Winning the new financial era

Chapter 379 The Attacking Chinese Consortium

The initial negotiations with Levi and Lewis broke up so badly.

But it's not unrewarding, at least Zhang Yida can see that the two have the idea of ​​selling the team, and they just want to sell it for a price.

In the previous life, there was news that Zuckerberg wanted to buy Tottenham for 10 billion pounds, but there was no news for a long time, and it was nothing.

According to rumors, it was Lewis, a Jew who offered 20 billion pounds, which directly scared Zuckerberg away.

It's not that they can't afford the money, and no one wants to be taken advantage of.Of course, with the exception of oil tycoons, money is spent as if it were paper.

In fact, the local tyrants in the desert are not stupid. Whether buying a sports team or investing in the SoftBank Vision Fund, they are all making diversified investment layouts.

Otherwise, one day when the oil production runs out, wouldn't the whole family and tens of thousands of princes have to go to the streets to beg for food?

……

"The Sun" reporter William is a paparazzi, who makes a living by taking secret photos of the top clubs in the Premier League and the private lives of players for a long time.

He has recently set his sights on Tottenham Hotspur as the club build a new £7.5million stadium.

But unfortunately, it was half built, and I heard that there was no money, and I was actively introducing new investors.

So William was sent by the newspaper to follow up outside the home of Lewis, the boss of Tottenham, in an attempt to get first-hand news.

William has been staring at it for a week, but nothing has been gained.

That old man Lewis hasn't been home for a week. It is said that he is living on his own luxury yacht. He really enjoys his life.

William cursed a few words, continued to eat the cold bread, and drank the mineral water that penetrated his heart.

It's really different from one person to another. Prince William, who has the same name as himself, is hugging the princess in the warm bed, but he has to suffer in this cold and bitter weather.

After scolding England for a few words, William thought about the various credit card loans that were about to expire, and resisted the idea of ​​leaving, comforting himself that there would be gains.

Hard work pays off, just when he wanted to give up several times, a turning point appeared.

Lewis finally came home, and with him was his loyal henchman Levi.

William continued to wait, and not long after, a Rolls-Royce convoy appeared at the manor, followed by several accompanying vehicles.

"Fuck, who is that, Beckham."

Hiding in the woods tens of meters away, William, wearing a camouflage uniform, exclaimed and quickly pressed the shutter.

"Who is that oriental man?"

Looking at Zhang Yida who was chatting and laughing with Beckham after getting off the car, William became puzzled.

Never mind, shoot first and then talk.

William looked carefully at the photos he took, which made him a little regretful. The distance was too far, the photos were not clear, and the frontal faces were not photographed, just a profile.

This made the perfectionist William unacceptable and was about to continue taking pictures, but Beckham and Zhang Yida had already entered the manor, leaving only a back view.

"Damn it," cursed, and William could only continue to wait in the woods.

Waiting, waiting, after several hours, the butler of the manor finally sent Beckham and Zhang Yida out.

Finally seeing the front this time, William quickly pressed the camera shutter.

Shooting with a telephoto lens, Zhang Yida's face was captured very clearly, and the angle was just right.

You can go back and do business!Just as William got up and prepared to retreat.

Suddenly, Qin Lin roared and chased into the woods.

Luo Xiaohu and the other three bodyguards also ran towards the forest when they heard the shout.

When William saw this, he was shocked, threw away his camouflage uniform, and ran out of the woods.

Luo Xiaohu and the others were all retired from the elite army, and they did not slack off their physical training when they were bodyguards.

Running at a high speed, the distance with William is getting closer and closer.

William's adrenaline soared, and his desire to escape quickly ran to the road outside the woods.

There was an old car parked there, and William quickly got into the cab, turned on the ignition, and slammed on the accelerator.

The engine of the car roared and rushed forward.

Under inertia, William swung his whole body forward, almost hitting the windshield, but luckily he was wearing a seat belt.

Luo Xiaohu and the others took a step too late, and as soon as they caught up, the car drove out.

Not far away, William stuck his head out of the window and laughed loudly: "Guys, goodbye!"

Luo Xiaohu and the others had all studied English, understood the meaning roughly, and were about to continue to catch up.

Zhang Yida waved his hand to stop them, "Forget it, stop chasing them!"

Luo Xiaohu and the others had no choice but to watch the car go away unwillingly, and the middle finger sticking out of the car window made them even more angry.

"Mr. Zhang, we should be able to catch up with the car now." Qin Lin suggested.

Zhang Yida shook his head and said with a smile: "No need, it looks like it should be the paparazzi."

"Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry, we have neglected our duty." Luo Xiaohu said dejectedly.

Zhang Yida waved his hand, "Don't worry about small things."

He smiled and sighed: "The British paparazzi are rampant, and the royal family has been made miserable by them. Take precautions, the paparazzi are hard to guard against!"

"Great job guys. I think that paparazzi is about to piss on you."

Beckham looked at Zhang Yida's bodyguards, shrugged and smiled, "I also hate these paparazzi, since I was a professional player.

But there is no way, real life is like this, paparazzi are everywhere. "

William returned to the newspaper office, happily rushed into the superior's office, took a photo of the developed photos on the table, and recounted the thrilling scenes encountered today.

"John, you don't know how dangerous the scene was...

Those bodyguards were holding nunchucks. If I hadn't run fast, you might never see me again.

I have completed the task so well, you must give me more bonuses. "

John directly filtered out the exaggerated part of William, pointed to Zhang Yida in the photo, and asked, "You said that the bodyguards chasing you are all oriental, or Chinese?"

