Volume 4 Chapter 49 For a promise and Li Sheng's bottom line
"Team Jinning?"
"Yes, this team was only promoted this year. The www.biquge.info was previously jointly owned by Linggang Group and the Jinning District Government. It was a second division team before, and the burden was not too big. But now it's a first-division team. Now in the late stages of the season, still in relegation and not in very good form. ”
Li Sheng looked at the league rankings, the Jinning team was in the bottom four, and the next drop was the relegation zone. And it's one more point than the third-to-last. One is going to be a lift.
Qiu Desheng said: "The Jinning team has been established for more than 20 years and has been playing in the amateur league, and its best historical result is that it was promoted to the first division this year. But in the last two years, it can be regarded as formalization. It's just that Linggang Group's efficiency is not good, and it is also because the new stadium plan needs too much investment. The investment in the team has invested tens of millions before, but the team is unwilling to continue to increase investment without significantly improving its performance. ”
Li Sheng nodded and said, "Then if we propose an acquisition, what is the chance that Ling Gang will be able to agree, and how much capital is needed?"
"Jinning District has great expectations for the Jinning team. They set aside a plot of land in the suburbs for the construction of the team's home stadium. Currently, the Huaxia Football League allows teams to have their own home stadiums. So the right to use that piece of land already belongs to the Jinning team. A stadium is now being built on that land, and Linggang has invested nearly 500 million yuan. The price of land is also more than two billion. Jinning Club has more than 800 million in debt, but if you want to buy all the shares, you may need to buy it at a premium. ”
Li Sheng looked at the document he gave, looked at it for a while, and then nodded, and said, "You can help me make an appointment with the head of Jinning District who is in charge of culture and sports." ”
Qiu Desheng heard Li Sheng say this, and knew that he had decided to buy this team that was not in a good situation. He had to warn: "This team is likely to be relegated. ”
Li Sheng pondered for a while and said, "Then I will rise back next year." ”
After sending Qiu Desheng away, he couldn't help but seriously consider whether it was worth it to buy the Jinning team with more than 2.5 billion.
It's hard to predict whether football will make money. Even if it can be profitable, it will not be much. But there are still so many people who burn money on football. It's just for fame. He is also for the sake of fame.
It's just that his purpose now is not just for fame. Huaxia Football is actually not in his plan, he plans to buy a team in Huaxia, more for a commitment. When the football school recruited students in Huaxia, he promised to provide an opportunity for Chinese students who have reached a certain level to improve professional football.
Originally, he had asked Fernando to help. It's just that there are not a few Chinese students in football schools now, and for European teams, whether they are Chinese students or Brazilian students, they are all foreign aid. Fernando prefers Brazilian students. A number of Brazilian students have already been taken to the Portuguese league. But there were only two Chinese students.
There were twenty-three Chinese trainees in the first batch, and only one of them was taken to Europe. The remaining twenty-two need to be arranged by him.
Spending billions for a commitment may seem like a lot, but in reality, this investment is not a lost investment.
He looked at the report again, although Ling Gang invested 500 million yuan to build the stadium, and now he has only laid the foundation, if he wants to build the stadium well, he will have to invest at least billions of dollars in it. The land is real, and after the stadium is built, it can be developed into a commercial circle.
And the stadium under construction is a modern stadium that can accommodate 65,000 seats, which is not too many billions. It is also the first club-owned stadium under construction in the country. If it can be completed on schedule, this stadium alone will allow the Jinning team to write into the history of Chinese football.
In the afternoon, Qiu Desheng helped him make an appointment with the deputy head of Jinning District in charge of culture and sports. Li Sheng saw the deputy district chief politely for a while, and then put forward the purpose of his trip: "District Chief Ou, Advisor Qiu also mentioned it to you. The main reason for my visit this time is to inquire about the possibility of my personal wholly-owned acquisition of Jinning Linggang Football Club. ”
The European district governor did find out from Qiu Desheng that Li Sheng made an appointment to meet him in order to buy the Jinning team. However, he thought it was bought by Nam Kwong Group, but unexpectedly Li Sheng bought it personally.
He couldn't help but say: "Our domestic football team has not yet tried the private model. And...... Nationality of Mr. Lee. ”
Li Sheng said with a smile: "A healthy league does not look at whether the boss is an enterprise or an individual, nor does it look at the nationality of the boss. In fact, many teams in Europe belong to individuals, and many are foreign owners. Because a football club is a business in itself, a company should not care about that. ”
The head of Ou thought for a moment and said, "Then I don't know what Mr. Li's plan is." ”
"I plan to buy all the shares at a 10% premium to the team's market value," Li said. The construction of the stadium will be completed on time, and at least 300 million yuan will be invested every year until it is promoted to the Super League. After being promoted to the Super League, no less than 800 million will be invested every year. ”
The governor felt that his conditions were acceptable. However, he was a little hesitant to ask Li Sheng to take 100% of the shares: "Can the district government continue to hold part of the shares? Of course, we know that professional things should be handled by professional people." We will not be involved in the management of it. But this Jinning team, our district government has paid a lot of effort, and it is a child raised by our Jinning District, and it is difficult for us to let go of this feeling. ”
Li Sheng listened to him say this. After thinking for a while, he said in a consultative tone: "The European mayor, the condition of full control remains unchanged. But I can guarantee in the form of a contract that if the takeover is completed, the name of the team will be changed to Jinning Football Club, and it will not change in the future. ”
Li Sheng put forward this condition, and the head of Ou felt that he was not an unreasonable person. At least Li Sheng understands his intention to ask for shares, and is willing to negotiate. However, he still can't completely give up his stake in the Jinning team. Because there is no stake at all, the Jinning team really has nothing to do with Jinning District except for the name. He was just sitting in this position for the time being, not caring about the ownership of the Jinning team. It's just that now is his tenure, and the Jinning team is considered a state-owned asset, even if it is to be sold, it can't be sold to leave a handle for people to attack.
