Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 564 Europe Chapter 2003 I Want More

Newcastle, a seaport city in the northeast of England, is called "Newcastle on the Tyne" in its full name. It is one of the shipbuilding and ship repair centers in the UK, and it is also the center city of steel, coking, chemical, food processing and other industries. It is a typical industrial city.

However, unlike other industrial cities, Newcastle's air is very good, perhaps because of the coast (only fifteen miles from the mouth of the North Sea), the sky here is not as dark as in ordinary industrial cities.

Newcastle, shrouded in night, still shows the wonderful night view of the "city of vitality". You know, the nightlife in Newcastle is quite colorful, and it has been rated as one of the eight major entertainment cities in the world. Looking at this beautiful scenery, Pei Wei began to feel that staying in this city is also a very pleasant thing.

"It's much more beautiful than London and Manchester! Maybe Manchester and London are the best cities for football in England, but for me, I prefer Newcastle!"

Breathing the sea breeze along the way, Pei Wei thought happily, and then said to the taxi driver in front: "Hey, brother, please take me to No. 18 Tyne..."

This time when Pei Wei came to Newcastle, he didn't disturb anyone. He directly boarded the train from London to Newcastle, then found a taxi and came near Sir John Hall's home.

After sending the driver away, Pei Wei strolled to the door of Hall's house, and said to the servant guarding the door: "Please pass it on to me, saying that Pei from China is here to visit Sir Hall."

"Mr. Pei from China?" The servant opened the door with a bright smile on his face: "The Sir has notified in advance that you can go in directly after you come."

Pei Wei was taken aback for a moment. He didn't announce his visit to John Hall this time, but John Hall knew about his coming like a prophet, and even arranged a servant at the door to wait for him...

When walking in with the servant, Pei Wei keenly noticed that the servant breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had completed a task.

"So it's like this..." Pei Wei's mind was spinning quickly: "Perhaps Hall found out that someone was buying Newcastle's stock in the movement of the stock market, so he guessed it was me, and he also guessed that someone was buying Newcastle's stock in the stock market. I'll be visiting him when it's almost over, so I've arranged for this poor servant to wait for me at the door for a few days... No wonder he was relieved to see me coming, poor fellow, didn't know he had How long have you been waiting, a day, two days, or a week?"

Pei Wei laughed in his heart, he even thought viciously, if he delays coming back for a week, will this poor servant have to wait until he collapses?But I can't delay the time of coming anymore, John Hall seems to have calculated the time very accurately.

"Damn it, he's an Englishman, why does he like this kind of trick? Logically, I should use this trick of prophecy to surprise these Western barbarians, right? The world is actually turned upside down."

While Pei Wei was muttering in his heart, he was led directly to the door of John Hall's study by the servant. The servant said respectfully, "Mr. Pei, Sir is waiting for you inside."

Pei Wei nodded, and was not surprised by the impolite act of the servant taking him directly to the door of Hall's study. Since Hall already knew his purpose of coming, he must also know about it. The better you know, you have to know that even if Hall is willing to sell his shares, he must be careful that Newcastle United fans will be dissatisfied with him for this.

Seeing the servant turned and walked away, Pei Wei knocked on the door, and John Hall's voice came from inside immediately: "Well, is that Pei? Please come in, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Pei Wei smiled, then opened the door and walked in. Hall, who was wearing an ordinary gray suit, stood up from the desk, warmly greeted him and stretched out his hand to Pei Wei: "Pei, you are finally here... Mr. God, it seems that you have considered my proposal at that time, haven't you?"

"I think you already know it very well." Pei Wei laughed: "Otherwise, why would someone be waiting here for me? How long has that gentleman been waiting? I hope I come early enough, otherwise I will wait like this He will definitely feel that his salary is not high enough.”

"Haha, you are joking, Pei." Hall laughed loudly: "I must show a little sincerity...Please sit down, Murphy, please pour a cup of tea for my guest...What do you like to drink? Taste? Is black tea okay?"

"Very good, sir." Pei Wei nodded, "That's it."

After the servant brought tea and closed the door of the study, Hall smiled and said, "I'm surprised, Pei, I didn't expect you to move so quickly and easily acquire close to 14.00% of the shares from the market... . . . You have a very capable group under you."

