Wu Qian made one after another in two days, and the acquisitions were all large projects, involving an amount of up to 9 billion pounds, and this kind of investment behavior will naturally attract the attention of all relevant departments.

Fortunately, the attitude of all relevant departments and senior officials is positive.

Britain's economy is not in good shape and is in dire need of fresh blood from the outside world, and they welcome investors from all over the world, and they will satisfy the demands of the capitalists at the expense of some leeks.

Even, some people in the royal family asked whether to consider awarding the medal to this young man named Wu Qian, and in the end, there was no consensus on the award, so he gave up for the time being, but he would definitely pay close attention.

There is no nationality requirement for royal awards, and there is a precedent for non-British citizens to receive knighthoods, Mr. Lee is a Canadian, because of his investment in the United Kingdom, he was awarded by the Queen of England and became a veritable nobleman.

Nowadays, there is no real benefit to knighthood, but it is an honor and an umbrella that has an unparalleled role in certain circles.

Wu Qian naturally didn't know that he almost became a Jazz, and at this moment he was thinking about the football club.

By this time, he had finally understood what Rapo Elkan had told him.

What kind of business is profitable, interesting, and exciting? Raise a football club!

The beauty of Thames Water is that the result is that I make money! There's nothing to enjoy in the process, and it's even tedious if you don't invest in the technology.

Is it possible to personally go to the pipeline maintenance every day, obviously not leaking, deliberately chisel an eye and then fill it, increase GDP and at the same time make the outside world feel that the group has done a practical thing, or have nothing to do to adjust the booster pump, and scare the people who use the water......

Football clubs are different, and the engagement and playability are extremely high!

Training, competitions, attending events, holding public welfare projects, visiting sponsors' groups, not only the first team, but also the reserve team, the second team, the youth team, etc., as long as you want to play, you can't be busy.

Wu Qian's mind had already flown to the Carrington training base, and the senior person in charge of Thames Water had asked Wu to visit but he politely refused.

said that he would wait for the relevant personnel to find the relevant positions and then go over to arrange them, but Wu Qian asked Weisman and his party to go to the company, set up a supplementary agreement for share changes, and then go to the Carrington training base to find him to sign, and complete the club transaction by the way.

Thames Water's operation supervision model is completely different from Harrods' department stores, if it is not for the technology shares, the shareholders are very idle, there are very few things to manage, and the financial affairs are checked once a quarter, which is similar to buying a financial management......

Thames Water has more than a dozen shareholders, seven or eight of which are invisible, do not participate in management, and wait for the money to be shared every quarter.

The typical is that those who have money contribute money, and those who don't have money contribute.

"I hope Avram won't make trouble over there, I hope everything goes well......" Wu Qian looked at the scenery outside the window, and couldn't help but think in his heart.

Manchester United's training base is located in Carrington, in the western part of Manchester, and the players are about a 10-kilometre drive from the training base to Old Trafford, which is only a quarter of an hour when the traffic is good.

Manchester is a historic industrial city, Carrington was once a famous chemical district, famous for its natural gas and chemical plants, and the international giant Shell Oil Group once set up factories here.

In recent decades, in order to protect the local natural ecological environment, the local government has closed many old factories, and now Carrington no longer feels the traditional British industrial atmosphere, on the contrary, it is more of a quiet and comfortable British countryside, and a few factories are hidden in the green woods.

Wu Qian and his party were galloping along the forest path in two cars, and he received a call from Rapo Erkan, saying that everyone who should have arrived had already arrived, and he was on request.

"All of them are more anxious than me, too, they are all making money, and I spend money ......" Wu Qian looked at the beautiful scenery outside the window and muttered softly.

Cooks glanced at the navigation and said, "Boss, don't worry, it's coming soon." ”

The road is surrounded by green trees on both sides, very quiet, and occasionally the figure of the building appears from the trees, there is nothing unique, I don't know what year and month these buildings are, who built them here, and what they are used for, if you pass by here at night, it will look a little eerie.

Wu Qian didn't know about the road, but David knew it because he was a die-hard fan of Manchester United, and when he saw the roadside "Carrington" sign, he knew that he was not far from the training ground known as the "heart of Manchester United".

For many Manchester United fans, this is a sacred place for them, with fans from near and far making the pilgrimage here to wait for their favourite star to pass by, and if they can get an autograph.

But......

Before entering the Carrington training base, you will first pass through the Manchester City FC's training base......

As the saying goes, one mountain can't accommodate two tigers, but a city can accommodate two of Europe's top football clubs, and they have coexisted for hundreds of years, with love and hate for each other, and there are constant stories.

In Manchester United's 100-year history, the team has borrowed Manchester City's Maine Road Stadium because of the bombing of Old Trafford.

Now, the training grounds of the two clubs are so close together that it has to be said that this is a ...... Fate!

"Don't be surprised, boss, because you'll see a very big training base first, but it's not all the club's ...... It's a training base for Manchester City FC. ”

Cooks vaccinated Wu in advance, as he had already vaguely seen the gates of Manchester City's training base.

"I ...... Horse-riding, that's okay?"

Wu Qian was speechless, the speed was very fast, he would also see the Manchester City training base, the big logo of the Manchester City club hanging on the gate, it was indeed extraordinary, the appearance was quite good, and it definitely looked like a giant.

A few vehicles gathered not far from the wall of the training base, which appeared to be fans, and some people were standing under the wall to chat and smoke.

"No way, the way to go, haha. BOSS, the two clubs are very close to each other, and players with excellent foot strength can kick the football into each other's training base with a sudden kick during training, and if you say that, do you pick it up or not?"

Cooks smiled wryly and asked an interesting question.

"Haha, of course you have to pick it up, those are the club's property!" Wu Qian also joked.

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