Chapter 677: Decided

Knock, knock, knock

"Come in!"

When the grandfather's voice of agreement came from inside, Zhuang Ziqing outside the door gently pushed open the door of the study and walked in.

"Grandpa, are you looking for me?"

Mr. Zhuang was lying on his reclining chair. On the table next to him was a radio playing his favorite Peking opera. When he saw his precious granddaughter coming in, he nodded and said, "Come, sit here!"

After saying this, he reached out to turn down the volume of the radio, but did not intend to turn it off.

Since getting married, Zhuang Ziqing has been living in the lakeside villa that she and Yang Huan shared. She only comes back occasionally on weekdays. Today, her mother called early in the morning and said that her grandfather was looking for her and asked her to go home for dinner, so she came back.

His father Zhuang Mingyang was a high-ranking official and was very busy at work, so he had no time to come back. His younger brother Zhuang Zicheng was in Shenzhen, so Zhuang Ziqing had dinner with his mother and grandparents, tidied up a bit, and then came to the study.

As soon as she sat down, Mr. Zhuang spoke.

"You know about Ah Huan, right?"

Zhuang Ziqing had guessed it a long time ago and nodded, "Yes, he told me about it a long time ago."

"Does he come back often?" Mr. Zhuang asked again.

"Well, he comes back every week when I have a day off," Zhuang Ziqing replied.

"So what did he say about this?"

Zhuang Ziqing frowned slightly, "He just said that the company's development has encountered a bottleneck and wants to go public."

Mr. Zhuang kept nodding his head. This was similar to what he had learned.

"At the time, I told him that we could not return to China or go public in Hong Kong, but he said that it was unlikely because the company was too big and he couldn't handle it!"

When Mr. Zhuang heard this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing, "This kid is just bragging about himself!"

Zhuang Ziqing didn't know what to say and remained silent.

But in her heart she couldn't help but defend her husband. Can the domestic and Hong Kong stock markets handle this $200 billion market value?

As if he saw the expression of this girl, Mr. Zhuang sighed secretly, this girl is really a disloyal person.

"He is absolutely right. It is understandable to go public in the United States."

After hearing what Mr. Zhuang said, Zhuang Ziqing felt relieved.

"How is the current situation of your company's shares?" Mr. Zhuang asked again.

"In addition to the shares sold to Apple, employees also hold shares, as do people from the WeChat Research Institute. Zicheng also holds shares, and he wanted to give them to me, but I refused!"

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "It's useless for you to ask for those, it will only do harm."

Zhuang Ziqing pursed her lips and hummed.

"So what's his next plan?"

"I can't say the details, but I heard that once the company goes public, it will receive a large amount of funds. At that time, it may acquire some companies. In addition, it will continue to increase its R&D investment in the Shenzhen WeChat Research Institute."

"Well, Zicheng called me before and said that they have made a key breakthrough in the research and development of robots. They have mastered many key technologies. This is a very good phenomenon." Grandpa Zhuang said with a smile.

Thinking about it carefully, my grandson-in-law is really...

I don't know how to put it. I have no idea whether it was just luck or whether he really had such good vision.

It’s like talking about movies, when he first invested in movies, many people said that he did it to seduce female stars, but what was the result?

The movies he invested in over the past two years have all been big hits, not to mention last year's. This year's hit movies such as Journey to the West, So Young, Partners, Tiny Times, etc. have also been super hot-selling, bringing great honor to domestic films.

Especially in the middle of this year, two blockbusters, "Chinese Expeditionary Force" and "Ghost Blows Out the Light", both claimed to have investments exceeding Hollywood blockbusters. After more than a year of preparation, they are finally about to start shooting. This is simply a shot in the arm for Chinese films.

In recent years, Yang Huan's reputation abroad has become increasingly famous, not only because he spent three years to establish a company with a market value of 200 billion US dollars, but also because his influence in European football is growing.

Especially not long ago, domestic media reported that Southampton actively participated in and promoted England's youth training reform code-named the Glorious Revolution, which aroused strong response from domestic fans.

Even the person above was alarmed and called his name personally.

"Ziqing, my birthday is coming soon."

"Yes, I remember, Grandpa!" Zhuang Ziqing nodded obediently.

This time last year, she and Yang Huan were engaged, how could she forget?

"Go back and talk to Ah Huan, and ask him to make time to come back. Tell him that I want to talk to him about something."

Although Mr. Zhuang said it lightly, Zhuang Ziqing could feel that this matter must be no small matter.

Seeing his precious granddaughter's worried look, Grandpa Zhuang chuckled, "Don't worry about it, it's nothing serious, just something. Ask him to help plan it. By the way, ask him when he can give me a great-grandson to hug!"

Zhuang Ziqing was thin-skinned and couldn't handle it immediately. She blushed and said coquettishly, "Grandpa!"

"Haha, okay, okay, I won't say anything more, just go ahead!"

Zhuang Ziqing knew that his grandfather was going to continue listening to the opera, so he stood up and said, "Then I'm leaving, Grandpa."

"Well, go ahead!"

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"Dad, look!"

In a mansion in the center of Milan, Italy, AC Milan Princess Barbara Berlusconi handed a newspaper to her father, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Berlusconi had just finished dinner. He picked up a napkin to wipe his lips, put it down, took the newspaper handed to him by his daughter, tilted his head towards the light, squinted his eyes, and read very slowly.

