Chapter 574 Love

"Did you meet Schwarzenegger today?"

After returning to his villa, Barron heard Jenny Boot's question and said with a smile:

"I remember telling you this morning..."

He saw the meaningful expression on Jenny's face and couldn't help asking:

"Why, are you dissatisfied with our governor?"

"That's not the case. I don't care too much about him. I just heard that when he was running for governor, he spent a lot of money to keep his gossip secret."

"That's normal, isn't it? After all, he was once a big Hollywood star and had a relationship with the Kennedy family..."

Barron knew that Jenny Boot was referring to the rumors that Schwarzenegger had been involved in, including his cheating after marrying his wife and harassing actresses. Schwarzenegger spent a lot of money to settle these things.

But the more serious ones were revealed after he stepped down as governor. Well, one of them was his affair with his overly plump nanny - the two even had an illegitimate child, which was one of the reasons why Maria divorced him later.

The next day, Barron brought Jenny Butt, who was beaming with joy, to Hunt Valley in Maryland, the headquarters of the Sinclair Group.

"Dear, I heard that you and your brother went to Hawaii for fun. How was it? Was it good?"

After John Smith met his wife Jenny Butt, he gave her a hug and asked affectionately, just like a man who cherishes his family.

"Not bad, but the bright sunshine there made my skin darker, so I came back with Barron early..."

After dealing with her husband, Jenny Boot gently broke away from his embrace and said:

"You guys chat, I'll go upstairs to rest for a while."

John looked at Barron and shrugged:

"She's always like this. It's nice to see you again, Your Highness."

"Me too, John, how are you doing recently?"

John sat opposite Barron and called the servant over:

"Give me a cup of coffee, and you?"

"Black tea will be fine, thank you."

After the servant left, John smiled and said:

"The company is not bad. By the way, the ratings of "Succession" are very good. I believe it will have a place in the Emmy Awards next year."

As he said, the first season of "Succession" has been broadcast on the TV station under the Sinclair Group, and the ratings are very good. Even after two or three episodes, its popularity has exceeded CBS's popular American series Crime Scene Investigation (CSI).

It seems that John doesn't care about the plot in "Succession" similar to that of his good brother snatching control of Sinclair Group.

In reality, the popularity of this TV series has indeed increased the advertising revenue of Sinclair Group.

It has to be said that although John Smith's management style is very different from his father and elder brother, it is true that under his management, Sinclair Group has gradually reduced some debts.

However, it is not known whether the liquidity stagnation caused by the subprime mortgage crisis in the entire American financial sector will make the situation of Sinclair Group worse - after all, in the previous series of acquisitions of Sinclair Group, their debt level is still below the safety line.

"By the way, there is something I need to tell you, Your Highness."

John Smith took the coffee brought by the servant, put a sugar cube in it, stirred it for a while, and said to Barron:

"We are going to sell the shares of SEM Group we hold, so that the funds recovered can repay part of the bank's loan."

"This is something that Sinclair Group can deal with on its own, John, I have no opinion."

Relatively speaking, the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis is still limited to the US stock market and the stocks of some European banks, and the impact on the stock price of SEM Group is not that great.

Of course, the stock price of SEM Group has also fallen compared to last month, but it is still at a satisfactory price.

If John Smith's judgment on the economic situation is not outstanding, then it can only be said that he is very lucky. If he reduces his holdings of SEM Group's stocks now, it can still be regarded as selling at a high price. At the same time, using these funds to repay bank loans can also put Sinclair Group in a safer position when the crisis breaks out further in the future.

"Actually, what I mean is that if you want to buy back these shares, I can sell them to you directly."

"That's not necessary. The shares I hold now are enough, and there is no need to hold so many."

Even if Barron wanted to buy back some shares, he would not choose this time. European stock markets will definitely fall several times next year, and by then he can get a more discounted price.

Anyway, after Jenny Butt returned to her home, Barron was able to breathe a sigh of relief. He was somewhat suspicious whether this woman had been "accumulating strength". The learning ability she showed in the past two days really surprised Barron. This was the first time since Barron was reborn that he felt a little overwhelmed...

But just after he left John Smith, he received a call...

"Are you still in Los Angeles, dear?"

"I came to Maryland and just met with John. What's up, baby?"

The call was from Ivanta. Barron heard her say on the phone:

"It seems that I came at the wrong time. I just got off the plane and am now preparing to go to Silicon Valley..."

"I'll be back soon, baby, you can wait for me at home first."

The "home" that Barron mentioned was a mansion he bought for Ivanta in the San Francisco Bay Area. When they were in Silicon Valley, they lived there together.

After hanging up the phone, Barron sighed. It seemed that tonight was still a night of hard study.

…

“Are you optimistic about Twitter?”

After a pause, Ivanta asked Barron about IC Capital’s investment in Twitter.

“Before, Twitter’s development was just like that, but now it’s different. Our Android system and Apple’s iOS system both support running apps more conveniently on mobile phones. Twitter, a social form, is more suitable for such smartphones…”

Hearing Barron’s words, Ivanta’s eyes lit up. She is no longer half-knowledgeable about the Internet. Through continuous investment in Internet and technology companies in the past two years, Ivanta has been learning in this area. At this time, her cognition has been greatly improved, and she immediately grasped the meaning of Barron’s words.

Indeed, Twitter itself allows users to express their opinions directly on the Internet by editing text messages.

This is also the reason why each message needs to be limited to 140 characters.

However, with more and more smartphone users, using Android or iOS systems, you can log in to the APP and post information directly through your mobile phone, which indeed provides a soil for Twitter’s rapid development.

"So do I need to suggest that they launch apps on Android and iOS as soon as possible?"

"There's no rush. If their founding team is sharp enough, they will think of it. Or you can wait until you participate in the next round of financing. If they don't have such an idea, you can remind them."