Chapter 727: The "backup group" worth hundreds of billions of dollars
Torres was sold for 60 million pounds.
Paul Konchesky sold for £1.5m.
Daniel Ayala sold for £800,000.
David Ngog sold for £4m.
Sale of Raul Moreles for £12 million and purchase of Ricky Lambert for £200+1 million with floating terms.
At the same time, the 20-year-old Jordan Henderson, who is playing for Sunderland, is being pursued for 12 million pounds to strengthen the defensive midfielder position.
Stop Hodgson's potentially £40 million transfer of Andy Carroll, who plays for Newcastle.
The sun has not yet set on the John Lennon Stadium in Liverpool, adjacent to the River Mersey.
The letter signed by him regarding the purge list for the winter window was leaked to the media by insiders hidden in the club.
So much so that before he even got off the plane, the number of long guns and short cannons in the photos on social media was too numerous to count.
“Wow, what a battle.” Little John exclaimed after looking at the photos posted online.
Football is the sport that attracts the most media attention.
The influence of number one is not just bragging.
"Let Edwards investigate in detail who leaked this list." Xiangyang Although these British newspapers criticized him for not understanding football and being petty, he did not like such remarks.
But he was a little unhappy that the internal documents were obtained so easily by outsiders.
It seems that it is not only the players that need to be cleaned, but also the club's working team.
"I'll inform him right away."
Bi Shaffer also put away the smile on her face. She could see that Xiang Yang was very dissatisfied with this matter.
During the winter break window, if all the players on the roster are successfully sold.
Liverpool will receive nearly 80 million pounds in revenue, plus the players on the loan list, which will free up a large salary budget.
This is undoubtedly a positive impetus for quickly mitigating the risks brought about by acquisitions.
However, the signing list is too difficult to come up with.
Most fans only hope that the team will make big moves in the transfer window and make timely adjustments.
However, adjustments came.
But it was different from what they expected.
Knowing the moral character of British fans, she could not help but feel worried for Xiang Yang.
Just as I was about to say something, a flight attendant brought a satellite phone and handed it over carefully.
“Boss, this is Musk’s phone number.”
Bea Shaffer took a quick look and quickly handed it over to Xiang Yang.
"Oh, okay." Xiang Yang said after taking the phone, and then said to the phone with a smile: "Musk, I still have about 30 minutes to land."
"Haha, then you have to wait for me at the airport." Musk smiled heartily.
He was also on the plane and told Xiang Yang that he could take advantage of the weekend to come to a British island to enjoy a unique game. How could he miss it?
“I didn’t come here by myself, you have to give me the best box in Anfield.” Musk said.
He actually came here to support his friends, so how could he do it on his own?
He has many friends in Silicon Valley.
Peter Thiel.
One of the founders of Paypal back then, recently due to the popularity of "The Social Network", the valuation of Facebook, which he invested in, has increased a lot.
Well, as a well-known venture capitalist, he was Facebook's first external investor.
Sitting next to him was Max Levine.
In addition to being one of the original founders of paypal, he runs Slide, the world's largest picture sharing website.
This website has in-depth cooperation with INS.
This website was just acquired by Google for US$182 million two months ago, but the management and operations are still in charge of Max Levine.
Although everyone had different opinions on the direction of investment, they did not work together and even had a quarrel.
But after all, we are members of a group, and the connection has never been broken.
Just like Roloff Botha, the original CFO of PayPal.
After he left PayPal, he joined Sequoia Capital. But after receiving a phone invitation from Musk, he came over despite his busy schedule.
And on this plane, Reed Hoffman naturally appeared.
"I will arrange it." Xiangyang touched his face.
He even called people from Silicon Valley's "Bei Gang" over.
Although some of these people are still dormant now.
But the influence has begun to appear, and the largest small group in Silicon Valley will be dazzling enough in the future.
Now these people have come to support themselves.
Unexpectedly, the face is quite big.
"You're welcome, they're not just here to watch a football game." Musk told Xiang Yang not to take it too seriously.
Taking this opportunity, both Peter Thiel and Max Levine wanted to have a good meeting and communicate with their friend.
