Chapter 574 Love
"Did you meet Schwarzenegger today?"
After returning to his villa, Barron heard Jenny Butt's question and said with a smile:
"I remember telling you in the morning..."
Seeing the meaningful expression on Jenny's face, he couldn't help but ask:
"Why, do you have any dissatisfaction with our governor?"
"That's not true. I don't care too much about his affairs, but I heard that when he was running for governor, he spent a lot of money to silence his gossip."
"This is normal, isn't it? After all, he was once a major movie star in Hollywood and was related to the Kennedy family..."
Barron knew that Jenny Butt was referring to Schwarzenegger's past scandals, including cheating on his wife after marrying him and harassing actresses, in which Schwarzenegger spent time with her. A lot of money was spent to settle the matter.
But what was more important was revealed after he left office as governor. Well, it included his affair with his overly plump nanny - the two even had an illegitimate child, which was later revealed to Maria. One of the reasons for divorcing him.
On the next day, Barron took the rosy-faced Jenny Boot to Hunt Valley, Maryland, where the Sinclair Group is headquartered.
"My dear, I heard that you and your brother went to Hawaii to play. How was it? Is it good?"
After John Smith met his wife Jenny Butt, like a man who cherishes his family, he gave his wife a hug and asked affectionately.
"It's not bad, but the bright sunshine there made my skin a lot darker, so I came back with Barron in advance..."
After Jenny Butt dealt with her husband, she gently broke away from his embrace and said:
"You guys chat, I'll go up and take a rest."
John looked at Barron and shrugged:
"She always does. It's a pleasure to see you again, Your Highness."
"Me too, John, how are you doing?"
John sat opposite Barron and called the servant over:
"Give me a cup of coffee, how about you?"
"Just black tea, thank you."
After the servant left, John smiled and said:
"The company's side is pretty good. By the way, the ratings of "Succession" are very good. I believe it will definitely have a place in next year's Emmy Awards."
As he said, the first season of "Succession" has started to air on the Sinclair Group's TV stations, and the ratings are very good. Even after two or three episodes, its popularity surpassed that of CBS TV. The popular American drama series Crime Scene Investigation (CSI).
And it seems that John doesn't care at all about the plot in "Succession" similar to when he and his big brother snatched control of the Sinclair Group.
In reality, the popularity of this TV series has indeed increased the advertising revenue of Sinclair Group.
It has to be said that although John Smith's business style is very different from that of his father and eldest brother, it is true that under his management, the Sinclair Group has gradually reduced some of its debts.
But I don’t know if the liquidity stagnation caused by the subprime mortgage crisis in the entire American financial sector will worsen the situation of Sinclair Group. After all, in the previous series of acquisitions by Sinclair Group, they The debt level is still below the safety line.
"By the way, there is something I need to tell you, Your Highness the Duke."
John Smith took the coffee brought by the servant, put a sugar cube in it, stirred it for a while, and said to Barron:
"We are preparing to sell our shares in SEM Group so that the funds recovered can repay part of the bank loans."
"This is something that Sinclair Group can handle on its own, John, and I won't have any problem with that."
Relatively speaking, the impact of the current subprime mortgage crisis is only limited to the U.S. stock market and the stocks of some European banks. It has not had such a big impact on the stock price of SEM Group.
Of course, SEM Group's share price has also fallen compared to last month, but it is still at a satisfactory price.
If John Smith's judgment on the economic situation is not outstanding, it can only be said that he is very lucky. If he reduces his holdings of SEM Group's stocks now, it can still be regarded as selling at a high level, and at the same time, these stocks will be sold at a high level. The funds are used to repay bank loans and put Sinclair Group in a safer position if the crisis breaks out further.
"Actually, what I mean is that if you want to take back these shares, I can sell them to you directly."
"That's no need. The shares I hold now are enough. There is no need to hold so many."
Even if he wanted to repurchase some shares, Barron's would not choose this time. European stock markets will definitely have several declines next year, and by then they will be able to get more discounted prices.
No matter what, after Jenny Butt returned to his home, Barron could breathe a sigh of relief. He had some doubts about whether this woman had been "accumulating strength". The learning ability she had shown in the past two days was really impressive. Barron was a little surprised. This was the first time since Barron was reborn that he felt a little bit overwhelmed...
But just after he left John Smith's place, he got a phone call...
"Are you still in Los Angeles? Honey."
"I came to Maryland and I just met John, what? Baby."
The call was from Ivanta, and Barron heard her say on the phone:
"It seems that I arrived at an unlucky time. I just got off the plane and am now preparing to go to Silicon Valley..."
"I'll go back right away, honey, you can wait for me at home first."
The "home" Barron refers to is a mansion he bought for Ivanta in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the two lived together when they were in Silicon Valley.
After hanging up the phone, Barron sighed. It looked like tonight would still be a hard night of studying.
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"Are you very optimistic about Twitter?"
After the pause, Ivanta couldn't help but ask after Barron asked about IC Capital's previous investment in Twitter.
"In the past, the development of Twitter was just like that, but it is different now. Our Android system and Apple's iOS system both support the more convenient running of APP on mobile phones. Twitter, a social form, is more suitable for such smart phones. Conducted on mobile phone..."
Hearing Barron's words, Ivanta's eyes lit up. It was no longer the time when she knew only a little about the Internet. Through her continuous investment in Internet and technology companies in the past two years, Ivanta has been learning in this area. At this time, her cognition had been greatly improved, and she immediately grasped the meaning of Barron's words.
Indeed, Twitter itself allows users to express opinions directly on the Internet by editing text messages.
This is why each message has a 140-character limit.
However, as more and more smartphone users use the Android system or iOS system, they can log in to the APP directly and conveniently through their mobile phones to publish information. This has indeed provided Twitter with soil for rapid development.
"Then do I need to suggest that they launch the APP on Android and iOS as soon as possible?"
"There is no need to rush this. If their founding team is sharp enough, they will think of it, or wait until you participate in the next financing. If they haven't had such an idea yet, you can give them a reminder."
