Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 846 Sir Alex Ferguson

As the saying goes, there is always a brave man under a big reward. Lu Shaohua was very clear that although the sudden acquisition of Manchester United by him had nothing to do with the players, they would always be a little worried after changing the boss. So Lu Shaohua came up with a monetary policy to motivate the players with money.

Professional players only have a dozen years of glory. When they reach a certain age, they have to retire. Although their salaries are usually very high, some people even give up their studies in order to play professional football. In other words, after they retire, if they leave football, they will have no way out.

Therefore, any professional player plays for money all the time. Now that Lu Shaohua has promised a huge bonus, who wouldn't play hard? Don't forget that you can get bonuses when you participate in the competition, and you will get more bonuses after winning the championship. This bonus plus the bonus offered by Lu Shaohua, the two combined, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a huge bonus.

But then again, the huge bonus offered by Lu Shaohua is not only to motivate the players, but also to send a signal to everyone in the entire club, a signal that proves that he, Lu Shaohua, dares to invest.

Among all the clubs in Europe, there is almost no team that can maintain a profit except Manchester United. Well, if you have to count, there is also Real Madrid. However, now "Karl Lagerfeld" has not built the first phase of his Galactico, so Real Madrid has not yet reached the conditions to make a profit.

Why does a loss occur?

The reason is very simple, that is, the operation is not good. To put it bluntly, there is something lacking in commercial operation and it has not been developed to its full potential. And the money spent on buying players is too high, so how can it make money?

Since everyone knows that the team is making almost no money, the boss must be willing to invest. It just so happens that Lu Shaohua has now sent out a signal that he dares to invest. What will this bring to Lu Shaohua? Even a three-year-old child knows it. It will bring stability to the club.

What Lu Shaohua said was not wrong. Before Lu Shaohua arrived in the UK, everyone in the club knew what kind of person Lu Shaohua was and what kind of company Phoenix Group was.

Is it possible for a multinational group company with a value estimated by the outside world to be worth US$5000 billion to be out of money?

The answer is obvious. There is plenty of money. Lu Shaohua, the founder, is also the owner of the entire Phoenix Group. He certainly has money to invest. Even if he invests $100 million in the club, it can sustain Manchester United for 5,000 years.

Now, with a rich boss who dares to invest, the club has almost stabilized from top to bottom, and the players are thinking about winning more championships so that they can get more money.

"Well, let me say one last thing about the players. I will take a good look at the contract. At the end of the season, some people will get a raise." At this point, Lu Shaohua paused and emphasized it again. "Well, the raise is linked to performance. If you perform well, you will get a raise. If you perform poorly, then sorry, you can only get your original salary, hehe..."

Lu Shaohua offered another incentive, and this was also another plan of Lu Shaohua. Lu Shaohua knew that people who came out of Manchester United's youth training had always been paid low wages, such as Roy Keane and Beckham. In addition, the image rights also belonged to the club, which Lu Shaohua did not agree with.

The reason why Beckham fell out with Ferguson was probably because of money. Of course, it is undeniable that Spice Girl was involved. But if Beckham was given a high salary and half of the image rights, how could Spice Girl force Beckham to participate in more commercial activities?

It is undeniable that Beckham is a capable player and a flagship figure of Manchester United. The departure of such a player would be a great loss to Manchester United. Now that Lu Shaohua has taken over Manchester United, he would certainly prevent such a thing from happening.

There was another round of applause, and this time it was even more enthusiastic than before. The reason was simple: Lu Shaohua's words meant that their income had increased again.

"Okay, let's train." Lu Shaohua smiled and waved to the players before saying to Ferguson, "Jazz? Do you have time? Let's talk."

"With great pleasure." Ferguson smiled and said.

Lu Shaohua nodded, then turned and walked towards the club's office building, looking very impolite.

Lu Shaohua was indeed very impolite, but don't forget that Lu Shaohua is now the boss of Manchester United. Even though he was talking and laughing and didn't put on airs, he couldn't lose his dignity. Besides, Lu Shaohua was a serious Chinese, not a British gentleman, so there was no need for him to do those meaningless things.

Also, Lu Shaohua had a piece of information in his hand, a piece of information about Ferguson. The information showed that Ferguson had been in partnership with his son over the years and had taken an unknown amount of money from Manchester United. Now that Lu Shaohua had taken over Manchester United, how could he continue as before?

