Chapter 88 Strange People

At the invitation of the chairman, Wan Sheng packed up a little and went to his house with Waddle.

Waddell's home in the southern suburbs of Manchester is a luxury villa valued at more than £4 million.

A villa of this price is also very luxurious for the rich.

Waddell looks ordinary, but in fact he is very rich. Manchester City is a joint-stock club. Waddell owns the second most shares in the club, and definitely belongs to the wealthy class.

In the five major European leagues, there are roughly three operating models for football clubs. One is a listed company. The club is responsible for its own profits and losses, has a complete management team, and follows commercial operations. The most typical example is Manchester City's sworn enemy Manchester United.

The second category is unlisted joint-stock companies (which share the same shareholding system as listed companies). Usually, multiple major shareholders share a certain percentage of shares. There is also a so-called "private ownership" in which a boss owns more than 90% of the shares, including Chelsea and Arsenal. , Manchester City fall into this category.

The third category is membership clubs represented by La Liga duo Real Madrid and Barcelona. All operating funds of such clubs come from members, which have many similarities with non-profit organizations.

In the early days of European football clubs, most of them adopted the traditional membership system.

At that time, clubs were mostly formed by people from a street, a community, and a bar in order to have a fixed team to play football in their spare time. The club did not have too much income, and the simple football equipment, transportation expenses and other expenses were not enough. It can be solved by collecting membership fees.

With the advancement of professionalization and commercialization of football, more and more clubs are gradually unable to afford the growing expenses, which obviously cannot be solved by paying membership fees alone.

As a result, most European countries have reorganized their clubs into joint-stock companies (limited companies) while establishing professional top leagues. However, different social factors and living conditions in different countries have also led to different forms of changes in the shape of football clubs. For example, in clubs in Spain and Germany, the traditional membership system has been retained.

Manchester City is an unlisted joint-stock club. That is, multiple major shareholders share a certain percentage of their shares. The only difference between this type of club and a listed company is whether or not to publicly issue shares in the securities market.

Clubs receive income from game tickets, television broadcasts, commercial sponsorships, etc., while spending on player salaries and transfers.

If a profit is generated, a certain proportion of the funds will be retained for continuous operation in the future, and shareholder dividends will be distributed according to the proportion of equity (football clubs generally do not pay dividends); if losses occur. Then the funds to cover the losses are retained in addition to previous years. Generally, it comes from bank loans or shareholder input, and the creditor's rights are formed accordingly.

Among the joint-stock clubs in Europe, there are currently two types. One is represented by Chelsea, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain, which are controlled by one owner; Each shareholder holds a certain percentage of shares, but no shareholder has absolute right to speak.

Therefore. Waddle holds the second-largest stake in the club. to be the president of the club.

Owning the second share of Manchester City is also a fortune worth tens of millions. In addition to Waddell and some chain stores and other industries, his personal wealth is quite huge, at least currently Wansheng can't compare at all. .

After Wan Sheng came to his home, he also visited everywhere to see the living environment of the 'traditional' wealthy people in England.

He can also afford such a million-pound villa. But there is no need for that, after all, it is a bit too extravagant.

Waddell's family is warm. In addition to the servants, there are also his wife Milo and young son Andy in his home. After Wansheng arrived, Milo asked Andy to show him around, and Wansheng also gave him a gift-a delicate toy The pistol was for Andy.

Andy was delighted to see the gift. He was just 10 years old, the age to like pistol toys. Waddle and Milo also expressed their gratitude.

When Wan Sheng turned around and returned to the living room, the dining table was already full of food, but Wan Sheng was surprised by Wadel's words, "Don't worry, I have a guest who will arrive in a while."

Wan Sheng was a little strange.

Waddell did not specifically invite himself, but invited others?

When he didn't understand the situation, Wan Sheng could only sit on the sofa and chat with the Wadel family. Generally speaking, the Wadel couple asked something about China, and Wan Sheng told them about football and other topics. Not much to talk about.

But soon the topic turned to football. After all, Wadder is the chairman of the club, Wansheng is the head coach of the team, and Manchester City and football are what they have in common.

"How far do you think we can go this season?" Waddell asked with concern.

Wan Sheng immediately replied, "Champion!"

His tone is so sure!

