As the Gulfstream G400 landed at Tokyo Airport, Barron received the news that Home Retail Group had rejected their first £600 million offer for Argos.
So under Barron's instruction, DS Industrial Investment Company made a second offer to Home Retail Group for Argos - 700 million pounds!
This time, Home Retail Group did not reject it immediately, but said that it needed to hold a board meeting to vote to decide whether to agree to DS Capital's acquisition.
After Barron and his group got off the plane, they met the NTV staff who came to greet them.
The NTV staff were very enthusiastic towards the young Duke of England. They bowed deeply to him as soon as they met him, which made Barron quite uncomfortable.
There are six major TV stations in Japan, namely NHK, NTV, Fuji, TBS, Asahi and Tokyo TV. NHK is the largest TV station and also the state-funded public TV station in Japan.
The other five TV stations are all privately owned.
The reason why NTV took the initiative to come and greet Barron and his team this time was because the TV station was negotiating with Summit Media about introducing the broadcasting rights of "Downton Abbey" to the Japanese market. After learning that Barron's Asian trip would take him to Japan, they took the initiative to receive him.
In fact, when Devonshire Hotels & Resorts was initially considering opening its first hotel in Asia, Tokyo and Hong Kong were among the cities that were considered.
However, in the end, considering the future growth potential and the influence it would cover, we still chose China's Magic City.
However, Barron would not interfere with the matter between NTV and Summit Media regarding the introduction of Downton Abbey. Coming to Japan was not like being in China, so they hired a translator to accompany them.
"This is Ms. Hamasaki Ayumi, a very famous singer in our country. She came here to participate in a program on our TV station..."
First, NTV invited Barron to visit their TV station. Outside a studio, Barron met a girl who looked quite familiar.
The NTV executives accompanying Barron took the initiative to introduce him:
"Ms. Ayumi, this Mr. Barron Cavendish is His Royal Highness the Duke from England..."
Barron certainly knew Ayumi Hamasaki, who was known as one of the nine great singers of Avex Records.
At this time, she and another singer, Uta Tenko, are at the peak of their fame in Japan.
Because her style is very avant-garde and changeable, Hamasaki Ayumi is called the "Versatile Diva". At this time, she is only 25 years old and looks very youthful and energetic.
Ayumi Hamasaki was very surprised to learn that the blond, blue-eyed, handsome young man in front of her was actually a British duke.
"Hello, Mr. Cavendish, nice to meet you."
"Me too, beautiful Miss Ayumi."
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I originally thought that meeting Ayumi Hamasaki at NTV this time was just a chance encounter, but what I didn't expect was that in the evening, when NTV hosted a banquet for Barron, one of the people who accompanied the dinner was Ayumi Hamasaki, whom I met today.
She dyed her hair blonde and wore a pink dress, looking as delicate as a Barbie doll.
In his previous life, when Barron saw photos of Ayumi Hamasaki and her performances in the media, the Japanese queen was already in her thirties. Although she was well maintained, she still lacked some youthfulness compared to now. But her appearance did leave a deep impression on Barron.
I have to say that in this regard, the top management of NTV is very perceptive. Today during the day, at the NTV studio, Baron met quite a few Japanese stars, but the other party was able to tell which one Baron liked the most through certain details.
They were probably in a high-end private club in Tokyo. Although Barron didn't speak Japanese, Ayumi Hamasaki's English was quite good, so there wasn't much trouble for the two to communicate.
"Mr. Cavendish, when you come to Tokyo, you must not miss the most unique hot springs. The hot springs in this club are all specially transported from the most natural spring water, which will definitely satisfy you."
After dinner, Mr. Maeda from NTV spoke to Barron very attentively.
I have heard that Japan's hot springs are very famous, so Barron decided to take this opportunity to experience them.
However, seeing that Hamasaki Ayumi did not leave at this time, but stayed beside him, leading him to the back room, Barron couldn't help but have some guesses...
No, is NTV spending so much money?
This "ever-changing singing girl" should now be considered the queen of the music world...
"Mr. Cavendish, you can go to that room over there and change your clothes."
Listening to Ayumi Hamasaki's introduction, Barron walked into a rather exquisite room, which was filled with new bathrobes.
After changing into a bathrobe, before entering the bathtub surrounded by wooden boards in the courtyard, Barron's security consultant Danny went in to check first, then signaled Barron to go in and he waited outside.
Barron entered the hot spring water and felt that the water temperature was a little hot, but after getting used to it, he still found it very comfortable. In the mist, he felt relaxed all over.
When he heard someone coming in, Barron looked sideways and saw Ayumi Hamasaki, who had just separated from him, walking in wearing a bathrobe and standing beside the hot spring.
Well, as I specifically introduced just now, in the hot spring here, people usually just wear bathrobes without any clothes underneath, so at this moment, Barron is in the hot spring with nothing on.
In this situation, seeing Ayumi Hamasaki beside him, I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed...
But the next scene made it impossible for him to think about it anymore.
"Mr. Cavendish, do you like it here?"
As Hamasaki Ayumi said this, her bathrobe fell to the ground, and she, like Barron,...
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"Laura, you don't look very well. Didn't you get enough rest?"
The next day at breakfast, Barron saw Wang Wanting and couldn't help asking.
"Well, maybe I'm not used to it here."
Having said this, Wang Wanting couldn't help but complain in her heart, you made such a loud noise last night until the second half of the night, it would be strange if I could get a good rest.
But she just couldn't say such words.
Thinking of that...voice last night, Wang Wanting's face turned a little redder.
"We will visit some famous tourist attractions in Tokyo today. You can take a nap after dinner..."
This time when I came to Japan, I didn't have any plans, I just wanted to have fun.
In fact, there is really nothing suitable for investment in Japan at this time. Even if it is necessary to invest, it may be a few years before the right time comes.
According to the original plan, Barron would visit more countries during his trip to Asia this time, but things in London changed again. There were unexpected developments in the acquisition of Manchester United Club and Agros, so Barron decided to shorten his trip and stay in Tokyo for two days. After Yulia finished her work in Shanghai, she would come to meet up with them and then return to England together.
In Shanghai, the CEO of Cavendish Hotel Group will be able to arrive in China today. After a simple handover, Yulia will be able to arrive in Tokyo tomorrow.