Summer is here.

The wind blowing from the English Channel brought the breath of summer and the World Cup in France across the sea from England.

The UEFA European League in the 97-98 season ended after Real Madrid won the seventh Champions League. Almost everyone was optimistic about Juventus before the start of the final, but Mijatovic's goal worth a thousand golds allowed Real Madrid to win the Champions League again after 32 years. No one expected that this would be the glorious beginning of the Real Madrid dynasty Galaxy battleship.

The France World Cup starts on June 10th, and before that, Xiao Ming was ready to complete all his actions - because he knew that some players' value would definitely increase after the World Cup - entering the Premier League, Xiao Ming would have to introduce several heavyweight players no matter how much. For the newly promoted team, sometimes a well-known player is enough to attract countless attention. Although Xiao Ming believes that his team is already very mature and has unlimited potential, he will still make changes in some positions to allow stronger players to play.

To buy stars, of course you have to have money. Last season, Xiao Ming spent about five million in the transfer market, which made the team's strength not decline but rose after leaving several main players. This season, Xiao Ming is preparing to spend more money - money is always useful. If a newly promoted team can spend a lot of transfer fees to buy a well-known player, the expectation value will be more likely to rise.

Although Leiden Oriental performed well last season and obtained a lot of profits, it also had a lot of expenses. However, Xiao Ming was not worried because his previous investments were at the right time to gain. Qiao Ming had followed his arrangements and began to sell his Yahoo stocks more than two months ago, bringing him enough cash.

"How much has it been cashed out this time?"

In a presidential suite in Manhattan District, Xiao Ming looked at Qiao Ming, who looked so handsome in front of him with a smile, looking much better than two years ago.

In the financial market, if you have money, you have status. In the past two years, Qiao Ming operates in the stock market through another part of the funds left by Xiao Ming. Although he has not made much profit, he has known many people. Now he has an extremely efficient team under his command, and he himself has become a well-known trader on Wall Street.

"According to your request, we sold almost half of the Yahoo stock we own... Now Yahoo is favored by everyone, and their popularity is even higher than Microsoft... In total, nearly $300 million in cash has been cashed out... Xiao Ming, you are also a billionaire now." Qiao Ming replied with a smile.

"The sale of such a large amount did not cause any response, right?" Xiao Ming continued to ask.

"No, our split method is very hidden, and they are all sold through various channels. Now Yahoo's stock is very popular in the market. It is almost absorbed as soon as it is sold. There are naturally fluctuations, but they are all within the normal range." Qiao Ming sighed: "Actually, I think the decision you made this time is a bit hasty. If you continue to hold it, our returns may be more high... Yahoo's momentum is so good now. You have to know that they have not even started to make profits. If they start to make profits, what level will their stocks rise? Of course, I know that your club needs money now, and there is nothing we can do about it."

Xiao Ming glanced at Qiao Ming and then smiled: "Your statement makes sense too... But if you don't cash out the stock, it's no different from a pile of waste paper. We have made enough money in the past two years. Why not take out a little and invest in other aspects? Don't put eggs in a basket, which is what I have learned in the past few years."

When Qiao Ming heard Xiao Ming say this, he was moved: "Yes, you are considerate. Wall Street's stock market crash has occurred more than once or twice. How many billionaires have turned into beggars overnight... It is necessary to take risks, but unnecessary risks, can you avoid taking them or not."

"I'll be relieved if you think this way." Xiao Ming nodded, then handed over a card: "There are three million US dollars in it, this time the dividend is your birthday, and you can get it out at any time."

Qiao Ming's hand that just touched the card immediately shook as if it was burned by a soldering iron. The salary of 200,000 Xiao Ming gave him two years ago was already much higher than that of most agents at this time. What's more, he hasn't done anything in the past two years, and he feels it's a bit hot to get the money, let alone now it's three million!

Although billionaires are now produced every day on Wall Street, for ordinary Americans, millionaires are still a boundary, defining the boundary between the middle class and the wealthy class.

"How can this work? I haven't done anything in the past two years. How can I feel at ease when you give me so much money!" Qiao Ming shouted. This is very consistent with his personality. Although he is also a banana person who grew up in the United States, he has received education and influence since childhood, but his wealth does not belong to him. He works properly and is a dignified person. It seems that after the laws of life have changed from before, Qiao Ming has not changed much.

"I said that I will give you dividends in two years." Xiao Ming took Qiao Ming's hand and slapped the card in his hand: "It's just one percent of the dividend, not a lot... Besides, this money is not for nothing. You have to help me do things next."

"What's the difference between working for you and working for others? Where isn't it about doing things?" Qiao Ming shrugged the card and said.

