naruto-story Chapter 555 John Hall
Chapter 555 John Hall
Chapter 555 John Hall
Pei Wei stayed in Newcastle for as long as the Football Association and his team stayed in the FA. He plans to sort out these experiences after returning to China. After the inspection in Newcastle, he began to find that the next task of the Football Association should not only expand the scale of the league, but also improve the infrastructure, so that Chinese football can last for a long time. keep active.
But what surprised him was that during his stay in Newcastle, he actually attracted the attention of other people. One night half a month after he came to Newcastle, Pei Wei got an invitation, and the person who invited him was actually It is John Hall, the honorary chairman who has faded out of Newcastle for four full years.
When Pei Wei received the invitation, the current chairman of Newcastle, Sheffield, was also there, but the person who came did not invite him, which also made Sheffield's expression look a little awkward-but the old chairman John Hall was already dissatisfied with Sheffield. It is a fact that everyone in Newcastle knows that it is reasonable to only invite Pei Wei and not Sheffield.
John Hall's invitation is very polite, and the reason is very good: Mr. Hall heard that there was a guest from the East visiting Newcastle, and he should have come to receive him, but due to his advanced age, it is not convenient to go out, so he hopes that the honorable The guests can forgive my rudeness and come to the humble house for a gathering-the literary energy is almost catching up with some old masters in China.
So as soon as Pei Wei received this invitation, he immediately prepared to leave. People invite you in such a polite way. If you still put on airs, it will be too unlike a guest from China, the land of etiquette. Besides, the elder life, Don't dare to resign, is this also a fine Chinese tradition?
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"Welcome! Guests from China!"
Having just arrived at the gate of the Hall family's mansion on the north bank of the Tyne River, Pei Wei, who had just gotten off the car, saw an old man with a red face approaching him and stretching out his hands to him——John Hall is not as old as he himself said It is not convenient for Gao to go out, although he is nearly 70 years old, and it has been four full years since he retired.
Pei Wei also immediately extended his hand to shake his hand - obviously this gesture satisfied the English people present, you must know that the English do not often embrace as a courtesy like Eastern Europeans, especially when they first met - —In the UK, it is considered impolite to slap each other casually.Although Pei Wei is usually not typical, but after being the chairman of the club for so many years, he really knows that being the chairman of the club looks good, but it is not an easy task. Even Yunjiatianyu, a club with no history, can There are a large number of loyal fans, and we must always pay attention not to make them sad. What a tormenting thing this is.
At any rate, Yunjia Tianyu has won many championships recently, and Pei Wei felt that he was very tired. So the fans of those teams with a long history and failed to win championships for a long time must suffer a lot. , How hard it is to be the chairman of these clubs.
So Pei Wei has always admired these two people. The first one is Inter Milan owner Moratti, who has become the number one fool in Europe. He has spent more than a billion yuan in the past ten years, but he just can't win a league championship. Radical Inter Milan fans even wanted to drive him out of the stage, but he still insisted on being exhausted physically and mentally. Pei Wei didn't know whether Inter Milan would be able to get what they wanted to win the league championship after 06, but before the 06 World Cup so big.It is estimated that Inter Milan will no longer suffer some unexplained losses in Serie A. Although Newcastle did not compete in an unfair environment, Inter Milan still has hope, but Pei Wei does not see any hope for Newcastle.
But for the whole ten years before the 90s, Newcastle, the team with the most fans in England, could not see any hope - during that time they could only hang out in League Two (now League One). It was John Hall, a local business tycoon who was born in Newcastle, who gave Newcastle a new life after he entered the team. Although he did not make Newcastle reach the top, Newcastle's position in the Premier League is now the highest since the 60s .
Pei Wei has always admired such people, which is why he readily went to the appointment—he was not willing to be a guest at the home of an Englishman, because there are too many etiquettes in this old-fashioned country, if it is not Pei Wei asked Li Qiang for some advice before coming to the UK, and made up for it for a while, otherwise he would have hugged Hall just now.
After shaking hands, Pei Wei presented his own gift to the host - a pair of simple and lovely Chinese clay dolls - this kind of thing is very popular in the UK, and it is also very suitable for gift giving - the cost is not too much and there is no suspicion of bribery , and the English love this kind of stuff.
