Rebirth of England.

Chapter 702: Probing
"Hello, Ms. Riley. I am the assistant to His Royal Highness the Duke. You can call me Ning."

It took about an hour and a half to get from London to Birmingham, but the Bentley Mulsanne that Talulah was riding in was very comfortable and she did not feel any tiredness from the journey.

Before she came, she changed into her best and favorite Gucci dress, and when the car arrived in Birmingham, she put on makeup in the car, hoping to meet His Royal Highness the Duke in the best possible manner.

However, what she didn't expect was that after arriving at the hotel, the person who came to greet her was not Barron himself, but a beautiful Chinese woman who was dressed in a professional suit and looked very elegant.

After the other party introduced herself, Talulah heard her say:

"Your Highness is meeting with Mr. Emerson, the mayor of West Midlands, and Mr. Hull, the mayor of Birmingham. He will come to see you later. You can go to your room and have a rest first. If you need anything, you can contact me at any time..."

"thank you……"

After following the Duke's assistant to the presidential suite of the hotel, Talulah looked around the luxuriously decorated room and couldn't help asking:
"Does His Royal Highness live here?"

"Yes, by the way, Ms. Riley, if you are hungry, you can ask the hotel to send some snacks over..."

"No thanks, I'll just have some coffee."

……

"L'Oréal Group's shares have risen by more than 50% as of today. If the acquisition offer of Gucci-Hermès Group is approved, I believe its shares will continue to rise. This space is still very large..."

"Brother, wake up. You can no longer buy L'Oreal Group shares in the market. All institutions are holding on to them tightly. If you are as slow as you are, you will miss out on everything..."

In this bar, several men in suits and ties, who looked like career elites, were sitting together, each with a glass of wine in front of them. They looked like they came here to relax after get off work.

It seemed that two of them had a small dispute at this time, and another slightly bald man next to them calmed them down and said:

"The premium paid by Gucci-Hermes Group for this acquisition is too high. I think it is very likely to succeed. It's a pity that Gucci-Hermes Group is not publicly listed now. Otherwise, I am optimistic about their future performance..."

"In fact, I think that judging from the US stock market, the economy has shown signs of recovery. There are still many investment directions we can focus on, such as the international gold price..."

"Indeed, now that all countries have started to implement quantitative easing policies, according to previous rules, the price of gold will tend to rise at this time..."

"What? Pete, are you planning to try gold futures recently?"

"Haha, I was just talking casually..."

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"Sir, this is the chat record we recently obtained from several employees of the investment department of NM Rothschild Bank. We have sent people to infiltrate them and will begin tracking the flow of their funds..."

"I need news for those who can invest more..."

In fact, the intelligence gathering against the Rothschild family has already begun. This is the result of the intelligence network that Barron has established after providing a lot of funds for so many years. For example, the bar was acquired by them through an offshore company earlier. The reason for doing so is that it is a place where many employees of NM Rothschild Bank drink after get off work. Their conversations here are still very valuable, especially after drinking some wine...

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If it is just for sightseeing, the hand-built car manufacturing process is more interesting, but that is only possible for "luxury" car brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley, and correspondingly, there will be considerable restrictions on the production of cars.

After all, “scarcity makes things valuable”. Just like a luxury brand like Hermès, if you don’t use the gimmick of “handmade”, why would people pay such a high price to buy your products?
However, although this positioning can maintain its style and earn super high profits, it will never become a giant due to the limited market size.

However, after completing his visit to Birmingham, Barron did not mind continuing to visit the manufacturing plants of Bentley and Aston Martin with Talulah.

This was also the first time that Talulah saw the manufacturing process of these luxury cars, which can be called works of art.

After being acquired by Barron and returning to being an authentic "British brand", Bentley has also received strong support from the royal family. For example, the Queen's car has been changed from a Rolls-Royce to Bentley's new flagship Mulsanne.

And with continuous marketing, its style is no less than that of Rolls-Royce.

After Aston Martin launched its SUV model, its sales have gradually increased. Although it cannot yet be compared with the sales of Porsche Cayenne, the Cayenne has accumulated reputation for many years. It is unrealistic to expect to catch up as soon as it is launched.

But at least judging from the current sales, Aston Martin's profits have been guaranteed to have increased significantly compared to before.

Moreover, Aston Martin has just started manufacturing SUV models, and it needs to accumulate experience in this area. I believe that as long as it continues to improve its models, this part of the business will get better and better.

"How is it, Talulah? Would it be a bit boring for you girls to visit a car factory like this?"

"I like them very much, really. In fact, I am also very interested in them. When I was in school, I preferred some mechanical toys that were considered boys'..."

When Talulah said this, she didn't seem to be pretending. Judging from the fact that she was able to obtain a doctorate in quantum physics in Barron's previous life, she was really interested in this area.

"So do you prefer being an actor now, or something else?"

"I was just curious at first. I wanted to see how far I could go..."

Barron felt that Talulah's personality was somewhat similar to Fan Bingbing, and she was very straightforward.

She organized her words and continued:
"Maybe the only thing I'm looking forward to now is to try my hand at Hollywood. I'm not expecting to become famous, but after all, since I'm an actor, Hollywood is always a goal."

"Then?"

"I don't know. Maybe I will go to school. I interrupted my studies because I wanted to be an actor. Actually, my grades were very good when I was in school..."

(End of this chapter)