Chapter 306
Chapter 307 Daily life of the richest man in the world
At the end of August, two news appeared in the European football world that shocked fans and the whole village.
One of them is Roman Abramovich, a wealthy man from Maoxiong Country, who spent 120 million pounds to buy Premier League football club Chelsea.
Those shocked by the news were mainly Chelsea fans and some Premier League fans.
The number of people shocked by other news is much higher than this news.
This news comes from American Abel Smith, who became the owner of the Manchester United team a short time ago. He announced it on August 28 at a price of 110 million euros.
Buy 95% of the capital of Paris Saint-Germain Football Club from Vivendi Universal group's Canal radio station.
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club is nicknamed "Grand Paris" by its adoring fans.
This is a football club based in Paris, the capital of France. It was founded in 1970 and is a member of the French Football Federation. The club's stadium is Parc des Princes, a stadium located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It can accommodate 46,480 people and ownership belongs to the City of Paris.
As soon as this news was announced, the owners of many European teams came forward for questioning.
Like a strong team in the Premier League, the Red Devils' main opponent is Usmanov, one of the main shareholders of Arsenal Gunners.
When interviewed by The Sun, he bluntly stated:
"The Americans are turning European football into golden dollar football. I think this is a very bad phenomenon.
Right after Usmanov.
The owner of the French football club Marseille, Bernard Tapie, also said in an interview with journalists:
"If one person can own two big European teams at the same time, then no one else needs to compete. Let Bill Gates come, he can buy all European football!
When a journalist reminded Bernard Tapie, owner of Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, that there was another man richer than Bill Gates.
Bernard Tappy's response was: "Oh, that would be easier." So he can buy twice, buy all the teams in Europe, just buy twice! »
It's clearly yin and yang, everyone can hear it. Under pressure, UEFA also had to stand up and express its concerns.
UEFA President Lennart Johansson also said in the newspaper:
"Obviously Mr. Smith's transaction is not illegal. His transaction is legal. But even if it is legal, it still needs to be investigated to see if it is reasonable or not."
As soon as Lennart Johansson said he wanted to study it.
New news was released that day. This is the German football club Hoffenheim, which also officially announced its acquisition.
The main buyer is Paris Saint-Germain Football Club.
I don't wait for the Europeans' reaction.
The next day, September 4, AC Milan in Serie A also announced their defeat.
Next is September 6. La Liga football club Atletico Madrid have also announced their new boss.
From Manchester United Football Club, Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, AC Milan Football Club, Hoffenheim Football Club, Atletico Madrid Football Club.
Five European football teams have all become brother football teams because they share a common "father".
The world of European football is in chaos, the appeal of major championships has begun.
Everyone lost their charm because of this super explosive news. How can European fans care about whether the match is interesting or not?
They want to know if the richest person in the world would do this or not, would anyone in Europe stand in to stop it?
Is UEFA dead? Could such scandalous things happen?
Under great pressure from public opinion, the UEFA president also had to leave UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland that night. The President arrived in Paris during the night, wanting to contact Abel Smith.
But at Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, he was informed that the owner had left Paris and arrived in Venice, Italy yesterday.
Lennart Johansson had to leave Paris and rush to Venice.
Venice, Italy.
September 6, 2001. Today is day three of the Venice Film Festival.
The Venice Film Festival, founded in 1932, is the world's oldest film festival and the world's first international film festival. It is known as the "father of international film festivals" and is one of the A-list international film festivals.
Along with the Cannes International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival, these are known as the three major international film festivals in Europe (three major international film festivals in the world) and the highest award is " Golden Lion". .
It takes place every year in late August and early September. This year's film festival will be held from September 4 to 14 for ten days.
Last night, Abel and the others came here.
When Lennart Johansson arrived by car from Paris.
Abel took Annie and Jessica to visit this world-famous water town.
Venice, even before Abel was born, when he was in elementary school. There is an inscription about "Venice of water" with black and white illustrations.
This text left a deep impression on Abel in Venice.
In my opinion, Venice is a magical city soaked in sea water and moving between buildings by boat.
When Abel arrived last night it was late.
No one came out. It turns out that Anne and Jessica found each other during their menstrual vacation.
Aymo Alamuddin was unlucky.
Last night, Legally Blonde took on all the firepower alone.
Today, Annie and Jessica are completely rested and can go out with Abel full of energy.
Aymo Alamuddin can only rest at the hotel. When people leave the hotel, you can easily see the streams flowing past the houses and wooden bridges.
Occasionally a ferry passes under the bridge and tourists sit on the boat and enjoy the surroundings.
