“。。。 Southampton are in League One and have a very small share of the league broadcast fee, around £4 million, which is only a tenth of the bottom teams in the Premier League.

The lower leagues have left Southampton with little to no commercial operation, and after the British budget airline decided not to renew its contract, Xionng's former advertising sponsorship has not yet been found, and the shirt sponsor is the homegrown brand Umbro, which costs £1.5 million a year.

On the contrary, the team's matchday income reached more than five or six million pounds, which is Southampton's biggest source of income. It's all thanks to Southampton's rabid crowd of Saints fans, with an attendance of around 20,000 per game, a rarity in League One. ”

In the Saints manager's office, Arthur stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the training pitch in the distance, listening to the reports of Curtis and the club's commercial director, David Thomas, on the team's revenues.

"Matchday revenue is relatively unworkable, after all, there are restrictions on stadium seats, broadcast fee sharing and commercial sponsorship, and the team's current presence in League One, so no matter what aspect you look at, the team's profitability will not be able to increase significantly in the short term. ”

As the new general manager of the club, Nikola Coutis frowned slightly, and saw it very thoroughly, and many years of operational experience told him that without high attention, high broadcast rate, and excellent game results, there was no way to get sponsorship from merchants.

"Exposure, popularity... Hehe. ”

At this time, Arthur, who was facing away from the two, couldn't help muttering and chuckling, turned to look at the two and said with a smile: "To be honest, it's not difficult to get exposure, as long as you let the media hype it up, or, if I raise my profile a little more, if there are controversial points, the exposure rate of the saints will definitely be very high." ”

Hearing his boss say this, Curtis's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he nodded thoughtfully, while David Thomas, the commercial director on the side, looked at Arthur with an unknown look, not knowing where his boss's confidence came from.

You know, except for the local newspapers that will continue to report on the situation of Southampton FC, other newspapers in the UK will not care about the Saints, maybe this change of ownership, some newspapers may mention it, and they will no longer care, after all, it is a first-division team, no one will be interested in its news.

As if seeing David Thomas's doubts, Nicola Cottis explained with a smile: "In addition to being the owner of the Southern Daily Echo, he is also the thirtieth Earl of Boleyn, an earl who became the owner of the Saints Club, and I believe that those reporters will not let go of this news point." Especially in the context of the massive takeover of Premier League clubs by foreign capital. ”

"Ah?!" When David Thomas heard this, he couldn't help but look at the young boss in surprise, he couldn't imagine that his boss still had such a layer of aristocratic status, and immediately said: "Boss, I really didn't know that you were still a... ”

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Arthur shaking his head and stretching out his hand with a smile, "Okay, no need to be polite, to be honest, if you can hide my identity, I don't want to mention it, but I also believe that those pervasive paparazzi will dig up my information."

By the way, let me tell you in advance, I used to be a die-hard Aston Villa fan, the kind of fan who was blacklisted by the club, and don't be surprised to see the news when the time comes. ”

"Huh?"

“。。。。。。 ”

Curtis and David looked at each other dumbfounded, their own boss is 'football Liu busy'?

Now, it's really going to be lively.

"Exposure and popularity will be handed over to me, I believe it won't be long before the popularity of the saints will come up, hehe, remember, if there are businesses that come to seek cooperation, you must choose the best, you must list the stage xing contract, don't let people buy out for several years at a super low price, and then we will return to the Premier League, but it will be a big loss. ”

Arthur laughed self-deprecatingly, no way, these black histories will be dug up by the media with the news of his entry into the saints, especially the British newspapers that have no section to speak of, Arthur can even think of how they will disgust themselves.

The football Earl, who was blacklisted by the Villa club, sold his property in a fit of anger and bought the Saints, just to take revenge on Yunyun, thinking of this, Arthur couldn't help but feel a chill.

"When releasing news to the outside world, you only need to mention my name, and don't reveal the rest at all, so that such paparazzi can slowly dig up the report on their own, only then can they have motivation and a sense of accomplishment, and keep hype. Arthur instructed Curtis.

"I know what to do, should I let the "Southern Daily Echo" do an interview and report some content in advance?"

"Yes, you can discuss it with Jerry, and you can work together more closely in the future. ”

You must know that each club has its own throat SHE newspaper, don't underestimate these so-called throat SHE newspapers, almost every newspaper has a great role, such as the KOU water war with the sworn enemy, various psychological warfare before the game, hyping the player's fame and net worth, attacking rumors, good blowing to the sky, black washing into white, washing away directly ignoring, etc., is definitely the team's external publicity window.