Waddell was still a little surprised, "I knew you would say the championship, but I didn't expect it to be so decisive! Are you confident? That is the championship. I can't recall the championship that Manchester City won so long ago."

"I have confidence and the team has the ability. Now we are No. 1 in the league." Wan Sheng said, "This is not unacceptable. Now that the team is on the right track, all we have to do is to play normally, not to You need to be out of the ordinary or something, you should believe in the quality of the team."

"And... I coach the team, and the only goal is to win!" Speaking of this, Wan Sheng was a little arrogant.

At this moment, there was a sound of applause from outside the door, and a middle-aged man walked in and said with a smile, "Young man, you are really confident." His voice seemed a little sarcastic.

But Wan Sheng didn't care, just replied, "Thank you!" He didn't understand why this middle-aged man came in directly? No manners at all? Or is it too familiar with Waddell.

Wan Sheng looked at Waddell suspiciously, Waddell hurriedly stood up, greeted him, and introduced, "Get to know, this is James."

He pointed at Wan Sheng again, "You know, Wan Sheng."

Wan Sheng and James shook hands, feeling even more strange in my heart, James? No last name? The problem is that they don't know each other! He can only understand that Waddle forgot to introduce, after all, it seems that the two are very familiar friends.

Then the dinner officially started, and the food was still very rich. The good news is that there is no traditional British old-fashioned family in the Waddle family. They chatted while eating. The atmosphere was not dull, but very active.

But mostly others are asking, Wansheng is talking, talking about the team, talking about the news, talking about China, and so on.

Wan Sheng began to think that this middle-aged man named James would be someone from football, but during the conversation, he found that James didn't seem to care about Manchester City, football, news and other things, but his family. He is very concerned about his personal life, experience, etc. For example, if he asks which countries he has been to, his previous girlfriends, etc., it seems like he is checking his hukou? No, it's weird anyway, and usually no one asks him that.

Out of courtesy, Wansheng still answered some content, which is not any special privacy anyway.

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After the dinner at home, Wan Sheng still felt inexplicable.

After the three chatted for a while, Waddell got up and sent Wan Sheng away. Before leaving, James walked over and said with a smile, "Young man, we will meet again."

This sentence made Wan Sheng feel even more at a loss.

He was full of thoughts... Who the hell is this guy? But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't think of it, and then he came to the conclusion that he must have a disease in his brain! Finally, he decided to ask carefully when he saw Waddle again.

Anyway, Wan Sheng felt inexplicable, but since he couldn't think of it, he simply gave up and went home to prepare for tomorrow's Christmas.

Wansheng is still in a good mood. The team is No. 1 in the league. There is nothing to worry about. Tomorrow is Christmas again. You can take a good rest and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere of the British.

But when standing in front of the apartment door, Wan Sheng felt very strange, because the door was open, but Kevin Tagore's car was not there, so who would be his family?

Wan Sheng walked into the door and saw a thin figure in a tight leather jacket carrying a small package, and he was stunned.

"Ann... Anita!?"

Hearing Wan Sheng's voice, Anita hurriedly stood up, looked over and said, "What's the matter, is it strange to see me?"

"No, it's not." Wan Sheng waved his hands and asked, "Why are you here?" He looked around and confirmed, "At my house?"

"I'm here to send you materials." Anita said, "You haven't been to the academy, so I can only deliver it myself, and spend Christmas with you by the way."

"Ah?" Wan Sheng's mind was a little confused.

He just remembered that he didn't go to London, which was a missed appointment, because he had promised Anita that he was going to college.

But...she shouldn't be in his house either! Christmas together! ?

"Don't you have to go home?"

Anita shook her head, "I don't have the habit of spending Christmas at home, and I don't like that atmosphere. Every time I spent it at my brother's house, but this year I had a fight with him, and I didn't feel like I was in college, so I can only come to you."

"Are you willing to take me in?" She blinked her big eyes and looked at Wan Sheng, looking pitiful. In this case, no man could say a word of refusal.

Although Wan Sheng felt a little strange, he still nodded, "But there will still be someone here, it's Kevin..."

"You mean Kevin? He's gone. I told him just now that he would spend Christmas here, and he decided to go back to London."

Anita explained.

Wan Sheng let out a wry smile, thinking that the explanation must not be clear.

But a big beauty to spend Christmas with herself does seem to be better than with that guy Kevin! ?

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