The Young Lion

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When Aldridge received Adam's call, it was already close to off-duty time. The team will start training tomorrow, and the coaching staff will make preparations one step ahead. This is the practice formed in the past few years.

Holding the phone, he smiled and said, What if I say I don't have time and don't go to the appointment?

Uh, this, then I will pass your reply on to Real Madrid.

No, it's just a joke.

The emperor won the general election. In the Sanz era, he only won one league championship. The best record in the Champions League was the runner-up. No matter how he made momentum, the members of the Real Madrid Club exhausted their patience with him. Florentino defeated Sanz with an absolute advantage. , boarded the throne of the emperor's seat.

After taking office, Florentino immediately fulfilled his campaign promise and directly paid Barcelona a sky-high buyout fee to bring Figo to the Bernabeu. The famous rebel in the history of the Barcelona club was born from this.

Florentino started to form the Galaxy Battleship, and immediately after signing Figo, he came to London to invite Aldrich to have dinner. Without thinking, he must be looking for the next member of the Galaxy Battleship.

Aldridge's new home is on the north side of the River Thames, a high-end villa complex. He is very satisfied with the place Ivan chose, at least not like the manor in the suburbs, which seems to be isolated from the world. He lives in the community, has neighbors, and new friends Friends may not necessarily be acquainted, but it is a normal life to see familiar faces and say hello to each other in daily life.

Time to get off. Aldridge called Ivan. Did not go into details. Just told her to go out to eat and he drove home to pick her up.

The new home is being renovated, and she stays at home as a supervisor. If she is not satisfied, she will raise it with the decoration team on the spot.

When Aldrich drove back to the front of the house, Yiwen had already changed into a refreshing dress.

Is there anything good today?.

Yiwen asked curiously after getting into the car.

Aldrich is not very advocating dining out. For celebrities, sometimes you will encounter trifles when you go out, and you just want to be quiet at home.

drive on the road. Going to West London, Aldrich briefly told Ivan about the dinner invitation.

What do you think?

Ivan rolled his eyes,

This meal has a lot to do with it.

It's just a meal.

Just socializing?

Well, if it wasn't for a club, I might say no.

Ha, yes, even though Millwall is called a wealthy family by the outside world, those old wealthy families have not done enough homework to deal with Millwall.

Aldrich raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

Gordon Ramsay Restaurant is a Michelin-rated 3-star restaurant, which is the kind of place that deserves all tourists or rich people to fly to enjoy dinner. No history, but one thing: the food is delicious.

The restaurant is located in West London, in Chelsea to be exact!

Aldrich’s friends and social circle, at least in England, basically no one would invite him to West London, whether it was playing cards, drinking or partying, even if it was magnificent and truly high-end.

It was obvious that Aldridge was not welcomed by many people in west London, all of whom had a Chelsea fan background.

Being rich and having quality are two different things.

Sometimes it is precisely because people have money that they do things unscrupulously.

Aldridge came out of a west London restaurant with Melanie three years ago to find his car defaced with a pile of shit graffitied on it

Since then, Aldridge has rarely visited West London, and he has no resentment in his heart, which is a normal thing.

If the Chelsea coach's car dared to park in the Millwall area for one night, it is estimated that the car would either disappear or become a pile of scrap metal the next day.

Football is a popular sport in this country. The most common form of entertainment for the general public is often not elegant. There are so many fanatical fans who like to make trouble, which is commonplace.

Therefore, people from Real Madrid wanted to discuss business with Aldridge, but they made an appointment on the territory of Millwall's sworn enemy. What can this be said? It can only be said that Real Madrid's preparations were not done well, but it cannot be accused of lack of sincerity.

The chairman has come in person, so what can there be with more sincerity? Rolling the red carpet? That's not sincerity, it's brain damage.

It wasn't until dark that Aldrich arrived late by car. After all, it was a bit far across London from east to west, and there was a traffic jam during commuting time.

Real Madrid didn't have enough money to buy out the entire restaurant. After all, the consumption here is very high, so you can't just eat and drink with public funds right after you come on stage?

They came with 7 people, Florentino was the protagonist, and the others, his assistants, club officials, were also supporting roles.

Including Aldrich and Yiwen, there are a total of nine people, occupying two tables in the corner of the restaurant, and Aldrich has a table for four.

When they met, Aldridge and Florentino shook hands and greeted each other. The two were smiling. When they met for the first time, they talked in Spanish without any hindrance. They quickly became acquainted with each other on non-football topics.

After all, there are differences between people, and the same is true for the chairman and the chairman.

Florentino has his own business empire. He is the second largest construction giant in Spain. He must have good communication skills if he can work hard to achieve this level. However, as the emperor, he must have a different vision.

Aldridge admires and even admires this kind of person. Don't look at the Hall family is also very rich now, but the real ability cannot be measured by wealth.

