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Two days later, accompanied by David Gill and San Dezi, Zhou Buqi met David Dunn in London.

He has left his post in Red and White Company and is looking for a new job direction.

Although he has reached the retirement age, he still can't take it easy.

Prior to this, he was investigating a new project - Hawkeye.

"Hawkeye?" Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, "Which Hawkeye?"

David Dunn said: "It is the eagle eye technology that has been applied in tennis matches."

"oh!"

Zhou Buqi's brows were pleasantly surprised, and he felt that he had discovered another direction combining technology and football.

David Dunn is really a bit of a reformer, such an old man sitting in a coffee shop, he can't see a bit of depression, "The principle of Hawkeye technology is actually not complicated, it is to use 8-10 high-speed cameras, Four computers and a large screen form a system, using high-speed cameras to simultaneously capture the basic data of the tennis trajectory from different angles. Then through computer calculations, these data are generated into three-dimensional images. Finally, using instant imaging technology, the large screen clearly presents the The movement route and landing point of the tennis ball. The whole process is very fast, and it has been applied in tennis matches in the past few years, and the effect is very good.”

San Dezi said with a smile: "Indeed, for a sport that rarely changes its traditions, this is a very big improvement. The technological revolution ensures fairness and justice in the game."

"That's right." David Dunn nodded, "Hawkeye technology can be applied to tennis games, and of course there are reasons to apply it to football games. The unsolved case of the goal line in football games has been going on for decades, which makes A lot of teams felt the unfairness."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Mr. Dunn is planning to promote the Hawkeye technology to the broadcast of football matches?"

David Dunne said: "The development of the world comes from the advancement of technology, of course, including the advancement of sports. I was actually contacted by the Hawkeye team. The technology has achieved sensational success in tennis and has been embraced by fans and the market. Cheers. They plan to expand this technology to more fields, such as badminton, volleyball, and football.”

Even without foresight, Zhou Buqi can feel the development of all walks of life brought about by the technological revolution, including football of course, and said slowly: "This is indeed a technology that can be developed in depth. Technology and goal-line technology to provide refereeing, production, video management, broadcast and digital solutions to make the game fairer, safer and more attractive."

David Dunn gave a thumbs up and praised: "Accurate!"

"I like this technology." Zhou Buqi smiled, "So... Mr. Dunn, what is your choice? Will you join Hawkeye Company?"

"this……"

David Dunn was a little embarrassed.

If he could choose, he would certainly like to join Ziweixing.

Hawkeye is just a small company in the UK. It currently has more than 20 employees and cannot make ends meet. This company has been around for seven or eight years, and it is a sophisticated technology combining software and hardware. After so many years, it has been a long time since I found an application scenario, and finally extended it to tennis games.

Even in order to open up this market, they served tennis games for free at the beginning, just to prove to the world the power of this technology.

Since last year, Hawkeye has officially signed a series of contracts with the International Tennis Association, earning official income. But it's also insignificant, much worse than Ziweixing's size.

Another point is that David Dunn loves football. He is not interested in badminton, tennis, volleyball, basketball and other sports. However, in order to gain profits, Hawkeye must expand the market as much as possible, and promote this technology to more sports events that have nothing to do with football.

Zhou Buqi didn't know the inside story, and said with a smile: "Ziweixing has established a digital media company in the UK that specializes in sports and football, and will maintain independent operations. If possible, I hope that Mr. Dunn can come over to be in charge of international football strategy. the position of chairman of the committee."

The so-called Chairman of the International Football Strategy Committee is a false title.

It sounds nice, but it doesn't really have any power.

Equivalent to a consultant.

David Dunn is getting old and it is difficult to be responsible for too many businesses, so let him use the network resources in football in the past to help Ziweixing Digital Media Company to match up in business promotion and do some "strategic" promotion Enough.

Hawkeye offered him a similar position.

Seeing his hesitation, David Gill was puzzled, "David, what's the problem? Join Ziweixing, and you will continue to engage in the football industry. Their primary goal is to unify the official websites of European football clubs. , reduce operating costs and improve the user experience of the official website, which is a good thing for football, and its practical significance is no worse than Hawkeye."

David Dunn sighed, "Unfortunately, it's a bit late."

"Um?"

"Just a few days ago, I promised Hawkeye that I would like to help them for free to help them promote Hawkeye technology to the broadcast of Premier League matches."

Although he has retired, David Dunn's influence in football has not faded, especially in the Premier League. Back then, it was he who single-handedly promoted reforms and turned League One into the Premier League.

