MTL - Reborn Russia As An Oligarch-Chapter 835 meet old acquaintances

  Chapter 835 Meeting an old acquaintance

  February 15, Saturday, Ashburton, London, Jaguar Land Rover Stadium.

   This huge brand new stadium is Arsenal's new home stadium that has just been built and is already in use.

  All steel structure, covered with transparent glass, looks simple and stylish.

  The stadium has 70,000 seats, 300 private rooms, and complete supporting facilities.

   This new stadium is definitely one of the best stadiums in Europe, not inferior to those world-renowned stadiums, such as Old Trafford, Camp Nou, Bernabeu, etc.

  Today is Arsenal's home game. About an hour before the start of the game, the stadium was full of seats.

  As many as 70,000 fans, wearing red and white home autumn clothes, stood in the stands and jumped up and down. Some chorused loudly, some roared and shouted. Anyway, everyone was venting their passion.

  Even if the game hasn't started yet, the fans are clearly in the mood...

   This is also inseparable from the club's excellent results this season.

  As soon as the league kicked off, Arsenal immediately showed their mighty strength, and it was hard to find a defeat in the Premier League!

  There are Henry and Ronaldinho in the frontcourt, destroying the city.

   There are Vieira and Beckham in the midfield, commanding and dispatching.

   On the defense line are Nesta and Buffon, indestructible!

   It can be said that there are superstars in the three lines on the field, and the overall strength is a level higher than other teams in the Premier League!

  In addition, there are many powerful players on the bench, so Arsenal's results are ridiculously good after half a season, which directly ignites the passion of the fans.

  The huge home stadium, as long as there is a game, is definitely full, and tickets are hard to come by!

  According to David Dane's report, if this trend continues, the home ticket revenue alone will soar from more than 30 million pounds last year to just over 100 million pounds!

  This is also good news for the club's finances.

  It means that even without Wang Ye’s continuous additional capital investment in the future, the club’s direct ticket revenue, broadcast revenue, sponsorship fees, game bonuses, etc., can reach about 250 million pounds a year!

  Of course, this amount is based on extremely good performance.

  For example, if you want to win the league championship, you must at least enter the semi-finals of the Champions League, etc...

  For the same team, whether the performance is good or not will greatly affect the income.

  Arsenal, for example, is doing very well now, so the home court is full, the ticket revenue is soft, and the various bonuses are not small sums. The annual revenue is 250 million pounds.

   But what if the grades get worse?

  With 70,000 people at home, it is estimated that there are only 30,000 to 40,000 spectators, and more than half of them will be vacant.

   This is because the British fans are very fanatical and loyal, otherwise the number would be even smaller.

   If the results are not good, various sponsorship fees, broadcast income, and competition bonuses will also drop significantly. In the end, the annual revenue may even be difficult to reach 100 million pounds...

   Subtracting various hard expenses, such as player coaches, club staff salaries, stadium maintenance costs, etc., it is very likely that you will not be able to make ends meet!

   I have to say that Wang Ye’s big investment after acquiring the club has brought so many superstars to the club, especially these stars are very suitable for the Arsenal club.

   This has fundamentally changed the club's situation and brought Arsenal Club into a virtuous circle.

   At the same time, it also saved Wang Ye a large amount of follow-up investment.

   Just look at Abu to understand this.

  Chelsea also spent a lot of money in the first year, but the transformation of the team was not thorough, and the results were not ideal.

  So in the next few years, Abu will continue to invest money in it.

   There was also a joke at the time, that is, as soon as the summer transfer period opened every year, many small and medium-sized clubs would stare at Chelsea eagerly, because the "Chelsea Supermarket" was about to open!

  Perhaps the star who was just bought at a high price the year before has not shown enough strength or no longer meets the requirements of the head coach after staying for a year, and will be sold at a low price...

  In those few years, Abu spent a lot of money going back and forth wrongly!

  ...

  The game is about to start. Today is Arsenal's home game against their rival Manchester United. This is a game that attracts national attention.

  Although this season, in the Premier League standings, Arsenal have already left Manchester United by more than ten points, and the gap between the two is quite large.

   But there is still a lot to watch in this game!

