Chapter 30 Southampton stood up from then on!

"Will you be my girlfriend?"

Charlene Lahiri has heard this question since she was a child.

From elementary school to middle school to college, I don’t know how many boys have asked her this question.

Even when he was in college, there was a rich second-generation who carefully prepared a love confession scene covered with 9,999 roses, and publicly declared his love in front of countless classmates and teachers.

But even so, her answer is always only one.

No!

No one knew why, some even suspected that she simply didn't like men, but she never explained.

Because she felt it was unnecessary.

It’s not that she doesn’t like men, but she has never met a man she likes.

Yang Huan had been paying attention to Charlene Lahiri's face, watching this pretty face constantly changing expressions. Each expression had a different kind of moving charm, which was also a pleasing thing to the eye.

This is a woman with a story!

"Don't be nervous, I'm just joking with you!" Yang Huan said with a laugh.

Charlene Lahri was indeed panicked just now. She didn't know how to refuse. She was also afraid of offending Yang Huan and not getting the interview. So she was very uneasy. Even now, after hearing what Yang Huan said, she was still worried.

"I've always been very surprised. A beautiful woman like you is the focus of attention wherever you go. I find it hard to believe that you have never been in a relationship. So I think that either British men are blind and can't recognize beautiful women, or it's your problem."

At this point, Yang Huan laughed, "I am becoming more and more interested in you now. I believe that sooner or later, you will take the initiative to tell me your story."

Charlene Lahiri felt relieved when she heard this.

It turned out that he just wanted to test himself.

"Impossible!" She couldn't possibly tell anyone about her own affairs, especially a man, unless she loved him!

“We’ll see!” Yang Huan shrugged without saying anything more. “Okay, Miss Charlene Lahri, I’m in a good mood today. If you have any questions, just ask. This is just the first time, and it won’t happen again!”

"Really?" Charlene Lahiri was a little bit unconvinced.

Is this big pervert really that good?

"If you doubt me again, it's fake!" Yang Huan said seriously, "But before you ask, you must promise me one thing first."

"What's the matter?" Xia Lin thought to herself. It really wasn't that simple.

"You must publish every word I say in your newspaper without changing the original meaning.

Still feeling a little uneasy, Yang Huan added, "It would be best if you give it to me for review after you finalize it."

Charlene Lahiri was a little hesitant. She understood that many big stars did have special, even very demanding requirements for interviews, but why did Yang Huan also have so many requirements?

In her opinion, this was just an ordinary interview and she only needed to say some polite words.

But in Yang Huan's eyes, it was not the case at all. There were a lot of news about him circulating outside. Instead of letting the media make different opinions and causing panic among the people, it would be better for him to make a frank statement himself to stabilize the morale of the troops.

"What? No?" Yang Huan frowned.

Charlene Lahiri knew that if she said no, the interview would definitely be lost. "No, it's okay."

She must have this interview!

"Let's get started!" Yang Huan leaned back in his chair, obviously intending to accept the interview in this way.

Charlene Lahiri immediately took out a notebook from her briefcase, which already listed some questions she had carefully prepared.

The first question is, "Why did you choose to buy Southampton? Is there any special reason?"

"There's no special reason." Yang Huan answered without even thinking. "I was considering buying a Premier League team, but after careful calculation, I found it was not cost-effective. And Southampton happened to be interested in selling at the time, so we hit it off and I bought the team."

Upon hearing this, Charlene Lahri immediately asked, "So you're not a Southampton fan?"

"Yes!" Yang Huan nodded and said frankly, "I was not a fan of Southampton before, but after I acquired Southampton, I became its fan, a die-hard fan. I will manage it as I manage my own life and do my best."

"But now there are many people out there who are skeptical and think you have other purposes in acquiring Southampton."

Yang Huan sneered and shook his head, "What's the purpose? To make money?"

"I'm not short of money!" Yang Huan scoffed at this statement. "Anyone who says I want to make money from Southampton is blind. I spent 15 million pounds to acquire the club, but the budget I invested in the Staplewood training base is 30 million pounds. Do you think I'm the kind of person who wants to make a quick buck and leave?"

"Besides, professional football has never been a profitable business. Ask Manchester United, do they make money? Even before the Glazer family bought Manchester United, how much did they make a year? Ten million pounds!"

Charlene Lahiri had been watching Yang Huan's expression. When she heard him say this, she saw a look of disdain on his face, as if more than 10 million pounds was nothing in his eyes. She carefully made a mark on this discovery in her notebook.

"So you'll be running Southampton for the long term?"

"Of course, why not?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

Charlene Lahiri asked a new question, "Can you tell me about your experience with Southampton?"

