Reborn Russia as an oligarch

Chapter 835 Meeting an Old Acquaintance

Saturday 2 February, Jaguar Land Rover Stadium, Ashburton, London.

This huge brand new stadium is Arsenal's new home stadium just built and has been put into use.

All-steel structure, covered with transparent glass, looks simple and stylish.

The stadium has [-] seats, [-] private rooms, and complete supporting facilities.

This new stadium is definitely one of the best stadiums in Europe, not inferior to those world-renowned stadiums, such as Old Trafford, Camp Nou, Bernabeu and so on.

Today is Arsenal's home game. About an hour before the start of the game, the stadium is already full.

Up to [-] fans, wearing red and white home autumn clothes, stood in the stands and jumped up and down. Some chorused loudly, some roared and shouted. Anyway, everyone was venting their passion.

Even if the game hasn't started yet, the fans are clearly in the mood...

This is also inseparable from the club's excellent results this season.

As soon as the league kicked off, Arsenal immediately showed their mighty strength, and it was hard to find a defeat in the Premier League!
There are Henry and Ronaldinho in the frontcourt, destroying the city.

There are Vieira and Beckham in the midfield, commanding and dispatching.

On the defense line are Nesta and Buffon, indestructible!

It can be said that there are superstars in the three lines on the field, and the overall strength is a level higher than other teams in the Premier League!
In addition, there are many powerful players on the bench, so Arsenal's results are ridiculously good after half a season, which directly ignites the passion of the fans.

The huge arena, as long as there is a game, will definitely be full, and tickets are hard to come by!
According to David Dane's report, if this trend continues, the home game ticket revenue alone can soar from more than 3000 million pounds last year to just over [-] million pounds!
This is also good news for the club's finances.

It means that even without Wang Ye's continuous additional capital investment in the future, the club's direct ticket income, broadcast income, sponsorship fees, game bonuses, etc., can reach about [-] million pounds a year!
Of course, this amount is based on the extremely good performance.

For example, to win the league championship, at least enter the semi-finals of the Champions League, etc...

For the same team, whether the performance is outstanding or not has a great impact on income.

Let’s just talk about Arsenal’s current performance is very good, so the home court can be full, the ticket revenue is soft, and the various bonuses are not small. The annual revenue is [-] million pounds.

But what if the grades get worse?
With 7 people at home, it is estimated that there are only [-] to [-] spectators, and more than half of them will be vacant.

This is also because the British fans are very fanatical and loyal, otherwise the number would be even smaller.

If the results are not good, various sponsorship fees, broadcast income, and competition bonuses will also drop significantly. In the end, the annual revenue may even be difficult to reach [-] million pounds...

Subtracting various hard expenses, such as player coaches, club staff salaries, stadium maintenance costs, etc., it is very likely that you will not be able to make ends meet!

It has to be said that Wang Ye's generous investment after the acquisition of the club has brought so many superstars to the club, especially these stars are very suitable for the Arsenal club.

This has fundamentally changed the club's situation and brought Arsenal Club into a virtuous circle.

At the same time, it is equivalent to saving Wang Ye a large amount of follow-up investment.

Just look at Abu to see that.

Chelsea also spent a lot of money in the first year, but the transformation of the team was not thorough, and the results were not ideal.

So in the next few years, Abu will continue to invest money in it.

There was also a joke at the time, that is, when the summer transfer period opened every year, many small and medium-sized clubs would stare at Chelsea eagerly, because the "Chelsea Supermarket" was about to open!

Perhaps the star who was just bought at a high price the year before has not shown enough strength or no longer meets the requirements of the head coach after staying for a year, and will be sold at a low price...

In those few years, Abu spent a lot of money going back and forth wrongly!

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The game is about to start. Today is Arsenal's home game against rival Manchester United. This is a game that attracts national attention.

Although this season, in the Premier League standings, Arsenal has already left Manchester United by more than ten points, and the gap between the two is quite large.

But this game still has a lot to watch!

For example, what kind of sparks will collide when Beckham and Ferguson, the "father and son" who have turned against each other, meet again.