"That's thanks to the current Chairman, Mr. Sheffield." Pei Wei replied with a smile: "If he hadn't generously given away 5.00% of the shares in his hand, I think our acquisition can achieve the goal of [-]% at most."

"That's why I don't like him." Hall's face sank: "I can't hold back for a little profit. No wonder Newcastle's debts have exceeded 5000 million pounds now... He may be a A qualified businessman, but not a qualified chairman, especially for a listed club like Newcastle, any shares must be sold cautiously and cautiously, but he is taking risks for possible millions of profits... Risking should be Yes, but it depends on whether it is worth it, such as your actions on the Hong Kong stock market in 97."

"You know so much about me, sir." Pei Wei said lightly, then took a sip from his teacup.

"I have to be responsible for Newcastle United." Hall replied: "If you are also a person without a long-term vision, how can I consider you? After all, I don't want a pure businessman to run the club. Newcastle United will become a money-making tool."

"Football is also a business for me." Pei Wei said with a smile: "But I don't use the club as a tool. There are many ways to make money. The best way is to have both achievements and money."

"Haha, that's right." Hall smiled happily: "I always thought so, that's why I chose you."

"Then, let's get down to business." Pei Wei put down his cup and said, "I need the shares in your hands so that I can make an acquisition."

"Yes, I can give you 20.00%." ​​Hall said without blinking.

"You're joking." Pei Wei said softly.

"No, Pei, according to the rules of the stock exchange market, as long as you own 30.00% of the stock, you can make an acquisition... and after you own the 20.00% I transferred to you, you will become the No. The second largest shareholder, Sheffield will only be ranked third, as long as I agree, you can become the chairman of Newcastle United, isn't that exactly our goal?" Hall said in surprise.

"That's your goal, but it's not mine." Pei Wei lit a cigarette: "I need complete control of the entire club to bring Newcastle United back to glory...I don't want to waste my time on shareholders At the meeting, do you understand?"

"How can that be!" Hall yelled, "I can't hand over Newcastle to other people..."

"Then why don't you continue to be the chairman of the club? Instead, take a behind-the-scenes approach... Poor Sheffield, although he is the nominal chairman of Newcastle, but his every move is watched by you. Do you think he If it doesn't work, I will find someone else to replace him... I don't hope that one day you will replace me like this."

"As long as the club is doing well, how can I do this..."

Hall's words were only interrupted by Pei Wei: "But a club can't always be smooth sailing, 'Today we take a small step back, tomorrow we will take a big step forward', maybe you didn't understand this sentence I have heard it, but I can tell you what it means, which means that before we can win, we may have to suffer defeat first, but I don't want you to get impatient and stab me in the back when I am ready to fail I have a knife!"

"Then how much do you want?" Hall asked calmly.

"All, everything in your hand, 50.00% one point six." Pei Wei reported a number.

"Do you want to drive the Hall family out of Newcastle United?" Hall stood up violently: "I can't accept this! And even if I give you all the stocks, you still can't reach 70.00% of the club. five!"

"But at that time I was the largest shareholder, and there will always be a chance to reach this number." Pei Wei said.

"No, no." Hall shook his head again and again: "This is impossible!"

"Then I can only say I'm sorry." Pei Wei stood up: "After I went back, I sold all the stocks in my hand. Although some of them were bought at a price above [-] pence, most of them I only paid less than seventy pence for some of them... Maybe I can make a fortune at that time... I don't want to imagine Sky TV, spending a billion dollars but only becoming the club's largest shareholder with no real power , and then watch the stock that you bought with a lot of money slowly depreciate in your hands... That's what a fool does, maybe I should go to Mr. Bates of Chelsea? I heard that he also wants to sell Chelsea, although I don't know I like the air in London too much, but Chelsea are no worse than Newcastle."

Pei Wei put on his coat, looked at Hall who was sitting dumbfounded, and said, "Sir, think about my conditions. I succeeded in Yunjia Tianyu because I had the final say alone. That move has been a magic touch for my success... Do you really love Newcastle United? So why don't you take a risk? Goodbye."

PS: Kindergarten starts today... I will pick up the kids soon, maybe I can update one chapter tonight, try to update two chapters.

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