Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 845: Money Policy

On the surface, Manchester United looks like just a traditional top football team, but this is not the case for Lu Shaohua. Lu Shaohua regards Manchester United as a team that can communicate for business and establish communication with Phoenix Group. Then Manchester United will become a strategically important opening for Phoenix Group.

Throughout Europe, throughout England, anyone who loves football will know the Manchester United team. Even in Asia, Manchester United is very famous. Now that Manchester United has become a subsidiary of Phoenix Group, what benefits will Phoenix Group get?

Needless to say, Phoenix Group will be known by more people and its fame will naturally be enhanced. Isn't this an advertising effect? ​​If Lu Shaohua replaces the Manchester United team's badge with the Phoenix Group's logo, the effect can be imagined. It is another advertising effect.

This is why Lu Shaohua attaches so much importance to Manchester United. Of course, this is also because Lu Shaohua was a football fan in his previous life, and he bought a team to implement his superstar training plan.

However, Lu Shaohua had never been involved in the club and had no experience in managing a club. Fortunately, Lu Shaohua did not intend to participate in the management of the club. He only needed to hold the idle position of chairman, and other things could be left to professionals.

However, Manchester United has only just acquired the company. Well, it cannot be considered as truly acquired. Lu Shaohua only owns most of the shares, and some shares are in the hands of others. There is still one last step to truly complete the acquisition.

The last step was also very simple, which was to withdraw Manchester United from the stock market, and then announce that shareholders who held shares could exchange them for money. In the previous life, the Glazer family did this. After they withdrew Manchester United from the stock market, they announced that they could exchange them for money within a limited time.

Yes, the Glazer family's approach was mandatory and time-limited, which again aroused the fans' dissatisfaction. However, Lu Shaohua, a reborn man, certainly would not make those mistakes. They resolved the matter in a peaceful way.

"Tell me, what's the current situation?" Lu Shaohua asked indifferently.

Lu Shaohua didn't know the name of the person sitting opposite him, but it didn't matter. Lu Shaohua just needed to know that they were from the Hong Kong Phoenix Group. As the boss, there was no need for him to say any more nonsense.

The two staff members of the Hong Kong Phoenix Group knew Lu Shaohua, but they had never met him before. When they met today and were riding in the same car together, they seemed a little restrained. However, soon, their restraint disappeared because Lu Shaohua started talking about business and they quickly got down to work.

"Director Lu, the acquisition has been completed. We own 89.3% of Manchester United's shares, and the remaining 10.7% is circulating on the stock market." A thin man wearing gold-rimmed glasses went straight to the point. He paused and continued, "It was originally a secret acquisition, but you know, with such a big move, we can't disclose all the information, so the outside world has already known the news."

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded and didn't say anything. It wasn't that Lu Shaohua didn't want to speak, but at this moment his car just drove out of the airport's special passage and out of the airport gate, but there were bright lights flashing outside.

what is that?

Needless to say, it was the camera flash. Reporters, yes, that's right, there were reporters everywhere. Although they couldn't take photos of Lu Shaohua from outside, they were still desperately trying to shoot film.

Lu Shaohua thought he already knew the reaction of the outside world, from the dozens of reporters holding cameras and taking pictures. However, these were just reporters, and Lu Shaohua didn't care about them. What Lu Shaohua cared about was the reaction of the fans. "How are the fans' reactions?"

Someone in the football industry once said: Football without fans is no longer football.

Lu Shaohua agrees with this statement. If his acquisition causes Manchester United's die-hard fans to separate, then will Manchester United still be the same Manchester United as before? Will it still be the team in Europe known as the Red Devils?

"The reaction was also enthusiastic, but not as intense as imagined. A large number of fans were just waiting and watching, while some more radical fans organized several protests." This time it was another staff member who answered Lu Shaohua's questions.

"Well, I understand." Lu Shaohua had a calm face, with no other expression on his face. After a long while, he continued, "Let's arrange it. A press conference will be held at Old Trafford at 2 pm tomorrow. I will be there in person. As for tomorrow morning, I will meet with the head coach and the players."

Lu Shaohua has decided that this matter should not be delayed any further, but must be resolved as soon as possible, and holding a press conference is the most effective way. As for meeting the head coach and players, it is to appease them. Don't forget that the season is not over yet, and Lu Shaohua does not want to see an unstable team.

"clear."

"clear."

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Before Lu Shaohua came to the UK, he had already instructed someone to buy a villa in Manchester. Now that he is here, he doesn't need to stay in a hotel and can move directly into the villa. He can be considered to have settled down here.