  For example, what kind of sparks will collide when Beckham and Ferguson, the "father and son" who have turned against each other, meet again.

   Also, the last time the two teams met was when Arsenal challenged Manchester United in an away game. At that time, they only narrowly won by one goal. At the press conference after the game, Ferguson was very unconvinced, saying that his team was just out of luck.

  So this time we meet again, can Manchester United complete the "revenge"?

   Also, if Arsenal can successfully defeat Manchester United in this game, they can almost declare themselves the league champion, because the points gap between them and Manchester United, which is second in the league, will reach more than 20 points!

  This gap will definitely make any opponent feel desperate.

  Helen of "The Times" has also stood still in the press box on the sidelines, holding a long-lens camera, and absent-mindedly took a few photos of the stands.

   From time to time, he turned his head and looked in the direction of the private room above.

  She heard that Mikhail, the owner of the Arsenal Club, has come to London!

  After the last interview, Helen posted several articles about Mikhail, and she seemed to be Mikhail's spokesperson in the UK!

   As a reporter, these are all necessary skills. If you can finally get close to a real big shot, why don't you hurry up and hold on to your "thighs"!

   Unfortunately, last time Mikhail got engaged, she was not invited over.

  She still saw the news on the Russian media.

  Helen felt that she had missed a big news, and she was very regretful.

  That's the Romanov family, that's a grand duchess!

   Combining this identity with Mikhail is simply too much of a gimmick. Just writing a few lace news can make the newspaper sell well...

  The main purpose of her coming here today is to find an opportunity to interview Mikhail.

   While looking around, Helen's eyes suddenly lit up, because she saw a few figures appearing in the private room with the best location and the largest area above.

  The wall of the private room facing the stadium is made of transparent glass, so you can vaguely see the inside from the outside, but you can't see clearly, and you can't be sure who the people inside are.

  However, Helen knows that this private room is not open to the public, it will only be reserved for the most distinguished guests of the club and the boss for his own use.

   There was also a competition in this stadium some time ago, and this private room has never been used.

  Now Mikhail happens to be in London, so there shouldn’t be much suspense about who the person who appeared in this private room is!

  Thinking of this, Helen rolled her eyes, put away the camera, and walked along the steps to the private room passage.

  She had to find a way to "humble" into that private room and meet Mikhail, otherwise, she would not know how long she would have to wait before seeing Mikhail again!

  ...

  Helen did not guess wrong, the luxurious private room above is indeed Wang Ye and his party.

  In addition to Wang Ye, there are also William and Harry, and Abu!

  As for Rosiana, she didn’t come here. William’s girlfriend took her shopping. She’s not very interested in football…

  Wang Ye also fulfilled his promise and introduced William and Harry to Abramovich.

  The four of them were sitting on a large sofa, looking at the stadium below through the glass curtain wall. Before the game started, they were drinking beer and chatting.

  Although William and Harry did not know Abramovich, they had already heard about it.

   Last year, the Russian oligarchs "invaded" the city of London, which made a lot of noise. They also discussed it at the family dinner at Buckingham Palace.

   As members of the royal family, they are of course happy to see this kind of foreign rich people investing.

  Because this is for consumption, and it is still a large consumption!

  The Queen said at the time that she hoped that more foreign capital would be invested in the Premier League in the future.

   In this way, the level and influence of the Premier League will be quickly improved, which is a great thing!

  Of course, these are all discussed by the Queen and Charles, William and Harry have not yet had a say...

  But the queen's attitude naturally represents the attitude of the royal family, so the two of them met Abu today, and they were very polite and enthusiastic.

   "Misha, why don't you sell Henry or Ronaldinho to me, and you can set the price as you like!" Abu said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

  Arsenal's performance this season is too dazzling!

   The team is full of superstars, and has even surpassed Real Madrid, taking away the title of "Galaxy Battleship"!

   Among them, the two most dazzling stars are none other than Ronaldinho and Henry!

  Henry is definitely Arsenal's sharpest "treasure sword" this season, helping the team to destroy the city. Just halfway through the season, the league goals alone reached 20!

  Looking at this momentum, this year's league Golden Boot is absolutely stable, and the number of goals can even reach more than 30.

