【Chapter 900】 Lock the target (ask for subscription!)
Among the clubs listed by Becky that could be acquired include Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, as well as Crystal Palace and Queen's Rangers in the Championship.
As one of the world's top 10 megacities, London has a huge population base and an active economy, and has always been one of the most optimistic cities for external investors.
London is home to the Gunners, Chelsea, Tottenham and other Premier League powerhouses, and is the city with the most top clubs in the world, once having a maximum of six Premier League teams, standing in nearly one-third of the Premier League.
The club has mixed results in London, after all, with so many teams in a city, there will always be strong market competition, which poses a higher challenge to the operation of the club.
At the beginning, Yang Ka-shing, a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong, successfully acquired the Premier League team in Birmingham, England's second largest city, because the football atmosphere in Birmingham was not strong, and he picked up a bargain. Over the years, Birmingham's results in the league have been tepid, and they have not been included in the ranks of Xiao Feng's acquisitions.
In addition to the London team, Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City were also excluded by Xiao Feng, the owners of Liverpool and Manchester City are local tycoons and have no intention of selling;
Although Manchester United is the most successful club in the world, it is not necessarily worth spending so much money, not to mention that the Glazer family are all difficult vampires, and Xiao Feng is not willing to waste time with them.
After picking a round among all Premier League clubs, Xiao Feng and Xiaobei are completely in agreement, and they both believe that 'Magpie' Newcastle United is the best acquisition target.
Newcastle is located on the east coast of England, 450 kilometers from London, is one of the core urban agglomerations of England and the most popular city in England in the 20th century.
One to the weekend. Thousands of tourists flock to Newcastle from the north of England, where the city's nightlife is enriched by the large number of students. Newcastle has been named one of the top eight entertainment cities in the world.
The magpie is the symbol of Newcastle, a declining industrial city that became the last pride of the 'Highlanders' after the absence of coal, shipbuilding and steel!
Founded in 1881, Newcastle United has the largest number of fans in England and is consistently the best attendance in the Premier League. Every matchday, St James Park is packed with tens of thousands of fans, and the home atmosphere is at its best.
In 2007, English retail chain tycoon Mike Ashley spent £134 million to buy a 77% stake in the club and repaid almost £80 million in debt, becoming the club's new owner.
However, the Magpies have been underwhelming in seven years, with their best finish in the Premier League being fifth in 2011/12 and the rest of the season outside the top 10. 2008/09 season. They finished 18th in the Premier League and were relegated to the Championship, but it only took one season for the team to come back.
Despite Newcastle United's very good financial situation, fans are not satisfied with this as they have had enough of the team's mediocre performances.
In the just-concluded 2013/14 season, Newcastle United had a lackluster run and finished 10th with 49 points from 15 wins in the Premier League.
For a long time, fans have been quite disgusted with the stingy Ashley. Fans can often be seen protesting slogans on the stadium, which is also an opportunity for Xiao Feng to take advantage of.
Rumors of acquisitions in 2008 and 2012 were linked to Xu Mao, the CEO of Haizhou Shimao Group. But it never came to an end.
After weighing the pros and cons, Xiao Feng decided to initiate the acquisition of Newcastle, and Xiaobei joined the acquisition team as an external spokesperson and liaison officer, and Louis Morgan Law Firm and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu sent management personnel to join them.
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After the discussion, Xiaobei was also quite excited, after all, he was able to participate in the acquisition of a Premier League club. It's still extremely rare.
The next day, Xiaobei's family said goodbye to Xiao Feng, and Xiaobei needed to rush back to England and lead the acquisition team to start the preliminary liaison work. After all, it's already mid-June, so if you don't complete the acquisition as soon as possible. The appointment of a new management and manager will have a detrimental impact on the preparation for the new season.
"Madam, I'm really sorry to have to let you end your vacation!" Xiao Feng apologized to Victoria on the runway of the 'Dream Airport'.
Because Xiaobei participated in the acquisition plan and wanted to rush back to England, Victoria, who was accompanied by her husband and wife, could only return to England with her children.
