Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The more money he made, the more money he made.

When he thought of this, he felt his blood boiling.

Now he has a lot of money, and the Google, Alibaba and Tencent he invested in are three cash cows. If he doesn't find a place for all this money, it would be a shame for his reputation.

Even though the $500 million in his account is nothing in 20 years, it is worth a lot in today's era.

Let's put it this way, the current top bidder is still Zidane's $64 million, which is enough to buy eight Zidanes.

And six years later, Thaksin only spent more than 80 million pounds to buy Manchester City's controlling stake.

But now he can't just go to the door of Manchester City Club to buy it, he needs to find a helper.

So, he decisively bought a plane ticket and went to the UK.

After going to the UK, he found the Manchester branch of JP Morgan Chase.

He did not want to entrust them to help with the acquisition, but directly said: "I want to find your senior manager, Ed Woodward."

The receptionist was a very beautiful young girl. Hearing this, she said politely: "Sir, do you have an appointment?"

Yang Luo shook his head: "I don't have an appointment."

The receptionist asked again: "Sir, what do you want to do with Mr. Woodward?"

Yang Luo said: "I want to discuss a business with him."

The receptionist hesitated for a moment: "Okay, please wait, I will contact Mr. Woodward first."

Yang Luo nodded.

After the receptionist made a phone call, she said politely: "Sir, please follow me."

So she led Yang Luo to a small meeting room, poured him a glass of water, and then twisted her butt and left the room.

Yang Luo couldn't help but sigh at her talent, and then saw Woodward walking in.

This man, who was later called Sandezi by Manchester United fans, is now just an employee of JP Morgan. Although he is just in his early thirties, his hair has the traditional trend of British men.

Just like Yang Luo remembered, he has a pair of big eyes on his round face, and his whole appearance is quite funny.

However, Yang Luo knows that although this guy is criticized in the field of football, he is a good hand in business development.

If he is brought in, the club's business development will be no problem.

As long as he is not allowed to interfere in the competition.

Yes, Yang Luo came here for the purpose of bringing Sandezi in!

When Sandezi saw this overly young oriental face, he was a little confused.

He asked tentatively: "Sir, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Yang Luo looked at him: "Mr. Woodward, my name is Yang Luo. I want you to help me acquire Manchester City Football Club."

San Dezi was stunned, looked at Yang Luo carefully, and asked tentatively: "Mr. Yang, which Manchester City Football Club are you talking about?"

Yang Luo was also stunned: "How many other Manchester City Football Clubs are there?"

San Dezi smiled embarrassedly, still a little unbelievable: "Is it Manchester City Football Club?"

Yang Luo took it for granted: "Yes!"

San Dezi shuddered all over, and looked at Yang Luo carefully again.

This man also looks gentle and handsome, not like he has mental problems.

So he asked tentatively: "Mr. Yang, the current market value of Manchester City Football Club exceeds 80 million pounds. Are you sure you want to acquire it?"

Yang Luo glanced at him and said: "Mr. Woodward, do you think I came all the way from the United States to joke with you?"

As he said that, he took out a certificate of assets from his bag.

San Dezi looked at the string of numbers on it and his eyes widened immediately.

He couldn't help but drink a sip of water and said quickly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Yang, I'm rude."

Yang Luo was too lazy to argue with him: "Have you ever known about Manchester City Club?"

San Dezi sighed: "To be honest, my father is a die-hard fan of Manchester United."

Yang Luo glanced at him: "Don't you want to take this business?"

San Dezi immediately smiled: "How is it possible? I am a professional investment manager. It is our job to solve the demands of customers!"

Yang Luo nodded: "Okay, I hope to see your acquisition plan within three days."

San Dezi's efficiency is still very fast. Only one day later, Yang Luo received his call.

He has been in contact with John Waddell, the owner of Manchester City.

After communicating, the other party was open to selling the ownership of Manchester City.

Yang Luo understood this attitude very well. This big brother was just waiting for a good price.

So he said directly to San Dezi: "How much is Mr. Wardle's asking price?"

San Dezi said: "100 million pounds."

Yang Luo smiled and said nothing.

Now John Wardle holds 68% of Manchester City's shares, and his friend David Martin holds 25% of the shares.

For a club with a valuation of only 80 million pounds, his asking price is obviously too high.

However, he knew that San Dezi would not directly pass on such an outrageous price to him, so he was waiting for San Dezi's follow-up.

Sure enough, San Dezi continued, "But I have helped Mr. Yang communicate with Mr. Wardle, and he is willing to lower his asking price."

Yang Luo did not listen to his suspense: "So how much is his asking price now?"

San Dezi said, "Mr. Wardle is willing to sell his shares at a price of about 70 million pounds."

This price is about 20% higher than the valuation, but it is also close to the reasonable range.

So Yang Luo said directly: "I will offer 90 million pounds."

San Dezi was stunned. Why is there an increase in the price?

Yang Luo smiled: "90 million pounds is the price for acquiring all shares of Manchester City."

San Dezi finally understood.

Yang Luo said again: "As for how much you can negotiate, that is your ability, and the extra part can be used as your performance reward."

San Dezi was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay, Mr. Yang, wait for my good news!"

After hanging up the phone, Yang Luo began to calculate.

In fact, 90 million pounds is the reasonable valuation in his mind. After all, Manchester City does not have a particularly large operating risk now, and it must bear some premium to acquire it.

He directly asked for 90 million pounds, which was not only a test of San Dezi's ability, but also a plan to buy him off.

Sure enough, with the temptation of money, San Dezi became more efficient.

Another day later, he informed Yang Luo that the price had been negotiated.

Yang Luo asked: "What is the transaction price?"

San Dezi was in a good mood: "88 million pounds."

This also means that he earned 2 million performance rewards for the company, and he should be able to get at least 1 million pounds.

Yang Luo also took the opportunity to ask him a question: "Mr. Woodward, are you willing to join Manchester City Club as CEO?"

San Dezi was stunned and fell silent.

After a while, he said: "Mr. Yang, do you know that my father is a die-hard fan of Manchester United."

Yang Luo said: "What do you mean?"

San Dezi said word by word: "It has to be paid more!"