Private equity is just making money for Zhou Buqi. But there is a deeper meaning behind it. The Middle East is a battleground for global trade, and the sovereign funds of various wealthy countries each have at least hundreds of billions of dollars.

, this is a big piece of fat.

Europe and the United States are desperately trying to grab it.

The current situation seems to be that the United States is stronger and has been snatched away by them. According to Goldman Sachs, there are hundreds of other projects launched at the same time as Zhou Buqi to attract the money of Middle Eastern tycoons to flow back to the United States.

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In the past few months, the wave of divestments has been too violent, and the market is in desperate need of hot money.

Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty is not in a hurry, the local tycoons in the Middle East are anxious, and the markets around the world are anxious, waiting for the US stock market to take the lead and the global stock market to recover. The prerequisite is to find money!

There is a slight problem at the moment. The Abu Dhabi sovereign fund will bear up to 75% of the investment share. This is a bold decision made by the UAE Royal Council and requires additional conditions for Ziweixing to enter the UAE to invest in the Internet industry.

There is still 25% share left.

The Qatar Investment Authority also contacted Zhou Buqi, but they insisted on complying with the requirements, up to 5%.

What should I do if there is still 20% of the share left?

Goldman Sachs is very confident, saying that they can solve it within 48 hours at most!

Zhou Buqi music sees its success.

Anyway, he only has one request, and he cannot ask European rich people for money.

This is a matter of principle.

Just like he cannot find money from China when doing private equity, this is a red line that cannot be touched.

Under the financial tsunami, the whole world is short of money, and so is the country.

Various domestic policies are also being introduced, including starting a crazy money printing mode, severely cracking down on guilty businessmen and confiscating their property, and trying to find ways to attract foreign investment to boost the economy through investment.

The troika that drives the domestic economy: investment, consumption, and exports.

The most important thing is investment.

Investment is also divided into state-owned capital, private capital and foreign capital. The most leading role is foreign capital. Foreign capital represents incremental growth, which brings foreign money into domestic reservoirs and brings old foreign hens into the country to lay eggs.

, is the main reason for the country’s prosperity after reform and opening up.

If Zhou Buqi engages in a private placement and then brings domestic money to the United States to help the United States relieve economic pressure, this is a principled mistake.

As early as when he started to do private equity, he had asked for instructions from the country. One of the country's small requirements for him was that he could attract some foreign capital to invest back in the country. If it is inconvenient to go to the mainland, he could go to Hong Kong Island.

This is true for China, and it is true for Europe.

If Zhou Buqi made an investment project and attracted a large number of European wealthy people's money to invest in the US market... this would offend the EU to death.

Zhou Buqi has a very clear mind. The reason why he wants to acquire Manchester United is to gain a foothold in Europe through the football industry and enter the upper class circles of Europe. After putting in so much effort, he must not be fooled by Goldman Sachs into buying Europe.

investment to the United States.

Fortunately, Goldman Sachs has long realized that this young man's logic in doing private equity is not to play investment, but to play politics. To be honest, he will only go to the Middle East to find customers and will not cross the line.

Goldman Sachs has gone to work and it should be resolved soon.

Zhou Buqi contacted the Manchester United board of directors again and proposed the first formal offer of 1.15 billion pounds. The Glazer family did not treat it coldly and reported that they were willing to accept negotiations. However, this offer did not meet their psychological expectations.

They said they would come to Manchester to hold formal talks.

Such news makes all parties excited.

The next morning, the news was all over the place.

The Times ran a headline on its front page: "Manchester United changes ownership!"

"Daily Telegraph": "Spring is coming for Manchester United! According to insiders, the new owner intends to build Old Trafford into a magnificent modern stadium! It is expected to cost 200 million to 300 million pounds!"

"The Guardian" gave more details of the acquisition: "The mysterious buyer is a consortium from Asia, and the offer has reached 1.15 billion pounds. The Glazer family's psychological expectation is 1.5 billion pounds, but the two parties have reached an agreement

A preliminary consensus has been reached and the next round of negotiations is about to begin. If nothing else happens, Manchester United may complete the equity handover before the winter window opens..."

