This person's official position in the Sparta City Government in Prague is equivalent to the director of China's State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. Because after the liberalization wave in the Czech Republic, the state's shares have dropped sharply. However, the shares of some important companies are still in the hands of the state, so there are
Similar departments manage these shares.
Although the name is different from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission in China, the rights are similar.
Martin Merkley is the person in charge of managing these assets.
People are very energetic.
Of course, List doesn't have that face. Now List is just a decent agent in Czech football. For a figure of Martin Merkley's level, he is not equal at all.
After all, his position is very important even in the Prague city government. If List goes through the normal process, it will take some time.
You must first apply, and then apply for a meeting. Step by step, even if you do this, it is unknown whether you will be able to meet an official of the level of Martin Merkley.
No matter which country it is, the government efficiency is the same. Of course, some places handle small problems well.
Everyone will praise it.
Actually?
In fact, when encountering slightly larger problems, the efficiency is the same.
But this time Lister found Martin Merkley through Pavel Merkley. Martin Merkley was Pavel Merkley's uncle Qin, so Lister found Martin Merkley through Pavel Merkley.
Connections. This is connections.
Everything else is bullshit.
Work hard to expand your network of contacts just to use it at this time.
"Hello, Lister."
Martin Merkley has great power in the Prague Municipal Government. Because the current Czech economy is not very good, the revenue of the Prague Municipal Government is not much.
Currently, half of the city government's revenue comes from state-owned assets held by the city government. Therefore, these shares held by Martin Merkley occupy an important position in the city government's revenue.
This also resulted in Martin Merkley's department being very powerful in the Prague city government.
"Hello, Mr. Merkley."
There are only two people on today's occasion.
Pavel Merkley just helped them make contact. If it weren't for Pavel Merkley, Martin Merkley would never have come here. For him, he has a lot of various shares. The shares of Sparta Prague Club are
The least important.
It doesn't generate much income for a year.
Since the reform of Sparta Prague, the city government has never received money from Sparta Prague.
Dividends?
Sparta Prague has simply not had any money to pay dividends in recent years. The fact that Sparta Prague has not lost money in recent years is due to Thomas Czerny's good management.
These football clubs relied on government investment to gain a foothold in the past. Now that there is no government investment, it is quite good to be able to keep the club from losing money.
This is the first time Sparta Prague has had so much income this summer. However, the city government still cannot get any income because the top management of Sparta Prague made it clear that they do not want to distribute the money as dividends.
This made the city government quite angry.
The city government is also worried about the shares in these football clubs.
There is no money, and the shares currently held are too few. Those major shareholders are unwilling for the government to interfere with the club's affairs, and these shares feel like a useless thing.
No matter how to deal with it, they still have a headache.
Therefore, Martin Merkley was very happy to hear that Prague Club wanted to buy these shares.
He is not a businessman.
Moreover, it was introduced by Pavel Merkley, so he was unwilling to argue with Lister. After talking for a while, he directly said to Lister: "Lister, although the shares of Sparta Prague are in our hands,
But he is like a useless person. To be honest, he is of no use."
Riester was a little surprised.
Although they were introduced by Barwell Merkley, the relationship between Martin Merkley and List should not be this good.
You can say this without any hesitation.
Martin Merkley did not worry about Lister's idea, but continued: "But you should know. The most troublesome thing about government agencies is this. Although it is a tasteless share, no one will sell it casually. Because everyone
Everyone is watching. If someone sells it at a low price, it will be a big trouble. The government's affairs are such troubles. What should I do if I watch you?"
Martin Merkley spreads his hands.
His expression was helpless.
Riester slowly figured out some clues. Martin Merkley's meaning was very simple. Sparta Prague's shares were worthless in the hands of the current Prague city government and had little use.
They don't care at all.
In other words, if Sparta Prague wants to buy back the shares, there is no problem at all. But Martin Merkley hinted to List that the price cannot be too low.
Because there are many people watching this area.
It's tasteless.
But it cannot be handled casually.
The political situation in the Czech Republic is turbulent, and this kind of thing is more difficult to deal with. Especially after the political situation begins to stabilize initially. Martin Merkley's position is too important, so there are many people eyeing his position.
He was unwilling to follow the truth.
After thinking about this, Lister smiled slightly. Sparta Prague Club had never thought about the price.
