Chapter 848: Taking over Barcelona

At the beginning of July, Yang Dongxu left the United States for Spain. He gave his opinion on Jos's proposal that he could try to cooperate, but he emphasized Jos's words about pure commercial cooperation. If this cooperation is successful, perhaps some of his early layouts in Europe and the United States can be realized faster.

Many people think that the capital of Spain is Barcelona, ​​but in fact the capital of Spain is Madrid. Barcelona is only the second largest city in Spain, and Madrid also has a very powerful team, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

But Atletico Madrid's world reputation and status in the hearts of players are not as good as Real Madrid in the same city, and Real Madrid is regarded by many people as the name of a football team, and will not be linked to the capital of Spain, so most people feel that the capital of Spain is Barcelona.

The negotiation team, which has been talking with Barcelona shareholders for nearly half a year, finally made a breakthrough last week. After nearly three years, Yang Dongxu finally got his wish to take Barcelona, ​​a wealthy team with a strong historical heritage, into his pocket.

He did not attend the signing ceremony as he had done before, and even the press conference when the announcement was made did not mention the name. Everyone knew that a consortium from the East had acquired Barcelona, ​​but no one knew who it was.

He came here today because the summer transfer had already begun, and as the big boss, he needed to hold a meeting with the team's management to see how this former giant, which had fallen to the 15th place in the past two years, would proceed in the future season.

Yang Dongxu's arrival was very low-key. There was no fanfare in the motorcade except for Du Fei who followed him in the inconspicuous sedan. When he entered the Barcelona club, he walked around and looked more like a tourist who was allowed to enter and visit, rather than the big boss of the club.

However, when this seemingly casual big boss walked into the club's meeting room, his face gradually became serious. In the meeting room, in addition to the club's management, there were also many club members.

Generally speaking, there are many members of a giant football club, and many of them are even shareholders of the team. But now Yang Dongxu has taken all the shares of Barcelona.

Therefore, the members of the football club sitting in the conference room are basically the managers of the club. The club manages the ticket sales, advertising, broadcasting rights, football lottery, company sponsorship, various football publications, player transfer fees, customized stadium seats, etc. of a team.

In short, a football club is like a company, with managers in various departments, and the chairman of the club is the actual manager, just like the CEO of the company.

"I know that the team was acquired by me, and some shareholders sold their shares and directly left the club. Members, you feel very uncomfortable, confused, and hesitant about the future." Sitting in the main seat, Yang Dongxu's face did not look like a smile, but he was not too serious.

His eyes swept over the club members sitting in the conference room. These people sat up straight involuntarily, looking at this young and overly oriental face, and when Yang Dongxu spoke, everyone had a look of surprise on their faces.

Because Yang Dongxu did not speak Chinese, he did not bring a translator with him, and he did not speak English but Spanish, and he spoke pure Spanish without any accent or stuttering. If you didn't look at his face, you would think it was a real Spaniard speaking.

This made the boss who had just come here and used almost brute force to take over Barcelona, ​​a wealthy club, feel more intimate with him. They were very resistant to the arrival of this boss before. After all, throwing money at a wealthy club was an insult to the wealthy club. Even if the shareholders were very happy to accept this insult, there were many people present who were very happy to be insulted in this way.

"But this is an established fact. As long as I don't sell my shares, there is no doubt that Barcelona is mine." Yang Dongxu said very straightforwardly.

Those who had felt a little close to him frowned again in an instant. Although he was stating the facts, no one liked this overbearing way of speaking.

But Yang Dongxu didn't seem to notice this and continued to say: "The team will undergo some reforms next. Not only will a batch of team members be sold and a batch of new members will be signed, but the management will also be the same.

I have seen the recommendations you listed before. Club President Laporta will be the head coach. I want Frank Rijkaard of the Dutch team.

This is not a discussion, this is a direct appointment, so no matter what opinions you have in your heart, or whether you agree or not, you can't influence the result this time. Those who don't like it can leave now. I think there are many people who are willing to take over your current positions."

If the words just now made the people in the conference room feel that this boss is more overbearing, then now he is an absolutely strong dictator. The meeting is to discuss some things, but this big boss doesn't seem to have the intention to discuss. He directly decides the results of the things that need to be discussed and does not allow anyone to question them. This is the final decision. If you don't like it, you can get out.

A few people with bad tempers immediately got up and left the conference room, and they cursed before leaving, thinking that a tyrant came to Barcelona and would be completely sunk and buried in the dust of history and would never come out again.

This caused a few wavering people to leave, and those who stayed behind had different expressions on their faces and obviously had other plans in mind. After all, although they can still get a salary while sitting in their current position, if the big boss continues to mess around like this, the team is likely to have no results, and they undoubtedly have no future, so it is better to make plans early now. .

Yang Dongxu ignored the people who left and the little thoughts of those who stayed, "If no one leaves, the meeting will officially begin now.

At present, I have no plans to change the supervisors and managers of each department. The salary of employees in all positions will be 10% higher than before. Whether it will be increased in the future will depend on the performance of the team. Now Laporta leaves the rest to leave. "

Everyone looked at their random big boss, then looked at Laporta, who was surprised, disbelieving and a little overwhelmed, got up and left the meeting room.

Several of them looked very ugly, because they had been strong competitors for the club president or the head coach before, but it was strange that they were not happy in these two positions.

"Do you have the confidence to manage the team well?" There were only two people left in the conference room, Yang Dongxu's assistant and Laporta. Yang Dongxu looked at Laporta and asked.

