Football giants

Chapter 382 The Man Who Unbuttoned Three Buttons
"Matic has the ball and the Liverpool midfield presses."

"Pass, Vidal, dunk Henderson, cross to Strowman!"

"Southampton's midfield one kick is very skillful!"

"Stroman passes to Neymar, the Brazilian cuts quickly to the middle, through!"

"Backball, Drogba!!!"

I saw that when Neymar cut in with the ball, Drogba suddenly slanted into the left rib of the penalty area from the center.

Neymar's scalpel-like through ball was just right to Drogba's feet.

"After a stop, the left foot volleyed and the ball went in!!!!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"

"Drogba, Drogba, No. 307 minutes, Drogba made another victory for Southampton, two to zero!"

The whole Wembley Stadium is completely fried!
In an instant, all Saints fans were cheering wildly!
At the critical moment, unable to attack for a long time, Drogba once again pierced Liverpool's goal with a crucial left foot volley!

The moment Drogba scored, the entire royal box cheered.

Especially Yang Huan, Prince William, Hamad and Hugh Grosvenor who sat in the middle stood up excitedly and clapped their hands in celebration.

Sitting behind them, a rather handsome man slapped his forehead vigorously, looking rather annoyed, while shaking his head non-stop.

"What the hell did Skrtel do today? You can't defend against this kind of ball!" The middle-aged man raised his hands up, as if he was about to surrender.

After Yang Huan and Prince William both sat down, they both still looked excited.

"It's not that Skrtel is too bad, the key is to see who his opponent is!"

"That's right!" Prince William also excitedly responded to Yang Huan's words, "In this world, is that central defender who doesn't have a headache when he meets Drogba? He is considered good. If he meets someone who doesn't live up to expectations, he will have been admitted into the ten or eight!"

These words are a bit exaggerated, but Drogba is indeed terrible!
The middle-aged man lost his mind, he gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and confessed!

"Okay, I'm willing to bet and admit defeat. I'll find someone after the game!"

As soon as he said that, many people around him immediately booed.

"You don't need to choose a location, just do it on my yacht!"

"Hamad is out of the yacht, and I will take care of the rest."

The middle-aged man was stunned, "What about me?"

Prince William chuckled, "Isn't it simple? Gavin, you can just invite the guests!"

Speaking of the guests, the few present were obviously very ambiguous.

"OK! No problem, this is my strong point!" The middle-aged man named Gavin nodded with a smile.

After laughing, Gavin looked at Yang Huan, "Master Huan, are you coming?"

Yang Huan laughed, but shook his head, "Hey, that kind of occasion is not suitable for me, I like pure girls!"

When he said this, everyone burst into laughter.

Those who would go to this kind of party were basically buses, which didn't suit Master Huan's taste.

"How could Master Huan have a crush on those vulgar fans?"

"That's right, Master Huan has no shortage of beauties around him!"

"Only us poor singles would go to this kind of party!"

That is to say, but which one of these guys is not too excited?

You know, Gavin Patterson is a well-known playboy brother in the City of London, and he is famous for his suave manner.

The beauties he recruited were not female stars or models, but at least third-version girls.

All in all, celebrities!
Isn't there a saying?

Oh, right!

"It's okay to untie one button, but it's unseemly to untie two buttons, and the person who untie three buttons is Gavin Patterson!"

After thinking about it carefully, these words are a bit sour, but they are also a good confirmation of Gavin Patterson's character.

Only this kind of personality can make him talk to young people in their 40s in their 20s.

Yang Huan's refusal made Gavin a little disappointed, because among this group of people, he valued this Young Master Huan the most.

Looking at Prince William again, he curled his lips, "Needless to say, if Master Huan doesn't go, you will definitely..."

Prince William likes to join in the fun, but he is afraid of guilt. He would definitely not dare to go to this kind of social gathering.

If Yang Huan is willing to go, he still has an excuse. If Yang Huan doesn't go, if he dares to go, he will definitely have to kneel on the washboard for a few days at home!

"It's okay, you guys have fun!" Yang Huan said with a smile.

"That won't work, I lost the bet to you, it can't be that you didn't get any spoils, right?"

