Chapter 154： King's Landing Anfield (2)

(It’s still half drunk and half awake the fastest codeword! Are you still used to going to work the first day after the new year?)

CEO Ian Al looked at the boss and glanced at his old partner Tom Warner. He cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Yang, refurbishing turf is not easy. Renovating turf is simple. Even the top grass is no more than 20. Ten thousand pounds, but the annual maintenance cost for lighting and temperature control is almost 8 times more than this figure. This is not even the cost of labor, insect removal and sprinkling. The money on the turf is more than 2 million pounds, and if you continue to invest it, it will be a big expenditure."

After finishing talking, I looked at the boss John Henry in a vague way. Seeing that he did not show any dissatisfaction, Ian Air secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was kind, but from another perspective, he might complain about the boss. Fortunately, he thinks too much about the investment, but it may be that John Henry thinks the club is about to be sold soon, and it is not always necessary to care about these little faces.

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

"Let's go, let's find a place to talk slowly." Yang Cheng retracted his gaze and said to John Henry with his arms around Georgina, who was trembling.

"Go to my office, I have good Jamaican coffee beans." John Henry decisively nodded his hair and invited. The old man is not as young as Yang Cheng, and his body is also cold. Damn it in Britain. Lengyi seems to always find the bones and get in.

The luxurious office located in the middle of the top floor on the side of the main stand at Anfield. Outside the glass is the VIP stand. This is a combination of the office and the VIP box. When there is no competition, I can enjoy a quiet office space here. I am tired. The windows overlook the greenery of the stadium to relieve visual fatigue, and when there is a game, you can also invite three or five friends and partners to the office and enjoy the cigar and red wine while watching the fierce game. This kind of feeling seems very good.

Yang Cheng thought about the furnishings of the box or the elegant palace in the office.

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

"What a bad day." It may have been a long time in the UK, and John Henry is also used to using the weather as his opening remarks.

Yang Cheng chuckled and shrugged, jokingly, "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 dissatisfaction with him, but then he found the smile on Yang Cheng's face and understood the meaning of this joke. This was because the British always talked about the weather and couldn't help but look up. Laughing, "Haha, Jason, you are funny."

"I'm a young man, am I not?" Yang Orange asked punally.

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, frivolous and fearlessness.

The smile on John Henry's face was deeper, 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 customers first, and **** coffee."

Yang Cheng and Georgina thanked them, took the coffee cup, smelt it, and took a sip, squinted to feel the rich flavor and fruity aftertaste in the mouth, smiled at each other, and said in unison. "Peaberry".

This is the top coffee bean in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. It is also called pearl bean. It is a small round bean carefully selected from the products at an altitude of 2100 meters. Yangcheng is a fine-quality product, and he is familiar with it. He often drinks it.

"Haha, you deserve to be from Manhattan, Georgina. I met your father before and discussed the transfer of Liverpool. He was not interested at that time." John Henry sat opposite Yang Cheng and Georgina and praised the two. One sentence cuts to the topic.

Georgina wrapped her windbreaker next to Yang Cheng and smiled, "Yes, it was because I overheard your conversation that I recommended Jason to come and inspect. He intends to buy a football club."

Yang Cheng nodded and agreed with Georgina's words, and then said, "John, I was not really 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 vibrant, 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. I felt that I should do something for this club with a glorious history.

So John, since you have a retreat, it is better to 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? "

Let’s not talk about the stunned John Henry, even Georgina was shocked by Yang Cheng’s shamelessness. The sense of mission mentioned in the front of your villain is nonsense. Only the last sentence is sincere, right?

500 million US dollars, how is this bargaining, this is humiliation! John Henry's bottom line is 600 million pounds, which is about 800 million dollars converted into US dollars. Yang Orange cut off 300 million dollars from the inside and out. People who don't know think this is a small commodity wholesale city to buy clothes?

In fact, Yang Cheng offered this price for a reason. Originally, he thought that 600 million pounds was a good figure, but he kept an eye on it. Before the New York plane took off, he sent a consultation to McKinsey Kimono Magazine. To apply, they asked them to give the actual evaluation 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.

The market value evaluation given by Fubuyi was US$691 million, and the reasonable purchase price quoted by McKinsey was US$500 million plus debt. In this way, Yang Cheng dared to open his mouth and cut off the water of US$300 million. Body, otherwise he quoted a price of 400 million, will John Henry take it out of a sudden heart attack.

Give Georgina a reassuring look, call up two emails from the phone, put them on the coffee table and slid them to John Henry, chuckled, "John, don’t get angry, let’s take a look at these two authoritative consulting and evaluation agencies. Liverpool’s report before deciding whether to blast me out."

After finishing talking, he ignored the look in John Henry’s killing people, turned his head, 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, and the price of 500 million is already several times the price of your acquisition of Liverpool at the time. Hello, me, everyone, you must think carefully."

Not many times John Henry finished reading the email and pushed his phone back. He knew his weakness was caught by Yang Cheng, and there was no room for bargaining. After a moment of silence, he stared at Yang Cheng like a wolf, "OK, 500 million. U.S. dollars, but you have to pay the team’s debt."

Yang Cheng, who had originally planned this way, made a'hypocritical' expression of embarrassment. Georgina even coordinated to pull on Yang Cheng's skirt. It seemed that after a painful struggle, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay. Well, for Georgina's face and the reason that we are all Americans, I agreed."

John Henry heaved a sigh of relief, slumped backwards, and said with little energy, "Take advantage of the offseason to go through the transfer procedures, and strive to hold a press conference these two days. Congratulations to Jason, I hope you can deliver on your promise as soon as possible. Lead Liverpool back to its glory days."

Although John Henry is very stingy and reluctant to pay for the team, he still loves football very much is also full of affection for Liverpool. At this time, Yang Orange will naturally not say disappointing words, and solemnly said, " Trust me John, this day will not be too far."

In the next two days, the legal staff of 4D Space and Fenway Sports started a fierce discussion about the detailed rules and funds. Both sides are fighting every inch of the land, and in order to return to New York before the 6th to participate in the first roadshow. Yang Cheng, who did not hesitate to contact Prince William to come forward to endorse him, the FA naturally wanted to give William face and rarely showed efficiency. The change of club ownership was completed on the evening of the 5th. This lightning transaction was concluded.

Of course, the so-called completion is nothing more than completing the main procedures and completing the registration change. The remaining procedures such as joining the Premier League committee, the highest organization of the league, will be gradually completed in the future. After all, William came forward and involved Liverpool. The veteran giants and the new bosses are even Chinese tycoons. The combined power of these three parties gives the FA enough reason to handle all special tasks.

At 9 am on the 6th, reporters from the entire British Isles, major newspapers and magazines in the UK, and all newspapers and media with sports sectors, arrived at Anfield on time according to the emergency notice received last night. Although they did not know what Liverpool was going to do, 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 things can happen? Change coach? still is?