Having been invited by the chairman, Wan Sheng cleaned up a little and went to his house with Waddell.

Waddell's home in the southern suburbs of Manchester is a luxury villa worth more than £4 million.

A villa of this price is also a luxury for the rich.

Waddell seems to be very ordinary, but in fact he is very rich, Manchester City is a joint-stock club, Waddell has the second most shares in the club, and definitely belongs to the rich class.

In Europe's top five leagues, there are roughly three operating models of football clubs, one is a listed company, the club is self-financed, has a full management, and follows commercial operations, the most typical example is Manchester City's sworn rival Manchester United.

The second type is unlisted joint-stock companies (the same shareholding system as listed companies), which usually share ownership with a certain percentage of each holding a certain proportion of the shares held by multiple major shareholders, and there is also a so-called "private ownership" in which the owner owns more than 90% of the shares, including Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester City.

The third type is the membership-based clubs represented by Real Madrid and Barcelona, which have many similarities with non-profit organizations because all their operating funds come from members.

In the early days of European football clubs, most of them adopted a traditional membership system.

At that time, the club was mostly formed by people in a street, a community, and a bar in order to have a fixed team to play football in their leisure time, and the club did not have excessive income, and simple football equipment, transportation expenses and other expenses could also be solved by collecting membership fees.

As football becomes more professional and commercialised, more and more clubs are increasingly unable to afford the growing costs that cannot be met by paying dues alone.

As a result, the vast majority of European countries have reorganized clubs into joint-stock (limited companies) while establishing professional top leagues. However, the different social factors and living conditions in different countries have also led to different forms of variation in the form of football clubs, such as in Spanish and German clubs, where the traditional membership system has been preserved.

Manchester City is an unlisted joint-stock club, which means that multiple major shareholders share ownership in a certain percentage of each share. The difference between this type of club and a listed company is only whether or not it is a public offering of shares in the securities market.

The club receives revenue from match tickets, television broadcasts, commercial sponsorships, etc., as well as spending on player salaries and transfers.

If it generates profits, a certain percentage of funds will be retained for future continuous operations, and at the same time, shareholders will be paid dividends according to the proportion of equity (football clubs generally do not pay dividends); If a loss is incurred, the funds to make up for the loss generally come from bank loans or shareholder investment, in addition to being retained in previous years, and form creditor's rights accordingly.

Among the joint-stock clubs in Europe, there are currently two types, one is the teams represented by Chelsea, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain, which are controlled by one owner; Manchester City are in a different category. It is held by a certain proportion of each of the major shareholders, but none of the shareholders has the absolute right to speak.

Because of this, Waddell holds the second largest stake in the club and can become the club's president.

Owning the second share of Manchester City is also worth tens of millions of dollars, plus Waddell also has some chain stores and other industries, his personal wealth is quite huge, at least at present, Wansheng is not comparable at all.

After Wan Sheng came to his house, he also visited everywhere. Take a look at the living conditions of the 'traditional' wealthy in England.

He can afford this kind of million-pound villa, but there is no need for that, after all, it is too luxurious.

Waddell's family was welcoming. In addition to the servants, his wife Milo and youngest son Andy were there, and after Wan Sheng arrived, Milo asked Andy to take him around. Wan Sheng also gave a gift - a delicate toy pistol, which was given to Andy.

Andy was happy to see the gift, he was just 10 years old. It was the age of the pistol toys that Waddell and Milo also expressed their gratitude.

When Wan Sheng turned around and returned to the living room, the table was already full of food, but Waddell's words surprised Wan Sheng, "Don't worry, I still have a guest, and it will be there in a while." ”

Wansheng is a little baffled.

Waddell didn't invite himself specifically, but invited someone else?

In the case of not being able to understand the situation, Wan Sheng could only sit on the sofa and chat with Waddell's family, generally speaking, the Waddells asked some things about China, Wan Sheng told them about it, and there was not much to talk about on topics such as football.

But soon the topic came to football, after all, Waddell is the president of the club, Wan Sheng is the head coach of the team, and Manchester City and football are what they have in common.

"How far do you think we can go this season?" Waddell asked with concern.

Wan Sheng immediately replied, "Champion! ”

His tone was incredibly affirmative!

