For the media and the public, this kind of quarrel is really hard to understand.
Just say procedural justice, right? At least we often hear it in movies and TV shows - we in Hong Kong are concerned with the law.
This has become a kind of belief, and has even been stamped with ideological stamps in the minds of Hong Kong people. Especially among civil servants in the government, it has become an iron law.
But what Li Yuan said about factual justice is not unreasonable. Because it comes from a very simple view of right and wrong. You can't just ignore death, right? It seems to be right.
Of course, when it comes to bickering, ten Zhang Muhais are not as good as one Li Yuan, and they can't stop the endless stream of gossip.
In the end, Zhang Muhai was finally forced to panic, and he directly said harsh words - to put it lightly, you can do it!
Unexpectedly, Li Yuan was even more impulsive: "...Do you think I dare not? Make a public statement now - Han Palace Investment wholly acquires the Peregrine Group. We, the people, should help ourselves! Some top-notch people
Human corpses are nothing but a bunch of trash, they can't be trusted at all..."
Pick that star!
After hearing these words, who can bear it...you have to bear it if you can't!
That's right? Since Li Yuan wanted to be the receiver on impulse, why not leave it to him? Could it be that Peregrine died in his own hands?
So Zhang Muhai immediately contacted the Han Palace and began to discuss the acquisition...
…
But at this time, Li Yuan, he and Huang Jiaojiao had already boarded an international flight to Europe.
Obviously, the eldest lady is in a very happy mood. She can finally live in the world of two people and can leave her two silly sons to the care of her parents: "Xiao Yuanzi, are you really ready to acquire Peregrine? Why do you always find these bankruptcies?
Trash?"
"Hehe, why not?"
"Don't think I don't understand. They are all saying that Peregrine is a bad debt. The losses in Southeast Asia are just over the road. What's even more frightening is that they have been underwriting red-chip stocks in the mainland. There may be more holes in the future.
The bigger.”
This is indeed the latest rumor. It's the same old saying - even East and Southeast Asia are in financial crisis, can the mainland still be safe? Maybe it can detonate a financial nuclear warhead.
"Haha. We don't have much money. We can spend at most 700 or 800 million. We also have an additional listed company." Li Yuan said with a smile, "Actually, what should be your biggest headache is that with so many CEOs, how can you get a business card in the future?
Can it be accommodated? Hahaha!"
Huang Jiaojiao rolled her eyes: "Who wants so many CEOs? I don't care about them anymore. Hehehehe."
Seeing Huang Jiaojiao shaking her head and tail in a good mood, Li Yuan knew it, and the eldest lady began to feel proud again.
In fact, Peregrine is not as bad as imagined. After stripping off all the non-performing assets in the future, it will still be acquired by a French investment bank. Instead, the French will eat a lot of money?
In this case, it is better to keep it for yourself. Moreover, Han Palace Investment can also inject assets, which is equivalent to a backdoor listing. Inside and outside, you can make a lot more money.
"Hey, I won't ask you why you like this Peregrine. I don't understand why you want to have a quarrel? We are also people of status now, so we should pay attention to our status, right?"
"Haha." Li Yuan said with a smile, "Jiaojiao, didn't you notice? Originally, when I bought Peregrine like this, I could easily be misunderstood and take advantage of someone else's situation. Now after a quarrel, it becomes a timely help. No one can tell me in the future.
Mine is not."
"ah?"
It's true. Li Yuan is not a mad dog. He is so full that he goes around trolling people?
Prior to this, Li Yuan had a bystander attitude towards the Asian financial crisis. As long as he could avoid risks himself, he would neither take advantage of the fire to sell short nor take advantage of others' danger to buy the bottom.
No matter what, these behaviors are hated by people. It’s easy to pick up money anyway, so why bother to be such a villain?
For example, Soros this time, he became notorious later on, right? And he made countless enemies around the world.
However, the sudden appearance of the Peregrine incident gave Li Yuan a good excuse.
First there was such a quarrel, and then there was another impulsive move. Not only can I publicly acquire Peregrine now, but I can also buy the Hong Kong real estate and stock markets at the bottom in the future.