It was only then that Barbara realized that he was actually seventy-seven years old.

Barbara sat there leisurely, not saying a word, waiting silently.

After a long while, Berlusconi finally finished reading the newspaper and said with a sigh, "No wonder he was so extravagant!"

After saying this, he once again showed his signature half-smile.

Not long ago, when Yang Huan visited Italy, he completed several acquisitions and promised to continue to increase investment in Italy, which made many people think that he came to Italy to squander money.

Come to think of it, it’s really enviable!

If I had 20 billion US dollars to spend, I would never be able to spend it all even if I spent my entire life.

"Barbara, I asked you to find out about the old site of the World Expo. How is it going?" Berlusconi asked with concern.

"I've found out everything. The auction has indeed been brought forward."

"Why?" Berlusconi looked unhappy.

He has been eyeing this piece of land for a long time and plans to use it to build a new stadium for AC Milan.

Barbara shook her head. "I don't know the details, but I heard that it was an opinion from Rome, and the Milan Expo Foundation also agreed. Now it's just the Lombardy Region and the Milan City Government. But in my opinion, it won't be difficult to pass!"

"What are the conditions for participating in the auction?" Berlusconi asked in a deep voice.

"The land is not allowed to be leased. According to the city government's plan, it will be used to build a large commercial city and a five-star modern football stadium. It will be auctioned in cash and paid off within a year. At the same time, the project must be started before the 2015 World Expo and completed within five years."

When Berlusconi heard this, he could no longer sit still.

"I see, they have already discussed it?"

Barbara frowned when she heard this, "Dad, do you mean, it's been decided?"

"Predetermined?" Berlusconi shook his head and laughed. "Don't use such a stupid term. They are not that stupid. It's just that both parties have a tacit understanding. These conditions are all to kick out other potential bidders."

"you mean……"

Berlusconi nodded, "Yes, it is Inter Milan!"

Just a few days ago, Inter Milan officially announced that Moratti and the club's board of directors unanimously decided to sell Inter Milan to a Chinese consortium for a purchase price of 350 million euros.

After the acquisition was completed, Moratti became the team's honorary chairman and the club's management remained unchanged.

Including head coach Mazzarri and many players in the team have come out to express their views, believing that after the acquisition, Inter Milan will usher in a turnaround.

As an insider, Berlusconi knows better than anyone that the person who acquired Inter Milan is none other than Yang Huan.

After acquiring Inter Milan, Yang Huan immediately colludes with the Lombardy Region, the Milan City Government and the World Expo Foundation. This tactic of concealing the truth is quite effective!

Just imagine, the land is not allowed to be leased, and the city government plans to use it to build a large commercial city and a five-star modern stadium. The land purchase price must be paid within one year, the project must be started within two years, and completed within five years.

How much money does this cost?

All in all, a football field, a large commercial city, and if you add in hotels, shopping centers and so on, the figure would be an astronomical one.

They almost told everyone else, don’t come and grab the position, we have already been selected!

Berlusconi has no idea how many times he has used this bidding tactic of theirs and is more adept at it than anyone else.

I just didn't expect that this time, that group of juniors would use it on me.

It’s ironic just thinking about it!

"Dad, what do we do now?" Barbara asked.

Berlusconi shook his head helplessly and sighed, "What else can we do? Unless we can come up with a large sum of money to compete with them, but for us, the stadium is useful, but the commercial city is useless."

Barbara understood this very well.

According to statistics from the Milan city government, nearly 200,000 Chinese tourists visit Milan every year. By the year of the 2015 World Expo, the total number of Chinese tourists will reach one million, and the entire World Expo will attract more than 20 million people.

Just imagine, if a comprehensive commercial city was built in Milan near the World Expo to cater to Chinese tourists, similar to Chinatown, integrating hotels, shopping centers, luxury stores, etc., how great would the potential be?

It's just like sitting and counting money!

Judging from Yang Huan's performance in Southampton and Madrid, he is fully capable of this kind of operation.

But AC Milan can't do that, and Berlusconi doesn't have that ability!

So, they could only sit aside and watch others enjoying their hot food while they themselves were extremely greedy and anxious.

In fact, it's not that he is completely unable to stop this deal now. For example, he just needs to break this layer of window paper.

But he didn't dare to do so.

Because Berlusconi knows better than anyone that certain people have all the black materials against him in their hands. If he dares to speak out on this matter, he and his family will probably be doomed.

Thinking of this, Berlusconi sighed helplessly.

For him, this is no longer his top priority right now.

What he is most concerned about now is the problem of AC Milan.

He has no more money to spend, and if he can't find another rich man to help him invest in AC Milan, he might not be able to hold on any longer.

"Barbara, has there been any movement from the Indonesians in the past few days?"

"Well, I heard that they are raising money everywhere and have already found more than a dozen partners."

Upon hearing the news, Berlusconi couldn't help laughing.

Finally, some good news, isn't it?

"Go tell that Indonesian and the Americans that we will take over one of the plots of land after the World Expo to build a new stadium, and then give them some sweet treats!"

"Ah?" Barbara was a little surprised.

The government is indeed strongly calling on capable consortiums to develop the new Expo site, but does AC Milan have the money?

But after taking another look at her father's shrewd eyes and sly smile, Barbara understood.

You brought this upon yourselves, don't blame us for being too cruel!

Barbara laughed too!