Chapter 3 Hello, My Name Is Wansheng!

Angel Hill is the son of Jesus Hill, or 'Old Hill', the current CEO of Atlético de Madrid.

In stark contrast to Jesus Hill, Little Hill is quiet, polite and well-dressed.

Young Hill, reluctant to use his father's office, chose a small office in Calderonry, close to Old Hill's former huge office (now a trophy room).

Little Hill and his family now own 77 per cent of Atletico Madrid, but little of it comes from the elder Hill.

Little Hill used to be a veterinarian, but he has been with Atletico since the early 1990s.

He lists what needs to be learned: "The dressing room is the most important job of a football club. How people perceive football: with enthusiasm and irrational logic."

Little Hill loves his father, but says: "It's not easy to work under him as an employee because he won't listen to you. I guess it's not the same as being under Berlusconi or Abramovich. Pretty much work."

From the mid-1990s, Little Hill ran the club smoothly.

In 1996, when Atletico Madrid won the La Liga and the Copa del Rey, the old Hill travelled in Madrid on an elephant.

Four years later, the old Hill was banned from participating in all football-related activities, and the team was relegated, but the fans did not decrease.

Because Real Madrid always takes pride in winning, while Atletico Madrid takes pride in defeat.

The club's nickname, El-Pupas, means "one of doom".

Little Hill is very capable.

Economically, he brought in foreign funds for the club, and the club's performance has been improving under his rule.

In 2001, Torres, who was only 17 years old, made his debut in the Second Division wearing an Atletico Madrid shirt. On a Sunday afternoon six years ago, his working-class grandfather took Torres to watch the first football of his life on a whim. Contest.

"When I was a kid, I wanted to play for Atletico," Torres said. "One game in La Liga is enough, every game after that is a gift."

In 2007, when Torres left his beloved Atletico Madrid for Manchester, he said, "I left after seven years at Atletico Madrid and I feel like the best years of my career were here. The decision to leave was the hardest of my life. s Choice."

Despite losing Torres, Atletico Madrid is still on the rise.

This is inseparable from Little Hill.

Small Hill's main task is to find sponsors for the team, but the Spanish economy is sluggish, and companies generally vote for Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Atlético de Madrid was in debt over the years.

That's why Hill is considering selling his Atlético de Madrid stake, hoping to bring funds to the team and reduce some of the pressure on debt so the club can function properly.

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According to the statistics of Jose Maria, an economist at the University of Barcelona, ​​As of 2010, Atletico Madrid's debt has reached 422 million euros, and nearly half of the debt is all tax arrears.

Considering a series of reasons such as Spanish national policies and bank contracts, Atletico Madrid cannot be said to be a club with negative equity, but their real net worth is actually not high.

But Hill is still hesitant to sell his shares.

The reason why he continues to insist is the pure love for Atlético de Madrid, which cannot be measured by money.

The price offered by the Chinese company is tempting, but their demands are excessive - they want to buy outright shares that will give them full control of the club.

How much is that?

Needless to say, at least 51 percent.

If the 51 percent stake is sold, the Hill family will no longer be able to control Atletico Madrid, and it will become very uncertain what the club will do in the future.

Little Hill doesn't want to see the club fall.

He has been working for Atletico Madrid all his life, and he would rather carry the club forward under pressure than to bring in huge sums of money to lighten his burden.

Under the uncertain mentality of Little Hill, the negotiations between the two sides continued for a week without much progress.

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This time, the people who came to negotiate with Atletico Madrid on behalf of Taiwan Development Investment are Deng Kai and Cinaar.

Deng Kai is the senior consultant of the asset appraisal of Tagolwan Group, and Sinar has become the vice-principal of Tagolwan Football School, mainly in charge of finance.

The acquisition of Atlético de Madrid this time is mainly by Sinar, who is relatively familiar with the European football market.

When Sinar learned that the Tagore-Wan Group, or Wansheng, was interested in acquiring a football club, he immediately became excited, which meant that he had another chance to work in a European club.

So Sinar took the initiative to request to preside over the negotiations.

As an assistant to former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Sinar's ability is beyond doubt. He graduated from Oxford University and is proficient in five languages, including Spanish.

Sinar came with great hope, and he is also very confident. In the past two years, the Tagorewan Group has developed rapidly, and its assets have skyrocketed several times. They have enough assets to acquire a European football club.