"In the past two years, you have a very efficient team. With capital and talent on Wall Street, it will not be too difficult to make money. In this income, I plan to withdraw half of my club in Europe as the funds for the club to operate in the next few seasons, and I will build a venture capital fund for the remaining money... You should also know that now, this is the most profitable thing." Xiao Ming smiled and said, "There will be no problem for me to manage this fund, but I

There is no time to do this, European clubs are very busy, and I can't take time to do this... So I will hand over this fund to you, and the salary I give you will never be less than that of any boss, including those traders under your command. I am a very generous boss. As long as I can get profits, I will never be stingy with my salary." Speaking of this, Xiao Ming pointed to the card: "This is just the funds given to you to do better. It's not okay to be on Wall Street without some money."

"Visit investment funds, then more than 100 million is almost enough for the time being." Qiao Ming nodded: "I can customize a limit for each of my traders that can mobilize funds, and then let them freely find investment objects, and then determine their income based on the returns. Everyone will not have cash handling. Only when the investment objects are determined will they have the power to mobilize cash. The returns of their investment determine their own income. This practice is very reasonable because they do not have extra cash to invest. If you invest capital, they will give their eyes to the returns of both parties."

"That's it." Xiao Ming was in a good mood and said to Qiao Ming: "As long as you do it well, you won't be too far away when you become a billionaire... This matter will be left to you. I still have something to do in Europe now. Remember, in the United States, you are the boss of this fund, and everyone has to listen to you. My economic lifeline will be handed over to you."

"I will try my best not to let you go bankrupt." Qiao Ming also laughed.

"That's it." Xiao Ming patted Qiao Ming's shoulder: "By the way, Yahoo's remaining stocks are slowly selling off, so don't cause turmoil in the stock market... Now the stocks of online companies are very popular. You can invest more in this aspect, but be careful, try to do short-term and don't invest too much money. The potential of online companies is not that great. Now we can make a fortune, but don't get stuck."

"I don't understand why you said that, the future world is the world of the Internet." Qiao Ming frowned.

"Before dawn comes, there will always be darkness." Xiao Ming didn't want to say too much. Anyway, the Internet stocks are all over the country, so you won't lose anything you do: "By the way, do you know the cerent company?"

"The only product of the electronics company established last year is cerent54, a product that increases bandwidth and speed. It has now started to be sold across the United States, but the situation is not very good because their boss Carl Russo has no extra money to promote, but is just selling through salesmen." Qiao Ming quickly replied that he has not been wasted his time in vain in the past two years, at least he has done quite well in intelligence collection.

"It's him. After the venture fund was established, we first invest in this company to see how much equity it can be obtained. This company is not valuable, but their product is very valuable, and even they themselves don't know how valuable it is... You just said that the future world is the world of the Internet, which is right, and the speed of bandwidth determines whether a company's electronic products can be sold... Invest in this company as quickly as possible and obtain enough equity." Xiao Ming waved his arm: "I hope to hear the good news you told me as soon as possible."

"This kind of thing is very simple. Since their boss has no money to promote, they must need a lot of cash, and what we don't need the least is cash." Qiao Ming laughed, then rubbed his hands excitedly: "One 50 million venture capital can be done now!"

When Qiao Ming called and told Xiao Ming that he had acquired 40% of the equity of Cerent, but only spent 8 million US dollars, Xiao Ming was already in Italy.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ming smiled proudly. In more than a year, the company will be acquired by Cisco for a high price of more than $7 billion. At that time, whether it is to share some of Cisco's equity or cash, it will be a scary data.

Perhaps only when the online stock market bubble has not burst, will someone acquire a company with such a large amount, just for an electronic product. This is indeed an era full of charm, an era where people can get rich overnight.

"Boss, what are you laughing at?"

The person sitting next to Xiao Ming asked strangely, and the shining bald head seemed to be risking doubts.

"Atilio, nothing, it's just an old friend who brought me good news." Xiao Ming smiled and said to Lombardo beside him: "But I'm sorry for you this time. I'll drag you out and help me build a bridge..."

Lombardo shook his head: "What's this? I'm just resting in Genoa during the holidays... Milan is not far away, but boss, you have to buy people from AC Milan this time, which may be very difficult."

"Acc Milan's performance in the past two seasons is very bad. Although I have bought a lot of people, it is not very useful. With Berlusconi's temper, he probably wants to replace a group of players, so we are not without a chance. And the most important thing is that I am willing to pay and can afford to pay." Xiao Ming said confidently that in the last two seasons, AC Milan ranked tenth at one time and eleven at the same time. The team has a large number of superstars but can never achieve good results. Any boss will be annoyed, not to mention that these players are paid a lot of salaries last season - AC Milan cleaned up Baggio, and this season is no exception.

