The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 532 I want to stay!

From childhood to adulthood, our parents have always taught us the truth that it is easy to spend money and difficult to make money, so we must be diligent and thrifty. It is best to only make money and not spend money.

In the first 20 years of his life, Ye Qiu also believed in this. He felt that all the rich people made their careers through diligence and thrift. After Leaf Technology, his knowledge was obviously higher and wider than before, and he gradually realized that he was wrong.

It's not that parents have taught their children badly, but he feels that such words are only suitable for the general public and ordinary people.

Now he began to gradually believe in another saying, those who can make money are not as good as those who can spend money.

His change was not because he had too much money to spend, but because he gradually realized many things.

Just like Leaf Technology in the United States, don’t think that everything is going smoothly at Leaf Technology because of a group of top executives such as Ye Qiu, Eliza Moon and Sandberg, then you are wrong, because this group of Leaf Technology The executives are indeed good, but this is definitely not the reason why Leaf Technology has come to where it is today.

Leaf Technology now holds a large amount of cash in its hands, but most of the cash is outside the United States. The reason is simple. As long as the money does not return to the United States, Leaf Technology does not have to pay taxes, and if it returns to the United States, The tax that Leaf Technology needs to pay will be an astronomical sum.

Doesn't the government know?

Please, how much do you sell Leaf Technology every year, how much you earn, how many R&D centers you invest in China, and how many talents you dig to go to China, the government may not know?Wrong, they know it, they just don't say it!
Another point is that Leaf Technology has been making acquisitions over the years, from Nortel Networks to other small and medium-sized companies. Why can every acquisition be passed smoothly?Do you really think the US government is Ye Qiu's godfather?
In the United States, there are many lobbying companies, with an estimated number of employees reaching 2. They have basically worked in the federal government and Congress. Even Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Leaf Technology, if she is not in Leaf Technology, she will be completely She can be a very high-end lobbying consultant. Any big company lacks talents like her.

The Washington Lobbying Company hired by Leaf Technology is well-known in the United States. Ye Qiu spends at least 1000 million US dollars on the lobbying company every year, and employs [-] excellent lobbying companies similar to the Washington Lobbying Company. Lobbyists who serve as senior government officials carry out various lobbying work for them to the government, such as immigration, patents, taxation, trade and so on.

In the 2008 presidential campaign between Trump and McCain, Leaf Technology donated a total of nearly 3000 million US dollars to Trump's campaign, but at the same time, donations to McCain also reached 2000 million. This makes Leaf Technology, like Apple, Microsoft and other Silicon Valley companies, remain neutral in this election.

If you look at it at first glance, wow, if you count the lobbying and the company's donations to the government, it costs about [-] million US dollars a year to spend on the government. This money can buy a mid-sized company with great potential in Silicon Valley. company.

But the problem is, if you look at it again, you spent the money and hired so many lobbyists. Some of them were government executives or high-level party members before. With them, Leaf Technology acquired Nortel Networks. Through, the acquisition Nuance company, if it is approved, Ye Qiu will arrange more Chinese college students to come to the United States for training, and if it is approved, Leaf Technology will arrange the semiconductor headquarters in Xiamen, China, and it will still be approved.

Even a tax of more than tens of billions of dollars, Leaf Technology evaded by sending cash overseas, the US government also turned a blind eye to it, the reason is simple, Leaf Technology spent money Went to lobby.

So, at this level, it is useless for you to make money, you have to know how to spend money.

There is another truth that Ye Qiu has only seen through these years, and that is buying and selling.

Many people who don't know how to invest, or in other words, juniors in the investment world will have an illusion that knowing how to buy is very important, because only knowing how to buy can make money, but after these years, Ye Qiu discovered that knowing how to buy is not important. Know how to sell.

There is a saying in the investment field, those who can buy are apprentices, and those who can sell are masters.

Many people mention Buffett and think that this investment guru is very powerful, and then they will give an example, Coca-Cola, and they will say that Buffett has held Coca-Cola for many years, and he has never sold it even when he was going through a crisis. Is this true?
Buffett has indeed never sold Coca-Cola shares, and he even said that he regretted not selling Coca-Cola when its market value was the highest, which made many people think that this investment guru seemed to have encountered a Waterloo.

But in fact, the acquisition of Geico Insurance Company for US$1995 billion in 23 and the acquisition of General Reinsurance Company for US$1998 billion in 220. How were these two acquisitions completed?To put it bluntly, through commercial means, without spending a penny, bought two major insurance companies, and at the same time reduced the shares of Coca-Cola when the market value of Coca-Cola was the highest, and did not have to pay huge taxes.

Look, how amazing!
Of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, because of the serious unequal information, they will think, wow, Buffett is super awesome, super powerful, and knows how to play so well, but in fact, from Buffett’s point of view, he also But it was just a decision that he thought was relatively normal and rational.

The market value of Coca-Cola was so high in 1998, it was simply outrageous, everyone knew how to sell it, and Buffett was not an idiot, how could he not understand?It's just that he didn't sell it on the surface, but he reduced his holdings through a series of capital operation methods.