Thomas Cherny's idea is simple.
Use this summer's income to acquire this share. Put this share in the club. With Thomas Czerny's strength in the club, although this share does not belong to the Czerny family, the control rights are basically
It's all about Thomas Cherney.
With the addition of all the shares owned by the Czerny family, other small shareholders are of no use anymore. Control of Sparta Prague is firmly in the hands of the Czerny family.
Anyway, it’s not the Cherney family’s own money, so Thomas Cherny is definitely not afraid of spending money.
"Mr. Merkley, we will never let you have any trouble in this regard. Our club is willing to buy this part of the shares at the market price, and we will definitely not lose money. Don't worry!"
As Riester spoke, he gave Merkley a red envelope.
Merkley didn't feel any embarrassment. He took the red envelope calmly and then counted it in front of Lister.
Eighty thousand dollars.
The total that List put into the red envelope was $80,000.
bribe.
Outright bribery.
But two people are nothing. For any country, when the political situation is turbulent, corruption is the most serious. Even if the political situation is not turbulent, as long as a certain industry is turbulent, the unspoken rules of the industry will be the most serious.
The same goes for the Czech Republic.
The current corruption in the Czech Republic is very serious, even to the point of shocking. Every walk of life has its own unspoken rules, and there are varying degrees of corruption. It can be said that the current Czech political arena is almost not clean from top to bottom.
of.
And the most important thing in the Czech Republic is that this kind of corruption is not easy to convict.
In 1995, the Czech Procuratorate filed a total of 84 corruption cases against 84 people. Many of them were major cases that shocked the entire Czech Republic, and many of the people involved were ministerial-level cadres.
But what's the result?
Big thunder but little rain refers to the anti-corruption case in the Czech Republic.
Among the eighty-four people, only nine were finally sentenced.
People of Riester's level have secret channels to know some things. Almost all the eighty-four people registered by the procuratorate have varying degrees of corruption. According to the laws here in China, they all have a large degree of ignorance.
The source of property. But the result is that most people escape legal punishment, and some people can continue to be political figures openly after going through the court.
Due to the political turmoil in the Czech Republic, all walks of life quickly formed their own interest chains. They did not want anyone to come and intervene in their industries.
Therefore, it is difficult for the court to obtain evidence. In the end, there is political pressure and insufficient evidence. Anyway, many such cases in the Czech Republic are dropped.
Just like what happened to List this time. As long as List doesn't admit it and Merkley doesn't admit it, no one can catch him. Even if Merkley's $80,000 is taken out by the prosecutor's office, there is no evidence that it was bribed by List.
, then it has nothing to do with Lister or even Merkley.
Therefore, benefits of this level are necessary for government services. If you don’t give money, nothing can be done. Riester is just following such unspoken rules.
Merkley looked at the eighty thousand dollars and nodded.
"Rister, the most I can do is help you get other people to agree to sell these shares. But you have to come up with the market price. It will be difficult for me to do it if it is lower than the market price."
List nodded.
Now Czech football is suddenly making money. Sparta Prague sold players for a total of fifteen million dollars in the summer.
There must be someone up there who wants a high price.
Thomas Cherney also said that he can provide List with funds that are 10% higher than the market price. To get Martin Merkley, he only needs to pay the market price.
"Mr. Merkley, don't worry about this. We will definitely pay according to the market price."
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Three days later, Sparta Prague signed a contract with the Prague City Hall.
Sparta Prague bought 17% of the shares of Sparta Prague from the Prague Municipal Government for US$3.2 million.
At this point, the Czerny family became the largest shareholder of Sparta Prague. The Sparta Prague club itself held 17% of the shares and became the second largest shareholder.
Brothers settle accounts clearly.
Father and son also have to settle accounts. Moreover, the one Rist wants to settle is not with his father, but with Sparta Prague.
Sparta Prague's original budget amounted to $3.6 million.
Now that he has only paid 3.2 million US dollars, Lister will of course have to take a fee from the middle.
Two hundred thousand dollars.
List received a $200,000 commission from Sparta Prague.
This is the intermediary.
Of course, this kind of intermediary and the $80,000 bribe given to Merkley will not be directly written down in Sparta Prague's accounts. They will all be written down as entertainment expenses and other expenses.
It ended up being $280,000.
The account has been smoothed. This has nothing to do with Riester.
