Super Marshal

He's back again!

After Manchester City defeated Tottenham Hotspur at home, the whole of Europe was frantically hyping this topic. All the media seemed to have planned it for a long time. They came up with all kinds of eye-catching breaking news and commentary articles, combined with The sensational title created a huge sensation around the world.

Especially the Sun newspaper, which has the largest sales volume in the UK, has only this big red headline on the front page.

Under the title is a close-up of Gao Han's face, with firm and sharp eyes.

Abramovich's first reaction when he saw this subtitle was, Damn, is The Sun crazy? A cover worth a thousand dollars is actually used for such a thing?

But the second reaction was, is this really crazy? Is it necessary to be so exaggerated? Isn’t it just about winning the Premier League title and returning to the Champions League? As for such a big fanfare? Didn't they already know this?

In fact, before the winter break, everyone knew that Manchester City would win the championship and return to the Champions League. What is so suspenseful, surprising, and shocking about this?

But all the media treat this as a holiday and hype it up, right?

After slamming the Sun newspaper onto the sofa next to him, Abramovich stopped reading other newspapers.

no point.

Almost all the major newspapers are hyping up this matter. This group of profit-seeking media reporters all regard Gao Han as a weapon to boost sales. Before the game, they hyped that Manchester City was in crisis and that Gao Han's winning streak would be terminated. They also hyped Gao Han after the game. Strong, the game turned into a disaster, but it is also full of dangers, what will happen in the next round?

This has become a hype routine for major European media.

Abramovich was surprised. Do those readers only have straw in their minds? Don’t they understand the hype tactics created by these media to boost sales?

When thinking of this, the Russian exhaled heavily and sighed inwardly, there are so many idiots in the world.

"Marina, how is the current situation of the team?" Abramovich calmed down and looked at his close assistant Marina Granovskya who had been sitting silently opposite him.

"It's okay. If there are no accidents, there is no problem with the league runner-up." Granovskia replied.

"What about the FA Cup?" Abramovich asked with concern.

Chelsea are indeed having a bad time this season, finishing in the top 16 in a row. This European war result makes Abramovich very dissatisfied, and the league has been suppressed by Manchester City and cannot be reversed. The League Cup was also eliminated early. Until now The only hope is the FA Cup.

But Manchester City has also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and their opponent is the weaker Portsmouth. The Pompeii Legion has been destined to be relegated this season. It is estimated that it will be difficult to snipe Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals. On the contrary It's Chelsea, and their opponent in the semi-finals is Redknapp's Tottenham Hotspur, who are pretty good.

Even if they can reach the finals and encounter the cold Manchester City, the result may be disastrous.

When he thought of this, Abramovich became distraught, but soon, his reason kept reminding him repeatedly that today is different from the past.

From the subprime mortgage crisis to the current European debt crisis, Abramovich has suffered heavy losses. Coupled with his lavish spending in the past few years, it has been difficult for him to maintain his high investment in Chelsea. He must follow the European economy As winter enters, money tightening begins. As for when it will start again...

To be honest, Abramovich himself was not sure.

"You inform the team to increase the prize money of the FA Cup to five times the original value and require them to win the FA Cup no matter what. Also, tell Scolari that the rumors from the outside are just rumors. The team His results in the FA Cup will not be evaluated and he will still be the manager next season."

Granovskya looked at Abramovich with some surprise, guessing the boss's intention.

It was obvious that Abramovich was losing interest.

If the economic crisis has significantly reduced his wealth, then the huge performance gap between Chelsea and Manchester City this season has made Abramovich see through the reality, that is, during Gao Han's coaching period, even if Chelsea went out of their way to bring in superstars, it would be very difficult. It’s hard to compete with Manchester City.

Therefore, Abramovich's strategy tends to be conservative, focusing on stabilizing Chelsea's current situation. Retaining Scolari is the best proof. As for the huge bonus, it is more like a castle in the air.

If the team can really beat the cold Manchester City, let alone five times, Abramovich will be happy if he gives it ten times.

Abramovich ignored his assistant's thoughts and turned on the TV. Sky TV was broadcasting sports news.

"The latest news from our reporter from Madrid."

"Chinatown, the dark horse of La Liga this season, held a signing ceremony at the youth training base in the southern suburbs of Madrid this morning. Chinatown officially signed two sponsorship contracts with Qatar Airways from the Middle East. Club owner Gao Han did not attend the signing ceremony, but Signed by General Manager Armando Marcos.”

"According to disclosures from both parties, the two sponsorship contracts are for the title sponsorship of the new stadium in Chinatown in the next twenty years. The annual sponsorship fee fluctuates between 10 million euros and 15 million euros, and the sponsorship of the advertising on the chest of the jersey It will be for a period of five years and fluctuate between €12 million and €15 million per year.”

"At the signing ceremony, Qatar Airways CEO Becker said with joy that the team is very satisfied with this sponsorship contract and appreciates that Chinatown is one of the most influential teams in the world and can compete with such a football team. Cooperation with the team will have a huge promotion effect on Qatar Airways’ expansion into the global market.”

