The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 723 Arms Race
There is a saying that people who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries.

Ye Qiu has always felt that when doing things, he must be down-to-earth and focus on the immediate future, but he must have a long-term perspective. These are two different things.

Back then, Ye Qiu took out funds to buy a six-story office building in the South Wharf of the financial district. Many people thought it must be crazy, because the financial district of London was in a downturn at that time, and it was considered empty if people went there. It's easy, after all, the impact of the entire European debt crisis on the London financial district is too great.

In just two or three years, London's financial district has dropped from the highest rent in Europe to the sixth place. If it loses to the Golden Triangle area in Paris, there is nothing to say, but if the average rent in Moscow, Geneva, Dublin and other regions They are all higher than London, which is really unreasonable.

Ye Qiu is very clear that the downturn in London's financial district is only temporary, especially with the stimulation of the 2012 Olympic Games and the European Union's gradual relief from the European debt crisis, London, as one of the largest financial centers in the world, will definitely continue to Continue to play his huge role, so there is almost no suspense in the financial district of London returning to the top.

So he asked someone to make an investment report that was highly recognized by the outside world and even the London City Government. After that, Tottenham Hotspur, Leaf Technology and Huangtian Group made a big move into London real estate, especially Tottenham. Tottenham, because this team is just getting started, money is needed in many places, especially the new stadium.

Therefore, at that time, there were many comments criticizing Ye Qiu, saying that instead of using money to invest in real estate, it is better to use money to keep the stars in the team, improve the salaries of the stars, and ensure the team's combat effectiveness.

But these are two different things. Investing in real estate is a long-term plan, and Ye Qiu thinks it is a profitable project, but using money to keep the stars in the team is not only not profitable, but also brings great financial pressure to the team. Are the two comparable?

A few years have passed, and with the approach of the Olympic Games, London's financial district has been revitalized, more and more large companies and young entrepreneurs have poured into the city, and the demand for office buildings has started to blow out since the second half of 2011 , Up to now, the leasing of office buildings in London is very hot, and the rent is also rising.

The several real estate projects that Tottenham Hotspur invested in are worth a hundred times now, but at least they have doubled several times.

It’s like renting this six-story office building to Messi’s family to open an Argentinian restaurant. Because of the good location, the pedestrian bridge is the subway exit in the core area of ​​the financial district, and the transportation is very convenient, so the rent of the shops on the ground floor is It has reached more than 300 pounds per square meter. Even if you give the Messi family a discount, it will cost more than [-] pounds.

For this six-storey office building, Tottenham Hotspur's rental income is as high as about 300 million pounds per year.

In addition, Ye Qiudang used the name of Tottenham Hotspur real estate company to buy a few real estate projects in London over the past few years, including an office park in the western suburbs of London, which has basically been put into lease at present. Market, according to the assessment of the real estate company, by 2014, the annual income of Tottenham Hotspur real estate company will exceed 2000 million pounds.

In other words, the rental income from these real estates alone is enough to ensure that Tottenham Hotspur will introduce a powerful first-line star every year in the future, and this will be the income every year in the future.

This is what Ye Qiu said when he was defending himself. He doesn't want to be Tottenham's Florentino. The century-old foundation laid down!

With the Stratford Stadium, coupled with these several real estate projects, coupled with Tottenham Hotspur's own healthy management, who would dare to say that Tottenham Hotspur does not have the foundation of a top century-old club? ?Which top giants can have such stable financial income as Tottenham Hotspur?

So, when Ye Qiu and Roland brought Drogba and Nesta down from Theobald to this Macy's Argentinian restaurant in London's financial district, Drogba said to Nesta, When the whole building belonged to Tottenham Hotspur, the Italian central defender was very surprised.

But after being surprised, it was replaced by admiration, because the location here is so good.

Let’s talk about Macy’s Argentinian restaurant. This restaurant is just one of the shops on the ground floor, but the business is so good. You can see that many white-collar workers who obviously work in the financial district come here to eat, and some people even walk over directly. .

It happened to be dinner time when the four of Ye Qiu came, and there was a long queue outside the restaurant, and most of them had made reservations in advance, which shows how good and hot the business is.

"I heard that you also have shares in Messi's restaurant?" Drogba asked with a smile. He also opened a restaurant in Abidjan, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, and handed it over to his brother to take care of it. .

Ye Qiu shook his head, "I'm a charterer. This restaurant is owned by Messi and his second brother. They each own half of the shares, but most of the funds come from Messi's pocket. I'm responsible for paying a certain amount of rent. The advantage is that you don't have to pay for food here!" After speaking, he himself laughed.

Rodrigue's cooking skills are indeed quite good, especially the barbecue. Ye Qiu salivates every time he thinks about it. He, his wife and children will come here to eat occasionally, or sometimes they will choose this place to entertain some guests. Help Rodrigue play his own sign.

But this is just a random move by Ye Qiu. This Argentinian restaurant has already become a well-known restaurant in London. They have already rented a shop in Zhenhua Building to open the Argentine restaurant. At that time, it will be the main store , this place has become a branch instead, mainly because the geographical location there is indeed better and more atmospheric.

