Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

"Well, we bought Manchester United and Arsenal through a public bank affiliated with the Ross family. Buying Manchester United wasn't difficult; their owner wanted to sell the team."

Buying Arsenal was a bit complicated; several of the club's shareholders didn't want to sell, but luckily the bank had extensive connections, which is how we managed to acquire them.

What do we do next? We're still on vacation; we have a month and a half to handle club matters.

Martha and Lily acted quickly, buying two clubs in six months. They then went to the port city to find He Yuzhu and ask for a solution.

"Here you go. Handle it this way, and then you can go watch the game and don't need to worry about club matters anymore." He Yuzhu handed over a few sheets of paper.

"You made very little change to Manchester United, but a lot to Arsenal. You changed the manager and the head coach. Can this big rooster-like Wenger do it? Buy players according to his wishes."

We also need to rebuild a new stadium in the next year or two. The investment is quite large, with 400 million for 65,000 seats. Including the purchase of the club, the total cost is 280 million, making a total of 680 million. It's not bad!

Lily spent a total of 420 million on Manchester United, which is more cost-effective than my purchase of Arsenal!

"You don't need to think that way. Lily's Manchester United club is also expanding its stadium, which will cost a lot. Your focus is not on a football club."

In a few years, I'll teach you how to launder money using the club; your domestic taxes and personal income tax are a bit high.

"I see, I understand. Have you made arrangements for the 10 billion US dollars I transferred to you?"

"You'll get a 20% return annually for 10 years. Any losses will be covered by our company. It's very safe and the most suitable investment for you."

"A 20% return is that high? Give me 20% profit every year, aren't you afraid of losing money?"

"There may be three years in the ten years where the return is less than 20%, but the return in the other seven years may reach 50% or higher."

This is also internal investment; it's all invested by people with connections. And why is it a ten-year term?

"Financial investments are indeed highly profitable, while investments in real industries certainly don't yield the same returns."

"Hehe, in crucial moments, we still need to look at the real economy. The financial industry earns money, but it's all just paper; it doesn't produce real goods or services."

"You can keep the manufacturing industry; I'll go into finance to make money. I'll rely on you less for daily necessities from now on." Martha waved her hand, her demeanor more magnanimous than that of a queen dowager.

Good luck!

"Do you have time afterwards? We'll stay in the port city for a few days; the club manager will handle the team's affairs."

"You guys go back first. I won't have time for the next two weeks. Mingyi is coming back from his hometown tomorrow to get married. After this period, I'll come find you in Niuniu."

"Your children have both gotten married in the past two years, and the brides are from your hometown!"

"From a military family in my hometown, there are still two children who are not married."

"Congratulations on your child's wedding. We'll head back to take care of things at the club first. How did things go with Rick's matter last time?"

"The head coach and manager are useful. If you go in person, you have the utmost sincerity. You should show the right attitude. Then throw in ten million Niu Niu coins and let them handle the transfer themselves. You'll have it easy."

Rick's plan is probably doomed. The investment was too large, and his fate is uncertain. He should stick to computers and mobile phones; I won't hold him back or deliberately raise prices for him.

"That seems to be true. If you buy a patent with hundreds of billions of dollars, you may need to upgrade it in a few years. If the research and development is not up to par and you can't keep up with the technology level of other companies, you will lose money."

We'll go back and wait for you.

.......

Thirty-seven years ago, the Luohu Port was just wasteland with rows of small bungalows; now it is completely different.

It will become three buildings: the main building of the joint inspection building has 12 floors (including one basement level), and the south and north annexes each have 3 floors.

Transportation Building: With a total floor area of ​​48387.36 square meters, it is an open-plan 8-story building.

The port, completed and opened in 1986, is located in Luohu District, Shenzhen, and serves as an important passage between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

A young couple in casual clothes were greeted by four men as soon as they stepped into the port city.

