Football giants

Chapter 254 Accepting an Earl as a Younger Brother

"Hey, this guy, what's his background?"

After Huang Tianshun went to make arrangements, Yang Huan looked at Charlene Lahiri strangely.

For no reason, how could a dignified duke come to him on his own initiative?
Charlene Lahiri slapped her forehead vigorously and shook her head.

This guy came to the UK to do business, but he didn't know anything about the upper class in the UK, and he didn't even want to understand it at all, and entered the upper class in the UK. He and Abramovich were completely different people.

The Russians have sharpened their heads and want to drill into the upper class.

Without looking at him, he almost thinks of himself as an Englishman now.

"There are a total of twenty dukes in England, ten of them belong to the royal family, and the other ten are hereditary from other high-ranking nobles. The Duke of Westminster is one of them. The family history is said to date back to the era of William the Conqueror."

"William the Conqueror?" Yang Huan looked bewildered.

In the end, he simply spread his hands together, looking like a local ruffian.

"Well, I admit, I don't know the history of your empire on which the sun never sets."

Charlene Lahiri glared at him angrily, because she felt that Yang Huan's statement about the empire on which the sun never sets was a bit teasing.

However, many British people do still have such imperial illusions.

"About 1000 years ago."

"Oh." Yang Huan understood.

But I was a little shocked in my heart, an old nobleman who has passed on for 1000 years.

Wow, a complete British aristocrat.

"Hasn't it been broken in the middle?" Yang Huan was surprised, more than 1000 years.

"What do you mean?"

Yang Huan chuckled, "I mean, this family has been passed down for more than 1000 years?"

This is incredible.

According to normal logic, how huge is the 1000-year family.

"How do I know?" Charlene Lahiri answered angrily, "I'm not specialized in researching this."

After a pause, she continued: "The real prosperity of their family is only 200 years, and it has been passed down to him, which happens to be six generations. Who knows what is the relationship with the nobles in the era of William the Conqueror?"

Judging from her tone, it seems that the Duke is not very cold.

"Why do you give me the feeling that you don't like this person very much?"

Charlene Lahiri shrugged, "Although he has always advertised himself as a gentleman and a model husband, in fact, he is not a good person. During his tenure as the assistant chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense, the newspapers published scandals about him committing suicide four times in six weeks."

Unexpectedly, Yang Huan laughed when he heard this, "This guy is interesting, I like it!"

What he dislikes the most is the kind of guy who advertises himself as a gentleman and an upright gentleman.

This kind of person is very gentleman on the surface, but he often does dirty things behind his back.

On the contrary, this kind of person with flaws is more real.

But from Charlene Lahiri's point of view, Yang Huan is like him.

"goat!"

Yang Huan didn't explain, he still smiled, "Tell me more."

Charlene Laherui pursed her lips. She didn't want Yang Huan to make a fool of herself, so she continued.

"He is the richest man in the UK. He once served as a senior government official and is a very close friend with Prince Charles. Moreover, his wife is the godmother of Prince William, and his eldest daughter married Prince Charles' adopted son."

Yang Huan couldn't help but nodded.

Many people say that the British royal family no longer cares about things, and even only has a symbolic meaning.

But in fact, the royal family's relationship network is still spread all over the UK.

"What is he looking for you for?" Charlene Lahiri was rather curious.

Yang Huan shrugged, "How do I know?"

At the end, he smiled triumphantly, "Maybe, he thinks I'm handsome, so he wants to marry his daughter to me?"

"Oh, by the way, does he have a daughter?"

Charlene Lahiri almost burst out laughing.

You don't even know if someone has a daughter, so you want to be someone else's son-in-law?
Do you have one like this?

However, she refused to answer Yang Huan's question.

Yang Huan stood up, "Accompany me to meet him."

"Me?" Charlene Lahiri was a little surprised.

"That's right, I don't understand so many etiquettes in your UK, of course you are going with me!"

When Yang Huan said this, it was really hard for Charlene Lahiri to refuse.

"Then... let's go!"

She was really a little trembling.

That's a duke after all.

Yang Huan looked calm, walked into the lobby of Wangjiang Pavilion and went straight to the second floor under the gazes of the people around him.

On the passage leading to the box on the second floor, a group of people came face to face.

The leader is a big fat man.

Seeing him, a word came to Yang Huan's mind, Roshan.

He's definitely the kind who's so fat that he's panting when he walks.

But the voice is very sonorous, especially the laughter is very vigorous, with a kind of aura of a superior.

But for this so-called aura, Yang Huan usually directly ignores it.

His logic is also very simple, I don't owe you anything, I don't ask you anything, so there is no need to be afraid of you!

"Hello, Mr. Yang Huan!" The Duke of Westminster stretched out his big palm from a distance.

Yang greeted him, "Hello, Your Excellency Duke!"

The two happened to shake hands at the door of the box.

"Hello, Miss Lahiri!" The Duke of Westminster greeted Charlene Lahiri behind Yang Huan.

But it seems that he just nodded and smiled, keeping a little distance deliberately.

"Sit inside!" Yang Huan stretched out his hand to invite.

The two walked into the box.

The entourage and bodyguards of the Duke of Westminster consciously stood outside the door. Charlene Lahiri hesitated for a moment, then followed her in. She just listened to Yang Huan.

The Duke of Westminster saw Charlene Lahiri walking in, then looked at Yang Huan, nodded and smiled if he got something.

Soon, a waiter immediately delivered an authentic Dahongpao that was airlifted from China.

Yang Huan asked the waiter to leave and started to make tea. After a while, the aroma of tea overflowed.

