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"In addition, when you go back, tell Alex that if Manchester United can win the Champions League for two consecutive years, I will use the money to buy a business jet and give it to the club to use as their special plane for off-site games."

Manchester United's performance is related to the value of this IP.

If the Manchester United brand can compete with Real Madrid, the commercial value it brings will be several times or even dozens of times that of a large business jet.

Therefore, Xu Liang did not hesitate to throw out this big and thick carrot.

Moreover, the business jets that belong exclusively to the club will also bring brand bonuses.

Glancing at David Gill, Xu Liang continued with a smile.

"When there are no games, the company's senior executives can also use it."

A smile instantly appeared on David Gill's face.

"I'll break the news to Alex as soon as possible."

"Has Modric's application for the 'Special Genius Clause' been approved?"

Because Croatia has not yet joined the EU, Modric, a Croatian player, does not have a Premier League labor certificate (non-EU players have a national team appearance rate of more than 75% within two years and a national team ranking of more than 75th).

If you want to play in the Premier League, you must use the 'special talent clause'.

“The application has been approved.

Alex now regards him as the core midfielder who will change the future of Manchester United, so he actively resolved the issue of Luka's labor certificate. "

Xu Liang nodded. Although there are special genius conditions, each club has only one quota every year.

However, Manchester United's only signing this year is this one non-EU player.

So it doesn't matter.

"Alex is still chasing Tottenham, that midfielder named Michael Carrick?"

“No more at the moment.

He is now trying to use Luka and Paul (Scholes) to partner as a defensive midfielder, with Kaka's forward 4321 formation; occasionally, Luka will be paired with Kaka or Paul in the traditional 442 formation in the midfield. "

David Gill lamented.

"I have worked at Manchester United for so many years and have seen many teams win championships through long passes; I never thought that one day the rough Manchester United would be able to play a control-flow style comparable to Real Madrid and Barcelona!

Especially when Luka, Paul and Kaká are on the court at the same time, the ball is completely under their control.

Barring a foul, almost no one can steal the ball from their feet.

Moreover, they all have the ability to advance with the ball and organizational skills. With excellent forwards, they can easily convert into goals.

BOSS, we can definitely win more championships this season, even the Champions League. "

Xu Liang smiled and nodded.

"I'm also looking forward to good news about Alex."

Having said that, he is not as optimistic as David Gill.

Scholes suffers from eye problems and knee problems.

Giggs and Gary Neville are both in their thirties, and their physical fitness cannot support Manchester United's multi-line operations.

Once tired, it is easy to get injured.

Finally, the strength of Manchester United's substitute lineup is too different from that of the main force.

Let’s not talk about the main players of Barcelona’s dream third lineup.

Also sitting on the bench are Yaya Toure, Bojan, Sylvinho, Milito, Pedro and other famous players at the main level of the five major league teams.

Yaya Toure, in particular, is a major player in a wealthy family.

The only ones Manchester United can look at are Sylvester, Fletcher and Saha. Park Sam-chi and O'Shea can only be counted as half, and there is no one at the level of Yaya Toure.

Once injuries occur, Manchester United will only get worse.

The most perverted one is Real Madrid.

Not to mention the number of superstars in the main lineup.

There are actually players such as Baptista, Guti, Woodgate, and Soldado sitting on the bench, which is so luxurious that it makes people drool.

It can be said that pulling out Real Madrid's substitutes is no worse than some giants with weak weaknesses.

What makes him even more envious is that the Real Madrid bench has been wearing the hat of star black hole for many years, but it still cannot stop stars from all over the world from flying into the flames.

The title of the world's number one club is indeed valuable.

After the two chatted for a while about the construction of the new stadium and the next development of the group, David Gill left.

Xu Liang stood by the window and watched the car go away, then took out his cell phone and made a call.

The call was dialed.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

A graceful voice with a hint of coolness came from it.

"Are you and Feifei still in school?"

"Yeah. I bought some toiletries for her and I'm taking them to the dormitory."

"Come back early after your busy work. I asked the chef to buy the best Wagyu beef for a candlelight dinner tonight."

"Hehe, I got it."

Xu Liang smiled and hung up the phone.

Things are almost busy here in the UK, and it’s time to go to Paris.

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Xu Liang was holding a teacup, crossing his legs, looking at the Eiffel Tower in the distance through the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking content.

He has flown to Paris from London and spent 32 million euros to buy a mansion in the center of Paris as the future residence of the Xu family in Paris.

This 1,237-square-meter mansion is located in Avenue Foch, a recognized wealthy area in Paris, just steps away from the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysées.

The entire house was built in the 1880s for a count by French architect Stephen Sauvest, one of the designers of the Eiffel Tower.

In modern times, this place has been used by the Singapore Embassy for a long time. In 2001, it was bought by the famous developer COGEMAD and underwent a large-scale ultra-luxury renovation.

The villa has 7 floors above and below ground, with 15 rooms.

The reason why Xu Liang bought this place is that in addition to the large space that can accommodate more bodyguards and servants, it is more important to facilitate work.

