Football Feast, Starting From the Acquisition of European Clubs

   Chapter 157 They are also engaged in football, why is the gap so big?

   "Also, until the end of the stadium naming rights, Emirates will be Crystal Palace Club's sole sponsor in the aviation field. If Crystal Palace needs to travel by air, it must take Emirates flights."

   "I'm going, these Emiratis really make the most of it. What if there's no Emirates flights to where we're going?"

   "They also thought of this. They will take out a special plane and paint the logo of the Crystal Palace Club on the fuselage of the plane. We usually carry out normal flight missions. When we need it, we will use it as our charter plane."

   "These Emiratis are so thoughtful."

   "Then we also need our players to shoot a promotional video with Emirates."

"Ok, Ok."

"and also."

   In all, Emirates made nearly twenty requests.

   Although it wasn't a big deal, it still annoyed Chen Ran. Holding Stephen's hand and lamenting, money is not easy to make these days.

   For someone like Chen Ran who was cheap and good-looking, Stephen didn't bother to pay any attention to him, so he just walked away.

  As long as the money problem is solved, the rest is trivial.

  Agreed Crystal Palace and Emirates, soon ready to host a grand signing ceremony.

   Various reporters who received the invitation letter immediately talked about it.

  Crystal Palace held a press conference not long ago, why is there a signing ceremony so soon?

   Looking at the introduction on the invitation letter, the signing ceremony was jointly held by Crystal Palace Club and Emirates.

   For many seasoned journalists, it was immediately guessed that this was probably the signing ceremony held by Emirates sponsored by Crystal Palace.

   However, this kind of sponsorship is commonplace for many big clubs. As for such a big battle?

  The reporters also have their own small circles. After getting to know each other, we discovered that the invitation letter issued by the Crystal Palace Club this time is not only for the reporters of the sports line.

  What social line, financial line, as long as it is a reporter from a major newspaper, almost everyone has received an invitation letter.

   Looking at the beautifully crafted invitation letter, the reporters speculated one after another. It seems that this signing ceremony is definitely not easy.

   That Chinese man, maybe he will come up with another breaking news.

  The signing ceremony was arranged at the Four Seasons Hotel in London. On the day of the ceremony, the banquet hall of the Four Seasons Hotel was very lively, and almost all the famous journalists in England appeared here.

  When Stephen announced that Crystal Palace and Emirates Airline had a package of sponsorship contracts totaling 550 million euros, the entire banquet hall of the Four Seasons Hotel was immediately fried.

   "OMG!"

   "Did I hear it wrong?"

   "Did the CEO of Crystal Palace just say 550 million euros?"

   "This is the largest sponsorship contract in football history, right?"

   "Yes, and it will be difficult to be surpassed in the future."

   "Emirates is really rich."

   "Not only is he rich, but his brain is not very good."

   "Crystal Palace caught a fat sheep."

   "This time the Chinese made a lot of money."

   "That's right, I guess he didn't even have to pay for a new stadium this time."

   "It's not just that you don't have to pay, the Chinese can still make money. The construction cost of the new Crystal Palace stadium will not exceed 500 million euros."

   "Tsk tsk, that Chinese man is really good. The stadium hasn't started construction yet, just based on a few drawings, someone will send money."

   Looking at the noisy scene below, Chen Ran did not have any unhappy expression, accompanied by the big money owner beside him, Clark, the chairman of Emirates Airline, chatting easily.

  He came today to throw another shock bomb.

   While the influence of the last poaching of captain Vieira from Arsenal and the construction of the new stadium Crystal Palace has not completely subsided, Chen Ran is ready to add another fire.

   Let the influence of Crystal Palace Club spread rapidly from the small British Isles to the whole world. From the small football circle to the sports circle, it quickly spread to all circles.

   In a word: You may not be a fan of Crystal Palace, but you have at least heard the name of the club Crystal Palace.

   This is why Chen Ran must spend tens of millions of euros to build the new stadium of Crystal Palace.

