Chapter Seventy-Eight: A Conversation Between Gentlemen
The next day's spending in the nightclub was staggering, but Lao Liu now has this strength, and the money won from the QPR game is enough for him to do a lot of things, and the financiers of the Bank of London can't help but secretly celebrate while scoffing at Lao Liu's approach, because of the success of Willingham's upgrade, their investment has brought huge profits.
After the end of the day's training, Lao Liu gave the players an extra day off, and he drove the newly purchased Volvo straight to Edward Manor in the suburbs of London, where two Frenchmen were waiting for him.
Leboeuf came to London this time to take into account both public and private interests, the French Football Association is now a little dissatisfied with the national team coach Domenech, this time before the end of the season, Le Boeuf came to communicate with his teacher Wenger to see if the professor has the possibility of being the head coach of the French team, because it is completely only the intention of the surname, this matter must not be known to the media, so this very hidden place was chosen, and Wenger also knew the purpose of his trip after Leboeuf came, otherwise he would not have called Lao Liu. However, Leboeuf was very happy to meet the Chinese who has been in the limelight recently, and he did not feel much pressure on this mission, and it was a good thing for him to be able to chat with Wenger and play golf.
When Lao Liu arrived at Edward Manor, Wenger, Leboeuf and two other friends were playing bridge under the tree by the lake, and when they saw Lao Liu, Wenger hurriedly beckoned him to get started, LeBoeuf was the owner of the manor, he gave up his position, so Lao Liu and Leboeuf formed a temporary partner.
This is the first time Lao Liu has seen Leboeuf, probably due to his retirement for many years, and his body has obviously been blessed, but from the shining eyes, he can also see the demeanor of this French iron gate back then.
Liu Lu was a bridge player when he was in China, otherwise he would not let the players train their hearts and team consciousness by playing bridge, Wenger and another person are also veterans of the card field, only Leboeuf is immature, obviously the time is still short, but he has another kind of momentum, Lao Liu gradually adapted to his style of play, intentionally cooperated, with him as the main, for a time it also made the two masters a little at a loss, and even in less than two hours of cooperation produced a tacit understanding, It made Leboeuf obviously close to Liu Luzhen.
After the game was dispersed, everyone played golf for a while, and it was the turn of Lao Liu's weakness, everyone often chatted on the green because they had to wait for him, at this time Leboeuf stepped forward to give some guidance to Lao Liu, and when they walked back to the manor from the course, the two were like a pair of old friends who had known each other for many years.
After dinner, the three of them chatted over coffee in the moonlight, Wenger had made it clear to Leboeuf that he had no plans to leave Arsenal for the time being, Leboeuf knew what the professor thought, so he stopped talking about this issue, Wenger took the opportunity to start asking Lao Liu how he was thinking, and after listening for a long time, he understood that it was one of Lao Liu's players who made the professor's bid reach 20 million pounds, which surprised Leboeuf greatly, and what was even more surprising was that this Lao Liu still did not agree, Leboeuf was very interested in playing and chatting with Lao Liu very speculatively, For a moment, Wenger couldn't interject.
"Frank, are you going to stay like this at the French Football Federation? I heard the professor say that you don't plan to be a coach like Didier Deschamps and Blanco, so what are your plans? ”
"To be honest, I think it's too troublesome to be a coach, I want to find a suitable club, to be the general manager, one day, I still wish I could have a club, well, just like you, but it seems too far away from me, I'm waiting for the opportunity, in fact, my life is good now, the Football Association has very few things, I can go to all kinds of masquerade balls in Paris every day, talk to those noble ladies, I like this kind of life." Leboeuf took a sip of coffee, "I heard the professor talk about you in more detail, I admire your courage and ability, you have brought a League Two relegation team to the Championship in three years, and you have also discovered players who make the professor salivate, I am very envious of your life now." Half-hearted, half-flattering, Leboeuf said what Lao Liu wanted to hear the most.
