Chapter 383 The Man Who Unbuttoned Three Buttons

"Matic got the ball and Liverpool's midfield started pressing."

"Pass, Vidal, dribble past Henderson and pass to Stroman"

"Southampton's midfield pass is very skillful"

"Stroman passed the ball to Neymar, the Brazilian quickly cut to the middle and made a through ball"

"Bye, Drogba"

When Neymar dribbled the ball inside, Drogba suddenly cut in from the middle to the left side of the penalty area.

Neymar made a surgical through pass and it landed perfectly at Drogba's feet.

"Stop, shoot with your left foot, and the ball goes in"

"Drogba, Drogba, in the 37th minute, Drogba scored another goal for Southampton, 2-0"

The entire Wembley Stadium was in turmoil.

In an instant, all the Saints fans were cheering wildly.

At the critical moment, Drogba scored a crucial left-foot shot and once again penetrated Liverpool's goal.

The moment Drogba scored, the entire royal box cheered.

In particular, Yang Huan, Prince William, Hamad, Hugh Grosvenor and others who were sitting in the middle stood up excitedly and clapped their hands to celebrate.

Sitting behind them, a handsome man slapped his forehead hard, looking quite annoyed, and kept shaking his head.

"What's wrong with Scottel today? He can't even defend this kind of ball." The middle-aged man raised his hands as if to surrender.

After Yang Huan and Prince William both sat down, they both looked excited.

"It's not that Skrtel is too bad, the key is who he faces as an opponent"

"That's right." Prince William also responded to Yang Huan's words excitedly, "Is there any central defender in the world who doesn't have a headache when facing Drogba? He is considered lucky. If he met someone who was not competitive, he would have been scored eight or ten times."

This is a bit exaggerated, but Drogba is indeed terrible.

The middle-aged man had no choice but to grit his teeth, stamp his feet, and admit defeat.

"Okay, I'll find someone after the game is over."

After he said this, many people around him immediately followed suit.

“You don’t have to choose a location, we’ll do it on my yacht.”

"Hamad has left the yacht, so I'll take care of the rest."

The middle-aged man was stunned, "What about me?"

Prince William laughed and said, "Isn't that easy? Gavin, you just need to invite the guests."

Speaking of the guests, several of them were obviously very ambiguous.

"OK, no problem. This is my strong point," the middle-aged man named Gavin nodded with a smile.

After laughing, Gavin looked at Yang Huan, "Master Huan, are you coming?"

Yang Huan laughed but shook his head, "Hey, that kind of occasion is not suitable for me, I like pure girls"

When he said this, everyone burst into laughter.

Most people who attend such gatherings take buses, which is not to Master Huan's taste.

"How could Master Huan be interested in those vulgar women?"

"That's right, Master Huan is always surrounded by beautiful women."

"Only poor singles like us would attend such a party."

Having said that, which one of these guys isn't extremely excited?

You know, Gavin Patterson is a well-known playboy in the City of London, famous for his romantic and suave character.

The beauties he found were either female stars or models, but at least Page Three girls.

Anyway, they are all celebrities

Isn’t there a saying that goes like this?

Oh, that's right.

"It's OK to unbutton one button, but it's inappropriate to unbutton two buttons, and the person who unbuttoned three buttons is Gavin Patterson."

If you think about it carefully, these words sound a bit sour, but they also well illustrate Gavin O'Mattsen's character.

Only this kind of personality can allow him to get along well with young people in their twenties when he is in his forties.

Yang Huan's refusal made Gavin a little disappointed, because among this group of people, the one he valued most was Young Master Huan.

Then he looked at Prince William and curled his lips, "Needless to say, if Young Master Huan doesn't go, you will definitely..."

Prince William likes to join in the fun, but he is henpecked, so he definitely wouldn't dare to go to this kind of social gathering.

If Yang Huan is willing to go, he still has an excuse. If Yang Huan doesn't go, he will definitely have to kneel on the washboard for a few days when he returns home if he dares to go.

"It's okay, just have fun," Yang Huan said with a smile.