Also, the last time the two teams met was when Arsenal challenged Manchester United in an away game. At that time, they only narrowly won by one goal. At the press conference after the game, Ferguson was very unconvinced, saying that his team was just a little bit unlucky.

So this time we meet again, can Manchester United complete the "revenge"?

Also, if Arsenal can successfully defeat Manchester United in this game, they can almost declare themselves the league champions, because the points gap between them and No.2 Manchester United in the league will reach more than [-] points!

This gap will definitely make any opponent feel desperate.

Helen from "The Times" was already standing in the press box beside the field, holding a long-lens camera, absent-mindedly taking a few photos of the stands.

From time to time, he turned his head and looked in the direction of the private room above.

She had heard that Mikhail, the owner of the Arsenal Club, had come to London!

After the last interview, Helen posted several articles about Mikhail in succession, and she seemed to be Mikhail's spokesperson in the UK!
As a reporter, these are all necessary skills. After finally getting close to a real big shot, why don't you hurry up and hold on to your "thighs"!
It's a pity that last time Mikhail got engaged, she was not invited over.

She still saw the news in the Russian media.

Helen felt that she had missed a big piece of news and was very regretful.

That's the Romanov family, that's a grand duchess!
Combining this identity with Mikhail is simply too much of a gimmick. Just writing a few lace news can make the newspaper sell well...

The main purpose of her coming here today is to find an opportunity to interview Mikhail.

While looking around, Helen's eyes suddenly lit up, because she saw a few figures appearing in the private room with the best location and the largest area above.

The wall of the private room facing the stadium is made of transparent glass, so you can vaguely see the inside from the outside, but you can't see clearly, and you can't be sure who the people inside are.

However, Helen knew that this private room was not open to the public, and would only be reserved for the club's most distinguished guests and the owner's own use.

Some time ago, there was also a game in this stadium, and this private room has never been used.

Now that Mikhail happened to be in London, there shouldn't be much suspense about who the person appeared in this private room!
Thinking of this, Helen rolled her eyes, put away the camera, and walked along the steps to the private room passage.

She had to find a way to "humble" into that private room and meet Mikhail, otherwise, she would not know how long she would have to wait before seeing Mikhail again!

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Helen did not guess wrong, the luxurious private room above is indeed Wang Ye and his party.

In addition to Wang Ye, there are also William and Harry, and Abu!

As for Rosiana, she didn't come over. William's girlfriend took her shopping. Women, they are not very interested in football...

Wang Ye also fulfilled his promise and introduced William and Harry to Abramovich.

The four of them sat on the large sofa and looked at the stadium below through the glass curtain wall. Before the game started, they chatted while drinking beer.

Although William and Harry didn't know Abramovich, they had already heard about it.

Last year, the Russian oligarchs "invaded" the city of London, which made a lot of noise. They were also discussed at the family dinner at Buckingham Palace.

As members of the royal family, they are of course happy to see this kind of foreign rich people investing.

Because this is for consumption, and it is still a large consumption!
The Queen said at the time that she hoped that more foreign capital would be invested in the Premier League in the future.

In this way, the level and influence of the Premier League will be rapidly improved, which is a great thing!

Of course, these are all discussions between the Queen and Charles, William and Harry have not yet had a say...

But the queen's attitude naturally represents the attitude of the royal family, so the two of them were very polite and enthusiastic when they met Abu today.

"Misha, why don't you sell Henry or Ronaldinho to me, and you can set the price as you like!" Abu said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Arsenal's performance this season is too dazzling!

The team is full of superstars, and has even surpassed Real Madrid, taking away the title of "Galaxy Battleship"!

Among them, the two most dazzling stars are none other than Ronaldinho and Henry!

Henry, definitely the sharpest "treasure knife" of Arsenal this season, helped the team to destroy the city and pull out the stronghold. Just halfway through the season, the league goals alone reached [-]!
Looking at this momentum, this year's league Golden Boot is absolutely stable, and the number of goals can even reach more than 30.

