Chapter 154 King's Landing at Anfield (2)

(The half-drunk and half-awake state codeword is the fastest! Are you still used to going to work on the first day after the new year?)

CEO Ian Ayre looked at the boss and then at his old partner Tom Werner, cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Yang, renovating the turf is not an easy task. Renovating the turf is easy. Even the top grass does not exceed 20 Ten thousand pounds, but the annual maintenance cost of lighting and temperature control is almost 8 times more than this figure. This does not include the cost of labor, insect removal and watering. There’s just over £2m on the turf, and that’s a lot of money to keep going.”

After finishing speaking, he secretly looked at the boss John Henry from the corner of his eye. Seeing that he didn't show any dissatisfaction, Ian Al was secretly relieved. What he said just now was kind, but from another perspective, there will be complaints about the boss's dissatisfaction. As for investment, fortunately he was thinking too much, but it may also be that John Henry felt that the club was about to be sold, so it might not be necessary to care about these small faces and lose points.

Yang Cheng stood up, patted the rain on his hands, and looked around. On this rainy day, a mist rose from the grass in the distance. Under the dim light, this scene was a bit similar to the way vampires appeared in movies.

"Let's go, let's find a place to talk slowly." Yang Cheng looked away, and said to John Henry with her arms around the shivering Georgina.

"Go to my office, I have good Jamaican coffee beans." John Henry nodded decisively and extended the invitation. The old man is not as strong as a young man like Yang Cheng, and his body is also getting chills. Damn Britain The coldness always seems to be able to find a crack in the bones to get in.

The luxurious office is located in the middle of the top floor on the side of the Anfield main stand. The VIP stand is outside the glass. This is a combination of the office and the VIP box. When there is no game, you can enjoy the quiet office space here. The window overlooks the greenery of the court to relieve visual fatigue. When there is a game, you can also invite friends and partners to the office to enjoy cigars and red wine while watching the fierce game. This feeling seems to be very good.

Yang Cheng looked at the box or the elegant and palace-style furnishings of the office and thought to himself.

Signaling Yang Cheng and Georgina to visit casually, John Henry waved Tom Warner and the two to go to work, and then arranged for the secretary to deliver freshly brewed coffee.

"What a bad day." Maybe because he stayed in England for a long time, John Henry is also used to complaining about the weather as his opening remarks.

Yang Cheng chuckled and shrugged, jokingly said, "It's really bad, but 20 people have told me today."

John Henry was taken aback for a moment, thinking that Yang Cheng was expressing his dissatisfaction with him, but then he saw the smile on Yang Cheng's face, and understood the meaning of the joke. Laugh, "Haha, Jason, you're funny.

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"I'm a young man, aren't I?" Yang Cheng asked rhetorically with a pun.

This young man has two meanings, one is the superficial meaning, he is still young and likes to joke; the other is to remind John Henry that he is a young man, which also represents his youth, frivolity and fearlessness.

The smile on John Henry's face deepened just as the secretary came in with a tray to deliver coffee, and pointed in the direction of Yang Cheng, "Give it to our young guests first, how about my coffee."

Yang Cheng and Georgina thanked each other, took the coffee cup and smelled it, then took a sip, squinted their eyes to feel the rich flavor and fruity aftertaste in their mouth, smiled at each other, and said in unison, "peaberry".

This is the top coffee bean in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, also known as pearl bean. It is a small round bean carefully selected among the products at an altitude of 2100 meters.

"Hehe, as expected of being born in Manhattan, Georgina, I met your father before and discussed the transfer of Liverpool. He was not interested at the time." John Henry sat opposite Yang Cheng and Georgina, and praised them One sentence cuts to the point.

Georgina wrapped the windbreaker wrapped around her body next to Yang Cheng, and said with a smile, "Yes, it was I who overheard your conversation and recommended Jason to come and investigate. He intends to buy a football club."

Yang Cheng nodded in agreement with Georgina's words, and continued, "John, I was not very interested in Liverpool before I came here. You can probably guess the reason. The city is too small, the population is small, the economy is not dynamic, etc., but When I really set foot on the stone brick road of Anfield Stadium, a sense of mission came from the bottom of my heart, and I felt that I should do something for this club with an extremely glorious history.

