Chapter 105 Buying a stake in Arsenal
"Hey, I heard that Hao's injury is not good, I don't know if it's true."
"How is it possible, Hao's goal a few days ago, didn't you see it, it didn't look good? And how could Wenger let him go up if he didn't get better, the grapevine, it's impossible. ”
"Maybe Hao was shoveled by that Togolese man, don't they have a grudge, and their feet must not be light."
"It makes sense, I don't know how Hao's situation is?"
"No Hao, tonight's Champions League, Arsenal doesn't know if they can win."
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When Xiang Hao walked into an afternoon tea restaurant not far from the Emirates Stadium, he heard his 'injury' being discussed from time to time in the store, Xiang Hao was really angry, and couldn't help but curse in a low voice, "These bastards are really ghostly." ”
Being hated all the time, leading to doubts, God is also going to be angry, Xiang Hao's disgust for that Mike is really getting deeper and deeper.
I don't need to read the other newspapers today, and they are all questioning their injuries, this group of guys who have nothing to do can really come up with any news.
However, now Xiang Hao is not in the mood to worry about them, and the most important thing is to stay happy during afternoon tea time.
"Sister Ivanka, Ms. Smith is a good person, and I will have a chance to visit her Notting Hill Manor in the future."
Gently twisting a small piece of cake and putting it in her mouth, Emma said leisurely, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, savoring the fragrance of tea, which seemed quite comfortable.
Tea time is the most relaxing time for the British.
In the elegant and quiet room, exquisite tablecloths, exquisite tea sets, sumptuous snacks, and two elegant and intellectual beauties, a perfect match for men to relax in the afternoon.
The wide waist of the patchwork bright dress makes the slightly petite Emma look stylish and feminine.
And Ivanka is wearing a black suit collar and a mid-skirt, she is already beautiful, she is more capable and atmospheric in her sexy, and her dress in the workplace is more and more noble.
Ivanka took a sip of Earl Grey tea, and when she heard the bell ringing, she couldn't help laughing, gentle as water, "Hehe, Hao has arrived." ”
"Hey, where are the two big beauties, can I come in and sit down."
When Xiang Hao knocked on the door of the private room, when he saw the pair in front of him who were like sisters, he couldn't help but smile.
Ivanka couldn't help but glance at him with disgust when she heard him laughing, "Come in, if someone sees us, we won't be able to leave." ”
And Emma still only gave him one comment, "Scoundrel." ”
Having said that, she still moved the pastry in front of Xiang Hao, and the two of them were used to bickering, but this was their relationship, not very close, but not far away.
As Ivanka said, their relationship is more like a partner, or a child next door, who always looks down on each other when they get along.
"Hehe, thank you."
But this time, Xiang Hao didn't have the heart to argue with her, he was more concerned about what Ivanka found out about himself, "What's wrong?" ”
Seeing Xiang Hao looking at him curiously, Ivanka smiled and handed a document to Xiang Hao, "It's been signed." ”
"Signed? Equity transfer letter?! ”
Now Xiang Hao is not the person who scored more than 30 points in the college entrance examination English test in his previous life, when he saw those few high-end words, his heart suddenly lit up, and he couldn't appreciate the two beauties around him, and turned over the transfer contract.
The more he turned his face, the heavier the joy became, and finally, when he saw that the last signature was Buswell Smith, Xiang Hao couldn't help laughing, "Hehe, great." ”
If it weren't for a light bulb here, Xiang Hao would definitely take a bite of the glamorous Ivanka as his gratitude to her.
Now, seeing Emma smiling and looking like she was watching a good show, Xiang Hao had no choice but to suppress his restlessness first, but he still grabbed her soft and looked at her gratefully, "Imma, thank you." ”
£100 million, 15 from Arsenal's shareholders Busville family. A 9% stake is a bit expensive, but it's worth it.
For a long time to come, although Arsenal has always had debts and no champions to buy, its value has been increasing, almost against the sky.
However, among the major European clubs, except for Bayern, Arsenal is running the best, although it is sacrificing team results, saving money and even selling blood to live.
But it is undeniable that Arsenal is the most worthwhile investment in football.
With money in this life, Xiang Hao is unlikely to miss this high-quality stock, after all, it is his favorite team, even if he leaves the football field in the future, Xiang Hao will firmly associate himself with this Arsenal team.
This is also one of the reasons why Xiang Hao has always asked Ivanka to come, she is the most trustworthy and trustworthy person in the world.
Lao Xiang and Alice and Emma's father Chris, although they are all very close people, or even closer, but they will never let themselves spend 100 million pounds to buy a football club, especially the Premier League.
It is impossible for them to come out, Xiang Hao's identity at this time is sensitive, so he can only let Ivanka help him.
She is not her elder, and after more than a year of cooperation, she has also established an inseparable tacit understanding with each other, and she is from a business school, so it is most suitable to do this.
