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On September 19, in the fifth round of the new Premier League season, Manchester United faced Liverpool at home. This is the most interesting focus game of this round - the Double Red Club.

Of course, before the game, all parties were unanimously optimistic that Manchester United could win.

Liverpool is too weak now.

Manchester United's lineup for the new season has not changed much. The biggest change is the replacement of the starting goalkeeper, replaced by the German goalkeeper Neuer who spent 25 million pounds in the summer.

In addition, the highly anticipated potential star Gareth Bale took over the No. 7 jersey and squeezed out Giggs to become the starting choice for the left winger.

Zhou Buqi came to Old Trafford to watch the game at home.

The person next to me is Jiang Shuying.

Boss Zhou is always surrounded by beauties, and everyone is used to it. However, Zhou Buqi was not immersed in beauty and did not even touch her. Sitting next to him and watching the game were two people, Sandoku and Rangnick.

They are building a football group business.

The domestic team has been finalized, that is, the East Asia team, which was acquired for 50 million yuan. The deal is still in progress, but the East Asia team has changed its name.

The naming party became the "Tai Zun" of Tai Zun Real Estate.

Taking advantage of the golden period of real estate in the next few years, we will use the popularity and publicity of football to drive the sales of Taizun Real Estate's real estate projects.

In the mainstream leagues in Europe, many have neutral names. For example, in mainstream leagues such as the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, and Serie A, teams all require gender-neutral names.

However, there are not no loopholes that can be exploited.

For example, RB Leipzig, "Red Bull" is not allowed in the Bundesliga, and its official name is RB Leipzig. It seems to be neutral, everyone knows that RB is Red Bull, it is Red Bull.

Zhou Buqi has decided to tie the naming of the football group's team to Chaowan Commune, and receive some symbolic naming fees from Chaowan Commune every year.

The official team name is "Poptoys", but mainstream leagues in Europe require gender-neutral names, unless you go to non-mainstream leagues like Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Serbia.

A bit disdainful.

Zhou Buqi had communicated with Mr. Hope before and believed that the Swiss League was a good choice. First, the language barrier is easy, with German being the main language; second, the euro is popular and there are no currency barriers; third, the economy is developed, and the Swiss League is one of the few profitable leagues in Europe.

After an investigation by Santoku and Rangnick, they were about to make a report.

They took a fancy to the established Swiss team Zurich.

Zurich is not the capital of Switzerland, but it is the largest city in Switzerland, the most important city, the political, economic, cultural and transportation center, the richest city in Europe, the center of the Swiss banking industry, and the center of the World Football Federation. Headquarters.

Just hearing the name, Zhou Buqi was very satisfied, "It's a very good choice."

Sandoko said with a smile: "There are two very competitive teams in Zurich, one is Zurich and the other is Zurich Grasshopper. It is the most interesting Zurich derby in the Swiss Super League. It is very topical and every day When there are derbies, there are a lot of big names coming."

Sandoku is in charge of business, and he is concerned about business prospects.

The intra-city derby between Zurich and Zurich Grasshopper is a very good business point. Topicity means communication, and communication means traffic, which means greater advertising value.

Rangnick analyzed it from a competitive perspective, "Zürich used to be the strongest team in Switzerland, winning the Swiss Super League 12 times. However, their strength has declined seriously in recent years. In the Swiss Super League, they have It is a team in the middle and lower reaches. The most powerful team in the Swiss Super League now is Basel, and Grasshopper Zurich is also a strong team. It has defeated Zurich many times in the Zurich derby. The strength of the Zurich team has declined seriously, mainly because of the football The team owner is out of money and has lost too many good players but cannot replace them. This has caused dissatisfaction among the fans."

Sandoko added: "Including the association, Switzerland is just a small country and the football industry is not large. If the Zurich derby cannot inspire the best football atmosphere, it will be a blow to the football atmosphere in the entire country of Switzerland."

Zhou Buqi paid attention to the game in the stadium, which was a bit one-sided. He felt that Liverpool's strength had declined significantly compared to the previous two seasons. He waved his hand, "Okay, I think this Zurich City team is pretty good. If you want How much?"

Santoku hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Probably not less than 40 million euros."

Zhou Buqi glanced at him, "So tall?"

Santoku said: "The team is not valuable, but the position is. This is an iconic team in Zurich, and Zurich is the most dazzling city in Europe."

"Do it!" Zhou Buqi waved his hand and handed the task over to him, but still added, "Report to Jenny on the financial aspect."

Jenny is Zhen Yu's English name, so she has to audit it.

Although San Dezi is considered a half-confidant, he is a foreigner after all.

To prevent him from playing tricks during the transaction.

"good!"

Sandoko was very happy. He looked at each other and clenched his fists with Rangnick, feeling that the work of the past two months was not in vain. The first step of Chaowan Football Group is about to take place!

Zhou Buqi then asked: "What about the United States? Have you inspected it?"

Santoku quickly said: "Yes, I've checked it out. According to your request, you have to choose a major league team in Los Angeles or Silicon Valley. There are mainly two teams, the Los Angeles Galaxy and the San Jose Earthquakes."

LA Galaxy, this is so familiar.

Last season, Beckham returned to Manchester United on loan and played for one season. Unfortunately, he suffered a serious injury in the second half of the season and did not play in the World Cup.

The object of the loan is the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Beckham is now a player for the LA Galaxy.

It can be seen that it is almost impossible to acquire the Los Angeles Galaxy. This team is willing to spend a lot of money to buy Beckham, which shows its ambition at first glance.

In comparison, the San Jose earthquake will be slightly easier.

"San Jose Earthquake? San Jose in the Bay Area?"

Zhou Buqi raised his eyebrows.

Sandoko smiled and said, "Yes, the home game is in Santa Clara."

"fine."

Zhou Buqi was quite satisfied.

This is a very important small city in Silicon Valley, not too far from the Golden State Warriors in downtown San Francisco.

In the United States, various sports business models can be developed. There is nothing you can't imagine, and there are no restrictions like in Europe. Maybe you can create a "football + basketball" package.

Manchester United only has football teams, including men's and women's teams.

But many clubs in Europe also have basketball teams. If you build a combined sports industry around "football + basketball" in Silicon Valley, you might be able to make some articles.

At least you can do some experiments!

After the Golden State Warriors changed their owners, they have begun to transform, using Silicon Valley data analysis and data calculations to make tactical arrangements for the team. This was the key to the Warriors' subsequent rise and success. Compared with other NBA teams, the Golden State Warriors are a high-tech team.

If the experience of the Golden State Warriors can be copied to the San Jose Earthquakes, it may also have an impact on football.

Well, when I buy the San Jose Earthquakes, I will definitely change the name.

Just change the name to San Jose Poptoys, or "San Jose PPT" for short.

PPT team?

Well, although it is nondescript, it has a very famous reputation and is very popular, and it can be remembered at a glance. It will also be interesting to spread the word by setting up more chain PPT teams around the world.