"We don't ask for a lot of shares, just 30 percent. That way you can also have complete control over the team. And our district government still maintains a blood relationship with the team. ”
Li Sheng said with a smile: "In terms of follow-up investment, does the district government bear the corresponding share of investment?"
The European governor was a little embarrassed. Previously, Linggang Group was reluctant to invest because the district government owned half of the shares, but it had never invested a penny outside of a piece of land, which led to Linggang Group's reluctance to invest in the team.
I only heard Li Sheng say: "Mayor Ou, you have to forgive me for talking about business." I see the team as a company, and since it is a company, the two parties who own the shares must cooperate with each other when contributing capital. The district government is a government department, and if it wants to invest in a company, I think that's unlikely. ”
Li Sheng's words, the European governor also understood. If Li Sheng really buys the Jinning team according to his terms, Li Sheng will invest money in the future, in fact, every dollar invested will be equivalent to three cents to the district government. I'm afraid no one wants to do this kind of business.
But the European governor also has his reasons: "But the land we allocated to the team is worth at least 3 billion yuan." ”
Li Sheng shook his head and said: "Although the land price in Lingang is very high. However, the location of the new home stadium is only the suburbs, and according to the land price, it should be about 2.2 billion yuan. And if the stadium is built, it will cost 8 billion yuan. ”
"Then, our district government can only hold 20% of the shares. ”
Li Sheng shook his head again and said, "Mayor Ou, to be honest, I would prefer to pay for the right to use that land." ”
The mayor of Ou District saw that he insisted, but he had no choice but to say: "I can't make decisions about this matter, it needs to be discussed and approved by the district committee and reported to the municipal government for approval." ”
It will be Li Sheng's turn to hesitate. If that's the case, there's no telling how long it will take to complete the deal. He thought for a moment and asked, "If the acquisition can be completed in the end, how long will it take to complete the corresponding procedures?"
When the mayor heard this, he hurriedly said: "We will complete the proposal to the district committee as soon as possible." "But then no one is sure.
Li Sheng pondered for a moment and said, "I understand that the government needs a certain amount of time to investigate and make a decision. But I think if it can be determined as soon as possible and the players can play with peace of mind, it will be better for the team to be relegated. If the Jinning team is relegated, then it will not be much different from other second division teams. ”
Li Sheng's words, how could the European governor not hear the subtext. If it drags on for too long, Li Sheng is likely to buy other teams.
If now the Jinning team has a piece of land to build a home stadium. But now that the policy has been liberalized, if Li Sheng buys a team and wants a home stadium, money will definitely not be a problem.
So the only advantage of the Jinning team is that it is still a first-class team. If this identity is also lost, then its attraction to Li Sheng will be greatly reduced. invested tens of billions of dollars in a second-class team, and even the mayor of Europe felt wronged.
But this matter is really not something he can decide. He could only say: "If you can give us a certain amount of shares, our district committee should be able to approve your proposal more quickly." He paused, then added. In fact, Linggang Group's voice is not small. ”
Li Sheng's eyelids lifted slightly, and said with a smile: "Then please also ask District Mayor Ou to reflect the actual situation to the district committee as soon as possible." I am very sincere about the acquisition of the Jinning team. ”
As he spoke, he stood up and stretched out his hand and said, "Then I won't disturb the work of the European District Chief." ”
Ou District Chief stood up and walked out of the desk, shook hands with him, and sent him away, saying, "As soon as there is news, I will inform you in time, Mr. Li." ”
Li Sheng left the district office, followed by three cars. Now he seems to be a key protected animal, and he is almost locked up in the zoo. There were not only one car and four bodyguards sent by Zhang Dingbian, but also two cars and four people sent by Huang Lei. As soon as he went out, these eight men followed him all day.
Fortunately, these people did not bother his life, and they also saved him from a lot of trouble.
He was still on his way back to the company, and Luo Zheng called him: "Where are you?" Knowing that Li Sheng was on the way, he said again. If there's nothing important to do, come to Tianjing. I'll be waiting for you in the office. ”
Li Sheng asked, "What's the matter?"
"The technology of the battery has been taken down. The follow-up plan must be talked about as soon as possible. ”
When Li Sheng heard that this was the case, he drove to Tianjing. (To be continued.) )