Football giants

Chapter 672 Problems

"Steven hasn't come back yet?"

In a luxurious suite of a hotel in Varese, northwest of Milan, near Malpensa Airport, Tohir was anxiously asking a middle-aged man in his 40s who was sitting opposite him.

His name is Jason Levine, a New Yorker, 40 years old, graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, and majored in social policy.

In front of people, his identity is the executive president of the Memphis Grizzlies in the United States. A year ago, the owner of the Grizzlies, Robert Pera, was able to acquire the Grizzlies from his predecessor, Michael Heisley, because he was the go-between.

Jason Levine's identity and position are very complicated, and his experience is quite legendary.

He worked as a lawyer for several years, as a law school professor, as a campaign consultant and strategic analyst for many American political stars, and later as an assistant to the general manager of the NBA Kings. Since then, he has entered the sports circle.

And so far, he has successfully operated the acquisitions of three NBA teams, and he is the most successful trader in the American sports world, including bringing together a nine-man team to jointly acquire the Philadelphia 76ers, and later acquired the Washington United of Major League Soccer.

Three successful operations have made Jason Levine famous in the American professional sports circle.

He also met Thorhill when he was running the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington United.

A rich second generation from a wealthy family in Indonesia, but always living in the shadow of his father and elder brother's glory!

It can be said that the two hit it off almost immediately, and they are irreversible!
This time, Thohir decided to acquire Inter Milan, and Jason Levine was the driving force behind it, because he also wanted to successfully enter the European professional football, which is the core of world football, through this transaction.

Everyone can see that international capital is pouring into European professional football with an astonishing momentum. The potential of this area is too great!
Because football is the biggest sport in the world, with fans all over the world.

It's just that they didn't expect that they encountered a Waterloo in the first takeover battle outside the United States.

It's no wonder that Tohir is so anxious, because he has already boasted in front of his father and brother that he will definitely be able to win a Serie A giant and persuade the latter to put pressure on Pirelli, but if he fails now, won't he become the laughing stock of his family in the future?

When Jason Levine thought of this, Thohir said anxiously again: "Jason, why don't you call him and urge him to hurry up!"

"Don't be so anxious, Eric, don't worry, it should be here soon!" Jason Levine smiled leisurely.

"Don't worry? Why do you want me to feel relieved?" Tohir was a little anxious, "It's been half a month, and that guy Moratti hasn't contacted us again. There are rumors flying all over the world. Sometimes it says it's an American consortium, then it's a Middle Eastern consortium, and it's a local consortium. I'm completely confused."

Jason Levine shook his head and smiled, and stood up, "Don't be nervous, buddy, what you need to do most now is to relax."

After speaking, he strode to the window of the room facing the street, opened the curtains and smiled.

"Here, look, here he comes!"

Thorhir immediately jumped up from the sofa, and rushed to the window quickly.

I saw a red mountain bike coming from the distance of the street. The person on the bike was wearing a complete set of equipment for a mountain bike racer. He was riding very fast, obviously doing the final sprint.

"Damn it, he thought he was participating in a mountain bike race?" Tohir scolded angrily and amusedly.

Jason Levine laughed out loud.

My own partner has this kind of virtue!
A few minutes later, the mountain biker appeared outside their room door.

"Come on, Steven!" Jason Levine opened the door for him.

"Yeah!" Steven panted hard, "Damn it, getting here from Milan is really a big challenge!"

Tohir looked at this freak helplessly. He couldn't drive a car, but he wanted to ride a bicycle. He deserved it!
"I said, Steven, tell me quickly, what's the matter?"

"The situation is not very good!" Steven took off his racing gear, and even took off his shirt altogether, revealing his muscular upper body. The most glaring thing was the bushy chest hair, but he didn't answer the question.

"Is there any water?"

"Here!" Jason Levine obviously knew him very well. He had already taken out a large bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator in the living room and threw it over.

This guy took it, and as soon as he unscrewed the cap, he poured it into his stomach.

Not long after, a large bottle of water was poured into his stomach, and he just let out a sound, looking very enjoyable.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Tohir urged again anxiously.

Steven glanced at Tohir and sighed, "I received news that Moratti had contacted the other party three days after the last meeting between you and Moratti, and in the following week, the negotiating teams of both sides had frequent contacts."

"The negotiation on behalf of Inter Milan is the local CG law firm in Milan, and Lazard Bank is responsible for the financial evaluation. I have checked that the law firm representing the mysterious buyer is from the UK, but it participates in the negotiation through the partner of this law firm in Italy, and the financial evaluation is the well-known British football investment bank Kesh Harris Investment Bank."

Tohir was a little stunned when he heard that, what on earth does this guy eat?How could he even inquire about such a confidential matter?
Jason Levine seems to have been used to this for a long time, "It is not surprising that a British lawyer entrusts an Italian lawyer to do it. It is also normal to complete it through Kesh Harris Investment Bank."

"Yes!" Steven nodded and smiled, "The other party is also a powerful character, playing tricks on the entire Italian media and reporters, but in the end, no one knows what their background is."

