Since the subprime mortgage scandal in '08, the loss-making Icelandic consortium has been trying to sell its stake in West Ham FC.

This is not news in London, and David Sullivan's desire to buy the club has only been lively for a while, but it is still a little hot in football.

But a registered company from Asia suddenly stepped in and announced its involvement in the acquisition of West Ham in a high-profile manner, which quickly became popular in London.

Not only that, but the company also contacted more than a dozen media outlets large and small in the British Isles, revealing some high-profile information.

They announced that once they successfully bought West Ham FC, they would not only bring in a coach to coach, but also directly promised in the newspaper that the funds spent on bringing in players next season would not be less than 200 million metres.

For a while, public opinion from all sides surged, especially in the football world, this news quickly aroused the vigilance of many clubs, 200 million meters is not a small number, five or six years ago when Abu entered Chelsea brandishing a golden bullet to buy players The memory has not yet dissipated, Mansour from the Middle East repeated this behavior in Manchester City, and now he wants to join a crazy Asian capital

Old clubs such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, etc., all feel cold behind their backs, not to mention those small and medium-sized clubs, the current Premier League is no longer a wolf, but a group of wolves.

Against this backdrop, Wang Yu and Bruce met at a horse farm in the suburbs of London.

"The horse you bought is indeed worthy of its name, Mr. King. Is West Ham the Andalusian horse you think of? ”

Bruce, who had been exercising on horseback for more than half an hour, sweated slightly, his arms were supported on the wooden fence on the edge of the racecourse in riding clothes, and he turned his head to look at Wang Yu beside him and said, "Or are you a real crazy fan?" ”

"I'm a businessman!"

Wang Yu's eyes were on the back of a horse jogging in the distance, Bai Jieru was learning to control the Andalusian horse named "Feifei" at the moment, and she was a little more heroic at the moment when she changed into a women's riding uniform.

"So the news in the newspapers is just propaganda?"

"No, once I buy West Ham, everything I say will be honored."

Wang Yu retracted his gaze and looked at Bruce: "Treachery and trustworthiness are not in conflict. ”

"Just have fun."

Bruce shrugged his shoulders: "In the United States, many owners will buy a basketball team or a football team, and the feeling of coming to the court on the weekend to watch their team take down strong opponents one by one is no worse than winning a commercial victory, I understand your mentality, another kind of competitive mentality is just a reflection." ”

"Like Larry Ellison, who likes to compete in the America's Cup round the world?"

Larry Ellison, who Wang Yu is talking about, is the owner of Oracle, and this guy is obsessed with sailing, and has teamed up to participate in the America's Cup many times, and has also won the championship.

"Oracle, that lunatic?"

Hearing Wang Yu mention that name, Bruce smacked his lips and said, "An extremely crazy guy, more narcissistic than Apple's old Joe."

When talking about Apple, Bruce seemed to remember something and asked, "I heard that you have a collaboration with Apple?" ”

"Some small cooperation in production is cooperation now, and we don't know about it in the future."

Wang Yu smiled: "There are no permanent friends, this is your Western saying, isn't it?" ”

"Only eternal good!"

Bruce didn't seem to hear Wang Yu's voiceover, and changed the topic with a smile: "Old Joe has turned over this time, and Apple has now become a sweet spot in the eyes of Wall Street." ”

Although he praised it, Wang Yu heard the understatement in Bruce's words.

Yes, the current global mobile phone market pattern is there, and no one with a rich imagination can predict the earth-shaking changes in the next year or two.

"It's all mixed food, it's not easy for anyone."

Wang Yu narrowed his eyes and said slowly with a pun: "Especially snatching food from other people's mouths!" ”

"Mr. Wang, you didn't just invite me to come to the racecourse for a few laps this time, right?"

Bruce blinked: "I guess it's because of the acquisition of Opel?" ”

This is still a guess, all the content that Guoke New Energy and Opel came into contact with for the first time is not a secret in front of Bruce, right?

"Have you a business that you can't take?"

That being said, the show can't be broken: "I want to hand over the business of this acquisition of Opel to you Goldman Sachs to operate, are you interested?" ”

"Mr. Wang, I found it a pleasure to work with you!"

Bruce laughed and snapped his fingers: "You've found the right person, you're more professional than us, and you don't have the same relationship as we have with GM; I have a good relationship with GM, but I am not as professional as us! ”

After listening to Bruce's words, Wang Yu almost wanted to laugh, this sentence is quite a bit of the best sense of déjà vu I sing and sing among actors!

