Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 569 Europe 2003 This is Pei
On June 30.00th, the acquisition of shares in Newcastle United by Chinese businessmen, which has been buzzing in the UK recently, came to a final result. The current chairman of Newcastle United, Shepard, announced that after a collective resolution of the board of directors, he and other shareholders A total of [-]% of the shares owned by [-] were transferred to St. James Capital Company at a price of [-] pence. So far, Pei Wei owned all the shares of Newcastle United - other shareholders after Sheppard prepared to transfer the shares Then they knew that their persistence was meaningless, and they could only turn their shares into waste paper in vain—as long as Pei Wei announced the privatization of the club, their shares would be worthless.

Originally, Pei Wei only needed to acquire all the shares held by Shepard to reach 90.00% of the shares, because the other shareholders added up to less than [-]%, but Shepard insisted on either acquiring all the shares or not acquiring them at all— ——His persistence makes Pei Wei awe-inspiring. After all, he can still think about other shareholders at this time, which in itself has proved his quality.

"He is a good man." Pei Wei sighed to Hall, and Hall nodded: "Yes, he is a good man, but he has no ability... In 97, I only noticed the first point, but not the latter point. ... Pei, I know you are a capable person, can you realize the dream of me and Shepard? The champion, what we want is the champion."

"I can only assure you that Newcastle will go on a more correct path... After all, the game cannot be completely controlled... But I am sure that within two years, at least one championship will be won."

"That would be great, no matter what kind of championship it is..." Hall rubbed his hands excitedly: "The era when Newcastle didn't have a championship is too long. Even I can't recall the excitement when I won the championship."

"I will do it." There was a smile on the corner of Pei Wei's mouth: "In the next few years, Newcastle fans will definitely be able to relive that feeling..."

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"It's been three days since Pei, a businessman from China, bought the Newcastle club... All England fans are watching the second successful acquisition of a Premier League club in the 11-year history of the Premier League...and it's not Fulham. The influence is limited to local teams, but Newcastle, which has a long history and has the most supporters in the entire British continent... I think both Newcastle fans and other team supporters are very interested in this Chinese, now , let us interview the current owner of Newcastle, Pei from China."

After the Newcastle local TV reporter said a few words to the camera, he immediately turned around and hurriedly caught up with Pei Wei who came out of No. , I am a reporter from Newcastle TV, I hope to have a brief interview with you, I wonder if you have time..."

Pei Wei stopped in his tracks and replied with a smile, "Why not... I'd be happy."

The reporter didn't expect Pei Wei to agree so quickly, and hurriedly gestured to the cameraman behind him. The cameraman immediately pointed the camera at Pei Wei knowingly, and then the reporter began to ask questions: "Pei... can I do this?" What is your name? Thank you. As a successful businessman, what prompted you to invest in the purchase of Newcastle Club?"

"Yes, I am a businessman, but at the same time I am also a football fan... In China, I also own a football club... It has been nearly ten years. During this time, I have poured all my heart into that club. At the same time, it also made me interested enough to buy a club in Europe, I chose the Premier League because it has unlimited potential and a good environment." Pei Wei replied with a smile.

Obviously, this sentence was very useful to the English reporter. After all, it is a very face-saving thing for people from other countries to praise their own country’s league, so his next question was much softer: "Then why do you What about Newcastle? After all, this team has not won any honor for a full 43 years."

"It is true, but it is more challenging, isn't it? Newcastle has a long history and a noble temperament, but also has the largest fan base in England. They are loyal, kind and have a unique personality. This temperament is deeply rooted. It attracted me, so I chose Newcastle. It is a pity that such a veteran team has not won a championship for a long time. My purpose is to make up for this regret." For such official words, Pei Wei has long been familiar with it.

"You have obtained all the shares of Newcastle United, what is your next step? Will you plan to turn Newcastle into private ownership and withdraw from the London trading market?" The reporter asked the third question.

