"Did it go well?"

In the hotel, Tom Cruise, who had just arrived, saw Ronan and Will Smith and immediately asked, "I heard that a strong competitor has come." ”

Will Smith said in a very exaggerated tone: "A super consortium with assets of more than one trillion." ”

Tom Cruise sighed: "Those countries, all that flows underground are dollars. ”

Ronan shrugged his shoulders and said, "What can be done in a country where oil is cheaper than water?"

"We can't compare to money. Tom Cruise asked, "We can overpower the Abu Dhabi consortium." ”

Ronan smiled, "Tom, this is the UK, not the Middle East. ”

Will Smith added: "The London home of Sheikh Mansour of the Abu Dhabi consortium is being mobbed and protested by Manchester United fans. ”

Tom Cruise nodded slightly, "Looks like you've done a lot of work?"

Ronan said, "An interview between you and Will will will be arranged tomorrow. ”

Will Smith said: "Rest assured, we're going to have it easy. ”

How to win the support of public opinion and how to please the public are the basic skills of celebrities.

Tom Cruise added: "I met David in Los Angeles before I came. Seeing Ronan and Will Smith puzzled, he quickly explained: "Just David Beckham, the former star of Manchester United. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "You said last time that the Beckhams were going to Los Angeles. ”

Will Smith asked curiously, "David Beckham is no longer at Manchester United?"

'I had a conflict with the manager last year and I moved. Tom Cruise said simply: "I currently play for Real Madrid in Spain. ”

He told Ronan: "Do you want David to come out and say something? ”

"No, I don't. Ronan directly vetoed: "Although Beckham's turn back is for a reason, he is still a traitor among die-hard Manchester United fans." ”

The famous flying boot door made Beckham and Ferguson turn against each other, and fans widely sympathized with Beckham, but Beckham's hot girl wife stirred up the wind and rain, and soon exhausted Beckham's sympathy points.

Truth be told, the support of the players is secondary, Manchester United have and there is only one king at a competitive level, and that is Alex Ferguson.

Now, he has enlisted the support of Alex Ferguson.

Tom Cruise added: "What needs me to do, just say it." ”

Ronan waved his hand: "I'll wait and see for the time being, this is not our war." ”

With half of the home advantage, Ronan dared to wrestle with the deep-pocketed Abu Dhabi consortium.

If it had been placed in the social environment five or six years later, he would have retreated without a fight.

News about the Abu Dhabi consortium and Manchester United quickly spread across Europe, attracting more media coverage.

To Ronan's surprise, an article published by a French journalist of Arab origin in Le Figaro brought a divine assist.

"I don't understand why the Abu Dhabi consortium, which had a very normal business operation, caused so much dissatisfaction among the British? Could it be that the Arabs are poor boys who have no way to get on the table? The so-called adherence to tradition is just an excuse for their jealousy and dwelling in the past. ”

"The British have nothing left but ridiculous traditions. ”

"Hey, British, wake up from the glory of the British Empire......"

The report was like a spark that fell into the huge powder keg of Fleet Street and Manchester United fans, and exploded directly.

Needless to say, the fighting power and smear power of the British media have become uncontrollable from the fierce crowd of Manchester United fans, and the fan crowd surrounding Mansour's mansion has also become uncontrollable from standing in protest.

Some fans started throwing debris at Sheikh Mansour's mansion.

With the leader, the football hooligans in England are difficult to control.

At the same time, the FA is under great pressure, and many Manchester United fans have come to the FA to petition and ask the FA to intervene.

Everything is moving against the Abu Dhabi consortium.

Tom Cruise and Will Smith, meanwhile, were interviewed and made a series of promises on television, and thanks to their huge popularity and the backdrop of a nouveau riche in the eyes of the British, Anderson is starting to win the support of some United fans, but is no longer so ostracized.

Manchester, a gathering of key figures of the Shareholders Alliance.

"Can you accept an Arab from the Middle East as the owner of the team?"

Milkins, who has some influence in the league, exclaimed: "I can't accept it! Yes, the Arabs have approached me and even offered me twice the market value for this little stake, but I don't accept it! I refuse them! I will not allow myself to hand over Manchester United to the Arabs!"

Someone offered four times the market price for Milkins' shares, and Milkins was naturally not impressed by two times.

Milkins is a football fan and a small supermarket owner, and the supermarket has been having a bit of a problem with cash flow lately, and is in dire need of funds.

After all, he is an adult with his family, and football can be his belief, but it is not the whole of life.

A chorus echoed in the huge conference room.

