Chapter 714 Nothing Else, Lots of Money

Running for cabinet?

Could it be possible that this guy is going to make a comeback?

Thinking of this, Yang Huan couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart. This guy is quite interesting!

Boris Johnson had no idea what Young Master Huan was thinking. As soon as he arrived at the opening ceremony of Southampton's new stadium, he and Yang Huan immediately became the focus of everyone's attention, killing countless reporters' films.

Yang Huan wanted to let Boris Johnson steal the spotlight, so he kept a low profile and acted more like a foil.

And this shameless guy actually swore that he was a Southampton fan and believed that Southampton would have no problem winning the Premier League this season and even had a chance to win the Champions League.

"Winning the Champions League?" The reporters below were all excited.

"No way? How is that possible?"

"Yeah, that's the Champions League, this is impossible!"

But Boris Johnson seemed very sure when facing the reporter's questioning, and asked in return, "Who said it's impossible? Wasn't Nottingham Forest like this back then? Don't you think that Southampton today is very similar to Nottingham Forest back then?"

After Boris Johnson said this, everyone was actually somewhat convinced, or at least speechless.

If you say they are similar, they are indeed a bit similar, even more legendary.

At that time, Nottingham Forest was relegated to the second-tier league in England, League Two. After inviting Clough, they introduced a number of talented players. As a result, in the first season after Nottingham Forest was promoted from League Two to League One, it won the League One championship. In the second season, it represented League One in the European Champions Cup and won the championship again.

What’s even more frightening is that Nottingham Forest successfully defended the European Cup the following year.

So far, Nottingham Forest has won one top league title, two European Cup titles and one European Super Cup, all in those two seasons, which is truly legendary.

In contrast, Southampton started from the third-tier English league, won the championship every year, was promoted continuously, and entered the Premier League.

As a result, last season, the Saints, as a newly promoted team in the Premier League, defeated Manchester United and won the Premier League championship, which is itself quite legendary.

This season, Southampton shined in the Champions League, with their performance in the group stage second only to Real Madrid. In the Champions League knockout stage, they beat Galatasaray of Turkey 6-0 away from home in the first round.

How can such performance not be amazing?

If the Saints can really go further in this season's Champions League, or even win the title, wouldn't they be the second Nottingham Forest?

No, it's even more legendary than Nottingham Forest!

If it were just the results that were similar, that would be fine, but the problem is that head coach Bielsa is also very similar to Clough, except that Bielsa is not like Clough, who has the roughness of a British tough guy. However, their passing and controlling styles, as well as their overall coordination tactics, are somewhat similar.

So, when they suddenly heard Boris Johnson say this, all the reporters present were a little stunned.

Looking at the taciturn Bielsa in the distance, it seems to be true!

Although many Premier League fans are now talking about the world's best league, in fact, there is still a very strong retro sentiment in British football, which is the desire to recreate the glorious peak of the 1970s and 1980s.

You have to know that at that time, the English teams were invincible on the European continent and completely dominated the European football scene.

There was almost no doubt among football fans around the world about the dominance of English teams in European competitions from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, because in those six years, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa won six European Cup titles, with Liverpool winning three, Nottingham Forest two and Aston Villa one.

Although the European Cup in the 1982-83 season was taken away by the Bundesliga Hamburger SV, Liverpool soon won the European Cup again in the 1983-84 season, and in the 1984-85 season, they also reached the final of the European Cup.

But unfortunately, the Heysel Stadium tragedy that shocked the world occurred before the final, which had a great impact on Liverpool. During the game, Juventus defeated Liverpool with a very controversial penalty kick by Platini.

After the Dyheisel disaster, English teams were banned from participating in European competitions.

After this battle, Liverpool's red dynasty completely declined.

It was from that time that English teams fell behind the European continent in terms of technical and tactical aspects. Their performance in European competitions plummeted and they never recovered. It was not until 1999 that Manchester United won the Champions League.

This is also the reason why Manchester United’s treble in 1999 drove countless English fans crazy!

For a long time, in the eyes of many English fans, what defeated English football was UEFA’s ban!

If there had not been UEFA's ban, given the strength of English teams at the time, they would probably have continued to dominate European football.

So, now that Boris Johnson mentioned Nottingham Forest, many people at the scene remembered the glory of English football in the past, and the dazzling brilliance of the English team when it swept across Europe. Suddenly, everyone seemed to be injected with chicken blood, and some people at the scene even shouted in response.

This made Yang Huan, who was standing behind him, a little dumbfounded.

I didn't realize that this guy's eloquence could be so inspiring!

Indeed, no wonder people say that politicians make a living by talking!

Looking at Boris Johnson's broad back, in the eyes of many British women, this represents responsibility and reliability.

This guy is going to join the cabinet?

Then first you have to run for the House of Commons!

It seems that this guy is finally ready to take the crucial step!