"It should be... right!" William didn't understand Chinese, so he was a little confused at this moment.

"Okay, I know the situation."

Then, John started chasing people away.

"John, don't forget my bonus!"

After William left, John started to use the information channel of The Sun, and soon learned of Zhang Yida's identity and all his information.

"Tsk tsk tsk ~ Chinese local tyrants are here to make big purchases again!"

John looked at the stack of documents in his hand and said with a smile.

……

"Mr. Zhang, we have made a summary of the investment and mergers and acquisitions made by Chinese consortiums in major European football leagues in the past two years.

Contains two parts: specific investment situation and club operation situation. "

In a conference room at the Cultural Oriental Hotel in Hyde Park, London, Kanter, a McKinsey consultant hired by Zhang Yida, presented him with a document.

When he came to London, Zhang Yida did not come alone.For this acquisition, he also specially set up a merger and acquisition team.

The team includes consulting company consultants, British legal consultants, auditors, football experts and other talents with different functions.

When Zhang Yida went to see Lewis and Levi, they were not idle, they were all collecting various materials.

Zhang Yida was in China, and he had also heard all kinds of big moves in overseas mergers and acquisitions by Chinese consortiums in the past two years. Buying a football team is like buying Chinese cabbage.

After receiving the materials handed over by Kanter, Zhang Yida read them carefully.

At the top of the list is Li Yonghong, who acquired 7.4% of AC Milan at a price of 99.93 million euros;

No.2 is China Media Industry Investment Fund and CITIC Capital, which acquired a 4% stake in City Football Group, the parent company of Manchester City, at a price of US$13 million;

No.3 is Suning, who acquired 2.7% of Inter Milan at a price of 68.5 million euros;

No.4 is Gao Jisheng, who acquired 2.1% of the Premier League Southampton at a price of 80 million pounds;

No.5 is IDG Capital, which acquired 1% of Ligue 20 Lyon for [-] million euros;

Xinghui Interactive invested 6000 million euros to hold La Liga Espanyol, Recon Group wholly acquired the British Championship Aston Villa for 7650 million pounds, and Fosun Group wholly acquired the British Championship Wolves for 4500 million pounds...

As for Wang's richest man's £4500 million acquisition of Atletico Madrid's 20% stake in the domestic sensational transaction, it is already very inconspicuous.

In addition to these large-scale transactions, there are many sports investment mergers and acquisitions of several million or tens of millions.

The table involves investment and mergers and acquisitions of more than 30 football clubs, with a total transaction value of more than 20 billion euros.

Judging from the league where the team is located, Chinese capital has spread throughout Serie A, Premier League, Ligue [-], La Liga, English Championship, Australian Super League, French Second, etc.

Zhang Yida took a look. Except for the Bundesliga due to restrictions on foreign investment, the other four major leagues among the five major leagues have Chinese investment.

At the same time, it can be seen that among all transactions, Chinese capital prefers controlling acquisitions, and non-controlling acquisitions only include three investments by Wanda, Chinese Culture and IDG Capital.

The most fierce acquisition must be Serie A, and the Milan duo have won.

The second is the Premier League. When Wolves and Aston Villa are upgraded, four of the 20 Premier League teams will have Chinese capital.

Through this form, it can also be seen that the Premier League, as the football league with the highest commercial value, has the highest club valuation.

Tens of millions of pounds can only buy the English Championship team, and at least hundreds of millions of pounds are needed to buy the Premier League.

Because the annual broadcast fee of the Premier League is more than 20 billion pounds, the worst-ranked team can share almost 1 million pounds.

In terms of broadcast fees, the Premier League is roughly equal to the sum of Serie A and Bundesliga.

"Mr. Zhang, as far as I know, your country has listed sports and football clubs as investment-sensitive industries in the second half of last year." Kanter couldn't help reminding.

"Well, I know!" Zhang Yida replied lightly.

At the beginning of December last year, the heads of the four departments made a speech in the management and answering reporters' questions: they expressed close attention to some irrational foreign investment trends in real estate, hotels, movie theaters, entertainment, sports clubs and other fields recently.

What is irrational foreign investment?
It means that some companies are still aggressively acquiring football clubs overseas under the condition of high debt ratio, which is suspected of asset transfer.These are the original words of Yang Ma.

"Mr. Zhang, you have finished reading the materials. Now I want to ask, is your acquisition of the football club out of hobby or investment?" Kanter asked again.

"Is there any difference between the two?"

Kanter said with a smile: "Of course, if you are interested, if you have enough financial support, you must choose to acquire the five major clubs. After all, the degree of attention received is different, and the reputation of the promotion is different.

And if it is investment, the Premier League is too expensive, the debt ratio of Serie A is too high, the Bundesliga has foreign investment restrictions, and Ligue [-] has received little attention.

In La Liga, it is not easy to get results after being beaten by Barcelona and Real Madrid in turn.

The British Championship is actually the most valuable investment. If you buy it at a low price, its valuation will skyrocket immediately after being promoted to the Premier League.

Of course, it is not easy to shoot just after upgrading.At least have to stabilize the results for a few years. "

This Kanter is still very good. Zhang Yida knows that this is what Fosun did in his previous life.

The Wolves were acquired for 4500 million pounds, promoted to the Premier League in two years, and also won the seventh place in the league.Then the valuation rose to 3.5 million pounds.

(End of this chapter)