"I" Facing this big boss who was obviously much younger than himself, Laporta didn't know why he suddenly felt a pressure he had never felt before.

"You have absolute dominance in the club, and you can even decide whether to leave or stay on the team. In short, I will fully support you no matter what you want to do. If anyone disobeys, you can directly bench him or even I will handle the issues of expulsion, liquidated damages and compensation. In short, can you manage the team well?" Yang Dongxu stared at Laporta.

"I" don't know why Laporta felt his face turn red, even a little hot. Facing Yang Dongxu's increasingly sharp gaze, he felt that his heart was about to burst out of his chest. In the end, he almost exhausted all his strength. Only two words were shouted: "Okay!"

"Very good!" Yang Dongxu clapped his hands, as if he was very satisfied with Laporta's choice: "Now can you tell me how you manage this team and this club?"

"I", after Laporta shouted two words, his body slumped in the chair became tense again. For some reason, he felt that the very young and smiling big boss in front of him looked like a devil.

A devil who lures people to trade with him. Once he gets involved, he has to continue trading in order to get more, even if he is afraid in his heart.

"I want to keep Luis Figo." Laporta said, controlling his heart that was beating violently again.

"Is he willing to stay?" Yang Dongxu asked with his expression unchanged.

Yang Dongxu naturally understands this current Barcelona star and even one of the best players in the world. But it was precisely because he knew that he felt that he could not keep Figo.

However, he was very satisfied with Laporta's entry point. Laporta did not make any ambitious promises, nor did he say how he would attack the club's management. Instead, they directly want to keep the star players based on the team's performance next season.

Therefore, he, the club chairman who was suddenly stunned by the pie in the sky, still has a certain ability to cope with the sudden decision-making work. He knows that good performance of the team is everything, and anything else is nonsense.

"This." Laporta's face darkened.

He knew that it was basically impossible to keep Figo. This was not a question of whether Yang Dongxu was willing to pay more. But as one of the best players in the world today, Figo wants more championships and more honors. And Barcelona, ​​which is trapped in a precarious future with an uncertain future, is obviously not the one he wants to choose.

"This is the player list I prepared for you for the new season." Yang Dongxu gestured to the assistant beside him, who placed a list in front of Laporta, who was still in a state of emotional agitation and could not calm down.

"This." After taking a look at the list, Laporta's expression suddenly changed.

"Try to operate as much as possible. I hope that the above players can appear on Barcelona's playing list next season. Especially Zidane, since we have no way to retain Luis Figo, then we will get him. Compared to Luis, I I feel he is more suitable for Barcelona.

In addition to him, there are Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Giuly and Larsson. In short, don't be afraid of running out of money. If you don't have money, I can continue to invest money in the club.

In short, the first column of stars on the list must be taken, and you can choose the others at your own discretion. I don't expect what will happen in the first half of next season. I can even give you time to train throughout the season, but you must give me a satisfactory answer next season. Otherwise, replace get out of class with another person." Yang Dongxu felt that he was following the trend of Russian financial oligarch Abramovich.

If you don't agree, throw money at it. If it doesn't work, throw more money. If it doesn't work, then all the club presidents and head coaches will get out. You can also sell the players you hired with high salaries. In short, if you want players, I will buy them for you. , If you want a coach, I will spend money to get it for you. If you don’t get out of here if you don’t get good grades, who will?

After pondering for a moment, Laporta nodded vigorously: "I will complete the task you assigned."

After just a few minutes of thinking, he felt that the shirt on his back was wet with sweat. The young boss in front of him was not only strong, but also overbearing.

But why is it so satisfying to work with this boss? Is it because the other party gives you a lot of absolute power? Or will he have a bright future after winning these players on the list?

"only."

"If you have any other questions, just ask them. As long as they can be solved with money, it's not a problem." Yang Dongxu said.

"Well" Labordo felt that his values ​​of nearly forty years had been hit hard again. He felt that the boss in front of him was a bit pretentious, but why did the other party's pretentiousness make him feel very superior?

"It's about the club's external media. A lot of people have left just now. Louis is going to be traded away, and even many members of the team are going to be traded away, as well as the replacement of the head coach. Although there is a supplement to this list , but what kind of caliber should be maintained externally to the fans? "Laporta has begun to enter the role of president of his club.

"Let's operate the players on the list first. As long as Zidane is bought, the public opinion pressure will be reduced by at least half, and all the famous players on the list will be brought over. The fans' doubts will turn into expectations, and then you don't have to worry about the tickets. Selling problem.

As for being scolded by the fans for not performing well, that is a problem between you, the team members and even the head coach, and has nothing to do with me. "Yang Dongxu shrugged.

"Uh" Looking at Laporta, his big boss, he was speechless, as if what you said makes sense and I am speechless.

But when I think about it carefully, the big boss seems to be trying to blame others, but I have to say that what he said makes sense. First of all, those people who just left the conference room will definitely make all kinds of nonsense in the media. There is no way to control this. You can't kill people and silence them, right?

Therefore, when the sale of Louis is questioned by fans and even demonstrations occur, taking Zidane, who is also one of the best stars in the world today, is the best way to deal with it.

Then, the subsequent signings of famous players in various positions seemed to be a waste of money without any skills. But stars are stars as long as they can attract doubts from fans and complaints from those who are unconvinced and quit membership.

The arrival of these stars can bring more fans to Basara and make the tickets easier to sell. So in the end it’s a matter of team performance. With so many stars and the inability to produce corresponding results, is it not the fault of him as the chairman and head coach, or whose fault is it?