In fact, Boris Johnson had already been a member of parliament more than a decade ago, but it was later revealed by the media that he had an improper relationship with a woman from the newspaper where he worked. He was eventually dismissed from his post, but still became the Education Secretary of the Conservative Party's Shadow Cabinet four years later, which shows how much the Conservative Party values ​​him.

The so-called shadow cabinet is a preparatory leadership team prepared by the opposition party in order to come to power.

That is to say, if the Conservatives come to power, Boris Johnson will be the Education Secretary.

But this guy was ambitious and gave up this position in order to run for mayor of London, and he was successfully elected and re-elected.

Judging from his tone, it seems that he has gained enough political capital and is planning to go further.

Entering Parliament and the Cabinet are both essential steps for him to become Prime Minister in the future.

Everyone knows that the vast majority of British Prime Ministers come from the House of Commons.

If you want to run for election, you need money, and if you want money, you need people to donate to you and support you.

As for money, Master Huan has nothing else but a lot of money!

Thinking of this, Yang Huan smiled slightly. He had already made a decision.

Given his good relationship with Boris Johnson, there's no reason not to support him, right?

Besides, many people have misunderstandings about political donations. They often think that donating money to support campaigns is for the purpose of gaining policy support in the future. In fact, this is not the case.

For Yang Huan, he and his team have already fully understood the laws and policies of the United Kingdom, and have used these laws and policies to seek benefits for themselves. Therefore, what he wants most now is not a policy tilt, but to maintain the status quo.

The reason is very simple. If you spend money, the policy will be tilted towards you. If another person spends money tomorrow, will the policy also be tilted towards him? If everyone plays this way, how can we continue? We can only die together!

Therefore, the rules of this game are very simple. It is not about policy tilt, but about stability!

Only when the policies are stable can everyone continue to play according to the existing model, right?

Just as Yang Huan was listening to Boris Johnson's very inspiring speech with a smile, two people came over, one of whom was the mayor of Southampton, Terry Matthews.

"Young Master Huan!" Terry Matthews was extremely enthusiastic when he saw Yang Huan.

Without Master Huan's strong support, he wouldn't even expect to take this position.

"Hey, Terry!" Yang laughed and turned around, and when she saw someone else, "Oh, Ms. Miller!"

It’s none other than the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Maria Miller!

"Mr. Yang Huan, it's a great honor to attend the opening ceremony of your new stadium!" Maria Miller shook hands with Yang Huan with a smile.

In recent years, a number of outstanding female politicians have emerged in British politics, and Maria Miller is one of them.

"Don't say that, Maria. I'm so happy that you're here!" Yang Huan complimented with a smile.

Just at this moment, Boris Johnson also noticed this side, and immediately got rid of the enthusiastic reporters and came forward.

This guy was even more shameless. He gave Maria Miller a big bear hug and pretended that they were very intimate. The reporters swarmed over like bees encountering nectar.

What followed naturally became a double act between the two major politicians.

Boris Johnson's eloquence is indeed amazing.

When a reporter asked him deliberately in a difficult way whether his support for Southampton as the mayor of London would cause resentment among Londoners, Boris Johnson denied it flatly. He said that in recent years, more and more Londoners have been paying attention to Southampton, and even in Southampton's season ticket membership data, Londoners also account for a large proportion.

Thanks to this guy's eloquent speech, the problem was solved abruptly.

However, what he said is indeed true, as Southampton has more and more fans in London.

There’s no way, it’s close!

For many south London fans, coming to Southampton is as close as heading north to watch an Arsenal game.

In fact, transportation is more convenient!

But what Yang Huan didn't expect was that Maria Miller was also good at speaking. She talked freely in front of reporters and even talked about the first round of the Champions League knockout match two days ago. She believed that Southampton played with the momentum of British football.

This made Yang Huan feel a little funny, so he made an excuse to leave the crowd.

"How is it? Do you think it's fake?" Charlene Lahri walked over with a smile.

As soon as Yang Huan saw her, his mood improved and he shook his head, "No, I didn't mean that."

"Then why are you sighing?"

"I sighed because..." Yang Huan thought for a moment, "Because I feel that without their fakeness, how can my truth be highlighted? Don't you agree, Miss Charlene Lahri?"

Charlene Lahiri burst out laughing. This guy is so narcissistic!

But at this moment, Peter Kenyon in the distance was already gesturing to Yang Huan, indicating that the time was almost up and the unveiling ceremony was about to begin.

Yang Huan nodded, exchanged a glance with Charlene Lahri, and immediately walked forward.

Seeing Yang Huan apologizing to the media reporters in front and saying that he wanted Boris Johnson, Maria Miller, Terry Matthews and others to attend the unveiling ceremony together, Charlene Lahiri was so angry behind him that she really wanted to kick him.

Turn back and see how I deal with you!