Rebirth of England.

On August 8, just like Amber Sheen had done before, Barron also chose to depart from Yanjing and head to Shanghai via the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed ​​Railway.

Just the day before, Jenny Smith ended her trip with Barron and was sent back to the United States by Barron's private plane, the Devonshire.

Because they chose to take the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed ​​Railway, Barron and his team directly booked the entire VIP car. In fact, even if he did not request it, for the safety of this distinguished British Duke who has friendly relations with China, China's security personnel would contact the railway to request this.

Yes, now that Barron has come to China, he will not only have his own security team around him, but China will also send special personnel to protect him.

"Your Highness, Mr. Ma from Alibaba will meet with you after you arrive in Shanghai. The meeting with Ms. Li Lu from Tianhe Capital will be scheduled for the day after tomorrow..."

From Yanjing to Shanghai, the high-speed train takes about 4-5 hours, depending on the train number. The high-speed train that Barron took arrived in Shanghai in about 4 and a half hours.

On the way to the Magic City, Barron did not feel sleepy at all. In addition to "once again" enjoying the scenery along the way, he also took the time to handle some work and confirmed part of the itinerary to the Magic City with his personal assistant Talulah Riley.

This is not the first time that Talulah Riley has accompanied Barron to China. Unlike the first time they came to this land where many things were not so convenient due to language barriers, during this period of time Talulah Riley is well aware of the importance of the Chinese market to Barron and has taught herself Chinese. Although her spoken Chinese is not as fluent as Barron's and she still has an obvious accent, at least there is basically no problem with ordinary daily communication.

In addition, before Talulah, Barron’s two assistants, Wanting Wang and Janine Chang, were both Chinese, which is one of the reasons why Talulah decided to learn Chinese.

What's more, Wang Wanting is now responsible for managing the daily affairs of the huge Cavendish Trust, and Zhang Junning is in charge of Rich23 Capital. With the demonstration effect of these two Barron's personal assistants, Talulah naturally cherishes the opportunity she has now.

But for Barron, he doesn't have any particular preference for his personal assistant - except for his figure and appearance...

After all, the reason why Wang Wanting was chosen as a personal assistant was not only by chance, but also because Barron came to England from China in his previous life at that time. Having a Chinese assistant by his side could make him feel more familiar.

As for Zhang Junning, because the other party was a "star" that Barron knew in his previous life, he thought it would be interesting to have her as a personal assistant, and that she could help him more in contacting the Chinese industries that he was concerned about at the time.

Now that he's with Talulah Riley, Barron no longer has any preference for whether his assistant is Chinese or of a specific ethnic group. As long as she's capable enough and trustworthy, it's fine. Actually, this seemingly "simple" requirement is very difficult to achieve given Barron's current status and position.

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"Your Highness, are you ready to take a walk with me?"

What Boss Ma didn't expect was that Barron did not choose to meet him at home or in the office, but chose to meet him on the streets of Shanghai.

Fortunately, it was already night time and the weather in Shanghai had become much cooler. If it were daytime, I would probably be sweating quickly in this summer season.

"I just suddenly want to take a walk around here and experience the night in the Magic City. I hope Mr. Ma doesn't mind..."

Hearing what the Duke of England said, Boss Ma smiled heartily:

"Of course I don't mind. To be honest, it's rare for me to have such an opportunity."

"Ryan, tell them not to be nervous. We are in China and are very safe."

Barron said the latter sentence to the security chief who was looking around from time to time. However, even though he said this, Ryan Wilson, the security chief of His Royal Highness the Duke, still did not dare to relax. He signaled his security team to spread out and surround Barron in the center.

This actually made Barron and his group stand out...

After all, it is not uncommon to occasionally see blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners in Shanghai. Although Boss Ma has gained considerable fame now, before Alibaba went public and he began to compete for the title of China's richest man and thus display his "cash power" to become "Papa Ma", not many people could recognize him when he walked on the street.

But it was different when Baron and Boss Ma were surrounded by such a group of burly foreigners. It would be hard not to attract attention in China with such a posture.

So not long after walking, Barron discovered this problem. He stopped, pointed to one side, and said to Boss Ma:

"How about we go there and get something to eat?"

Boss Ma looked in the direction Barron pointed. It was an inconspicuous noodle shop with ordinary furnishings. Through the glass window, he could see that although there were two or three diners inside, the west side of the shop was still empty. He said:

"Okay, I'm actually a little hungry."

After entering the store, Barron chose a seat by the window. Opposite him, Boss Ma also sat down facing him and looked at the menu on the table.

Barron asked the security guards to eat at the tables nearby, leaving only Talulah to sit at the table next to him so as not to disturb his conversation with Boss Ma.

"Look what do you want to eat? Your Highness, I'm afraid you have never eaten this kind of noodles in the flavor of the Magic City before."

"You guessed wrong, Mr. Ma. I actually like it... Well, I'll have this clam and pork liver noodle soup with yam, pickled mustard and shredded pork. What about you?"

After hearing what Barron ordered, Boss Ma immediately believed what he said. After all, as far as he knew, British people rarely ate animal offal. Although Barron liked Chinese food, if he hadn't really eaten it, he probably wouldn't have immediately ordered a bowl of noodles with pork liver...

"Haha, then I'll have a bowl of large intestine noodles, and two cans of mung bean and lily soup. You can try this, Your Highness, it's good for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat."

While waiting for the meal to be served, Barron casually asked:

“Has the time for Alibaba’s IPO been decided?”

"I originally wanted to go public in the second half of this year, but from the current situation, April or May next year is a better choice. After all, although the stock market has begun to recover, the market sentiment is still not hot."

Boss Ma opened a can of mung bean and lily soup and handed it to Barron. He took another can, took a sip, and said:

"And the company is not too short of funds right now, so we can wait a little longer."