Chapter 916: A huge business opportunity slipped away?
Chelsea’s CEO received the call and quickly reported to his boss Abramovich.
So there are no scenes inappropriate for children in the new Vlog.
But it greatly satisfied the fans' appetite.
Not only did Abramovich chat with him, but T9, who had just transferred from Liverpool to Chelsea, was also pulled over after training.
When the two bosses gathered together, they asked him to stand in the C position and take a group photo.
By the way, he also played a guest role as a tour guide, giving viewers a tour of Chelsea FC’s training center for the Vlog viewers.
So many fans expressed their love for the new Vlog, and a large number of Vlogs that emerged on Station B turned out to be sports as the main theme.
Xiang Yang was also a little surprised when he heard it.
He thought that celebrities or Internet celebrities would come to join in the fun first.
But after a little understanding, he understood the phenomenon.
The UTMB event itself strongly encourages contestants to wear the officially provided sports cameras to capture some exciting shots.
Many photographers were even specially arranged to use special equipment to capture the beautiful stages in the forest.
After the game, it will be edited and played in the form of highlights.
In addition, two major events sponsored by HYS are about to be held. In fact, the popularity is no less than celebrity gossip.
"Come on, Xiangyang, look at the camera." In less than half a day, Liu Qianqian has basically mastered the Vlog shooting technique.
But unlike Xiang Yang who always likes to take pictures of himself, Liu Qianqian is more willing to share what she sees through the lens.
So
the SLR camera was in her hand, and the picture she was aiming at looked more towards the sun.
“What do I have to take pictures of?”
"Let me practice with you first." Liu Qianqian smiled slightly, "I can also take pictures in the marathon, you have to perform well."
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Xiang Yang was surprised, who If you have nothing to do, take a camera and run a marathon.
Liu Qianqian said "Oh".
Who said she brought her camera to the marathon to shoot a Vlog for Xiangyang? She thought it was really interesting to record their lives in this way.
But in her shots, Abu rarely appears.
Shy.
But Xiang Yang, who admired the content of today’s Vlog, was a little unhappy.
Is T9’s freckled face so handsome?
It doesn’t matter that there are so many people praising him in the barrage, the camera is still glaring at him, for fear of missing a second of him being cool.
It’s great to know how to play football?
It’s better to have Su Ya whom I just signed.
After the temporary trip to Chelsea ended, Xiang Yang and others arrived in Liverpool that afternoon.
As the chairman of the club, it is rare for him to come back. Even if he will not stay to enjoy the Premier League game on the weekend, he should still meet his newly signed players.
Except for Su Ya, Liverpool’s marriage during the winter break has basically come to an end.
Along with sports director Edwards and head coach Hodgson, there was a young man besides Su Ya who greeted Xiang Yang and others at the training base.
Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has just joined the team from Gent Club.
This is the "Ding Ding" that everyone later became familiar with.
Of course, on such an occasion, the team's captains Gerrard and Carragher will also be present.
Facing the camera, several people also wished "Happy Spring Festival" in broken Chinese.
For such a simple welcome ceremony, Xiang Yang nodded with satisfaction.
Foreigners also know how to flatter someone.
“Welcome to join the Liverpool family.”
Say hello to Su Ya, Ding Ding and Varane respectively. After shaking hands, Xiang Yang dumped his wife, camera crew and others. To this group of Premier League players.
With Bea Shaffer accompanying them to visit the club, Xiangyang didn't need to worry at all.
And since he came to the club, he was also going to take some time to listen to the sports director and head coach's summary of their work during this period.
“Didn’t the goalkeeper come?” In my impression, Edwards signed two players at the Gent Club.
“Our technical team feels that he needs more competition training now.” Edwards explained.
After speaking, he glanced at head coach Hodgson next to him.
It seems that although the signings during this winter break satisfied some of the head coach's demands, they did not satisfy them all.
Not to mention a young goalkeeper.
Even Jordan Henderson, who joined the team before, didn't even make the first team.
As for Ding Ding, who just greeted Xiang Yang.
I am also still adapting in the reserve team, and I can't even get the bucket from the first team bench.
The team also fell into a little trouble after the Christmas Day war.
"Mr. Chairman, I want to communicate with you alone." Facing Edwards's gaze, coach Hodgson said firmly.
Xiang Yang frowned and looked at Little John who stayed by his side.
Little John looked at Xiang Yang pitifully, his eyes almost exactly the same as when he begged Xiang Yang to pay the bill every time.
Xiang Yang sighed, "Then you go to the office and wait for me."
Seeing that Xiang Yang did not object to his listening, Little John was secretly happy.
Liverpool had a poor month of January.
The club's sporting director and head coach have different views on future team building once again.
He really wanted to see that Hodgson was ready to attack.
In order to succeed Xiang Yang, he sat in the position of club chairman to gain experience.
"You guys take a good stroll for a while. I have something to do here and need to take some time." After telling a few people to go to the chairman's office to wait for him, Xiangyang quickly returned to Liu Qianqian and others.