Xiang Yang, to put it simply, because he is very close to him, he can be regarded as half a Silicon Valley person.
"Thank you." Xiang Yang said sincerely.
If you think about it carefully, it’s true.
He seems to have no specific intersection with these people, but their investment visions are similar, and their investments in the Internet field are basically similar.
I am either optimistic about social media or traffic, and I even have my own opinions on big data and unmanned fields.
Especially, everyone holds shares in Tesla.
Among these people, there is also a strong interest in the shares of Whatsapp, INS, and Uber held by Xiangyang.
However, these companies are now the back garden of Xiang Yang and others.
While developing steadily, it does not require a large amount of capital.
According to the compiled investment list and analyzing the data, they very much recognized Xiangyang’s foresight in investment.
Not only has it invested in the most promising industries, it also controls resources in the fashion field.
Get to know each other through support.
Maybe in the future, we can make money together when we have money.
At least, in Peter Thiel's words, Hermès relies solely on HYSApp, a product in the social field, and its stock price will be reflected accordingly when the acquisition dispute with LVMH is over and the trading suspension resumes.
Who is responsible for the specific operations of HYS?
Of course it is Xiang Yang who is the executive director of Hermès and the creative director of HYS.
"Let the company send more cars, we have guests visiting."
Xiang Yang hung up the phone and immediately asked Bea Shaffer to make arrangements to receive these guests. Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
This good thing is not that it is not Little John's turn.
But he was born without the brains in this area.
Looking at his watch, he quickly called Axel.
With the worth of this group of people, it would be okay if you didn’t know they were coming. Now that you know it, you will definitely need Axel to come and receive them together.
"Okay, I'll leave now." Axel, who was waiting for Xiangyang in the hotel, asked his assistant to clean up immediately.
Half an hour later, just as Xiang Yang arrived, he appeared at the airport.
Seeing the group of reporters crowding at the airport entrance, he frowned.
"Mr. Axel, can you respond to the purge list revealed by a reporter?"
"Mr. Axel, is Hermès confident in handing over Liverpool to A man from a football desert? "
"Mr. Axel, will Hermès strengthen its recruitment next season to reverse the fan base's protest against the club's new leadership?"
"Mr. Axel."
It is different from a planned and controlled press conference. In this kind of interview at the airport, the newspaper media will not be used to whether Axel is an executive of a top luxury brand.
If it weren't for the bodyguard and assistant, these microphones would have been directly pointed at his face.
“The future of Liverpool will be decided by the person in charge of HYS.”
"!!!"
As soon as Axel said this, the reporters at the scene were in an uproar.
Over there, the protesting KOP fans also surrounded them instantly.
At first, when I heard that Hermès, a top luxury brand, was acquiring Liverpool, many fans were quite supportive.
Although he is French.
But Hermès is rich.
Liverpool has no shortage of honors and stars, and it also has a historical heritage that is difficult to match with other giant clubs in the Premier League.
Anyway, in their opinion.
Manchester United, which has surpassed them in the number of top league titles, is a piece of shit.
But I never expected that Hermès would acquire Liverpool.
Bah, it should be called HYS.
He actually followed the pattern of the previous two American poor guys and wanted to sell people to get back their money. What the hell is this?
"Xiang is not what we want, Axel and your partner get out of here~ooooooo~"
"Hermès is a pauper, the seats at Anfield need to be changed to Genuine leather, they are so shabby that they want to sell stadium tickets as expensive as their bags~"
"I lost my bicycle in France~The police in Paris are in trouble~"
The Liverpool KOP fans who were standing outside the reporters and came to protest suddenly started clapping rhythmically and sang their improvised song.
The loud and clear singing voice immediately made the reporters feel as if they were intoxicated.
This trip was not in vain.
And Axel, who was standing in the crowd, was speechless when he heard it. He really changed the Anfield seats to leather specially used by "BKC".
Is the price of this ticket affordable for the fans in front of me?
Noisy!
"Mr. Axel, please come with us first." Executives from Peel Holdings Group, which operates the airport, rushed over specially.
Seeing the fans in such a posture, I broke into a cold sweat.