"No, I lost the bet to you, but you can't get nothing, right?"

Yang Huan smiled faintly and said nothing more.

"Just think of it as doing good for my brothers."

"Well, let's find an opportunity. Let's find another opportunity to go to Hollywood, USA. I guarantee that you will return with a great return."

"Is it true?" Before the person involved could express his opinion, Hamad immediately became excited.

The way he looks makes people wonder if there are no women in Qatar?

"This kind of thing is very common in Hollywood, okay?" Gavin laughed.

Yang Huan was not surprised, as this kind of thing was normal in any entertainment industry.

He had also heard that when the Transformers 3 crew came to China for promotion, director Michael Bay and the leading actress were intimate in the first-class cabin of the plane, and they were very open about it.

This kind of thing is not considered an unspoken rule in Hollywood. It is called the rules of the game there.

"Then I'll go." Hamad immediately signed up first.

"Everyone who listens has a share. I'll go too." Hugh Grosvenor also signed up immediately.

It seems that men, especially rich men, like female stars, and it's the same all over the world.

But don't get me wrong and think that Gavin is a pimp.

In fact, Gavin's full name is Gavin Patterson, and he is currently the CEO of British state-owned enterprise British Telecom.

Gavin Patterson's problem is that he is a playboy. This has been no secret since he was the marketing director of Procter & Gamble in the United States. After returning to the UK ten years ago, he joined British Telecom, starting from the middle level and gradually rising.

After becoming the CEO, the first decision he made was to use all the resources of British Telecom to compete with Sky TV, E8 and other companies for the live broadcast resources of the Premier League and Champions League.

And use these two high-quality resources to attract and retain as many broadband users as possible

This is exactly the path that Sky TV took back then.

This is definitely a gamble for Gavin Patterson.

If the bet wins, he, the CEO of British Telecom, will become famous.

If he lost the bet, not only would he have to pack up and leave, but British Telecom would also suffer.

But regarding Gavin Patterson's big gamble, Yang Huan felt that no matter whether he won or lost, this guy did well.

At least he dares to gamble

After agreeing on a trip to Hollywood, the topic returned to the football match.

Gavin Patterson has been a die-hard Liverpool fan since he was a child, so before the game started, he urged Yang Huan to have a gamble, and the loser would treat the other party, but he lost.

This is a lot of complaints and helplessness about Liverpool's current situation.

Look, we're two goals behind and there's still no improvement.

"The midfield is terrible" Gavin Patterson is not ignorant of football.

After all, I have been a fan for 30 or 40 years.

Unfortunately, they encountered Southampton, a team with superb midfield strength.

Even if the Saints' midfield is placed in the Premier League, it has the level and strength of the top four.

That's why so many people are looking forward to Southampton making trouble in the Premier League next season.

After mentioning football, the topic gradually turned to other things.

Gavin Patterson mentioned that British Telecom's program department is very interested in the self-media program "Off-site" hosted by Charlene Lahiri, and hopes to cooperate with Yang Huan.

Although the program belongs to Charlene Lahiri, the investment, operation and copyright all belong to Yang Huan's company.

Of course Yang Huan would not refuse this. It would make money and increase his fame.

From this point it is not difficult to see the embarrassment of British Telecom, which lacks high-quality programs.

"It seems that you are determined to obtain the broadcasting rights of the Premier League," Yang Huan said with a smile.

Gavin Patterson smiled bitterly and said, "The competition is too strong. I'm afraid we may not be able to grab the prime time from noon to evening on Saturday."

The number of viewers from noon to evening on Saturday is twice as much as usual, which is the prime time for Premier League live broadcasts.

It is also the time period that all TV stations are determined to win.

Although British Telecom is a state-owned enterprise, it is still not as wealthy as Sky TV.

If Yang Huan remembered correctly, among the seven packages, Sky TV always took the most valuable five, and the remaining two were snatched by competitors.

This is because of antitrust restrictions, which stipulate that Sky TV can only take up to five shares. Otherwise, other companies can't expect to get a share at all.

