Chapter 7 Premier League Investment Advisor

Yang Huan felt that this guy was too excited and almost slapped him to wake him up.

Doesn't he consider the costs and risks at all?

"Thirty million pounds!" Yang Huan poured a bucket of cold water directly on the fanatical Sun Yue's head.

He now only has 300 million RMB in his hand, which is equivalent to about 30 million pounds.

Sun Yue was dumbfounded. What team could he buy with 30 million pounds?

Even the most **scumbag teams in the Premier League are worth more than this!

On one side are high-end, classy and luxurious giants such as Manchester United and Chelsea, and on the other side are low-end and downtrodden teams.

My God, the gap is too big!

"Don't lose heart, don't be discouraged!" Yang Huan walked over and patted Sun Yue on the shoulder. "You should know that if we can turn a team worth 30 million pounds into a top-tier giant, that will show our ability. What's so great about acquiring Manchester United? Isn't it just about having a lot of money? Relying on a lot of money is unsophisticated. We won't do such unskilled things."

Sun Yue thought about it and it made sense. There is fun only when there is challenge!

Since Master Huan said he wanted to have some fun, then he must have fun doing it.

"Besides, this is the budget for acquiring the team. We also have a transfer budget. What are we afraid of?"

After Yang Huan said this, Sun Yue became interested. "Master Huan, I wonder what the transfer budget is?"

"I don't know about this yet!" Yang Huan shook his head. "However, I want to introduce a superstar to make a name for ourselves and let those Europeans know that we are their ancestors who invented football and play modern professional football!"

Yang Huan spoke so proudly that Sun Yue also felt excited and nodded heavily, "Okay, Master Huan, I'll follow you!"

Zhang Ning, who had been watching all this silently, suddenly felt that the world was so dark. Another good young man was dragged into the abyss of depravity by this playboy.

"Okay, follow me, I promise you won't suffer any loss!"

Yang Huan immediately made the decision, "Triple your salary. I will arrange a house and a car for you when you arrive in the UK. As long as you do a good job, I will definitely give you a raise."

When everyone present heard this, they were immediately shocked. Isn’t this benefit too good?

Three times the salary, free overseas travel, a house and a car, my God, why didn't such a big piece of pie fall on our heads? Why did this intern get it for free?

Although no one else could gain Yang Huan's favor, when they heard that Yang Huan invited everyone to have lunch at Longhai Hotel, their regret turned into joy. They praised Yang Huan highly and wished that this generous prince would come every day.

After seeing everyone off, Yang Huan, Zhang Ning and Sun Yue held a meeting directly in the Human Resources Department's conference room.

"In fact, I considered buying a top-tier club, but then I thought again, no, it's not worth it."

Sun Yue was a little puzzled, "Master Huan, what do you mean?"

"Think about it, assuming that it costs 1.5 billion pounds to acquire Manchester United, but if I don't acquire Manchester United and use this money to acquire a lower-tier team, I can spend 100 million pounds a year in the transfer market for 15 consecutive years. I don't believe that I can't create a top team in 15 years."

One thing that Yang Huan found very puzzling in his previous life was why no rich person had completed the acquisition of Manchester United.

For example, the Qatari consortium, even they retreated because of the price.

Now think about it carefully. In the final analysis, it is because the cost is difficult to control. Instead of spending money on Manchester United, it is better to use the money to spend on other teams. Moreover, they can rely on this kind of spending every year to create gimmicks, attract media attention, and attract the attention of fans.

Of course, Manchester United itself has strong profitability, but how much can it earn in a year?

Either continue to increase investment and recruit a large number of players, or adopt a healthy financial management policy, which will lead to a decline in the team's competitiveness.

Therefore, it is difficult for Manchester United to sell it because it is not cost-effective.

"I understand, Master Huan!" Sun Yue finally understood.

Zhang Ning also looked at Yang Huan with some surprise. The more she interacted with him, the more she couldn't see through Yang Huan.

You might say he is a prodigal son, but sometimes he can be incredibly smart.

You could say he was shrewd, but sometimes he seemed to be extravagant.

What kind of person is he, after all?

