Chapter 55 1 pound
"Baby, why don't you feel so good?"
During dinner, Barron held Bonnie's hand and asked gently.
"I'm sorry, honey, it's just a matter of work..."
"Aren't you doing a good job recently? I said before that Sky TV launched a sports talk show just for you."
When Barron Cavendish, who had just inherited the title of Duke of Devonshire, was planning to acquire the Independent, which was widely reported by the media, Barron once again became a hot topic in the news.
In particular, his young, handsome appearance and noble background have become hotly talked about in reports and among the public.
Just when His Royal Highness the young Duke became the new dream lover of many British girls, some gossip tabloids also exposed the young Duke's new relationship - after having an intimate relationship with Bonnie, he has never shied away from it. Being intimate with each other in public places, Bonnie, who is a host herself, has become the suspected new girlfriend of His Highness the Duke.
In this regard, when interviewed, Barron did not deny it, but refused to answer because of personal questions.
But this attitude is enough to explain something...
As a result, Bonnie's popularity has also increased, and she has gained a lot of attention. Naturally, the Sky TV station where she works will not let go of such an opportunity. Moreover, Bonnie's conditions are already excellent, so she specially opened a sports club for her. Talk show, the number of broadcasts of this show also makes them very satisfied.
After dinner, Barron held Bonnie's hand, sat on the sofa, held her in his arms, and said softly:
"Baby, I hope you can tell me anything, whether it's at work or in life. At least I can bear it with you, instead of you having to resolve those negative emotions yourself."
Seeing the affection in Barron's eyes, Bonnie raised her head and kissed him, leaning into his arms:
"Actually, thinking about it now, it's nothing. Maybe I'm not used to it for a while... I just heard some bad voices on the TV station. They said that I'm doing it all because of you. It's because of those things about us. Reporting, let me get the current program..."
"I can understand how you feel, and I even feel the same. Baby, I have also had such a moment. There are always some people who don't want to know the truth at all, and they don't want to know you as a person. They just rely on other people's words. They attack you without judgment and send trash talk into your ears with malicious intent..."
"Have you ever had something like this happen to you? My dear, I thought that most of you nobles have lived in an atmosphere of goodwill since childhood..."
When Barron heard this, he chuckled:
"How is it possible? It is precisely because of my origin and my family that others will not see the efforts you put in for this. They will only attribute everything to you being treated preferentially... just like I can see you doing it for your job." How hard you have worked, especially after the new column, it is difficult for me to see you these days...but those people will not see this, and they are not even willing to understand."
"Thank you, dear, maybe I'm still a little uncomfortable with receiving so much attention all of a sudden."
"You don't have to pay attention to those people at all, honey. At the beginning, when faced with some malice and accusations, I wanted to explain it, but then I suddenly realized, why waste time with those irrelevant people? We need to do something Yes, just keep moving forward instead of stopping to argue. When you keep moving forward, those people will eventually be left behind."
"After hearing what you said, I feel much better. Barron, I am so lucky to have you by my side..."
"Then Miss Bonnie, how should you thank me..."
Hearing Barron's whisper in her ear, Bonnie stood up and sat on his lap. She lowered her head slightly, pressed her forehead against Barron's, looked at each other, and then moved closer, Gave him a long and affectionate kiss...
"Is this okay? Your Majesty the Duke..."
Her murmur did not satisfy Barron:
"I don't think it's enough..."
"Then, let's go to the bedroom..."
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"Your Majesty, according to your instructions, we have reached an agreement with the INM Group. They will sell the Independent Newspaper Company, which owns the two newspapers "The Independent" and "The Sunday Independent", to you for 1 pound, but You need to ensure that these newspapers continue to operate well and that the debts of independent newspaper companies are covered."
Amber Sheehan, a senior manager at PwC, finally completed negotiations with INM Group, the parent company of "The Independent" on behalf of Barron's, which means that Barron's is about to complete the acquisition of "The Independent".
Amber took out the relevant agreement, handed it to Barron, and said:
"After audit, the current independent newspaper company owns two newspapers, The Independent and the Sunday Independent. Coupled with its high liabilities, the current total assets are negative, with a deficit of up to 15 million pounds..."
Barron had already seen this from the audit report of PwC. He listened to Amber and continued:
"Now we have managed to acquire the Independent Newspaper Company at a symbolic price of 1 pound, and we have reached an agreement with INM Group. The other party will deliver a total of 5 million pounds to the independent newspaper company in installments within six months of the acquisition. To compensate for the losses we may suffer after taking over the company.”
Barron remembered that in his previous life, INM Group also sold the independent newspaper company to the wealthy Russian businessman for 1 pound, and the compensation they gave to the other party at that time reached more than 9 million pounds!
However, considering that their transaction was many years later, the situation of "The Independent" was already more difficult at that time, with annual losses reaching as high as 12.4 million pounds. Over the past few years, INM Group has lost tens of millions of pounds. So it is understandable that the other party should be given such high compensation to get rid of the burden of "The Independent".
As for now, Barron is very satisfied with being able to get compensation of 5 million pounds from the other party...
After all, others don’t know that although The Independent has a deficit of up to 15 million pounds at this time, plus the other party’s future compensation of 5 million pounds, Barron still needs to face a pure debt of 10 million pounds.
But at this time, the Independent News Company also owned a six-story office building covering an area of 1.5 hectares in the Canary Wharf area. This land parcel is located in the future financial core area of Canary Wharf and is close to the Thames River. The potential for appreciation is still very huge.
In Barron's previous life, a Chinese tycoon bought a 16-story building with a similar area next to that location for a total of 410 million pounds!
When the wealthy Russian businessman later bought the Independent Newspaper Company, the Independent had already sold its office building in Canary Wharf and moved its headquarters to Dublin, Ireland due to consecutive years of losses...
Therefore, this purchase of The Independent is not a loss at all for Barron's.
Especially the Canary Wharf land owned by the Independent News Company at this time. When he has sufficient funds in the future, he can completely rebuild a higher-rise building on the same site as the location of the group's headquarters.
And even if there is no office building, just acquiring the "Independent" and having its own media is extremely important for enhancing the family's influence in British society.
In countries like Europe and the United States, as the so-called "fourth estate" controls the media, even if Barron needs to spend money to support it, national newspapers such as The Independent can still play a role at certain times. crucial role.
Among other things, if their family could have owned a widely influential media like "The Independent" earlier, they would never have been forced into such a situation before - at least neither would Scotland Yard. As perfunctory as it is now.
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