Chapter 88 A Big Gamble

"You want to buy Aston Martin?"

Ulrich Bates was taken aback and looked at Yang Huan in a stunned manner.

Even, no matter how harsh the conditions Yang Huan proposed now, he would not be so shocked.

A Chinese who wants to buy Aston Martin?

"What's the problem?" Yang Huan was very calm, looking at Ulrich Bates calmly.

The German Mediterranean shook his head with a wry smile, "Don't joke with me, Mr. Yang Huan, I am very serious about discussing with you a solution to this lawsuit. You should be able to feel my sincerity."

Yang Huan can really feel it, because Ulrich Bates waited three days at Southampton.

"Then I will also tell you that the best and most effective way to solve Aston Martin is to sell it to me and make it my thing, then naturally there will be no problem of left-handed playing right-handed."

Speaking of this, Yang Huan also showed a confident smile, "And I believe you are also very clear that David Richards can't give you anything at all, he wants to bring Aston Martin into the F1 circuit. The plan has failed completely and Aston Martin is now heavily in debt."

"However, once Aston Martin is owned by me, I will provide you with ample funds to invest in research and development, otherwise, I believe you should know better than me that within two years, Aston Martin will be completely squeezed out of the top The ranks of car brands have lost their last aristocratic halo."

Yang Huan's strong self-confidence and his words shocked Ulrich Bates.

He could see that Yang Huan knew about Aston Martin.

Ulrich Bates is not a pedantic British diehard. He once said a controversial sentence in a public occasion, and even now he dares not say it again.

"Aston Martin must be produced abroad!"

This has been criticized by countless Aston Martin fans, because in their opinion, only by producing in the UK can the original taste of Aston Martin and the strong British aristocratic style be guaranteed to the greatest extent. .

But they forget another thing, a business needs cost control.

David Richards runs a business around racing technology and vehicle modification projects. The biggest customers are from those racing teams.

The business was so fragmented that there simply wasn't enough money to buy Aston Martin.

A very important reason why he was able to take over Aston Martin from Ford in 2007 is that he attracted the support of two large investment companies in Kuwait through financing, and finally paid 475 million pounds, Successfully won the Aston Martin from Ford.

Yang Huan felt that there had been a similar case in the field of football.

That is Manchester United.

The Glazer family devoured Manchester United through capital and leverage, and turned the most profitable club in football into the most indebted club overnight.

Similarly, Ulrich Bates has been pioneering since taking over Aston Martin. From 2001 to 2007, it took six years to double Aston Martin's annual sales Ten times, it has increased to 7,400 vehicles, which is the best sales result in Aston Martin's history.

But with the emergence of the subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis, David Richards' financing method had problems. Not only could he continue to increase investment and further consolidate the achievements of Aston Martin in the previous six years. , but is constantly sucking blood from Aston Martin.

Coupled with the impact of the economic crisis, Aston Martin's sales have gradually declined since its peak in 2007. It is estimated that the sales in 2010 are expected to be around 4,000 vehicles, and the annual revenue is about 470 million pounds. over £30 million.

In other words, not only do they have no money to invest in new car research and development, but even the company's normal operations may be a problem.

That's why, Yang Huan had previously reserved four ONE-77s, but they have not yet delivered them.

Ulrich Bates looked at Yang Huan in a complicated way. He never thought that he just wanted to settle a lawsuit, but now the situation is completely beyond his expectations.

He has no doubt that the current chairman of the board of directors of Aston Martin, David Richards, wants to sell Aston Martin. the right buyer.

As Aston Martin's CEO, he can imagine his mood as he watched rival Ferrari's sales rise and Volkswagen's Bentley turn a profit while Aston Martin gradually declined.

It's just that Yang Huan can really be the savior of Aston Martin?

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Yang Huan saw Ulrich Bates pondering silently, thinking about the problem with a distressed face, and he didn't bother.

For Aston Martin, this is indeed a big deal.

But for him, Yang Huan, it was not a big deal.

At best, it was part of his entrepreneurial plan.

But the game also seems to have fallen into a stalemate with Ulrich Bates' distress.

Throughout the first half, Southampton fell into a situation where they could not score. Poyet did a good job in targeted tactics. Isco was still young, and it was difficult to help Southampton open up the situation.

"It seems that the midfield still needs further revamping."

For a team, the midfield is like a person's waist.

The waist is hard, the talents are strong, and so is the team.

Southampton made some adjustments in the second half. James Rodriguez and Neymar both started to drop more to participate in the midfielder's possession of the ball and flank advancement. David Alaba and Kava on the two flanks Hal also actively went forward to participate in the attack.

This suddenly made Southampton's entire offense become active again.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is at the forefront alone, like a bridgehead for Southampton. The entire attack of the team revolves around him, bringing the Swedish center's personal ability and penalty area dominance to the extreme.