Even Abel couldn't help but want to play with this new spectacle.
David has arranged and specially chartered a number of ferries and gondolas typical of the region.
The black coffin type, which is completely black and seems to swim quietly on the water, is certainly a local staple. Abel chose a four-seater boat. Anne and Jessica sat together on bright red chairs, and Abel was tall and occupied two chairs.
The ferryman slowly wedged the boat and then leisurely sailed down the long water alley.
Of course, there were seven or eight similar boats around, all of which were his stone guards.
Playing in Venice, the gondola is the most essential romantic wander. Abel relaxed, looking at Song Kieu who was still a little conflicted, feeling a little happy.
The two teenagers are real friends.
Jessica's birthday is in April and she is nineteen years old.
Anne wouldn't turn nineteen until November.
At this age, children are not yet adults. But they received Abel's food first, and they completely revealed their beauty. What they lack is the settling of temperament brought about by time.
In addition, this is the youngest age of the European and American breed, perfectly combining youth and beauty.
Under the Venetian sun, they were breathtakingly beautiful, each with their own temperament.
They both felt a little uncomfortable when they saw them. If only one of them was alone with Abel right now.
Even if there were many other people at that time, they would definitely immediately rush into their arms and act coyly.
But there was someone else so they all had that thought.
I'd rather cuddle with a woman I don't like than kiss Abel when another woman is around.
Even during this time, Anne achieved the feat of flying. She would rather be with Aymo Alamuddin than with Jessica.
Jessica, too, enjoys being with Aimo Alamuddin, who is strange and actually looks like Annie.
But not with Annie.
The two people seemed to be competing, it felt like they were fighting.
Abel is a bit helpless about this, because he has feelings for these two people. Faced with two people, he did not want to use force and had no other good method.
He just lets them fight, as long as the intensity is warranted.
In Annie and Jessica's revenge.
The boat drifted aimlessly, crossing bridges full of stories.
While enjoying the beauty of Shuangjiao, Abel listened to the melancholy voices of the boatmen and boatmen, listened to Italian folk songs and looked at the magnificent buildings or ups and downs along the way. The charm of this slow rhythm is indescribable, be it with two such beautiful beautiful girls.
Abel felt that no matter how unpleasant things were, he would put his mind behind him and be able to quietly enjoy the beautiful scenery, without being overly exaggerated, just looking, listening and feeling receive.
This made him adapt to the rich and luxurious soul, gradually calming down a bit.
Staying on the boat for more than an hour, Abel only ended the Venice boat trip when he felt enough.
With the blessing of the boatman and musicians in dry English, he took Shuangjiao and left the city of Venice for the island of Venice Lido. Lido Island is a barrier island in the Venice lagoon. Lido is Venice's beach, the island that separates the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea.
It is an elongated island stretching about 12 kilometers between the Venetian lagoon and the Adriatic Sea, bordering the ports of San Nicolo and Malamocco, connected to the city and the mainland only by regular water buses and motorized rafts.
Lido Island is one of the few islands in the lagoon with a motorable road.
It even has a small tourist airport. Lido is trendier and more populated than traditional Venice, while still offering small canals, plenty of dining options, and stunning views of the city from across the lagoon.
In addition, this is also the richest district of Venice.
It is most famous internationally for its sandy beach, which hosts the annual Venice Film Festival.
Ordinary people can only take the water bus or wait for the platform to go from Venice city to Venice Lido island.
Abel of course does not need to force the water cart. A yacht took him and Anne straight to the dock of a villa on the island of Lido.
Getting off the dock, Abel looked at the Venetian mansion in front of him.
This is the real estate commissioner of the family office. It took him more than a month to choose a villa in Venice just for himself.
It is located at the corner of the long island of Lido, facing the lagoon in two of four directions. In both directions there is a private beach of about 200 square meters on each side.
On one side is a cliff and a small wharf has been built that can accommodate ships under 30m in length.
Abel and the others were connected here on the docks.
The family office's real estate expert is Hanks, a man of British, French and American citizenship.
Hanks has worked at the largest real estate companies in the United States, France and the United Kingdom. This time, he was recruited by the Smith family office and has since become the family office's real estate expert.
The primary responsibility of the family office real estate specialist is to purchase, acquire, sell and invest in a variety of real estate properties for the Smith family around the world and is primarily responsible for family-invested real estate. investment, use and operation. desk.
Currently, Hanks is showing his boss a unique Italian-style villa on the island of Venice-Lido.
