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There is really nothing outstanding about Manchester. The most attractive thing is probably Manchester United. Fortunately, rich men from the Middle East came and invested in Manchester City.

Coming to this city again, this change can be clearly felt.

In the past, almost all the signs in the city were red, and many road signs were related to Manchester United. Things are different now, Manchester City has also appeared, and the tourism city theme with the core concept of football city has been reflected in urban planning.

This is a good thing.

It can enhance Manchester United's competitiveness.

As the most profitable club in the world, why is Manchester United less attractive to players than Real Madrid and Barcelona? There are many reasons, one of the most important reasons is geography.

It's because the city of Manchester is not good.

Madrid and Catalonia are the most suitable places for people to live in Europe. The top players have reached the peak of their careers and want to live more comfortably.

Not to mention Manchester, even London is not qualified to compare with Madrid and Catalonia. London is a metropolis of commerce, not of life.

For the fan base, Manchester United and Manchester City are mortal enemies in the same city. Let alone cooperation, it would be good if they don't fight to death when they meet.

But for the upper levels, this is actually not necessary.

Zhou Buqi has a personal connection with Mansour, the owner of Manchester City. The two clubs can join forces and cooperate with the authorities to promote the planning and transformation of football cities and tourism cities.

Even on the night he came to Manchester, Zhou Buqi received an invitation from Mansour for a private dinner. Mansour is no ordinary person, and once again reiterated the importance of "derby", "rival" and "competition".

Manchester City's strength does no harm to Manchester United.

The stronger Manchester City is, the higher the global attention the "Manchester City Derby" will receive, and the more fans Manchester United and Manchester City will gain. While obtaining higher income, it also has positive value to the city of Manchester.

Zhou Buqi agrees with this reason, but it is impossible to help Manchester City rise.

Mansour's second reason is very powerful.

For Manchester, both sides are outsiders, one from the Far East and the other from the Middle East.

How can I get the other person’s approval?

You must make achievements that can be recognized by the authorities.

The more intense the "Manchester Derby" is, the more brilliant the achievements will be.

To this end, Mansour made a request, that is, he hopes that the two sides will not poach each other and show fierce confrontation and confrontation in front of the fans. This is okay.

However, we still need to coexist peacefully in private and not disrupt the development of the other party.

If you destroy the other party, your own interests will be damaged.

Even if Manchester City wins the Premier League championship, Manchester United's revenue will not only not decline, but will grow together under confrontation and its performance will continue to rise.

Zhou Buqi agreed with this view, but he would not be fooled easily. He said with a smile: "It is indeed the truth, but if we work together to create such a situation, Manchester City's income will far exceed that of Manchester United. This is not An equal deal.”

Speak calmly and smile.

This is something that must be taken seriously when dealing with these Middle Eastern tycoons wearing headscarves. You can blatantly steal their money, but you cannot attack their dignity.

This is diametrically opposed to the ethos of mainstream business society.

But this is normal and in line with human nature.

What to shout for if there is anything missing.

What these oil tycoons are most in need of is money.

Mansour said: "Manchester City can make up for the less revenue Manchester United makes through other methods."

"oh?"

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised. It seemed like this guy was well prepared.

Mansour chuckled and said: "I know you have a technology company that focuses on the football industry, called Ziweixing Digital Media. I saw reports in the media that there are plans to launch an IPO."

Zhou Buqi remained calm and said, "We are still discussing internally."

Mansour continued: "After Manchester United replaced this German as coach, their training methods and tactical concepts have changed a lot."

"ah?"

Zhou Buqi was a little amused and felt that it was absurd to discuss such a topic with this guy.

Mansour said: "I heard that it is a new way of combining high technology and football launched by Ziweixing Digital Media. Manchester United has already put all the technology equipment online."

"Well, that's the case."

As the CEO of Ziweixing Digital Media, Zhou Buqi requires his approval for all mergers and acquisitions transactions.

This is from an acquisition deal.

Purple Star Digital Media spent 12 million pounds to acquire a Northern Ireland sports technology company. Its main business direction is player tracking technology and analysis equipment.

When players train, they wear "black vests."

The black vest is full of high technology.

When a player trains in a black vest, many of his physiological data will be reflected, and data analysis can be used to determine the player's status and health.

Especially the latter is very important.

Klopp's style of play is very distinctive, a run-and-gun tactic with a rock 'n' roll spirit, and an upgraded version of Rangnick's tactic.

It's just the players rushing around like crazy and running around. Find space and create opportunities by running across a wide area. When he led Dortmund before, the player running data in almost every game exceeded the opponent's team.

This will cause hidden dangers.

Players are people too.

After continuous high-intensity games, there will be a higher risk of injury. When he led Dortmund before, he was repeatedly troubled by injuries to the team.

