Chapter 488 Show off your muscles
After the World Cup in Argentina, Wang Yuanchao did not follow the staff of the Hong Kong Football Association and the Hong Kong United Team back to Hong Kong to celebrate, but went directly to the UK.

Ferguson!
His success at St. Mirren led to an offer from Scottish Premier League powerhouse Aberdeen to coach him, but he turned it down, just as he had turned down Chelsea.

Because he is determined to make St Mirren an elite club.

He feels he can build the team to his own ideas at St Mirren and strive for more success.

But he soon discovered that this was not easy.

Because St. Mirren has a new owner, Willie Todd, this is a new challenge for Ferguson.

The new owner, Todd, thought he knew a lot about football, and he and Ferguson often argued over everything from the team's style of play to the players' contracts to the first-team lineup.

The club's board began to split - some supported Ferguson, others opposed him.

You know, the strict prohibition on alcohol and strict team discipline ensure Ferguson's control over the team's locker room and ensure that the team's morale is always high. This is one of Ferguson's magic weapons to achieve results.

The team's current situation soon affected the locker room, and the players were forced to choose sides.

This resulted in constant internal friction within the team, which affected the team's morale and spirit, and almost destroyed the team's integrity.

The entire team's combat effectiveness was greatly reduced and it gradually fell into a state of disunity. Ferguson was unable to stop the team's decline.

Ferguson was extremely anxious. He wanted to strengthen his authority as the head coach and have his say in training and game command, but Todd continued to exert his influence.

St Mirren gradually slipped to 10th place in the league standings, only 6 points away from the relegation zone. Even so, Chelsea of ​​English League Two never gave up. They had a manager who was almost always there, inviting Ferguson to tea every now and then. Even Aberdeen of the Scottish Premier League once again extended an olive branch to him. It was impossible for Ferguson not to be tempted. Someone still wanted him!

But even so, Ferguson did not take the initiative to ask to leave.

At the end of May, Todd called Ferguson to his office and listed 15 charges of breach of contract. Todd stressed that he knew Ferguson wanted to leave, and Ferguson had told the coaching staff that he wanted to go to Chelsea or Aberdeen, and even claimed that he would take at least one player with him. Todd believed that this was the reason for the team's poor performance and the continuous decline in the standings.

"It's all Ferguson's fault!"

Ferguson laughed at the ridiculous accusations, but was caught off guard by Todd's immediate announcement of his immediate dismissal.

Not only that, St. Mirren club also refused to pay Ferguson's salary for the year.

Ferguson was determined to break off relations with Todd and the entire club, and sued Todd for illegal dismissal. St. Mirren counter-sued Ferguson for violating professional ethics and demanded that Ferguson be banned from coaching other football teams.

Ferguson has not made up his mind whether to choose Aberdeen or Chelsea.

Chelsea's sincerity came before Aberdeen's, and their care for him has been persistent in recent years. The other side has not even introduced a well-known head coach, and has been struggling in English League Two, waiting for the position to be vacant.

Aberdeen is a strong team in the Scottish Premier League. Yes, Ferguson is Scottish and has been playing and coaching in Scotland. His family and friends are all here.

At the age of 36, it is really difficult for him to make a decision.

So when Wang Yuanchao got the news from the club, he rushed over in person immediately.

A talent like Ferguson deserves his personal appearance.

There are two sure-fire ways to recruit talent: pay them enough and give them enough confidence.

Chelsea has always arranged a special manager to contact Ferguson. No matter what St. Mirren's performance is, he will never give up. Add 1 point to his heart.

Boss, Lord Wang, came in person, heart, add another point.

When Wang Yuanchao came, he made a big promise to build Chelsea into a wealthy club. He had money and Ferguson had talent, and they complemented each other. This was also Ferguson's dream. He stayed at St. Mirren for this idea. Heart, plus 1 point.

The psychological massage was done, and when it came to the money, Wang Yuanchao was also unambiguous.

First, provide Ferguson and his family with a house in London.

The remuneration is market-based and has not increased suddenly, but it increases by 5% every year and the contract is negotiated every three years to keep pace with the market.

In other words, as long as you lead the team effectively, your salary will increase significantly in three years and you will avoid being poached by outsiders.

Ferguson felt that he had the ability to keep raising Sir Alex's salary. The feeling of increasing income every year is great.

In addition, there are reward policies.

If the team is promoted to English League One, Wang Yuanchao can provide Ferguson with 2% of the team's shares, and Ferguson can choose to exchange it for equivalent cash from the club. In fact, this is giving money away.

Ferguson doesn't think he can't lead the team into English Football League One.