Although I am not familiar with my club’s training base.
But he knew the process of the visit very well.
The first point of visit must be the club’s honor room.
After calling Liu Qianqian to his side and explaining the situation concisely and concisely, Xiang Yang thought for a while and added, "If it's too late, you can have dinner first without waiting for us."
"Okay, go and do your work." Liu Qianqian smiled slightly.
She seemed to be mentally prepared for Xiangyang to be busy when he came to the club. When filming the Vlog at Stamford Bridge, she heard Abra pulling Xiangyang and chatting about football for a long time.
Although I don’t understand it, the standings will not lie.
After the Christmas games, Liverpool was still ranked sixth. Less than a month had passed and they had dropped to 14th place.
As Xiang Yang, who has been voted "the most unreliable club president in history" by Liverpool fans, life will definitely be difficult.
But Xiang Yang was very disdainful of this evaluation.
When he recruits Ronaldo next year, he will definitely be praised to the sky.
As for whether Ronaldo will come.
Football is round.
Everything is possible.
Anyway, Bulgaria forward Berbatov rejected the invitation from Liverpool in front of the media.
When Xiang Yang returned to his office, Little John had already prepared coffee for Xiang Yang attentively, "Here, Xiang, the coffee in Liverpool tastes good."
Xiang Yang nodded, took it and went to the sofa He sat down face to face with the old man who had been waiting for him for a while.
"Coach Hodgson, do you need a drink?"
Xiang Yang added the emphasis.
He is mentally prepared to fight a protracted war.
Hodgson looked at Xiang Yang and said, "Thank you, Chairman. I'll just drink black tea."
After saying that, he looked at Little John who came over to sit down with coffee. His eyes were not hostile, but just like him As I said at the beginning, I hope to have one-on-one communication with Xiangyang.
"You don't need to care about his existence. Our communication today will not be known to outsiders."
Xiang Yang saw the old coach's sarcasm and smiled slightly.
Hodgson's expression froze when Xiang Yang saw through his thoughts. He picked up the black tea and sipped it to cover it up. He reorganized his words and said, "Chairman, I am responsible for the team's performance in these games. ”
Xiang Yang looked at him with encouraging eyes, "Be more specific."
"." Hodgson was stunned.
Be more specific.
What I said is just a preamble, okay? The person I wanted to buy came from Su Ya, but everyone else was rejected. I wanted to strengthen the recruitment team at the rear but bought a young Ligue 1 defender.
Um.
Edwards also keeps buying young players with offensive attributes in the midfield.
Okay, I admit that Henderson started the club after my inspection, but what does it mean to add De Bruyne, who has no experience in the five major leagues, in a game during the winter break? .
There is no place for him in Liverpool's midfield.
I almost brought the team to the relegation zone!
What I need is to finalize one or two important reinforcements as soon as possible in the last week.
Ricky Lambert I have used it as you intended.
My dear Mr. Chairman.
Are you planning to make me responsible for my failed record this season and resign on my own initiative?
Liquidated damages, I won’t leave even if it’s a penny less.
"Coach Hodgson, you may have misunderstood." Xiangyang complained as usual, but he was not bored when he heard it.
Isn’t it normal for employees to have emotions?
But when it comes to things like resignation, Xiang Yang still has to explain.
"Even if you resign today, the club will not default on a penny of liquidated damages in order to thank you for your efforts."
"???"
"???"
Both Little John and Hodgson were shocked.
Xiang Yang nodded, "Yes, Coach Hodgson, you heard that right. Just because we have differences on the focus of future club construction does not mean that the club will deny your efforts in the club. To be honest, you can The courage to give up the coaching position of Fulham and come to Liverpool to meet the challenge is worthy of our respect."
"Mr. Chairman, I have no intention of resigning now, I just..." Hodgson said softly. .
Compared with the speech of the young man in front of him, his obviously angry words were spread out, which really made him lose face as an old coach.
"It doesn't matter, we open the door to you at any time." Xiang Yang continued.
Just resign if you resign.
Xiang Yang had no intention of coddling this stubborn old man.
I wanted to say that I had previously decided to find a firefighting coach to clean up the mess and then show off my cards, but I gave up because Ranieri, the promising tinker, was unwilling to leave Roma.
But Xiang Yang, who had just arrived from Chelsea, didn’t have much concern at the moment.
If Ranieri can't be invited, then Fatty An can come over.
It just so happened that Abu was unhappy with him.
It is true that drought will lead to drought and waterlogging will lead to death. Fatty An won the Premier League and FA Cup double crown after coaching Chelsea last year.
This year, he was rejected by Abramovich because he was unable to lead the club to seek breakthroughs in the Champions League and league.
On my own side.
"Mr. President, you mean I was fired by the club?" Hodgson was surprised.
Xiang Yang, who had already pierced the window paper, shook his head, "It was you who submitted your resignation to me. I just chose to respect your wishes. Of course, as I said before, I will ask the club to comply with The contract stipulates that you will be paid compensation.”
