Top of the big era

The next day, Zhou Buqi was accompanied by Yingying Yanyan, Shi Jinglin, Sun Wanran, Ning Lu and Mai Feixue. Fortunately, there are still seven or eight men in some of Manchester United's core executives, so the big team looks relatively normal.

The main thing is to look at the progress of the construction project.

It's four places.

First we went to Old Trafford.

The facilities of Dream Theater are backward. After Zhou Buqi took over, he started a renovation plan. A wave of renovations are carried out every summer, usually from May to September. The early games of the new season may be affected.

All seats in the stadium will be renovated this summer, including adjustments in layout, location, height and other aspects. All seats will be removed, then re-planned, redesigned and re-installed.

Total investment is 48 million pounds.

At present, 95% of the project has been completed, and the final touches of the West Stand are still left to be completed. During the game, this stand will be covered by a big curtain.

The project went smoothly.

It is expected that in another 5-6 years of summer renovation, the entire stadium will be completely renovated inside and out, and it will be transformed into a great modern stadium.

No way, Old Trafford was embarrassing in the past.

How embarrassing?

It does not even meet the new UEFA standards and cannot host major events such as the Champions League final. Originally, last season's Champions League final was held in the UK.

What shames the entire Premier League is that whether it is Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, or Arsenal, these giants look very powerful, but in fact the stadium level is too low.

There was no other way, so the venue was finally chosen at Wembley Stadium, held in a neutral venue. Fortunately, it was half a home game for Manchester United. They defeated Barcelona in the Champions League final and successfully won the Big Ears Cup in revenge.

The second place is the transformation of the training base.

Manchester City has spent huge sums of money to renovate its training base, training facilities, and youth training equipment. Manchester United must also follow suit and cannot be at a disadvantage in this regard.

Last night, Zhou Buqi had reached a non-aggression pact with Mansour.

One of them is that the youth training echelons of both sides should not poach each other.

This requires Manchester United to have higher investment and facility standards in the construction of youth training, otherwise the young players will go to Manchester City.

The third place is a five-star hotel project not far from the training base, with a design height of 32 floors.

The design team is from London and the construction team is from the local area.

Construction has already begun.

Excavators, large trucks, dump trucks...and many, many master workers.

Zhou Buqi took a few casual glances and was not satisfied. He felt that the efficiency of the construction team was too low and the work attitude was not serious. If a construction team is introduced from China, maybe this time next year, the five-star hotel will be open for business!

But there is no other way but to do this.

Manchester United's current wave of major infrastructure construction comes from the support of Manchester City Council, which is a 15-year interest-free loan of 213 million pounds from the finance department.

Among them, the five-star hotel project’s funding is 142 million pounds.

The remaining 70 million pounds will be mainly used for the renovation and reconstruction of the Carrington base, as well as Manchester United's care and warmth to the surrounding communities.

This is the fourth project.

Manchester United will invest 15 million pounds to help renovate and upgrade a total of 62 residential buildings, detached houses, and apartments in 7 surrounding communities, thereby demonstrating the social value of Manchester United and conveying Manchester United's values ​​​​to the public.

To understand it from another perspective, Manchester United actually spent 15 million pounds, applied for an interest-free loan of 210 million pounds, and conducted a wave of marketing, and attracted the surrounding residents' love for Manchester United, making them more interested in Manchester United. support.

The renovation of the seven communities is not just as simple as the beautification of the communities and the renovation of the walls of the residential buildings, but also the implantation of Manchester United elements.

Let all the communities around the Old Trafford Stadium be filled with Manchester United logos and a sea of ​​red, which is equivalent to occupying other people's territory and advertising Manchester United for free.

In fact, it is also a strategy to cooperate with the government's football city and tourist city.

Similar work is being done at Manchester City.

Basically the whole of Manchester, with a two-pronged approach surrounding Manchester United and Manchester City, the importance can be imagined.

During Zhou Buqi's research, many local prominent figures came to visit. The mayor and councilors accompanied him throughout the process, as well as local bankers and listed company bosses.

There are 14 people in the research team and more than 20 people in the accompanying team. A total of three minibuses have been prepared.

The focus of the entire process is, of course, Zhou Buqi.

There is quite a bit of power in speaking out.

While passing by a commercial shopping pedestrian street not far from Old Trafford Stadium, he said casually: "More Manchester United elements should be added here."

With the addition of Manchester United elements, when tourists visit Old Trafford Stadium, they may also come to this shopping festival to experience the local Manchester United culture.

It will promote consumption and drive the tourism economy.

