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Volume 10, 2003 Europe Volume 10, 2003 Chapter 555: Take action when it¡¯s time to take action

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    The summer of 2003 was a relatively quiet summer for world football. After the European leagues ended, there were no noteworthy games this summer. The players could have a rare and relaxing holiday.  Fans can also breathe a sigh of relief and, with either excitement or regret (depending on the performance of the club they support), gather their energy and wait for the arrival of another promising season.

    But this calm was broken after entering June.

    Originally, after the end of the season, the momentum of Newcastle stock speculation on the London trading market had stopped, and the price per share had dropped from the highest point of 93 pence to 82 pence. However, overnight, the entire situation changed drastically.  The change.

    A newly established company - St. James Capital Co., Ltd. - This is a company specially established by Pei Wei to acquire Newcastle stock. "St. James" is the name of St. James Park, the home stadium of Newcastle United, and the company was named after this.  , Pei Wei's intention is already obvious - he is here for the shares of Newcastle United!

    Overnight the company bought 65,345,223 shares from the companies in which the Hall family held shares in Newcastle, at a price of 100 pence each.  , spending more than ¡ê65 million.

    The London trading market is shaking, Newcastle is shaking, and the UK is shaking.

    These shares accounted for 51.6% of all shares in Newcastle, plus 15.7% originally held by Pei Wei (During this period, St. James Capital Co., Ltd. successively acquired shares on the market.  part of the stock).  Pei Wei's share of Newcastle United's shares reached 67.3%, making him the well-deserved largest shareholder.

    According to the rules of the London trading market, Pei Wei can immediately issue a purchase invitation to other shareholders at the same price. The price of one hundred pence is lower than the current price of 89 pence on the market (after Pei Wei purchased so many stocks in a large amount,  Newcastle shares have risen again) much higher, which is quite tempting for any shareholder.

    ?While acquiring Newcastle shares, John Hall issued an open letter.  He publicly expressed his support for Pei Wei to take over Newcastle: "I have led Newcastle for more than ten years. During this period, before I retired, I led the club to complete the modernization reform, which everyone has seen. Now it is  It's time for me to leave and let someone else take on the challenge of playing in the global market. Pei Wei is a huge player in the sport and I believe he is the right person to take my place and lead this club forward.  Working for the benefit of the club, the loyal supporters and the region I give him my best wishes and hope he enjoys the job as much as I do. Finally, I would like to thank all the fans for their support and hope they will.  The same support goes to Pei Wei. He has my 100% support.¡±

    This statement caught all Newcastle fans off guard, even though Hall has been out of office for five years.  But his status in the hearts of Newcastle fans is still unshakable. Since he also supports the Chinese, does it prove that the Chinese can indeed bring us something special?  Moreover, Newcastle United's poor finances in recent years have been noticed by everyone. Since this guy is so rich, at least a debt-free Newcastle United is what all fans are happy to see.

    The British reporters immediately began to act frantically. They were the best at digging for information and soon obtained first-hand information about Pei Wei: "Pei Wei, male, Han Chinese. Born in 1960 in a city called Yunjia in China.  In 1980, when he was only twenty years old, he began to do business alone. He spent ten years establishing a business group in the city where he was born. In 1994, he began to get involved in the football circle and established a local football club.  In 2008, this newly formed team entered the highest level of China's league and quickly became an important team in the Chinese league. Arsenal's current head coach Wenger has coached this team for two years, and Arsenal has coached this team for two years.  The current two main players from China are also from this club. Last year, they became FIFA executive committee members and honorary vice president of the Chinese Football Association. However, they resigned from these two positions at the end of last year. Family situation: Married in 1999, wife  The daughter of the boss of another large group in China has a son.¡±

    This is all the information about Pei Wei. He is not a high-profile person.  But it's definitely not low-key.  It's just that his personal wealth is still relatively mysterious. What the outside world knows is only the nearly 10 billion US dollars in income he obtained from the Hong Kong stock market and cerent company.  As for the identity of Google's second largest shareholder, few people know it.

