"Boss, I'm not late, am I?"

When I arrived at the office building of Manchester City Club, I felt that it was dark in front of me, and I met Julio, who was happy in Guinea.

"Don't call me boss, you will be the president of this club in the future, especially pay attention to your words outside." Chen Bo didn't have a good air, letting Julio be the chairman of the club was the result of discussions with Mansour, first, they didn't have time to manage it personally, and secondly, this chairman was a false position, mainly to deal with the media and then go to the Premier League for a meeting to fart, and by the way, communicate with the small leaders of the fan organization about feelings and other decorations.

The position of president of the club has recruited Bird, the director of Nike Group's football business, who is no stranger to the operation of sports clubs, and more importantly, he can make full use of the team's influence to increase business revenue.

The purpose of the two behind-the-scenes owners, Chen Bo and Mansour, to buy the club is simpler, one is to use the living signboard of football as an advertising carrier, and no matter what industry can be seamlessly grafted onto the past. The other is to enhance Abu Dhabi's influence in the world, and it will be embarrassing to go out if you have money and no name, otherwise you will always be considered a big dog in Saudi Arabia or a certain prince in Dubai.

"Cut, call the boss, I've been the boss all my life, I'm not the kind of villain who forgets his righteousness." Julio will drag it up.

"But you will see the color forgetfulness, and in the future, you will choose the young model of the British at will, you kid give me attention, rabbits don't eat the grass by the nest. Don't have anything to do with female fans and football babies, I don't mind sleeping more reporters. ”

"Why didn't I think of this, thank you boss for taking care of me, I have to do this job without a salary!"

“…… After all, you have also contributed to it, so I'll give you 1 pound. Chen Bo took the opportunity to say, "Don't fall into Wharton's reputation, don't let me lose face, pay attention to proportions later!" ”

"Small." Julio blinked.

Football can be said to be a popular sport in Europe, but in South America it is a fanatic, and almost no one does not love it.

Although Peru is not a football powerhouse compared to Brazil and Argentina, it has also been exposed to it since childhood. Of course, Chen Bo will not find a person who doesn't know anything about fart to be the chairman of this club.

Follow everyone into the dedicated media room, where reporters from more than a dozen media outlets are already waiting.

Without further ado, the old chairman Hughes announced on the spot that the two owners had bought Manchester City Football Club for £7,500 and that he himself would step down from the club, and then introduced everyone one by one.

The camera lens hasn't stopped since they came in, and it's a pretty peculiar combination.

The two shareholders, although they both belong to Asia, are East and West Asian countries with different cultures, the new chairman is from South America, and the president is an American who runs a British club.

"If there's anything you want to ask, just tell me." Chen Bo naturally has a deep understanding of the reporter's routines, and no matter how much he says, he may not be able to listen to it, so it is better for you to ask questions directly. This time is also the first time in about half a year that he has reappeared in the spotlight with the media.

"Mr. Chen, everyone knows that you are engaged in the Internet industry, what prompted you to buy a football club across the bank? Does this mean that you have completely withdrawn from Ant Technology? The reporter came prepared and asked sharp questions.

'I'm a fan, it's a football club, it's as simple as that.

"Why didn't you compete with the Glazer family for Manchester United?"

"It's too expensive, it's not rich!"

"You're good friends with Roman Ablahimovic, are you going to buy players as aggressively as he did?"

"I'm not as rich as him, so I have to spend rationally."

"Which of your favorite players are you?"

"Pirlo, Ronaldo, Kaka."

"These people are not already on your purchase list."

"Yes, but in dreams."

"What are the big plans after buying Manchester City, what are your goals for the future?"

"Relegation, we're just a relegation team. As long as you succeed in staying in the Premier League, you can talk about the future. ”

……

Chen Bo changed the situation of mutual confrontation with reporters in the past, and was unexpectedly low-key. When it comes to player transfers, I cry poor, and when I talk about the future, I will be relegated.

It's so that these media have nowhere to fire, are you pretending to be forced? Where is the usual arrogance and domineering, can't his temperament change greatly? But no matter how hard they tried, it was useless, either to the new president sitting next to them, or to the new chairman.

It can be said that water cannot be splashed, and oil and salt do not invade.

This is a bitter mansour, he is a complete newcomer in the media circle, not only bearing the name of a big dog in the Middle East, but also the identity of a prince.

"Mr. Mansour, there are many Middle Eastern princes in London who buy yachts, luxury cars, and planes every day, and the same is true for you to buy teams?"

"Uh...... Well, I would say, there are a lot of countries in the Middle East. He was embarrassed to directly name those tycoons and say that they were Saudis, right? Anyway, the white robes in their eyes are the same, just like seeing yellow skin, they can't tell Zhang San and Li Silai.