Anyway, what bad intentions does Brother Yuan have? Since the Hong Kong government is unwilling to spend money to rescue the market, Li Yuan spends money to "save himself". You can't say that his behavior is wrong, right?
…
Ten hours later, the plane landed at London International Airport.
Huang Jiaojiao became even more excited to visit her old place again, and took Li Yuan to visit London for two full days. It wasn't until the person they had contacted in advance showed up that they set off and took a bus to Sheffield in central England...
…
Sheffield was originally the famous steel capital in the UK and a well-known industrial town in Europe.
However, with the decline of Britain, this city has been fully transformed and turned into an educational, cultural and tourism city. In particular, it is also the capital of electronic and modern music, and can be called the capital of modern music in Britain.
Every holiday, a large number of young people from all over the UK flock to Sheffield to experience the colorful local nightlife, which is dominated by bars and electronic music. People can enjoy Jack 'n' bass, electro performed by internationally renowned DJs
House, R&B and other modern music types. The more famous ones include Red Stone, Steel House, etc.
But it is also famous as a sports capital, with two century-old football clubs.
And this time, the reason why he came to Sheffield was because Li Yuan wanted to acquire one of them - Sheffield United Football Club.
One thing to say is that for acquisitions like this, European and American countries have very mature markets, and there are professional sports agency companies and law firms to liaise with them. As long as the buyer and seller reach an agreement, it is basically a turn-key service.
Therefore, after Li Yuan signed a contract with the Swiss owner of the club, he directly used 6.8 million pounds to fully acquire this... English League One club. (The English Championship has not yet been established. The English League One is second only to the Premier League.
second level league)
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After all, football clubs in this period are not valuable, especially stinky fish like Sheffield United. You know, right next door to this club, there are A strong team - Sheffield Wednesday.
A small club like this, with Europe overwhelming at this time, is basically in a mess financially. For example, although the acquisition price is not expensive, Li Yuan also promised to bear the club's debt of 4.35 million pounds.
What’s even more ridiculous is that this debt is also a confusing account. The club doesn’t even have professional accounting books? Can you believe it?
Many of these small clubs come from the support of local fans, and even the owners are basically dedicated. Generally speaking, the price of the transfer of the club will stay with the club until all the money is spent before looking for the next one. Taken advantage of.
As for the club's profit or making ends meet? I have never heard of such a thing. This is not Manchester United or Real Madrid. If you don't spend money on it, how can you run a club?
It can be seen from this that how bad is the financial situation of Sheffield United? Even the local villains have been trapped. Previously, they could only find Swiss owners. The local fans no longer care about selling to foreigners.
So when I heard that a new Chinese enemy had appeared, the Swiss boss was so happy that he almost cried. He didn't even do much bargaining and signed the transfer contract in a hurry.
Of course, Li Yuan doesn't care about the Premier League or League One at all. The reason why he bought this club must be for his own business layout.
…
After receiving the check, the Swiss boss declined Li Yuan's invitation and disappeared in the blink of an eye as if running away.
Many people attended the signing ceremony, including members of the club's board of directors, basically local honorary fans with status. There were also the club's old management and staff, team managers, etc.
The other thing is, through the recommendation of the sports agency, the candidate club manager Mr. Marius.
To be honest, in this era, it is extremely rare for foreigners to acquire British clubs, let alone Chinese. Therefore, the sudden change of owners made everyone present quite confused.
Finding that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Marius took the initiative to introduce him: "Boss..."
"Call me Lee!"
"Well, Lee, Sheffield United has a long history. It was founded in..."
"Haha." Li Yuan interrupted with a smile, "Take advantage of this opportunity to hold a cocktail party! Everyone can get to know each other. Also, Marius, what I want to know is the current situation. There is no need to introduce more about the previous history. Already."
Several staff members were very knowledgeable and produced a few bottles of wine out of nowhere. As soon as the wine was drunk, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
Ma Xiao smiled and continued to introduce: "Li, you actually did a good business. In the past few seasons, the team's record is still very good. Last season it entered the play-offs, but unfortunately lost to Crystal Palace in the final. This season it entered There is great hope for the play-offs, and the FA Cup has entered the top 32..."