Therefore, knowing how to buy is not important, knowing how to sell is the key!

Ye Qiu is not familiar with the twists and turns of the operation of the capital market, and he himself is strengthening his knowledge in this area, but he knows one thing very clearly, those people who are regarded as gods by ordinary people, including Buffett, including Bill? Gates, including some other awesome people, to put it bluntly, they are not so magical, but ordinary people do not understand their environment, do not understand the advice and information they have, and they have some deification of them.

The capital market is like this, so why not the football market?
However, relatively speaking, the capital market is faced with cold money figures, while the football market has an additional layer of concerns, that is, players, a real person who has been with you for a long time!
Ever since Ye Qiu realized that spending money is more important than making money, and buying is more important, he has been thinking about it non-stop, and re-determined some of his business concepts and ideas. In Tottenham Hotspur, he insisted that there is nothing that cannot be sold. It depends on whether you can give the price, so this time he can even sell Messi.

In Leaf Technology, he gave some high-quality employees and some capable executives higher remuneration, as well as better working environment and opportunities, because from his point of view, it doesn’t matter to spend this little money, the most important thing is The most important thing is to be able to retain talents, and he believes that talents can bring higher and more lucrative benefits to Leaf Technology in the future.

The salaries of employees and executives of Leaf Technology are among the top in Silicon Valley, and the working environment and treatment are also the best. Therefore, there is a saying in Silicon Valley that the two most difficult companies in the world to poach are Google and Google. Leaf Technology.

There is also a saying in European football that the most difficult to poach are the employees and players of Tottenham Hotspur, including Ye Qiu's core coaching staff, because they got the opportunity to show their talents in Tottenham Hotspur , At the same time, he also received a generous salary package, and the same is true for the players.

Sometimes Ye Qiu feels that some of Florentino's ideas are actually correct. For example, he said that the things that money can buy are often the cheapest. If you look at this problem from a higher perspective, You will find that it is right.

Drive all the way south from Theobald Training Base, pass the London Olympic Park, which is under construction in full swing, and by the way, because the Olympic Park is surrounded by urban areas, so when designing the skyscraper Zhenhua Building, As well as the data cloud of Leaf Technology, and the London Bowl, they decided to build a parking lot that can accommodate [-] vehicles underground, which will be the largest underground parking lot in Europe.

And at that time, in line with the characteristics of the small island on the ground, the highway will be directly introduced into the underground parking lot, and intelligent management methods will be adopted to avoid congestion during competitions or when traffic is dense.

Also because of this extra layer of design, no matter whether it is the London Bowl or Zhenhua Building, the progress is still at the stage of the underground parking lot, but once the foundation is laid, the subsequent construction progress will be faster and faster.

Tottenham Hotspur has also put 2009 million euros in [-] into the name of the London Olympic Organizing Committee in advance. As a result, [-] million of the [-] million euros has been completed, and [-] million euros are left. [-] million, but Tottenham Hotspur is not without money, it just doesn't plan to give it for the time being.

After all, [-] million funds are flowing in the hands, not to mention other things, just talk about bank interest, how much is that?
And now that the London Olympics is short of money, the organizing committee and the city government will inevitably come to the door. At that time, with the money in hand, the interests won will be even more. Why rush it for a while?

After passing the Olympic Park, Ye Qiu drove into the financial district and arrived at the heart of the financial district, Canary Wharf.

In the past year, Huangtian Group has won two large-scale real estate development projects in excellent areas of London's financial district, such as the River Thames, but on the other hand, they have also bought two large-scale real estate projects in the financial district. The office buildings with more than ten floors are all located in good locations, with convenient transportation and huge potential for appreciation.

Tottenham Hotspur also acquired a six-storey office building in the South Wharf, which is located on the pedestrian bridge connecting the south bank and the north bank of the South Wharf in the financial district. The opposite bank of the bridge is the subway exit of the financial district. , The geographical location and transportation are also very convenient, and this six-story office building is for rent on the top, shops on the bottom, a parking lot at the back, and a hotel opposite.

Because this office building is a bit dilapidated, after Tottenham Hotspur bought it, it redecorated the exterior wall. At present, the exterior is full of iron frames, and the surrounding area looks a bit messy.

Ye Qiu parked the car, walked to the front, and walked into an Argentinian restaurant downstairs.

The logo of this Argentine restaurant is a logo that looks like the letter M, but from the front, it seems to be a pair of squinted but piercing eyes, but if you have seen Transformers, you will feel that this The logo is very similar to the logo of Decepticons, but in fact, this logo belongs to Messi, which is his personal Logo.

The business department of Tottenham Hotspur specially invited professionals to design this logo, even before the team was planning, if the current development momentum of Messi and the team continues, it may convince Adidas or Some other clothing brands have launched brands dedicated to the Messi logo.

This is a bold attempt by Tottenham Hotspur, because Beckham himself is launching a brand, and Tottenham Hotspur hope to launch the brand of their top stars.