"But I have a question!" Jason Levine asked again, "How did he buy the shares in Tronketti Provela's hands?"

Tronchetti Provira is the chairman of Pirelli and also the second largest shareholder of Inter Milan. He doesn’t hold many shares, but he has a close relationship with Moratti. Before that, Toshir put pressure on Tronchetti through his family.

It is worth mentioning that one is engaged in tires and the other in petrochemicals, so in the past few years, the business relationship between Tronchetti and the Moratti family has also been very close. When Moratti acquired Inter Milan, Tronchetti contributed a lot, so in the past few years, Pirelli has always been a sponsor of Inter Milan.

"Good question!" Steven chuckled, "In the past few years, Pirelli's development has obviously not been as good as expected. Although it has not lost money, seeing competitors getting stronger and stronger, Pirelli is also worried that its market share will be eroded, so he has always wanted to develop the Asian market, so they are happy to sponsor Inter Milan, which is quite well-known in Asia."

Speaking of this, Steven took another look at Tohir, "For the same reason, he also supports our acquisition of Inter Milan, because after we acquire Inter Milan, we will definitely develop the Asian market on a large scale, which is in line with their strategy."

Jason Levine and Thorhill looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Steven's analysis is reasonable.

"I have learned that there are two reasons why Tronchetti is willing to sell his shares. One is that he is very tempted by the other party's plan to manage Inter Milan and develop Asia. Tronchetti even promised that as long as Inter Milan qualify for the European competition this year, starting from next season, the team's sponsorship fee will be increased."

This surprised both Jason Levine and Thorhill.

With this set of plans, can Tronchetti promise to increase the team's sponsorship fee?
What is the origin of this guy?
"The second news I received was that Pirelli is about to win a cooperation order with Aston Martin!"

"Aston Martin?" Jason Levine was a little strange.

What does this have to do with Aston Martin?
Steven nodded and smiled, "Since Aston Martin was acquired by a consortium from China, it has aggressively entered the Chinese and Asian markets, and its sales have also increased steadily. Especially after the launch of the Lagonda sub-brand, luxury cars and crossovers, sales have skyrocketed, especially in the Chinese market."

"I have read media reports before that Aston Martin sold more than [-] units in China in the first half of [-]. It is expected that the global sales will exceed [-] units, and the annual sales will exceed [-] units. It has doubled from last year, and last year has doubled from the previous year. In the second half of this year, Aston Martin's Chinese branch will be officially put into operation, and the annual output will exceed [-] units."

"The outside world is also very optimistic about Aston Martin's sales. Now there are a lot of orders, but the production capacity cannot keep up. Once the production catches up, it is entirely possible for the annual sales to exceed [-] or even higher. Therefore, almost all tire companies attach great importance to cooperation with this top luxury car brand, and Pirelli is no exception."

Jason Levine and Thohir have also heard about Aston Martin's resurrection.

Through the past three years of operation, Aston Martin has not only successfully revived, but also launched a sub-brand Lagonda, which has broadened its models and markets in one fell swoop, and the average price of each car is around 20 euros.

In other words, if Aston Martin really sold 60 vehicles in the first half of the year, their turnover would exceed 30.00 billion euros, and according to media reports, Aston Martin's gross profit rate is as high as 20%, which means a gross profit of more than [-] billion euros.

"Oh my god, no wonder that local tyrant in China dared to come to Italy and spend his money wantonly, buying everywhere, it turns out..."

Also a rich second generation, Tohir had long been envious of the whirlwind caused by Yang Huan's visit to Italy not long ago, but now that he thinks about it, he really has the capital to show off.

If any car manufacturer in the world has such a high gross profit, it cannot sell so many cars, and if it can sell so many cars, there is no way to maintain such a high gross profit.

I don't even know how the Chinese played it, but he was able to play Aston Martin to this level.

But wait... there is a problem!

Tuoxier suddenly realized and pointed at Steven, wanting to say something, but couldn't say it, but he always felt something was wrong.

Jason Levine also had a look of shock, obviously wanting to understand.

"Yes, I have every reason to suspect that it is Yang Huan who bought Inter Milan!"

Although they had been mentally prepared, Thorhill and Jason Levine were still very shocked when they heard it.

They never thought that the person who secretly made a move against them turned out to be the legendary Yang Huan!
What was even more surprising to them was that the Chinese really lived up to his reputation. He played with everyone in the applause, and cleanly pocketed Inter Milan. Just for this, it is impossible to be unconvinced!

But after all, Tohill is also a rich second generation, and he is used to being arrogant.

When he heard Yang Huan's name just now, he was still a little bit psychologically shadowed, after all, the name is so scary.

But when he thought about it again, he had been eyeing and flirting with Inter Milan for so long, but at the moment when he was about to enter the bridal chamber, the groom was snatched away.

Do you say hateful or not?
Therefore, the rich second generation of Indonesia snorted hard.

"Yang Huan? Rob me? I'll call the newspaper right now to expose you. I want the whole world to know about it. We'll see how you deal with it then!"

(End of this chapter)