“It is worth mentioning that Chinatown’s current jersey chest advertisement is also from the Middle East and will not expire until 2011, so the sponsorship contract with Qatar Airways will not take effect until July next year. "

“In addition to the chest advertising sponsorship, Chinatown also signed a new stadium title sponsorship contract with Qatar Airways. The naming period lasts for 20 years and the maximum annual payment is 15 million euros. This was the year when Emirates Airlines sponsored Arsenal. It costs twice as much as the Emirates Stadium, which makes people admire Chinatown’s commercial capabilities.”

"The club's general manager, Armando Marcos, was interviewed by media reporters after the signing ceremony. He said that the management is very satisfied with the team's current results. It ranks ninth in La Liga and is the dark horse of La Liga this season. Facing many strong teams They also performed at a very good level, and coach Pochettino also became famous in one fell swoop.”

"Armando Marcos also revealed that since entering 2010, the team has achieved outstanding results in business operations, and has achieved good results in the development of the Chinese and Asian markets, as well as the US market, and its revenue has continued to increase. , and now that we have signed high-dollar sponsorships for the future naming of the new stadium and front-of-shirt advertising, the team’s finances will be very stable in the next few years.”

"According to Chinatown's plan, the construction of a new stadium will start in the near future."

“According to the reporter’s information, the new stadium is currently being jointly designed by an architectural design company from China and a Swiss architectural design company. The land survey has been initially completed and submissions to the Madrid District Government and Fuenlabrada Municipal Government have begun. The application has been submitted and the project is progressing in an orderly manner, and construction is expected to start in the second half of the year.”

"This time the funds for the construction of the new stadium in Chinatown will be divided into three parts. In addition to the sponsorship funds from Qatar Airways and the club's finances, the move to build the new stadium has also received strong support from the Madrid District Government. In the recent announcement of the Bank of Madrid The board of directors has voted and approved a commitment to provide Chinatown with a long-term low-interest loan of 150 million euros."

"Armando Marcos confidently stated in the interview that the team is confident to complete the construction of the new stadium and promised to start it as soon as possible. This makes more and more Chinatown fans around the world feel excited."

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Abramovich watched the news on TV silently, and when he heard the anchor's magnetic voice, he felt mixed emotions in his heart. He never expected that Gao Han's team would actually start the construction of a new stadium. Construction is actually faster than Chelsea.

The new stadium has been a long-standing pain for Chelsea, and it is also a thorn in Abramovich's heart.

He once thought about renovating the Stamford Bridge Stadium, but the club did not own the Stamford Bridge Stadium, so he had to give it up due to arguments. Later, he thought about buying an abandoned factory in South London and transforming it into a stadium, but the result was also unsuccessful. Let it go.

Today's Chelsea can be said to be living entirely on Abramovich's blood transfusions. This is far from the goal of turning losses into profits within a few years as Abramovich expected.

On the contrary, the cold Chinatown, not to mention upgrades every year, is actually building a new stadium.

What's even more ironic is that Abramovich sent 90 million euros in the start-up capital for the new stadium. How does this make the Russians feel balanced?

Falcao and Ramirez performed well after arriving at Chelsea, but after Chinatown sold two of their top players, their results were not affected much. Diego Costa and Aubameyang successfully took over the French team. Ercao is responsible for the goals, and Ander Herrera also fills Ramirez's vacancy.

Firmino, De Bruyne and James Rodriguez introduced during the winter break have also basically performed at an eye-catching level. Gao Han's magical recruiting ability has once again been confirmed.

Coupled with Mkhitaryan, Isco, Hazard and other players, Chinatown's overall strength remains undiminished. After a short period of turmoil during the winter break, the team's league ranking has always been stable at seventh. It fluctuates between tenth and tenth, and it is estimated that there will not be much change after the end of the season.

Now that things have developed, why doesn't Abramovich understand that he has stepped into a trap set by Gao Han in advance?

With Chelsea's big money ahead and the team's stable performance, any team that wants to poach Chinatown in the future may have to be prepared to spend a lot of money, and may even have to pay liquidated damages directly like Chelsea.

Chinatown, on the other hand, plans to follow the path of Porto and Atletico Madrid, by cultivating young players, selling them at high prices and cashing out, to complete the club's basic accumulation, and then seek further development when the results are stable and the new stadium is completed.

Thinking of this, Abramovich suddenly felt so stupid.

From 2003 to now, he has spent so much money and invested so much, and finally built a Chelsea team with great difficulty. But now look at what Gao Han has done in Chinatown. His investment over the years It's less than a fraction of Chelsea's, but who dares to say that this team won't become another powerful team in La Liga in a few years?

Even with Gao Han's ability, this team may not have the strength to challenge the La Liga structure of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the future.

In comparison, if I am not a fool and have a lot of money, then what is it?

Thinking of this, Abramovich suddenly burst into laughter, but there was a hint of helpless sadness in the laughter.