The Godfather of Football

If Abramovich knew Chinese, then when he saw Ye Qiu, he would have said to him with emotion, "I have been separated for three days, and I am really impressed." But it is a pity that he does not understand Chinese, but This is what it means.

At first, he also heard that Ye Qiu had invested in his own side business and opened a company, which had a big impact, but he didn't take it too seriously. But now, he had to say that he simply missed the opportunity of a lifetime. Chance.

Half a year after the Zeus mobile phone was launched, 6.3 million mobile phones were sold around the world, exceeding expectations. Not only that, many investment bank analysts believe that Leaf Technology’s net profit from these millions of mobile phones is at least more than 600 million, which is Not counting the operator’s share, as well as the revenue and interests of the biggest player, Yezi Technology’s Android store.

Moreover, many manufacturers have made it clear that they hope to cooperate with Leaf Technology. HTC, Samsung, and many mobile phone manufacturers in China and Europe have announced that they will join the smartphone alliance led by Leaf Technology, hoping to gain access to Leaf Technology’s mobile phone systems and technologies. Support, this is definitely a big source of income.

Having just reached this point, Abramovich has to lament that Ye Qiu's worth is not inferior to him at all, because now the market value of Ye Zi Technology has been evaluated by the outside world to a level that makes people look up to, and Ye Qiu is The sole owner of this company has no other shareholders, and there are very high calls from the outside world for this company to be listed.

A year ago, I didn't take him to heart at all, but today, a year later, he is almost stepping on her head. The world is indeed like this, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

"About Frank Arnesen?" Ye Qiu was busy with many things. When they met, he saw that Abramovich didn't speak, so he took the initiative to speak, without being wordy, and went straight to the point.

This incident happened a year later than in his previous life. It is probably related to the fact that Chelsea's technical director is Avran Grant. The Israelis came earlier than in his previous life, so Arnesen went to Chelsea later. Ye Qiu wasn't sure about this, but he really wanted to use Arnesen's incident to his advantage.

"We are willing to settle privately. I believe that you have just taken over Tottenham Hotspur and you don't want this matter to get too big. Let's do this. We are willing to pay him compensation and you drop the complaint!" Abramovich Qi decided to give in on this matter.

He is a bit like the kind of shady boss. Arnesen took the blame for him in the first place, and now he must make amends.

Of course, this can indeed be seen. Although Abramovich has the problem of being wealthy, he still sticks to his word and keeps his promises. On the other hand, which rich person would not be wealthy?

"Compensation?" After hearing this, Ye Qiu smiled and was noncommittal.

"Ten million euros!" Abramovich directly offered a high price.

You know, this kind of private contact with the other party's senior management and players can be big or small. It is expressly prohibited in any league because it may involve some internal transactions and even illegal match-fixing.

Of course, this is not to say that Chelsea has done this, but there is such a suspicion, so when things get serious, they basically cannot escape the penalty of points, because Tottenham Hotspur has been deducted points for this in the past. That time, 6 points were deducted.

For Chelsea, the Football Association and the Premier League have long had the intention of suppressing it. They initially poached Peter Kenyon, then privately contacted Arsenal's left-back Ashley Cole, and now they have privately contacted Arnesen. This series of actions It completely showed Chelsea's domineering and unscrupulous side.

Ye Qiu had already felt this situation when he took charge of Chelsea. He has been telling Abramovich that dominance cannot last long and that kingship is the real strategy for a team's sustainable development.

At least in the matter of Ashley Cole, Chelsea has angered all the Premier League teams, including the Football Association.

Ye Qiu thought for a while, and now the initiative of the matter is in his hands. Ten million euros is a lot, but he put on the posture of "I am not short of money" and looked at Abramo Vicki, "What about Ledley King?"

Abramovich was stunned. He had heard of Ledley King. Tottenham Hotspur's most outstanding central defender last season. Together with Michael Dawson, he was the reason why Tottenham Hotspur climbed to the top of the league. A powerful figure in the Five Thrones, Mourinho even told the media some time ago that he would need 30 million euros to bring Ledley King to Stamford Bridge.