Florentino has increased the commercial value of Real Madrid by 20 times in the past ten years, and the assets of his personal group have also increased by more than 5 times, from a group of more than a billion to a giant approaching 10 billion. How much wisdom is unimaginable for ordinary people?

There is no need to argue that Florentino has single-handedly created the brand of Real Madrid in the new era, and at the same time, through the platform of Real Madrid, his own business empire has rapidly expanded.

What's behind Real Madrid? The support of the Spanish government and the support of the consortium have shaped the Real Madrid brand. And through the Real Madrid platform, you can get in touch with various business circles all over the world. behind the scenes. How could Florentino's own business empire not benefit?

Aldridge has no villainous mind and thinks that the other party is borrowing Real Madrid's power for personal gain. On the contrary, this is just a kind of win-win business model, which benefits both. Florentino is not a public servant. In the era of utilitarianism, the more he wants to A law-abiding public servant. Maybe you can't do big things often.

It is selfish desire that makes people burst out with endless motivation.

The dinner is far from sumptuous, and you can enjoy the delicious food as soon as you order. Everyone is not a countryman who has never seen the world. He eats and drinks like a local leopard. despised by those around him.

Aldrich had dinner with Florentino, and the other guests around knew what they were seeing. Naturally, the paparazzi also rushed over after hearing the news, looking for angles outside the restaurant to take pictures.

throughout dinner. Aldridge and Florentino chatted happily, but not a word was about football.

until the end of dinner. Only then did Florentino understand his purpose.

Aldridge, we've heard a lot about Henry, he hasn't renewed his contract with Millwall, I don't know what's going on between you guys and him, out of respect, I won't inquire, but, Real Madrid would like to Thierry Henry is interested, I hope he can wear the Real Madrid shirt next season, if he becomes your problem at Millwall, annoys you, I think we can work together, solve your problems and give Millwall Wall paid off handsomely.

Florentino and Aldridge spoke in a flat voice, probably, as if they were discussing business. The business they talked about was player trading.

Real Madrid had already bought Figo, but Florentino saw that there might be a chance to get Henry, why not?

Such a superstar who was so popular last season also has intercontinental and even world influence. Maybe this will be more sensational than the effect brought by Figo.

After all, the great effect of digging Figo is only for Real Madrid.

Let the Real Madrid fans be happy, relieve their anger, and relieve their hatred!

And Henry is the real Champions League Golden Boot and European Golden Boot. He has won many trophies in Millwall in two years, and there are three heavyweight ones! Coupled with the honor of the national team, if this deal can be concluded, it doesn’t matter what Real Madrid fans think about Florentino. At least the Galaxy Battleship has a prototype, and the brand effect is what Florentino cares about most. .

Aldridge likes Florentino, to be precise, he likes the other's style of acting.

Maybe there are some shady means in the process of digging Figo, but that is also forced by the situation.

When Florentino was not on the stage and he was not the chairman, he neither had a reasonable identity to negotiate with the Barcelona official, and because of the factors of the two clubs' sworn enemies, a direct conversation would inevitably end in a collapse, so he used some means in private. It is understandable to put yourself in the shoes.

And when Florentino officially came to power, if he made up his mind to introduce a certain player, then he must have enough sincerity to launch the offensive in person, and the dark methods behind it are very rare.

Millwall will definitely have to deal with many European clubs and trade players. In the past, now, and in the past, this is inevitable.

But, do you like the other party to negotiate in an aboveboard manner?

Or a schemer who likes to use dirty tricks behind his back?

Obviously, the former.

Aldrich wiped his mouth with a napkin, and was about to reject Florentino, when the other party pushed a card in front of him with several names written on it.

Since we just signed Figo, it's no secret that the club is over two hundred million euros in debt, so we can't do a deal in cash, but in other ways, I believe, if Millwall is willing to do this with Real Madrid. With cooperation, both parties can get a mutually satisfactory result.”

After Florentino finished speaking, he picked up the cup and took a sip of water.

He didn't come here to ask Aldridge to make a deal. It doesn't matter if he succeeds or not. In business, the world doesn't revolve around him. There is no righteousness in a deal. Real Madrid only needs to show enough sincerity to do their part. He has a clear conscience.

If you can't sign it, you can't sign it.

But if the reason why you can't sign is that you didn't work hard, this is unacceptable to successful people.

Aldrich was not in a hurry to reply, he picked up the card and looked down at the name on the card.

I was really surprised in my heart.

Anelka.

Barack.

kalumbu.

Redondo.

Goody.

Casillas!

Real Madrid have no cash to pay Henry's transfer fee.

And if Henry transfers, it might be a record high price.

Real Madrid had sent an offer of more than 30 million pounds before, but that was the Sanz era.

After Florentino came to power, he bought Figo with this money, so now they have no money.

The six names appearing on this card are obviously the chips that Florentino exchanged for Henry! (to be continued...)