Chapter 411 Buy Miami International and become Messi’s boss!

In order to avoid harassment from various clubs, Lin Quan chose to leave Europe and go to North America for vacation.

Here, he visited several companies in which he had invested, listened to reports from professional managers, and took out a portion of the funds to invest in several companies that had just gone public last year.

He doesn't have to keep an eye on these things himself all the time, as there are professionals to help him deal with them.

However, Lin Quan has no plans to sell these shares in the short term. The share prices of the companies he invested in will continue to rise before the bubble of Internet companies bursts.

In addition to Internet companies, he also bought some of Elon Musk's Tesla shares.

At this time, Tesla's stock price was not expensive, averaging just over one hundred dollars.

But Lin Quan knew that once Tesla’s super factory in Shanghai was completed and put into production, their stock price would soar to more than US$2,300, and their market value would even surpass Apple at one point.

Of course, this is also a bubble, so you must sell it accurately when Tesla's stock price reaches its peak. Holding on for one more second will result in a lot less profit.

Lin Quan couldn’t quite remember what Tesla’s stock price was at its highest point, so he set the take-profit point at $2,000.

When Tesla's stock price reaches this number, he will let the institution that holds custody of his shares help him sell them in batches.

The financial institutions on Wall Street are very advanced and their services are very thoughtful, so these things are not difficult to handle.

Of course, annual management fees and the like are also a considerable sum.

After dealing with the investment matters, Lin Quan went to meet some old friends.

The schedule of the Major League Baseball is somewhat different from that of the five major leagues. Their games start very early, from March to November.

In this way, when the five major leagues are entering the off-season, games are still being played in North America, which can attract many fans to watch.

In recent years, MLS teams have introduced many top stars from Europe, although most of them are old and have retired from the top five leagues to make money.

But for the MLS, they are completely open to both meat and vegetables. They do not have promotion or relegation, and the teams are not under much pressure to survive. Except for some ambitious teams aiming to win the championship, other teams are most concerned about how to make money.

And leveraging the influence of these big-name stars to attract fans to buy their jerseys and tickets to watch games live is obviously a way to make money for the owners of these clubs.

This path has been developed very well by them, and many top European stars have played in the MLS.

Football King Pele, La Masia Godfather Cruyff, German Football Emperor Beckenbauer, as well as Gerd Muller, Beckham and Nesta have all played football here.

Even now, there are still many top stars in the MLS, such as Lin Quan's national teammate Villa, club teammate Lampard, Liverpool's legendary captain Gerrard, God's son Kaka, Pirlo and others, who are currently playing in the MLS.

The salary in MLS is good, and the United States is a developed country, so the culture and living habits are not that different from those in Europe.

It's easier to work and live here than to go somewhere else to seek gold.

The club that Lin Quan went to visit is located in New York - New York City FC.

Here are three of his old friends - Villa, Lampard and Pirlo.

Except Lampard, the other two came here to play football following Lin Quan's advice.

Villa is also the first player in the history of New York City FC.

Yes, this is a club that was established less than a year ago! On May 25 last year, under the cooperation of Manchester City owner Mansour and the New York Yankees, a brand new football club was established and successfully joined the Major League Soccer.

In order to boost the new team's momentum, they recruited heavily in the transfer market.

The 33-year-old Calabash Brothers, a member of the World Cup champion team that year, joined New York City FC as its first player, which will undoubtedly greatly increase their influence and help them become an instant hit.

After tasting the sweetness, they bought Lampard, but Lampard did not want to leave Europe for the time being, so they loaned him to Mansour's other team, Manchester City, for a year.

This summer, Pirlo left Juventus and joined New York City, further strengthening their strength.

This season, they rolled up their sleeves and prepared to do a great job.

"Of course, he scored 18 goals in one season, he's still in his prime!"

After meeting Villa, Lin Quan was surprised at his condition.