Do you want the broadcasting rights by then?

Yes, we can cooperate with Sky TV, but which show and time slot we get will depend on Mr. Murdoch’s mood.

The Premier League's actions are more or less suspected of suppressing Sky TV.

After all, a monopoly is not a good thing.

"Perhaps, you can consider forming alliances."

"Alliance?" Gavin Patterson was stunned and didn't understand.

Yang laughed. This was the wisdom of our Chinese ancestors from more than 2,000 years ago.

"As far as I know, both Bein Sports and Eurosport are willing to tap into the UK pay TV market and are very interested in the Premier League broadcasting rights."

This is normal because the British pay TV industry is so huge.

Sky TV claims to have more than 8 million subscribers, with an annual net profit of 10 billion pounds, or 10 billion yuan.

Just imagine, how could other competitors not be drooling over it?

Bein Sports, for example, is backed by the Qatar Investment Authority and is wealthy enough to expand into England. It is also interested in the broadcasting rights for the Premier League.

Because everyone knows that in the British pay-TV market, without the Premier League broadcasting rights, you will lose your core competitiveness.

"Master Huan, do you mean to cooperate with them?" Gavin Patterson understood it immediately.

Yang Huan nodded and smiled, "Your core business is broadband, and the Premier League broadcasts are even provided free of charge to broadband users, while their core business is pay TV, and you are not even in the same league as Sky TV right now. Wouldn't it be great if you could join forces to compete with Sky TV?"

Gavin Patterson was somewhat moved by what he heard.

There were competitors to Sky in the past, such as the Independent, but in the end they were no match for the wealthy Sky.

Because during the auction, the good resources were all won by Sky TV at high prices, and competitors could only bid for the two worst packages, and they had to pay high fees, which led to increased operating costs.

The final result is that it is difficult to maintain.

Since the anti-monopoly of the Premier League broadcasting rights, Sky TV has changed several competitors.

But only Sky TV still stands out from the crowd.

So, it is probably impossible for a single company to compete with Sky TV.

Thinking of this, Gavin Patterson looked at Yang Huan again, and the latter glanced at Hamad.

They were all smart people, and Patterson immediately knew what was going on.

It seems that Master Huan is reminding himself that he needs to build a good relationship with the little prince of Qatar.

It's really scary when you think about it.

This Young Master Huan has only been in the UK for a short time, but he has already gathered such a large group of people around him.

There are traditional aristocrats like Prince William and Hugh Grosvenor, new nobles like John Cock, and rich second-generations from Middle Eastern consortiums like Hamad.

At first glance, they seem to be a group of rich second-generations who enjoy eating, drinking and having fun, but once they really decide to do something, I believe there is nothing in this world that can stump them.

Recently, this saying has been circulating in the City of London.

If you have good investment projects and plans, don't look for venture capital companies in the City of London.

Go to Southampton Tingyuxuan and find the Saints fans club

At the very least, the wealthy second-generation members of the Saints Fan Club offer more generous funding, more relaxed conditions, and greater freedom.

Most importantly, they are not afraid of losing money

Just at this moment, at the bottom of the field, referee Dodd blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.

Southampton temporarily leads Liverpool 2-0 thanks to goals from Sturridge and Drogba.

But judging from the situation in the first half, unless Dalglish suddenly made a surprising change during the halftime break, Liverpool would be unable to turn the tide in this game.

Yang Huan stood up from his seat and glanced behind him, seeing Gavin Patterson lost in thought, and felt amused.

It seems simple, easy, and even sensible, but for a company as big as British Telecom, it is not easy to make such a decision.

But if this is really done, the competition for the Premier League broadcasting rights will become more intense, and the broadcasting fees will definitely rise.

This is also good for Southampton.

"I'll go take a look down there."

Yang Huan left the royal box with a smile and walked down the stairs.

He planned to look for Zhuang Ziqing, who was sitting in the executive stand of Southampton with Sun Yue and others.

But when he walked to the aisle of the first-tier stands, he was surprised by the person who met him.