Every year in May, the football leagues of various European countries, including the famous UEFA Champions League, conclude the Metropolitans season to determine the final champion.

It's late April, and the European football league is in its final sprint.

I don't know why, in the past six months or so, Tom Cruise has become more and more of a feeling that he has followed Ronan to invest in Manchester United and is on a thief ship.

But he was pretty sure that the feeling was just an illusion.

Because not long ago, representatives of the Glazer family in the United States secretly sent someone to contact Tom Cruise, expressing his willingness to increase the price by 30% on the basis of his investment amount to buy the little Manchester United shares in his hands.

Not to mention football itself, in less than a year, this investment can have a high return of 30%, no matter how you look at it, it is a big profit.

This is also inseparable from Manchester United's good results this season.

The Glazer family's offer was indeed tempting, but Tom Cruise did not hesitate to decline.

Ronan's vision deserves his 100% trust.

It's only been less than a year, and Tom Cruise is not short of money, which is a very good deal from an investment point of view alone.

Tom Cruise's investment advisers have estimated that as long as Manchester United's results can be stable, it will continue to attract fans and various sponsors, and in five or six years, it will not be a problem to double the value of the club.

As a friend for many years, Tom Cruise knows very well that Ronan is not only a movie, but also has a good investment vision in other industries.

Netflix is a prime example of this.

"The Premier League and Champions League are coming to an end. Tom Cruise looked at Ronan and said, "You're the boss, you don't pay attention to the situation of the team, it's too unprofessional." ”

Ronan shrugged his shoulders slightly, and said in his mouth: "Tom, don't you think this is the most professional performance?" He said as a matter of course: "As a boss, in the operation of the club, isn't it the most reasonable attitude of a boss to leave professional matters to professionals?"

Tom Cruise was stunned for a moment, subconsciously felt that what Ronan said was so reasonable, but he was powerless to refute it, and couldn't help but shake his head: "No matter how you say it, you have a point, who made you the big boss." ”

Ronan sighed and said, "The main thing is that I've been too busy lately. The Netflix network has entered the final preparation period before going public, and there are many occasions when I have to show up. ”

He waved his hand: "Compared to Netflix's listing, Manchester United Club's affairs are trivial. ”

Tom Cruise also knew a lot about Netflix, and nodded unconsciously and said: "Indeed, Manchester United can only be regarded as a trivial matter for you compared to Netflix." ”

He has a relatively clear concept of this, no matter how good Manchester United is running and how good the results are, Ronan is still a billionaire, but Netflix can bring qualitative changes to Ronan.

Once Netflix is successfully listed, Ronan is likely to cross the threshold of 10 billion assets!

The two have been friends for many years, and Tom Cruise feels that it is better to tell Ronan something in advance: "I am currently selling some fixed assets to cash out and am ready to raise a large amount of money. ”

Ronan was curious: "Are you short of money?"

"It's not. Tom Cruise explained simply: "Isn't Netflix, a subsidiary of Relativity Entertainment, in the process of going public? I'm ready to invest in Netflix." ”

Hearing this, Ronan was somewhat surprised.

Tom Cruise said: "My investors are in contact with Goldman Sachs, and when it comes time for the IPO, I will be one of the investors in Netflix. ”

Ronan laughed, "Do you need me to say thank you for your support?"

"No, you don't. Tom Cruise joked in a serious way: "You just need to lead Netflix to grow, and hopefully this investment will be multiplied several times in the future." ”

Ronan said seriously, "I hope so, too. ”

Netflix needs to go public to raise money, the stock will definitely have to be sold to a lot of people, and whoever it sells is to sell, and Tom Cruise is willing to invest, which is a good thing for him.

Now, Ronan is very sure that Netflix will not be finished in his hands, and as a leader in the industry, it will continue to develop at a high speed for many years to come.

In this regard, many investors are optimistic about Netflix, and it is not surprising that Tom Cruise knows him better and is optimistic about the future of Netflix.

Tom Cruise turned back to football, saying: "Manchester United has entered the most critical stage in the competition for the two competitions, are we going to England, there is a high-end party of club owners in London, and the invitation has already been sent. ”

Ronan remembered the incident: "This weekend?"

