Top of the Great Era

Chapter 3202: Can Only Expand, Not Shrink
The merger of Didi and Kuaidi has been finalized.

For Zhou Buqi, it was a mission accomplished, at least he didn't have to worry about the business anymore. Then, he and Boss Ma went south to Shanghai, met Shi's father-in-law, and talked about football.

This is also simple.

Zhou Buqi decided. Shi's father-in-law was very clear-headed and knew his son-in-law's ability and vision. He could make his own decisions on some minor matters. But on some of the most critical decisions, he always respected his son-in-law's opinions.

For example, the contraction of Taizun Real Estate’s business, Shi’s father-in-law did not understand it at all two years ago, but he still did what his son-in-law asked him to do and began to reduce investment and focus on debt repayment. This led to a slowdown in the growth of Taizun Real Estate and a less than satisfactory growth in its stock price.

But looking back now, I seem to understand it.

Even the hottest Internet industry has begun to continuously carry out various industrial integrations, merging again and again, trying to keep each other warm... The capital winter has come, and the downward trend of the economy is already obvious.

In response, relevant departments have successively introduced favorable and positive financial policies, which greatly boosted the stock market's heat and a bull market broke out.

But how long can this last?
The father-in-law of the Shi family is not jealous of those real estate companies that have soared in the bull market. He prefers long-termism. The Shi family is a large family in Huangpu Beach with a history of hundreds of years. Although it was miserable for a period of time, it survived and soon turned around.

The Shi family is not a nouveau riche that only cares about temporary wealth.

But the long-term upper class.

The son-in-law has also been helping and paving the way for him... This time even the famous boss Ma was invited.

As for how to deal with the football team, Zhou Buqi gave the choice to Boss Ma.

15. Invest 100 billion yuan to acquire the Magic City Taizun team and own % of the shares;
Second, invest 15 billion yuan to acquire shares in the Magic City Taizun team and own 50% of the shares.

Anyway, no matter what, Alibaba has to invest 15 billion.

In the past few years of football, Taizun Real Estate has invested a total of 15 billion yuan in the club, which was given to the club in the form of loans. There must always be guarantees.

After all, this is Boss Ma’s first time dealing with football and he is afraid of being fooled.

Another thing is that Mr. Song from Greentown Real Estate is meddling in this.

Greentown is also a strong team in the Chinese Super League, and it is located in Boss Ma's hometown. Logically, he should support local football. But Boss Ma had contact with Mr. Song and felt dissatisfied. First, Greentown was too weak to be worthy of the "Taobao" brand; second, Mr. Song's asking price was too high, which was not cost-effective.

So the cooperation did not take place.

Of course Mr. Song did not give up and kept in touch with Mr. Ma.

I suggest he not to get involved in football, because he will definitely regret it if he does!
Boss Ma, who is so mysteriously confident, certainly wouldn't believe it. Not to mention Boss Song, even Boss Zhou couldn't persuade him. But Boss Song's words still made Boss Ma wary and he felt that he couldn't rush too hard.

Don't just buy it outright.

Get 50% of the shares first and see how the situation develops!

The matter is settled.

The three of them sat down and talked for less than ten minutes before they finalized the deal.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "I've never seen anyone like you. You both invested 15 billion, but you don't want 100% of the shares, but only 50%."

This is actually a joke.

Because the nature of the two is different.

If it is an acquisition, Ali invested 15 billion yuan to own the team, and the money will be transferred to the account of Taizun Real Estate. In the future, if the team needs to develop and survive, Ali will need to invest further. If it loses hundreds of millions of yuan every year, it may become a bottomless pit.

If it is a shareholding, Ali invested 15 billion yuan and only owned 50% of the shares. This 15 billion yuan is the attribute of investment. This money will not be deposited into the account of Taizun Real Estate, but will remain in the club's account for the development of the team. Before the 15 billion yuan is burned, Ali does not need to invest any more, and the risk is smaller.

Boss Ma said: "The team has such a big deficit every year, what should we do?"

Shi's father-in-law said: "That depends on the team's development strategy in the next few years. If we make certain compromises, it is not impossible to maintain a balance between income and expenditure or even create some profits."

