Chapter 208 The Strongest Money-Grabbing Plan in History

"Master Huan!"

As soon as Yang Huan approached, Cash Harris immediately came forward to meet him.

"Kash, what do you want to talk to me about?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

Cash Harris looked across at the other side. "That person seems to be Marcus Bowman, the vice president of Adidas' football division, right?"

"Do you know him?" Yang Huan smiled and nodded in acknowledgement.

We are all in the same circle, so there are no secrets.

Besides, it’s not a big deal that Adidas wants to sponsor Southampton.

"I deal with them a lot!" Cash Harris said with a smile.

At this time, the middle-aged man who had been following him took a step forward and extended his hand towards Yang Huan.

"Hello, Mr. Yang Huan, I am Bert Hoyet, Vice President of Nike Europe."

"Nike?" Yang Huan was a little surprised.

Just as Adidas left, Nike came along.

"Didn't you guys agree on this in advance?" Yang Huan joked.

Bert Hoyet was stunned for a moment, but after he figured it out, he couldn't help but smile.

“The main reason is that Southampton is too popular!”

This is indeed the truth, and Yang Huan is not afraid to admit it honestly.

You know, since Southampton reached the FA Cup final and is determined to participate in the Europa League next season, many sponsors have come to them.

"To be honest, Mr. Hoyette, I don't like to be long-winded or beat around the bush. I like to be honest!"

Yang Huan's straightforwardness surprised Bert Hoyet.

What does this mean?

"The price Mr. Adidas offered me just now gave me the feeling that he was very insincere, so I don't want to negotiate with him!" Yang Huan expressed his thoughts bluntly.

"You and Cash are friends, and I'm happy to work with Nike, but I hope you can think it over and come up with a sincere offer so that we can proceed. What do you think?"

Bert Hoyet was a little surprised.

I really didn't expect that Yang Huan would be so aggressive.

This requires them to come up with the most sincere offer, rather than continue the time-consuming and energy-consuming business negotiations of the past.

"I've always heard that Mr. Yang Huan is different. Today I finally got to see it for myself!"

Bert Hoyet laughed, "I know what to do!"

"Very good, I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate!" Yang Huan smiled and extended his hand again.

After the two shook hands, Yang Huan waved at Cash Harris, indicating that he had something to discuss with him.

Two minutes later, Cash Harris knocked on the door of the second-floor office.

After pushing the door open and entering, the British fat man discovered that in addition to Yang Huan, there were also investment consultant Zhao Yuanfang, Southampton executive chairman Nicola Cortes, and marketing expert Sun Yue in the office.

The other one was the beauty Zhang Ning who was sitting next to Yang Huan and whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.

“Let’s talk about Nike first!”

Yang Huan gestured to Cash Harris to sit down opposite him and personally poured him a cup of tea.

This made Cash Harris a little flattered.

"I am an old friend of Bert Hoyet. They are indeed sincere in wanting to sponsor Southampton. As for the reason, I believe Young Master Huan should have heard it. They are not in a good situation recently."

Yang Huan knew something vaguely.

Nike previously spent a lot of money to snatch the sponsorship rights of the French national team from Adidas.

This made Adidas very dissatisfied, and it was determined to compete with Nike, so the wealthy German brand began to take action against several clubs sponsored by Nike, including Manchester United, whose contract was about to expire.

In the past, Nike was the only brand that dominated the Premier League, but now Adidas has established a firm foothold in the Premier League and sponsored two giants, Chelsea and Liverpool.

Although Nike still has Manchester United and Arsenal, the contracts with these two teams will expire in the next two to three years.

Whether from the competitive environment or the negotiating situation, Nike is at a disadvantage.

In this situation, both Nike and Adidas attach great importance to Manchester City, a rising Premier League team.

At the same time, we are also paying close attention to Southampton, which has become famous in both British and European football in recent years.

Relatively speaking, Manchester City's jersey sponsorship with Umbro will not expire until 2013.

But Southampton's contract expires in 2011.

Therefore, whoever can grab Southampton will undoubtedly take the lead.

"It's quite interesting!" Yang Huan laughed.

Although Cash Harris and Bert Hoyet are old friends, his relationship with Yang Huan is even closer.

"In fact, it's not just Nike and Adidas. Warrior Sports under New Balance in the United States, Puma in Germany, and many other international brands are very interested in entering the English market. From the current perspective, Southampton is very popular!"

Everyone present was delighted when they heard this.

If Southampton is good, it means they are all good.

"It's good to be in high demand. If it's not eight figures, I don't want to negotiate. You guys shouldn't negotiate with them either. It's going to lower your own value!"

Yang Huan made his attitude clear.

Since it is a hot commodity, it will definitely be sold at a high price.

So when he heard Marcus Bowman's offer of 8 million pounds just now, he didn't even bother to refuse and just left.

Damn, isn't this humiliating to us?

Creating a century of English football history, an FA Cup championship, so many superstars, and it’s only worth 8 million pounds?

"Understood, Master Huan!"

Everyone agreed in unison.

With Yang Huan's statement, Nicola Cortes and Sun Yue felt more confident when negotiating with sponsors.

"By the way, Master Huan, I wonder what's the matter that you want me to come here for?" Cash Harris asked with concern.

Yang Huan smiled and said, "I have an idea that I would like to discuss with you."

"Master Huan, please speak."

Cash Harris noticed that when Yang Huan was speaking, the faces of Zhao Yuanfang, Sun Yue, Nicola Cortes, and even Zhang Ning all became strange and odd.