    But this is enough, Pei Wei¡¯s experience is enough for everyoneIt's amazing - a person who started from scratch and now has a net worth of nearly 10 billion is amazing in itself, not to mention that he is also considered a very important person in the football circle. At least in England, there are not many people who can be so.  of the FIFA Executive Committee.

    The following reports were a bit outrageous. In order to exaggerate Pei Wei's mystery, those newspapers even said that Pei Wei had never borrowed money for business - this is absolutely nonsense. You must know that Pei Wei used a lot of money in the defense of Hong Kong.  Of course, these things are not enough to justify outsiders.

    However, in the next few days, Pei Wei made a series of statements in the media that reassured Newcastle United fans.

    First of all, Pei Wei said that Sir John Hall is still the lifelong honorary chairman of Newcastle United Club - Sir Hall was already the president, but he no longer has any shares in the club, even if Pei Wei does not let him be  Of course: "I'm delighted that Sir John Hall has agreed to continue as lifelong chairman of the club. He will always be the honorary lifelong chairman of Newcastle United for as long as he wishes. This is what he deserves and for Newcastle United, Hall  "Sir gave what he could."

    This statement obviously makes Newcastle United fans very happy. The people they respect can also be respected by the new boss. Although I don¡¯t know whether it is true or false, it is at least a statement.

    "Newcastle has a glorious tradition and the passion of its supporters is legendary. British fans have always had this legendary character. The fact that they save money and save money to buy the club's authentic jerseys is an excellent quality. I am very impressed.  I am delighted that the club has such a loyal group of fans.¡±

    These words made Newcastle fans even more happy. You must know that the current chairman Sheppard once laughed at those fans who spent fifty pounds to buy team T-shirts worth only five dollars (even though the money was given to them).  At least in this regard, Pei Wei seems to respect the fans more than Shepard.

    Thanks to Newcastle's poor results in recent years, Newcastle fans have been very dissatisfied with Sheppard. In this case, they are eager to have someone like Sir John Hall to save the team - although  Pei Wei is not a native of Newcastle, nor is he even British, which makes them feel very uncomfortable, but a considerable number of relatively rational Newcastle fans still maintain a wait-and-see attitude.

    "Pei, you have to know that even though you have become the club's largest shareholder, if Shepard insists on not selling out his shares, you still can't do anything."

    This meeting between Pei Wei and John Hall was very successful. Although the price of 100 pence per share given by Pei Wei was not as high as the price of 135 pence per share when Newcastle was listed in 1997 (from this price  It can be seen how unsuccessful Newcastle's business was after it was listed. Before Pei Wei purchased it, the lowest price of Newcastle's stock was only more than 60 pence per share, which has shrunk by half), but compared with the current stock price, it is already higher than  A lot, plus Pei Wei's guarantee that John Hall himself can become the honorary chairman of Newcastle United forever, which also makes Sir Hall feel a lot better. Therefore, in the past few days, Hall transferred all the shares held by his family to  All Newcastle United shares were transferred to Pei Wei, and he also stepped down from his position as the club's first shareholder.

    "It's okay, Sir." Pei Wei said with a smile: "Sheppard is more uncomfortable than me nowAccording to the rules, after I own more than half of the shares, I will be able to have the right to decide on the selection of the president of the Newcastle Clubthen he will  The position will be very embarrassing. If he is smart, he should choose a more dignified way to leave. "

    "Pei, you are really scary." Hall glanced at Pei Wei with a complicated look: "If you don't take action, you will be killed. But if you take action, you will kill someone But this kind of decision-making ability and vision may be what Newcastle needs most.  Stuff¡­ Also, I¡¯m surprised at how familiar you are with the UK stock market.¡±

    "As you said, I have a very professional financial team." Pei Wei smiled and picked up the cup: "I never do anything that I am not sure about because I am afraid of losing face."

    Hall also raised his glass and clinked it with him, then drank the red wine in the glass and murmured: "Shepard, my old friend I hope you can be smarter this time, maybe you can  He will be missed by Newcastle fans in the future"
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