Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 1086: Poaching

Everyone is familiar with Berlusconi. He has so many titles, such as Prime Minister of Italy, well-known business name, owner and honorary chairman of AC Milan Club, and there are also many sex scandals flying around about him.

However, it was he who approached Lu Shaohua. As for why he approached Lu Shaohua, the truth was very simple. He did not want to find Lu Shaohua, the boss of Phoenix Group, to invest in Italy, but wanted Lu Shaohua to sell him a star player.

The Manchester United football team is controlled by Lu Shaohua. It can be said that Lu Shaohua is the owner of the Manchester United football team. Looking at the performance of the Manchester United team in recent years, it is extremely glorious. Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka, Ronaldinho, and other world-famous superstars are all in the Manchester United team.

Coupled with the fact that there are strong stars in the defense and midfield, and with the amazing lesson of Boss, it will be difficult for Manchester United not to win.

But precisely because there are too many stars, they are targeted by people. Berlusconi is such a person. He has set his sights on Manchester United's stars, but his communication with the Manchester United club was ineffective and his offer was ruthlessly rejected.

Deeply in love with football stars, he approached Lu Shaohua, the owner of Manchester United, hoping to buy one or two big-name stars from Manchester United to play for his AC Milan.

That's right, Berlusconi approached Lu Shaohua for the star player, hoping that Lu Shaohua would agree to sell. At the same time, Berlusconi also knew that Lu Shaohua was not short of money, and Lu Shaohua's wealth was n times his, so Berlusconi did not intend to use money to impress Lu Shaohua, but to use the method of building friendship.

"What? You want to buy Kaka? Ronaldo?" Lu Shaohua asked for confirmation.

That’s right, Lu Shaohua asked for confirmation. He couldn’t quite believe it. You know, Kaka and Ronaldo are the pillars of Manchester United, the main players of the team, and their positions in Manchester United are irreplaceable.

Lu Shaohua would never allow such a big volleyball star to leave Manchester United. Of course, if the player chooses to leave, Lu Shaohua will try to retain him. If he cannot be retained, Lu Shaohua will let him go.

Now, Berlusconi actually bought two people at once, and one of them is Cristiano Ronaldo, who has unlimited potential and is now very popular. How could Lu Shaohua agree to it?

"Mr. Lu, you are also the person who runs the Manchester United Club and you know the importance of the team's honor. You should also know that my AC Milan's performance is a mess. If necessary measures are not taken, I am afraid it will be difficult to sustain it." Berlusconi kept acting pitiful and had a sad face.

Lu Shaohua chose to ignore Berlusconi's expression. If he wanted to buy other players, such as the somewhat decadent Ronaldinho, Lu Shaohua might consider it. However, if he wanted to buy a relatively well-behaved player like Kaka, or a player like Cristiano Ronaldo who had unlimited potential and was extremely popular, that was out of the question.

"Your AC Milan often enters the Champions League. If I sell two superstars to you, wouldn't that be causing trouble for myself?" Lu Shaohua asked back.

This sentence will definitely shut Berlusconi up, because Lu Shaohua knows that both Kaka and Ronaldo are very happy at Manchester United and they have never thought about leaving. Since this is the case, Lu Shaohua is not short of money, so Lu Shaohua will not take the initiative to create a strong enemy.

Berlusconi was speechless. He really couldn't expect Lu Shaohua to use this excuse to shut him up. The words he had already thought of were suddenly at a loss for words. He could not say anything and could only sigh helplessly.

Berlusconi was unable to speak, but Lu Shaohua spoke again. "Mr. Berlusconi, I am very interested in Ambrosini from AC Milan."

I believe you all know who Ambrosini is without any explanation. He is the captain of AC Milan. He has played for AC Milan for more than ten years and is now reaching the end of his career. It is estimated that he will retire in another three to five years.

But Lu Shaohua said he was interested in Ambrosini. What does this mean?

This means that Lu Shaohua is poaching players. Berlusconi wants to buy Kaka and Ronaldo, so Lu Shaohua can also buy their captain. There is no other way, because Lu Shaohua has a lot of money. Even if he wants to buy Ambrosini to sit on the bench, Lu Shaohua has the ability to do so.

Of course, Lu Shaohua had no intention of really buying Ambrosini. It was just a counterattack against Berlusconi. Even if Lu Shaohua really bought him, I believe Berlusconi would not be able to sell him. After all, he was a meritorious captain who had played for AC Milan for more than ten years. If he wanted to sell him, Berlusconi would have to bear the pressure from AC Milan fans.

Berlusconi knew very well that this was Lu Shaohua's counterattack. He was very helpless and could only smile bitterly in the end.

The deal was not done, but it did not hinder the communication between Berlusconi and Lu Shaohua. Whether it was about football, business, or politics, Berlusconi was able to communicate with Lu Shaohua, especially in business, which was Lu Shaohua's strong point, and the two communicated very well.