Pini Zahavi was swept away by Abramovich and felt guilty. He had indeed contacted Ledley King in private. The latter is a powerful local central defender that has been very rare in English football in recent years. He is known as John Terry II, and Chelsea now want to trade Gallas for Ashley Cole, so Ledley King naturally entered Chelsea's contact range.

It can be said that things are going up again and again. Arnesen's matter has not been resolved yet, and now Ledley King has made a fuss, and Mourinho's big mouth shouted directly in the media. This is not Do you want to fight back against the inevitable Ye Qiu?

"What do you want?" Abramovich finally lost his temper. Who let him have the leverage in someone else's hands now?

Ye Qiu smiled and said, "Perhaps I should ask you what you want."

He is not in a hurry at all now. It is also Chelsea's fault that they are too unscrupulous now. They have become accustomed to poaching. After the news of forced poaching of Ashley Cole was leaked, Arsenal handled it improperly, and ended up losing Ashley Cole and not making any profit. But Tottenham Hotspur is different. Ye Qiu and Eliza came prepared this time.

In fact, after Tottenham Hotspur sued Chelsea, Ye Qiu deliberately went to the Netherlands for a few days. On the one hand, he wanted to form his own coaching team, and on the other hand, he deliberately avoided it and waited until the matter was almost done before coming late.

"Ledley King, 30 million euros, and Arnesen's compensation is 10 million. What do you think?" Abramovich was very generous, because if this matter continued, Chelsea would definitely be deducted points. Two crimes were concurrent, 6 points was considered light, and it might even reach 10 points, which would be equivalent to ruining Chelsea's road to winning the championship.

So, in the end, it was back to the old way and solved the problem with money.

Because for Abramovich, as long as it was a problem that could be solved with money, it was basically not a problem.

Ye Qiu thought about it and shook his head.

"What? Are you still not satisfied?" Pini Zahavi felt that his actions had angered Abramovich, and he was furious. Seeing Ye Qiu shaking his head, he felt even more angry.

Ye Qiu was also unhappy when he heard this. You are the one who needs me, so you should be polite. "To be honest, even if you pay me 100 million, I will not be satisfied, because my main central defender and my captain have been poached by you, and now I have to find a captain. Do you think I will be satisfied? Or, do you want me to poach Terry?"

Pini Zahavi was asked this question by Ye Qiu, and his momentum immediately withered, because Ledley King was indeed one of the best players in Tottenham Hotspur last season. In other words, if he was not outstanding, Chelsea would not want to poach him.

As for Ye Qiu's forced recruitment of Terry, let's not talk about the feasibility, but emotionally, it is indeed possible, because Terry respects Ye Qiu very much. Even now, as the captain of the team, he still has a grudge against Mourinho because of that Champions League semi-final.

Thinking of this, Abramovich felt a headache. He felt that many things were far beyond his control, and he even wondered if Pini Zahavi's power was too great? He was not an employee of the club at all, why could he influence the team anytime and anywhere?

This time, Ledley King was recruited mainly because Arnesen, Grant and Pini Zahavi were present at the same time, and the evidence was overwhelming.

"Just say it directly, tell me your conditions!" Abramovich didn't want to continue to entangle. He wanted to solve all these troubles as soon as possible. He even felt that he should go to the yacht and live a leisurely life instead of coming here to beg for help.

Ye Qiu felt that the time was right, and nodded, "Ledley King, 30 million euros, I don't want Arnesen's compensation, I want Leo Messi, Robin van Persie, Fabregas and Ribery."

"You want money like crazy!" Pini Zahavi was directly angry.

Even though Leo Messi and Fabregas were not valued by Mourinho, and played more in the reserve team in the past season, these two players still have potential and talent. As for Ribery, he is currently the team's substitute winger, and Van Persie has become the fourth striker. These four favorite players in Ye Qiu's period have not been given a chance now.

