Chapter 653
Liu Yun returned to his hometown for three days. Almost surrounded by the villagers who came to "visit".
These people come for only one purpose, and that is to ask for money.
There is always such a person, who blindly hates the rich and is lazy. It seems that they opened their mouths, and Liu Yun is not kind to the rich if he does not give money.
Liu Yun knew that the money was given to these people, not to help them, but to harm them.
So, after just three days in his hometown, Liu Yun led his wife and youngest daughter to Yanjing. filmed a few advertisements in Yanjing, and the family went to the northwest to see their eldest daughter Liu Xiaoyan.
Half a month after returning to China, the family embarked on a journey back to the UK.
Back in the UK, Manchester United held a shareholder meeting to discuss the transfer fee budget for the new season.
Liu Yun, the major shareholder of Manchester United, naturally wanted to attend.
Halfway through the meeting, Woodward, the club's president, who was presiding over the meeting, suddenly received a message. He terminated the meeting urgently.
The shareholders were confused and didn't know what was going on.
Woodward ushered Liu Yun into his office and closed the door.
"Liu, 15 minutes ago, the FA just issued a rule. Take a look. β
Woodward handed the phone to Liu Yun.
"All Premier League/Championship/League One clubs, independent shareholders holding more than 1% of the shares shall not be associated in any form with other Premier League/Championship/League One clubs. Violators will disqualify the club in which the shareholder holds a stake from participating in the league. β
Liu Yun is now the majority shareholder of Manchester United, a current player in Coventry City β meaning he must now make a choice between selling his own shares in Manchester United. Or a re-transfer from Coventry City to Manchester United.
Woodward groped his chin, "That's interesting." This rule seems to be tailor-made for you! β
Although Liu Yun is honest, he is not a dull person: "You mean, someone covets my Manchester United stock. Influence on the FA? β
Woodward nodded: "Quite possibly. Didn't you say last time that Mr. Qin, a wealthy man from China, offered a sky-high price of 680 million pounds for your Manchester United shares? β
Liu Yun said: "Qin Gude is a Chinese businessman, so he shouldn't have the ability to exert any influence on the FA, right?" β
Woodward smiled, "Liu, it's just the two of us here. We can speak our minds. Money knows no borders. And money is the biggest influence. We cannot rule out the possibility that someone bribed an FA official. β
Liu Yun's mind was unusually calm: "Now it's a boat." I had to make a choice. β
Woodward nodded, "Yes." Liu, Manchester United and Coventry, you can only choose one. The deadline is June 16, giving you 10 days to think it through. β
Liu Yun waved his hand: "It doesn't take 10 days." I can make a decision right now. I choose β Coventry. At the beginning, I did not pass the YOYO physical test in China, and I faced the dilemma of having no ball to play. It was Coventry, the club, that took me in. In a few years, Coventry has become almost my second home. I'm not going to quit Coventry! β
Woodward shrugged his shoulders: "Okay, then now, all you have to do is find a big buyer and urgently transfer your Manchester United shares." β
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Liu Yun held a press conference and issued a statement on the transfer of Manchester United shares in his hands. The world doesn't know how many financial investment bigwigs are staring at the stocks in his hands. The quotations were passed to Liu Yun one after another.
Mr. Liu's home in Coventry has become a makeshift office. Manchester United chairman Woodward led a team of more than a dozen lawyers, carefully reviewing contracts one by one.
Woodward took a folder and walked out into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Liu Yun was feeding cereal porridge to Little Cola.
"Liu, there are now a total of twenty-three offers. The highest bidder was Mr. Qin Gude from your Huaguo. Β£730 million. The lowest was only Β£300 million. β
Liu Yun said: "Whoever buys the shares in my hands is the majority shareholder of Manchester United. I don't think it's okay to look at the offer alone. Qin Gude is a man - I don't believe him. I got to know him through various channels. He's too mercenary. I don't want my choice to ruin what has been a century-old club for Manchester United. Arsenal's lessons are just around the corner. β
Arsenal's American boss has used the team as an ATM, which has led to the fact that the race for the top four is now the Premier League's belly of the league.
Woodward said, "Liu, you mean to reject Qin Goode? You must know that the second highest offer is Minnesota Investment in the United States. They are only offering Β£650 million. That said, this decision will cost you more than Β£80 million. β
Liu Yun finally finished feeding Xiao Coke porridge: "Let's go play." Dad and Uncle Woodward have something to talk about. β
Little Cola bounced out of the kitchen.
Liu Yun said: "I want to choose someone like Hoyle. β
Hoyle is the owner and chairman of Huddersfield United and the Premier League's most famous "die-hard chairman". He has been watching Haddersfield games since he was a teenager and is a 40-year veteran Huddersfield United fan.
Woodward said: "Pick a buyer who loves the Red Devils and Manchester United? It's too hard. β
Liu Yun asked Woodward: "Do you have all the information of the twenty-three buyers?" I'm going to look at them one by one. β
Woodward nodded, and asked the secretary to bring a whole stack of materials.
Liu Yun carefully flipped through the pages one by one.
After a whole afternoon, Liu Yun was disappointed. Most of these buyers, looking at their resumes, are successful businessmen β but not football fans. The original intention of buying stocks is to make money.
Finally turned to the last buyer's profile. This information aroused Liu Yun's great interest.
"Morris. Manchester. Major shareholder of Starlight Ice Cream Chainγγγγγ At the age of thirteen, he entered the Manchester United youth team training camp and failed to pass the test... β
Liu Yun became interested. It seems that this Morris is a real Manchester United fan.
Morris, however, offered the lowest of the 23 buyers. Only Β£300 million.
Liu Yun decided to meet this Mr. Morris.
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Two days later, inside a villa outside Manchester.
Fifty-year-old Morris shook Liu Yun's hand: "Hello, old lieutenant, I'm Morris." Your visit was a pleasant surprise for me! β
Liu Yun smiled: "Why is it a surprise?" β
Morris replied, "As far as I know, my offer is the lowest of all bids. I didn't expect to make a deal with you. There is no way. I have limited financial resources. β
Morris led Liu Yun into the villa.
There is an area in the lobby of the villa where more than a dozen photos of the entire Manchester United club are hung.
The middle photo is of the Class of '92 with the '99 Premier League Trophy and the Big Ears Cup, with the late Sir Alex Ferguson sitting in the middle.
In addition to the group photo of the whole team, there are many photos of Morris himself wearing a Red Devils shirt in the stands of the Old Trafford stadium.