Chapter 945 Expensive Apple
In fact, during this bidding period, in addition to the overt competition among the various consortiums for the bid documents, the secret war under the water was also very fierce.
Even though Barron handed over the main work to Amber Sheehan, there were still many connections who came directly to him - after all, anyone with a discerning eye knows who the person who can really determine the outcome is.
The key is that the people who can find Barron are often the ones he needs to deal with.
For example, today, Barron was invited by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to attend a party - no matter what, the Crown Prince's face must be given.
Although this was only a charity banquet in name, the appearance of Barron resulted in such a charity banquet that it was hard to get a ticket.
"Hello, beautiful lady."
Barron brought Ivanta to this banquet, and he was able to take the opportunity to introduce her to some members of the British upper class.
There is no doubt that Barron and Ivanta, this pair of "handsome men and beauties", became the most eye-catching entities at the banquet.
Not only because of Barron's status and power, but also because this is the first time that the Duke of Devonshire and his rumored "lover", Ivanta, who is from the well-known American wealthy TP family, have appeared together in the British society. occasion.
Barron has been single since his divorce from Lady Bonnie Cavendish.
But this young and handsome His Highness the Duke has always been surrounded by beautiful women. Among the gossips circulated by the ladies of the upper class, there are quite a lot of scandals about His Highness the Duke.
But this is not surprising, after all, who can resist this charming Duke?
This is also why in the mouths of those ladies and ladies, the women with whom he has had affairs seem to be unworthy of the Duke of Devonshire. It's just a sour mentality - they would rather have sex with the Duke. It’s you who has the sexy story.
Of course, the focus on Ivanta is not only due to her relationship as Barron's "lover", but also because IC Capital has just completed the acquisition of Sky Group.
As the top media group in the UK, the influence of Sky Group is no joke. As the "new boss" of this giant company, coupled with Ivanta's background, supermodel-like figure and beautiful appearance, it is naturally easy to It got a lot of attention.
"Hello, Your Highness the Duke, I have known you for a long time. I am very happy to see you today..."
When attending a gathering like this, some socializing and greetings are inevitable, especially at this time...
Just now, Barron had a brief conversation with the Chinese Ambassador, the Italian Minister of Commerce and the French President's Special Envoy. The topic among them was the bidding for the British High-Speed Rail Line 2 project.
But now the silver-haired, slightly bald, dark-skinned middle-aged Indian man who came to Barron's side was not related to the HS2 project. He seemed to just want to get to know himself.
The other party's name was Parkash Sinduja. Barron knew this person, but in his previous life...
In the original time and space, in the British Rich List to be announced next year, the Indian-born Sindhuja family will top the list with assets of 12 billion pounds.
Of course, this kind of thing is impossible to happen now, after all, there is the existence of Barron...
In 1914, the father of the Sindhuja brothers founded a company in Mumbai, specializing in carpets, spices, tea and other products.
After amassing some wealth, the family moved to London.
In the following years, while investing in British real estate, they also spread their net around the world, investing in oil and gas, automobile companies, information technology, media, banks, real estate, health care, etc., to diversify risks.
The rise of the Sinduja family's wealth mainly comes from their real estate investment in England...
Like many immigrants who came to England to develop, the Sinduja family also hoped to integrate into London's upper class society.
For example, they spent a huge amount of money to buy a six-story mansion with 25 bedrooms, located next to Buckingham Palace, and became a "neighbor" with the royal family.
In addition, Parkash Sindhuja once bought an apple posted on the wall at an art exhibition for a high price of 1.5 million pounds and ate it himself...
Well, maybe this thing seems outrageous, but there are reasons behind many things that seem outrageous that ordinary people don't know.
After all, that apple is, well, a work of art, produced by an artist funded by the crown prince, and the proceeds from its sale go to a charitable foundation under the crown prince's name...
Therefore, what the Sinduja family spent 1.5 million pounds on was not an apple, but an admission ticket.
For example, today, didn't he appear at the banquet hosted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
But what’s interesting is that Barron also saw another news in his previous life...
That is, members of the family, including Parkash Sindhuja, have been accused in Switzerland of exploiting and exploiting the family's domestic servants.
The incident took place at the Sinduja family's super mansion on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
They recruited nannies and maids from India and brought them to work in luxury holiday homes in Switzerland, exploiting the nannies' language barrier and local cultural differences to exploit them economically...
Let the nannies working in Switzerland earn low wages in India, make them work crazy overtime, take away their passports, and prevent them from leaving this luxurious cage.
According to the investigation, these nannies serve the family in the big house every day, from morning to night, working up to 18 hours a day, working every day, without a day off.
And their salary is only 6 pounds a day - the salary they spend on all the servants is not as much as the cost of a small pet dog they raise...
The Swiss court retrieved the family's financial report and found that the family's financial budget for a pet dog is 7,616 pounds...
During the conversation, Parkash Sinduja was quite sensible, just hoping to invite Barron to the banquet they organized.
This was naturally declined by Barron. Now he is not necessary, and he is also trying to participate in such social occasions as little as possible. After all, at his status, he no longer needs too much social interaction to maintain - at least there are very few occasions worth his personal attendance. Many things are done by the people below, which can give him more room for decision-making.
When Barron finally had some peace and quiet around him, he looked around the hall and found Ivanta, but his eyes jumped...
Because he saw Ivanta at this moment, with a smile on her face, as if she was talking about something happy.
And the one chatting with her was Princess Cather, who was increasingly showing her mature charm.