But even so, 10 million euros is too cheap to get them? How about wholesale?

"Okay!" Just when Pini Zahavi was about to go crazy, Abramovich immediately agreed. In his opinion, it was just four stars who couldn't play and had a little talent. At most, they would lose a few million.

The most important thing is to settle this matter as soon as possible!

"Keep your word, send someone to talk tomorrow, and end this matter immediately after the negotiation is completed!" After Abramovich finished speaking, he stood up angrily, no longer caring about Pini Zahavi, and turned around and left.

The Israeli knew that he had angered his boss, and he also blamed himself for being too reckless, and was caught by Tottenham, so at this moment, he could only stare at Ye Qiu fiercely, but he could not change what Abramovich agreed to.

In fact, Mourinho said that he wanted to force Ledley King to play, but he didn't necessarily have to get him. He just wanted to disgust Ye Qiu and deliberately create trouble for him. Pini Zahavi contacted Ledley King through Arnesen, and the latter was also persuaded, but there was no movement.

Now it's done, but who is laughing?

Frankly speaking, it is a bit expensive to buy Ledley King for 30 million, but English local players are always more expensive, after all, they have local hukou, and Ledley King's performance in the past two seasons is indeed very good, so this price is not too outrageous, it can only be said that it is in line with Chelsea's usual poaching situation.

But selling Fabregas, Messi, Van Persie and Ribery for 10 million euros is too bad. Wenger previously offered Van Persie 4 million euros, but Chelsea did not agree. Now it's good, it's just a free gift.

However, this also has a lot to do with the fact that these four players were not favored by Mourinho last season. Van Persie offered four million. That was in the summer of 2005. At that time, Van Persie's market was good and relatively bullish, because after Ye Qiu has been carving for two seasons and performed well, so it is worth the price. But one year later, he definitely does not have this price.

As for Ribery, his performance in the national team is good, and his performance in Chelsea was also very good before. However, after being reduced to the fourth substitute, he played more than ten times a season, basically as a substitute. The price of such performance must not be high. Not to mention Cesc Fabregas and Messi, they are a bit talented but have not yet matured.

From Ye Qiu's point of view, 10 million in exchange for these four players is a huge profit, but in fact Chelsea is not too disadvantaged. According to the current market conditions, the price of the four of them is about 1,500. It’s about a million, so it’s not unacceptable.

You know, when Joe Cole, the captain of West Ham United and the future star of English football, switched to Chelsea, his worth was only 6 million euros.

After seeing off Abramovich and Pini Zahavi, Ye Qiu did not get a chance to relax.

Now that Tottenham Hotspur has just taken over, it can be said that everything is waiting for improvement. Ye Qiu, the head of the team, is still very busy. One of the most important things is to quickly finalize the team's two major sponsors, because this is very important for anyone. For a team, it is a very generous income every year, which can greatly improve the team's finances.

The president of Adidas Nordic Region that Ye Qiu met this time was Jill Styatt.

Adidas has always wanted to enter the Premier League, but has never been able to get the chance. They had almost reached an agreement with Chelsea before, but in the end there were differences on some terms. Ye Qiu never understood what was going on. What caused the cooperation between the two parties to eventually come to nothing.

But both he and Eliza knew very well that Adidas would not easily let go of the potential market of the Premier League. They had been waiting for the opportunity to enter the Premier League, so after taking over Tottenham Hotspur, Eliza immediately contacted Got on Adidas.

Eliza is an agent, responsible for operations, and Adidas has also signed many of Eliza's players as their spokespersons to endorse their shoes. Therefore, Eliza not only cooperates with Adidas, but also with Nike and Umbro. , Reebok, Puma and many other sporting goods companies have cooperation.

Adidas sponsored Tottenham Hotspur for three years from 1999 to 2002, but Tottenham was at a low point during that period, so both parties were not very satisfied with the cooperation. After that, it was replaced by Kappa, which lasted until this summer. Finish.