"I didn't know much about Southampton in the past, and I didn't think I needed to know about its past because it wasn't important. It's like if I were dating a woman, would I need to find out how many boyfriends she had in the past? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"

When Charlene Lahiri heard him say this, her cheeks burned badly. She felt as if he was hinting at her.

"So you admit you don't know Southampton."

"Yes, I don't understand, but that doesn't stop me from knowing clearly what kind of team I want."

"Can you tell me about it?" Charlene Lahiri was quite interested in this.

Yang Huan smiled slightly, "I talked with Bielsa for a long time in Argentina, and I found that we have a lot in common. One of the most obvious points is that we both have a very strong desire to express our football philosophy. The difference is that he is in the professional field of head coach, while I am at the level of club owner."

"What's the difference?" Charlene Lahiri asked with a faint smile.

"He advocates a proactive, high-pressure, high-aggression offensive football style. He likes to firmly control the initiative on the field. I think this radical offensive football style can inspire the long-suppressed football desire of everyone in Southampton, and even activate the increasingly suppressed football enthusiasm of many fans in England and even the world."

"I don't quite understand." Charlene Lahiri shook her head.

"Someone told me that Southampton fans are very reserved, which surprised me because real fervent football fans are not reserved. Football is a sport that requires people to be full of passion, never give up, never admit defeat, and to express themselves unscrupulously, to unleash their strengths and to defeat all opponents."

"The true spirit of football is that when I step onto the football field, even if Southampton is only a League One team, even if we are facing the Premier League or even the world's top teams, we can still bravely tell them that we will definitely beat them. This is a fearless spirit."

Charlene Lahiri smiled when she heard this, as if she was re-evaluating Yang Huan. "But aren't you worried that if you say this, others will think you are arrogant?"

"If you fail, you are arrogant, and if you succeed, you are fearless. This world is very realistic, but if you have this courage and belief, you have a chance to succeed. If you don't dare, then you will always be a loser!"

"Many people look down on us at Southampton, saying that we can't hire world-famous coaches or bring in top stars, but I have hired Bielsa, and I will also hire the best attacker in the world. I can even say that not only this summer, but also next year, the year after, and the year after, we will continue to invest and strengthen the team every year."

"I want to tell all Southampton fans to stand up straight and raise your heads. From now on, no team or individual will dare to look down on Southampton, because all teams and individuals who look down on us will be trampled under our feet."

"Because we are the fearless Saints Southampton!"

"Southampton has stood up since then!"

Charlene Lahiri didn't expect that Yang Huan would say so much. Was he appealing to Southampton fans?

"Some people say you are special because on the first day after you took over Southampton, you blatantly let five players leave on free transfers, three of whom were worth more than one million pounds in total. Why?"

Yang Huan smiled, "As I said, since I bought Southampton, I have loved this team, just like I love myself. I like to play with those friends who have the same thoughts and feelings as me. I want to say that from now on, Southampton's employees and players will follow the same principles, voluntarily."

"If you love this team and are eager to work for this team, you can submit an application to the club. Once there is a suitable job, we will notify you. Education, work experience, work ability, etc. are all secondary issues. The most important thing is that you love this team, that's enough!"

"As for our players, we also adopt the principle of voluntariness. We welcome those who want to stay in Southampton, and we will not force those who want to leave to stay, because we believe that no one is indispensable. The fighting power shown by ten united players is stronger than that shown by eleven centrifugal players."

"Now many things are not mature enough. We will reshape the style and charm of Southampton. I hope that in the near future, more and more players will be proud to join Southampton, not because of money, not because of championships and honors, but because of the name of Southampton, this team, this group of people!"

Charlene Lahiri understood a little, "So, you let the players choose on the spot, who wants to leave and who wants to stay?"

"Yes, that's right. I believe that those who choose to stay have feelings for Southampton. They will do their best for Southampton on the court and in the training ground."

After hearing this, Charlene Lahiri looked at Yang Huan with some amusement, "You know what? Up to this point in the interview, you've given me a very strange feeling."

"What?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

"confidence."

"This is a must. Just like someone said, to be a qualified salesman, you must first firmly believe that the product you are selling is absolutely the best. I have this confidence. Southampton will become the best and most outstanding top team in the world, and it will not take too long!"

"I hope all Southampton fans can have this confidence."

Charlene Lahiri nodded. "One last question."

Yang Huan nodded. He said a lot today, but he said it happily. He hoped that more Southampton players, employees and fans would get to know him better, understand him and trust him!

"We are all very confused. Everyone says that professional football is divided into levels, and Southampton is in the third level. How do you attract world-class coaches and world-class stars to join?"

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