Rebirth is very troublesome

Chapter 804 The Arrogance of Downfall ([-])
Both teams, Bai Jieru and Guo Yuan, were busy with work, but Wang Yu was slightly free.

While he was not busy, Wang Yu simply went on a trip to the European continent across the English Channel.

Spain, Greece, the Netherlands, France, and Italy ended up with Wang Yu having to interrupt his journey halfway through because of news from Bruce.

Wang Yu, who rushed back to London urgently, did not need to return to the hotel because Luo Qianqian and her team had already returned to HK. This time he could live directly in the manor in the small town of Hampstead on the outskirts of London.

The vacant villa was named Black Swan Manor by Bai Jieru, which is quite reminiscent of Gray Rhino Capital.

"Oh my God, it's an Andalusian horse!"

Seeing Wang Yu washing a tall white horse under the guidance of a professional horse breeder, Bruce entered the Black Swan Manor and shouted exaggeratedly: "Mr. Wang, I admit that I am jealous of you!"

"This is one of my business partners, Ms. Bai Jieru, the CEO of Yonghua Bank."

Wang Yu washed the horses meticulously, and at the same time introduced Bai Jieru who was standing beside him: "Next, I have another acquisition activity in London, and I need Ms. Bai's support."

"Beautiful Ms. Bai, I was really fascinated by the Andalusian horses just now. I'm really sorry for ignoring your presence!"

Bruce reached out and shook Bai Jieru's hand: "Yonghua Bank. I remember it is a bank headquartered in Southeast Asia, right?"

"We have moved our headquarters to Hong Kong and have begun to expand into China business."

Bai Jieru smiled and said: "We are extremely optimistic about the Chinese market!"

"Heroes see the same thing!"

Bruce nodded in agreement: "We at Goldman Sachs have also increased our investment in mainland China in recent years. This is a key area for high growth in our future investment."

While he was chatting with Bai Jieru, Wang Yu finally completed the cleaning.

"Guo Yuan, chat with Bruce and President Bai first, and I'll go change clothes."

Guo Yuan took Chu Sisi and Song Qing to live in Black Swan Villa. She and Bruce had been dealing with a series of things before, so the two were relatively familiar with each other.

"Ms. Guo, the advance payment has arrived. Thank you for your trouble."

Bruce shook hands with Guo Yuan enthusiastically. The gratitude he meant was about the agency contract. According to the contract, the first 50% advance payment of 250 million yuan has been received.

"This is part of our sincerity. The boss gives instructions and I just execute them."

Guo Yuan did not take credit, she just brushed off the matter in one sentence, and then asked politely: "Mr. Bruce, black tea or coffee?"

"Black tea bar. After staying in London for a long time, I have more opportunities to drink black tea than coffee."

Instead, Bai Jieru ordered a cup of coffee, and they sat down on the sofa in front of the fireplace and started chatting.

"Did your people visit Opel headquarters before?"

Bruce was well-informed and asked about Guo Yuan's arrangements for team experts to visit Opel: "What do you think after looking at it as a whole?"

"It's just a quick show."

Guo Yuan is currently wearing the suit she bought on Savile Row a few days ago. She wears a brown cashmere shirt on the upper body, a knee-length plaid skirt made of wool fabric on the lower body, black silk high heels, and Gucci's new gold-framed large glasses. She looks like a strong woman in the workplace. style.

Her evaluation of this visit was very straightforward, and Bruce burst out laughing.

"Every year Opel headquarters sends out thousands of invitations like this. This kind of visit can only see Opel's glamorous appearance."

“Like the city dotted with the London Eye?”

Guo Yuan said sharply: "It is difficult to conceal the vicissitudes of history!"

Bruce was stunned for a moment, then laughed louder, and gave a thumbs up to Guo Yuan while laughing: "Miss Guo's metaphor is perfect!"

After laughing, he sighed: "The British are a little obsessed in this regard. They no longer insist on certain so-called traditions, but are stubborn."

"Indeed, just like the tradition adhered to by some clubs in the Premier League"

Bai Jieru on the side also made a similar sigh. In the past few days, her team has searched the Premier League and even English League One teams and found many strange traditions.

"Oh, Ms. Bai likes to watch football?"

Bruce turned to Bai Jieru: "Although I am an American, I am a Liverpool fan. Which team does Ms. Bai support?"

