MTL - Reborn Capital Empire-v2 Chapter 707 press conference
Chapter 707 Press Conference
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Although Van der Sar has performed very well at Manchester United, and the transfer price is also very cheap. But he has a problem that cannot be ignored is age.
No matter how good the condition of the 'Ice Rabbit' is, he is already thirty-four years old. For a professional football player, this is the end of his career. By contrast, Peter Cech, born in May 1982, is only 23 years old and has just entered the prime of his career. One can only be bought for a few years, and one can guarantee that the team will not need to worry about the goalkeeper position for the next ten years. It's easy to see how to choose.
As for Xavi Alonso, Long is known as one of the top midfielders in football. Unparalleled overall situation and ability to control rhythm, precise long pass, strong lateral interception ability, strong defensive ability, and the ability to shoot from a long distance. If there is a disadvantage, I am afraid that the speed is not fast enough, and the ability to plug in the rear row is not so conspicuous. But this is not a big problem for the back.
Compared to Brother Long who can attack and defend well, although Carrick also has outstanding long passes, a cool head, and the ability to control the game, his thin body is destined to have no strong defensive ability. In the Premier League, which emphasizes physical confrontation, Carrick's physical fitness limits his performance.
"I haven't heard of Peter Cech, but Xavi Alonso is indeed a good midfielder. But I prefer another player from Bevin Sports Economics."
Guo Shouyun's mind flashed, "Yaya Toure?"
Ferguson nodded, "Last year we met the Greek team Olympiacos in the Champions League group stage, Yaya Toure's ability is impressive. Outstanding large-area defensive ability, active in fighting, with a good overall view and organization Ability, except for his charisma, his ability is almost identical to Keane. His presence can protect our midfield when Paul inserts an assist. Compared to Xavi Alonso, Yaya Toure is more suitable Our lineup!"
Guo Shouyun knows that Paul Scholes is indeed very good. The ginger-headed organization ability, forward thrusting ability, and precise long-range shooting make him the most formidable master in the midfield. But he is 30 years old. Although there are still a few years of his peak period, with injuries, Ginger Head will inevitably go to the end of his career. But from Ferguson's eyes, he also saw the other party's feelings for his disciple.
After a brief thought, he smiled and nodded.
"Yaya Toure is indeed suitable for Manchester United's system. I will inform Bevin Sports Economics and ask them to contact David, but you can negotiate the price yourself, I will not interfere."
"In addition, I want to buy Chloe Toure." The old man said slowly.
Guo Shouyun was not surprised by this request. Manchester United's central defenders can't satisfy him with the ability of Brown, Sylvester and O'Shea. The most important thing is that these people are old and he has to consider the future of the team.
"Alex, I think Nemanja Vidic, the main defender of the Russian Spartan club, is more suitable for Manchester United than Kolo Toure!"
Kolo Toure and Vidic are the top centre-backs in football. In terms of ability, they are all qualified for Manchester United's main position. But compared to Vidic, Kolo Toure also has the shortcomings of African players, such as greed for money, lack of collective honor, poor discipline, and infighting.
In the Ivory Coast national team, the infighting between Drogba and Toure has become the laughing stock of world football. And Kolo Toure's doping scandal not only ruined his personal image, but also caused trouble for Arsenal.
In contrast, Vidic is much better. Not only is he outstanding in his personal abilities, but he also takes on the responsibility of taking care of his late friend's father.
As the owner of Manchester United, he naturally prefers the latter. In fact, if it weren't for the promise of not interfering with Ferguson's management of the team, he would have preferred Long brother to Yaya Toure.
Seeing the thought on Ferguson's face, Guo Shouyun further explained: "Alex, you have coached the team for many years, and you believe that some problems in African players are better than I do. If there is a central defender with sufficient ability, why bother? Are you asking for trouble?!"
Sir Alex could feel the respect for himself in the tone of the new boss. In return, he didn't want to get into a deadlock with the new boss because of the player transfer. After all, what happened to Magnier once was disgusting enough, and he didn't want to do it a second time. Moreover, the new boss is not Magnier, and now Manchester United has become the other side's personal favorite. Even with the previous non-interference agreement between the two sides, the other party has the ability to let him go.
He was reluctant to fight for Manchester United for half his life.
"Okay, I will let Bass examine it carefully. If Vidic's ability is qualified for Manchester United's main position, I will consider introducing him!"