Yu'er was very reluctant to the chubby little seventh sister, the two little guys held hands, and Brooklyn was also reluctant to sit with Nini's sister, promising to wait for Nini to go to London and take her to the playground and zoo to play.
Xiao Feng specially sent the 'Nini' to send Xiaobei's family back, accompanied by two elites from Louis Morgan and Deloitte, and Dapeng also joined the acquisition team for training.
Dapeng, who has already studied one, can take this opportunity to experience the related affairs of cross-border acquisitions, open his eyes, and lay a better foundation for future work.
For this reason, Dapeng had to reluctantly say goodbye to Sandy, for young people who have just met and have a good impression of each other, this separation is undoubtedly painful.
However, there were so many people at the scene, and it was not good for Sandy to get together with Dapeng to whisper, standing next to Xiao Xiao, she looked at Dapeng from time to time with a pair of bright eyes.
"David, please this time!" Xiao Feng hugged Xiaobei and said solemnly.
David's return this time was crucial as he had to secretly contact Newcastle legends such as Kevin Keegan and Alan Shearer as well as leaders of the loyal fan team to open the way for the takeover to be launched.
In England, getting the support of these people will have a lot of benefits for the acquisition of the club, and with Xiaobei's mention, Xiao Feng will naturally not ignore it.
"Don't worry, I'll do my best!" Xiaobei didn't say anything, and replied very forcefully.
For Xiaobei, joining Xiao Feng's acquisition team will be a very special attempt in his life, which will bring different feelings to his future life planning.
He also hopes that he can only better integrate into the system of the 'Jinghu Group', which may open up more ideas. Blaze the trail of development.
After saying goodbye, everyone boarded the plane one after another, and the Dapeng guy secretly kissed Sandy, thinking that everyone didn't see it. Everyone present laughed, looking at the two young people with playful eyes, and Sandy hid behind Xiao Xiao shyly. Roc had no choice but to flee and almost fell on the gangway.
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London Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world, because London is the world's second largest financial center, the city of fashion and the city of football, and there are countless paparazzi and journalists squatting at the airport every day. Because no one knows that some international star or super-rich person will appear on a certain flight, as long as you can take some valuable photos, the prize will come.
When the 'Nini' landed, many reporters saw its special livery through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the terminal. Slightly alarmed.
Many reporters with a good memory quickly contacted Xiao Feng, after all, Xiao Feng's last trip in London was not low-key, and he still had good news value.
Some reporters rushed to the airport passage with the idea of 'playing three poles with dates or not', wanting to see if the Chinese super-rich man had come to London?
However, all the reporters didn't expect that they were waiting for a big fish, Xiaobei's family!
For a time, the entire Heathrow airport was in chaos. Hundreds of reporters gathered around like sharks smelling blood.
This also shows the unparalleled popularity of the Xiaobei couple in England. England's youth are at their best, and that's no joke.
Looking at the crazy reporters who quickly gathered around, the snow-white flashing lights and the microphone like Lin, Dapeng felt the influence of Xiaobei and his wife in England for the first time.
Dapeng, who was born in 91, didn't know much about Xiaobei's glorious history, when he went to high school. When he first came into contact with football from the press, Xiaobei had gradually faded out of mainstream football. In the early days of Dapeng's contact with football, it was the war between the three kings of Xiao Xiaoluo, Kaka and Messi, and two years later, it became a two-person turn, until today.
It is also because I saw Uncle Nine so enthusiastic about Xiaobei in the 'Dream Ranch' this time. He specially checked Xiaobei's information on the Internet and was a little impressed by his situation.
As soon as he arrived in London, Dapeng felt the appeal of Xiaobei and his wife, and at the same time understood why Uncle Jiu asked Xiaobei to act as the spokesperson and external liaison officer of the acquisition team.
The reporters didn't realize that Becky's return to England this time was with a special mission, and most of the questions they asked focused on other areas, including the relationship between Becky and the Xiao family, the plan to return to London for a vacation, and related business plans.