Villa's statistics in the team are very good. In just one year since joining the MLS, he has scored 18 goals in 30 appearances.

For a 33-year-old veteran, this data is very dazzling.

"Haha, the level here is a little lower than that in La Liga, and the defensive intensity is not high. It may be easier for a striker like me who is good at scoring goals!"

Villa is very humble and does not feel complacent about his achievements.

Compared with the top five leagues, the level of the MLS is still far behind, and his achievements are not outstanding in the top five leagues.

"In that case, I think you can play here for a few more years. You can earn a pension anyway, so the more you earn, the better."

Lin Quan didn't ask how much Villa's annual salary was, but he thought it should be quite high, probably even higher than his salary at Atletico Madrid.

For a 33-year-old veteran, this salary is already very good, and naturally he would like to get it for one more year.

"Yeah, that's what I plan to do too. But I also plan to learn some more coaching skills and get a coaching certificate. After I retire, I can go to Sporting Gijon to coach the youth training. Of course, the prerequisite is that they want a guy like me who is only half-baked."

Villa quipped.

He is a player who came from Sporting Gijon's youth training system and played here for 11 years.

Villa has always been grateful to Sporting Gijon, which discovered his football talent on campus and brought him to the field of football, and wanted to do something for his old club after retiring.

"Sure, work hard, maybe we'll have a chance to meet on the field in the future."

Lin Quan's eyes lit up and he fully supported Villa's decision.

Spanish football focuses more on technology and tactics, so it is more appropriate for their players to become coaches after retirement, especially top players like Villa.

Most of the current well-known coaches in the football world are former professional players. Even Mourinho once played football, but his ability was not outstanding and his results were not outstanding.

The two were chatting when Lampard arrived.

So Lin Quan exchanged a few more words with Lampard.

The two were teammates for a year last season. Although Lampard did not play much, his performance when he played was amazing, especially his long-range shooting ability, which even Lin Quan praised.

As for Lampard, after being teammates with Lin Quan for a year, he was impressed by Lin Quan's abilities.

He has been playing football for so many years, but he has never seen anyone with this level of strength.

When he was at Chelsea, he met Manchester City led by Lin Quan. It felt like he had encountered a stone in a toilet, which was smelly and hard and could not be chewed at all.

At that time, like many Chelsea players, he hated Lin Quan.

But when he was loaned to Manchester City and became teammates with Lin Quan, Lampard could only say one thing - it's great.

With such strong teammates, victory seems to become much easier.

Last season, he won his second Champions League trophy, and he won it in the twilight of his career.

This made Lampard sigh with emotion. If Chelsea had found Lin Quan a few years earlier, how could their journey to win the championship be so difficult? After chatting with Lampard and Villa, Lin Quan originally planned to say goodbye and leave.

The two told him that there was a game tomorrow and asked him if he wanted to stay and watch it. Now that he was here, Lin Quan naturally wanted to see with his own eyes what the level of the rumored MLS was.

So he gladly accepted their invitation.

I have to say that New York City is indeed very similar to Manchester City.

Their jerseys are exactly the same as Manchester City's jerseys, the colors are exactly the same, if you don't look carefully you would think it's Manchester City!

Considering that the owner of both clubs is Mansour, the appearance of this style of jersey seems understandable.

I heard from Villa that there is another Melbourne City club in the Australian Super League, which is also under the City Group. I wonder if their jersey colors are also like this? Lin Quan originally wanted to watch the game in a low-key manner, but his strength did not allow it! Not long after he sat in the stands, he was recognized by the fans around him.

After recognizing him, fans nearby ran over to take photos with him, shake hands with him, and even ask for his autograph.

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As a result, the commotion in the stands was naturally quickly captured by the on-site cameras.

When the camera was pointed at Lin Quan, there were bursts of exclamations from the scene.

"It's Lin!"

"Oh my god, it's really him!"

"Lin? Where is he?"