Although it is close to the financial district, it is on the south bank, and there is a pedestrian bridge connecting to the north bank. The most advantageous way is the subway exit, but compared with the Olympic Park, this place is still much inferior.

The advantage of chartering the public is that Ye Qiu doesn't have to wait in line for others.

He walked in directly with three people, and the waiters in the store also knew him, and immediately took him to one of the luxury boxes, which was specially prepared for Tottenham Hotspur, and only for Tottenham fans. stabbing people.

Don’t think that this is taking care of Tottenham Hotspur. This is actually a hype gimmick played by the Messi family. Just this one box saves them a lot of advertising costs every year. Countless fans come to London. If you want to come here for a meal, you may have the opportunity to meet Tottenham Hotspur players, even Ye Qiu, Messi and others.

What Ye Qiu didn't expect was that just after he sat down and ordered food, Macy came in. It turned out that he had returned to London from his vacation early, and happened to come to the shop to see if there was anything he could do to help.

"Hi, Leo!" Nesta stood up and extended his hand towards Messi politely.

"Hello, Alessandro, welcome to Tottenham Hotspur!" Messi also smiled and shook hands with Nesta.

Drogba and Messi are very familiar. They have been together when they were at Chelsea. It was Nesta. Tower has fought, and now he has become a teammate, the first meeting is very important.

Messi yelled outside, and the waiter came in again, "Tell the big boss that Mr. Ye Qiu and some distinguished guests are here, and he has to cook his own special dishes and bring out his best skills! "

The waiter quickly ran to the kitchen, while Messi sat beside Ye Qiu with a smile, "Boss, today's meal is my treat!"

Someone rushed to invite guests, Ye Qiu of course would not refuse, and nodded with a smile.

At present, Messi’s annual income exceeds 4000 million euros. Tottenham Hotspur has won him more than forty sponsorship contracts with world famous brands. A veritable big money sucker, even surpassing Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Therefore, for Messi, the money for a dinner treat is scattered!
"Where's Jorge?" Ye Qiu asked casually.

"He's busy in Argentina now. The resort in Rosario is about to open. My dad also specially told me to invite you to visit at any time. The scenery there is really great!"

Ye Qiu chuckled, "Okay, I'll go if I'm free!"

The five people sat together, and the topic changed from Jorge to Messi's girlfriend Antonella's pregnancy. This matter has been reported by the media after the Champions League final, so Drogba casually said After asking a few words, I finally returned to football, which is also understandable, after all, all of you here are football players.

However, Nesta was a little surprised, because he found that the topics between Messi, Ye Qiu, and Roland were very open. Although Drogba had just arrived, he was also blunt when discussing some sensitive topics. outspoken.

For example, when talking about the team's frontcourt tactical combination, Ye Qiu mentioned that Drogba and Messi seem to be two extremes of completely different types, and these two extremes represent no solution. Great, one with superior skills, and Cavani is just in the middle of the two, very comprehensive.

But Drogba said that in fact, he also has a very delicate side. He thinks that he can also be competent for some delicate tasks, but he said that the biggest change in his body in the past few years is the decline in speed. He has no peak time. The explosive power and impact are gone, and the words are full of veteran sighs.

Messi is a bit of an ant challenging an elephant, joking, saying that he wants to challenge his shooting skills, and whoever loses, just like when he was at Chelsea, he took off his buttocks and lay on the goal line to let people from the penalty spot. Free throw to kick.

From the atmosphere of this conversation, Nesta could feel the respect and love that Drogba and Messi had for Ye Qiu.

Perhaps, this is why Drogba did not hesitate to give up Chelsea's high salary to keep him, and he has to join Tottenham Hotspur.

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While Ye Qiu and the others were having a good meal at Messi's Argentinian restaurant, Peter Kenyon was busy on the phone at White Hart Lane. After all, it was already July, and the team's training camp was only a few days away. He had to finalize the right back that Ye Qiu wanted and the team's multiple transfer deals during the team's training camp.

He first called Everton chairman Bill Kenwright to inquire about the possibility of Seamus Coleman's transfer. .

Of course, for Everton, players, no one is not for sale, the key is that you have to show sincerity, that is, the price.

On the right side of Everton is the veteran Hibbert. This player whose main position was shaken because of Coleman's arrival in the past, has stabilized the main force because of Coleman's frequent injuries last season, but in the eyes of Moyes, He still believes that Coleman is the future of the team, after all, Ireland is only 23 years old.

Bill Kenwright quickly made a phone call to Moyes, but the latter obviously did not intend to sell Coleman, sternly rejected Tottenham Hotspur's inquiry, and told Bill Kenwright, In time, Coleman can sell at a higher price than now, because now Tottenham Hotspur is at most 1000 million euros, which is not as good as Rodwell.

