"Why do you suddenly have such an idea?"
"Actually, after I had George, I thought about it..."
Today Barron and Bonnie went to the house of Earl Bute for dinner. On the way back, Bonnie suddenly told Barron that she was going to start training her deputy and gradually delegate power to Stuart Media. She would be more of a chairman and coordinate the overall situation.
This was the first time she had said such a thought to him, so Barron was still a little surprised.
He heard Bonnie say,
"I'll plan to do it in two or three years, because George will be older by then, and I'll have more time to take care of him. Besides, didn't you talk to Ian about Media City today? By then, Stuart Media will also move to Media City, and it will be difficult for me to balance my family and career."
Indeed, during the previous dinner, Earl Bute discussed with Barron the upcoming Media City construction plan.
In fact, the plan was just announced not long ago.
The so-called Media City project is the first comprehensive media city project in the UK, jointly participated by the BBC and SEM Group and actively promoted by the government.
The site of the Media City project has been determined. It is located on the former site of Salford Docks in Manchester, on the ship canal between Salford and Trafford in the west of Manchester. It covers an area of 810,000 square meters and will be the first media-centric cluster in Europe.
Of course, this media city will be developed in multiple phases, with the first phase covering an area of 150,000 square meters, and Argent Real Estate Group will also be involved.
After the first phase of Media City is completed, the BBC plans to move the headquarters of its five TV stations here.
The SEM Group will relocate its ITV headquarters and related media production departments to Manchester's Media City, and will build Europe's largest media content production center here, which can be used for future TV series shooting and variety show production.
In order to support this project and help Manchester complete its industrial transformation, the government will also provide the most favorable policies for the Media City project.
I believe that by then many small and medium-sized related media companies will move into the Media City.
Stuart Media, which cooperates closely with SEM Group, is naturally no exception. This is what Bonnie just talked about. When Stuart Media moves into Manchester Media City, it will be difficult for her to take care of her son George in London. In addition, because of Barron's many industries, the two are often separated. She naturally does not want them to have less time together, so she finally made her own choice, which is to delegate more company affairs.
Of course, these things are not urgent, because of Britain's construction efficiency...
The first phase of the Media City project will begin next year, in 2007, and will be completed in 2011, a full four years.
That is to say, within the next three or four years, Stuart Media will not have to worry too much about relocation.
Bonnie mentioned this matter to Barron now, more to discuss it with him.
Barron naturally supported her idea.
Although in modern times, the nobles do not have too strict requirements for their female relatives, but as a duchess, Bonnie can focus a large part of her energy on her family and children, which he also welcomes.
He didn't mean to require his wife to live a leisurely life like other ladies, going for beauty treatments and shopping, or having afternoon tea and entertainment with her female companions. If Bonnie wanted to have her own career, he would support her, but at least she still needed to take care of the household affairs.
But then again, even if you need to take care of children, this "care" is very different from the care given by ordinary people, and is far less difficult.
The only thing he needed was more company from Bonnie. After all, there was only their son, George Cavendish. Although he was less than one year old, there were more than five maids taking turns to take care of him on weekdays. It could be said that Bonnie did not need to spend too much energy on this.
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"I'm sorry, Your Highness, although Bruce Lightner has made certain concessions, they have not met our expectations..."
Next, Barron received a call from Cab Harber, CEO of Pioneer Sports Group, who told Barron that the negotiations with the Nets' current owner Bruce Laettner on the acquisition of the Nets were not going well.
Initially, Bruce Lightner asked for $500 million, but as the negotiations progressed, the other party lowered their offer but remained deadlocked at $400 million.
In addition, regarding the construction of the stadium and his Atlantic Court real estate project, the other party also made some requests...
After all, the other party is just a greedy businessman, and he has another characteristic: he will not give up until he sees the Yellow River.
Therefore, at present, when the subprime mortgage crisis has not yet broken out, his loans obtained through mortgaged real estate have not yet been exposed to risks, and therefore he will not make any concessions on the price of selling the Nets.
"What about the other teams?"
After hearing what Barron said, Cab Harber secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that His Royal Highness the Duke was only interested in the Nets - to be honest, the Nets' performance in the past two seasons can be said to be shabby. He didn't understand why His Royal Highness the Duke wanted to buy this team. Was it just because it was about to move to New York?
"Another team that may be acquired is the Golden State Warriors in Oakland. Although the team's performance is not good at the moment, I have had some contact with their owner Chris Cohen. Their asking price is lower than that of the Nets, and their attitude is more positive..."
Golden State Warriors? Barron had some impression of this team. They performed very well in the last few years. Wait, what year was Curry a rookie?
It seems to be 2009. Hmm...
Barron pondered for a moment and said to Cabby Harber:
"Go talk to Cohen. What's his asking price?"
"The other party's asking price is $400 million, but given the current situation of the Golden State Warriors, it is worth less than $300 million. I believe we can still lower the price."
Cab Harber was still very happy. This also showed that His Royal Highness the Duke did not necessarily want a New York team. Otherwise, the Brooklyn Nets would be easier to win than the New York Knicks at this time...
In fact, the Golden State Warriors are not bad. Golden State is another name for California. In California, the Warriors' basketball market is quite good.
Although Warriors owner Chris Cohen's asking price is as high as $400 million, Cab Harber believes that based on the team's current situation, he can lower the price to no more than $350 million - at least compared to the Nets, the Warriors are not involved in so many troubles.