Adidas is very interested in Ye Qiu, not only because of Ye Qiu's brand and image, but also because after Ye Qiu's identity as the boss of Ye Zi Technology was exposed, and with the super hot sales of Zeus mobile phones, Ye Qiu's image power also followed. A rising tide lifts all boats, and now he is the most popular figure. In football, no one can compare with him. He is a superstar.

And the purpose of Gil Steatt's visit this time was just to learn something from Ye Qiu. Will he coach in person?

"I bought Tottenham Hotspur because my interest is in football. Leaf Technology is my career, but Tottenham Hotspur will also be my career from now on, at least for a long time in the future. Here, I will personally coach Tottenham Hotspur, and I will introduce the best and best players to make Tottenham Hotspur the best team in the Premier League and even Europe!”

Ye Qiu's solemn guarantee made Gil Styatt feel his sincerity, because Ye Qiu always kept his word and kept his word. If he said he wanted to coach in person, he must coach in person.

"Of course, I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. I have a long-term plan for Tottenham Hotspur. It will be different from coaching Chelsea or coaching Ajax. This time it will be better than any other team in the past." It’s harder, but I’m more confident than ever.”

At Chelsea, they rely more on spending money and stacking stars to ensure the team's combat effectiveness. Therefore, Ye Qiu easily achieved results in this team, while in Ajax, the Eredivisie league is as competitive as the Premier League. It's different, but at Tottenham Hotspur, he not only needs to ensure the team's competitiveness, but also needs to ensure the team's finances.

Of course, you have to invest money in the early stage, but you can't spend money uncontrollably. Football is a money-burning game, but Ye Qiu believes that as long as it is run properly, football can also be a money-making game. At the very least, it can be responsible for its own profits and losses. is his goal.

"So this time, I decided to temporarily sign with your company for four years. It depends on the situation after four years. What I can guarantee is that Tottenham Hotspur in four years will be completely different from now. You will "Seeing a team that is competitive in the Premier League and the Champions League."

Gil Styatt had no doubts about Ye Qiu's confidence. He had already proven his strength, but from the perspective of an Adidas sponsor, he definitely couldn't fully accept Ye Qiu's ideas. Therefore, signing a four-year contract is undoubtedly very reasonable and something that both parties can accept.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, we completely agree with your suggestions and ideas, but we also hope to include a clause in the contract that gives us the first right to renew the contract after four years!" Gil Styatt said with a smile.

"This is your strong trust in us. We have absolutely no reason to refuse, right?" Ye Qiu looked at Eliza Moon, who was smiling like a flower. She had been negotiating and discussing with Adidas for some time.

"Then I wish us a happy cooperation!" Jill Styatt stood up and shook hands with Ye Qiu and Eliza one after another.

After seeing Jill Styatt off, Ye Qiu took a deep breath. He had been very busy these days.

"Is Chelsea settled?" Eliza asked with concern.

The handshake with Jill Styatt just now has settled the sponsorship contract worth 40 million euros for four years. This is undoubtedly a great gain for Tottenham Hotspur.

One of the important reasons why Ye Qiu has not announced his entry into Tottenham Hotspur is that he wants to make preparations before announcing it. The two important pillars are jersey sponsorship and chest advertising sponsorship.

However, the jersey sponsorship has been settled, but the chest advertising sponsorship has not yet been found.

"It's done. We'll sell Ledley King for 30 million euros, plus Fabregas, Van Persie, Messi and Ribery, and we'll withdraw the lawsuit!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

"Oh my god, you really hurt Abramovich with this knife. Do you really treat him as a fat sheep to be slaughtered? Chelsea will definitely beat you to death when they see you in the future!" Eliza said with a smile. This is definitely a great deal. She knows the value and potential of these four players very well.

Ye Qiu smiled and said nothing. He was not worried about the football field at all, because he already had a comprehensive plan for the team, but he still needed to find a capable assistant and wanted to communicate with someone he was very interested in.

Just as the two smiled at each other, Eliza's mobile phone on the table suddenly rang.