Tom Cruise replied: "Yes, you should have received it, right? ”

Ronan thought about the recent schedule and said, "Let's go over." ”

Although the loan for the purchase of Manchester United was fully transferred to Manchester United, Ronan did not really care about the club, and he still had a grasp of the basic situation.

Manchester United have been leading the Premier League table this season, but have never pulled Chelsea apart, and the gap between the two sides has never exceeded three points.

At the moment, Manchester United are two points ahead of Chelsea, and it is just a one-goal win.

Although Manchester United snatched several targets from under Chelsea's noses, including Drogba, Petr Cech and Arjen Robben, Mourinho in this era seems to be a magic bird, and the team formed by English players and his Portuguese descendants is equally impressive.

It's not more than a decade later, Mourinho's career is on its way to the top, and there is no doubt about his ability.

Even many of his coaching philosophies have led to changes in football techniques and tactics.

Manchester United's entanglement with Chelsea is not only in the Premier League, but also in the Champions League.

Manchester United have been fully strengthened this season, and after the early stage of the season, Ferguson has strategically abandoned the League Cup and FA Cup in favour of the league and Champions League.

In the league, Manchester United have been leading the league since the start of the season.

In the Champions League, Manchester United have reached the semi-finals after knocking out Liverpool, who had been poached from their former tactical core, Xavi Alonso.

The opponent in the semi-finals was none other than Jose Mourinho's Chelsea team.

It is no exaggeration to say that the success or failure of Manchester United in a season is closely related to the Chelsea team.

The other semi-final is between AC Milan and PSV Eindhoven, and with the comparison of the two sides, AC Milan will certainly reach the Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, as long as there are no big surprises.

Manchester United will need to cross Chelsea's rather difficult threshold if they want to win the second St. Bride Cup of the Ferguson era.

The young and talented Mourinho is no surprise to the fox-like Ferguson who wins or loses.

But in the eyes of Ronan and Tom Cruise, Manchester United must be the winners.

Commercial companies including Nike, Allianz and Audi Group are currently negotiating new sponsorship deals with Manchester United, with several parties interested in putting the final talks on hold until after the end of the season.

Manchester United's record will have a direct impact on the outcome of the negotiations.

To be precise, the results are closely related to the amount of the sponsorship contract.

As for Manchester United themselves, they hope to be able to make more money and get rid of the huge debt burden that the club owners have thrown on the club's head as soon as possible.

Last summer's takeover saw Manchester United regain a new lease of life, but they also became the most indebted club in the Premier League.

Heading into May, the suspense of the Premier League will be revealed, with Manchester United and Chelsea facing out in two Champions League semi-finals between Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge.

Although there was still some time to go, Ronan travelled to London with Tom Cruise for a gathering of club owners called by the FA.

Subsequently, the FA and the Premier League will also meet with the heads of operations of each super club to discuss the future development of the Premier League.

This gathering of club owners is more like the FA and the Premier League communicating with the owners in advance.

Ronan met William again.

On this occasion, the two only exchanged a few words.

Since many people attended with their daughters, Ronan also met William's girlfriend Kate.

Compared to Diana, who is the daughter of the duke, this was once closer to the story of Cinderella.

Anyone who has ever known a little about Kate's experience will probably admire Kate and her family, a girl who can marry into the royal family, and does not have a strong background, identity and status like Diana, how can her mind be simple?

At that time, there were a lot of related news and rumors on the Internet, living the history of an ordinary girl's struggle for the upper position.

From Ronan's point of view, there is nothing demeaning in this remark, looking at this society, who can cross classes to achieve success, which is not a scheming man or a scheming woman?

Simple-minded people are often eliminated at the starting point.

Looking at every Premier League club owner present, including him and Tom Cruise, who is simply a good person.

For example, the one who came to Ronan, as a super-oligarch in Russia, did in the process of making a fortune, it is estimated that it is difficult for people outside to imagine.

"Hello, Ronan. Abramovich smiled and shook Ronan's hand: "It's nice to see you again." ”

Ronan smiled and responded, "Roman, I'm glad to see you." ”

Abramovich seems to be out of step with other club owners, or most British owners reject him as a Russian.

Ronan's situation was slightly better, but it was also limited, and the British still seemed hostile to outsiders intruding on their football turf.

Abramovich proposed: "Find a quiet place to talk for a while?"

Of course, Ronan will not refuse: "Okay." ”

The two of them came to a quiet corner together.