The reporters specifically asked Beckham about the performance of the England national team in the 14 World Cup, but Beckham was smart not to answer any questions, after all, this is a powder keg, and he is not the leader of the national team now.
As for Dapeng and the staff of the two acquisition teams, they are naturally classified as bodyguards and helpers, and they are not in the camera at all.
Xiaobei's family was already extremely experienced in dealing with reporters, and they calmly left the airport under the escort of security personnel and airport staff, answered some inconsequential questions on the way, and then boarded the motorcade to pick up the airport and left.
On the same day, many media reported the news that Xiaobei's family returned to London on the 'Nini', and speculation about the relationship between Xiaobei's family and the Xiao family was flying.
Some media believe that the 'Jinghu Group', which produces high-end organic milk powder, may hire Xiaobei's family as the image spokesperson of 'Jinghu milk powder', and then enter the European market.
As a result, dairy companies in France, Germany, England, Switzerland and the Netherlands are very nervous, after all, the wonderful performance of 'Jinghu milk powder' in the Chinese market has made them feel a real threat.
Some media have also concluded that Xiaobei will increase its business activities in China and make a lot of money!
Of course, a very small number of media guessed the purpose of Xiaobei's trip, but it was the 'Sun News', which is known for its grapevine news, and everyone just watched and laughed, and did not take it seriously.
Becky's return to London is just a small wave, and most of the media eyes in England are focused on the South American continent, where the England national team is competing at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The Three Lions, who had lost two games in the group stage, left the English who felt good about me in the face of the gloom, and all kinds of 'mouths, guns, experts' and 'mouths, guns, experts' jumped in the media.
The media's attention is focused on the World Cup, which has brought a lot of convenience to Becky's actions in England, and as long as he is careful to avoid the paparazzi, his work is progressing quite well.
Both Kevin Keegan and Alan Shearer have a deep friendship with Xiao Feng, the former was the head coach of the England national team at the 2000 European Championships, and he was very important to Beckham at the time, and the latter's national team career overlapped with Beckham for many years, and Beckham was the captain of the Three Lions after Shearer.
It is precisely because of these relationships that Xiaobei has become the best liaison officer candidate for the acquisition team, and if it is replaced by someone else, it may not be able to say that these two Newcastle celebrities will be moved.
The news brought by Xiaobei was enough to shock the two, after all, no one expected that Xiaobei would quietly bring such a huge group, and when they learned that Xiao Feng's personal assets exceeded 20 billion US dollars, their hearts were also lit with hope.
After all, Manchester City's successful example is just around the corner, with a huge amount of money invested, Manchester City, which was originally struggling to be relegated next year, won the league championship in one fell swoop, which made Newcastle fans who have not tasted the championship for decades all kinds of envy and jealousy!
If the 'Mirror Lake Group' can successfully join Newcastle United, it can not only bring sufficient funds to the team, but also accelerate Newcastle's commercial development in Asia, which has many benefits.
Xiao Feng and the consortium behind him used Xiaobei as a liaison officer, which undoubtedly shows that the decision-makers have a clear understanding of the football ecology in England, which also avoids the possibility of outsiders directing insiders.
Soon, Keegan and Shearer were moved by Becky's words and agreed to join the takeover team, responsible for convincing fan groups and minority shareholders to pave the way for the final acquisition!
On June 25, England drew 0:0 with Costa Rica and ended the 14-year World Cup journey with a record of one draw and two losses, and the whole England was silent!
While the media was busy attacking the 'sinners', the team led by Xiaobei has carried out fruitful work in England, winning the support of Newcastle fans and small and medium-sized shareholders, just waiting for Xiao Fengtu to see him!
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When Xiaobei was busy working, Xiao Feng was not idle, he had already taken over 200 million pounds of debt from Kroenke, for which he included Kroenke's 100 supermarkets in the first batch of supply lists of 'Miracle Farm', and formed a closer partnership with Kroenke.
On June 28th, Xiao Feng arrived in London aboard the 'Anna' and launched a real acquisition......!
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