However, Xiang Hao didn't expect that his royal sister Ivanka had such a high ability, and in less than a month, she had done the most important thing in her heart.
He thought that he was going to enter 09, and in that life, it seems that it was also in 09 that Ms. Smith moved to Europe due to the subprime mortgage crisis, and her business was damaged, so she gave up her stake in Arsenal.
As early as July last year, Arsenal's high-level infighting, Xiang Hao secretly made three consecutive offers, all of which were rejected by her, and Xiang Hao and Ivanka had no choice but to withdraw temporarily.
And this attack, the effect was so fast, and she got it all at once, what method did Ivanka use, Xiang Hao was very curious, "Ima, how did she agree?" ”
"Well, hehe, you have to thank Emma, she's done a lot of work."
When Ivanka heard Xiang Hao ask, she smiled and pulled the topic to Emma, "In the past few days, she has been visiting Ms. Smith with me, and she has gradually let down her guard." ”
Then Ivanka told the story of the entire acquisition.
Unlike the previous three times, although Ms. Smith is still very resistant to Ivanka's identity from New York, she has a good impression of the new Emma.
When the two of them went to visit Ms. Smith, Ms. Smith, who was a fan of "Hermione", changed her cold and even resistant attitude before, and not only greeted her in person, but also stayed for an afternoon together.
During the whole process, Ivanka didn't talk about the acquisition, just chatted with her, although at the beginning it was more about Emma, talking about the various interesting facts about the Harry crew and the Harry Potter plot.
But later, when the three women are together, they naturally inevitably talk about fashion, makeup, and other women's topics.
Ivanka, who was born in New York and worked as a model, gradually became the focus of the whole conversation, and finally Ivanka took the initiative to invite Ms. Smith to go shopping with her.
And when Ms. Smith saw that Emma was also going with her, she naturally agreed, and the three of them slowly got acquainted with each other, and their mutual trust naturally increased rapidly.
Ms. Smith finally believed that Ivanka, unlike a purely profit-seeking businessman like Kroenke, had let down her guard against the capital she represented behind her, so it was easy to say.
It turned out that the reason why Ms. Smith was reluctant to sell Arsenal's shares was not that the price was inappropriate, but in fact, Xiang Hao's purchase price was much higher than the stock price.
It's not that there is no shortage of money, on the contrary, Ms. Smith's hotel industry has been affected by the financial crisis, and it is very short of money, and it is almost in a situation where it has to sell.
The reason why I can't let go of it in my hands is that I can't let go of emotions, or that the entire Smith family can't let go of Arsenal.
Arsenal is also an ancestral inheritance of the Smith family, and Ms Smith's husband is Sir Charles Smith.
And this knight's grandfather, Sir Smith Sr., has been the chairman of Arsenal since the 40s of the last century, and has been at the helm of Arsenal together with the Carr family and the Hillwood family for nearly 80 years.
To let such a British family that pays the most attention to tradition give up its own football industry is equivalent to giving up its own beliefs for generations, and this kind of emotional parting is not ordinary.
understood the reason, Ivanka's solution was also very simple, and even simply said that it was very suitable for Xiang Hao's plan, originally Xiang Hao did not plan to let Ivanka come forward directly and enter the board of directors, because he wanted to find a middleman to control it remotely.
So, Ivanka hired the Smith family on the spot to be the representative of this part of the equity, ensuring that the Smith family continues to have a seat on the Arsenal board of directors, and it is this Ms. Smith.
In this way, everything is easy to negotiate, the bid is the highest, the conditions are the best, and Ms. Smith naturally knows how to choose, and the contract is signed.
"Huh, Ima, you're just my help, I love you, baby."
Hearing the narration of Ivanka Zhizhu in his hand, Xiang Hao couldn't hold back the heat in his heart, and couldn't care about Emma beside him, Xiang Hao hugged her into his arms, and the plump body, Xiang Hao, who was heartbroken, nagged her fiercely.
"Hao, ah, woo, Emma, Emma is still here."
Ivanka didn't expect to help him win the Arsenal shares, he would be so excited, he was defenseless for a while, he was pulled into his arms, and exclaimed in a low voice, but he was quickly blocked by Xiang Hao's big mouth, and he could only whine a few times.
Fortunately, Xiang Hao did not forget the occasion, but only secretly rubbed her **** a few times, and then reluctantly let go of her.
Quickly realizing that he had neglected Emma, Xiang Hao turned his head and said with some embarrassment: "That, Emma, I'm really bothering you this time, but I know you don't need to come here, so whatever you want to eat tonight, you can say whatever you want, and I'll do whatever you want." ”
"I've never been reliable in doing things and talking, do you have time to go back and cook for us tonight?"
Hearing Xiang Hao's all-encompassing appearance, Emma asked a little sarcastically.