"I don't know what the Duke wants from me?" Yang Huan asked with a smile as he brought a cup of tea to him.

As the saying goes, go to the Three Treasures Hall for everything.

Yang Huan doesn't like dealing with people who need to raise their heads and speak, so he doesn't have much contact with nobles.

He believed that people would not take the initiative to come to him for no reason.

"In fact, it's nothing. I believe Mr. Yang Huan also knows that many Londoners have chosen to live in the suburbs these years. Southampton, which is only an hour's drive from London, has become the choice of many people, so there is a lot of potential for development here."

Yang Huan nodded.

"Recently, I received news that Mr. Yang Huan plans to build an offshore football stadium and an underwater hotel in Southampton. It just so happens that Southampton is interested in renovating the old town along the Yichen River, so here I come!"

He spoke with ease.

But when Yang Huan heard it, he felt that this guy really had a lot of connections.

I'm afraid the new mayor of Southampton, Terry Matthews, has a good relationship with him.

As for real estate developers, how could it be possible without some government resources?
Soon, Yang Huan thought of another question.

St. Mary's Stadium is just on the banks of the Yichen River, so he said, could it be...

"Mr. Yang Huan, I believe we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future!"

Yang Huan shrugged, he really didn't have much interest in real estate development.

Although he bought some properties in London and turned them into charterers, he would still consider selling them once their value appreciated.

As for running real estate...

Didn't you hear that the reason why Arsenal competes for the fourth place every year is because they almost went bankrupt because of their real estate business?

"Mr. Yang Huan, I heard that Southampton plans to recruit [-] members?"

"Well, there is such a plan." Yang Huan was a little surprised, but nodded his head.

"I have three daughters and one son. The only son is 21 years old this year. He doesn't have a job and doesn't have much talent. However, I'm interested in you and your Southampton recently. So I want to ask, can you reserve a spot for him?"

Yang Huan was a little funny, did this come through the back door?

"Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely no other meaning."

The Duke of Westminster hurriedly explained as if he was afraid that Yang Huan might misunderstand.

"Although my kid is the same age as you, he only knows how to squander money and doesn't want to do anything else. This is the only son I have. He is now the Earl of Grosvenor and will become the Duke of Westminster in the future to inherit the family estate."

Yang Huan was puzzled, why did you tell me so much?
I'm not interested in your family's affairs at all, nor in your son or your daughter.

Generally speaking, aristocrats are in political marriages, their wives are not very beautiful, and their daughters are definitely not beautiful either.

Master Zan Huan is only interested in beautiful women.

"I hope that after he joins the Southampton Fan Club, Mr. Yang Huan can help me to mention him and teach him more. I hope he can achieve something in the future. I must be very grateful!"

Now Yang Huan understood.

This duke sent his own son to be my younger brother!

Whoa, still an Earl!
I, Yang Huan, want to take an English earl as my younger brother?

It's awesome, isn't it?

interesting!
"I don't dare to say anything, but to be honest, I set up this fan club mainly to gather a group of die-hard Southampton fans. Everyone get together, think about the future, plan life, it is best to do something with a future."

Charlene Lahiri almost burst out laughing.

Your eldest young master didn't even think about what this member would do, and even said that he wanted to think about the future and plan his life?
Too bullshit?

The Duke of Westminster couldn't help but nod his head, "Well, then I believe that letting him join will definitely help."

"Then I'll leave a place!"

"No!" The Duke of Westminster shook his head immediately, "Three positions.

"Three?" Yang Huan was a little surprised.

"I heard that Prince William intends to join the club. His Royal Highness Charles means that Prince Harry should also join the club!"

Yang Huan really felt that his body was shaken, and his arrogance soared.

Originally, he just wanted to bring Prince William over for a signboard, but who knew he would buy one and get one free.

Think about it, both Prince William and Prince Harry have become core members of Southampton. If Prince William takes over in the future, wouldn't Southampton become Royal Southampton?

That's not bad, at least this is the only team in the UK that bears the Royal name.

Oh no, there's another one, Queens Park Rangers.

But they don't have royal titles either!

Although a title doesn't have any substantive meaning, it sounds awesome after hearing it.

Think about it, Royal Southampton or Southampton, which one is more bullish?

Of course it is the former!

"Okay, then I will reserve three places!"

Yang Huan now has a good impression of the Duke of Westminster, but he still has to do business.

"But, my lord duke, let's talk about it first, just these three, not too many, and they can't be made public."

The Duke of Westminster is a fine person, he laughed immediately when he heard it, nodded and said: "Understood!"

This time he looked at Yang Huan differently.

This thing is rare and expensive, if anyone can join the club just by recommending it, then the club will be worthless.

Yang Huan has his own criteria and considerations for recruiting members.

Even Yang Huan had a preliminary idea of ​​what he planned to use this meeting for.

You can't collect a membership fee of [-] pounds a year and do nothing, right?
"To be honest, Mr. Yang Huan, are you really sure that with Southampton's influence, you can attract [-] members to pay the annual membership fee of [-] pounds?" The Duke of Westminster was still a little worried about this.

When everyone heard this, they almost shook their heads.

The reason is simple, what Manchester United and Arsenal can't do, you are a Championship team, why do you do it?
Do you have this kind of charisma and attraction?

Yang Huan also told the truth.

"Frankly speaking, I haven't thought about it so much, but I'm just trying. Of course it's the best. If you don't have it, don't be in a hurry. If you can't make it this year, you can continue next year. If you don't do it next year, you can come back next year. Anyway, don't worry!"

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