   As for Ronaldinho, he did not score as many goals as Henry, only more than a dozen, but his reputation is now no less than Henry.

   Others play football, that is technology, but Ronaldinho plays football, it is art...

  The ox tail, fried meatballs, cycling, pass the ball without looking at people, all kinds of things are like magic, often making the opposing defensive players dazzled and at a loss.

   Not only is it very enjoyable to watch, but also very practical. More than half of Henry's goals are assisted by him!

  He has grown into Arsenal's offensive core and hub!

   It can be said that in the 0304 season, the player with the fastest rising speed in the world football is none other than Ronaldinho!

   When he came here, he was a first-class star, but after half a season, Ronaldinho has grown into a real superstar.

   Abu is really drooling looking at these two superstars.

  If Wang Ye is really for sale, Abu will definitely be willing to pay 80 million or even 100 million euros to buy any one!

  The reason why Wang Ye was asked to set the price himself was because Abu was sure that Wang Ye would not open his mouth like a lion, calling a sky-high price to make himself unable to come down...

   Given the relationship between the two of them, they will never cheat themselves.

  Wang Ye would not cheat him, but he was not willing to sell Henry or Ronaldinho either.

   He could only spread his hands and joked: "If you were Henry or Ronaldinho, would you be willing to leave a team like Arsenal and switch to Chelsea?"

  William, Harry and Abramovich all laughed and shook their heads together.

  Wang Ye's meaning is very simple, Arsenal is now an absolute giant team!

  The club is not short of money, not short of fame, and the results are so good.

   This is definitely the place that any aspiring superstar wants to stay.

   As for Chelsea, they are still working hard for the UEFA Cup tickets for next season, and they can't even play in the Champions League.

   It is absolutely impossible for a real top superstar to choose such a mid-level team.

  Compared with the same amount of money, top superstars will definitely choose a bigger stage and a higher level of competition!

   And these are what Chelsea can't provide now.

   After Abramovich laughed, he could only shake his head helplessly. His Chelsea still needs to continue to lay a solid foundation and build a stage.

   No matter how rich he is, no matter how willing he is to spend money, it will be difficult to attract real top superstars in a short period of time.

   It will take at least two or three years, let's talk about it after letting the team get the Champions League tickets.

  ...

   While chatting, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and one of Wang Ye's bodyguards came over.

   Leaning over to report to Wang Yehui: "Boss, there is a female reporter who says she knows you and wants to come into the private room to meet you."

  Wang Ye was taken aback, female reporter?

  Do you have any familiar female reporters here in London?

   It is probably the paparazzi of those tabloids again, wanting to fish in troubled waters and make a big news.

  He waved his hand and said casually: "Tell her it's inconvenient now, if you need anything, contact my assistant to make an appointment for an interview."

  Of course, this is just polite talk.

  Where are those reporters going to contact Wang Ye's assistant...

  The bodyguard nodded, turned around and was about to leave the private room to chase people away, but just as he reached the door, he was stopped by Wang Ye again.

  Because Wang Ye remembered, there is indeed a female reporter here that he is quite familiar with...

   That female reporter from The Times is quite pretty, what's her name...

  He turned his head and said, "Ask which newspaper she works for and what her name is."

  The bodyguard nodded and went out.

  Harry said with a smile: "The reporters here are different from those in Moscow. I suggest that you better not have too much contact with them, otherwise, there will be a lot of trouble in the future."

  William nodded sympathetically. Looking at his expression, he seemed to have suffered from the paparazzi.

   Also, the paparazzi in London are famous all over the world!

   There is no news that they dare not report or "fabricate"!

  From the royal family, down to the politicians and rich people, and then to the stars, etc., they all suffer from it.

  Especially those big stars, there are basically paparazzi "stalking" you 24 hours a day, even if you go to the bathroom, you can't escape their cameras!

   It can be described as outrageous...

  Wang Ye smiled, but didn't take it too seriously, anyway, he couldn't stay in London for a few days.

  The reason why I gave the Times reporter a chance to interview me was because I wanted to have my own voice.

   This also saves those tabloid reporters from making up random things.

  (end of this chapter)