Most of the crew members of "Downton Abbey" live in a town not far from the manor, but some of the main actors also live in the manor - this also helps them to better get into the role in this way.
However, before this, they had never been to the manor house, the area where Barron and his family lived on a daily basis. They only occasionally used the magnificent hall and restaurant for some filming.
It can be said that at the banquet this evening, everyone was in the restaurant in the north wing of the manor, a luxurious place that once hosted Queen Victoria. All the men were dressed in formal attire, while the ladies were all wearing the gorgeous aristocratic dresses that appeared in the play, as if they were attending an aristocratic banquet in that glorious old era.
"Your Highness, can you show me around here?"
After the banquet, Rebecca said to Barron in a sweet voice.
At this time, most people had already left, and it seemed that she had deliberately stayed behind.
In fact, during the meal just now, Rebecca communicated the most with Barron. On the one hand, they were of similar age, and on the other hand, her personality was also relatively lively.
"Of course, if you don't rest so early, I know your filming is very exhausting."
"That's true, but you know, my role isn't that important, so compared to them, it's not that busy. But there aren't many opportunities to live in such a magnificent manor, right?"
In his previous life, Barron was deeply impressed by Rebecca's sexy look in "Iron Man 3".
However, when he saw her again now, she still looked a little immature - although she was already quite big in figure, according to herself, after playing a role in her father's TV series at the age of ten, she never filmed another movie and instead focused on her studies.
On the other hand, with Barron's current identity, even the stars he liked in his previous life no longer have any extra halo in front of him.
Therefore, in terms of mentality, Barron can be more calm.
Rebecca attended an aristocratic school since she was a child, and the fact that she was admitted to Cambridge University shows that she is not only smart but also hardworking.
Although she seemed a little pure at this moment, her temperament and demeanor were able to give people a great favor.
…
"What time is it, dear?"
"It's just past six..."
After hearing Barron's words, Rebecca, although still somewhat sleepy, murmured,
"I have to get up and go to the filming site..."
"So early?"
"Although I don't have a role today, I still like to learn more acting skills from others..."
Yes, Rebecca stayed in Barron's bedroom last night. The two discussed some knowledge about acting and studied many times...
This can be seen from the bits of clothing scattered around the room, which show that they are studying and making full use of the various furnishings in the room.
That's why Rebecca, even after a night's rest, still looked a little tired.
"It's still early now. Well, there's still time to..."
By the time Rebecca realized what Barron meant, she had been...
Well, morning reading is also a good habit.
…
In the end, Baron got the final result reached between him and Alibaba's boss Ma on this financing from Amber.
DSIIC will invest US$20 million in Alibaba and acquire 20% of its shares. Based on this calculation, Alibaba's post-investment valuation is US$100 million.
Of course, according to what Barron had promised to Mr. Ma before, the voting rights of the 20% shares he holds will be given to Mr. Ma. As long as the interests of DSIIC are not seriously harmed during the operation of the company, Mr. Ma's control over Alibaba can be guaranteed.
As for SoftBank, Son rejected their proposal to buy its shares in Alibaba.
Initially, Sun Zhengyi held 30% of Alibaba's shares. After this round of financing, since he did not participate, his Alibaba shares were slightly diluted to 24%.
Although he did not participate in this financing, Sun Zhengyi is also a smart man. Moreover, an investment of 20 million US dollars is actually nothing for his SoftBank Group. Therefore, since some people are optimistic about Alibaba, he is also prepared to continue holding his shares.
Although this result made Barron a little disappointed, he had been prepared for this possibility before.
There is still a chance. In the subsequent financing, as long as DSIIC continues to participate and continuously increases its holdings in Alibaba's shares - for example, in the next financing, Barron will no longer leave SoftBank with the opportunity to lead the investment.
In addition, Barron also recommended that Amber continue to learn about other Chinese Internet companies, such as another one of the BAT Big Three - Baidu. Baidu is still a startup and has only completed two rounds of financing so far, with a total of US$11.5 million.
Although according to the original time and space, Baidu would not conduct the next round of financing until 2004, but this is also related to the current Internet winter environment. Compared with Alibaba and Penguin, Baidu is much weaker at this time. Their next round of financing quota is only 15 million US dollars. They can contact the other party now to see if they need funds.
Even if Boss Li is not ready to raise funds for the time being, it is a good idea to establish good relationships in advance. Otherwise, by the time they really raise funds again, Baidu will have developed and DSIIC will not have such a big advantage.
While in Chatsworth, Barron also met with the head of Devonshire Eco-Agriculture Group and discussed related matters.
After the first Duke's Selection supermarket DSM opened in Chelsea, London, it gained popularity among high-end users with its high-quality goods and ingredients.
But for the entire Devonshire Eco-Agriculture Group, DSM alone can only provide a small number of high-end users, and most of the products can still only be sold through other channels.
But now it has been proved that this direction is still feasible.
Therefore, in the future, they will not only continue to open DSM stores in various wealthy areas of London, but also intend to start trying to enter more mass supermarkets.
Devonshire Eco-Agriculture Group will specifically screen its products. The highest quality products will only be supplied to DSM in the future, while the remaining products of average quality will be sold through mass channels.
Undoubtedly, high-end stores have the highest profits, but are limited by their user groups; channels targeting the general public have a broader market.
At present, the farms under Devonshire Ecological Agriculture Group, which carry out full-process ecological green breeding and production, still maintain a small scale, and most of the farms are still large-scale planting.
However, as the number of DSM stores increases, they will also increase the scope of their ecological planting accordingly.
DSM's goal is to open at least five stores in London this year, basically covering the wealthy areas of London and completing the first step of its layout.