"Deselli was Milan's main player last season. He played more than 30 times in the league, and Boban played more than 20 times. Moreover, they have played in Milan for five or six years. Milan probably won't let go of such a player." Lombardo is very familiar with the Italian league.

"It's not impossible." Xiao Ming said patiently: "Deselli's position in Milan is a midfielder, but he is more accustomed to the position as a central defender. He doesn't perform well in that position, and Boban cannot guarantee the main position. Moreover, Milan's performance was poor last season, and their performance can only be said to be average. In the eyes of Berlusconi and Galliani, neither of them is indispensable. In addition, it is precisely because they have been playing in Milan for a long time that Milan has to change some fresh blood. They are both almost thirty years old. From the perspective of a businessman, if they stay for another two years, they may not be able to sell it.

At any price, Berlusconi cannot be unhappy. Lastly, Milan has no head coach now, Capello has been dismissed, and the new head coach has not come yet. The two people who decide whether to sell the people are Berlusconi and Galliani. In their eyes, except for Maldini, no one else is not a non-selling product. Milan's poor results in these two seasons must be responsible. Capello's departure is not enough. Buying a few veterans and introducing a few new players is the best way to rekindle the confidence of fans. So when we propose to buy Milan players at this time, maybe Galliani is happy."

Lombardo thought about it carefully, and then had to admit that Xiao Ming's words were indeed quite reasonable.

"Boss, you're right. Galliani is such a person, otherwise Massaro would not have gone to Japan to play football in his thirties... With his contribution, there is no problem in his life in Milan. You must know that his two goals helped Milan bring the Champions League! Moreover, Deselli and Boban are not people on the Cavaliers roundtable, and they do not have a high status in Milan." Lombardo nodded. As a Serie A veteran, he certainly knew what the Cavaliers roundtable is. In some ways, AC Milan is very humane, but in some ways, they are quite ruthless.

"There is another question. Galliani may not be willing to do business with us." Lombardo said suddenly after a moment of silence: "We are just a Premier League team... Boss, don't be surprised if I say this. To be honest, if you didn't come to impress me in person last year, I wouldn't consider playing in the League One. In the eyes of all Italians, the Premier League is at least one level worse than Serie A. Even second-rate players can become first-class stars in the Premier League."

"Of course this is a problem." Xiao Ming looked at Lombardo and smiled: "I know how Italians view the Premier League, so I ask you for help. With you helping to match the bridge, I can meet Galliani smoothly. As long as I see him, I have a way to impress him. Also, if Deselli and Boban are unwilling to come to our club, I probably have to ask you to take action to let them know that we are not a team that wants to fight for relegation. We have the ambition and ability to create brilliance. The most important thing is that we can participate in European competitions and participate in the Winners Cup. These words will not be too convincing. You, a former Serie A player who is very familiar with them, can do better than me."

Lombardo touched his bald head and laughed.

He has been struggling in Serie A for more than ten years, has won honors and created glory, while his kindness and somewhat funny temper have made his friends more achievements than he has achieved. This is a very proud thing for Lombardo.

So when Xiao Ming came to ask him for help, he did not think that Xiao Ming was using him, but really regarded him as a trustworthy friend. Only when facing a friend can you be confidently asked him to help you.

"I'm very happy that you joined my team last season. Many people think I'm a fool and spend a million to buy an old man who's outdated. But in the world of football, youth is not necessarily the most important, and rich experience is also very important. We are a young team, and there are no thirty-year-old players except you. We can get a lot in the League One with our vitality. But in the Premier League, it's not enough to have motivation, so we need experienced players like you, such as Deselli or Boban, so Attico, you must help me so that we can achieve good enough results next season and make our fans happier."

Lombardo remembered what Xiao Ming said when he came to him. He had met many bosses. Xiao Ming was the youngest. Maybe it was because of his youth that he had no airs and was willing to come to the player he wanted in person - maybe this is the reason why Leiden Oriental was able to jump to level three in four years and quickly become a top club.

"No problem boss, I will definitely help you... Since you can ignore the traditions and taboos of English football and come to the hospital to see me when I was injured, what is it that I can do you a favor now?" Lombardo glanced at Xiao Ming and thought to himself.

"Atilio, long time no see!"