As for Ronaldinho, he didn't score as many goals as Henry, only more than a dozen, but his reputation is now no less than that of Henry.

When others play football, it is technique, but when Ronaldinho plays football, it is art...

Ox tails, deep fried balls, cycling, pass the ball without looking at people, all kinds of things are like magic, often making the opposing defensive players dazzled and at a loss.

Not only is it very enjoyable to watch, but it is also very practical. More than half of Henry's goals are assisted by him!

He has grown into Arsenal's offensive core and hub!

It can be said that in the 0304 season, the player with the fastest rising speed in the world football is none other than Ronaldinho!
When he came here, he was a first-class star, but after half a season, Ronaldinho has grown into a real superstar.

Abu is really drooling looking at these two superstars.

If Wang Ye really wanted to sell any one, Abu would definitely be willing to spend 8000 million or even [-] million euros to buy it!

The reason why Wang Ye was asked to set the price himself was because Abu was sure that Wang Ye would not open his mouth like a lion, calling a sky-high price to make himself unable to come down...

Given the relationship between the two of them, they will never cheat themselves.

Wang Ye would not cheat him, but he was not willing to sell Henry or Ronaldinho either.

I could only spread my hands and joked: "If you were Henry or Ronaldinho, would you be willing to leave a team like Arsenal and switch to Chelsea?"

William, Harry and Abramovich all laughed and shook their heads together.

Wang Ye's meaning is very simple, Arsenal is now an absolute giant team!

The club is not short of money, not short of fame, and the results are so good.

This is definitely the place any aspiring superstar wants to be.

As for Chelsea, they are still working hard for the UEFA Cup tickets for next season, and they can't even play in the Champions League.

It is absolutely impossible for a real top superstar to choose such a mid-level team.

Compared with the same amount of money, top superstars will definitely choose a bigger stage and a higher level of competition!

And these are what the current Chelsea cannot provide.

After Abramovich laughed, he could only shake his head helplessly. His Chelsea still needs to continue to lay a solid foundation and build a stage.

No matter how rich he is, no matter how willing to spend money, it will be difficult to attract real top superstars in a short period of time.

It will take at least two or three years, let's talk about it after letting the team get the Champions League tickets.

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While chatting, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and one of Wang Ye's bodyguards came over.

Leaning over to report to Wang Yehui: "Boss, there is a female reporter who says she knows you and wants to come into the private room to meet you."

Wang Ye was taken aback, female reporter?
Do you have any familiar female reporters here in London?

It is estimated that the paparazzi of those tabloids want to fish in troubled waters and make big news.

He waved his hand and said casually, "Tell her it's inconvenient now, if you need anything, contact my assistant to make an appointment for an interview."

Of course, this is just polite talk.

Where are those reporters going to contact Wang Ye's assistant...

The bodyguard nodded and turned around to go out of the private room to chase people away, but just as he reached the door, he was stopped by Wang Ye again.

Because Wang Ye remembered, there is indeed a female reporter here that he is quite familiar with...

That female reporter from "The Times" is quite pretty, what's her name...

He turned his head and said, "Ask which newspaper she works for and what her name is."

The bodyguard nodded and went out.

Harry said with a smile: "The reporters here are different from those in Moscow. I suggest that you better not have too much contact with them, otherwise, there will be a lot of trouble in the future."

William nodded sympathetically. Looking at his expression, he seemed to have suffered from the paparazzi.

Also, the paparazzi in London are famous all over the world!
There is no news that they dare not report or "fabricate"!

Up to the royal family, down to the politicians and rich people, and then to the stars, etc., they all suffer from it.

Especially those big stars, there are basically paparazzi "stalking" you 24 hours a day, even if you go to the bathroom, you can't escape their cameras!

It can be described as outrageous...

Wang Ye smiled, and didn't take it too seriously, anyway, he couldn't stay in London for a few days.

The reason why I gave the Times reporter a chance to interview me was because I wanted to have my own voice.

This also saves those tabloid reporters from making up random things.

(End of this chapter)