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This trip to Netflix turned out quite satisfactory.

First, push Netflix to open a branch in China, mainly a research and development center; second, push Netflix to open a branch in New York, mainly a business center.

At present, Netflix is ​​the video streaming platform with the highest market value in the world, but the market is still full of bearish arguments, believing that Netflix’s stock price is artificially high, Netflix’s model is unsustainable, and so on.

This is something new, and it will take enough time for the market to react, digest, and understand.

So much so that Netflix is ​​actually not confident enough internally.

Now Netflix’s market value has reached 16 billion US dollars... God! Such a large number makes many executives feel dazed.

Zhou Buqi wants to take a reassurance from Hastings.

Let him do it with confidence and boldness!

Don't be petty!

If you want to become a world-class multinational giant, you must be inseparable from New York, an international metropolis, and you must use New York as an international transit point.

There are the most resources here.

Especially since it is close to Wall Street, it can be close to water and buildings, and it can be most conveniently close to the core area of ​​​​capital, so that it can react quickly in the capital market.

The control of cash flow and financing channels is often the most critical aspect for the survival of international giants.

Netflix is ​​going to burn a lot of money if it wants to make its own dramas.

It requires constant issuance of bonds to raise funds.

We must promote Netflix to open up the New York market and help Ziweixing.

Hastings responded on the same day, saying that he would respond to Boss Zhou’s call and go to the New York market!

Then, take action immediately.

The next day, a group of people, including Zhou Buqi, went to New York with great fanfare and began to look for a site layout.

The location must be in Manhattan.

This is very helpless. The grand and magnificent headquarters park plan is not feasible, and we can only separate and fight on our own. Originally, Zhou Buqi's plan was to set up a large science and technology industrial park with Ziweixing International's headquarters park as the core.

But the situation in New York is more complicated, and Manhattan has more people and less land.

This makes it difficult to organize all the "Ziwei galaxies" geographically.

Michael Bloomberg is a top rich man, and his ability and personal charisma are extremely strong. In addition, the United States is a very pure capital society... This has led to the partisan differences in New York City being suppressed in the past decade or so. .

The role of checks and balances has disappeared.

Here in New York City, it's basically Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to do whatever he wants. Just coordinate the relationship with New York State.

Therefore, the Farley Building plan quickly passed the parliamentary vote.

With the development of the new era, the presence of the postal system has become less and less. The Post Office can no longer support such a magnificent building as the Farley Building. It began to close and move a few years ago.

Now, New York City has made a formal decision.

It is necessary to transform the Farley Building into a business center and then lease it to Ziweixing International as its headquarters in the New York area. The Farley Building only has four floors. Even if the renovation is completed, it will only be able to provide up to 5,000 jobs, which is still a bit small. Not to mention big companies such as Changyou, Netflix, and Spotify, it is not enough to leave it to Ziweixing for exclusive use.

There is also a need for larger project planning.

New York has come up with two more big plans.

One is the "Chelsea Market Building" in Manhattan, and the other is the "St. John's Terminal" on the West Side of Manhattan.

The former used to be a department store, but the business of the physical store has been so bad in recent years that it can no longer survive.

The latter is awesome.

The terminal building, as the name suggests, is built with the airport. There used to be a large airport in Manhattan, but because land was so valuable here, it was abandoned and three international airports were built around Manhattan to supplement it.

After being abandoned, the old airport will be renovated.

Some of it was used to build buildings.

Part of it was left behind and turned into a civilian airport for the private jets of the wealthy.

The civil airport has a limited number of flights and a small number of people, so it cannot use such a large terminal building, so the terminal building has been transformed into a business office building.

However, this place is relatively remote in Manhattan, and there is an airport next to it. The noise is too loud, which is really not conducive to working. Only some small companies with no money will choose to rent office space here. Coupled with the economic recession in recent years, the rental rate is relatively low.

This leaves a lot of room for maneuver.

Doesn’t Boss Zhou want to build a headquarters park?

There is no land in Manhattan, so it is really impossible to build it.

But around this "St. John's Terminal" there is a great opportunity to buy the terminal in the name of Ziweixing, Changyou, or Netflix, buy out all the tenants' contracts, and drive them away!

Then, buy the small civil airport next to it, bulldoze it directly, and build a relatively small business park here.