Yang Huan smiled lightly and didn't say anything more.

"Just think of it as benefiting my brothers!"

"Well, find an opportunity, let's find another opportunity to go to Hollywood, USA, and I guarantee you will return with a rewarding experience!"

"Really?" Hamad was immediately excited before the person concerned expressed his opinion.

His appearance makes people wonder whether there are no women in Qatar?

"Is this kind of thing normal in Hollywood?" Gavin laughed.

Yang Huan was not surprised, this kind of thing is normal in any entertainment industry.

He also heard that when the Transformers III crew came to China for publicity, the director Michael Bay and the heroine came all the way in the first class of the plane, and they were very aboveboard.

This kind of thing is not an unspoken rule in Hollywood, it is called the rule of the game in others!

"Then I'm going!" Hamad was the first to sign up immediately.

"The listener has a share, and I will go too!" Hugh Grosvenor also signed up immediately.

It seems that men, especially rich men, like female celebrities all over the world.

But don't get me wrong and think that this Gavin is a pimp.

In fact, Gavin, whose full name is Gavin Patterson, is currently the chief executive of British state-owned British Telecom.

It is no secret that Gavin Patterson's problem is flirtatiousness. It is no secret that he used to be the marketing director of Procter & Gamble in the United States. After returning to the UK ten years ago, he joined British Telecom, starting from the middle level and gradually improving.

After becoming the CEO, the first decision he made was to use all the resources of British Telecom to compete with Sky TV, ENSP and other companies for live broadcast resources of Premier League and Champions League matches.

And use these two high-quality resources to attract and retain as many broadband users as possible!
This road is precisely what Sky TV has embarked on back then.

This is definitely a gamble for Gavin Patterson.

If the bet wins, he will be famous as the chief executive of British Telecom.

If he lost the bet, not only would he have to pack up and leave, but even British Telecom would suffer.

But for Gavin Patterson's gamble, Yang Huan felt that this guy did a good job no matter whether he lost or won.

At least, he dared to bet!

After discussing the matter of going to Hollywood for fun, the topic of the two sides returned to football matches.

Gavin Patterson has been a die-hard Liverpool fan since he was a child, so just before the start of the game, he booed and said that he would play a gamble with Yang Huan, and the loser would treat him, but he lost.

This is a complaint and helplessness about Liverpool's current situation.

No, they are two goals behind, and there is no improvement yet.

"The midfield is terrible!" Gavin? Patterson is not ignorant of the ball.

After all, three or 40 years old fans!

However, I met Southampton, who has a superb midfielder!
The Saints' midfield, even in the Premier League, is at the level and strength of the top four.

That's why so many people look forward to Southampton going to the Premier League next season to spoil the game!

Mentioned football, gradually, the topic talked about some other places.

Gavin Patterson mentioned that the program department of British Telecom is very interested in the self-media program [Off-site] hosted by Charlene Lahiri, and hopes to cooperate with Yang Huan.

Although the program is owned by Charlene Lahiri, whether it is investment, operation or copyright, it all belongs to Yang Huan's company.

For this, Yang Huan certainly would not refuse, and he can make money and gain fame, which is a good thing!
From this point it is not difficult to see the embarrassment of British Telecom and the lack of high-quality programs.

"It seems that you are determined to win the broadcasting rights of the Premier League!" Yang Huan said with a smile.

Gavin Patterson said with a wry smile: "The competitors are too strong. I'm afraid we may not be able to grab the prime time from noon to evening on Saturday."

There were twice as many viewers than usual between noon and evening on Saturday, prime time for live Premier League broadcasts.

At the same time, it is also the time period that various TV stations are determined to win.

Although British Telecom is a state-owned enterprise, it is still inferior to Sky TV in terms of wealth and wealth.

If Yang Huan remembered correctly, among the seven packages, Sky TV always won the five most valuable ones, and the remaining two were robbed by competitors.

This is because of anti-monopoly restrictions, which stipulate that Sky TV can only win five shares at most, otherwise, other companies can't expect to get a share at all.

Want broadcast rights by then?