  Because, as long as the Crystal Palace, the world's first palace-style football stadium, is built, it will act like a source of radiation, spreading the influence of the Crystal Palace in all directions 24 hours a day.

   Finally, the reporters below quieted down and the signing ceremony continued.

  Stephen, representing Crystal Palace Club, signed a contract with the CEO of Emirates.

   At this moment, whether it was true or false, everyone present gave a warm applause.

   Soon, the long-awaited question-and-answer session for reporters finally began.

   All questions were directed at Chen Ran.

   "Excuse me, Mr. Chen, can you tell us how you got Emirates to sign the biggest super contract in history?"

   The reporter who asked the first question couldn’t wait to ask the question that everyone was most eager to get an answer to.

   "First of all I would like to thank Emirates for their trust in Crystal Palace Club."

  Chen Ran smiled and greeted Clark, the chairman of Emirates Airline beside him.

   "Crystal Palace, as an emerging giant club that is rapidly rising, its upward momentum is visible to everyone. I think this is one of the important reasons why Crystal Palace can attract Emirates."

"Emirates is committed to becoming the world's top airline; Crystal Palace also aspires to be the world's top football club. I think such similar goals are another important reason why the two of us can reach a cooperation agreement. "

   "Mr. Chen, the total amount of agreements reached by Crystal Palace and Emirates has exceeded all the sponsorship contracts of old giant clubs such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. Do you think the current Crystal Palace club is worthy of this contract?"

  I'll go, this guy is here to smash the game, right?

   Chen Ran glanced at the reporter who asked the question unhappily and remembered his appearance.

   Fortunately, Chen Ran has been fighting wits and courage with media reporters in England for a long time in the past two years, and he has already practiced his ability to deal with the media.

   "Hehe, it doesn't matter whether you deserve it or not. It doesn't matter what you and I think. The person who paid the money thinks it deserves it, then it deserves it."

   "Another point is, man, you have to look a little farther."

"Crystal Palace and Emirates have been working together for a long time. In my first season at Crystal Palace, I won the Championship and the League Cup; in the second season, I won the Premier League and the UEFA Cup. ."

   "Excuse me, Mr. reporter, can you name another team that has won so many championships from a secondary league team in just two seasons?"

   "Nottingham Forest won the European Champions Cup."

   The reporter retorted, not to be outdone.

   "Hehe, it seems that your understanding ability is not very good. I said within two seasons, and Nottingham Forest won the European Champions Cup, which is already the third season."

   "But Nottingham Forest finally won the European Cup, and twice in a row, which is far from your UEFA Cup."

   The reporter was a little irritated, and forced his quibble with his neck stuck.

   "Haha, Mr. reporter, I have only been in Crystal Palace for two seasons. How do you know that Crystal Palace will not be able to win the European Champions Cup in the future?"

   After saying that, Chen Ran ignored the reporter and turned to look at Clark, the chairman of Emirates Airlines beside him.

   "Mr Clark, do you think Crystal Palace Club will be able to win the European Champions Cup in the future?"

   "Of course, I'm very confident about that. Otherwise, Emirates wouldn't be sponsoring Crystal Palace."

  Clark is also a veteran. Although he did not rehearse in advance, he cooperated perfectly with Chen Ran.

   "Haha, thank you Mr. Clark for your trust. I will give this trust to Emirates. When we renew our contract in the future, I will give Emirates a discount."

   "Really? That would be great. A word of it."

After the signing ceremony, the sponsorship contract between Crystal Palace and Emirates immediately grabbed the front pages of all media.

   "The largest sponsorship contract in football history was born, with a total amount of 550 million euros!"

   "Crystal Palace got a high-priced sponsorship contract, and the new stadium has already made money before construction starts."

   "Crystal Palace surpassed traditional giants such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, and became the club with the highest commercial value in the Premier League."

   "A new giant club is on the rise."

   "After the introduction of Vieira and the construction of a new stadium, the Chinese once again did something amazing."