"Oh?" Boss Ma is now half the owner. "What's the strategy?" Shi's father-in-law said, "Shrink the business and sell the core players in the team. The few foreign players in the team are all good players who have been proven effective in the Chinese Super League and Asian Champions League markets. They can be offered sky-high prices in the transfer market. The Brazilian player Hulk... Evergrande offered a 5000 million US dollar offer to buy him last year."

"so tall?"

Boss Ma was shocked.

Shi's father-in-law smiled and said, "Hulk can be said to be the biggest star in the Asian market now. Many European teams also want him. But... you know, he is Brazilian, he likes money more, and his lifestyle is not very good."

Zhou Buqi was also concerned about this matter and said with great sorrow: "Well, that guy is really a bit of a jerk. He divorced his wife and then married his wife's niece. The niece seemed to have spread the good news that she was pregnant."

"Uh……"

Boss Ma curled his lips and thought to himself that it turned out that Brazilians also like this.

Shi's father-in-law smiled and said, "But his private life does not affect his performance on the court. He is the top trump card in the Chinese Super League. In addition, the other three foreign players are also very strong, and their transfer value can reach 2000 million to 3000 million US dollars. The salaries of these four foreign players are extremely high, accounting for 60% of the team's total salary, reaching 3 million Chinese yuan. If these foreign players are sold, not only can a large transfer fee be earned, but also expenses can be greatly reduced, and income and expenditure can be quickly balanced."

"If they are all sold, won't it affect the results?"

Boss Ma has been doing business for so many years, and he knows too well the value of core members of a team.

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20% of the core members can create 80% of the contribution.

According to rough calculations, these four foreign players created 4% of the contribution and their income accounted for 80% of the total salary, which is still low!

If this is a big sale, salary expenses will be reduced, but the team's capabilities will be greatly reduced.

Shi's father-in-law nodded and said, "The results will definitely be affected. Let alone competing for the Chinese Super League title, even a place in the Asian Champions League is out of the question. But we have a very good youth training team and foreign aid channels. We can sign a few high-quality and low-cost foreign aid. I estimate that the team can maintain a mid-level level."

"That won't do!" Boss Ma was not stupid and flatly refused. "As soon as I took over, the team started to downsize and the team's performance dropped drastically. Wouldn't I be scolded to death by fans all over the country? Besides, only the best results can be worthy of the Taobao brand."

Shi's father-in-law said: "If the status quo remains, the club will lose at least 3 million every year."

Zhou Buqi said: "In the long run, this is not the right choice. The signal of capital is already very clear. Even the power of the country cannot stop this trend, let alone the football industry. The current gold-dollar football is like cooking oil on a raging fire. It looks vigorous, but once the oil is burned out, there may not even be any flames."

Boss Ma sighed, "This sequelae is really obvious."

During the subprime mortgage crisis, Europe and the United States were almost ruined.

However, the country has demonstrated its institutional advantages and maintained a very good development momentum.

Now, Europe and the United States have completely gotten rid of the economic crisis and have fully recovered.

The aftereffects on the domestic side have become obvious. The most important point is the serious overcapacity. To resolve the overcapacity, either war or export expansion is necessary. Crimea did not start a war, and the situation in the Middle East is also stable. To stimulate exports, the most favorable way is currency devaluation. Once the currency depreciates, US dollar funds will be unwilling to come, and the capital winter will come.

Zhou Buqi had been paying attention to it for a long time.

In fact, it is more obvious after the plague.

Shi's father-in-law said cautiously: "Tai Zun Real Estate's business is shrinking. If the team wants to expand further in the future, I may be powerless. Maybe I need to introduce more strategic partners. Or control the club's financial situation."

"Even if we shrink the team, we have to wait two or three years." Boss Ma glanced at Zhou Buqi and said, "Don't use me as a target. I don't want to be the target of fans' anger when the team shrinks and the results decline."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "What are you thinking? Maybe it's a good thing!"

"Good thing?"

"Destroy first and then build! Now stabilize first. After they are destroyed, our team will stand firm and survive, and then we can build again. Then we will have no opponents and will be invincible. Then the fans will think that Boss Ma is far-sighted and has made preparations in advance."

"Let's take a look first and then talk."

Boss Ma would not be fooled. After he took over the team, the team could only expand and not shrink within a few years. This was related to his reputation.