The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 524 Challenge Ye Qiu
With the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States and the gradual involvement of Europe in the vortex of the debt crisis, more and more rich people around the world are thinking about a very serious topic, that is, what is the most valuable and most investable industry?

This is indeed a serious topic worthy of discussion, because in the past two or three years, the wealth of quite a few rich people around the world has shrunk rapidly in a short period of time.

Not long ago, Forbes released their evaluation report, which believed that among the more than 2008 super rich people who were listed on their global rich list in March 3, 1000 lost at least one billion US dollars in net worth, or Dozens of people have lost more than 300 billion in value, and even at the forefront, the top ten symbolic assets have shrunk by a total of 50 billion US dollars. It is conceivable that no investment in this world is guaranteed.

Many people have noticed that in the past year, in this list of the world's richest people, there are not many rich people who can rise against the trend, and the most eye-catching one is of course Ye Qiu from Leaf Technology. Although his personal net worth assessment is only more than 190 billion, surpassing Li Chaoren in Hong Kong, becoming the richest man in China, the tenth in the world, and the youngest in the top ten of the Forbes rich list, everyone knows that his worth is still seriously underestimated. underestimate.

The Wall Street Journal once made a judgment that as long as Leaf Technology goes public, Ye Qiu's worth will surpass Bill Gates and Buffett overnight, and become the richest man in the world, because in another Forbes global enterprise ranking, Ye Qiu has a very high ranking. Listed companies rank three in this list, even surpassing Goldman Sachs and China Mobile.

Among companies in the same industry, Leaf Technology still lags behind super giants such as Microsoft, Samsung Electronics, Intel, HP, IBM, etc. Look, the next few years will continue to maintain the current stable high-speed development trend.

At the very least, the two series of Zeus mobile phones and tablets will continue to maintain the stability of Leaf Technology in the next ten years. There are already quite a few people who believe that this company will rush to the top [-], or even the top [-], in the next few years.

By the way, in the Forbes personal rich list, Ye Qiu's wife Huang Chu continued to be the champion of mainland China's rich list with a total net worth of 95 billion US dollars, and also ranked No. 40 in the global rich list. In [-], Huangtian Group's performance also increased steadily.

After Chen Zhong took over Huang Jinsong's team, he not only streamlined Huangtian Group's business, but also actively developed new businesses. Its performance has improved by leaps and bounds, and it has gradually gone abroad, and its performance in logistics, hotels, retail, and car sales has also developed very fast.

Among them, the hotel will be a key part of Huangtian Group's next efforts, which is why Chen Zhong attaches so much importance to the project of Zhenhua Building in London, because this will be the first overseas stop of Huangtian Group's hotel business, and it must be launched First shot.

It can be said that when all the rich people in the world are deeply mired in the quagmire of the subprime mortgage crisis, Leaf Technology is extremely eye-catching, but everyone knows that unless they have enough strength to develop mobile phones similar to Zeus and Innovative products like the Android system, otherwise, Leaf Technology has no place for them to refer to.

Not long ago, Citibank of the United States released a piece of data. They listed quite a few investment fields in order to provide investors with a reference and let them know which industry was least affected by the financial crisis. The result was somewhat unexpected. It's football!

This is indeed something that everyone did not expect, because the football market is very, very insignificant. According to Citibank's estimates, in Europe, the football market is about 150 billion euros, and even if it has been in the past few years. It is increasing, but in fact, the annual increase is about 10%, and there is no sign of sudden skyrocketing.

But Citibank listed a lot of data very clearly in this report to prove why, they will list the football market as the most value-preserving investment industry, because in the past few years, especially During the two or three years since the subprime mortgage crisis came, the football market has been developing and expanding steadily.

"In the UK, 300 million people are currently unemployed. This is indeed a disaster for a country with a population of 6000 million. However, we have noticed that in the past few years, as the most influential league in the UK, In the Premier League, their operations are obviously improving rapidly."

"After the acquisition of the Glazer family in the United States, the total market value of Manchester United has continued to create new highs. This is not only from their business operations, but also from their football field. For example, they want the team's biggest star Cristiano Ronaldo sold to Real Madrid, the transfer fee is expected to be nearly [-] million euros."

"This is simply a crazy number, but Manchester United is not the only one. Let's look at another team that is more representative, and that is Ye Qiu's team, Tottenham Hotspur. According to the New York Times, Leaf Technology's market value has risen by at least three times in the past few years, which makes them very hopeful to follow Manchester United and break through the market value of one billion euros. In the transfer market in the past few years, Tottenham Hotspur The net profit reached more than 3 million euros, which is absolutely an unbelievable figure!"

