When it comes to the wealthy model of football clubs in the future, there is no doubt that the Chelsea model must be mentioned.

Like Chelsea, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain...the bosses behind them are Abramovich and two super-rich men from the Middle East. Objectively, it has a very good publicity effect. Let us know how entrenched the Russian oligarchs and the Middle Eastern princes are.

But having said that, the two in the Middle East are more effective, which is equivalent to promoting Dubai and other Middle East free trade ports in disguise. It has brought good economic benefits.

On the other hand, this is indeed an excellent business. The valuation of the club has almost increased by more than ten times.

And with UEFA's new policy - clubs must be financially healthy and be responsible for their own profits and losses. So they just burned money for a few years in the beginning, and then where can they go? On the contrary, the brand has already been launched, and it has been promoted globally. It has already been

Firmly occupying the position of a wealthy family.

You know, there are so many pitfalls for wealthy families. If you grab one, you will lose one. This is also a scarce resource.

Of course, there is no denying the personal hobbies of those wealthy people. Should they really love football and treat it like playing a real version of live football?

To be honest, Li Yuan doesn't really love football. After being tested by the national football team for a long time, he has long since lost all affection.

But as a reborn cheater, how come I don’t know about this rich family model?

The eyeball economy of the Internet, combined with the publicity model of football giants, is a perfect match?

Therefore, Li Yuan doesn't care at all that Sheffield United is a second-tier league team. From a business perspective, it is more affordable and high-quality.

The key is to win eyeballs! To bring massive traffic.

The Premier League also has its own traffic, not to mention football. The boss is still an upstart on the Internet, so it is full of buffs.

To put it bluntly, just like Musk later, this club is one of Li Yuan’s promotional tools. The focus of a few pages in the PPT is still Li Yuan himself!

However, Marius and the staff were a little confused because they had no idea at all. Is there such a way to play the game of money ability?

At present, European clubs still have a relatively traditional business model. They even have very traditional and stubborn ideas.

For example: Isn't it just a football club? Are the team and fans having fun together? What changes are needed? Can a flower be changed?

In other words: The club's performance has never depended on money. It requires the courage, hard work, unity, skills and tactics of the players...

To be fair, these statements cannot be said to be wrong. However, times have changed, and the rules of the game have also undergone earth-shaking changes, and modern business operations based on the wealthy model have become popular.

Therefore, after hearing these words, others really couldn't understand or understand Li Yuan's brain circuit.

Finally there was a director, who asked cautiously: "Li, I'm very sorry, and forgive my presumption, can you afford so much money? We are members of a century-old club, and short-term results are not the most important part. Of course, we hope that the club can

longterm development?"

Li Yuan smiled slightly: "Perhaps everyone is still unfamiliar with me. Let me introduce myself: I am the boss of Parallel Line Technology, a listed company in the United States. I have personal assets of approximately US$8 billion."

"boom--!"

There were happy faces all around. It turned out that he was such a wealthy tycoon, so there was no problem.

It’s no wonder that old Europe is so conservative. Most European people don’t care about high-tech upstarts, and few have even heard of parallel technology.

This is actually one of the reasons for the acquisition.

The computer IT industry is very hot in Silicon Valley and Wall Street. It is also slowly spreading in other parts of the United States and has a high reputation. But other countries and regions are much worse, except for high-tech or investment circles.

Not many people in the circle really know about it.

In fact, it was not until around 2002 that broadband began to become popular, and Internet access fees suddenly dropped to bargain prices, that the Internet became popular around the world.

As for using "cat" online now? The popularity in old Europe is not even as good as in mainland China.

Therefore, promoting Sheffield United may be particularly effective and can radiate to the entire old Europe and Commonwealth countries.

Back here, Marius and the others didn't think too much. As long as the club had enough funds, everything would be fine.

Marius quickly promised: "Li, leave the new stadium and training base to me, and I will ensure that the city council passes it as soon as possible."

Large-scale construction like this can increase local employment, so the city council has no reason to oppose it.

Li Yuan chuckled: "Tell them that if they agree, in addition to the club, I guarantee to invest more than 100 million pounds in Sheffield to create a new innovation base."

Anyway, I have so many companies and I need to set up branches in the UK. Where can I put them? You can definitely put them in this city.

"Also, tell the club, especially everyone in the team - in order to become a strong Premier League team and build a football giant, it definitely needs to be rebuilt and new blood needs to be replaced. I don't want to deceive anyone here. But Sheffield United also needs to be rebuilt.

It is a humane club that will definitely accommodate everyone and will never let anyone lose their job. And as the club's performance improves, everyone's income is guaranteed to increase."