"Will you inject money into Manchester City to buy big names?"

"This ...... We have a benign development plan, and spending too much will only disrupt the market. Mansour replied aggrievedly, he wanted to immediately take out a large sum of money and throw it in the faces of those reporters, but this is the same caliber as Chen Bo before, that is, pretend to be poor, and if you have money, you have to pretend to be poor.

Otherwise, if you want to buy a player, the seller will have to kill you, Abu is a typical example, not only the premium, but even the player's agent has drunk a lot of blood.

After others let down their guard, they suddenly exert their strength, snatch the player they are optimistic about and then slap the face with more energy.

……

The next day, the major British newspapers gave a full page to report that Manchester City FC had become the first English team to be controlled by Asians, and that it was East and West Asians who had come together.

One is a playboy who has lost his power, and the other is a local tyrant in the Middle East, but he is crying poor and feeling quite shabby during the whole media conference.

What club's new owner doesn't have to make a big deal and then shell out a lot of transfer money for the team to spend? But the two fabled rich men are low-key and obviously unhappy with Manchester City fans.

I thought I was waiting for a big sum, but two iron roosters came, and even extreme fans were already planning to protest at the door of the club.

At this time, the first management meeting was being held in the small club office of Manchester City, and the manager who had absolute authority in the team was also among them.

"You've all seen the reports, haven't you?" Chen Bo knocked on the newspaper on the table, sneered, and said, "This is a snobbery." ”

"If you want me to say, you should just use the money to smash the most awesome players, what Kaka, Xiao Luo, Beckham are useful." Mansour was aggrieved, and he was the one who was the most attacked. Why? Spending a lot of money on toys has always been the patent of Middle Eastern tycoons, and everyone thinks that he is more like a ticket player.

"So what is the difference between doing and Abu? He was trying to break into the upper class of Chelsea's wealthy area quickly, but ended up with the image of an upstart. Chen Bo waved his hand and vetoed directly, "We must not only win on the court, but also win a good reputation off the field." For now, number one: we must increase business income, only in this way can we develop healthily. Second: not to be left behind before Christmas on the basis of existing personnel and to escape the relegation zone. And there is also a silver lining in the cup so that we can adjust well in the winter transfer window. ”

Bird and Stewart nodded in agreement, the boss obviously understands the ball, and did not come up to immediately deny the previous work, but was steady and pragmatic. If you just throw a check out today and buy it, buy it, buy it, you will be considered extremely layman, and it will be easier to fool me. Even if you buy a starter, without any run-in, the results are not much better.

"Bird, you go to the Manchester City Government to negotiate, we won't rent the City Stadium."

"Huh? So where are we going to race? ”

"We bought it and now we have to give him a 35 per cent share of the ticket every year, and it's only for 50 years. It's good to say that it earns less at present, and it will be a big income in the future, not to mention that commercial development can be carried out near the stadium. Chen Bo looked at the report in hand and was quite depressed, the business ability of this club is really not ordinarily bad, of course, he is the result of comparing it with giants such as Real Madrid and Manchester United.

"The club still has a deficit of more than 30 million pounds on its books......" Bird muttered.

"Mansour and I have set up City Sport, which wholly owns the team and then buys the stadium so that it can avoid financial scrutiny from the FA and UEFA." Chen Bo said, "Not only to buy the stadium, but also to buy the idle land around, the current training base is too far away from the stadium, and it is also together with Manchester United, which is not conducive to commercial development." ”

"It's going to take a lot of money."

"Money is not a problem, the group has £500 million on its books, enough for you to spend for a few years." Chen Bo, who is low-key outside, is absolutely arrogant inside.

Hiss...... In addition to the two shareholders who know the inside story, there is also Julio, who has long been accustomed to seeing big scenes. Everyone else gasped, what kind of lineup can't be bought for 500 million pounds, his eyes are full of cute queen portraits, and his ears are the sound of counting money.

However, Chen Bo did not want to immediately invest heavily in the team's lineup, "First of all, we must increase the existing 40,000 stadium seats to 65,000 people, and we must meet the five-star stadium standard, otherwise we will not even be able to hold the Champions League final." Check all sponsorship contracts again, and cancel all the sponsorship contracts without increasing the fee when they expire. ”

After Bird recorded his priorities, Chen Bo turned to the head coach on the side: "What players do you need to add to your tactical system?" ”

'Wingers, midfielders, and a centre-back. Stewart immediately came to the spirit, is the boss going to open the money bag and introduce big names?

"yes, I see." Chen Bo nodded, and pondered for a while, "Now that the transfer window has closed, we can only rely on loan to achieve it, and I will try some players with strength." But if you don't get good results before Christmas, you automatically quit. ”

(End of chapter)