Especially the target is Atlético de Madrid...

According to Deng Kai's investigation and assessment, Atletico Madrid, including the value of the signed players, has no more than 100 million euros in positive assets, mainly because they have too much debt.

Of course, considering factors such as Spain's national policy and the reasons for the club's debt, Atlético de Madrid's asset assessment must be higher than 100 million euros, but no matter how high it is, it will not exceed 200 million euros.

This time, Tagorvan Group allocated 200 million euros for the acquisition of Atlético de Madrid.

If the negotiations go well, part of the money will be used to buy the club, and the rest will be used to invest in summer transfers.

However, Sinar did not expect that the acquisition would get stuck here at Little Hill.

"I want to keep enough shares that Atlético de Madrid can't be handed over to the Chinese..."

Little Hill insisted.

Cinar shook his head immediately and said, "But we want more than a seat on the Atlético de Madrid board, that doesn't make any sense."

"I don't know what you want to master Atletico Madrid, but I don't want to see the club decline under your management..."

"Of course not, Mr. Hill," said Sinal. "I worked for Manchester City in the Premier League, more than two years ago, when Manchester City swept Europe and won all the titles..."

"It doesn't mean anything." Little Hill shook his head.

"Are you worried that Atlético de Madrid's performance will decline?" Cinar had a flash of light, and grasped the key point from Hill's words, "You can rest assured that we will add a lot of investment in the future to help the team buy many stars."

"Atletico Madrid has enough stars, it's not a problem, we're going up."

Little Hill was slow to let go.

Sinar scratched his head very much, his saliva was almost drained, but he couldn't convince this stubborn 'Hill'.

Obviously, Hill wants to help the club introduce foreign capital, and even he intends to sell most of the shares, but the premise is that the Atletico Madrid club must be sure to develop.

Just relying on Xinar's mouth, it is difficult for Little Hill to believe that Atletico Madrid's performance will rise after he sells his shares.

In this way, the negotiation ended in failure.

When leaving, Sinal gritted his teeth and said to Little Hill, "In two days, a big man will come, and you may change your mind by then."

Little Hill rolled his eyes noncommittally. He was already determined not to sell his shares. He couldn't think of any 'big man' that would make him change his mind.

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The negotiations between Taiwan Development Investment and Atlético de Madrid are not public, but it is not a secret to Atlético de Madrid's officials and directors.

When a message is known to a few people, many people will know it.

So that night, "Marca" announced the results of the negotiation on the official website, "Little Hill once again rejected the acquisition request of Taiwan Development Investment."

This negotiation, which lasted for more than ten days, has not progressed so far. Many Spanish media have analyzed that, "The negotiations that have lasted for more than ten days have not progressed. Taiwan Development Investment hopes to actually control Atlético de Madrid, but this is Little Hill can't accept it."

"Taiwan Development Investment's acquisition of Atlético de Madrid is likely to fail."

At the same time, many media also praised Hill's dedication to Atlético de Madrid.

With the club heavily in debt, as the largest shareholder, it takes a lot of courage to refuse such a large acquisition and investment.

"It shows little Hill's love for Atlético de Madrid."

As a result, many Atlético de Madrid fans also publicly declared their contribution to support Atlético de Madrid. Two fan associations even organized public donations. In just one day, they helped the club raise tens of thousands of euros.

This is a huge debt for Atlético de Madrid, which is almost equivalent to a drop in the bucket, but it also shows the attitude of Atlético de Madrid fans - they do not want the club to be traded.

But things didn't end there.

Just when the Spanish media said with certainty that "the Chinese company's acquisition failed", Hill was receiving a person in the office.

This is a handsome black-haired man, dressed in sportswear, and his expressions and movements are very casual, but before he knows it, he exudes a majestic aura.

Anyone who takes a closer look will know that this person is definitely not simple.

When he walked into the office, Xiao Hill glanced at it and immediately stood up in surprise, even when the folder fell on the ground.

"Wan... Wansheng? Are you Wansheng?"

Little Hill covered his mouth with a look of disbelief.

With a smile on his face, the black-haired man stepped forward and extended his hand, and said, "Hello, Mr. Hill, my name is Wan Sheng, the principal of the Tagorewan Football School..." (To be continued ~^~)