When Xiao Ming and Lombardo appeared in the reception room of the Milan Club together, Galliani, who was already waiting there, came up enthusiastically. He ignored Xiao Ming, who was walking in front of him, held Lombardo's hand tightly, and said with a smile: "How is life in London? It must be as sunny as Italy, right? I have been there, and the air is so dull. If I live there, I will definitely be suffocated."

Xiao Ming looked at the bald head with some amusement. Compared with Moji, Galliani's appearance seemed more honest. The crow's feet piled up at the corners of his eyes made the corners of his eyes hidden deep in his eye sockets, not so sharp. However, he was able to take charge of AC Milan for more than ten years under Old Begh, and it was not because of his personal relationship with Berlusconi.

He deliberately only talked to Lombardo, who is now a subordinate of Xiao Ming, and ignored Xiao Ming. He mostly wanted to reflect the current status of Serie A's first league to gain the initiative in the next negotiations, or to anger himself and make himself lose his calm judgment - such a method is a little too metaphysical.

On the surface, he greeted Lombardo intimately, but Galiani was secretly observing Xiao Ming's expression. When he saw that there was no change in his face, Galiani began to realize that maybe this young man who was a few years younger than Lombardo might not be so easy to deal with. It was not a team who had just entered the top league and didn't know that the sky and earth wanted to take advantage of the wealthy club.

Lombardo pulled out his hand a little embarrassedly. He didn't expect that Galliani would just ignore Xiao Ming: "Mr. Galliani, this is Xiao Ming, the chairman of Leiden Oriental, and my current boss."

Galliani stretched out his hand to Xiao Ming without changing his face: "Mr. Xiao is indeed young and promising... Having owned a Premier League club at such a young age is not something that ordinary people can do...Attiero and I are good friends, and I have lost our composure after not seeing each other for a year. Mr. Xiao will not blame me for this."

"How could that be? Since Mr. Galliani and Attilio are good friends, I think the next conversation between us will be held in a very pleasant atmosphere." Xiao Ming smiled.

"Of course." Galliani let go of his hand and invited him: "Please sit down."

Xiao Ming sat down opposite Galliani, and Lombardo sat down next to Xiao Ming. Seeing this scene, Galiani frowned. Lombardo's action showed respect for Xiao Ming. Although Lombardo's personality was very good, in just one year, this young man was able to get the respect of a veteran who had experienced vicissitudes, and it was definitely not something that could be achieved by simply buying people's hearts.

Gagliani didn't speak, and Xiao Ming didn't speak first. After a while, Gagliani still spoke first: "I heard Attilio say that your club is interested in our players? Which player is it? Also, what is the name of your club? I suddenly can't remember..."

Xiao Ming smiled slightly and said without any hesitation: "Leyton East, located in the East London Division, we will participate in the Premier League and...European Cup of Winners in the new season."

Speaking of the European Cup Winners, Xiao Ming glanced at Galliani. His eyes were very peaceful, but the meaning was obvious - we are not a team of people who are useless. We will participate in European competitions in the new season. AC Milan is undoubtedly a super giant, but in the new season... do you have European competitions?

This glance made Galiani shocked. Xiao Ming's soft and hard attitude made him dare not underestimate the young man. After coughing dryly, Galiani nodded: "Leyden East... I remember, then, which player are you interested in? To be honest, our performance was not very good last season, so there will inevitably be better players joining in, and some players will leave. If it is a player we are preparing to transfer, as long as the price is right and the players are willing to leave, we will not make unnecessary obstacles."

Xiao Ming smiled slightly. Galliani's words are the truth. The disadvantage of AC Milan now is not that there are not enough stars, but because there are too many players and their performance in the past two years is not good. In addition, the city team Inter Milan has been stimulating that it has spent a lot of money on the transfer market, Berlusconi has introduced a lot of extra players. The first team is so huge that it is close to forty people. The new coach will inevitably introduce players after taking office. If you don't lose weight, Berlusconi can't spend it like this.

There are too many first-team players, and wage expenses alone will bring heavy burdens to the club. Coupled with the complaints and complaints from players who cannot play, it will also cause huge trouble to the locker room. In this case, AC Milan is definitely very welcome to buyers, especially those who are willing to pay.

What is a wealthy family? A wealthy family often costs a huge amount of money to introduce players but sells players but does not get much income. No wonder Lao Bei lost the desire to continue investing after AC Milan has brought him enough benefits. It is too much money to support a wealthy family.

"This time we want to bring in two players from your club."

Xiao Ming's words made Galiani's eyes lit up, but the two names he reported next surprised Galiani: "Marcel Deselli and Zvonimir Boban."

