"Go and ask Ivanta to tell the Duke of Devonshire that you want to meet him?"
Hearing Murdoch's words, Deng Wendi asked in some confusion:
"Shouldn't it be more sincere to contact him directly? And although the newspapers have reported the scandal between Ivanta and the Duke of Devonshire, I have never heard her talk about that person..."
"That's exactly the problem, dear."
Murdoch looked at Deng Wendi calmly and explained to her:
"How old is Ivanta TP? Where does she get the capital and ability to manage IC Capital? Some people say that the company's funds come from the TP family. In fact, everyone who understands knows that TP will not have so much money to invest in IC Capital, and even if he has so much money, why not run his own family business well?"
"I also asked Ivanta about this, and she said there are other investors."
"If we only look at the source of funds, it is difficult to find the relationship between IC Capital and Cavendish, but through the phenomenon, we can find the essence... For example, DS Group has invested in Sinclair Group, and later IC Capital became one of the shareholders of this group; IC Capital bought DoubleClick, and then sold it to Woaw founded by DS Group, and now YouTube has also been sold to Woaw..."
Seeing the thoughtful look on Deng Wendi's face, Murdoch smiled and said:
"Very interesting, right? In January, after Apple released the iPhone, Android released the Android system. Android was also bought by IC Capital. Then what about Honor Electronics, which cooperated with them to launch the first Android phone? This company belongs to Caesar Fund, and Caesar Fund is under DS Capital... If there is only one thing, then it may be a coincidence, but if there are always coincidences, then there must be an unknown connection behind it."
"So what do you mean?"
"I have studied Cavendish's investment methods. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is an investment genius. He can do just right in terms of financial investment and capital operation. Similarly, I can see that IC Capital's many investment methods are very similar to Cavendish's... So I think that the person behind your good friend is not the TP family, or someone else, but the Duke of Devonshire."
After hearing her husband's analysis, Deng Wendi suddenly realized, but she still asked in confusion:
"If this is the case, it also means that His Royal Highness the Duke is deliberately concealing this matter, or at least keeping a low profile. If we rashly contact the other party through Ivanta, he can deliberately not respond to this..."
Murdoch looked at his wife, was silent for a moment, and said softly:
"Smart people will only understand each other, and will not do anything unnecessary."
...
Before meeting Murdoch, Barron arrived in Woking first.
Woking, located in Surrey, is part of the Greater London metropolitan area, and is less than 40 kilometers away from the center of London.
Here, Barron, Tamaran Ecclestone, accompanied by Ron Dennis, visited the headquarters of McLaren Technology Group.
"McLaren has a glorious history, and I am very willing to support your future development plans, Mr. Dennis."
Barron said to Ron Dennis.
"I believe our cooperation will be very pleasant, Your Highness."
Yes, another purpose of Barron's return to England this time is to reach a cooperation with McLaren Technology Group.
In fact, as early as January this year, Barron had already begun to instruct the British Automotive Group to contact McLaren and intend to invest in them.
At that time, there was another competitor between them and McLaren - Bahrain Sovereign Wealth Fund (Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company), which was controlled by the Bahrain Royal Family.
In fact, if Barron had not intervened, the original Bahrain Sovereign Wealth Fund would have invested in McLaren at this time and continued to expand its shares to 60%. After Ron Dennis left McLaren in the future, they acquired all 100% of the shares of the McLaren Group.
But now with the participation of the British Motor Group, their advantages in the British industry, and Barron behind the British Motor Group, naturally, there is no suspense in grabbing the opportunity to invest in the McLaren Technology Group from the Bahrain Sovereign Wealth Fund.
In this cooperation between the two parties, the British Motor Group will purchase a total of 30% of the shares of the McLaren Technology Group from Ron Dennis and his partner Mansour Oyer. The shareholding of McLaren Technology Group thus became 30% held by British Motor Group, 15% held by Ron Dennis and his partner Mansor Oyege, and 40% held by DaimlerChrysler Group (parent company of Mercedes-Benz).
Mercedes-Benz provided engines and funds to the McLaren team from 1995, and acquired 40% of McLaren in 2000, so the McLaren team became Mercedes-McLaren Team - later sponsored by Vodafone, which is now Vodafone-McLaren-Mercedes Team.
"I heard that your civilian model is already in design?"
It can be said that Barron's decision to bring Tamaran Eccles through this time was not a random decision.
McLaren's history began with New Zealand designer, driver, engineer and racing driver Bruce McLaren - he was one of the first drivers to win the Ford GT40 at Le Mans.
After proving himself as a true racing driver, Bruce McLaren founded Bruce McLaren Racing (BMR) in 1963 and entered the F1 circuit in 1966.
However, in 1970, he died in an accident while testing the McLaren M8D at the Goodwood Circuit in England.
At the age of 19, Ron Dennis was just a trainee technician for the Cooper team.
In 1980, at the most difficult time for McLaren, Ron Dennis and his partners acquired it.
Dennis led the entire team through several ruling dynasties and became the most successful manufacturer in F1 history after Ferrari.
Dennis was familiar with Tamaran's father, so she livened up the atmosphere and made their conversation particularly easy.
"Yes, the plan is moving forward..."
After hearing Barron's question, Dennis introduced him.
This is also the focus of McLaren's cooperation with the British Motor Group this time.
The British Motor Group will invest in cooperation with the McLaren Technology Group to establish McLaren Automotive Company and enter the civilian supercar market.
In McLaren Automotive, McLaren Technology Group holds 51% and British Motor Group holds 49%.
In fact, at this time, McLaren Technology Group is mainly McLaren's racing team and technology research and development business.
After testing the Ferrari 360, McLaren had the idea of entering the civilian supercar. They hired Frank Stephenson as design director to prepare for the design and began to conceive the model named MP4-12C.
In fact, this is not the first time McLaren has entered the field of civilian cars.
In 1992, they launched the "magic car" McLaren F1.
When it debuted, the McLaren F1 set the record for the fastest commercial vehicle in the world.
To this day, it is still considered the greatest mass-produced car ever.
The V12 engine can produce up to 618 horsepower, accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in just 3.2 seconds, and the carbon fiber monocoque chassis and advanced suspension design have made the value of McLaren cars continue to increase. F1 always increases over time.
After the McLaren F1 was discontinued in 1998, McLaren has not manufactured civilian mass-produced cars.
It can also be said that they have not launched a new model for more than ten years.