Hanging up the phone, Arthur just smiled at Jiang Lai, who was looking at him with a shocked face, then looked at Curtis and said: "Again, I will give you full authority to run the club, and in the same way, I will not invest too much money in the club, so don't think that the Saints will invest heavily in reinforcements."

Although football is the world's largest sport, as an investor, football may not be the first choice of investment. After all, it is extremely difficult to enhance brand value and achieve profitability through football in a short period of time.

I bought the Saints out of love for football, I also have time and patience, I will give you plenty of time and trust, so if you have any plans or reforms, you can be bold and try!"

Hearing Arthur's candid words, Curtis was still very touched in his heart, especially trust, which made Curtis sincerely moved, to be honest, what professionals are most afraid of is the blind command of the boss who doesn't understand anything, relying on likes and dislikes to make decisions.

"I won't let you down!" said Curtis again.

"I'll see. Arthur nodded.

At this moment, Jerry Fuller, who was holding his mobile phone, walked back, "Boss, it's already an appointment, they will be on time." ”

"Well, that's good, it's still early, let's sit down and have afternoon tea together. Arthur said with a smile.

And Jerry and Curtis both inadvertently glanced at Jiang Lai beside Arthur, Jerry shook his head and smiled: "We won't disturb your date, you can call and tell me if there is anything." ”

Curtis also stood up, smiling and saying goodbye to Arthur and Jiang Lai, who had a slightly blushing face and a somewhat unnatural expression, and left the café with Jerry.

"Sit down—"

There were two left, himself and Jiang Lai, and Arthur smiled and sat down, while motioning for Jiang Lai to sit down as well.

"After listening to it for so long, will you feel bored?"

"No," Jiang Lai said with a smile on his face, "But are you going to say something to me?"

"What?" Arthur asked with a slight brow raised, looking uncertain.

Jiang Lai glanced at him charmingly, still with a smile on his face, and said angrily: "You say that you are a landlord, a farmer, a newspaper owner, a publishing house owner, a website founder, and a writer, but you didn't say that you are actually a nobleman or an earl!"

"Oh, this. Arthur shook his head abruptly and smiled: "Hehe, what a nobleman, it's just a title, we are all middle class, you know after staying in England for a long time, now it is just an honor, a symbol, and a trouble." ”

"So, Your Excellency the middle class, can you tell me your true identity?" Jiang Lai was really disturbed and trance by all kinds of accidents and shocks at the beginning, but when he calmed down, he was no longer so shocked, but more curious and fresh, and of course happy to know Arthur.

Who wouldn't want to meet the big guys?

"Hehe, okay, okay... Arthur shook his head and laughed mockingly, "The so-called aristocracy now, I know it well, but I don't know it, I call myself 'middle class' to the outside world, and I never talk about my hereditary aristocratic family background in public." Talking about it makes me feel uneasy. However, since you want to know, there is nothing you can't say, I am the thirtieth successor of the Earl of Boleyn, and it's as simple as that. ”

"The thirtieth generation really has a long history, so you should have grown up in a tall and majestic ancient castle, right?" Jiang Lai immediately became interested and began to ask curiously.

"Hehe, well, if you're curious, I can show you around my castle, but don't be disappointed then. Arthur said with a smile, and then changed the topic, "Don't talk about this, it's boring, at the dinner party in the evening, are you lucky enough to invite you to attend as my female companion?"

"Forget it, you're going to talk about business, so I won't participate. Jiang Lai looked at Arthur, hesitated, and said with a smile.

"Hehe, let's talk about ours, let's go meet a few new friends and practice social JIAO English. Arthur continued to bewitch.

“。。。 All right. Jiang Lai hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed with a smile.

Hearing Jiang Lai's promise, Arthur was very happy, although he knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and he had a perfect start from a friend, but Arthur still chose to chase and fight, because specific things should be treated specifically, for Jiang Lai, she is in a foreign country, everything around her is strange, and the loneliness and lack of security are conceivable.

Arthur just wants to quickly close the relationship between the two, eliminate each other's strangeness, and truly enter Jiang Lai's heart, becoming the only person she can trust in this foreign land.

Someone is right, getting along with men and women is actually a game between two people's hearts.

After drinking afternoon tea, at Arthur's insistence, she accompanied Jiang Lai to the youth hostel where she stayed and checked out of the room, and stayed at the Southampton Port Spa Hotel together.

Originally, Arthur wanted to take Jiang Lai to buy a dress that was about to be dressed, but Jiang Lai directly refused, Arthur could clearly feel her rejection of the gift he wanted to give her, perhaps, because of his fierce pursuit and fierce beating, and felt a trace of unease.

