Chapter 399: Kill but not Bury

"Master Huan, what does Skudmore want to talk to you about?"

Peternian had noticed long ago that Yang Huan and Skudmore had gone out to talk, and as soon as he came over, he asked with concern.

Yang Huan laughed and told both things that Skudmore had said.

Moreover, he deliberately left the jersey advertising matter to the end.

Peter Nian knew in his heart that Master Huan was planning to be a troublemaker.

There are 20 teams in the Premier League, with a 20-year history, but no team has ever put advertising on their jerseys.

Of course, no team is as special as Southampton, which has put advertising on the collar of its jerseys as soon as it entered the English League One.

So the situation is very complicated now.

It's not that the Premier League teams are doing something outrageous. After all, it's unfair that you can advertise but others can't.

Especially for a very commercially attractive team like Manchester United, advertisements on cuffs and collars can be worth at least 100 to 200 million pounds a year, which is a very tempting benefit for any team.

The fuss they are making now is not necessarily directed at Southampton, but rather they want to force the Premier League to give in and allow them to advertise on jerseys.

But it’s not that simple.

For those mid- and lower-level teams, and even some upper-level teams, since they can’t attract advertising anyway, they will definitely not give in easily, so this matter still needs some work.

Peter Nian is now the CEO of Southampton, so naturally he speaks for Yang Huan, but he also says everything that is in his mind and gives it to Young Master Huan for a thorough analysis.

Yang Huan felt that what he said made sense.

But what if it makes sense?

"I don't care if Manchester United wants to advertise or not. Anyway, don't drag me into this. If you have the ability, go convince them yourself, don't use me to mess with them.

Peter Nian thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case.

If this really happens, and Southampton loses the fat piece of meat they have got, who will be responsible?

This is called killing without burying

"You should learn more about the ideas of other teams in the next few days. This time I will attend the Premier League Chairman Summit in person and meet these guys." Yang Huan was quite interested in this so-called summit.

This is his first time attending such a regular meeting.

Peternion agreed immediately.

"Have we reached an agreement on the contracts with Gareth Bale and Modric?" Yang Huan asked with concern.

The season is over and the team's focus will shift to the transfer market.

At present, there is only one player who is sure to leave Southampton, and that is Schneiderlin.

However, there are many teams coveting Southampton players, so there is no guarantee that no one will be tempted.

"It's all done. They've all gone to Bucharest to cheer for the team," Peternian laughed.

"Really? Why didn't I see it?" Yang Huan was a little surprised.

Peter Kunian thought to himself, Young Master, you were sitting in the chairman's stand. There were so many people here, how could you have noticed their presence?

"It's good that it's done." Yang Huan felt satisfied. Although it took a lot of time, it was finally done.

"What about Stroman?"

Strootman has joined Southampton for two seasons and his performance has been getting better and better. He has now become one of the captains of the Dutch national team. His reputation is no longer the unknown he was two years ago.

Now Stroman has already attracted the attention of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid and even Barcelona, ​​as well as several Serie A teams, triggering a transfer frenzy.

The Dutchman's mentality has also changed a lot. After hearing that Southampton was going to sign Modric, his agent frequently spread rumors. This is a way for players to put pressure on the club.

Modric represents Southampton's further technicalization and control direction, which is the team's overall strategy.

Although Stroman is an excellent midfielder, in the team's overall strategy, neither Yang Huan nor Bielsa will be restrained by the player. If they fail to reach an agreement, they will simply sell Stroman.

By replacing Modric with Stroman, Southampton's midfield has become stronger.

As for the transfer fees of the two players, it is difficult to say.

"Recently, there were reports in the media that Strootman's agent met with Manchester United to discuss Van Persie, but also to discuss Strootman.

It is no big secret in the football circle that Manchester United wants to sign Robin Van Persie.

There are even reports that Wenger has agreed to release him.

"Do they have the money to bring in Stroman?" Yang Huan sneered.

Peter Knion nodded and said, "Manchester United has gone through a debt restructuring and can draw out some funds. In addition, they lost the league title at the last minute of this season. Ferguson is determined to win more than one game next season, so strengthening the midfield is imperative."

"Yeah" Yang Huan could understand.

Manchester United's midfield problems are well known and are no longer a secret.

"Stroman and Modric are Manchester United's two main targets"

After all, midfielders are too scarce in today's European football.

Modric's performance at Tottenham Hotspur has proved his versatility. He can be said to be the number one hot midfielder in this summer's transfer market. Almost all the powerful teams that want to strengthen their midfield have their eyes on him.

Stroman is not as comprehensive as Modric, at least his skills are not as good as the Croatian, but he is also quite popular.

Because he is tougher than Modric and has a stronger ability to get forward and participate in the attack.

"Don't be anxious, wait a little longer." Yang Huan laughed when he heard this.

Peter Nien also nodded. There will be a European Cup this summer, and Stroman will definitely represent the Netherlands in the competition.

For a player like him, his value will only go up, no matter how well he performs.

"Talk to Stroman's agent again and tell him that we will be participating in the Premier League next season and Stroman is still an important member of the team. Ask him to reconsider the transfer."

When he said this, a hint of cruelty flashed in Yang Huan's eyes.