Zhou Buqi was very excited about the second plan.

I feel like I can do something big.

When I communicated with Hastings, I found that he was very conceited. He said that it would be enough to rent two or three floors of an office building first. There was no need to go up to such a large scale.

The real estate economy is still relatively sluggish and the risks are great!

Zhou Buqi didn't want to talk nonsense to him. If he was given a chance, he wouldn't be able to seize it.

If Netflix doesn’t want it, then leave it to Changyou.

Zhou Buqi called Lao Zhang and asked him to come over and take charge of the "St. John Terminal" project. It would take 3-5 years to transform it and use it as Changyou's headquarters for overseas markets.

As for him personally, he is quite busy.

It is now the end of July, and the Manchester United team has regrouped and started training in North America. The so-called training is actually business operation, promotion and marketing of the Manchester United brand.

The team is now in New York.

Next, there will be a friendly match with the New York Red Bulls, a subsidiary of the Red Bull Football Group.

Manchester United is originally the most popular football club in North America. As the new champions of the Champions League, it is even more popular. Almost all the football fans in New York came here. Even the training ground was crowded with hundreds of reporters. Stop and pat.

Zhou Buqi will go to watch the friendly match against the New York Red Bulls.

Mainly focus on Manchester United's transfer operations this summer.

Ferguson retired, German Rangnick officially became Manchester United's director and sporting director, and his disciple Klopp became Manchester United's new head coach.

This summer, three Manchester United players retired, Neville, Scholes and Edwin van der Sar, which requires the team to strengthen the lineup this summer.

Moreover, Klopp has just taken office, and it is very likely that he will encounter some thorns and have some minor disagreements during his contact with these Manchester United players.

Zhou Buqi has already announced on the board of directors that no matter how meritorious a player is, who dares to challenge the authority of the head coach... Sorry, Manchester United must follow the tradition left by Ferguson and the head coach must be the main player!

He has high hopes for Klopp.

It is no exaggeration to say that Manchester United after Ferguson retired is the real Manchester United belonging to Zhou Buqi. Klopp's success is largely linked to boss Zhou's personal authority.

There was nothing to say about the friendly match. Although the New York Red Bulls had the legendary star Henry, they were unable to defeat the four-handed team with two fists. Manchester United easily won the game with a score of 4:1.

The sports meeting of the competition is the focus.

Boss Zhou was involved.

He had heard that there were two thorns in the Manchester United team, one was midfielder Yaya Toure and the other was left back Evra.

Klopp said in his not-so-standard English: "Yaya Toure is a very good player. After Scholes retires, it is not appropriate to make any big moves in the midfield. You can observe for another season."

As for Evra, he didn't say.

The meaning is very clear.

David Gill did not retire with Ferguson. He received a salary increase and stayed on, explaining: "Evra has only one year left on his contract, and he now has the initiative."

Zhou Buqi frowned slightly, "Contract year?"

"Yes." David Gill nodded, "His agent offered a big contract. After evaluation, we thought this was a very unreasonable request."

Rangnick added next to him, "A salary of 4 million pounds after tax is the level of Robben and Van Persie. He simply cannot reach it. The team's system construction must have a clear salary grade."

Zhou Buqi is actually very generous.

The salary cap he proposed on the board of directors is 10 million pounds after tax, which is basically the same as Ronaldo's salary in Real Madrid and Messi's salary in Barcelona.

However, that is Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the two unparalleled arrogants.

No one in the entire football world can compete with these two people. The highest salary in the Manchester United team is Rooney, who completed the contract extension in March, which is 6.5 million pounds after tax.

The newly emerged No. 7 core Gareth Bale only holds a low salary of 2.3 million pounds.

Evra's request is indeed a bit excessive. Taking advantage of the fact that it is a contract year, if Manchester United does not renew his contract, he will be able to leave the team for free next year, to make a wave of threats.

With the introduction of the Bosman Act, this has become a trend in football.

Zhou Buqi said in a deep voice: "The money issue is secondary. The key is whether he has challenged the authority of the head coach? If so, that is a red line that cannot be touched!"

Klopp felt the support of the big boss and felt warm in his heart. He took a deep breath and said decisively: "If there is a suitable replacement, Evra can be sold."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Then sell it! Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and when it's time to establish your authority, you must establish your authority!"

