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When the Glazer family acquired Manchester United, it was a low point for Manchester United.

At that time, Ferguson and Beckham had a conflict and sold the heartthrob to Real Madrid. In the same period, Arsenal killed the Quartet. Mourinho took over Chelsea and opened the era of the Blues. Manchester United lost their top stars and their results were suppressed for several years.

The Glazer family is a successful bargain hunter.

It's different now. Through Ferguson's training, he has created his own world-class top star-C Ronaldo.

Not only helped the team regain the Premier League championship, but also won the coveted Champions League. Ronaldo was also crowned the Golden Globe and World Footballer. With both big stars and dazzling achievements, Manchester United is now at its peak.

To acquire Manchester United at this stage, there must be a substantial premium.

If it weren't for the outbreak of the financial tsunami, it would be impossible to win Manchester United even at a premium.

Ten years later, the European Union has become more and more administratively unified and stronger. Coupled with the decline of the United States, more and more money from the local tyrants in the Middle East began to enter the European market, including football.

The Abu Dhabi consortium bought Manchester City, the Qatar consortium bought Paris, and of course the richest Saudi consortium is not to be outdone, offering 4 billion pounds to buy Manchester United!

It's a pity that the United Kingdom had already left the European Union at that time, and it was not as white-left as the European continent, and it was not as single-minded against the United States as the European continent. It did not allow a giant like Manchester United to be controlled by the notorious Saudi royal family, and did not approve the transaction. Later, there was no way, the Saudi consortium bought the veteran team Newcastle, trying to build a strong team from scratch.

You must know that Manchester United at that time had been reduced to a second-tier team in Europe. Apart from the great success in the commercial market, the competitive level was in a mess. They even failed to play in the Champions League for several seasons, and they could still be worth 4 billion pounds.

Zhou Buqi now spends 1.2 billion to 1.3 billion pounds to buy Manchester United, saying that he only seeks fame and not profit, but this investment will definitely bring him huge returns in the future.

The second negotiation is about to start, this time it was proposed by the Glazer family, and the day of winning Manchester United is getting closer and closer.

Dad was very excited, and Zhu Jun was also very excited.

However, in the process of contacting Manchester United's management, Dad didn't find anything, but Zhu Jun felt some mystery. The next morning, he went to Zhou Buqi's room to meet him.

"Early in the morning, what's the matter?"

Zhou Buqi came out in his pajamas, and he hadn't woken up too much. The two little secretaries had a lot of trouble last night. Feng Muer was okay, the main reason was that Sun Wanran was not ashamed. Some time ago, she had her period, and then a few new love stars came, and the rain and dew were all divided up. Now that they are all gone at last, she can't wait to make up for the loss of the past period of time.

Zhu Jun laughed and said, "It's almost 10 o'clock!"

"Oh, I'm a little tired from work recently." Zhou Buqi coughed lightly, his face not flushed and his heart beating, "What's the matter? I chatted with San Dezi last night. The case of Manchester United will definitely be won this month." .”

"You really think of him as San Dezi?"

"Nickname."

"You are the emperor, and he is the eunuch?"

"Ha ha!"

Zhou Buqi laughed a few times, which really meant that San Dezi was now his confidant. But speaking of it, San Dezi can be regarded as a character, able to assess the situation and quickly make a judgment and vote for Mingzhu.

Zhu Jun said: "David Gill has a big conflict with him."

"Hmm." Zhou Buqi frowned slightly, "What do you think of David Gill?"

Zhu Jun said, "It's a politician."

"oh?"

"He is a member of the Premier League board of directors, that is to say, he is not only the vice chairman of the Premier League board of directors, but also the executive vice chairman and CEO of Manchester United. It means that he is both a referee and an athlete."

"Is it a special case?"

"Yes." Zhu Jun has obviously investigated this, "In the past, this board member was Arsenal's executive vice-chairman David Dunne. When he was in office, it was the years when Arsenal had the best results. Later, David · Dunne fell out with the Arsenal boss and left. David Gill successfully squeezed David Dunne into the Premier League board. Since then, Manchester United has started to rise, and Arsenal has fallen. "

Zhou Buqi opened his eyes wide, "Is this playing politics?"

Zhu Jun shook his head, "I don't know, anyway, after David Gill went up, Manchester United began to have Ferguson time."

Zhou Buqi sighed, "Football is really not simple."

Later, Manchester United's loss of power was directly related to David Gill's departure from Manchester United, and San Dezi's lack of prestige and lack of access to the Premier League board of directors?

Zhu Jun said, "You have to handle interpersonal relationships well."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "From this point of view, David Gill should be reused, and he should stay as long as possible for a few years, and let San Dezi help him."

"When you have time, go meet him and talk to him more. He knows football very well, and he often shows up at the Carrington training base. The San Dezi you fancy has never been there."

"Ok, I know."

Zhou Buqi followed good advice, and in the afternoon, he and Zhu Jun invited David Gill to have afternoon tea and chatted about the transfer in the winter window.