“As for when you are willing to leave the club during this season, I also choose to respect your idea. I don’t know if this can reduce the pressure on you now. ?”
Hodgson smiled bitterly, what a damn good thing to say.
After so many years in the industry, he has coached many clubs such as Crystal Palace, Inter Milan, Blackburn Rovers, West Brom, Fulham, etc., and has won many honors. This is still the first time he has dealt with too many club executives. Once I met a club president like Xiang Yang.
Because of his declining performance and unfavorable recruitment, he chose to put pressure on him by forcing him into a palace.
On the contrary, in a few words, I became a homeless person.
No
You shouldn’t say that.
"Xiang, what do you mean?" On the side, Little John, who had been watching the show from beginning to end, was also puzzled.
As a senior fan, he has seen too many clubs fire coaches and coaches fire clubs.
I have never seen Xiang Yang speculate on a head coach like this.
"What I mean is very straightforward." Xiangyang didn't even bother to look at Little John, but went on to explain to Hodgson:
"Coach Hodgson, you don't have to be responsible for your results this season. No responsibility, I just hope that in the future you can let go of any pursuit of results and concerns about record, and enjoy this season wholeheartedly.
But I also have requirements, if the club's score is touched. To the relegation zone.”
"What the chairman means is that I only need to fully cooperate with the club's transformation work and successfully end this season?" Hodgson felt that Xiangyang had a very clear mind.
But don’t say it, the more he thought about it, the more he thought it was good.
I don’t get along with the sports director.
Leaving Liverpool is doomed.
But now the conditions given by Xiang Yang are true. He will take the money, continue to lead the team and direct the game, and then wait for the end of the season before leaving the club.
You can also take away a large amount of compensation.
This.
At the very least, this is a better way to hide oneself than being fired by the club in despair.
At the end of the season, he can also lead his coaching team to find the next job.
Both sides have dignity.
"If Liverpool can get a spot in the European competition at the end of the season, I will personally give you a generous bonus." Xiang Yang said confidently.
The Champions League is probably out of the question.
The Europa League still needs to be fought for.
After all, if there is no European war, it will be difficult for the team to recruit players for next season, and its operating income will also be affected.
"Mr. Chairman, in terms of players, are there any players I must use?" Hodgson did not agree immediately.
Out of his understanding of outsiders from the Premier League like Xiang Yang, he still wanted to confirm something.
Who knows if Xiang Yang will learn from his friend Abramovich and force the coach to use the players he likes?
"Until you leave the club, no one will have any objection to your formation."
Xiang Yang shook his head.
Listen to both and you will be enlightened; if you listen to one and all, you will be dark.
Although Hodgson looks down on the young players Edwards is trying to introduce, there are subjective factors.
But perhaps, this also has something to do with the players' own abilities.
Although De Bruyne is indeed a future superstar, even if he doesn't watch football, he has heard about it, but he doesn't seem to be the kind of star that suddenly emerges.
"Okay, I understand, Mr. Chairman." Hodgson muttered.
Looking at Xiang Yang’s face, he paused for a moment before he spoke: "Thank you, Chairman, for trusting me. I will do my best in the future."
On the same day, the Liverpool Echo, the most important local media in Liverpool, published a report that Xiang Yang returned to the club and supported Hodgson.
At the same time, Liverpool Club’s official website also issued two announcements.
The content of the first letter was similar to that of the "Echo", except that it contained a photo of Xiangyang, Edwards and Hodgson in the same frame.
The second letter is
“Boss, YouTube has already responded, and they will cooperate to set up a special search on the website.”
"Okay, I understand."
Xiang Yang, who couldn't have dinner with Liu Qianqian and others, certainly wouldn't let his assistant go.
Accompanying him to work overtime were Edwards and Little John.
As well as people from the club’s public relations department.
The second announcement announced on the official website, in addition to confirming the filming of a Liverpool-related movie, also includes two items that require specific implementation by the public relations department.
One is to arrange for all club staff to record a video to celebrate the New Year for Chinese fans.
The other one is to sincerely invite fans to take Vlogs of the games.
"Xiang, do you think it is feasible for the players to record their own Vlogs?"
Making a movie is not difficult for Little John.
So while he was sitting in the conference room, other than looking through the data of the first Vlog, he was also wondering why Xiangyang was using this method to get more people to participate in the Vlog.
Is it to heat up this topic?
Okay.
It is possible.
After all, only if more and more people participate, will it gradually become an influential emerging trend.
Then let the players come in too.
Maybe, if done well, CFT might be able to sell a few more jerseys
“Oh! Why was I so busy eating that I forgot to invite Liu to visit the CFT physical store?”
Xiang Yang was stunned when he saw Little John walking out of the conference room in a hurry.
What is this guy going to do again?
Sure enough, it’s better to keep up with people of your age and save worry
(End of this chapter)