"So what's the problem?"
"Ahem." Marius secretly observed Li Yuan's expression. After all, he was not very familiar with it. "It's just the poor financial situation and the lack of outstanding players..."
"Oh! I'll give you 5 million pounds to strengthen the lineup before the winter window. Can you do it?"
"ah?"
In fact, in the 1992-93 season, after being relegated from the Premier League, Sheffield United has been in a vicious cycle of bad finances. They have always hoped to get some money from the owner, but they can never get it. They can only sell it through selling
He lost the players' funds and barely maintained the club's operations.
Everyone present had no idea that the new boss was so wealthy.
After being stunned for a few seconds, the two head coaches couldn't wait to ask: "Li, are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true. You can get your check today."
Li Yuan was amused. He didn't expect that the club was already so short of money. They didn't even have the money to hire a professional head coach, so they could only use two inexperienced assistant coaches as co-head coaches? Is that still a professional club? Then
Are you kidding!
"Great. Great! We have a good boss! The club is finally rich!" There was laughter all around.
"hehe."
"..."
When it comes to acquiring clubs from the five major European leagues, the one who pioneered it must be Chelsea’s Abramovich. However, in this era, there is no Abramovich at all, and he does not have the ability to subvert European football!
In this case, Li Yuan will definitely use his money-making ability. No matter whether Sheffield United is in League One or League Three, with money-making ability, all beings are equal, won't they be in the Premier League sooner or later?
The other is the upfront investment. What’s a few million or tens of millions? With the global commercial promotion of the Premier League, coupled with the emergence of new media such as the Internet, the market value of Premier League clubs is at least more than 1 billion US dollars.
Even Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea can reach US$2 billion.
Of course, later on, Abu was drifting in the rivers and lakes, and he received a bloody knife.
However, Li Yuan doesn't care about any of this at all. He doesn't care about the initial investment, nor does he care much about the results. He doesn't care about the profits either, and he doesn't even care about being stabbed...
The key is - with the platform of the club!
With the influence of the Premier League, one's own products can be promoted unlimitedly. For example, chest advertisements can be left to Parallel Line and U2. There are also Yeshan Qingquan, Bingku, Tang Zun... you can even have Yeshan hot pot on your butt?
With so many advertising platforms, I only spent 6.8 million pounds? What a win? And there are many follow-up products, which can last for at least 20 to 30 years?
As for advertising expenses? The Premier League only costs about one million pounds, while the English Premier League and League Two cost 300,000 pounds.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan suddenly remembered something: "Marius, can the stadium be renovated into a modern stadium? And there is also a training base?"
"ah?"
There were too many surprises, which scared everyone. Marius asked cautiously: "Li, this budget should be hundreds of millions of pounds... right?"
As a man who kills fat sheep decisively, Li Yuan waved his hand boldly: "You should contact the city government and get the approval as soon as possible. There is no need to worry about money. This is my capital injection into the club."
"ah?"
"Oh, the new stadium is called Qinglong Automobile Stadium. The training base is called Phoenix New Energy Training Base. I will solve the naming rights issue for you."
"Then...what are the requirements for team performance?"
"Inform the team that if they reach the Premier League this season, I will personally give them a bonus of 5 million pounds. If they fail, the transfer fee budget next year will not be less than 15 million. If they become a Premier League team, it will be 30 million. To qualify for the Champions League, the budget
It will never be less than 100 million pounds! Let’s not talk about the distant future, this promise is valid within five years!”
"ah?"
Amid the exclamations, the people present almost peeed in shock, because such a transfer fee was simply too exaggerated.
According to the current transfer market, players with a transfer fee of more than 10 million euros are already top stars. First-class stars only cost 5 million to 8 million.
A club like League One has a transfer fee of 67 million every year, which is already very wealthy. I didn't expect to suddenly be able to get so much money. Isn't that great?
No, no! Wait! Does this Chinese boss really have that much money?