"I'm not a football fan, but Mr. Wang wants to buy a Premier League team for fun."

"O MAY GOD!"

Bruce opened his mouth instantly: "Mr. Wang wants to become the owner of a Premier League team. This is really a magical thing!"

"Bruce, this thing is not magical. Your American boss has already acquired Manchester United's shares. Chelsea and Manchester City have also changed their bosses in the past few years."

Wang Yu, who came down from the second floor, smiled and said to Bruce: "The Premier League has become a world-class competition, and its influence is enough to attract the attention of capital from all over the world. The domestic and foreign broadcast costs of this competition have reached 30 billion pounds per year. The ability to attract money is worthy of ranking first among the five major European leagues!"

"Damn it, you're not going to do this like a business, are you?"

Bruce was a little crazy: "Mr. King, if you do this, you will destroy a football club."

"Did Abramovich ruin Chelsea, or did Mansour ruin Manchester City?"

Wang Yu shrugged his shoulders: "Don't worry, even if it is a business, I will run the club first and then talk about making money. Maybe next year you can watch with me in the VIP box of a certain Premier League club." If I have the ball, I will buy a super star with superb skills and great popularity."

"I'm a Liverpool fan!"

Bruce frowned and persisted, but seemed a little shaken: "Remember to leave a seat for me in the VIP seat. Damn it, you are corroding my love for Liverpool!"

Accompanying his muttering, the living room burst out with good-natured laughter.

"Bruce, this time your call interrupted my trip to Europe, and I also have a beautiful escort from Oxford University."

Wang Yu handed Bruce a cigar and said with a smile: "You'd better bring me good news!"

"Mr. Wang, get ready to negotiate!"

Bruce lit the cigar with a proud expression on his face: "Even Fritz Henderson can't stop Opel from being sold. Your previous analysis was right, they need cash flow too much."

"When and where?"

"Next Monday, Opel headquarters!" Bruce leaned back on the sofa chair, crossed his legs, and said while smoking a cigar; "Before that, you submit an acquisition offer letter to GM headquarters. GM will have A reply to you. The two parties will have the first round of contact at Opel headquarters next Monday. You will come up with an acquisition plan and they will put forward conditions."

Wang Yu turned to Guo Yuan: "Let's take action!"

Finally reaching this point, Guo Yuan suppressed her emotions and nodded heavily; "I will make arrangements immediately."

"Mr. Bruce, based on your judgment, what kind of conditions will GM put forward?"

At this time, Bai Jieru spoke. She asked the "presumptuous" question on Wang Yu's behalf, but it was not out of the ordinary given her status.

"I estimate that in the first round of contact, a price of no less than 15 billion yuan will be quoted."

Bruce pondered for a moment and then responded: "In addition to the quotation, it may also involve matters about Opel's R&D center and production base in Rüsselsheim, Germany. After all, a car company brings employment and tax revenue to the local area. You In addition to reaching an agreement with GM, the pile acquisition must also obtain the consent of the local government.”

"Of course, I won't kill the goose that lays the eggs."

Wang Yu smiled and said: "We can set up one design and R&D center in Rüsselsheim and one in Magic City. As for the production base, leave the production capacity in Rüsselsheim to Europe. I will re-establish it in Magic City." A large production base to meet the production capacity of the Chinese market!"

In Wang Yu's vision, it will definitely be mixed by then. At least half of the people in the Rüsselsheim R&D Center will have to travel to the R&D Center in Shanghai, and Wang Yu will also arrange a considerable number of technical personnel recruited domestically. Some of them went on a business trip to the headquarters in Rüsselsheim, Germany.

As for production, China has never been short of industrial workers.

"I don't know the specific details and conditions, but I want to remind you of one thing!"

Bruce smacked his lips and said: "In the end, the problem at GM headquarters is not big. Your obstacles are likely to come from Germany. Their rigidity and arrogance are no worse than the British. You have to be mentally prepared for this."

"I'll be mentally prepared."

Wang Yu smiled and nodded: "Fortunately, we are not the first Chinese company to cooperate with German car companies. The German Volkswagen's cooperative investment in China was very successful back then. I believe that German car companies can see this. In the future, the world The market with the largest growth in car users is in China. This is recognized by the industry, and I don’t believe they can’t see it.”