Another small shareholder answered: "I heard that some shareholders are hooking up with Arabs, and we have to show that the shareholder coalition has to show that the situation is that the major shareholders want to sell their shares for a good price, and many of us have the same idea, and to be honest, I am the same." ”

The more he spoke, the higher his voice became: "Personally, it is better to sell to the Americans than to sell their shares to the Arabs, who, no matter what, they speak English, and Will Smith and Tom Cruise can be trusted." ”

Milkins agreed: "Now the club's largest shareholders are Manier and McManus, these two people are not only busy with horse racing, but also take the club's profits to invest in horses, and even drag the team back. ”

Although these words are biased and inflammatory, they are all facts and have won the approval of most people.

Watkins, who holds the largest stake in the shareholder coalition, just watched and didn't say a word.

As an investor, he is far less sensitive than the fans, and the stake in Manchester United is a commercial investment, of course, who pays more and sells to whom.

There are many people who think the same way as him.

People in the shareholder alliance have more ideas, and they are no longer as consistent as before......

This temporary alliance is gradually crumbling.

Although the Abu Dhabi consortium is trying to find a way to turn the situation around, the identity of the Arabs is a natural disadvantage that they cannot get rid of in a short time.

With the frantic boycott from Manchester United fans and the blaze on Fleet Street, everything is moving in a direction that is extremely detrimental to the Abu Dhabi consortium.

Even Maniye and McManus temporarily cut off contact with the Abu Dhabi consortium due to intense public pressure.

The same scene happened to Manchester United a few years ago, only that time it was "non-violent non-cooperation", and this time, the scene has gotten out of control.

The FA, which has been silent, has finally spoken out and publicly stated that as the most famous and successful football club in the United Kingdom, shareholders should carefully consider the feelings of fans when transferring shares.

Last time, it was the FA that spoke out and terminated News Corp. and the Abu Dhabi consortium's bid for Manchester United.

This time, due to the environment and the need for commercialisation, the FA's attitude has softened much compared to the previous one.

But Ronan's work was not in vain, and at the suggestion of his staff, William handed over the pot to the British industry and commerce.

Jefferson's team, article by clause, identified conflicting clauses from the existing law and provided them to the FA, so that the British Ministry of Commerce and Industry finally called for a halt to the Abu Dhabi consortium's proposal to buy Manchester United on the grounds that it was "against the will of the public".

Arabs are rich, but in this period of more than two years after the 911 incident, in the context of the heavily biased West, rich Arab tycoons cannot do whatever they want.

The Abu Dhabi consortium could only withdraw, and the stock price of Manchester United, which had been rising all the way, also experienced a small shock, and Ronan took the opportunity to eat the outstanding shares in the secondary market again.

Jefferson then made the fastest deal out of Ollie Watkins, Manchester United's well-known director and a key member of the coalition of shareholders.

As a result, Anderson, which is a shell of the acquisition, already has 24 percent of Manchester United's shares, and if it takes Manier and McManus, the shares will exceed 50 percent.

According to the relevant UK law, a person who acquires more than half of the shares of a company can amend the company's charter and even have the power to dissolve the board of directors.

While Ronan mobilized his forces to buy a stake in Manchester United, Tom Cruise and Will Smith also continued to make high-profile appearances, doing everything possible to win the approval of Manchester United fans.

The Abu Dhabi consortium's strategy has clearly worked, and after an incredibly exclusionary and poor prospective buyout, United fans are no longer as repulsive to the buyout group as they used to be, with both English-speaking voices and the assurances of two public figures.

On the other hand, Jefferson's negotiations with Maunier and McManus have also made progress, and after the Abu Dhabi consortium was forced out, Anderson bought nearly 30% of Manchester United for £170 million.

At this point, Anderson completed its controlling stake in Manchester United, and with other gains, the controlling stake immediately rose to 61 percent with absolute advantage.

At this stage, Manchester United has changed hands.

Subsequently, Korver and Jefferson filed a formal general offer application with the London Stock Exchange on behalf of Anderson & Company.

Manchester United's other major shareholder, Scottish mining giant Dobson, decided to "follow the crowd" and sell his six-percent stake in Manchester United to Anderson.

By the time Ronan and the trio left London in early June, Anderson's stake in United was close to 75 per cent.

But there is still a lot of work to be done to delist Manchester United and turn it into a privatised club.

According to the relevant British business regulations, as long as the controlling interest reaches 90%, it can be forced to buy out all the shares of Manchester United, so as to achieve the privatization of the club.