(The fastest way to code is when you are half-drunk and half-awake! Are you still used to it on the first day of work after the New Year?)

CEO Ian Ayre looked at his boss and then at his old partner Tom Warner, cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Yang, renovating turf is not an easy task. Renovating turf is simple. Even the top-quality grass does not exceed 20

Ten thousand pounds, but the annual maintenance cost for lighting and temperature control alone is almost 8 times more than this figure. This does not include the cost of labor, insect removal, watering and other work. The cumulative annual cost is

The money on the turf alone exceeds 2 million pounds, and if we continue to invest, it will be a considerable expenditure."

After speaking, he vaguely looked at the boss John Henry with his peripheral vision. Seeing that he did not show any dissatisfaction, Ian Ayre secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He meant well by what he just said, but from another perspective, he would complain that the boss was not dissatisfied.

Fortunately, he thought too much about the investment, but it could also be that John Henry felt that the club was going to be sold soon, and he might not care about losing points due to these small favors.

Yang Cheng stood up, patted the rain on his hands, and looked around. On this rainy day, a mist rose from the grass in the distance. Under the dim light, this scene was somewhat similar to the way vampires appear in movies.

"Let's go, let's find a place to talk slowly." Yang Cheng looked away, hugged the trembling Georgina and said to John Henry.

"Go to my office, I have good Jamaican coffee beans." John Henry nodded decisively and invited. The old man is older and does not have the firepower of a young man like Yang Cheng, and his body is also getting chills. Britain is damned.

The coldness always seems to find its way into the bones.

The luxurious office is located in the middle of the top floor on one side of the Anfield main stand. Behind the glass is the VIP stand. This is a combination of the office and the VIP box. When there is no game, you can enjoy a quiet working space here alone. When you are tired, look through

The windows overlook the green field of the stadium to relieve visual fatigue. When there is a game, you can also invite friends and partners to the office to enjoy cigars and red wine while watching the fierce game. This seems to be a good feeling.

Yang Cheng thought as he looked at the elegant and palace-style furnishings of the box or office.

Instructing Yang Cheng and Georgina to visit at will, John Henry waved to Tom Warner and the two to go to work, and then arranged for his secretary to deliver freshly brewed coffee.

"What a bad day." Perhaps because he had been in the UK for a long time, John Henry was also used to starting by complaining about the weather.

Yang Cheng chuckled and shrugged, joking, "It's indeed worse, but 20 people have told me today."

John Henry was stunned for a moment, thinking that Yang Cheng was expressing dissatisfaction with him, but then he noticed the smile on Yang Cheng's face and understood the meaning of this joke. It was a joke about the British always talking about the weather, and he couldn't help but raise his head.

Laughing, "Haha, Jason, you are very funny."

"I'm a young man, aren't I?" Yang Cheng asked with a pun.

This young man has two meanings. One is the superficial meaning, he is still young and likes to joke; the other is to remind John Henry that he is a young man, which also represents his youthfulness, frivolity and fearlessness.

The smile on John Henry's face deepened, just as the secretary came in with a tray to deliver coffee, pointed in the direction of Yang Cheng, "How about giving it to our young guests first, trying my coffee."

Yang Cheng and Georgina thanked each other, took the coffee cup, smelled it and then took a sip. They squinted their eyes and felt the rich flavor and sour aftertaste of fruit in their mouths. They looked at each other and smiled, and said in unison,

"peaberry".

These are the top coffee beans from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica, also known as pearl beans. They are small round beans carefully selected from the products at an altitude of 2,100 meters. They are the best of the best. Yang Cheng is very familiar with them. He drinks them often.

"Haha, you are worthy of being born in Manhattan. Georgina, I met your father before and discussed the transfer of Liverpool. He was not interested at all." John Henry sat opposite Yang Cheng and Georgina and praised them.

Get to the point in one sentence.

Georgina wrapped her windbreaker around Yang Cheng and said with a smile, "Yes, it was because I overheard your conversation that I recommended Jason to come over for inspection. He is interested in acquiring a football club."

Yang Cheng nodded in agreement with Georgina's words, and then said, "John, I was actually not very interested in Liverpool before I came here. You can probably guess the reasons. The city is too small, the population is small, the economy is not dynamic, and other factors. But

When I actually stepped onto the stone pavement of Anfield Stadium, a sense of mission arose from the bottom of my heart. I felt that I should do something for this club with an extremely glorious history.