Manchester United will invest 1 million pounds to promote the renovation of the commercial street. The city hall also immediately stated that it will participate in this project. As long as it is approved by the parliament, it will spend no less than 1 million pounds to cooperate. Get involved.

As Zhou Buqi's women, Shi Jinglin and Sun Wanran felt honored under such stars. They felt their faces were shining and they felt great respect.

Mai Feixue was even more shocked when she experienced this kind of scene for the first time.

Although her English was not very good, she could not understand what they were saying.

But this scene is unforgettable.

So many white people gathered around Big Boss, with fawning smiles on their faces. They were all following in his footsteps, with him as their core... This really refreshed her understanding of Big Boss Zhou.

In the past, in China, she only knew that the big boss was very rich and had a big business.

It was only when I came abroad that I saw the true face of the big boss.

Private jets, top-notch mansions, Prince William as a guest, a visit from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a daughter-like family... It's even more so when you come to Manchester.

Here, the big boss seems to have more glory than at the Ziweixing headquarters.

It seems like this is his real home court.

In short, Mai Feixue was greatly touched.

At noon, the entire restaurant was reserved for everyone to have dinner together. Then, everyone present will go to the VIP seats at Old Trafford Stadium to watch the highlight of this round of Premier League - Manchester United VS Tottenham, which kicks off at 2 p.m.

This can be said to be a grudge match.

In the summer, the two clubs broke up over Modric's transfer.

However, Manchester United's lineup has made some adjustments in the new season, and the coaching team has also been changed. The new coaching team may not have adapted to the Premier League environment, and the players may not have adapted to the new tactics. In short, the team's performance was not very good.

This game is particularly crucial.

This is the home court.

Much attention.

Zhou Buqi didn't have much confidence in this game, so he vaccinated the guests who came to watch the game early. "As long as Manchester United is not relegated, Klopp will always be the team's head coach!"

Having said that, it was not easy at all for Zhou Buqi after the game started.

Really looking forward to winning this game.

Klopp is under a lot of pressure, and as a big boss, he is also under a lot of pressure.

However, Ning Lu next to her was not a football fan, so she was a little idle. She was checking the news on her mobile phone. Not long after the game started, she noticed a very important news.

"so serious?"

Ning Lu had an expression of disbelief.

Zhou Buqi turned to glance at her, "What's wrong? What's all the fuss about!"

Ning Lu said: "You know that HP acquired Autonomy, right?"

"Um."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

The past few months have been the trough of the technology industry and an excellent opportunity to buy at the bottom. Almost all technology giants are taking action, buying and buying along the way. Coupled with the decline of the PC industry, PC giants such as HP, Dell, and Lenovo are all looking for ways to transform.

Dell is preparing to go private to make servers, Lenovo is making smartphones, and HP has chosen the direction of software services. They will spend US$12 billion to acquire the British software services company Autonomy.

The so-called software services are similar to Kurian's next development plan for Ziweiyun, which is to develop in the direction of SaaS.

Regarding the transaction between HP and Autonomy, Zhou Buqi actually did not want to see it.

Although Autonomy has a certain influence in the UK, it is not enough when looking at the world. Ziweiyun relies on its strong resource integration advantage and will be able to surpass them in the UK over time.

But once HP acquires Autonomy, it will be different.

Although HP is in decline, it is still an international giant and has a wide range of international channels. If they acquire Autonomy, it will be even more powerful. It will not be so easy for Ziweiyun to subdue Autonomy in the UK.

Ning Lu said: "Something happened in this case."

"Something happened?" Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, "Why did it happen? Didn't everything pass the supervision and the transaction was completed?"

Ning Lu looked down at her phone and whispered, "It's done, but something happened. HP sued Autonomy."

"Ah? Why?"

"It seems that it is Autonomy's financial fraud."

"I go!"

Zhou Buqi was stunned.

Ning Lu checked some more news and said slowly: "It is said that Autonomy inflated its profits, causing HP to pay an extra US$5.5 billion in this acquisition, causing huge losses to HP. Now It’s over, Autonomy is over, HP is over, and maybe a lot of people will go to jail.”

"Haha, good thing!"

Zhou Buqi was a little gloating, and then he suddenly jumped up from his chair.

In the 12th minute of the first half, a goal was scored!

New aid Vidal stole the ball in the frontcourt and passed it to Carrick next to him, who passed it straight to Robben on the right. The latter did not stop the ball, and used his iconic left foot arc in the penalty area to get into the net!

The ball went in!

Manchester United quickly took the lead at home!