Come to think of it, Lu Shaohua has already acquired Manchester United. As the boss, how can he not care about the team? It is inevitable for him to come to the home stadium to watch the game occasionally, and it is also necessary to settle down here.

Maybe it's a good thing that Lu Shaohua bought a villa here, otherwise he would be annoyed by the paparazzi if he stayed in the hotel. Don't forget that the paparazzi in Hong Kong were passed on from the UK. As the ancestor of the paparazzi, the horror of the paparazzi in the UK can be imagined.

Lu Shaohua has been traveling around all these years and has developed a habit of adapting to unfamiliar environments. So even when he came to the UK, Lu Shaohua was able to adapt well. After a short rest and eating something, Lu Shaohua went to bed.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Lu Shaohua woke up automatically, washed up, had some breakfast, and then sat on the sofa waiting.

This was Lu Shaohua’s first time in the UK, and also his first time in Manchester. He was completely unfamiliar with the place and it was impossible for him to go to the club by himself. He could only wait for someone to pick him up.

Not long after, the staff who went to the airport to pick up the passengers yesterday arrived and picked up Lu Shaohua and his group. The car then drove towards the Carrington training base.

Some people may ask, why not go to Old Trafford?

Old Trafford is actually just a stadium, not where the club is located. The club is located at the Carrington training base, which is where the Manchester United team gathers.

I don’t know what the staff of Phoenix Group was thinking, but when they helped Lu Shaohua buy a villa, it happened to be near the Carrington Training Base, only a dozen minutes’ drive away. So when Lu Shaohua and his group set off to their destination, it was just a blink of an eye.

Lu Shaohua is now considered the boss of Manchester United, so when Lu Shaohua's motorcade entered the Carrington training base, whether it was the club's senior management, head coach, or players, they all stood aside to greet him.

Are you kidding? He's the boss. Everyone in the club is working for Lu Shaohua. How dare they not come to greet him? If they don't come, Lu Shaohua might give them a hard time.

I have to say that sometimes, Lu Shaohua still likes to pay attention to the pomp and circumstance. Seeing so many people coming to greet him, Lu Shaohua couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment, but it soon disappeared. Lu Shaohua smiled gently, got off the car, and was introduced by the staff. He shook hands with everyone one by one.

When Lu Shaohua shook hands with the head coach Ferguson, he also talked to him for a few words, well, just chatted a little, but didn't talk about any serious business.

After the head coach, it was the players. The first one was the captain, Roy Keane, and then the popular Beckham. It must be said that Lu Shaohua was most impressed by Beckham, the popular Beckham. When shaking hands, he patted his shoulder, smiled gently, and then changed to the next one.

After shaking hands one by one, Lu Shaohua looked at everyone again, smiled again, and then said loudly in English, "Manchester United is a great club, this is undeniable, and I am proud to be in such a team."

This is the official statement, very formal, but it is a necessary procedure. Only after this procedure can Lu Shaohua enter the next procedure and say something to appease the internal staff. "Now that I have taken over this team, well, first of all, I am a die-hard fan of Manchester United. Although I don't have much time to watch football, I can't say that I am not a die-hard fan, hehe..."

Lu Shaohua made a small joke, and it turned out to be a very good joke. Everyone laughed and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

"Since I am a die-hard fan, I will work hard to build this team, there is no doubt about that. As for how to build it, it is actually very simple. I will invest. Haha, I think many people have checked my information before I came here, right? Haha, that's right, I am the chairman of the Phoenix Group, and also the owner and founder of the entire Phoenix Group. I don't think you will doubt my financial resources, right?" Lu Shaohua talked humorously.

"The season isn't over yet. What I want to say is that if we can achieve good results this season, everyone will get a lot of bonuses. As for how much is the bonus? Let me reveal first. In addition to the bonus for winning the championship, I will personally take out one million pounds to reward everyone. Well, remember, it's one championship plus one million pounds. If you win two championships, it will be doubled on the original basis to two million. If you win three championships, it will be four million. Also, if you win the Champions League, I will add another two million to the original basis." Finally, Lu Shaohua put forward the reward plan, which is also Lu Shaohua's money policy.

"Gentlemen, for money, haha, that's right, it's for money, for the honor of our club, let's work hard and strive to win more championships." Lu Shaohua made a closing remark.

Applause, yes, very warm applause, for Lu Shaohua, the new boss of Manchester United.

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