Guo Shouyun nodded, "Of course, you have the final say in the introduction of the team."
After a pause, "By the way, I have introduced a new commercial director for the team, and he will be responsible for the sponsorship of the team in the future."
When the words fell, Guo Shouyun waved his hand, and Wang Jue took out his mobile phone in understanding. After making a call, a middle-aged man with a round face and a beard walked in.
"I introduce you to Ed Woodward, Manchester United's trusted deputy general manager and commercial director. ... Ed, this is Manchester United general manager David Gill, this is the team's manager Sir Alex Ferguson ."
Seeing the three of them shaking hands and saying hello to each other, a smile appeared on Guo Shouyun's face. Although he bought Manchester United more to fulfill his dream of watching football in his previous life. However, since the acquisition, it is natural to be responsible for the team's performance and revenue.
Ed Woodward, affectionately known as 'Sandezi' by Chinese fans, is Manchester United's terrible performance. When he could not even participate in the Champions League, he still pressed Real Madrid to keep Manchester United No. 1 in football in terms of revenue and commercial value. The biggest hero, known as 'Ronaldo in the club CEO'. Such talent cannot be ignored.
In addition, in order to ensure their influence on Manchester United, it is also appropriate to place a few of their own people.
"The next three are the core of the Manchester United club. I hope you can support each other and jointly bring Manchester United to a new peak!"
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After dealing with Manchester United, Guo Shouyun rushed back to London from Manchester. After half a month, the negotiations between Red Star Automobile Group and Rover and Rover's creditors were almost carried out.
"According to our agreement with creditors such as HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, etc., we issued a $7 billion, 3.25% ten-year fixed rate bond to cover all previous debts. The bond does not need to pay principal and interest for the first three years. , the interest will be paid every six months starting from the fourth year, and the principal will be paid upon maturity.”
Guo Shouyun nodded, the 3.25% interest rate is not high, and it is more than half cheaper than ordinary commercial bonds. Moreover, Brito has also obtained an additional $2 billion in liquidity from creditors such as HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland to support the development of Rover, which can be said to be very generous.
"Can we continue talking?"
Brito shook his head, "If it wasn't for their fear that after Rover went bankrupt, the initial investment would not be recovered. Coupled with the fact that the boss is escorting the Red Star Auto Group behind the scenes, I'm afraid they would not agree to such conditions."
Guo Shouyun understood. In fact, at the beginning, he also thought that if the concessions of creditors such as HSBC and Barclays were not big enough, he tried to let the Bruce Foundation acquire the debt of Rover Motors. But after thinking about it, he rationally gave up.
In case he can't use his previous life knowledge to turn Rover Motors into profit, wouldn't he have to pay the huge debt of more than 5 billion US dollars?
Moreover, Phoenix Financial Group has agreed to his request and can sell him the shares of Scottish Power Group. If so, a takeover of the British power giant is on the cards. And if you want to win the power giant, which has one-fifth of the UK population as its users, it will take at least 7 billion pounds to deduct debts! At the current exchange rate of 1.83 pounds to the dollar, that's $12.8 billion. Such a large sum of money, combined with the nearly £800 million to buy Manchester United, also consumes most of the money made from the sale of Yahoo and eBay shares. There's no room left to acquire Rover's debt.
"That's it! It just so happens that Phoenix has agreed to our conditions." Guo Shouyun said.
After Brito nodded, "If you have no other questions, I put the official signing time in tomorrow morning?"
"Um!"
"Are you still participating?"
"Of course! This is a big day for Red Star Motors."
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The reception room of the headquarters of Phoenix Bank London Branch. Guo Shouyun met with Paul Anderson, Chairman and CEO of Phoenix International Group.
After the two parties signed each other's names on the contract, "Mr. Guo, you have purchased an asset with unlimited potential. If it wasn't for the Phoenix Group's mistaken purchase of Rover Motors, we would not have sold this part of the shares. "
After handing over the contract to Wang Jue for collection, Guo Shouyun said with a smile: "It should be Mr. Anderson who made a good deal. Not only did he get rid of Rover Motors' debt of nearly 5 billion US dollars, but he also made a profit from the shares of Scottish Power. Pen."
"We just sold 22.4% of Scottish Power's shares to Mr. Guo at the market price, but there is no premium for the plus point!"