The change from the League One to the Premier League is not just a change in name, it is a change from a competitive league to a commercial league. In the past, the League One league was extremely ugly, and it can be called the ugliest game among the five major leagues. It is far from the opponents of Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A. Including strong teams such as Arsenal, Manchester United, and Liverpool, they all played high-handed games. The traditional English style of high hitting and long passing.

After becoming the Premier League, a series of reforms were introduced to guide the teams to develop in the direction of "beautiful football". The best of them is of course David Dunn. He brought Wenger to Arsenal from Japan and turned it into the best-looking team in the Premier League. The ratings and attention gradually increased.

Later, the Premier League surpassed the Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, and Ligue 1, and became the best-looking league in Europe. These changes are inseparable from the efforts of David Dunn.

Now, he is an old man, and he wants to take the lead in promoting Hawkeye technology to the Premier League.

Zhou Buqi hurriedly said: "Mr. Dun En, Ziweixing will not ask you to work for free, we are willing to give..." He really hadn't thought about the specific salary.

Glancing at David Gill, he said, "The annual salary will not be less than 850,000 pounds."

David Gill is the executive vice chairman and CEO of Manchester United, and his salary is 850,000 pounds. This is the highest salary for a manager in football, and David Dunn must be satisfied.

"It's not a question of money." David Dunn waved his hand. He was originally a businessman with a net worth of hundreds of millions of pounds, and he was not short of money at all. "I have already promised Hawkeye."

David Gill persuaded: "How about... a part-time job? Are you just a consultant in Hawkeye?"

"Well." David Dunn was a little moved, "You can communicate with Hawkeye, if they agree..."

At his level, the most important thing is to do something practical and contribute to the development of the football industry. This is out of love and the realization of self-worth.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, and said decisively: "Whether they agree or disagree, Mr. Dunn, the position of chairman of Ziweixing's international football strategy committee must belong to you!"

David Dunn shook his head with a smile, "Boy, you can't break your promise to others."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "I didn't make you break your promise, what I care most about is the spirit of the contract."

"Um?"

David Dunn didn't quite get it.

San Dezi, as a confidant, had already understood it. The corner of his mouth curled slightly, and he said, "Ziweixing is a big company, and Mr. Zhou's love for football is no worse than any of us. Ziweixing is a technology company. Since Eagle Eye Technology also It is beneficial to the development of the football industry, and facing the dilemma of making ends meet and insufficient marketization, why not merge?"

"merge?"

David Dunn froze for a moment.

David Gill was also inexplicably astonished, staring at San Dezi. Can you talk nonsense like this? What is your identity? What is the situation of Hawkeye Company? I have never investigated it. How can I buy it immediately?

Unexpectedly, San Dezi's words fully confirmed the thoughts of boss Zhou, he said loudly: "Ziweixing established a digital media operation company to promote the technological development of football, which will touch every field of football change. It is not only the overall command of the official website, but also data analysis, which can provide analysis reports for sports events, clubs, agents, fans, gaming and other industries. It can even be... In short, I am very optimistic about Hawkeye technology, which is very suitable for Ziweixing The strategic positioning of the digital media company.”

"Do you really want to buy it?"

David Dunn couldn't believe it.

He is also a businessman. At his age, he has never seen such a business. Hawkeye's technology is really good and has made huge strides in tennis and has every reason to push into football.

But... But is this too hasty?

Just based on my few words, are you going to buy a company?

What a madman!

At Zhou Buqi's age, he is used to such great career achievements. He smiled and said, "Mr. Dunn, you are a consultant of Hawkeye Company, and I respect your commitment. Ziweixing Digital Media Company serves as the chairman of the International Football Strategy Committee. The merger of the two companies is the best choice, and there is no embarrassment for all parties.”

David Dunn shook his head, "Even though Hawkeye is not yet profitable, they are doing very well in tennis events. If they want to acquire...the price won't be too low."

Zhou Buqi was very calm, "I know it well."

How much is a small British company worth?

With Ziweixing's strength, he can eat it at will.

One of the most important reasons why Europe is the back garden of Silicon Valley giants is that European technology companies have basically been swallowed up by Silicon Valley giants. Companies like Microsoft and Google acquire a technology company in Europe almost every day on average. For example, AlphaGo, Google's famous artificial intelligence project, is actually a British company.

Very cheap!

In the previous life, Sony bought Hawkeye in 2011 and only spent 20 million pounds.