In the eyes of the former Thai prime minister, Wan Sheng is a young man who is worth attracting and investing in.

For Manchester City Club, Wan Sheng is very influential among Manchester City fans, as long as he can stabilize Wan Sheng, he can also stabilize Manchester City fans, on the contrary, if he has a conflict with Wan Sheng, he will definitely have a lot of trouble as the president of the club.

In addition, Wansheng owns Tagorewan Group, which is a pure investment company that has risen very rapidly in recent years, so Wansheng is also worth investing in.

But no matter what, it is necessary to have a good relationship with Wansheng.

After Thaksin saw Wan Sheng, he seemed very enthusiastic, he personally made double the coffee for Wan Sheng, handed him a cigar cigarette, and after the polite end of the seat, Thaksin talked about the new season.

This is the most immediate question.

Manchester City FC is a link between Thaksin and Wan Sheng and Thaksin, and the team's campaign for the new season is very important.

If Thaksin's performance has declined greatly after taking over the Manchester City club, then Thaksin will also have a lot of trouble, and even said that Manchester City fans may put the blame on the new chairman, because Wan Sheng has led the team to good results before and has been recognized by all Manchester City fans, and now the results are worse, and the fans will help find the reason.

In this regard, Wansheng promised, "This season, the team's results will definitely not decline!" ”

This is not a guarantee, but an absolute confidence.

The strength of the team has not declined this season, the few star positions that have left have been filled, the depth of the bench has also been strengthened, and the strength of the team has only risen but not decreased, and the results are naturally guaranteed.

Thaksin was relieved to hear this.

He immediately said that if the team still needs to add players, the club will definitely support it.

In fact, the Thai people feel. Manchester City's transfer this season is a bit 'unfinished', except for a real arrival of Torres, and a free transfer Carlos, there are no particularly big stars, and at the same time, Manchester City have also sold the leading goalscorer Anelka. In the end, Manchester City did not spend much on the transfer market, and that amount was less than a fraction of the money that the consortium injected into Manchester City.

Therefore, Thaksin still hopes that the team can continue to buy a star, and then claim that the star was brought by him, which will naturally give him more support among Manchester City fans.

However, Wan Sheng said, "The team lineup is complete, and the real preparation has begun, even if new players are purchased, it is not easy to adapt to the team." ”

Wan Sheng on this issue. He didn't say much, but his meaning was already obvious: the squad was complete and didn't need to be added.

It's not that Wan Sheng doesn't like new stars.

But the current team's lineup really has nothing to add, just the existing players, there are several tens of millions of stars, and many games have to sit on the bench.

Even if there is no need to buy a star, adding a 'Chelsea Shepchenko' will not only cause problems in the dressing room. There is little other use left.

So Wansheng is still very resolute.

Thaksin knew Wan Sheng's thoughts, so he didn't continue to talk about the topic. After all, it's good news that the manager doesn't ask for big stars, Manchester City is not Real Madrid after all, and they don't have any 'star a year' plan.

The conversation quickly shifted to business investment.

Thaksin was very interested in the Tagore Wan Group, and the withdrawal of the Tagore Group in the United States at the beginning of the year caused a stir among many people in the financial circles, and everyone did not understand why they did it.

Addressing this issue. Wan Sheng smiled and said, "I don't think it's safe for funds to stay in the United States." ”

"Oh?" Thaksin's interest was hooked, "Where else is safer than the United States?" ”

The United States is the unquestioned financial hegemon.

There used to be people in the financial world who used the fountain as a metaphor for the world's economic system, and the United States was the center of the fountain, and they didn't even have to do anything. It is enough for them to sell technology, brand and credibility to the outside world, where even technology is not the main thing, credibility is their foundation.

As a result, the United States printed a large number of US dollars and issued them to the world, almost all the time doing business without capital, and the credibility ensured that the US dollar became the world's hard currency, and the US market was considered the safest market in the world.

Wan Sheng's point is not like this, "America is indeed safe, but it is not the safest. I think that the high credit in the United States has created enough financial bubbles, and when it reaches a certain level, it will burst out with a 'bang', and at that time, maybe the Americans will not be affected too much, but what about foreign capital......

The meaning of Wansheng is obvious.