"Don't look at me with such obsessed eyes. I'm worried that you will fall in love with me and cannot extricate yourself!" Yang Huan smiled at Zhang Ning.

Zhang Ning blushed, didn't speak to him, and turned away.

Sun Yue wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to. He was wondering in his heart what the relationship between Master Huan and this Miss Zhang was.

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Cash Harris, Chairman of Seymour Pierce Investment Bank in the City of London, is also one of the two most famous investment advisors in the European professional sports market. The other is the heir to the Rothschild family, Rothschild Jr.

The early years of the century were the most sought-after years for Premier League teams. Cash Harris was involved in almost all transactions of Premier League teams, such as Abramovich's acquisition of Chelsea, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin's acquisition of Manchester City and later sale of Manchester City, etc.

Cash Harris is involved in almost all popular Premier League team transactions.

However, in recent years, with the advent of the economic crisis, the craze for investing in the Premier League has quickly faded. Even the Middle East, which is known for its wealth, no longer has the same enthusiasm for investing in football as before.

On the other hand, although the broadcasting fees of the Premier League have been rising steadily, the operating conditions of the Premier League teams have been deteriorating and they are heavily in debt, making it the most indebted league in Europe, further scaring off potential investors.

So, even though he had agency letters from five or six Premier League teams and authorizations from several lower-level English professional teams, Cash Harris was still helpless because he couldn't sell any of his properties.

China is undoubtedly the country that has performed most impressively during the global economic crisis.

Cash Harris has set his sights on China more than once, and even specially invited some Chinese tycoons to the UK to attend a football investment forum. He also went to China many times to promote his products, but in the end, nothing came of it.

Perhaps, the people of this country have no interest in football at all. They only think about one thing: making money.

And football has never been a profitable business!

Just when Cash Harris was feeling discouraged, he received a call from China.

So, this afternoon, he showed up at Heathrow Airport southwest of London, waiting for the flight from China.

His Chinese friends told him that the person who was interested in investing in football this time was Yang Huan, the only son of a hidden super-rich Chinese man. As long as he could make this deal happen, he would surely get paid.

This excited him.

"Boss, come out!" The assistant next to Cash Harris gently pulled his sleeve.

Harris woke up with a start and looked towards the gate, where a crowd of people were already pouring out to get off the plane.

"Hold up the sign. I heard there are four of them."

As soon as Cash Harris gave the order, the assistant immediately held up the card that had been prepared earlier, on which were two words written in awkward Chinese.

Yang Huan!

"Master Huan."

As soon as Yang Huan walked out of the gate, Sun Yue saw the card in the crowd of people waiting to welcome him, which reminded him. So he took Zhang Ning's hand and walked towards the two people holding up the card.

There were three people who came to London with Yang Huan. In addition to Zhang Ning and Sun Yue, there was another one who was found by Grandpa Yang Baoping from somewhere. He was said to be an elite bodyguard of Zhongnanhai, named Long Wu. However, this guy could only play mobile games from beginning to end. He looked like a decadent young man in his early twenties who was addicted to mobile games.

Have you ever seen a bodyguard addicted to mobile games?

In short, Sun Yue was very dissatisfied with Long Wu.

"Hello, are you Mr. Harris?" Zhang Ning spoke the best English among the four people in the group, so he also served as an interpreter.

It's funny, among the four people, Zhang Ning's English is the best, Sun Yue is average, Yang Huan is relatively poor, and Long Wu can't speak a word of English.

If you tell others that a group like this is going to enter England, people will really laugh their heads off.

"Hello, Master Yang Huan, I'm Cash Harris!" Unexpectedly, Cash Harris took the initiative to greet Yang Huan in Chinese.

"Can you speak Chinese?" Yang Huan immediately fell in love with this fat investment consultant.

Cash Harris laughed, "If you want to do business with the Chinese, you must learn Chinese."

"Well said!" Yang Huan shook hands with him vigorously. The more he looked at this little fat guy, the more he liked him.

He turned his head again and glanced at Zhang Ning.

Look, sister, you just said that if you can't speak English fluently, you won't be able to go abroad. See, I can still make a living even though I can't speak English fluently!

The truly awesome thing is not for us to learn English and do business with the British, but for us to let the British learn Chinese and do business with us!

