Hollywood New Century - Chapter 421

In the northern suburbs of London, Simon’s car passes through Tottenham Street, muddy roads, low and dilapidated buildings, everything shows that North London is the place where London’s low-income groups live.

Looking back from the car window, sitting next to Simon is a big bald head, Daniel Levy, chairman of the Tottenham Hotspur club.

ENIC Group owns 85.55% of the shares of Tottenham Football Club, while Joe Lewis owns 70.6% of the shares of ENIC Group, and the remaining 29.4% of the shares belong to Daniel Levy and his family.

However, as the big boss behind Tottenham Hotspur, Joe Lewis doesn’t care about the club. Daniel Levy, the second shareholder, is at the helm.

Simon looked at Daniel Levy, a shrewd Jew. As a practicing manager, he has a unique vision and is better at negotiating.

“You mean that Tottenham’s efforts to participate in the Olympic Stadium tender was suggested to you by the Mayor of London, Johnson!”

Daniel Levy nodded and explained with a smile: “Master Simon, the Olympic Stadium is in East London, West Ham United’s geographical advantage is unmatched, Tottenham Hotspur can’t compete in North London, and What we want is also a professional football stadium, and the Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, and our plan is to demolish a huge task;”

“It’s very difficult for the Olympic Committee or the London City Council to pass.”

Daniel Levy immediately laughed: “If West Ham were not involved, Tottenham would not object to moving to East London.”

Simon waved his hand and said: “The Olympic Stadium is a stadium that West Ham United must win, and Upton Park can’t satisfy us at all;”

“I believe that your White Hart Lane Stadium also feels this way. Now West Ham United has grown rapidly in both strength and popularity. I suggest you bid for more favorable conditions!”

As for Daniel Levy’s nonsense about the “London Bowl”, only a fool would believe it. How much does a large stadium cost, and who wouldn’t want to have one?

How useful is the “London Bowl” after the Olympic Games? How much does the City of London cost each year to maintain? And isn’t Wembley Stadium in London too, there is no shortage of large football venues in London.

“You came to me specifically, just to tell me this news?”

Daniel Levy said with a smile: “It’s no secret that Tottenham needs a new stadium. We started planning in 2007. We fought for Wembley Stadium and failed. Now we have no confidence to win West Ham United at the Olympic Stadium. So our plans go back to the new White Hart Lane stadium.”

“Rebuilding a new stadium on the site of what is now White Hart Lane, as a redevelopment plan for the surrounding community, we call it the Northumberland Redevelopment Plan!”

Simon nodded. The White Hart Lane Stadium plus a whole piece of land nearby was the fief of the Duke of Northumberland in the early years.

Simon looked out the window again, the car had already pulled out of the Tottenham neighborhood, and said, “There doesn’t seem to be much land near the White Hart Lane Stadium. There are factories and residents, and the Northumberland reconstruction plan is not easy!”

Daniel Levy’s eyes lit up, and he quickly explained: “We will persuade the surrounding land owners to sell, and at the same time, we will also strive for the city government to increase traffic construction in Tottenham, and with the efforts of the community council, we are confident; “

“We are short of capital, and I don’t know if Master Simon is interested in participating. The Northumberland plan is huge, and the future benefits are also huge!”

Simon joked: “It’s mainly a new stadium construction project. The main funds are still from Tottenham themselves. Can Tottenham afford it now?”

“How much debt did Arsenal carry for the construction of the Emirates Stadium? Before, they earned four every year, and their income could be maintained. Last season, they finished fifth and lost the Champions League qualification. Arsenal’s life is very difficult now!”

Daniel Levy is also embarrassed. If he can’t even make it into the top four, how can he be qualified to build a large football field. Looking at the various cooperation agreements signed by West Ham United, how much has the revenue increased? And there’s a top rich man backing, richer than Chelsea boss Roman Abrahimovic.

In the evening, Simon returned to his high-rise mansion in the Financial City.

“Martha, what happened to the plan of the Nine Heads Equity Fund to acquire ARM in the UK?” Simon asked.

“We are still negotiating. We have formed a buyout group with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in the Middle East, Barclays Bank in the United Kingdom, Bridgewater Capital and Sequoia Capital in Wall Street, etc. There is no shortage of funds, but prices are different,” Martha said. Cosby explained quickly.

“It’s too slow. Nine-headed bird capital should have no shortage of funds now. Inform Nancy that the 14 billion valuation is the highest authorization I gave her!”

According to the current smartphone market, ARM is certainly not worth so much, but the intellectual property rights of the semiconductor chip architecture it owns will become more and more valuable in the future.

“Understood, if this acquisition is successful, it will be the largest acquisition of our nine-headed bird capital,” Martha Cosby was also a little excited.

The main thing is that now Nine Head Bird Capital has basically been consecrated, and the technology industry and hedge funds are too good.

“Today, you also met Daniel Levy, what do you think?”

“This person is very thoughtful and knows how to fight for his own interests!” Martha Cosby said after thinking about it.

“Tottenham participated in the bidding for the Olympic Stadium, and whether they win or lose, they will get their own benefits. If they win, of course, Tottenham will get a large football stadium to use; if they lose, they will also get the green light for Tottenham’s new football stadium policy. , “Although Simon’s West Ham is bound to win the right to use the new stadium, Simon has a feeling of being used by others.

Thinking of Tottenham, Simon’s eyes closed for a while, and then opened. In his previous life, the Tottenham riot in North London in 2011 happened early next month, right?

Afterwards, Simon asked Martha Cosby to go back to her room to rest, pour herself a glass of wine by herself, and walk to the window overlooking the Thames below.

The London riots in the previous life have swept across London since Tottenham, and there are even demonstrators near Hyde Park in West London. Afterwards, anti-racial demonstrations broke out in big cities such as Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and Sheffield.

Far-right white supremacists and predominantly black anti-racial demonstrations erupted in clashes large and small.

Worst in north London, burning buses, police cars, shops. It’s a pity that, apart from the first **** who was the introduction, he was killed by the police, and only three or four died in the subsequent riots.

Simon, who was holding the wine glass tightly, a crazy idea immediately arose. The riots in Los Angeles in 1992 killed more than 50 people. The riots in London can’t be compared, can they?