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Chapter 1428 Mutual benefit and win-win cooperation is called cooperation
First, at No. 10 Downing Street, I communicated with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Sports, and then went to No. 12 Downing Street to exchange views with the heads of the Policy Liaison Group and the Consulting and Research Group.

The former is policy, the latter is propaganda.

In other words, if you agree to the former policy, you will get the latter's propaganda support.

Then, Zhou Buqicai and Xue Baoshan held hands and walked back to their home at No. 4 Cowley Street.

"These guys are really wishful thinking!"

"Well, it feels pretty reliable."

Xue Baoshan nodded slightly.

Zhou Buqi said slowly: "Europe is an Internet desert and lacks a real large-scale Internet company. If Ziwei Xing Digital Media is split, it will be based in the UK, which is enough to make them proud."

Xue Baoshan pursed her lips and said, "The UK is much better than the Europa continent. Here is the English department, and there are some second-tier Silicon Valley talents, which are more suitable for development."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Well, if there is an opportunity in the Internet industry in Europe, it can only be the United Kingdom. From the perspective of cultural value, the United Kingdom is closer to the United States than to Europe."

this point is very important.

The EU is very white and left, with policies that are heavily skewed towards low- and middle-income earners, capital is severely suppressed, and the tax rates for large companies and the rich are extremely high.

In contrast, the United Kingdom is more like the United States. The two parties compete with each other and compromise with each other. The main argument in society is "strive to get rich" rather than "distribute to get rich".

In fact, "distributing to get rich" is also possible. Europe is so developed, under egalitarianism, it can also greatly solve social conflicts and reduce the gap between rich and poor.

But the question is how to solve the problem of work enthusiasm under distributiveism, and who owns the power of distribution.

Human nature is common, idealistic saints are rare, and most people are those who have the power to distribute, and whoever does evil.

For example, organizations such as UEFA, Premier League, and La Liga collect all the profits of major clubs and carry out secondary distribution of "unity", "fairness", "harmony", and "friendliness". Give it to several vested interest groups.

Another example is Real Madrid and Barcelona.

It is said that it is an economic crisis now, and Spain's economy is in a mess, so it has borrowed more than 400 billion euros from European Union banks to solve people's livelihood.But after Spain got the money, it directly allocated a large amount of money to the big clubs, which allowed Real Madrid to spend more than 2 million euros this summer, and successively invested Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema, Harvey Aron Suo and other top stars are in the bag.

Depend on!
It was allocated by the EU to you to solve the employment of ordinary people, and you used it to transfer players!

In this social environment, it is difficult for large enterprises and capital to take root there.

What Zhou Buqi prefers is the concept of "American Dream" and "Chinese Dream", calling on everyone to rely on their own hands to work hard and get rich through hard work.

How can wealth be created if everyone is not working hard?Wealth cannot be created, not to mention fair secondary distribution, even the logic of distribution is gone.

From this point of view, it is easier to start a business in the UK than in continental Europe, and the employees are more diligent and serious, instead of going on strike every day like France, thinking about retirement at the age of 11 or [-] like Germany, and early in the morning like Spain I don't go to work until [-] o'clock.

Zhou Buqi went on to say: "The center of European football is on the continent of Europa. The UK is a bit like the US. It is the isolationism in the EU. Ziweixing digital media wants to engage in digital football. This is their opportunity."

"Through digital technology, tilt the center of the football industry towards the UK?"

"Correct."

Zhou Buqi gave a very clear response.

Xue Baoshan took a deep breath, thought slowly and said: "So the British authorities want to spin off Ziweixing Digital Media, just to do both things well. First, cultivate an Internet giant in the UK; Second, promote the tilt of the European football industry towards the UK."

"It can be regarded as their facade." Zhou Buqi shrugged, "Now the center of Europe is Germany, and there are really no big companies in the UK."

Xue Baoshan looked around for a while. There were few people on the street. She raised her head and said in a low voice, "What should we do? Should we split it up? The British authorities want to use you as a tool to run the high-tech football industry."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said: "Businessmen are the tools of politicians, what's so strange. It depends on whether the unity of interests can be achieved and whether each can get what they need."

Xue Baoshan heard the deep meaning in his words, her beautiful eyes sparkled, "Do you want to get more benefits from it?"

"That's for sure. Mutual benefit and win-win cooperation is called cooperation. Otherwise, why should I respond to the call to split Ziweixing Digital Media? We are doing legal and compliant business, and they can't force it."

In the house on Cowley Street, a British housekeeper was hired. He was a gentleman in his sixties. He was actually retired and worked part-time.Usually when there are many people, he will go home.When there were fewer people, he moved in to look after the house and arranged for some cleaning to come over and do the housework.

After returning home, I found that he was arranging for several housekeepers to clean up.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Zhou Buqi went to the study, and then called several persons in charge of Ziweixing Europe, Ziweixing UK, and Ziweixing Digital Media to ask them to come over for a meeting.