Waddell was still a little surprised, "I knew you would say champion, but I didn't expect to be so decisive!" Are you confident? It was a championship, and I can't remember how long ago Manchester City won it. ”

'I'm confident and the team has the quality and now we're top of the league.' "There's nothing unacceptable about this, now that the team is on the right track, all we have to do is play normally, and we don't need to play extraordinarily or anything, you should believe in the strength of the team." ”

"And...... When I coach the team, the only goal is to win the championship! Speaking of this, Wansheng was a little arrogant.

At this moment, there was a sound of applause from outside the door, and a middle-aged man walked in and said with a smile, "Young man, you are really confident. There seemed to be a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

But Wan Sheng didn't care, just replied, "Thank you!" He couldn't understand why this middle-aged man came in directly? Don't understand any politeness? Or is it too familiar with Waddell.

Wan Sheng looked at Waddell suspiciously, Waddell hurriedly stood up, greeted him, and introduced, "Meet me, this is James." ”

He pointed to Wansheng again, "You know, Wansheng. ”

Wan Sheng shook hands with James, and felt even stranger in his heart, James? Don't have a last name? The problem is that the two don't know each other! He could only understand that Waddell had forgotten to introduce him, after all, it seemed that the two were very familiar friends.

The good news is that Waddell's house is not as old-fashioned as the traditional British, and they are chatting while eating, and the atmosphere is not dull, but very lively.

But most of them are being asked, Wan Sheng is talking, talking about the team, talking about the news, talking about China, and so on.

Wan Sheng began to think that this middle-aged man named James would be a footballer person, but during the conversation, he found that James didn't seem to care about Manchester City, nor did he care about football, news and other things, but was very concerned about his family and personal life, experience, etc., such as asking him which countries he had been to, his previous girlfriends, etc., it seemed to be checking his household registration? No, it's weird anyway, and he doesn't usually ask him that.

Out of politeness, Wan Sheng still replied with some content, which was not particularly private anyway.

……

After the family banquet, Wansheng still felt inexplicable.

After the three of them chatted for a while, Waddell got up to see Wan Sheng off, and before leaving, James came over and said with a smile, "Young man, we will meet again." ”

This sentence made Wansheng feel even more at a loss.

His mind was full of ...... Who the hell is this guy? But he couldn't think of it, and then he came to the conclusion that he must have something sick in his head! Eventually, he decided to ask Waddell when he saw him again.

Anyway, Wan Sheng felt inexplicable, but since he couldn't think of it, he simply didn't want to do it, and went home directly to prepare for tomorrow's Christmas.

Wansheng's mood is still good, the team is the first in the league, there is nothing to worry about, tomorrow is Christmas again, you can take a good rest and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere of the British.

However, when standing in front of the apartment, Wan Sheng felt very strange, because the door was open, but Kevin Tagore's car was not there, so who would be in his house?

Wan Sheng walked into the door and saw a thin figure carrying a small package and wearing a tight leather coat, and he was directly stunned.

"Ann...... Anita!? ”

Hearing Wan Sheng's voice, Anita hurriedly stood up, looked over and said, "What's wrong, is it strange to see me?" ”

"No, it's not." Wan Sheng waved his hand and asked, "Why are you here?" He looked left and right and confirmed, "In my house?" ”

"I'm here to deliver you materials." Anita said, "You haven't been going to the academy, so I can only come and send it in person, and spend Christmas with you by the way." ”

"Huh?" Wan Sheng's mind was a little cloudy.

He remembered that he hadn't gone to London, and he had missed the appointment, because he had promised Anita that he was going to the academy.

But...... She shouldn't have been in his house! Still spending Christmas together!?

"Don't you have to go home?"

Anita shook her head, "I'm not in the habit of spending Christmas at home, I don't like the atmosphere. Every time I spent it with my brother's house, but this year I had a fight with him, and I don't feel like I'm in the academy again, so I can only come to you. ”

"Will you take me in?" She blinked at Wan Sheng with wide eyes, and looked pitiful like that, in this case, no man could say no.

Although Wan Sheng felt a little strange, he still nodded, "But there will be someone here here, it's Kevin......"

"Kevin, you say? He's gone, and when I told him I'm going to spend Christmas here, he's decided to go back to London. ”

Anita explained.

Wan Sheng smiled bitterly, and his heart must have been unclear.

But it does seem better for a big beautiful woman to come and spend Christmas with herself than with that guy Kevin!?

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PS: Thank you for the support of the alliance leader of the book friend [Hua Xuejian]!!

Worship! Kneel! (To be continued......)