Galliani was surprised not because he was not going to sell these two people - Deselli has always been a midfielder in AC Milan, but both Albertini and young player Ambrosini are excellent midfielders. Moreover, both of them are Milan youth training, and replacing Deselli's position, who is almost thirty years old, is not a problem. Although Boban is admired by AC Milan's boss Berlusconi, his position in the past few seasons is not fixed. Savicevic is more of the attacking midfielder. Leonardo, a member of the Brazilian national team who transferred midway last season, quickly became the main force, and neither of these two people are indispensable.

What surprised him was Xiao Ming's appetite - a main player of the French national team, a main player of the Croatian national team, a newly promoted team has such a good appetite, and introducing these two people in one go? You must know that the reputation of these two people cannot solve the problem in a few million - although I heard that Premier League teams seem to be very rich now, a Premier League team will definitely introduce many players. How much can their transfer budget be? Is it 10 million? Although 10 million barely meets their psychological expectations, they can't just buy these two players.

Seeing Galliani's strange look, Xiao Ming smiled: "You don't need to worry that I am a person who doesn't understand the market... Deselli is the main player of the French national team and the future captain. Boban is also a captain-level player of the Croatian national team. Although they are almost thirty years old and will soon pass their peak period, I still know what they are worth now."

After laughing again, Xiao Ming offered the price: "Deselli 5 million, Boban 5 million, the two of them combined, ten million."

Galiani was quite satisfied with this price, but he would not let go so quickly: "Don't be wrong about me... Deselli played thirty-three games in the league last season and performed very well. He is our absolute main force. As for Boban, although he played a little less often, Mr. Berlusconi admired his fighting spirit and skills very much. These two people are our non-sale products."

Listening to Galliani's insincere words, Xiao Ming said calmly: "What I said is not US dollars, but British pounds."

The difference in currencies brings different impacts. Italian clubs usually use lira and US dollars to buy players, so Galiani unconsciously thinks that Xiao Ming is talking about the US dollar, but now he says he is talking about the pound. Now the exchange rate between the pound and the US dollar is almost one to one 7, and 10 million pounds is 17 million US dollars...

Buy two old guys who are about to reach thirty for $17 million!

Even Lombardo looked at Xiao Ming with shock. He didn't expect Xiao Ming would spend so much money on Boban and Deselli - he finally knew what Xiao Ming said before coming, "I am willing to pay, and I can afford to pay" means...

This price has obviously touched the bottom line of Galliani. When Duan and Duan are essential qualities for an excellent businessman, after thinking for a while, Galliani immediately responded: "I can make the decision to agree to his transfer, but I still need to ask Mr. Berlusconi... You know, Mr. Berlusconi has always admired Boban and even often criticized former head coach Capello for not using Boban, which would make us have bad grades..."

Xiao Ming nodded understandingly, but sighed in his heart. Capello became a world-class coach in AC Milan, but after entering the palace in the second time, he led the team in a mess - or without much change in personnel and before - is this a coach's problem? Berlusconi's excessive interference with the team may be the biggest reason for this situation.

In fact, the presidents of Italian clubs are all habitually interfering with the club. Berlusconi is actually fine. He leaves most of the matters of AC Milan club to Galliani. He just likes to point fingers at the coach's arrangements for them. The boss of their city rival Inter Milan is different. Maybe he loves Inter Milan too much. In the early stage of Morati's leadership in Inter Milan, he had to ask about almost everything about the club. It was not until he gave way to Facheti that this situation changed a lot, and Inter Milan also ushered in glory - all of this is probably not just a coincidence.

In England, the chairman interferes in club affairs rarely happens. People like Ferguson and Wenger who are both coach and manager are active in the Premier League, while the chairman is watching behind the scenes in obscurity. This situation often makes the development of English clubs very continuous. Coupled with the huge wealth brought by the founding of the Premier League, surpassing Serie A is a predictable thing.

When leaving, Galliani seemed to have inadvertently mentioned: "I remember Moji said that Artillio's transfer last year was only one million pounds... It seems that after entering the Premier League, Leiden Oriental's income has increased a lot."

Xiao Ming laughed loudly, then patted Lombardo's shoulder and said, "That's because I'm lucky. Juventus was about to put Artillio into the transfer market... If Juventus hadn't thought about selling Artillio at that time, I would probably have to pay 5 million to own him. This is my luck, but it is Juventus' misfortune."

Lombardo glanced at Xiao Ming and pursed his lips.

He knew that he was not comparable to Deselli and Boban. These two people were only thirty years old, and he was already thirty-two when he transferred last year. At the same time, his performance that season was not as good as Deselli and Boban. Xiao Ming said this to him completely to put a gold on his face so that he would not feel inferior in front of his two old friends.
To be continued...