Sure enough, when Hall saw the pair of clay dolls, his smile increased a bit. He didn't value the value of the pair of clay dolls, but this pair of gifts clearly showed that Pei Wei, a foreigner, really loved the English. The customs have worked hard-this is the greatest respect!
However, although the host is extremely enthusiastic, Pei Wei was very tired after eating this meal. The reason is that the English people have too many etiquette. For Pei Wei who is not used to this kind of etiquette, eating this meal is better than hiding Soak instant noodles in the hotel.
The meal was not very good, but the conversation with Hall made Pei Wei feel that the trip was worthwhile. The old man did not have the arrogant personality of ordinary British people. On the contrary, he was extremely funny and eloquent. As well as some things when he was the chairman of the Newcastle club, Pei Wei felt like a spring breeze.
So this meal was not pleasant, but drinking tea after the meal made Pei Wei feel very refreshed. The English also like to drink tea. The habit of drinking afternoon tea in Hong Kong is also brought by the English. England’s black tea is very famous .
"My biggest regret is not being able to see Newcastle win even a League Cup..." Hall probably said happily, and said directly to the mid-90s in one breath: "We have very good coaches. Keegan, Dalglish, Gullit are still the current Robson, they are all excellent coaches in English football, we also have very good players, Shearer, Ginola, Beardsley, Aspen Prila...but I couldn't win a championship! Originally, I handed over the club to Sheffield, thinking that he would lead the club to glory, but who knew that even what we once had was lost!"
The more the old man talked, the more excited he became, probably because he drank too much alcohol at the banquet. Pei Wei had to persuade him: "Newcastle did a good job this year. I think they will definitely be able to enter the Champions League next season."
"That's not what we care about!" Hall's voice suddenly became louder, startling Pei Wei: "What we want is the championship! But the last time we won a decent championship was in 1969, and it wasn't The FA Cup or the league title, but the UEFA Cup!"
Pei Wei watched Hall venting speechlessly. He could understand the pain of a club with a long history and no lack of financial resources that could not win the championship for a long time, but he couldn't understand Hall's feelings for Newcastle. An old man like him, Having already obtained everything in terms of wealth, Newcastle United, the team in the area where he was born, is his greatest pride but not being able to win the championship is probably his only regret.
He could only say with emotion: "In the entire 90s, it was really difficult to take away the championship from Manchester United."
"Pei, I know your affairs very well." Hall suddenly said: "Especially after Yunjiatianyu's reputation gradually became famous in Europe...a successful businessman transformed into a successful club chairman , and this club has become the pride of his birthplace—this is what I have always dreamed of! Pei, to be honest, I am not envious of your wealth. Although my wealth is not as good as yours, it is enough for us The family remains brilliant, but I am very envious of your club! Being able to maintain a high level and continuously win championships has brought countless pride and pride to the fans in your hometown... This makes me very envious!"
Pei Wei was silent. He never expected that a British rich man would know everything he did in China so clearly. It seems that today's banquet was not Hall's whim, but that he really wanted to know himself.
"Pei, do you know, I'm sorry, very sorry..." Hall's eyes began to wander, obviously overwhelmed with alcohol: "Why can't we in Newcastle produce someone like you? Someone who is smart, ambitious and The chairman who can create miracles? I regret it, I really regret it. When I decided to retire, in addition to Sheffield, there was a consortium that wanted to buy Newcastle. That person is also a young, energetic man like you, A person with ability! But since he is not a native of Newcastle, I still gave up 20.00% of the club shares to Sheffield even though his bid was higher. Because he is a native of Newcastle, I prefer to choose Believe him! But I didn’t expect that he didn’t do a good job at all, and now Newcastle United has started to operate in debt, if I had given the shares to that person, maybe Newcastle would be better than it is now!”
"Who is that person?" Pei Wei couldn't help asking.
"Hehe, a young man who is as outstanding as you... is your compatriot, and he took away a Chinese league championship from you... Gates' partner... why are such outstanding young people not from Newcastle, but from Newcastle? Is it Chinese? Why didn’t I choose the most favorable successor regardless of his status?”
Hall muttered to himself and fell asleep, and began to snore loudly.
Pei Wei was silent for a while, opened Hall's study, and said to the servant: "Sir fell asleep..."
PS: Shout out, I'm in Wuhan!
(End of this chapter)