Football giants

Chapter 154
"Come on, like Arsenal, why can't you work for Southampton?"

Charlene Lahiri thought, what kind of logic is this?

They are obviously two things, why should they be mixed together?

"I like Arsenal, that's the feeling of others. He has liked Arsenal since he was a child, but from a professional point of view, he accepts the job at Southampton and uses what he has learned and what he is good at. Is there any conflict?"

Are there no conflicts?
Yang Huan felt that it seemed to be the case.

In the final analysis, this is not about making boyfriends and girlfriends. Could it be that if you have a job, you are not allowed to like other teams?
Moreover, the authoritative professor of Oxford University, this halo is indeed too attractive.

"Okay, not bad, is there another one?" Yang Huan remembered that she was talking about two people.

"There is another person I only interviewed on the phone once, the director of the Atlanta Football Data Research Company, Stanford University's Ph.D. in aerospace and aerospace, Howard Hamilton, no one is more familiar with and understands the operation of data analysis than him."

Yang Huan's heart skipped a beat.

Since it started later than other giants, it must catch up in speed and efficiency.

The best thing is to directly introduce better equipment, poach better talents, and enrich its own strength in the shortest possible time.

As the saying goes, stones from other mountains can attack jade, so there is no need to rest on your laurels.

"Okay, you help me contact these two people and invite them to Southampton. I can try my best to meet their conditions and needs. I want to use them as the core to form a set of the best and top-notch data analysis team!"

Data analysis is not just as simple as introducing some game data from the outside.

This includes software and hardware, as well as a lot of high-tech equipment, all of which need to be invested in research and development and tailor-made.

It will be a revolution to traditional football!
Although he started late, Yang Huan has a stronger willingness to invest than everyone else now. He believes that Southampton will be able to catch up in the shortest possible time.

"How much do you plan to invest?" Charlene Lahiri asked with interest.

Yang Huan made some calculations, "The start-up capital is 500 million pounds, what do you think?"

"500 million pounds?" Charlene Lahiri was a little surprised.

This can introduce a powerful Premier League first-class star.

"Not enough?" Yang Huan thought she thought it was too little, "If it's not enough, add more, 1000 million, 2000 million, there is no problem, the most important thing is to build the top data analysis team."

As long as it's something he wants to do, he doesn't care how much he invests, especially in terms of money.

Who made him so cheap?
Charlene Lahiri could only smile wryly, "You really are rich and powerful!"

If others heard Yang Huan's words, those who didn't know would think he was showing off his wealth.

But Charlene Lahiri is very clear that Yang Huan has always attached great importance to the investment in scientific research.

Southampton's youth training investment is greater than before, the most obvious is the training hardware.

In the new training base, the students of the Southampton youth training camp are in independent dormitories, and everyone's room is at least comparable to a three-star hotel.

From this point, it is not difficult to see that Yang Huan's investment in this aspect is very bold.

"I take your words as a compliment!" Yang Huan said with a cheeky smile.

Charlene Lahiri gave him a charming look. This guy has become thick-skinned, and he is really lawless.

That coquettish attitude made Yang Huan on the opposite side dumbfounded.

If this woman deliberately seduces a man, is there anyone in this world who can resist this temptation?
But she was right, Yang Huan was not short of money.

In the past two or three months, the income of game companies has been rising steadily.

Although these two games, Cut the Rope and Temple Run, were launched only a few months ago in the second half of the year, they have entered the top ten revenue lists of the Apple Store in [-], becoming the most profitable games, and their revenue is also rising steadily, doubling almost every month.

In [-], the Android version and other game peripherals were successively launched, and the revenue increased again.

The average daily income in January was as high as 80 pounds, and in February, the daily income exceeded 100 million pounds.

And these incomes are the net income obtained after deducting the share of Apple and Android, as well as some other expenses.

In other words, now Yang Huan can earn 100 million pounds from these two games every day, which is 3000 million pounds a month.

To say that he is rich and powerful is not an exaggeration at all.

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Accompanying Charlene Lahiri, who promised to help, walked back to the lobby, Terry Matthews, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately greeted her.

"Master Huan!"

After having two drinks just now, and putting his shoulders on his shoulders to say a few heart-to-heart words, he is much closer to Yang Huan now.

"Terry!" Yang Huan immediately laughed when he saw him, "It's just in time, I'll take you to a place."

"Okay!"

The two walked out of the restaurant, walked forward, passed the headquarters of the International Sailing Federation, and came to the passenger ship terminal.

The Test River from west to east meets the Itchin River from north to south.

Standing on the shore of the passenger ship terminal, you can just see the huge river view.

On the far side of the river is the dilapidated and abandoned freighter terminal where Yang Huan had ridiculed Abramovich before.

"Master Huan, what's the matter with bringing me here?" Terry Matthews asked inexplicably.

It's very windy and cold here.

The cold wind blowing from the English Channel in the east, got in at every crack, and got into the suit and shirt, making people chill all over.

"Terry, I brought you here because I wanted you to see it."

Yang Huan stood on the shore, pointing to the distant shore, "The opposite is the New Forest Park in England."

Terry Matthews nodded. It is a bit similar to a smaller version of Yellowstone Park in the United States. It is a good place for picnic camping and self-driving tours. Many people in southern England like to go.

"To the north of Southampton, there is the famous tourist city Winchester and the world-famous prehistoric Stonehenge, while in the east, passing through the Solent Strait, is the famous tourist destination Isle of Wight."

These are the most famous tourist attractions and resources around Southampton.