"We are not saying that all teams can be like Tottenham Hotspur. After all, Ye Qiu has done with Tottenham Hotspur what he did with Leaf Technology. He has almost created a miracle. However, football, which seems to be very small, and its total market is almost negligible in the global market, has created amazing value and influence.”

"Look at Abramovich, a rich man in Russia, even after Ye Qiu's wife Huang Chu, the chairman of Huangtian Group, in the Forbes list, but he has created a huge influence in the world in the past few years, said he It is no exaggeration to lose media attention and attention to Bill Gates, and all this is because he invested in Chelsea!"

"It's not just that the market is constantly expanding, and the influence is constantly expanding. Let's look at the target of the football market, fans!"

"This is a very loyal group of consumers. Many of them will continue to support the team even if they lose their jobs. Even if they can't afford the ticket price to go to the stadium, they will still save money. Buying club memorabilia and sitting in front of the TV watching football every week."

"Don't think that this will not create value. In fact, the broadcast fees of the Premier League have been rising steadily in the past few years. The latest broadcast contract signed for three seasons from 2010 to 2013 has a total value of nearly 20 billion in the local market. Pound sterling, close to $30 billion, this is a sky-high price that shocked the sports world, but this is only in England."

"With the gradual globalization of the Premier League and the continuous spread of the influence of Premier League football, Richard Scudemore, chief executive of the Premier League, said in an interview with us that he personally expects that the next Premier League Broadcasting rights, that is, the three-year broadcasting fee from the summer of 2013 to the summer of 2016, the total global revenue will exceed 50 billion pounds, which is 73 billion US dollars, and when he said this, he was so confident! "

"This is only after broadcasting fees have been calculated. For a team, stadium operating income, commercial sponsorships, etc., and even player transfers are very huge transactions, and Ye Qiu is undoubtedly very proficient in this aspect of transactions. because he is the best football manager in the world."

"What we want to say is that now that the world's economy is very sluggish, and now that Europe is falling into a debt crisis, the football market is still strong and it is still an oasis in this sluggish economic desert."

"More importantly, it still has a very huge potential to be tapped, because as the world's largest sport, the football market is not only in Europe, but also in Asia and North America, and even South America and Africa. Since 2010 The 2014 World Cup in South Africa will be held in Africa, and the [-] World Cup will be held in Brazil, which will definitely explode the football markets in Africa and South America."

After Citibank's evaluation report was released, it immediately caused an uproar all over the world. Everyone was surprised. They never imagined that the football market would have such great potential and influence.

For a while, there were endless rumors about the rich people who wanted to enter the football market. The super rich people from India, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and other places had scandals with football clubs, and many people were indeed full of football. interest.

That includes, right now, sitting next to Khorabchian, watching the game intently, with the Russian super-rich, Dmitry Rybonolev, famous for having just bought his daughter a mansion in Manhattan for a whopping sum of money. The world's largest Russian oligarch.

Joorabchian's background, including his role in the takeover of West Ham United, has always been kept secret, but it's clear to all that his ambitions are big and he's never been content with just being an agent In this low-end industry, he, like Pini Zahavi, wants to climb to the top and engage in the highest-end field.

Rybonolev is not a real fan. He is engaged in the largest potash fertilizer company in Russia. He is known as Russia's fertilizer king. Although he also entered the Forbes 2009 rich list, he is not well-known in the top [-]. Not visible.

But he is the one that Joorabchin has found, and he is the most likely to complete the first club transaction intermediary in his life, because Rybonovlev really has such a need, because he now has endless money. , What he wants to do more is not to continue to invest, but to preserve value, and the largest customer of his fertilizer company is China.

There is no doubt that this is an important reason why Joorabchian is eyeing him.

Because of this, Joorabchian arranged for him to go to the Premier League many times and watch football games in the Champions League to cultivate his understanding and interest in football. Today, he came to the Olympic Stadium in Rome to watch this game, which is known as the current football game. A contest between two of the world's most artistic teams.

"Tottenham Hotspur is playing against Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona has no ability to resist?" Rybonovlev was full of surprises in the second half of this game, which was similar to those football games he had seen in the past completely different.

What impressed him the most was that Tottenham Hotspur scored two goals within 3 minutes of the first half. The fast and sharp offensive football gave him a huge shock, and all the fans in the audience Almost all of him were deeply infected by the enthusiasm that burst out after scoring a goal.