"Of course, for football clubs, going public is not a good choice. It may not be able to raise much money from the market, but it will be greatly restricted... For example, the investment in the transfer market is It cannot exceed the income, which is obviously not enough, and only after the club becomes private, can I invest enough money in the transfer market." Pei Wei replied with a smile: "Actually, I have already started to do this, maybe today At night, Newcastle will be out of the London market."

"So how much do you plan to invest? Will there be a big cleanup in the team?" The reporter keenly discovered the meaning of Pei Wei's words. In fact, this is also the topic that fans care about the most.

"Investment? It probably won't be less than the funds I used to acquire Newcastle... As for cleaning, I don't agree with this word. Newcastle is a team participating in the Champions League, so players must also meet the status of champion players. Insufficient players will be transferred out, and the ones left will be the best, and the players I want will only be the best." Pei Wei said lightly: "Of course, in order to achieve this goal, I will also introduce some players. Excellent player."

The reporter opened his mouth wide, of course, it was more because of Pei Wei's previous sentence - you must know that Pei Wei used more than [-] million pounds to acquire the entire Newcastle United club. If so much money is invested in the transfer market , How much turmoil that would cause in the European transfer market!
Buying players worth £[-] million - that would be two Zidanes or two and a half Vieri and a little more than two Figos - what a concept!It seems that no team in the history of the Premier League has invested so much money in one season, and even half of them!

"Is what you said true? A transfer market investment of [-] million pounds?" The reporter who came back to his senses asked eagerly.

"That's right, [-] million." Pei Wei smiled and said, "Maybe you don't know me yet...but you will understand in the future that I never lie when it comes to football."

"Then what do you think of Alan Shearer?" The reporter asked another question.

"He is the flag of Newcastle." Pei Wei understood the meaning of the reporter's question: "I'm sure he is in our plan... He has always been the most intimidating striker in the Premier League, before and now. He can stay at Newcastle until he retires if he wants to, I'd be interested to see his 4 official goals, 3 Premier League goals and 2 goals for Newcastle..."

After Pei Wei said this, the reporter understood that the Chinese team was very familiar with Newcastle, at least Alan Shearer, because at the end of last season and the first half of last season, Shearer scored In addition to his 2 Premier League goals, 3 official game goals and 1 goal scored for Newcastle, Pei Wei just added 32 to these three numbers, although it seems that now It is unlikely, after all, Shearer is almost [-] years old, and it is impossible to score more than [-] league goals in three consecutive seasons like when he was young-this kind of performance is almost irreproducible.

After asking a few more questions, the short interview ended. After shaking hands with Pei Wei and saying goodbye, the reporter turned to face the camera and said, "I think, from the interview just now, everyone should be more concerned about this Newcastle United team. The person in charge of the team has a preliminary understanding... What kind of person is he? A rich person, a person who loves football, a person who has a deep understanding of Newcastle United, and a person who is willing to invest in the team This is Pei...Maybe we should put aside his nationality and have greater hope for the future of Newcastle, hoping that he can save Newcastle from the Second Division in 92. Our pride, to restore the former glory."

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This interview was then made into a short film called "This Is Pei". As a result, according to the statistics of the local TV station in Newcastle, when the short film was broadcast, the ratings increased by [-] percentage points, which is enough to prove that How much the local Newcastle fans care about the new chairman.

"Well, it seems that I am quite photogenic, do I look like a middle-aged version of Marlon Brando?" Pei Wei was also watching this short video by the TV, his narcissistic words made Hall flip Rolling his eyes: "However, the name of this short film is well chosen, 'This is Pei', I like this name, this is the best introduction to me."

"You should know that the successful acquisition of the club is only the first step." Hall reminded him next to him.

"That's right, I know, the next step is to announce the club's privatization first, and then to prepare for the new season...Mr. Hall, I am no stranger to these things. You know, in Yunjiatianyu before, all the heavyweights I am personally responsible for the transfer." Pei Wei shrugged and said.

(End of this chapter)