It is true that Ferguson has a great influence in Manchester United, but that was in the past. Now that Lu Shaohua is here, even though he is a dragon from another country, he cannot let Ferguson ride on his head. Even if Ferguson is a dragon, he has to be coiled around me, otherwise don't blame Lu Shaohua for being rude.

Entering Ferguson's office, Lu Shaohua took the briefcase from Li Shangkui, waved his hand, and asked Li Shangkui and others to guard outside. He and Ferguson walked in and then sat down on the sofa in the office.

Lu Shaohua had no expression on his face, and the smile on his face had long disappeared. He took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, put them on the table, pushed them towards Ferguson, and then signaled Ferguson with his eyes.

There is no doubt that the documents are written in English. Lu Shaohua specifically asked Li Zhijie to translate them, so Ferguson can understand them.

Eyes wide open, a look of disbelief. This was Ferguson's facial expression.

Then, Ferguson's cold sweat flowed down his forehead. He didn't need to read the rest. After just one page, he knew what was coming next.

Silence, silence. The whole room was silent, with only Ferguson's heavy breathing, which showed that Ferguson was not in a stable mood at the moment.

However, Ferguson's silence did not mean Lu Shaohua would not speak out. Seeing Ferguson's expression, Lu Shaohua knew that his goal had been achieved. "I don't care what you did before, Sir, but what I want to say is that after I take over Manchester United, don't let this kind of thing happen. Of course, I will increase your salary, 4 million euros a year, and if the team performs well, I will not be stingy with bonuses."

A typical strategy of giving a date after hitting a bully is the strategy Lu Shaohua adopted towards Ferguson.

"Also, your power will not change, including the purchase of players. I will not be involved and you will have full authority. However, there is one thing I want to make clear, and that is that you have to cooperate with the club's commercial development. Of course, in terms of commercial development, we will also consider whether it will affect the team." Lu Shaohua continued.

Decentralization, this is Lu Shaohua decentralizing power, giving Ferguson absolute power, even greater power than before.

It's not that Ferguson hasn't considered leaving, but he didn't dare to. The reason is that the information Lu Shaohua handed him was too scary. It was all evidence of his crimes. If he made Lu Shaohua angry and made the evidence public, Ferguson might spend the rest of his life in prison, along with his son.

Now, Lu Shaohua has given him a treat and also given him so much power. This is a naked temptation. It is the power that every head coach desires to get. Can Ferguson resist it?

Ferguson has been in Manchester United for many years and has feelings for the club. He is reluctant to leave, and Lu Shaohua has no intention of driving him away. Not only does he increase his salary, but he also gives him power, which leaves Ferguson with no reason to leave.

"I promise." Ferguson still lowered his posture.

What was Ferguson guaranteeing? The team's performance? No, Ferguson's guarantee was to ensure that the same kind of thing would not happen again.

Lu Shaohua was very satisfied, indeed very satisfied. Lu Shaohua took the documents from Ferguson, walked to the shredder, and threw a large stack of documents into it, making them disappear without a trace.

"Okay, Jazz, we should talk about team building next." Lu Shaohua smiled and said, "Next season, I will give you unlimited funds for purchasing players. Even if you replace the entire team, it's no problem. As long as you think it's ok, we will write you a check."

A nouveau riche. Lu Shaohua at this time was no different from a nouveau riche. However, no one dared to doubt that Lu Shaohua's words were lies. Lu Shaohua had the ability to do so because he had so much money that he could not count it. It was no problem at all to replace more than 20 players. Even purchasing all the big-name stars would have no problem.

However, Ferguson is not a fool. The current Manchester United team is full of good players. There is almost no need to buy many players next season. He just needs to supplement the team. Of course, he will not replace the entire team.

"There is absolutely no problem with this team now. We will just buy some players for next season. There is no need to make large purchases." Ferguson said seriously.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded, but he still took out his checkbook, wrote out a check, tore it to Ferguson, and said, "This is a check for $100 million, spend it as you like, yeah, you can save the rest for next season."

Yes, Lu Shaohua wrote a check for $100 million to Ferguson, which completely confirmed what he said about "dare to invest."

Ferguson also saw the number on the check, and he couldn't help but doubt it. He originally thought that what Lu Shaohua said outside was just a lie, but now he finally stopped doubting Lu Shaohua. The young man in his early twenties sitting opposite him was indeed very courageous.

"Don't worry, I will spend any money wisely." Ferguson assured again.

Lu Shaohua didn't say anything, but just nodded to show that he believed Ferguson. Then he took out an A4 paper from his pocket and handed it to Ferguson.

Ferguson had four words written on his face: "What is this?"

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