Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1395 Management of Social Relations
In the UK in March, it always rains.

It's raining continuously, which makes people unhappy.

However, Zhou Buqi stayed here for a long time.After more than half a year of operation and arrangement, his industrial layout in the UK has basically reached the final stage.

The most important thing is that his home at 4 Cowley Street, London is finally liveable.The Liberal Democratic Party has moved, and this 4-story building with a history of nearly a hundred years in the center of London has finally become Zhou Buqi's private residence.

This place is not ordinary.

There are dignitaries and celebrities from London coming to visit almost every day. Fortunately, these high-society British people know etiquette and make appointments in advance.In fact, there is no security here at all, the door is the main road, if you want to come to the door, just knock on the door.

This morning, Zhou Buqi received the Mayor of London and talked about Ziwei Nebula's computing business.

No way, the economic crisis, London also wants to attract investment.

Ziwei Star has already announced that it will invest US$3 million in the UK within three years to build a large cloud data center with 1 servers.

The location is very particular.

This cloud computing center serves the entire British Isles, and it also has the function of backup storage. There is no need to choose a location in the expensive city of London.

For the mayor of London, of course he hopes that this investment can become his own achievements.

Zhou Buqi was rather vague, so he said that he would consider it holistically, and the relevant team would conduct a thorough investigation, and then openly invite bids for several locations.

The communication between the two parties is relatively easy.

After a while, Sun Guanran was wearing a red shirt and a black mini skirt, walked over with a smile, and said in Zhou Buqi's ear, "Gilbert is already in the small reception room."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Please wait for me for ten minutes."

This used to be the headquarters of the British Liberal Democratic Party. Just like the president of the United States wants to live in the White House, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party also lives here.Because of the economic crisis, I ran out of money, so I sold the headquarters.

Therefore, this private house is not purely a residence, but a combination of living and office.The entire first floor is the office area, with 4 reception rooms, a large reception room, a small reception room, a cigar reception room and a whiskey reception room.There is even a special room for holding press conferences.

This is also very useful for Zhou Buqi.

It still feels better this way.

Whether it's a politician, a celebrity, a business partner, or a subordinate at work, you can come and communicate directly.This is the most prominent place in London, the Prime Minister's Office and MI5 are nearby, with absolute security guarantee.

After work, you can go upstairs to enjoy family life, to hug Xinxin, and to accompany the pregnant Ning Yaxian.

After perfunctory the mayor of London, Zhou Buqi put down the whiskey in his hand, got up and went to the small conference room on the other side.With Gilbert Lawrence under his wing, it was easier to communicate.

It's mainly about Manchester United's business.

Gilbert has a proposal that the Manchester United business should have dual headquarters: one in Manchester and one in London.

No way, Manchester is too far away.

It belongs to an industrial city that is behind the times, and it cannot be compared with the prosperous metropolis of London.If you want to do business development, you must be inseparable from the international market in London.

Gilbert also said: "I can feel that there is a force within Manchester United that is very opposed to commercialization. It seems that there is a contradiction between business and sports. If the business is done well, the football business will decline."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, times are changing, and they will understand slowly."

Gilbert said: "Setting the headquarters of Manchester United in London is more conducive to our market development. Manchester is a city with backward economic transformation, but our concept of Manchester United's business is avant-garde and trendy. Such a temperament More in line with London."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "You are the president of Manchester United Business, if you think it's okay, you can do it, you don't need my opinion."

Gilbert did not get his absolute support, but at least he did not object and did not hold back. He further said: "In the sales of jerseys, it is not the strong players. The jerseys sell well. The market exposure rate is high and the fans love it. Players who can score goals and shine are easier to develop commercially. When transferring, can they..."

"You must be vigilant about this idea!" Zhou Buqi interrupted him very seriously, "Gilbert, you have to remember that Manchester United is a team, and competitive performance is the soul of the club. Manchester United's commercial development , The purpose is not to make money, but to repair the stadium, improve training facilities, and purchase more excellent players after making money. In the final analysis, the purpose of making money is the healthy development of the club. The most important thing for the club is competition.”

Gilbert smiled, "I know that competition is the main thing, and business is the second. I mean, when there is a choice, my department can have a certain right to speak."

Zhou Buqi frowned slightly, not wanting to give him the right to speak.

To some extent, this logic holds true.

For example, to buy a striker, there are two backup options: one is Drogba and the other is Raul.

From a competitive point of view, what Manchester United needs most is Drogba.

If Drogba cannot be bought, it would be good to buy Raul.

But from a commercial point of view, Raul must be chosen, the two sides are not at the same level at all.

Once the group of business people represented by Gilbert has the right to speak, it is easy to cause accidents, and they may cause stumbling behind them.As a result, the transfer that could have bought Drogba fell through, and Raul could only be chosen.

This will greatly weaken Manchester United's competitive ability.

Manchester United Business is a company system with performance indicators. This group of professional managers get bonuses for meeting the indicators. It can be seen in everything.Others can be tolerated, but it must not be tolerated if it affects the performance of the competition.

