It always rains in the UK in March.

The continuous rain makes people unhappy.

However, Zhou Buqi still 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 he can finally live in his home at 4 Cowley Street, London. The Liberal Democratic Party has moved, and this 4-storey building with a history of nearly a century in the center of London has finally become Zhou Buqi's private residence.

This place is not ordinary.

Almost every day, dignitaries and celebrities from London come to visit. Fortunately, these upper-class British people know etiquette very well and will make reservations in advance. In fact, there is no security here at all. The door opens to the main road. If you want to come, just knock on the door.

This morning, Zhou Buqi received the Mayor of London and discussed Ziwei’s cloud computing business.

There is no other way. Even with the economic crisis, London also needs to attract investment.

Ziweixing has already announced that it will invest US$100 million in the UK within three years to build a large cloud data center with 30,000 servers.

Site selection is very particular.

This cloud computing center serves the entire British Isles and will also have a backup storage function. There is no need to choose a location in London, a city where people are expensive.

For the Mayor of London, of course he hopes that this investment can become his political achievement.

Zhou Buqi was rather vague, saying that he would consider everything and the relevant teams would conduct a thorough investigation and then publicly invite bids at several locations.

Communication between the two parties is relatively easy.

After a while, Sun Wanran, 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, "Ask him to 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 lives in the White House, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and his family also live here. Due to the economic crisis, there was no money, so the headquarters was sold.

Therefore, this private house is not purely a residence, but is used for both living and office. The entire first floor is an office area, with 4 reception rooms, a large conference room, a small reception room, a cigar reception room and a whiskey reception room.

.There is even a dedicated room for holding press conferences.

This is also very useful for Zhou Buqi.

I still feel this way is better.

Whether they are dignitaries, business partners, or subordinates at work, they can come and communicate directly. This is the most prominent place in London, with the Prime Minister's Office and MI5 nearby, so there is absolute safety guarantee.

After work, I can go upstairs to enjoy family life, hug Xinxin, and spend time with Ning Yaxian, who is pregnant.

After perfunctoryly dealing with the Mayor of London, Zhou Buqi put down the whiskey in his hand and got up to go to the small conference room on the other side. Gilbert Lawrence was his subordinate, so communication was easier.

I'm mainly talking about Manchester United's business matters.

Gilbert has a proposal, which is that Manchester United's business should have two headquarters: one in Manchester and one in London.

There is no way, Manchester is too remote.

It is an industrial city that lags behind the times and cannot be compared with the prosperous metropolis of London. If you want to do commercial development, you must not do without London's international market.

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 conflict between business and sports. If business is done well, football business will decline."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, times are changing, and they will gradually understand."

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

More in line with London.”

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said, "You are the president of Manchester United's business. If you think it's okay, just do it. You don't need my opinion."

Gilbert did not get his absolute support, but at least he did not object or hold back. He further said: "In the sales of jerseys, it is not the strong players who sell the jerseys well. The market exposure is high and the fans' preference is high.

Players who can score goals and excel are easier to develop commercially. When transferring, is it possible..."

"You must be wary of 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 outstanding players after making money. In the final analysis, the purpose of making money is the healthy development of the club. And the most important thing about the club is competition."

Gilbert smiled and said, "I know that competition is the main thing and business is the supplement. What I mean is that when there is a choice, my department can have a certain say."

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

To a certain extent, this logic holds true.

For example, when buying a striker, there are two backup options: Drogba and Raul.

From a competitive perspective, what Manchester United needs most is Drogba.

If Drogba can't be bought, it would be good to buy Raul.

But from a business point of view, Raul must be chosen. The two parties are not on the same level at all.

Once the group of business people represented by Gilbert have a say, things will easily go wrong, and they may cause trouble behind the scenes. As a result, the transfer that could have bought Drogba was ruined, and Raul was the only choice.

This will greatly weaken Manchester United's competitive ability.

Manchester United's business is a company system and has performance indicators. This group of professional managers receive bonuses in order to achieve the targets. They can see anything. They can tolerate other things, but they must not tolerate it if it affects competitive performance.

Zhou Buqi was silent for a moment, and then said categorically: "Manchester United's business is not qualified to participate in any decision-making at the competitive level, and can only deal with it according to the requirements of the competitive level. Today, with Ferguson here, it is like this. In the future, when Ferguson retires, it will be the same."

!”

Gilbert then asked, "Can you make suggestions to the board of directors?"

"no!"

Zhou Buqi refused again.

The power of capital is very powerful.

The right to make suggestions cannot be given to them.

In the future, when Manchester United starts to do business and makes a lot of money, and the entire Manchester United depends on this company to support itself, the board of directors will be particularly dependent on it.

At that time, Manchester United's business suggestions will have huge influence and appeal, and it will be easy for all parties to compromise, thereby listening to their opinions and intervening in sports from a commercial perspective.

Zhou Buqi said simply and neatly, "I'll say it again, business is business and competition is economics. As for the business part, don't make any attempt to get involved in the competitive field."

Gilbert sighed and nodded.

He had communicated with San Dezi before.

I still had 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 suggestions on a transfer report every year. We will make a balanced analysis based on the situation."

After finishing the matter here, Zhou Buqi went upstairs.

The third floor is the living area.

It was only around 9 o'clock in the morning, and many people were still awake.

Then, he saw Senior Sister Zhen Yu in a white nightgown with fluffy hair and sleepy eyes. She pushed open the bedroom door and shouted loudly: "Wan Wan, my shower gel is broken, please lend me yours."

use!"

Her pajamas are a little thin and see-through. At first glance, you can see her proud figure, with her tall breasts and thin waist, looming. Her clear curves are as smooth as water, flowing down to 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 and turned to stare at him.

"Ah? I didn't see anything."

Zhou Buqi felt guilty.

It was originally true.

But now he has a mission. In order to maintain the stability of his family and career, the plan to capture Senior Sister Zhen Yu has been put on the agenda, so he feels a little panicked.

Zhen Yu blocked his gaze with her snow-white arms in front of her chest. She rolled her eyes at him and hummed, "Why do you act like you've never seen a woman before?"

"I……"

Zhou Buqi still wanted to make a few quibbles, 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 have breakfast. Zhou Buqi accompanied them, 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, it is related to you. Comcast is going to launch an acquisition offer for NBC Universal. The first meeting will be next month. You are invited to participate.

.”

"Well, I must participate."

By participating, Zhou Buqi can learn and accumulate experience.

Previously, NBC Television Network was a company owned by General Electric, and Universal Pictures was owned by Vivendi. Later, NBC and Universal Pictures merged to form NBC Universal Group, with GE holding 80% of the shares and Vivendi holding 80% of the shares.

20%.

Now, Comcast is entering the game, acquiring 51% of NBC Universal's shares, taking a controlling stake, and officially expanding from a channel provider into the content field, integrating channels and content.

Zhou Buqi has no interest in channel dealers.

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