It was obviously the expression of wanting to laugh but not daring to.

What's going on?

"I am sending out a Saints membership recruitment plan on behalf of Southampton."

Cash Harris didn't find it strange and just said "oh".

Football clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are also recruiting members. What’s the big deal?

"My membership recruitment plan is very simple. We will only recruit 1,000 core members in total. No fewer, no more. Better to have fewer than necessary!"

Cash Harris was confused.

Which of the top football teams doesn't have hundreds of thousands, or even millions or tens of millions of members?

But you in Southampton only accept one thousand?

Isn’t this too little?

"Master Huan, this..."

"Listen to me first!" Yang Huan stopped Cash Harris from interrupting him.

"Each member's dues are £100,000 a year."

Cash Harris' eyes widened. A membership fee of one hundred thousand pounds a year?

Oh my god, isn't this too outrageous?

Do you know how much Arsenal’s most luxurious VIP box costs per year?

That’s one hundred thousand pounds!

But they are in London, why should Southampton compete with Arsenal?

How can St. Mary's Stadium, which doesn't even have a VIP box, be compared with the Emirates Stadium?

At least they are in the Premier League, but the Saints can only go to the Championship next season!

"Master Huan, I don't quite understand." Cash Harris said with a wry smile.

Now he could fully understand why Zhao Yuanfang, Zhang Ning, Sun Yue and Nicola Cortes had that expression.

I believe they don’t understand either.

"What's there to not understand?" Yang Huan was puzzled. It was very simple.

Recruiting members, £100,000 a year, first come, first served, capped at 1,000.

In other words, Southampton only needs to make 100 million!

"One hundred thousand pounds, Master Huan, how can anyone be willing to join?" Cash Harris was depressed.

You, Master Huan, are wealthy and don't take 100,000 pounds seriously, but what about others?

"It's very simple. We in Southampton only accept these 1,000 members. This is their symbol. Unless they voluntarily give up and stop paying membership fees, they will obtain this membership permanently."

After a pause, Yang Huan thought of another question.

"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility of price increases in the future. After all, who knows whether there will be inflation in the future these days?"

Cash Harris still didn't understand. "Master Huan, what can you use to attract others to join? Or, what can you give them?"

You know, one hundred thousand pounds is equivalent to more than one million RMB, which is not a small amount.

Zhang Ning, Zhao Yuanfang, Sun Yue and Nicola Cortes also showed expectant looks in their eyes.

Perhaps, they all hoped to hear some reasons from Yang Huan that could convince them.

But Yang Huan curled his lips and said, "I haven't thought about it yet!"

Everyone wailed.

Without thinking anything through, you want others to pay 100,000 pounds to join the club?

This cannot be considered as cheating, but the question is, what is the difference between this and cheating?

This is definitely the most overbearing membership recruitment plan in history!

"I was thinking that those who can pay a membership fee of 100,000 pounds are at least wealthy people, or second-generation rich people. This group of people is not short of money, resources, and relationships. If we bring such a group of people together, there should be a lot of things they can do, right?"

After Yang Huan said this, Cash Harris and Zhao Yuanfang were the first to react.

It seems to make sense if you think about it.

With so many people coming together, there are indeed many things that can be done.

But the question is, will they be willing?

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and just do as I say!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Huan looked at Sun Yue, "Old Sun, remember, when promoting, remember that we are spreading the word and letting others come to join us, not begging them to join like a grandson. It's up to them to join or not, don't waste your words on them. I hate those nagging, fussy rich second-generations the most!"

"Without any courage, how can you be a successful rich second generation?"

Yang Huan's words made everyone present break out in a cold sweat.

Our Young Master Huan is quite tough.

Do we have to ask the rich second generation in Britain and Europe to voluntarily pay a membership fee of 100,000 pounds and kneel down to lick their boots?

But there are some things that Yang Huan cannot explain too clearly.

It’s best if they can understand, but it doesn’t matter if they can’t.

As a subordinate, all you need to do is know how to do your job!

What’s the point of knowing so much?

Everyone stood up, and after seeing Yang Huan off politely, they all looked at Zhang Ning.

"Sister Zhang Ning, do you think Young Master Huan's plan will work?" Sun Yue's face was full of black lines.

Is this a business plan?

It's simply an obvious attempt to rob money!

Are those second-generation rich people all stupid and rich?

Zhang Ning also smiled bitterly, "I don't know either. He never told me."

Who knows what is going on in Young Master Huan’s head?

"Then how did Master Huan come up with this plan?"

When Cash Harris asked, Zhao Yuanfang, Sun Yue and Zhang Ning all looked at Nicola Cortes.

The banker raised his hands with an innocent expression, just like a Japanese soldier surrendering.

"I just reported the team's financial situation to Master Huan, and also said..."

"What else?" Sun Yue asked.

"I also said that without the financial revenue, this summer's transfers would have to be burdened with more debt."

Nicola Cortes was also depressed. "What I said was all true. Who knew that Master Huan would suddenly come up with such an idea?"

Everyone felt helpless.

Anyone would be helpless if they met such a master.

According to normal logic, who would be willing to join such a money-grabbing scheme?

Isn't this clearly giving money to others to spend?

Do you really think the money of the rich second generation is not money?

Zhao Yuanfang remained silent the whole time, pondering in his mind. Suddenly, he seemed to have figured out something.

"Actually, when I think about it carefully, what Master Huan said reminds me of someone."