David Gill smiled and said: "I heard that Juventus is communicating with Evra's team."

"You go deal with it." Zhou Buqi didn't pay much attention to these trivial matters. He sold players in the contract year and couldn't get a high price, so it didn't matter. "By the way, who do you want to buy to replace Evra?"

Klopp said: "My tactics require a full-back who is fast, good at attacking, has excellent skills, and can pass top-notch crosses. Evra is relatively balanced."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

He is very familiar with Klopp's tactical style, which is a continuation of Rangnick's run-and-gun style, relying on speed, running and body to constantly press, and after the counter-attack is completed, he quickly completes the attack and launches Wave after wave of impact until the opponent is destroyed.

Rangnick said: "If there is a chance, we can introduce Real Madrid full-back Marcelo."

When Zhou Buqi heard this, he immediately became very excited, "Well, what a good idea! Marcelo! I have paid attention to him. Although he is strong in offense and weak in defense, his offensive is very fierce, just like a winger."

Rangnick said with a smile: "Real Madrid head coach Mourinho doesn't like Marcelo's style very much and thinks his defense is too impatient. Just a few days ago, Real Madrid just spent 30 million euros to buy the Portuguese left winger Defender Coentrao. Next season, Marcelo will either sit on the bench for a long time or find an opportunity to leave."

"Well, it's settled then! Buy Marcelo!"

Zhou Buqi thought more long-term.

If Manchester United wants to remain at the top of European football for a long time, in addition to being very strong, it also needs to find ways to weaken its core competitors.

Real Madrid is one of them.

Marcelo is Real Madrid's future left winger and the core player in Real Madrid's "three consecutive Champions League miracles". Real Madrid has now bought Coentrao, and now is the best time to buy Marcelo at the bottom.

David Gill said cautiously: "Real Madrid may not let him go easily..."

"Give me the money." Zhou Buqi looked indifferent and looked at Klopp with a smile. "Scholes has retired. What will happen next? Are there any good options in the midfield?"

Klopp said: "I have a choice and Ralf also has a choice."

"Tell me."

"I think Leverkusen's midfielder Vidal can be introduced. I have been paying attention to this player in the past few years. His performance in Leverkusen is very eye-catching. Last season, Leverkusen won the Bundesliga runner-up. The most important player."

"Vidal..."

Zhou Buqi twitched the corner of his mouth.

Klopp was slightly startled and saw the strange look on his expression, "What? Is there a problem?"

Zhou Buqi said frankly: "Manchester United is not Dortmund. Manchester United is not short of money. As long as there are good players, there is no upper limit on the transfer fee! I have told Ferguson before that if he can convince Messi to join Manchester United, then I can pay for it." A big sum of money will make Barcelona release him, and this will also work for you."

"Messi?" Klopp didn't have the confidence, "I'm afraid it's impossible."

Zhou Buqi said: "In my opinion, if you want to buy a midfielder, it must be the world's top midfielder, such as Pirlo, De Rossi, Cesc Fabregas, Modric and Kroos. …”

"this……"

Klopp looked suspicious.

Pirlo and Cesc Fabregas are the best in the world, but the others seem not to be up to par, right?

Rangnick has been in contact with Boss Zhou for a long time, and knows that he is not the kind of headstrong character who cannot listen to others' advice, so he bluntly said: "When forming a team lineup, you can't just buy whoever is famous, you have to look at who is famous. Who can best adapt to the head coach’s tactical style of play? Choose the person who is most suitable for the tactics, not the person with the strongest ability.”

Zhou Buqi nodded and accepted this statement.

When Klopp saw that the big boss didn't insist anymore, he breathed a long sigh of relief and explained: "Pirlo's running ability is too poor, De Rossi's speed is not fast enough, and the impact is not enough. Cesc Fabregas is very good. player, but he has similar attributes to Modric and Kroos. He is slow and not strong enough. Since we have Yaya Toure and Carrick in the team, there is no need to buy these people."

Looking at it this way, choosing Vidal does make some sense.

The impact and running ability are indeed stronger, and he has very strong mental attributes. When playing on the court, he is more passionate and has a rock and roll spirit, which is in line with Klopp's tactical philosophy.