Rebirth of England.

Chapter 697 Test Drive?

"I seldom drink alcohol..."

In response to Talulah's words, Barron said:

"But you shouldn't refuse an invitation from a beautiful woman. But in this case, I have a nice place."

With so many security guards following Barron at all times, it is not appropriate for him to go to a nightclub or a high-end private club at this time.

Of course, he was not planning to take Talulah directly to his house, so under his instructions, the convoy drove directly to Neverland on the outskirts of London.

Here, Barron can still completely relax.

Barron still has some patience for Talulah Riley.

In his previous life, the reason why Musk was able to establish a relationship with Talulah within a short period of time after he ended his previous marriage and met her was, in addition to her beauty and knowledge that was rare among celebrities - Talulah later obtained a doctorate in quantum physics - a very important point was that she was relatively self-disciplined.

Talulah Riley has always refused to have sex before marriage, so among female stars, she is considered very "clean".

This is probably why she has such beauty, but appears in very few Hollywood movies and TV series, and her roles are usually not important.

Of course, often the principles we adhere to may also be because we have not yet met someone who can make us give up our principles...

In the villa on Neverland, Barron and Talulah were on the balcony, feeling the breeze from the Thames and enjoying the night view.

They didn't drink much, just one bottle of red wine.

However, it can be seen that Talulah is already slightly drunk.

I don't know when it started, but Barron had already held her in his arms, and they were immersed in passionate kisses from time to time...

During this process, Barron, like a professional repairman, inspected the quality of the headlights, the curves of the entire sports car, and the components of each part...

But when he was about to start the sports car, he was rejected by Talulah...

"I, I think we are going too fast, Your Highness..."

"I told you, just call me Barron."

At this time, Barron was not in a hurry to test drive this beautifully lined supercar, and very gentlemanly stopped the maintenance and inspection process...

After all, for him now, experiencing the whole process is more interesting than completing a test drive of a new car.

Even though he knew that even if Talulah refused at this time, it would not be difficult for him to get her by using some tricks.

But, what’s the fun if it’s always like this?

When Barron finally left the villa and left Talulah alone, Talulah lay in the bathtub, surrounded by warmth. At this moment, her emotions were still very complicated. She was very grateful for the Duke's respect for her, but at the same time, she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed...

"At present, in terms of variety shows, our ITV has always been ahead of the BBC and Sky TV. In particular, the Voice of Britain launched this year has been very popular and has become another phenomenal variety show..."

In the SEM Group's meeting, it was rare that Barron and Bonnie, a former couple, attended together.

In fact, Bonnie is not only a major shareholder of SEM Group, but is also responsible for the production and promotion of its entertainment programs.

Bonnie's work has not been questioned at all, because most of ITV's current flagship variety shows were originally planned and produced by Bonnie.

This also enables ITV to maintain an absolute advantage over BBC and Sky TV in variety shows.

In terms of variety shows this year, ITV's biggest achievement is the new show "The Voice of Britain", which was just produced and broadcast. This show is still planned by Bonnie (in fact, it comes from the main ideas provided by Barron to Bonnie), and it has been very popular since its launch.

During its broadcast, "The Voice of China" set multiple ratings records. It can be said that its novel competition method, especially the blind audition of mentors, which mainly relies on voice to compete, made the audience's eyes light up and immersed in it.

In addition to creating a ratings myth in the UK, "The Voice of China" has also been actively introduced by many TV stations including Australia, North America and Europe. At present, more than three TV stations have purchased the copyright of "The Voice of China" in the hope of replicating this phenomenal variety show locally.

Speaking of Sky TV, after Murdoch had to agree to "share" the Premier League broadcasting rights with Barron's SEM Group because of the "phone-hacking scandal", their competitiveness has been gradually weakening.

After all, before this, relying on the Premier League broadcasting rights, Sky TV could be said to be a dominant force in the sports field. Neither the BBC nor ITV could compete with it. They also once had the most pay TV channel users in the UK.

But now the situation is completely different. ITV itself has an advantage over BBC and Sky TV in terms of entertainment programs. In terms of sports channels, it has gradually caught up by "sharing" the broadcasting rights of the Premier League with Sky TV, and even has a trend of catching up.

Many people have analyzed that it is very likely that in the next competition for the Premier League broadcasting rights, Sky TV will even be able to get even fewer matches to broadcast, and will be crushed by ITV...

This can be seen from the increasingly low share price of Sky TV in the past two years. I am afraid that in the competition of financial resources in the future, they will not be a match for ITV, which has strong support.

As for news and information, BBC and ITV each have their own advantages...

It can be said that the current "Big Three" of British television are still BBC, ITV and Sky TV, but the ranking of the strength of these three giants is very different from two or three years ago.

"It is said that News Corporation is ready to complete the acquisition of Sky TV. Once the deal is completed, it is not impossible that the other party will invest more funds to help Sky TV revive."

Prior to this, News Corporation was only a major shareholder of Sky TV - News Corporation previously owned approximately 39.1% of Sky TV's shares.

They had long hoped to complete the full acquisition of Sky TV, but because of the "phone-hacking scandal", News Corporation had to announce the suspension of its full acquisition of Sky TV.

Because they knew that under the circumstances at the time, even if they insisted on the acquisition, they would probably not get approval from the British side and would have to give up temporarily.

But now Sky is facing difficulties, and with the impact of the "phone-hacking" incident gone, News Corporation has the idea of ​​acquiring Sky in full, hoping to buy Sky at a relatively low price and help it return to its previous glory...

(End of this chapter)