   "With the support of the sky-high sponsorship contract, the momentum of the Crystal Palace Club's rise has become unstoppable."

  Away thousands of miles away in China, Crystal Palace fans were also shocked by the news of the sky-high sponsorship contract.

   "I'm going, Chen Ran has issued it. Five hundred and fifty million euros, converted into domestic currency, isn't that more than five billion?"

   "Fuck, I don't even have more than 500,000 yuan."

   "Mom, did you make so much money running a football club?"

   "Take it down. It's your first day watching football? Don't you know that most football clubs in the world are losing money?"

   "Then the contrast is too big, right?"

   "There's no way. Who told us to be stubborn. He brought Crystal Palace to life so that he could attract oil tycoons."

   "That's right. The oil tycoon is not stupid. Everyone can understand the rising momentum of Crystal Palace. They are investing in the future, understand?"

   "However, Chen Ran's shot is ruthless, and it's more than five billion in one shot."

   "Look at Crystal Palace, and then look at our domestic clubs. They are also engaged in football. Why is the gap so big."

   "Forget it, the country is also worthy of being called a professional club? But, have you heard? Crystal Palace will come to China to play a friendly match in a while."

   "I heard that some time ago, Sports Weekly published advertisements for public bidding."

   "Any follow-up news?"

   "Yes. I heard that there will be a friendly match between Shencheng and Shencheng Zhihua."

   "Ah? Why Shencheng?"

   "I heard that it was to attend the unveiling ceremony of Crystal Palace's youth training base on Smart Island."

   "Huh? Has that youth training base been built?"

   "It's done. I've been rushing to work a while ago. I guess it's to match the schedule of Crystal Palace Club in China."

   "At that time, I will fly to Shencheng to watch the Crystal Palace match, and then drop by to visit the youth training base of Smart Island. Are you interested? Let's go together."

   "That's a good idea, count me in."

   "And me, we can form a group to go to Smart Island together."

   "Yes, add me too."

"And I."

  London, Chelsea Club, Peter Kenyon Office.

  Looking at Mourinho, who showed a very rare expression of frustration in front of him, Peter Kenyon still persuaded him.

   "José, let's forget it. Haven't you watched the news in the past two days? That Chinese man got a 550 million euro sponsorship contract, and Crystal Palace is not short of money. Let's start with another target."

  Mourinho has obvious dark circles on his face, apparently due to a serious lack of sleep recently.

   Hearing Peter Kenyon's voice, Mourinho looked up at him. After hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded.

   Seeing that Mourinho finally got out of the horn, Peter Kenyon was relieved.

  Peter Kenyon knows very well that Mourinho is capable, but his character is flawed.

   To say something nice is pride, to say something bad is too conceited.

   He can only win against others. If others beat him, he cannot accept it.

   It is also because Mourinho has been too smooth since he was in charge. He has won one championship after another, but suddenly he can't get it, and some can't adapt.

   "Then do you have a new signing target?"

   Seeing that Mourinho finally stopped staring at the Crystal Palace players, Peter Kenyon quickly turned his eyes away.

"Snapped!"

   Mourinho took out a blank piece of paper with his name written on it from his pocket and put it on Peter Kenyon's desk.

   "The candidates above are listed in order of importance. If there is any agreement, please notify me immediately."

   Having said that, Mourinho immediately turned and left Peter Kenyon's office.

  Peter Kenyon shook his head helplessly and looked carefully at the list left by Mourinho.

   "Essien, a player from Ghana, born in 1982, is a midfielder and currently plays for Lyon, France."

   is also in London, Arsenal Club, Wenger's office.

   Looking at the newspapers in front of him, Wenger's mouth twitched slightly.

   If I had known that Crystal Palace could sign this super contract, Vieira’s transfer fee could not be less than 40 million euros in any case.

   "Boss, we suffered a big loss this time. Patrick sold it too cheaply."

  Assistant coach Pat Riley was also reading the newspaper and muttering.

   (end of this chapter)