Discuss this matter.

This is important!

In fact, Zhou Buqi was tempted the moment the other party proposed to split Ziweixing Digital Media.Considering the interests of all aspects, it would be in his interest to spin off Ziweixing Digital Media Company and turn it into an Internet giant headquartered in the UK around the football industry.

The UK is the core of Zhoubuqi's business layout in Europe.

To ensure the smooth development of business and policy support, it is best to have a deep interest relationship with the British authorities for mutual benefit.

Manchester United is one.

EMI was next.

Ziweixing Digital Media is the most important one. To build an Internet giant around the football industry in the Internet desert Europe, this will become a symbol of the United Kingdom similar to Big Ben!

……

The next morning, Zhou Buqi went downstairs to meet the guests in his pajamas.

He was stopped by Xue Baoshan, and said angrily, "This is England, not America, you have to be more tactful."

Zhou Buqi sighed, "Oh, the dignity of the backward old empire."

Ten minutes later, Zhou Buqi put on his suit and tie, and went to the small reception room on the first floor, where he met David Dunn, a famous British football player, and a guy in his thirties wearing glasses.

This man's name is Deke Rick, the president of Hawkeye Corporation.

Two months ago, Ziwei Star acquired Eagle Eye Innovation Company at a price of 700 million pounds and injected 300 million pounds to help Hawk Eye survive the current economic crisis.

However, Hawkeye is still in the stage of making ends meet, and the business development is not going smoothly.

Zhou Buqi asked: "Do you only provide technical services?"

Dyke said: "This is the case for the time being. We provide technical support for tennis games. Through ball path tracking technology, we use technology to make more accurate decisions on referees' judgments, making the game fairer, safer and more attractive. .”

"Where's the equipment?"

"We will provide it and rent it to the tournament party."

Zhou Buqi nodded and said: "That is to say, your income can be divided into two parts, one is the rental income of the equipment, and the other is the technical support provided during the competition."

Deckard looked awkward and embarrassed, "This technology is still relatively new, and it has only been recognized in some tennis matches."

In other words, there is not much market demand.

If there is not much demand, it will be difficult for the seller to ask for a price, let alone rent and technical service fees. It would be nice to receive the money!

Zhou Buqi said indifferently: "Ziweixing is a big company, and a big company has the right to speak in a big company."

"what?"

Dyke's face was shocked, very excited.

It feels like there is a play!
Zhou Buqi said: "The logic of Hawkeye technology... Let me put it simply, is it installing a high-speed camera to capture the ball in milliseconds, and then use the video to assist in making judgments?"

"Right, that is it."

Deke is the initiator of Hawkeye technology, but he doesn't dare to be proud in front of Boss Zhou. Compared with other people's technical knowledge, Hawkeye technology is really nothing to mention.

Zhou Buqi asked, "How about the price of the equipment?"

Dyke said: "The cost of a set of equipment is about 30 pounds. We... well, we can earn 2 pounds for one match. In the past year, we purchased 10 sets of equipment for 135 tennis games. The competition provided Hawkeye services and brought in £270 million."

10 sets of equipment, with a total investment of 300 million pounds.

In the past year, 270 million pounds were returned.

This rate of return is high enough.

Zhou Buqi then asked: "What about the depreciation of the equipment? 5 years? 10 years?"

Deck replied: "It's hard to say, we haven't got similar data yet. But according to our calculations, it is not a big problem for a set of equipment to serve for 8-10 years. Tennis games provide the Hawkeye challenge mode, which is very important for equipment upgrades. There's not much pressure."

Zhou Buqi nodded, quite satisfied with this judgment, and then got to the point, "Get ready and try to enter the Premier League next season."

"really?"

Deckard was inexplicably excited.

The reason why he agreed to sell the Eagle Eye Company to Ziweixing was the biggest motivation for him to enter the football arena.Football is more attractive, popular and popular than tennis.

Zhou Buqi went on to say: "However, football is different from tennis, and the application mode needs to be adjusted. There is no challenge mechanism in football, crossing the line is crossing the line, and the referee must be reminded in time. Well... your eagle eye technology, reaction time How long is it?"

"Reaction time?"

"It's the time to judge whether the football has crossed the goal line."

"Hmm..." Deke pondered for a while, and said slowly, "If it's just a feedback result, it's very fast, 3 seconds is enough. If you want to display the video screen of the Eagle Eye technology and connect it with the live broadcast of the event, It might be half a minute."

Zhou Buqi was very satisfied, "Okay! Then prepare like this! Mr. Dunn, let's work together on this matter."

Want to spin Ziweixing Digital Media into an independent company?
The British authorities will have to show some sincerity.

In addition to tax, land, policy, recruitment and other preferential treatment, there must also be business considerations.Hawkeye technology is actually not complicated at all. The technical principle is very simple. It can be promoted from the British stadium first. This is of great significance to the promotion of football technology.

(End of this chapter)