"The Independent": "Manchester United will have a new owner!"

Sky TV even invited a number of celebrities in the football industry to make a special program for this purpose. The opinions of the guests were surprisingly consistent. This is definitely a good thing for Manchester United! Good days for Manchester United fans are coming.

!No matter who the mysterious buyer is, it doesn't matter. Because the Glazer family is the most greedy vampire in the world. Even if there is a Lord of Hell, it will be 10,000 times stronger than the Glazer family.

Manchester United is about to usher in a new life!

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Zhou Buqi received news from San Dezi on the plane.

Good birds choose trees to roost in.

San Dezi has rebelled.

He is now the spokesperson representing Zhou Buqi on the Manchester United board of directors and has started a new job.

It is said that thousands of fans went to Old Trafford and hung up banners to express their welcome to the new buyer. They also unfriendlyly hung up the portraits of the three Glazer brothers, with a eye-catching "

x", quite a bit like giving the Glazer family a death sentence.

"We must control the order on site."

"ah?"

San Dezi was slightly stunned, not quite understanding what the new boss meant.

This is Britain, where gatherings of crowds, large-scale gatherings and even demonstrations are common. More than a thousand fanatic fans expressed their welcome to the new boss and their irritation with the Glazer family outside the stadium. This seemed to him normal.

Already.

Zhou Buqi was different. He said very cautiously: "The brand of Manchester United is established through every bit of care. Fans are the biggest supporter of a team. We must ensure the safety of the gathering site and avoid accidents."

. Once an accident occurs, it must be dealt with promptly. Well... I think the weather is not very good. Is it going to rain in Manchester today?"

"It has already started raining, but the raindrops are not heavy."

"Are the fans still there?"

"Well, I just came over there and the fans were singing."

Zhou Buqi said: "Go and give them warmth. In this way, immediately arrange for people to do it, buy some raincoats and umbrellas, distribute them to women, children and the elderly, and prepare some free bread and hot drinks. In short, we must do the logistics work well.

Fan work is also part of the club's work."

San Dezi admired in his heart.

It's really different!

This style is completely opposite to that of the Glazer family!

The previous boss would constantly raise the price of season tickets and suck blood from the fans; the current boss is bleeding himself to replenish the fans.

Of course, this is not just a simple gift of warmth.

Manchester United is a super-rich club that will always dominate the hot spots in major media and TV programs. It is the focus of attention across the UK, Europe and the world.

Getting things done this time is equivalent to a political show and a signal sent by the new owner to Red Devils fans around the world.

San Dezi is a financial expert from Morgan and has extensive connections in the United States. He has long heard that what Boss Zhou is best at is not investment, but politics.

It seems so, indeed.

This is treating Manchester United as a stage.

Not only that, Zhou Buqi went a step further, "By the way, Manchester United has a fans organization, right?"

Santoku said: "There are many, the biggest of which is MUST, which is the Manchester United Fans Trust Fund. It has more than 100,000 members and manages more than 160 million pounds of assets. This event was organized by MUST, and they are all Manchester United fans.

Big fan of the West Stand.”

"This organization needs to be taken advantage of."

"Um?"

"How about letting the head of this fan organization join the Manchester United board of directors?"

"ah?"

Santoku was shocked.

This is a huge uncontrollable factor!

In the past, Manchester United's board of directors was mainly composed of three parties: the controlling party, the management and the veterans. These three parties all have the same nature and are deeply tied to Manchester United's interests. They rely on Manchester United's football to make money.

Fan organizations are different.

Fans are not there to make money, on the contrary, they are willing to spend money for football.

Decisions made by the board of directors often involve constantly thinking of ways to draw blood from fans, how to generate revenue for the club, and how to maximize profits.

It may even be that Manchester United and Manchester City are cooperating, and the two sides are deliberately acting to create conflicts, induce the fans of both sides to become more angry, stimulate the market, and make more money.

Totally treating the fans as puppets.

This must never be made public.

If a fan is recruited to the board of directors, such gray issues will no longer be possible.
To be continued...