If there is an economic crisis in the United States, the United States will adjust its own economy, and the government will also step in to support local enterprises, but foreign capital will be affected, and the Americans will not care.

"So I asked the group company to transfer capital to the Chinese market, and the industrial assets of the third world are the most stable."

Wan Sheng continued.

In fact, these considerations have never been said to anyone else, not even Kevin Tagore, because it has to do with the 'financial crisis' in the memory of a previous life.

If the 2007 U.S. financial crisis is about to erupt, even if it is believed, it will not make a difference.

Thaksin is noncommittal.

The Shinawatra family industry is still mainly in Thailand, and the U.S. economy has little impact on Thailand.

However, Thaksin is interested in the latest investment plan of the Tagore Wan Group, "I heard that you are planning to invest in a huge football school? ”

Wan Shengdao, "That's mainly for charity, for the development of Chinese football." "He's certainly not going to say why.

Thaksin nodded understandingly, thought for a moment and suddenly spoke, "If my family wants to take a stake in this football school, will you consider it?" ”

Wan Sheng was a little stunned when he heard this, and asked, "How do you plan to invest in the shares, I just want to develop Chinese football, and this investment will most likely be a loss......

"My family is willing to invest, even if it's not profitable. I have only one request. "I hope that when the football school is established, it will be able to allocate some places to Thailand." ”

Wan Sheng thought for a moment and said, "It's hard for me to give an answer now. ”

Thaksin replied, "If there is a reply, tell me as soon as possible, my family is investing with great sincerity." ”

Wait until you leave the chairman's office. Wansheng is a little hazy.

The Thai family wants to take a stake in their own football school in China? It's a little incomprehensible to think about it.

The football school built in China is almost impossible to make money in the short term, so even if you have a stake, it is a project that has been increasing investment and has no return, and it is completely meaningless to really invest.

No return?

Wan Sheng thought about it carefully. I know what Thaksin's purpose is for.

In short, co-optation and politics!

In Manchester City, Thaksin has just become the chairman of the club, and a Thai is the president of the English club, and he will certainly not get much support from the fans, Thaksin is planning to live in the UK for a long time, and he hopes to change this situation, and he wants to get more support, so he has to win over himself who is very prestigious among the fans. Only by supporting him can he get more support from the fans.

That's what wooing is.

At the political level, we have to talk about the influence of the Shinawatra family in Thailand.

Thaksin Shinawatra is a legend in Thai business and politics.

In 1981, after two failed businesses and a debt of 200 million baht, Thaksin finally discovered his strengths, using his past connections to lease IBM computers to government departments, and the following year he founded Shinawatra Computer Services and Investments.

1986 year. Thailand opened up its telecommunications industry to private ownership, and Shinawatra Computer became one of the first telecommunications companies to obtain a business license.

1990 year. The company went public and almost monopolized the Thai TV satellite dish and mobile phone industry at that time. In the mid-90s of the 20th century, Thaksin owned more than 50% of the shares of four listed companies, and the media called him a "telecom tycoon".

At this time, Thaksin became the richest man in Thailand and the only Thai among the Fortune world's 500 "tycoons".

After commercial success. Thaksin did not forget his childhood ambition and embarked on a career in politics.

In a 1992 interview, Thaksin said: "Politics and business are inseparable. We have to come to terms with that. Politics is like the sun, and business is like the earth. If the earth is too close to the sun, it will be scorching. And if it's too far, it's cold. But they can't be completely separated. ”

After entering politics, Thaksin served as foreign minister in the Sichuan-Libri cabinet from 1994 to 1995.

"Thaksin has always moved between business and politics, and his success is due to his ability to work together."

Independent scholar Chris Baker said:

In 1998, Thaksin joined 22 businessmen and academics to form the Thai Rak Thai Party, which not only appealed to the disillusionment of Thailand's business community with traditional meritocracy, but also captured the hearts and minds of farmers.

In the January 2001 general election, the Thai Rak Thai Party became the first party in Thailand's general election history to win an absolute majority in parliament, and was able to form a separate government, and Thaksin Shinawatra subsequently became Prime Minister. Thaksin not only changed the political landscape in Thailand, but also pushed the Shinawatra family's political influence to a peak.