So John, since you are thinking of quitting, why don't you hand over the team to me, a young man, and believe that I will lead Liverpool back to the top. As for the price, it is easy to say, how about 500 million US dollars? "

Leaving aside the stunned John Henry, even Georgina was shocked by Yang Cheng's shamelessness. The sense of mission you mentioned earlier is all nonsense, only the last sentence is true, right?

500 million US dollars, this is not a bargain, it is a shame! John Henry's bottom line is 600 million pounds, which is about 800 million dollars converted into US dollars. Yang Cheng chopped off 300 million US dollars inside and out. Those who don't know think this is a small commodity wholesale city to buy clothes?

In fact, there is a reason why Yang Cheng offered this price. Originally, he also thought that 600 million pounds was a good figure, but he kept an eye on it and sent a consultation to McKinsey Kimono Dissatisfaction Magazine before the New York plane took off. The application, asking them to give the actual assessment report of the Liverpool club, for which he paid a price of 300,000 US dollars, just before he entered the office, two reports appeared in his mailbox.

Unconvinced that the market value given was estimated at US$691 million, while the reasonable purchase price quoted by McKinsey was US$500 million plus debt, so that Yang Cheng dared to open his mouth and cut off the water of US$300 million. body, otherwise if he quoted a price of 400 million, would John Henry have a sudden myocardial infarction?

Give Georgina a reassuring look, pull up two emails from the phone, put them on the coffee table and slide them to John Henry, and chuckle, "John, don't rush to get angry, let's see what these two authoritative consulting and evaluation agencies have to say. Liverpool's report and then decide whether to kick me out or not."

After finishing speaking, he ignored John Henry's killing eyes, turned his head, and whispered the content of the email in Georgina's ear, and then said to John Henry, "John, I know your Fenway Sports is seriously in debt. , and the Boston Red Sox urgently need cash to maintain the normal operation of the team, besides, the price of 500 million is already several times what you bought Liverpool at that time, hello me, hello everyone, you must think carefully."

Not long after John Henry finished reading the email, he pushed the phone back. He knew that Yang Cheng had seized his weak spot, and there was no room for bargaining. After a moment of silence, he stared at Yang Cheng with wolf-like eyes, "Okay, 500 million dollars, but you have to cover the team's debt."

Yang Cheng, who had originally planned this way, made a 'hypocritical' expression of embarrassment, and Georgina even pulled Yang Cheng's skirt in cooperation, as if after a painful inner struggle, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay Well, for Georgina's sake and because we are all Americans, I agree."

John Henry heaved a sigh of relief, slumped back, and said without energy, "Take advantage of the offseason to complete the transfer procedures, and try to hold a press conference in these two days. Congratulations, Jason. I hope you can fulfill your promise as soon as possible. Bring Liverpool back to their glory days."

Although John Henry is very stingy and reluctant to pay for the team, he still loves football and is full of affection for Liverpool. Naturally, Yang Cheng would not say anything disappointing at this time, and said solemnly, "Trust me, John, this day Not too far."

In the next two days, the legal staff of Siwei Space and Fenway Sports started a fierce discussion on every minute and every minute of the payment. Yang Cheng did not hesitate to contact Prince William to endorse him. Naturally, the FA wanted to give William face, and it was also rare to show efficiency. On the evening of the 5th, the club's ownership change was completed, and the lightning deal came to an end.

Of course, the so-called completion is nothing more than completing the main procedures and completing the registration change. The rest of the procedures, such as joining the Premier League Committee, the highest organization of the league, will have time to be completed slowly in the future. After all, William came forward and involved Liverpool. The power of the combination of the old giants and the new boss is even rich in Chinese descent. The power of the combination of these three parties has given the FA sufficient reason to handle all procedures specially.

At 9 a.m. on the 6th, the entire British Isles and the British branches of major newspapers and periodicals, as well as journalists from newspapers and magazines with sports sections, arrived at Anfield on time according to the urgent notice received last night. Although they didn’t know what Liverpool was going to do, but Reporters with a keen sense of smell know that there may be big news today, but the Premier League has already started for half a month, and the transfer period has passed. What big news can there be? Change coach? still is?