Duke would only leave them half An hour... that was enough to make them overjoyed.

After all, China at this time still lags behind Europe and the United States in terms of development - it has just joined the WTO and is catching up with Western trends in many aspects.

And even within China, the scale of the film and television industry is too small compared to other industries.

Although Huayi Brothers is well-known in the film and television industry, the company's scale is far behind that of other giants in traditional industries.

It is conceivable that under such circumstances, if Barron, a super-rich man ranked among the world's richest people, can be invited to today's celebration banquet and can also establish a relationship with him, it will be very important for the future development of Huayi Brothers. , how helpful will it be?

Once this matter spreads, it will be equivalent to Huayi Brothers having a "backer" whether in terms of bank loans or cooperation with other companies...

Therefore, Wang Zhongjun told his younger brother Wang Zhonglei that he must bring the most beautiful and famous female artists in the company... well, considering the age of His Highness the Duke, she must be young. Coming to the celebration banquet...

In addition, we need to contact the hotel where the celebration banquet is held again, and everything must be arranged properly, and there must be no mistakes!

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"Mr. Liu, when will His Highness the Duke come over?"

When it was past nine o'clock in the evening, and tonight's celebration banquet had started for nearly 20 minutes as agreed upon, the British Duke had not yet arrived. Wang Zhongjun came to Liu Yanping's side and asked tentatively.

It's not that he doesn't want to wait until the Duke arrives before starting the celebration banquet, but on the one hand, today's guests have all given invitations in advance, so naturally it is not easy to postpone the time temporarily; on the other hand, at the beginning, The vice president of Rich23 Capital next to him said to him...

"Mr. Wang, I have said before that although His Highness the Duke will come to attend this celebration banquet, he does not want it to be too high-profile. Moreover, it is rare for him to come to China. The time arrangement is very tight, so he does not want to be too high-profile. I will try my best to avoid unnecessary social interactions..."

No matter what, Wang Zhongjun will be a partner of Rich23 Capital from now on. As an elite who has been working in Goldman Sachs Asia for many years, Liu Yanping also knows what kind of attitude can express his opinions appropriately. His tone is still very polite:

"As for when His Royal Highness the Duke will be able to get here, it shouldn't be too long. There was news just now that he has already left..."

Sure enough, a few minutes later, at around 9:30, Liu Yanping received a call and said to Wang Zhongjun beside him:

"His Royal Highness the Duke has arrived, I will go out to pick him up..."

"Let's go together, Mr. Liu, I can't wait to see Mr. Cavendish too."

At this time, at the entrance of the hotel, a group of cars with British license plates slowly stopped.

These luxury cars naturally arrived from England with the Devonshire.

When Wang Zhongjun hurried to the door of the hotel, what he saw was this scene.

Four tall and sturdy "foreigner" bodyguards got out of the Mercedes-Benz SUVs at the front and rear, protecting the Rolls-Royce Phantom in the middle with its coat of arms spray-painted. Next, the door opened, and a blond man in formal clothes was revealed. The handsome young man got out of the car and walked towards the door surrounded by people.

Wang Zhongjun knew that the young man who looked more handsome than the stars in Hollywood movies was the person he was waiting for - the hereditary Duke of Devonshire in England, and the sixth richest man in the world...

Before that, he had also done his homework. Not only did he find photos of the other party, but he also read some related reports. Even the first episode about Barron in "The Shining Life", which is currently only broadcast in England, He also came to see it.

"Hello, Your Highness the Duke, I am Wang Zhongjun, the chairman of Huayi Brothers..."

Wang Zhongjun himself studied in the United States, so his English is very good and there are no communication barriers.

"Hello, Mr. Wang, nice to meet you. Sorry, I'm a little late..."

"It's not too late, it's just right. Let's go in and talk, Your Highness the Duke."

At this time, Wang Zhongjun no longer looked anxious at all, and said to Barron with a smile on his face.