Yes, we can cooperate with Sky TV. What kind of shows and what time slots will be given, it depends on the face of Uncle Murdoch.

In doing so, the Premier League is more or less suspected of suppressing Sky TV.

After all, it's not a good thing to be dominated by one family.

"Perhaps, you can think about it, join forces!"

"Joint vertical and horizontal?" Gavin Patterson was taken aback, unable to figure it out.

Yang Huan laughed. This is the wisdom of the Chinese ancestors more than 2000 years ago.

"As far as I know, both beIN Sports and Eurosport are willing to explore the British pay TV market, and are also very interested in the broadcasting rights of the Premier League."

Which is perfectly normal, because the UK pay TV pie is so big.

Sky TV claims to have more than 800 million subscribers, and its annual net profit is as high as one billion pounds, or 100 billion yuan.

Just imagine, how can other competitors not salivate?

Like BeIN Sports, backed by the Qatar Investment Authority, the rich and powerful want to enter the UK, and they are also interested in the broadcast rights of the Premier League.

Because everyone knows that in the British pay TV market, without the rights to broadcast the Premier League, you will have no core competitiveness.

"Master Huan, what do you mean, cooperate with them?" Gavin Patterson knew everything.

Yang Huan nodded and said with a smile: "Your core business is broadband, Premier League broadcasts are even provided free of charge to broadband users, and their core business is pay TV, and you are not in the same order of magnitude as Sky TV now. Wouldn't it be great to work together to compete with Sky TV?"

Gavin Patterson was a little moved when he heard it.

In the past, there were competitions with Sky TV, such as Independent, but in the end they couldn't stop the rich and powerful Sky TV.

Because during the auction, the good resources were all bought by Sky TV at a high price, and the competitors could only bid for the two worst packages, and they had to pay high fees, which led to an increase in operating costs.

The final result is that it is difficult to maintain.

Since the anti-monopoly of Premier League broadcast rights, Sky TV's competitors have changed several times.

But only the sky TV station still stands out from the crowd, thriving.

In this way, if we want to compete with Sky TV, we must rely on one company, and I am afraid there is no way.

Thinking of this, Gavin Patterson looked at Yang Huan again, and the latter glanced at Hamad.

They are all human beings, Patterson immediately knew.

It seems that Master Huan is reminding himself that he has to have a good relationship with this little Qatari prince.

It's really scary when you think about it!
This Young Master Huan has only been in the UK for a long time, but there are already such a large group of people around him.

There are traditional aristocrats like Prince William and Hugh Grosvenor, upstarts like John Corker, and rich second-generation Middle Eastern consortiums like Hamad.

At first glance, it seems to be a group of rich second-generation organizations who eat, drink and have fun, but once they really decide to do something, I believe that there is really nothing in this world that can be difficult for them.

Recently, such a saying has been circulating in the City of London.

If you have good investment projects and plans, don't go to those venture capital firms in the City of London.

Go to Southampton to listen to Yuxuan and find the Saints fan club!
At the very least, the rich second generation of the Saints Fan Club gave more funds, looser conditions, and a higher degree of freedom.

Most importantly, they are not afraid of losing money!
Just at this time, below the court, the referee Dodd blew the whistle to end the first half.

With two goals from Sturridge and Didier Drogba, Southampton temporarily leads Liverpool [-]-[-].

But judging from the situation in the first half, unless Dalglish suddenly made an astonishing change during the intermission, otherwise, Liverpool may be powerless in this game.

Yang Huan stood up from his seat, glanced behind Gavin Patterson who was deep in thought, and felt amused.

It seems simple, easy, and even sensible, but for a big company like British Telecom, it is not easy to make such a decision.

But if this is really done, the competition for Premier League broadcast rights will become more intense, and broadcast fees will definitely rise.

This is also good for Southampton!
"I'll go down and have a look!"

Yang Huan left the royal box with a smile and walked down the stairs.

He planned to find Zhuang Ziqing, who was sitting with Sun Yue and others in the executive stand area of ​​Southampton.

But when he walked to the aisle of the grandstand on the first floor, the oncoming person surprised him.

(End of this chapter)