With the help of the security personnel, he quickly came to Axel.
"Okay, thank you." Axel smiled and nodded, seemingly not caring about the fans' singing.
He still has the composure he deserves.
"Mr. Xiang and the others have arrived and are resting in the lounge." The senior executive and Axel reported in a low voice.
"Okay."
Seeing that he turned a blind eye to the fans' protest songs, the reporters who had been aroused really didn't want to let him in like this.
However, the security personnel at the airport are not vegetarians either.
After wasting a while, he successfully arrived at the entrance to the lounge inside the airport.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiang Yang sitting on the sofa drinking coffee with interest. He got angry and said, "Xiang, tell me, did you expect this before you called me?"
"How is that possible?" Xiang Yang looked surprised, "I didn't expect these fans to be so enthusiastic. I just heard their singing."
Axel said "haha".
He wouldn’t believe Xiang Yang’s lies.
Xiang Yang, who is well aware of social media, could not have known that a large number of fans had gathered outside the airport to protest?
Maybe, these people are still connected through Xiangyang’s Whatsapp.
"I listened and they were all scolding you." Seeing that Xiangyang was calm and not paying attention to everything outside the airport, Axel calmed down and said.
"Then let them scold you." Xiang Yang shrugged and said with a smile: "I think their idea is good. The VIP boxes at Anfield should really be upgraded."
Having said this, Xiangyang stood up, took the list of visitors from Bea Shaffer's hand, and handed it to Axel meaningfully.
"What do you mean?"
"I believe more friends will come to Anfield to watch football in the future. Isn't this also the best showcase for us to showcase our products."
Besides , the eyes of the real estate developer who came in, that is, the executive of Peel Holdings Group, lit up.
Rub!
They are still engaged in luxury goods and will make money.
The group of screaming fans outside are now jumping for joy.
When it’s time to pay for the tickets, I’ll probably cry to death.
As he was sighing, an airport staff member gently knocked on the door from outside. Musk and others’ special plane was about to arrive.
“Why are there so many private bodyguards? ?”
“The entire airport security is mobilized, right?”
"What's going on? Are you so arrogant?"
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It's not that Musk and others are arrogant.
It’s not that Xiangyang and Axel like extravagance and waste.
But
"Beibang!"
I don't know which reporter has a quick eye and a quick tongue.
Through the thick explosion-proof glass, I saw Axel, who had just entered, and Xiang Yang, who was being manipulated by the fans. They were talking and laughing cordially with a group of Silicon Valley bosses. A voice.
With his voice, the reporters exclaimed.
After a commotion among the fans, there was silence for an instant.
Even football hooligans are not ignorant.
This wealthy group of entrepreneurs often appears in the public eye whether it is on TV, newspapers or the Internet.
Words to describe it in one sentence.
That is, "the most important thing these people lack is money."
Just now, they were still using their own tune to satirize HYS for selling players because they are shabby.
Unexpectedly, only about half an hour later, a support group of "billionaires" came to slap them in the face.
Isn’t this a complete humiliation?
I have never seen a club president bully his own fans like this!
“Xiang lost his bicycle in France~The police in Paris were very worried~His friend Abu’s yacht was drifting in the sea, but he could only walk around the street with two wheels~”
Short-term After a pause, the fans sang again.
express their dissatisfaction.
"Hahaha, Xiang, even the British are worried about you because of your lost bicycle."
Introduce everyone to Xiang Yang and Axel one by one, listen clearly Musk, who sang, said the fans were so "cute."
"If they are interested, they should help me look for him on the street." Xiang Yang shrugged.
It’s not his person who’s being thrown away in this matter.
The French and the British have a bad relationship.
This kind of operation is normal.
"Yes, these people are just idle. I don't believe that Liverpool doesn't lose their bicycles!"
As expected, it was completely different from the indifferent attitude of my friends. Bea Shaffer stood up Little John, who was with him, complained angrily in a low voice.
This made Bea Shaffer frown after hearing his words.
"You can buy one and give it a try."
"." Little John was angry.
"To correct you, Crete is no longer French."
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(End of this chapter)