The store is still being renovated, and the sound of carpentry construction can still be heard everywhere, but after Ye Qiu walked in, Messi's father Jorge quickly greeted him.

"It's a bit messy, let's sit inside!" Jorge was very polite to Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu leased this shop to the Jorge family at a relatively low price, allowing Rodrigo Messi to come to London to open his own Argentine restaurant, which is also an investment for Jorge, but if Without Ye Qiu's support, Jorge would not be able to get the lease right, because as long as it is Ye Qiu or Tottenham Hotspur's things, they are all in demand.

After walking in, Ye Qiu found that not only Messi was there, but also his little girlfriend and Cesc Fabregas were there, but the atmosphere was obviously not so harmonious, or in other words, a bit of a smell of gunpowder.

This reminded Ye Qiu of what Peter Kenyon said before, Messi had a big fight with his father.

"I'm sorry to trouble you again, Mr. Ye Qiu!" Jorge apologized first, full of regret.

Ye Qiu smiled, found a place to sit down, "It's okay, what's the problem?" He still couldn't figure out why he came here, or what kind of situation it was.
Logically speaking, Messi's transfer to Manchester City only needs his own signature to count. Could it be that at this time...
"I don't want to go to Manchester City!" Messi raised his head and looked at Ye Qiu with a firm tone.

Ye Qiu didn't say anything, his expression was still relatively calm, and he glanced at Jorge. The latter was obviously out of control. He probably used all the methods and people he could think of in order to convince his son, but looking at it now Come on, he failed!
Maybe it's because he has known Jorge for many years. In Ye Qiu's eyes, Jorge has never been a greedy person. Maybe he is very eager to get money, but he rarely works as an agent or some players The kind of thing that the family would do, make the club go crazy, so overall, he's a nice guy.

After all, who in this world is not greedy for money?

"Then what's on your mind?" Ye Qiu was calm on the surface, but he was thinking in his heart, especially when he saw Cesc Fabregas, he had an ominous premonition. Could it be that Messi was killed by Barcelona? Moved by the emotional offensive?

From Tottenham Hotspur's point of view, they are all transfers, but the transfer to Manchester City and the transfer to Barcelona are two completely different results. The former can pay Tottenham Hotspur a lot. A transfer fee of 5000 million euros, but can Barcelona do it?It is not bad to be able to give 5000 million euros!

Laporta said in an interview with the media that Tottenham Hotspur should let Messi transfer to Barcelona for free. The reason is very simple. It was Ye Qiu who brought Messi to the Premier League at the time. He didn't ask Ye Qiu and Chelsea for high compensation, now Ye Qiu should pay Barcelona back.

Ye Qiu has always been dismissive of such remarks. After all, Messi and Cesc Fabregas could not wait for the opportunity at Chelsea. When they wanted to return to Barcelona, ​​Barcelona closed the door to them, but now They have made a name for themselves from Tottenham Hotspur and played at a high level, so Barcelona wants to call them back?

Sometimes Ye Qiu really wanted to dig into Cesc Fabregas' head and ask him why he always favored Barcelona?
But sometimes Ye Qiu is also very clear that the players have been instilled in them since they were young. If the club intervenes too much in this aspect, the effect will not be good, because it will arouse the resentment of the players.

Ye Qiu had a conversation with Cesc Fabregas before, as long as he is still in Tottenham Hotspur, he should abide by the rules of the team, and if one day, Barcelona is willing to pay him a suitable transfer fee, Ye Qiu Qiuhui will agree to let him leave, but the premise is that he had better cooperate with the club and not help Barcelona put pressure.

Ye Qiu didn't say what would happen otherwise, because in his opinion, the exchange between himself and Fabregas was friendly, but he knew very well that Fabregas must know the result, that is, it would be a two-shot, and when the time comes Nobody benefits.

So in the past two years, Cesc Fabregas continued to renew his contract with the team, and basically did not mention his desire to return to Barcelona. This also made Ye Qiu more or less relieved, but now, after hearing that Messi Not wanting to go to Manchester City, Ye Qiu's first reaction was, maybe he wants to go to Barcelona?
"When I was walking with Cesc today, I suddenly wanted to go back to West Drayton." Messi said.

West Drayton?Ye Qiu had vaguely heard of this place name, but didn't remember it, it seemed to be a certain district in London, it seemed to be in West London.

"We met Mrs. Boyd."

Ye Qiu frowned slightly, he didn't know this person, and had no impression at all.

"We used to be the landlord when we first arrived in London." Macy explained after seeing Ye Qiu's expression, "Their family, as well as their neighbor, that is, Cesc's landlord, they are Tottenham Hotspur fans, but they don't live in the Tottenham area, and they are our fans now."

Ye Qiu was a little confused, and couldn't figure out what he wanted to say, "What do you mean?"

"I don't want to go to Man City, I want to stay, I want to stay at Tottenham Hotspur!"

(End of this chapter)