The year 2004 was the pinnacle of Thaksin's success. Thailand's economy grew by more than 6% that year, the highest since 1997. The stock market index reached 794, three times as much as in 2001.

Thaksin's family business is thriving, with his personal fortune estimated at $5 billion.

His biographies, speeches, and recordings fill bookstores, and people are eager to learn about his life and the secrets of his success. In the face of next year's general election, Thaksin once again promoted "populism".

He inspected various places, and in the northeast region, he promised that the government would invest 100 billion baht to launch construction projects; In the north, he promised 6 billion baht for construction projects; In Chiang Mai, he said he would eradicate poverty in the city within three years; In Bangkok, he even invited all taxi drivers to the government building for lunch.

At the end of the year, Thaksin said: "In the next four years, Thailand will have no one working hard but homeless, no farmers and no land of their own...... No child is left without education, no sick person without medical treatment, no lonely elderly person without a helpless handicapped person. ”

Thaksin's bold reforms touched Bangkok's upper elite.

Thaksin has also tried to replace the army's presence in southern Thailand with a police force, which has sparked serious unrest in southern Thailand. Not only did the unrest kill nearly 6,000 people, but it also left the army grudging against Thaksin. Political opponents have been waiting for an opportunity to strike a fatal blow at Thaksin.

In 2006, the Shinawatra family launched a protracted anti-Thaksin campaign when he sold a stake in its telecommunications company to Singapore's Temasek for a high price, and political opponents accused him of taking advantage of tax incentives to avoid taxes.

As a result, while Thaksin was attending a United Nations meeting, a coup d'état occurred in the country, the Thai Rak Thai Party was disbanded, and Thaksin had no way to return to the country.

Thaksin's sudden exit has dealt a heavy blow to the Shinawatra family, but the roots are still there, and the Shinawatra family still controls a large amount of assets and contacts in Thai politics.

Even now in exile in Britain and seeking British political patronage, Thaksin will need to expand the Shinawatra family's influence in Thailand.

In addition to the political-political-political struggle in Thailand, constantly doing things for the Thai people has also become a way to expand its influence, so it is not difficult to understand that Thaksin chose to fund the football school in order to fight for a 'Thai academy place'.

When the Thai people know that the top and influential football school in China, founded by the Tagorewan Group, will include Thai students, they will think of Thaksin's Shinawatra family, and this is their credit.

The mere fact that he can do this is enough to support Thaksin's efforts.

In the end, Wansheng thought about it and agreed.

This did no harm to him and the Tagovan Group, after all, the absolute controlling stake is in the hands of the Tagovan Group, and Thaksin's capital injection can also help the group company share some of the funds and risks.

However, the specific method of capital injection of the Thaksin consortium still needs to be considered, and this aspect will be left to Kevin Tagore to deal with.

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After walking out of the chairman's office, Wan Sheng had already made a decision, but he didn't tell him the letter immediately, only said that he would think about it.

After that, Wan Sheng returned to the training ground and continued to lead the team for tactical training, after a day of training, the effect is still some, at least let all the new players generally understand the concept of tactics, and know how to do it in the game, then the future training is to be familiar with tactics and cooperation.

That night, after the team announced its disbandment, Wan Sheng returned home from dinner and was ready to call Kevin Tagore and ask him to send someone to discuss with the Thaksin consortium about taking a stake in the football school.

But as soon as I picked up the phone, the phone screen lit up, and it was Kevin Tagore who called.

"Kevin, what's the matter?"

Wan Sheng asked directly.

He knew that Kevin Tagore must have something to do, so he called him.

"Do you know Prince Waleed?"

Wan Sheng was stunned.

"It is Prince Waleed of the Saudi royal family, who is said to be the richest Saudi prince, and he is worth tens of billions of dollars!"

"What prince?" Wan Sheng couldn't figure it out.

Kevin Tagore immediately explained, "I just got a phone call, it was Prince Waleed's assistant, and he said that Prince Waleed was interested in investing in our football school project at TJ. ”

Wan Sheng was completely stunned.

When did the 'Football School Investment Plan', which is difficult to make money and used entirely for the upgrade of its own football training master system, become a hot investment project?

First the Thaksin consortium in Thailand, and then the richest prince in Saudi Arabia? (To be continued.) )