"Having said that, Scottish Power's share price has increased by 56.8% compared to when Phoenix Financial Group invested six years ago, plus the dividends you have received over the years. You have not lost any money on this deal. Below, we are in danger. If we can't revitalize Rover Motors, I will have to pay back the $5 billion in losses."
"Mr. Guo is serious. Since Mr. Guo founded LinkedIn in 2000 to the present, no matter what industry you enter, it is always beneficial. LinkedIn, Google, Matrix, Phoenix, and Pacific have become industry giants under your leadership. Once on the brink of collapse, the Pacific Power and Gas Company, and the larger Enron Corporation, are all back to health under your management. So if there is anyone in the world who can lead Rover out of trouble, there is no one better than you, Mr. Guo !"
"Heng is glad to be praised by Mr. Anderson. If I invite Phoenix Investment Group to become a shareholder of Red Star Auto, would you like it?" Guo Shouyun said with a smile.
"Haha, of course I do. It's just that the company's board of directors has passed another investment plan, so we don't have any extra funds to invest in Red Star Auto." Paul Anderson smiled slightly, "Of course, if we have a future More funds, and if Mr. Guo also needs it, we are very happy to invest in Red Star Auto Group."
Guo Shouyun pouted inwardly. This guy really has a good idea. If you wait until Red Star Auto's finances are profitable and the company returns to profitability, do you still need you to invest?
Of course, he was just thinking about it in his own mind. On the surface, it's still hello and hello everyone. Phoenix Financial Group holds a lot of high-quality assets, and maybe it will cooperate with the other party at some point. It is very important to ensure the kindness on the face!
After securing Paul Anderson and asking Wang Jue to send him away, Guo Shouyun quickly came to the conference room of Phoenix Bank. Signed a debt restructuring contract with the creditors of Rover Motors.
So far, Rover has completely fallen into the hands of Guo Shouyun.
The next day, as the CEO of Red Star Motors, Brito hosted a press conference on the acquisition of Rover Motors. Guo Shouyun didn't like the time under the flash, so he just stayed at home and watched the live broadcast on YouTube.
"Mr. Brito, as the CEO of a Huaxia Automobile Company, what confidence do you have in being able to save a British car company like Rover from bankruptcy?"
"Our confidence stems from our full understanding of the auto industry, as well as the confidence of Red Star Auto Group in the future development of the auto industry and the determination of the management of Red Star Auto."
"Can you tell me in detail?"
"Of course! ... Rover Motors has accumulated a solid technical foundation and brand recognition in the past 100 years of development, which is the most valuable asset of an automobile company. In addition, with the rapid economic development of Huaxia, the people who have become wealthy quickly have a strong interest in automobiles. Growing demand. According to our survey, from 1994 to the present, Huaxia's annual car sales have increased by 6 times, and it is still growing at a rapid rate of 40% every year. We predict that in the next five years, the annual sales of Huaxia's car market will be Will exceed 10 million; in the next ten years, it will become the world's largest automobile consumer market~www.novelbuddy.com~ If we connect Rover's technology and brand with China's growing automobile market, then we will create a great car manufacturers.”
"Mr. Brito, do you mean to move Rover's production line to Huaxia and keep only the R&D department in the UK?"
"No! We will keep Rover's production line and R&D department in the UK. Although we value the future of the Chinese car market, we will not give up the UK and Europe. We are confident that Rover will become one of the best-selling car brands in Europe again. one."
"Mr. Brito, as far as I know you were previously CEO of Americas Beverages. Do you think your success with beer can be applied to the automotive industry?"
The reporter's tone was clearly ridiculed! However, Brito has worked hard in the business world for many years, and he has also encountered more tricky and ugly problems, so naturally he will not be out of balance because of this.
"Although beer and cars are two completely different commodities, in my opinion, there are many similarities between the two. And I always believe that whether it is beer or cars, as long as we always stand from the perspective of consumers, Seriously polish our products, improve our sales system and after-sales service, and treat each of our consumers with an honest, serious and trustworthy attitude. I think we will also be successful in the automotive industry!"
"Mr. Brito, as far as I know, the Red Star Automobile Group was established on the basis of a loss-making car company in China, and you have never had any experience in producing family cars, let alone the market and technology. So, what makes you With so much confidence to succeed in the auto industry?"
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