Laughter and applause rang out, and almost everyone was smiling. Including the two makeshift head coaches, they already had a premonition of being replaced.

But Li Yuan's guarantee here is equivalent to giving him a "gold medal to avoid death." Then you can rest assured, at least there is no risk of unemployment, right?

The two head coaches immediately assured: "Boss! Don't worry, there are some good guys in our team. After strengthening during the winter window, we will strive to break into the Premier League this season."

"Haha. Then I'll prepare the check. Don't you guys save money for me?"

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Everyone was happy when they met for the first time. The entire club was very satisfied with Li Yuan, the new owner.

The most satisfying part is, of course, the big check. Not only has 10 million pounds been deposited in the club's account, but all the original external debts have been paid off directly, which reflects one thing - trench!

However, Huang Jiaojiao couldn't understand Li Yuan's fat sheep style.

Originally, the eldest lady thought that it was just a man who wanted to buy a big toy? Buying a sports car is no different from buying a football club. It is not buying a giant like Manchester United or Liverpool, it is nothing more than an inconspicuous English League One club.

But after the acquisition, why did he suddenly become a fat sheep who kills decisively? This stinky man spends money indiscriminately, and he can't... learn from me?

So after returning to the hotel, Huang Jiaojiao asked strangely: "Xiao Yuanzi, what is the place to make a fortune here? Why are you so optimistic about this club?"

"Hey, I said I love football, do you believe it?"

"Huh? I believe you, you idiot!" Huang Jiaojiao sneered, "You have always been unprofitable and you have never been interested in football..."

"Hey, I just don't like the national football team?"

"Yes! You are not patriotic. How can you be so generous?"

"Where can I be generous?"

"Bah! If you buy the property rights of the stadium, as well as the land for the training base, and build a new stadium and training base, it should cost hundreds of millions of pounds, right? And buy new players, which will cost at least tens of millions. Plus the annual subsidies to the club The money is hundreds of millions of pounds? According to your nature, if you don’t earn back 1 billion, why would you invest so much? You are the biggest profiteer!”

"Haha? Lihua, is this how you look at your man?"

"Humph, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you. I don't know you yet?"

"hehe."

Huang Jiaojiao definitely couldn't understand this rich family model, so Li Yuan didn't explain much. Huang Jiaojiao was also very familiar with the nature of her men and didn't believe anything Li Yuan said.

However, the next day, when a reporter from "The Sun" asked for an exclusive interview, Huang Jiaojiao was still shocked: "Xiao Yuanzi, why are there reporters coming to interview us? Hehehe. Go away and let me dress up."

"This is no nonsense, of course I sent someone to inform them."

"ah?"

"If you don't think about it, if we are a broken club in the second tier league and no one informs us, how can a newspaper like The Sun make a special trip to interview us?"

"ah?"

Speaking of "The Sun", everyone should know this newspaper, it is a famous British tabloid all over the world.

But the so-called "tabloid" mainly talks about the novel content of this newspaper. Judging from the circulation, it is undoubtedly one of the largest newspapers in the UK. It is also one of the most important media. Its influence is quite huge. .

When "The Sun" reporter Irving appeared, he had obviously checked the information in advance: "Li, can I call you this?"

"Of course. It's an honor to meet you. I hope you'll be merciful."

Irving laughed: "What we like most is that you give us some breaking news."

"No problem. Let's get started then?"

"OK!"

"..."

After a few pleasantries, Irving started to ask questions according to the interview outline: "Li, I heard that your Parallel Technology is very popular in Silicon Valley. And through the Nasdaq listing, you have become a well-known super company. Billionaires and tech upstarts?”

"That's pretty much it. Computer IT has changed my life."

"Computer IT changes life? This is a good saying. But we recently heard that you invested in Sheffield United Football Club? Now you have become the owner of this century-old club?"

"Indeed."

"Excuse my presumption, why do you like this club? Is there something special that attracts you?"

In fact, when Irving asked here, all the questions were quite satisfactory and easy to answer.

Regarding the above questions, Li Yuan can copy the answers at will, such as "love football", "like the city", "repay the fans", "personal hobbies"...

You can answer whatever you want. There have been many templates in the past.

However, Li Yuan smiled slightly: "Actually...it's just one thing that's special! The key is - fate."

"Fate? What do you mean?"

"Haha. At that time, I wanted to buy an English club. I wanted the fastest speed and the simplest transaction. So the brokerage company recommended this club to me."

"Huh? Is that the reason?" Irving was shocked. What's the big deal? Did he just buy cakes at the mall? This is a professional club!
To be continued...