Sitting in front of the TV is completely different from being in the middle of [-] fans.

"Is it possible to build a team like Tottenham Hotspur that can challenge all giants in the shortest period of time?" Rybonovlev wears glasses and looks very gentle, but in fact But he is very wild, full of desire to challenge the strong, otherwise, he would not be able to get to where he is today.

"It's hard!" Joorabchian's principle of life and work is that he never makes promises to customers that he can't keep. "Ye Qiu himself is the world's leading top coach, and he has a strong appeal in football. , so the players he likes can be bought easily, which is a condition that other teams hardly have."

Rybonolev couldn't help nodding. He thought of Chelsea's Abramovich, Manchester City's Abu Dhabi consortium, and the recent sports investment boom in the Russian rich circle. In addition to wanting to win Arsenal In addition to Usmanov, Russia's metal tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov also intends to acquire the New Jersey Nets of the US NBA.

Perhaps, Citibank is right, sports, especially professional football, will be increasingly favored by investors.

Khorabchin knew that Rybonolev was tempted, otherwise, Russians would not watch football match after game, so he didn't intend to let Rybonolev pass his hands, lol He said with a smile: "Actually, investing in football clubs is the same as investing in other fields. The focus is still on market benefits, and it depends on what you want."

"If Abramovich didn't have Ye Qiu, it would be impossible to have the current Chelsea. And look at the acquisition of Manchester City by the Abu Dhabi consortium. They have spent so much money in the past year, but there is still no improvement. It is very important. One reason is that they don't understand football, and what they are after is not just results, but influence!"

For this, Rybonolev is clear, the so-called loss of profit, sometimes want to open up the market is like this.

"According to my estimation, it is very difficult to have the strength to challenge Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and other Premier League teams in a short period of time, and to reach the top of the Premier League championship. It is inevitable to spend a lot of money to introduce powerful stars, but at least Three to five years, and you have to have a high-level head coach."

"If you want to sweep Europa like Tottenham Hotspur, without high investment for more than five consecutive years, as well as a stable player lineup and head coach, it is almost unimaginable."

Sometimes, Joorabchian had to admire Ye Qiu. It took him less than two years to complete a road that others might not be able to complete in five years. Turnham Hotspur has become the most eye-catching team in European and even world football. This ability is difficult for other head coaches to possess.

Perhaps, in today's football, a head coach who has the ability to compete with Ye Qiu may accept poaching. The first thing Joorabchian can think of is Mourinho who is currently in Inter Milan. In Liverpool's Benitez, everyone else seems to be even worse.

"Five years?" Rybonolev muttered to himself. He didn't think five years was a long time. As someone who has achieved such success in the business field, five years can create a company that is well received by all media around the world. A big company that everyone pays attention to can be said to be a miracle, just like Ye Qiu's Leaf Technology.

"Zia, help me find a team. I want to challenge Ye Qiu!" Rebonovlev looked at the bottom of the field with a smile.

This is what Joorabchian wanted, and he nodded again and again, "No problem, I have a team now, and the boss behind him has financial problems because of the subprime mortgage and European debt crisis, and he is eager to sell him." , if I can win him, the two duels with Ye Qiu every year will attract the attention of countless people, and I also have a very suitable candidate for the head coach."

"Maybe, he may not be able to help you achieve what you want in a short period of time and make the team a top team, but he is definitely capable of helping you lay a solid foundation for a strong team in the next two to three years!"

After hearing this, Rybonovlev gave Khorabchin a meaningful look, but he still laughed.

Just at this moment, the referee's whistle sounded in the stadium, and this focused match that had attracted much attention finally ended in a way that no one expected.

Tottenham Hotspur relied on a continuous storm attack within 3 minutes of the first half, scored two goals in a row against Barcelona, ​​successfully defeated Barcelona, ​​won the UEFA Champions League this season, and became the champion of the UEFA Champions League in [-]. Since the restructuring, the first team to successfully defend the Champions League!

At the moment when the whistle sounded, all the Tottenham Hotspur fans in the audience stood up from their seats and gave a wave of applause for their team. , shouting Ye Qiu's name.

In the crowded stands, Ye Qiu didn't even notice that Khorabchin and Rybonovlev also stood up and applauded Tottenham Hotspur's feat. In the rich man's eyes, the way he looked at Ye Qiu was somewhat of a challenger.

Also in a certain corner of the stadium that Ye Qiu hadn't noticed, there was another person staring at him with eyes similar to looking at prey.

(End of this chapter)