"If we still can't reach an agreement, then release the news of Modric's transfer"

Peternian was stunned at first, not understanding what the relationship was between Stroman and Modric?

But then he suddenly realized it and immediately applauded.

"Great, wonderful, Master Huan"

There are very few midfielders in Europe today who are both offensive and defensive and have organizational skills.

All in all, the two players sought after by the top teams are Modric and Stroman.

Now that Southampton has taken the lead in signing Modric, what will other teams do?

Either Yu Cui settles for the second best, or even gives up on introducing a midfielder, or competes for another

By that time, Stroman's value will definitely skyrocket.

The transfer market has never used the strength of a player as the standard for measuring a player's value, but has always used scarcity to make decisions.

With top midfielders being hard to come by and midfielders being in short supply in the transfer market, Stroman will surely be able to fetch a high price.

This reminded Yang Huan of Jackie Chan's movie, The Chinese Zodiac.

There was a villain in the film who bought four stamps at an auction, but he tore up the other three on the spot, leaving only one.

As a result, the value of this stamp not only did not change, but it skyrocketed.

The reason is very simple. Scarcity determines market value.

Yang Huan didn't deliberately calculate it, but he thought that since he was going to sell it, he must maximize the profits.

If you act on your emotions, others may treat you as a fool.

Around noon the next day, Yang Huan was awakened by the noisy noise outside.

When I opened my eyes, my first reaction was to look around, but I found it was empty. I didn't know where Zhuang Ziqing had gone.

With a loud yawn, Yang Huan sat up from the bed, put on a pair of pajamas, walked to the window of the room, drew back the curtains, opened the window, and the noise outside immediately came to his face.

I only heard noises but didn't see anyone. From the noise, it seemed like they were celebrating.

Yang Huan was not surprised by this.

This is Southampton's first European Championship trophy in its more than 100-year history.

More importantly, the team finally returned to the Premier League

Four titles, promotion to the Premier League, European champions, three good things, this city is going crazy

Yang Huan smiled, closed the window, went back to the bathroom, washed up, changed his clothes, and went downstairs.

Long Wu sat in the living room and continued playing games on his mobile phone.

So far this year, WeChat Games has launched two games, Hay Day and Game of War: Age of Fire.

But what is different from the past is that although the ideas and concepts of these two games were proposed by Yang Huan, Yang Huan did not participate too deeply in them. Instead, the employees of the game company were responsible for them.

WeChat Game Company's current production and R&D capabilities are second to none in the mobile game field, and in terms of money-making ability, no one can match it.

Therefore, Yang Huan boldly let them try.

These two well-made games did not disappoint Yang Huan and the company's high hopes. After their launch, the games immediately became popular in the Apple Store, and revenue continued to rise.

In addition, Yang Huan also provided ideas and concepts for games including "Boom Beach", "Dota Legend" and "Monster Strike", which were then produced by people from the game company.

These were all popular games that Yang Huan had played in his previous life, and he found them to be fun and profitable.

With the current influence and production capabilities of WeChat Game Company, and with Yang Huan personally overseeing it, the final product will definitely not be worse than the previous one.

"Master"

As soon as he saw Yang Huan coming down from upstairs, Xiaobu hurried out of the restaurant and ran up to say hello.

This girl is really honest.

"Where is Miss Zhuang?" Yang Huan asked.

"The young lady had breakfast and went to work," Xiaobu replied quickly.

Yang Huan then remembered that the Europa League final was held on Wednesday night. In order to accompany Yang Huan to watch the game, Zhuang Ziqing had even taken a day off, so he would definitely have to go to work early today.

Think about it, the team will parade around the city today with four championship trophies to celebrate, then distribute bonuses and then disband.

It would be unreasonable for the boss Yang Huan not to pay a visit to Staplewood.

"Well, make me some breakfast too, I'm in a hurry to go out too."

"Okay," Xiaobu immediately walked back to the kitchen.

Yang Huan walked towards the living room and came behind Long Wu.

This guy was so focused on the game that he didn't even turn his head and just shouted, "Master!"

Yang Huan came over with great interest and saw that Long Wu was playing the internal test version of Boom Beach.

Ever since Long Wu went out with Yang Huan two years ago and Yang Huan gave him a kidney machine, this kid has been playing games day and night.

After two years, his gaming skills have improved, but he never gets tired of playing.

No, I must have been pulled in by Wang Lin and others to be a free game trial player again.

"How is it?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

"It's OK, very stable," Long Wu replied without raising his head, "Many things are similar to Clash of Clans."

Yang Huan nodded. Boom Beach was originally intended to make money, and many elements are similar to Clash of Clans.

"By the way, young master, Hamad has already started organizing people. Once this game is announced, his tribe will rush into this game. Let me participate as well." Long Wu suddenly thought of something and laughed.

Yang Huan was delighted when he heard it.

This guy and Hamad get along really well, they both love playing games.

That kid's tribe is full of rich people, and they all come to play in Boom Beach, which is a huge way to make money.

Just thinking about it, it was as if gold coins were falling from the sky, making Yang Huan's eyes dazzled.

I'm so happy.

These days, it’s still more fun to be rich.