"So good luck to you!"

Seeing Wang Yu's confident look, Bruce shrugged his shoulders and said, "Maybe what you said makes sense."

"My promise is still valid!"

At this time, Wang Yu once again vaguely mentioned what he had discussed with Bruce last time; "I hope that from now on, Mr. Bruce can help us with this acquisition to the best of his ability."

"I still have many old friends in GM."

Bruce said this meaningfully, which was a response to Wang Yu's previous words.

The two sides looked at each other and smiled, seemingly understanding each other.

After talking about Opel, Wang Yu turned his attention to Bai Jieru.

"How about it, which teams in the Premier League do you think are worth acquiring?"

"The team below me have made three acquisition proposals, taking into account the history of the club and the potential of the city."

Bai Jieru responded to Wang Yu with a smile: "Two of the teams are located in London, namely Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United. The other one is a bit surprising."

Wang Yu: "?"

"The other team is Newcastle, an industrial town in the northeast of England, but it is currently relegated to League One."

Bai Jieru just hesitated a little: "But this team is also a regular visitor to the Premier League. It has also won many honors in history, winning the league championship once, the FA Cup 6 times and even the UEFA Cup. Although We were relegated last season, but we have performed well in the First Division this season and are expected to return to the English Premier League next season."

"Tottenham are not considering it for now."

Wang Yu frowned and said: "The current club chairman Levi is too shrewd and a businessman who is difficult to deal with. And they probably have no plans to sell the team in the near future, so don't consider Tottenham."

"That leaves Newcastle and West Ham."

Bai Jieru nodded and continued: "Which company should I contact first?"

"West Ham is in London, so of course it's close."

At this time, Wang Yu suddenly turned to Bruce: "Would you like to participate?"

Bruce was obviously stunned for a moment, and then saw the smile on Wang Yu's lips and immediately understood the meaning.

If Wang Yu's negotiation with Opel is successful in the end and the price is less than 12 billion yuan, then the commission involved with Bruce's side will not be a small figure.

How did this money get to Bruce?

Repeating the previous consulting contract would be too obvious and blatant, but if Bruce uses his status to participate in Wang Yu's negotiations to acquire a Premier League club and plays an "important role" in it, then Wang Yu can pass The acquirer, Yonghua Bank, gave Bruce corresponding remuneration.

Reasonable and legal.

"The Icelandic consortium that originally paid 8500 million pounds to acquire West Ham couldn't stand it anymore. They are currently actively selling the West Ham club. Fernandez, Cellino, Sullivan and others have already participated in the bidding."

Since Wang Yu decided to talk about West Ham first, Bai Jieru naturally began to introduce the relevant situation of this club: "So far, West Ham's current debt exceeds 1.1 million pounds, of which 5000 million pounds is owed to the bank; 4000 million pounds is owed to the bank. Other clubs (including the 3000 million pound compensation involved in Tevez’s transfer case); and compensation for the dismissal of former coach Kobilish and other expenses. On the contrary, the cost of directly acquiring the club’s equity is not very large.”

"Sullivan"

When Wang Yu heard this name, certain memories came into his mind. This man seemed to be a die-hard fan of West Ham and a billionaire himself. It was he who won West Ham in the end.

"Pay attention to this person."

At the critical moment, Wang Yu still reminded Bai Jieru: "He is a die-hard fan of West Ham and a super rich man himself. If he intends to participate in the acquisition of West Ham United, we will be under great pressure."

"Let me contact the Icelandic consortium."

Bruce on the side intervened in time: "I am very familiar with Eggert Magnussen from the Icelandic Consortium. I will make an appointment with him this afternoon."

Unexpectedly, Bruce had such a relationship, Wang Yu and Bai Jieru's eyes lit up at the same time.

"Hahaha, now you feel that this recruitment is very worthwhile, right?"

Bruce raised his eyebrows at Wang Yu: "Don't forget that I am still an executive at Goldman Sachs Investment Bank. Capital knows no borders, not only in Europe or the United States. My abilities are far beyond your imagination!"

"Yes, my friend, our cooperation has been very pleasant since the beginning of Mobai Technology (Southeast Asia) and Guocheng Food Delivery (Southeast Asia), isn't it?"

For Wang Yu, Bruce is the best partner.

(End of this chapter)