It is only a ten-minute drive from Vivendi headquarters and even closer to Canal+ Group.

Although management does not need to clock in every day like ordinary employees, being closer can also save time and energy.

Lv Hui came over.

"Mr. Xu, the person is here."

"Let him in."

After Lv Hui agreed, she pushed the door open and went out. Not long after, she led a young white man with deep nasolabial folds like a knife and an axe, wearing black-framed glasses, and wisdom in his blue pupils.

Seeing Xu Liang standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, the man looked serious, and hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his right hand.

"Boss, it's an honor to meet you here."

After a simple handshake, Xu Liang pointed to the sofa opposite.

"Sit down."

Michel Copa sat down respectfully.

He is the head of Hanhua Paris Office. In addition to collecting some news from the French business community, he also provides information support for the headquarters' investment.

The main job is to provide consulting and services to French wealthy people and investment institutions that invest in Hanhua's major funds.

Of course, there are also some branch businesses.

For example, corporate consulting and investment consulting.

In general, Hanhua Paris Office is just an office and has no investment authority.

Looking at the young man opposite, he is an elite poached from the asset management department of Societe Generale, and he set up Hanhua Paris Office.

For more than a year, in addition to completing the main tasks assigned by the company, he also provided information consulting for Paris companies to invest in Huaxia.

Also, with Hanhua's increasingly strong influence in the financial investment industry, it provides investment consulting for wealthy circles and large companies.

Therefore, although the Paris office does not have its own funds, it can still earn nearly 10 million euros through consulting every year, which not only solves the salary expenses of the office staff, but also has a certain surplus.

As the head of the office, Michel Copa's pioneering ability is highly praised by the headquarters.

"Have you received the management reform documents issued by the headquarters?"

"Yes."

Xu Liang did not say anything more, "The headquarters passed a resolution that you will be the head of Hanhua's Paris office, and be fully responsible for all investment business in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Italy, as well as French-speaking countries in Africa."

In Hanhua's European business layout.

Four major offices will be established.

The London office is responsible for investment business in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and the five Nordic countries.

The Paris office is responsible for investment business in French-speaking countries in Europe and Africa, as well as Italy.

The Berlin office is responsible for investment business in Germany and German-speaking countries, including Russia.

As for southern European countries including Romania and Bulgaria, they will be responsible for the Istanbul office.

However, these are all long-term plans. At present, in addition to the London office, only the Paris office is about to be established, and the Berlin office has only been established for half a year.

The Istanbul office just passed the resolution last month.

It will take several years to upgrade to an office.

At least we need to build up our network and connections.

Without this, it will be difficult to conduct business even with the name of an office.

"Thank you and the headquarters for your trust. I will definitely work hard to manage the Hanhua Paris office and create higher performance returns for the company."

Michel Kopa's tone was a little excited.

Having read the reform resolution of the head office, he knew very well how much power an independent office had.

An independent investment fund can be established with independent decision-making power.

With Hanhua's reputation in the investment community and the foundation he has accumulated over the years, he can easily raise a 1 billion euro private equity fund.

The money he earns by then will be ten times what it is now.

And as the Paris office grows, his status will naturally rise.

In short, the future is bright.

Xu Liang smiled, and Michel Kopa's performance was within his expectations.

"What do you think about the future of the Paris office?"

"Boss, I plan to establish two funds first.

A venture capital fund of about 100 million euros, including an incubator; a private equity fund of about 1 billion euros.

Venture capital funds are mainly based on the Internet and high-tech.

Private equity funds are mainly based on the Internet, high-tech, biopharmaceuticals, finance and energy industries."

As a senior executive of Hanhua Group, Michel Copa is very clear about the group's investment focus over the years and the boss's admiration for the Internet industry.

More importantly, the Internet industry has performed very well in recent years.

"Do you have a goal?" Xu Liang asked.

"Yes. The Italian shopping website 'Eleonora Bonucci' is the earliest shopping website in Italy. It has now developed to 11 million registered users and a monthly revenue of more than 390 million US dollars.

It has not yet been listed. When the Paris office is established, I will try my best to obtain a portion of the equity.

There is also the largest e-commerce platform in France, ‘Le Du Te’, which was originally a sub-site of the fashion brand Le Du Te and was acquired by PPR, the world’s third largest luxury goods and retail giant, in 1994.

With the support of PPR, it has become the number one e-commerce company in France.

However, Amazon and eBay have developed very rapidly in France in the past two years, and Le Du Te’s position is precarious, but years of accumulation, as well as its understanding of the French consumer market and its deep heritage, still make it have extremely high investment value.

And you also mentioned that the luxury goods industry has great development potential.

So including PPR, it is also an investment target for the future French office. ”

Xu Liang smiled and nodded, “France and Italy are the two countries with the most luxury brands in the world. In the future, with the development of the global economy, especially China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Thailand and other new economies will continue to develop.

In order to show off their status and wealth, the wealthy people will buy a lot of luxury goods.