So he really laughed in front of Bruce: "Bruce, go back and quote a price, and specifically dock with Guo Zhong of Guoke New Energy!" ”

"Mr. Wang, I find that you are quite obsessed with that beautiful white lady!"

Bruce jumped away from the topic and followed Wang Yu's gaze at the horse farm not far away at the moment: "I'm sure that there are feelings between you that go beyond friendship. ”

"Hepburn and Givenchy are only a minority after all, aren't they?"

Wang Yu looked at Bruce: "There is an old saying in China: wake up and take power immediately, drunk and lying on the knees of beauty. Isn't that the meaning of men's struggle? ”

"I can understand drinking on the lap of a beautiful woman, but what is the right right on the horse?"

"In ancient times, cavalry meant power!"

Wang Yu nodded at the galloping horses in the distance: "It's equivalent to a modern tank!" ”

"Hahaha"

Bruce understood the meaning of Wang Yu's words: "Mr. Wang, the oriental language is really profound and beautiful, I must learn it when I have the opportunity." ”

The chatting between the two in a pleasant atmosphere continued until Bai Jieru returned.

"I saw that you guys had a good conversation, things should go relatively smoothly, right?"

On the way back to the Black Swan Manor, Bai Jieru asked Wang Yu curiously: "I rode for more than an hour, where did you come to talk about so many topics?" ”

"The entrusted matter is only a few words, and the rest is idle chatter from all over the world."

Wang Yu smiled and said: "A lot of it is nonsense, how can there be so much serious thing in chatting between men." ”

"Nine times out of ten, you talk about women, right?"

Bai Jieru wrinkled her nose and leaned her head on Wang Yu's shoulder: "In the eyes of Westerners, I am not a beauty, but why are you men similar to them in terms of aesthetics for Western women?" ”

"The influence of aesthetic hegemony!"

Wang Yu didn't go into details, but simply made an analogy: "The king of Chu has a thin waist, and the palace starves to death, and the Tang Dynasty is beautiful in plumpness. The small feet of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as the thin and deformed models that are currently popular on the four major fashion runways."

Bai Jieru was quiet for a moment thoughtfully: "So you laid out Guoke Culture and Entertainment Group Co., Ltd., and you still watch Guoke videos so seriously?" ”

"You're very discerning."

Wang Yu paused before he said: "It's not about the layout, it's just a small position, some things always need someone to guard, don't they?" ”

Raising her head and looking at the familiar face in a daze, Bai Jieru suddenly felt a little lucky.

Fortunately, I persevered until I met Wang Yu, if I missed this little man, what state would I be in now?

Shaking her head, Bai Jieru didn't dare to imagine.

I returned to Black Swan Villa quietly all the way, and after washing up and changing clothes, I planned to go to the back garden for afternoon tea, but I didn't expect two consecutive phone calls to break Wang Yu's good mood.

"Boss, the news that we plan to acquire Opel has spread in China, and when I went to visit Secretary Yu yesterday, I learned a bad news."

The first call was made by Guo Yuan: "Many domestic car companies have also spread rumors that they are going to acquire Opel, thinking that such an opportunity is better for domestic car companies with certain mature experience than to give Guoke New Energy, which has no experience in automobile production." ”

"That's to be expected, not surprising!"

Wang Yu asked Guo Yuan calmly: "The key is what Secretary Yu said, after all, there is already a SAIC company in the magic capital, and now there is a privately invested car company, and the attitude of the local government is quite critical." ”

"Boss, do you have to land in the magic capital?"

The meaning of Guo Yuan's words revealed a hint of strangeness: "Such a big industry, no matter which province it falls in, I believe it will be strongly welcomed, right?" ”

"Secretary Yu didn't give a clear signal?"

Wang Yu immediately guessed the voiceover that Guo Yuan said: "No, the last time I visited the leader, I made it clear what I meant in this regard, and the leader did not express any objections, and accordingly expressed great interest."

"I don't know, anyway, Secretary Yu said some digressions, and his attitude towards the magic capital was not revealed at all."

Guo Yuan said with some shame on the phone: "It's because my identity and status are not enough, so."

"It's okay with this!"