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Since Berlusconi has come to him, there is no guarantee that others will not come to him. Lu Shaohua is convinced that someone will come to him, especially in this economic downturn. The presidents of many countries are eager for Phoenix Group to invest in their countries, increase employment and generate income for their countries.

Therefore, after meeting Berlusconi, Lu Shaohua did not care whether it was day or night. He immediately asked Li Shangkui to prepare for the take-off of the special plane, and then returned to Zeng Jianguo's residence, said goodbye to his son and Zeng Yuling, and left in a hurry.

After returning to Hong Kong, Lu Shaohua was not idle either. For him, this was a critical moment. How could Lu Shaohua relax?

It is already August. In fact, the financial crisis has really broken out at this time, but it has not yet reached the point where it is completely out of control. Lu Shaohua wants to make a fortune after the outbreak of the financial crisis, so necessary attention is warranted.

Well, not only should we pay attention to it, some data should also be listed out. After all, when Lu Shaohua gave Liu Mingzhang and others the data, it only went up to July. In other words, the data has basically been used up now. These days, Liu Mingzhang and others are completely crossing the river by feeling the stones, and operating according to changes in the global stock market.

In fact, there is no need to do anything. It's just a matter of taking a look at the situation. If any problem is found, Liu Mingzhang and others will adjust the speed slightly, which can be regarded as fine-tuning.

Liu Mingzhang and his colleagues, who were used to operating according to data, have been miserable these days. They wanted to find Lu Shaohua, but found that Lu Shaohua had gone to Beijing and was quietly accompanying his son to travel around, and then attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Lu Shaohua finally returned to Hong Kong, which made Liu Mingzhang very happy. He rushed to Lu Shaohua's villa as soon as possible. When he entered the door, he didn't say much nonsense. The first thing he said was to ask for the data.

As for Lu Shaohua, maybe he had been too idle recently, or maybe he had forgotten about it because he was accompanying his son. He scratched his head, nodded, and said, "I will sort it out as soon as possible."

Lu Shaohua agreed and said that he would sort out the data as soon as possible, which was considered an explanation to Liu Mingzhang. However, Lu Shaohua did not dwell on this topic for long, but changed the subject and asked, "How is the recent situation?"

"As August approaches, the situation is getting more and more chaotic. It's really a headache." Liu Mingzhang responded with a serious expression, but soon his expression changed and he said with a smile. "That's for others. For us, we don't have a headache. On the contrary, we are very excited. After all, we are making money every minute."

Just as Liu Mingzhang said, we are making money every minute, and the amount is not small. If we really calculate it in detail, the amount we make every minute is probably more than six figures, well, it's in US dollars.

Lu Shaohua smiled lightly and agreed with Liu Mingzhang's interesting answer. Others might have a headache, but for them who had already planned the game, it was not a headache but excitement.

"Don't be complacent too soon." Lu Shaohua couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on Liu Mingzhang, not for anything else, but because Liu Mingzhang seemed a little relaxed.

Sometimes, relaxation is a good thing, but at this time, relaxation is not a good thing, because the financial crisis has begun. If Liu Mingzhang, as the commander-in-chief, relaxes, the consequences will be very serious.

After hearing what Lu Shaohua said, Liu Mingzhang immediately took it seriously and nodded heavily, indicating that he would pay attention.

Liu Mingzhang's actions completely reassured Lu Shaohua, who smiled and said, "You don't have to be so serious. Sometimes it's not a bad thing to relax a little. Of course, it depends on the time."

"Ah."

"Okay, I will give you the data in a few days. You just have to bear with it for the next few days." Lu Shaohua finally gave a conclusion to the whole matter.

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Liu Mingzhang came and left in a hurry, but Lu Shaohua was not idle. Since he had promised to give Liu Mingzhang and others the data in a few days, and this time the data was a lot, time was still very tight for Lu Shaohua.

So, after Liu Mingzhang left, Lu Shaohua went upstairs to the study, intending to start organizing the data in his memory.

However, at this moment, Lu Shaohua's cell phone rang. He took the phone out of his pocket and found that the caller ID was Xie Jianwei.

Like Li Zhijie, Xie Jianwei seldom contacts Lu Shaohua, especially by phone. If there is any project development in the Tiger Roar Secret Base that he manages, he will contact Lu Shaohua in the form of documents, regardless of the results or the project establishment.

Moreover, Xie Jianwei would not contact Lu Shaohua directly, but would give the document to Li Zhijie and ask Li Zhijie to send it to Lu Shaohua via email.

But today Xie Jianwei called, which can only mean one thing, that is, there was something important in the secret base and he had to call Lu Shaohua.

At this time, what was happening in the secret base? Lu Shaohua was puzzled.

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