The iron is about to be struck while it is hot, Leboeuf's temper Lao Liu has already figured it out, as soon as he heard this, he was in the middle of it, and quickly got up and said very seriously, "If this is the case, Mr. Leboeuf, please allow me to solemnly propose to you, please serve as the general manager of the Wellingham Club, we can't give you huge prestige and high salary, but we can give you a huge space to show your talents, let us build a great football club together, which is an honor that no one else can get." ”
Leboeuf was stunned for a moment, Wenger was also stunned, and after saying this, Lao Liu took a sip of coffee with a smile, waiting for the two people to regain their senses.
"This, you, not a joke," Leboeuf suddenly had some difficulty accepting this reality, he couldn't believe that a person who had known him for less than ten hours would make such a suggestion to him, Lao Liu's move was still very much to his appetite, if this person was not joking, he was really interested in learning about this club named Willingsmu, and this club head named Liu Luyi, from the far east.
Wenger felt a little bad, he never dreamed that Lao Liu would do this kind of thing in this place, originally he invited Lao Liu to come, on the one hand, he wanted to create a natural opportunity to persuade Lao Liu, and on the other hand, he also wanted to get acquainted with Leboeuf, so that Lao Liu had a feeling of relying on him to enter the high society of football, so as to reduce the difficulty of buying Holder, but now that he is doing this, his own affairs can not continue to be discussed, and if Leboeuf is really interested, He'd certainly object to taking their star of hope from him, and the professor was going to put an end to the dangerous topic right away.
"Of course not, Frank, I think it's okay to call you that, in fact, I'm not impulsive, I've heard the professor talk a lot about you before, I think you'll be my best partner," he said, Lao Liu took out a stack of documents and photos from his purse, "This is all the things I've done since I moved into Willingham, all the changes that have taken place in the club and the detailed description of the current situation, including a simple financial analysis, I hope you can see it." ”
This move brought Wenger's language back to the end of the topic, and Leboeuf took the information with some emotion and admiration, "I don't know what to say, thank you, Liu, but I have to say that although I have always wanted to be a good club general manager, I have not been trained in this area, I don't know what I can do." ”
'Frank, three years ago, when I didn't even know what it was like in a professional football club, I became its chairman, general manager and manager, and I didn't do very well, but I'm moving in the direction that I have, and I think that as long as we have the direction and confidence, we can do everything well, and if you can come, you can put your mark on this club, and one day, you will be the best general manager in the Premier League.
"Well, I guess I need to think about it."
"Thank you, Frank, and by the way, you were my favorite player to use in the Championship Football Manager 02 version." Leboeuf cracked his mouth and laughed, "I think that's the first common ground we were able to find." ”
It was getting late, and Leboeuf, who had just come from Paris today, was a little tired, and at the same time, perhaps because he wanted to go to see the information provided by Lao Liu as soon as possible, he sat down for a while, and after getting up and apologizing, he went back to the room first.
Wenger looked at Lao Liu with strange eyes for a while, with different expressions on his face, and in the end, he still showed a kind smile from the elders in the face of the smart descendants, "Liu, you are really powerful, this move can be said to kill two birds with one stone, it seems that Helde I am destined to not get it, this may be my lifelong regret, but to be honest, Dalevalgasi Walker, these two are also immortal, I can't get Holder, you may never get them, don't you regret it?" "The old man is still trying his best to fight for it.
"Professor, you are one of the few football celebrities I respect the most, so I will not lie in front of you, Dalleval is a pretty good attacker, but he is not my No. 1 target, the world's talented players cannot be in my hands, whether I can get him, it depends on the fate between me and him in the future, but West Walker is an indispensable part of my new season plan, I will definitely let him wear the red and white jersey."
These words made Wenger like a man in the water grasping the last branch, and a glimmer of hope arose in his heart, "Then, Holder? ”
Lao Liu smiled, "Next season, I hope they can be my midfield partner for Willingham." "This can't be," Wenger couldn't hold back his anger, "Liu, you are too arrogant, I want to know what is the basis for your arrogance?" ”
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