Perhaps because he felt a little dangerous, Moyes called Coleman himself and told him that Tottenham Hotspur was interested in him, but he understood the Irishman with reason and emotion, and eventually he will The Irishman was persuaded, who promised to stay at Everton, and Bill Kenwright also called back Peter Kenyon, rejecting Tottenham Hotspur's transfer application.

While Coleman hit a wall, Barcelona's pursuit of Alba and Alves has never stopped. The reason is simple. Real Madrid also wants to introduce these two stars. There is Vargas in the road, but Florentino's Galaxy Battleship II has been committed to superstarization, while also promoting localization and youth.

So the introduction of Alves, strengthen the strength of the right side, the introduction of Alba, strengthen localization and rejuvenation, is very in line with Florentino's team building philosophy, and also meets the current needs of Real Madrid. These two players from Tottenham chased fiercely.

Before the European Cup, Alba's worth was around 400 million euros, but with his outstanding performance in the European Cup and his firm foothold in the Spanish national team, Alba's worth soared to 3000 million euros. As far as a full-back is concerned, it is already a very astonishing sky-high price.

But good full-backs are hard to find, plus the current transfer market is full of bubbles, especially in the Premier League. As the tide rises, all boats go up.

For Peter Kenyon's proposal on the phone to use the teenager Montoya as part of the transfer fee and transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona's technical director Subizarreta did not refuse, because the introduction of Alves After that, Montoya's position in the team is to be a substitute, and the transfer expenditure of introducing two full-backs will be very staggering. If Montoya can be used to reduce some transfer fee expenditures, that would be good.

But soon, the two sides reached a stalemate on the transfer price of Montoya. Barcelona believes that the teenager is worth at least 1000 million euros, while Tottenham Hotspur only allows Montoya to act as Alba's transfer fee at most. 400 million euros, there is a huge gap of 600 million euros between the two sides.

The outside media also began to receive news, and the Daily News in Catalonia was the first to disclose the news, believing that Barcelona might exchange the teenager Montoya for the rookie Alba of Tottenham Hotspur. , Tottenham Hotspur made an official denial, saying that the team has no specific actions.

But soon, Aspen also took the lead in disclosing the exclusive news, saying that they got the exact news from a Tottenham Hotspur executive. The real goal of Tottenham Hotspur is not Montoya, but Real Madrid. Carvajal of the second team.

Aspen also vowed to say that it has received very positive information. Real Madrid has put forward an offer of 500 million euros for Alves, and Florentino wants to pack Totna at a sky-high price of 7000 million euros Two of Tottenham's full-backs to weaken Barcelona.

The arms race between the two heroes of the Western Super League has been completely heated up. Both Real Madrid and Barcelona regard the transfer of Alves and Alba as a powerful weapon to strengthen themselves and weaken their opponents, especially Real Madrid. It took a lot of effort to win the league championship from Barcelona last season, and now it is natural to make things worse.

Although the chairman of Barcelona, ​​Rosell, is hesitant, the current situation has forced him to endure pain and bleed, especially in order to poach two full-backs from Tottenham Hotspur. The team quickly made a decision. Forward Van Persie transferred to the Red Devils Manchester United at a high price of 3000 million euros.

At the same time, the transfer offer for Alves and Alba sent by Subizareta to White Hart Lane Stadium has also been increased again. The package price of the two players has increased from the original 500 million to 7000 million euros.

Obviously, Barcelona at this time can be said to be selling iron. If this transfer transaction is completed, plus the introduction of Alexander Song from Arsenal for 900 million, Barcelona's transfer fee this summer will be nearly [-] million euros. , This can be regarded as a very rare big hand in the past few years.

But Tottenham Hotspur did not make a decision quickly, but put it on hold for now, but newspapers such as the Times, the Guardian and the Daily Mail quickly reported an inside story, revealing to the outside world that Barcelona has already made a decision on Tottenham. Nam Tottenham made the ultimate offer, and the transfer fee for the two players was as high as 500 million euros.

The Spanish media quickly reacted, thinking that it is absolutely crazy to introduce two full-backs at such a price, but quite a few people think that this is not just about the value of the players, but about Barcelona The battle between the two teams with Real Madrid.

Quite simply, when these two players go to Barcelona, ​​it is tantamount to strengthening Barcelona and weakening Real Madrid, and vice versa, so money is no longer an issue at this time.

Isn't that the so-called arms race?

In Ye Qiu's previous life, Alves transferred from Sevilla to Barcelona at a sky-high price. Isn't that how he was born?

But just as the outside media was buzzing, Ye Qiu brought his assistant Mauro Tassotti to Raul's house in Madrid as a guest, and when the reporter photographed Ye Qiu appearing at the Madrid airport, the entire transfer market once again exploded. It boiled over, and many people guessed that this was the rhythm of Ye Qiu's negotiation with Florentino face to face.

But there were also speculations that Ye Qiu was going to inspect Montoya face to face, because the Spanish Olympic team was training at the Spanish Football Association training base in Las Rozas, in the northwest suburb of Madrid, to prepare for the London Olympics.

(End of this chapter)