"Are you planning to let Marconi cooperate with us?"
Although Boss Ren was a little surprised that Barron brought up this topic, he immediately realized the feasibility of it. His eyes lit up and he spoke.
Baron gave Mr. Ren two options: Marconi and Huawei jointly set up an overseas branch to conduct overseas business; or Huawei directly issued additional shares and acquired Marconi.
"In fact, I can see that Huawei is a very enterprising company, so I personally recommend that you choose the latter option, so that you can make full use of both Marconi's patented technology and the company's brand."
Barron finally said this to Boss Ren.
"But there is one thing you need to understand, Your Highness. We are different from other companies. For a long time, most of our profits will be invested in research and development..."
Boss Ren said to Barron sincerely:
"So if we exchange Marconi for our shares, I'm afraid we won't get much profit or dividends in the short term. Besides, we currently have no intention of listing the company..."
His meaning was very clear, that is, even if you become our shareholder, it would be difficult to get short-term returns if it is a financial investment.
This is indeed the case. In the previous life, until Barron was reborn, Huawei had not been listed.
Moreover, the amount and proportion of their investment in research and development are rare in China and even in the world.
"This is also what I appreciate about your company. I have enough patience and believe it will bring me enough rewards."
Barron also knew that Huawei would encounter some restrictions from the United States in the future. However, the company that acquired Marconi was Rich23 Capital. From the projects invested by this investment company, which apparently had no direct relationship with Barron, it can be seen that Chinese-related companies accounted for the majority, and were the most suitable to hold Huawei shares in the future...
In this way, Barron and Mr. Ren reached a preliminary agreement. The specific matters concerning the merger of Marconi and Huawei, or Huawei's acquisition of Marconi by issuing additional shares, were then handed over to Huawei and Rich23 Capital for negotiation...
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"Your Highness, a call just came in from a lady named Fan Bingbing..."
After sending Boss Ren away, Wang Wanting came to Barron and said this to him.
Fan Bingbing?
"Give me her number."
Barron remembered that the number he left for Wang Zhongjun at the Huayi Brothers celebration banquet in Yanjing was his business phone number. This phone was usually held by his personal assistant. It was estimated that Fan Bingbing also got this number from him.
"Hi, I'm Barron."
"Mr. Cavendish, I'm Fan Bingbing..."
After dialing the other party's number, Barron heard Fan Bingbing's voice. He asked with some surprise:
"Hello, Miss Fan, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Well, it's like this. Didn't you say last time that you wanted to go to Qindao for a few days if you had the chance? I grew up there, so I can be your tour guide. There are many interesting places there..."
"Thank you so much, Miss Fan. I'm in the Magic City right now, so it might take a few days for me to finish my work here."
After Barron finished speaking, he heard Fan Bingbing say on the phone:
"What a coincidence! I'm in Shanghai right now. A TV series I starred in is about to be aired soon, so I just happened to come to Shanghai to promote it..."
That was really a coincidence. Although the other party deliberately explained it, Barron still smiled:
"Then Miss Fan is not busy now?"
"Well, I'm done with work for now..."
"In that case, I will have a meeting with the people in the Magic City later, and there shouldn't be anything else to do afterwards. Is it convenient for us to have dinner together?"
"It's such an honor…"
…
The next person Barron was going to meet was the leader from the Magic City.
With Barron's current identity, he would also attract the attention of some departments after coming to China. As early as when he was in Yanjing, he had met with some bigwigs. Most of the discussions were about investment cooperation in China, including finance, Internet, hotel real estate investment and other aspects.
Just like Standard Chartered Bank will start personal banking business in China in the first half of this year, it will be one of the first foreign banks allowed to conduct such business in China. Barron also talked about these when he met with relevant bigwigs in Yanjing.
In addition, O2 Telecom also hopes to cooperate with domestic telecommunications companies in China and seek to develop business in China...
As for Shanghai, it is natural that it hopes to attract more investment from one of the world's most wealthy people.
At present, in addition to hotels, banks, F1 events and other businesses, Barron's business in Shanghai will soon include the opening of Gucci Group's first flagship store in China. In the future, they will open more stores in China, especially in super first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
In addition, the Gucci Group also intends to cooperate with local companies in Shanghai to hold a fashion show here first. This will also be the first time in recent years that a top luxury brand has held such an event in China...
After that, Barron sent someone to pick up Fan Bingbing from the hotel and take him to his home.
"It's so beautiful here…"
After entering Cavendish Gardens and seeing Barron, Fan Bingbing exclaimed in admiration.
It is mid-March and the weather in Shanghai has turned warmer. Fan Bingbing is wearing a short beige tweed coat and long boots, looking quite cute.
That's true. She was only 23 years old at that time, two years younger than Barron.
"I passed by here before when I was in school. At that time, it looked quite... old. I didn't expect it to look so good now after being renovated..."
Hearing her words, Barron remembered that Fan Bingbing had attended art school in the Magic City before, so he said,
"Then I'll take you on a tour, Miss Fan."
"Don't call me Miss Fan anymore, just call me Bingbing."
"Haha, okay, then you don't have to call me Your Highness the Duke. My friends just call me Barron..."
At this time, Fan Bingbing was already quite famous in China, so Barron did not invite her out to a restaurant for dinner. Instead, he directly invited the chef of the Devonshire (The Bund) Hotel to his home to prepare a dinner for them.