"This beautiful villa features a 185 square meter outdoor pool and a 115 square meter indoor pool. Both pools have direct access to the private outdoor beach."
"There are 3 floors, each floor is spacious and comfortable. There is a main living room of 200m2, 4 kitchens, 14 bedrooms, each bedroom has its own bathroom and balcony, with beautiful sea views.
"The spacious spa area has direct access to the outdoor swimming pool. Four large terraces, all with BBQ facilities and additional bathrooms.
"There are five staff apartments in the basement, yes."
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Unlike Britain and America, Italy, which had undergone excessive reforms in weights and measures, faithfully used legal units.
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Abel directly interrupted Hanks' introduction. The real estate commissioner doesn't understand BOSS's home buying habits. "Just tell me how much it costs," Abel said.
Hanks quickly replied: "It takes 50 billion. »
The number he reported shocked Anne and Jessica, who followed Abel and were very satisfied with this seaside villa.
Five billion? Dollars?
The beautiful eyes of two girls who had never been abroad opened wide. "Don't tell me how much it's worth in lira, tell me how much it's worth in dollars. »
"So sorry." "In dollars, that's $26 million," Hanks immediately said. »
The Euro issued in Europe was officially issued on January 1, 2000.
But its circulation requires a process, and the euro is currently not in circulation in Italy.
The Italian government announced it would not officially use the euro until January 1 next year.
After that, the lira will be phased out.
Until then, Italy used the Italian lira. The Italian lira issued a 500,000 lire note in 1997.
This shows us how low the value of the Italian lira is.
The value is less than the won so it's scary to say that when you don't know the unit.
"Then buy it."
Abel then said to David next to him: "Let Ferretti's people come here.
David smiled and nodded.
But those who did not wait for the Ferretti Cruise came here to meet Abel. A friend of Abel in America.
After knowing he was here, I made a special trip to rush out of the Venice Film Festival venue.
The person who came was Waleed, Buffett of the desert, Prince Waleed, one of the princes of the desert.
The so-called cloth on my head means I'm super rich, referring to people like Waleed.
After that. Prince Waleed wore a white scarf on his head and led a large number of people to the Lido island villa that Abel had just bought.
I entered from outside, after glancing around once.
Prince Walid approached Abel, smiled at him and said:
"Nice house, very good location. It's a bit small, half the size of my house up north."
The house has an area of more than 10,000 square meters, which he said is small.
Abel was not angry either, he knew that in this field the only people who could compare to him were the oil sellers. "Why you're here?"
» Abel smiled and asked.
Waleed is one of Abel's few friends who doesn't have many business connections.
The two often communicate and their relationship is not bad.
"There are a number of films in our country that participated in this year's Venice Film Festival. I am this year's honorary president of the Tessa Kingdom Cinema Association. I should come here for many reasons," Prince Walid said, smiling.
"Does Tessa's Kingdom still have movies? Do I make them myself?" Abel was very surprised.
Walid said disapprovingly, "I know you'll hear that expression when you hear it. My friend, the Kingdom of Tessa is also a modern country, with cinemas and audiences, of course it will have its own film market and film industry. ."
The Kingdom of Tessa is a modern country.
Abel wanted to laugh, but was too embarrassed to laugh so he had to change the subject:
"Waleed, the person from Ferretti will arrive later. I want to order some yachts, are you interested?
When the two met last year, they talked at length about yachting.
Waleed is awakened by Abel and is determined to buy the world's largest and most luxurious yacht.
Over the past year, Waleed has contacted many luxury yacht manufacturers. Even once there is a common intention, all that remains is to sign the contract and start construction.
But now that Abel said this, Walid immediately smiled and said: "Of course there is no problem, it turns out my yacht has not been confirmed yet. Ferretti, maybe we can place an order together!" "
"Haha~ okay." » Abel said smiling.
The two men simply chatted in the villa's outdoor swimming pool, under a giant parasol.
Chatting loudly, the people from Ferretti Yachts haven't arrived yet. The UEFA President drove all day and finally found this place.
When Abel learned that Lennart Johansson had come to see him, he was not surprised at all.
"Who is Lennart Johansson?" » Walid asked curiously.
"UEFA President, number one figure in European football"
Abel said calmly and asked David to let him in.
Walid is wondering if he should buy a team to play on. Then Lennart Johansson walked in and had just finished greeting Abel.
The UEFA President heard Prince Walid next to him, wearing a white cloth on his head.
"Sir, I also want to buy a European team. I wonder if Europe would welcome our investment?"
The golden dollar game of European football has been opened.
(end of this chapter)