Compared to the game which has not yet started, the fans' attention was completely attracted by Lin Quan.

He is the number one player in today's football world. Compared to him, all the players from both teams on the field combined do not have as much influence as him.

For the fans in New York City, it was a pleasant surprise that he could come to New York City to watch the game.

So they stood up and applauded, and even called out Lin Quan's name in unison.

Lin Quan had to stand up and wave to the fans in response to their warm welcome.

Perhaps because of the arrival of old friends, Villa was very active in this game.

Shortly after the start of the game, he received a pass from his teammate and scored a goal.

In the second half, after the opponent equalized the score, Villa stood up again and scored again, helping New York City beat the opponent 2:1 and successfully defended their home court.

When Villa scored a goal, Lin Quan, like an ordinary fan, joined the cheering crowd, shouting Villa's name and giving him warm applause.

The photographer at the scene was very considerate and captured this scene, and publicly executed it on the big screen above the stadium.

Villa couldn't help but smile when he saw Lin Quan cheering him on. He also raised his thumb in the direction of Lin Quan, as if responding from a distance.

After leaving New York City, Lin Quan went to Florida.

Here he met another football legend - Beckham.

"Lin, I plan to set up a football club and join the MLS. Are you interested in joining?"

Beckham had invited Lin Quan as early as last year, but at that time the issues regarding the team quota and location had not been fully settled, so the two sides did not reach any results.

Now that these problems have been solved, Beckham has invited Lin Quan again.

Lin Quan was a little tempted by Beckham's invitation.

Running a club is actually not very profitable, at least the rate of return is far lower than investing in Internet companies.

But Beckham's club did something earth-shattering in the future - they invited Messi!

That’s right, the club that Beckham is about to set up is called Miami International.

If I invest in Miami International now and become the owner of the club, then when Messi joins the team in the future, he will become my employee, which is equivalent to working for me.

This scene is exciting just thinking about it!

"Mr. Beckham, what do you need from me?"

As far as Lin Quan knows, Beckham himself is not short of money, and he has also found a partner.

Moreover, it does not cost much to set up an MLS club. Take New York City as an example last year. The City Group only spent $100 million to do it.

According to New York City standards, Miami International would have at most $100 million, not much more.

Considering the assets of Beckham and the partners he has brought in, there shouldn't be any problem with money, and it won't come to him.

So Lin Quan was very curious, why was the other party so persistent in inviting him to join? "Haha, don't you think that with your signboard, we can save a lot of advertising fees?"

Beckham said with a smile, yes, he was impressed by Lin Quan's huge influence in football.

The impact of a world No. 1 who has won two Premier League titles, two Champions League titles, a World Cup and a Confederations Cup, and won one Bundesliga Golden Boot, two Premier League Golden Boots and two European Golden Boots is unparalleled.

Although Beckham himself is very famous, his influence is gradually fading after his retirement.

Compared to five years ago, he is no longer as famous as he was back then.

And this situation will become more and more serious. People will gradually forget these old guys who have retired long ago. After all, how many fans of the younger generation have ever seen these old guys play football?

But Lin Quan is different. He is still in his growth stage and has at least ten years of peak period. During such a long period of time, his status and influence in football will only get higher and higher.

Therefore, by inviting him to join, Miami International will not have to worry about others not knowing their name in the next ten years or so.

After all, when it is mentioned, everyone will think of: Oh, Team XXX, isn’t that Lin Quan’s team?

As Lin Quan's influence grows, anything tied to Lin Quan will gain huge traffic.

Beckham, who has experienced this stage, understands the truth better than anyone else.

This is also the reason why he insisted on inviting Lin Quan to join.

The conditions offered by Beckham were also very generous. Lin Quan only needed to invest a symbolic amount of one or two million US dollars to obtain a 20% stake in the new team.

Who could refuse such a good thing? So, Lin Quan happily reached an agreement with Beckham and became one of the owners of the new team.

(End of this chapter)