"As soon as the news comes out tomorrow, it will definitely be very lively, I will go out to hide and be quiet, and call me if there is anything. Arthur didn't want to be annoyed by the paparazzi, so he could take Jiang Lai to Stonehenge to play.

"Boss, funds... Hearing that the boss was leaving, Curtis didn't care about David Thomas, who was still on the side, and asked cheekily, no way, the saints are too poor, if you don't ask for more money when the boss first joins now, it will be really bad to ask for it in the future.

“。。。 I've already given you £20 million, pay off the debt, and there is £2 million left, which should be enough. When Arthur heard that Curtis asked for money again, he said angrily.

"David, it's okay, you go out first. At this time, Curtis did not forget to let the irrelevant person leave, and David Thomas very much wanted to stay and listen, just like Curtis thought, the saints have been too poor all these years, this just heard 20 million pounds, David's liver trembled, but when he heard that he was going to pay off the debt, although he was a little disappointed, but his eyes were full of golden little stars when he looked at the young boss.

The owner is really rich!

After David Thomas left very reluctantly, Curtis said to Arthur with a wry smile: "Boss, the 2 million pounds, one million was allocated by you to repair the training center, and you increased the salaries of the players, plus the daily operation, the remaining one million is indeed a little nervous, but the most important thing is that the club has no money to strengthen and hire a head coach." ”

Arthur also knew that what Curtis said was the truth, and since 33 million had already been spent, it was indeed not bad to take out a little more.

"3 million, I can only give you 3 million, from now on, I will not invest a penny in the club, so to speak, I have filled all the holes of the saints, and also given you the start-up capital, it will be up to you in the future.

If you really want to use money to smash the saints into a wealthy family, I believe that anyone can be qualified for this position you do, what do you think?!"

Although he can give money, Arthur must also understand that his boss is not the master of Abu and the desert tyrants who like to play with their lives and burn money, if he can't get results, Arthur will never be polite to Katis, it is a spur and a warning!

"I understand, thank you, boss, I will never let you down, boss, if I can't be promoted to the Championship next season, I will automatically resign!" said Curtis unequivocally and solemnly.

"Bang Bang—"

Arthur walked up to Curtis, tapped him on the shoulder twice, and smiled, "I'll wait and see, it's up to you!"

Curtis personally sent Arthur downstairs, watching the tall back of the young boss sit in the Rolls-Royce Phantom, the car starts, disappearing from sight, he stands in place, looking around the training center, his gaze can't help but become sharp and determined.

"Start by paying off your debts and travel light—"

Arthur, who was sitting in the car and returning to the hotel, was told by the butler Paul that the bodyguards he had hired were already waiting at the hotel.

"Three?" asked Arthur with some confusion after listening to Paul's introduction.

"Yes, Lord, in general, a minimum size bodyguard team requires at least three people. Because the main angle of view of the human eye is only 120 degrees, the three of them can complete a 360-degree surround vigilance.

For a billionaire of your level, a normal bodyguard team should have at least 5 people, and a professional security assessment team is also required to regularly assess their security status.

For example, whether there have been recent business disputes, whether there have been threats against him, and whether there have been unusual changes in law and order in the city where he lives recently.

Actually, I would like to suggest that you go straight to the five-person bodyguard group, after all, you will soon not be obscure anymore, and from the moment you become a celebrity, safety is the most important thing. ”

Butler Paul glanced at the young earl in the rearview mirror and said earnestly.

In fact, there is no need for Paul to tell him, Arthur himself also attaches great importance to his own safety, and he knows better than anyone how chaotic the future European continent is, and the security problem really cannot be sloppy.

Of course, he doesn't have to use a team of 40 bodyguards with loaded guns to protect himself like Abu's persecuted paranoia.

"Let's meet and talk first, listen to the advice of these professionals, if you really need to increase to a team of five, then upgrade, by the way, Paul, which company's security personnel do you hire?" Arthur is also as good as a stream, he is not the second generation of those idiots, he has bodyguards around him, but he wants to pursue freedom and seclusion, and hates bodyguards.

"G4S, the world's largest security company, Stryker, after they know your identity, they attach great importance to it, and send three of the most experienced people to be your personal bodyguards. Paul, the butler, said with a hint of pride on his lips.