Chapter 425 The Beauty of Adulthood
Barron, the young British Duke, is also very well-known in China.
Therefore, even in China, matters related to his wedding some time ago occupied a lot of media space at the time.
After all, in the past life, the Westminster family was no longer the richest man in England. The young Duke, whether he inherited tens of billions of pounds of property or later got married, was the subject of many self-media disputes in China. things to report.
What's more, Barron, the young Duke who is the richest man in England and the fifth richest man in the world who has invested in many companies in China...
Mainly because his identity, wealth, and appearance satisfy all girls’ fantasies about Prince Charming, not only in China, but also among fans all over the world...
However, during this meeting, although Fan Bingbing mentioned this matter, he was very smart and did not dwell too much on it.
After all, when the two met, Barron already had a real girlfriend, Bonnie Stuart.
When Gucci's flagship store in Shanghai opened in Shanghai, Fan Bingbing was also invited to attend.
Next, Gucci Group will increase its promotion in China and invite Fan Bingbing to become a close friend of Gucci's brand.
Although Brand Friend is only the lowest level of Gucci endorsement level and does not have any endorsement fee, she can borrow the fashion of the season from Gucci when she participates in some events.
This is why although Fan Bingbing is well-known in China and has already been called "Four Dans and Double Ice", because of the current top luxury brands like Gucci, it is still more cautious to choose spokespersons in the mainland. Fan Bingbing The title of Gucci brand's close friend is still relatively rare in mainland China.
So she was quite satisfied with it.
What makes her even more happy is that Barron promised to start a company in her name. If Fan Bingbing has a script he likes in the future, he can invest in the name of this company.
Although capital has not yet entered the film and television industry on a large scale at this time, in the final analysis, with the blessing of capital, Fan Bingbing will be more relaxed in the choice of roles.
This can be regarded as Barron's compensation because after following him, Fan Bingbing no longer needs to accept "intimate scenes" in person during filming.
In addition, Barron can be regarded as Fan Bingbing, allowing this company to obtain the status of "domestic capital", thereby making an advance layout for the future.
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This time Barron came to China, he also had other things to deal with.
If it were just a matter of the Global Industrial Fund's acquisition of HTC and the integration of Honor Electronics, there would be no need for him to come in person.
Afterwards, he met Liu Yanping, the vice president of Rich23 Capital, in Yanjing.
Sometimes, Barron had to lament that the process of history often has inertia.
"I am very grateful to Your Highness the Duke for your trust in me. I will continue to work at Rich23 Capital and will leave after the handover is completed."
After hearing Liu Yanping's apologetic words, Barron smiled and said:
"I respect your choice, Martin. Penguin is also a company that I value very much. We are also the major shareholders of Penguin, so I hope you can help Penguin solve its current predicament after joining there."
Yes, just like the original time and space, Liu Yanping finally decided to leave Rich23 Capital and join Penguin Company.
Rich23 Capital itself is also a shareholder of Penguin, and Liu Yanping’s previous work included liaising with these companies invested by Rich23 Capital.
In the process, he unsurprisingly made Barron and Pany Ma "see eye to eye". In addition, Penguin Company was also facing some problems after going public at this time. Therefore, at the invitation of Pany Ma, Liu Yanping After much thought, I decided to join Penguin Company.
For this reason, Pany Ma called Barron specifically to communicate the matter.
In fact, Barron himself is also aware of the problems that Penguin Company encountered in his previous life - Penguin Company in the past rarely used external investment methods, and all invested in internal research and development and other departments. Doing what was popular also made Penguin The company has developed rapidly in the fields of games, portals, and Internet value-added services, achieving Penguin's five golden years before going public.
This endogenous growth also makes Pany Ma see hidden worries.
Although Penguin at this time was still the largest Internet company in China in terms of user size, products and profitability, its growth had slowed down significantly...
Games cannot be played by NetEase, advertising cannot compete with Baidu, and SP has become the last supper.
Therefore, at this time, the next step for Penguin to continue to maintain high growth becomes a question.
This concern is also reflected in Penguin's stock price. During the period when the telecommunications industry was rectifying value-added services last year, Penguin's stock price even fell below the issue price, and then it slowly rose.
In the original time and space, when Liu Yanping was operating Penguin Company in Goldman Sachs Asia, he had a lot of contact with Pany Ma. The two formed a friendship. In the end, Liu Yanping gave up his tens of millions of annual salary at Goldman Sachs Asia and "defected" to Pany Ma. .
And now, it is because Liu Yanping, as the vice president of Rich23 Capital, has had many communications with Penguin Company in the past year or so. Out of his responsible attitude towards the companies he invests in, he has made many extraordinary suggestions to Pany Ma. Professional advice - Before working at Rich23 Capital, Liu Yanping worked at McKinsey \u0026 Company and has more than ten years of experience in IPO, mergers and acquisitions, and management consulting.
Later, he worked at Goldman Sachs Asia. He still has very professional capabilities and practical experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate management. This is why Barron recruited him to Rich23 Capital in the first place.
His opinions also benefited Pany Ma a lot, and he admired him very much. He finally made a request to Liu Yanping to work at Penguin Company with a very sincere attitude.
This is slightly different from the original time and space. In the original time and space, after Pany Ma "poached" Liu Xiping, he first asked him to serve as the chief strategic investment officer, responsible for company strategy, investment, mergers and acquisitions and investor relations.
One year later, he was promoted to President of Penguin, assisting Chairman and CEO Pany Ma in the day-to-day management and operations of the company.
Because at that time, before joining Penguin, Liu Yanping was the executive director of the Asian Investment Banking Department of Goldman Sachs, but now, he is the vice president of Rich23 Capital, managing tens of billions of dollars in capital investments!
Therefore, Pany Ma also showed sincerity and directly invited Liu Yanping to serve as the president of Penguin Company. In addition to assisting Pany Ma in the daily management and operation of the company, he was also directly responsible for the company's strategic mergers and acquisitions and investment business. It can be said that he was given a heavy responsibility. .
Just like what Barron said to Liu Yanping, among the Chinese companies he invested in, Penguin and Alibaba are the two companies he values the most. Penguin even has a more important position in his heart than Alibaba.
Because Alibaba’s main business is e-commerce, and Penguin involves more industries that Barron hopes to deploy in the future, and can have greater relevance with his other businesses.
Therefore, although he was reluctant to let Liu Xiping leave Rich23 Capital—after that, he would need to find another person at the helm of Rich23 Capital—Barron also knew that Liu Xiping was also crucial to Penguin.
In fact, he had this idea when he first recruited Liu Yanping to Rich23 Capital...
That's because of his emergence as Penguin's major shareholder, the sponsor of Penguin's listing in Hong Kong changed from Goldman Sachs Asia to Standard Chartered Bank.
Because of this, there was no intersection between Pany Ma and Liu Yanping...
At that time, he also had the idea that if Penguin Company really reached a situation in the past life where Liu Xiping was needed to formalize its business, and Pany Ma had no one available, he would recommend Liu Xiping to him.
Now that they are "naturally attracted", Barron has become an adult.