Wang Yu cut off Guo Yuan's words in one sentence: "What's more, you are a member of the board of directors of Engine Technology and the executive vice president of Guoke New Energy, there is no question of whether your status is enough, and there should be other factors mixed in this."

"By the way, I talked to Bruce this morning, and I plan to hire the Goldman Sachs team to participate in the acquisition negotiations for Opel, and he will contact you later."

Unable to figure out the problem for the time being, Wang Yu changed the topic: "Anyway, the acquisition case is not something that can be solved in the short term, let alone domestic competitors, as the negotiations deepen, foreign competitors will emerge one after another, so we must be stable. As for the attitude of the magic capital, now that I'm in the UK, I'll talk about it when I get back. ”

"Well, then I'll continue to move forward with the acquisition step by step."

Guo Yuan responded to Wang Yu's words and put forward his own proposition: "I suggest going to Guangdong Province to inspect it, and release a little wind appropriately, you originally had the plan to lay out Nanyue, since there are other factors in the magic capital for the time being, then we can't stare at a nest of fishing!" ”

"This one can be!"

Since she has planned to hand over Guoke New Energy to Guo Yuan at the helm, she must always be given some space to play independently, and she has her own ideas about some things, so it doesn't hurt to support it.

After hanging up Guo Yuan's phone, Wang Yu fell into deep thought.

What caused the attitude of the demon capital to be ambiguous, and is there a hidden meaning behind this matter?

Wang Yu felt that it was necessary for him to make an appointment with Secretary Yu after he went back to find out.

Originally, afternoon tea was ready, but after seeing Wang Yu's call just now, he fell into deep thought, Bai Jieru, Song Qiuyun, and Mi Lai were all quietly drinking tea on the side, without speaking, only making eye contact.

The second call was not long apart, and the person who called was Guan Yuhai.

"Brother Guan?"

"You're in London?"

On the phone, Guan Yuhai asked: "There is news that you are going to buy a European car company?" ”

"I thought you were asking me about buying a Premier League football team."

Wang Yu asked with some confusion: "It's that the acquisition of car companies has not been reported much, why did it spread so quickly?" ”

"Who else do you think it will be?"

"Universal to the Magic Capital?"

was asked by Guan Yuhai, and a thought flashed in Wang Yu's mind in an instant.

GM's new president, Fritz Henderson, was reluctant to sell the Opel, but was forced by the board of directors to make concessions. But this does not mean that he has no other ideas, and appropriately release a little news to Huaxia through Modu GM, which will cause competition from domestic car companies, put pressure on Guoke New Energy, and achieve the purpose of blocking this acquisition.

"Who else could it be but them?"

"But how could they have expected that domestic car companies would definitely put enough pressure and obstruction on my side?"

"For domestic car companies, there is no need to destroy, as long as it delays time!"

Guan Yuhai asked in surprise on the phone: "You really don't know the reason?" ”

Wang Yuleng paused: "Should I know?" ”

“.”

The phone was quiet for a while before Guan Yuhai's voice came: "Okay, I seem to have forgotten that you have nothing to do with those industries!" ”

Wang Yu became more and more strange, what did Guan Yuhai want to express?

"Household appliances go to the countryside!"

Guan Yuhai's simple four words crossed Wang Yu's mind like lightning.

"What the hell am I going to ignore this!"

Wang Yu gave himself a brain, and instantly figured out all the weirdness.

The subprime mortgage crisis in 08 triggered a global economic crisis, and the most direct impact of the weak omega market is that China's foreign trade has been greatly affected, and the export enterprises in the entire Southeast Asian Sea have been greatly hit.

Under such circumstances, the state first introduced a 4 trillion plan to stimulate domestic demand through large infrastructure and subsidies.

Among them, there is an important policy: household appliances to the countryside.

If exports are not good, then 13% of the export tax rebate will be given to the vast number of rural consumers in China to stimulate domestic demand!

In the memory of Wang Yu's previous life, this move did play a considerable effect, and many home appliance companies that were dying at that time relied on this wave of policies to come back to life, without this policy, there would be no later great development at all.

At the same time as the policy of household appliances going to the countryside has been effective, the state has launched another policy: cars to the countryside!

Guoke New Energy is only a battery production company, at this time eager to acquire an overseas foreign-funded car company with R&D and production capacity, is it to participate in the cake?

According to this logic, all the weird places are clear at once.

But what is Guan Yuhai calling for at this time?

Just to remind Wang Yu of this?

(End of chapter)