This aspect can be said to be the responsibility of the team doctor or physical trainer, and the greater responsibility comes from tactical design.

However, the tactics cannot be changed.

Then we can only use high technology.

This is why Klopp will gladly accept the club's arrangement, promote the cooperation between Manchester United and Ziweixing Digital Media, and will be the first to use the new complete set of player technology monitoring equipment launched by Ziweixing Digital Media.

Through equipment monitoring, the current physical condition of the players can be clearly displayed using data.

Judging from the naked eye, the player may still be very healthy and can run and shoot suddenly.

Even the players themselves may not feel the physical difference.

But physiological data doesn’t lie.

Once there are obvious fluctuations in many data, it means that his physical indicators are wrong at this time, it means that his body is overloaded, and there is a huge risk of injury.

At this time, it is necessary to consider reducing his training volume or even giving him a rest to prevent injuries.

The emergence of this kind of high-tech equipment is likely to solve the many injury crises that Klopp encountered when coaching Dortmund.

However, the current football world is still dominated by old-school coaches. The emerging young and middle-aged players such as Guardiola and Klopp have just taken over. The overall football technology environment has not really developed yet.

Manchester United is the pilot project of Ziweixing Digital Media.

The more successful the pilot, the greater the influence, the greater the future imagination of Ziweixing Digital Media, and the higher the stock price will be after listing.

The consulting team behind Mansour is really talented, and they immediately grasped the key point, "If Manchester wants to be a football city, it must embrace the next generation of technological football. I am very optimistic about the cooperation between Ziweixing Digital Media and Manchester United."

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi immediately understood the meaning, "Will you promote the cooperation between Manchester City and Ziweixing Digital Media?"

Mansour smiled and said, "Yes, full cooperation."

Zhou Buqi asked: "How to fully cooperate?"

Mansour said: "Ziweixing Digital Media is your company, and Manchester United is also your company, so the cooperation between the two parties can have no boundaries."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Ziweixing Digital Media has launched many technological products, such as the comprehensively applied goal-line Hawkeye technology, which we promoted. However, there are more technologies that have not been recognized by the industry. Manchester United It’s a pilot.”

Mansour said with a smile: "If the two clubs Manchester United and Manchester City can reach a consensus at a higher level, Manchester City can also be such a pilot."

The deal is attractive.

As long as Manchester United sits back and watches the rise of Manchester City, does not cause trouble behind the scenes, does not go there to poach and rob people, and does not bid wildly in the transfer market... then Manchester City, with the huge financial support of the Middle Eastern tycoons, can quickly rise and become Top team.

By then, the red-blue battle in the "Manchester City Derby" will be exciting.

Both parties will benefit.

The one who benefits more is obviously Manchester City.

With this kind of blending of interests behind the scenes, it is difficult to transfer the interests to Manchester United, so then transfer them to Ziweixing Digital Media... For Boss Zhou, it is actually not much different.

Zhou Buqi was silent.

Mansour continued: "I heard that you also have a football company and own several clubs."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Yes, we have already acquired three clubs, one in Switzerland, one in the United States, and one in China. I will also buy one in Japan next."

"These clubs will also be pilot projects for Ziweixing Digital Media, right?"

"certainly."

"I have such a plan too."

"ah?"

Zhou Buqi didn't understand.

Mansour said: "I also plan to build a city football group, with Manchester City as the mainstay, and buy more clubs around the world to expand the country's influence through football. If possible, the city football group can cooperate with Ziweixing Digital Media Establish deep and extensive strategic cooperation.”

What a gift.

It can be seen from this that Mansour is very eager for the rapid rise of Manchester City. He is eager to prove the correctness of Middle Eastern capital through Manchester City's success, so as to more comprehensively promote the cooperation between Middle Eastern capital and Europe.

Zhou Buqi asked: "What aspects does cooperation include?"

Mansour behaved very grandly. He did not think about making money in football and did not care about money at all. "The cooperation between Manchester United and Ziweixing Digital Media can be copied to Manchester City. Whether it is the official website, fan community, or Hardware equipment, big data analysis software products, as well as virtual advertising in the stadium, broadcast technology during games, etc.”

"Good advice."

Zhou Buqi really couldn't find a reason to refuse. He didn't drink alcohol and picked up a glass of juice to drink with him.

If fans from outside knew about it, they would probably be furious.

What a bloody fornication of power!

Outside, fans of Manchester United and Manchester City were fighting to the death, as if they were killing their fathers.

Behind the scenes, the big bosses of the two clubs were talking over wine, playing with the enthusiasm, love, support, following, faith and other simple emotions of the fans of the two clubs.

On the surface, both sides work together to promote the opposition between Manchester United and Manchester City and create antagonism between fans of both sides; behind the scenes, both sides work together to take advantage of the fans' emotions, get what they want, and make a lot of money.