Rebirth of England.

Chapter 945 Expensive Apple

In fact, during this bidding period, in addition to the overt competition among various consortia over the bid documents, the under-the-surface fighting was also very fierce.

Even though Barron handed over the main work to Amber Sheehan, there were still many people who came directly to him - after all, anyone with a discerning eye knew who could really decide the outcome.

The key is that those who can find Barron are often the ones he needs to deal with.

For example, today, Barron was invited by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to attend a party - no matter what, he still had to give the Crown Prince face.

Although nominally this was just a charity banquet, the presence of Barron made it so that tickets were hard to come by.

"Hello, beautiful lady."

Barron brought Ivanta to the party, and he could also take the opportunity to introduce her to some members of British upper society.

There is no doubt that Barron and Ivanta, this "handsome man and beautiful woman", became the most eye-catching presence at the banquet.

It's not just because of Barron's status and power, but also because this is the first time that the Duke of Devonshire and his rumored "lover", Ivanta, who comes from the famous American wealthy TP family, have appeared together in a social occasion in England.

Barron has remained single since his divorce from Lady Bonnie Cavendish.

But this young and handsome Duke has always been surrounded by beautiful women. According to the gossips spread by the ladies in the upper class, there are quite a lot of scandals about this Duke.

But this is not surprising, after all, who can resist this charming Duke?
This is also why, in the mouths of those socialites and noble ladies, the women who had scandals with him seemed to be unworthy of the Duke of Devonshire. It was just a sour feeling at work - they would rather be the ones who had a romantic story with His Royal Highness the Duke.

Of course, the attention on Ivanta is not only because of her relationship as Barron's "lover", but also because IC Capital has just completed the acquisition of Sky Group.

As the top media group in the UK, the influence of Sky Group is no joke. As the "new boss" of this giant company, coupled with Ivanta's background, supermodel figure and beautiful looks, it is natural for her to easily gain great attention.

"Hello, Your Highness, I have heard of you for a long time. I am very happy to meet you today..."

When attending such a party, it is inevitable to have some social interactions and small talk, especially at this time...

Just now, Barron had brief conversations with the Chinese ambassador, the Italian Minister of Commerce and the French President's special envoy. Among the topics discussed, the bidding for the UK High Speed ​​Rail Line 2 project could not be avoided.

However, the middle-aged Indian man with silver hair, slightly bald head and dark skin who came to Barron now did not come here for the HS2 project. It seemed that he just wanted to get to know him.

The other person's name is Parkash Singhuja. Barun knew this person, but in his previous life...

In the original time and space, in the British rich list to be announced next year, the Indian-born Sindhuja family will top the rich list with assets of 120 billion pounds.

Of course, this kind of thing is impossible now, after all, with Barron's existence...

In 1914, the father of the Hinduja brothers founded the company in Mumbai, mainly dealing in carpets, spices, tea and other products.

After accumulating a certain amount of wealth, the family moved to London.

In the following years, they invested in British real estate while spreading their nets around the world, investing in oil and gas, automobile companies, information technology, media, banking, real estate, healthcare and other businesses to diversify risks. The rise of the Sindhuja family's wealth also mainly came from their real estate investment in Britain...

Like many immigrants who came to Britain to develop, the Sindhuja family also hoped to integrate into London's upper class society.

For example, they spent a huge amount of money to buy a six-story mansion with 25 bedrooms, located next to Buckingham Palace, and became "neighbors" of the royal family.

In addition, Parkash Sinduja once bought an apple attached to the wall at an art exhibition for a high price of 150 million pounds and ate it himself...

Well, maybe this matter seems outrageous, but many things that seem outrageous have reasons behind them that ordinary people are not aware of.

After all, the apple is, uh, a work of art, created by an artist sponsored by the crown prince, and the proceeds from its sale go to a charitable foundation under the crown prince’s name…

So what the Sindhu family bought for £150 million was not an apple, but an admission ticket.

For example, today, didn’t he appear at the banquet hosted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

But what’s interesting is that in his previous life, Barron saw another piece of news…

That is, family members including Parkash Singh were accused in Switzerland of exploiting and oppressing the domestic servants in their home.

The incident took place at the Hinduja family's super mansion on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.

They recruited nannies and maids from India and brought them to work in luxury holiday homes in Switzerland, exploiting them economically by taking advantage of their language barriers and cultural differences with the locals...

The nannies who are working in Switzerland are forced to receive low wages in India, work crazy overtime, and have their passports taken away, preventing them from leaving this luxurious cage.

According to the investigation, these nannies serve the family in the big house every day, from morning to night, and the daily working hours are up to 18 hours. They work every day without any days off.

And their salary was only 6 pounds a day - the salary they spent on all the servants was less than the cost of their small pet dog...

The Swiss court retrieved the family's financial statements and found that the family's financial budget for a pet dog was 7616 pounds...

During the conversation, Parkash Singh was quite tactful and just hoped to invite Baron to attend the banquet they were organizing.

Naturally, Barron declined this offer. Now it was not necessary for him, and he tried to participate in as few social occasions as possible. After all, with his status, he no longer needed too many social interactions to maintain - at least, there were very few occasions worthy of his personal attendance. Many things were done by the people below, which gave him more room for decision-making.

When Barron was finally at peace, he looked around the hall and found Ivanta, but his eyes twitched...

Because he saw that Ivanta had a smile on his face and seemed to be talking about something happy.

The person chatting with her was Princess Cather, who was showing more and more mature charm.

(End of this chapter)