Zhang Ning felt helpless and always felt embarrassed in front of Yang Huan.

When the group of four left Heathrow Airport, a driver was already waiting outside in an extended Bentley.

"Master Yang Huan, we have already booked a hotel for you in London, according to your previous request, two double deluxe rooms."

After getting in the car, the Bentley immediately drove out of Heathrow Airport, and Harris continued to get close to Yang Huan.

However, he was puzzled. Why did three men and one woman need two double rooms?

"Thank you, Mr. Harris!" Yang thanked with a smile.

From Heathrow Airport to Hyde Park, the group discussed the scenery along the way. When Yang Huan talked to Cash Harris, he asked more about what fun places there were in London and did not talk about the acquisition of the football team at all.

Cash Harris was also helpless about this, but he didn't dare to offend this young man who was said to be incredibly rich. He could only accompany Yang Huan enthusiastically and kept answering his various questions.

After finally arriving at the hotel and completing the check-in procedures, the group had a luxurious dinner in the hotel.

In the end, it was Cash Harris who couldn't help it.

After returning to the room, he handed over an investment report and got straight to the point.

"Master Yang Huan, this is a detailed introduction to several Premier League teams that I currently have on hand. You can take a look at it and see if you are interested."

Yang Huan took the investment report and glanced at it. The teams included Liverpool, Blackburn, Everton, West Ham United and Newcastle United, which were promoted to the Premier League this season. Yang Huan then handed it to Zhang Ning.

Zhang Ning looked at it very carefully and seriously. She is now Yang Huan's personal secretary.

"If I remember correctly, Liverpool, Blackburn and Everton are all cities in northern England, which belong to relatively underdeveloped economic areas, right?" Zhang Ning shook his head and rejected it.

The most economically developed region in England is around London, which is the south of England. The northern cities used to be industrial cities, but have basically declined over the years, including Manchester, where Manchester United and Manchester City are located.

The economy is relatively underdeveloped and the per capita income is low, which makes it difficult for the teams in these cities to form a good business model. For example, Liverpool, although it is a veteran Premier League giant, almost relies on transfusions from its boss to survive.

Cash Harris also knows the problem. Economy is an inherent disadvantage for these professional teams.

"Newcastle and West Ham United are good options," Cash Harris continued.

Newcastle is the core city in northern England, and West Ham United is located in London, just east of London.

After hearing this, Zhang Ning smiled and shook her head again.

Her smile was beautiful and touching, but in Cash Harris's eyes, it was ruthless.

"Newcastle is indeed good, but do you think that a newly promoted team in the Premier League, with no stars, no valuable assets, and a financial black hole of nearly 100 million pounds, can be sold for 300 million pounds?"

Seeing that Cash Harris was silent, Zhang Ning continued to analyze: "As for West Ham United, it is located in the impoverished East London. The purpose of the London Olympics is to develop the East, but it has nothing to do with West Ham United. The Olympic Park is also some distance away from West Ham United's home ground, Upton Park. I don't see how West Ham United is worth 250 million pounds."

Cash Harris listened to Zhang Ning's analysis and wiped his forehead. He found himself sweating.

This beautiful oriental beauty has obviously made sufficient preparations for all these.

There are reasons why Cash Harris's teams cannot be sold. Either the prices are too high and he is unwilling to sell them at a low price, or they are located in economically underdeveloped regions, making it difficult for investors to be interested.

In this situation, it is really difficult to sell.

After all, any transaction could easily cost over 100 million pounds, so who would dare to be careless?

"Mr. Harris." Yang Huan spoke up when he saw the time was right. "Don't doubt my sincerity in investing in the football team, but don't doubt my intelligence either. What I want are high-quality assets, not some leftovers picked up by others."

"Do you understand what I mean?" Yang Huan stared at Harris and asked in a clear voice.

"I understand, of course I understand!" Cash Harris knew in his heart that he was not the only investment consultant in the City of London. If he made the financial sponsor unhappy, there would be plenty of options, so he had to come up with an option that Yang Huan was interested in as soon as possible.

After racking my brains, I came up with a team that is both good value for money.

"Master Yang Huan, I actually have a team for sale, but this team... is a bit low-level."

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