Brighton's stubborn resistance didn't last long either.

Less than ten minutes into the second half, Brighton was again smashed by Southampton.

This time, it was Ibrahimovic who volleyed vigorously in front of Brighton centre-back Painter with an acrobatic smash, further extending the score for Southampton.

Two goals behind, Brighton completely lost the determination to resist in the end, and they were defeated like a mountain.

After that, Southampton chased after the victory, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice, and the British local player Lambert, who finally replaced the Swedish center, played another victory, and finally locked the score at 4:0!

Southampton did so easily and neatly, smashing their top rivals this season at St Mary's Stadium.

This battle also made Brighton feel depressed and humiliated, but coach Poyet said after the game that Brighton was convinced by the loss and admitted that Southampton was the No. 1 favorite for the League One championship this season.

After World War I, the whole of Southampton fell into a sea of ​​joy, and almost everyone seemed to see the moment when Southampton was promoted to the British Championship.

Yang Huan's mood is also very happy because the team beat the opponent.

What excites him even more is that after beating Brighton, Southampton's excellent state did not decline at all. They also defeated their opponents in the English League Championship and the FA Cup successively, and successfully advanced to the next round.

This amazing offensive storm from Southampton, under the publicity and care of many influential media such as Southampton, Southern Echo, and Independent Television, quickly attracted a lot of attention in the entire British football world.

Even in Europe, and even all over the world, countless fans are cheering for this low-level league team, but it is sitting on a team of top stars, looking forward to him having the opportunity to compete with the top teams. Down.

And when Yang Huan led the team to be invincible in the British football arena.

At the headquarters of Yang's Group in Longhai City, Yang Wenfeng encountered an incomparable headache.

This time, he mobilized resources and channels from all aspects of the company to collect all relevant intelligence in the shortest possible time.

And an emergency high-level meeting was held at the Yang Group headquarters.

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Zhang Ning came to the headquarters of Yang's Group.

When she walked into the door, she couldn't help but recall the first time she came here in her mind.

That was the day after she was taken care of by Yang Huan.

Before coming to the headquarters of Yang's Group, Yang Huan also went to the most expensive luxury shopping mall in Longhai to buy a lot of things.

It spent more money that day than she had spent in the past twenty years.

So, she was very impressed.

"Miss Zhang, Yang Dong is already waiting for you in the conference room."

When the lady at the front desk saw Zhang Ning, she immediately greeted him.

"Okay, thank you!" Zhang Ning nodded politely and went straight to the elevator.

In my heart, I was wondering, and suddenly I called myself for a meeting, what was going on?

Since it is coming to the company, it must be official business.

This also made Zhang Ning relax a little. She is always a little afraid to face Yang Huan's family now.

With a ding sound, the elevator arrived.

As soon as Zhang Ning got out of the elevator door, Yang Wenfeng's secretary had already received the news, stood waiting for her outside the door, and took her directly to the conference room.

Pushing open the door and entering, Zhang Ning was surprised by the person he saw in front of him.

She found that not only all the senior management of the Yang Group were present, but even Mr. Yang Baoping was sitting in the center.

When she entered the door, everyone was looking at her.

However, from the eyes of these people, she didn't feel even the slightest distraction, some were just serious.

"Zhang Ning, you're here!" Yang Wenfeng turned around and greeted her.

"Yang...Grandpa, Mr. Yang." Zhang Ning greeted Yang Baoping and his son.

In contrast to Yang Baoping's smiling nod, Yang Wenfeng directly motioned her to sit down in an empty seat not far from him.

If seats are divided according to status and importance, then Zhang Ning is undoubtedly very important.

This is definitely not just because she took over WeChat China, but also because Yang Huan is behind her.

The only future heir to the Young Group.

After everyone was seated, Yang Wenfeng, the convener of the meeting, stood up.

"Today we urgently asked everyone to come to the meeting, mainly to discuss one thing."

Following Yang Wenfeng's words, the secretary immediately distributed a thick document to every high-level executive present.

Zhang Ning also got one in her hand. After opening it, she was shocked.

This document comes from Yang Huan, who proposed to his father to carry out a huge bargain-hunting plan in the UK that has already reached a billion pounds in the early stage, which will include automobiles, yachts, jewelry, wine and many other fields.

After Zhang Ning saw this document, his first feeling was that his heartbeat accelerated.

She wondered if Yang Huan was crazy?

Now that the global economy is so depressed, it is proposed to carry out such a big business plan in the UK?

But when she looked down patiently, she had to admit that the plan was indeed very tempting.

Especially the blueprint for the future outlined by Yang Huan.

But either way, it's a big gamble.

A risky gamble. ()