So John, since you are thinking of quitting, why not hand over the team to me, a young man, and believe that I will lead Liverpool back to the top. As for the price, it’s easy to say, how about $500 million?”

Not to mention the stunned John Henry, even Georgina was shocked by Yang Cheng's shamelessness. The sense of mission you mentioned earlier is nonsense. Only the last sentence is sincere, right?

500 million U.S. dollars, this is not a bargain, this is humiliation! John Henry's bottom line is 600 million pounds, which is about 800 million U.S. dollars, but Yang Cheng cut off 300 million U.S. dollars in one go. I don't know.

Still thought this was a small commodity wholesale city to buy clothes?

In fact, there was a reason why Yang Cheng offered this price. He originally thought that 600 million pounds was a good figure, but he kept it in mind and sent a consultation to McKinsey and the magazine before the plane took off from New York.

Application, asking them to give the actual evaluation report of Liverpool Club, for which he paid a price of 300,000 US dollars. Just before he entered the office, two reports appeared in his mailbox.

The market value assessment given by Fubububu is US$691 million, while the reasonable acquisition price quoted by McKinsey is US$500 million plus debt. Only then can Yang Cheng dare to open his mouth and cut off US$300 million. This is the old guy Gu Nian

body, otherwise if he quoted a price of 400 million, John Henry would have had a heart attack.

Giving Georgina a reassuring look, she pulled out two emails from her phone, slid them on the coffee table to John Henry, and said with a chuckle, "John, don't get angry in a hurry, first take a look at the opinions of these two authoritative consulting and evaluation agencies.

Report from Liverpool and then decide whether to kick me out."

After saying that, he ignored John Henry's murderous look, turned his head, and whispered in Georgina's ear briefly the content of the email, and then said to John Henry, "John, I know your Fenway Sports debt is serious.

, and the Boston Red Sox are in urgent need of cash to maintain the normal operation of the team. Besides, the price of 500 million is already several times what you paid for Liverpool at the time. Hello, me, everyone, you must think carefully."

Not long after, John Henry finished reading the email and pushed the phone back. He knew that Yang Cheng had caught his weak point and there was no room for bargaining. After a moment of silence, he stared at Yang Cheng with wolf-like eyes, "Okay, 500 million

dollars, but you have to cover the team's debt."

Yang Cheng, who had originally planned to do so, made a "hypocritical" expression of embarrassment. Georgina even cooperated and pulled Yang Cheng's lapel. It seemed that after a painful inner battle, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay.

Well, for the sake of Georgina and the fact that we are both Americans, I agreed."

John Henry breathed a sigh of relief, slumped back, and said without energy, "Let's hurry up and complete the transfer procedures during the offseason, and try to hold a press conference in the next two days. Congratulations to Jason, and I hope you can fulfill your promise as soon as possible.

Leading Liverpool back to its glory days."

Although John Henry is very stingy and is reluctant to contribute to the team, he still loves football and is full of emotions for Liverpool. At this time, Yang Cheng will naturally not say anything disappointing and solemnly said, "Believe me John, this day

It’s not too far.”

In the next two days, the legal staff of 4D Space and Fenway Sports had a heated discussion over every detail of the payment. Both parties were fighting for every inch of land, and in order to return to New York before the 6th to participate in Ali Bar Bar’s first road show

Yang Cheng did not hesitate to contact Prince William to come forward to endorse him. Naturally, the FA wanted to give William face, and they also showed rare efficiency and completed the change of ownership of the club on the evening of the 5th. This lightning transaction was completed.

Of course, the so-called completion only means that the main procedures have been completed and the registration change has been completed. The remaining procedures, such as joining the Premier League Committee, the highest organization of the league, will be completed slowly in the future. After all, William's intervention also involves the Liverpool family.

The combined power of the established wealthy club and the new boss, who is a wealthy Chinese-American, gives the Football Association enough reason to handle all processes in a special manner.

At 9 a.m. on the 6th, reporters from newspapers and media outlets with sports sections across the British Isles and major newspapers and magazines in the UK arrived at Anfield on time according to the emergency notice they received last night. Although they didn’t know what Liverpool was going to do, they
Chapter completed!