St. Mirren, they made the three-level jump from the Scottish Second Division to the Scottish First Division and the Scottish Premier League!

With Chelsea's resources, background and other aspects, it is no problem for them to return to League One. Even if they return to League One, the treatment they receive will be more suitable for the head coach of League One.

[The Scottish Premier League was established in 1975, while the Premier League was established in 92. ]

He even thought that he could ask for shares instead of the bonus. His experience at St. Mirren made him feel uncomfortable being besieged by the board of directors.

In addition, every time the team wins the English Premier League, FA Cup, or Champions League, Ferguson will automatically receive 0.2% of the team's shares, or an equivalent bonus. In general, this is in line with Ferguson's original intention of building a wealthy club.

What is a wealthy team? If you don’t win eight or ten championships, can you be called a wealthy team?

In that case, Ferguson could own at least 4-5% of the shares, which would make him a considerable shareholder.

Everything is very attractive, the only thing is whether the other party can persist in playing football.

After all, the other person is a yellow person, although his passport shows that he is British and a nobleman.

Ferguson still expressed this concern.

Are you doubting the ability of Lord Wang Yuanchao?

Although Wang Yuanchao was a little angry, he still understood. After all, they also wanted to work for a long time instead of changing bosses midway like St. Mirren.

Wang Yuanchao had to show off in front of Ferguson.

He first called the general manager of Los Angeles Communications' UK branch.

The call machine business is now all over Europe and the United States. Ferguson himself is also using it. Who would have thought that the boss of this company is actually the American in front of him. This boss is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States.

Everyone knows how profitable Los Angeles Communications is.

But Wang Yuanchao seemed to think that this was not enough, and he invited the presidents of several of his American companies to London for a semi-annual meeting and tea party.

The content can be ignored, but the situation must be right.

Los Angeles Communications, Muse Music, MGM Pictures, Orange Pictures, Catalina Clothing, Condé Nast, Adventure Plan, Los Angeles Lions Club...

In addition to Los Angeles Communications, Yishui is a cultural and entertainment media company.

Small in scale, but strong in lineup.

The big guys from the head office are here, and the general managers of branches across Europe are coming to visit. Maybe I can even meet the mysterious boss, right?

Although Ferguson could not attend the meeting, he saw many celebrities in the cultural and entertainment circles at the hotel. In front of capital, they are just ordinary people with a keen sense of smell, and they hope to have a chance encounter with the bigwigs in the capital world here.

Everyone came one by one according to the appointment time to report their work and future plans to the boss and to keep in touch with him.

The big boss usually doesn't care about the company's business, but suddenly calls you over to talk about the company's situation. If you can't explain it clearly, wouldn't that be miserable?

It's really rare to find a boss who is willing to pay and delegate power.

Michael Reagan's career has made rapid progress since he followed his former brother-in-law. Of course, the help of his adoptive father Reagan is indispensable.

Because of their relationship, they had more opportunities to meet each other, and Michael would often take his wife and children to Los Angeles to visit his father, stepmother and nephew.

As for his sister, she is a big star and runs around everywhere, so it is difficult for him to see her.

At least he went back to visit often, and his father was very happy.

With power, technology and a clear strategy, Michael felt that he had grasped the true meaning of success.

Relying on its advanced communications network and LCD call machines, as well as the support of the United States' national strength, Los Angeles Communications was always one step ahead. It also cooperated with local powerful forces abroad, conquered cities along the way, and made countless gold in Europe and the United States.

Their own research institute is further researching new switches with larger capacity and higher efficiency, because there are far more people sending messages to base stations than making phone calls.

In addition, they are also developing an upgraded version of the calling machine, because since it can send numbers, it can naturally also send letters.

This machine already exists in the laboratory but has not been announced to the public, simply because this product does not exist on the market and we cannot just compete with ourselves.

But as long as any competitor makes an official announcement, they will arrange production and distribution as soon as possible.

At the same time, they were also working on mobile phones.

Wang Yuanchao knew that the end of the calling machine was the mobile phone, so of course he wanted the laboratory to work in this direction.

After all, in 1973, Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola, invented a civilian version that looked like an oversized version of a mobile phone and weighed about 2.5 pounds.

At this moment, people have not invested enough in this area, and the technical difficulty is not high. It is relatively easy to climb the mountain of patents and even build your own patent barrier.

After having dinner with his former brother-in-law, Wang Yuanchao remembered that Ferguson had been left aside by him.

But it doesn’t matter. When it comes to talking about business, business is what’s most important.

Ferguson also stayed in this hotel. He did not feel neglected at this moment because he met a colleague from the United States, Ramsey, the head coach and general manager of an NBA team, the Los Angeles Lions Club.

(End of this chapter)