Terry Matthews is naturally no stranger to what Yang Huan said, on the contrary, he is familiar with it.

"Southampton is the largest passenger port in the UK. Nearly 300 million tourists land in the UK from here every year. It is known as the gateway of the UK to the world."

Having said that, Yang Huan changed the subject.

"However, these 300 million tourists are very difficult to bring anything to Southampton. The reason is simply that there is no element that attracts them to stay here."

Terry Matthews understood what Yang Huan meant, but smiled wryly.

"Master Huan, we all understand what you mean. Although Southampton is a city with a long history, after the bombing of the German army in World War II, the whole city has basically been reduced to ashes. Some of the remaining historical buildings are not attractive enough."

Terry Matthews clapped his hands on the guardrail of the pier embankment, and sighed deeply.

"Everyone who travels to the UK basically goes to London. Has anyone heard of Southampton?"

This is also an indisputable fact.

Southampton is even less famous than Manchester, Liverpool and other cities.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Yang Huan shook his head and laughed.

"If there is not enough attraction, then create attraction. If there is no ancient building, then we will build a world-renowned landmark building, just like Dubai. It used to be a desert. Why is it so popular now?"

Terry Matthews was a little dumbfounded, Master Huan, is he going to learn from Dubai?
Oil can be dug underground in Dubai, and waste oil can be dug underground in Southampton!

Seeing Terry Matthews' eyes, Yang Huan chuckled, shook his head and said, "I don't mean to blindly learn from Dubai."

Terry Matthews breathed a sigh of relief.

"I mean, we're building a brand new football stadium in Southampton, right there!"

Looking at Yang Huan's finger, Terry Matthews thought he was pointing at the opposite bank, "Master Huan, that place belongs to Hayes."

"I'm talking about the river!"

"What?" Terry Matthews lost his voice in shock. "On the river...on the river?"

"That's right!" Yang Huan was very satisfied with the effect, "I want to build Southampton's new stadium at the confluence of the Test River and the Itchin River. Not only do I want to build a football stadium on the sea, I also plan to build a top-notch luxury hotel on the sea!"

He had previously lived at the Grand Harbor Hotel, the best in Southampton.

But it is such a hotel, the facilities and conditions are quite bad, which makes Yang Huan very dissatisfied.

Three million foreign tourists land from Southampton a year, and the number of British people traveling south every year is unknown, but such a city doesn't even have a decent hotel.

Does this sound like a word?

Portsmouth had planned to build a football stadium on the sea before, but it was more like a joke, because Portsmouth had no money at all. Later, after Portsmouth was acquired by Manchester City's new owner Al Fahim, the new stadium was shelved.

Southampton is obviously more suitable for building a football field on the sea, at least there is not such a strong sea breeze here.

"Master Huan, are you kidding me?" Terry Matthews couldn't believe it.

How much does it cost to invest in a football field on the sea and a luxury hotel on the sea?
"Do you think I'm joking?" Yang Huan asked with a smile.

Terry? Matthews shook his head, really not.

But if you really want to do this, isn't it too shocking?

Yang Huan is very satisfied with the effect he created, if it doesn't shock the world, he really doesn't want to do it.

"Terry!" Yang Huan patted Terry Matthews on the shoulder.

This scene looked very strange, because Yang Huan was only 20 years old, but he put his shoulders on a middle-aged man's old-fashioned way, with a condescending tone of lecture.

"I'm going to give you a lot of support for mayor, how about you help me with this?"

This is too tempting for Terry Matthews, who aspires to become the mayor of Southampton!

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In the morning, the sun slanted from east to west on the water surface of the Solent Strait, giving off golden phosphorescence.

Stretching all the way, Yang Huan walked out of the room and stood on the balcony, just in time to have a panoramic view of the scene in the distance.

After Meimei woke up from sleep, seeing such a beautiful scenery, her mood also became more comfortable.

"Old five." Yang Huan shouted directly into the air in front of him without turning his head.

Long Wu quickly appeared at the gate of the balcony, "Master Huan."

"Has the paper arrived this morning?"

"It's here, I'll get it!" After finishing speaking, Long Wuyi turned around and disappeared again.

Yang Huan sat carelessly on the bench on the balcony, waiting for Long Wu to deliver the newspaper.

He is usually not in the habit of reading newspapers. Even if he wants to read some news, he is happy to use his IPAD or computer to read it.

But sometimes, he felt that reading newspapers was obviously more enjoyable.

It was as if he had just defeated Chelsea last night, and he wanted to see the reactions of those British newspapers.

Just as he sat down, there was a buzzing sound from the mobile phone that was casually placed on the table.

Yang Huan picked it up and took a look, then swipe the screen to answer, "Hello, old grandson."

"Master Huan, I knew you must get up early, and I guessed right." Sun Yue said with a smile on the phone.

"Okay, tell me something, don't talk nonsense." Yang Huan cursed with a smile.

Although sometimes he would scold Sun Yue, in general, he liked this kid quite a lot.

In addition to being good at flattering, his work ability is quite good.

"Mainly to report two things to you."

"Say!"

Just at this time Long Wu came over with a stack of newspapers, Yang Huan pointed in front of him, motioning for him to put it on the table.

"Yesterday, the entertainment company put Ms. Yun'er's single on the Apple Store, and guess what, how many downloads were there in one night?" This kid Sun Yue was still trying to get rid of it.

Yang Huan shook his head and smiled, this kid is too outrageous.

This is an untidy rhythm!
(End of this chapter)