"Fourth Young Master is back. The Duke sent me to pick you up and take you home. You're tanned and stronger now. Let's go back." Kuang Biao came to the airport to pick up He Mingyi and his wife Liu Ruonan.

They had a small wedding ceremony in the army in their hometown, which was just an engagement. They would hold a formal wedding ceremony in Hong Kong.

"Uncle Biao, thank you for picking me up. This is my wife, Liu Ruonan."

"Hello, Uncle Biao."

"Hello Xiao Liu, welcome to Gangcheng! Wishing you a happy marriage and a long and happy life together!"

"Thank you, Uncle Biao. I haven't been back for four years. How is it here now?"

"Amidst the bright lights and revelry, those who work hard to earn money continue to strive, while those who indulge in pleasure continue to enjoy life; each person's life is different."

"The port city is much more prosperous than my hometown. I don't know how many years it will take for our place to catch up with this port city!" Liu Ruonan exclaimed.

"A large city can catch up with a port city economically in twenty years, but in some aspects it may not catch up even in fifty years; this is determined by the system."

"I'll be going back in five years. I wonder how many people will leave this place?"

"Not too many, Mr. He has already cleaned it up several times. How many days will Fourth Young Master stay this time?"

"Eighteen days; the time to get back for the wedding can't be too short."

"It's alright. All four of you young masters are married now, which puts your wives at ease. They would have worried if you weren't married, and the fact that you don't live at home is something the third young master has felt deeply."

"My third brother is already married and still living a life of leisure. He hasn't acted in many movies or TV series. It's a pity he's a master's student in electronic information engineering."

"There's nothing to regret. The First Madam hopes you'll be as safe as the Third Young Master. He's acted in films, but always in minor supporting roles; he complains that leading roles take too long."

"My mom doesn't understand. My third brother is just lazy."

"Or does Mr. He never force you to do any work? He finishes his business first, so you can live the life you want freely."

My dad is more open-minded than my mom.

"We've all had different experiences."

Back home, He Yuzhu, Zhou Songyu, and Qin Huairu waited for her daughter-in-law at the entrance of the main house.

"Mingyi, your house is huge! It's a Song Dynasty garden." Liu Ruonan recognized it as a Song Dynasty garden.

"It covers an area of ​​90,000 square meters. I loved playing in the garden when I was a child. It's a large place. Right next to it is my aunt's mansion, and above that is my grandfather's residence."

"Ninety thousand square meters, that's a huge place."

"My dad thinks it's too small. He prefers the imperial gardens of the Song Dynasty. This place is just a smaller version; it would be perfect if it were three times the size."

"The imperial gardens of the Song Dynasty were vast."

After introducing themselves to each other, they entered the living room. Zhou Songyu pulled Liu Ruonan to her side. It was their first meeting, and they had a lot to talk about.

"How are you feeling about being in the special forces? Do you want to continue?"

"I still want to be a soldier, but there are few foreign missions, and no real wars involving guns and ammunition."

"Son, you may be mistaken about something. You joined the army not to fight for yourselves, but to keep all ordinary civilians away from war and allow them to live happy lives!"

"That's what the higher-ups say too; I still prefer going to war."

"Back in our hometown, there won't be any major wars for thirty years. I'd like to send you to fight, but your mother won't agree. Let's get married and have children first; only then might she agree to you going to war."

Why?

"She has a grandson now; her son is no longer important."

"Who says my son isn't important? No matter how many grandchildren I have, a son is still a son."

"Hehe, the status won't be the same at all. You don't need to consider how many children you have. If you want to have more, come to Hong Kong to give birth. There's no limit on the number of children you can have here."

"I can come."

"Sure, I'll build them a few aircraft carriers at most!"

"Your shipyard can build aircraft carrier battle groups."

"It would have been fine ten years ago."

Why didn't they build one in their hometown? Didn't they have the money?

"It's not very useful now, and the maintenance costs are too high!"