Chapter 26: Acquisitions and Partnerships
"Didn't you always want to get involved in football and buy a stake in Willingsham, can you tell me your purpose?"
Uncle Wang was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Liu Luyi to ask him this question so straightforwardly, "Aha, brother, you are the pride of our Chinese, look at you to bring a team that is rotten like that to the present, and for the sake of us Chinese young people to realize their football dreams, I, an old man, have been moved by you, and I also want to do my best, last time I selected Chinese to support you with 200,000 yuan in the name of corporate sponsorship, and I also know that this will not play a big role in you, But at the end of the day, I have to explain to the board of directors, so if I can buy some shares, I can invest more in the fund, do you have any concerns, don't worry, I will never be involved in any of the club's efforts, otherwise, we will talk about this matter again. ”
"It's not impossible to say it, Uncle Wang, you are also a heavyweight in the London business community, if you have your support, I believe I can focus on football matches, and I can buy a lot of excellent players, my Champions Cup dream will be easier to realize," Liu Luyi looked at Uncle Wang's slightly nervous and fully expectant eyes, and paused slightly, "But I still don't want to talk about this now, when I enter the Premier League, we can soak in a pot of big red robes and talk slowly, as for why, I can tell you what I think. ”
Although Uncle Wang was disappointed, he still nodded very gracefully, waiting for Liu Luyi's next words.
"Uncle Wang, you have been in London for many years, you should have a lot of experience with the football atmosphere in England, I am not talking about the experience of being a fan, but the experience of being an investor, why Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, including the current Arsenal have been bought by foreign giants, is they all love football, or they all want to make a contribution to the football of their homeland, if you want me to say, it's all, business is business, there is only one reason, that is, there is enough profit return.
Whether it is in terms of political axe policy, or fan fanaticism, stadium management and many other aspects, England is the most worthy investment in the five major European leagues, Italy's taxation and stadium ownership, Spain's national limitations, Germany's narrow football industry, all highlight the advantages of England, so in fact, football is a good investment direction, but the premise is to be able to acquire a team with development and a huge fan base, Uncle Wang, do you think I am right? Lao Liu picked up the well, took a sip of it, moistened his throat, and gave the Chinese business tycoon a time to think.
"And Willingham, not that I boast, is now a good acquisition target, it has three important conditions, one is the low price, a team that was ready to go bankrupt half a year ago, neither a famous star, nor luxury hardware equipment, or a second division team, can be worth a few dollars, and the other is a strong climbing potential, I should be able to see my tricks, if I just wanted to not let myself go bankrupt with the idea of taking over this club, then now, I don't have to brag about it, but it didn't take long for Willingsmu's brilliance to happen, because I found out that I was born to be a club, and you should agree with me,"
Uncle Wang nodded subconsciously and immediately stopped a little awkwardly. "Thank you for your attention to me, let's talk about the third condition, this team has a good fan base, Willingham has a very long history in London Club, with upper-middle class fans like Sir Folens, but it has not fully returned yet, and there are also a large number of civilian fans in North London, plus Chinese fans, this foundation makes it have plenty of room for development, hehe, not to mention the worse point, this club is very poor now, and needs money, so it is acquired now, five years later, It may be possible to recoup a thousand, or even 10,000 times the amount of investment. ”
"Brother, I admit that most of what you said is right, but after all, this is a very risky investment, it can be less than five years, and all the money invested will be lost, so now there will not be a second person to talk to you, think about it, there is plenty of money for you to use, why not, I only need 70% of the shares, and it is a private transaction, I don't want to make those arrogant London fans feel embarrassed, and when the club rushes to the Premier League, I will try to go public, at that time, The shares you leave behind will also make you a multimillionaire, what's so bad about that. ”
Old ghost, finally, my heart is shaking out, Liu Luyi smiled slightly, this is easy to do, I am afraid that you will pretend to be noble, "Yes, but you know that before I cooperated with Sir Follens, my only condition was to control the shares of the club, he is not a businessman, so we can cooperate very well, Uncle Wang, I advise you, if I can agree to your conditions, then this club is not worth your acquisition, because in fact, what you want to buy now is not this team that has just been relegated, but me, The soul of this club. This is a dialectic, if you buy it, it is not worth it, and if it is worth it, you can't buy it. "Lao Liu is so happy, I will give this sentence a cheer first.
"This ......" Uncle Wang fell into deep thought, Lao Liu didn't interrupt him, playing with the exquisite official kiln tea cup in his hand, he knew in his heart that today's matter had basically been done.
Glaringly patted the back of his head, Uncle Wang looked at Liu Luyi, his eyes showed a kind of admiration, a kind of admiration for the strong, "Yes, I didn't expect this, thank you for reminding me, I understand, but, when you feel that you can sell shares, I want to be the first, alas, after listening to your words, I want to cooperate with you even more." ”
"No problem, I promise you, and now you have a chance to work with me, and for you, it is also a lucrative investment, would you be interested in listening?" Lao Liu took out a document from his wallet and handed it over.
"Is it a matter of the stadium, I'm definitely interested, please tell me your plans below." ……
Liu Luzhen left Uncle Wang's office two hours later with a satisfactory answer, there are still a lot of things today, at noon through Ma Dexing asked Wenger to have lunch, in the afternoon to have a meeting with Maori and Wang Dona, who has just returned, the league is about to enter the repair period, the players can start vacation, Lao Liu's busiest period of time is about to begin, and he will go to Budapest and Yanjing respectively, and now he feels that he has completely entered the state......
"Brother, it's me, yes, Wang Jiamin, is Mr. Hou free today, help me make an appointment, didn't he say last time that he wanted to increase the publicity of your group in the UK, yes, the European market has great potential, I have a plan now, I believe he will be interested, yes, the president of the enterprise development department of your Lenovo Group will come to London next week, okay, okay, I will talk to Mr. Hou after talking to him, I will wait for your call." Uncle Wang put down the phone, while still thinking about the conversation with Liu Luzhen today.
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