Chapter 716: Business is Business
Cannes, a seaside resort city on the famous CΓ΄te d'Azur, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, with blue waters, mild climate and sunny sunshine, is famous for its beautiful beaches and the Cannes Film Festival held every May.
In a holiday villa on the scenic Corniche, Monica Bellucci, dressed in a white bohemian dress, has her long curly hair scattered, a slender cigarette between her fingers, and a mobile phone in her other hand, watching the sun slowly set over the sea level.
Monica, who is known as Italy's artwork dedicated to the world, has been plagued by reporters and paparazzi since she was photographed with a quarrel with Vincent Cassel and the outside world speculated that the marriage was red light, and she had to take her daughter Deva to the quiet town of Cannes to escape the hustle and bustle.
The text message she just received made Monica's mood extremely complicated, and she knew very well about Andy's little man's heart, nothing more than coveting her appearance and pearl jade body.
"Hey~"
Monica sighed melancholy, and the smoke blew away, for her husband Vincent Casso, if it was just stealing or something, to be honest, it was really nothing for those of them who were in the circle of fame and fortune.
But GAY, for a woman, is undoubtedly a cheating marriage, and she has a child, this kind of deception is unforgivable, thinking about the sweetness of the past, it can't help but make people feel sick.
Remembering the scene when she threw the photo to him that day, seeing his somewhat flustered eyes, and the fact that he finally told herself, made Monica even more sad.
A month has passed, and the marriage has come to an end in entanglement, and it is kept secret, after all, the influence of the two in Europe is still very large.
On her slightly haggard face, the only thing that remained unchanged was her firm, confident and calm eyes. Deep as the starlight in the night, he pressed out the cigarette, walked to the sofa and sat down barefoot, raised his legs and curled up in the sofa, opened his right hand and combed his hair back, holding his mobile phone and looking at the text messages sent by the little man.
After a slight hesitation, his slender fingers flicked and replied to a text message.
"I'm in Cannes. β
The text message prompt sounded, making the corners of Andy's mouth, who was on a video with Ivana, slightly curl, and his mood couldn't help but ripple.
"My dear, the media in the United States have given you a new title, sports tycoon!"
Andy couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, "Investing in these teams is for business strategy reasons, not just for interest. Under the impact of the financial crisis, the global real industry, especially the traditional manufacturing industry, will be greatly impacted, and the real economy is facing a thorny trend of funds from real to virtual. I hope that the wealth obtained from the capital market can be quickly turned into high-quality physical assets, and sports investment is undoubtedly a high-quality project that can be passed on. β
Ivana smiled sweetly and nodded, she still agrees with Andy's investment ideas, in fact, sometimes she also feels that her boyfriend is a contradictory collection, with many characteristics of the industrial tycoons of the past and the tycoons of emerging industries such as IT and venture capital.
Introverted, likes to stand behind the scenes, and easily does not show up. Manage the industry with a professional attitude, hire professionals to operate, and only make decisions personally when it comes to major matters.
But at the same time, he is accustomed to getting rich overnight, likes to spend a lot of money, and is more willing to use money to solve all problems in various capital operations or acquisitions.
"My dear, now that many media outlets are analyzing what kind of impact your joining will have on the three major leagues, what the New York Times says about you... Wait a minute, I'll read it to you.
"Flexible management, open communication, the wisdom of external consultants and the constant re-evaluation of the company's approach and goals. These are the "Silicon Valley models" that are uncommon in professional sports, and it is he who has brought new changes to sports leagues. ββ
"Well, my dear, all I can say about this is that they think too much, you know, there are many smart people in this world, and I am not the smartest one. I'm just an integrator. Andy said noncommittally.
Ivana in the video couldn't help but pull the corners of her mouth, her boyfriend likes this kind of faint pretending the most, it's really unbearable.
After the two chatted for a while, they ended the video call, picked up their mobile phones and opened the text message for the first time, and when they saw the information on it, they couldn't help laughing, "Wait for me!"
Suppress the heat in your heart, put your phone aside, open your Facebook, and start to look through the messages of the recent period.