The current Manchester United lineup is extremely strong, and the double central defender is a combination of "Ferdinand + Vidic", which can be called the best in Europe. On the left is Evra, very strong. The right side is a bit weak, Gary Neville suffered a serious injury last year, coupled with his age, his condition is not good.

Only Scholes is world class in midfield, Hargreaves is a glass man, Carrick is mediocre, Fletcher is useless, Anderson is pure injury, Park Ji Sung lacks creativity... the midfield position Need to strengthen.

On the front line, Ronaldinho and Rooney were shining brightly, Giggs was always strong, and they all suppressed Tevez. But Berbatov at the center position is very poor, far from meeting expectations.

When Ferguson wanted to buy Berbatov, he wanted to train him for the new generation of Ruud van Nistelrooy, but Brother Xiaosa took care of him, and his skills were much worse than the king of the penalty area.

However, Sir Alex Ferguson has no idea of ​​major surgery in the winter window. He is very satisfied with the team's lineup. Even if he wants to move, it is best to wait until next year's summer window.

The current Champions League player registration rules have not been changed, which will restrict the transfer of top players in the winter, and it is difficult to buy good players during this period.

David Gill said that there is no need to update the team lineup for the time being, and maintaining stability is the most important thing.

Zhou Buqi expressed his support for him and promised that after the club completes the acquisition, he will still be the executive vice chairman and CEO of Manchester United, responsible for overall tasks. San Dezi will only do some leftover work that does not affect his existing power.

It was a guarantee for him.

David Gill also showed his sincerity, just like Zhu Jun said, like a politician, he apologized when he came up. He said that he made a misjudgment that year, because the major shareholder of Manchester United had a conflict with Ferguson, so he went to Florida to find the Glazer family and pushed them to take over Manchester United. Unexpectedly, he almost sent Manchester United into hell. This time I am very grateful to Mr. Zhou for giving him another chance. He will work hard to make up for past mistakes and bring Manchester United back to the right development track.

After he left, Zhou Buqi and Zhu Jun stared wide-eyed.

The Brit!

It's really a comparison of the situation.

This attitude is really humble enough, there is no character at all.

Zhou Buqi snorted and said: "It's not surprising, as long as he has a bit of character, he would not cater to Ferguson back then and invite the Glazer family over. Go to the United States to investigate, and you will know what kind of shit this group is. It is nothing more than for profit Serve."

"Who isn't planning for their own interests?" Zhu Jun acted casually. "It's all the same. I also want to use the platform of Manchester United to seek more benefits."

It has been agreed before that he will invest 100 million US dollars to acquire Manchester United together with Zhou Buqi. He will be a minority shareholder and join the board of directors.

Zhou Buqi didn't care about this, and was very curious, "What benefits are you seeking?"

Zhu Jun said: "Games! I am a game businessman. The UK attaches great importance to the game industry. I have conducted a special investigation during this period, and the support is much stronger than that in China. Various policies and regulations are constantly being introduced in China. To restrict the development of the game industry, the UK has introduced various policies to promote the development of the game industry.”

"Specifically?"

"In order to attract foreign game companies to expand their markets in the UK, the UK will give tax relief to foreign game companies. The tax rate is already lower than that in China, and this is even lower. Besides, developing new games in the UK is an invention, a scientific research invention, and you can get As for financial subsidies and tax rebates, do you know the concept of 'game creative industry'? This is what the British proposed, and several game industrial parks have been created."

Zhou Buqi heard what he meant, "Do you want to expand the game industry in the UK?"

Zhu Jun said: "I never thought about it before. This time I came to the UK to run Manchester United, and I have met many elites in the upper class, so I have a chance. Speaking of which, I have to thank you."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "The goddess of fate will favor those who are prepared."

"Well, after finishing the case of Manchester United, I will start to deal with it, let Ninetowns come to the UK to expand the game business, and acquire two or three game studios."

"It's a good direction."

"Give me some pointers?"

Zhu Jun asked him for advice with a smile, casual and pious.

Now is not the time for the two to just meet each other.

In fact, the two have not known each other for a long time. When they met, Zhou Buqi was already a well-known Internet boss in China, and he could stand alongside Lao Ma and Shi Yuzhu.

However, Zhu Jun is too high-minded and a little arrogant. Also in Shanghai, he didn't think Shi Yuzhu was much better than himself. That is to say, he and Zhou Buqi are on the same level.

This time coming to the UK to run the Manchester United Club is different, it is an eye-opener.

People fly around in Europe and the United States in private jets, and they are busy with various things every day. Not only had talks with the British Prime Minister, but also had business contacts with the princes of the Middle East, and even several members of the European Union...

The two parties are not at the same level of businessmen.

Zhou Buqi would not be self-preserving, and suggested sincerely: "I remember your mobile phone is an iPhone?"

"right."

Zhu Jun took out his iPhone from his pocket.

Zhou Buqi pointed to this mobile phone, "This is the direction of the future, not only the iPhone, but also the Aster mobile phone that has just been released in the UK recently. Mobile games will be a very important market direction in the future."

"Mobile games? Smartphone games?"

"To be precise, it's a mobile game for iPhone and Android."