Zhou Buqi was silent for a while, and said categorically: "Manchester United's business is not qualified to participate in any decision-making at the competitive level, and can only respond according to the requirements of the competitive level. Ferguson is here today, so it is like this. After Ferguson retires, it will be the same. !"

Gilbert continued to push, "Can you make a suggestion to the board?"

"no!"

Zhou Buqi refused again.

Capital is powerful.

The right to advise cannot be given to them.

In the future, when Manchester United's business starts, earning a lot of money, and the entire Manchester United depends on this company, the board of directors will be extremely dependent.

At that time, Manchester United's commercial proposals will have huge influence and appeal, and it will be easy for all parties to compromise, so as to listen to their opinions and intervene in the competition from a commercial perspective.

Zhou Buqi said bluntly, "I'll say it again, business is business, and competition is economics. In the business part, don't have any possibility of trying to get involved in the field of competition."

Gilbert sighed and nodded.

He had communicated with San Dezi before.

There was still some hope.

I didn't expect the big boss to be so absolute.

Zhou Buqi reassured him, "However, I allow you to provide me and Zhu Jun with a suggestion for a transfer report every year. We will make a trade-off analysis based on the situation."

After finishing the matter here, Zhou Buqi went upstairs.

The third floor is the living area.

It was only after 9 o'clock in the morning, and many people hadn't woken up yet.

Then, I saw Senior Sister Zhenyu in a white nightgown, with fluffy hair, pushed open the bedroom door with sleepy eyes, and shouted: "Wanwan, my shower gel is broken, lend me yours use!"

Her pajamas are a bit flimsy and see-through. At first glance, one can see her proud figure, with her straight chest and thin waist, looming.The distinct curves are as smooth as water, and flow onto a pair of exposed straight legs.

Zhou Buqi couldn't help but take another look.

"What are you looking at?"

Zhen Yu rubbed her eyes, then turned to stare at him.

"Huh? I didn't see anything."

Zhou Buqi felt guilty.

It was true.

But now he has a task, in order to maintain the stability of his family and career, the plan to take down Senior Sister Zhen Yu has been put on the agenda, and he feels a little flustered.

Zhen Yu blocked his gaze with her snow-white arms on her chest, gave him a pretty white look, and hummed softly, "It's as if you've never seen a woman before!"

"I……"

Zhou Buqi still wanted to quibble, but Senior Sister Zhen Yu had already closed the door with a "bang".

After 20 minutes, Zhen Yu, Ning Lu, and Ning Yaxian started to eat breakfast. Zhou Buqi was by the side, holding Xinxin in his arms, and they drank a glass of milk together.

Senior Sister Zhen Yu ate more casually, and said: "I just received a letter, which is related to you. Comcast is going to launch an acquisition offer for NBC Universal, and it will have its first meeting next month. You are invited to participate." .”

"Well, we must participate."

If Zhou Buqi gets involved, he can learn from experience and accumulate.

Previously, NBC Television Network was owned by General Electric and Universal Pictures was owned by Vivendi.Later, NBC and Universal Pictures merged and became NBC Universal Group, with General Electric holding 80% and Vivendi holding 20%.

Now, Comcast is going to enter the game by acquiring 51% of NBC Universal's shares, obtaining a controlling stake, and formally expanding from the channel provider to the content field, integrating channels and content.

Zhou Buqi is not interested in distributors.

In the future, the biggest channel will be the Internet. With Netflix and Spotify, it is enough to control the channel market of film and television music.As for the content market...he is also actively exploring with SoftBank Group.

According to the latest news, Sun Zhengyi seems to be more and more interested in the entertainment industry. Originally, he wanted to participate in the case of NBC Universal, but Zhou Buqi rejected it.Then he set his sights on DreamWorks Animation, which is an animation factory as famous as Pixar and Disney Animation in Hollywood.

Zhou Buqi is more interested in this case.

The prospects for animation studios are huge, and the market is huge.The profit of a cartoon, the profit at the box office is only 15%-20% of its total profit, and the bigger part is the income from derivatives, such as animated dolls, costumes of animated characters, authorized products and so on.

This is exactly what the blind box business of Chaowan Commune needs.

"By the way, where is Yameng?"

"I went out with Shi Jingmei early in the morning. I want to confirm the designer team. It seems that a Cartier jewelry designer has left. They want to invite them over."

"Cartier?" Zhou Buqi twitched the corner of his mouth, "The ambition is really big."

Ning Yaxian pursed her lips and said, "Didn't you also contact Sir John Pease?"

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Well, in order to promote the cooperation between Burberry and Manchester United, it is best for him to serve as the independent director of Manchester United."

The current Manchester United has very good results, but the brand is a little bit worse.

If you want to build a brand, it is necessary to have a relationship with Burberry, the largest luxury brand in the UK.Burberry can be called the national treasure of Britain, and it is more recognized than Cartier.

Sir John Pease is now the chairman of Burberry.

At the level of Zhou Buqi, doing business is actually managing social relations.It can take advantage of the trend to promote the cooperation between Burberry and Manchester United, and even include Farfetch, a luxury e-commerce company.

(End of this chapter)