After his successful acquisition of Tottenham, he posted a photo of him wearing a Tottenham scarf, and there have been more than 100,000 comments.
looked at it and found a few messages to reply, this is the best way to maintain your fan group, that is, to keep bubbling, instead of ignoring it with a cold look.
"It's great to have a Premier League team, let alone Tottenham Hotspur... β
Record, market capitalization, exposure....these are the things Andy wants most to buy the sports industry, and he will not treat these teams as accessories, big toys. He knows better than anyone that professional sports clubs will become a real cash cow because of the dramatic increase in television broadcast fees.
In 2007, NBA teams were worth $11.2 billion in total, with an average market value of $373 million per team. In the future, this average market capitalization will increase by at least 3,4 times with the influx of new capital and hype plus sky-high broadcast fees.
Andy invests in sports, but he doesn't have so many feelings, he prefers the NBA's mantra, "business is business".
For the industry or players in his hands, Andy does not have any reluctant feelings in it, as long as the price is right, he does not rule out the possibility of trading, of course, the first thing is to be able to impress him, including the so-called non-sale Da Yao, Bale.
Browsing the official websites of several of his teams, looking at the new announcements on it, who left, and which players joined, looking at the messages of various fans after the announcement, some were happy, some were abusive, and there were all kinds of analysts, which was very lively.
Of course, it is inevitable that the players who are traded will be dissatisfied, and some players with bad mouths are even facing various complaints from the media, which makes Andy laugh again and again.
"When you leave, if you have feelings, please wipe away your tears and quickly enter the state; when you are full of resentment, please calm down, you do not necessarily offend anyone, nor do you necessarily make a big mistake, because you are just a commodity, and the value of a commodity lies in the exchange!"
Andy muttered to himself, although he really wanted to write it down on Facebook, but thinking of the saliva storm that might be caused, he could only get over his mouth addiction, you must know that many things are unspeakable, he has to maintain his image, and he can't be unconventional and die.
At dinner, Andy made arrangements for Tori and gave them two days off to play in Paris, a fashion capital where women can't calm down, and he himself naturally needs to disappear for a few days.
After all, European reporters are not vegetarians, and in Europe, reporters paparazzi have more obscene and crazy means of poaching celebrities, you must know that Vincent Casso's black materials were obtained by a few French subordinates, and he can't guarantee that no one will deal with him like this.
After dinner, Andy called Kenny over and said to him, "You send someone to Cannes to rent a yacht, and I'll spend the next few days on the yacht." β
Kenny nodded and said, "Understood, boss." β
Andy smiled, but seeing the obvious look on Kenny's face, he couldn't help but continue to laugh, "Just say something, who are you going to show with such an expression." β
"Ahem... Kenny coughed lightly a little embarrassed, sneered and said, "Boss, that's right, since the incident in Nasour Square in Iraq on the 16th of this month, Blackwater's license to operate in Iraq has been revoked... β
"Hmm, do you want to get involved, are there enough operatives?" Andy immediately understood what Kenny and Joseph meant, and asked with a serious expression after a moment of silence.
"That's enough, the security company currently has three rapid response teams, all of whom are veterans of the company where Joseph and I served, both of whom have battlefield experience, and they also want to make more money, so... β
"Well, I need ... β
Without waiting for Andy to finish, Kenny hurriedly preemptively said: "The company has received an order, but in addition to the order sent by Anbao, there is also an order sent by the army, boss, you see?"
βγγγγγγ Andy was a little silent, Nima, this is going to make a war fortune.
Well, because Blackwater has stinky streets in Iraq, shooting and killing women and children, causing protests from the Iraqi people, and Blackwater employees who have had their licenses revoked are grounded and cannot go out for activities, then the business gap created by this naturally needs to be filled, and Andy's security company with a background and the new CEO who has a deep relationship with the US military, as well as the two partners Joseph and Kenny, will naturally not lack this kind of order.
βbusiness is businessβγ Andy's eyes froze, he looked at Kenny, and said lightly.