Arthur also knew that he couldn't be in a hurry, so he didn't insist, and at the same time slowed down the pace of the 'attack', some people may say that Arthur couldn't walk when he saw a woman, so he knelt down.

However, chasing women is like this, the love can't be kept since ancient times, only routines can win people's hearts!

"Knock-"

Dressed in a black suit, the handsome and dashing Arthur stood at the door of the hotel room and knocked on the door.

"Click-"

The door opened, and after putting on makeup, the more beautiful Jiang Lai appeared in front of Arthur, very amazing, I have to say that Jiang Lai's clothes are really good, wearing a white shirt decorated with pleated ruffle sleeves and a bow tie, a black shiny high-waisted bag T skirt, and high heels. "Black and white" is really not monotonous at all in her.

"Oh, you look so beautiful!" Arthur did not hesitate to praise himself.

"Thank you. Jiang Lai smiled sweetly, then walked out of the guest room, closed the door, and put the room card in his handbag.

Arthur smiled and bent his right arm and gestured to Jiang Lai, who also shook his head with a gentle smile, but still took Arthur's arm and walked towards the hotel elevator together.

Pier 15 is located on a marina on the banks of the River Itchin, and when Arthur and Jiang Lai arrived, Jerry and Curtis were already waiting.

Ten minutes after Arthur arrived, the three shareholders of the Saints Club arrived together, although the two sides had bargained many times before, but this was the first time Arthur and the other party met, so naturally a greeting was indispensable.

In business dealings, the British sense of hierarchy makes these people pay more attention to the other person's identity, experience, performance, and background, rather than the American to pay more attention to the opponent's performance in the relationship or negotiation. Therefore, don't think that Arthur is so young, the other party will despise or disrespect, on the contrary, the identity and status of Arthur's noble earl definitely played a positive role.

The dinner was very rich and went very smoothly, and the atmosphere was relaxed and full of laughter. Towards the end of dinner, the group talked about the acquisition of Southampton Club.

It's just that Arthur didn't expect that as soon as the other party opened his mouth, it was a surprise to him, and it also let him know that he was not the only one interested in Southampton Club, which undoubtedly disrupted Arthur's negotiation plan.

"Swiss businessman Marcus Libo?"

Hearing this name, Arthur couldn't help but think of the famous Libo Haier Group, and when he heard the other party continue, sure enough, as Arthur thought, it was the head of the Libo Haier family.

However, Arthur was not so worried about this halfway Cheng Biting Jin, and this may not be a routine for the shareholders of the Saints to deliberately create competitors and increase the selling price of the Saints.

"So, can you tell me about Mr. Marcuslibo's offer?" Arthur asked directly, looking at the three shareholders of the Saints Club with a smile on his face.

"It's-"

The three Saints shareholders looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, one of them spoke: "We really want to get rid of the club as soon as possible, so we were very sincere from the beginning, and of course, we also considered the Saints' fall to League One and the financial difficulties they faced.

The £15 million offer we made for Mr Fuller was the lowest we could accept。。。。。。 “

"Don't jump to conclusions just yet. Arthur interrupted the other party's words with a slight frown, but he knew that the British were stubborn and unwilling to fight hard, and since the other party insisted on 15 million pounds, that is to say, his so-called opponent's offer was also between 13 million and 15 million.

"It's just more than 10 million business, I really don't want to waste too much time and energy, so let's do it, I don't care what price the other party offers, I pay 13 million pounds, cash!"

Arthur looked at the three shareholders whose expressions had changed a little and said: "What is the situation of the Southampton Club now, I believe you know best, after so many years, I think you should also have a certain affection for the saints, I believe that instead of handing over the saints to a foreigner, it is better to give them to me." ”

After these words, the three shareholders fell silent with a slight frown, as if they were thinking cautiously. And Arthur didn't say anything more, he felt that the other party should be able to accept this price, and besides, the other party also had to consider other factors, such as public opinion and reputation.

I have to say that in the case of a similar offer, the other party will also give priority to selling to their own country, and the local people, especially Arthur's identity, is extraordinary, which is the main reason why they have to consider it carefully.

After the three shareholders exchanged glances with each other again, one of them said with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, 13.5 million pounds, this is the other party's offer, but, as you said, he is a foreigner after all, so the saint is yours!"

"Thank you!" Arthur's smile became extremely bright, he stretched out his hand to shake hands with the three of them, raised his glass and said, "For friendship, and for the saints, cheers!"