hollywood melon man

Chapter 455 Sports Industry
While Ivanka was worried about the rumors, far away in London, England, Anna was planning to contact Arsenal's management on behalf of Gilbert Jr.

Before communicating with the Arsenal management, Anna first contacted Arsenal coach Wenger to seek Wenger's support.

Anna and Professor Wenger met first in a cafe in London.

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Anna went straight to the point: "Professor, Mr. Landrini is very interested in Arsenal. He wants to buy the team and hopes to get your support."

Wenger said he was powerless: "Madam, you should know that I am only the head coach and cannot influence the decision of the board."

"Yes, of course we understand." Anna said, "But Professor, you have a great influence in Arsenal. With your support, I think there will be less resistance from the board of directors."

Wenger still thought that the damn Americans bought Arsenal to make money. Anna seemed to know what Wenger was thinking and said with a smile:

"Professor, I know Arsenal are building a new stadium and are struggling financially.

Mr. Landrini promised that once he took over Arsenal, he would not only build a new stadium, but also spend money in the transfer market.

Wenger was quite moved by Anna's words.

Gilbert Jr. is not only a famous Hollywood director, but also one of the world's richest men. It should not be a problem for him to support an Arsenal.

But the professor still has a question: "Why does Mr. Landrini want to buy Arsenal? There are many other teams in the Premier League."

Anna explained: “There are many teams in the Premier League, but the only suitable teams with a good foundation are Manchester United and a few other teams such as Arsenal.

Of course, I won't hide it from you, Mr. Landrini thinks football and movies can be linked together.

Build a cultural tourism industry and achieve long-term development. ”

Anna added: "I have already contacted some small shareholders and the talks are basically over. As long as you come forward, we will contact you immediately and promote this acquisition as soon as possible."

Professor Wenger thought for a long time: "Let me think about it!"

Anna also knew that this could not be achieved overnight, so she was not in a hurry. This is how acquisitions work, looking for a breakthrough and then waiting patiently, like a hunter.

Anna has enough patience to help little Gilbert complete multiple acquisitions.

After talking with Professor Wenger, Anna called Gilbert Jr. and emailed Ivanka a summary of the conversation, along with her own opinions.

Little Gilbert in Los Angeles received the email, read it carefully, and felt that Anna's work progress was good.

"The acquisition is not something that can be completed overnight. Anna had contact with several shareholders of Arsenal as early as last year."

Gilbert Jr. introduced the whole story of the acquisition to Ivanka: "As the world's largest sport, football has unparalleled influence.

Whether in Europe, South America, or even in Asia, there are countless fans.

Acquiring Arsenal can better fulfill the strategy of promoting the film brand, killing two birds with one stone.”

Ivanka expressed a small doubt: "If there are fans supporting Arsenal, there must be fans supporting other clubs.

How do you get these fans who support other clubs to watch your film? "

"It's not a problem," Gilbert said, not worried at all: "Movies are movies, football is football, and the two are connected because of me.

But in between, there is life.

A family can go to see a ball game a week and a movie a week. There is no conflict between them.

More importantly, this can open up markets in many third world countries.”

Gilbert Jr.'s films have always performed well in South America, and several current football stars have stated in interviews that they are fans of Gilbert Jr.

Arsenal is not only a well-known club in the Premier League, but also has considerable popularity in South America.

Although it is not as good as La Liga, the first choice for South American players, at least it is not unknown, which is enough.

When he got home, Gilbert Jr. said to Cameron Diaz: "When the new stadium is built, we must name it as soon as possible. How about calling it the Cantaloupe Stadium?"

Cameron Diaz rolled her eyes: "Your name is really uncreative..."

Although Cameron Diaz complained that the name was a bad one, Gilbert Jr. was quite satisfied with the name.

After some investigation, he decided to acquire a football club and a basketball club first because he really didn't understand sports like baseball, football, and ice hockey.

This is not only about film brand promotion. Apart from the energy and military fields which should not be touched, his industries must also develop in many aspects.

Besides, he will have more children in the future and it is impossible for him to live forever. He will always have to have assets and things for his children to do.

Maybe someone would be interested in becoming a team owner or something.

He chose Arsenal, which was the result of careful consideration. Some people say that Arsenal will never be acquired, but it depends on human efforts.

Before Abramovich bought Chelsea, the media on Fleet Street said that Abramovich would never take over Stamford Bridge.

But now Chelsea and Abramovich have reached an agreement that Abramovich will watch the game at Stamford Bridge next year. Abramovich also announced that he will provide the new head coach with 200 million pounds in transfer funds.

This tone really made the football world feel the generosity of the oligarchs.

Acquiring Arsenal now is a good result. Since the start of the 2003/2004 Premier League season, Arsenal has won consecutive games in the Premier League and has a strong momentum to win the championship.

In July, Arsenal started the construction of their new stadium, planning to build a modern stadium that can accommodate 60,000 people.

It seems that everything is developing prosperously, and the club is also very proud. But only the club knows its own pain. The construction of a new stadium costs a lot of money, and the professor spends a lot in the transfer market every year.

Although Arsenal has been very successful in recent years, the club's financial situation has actually started to deteriorate since this year. It won't be long before the board of directors tells Professor Wenger that the team needs to tighten its belt.

The lack of money was almost an obvious fact, and little Gilbert happened to have money.

Without waiting for news from Professor Wenger, Anna decided to test the reaction of Arsenal's top management through reporters on Fleet Street.

So when the Premier League was in full swing, the British media suddenly reported that the famous Hollywood director Gilbert Jr. was planning to acquire Arsenal.

As soon as this news came out, it instantly set off an uproar in all walks of life in the UK.

Football has a much greater influence in the UK than in the US. It can be said that one of the things that the British must do is to watch football.

As long as you are British, you must have a favorite team that you support.

As a traditional Premier League giant, Arsenal naturally has countless fans. When this news came out, no matter how the club reacted, the fans were already furious.

In fact, fans have always been opposed to foreign capital acquiring their favorite teams because they believe that these businessmen only know how to make money and do not truly love football.

When it came to Gilbert Jr., Arsenal fans had the same reaction.

Before Arsenal's top management responded, angry fans had already surrounded the club's office building and protested.

The Arsenal board was puzzled. Except for a few shareholders who had contact with Gilbert Jr., no one else knew why such false news was spread.

So the club’s press officer immediately held a press conference to deny the acquisition rumors.

Affected by the acquisition rumors, the team also lost a game.

But most of the rumors in the world were eventually confirmed to be true and not groundless.

This time was no exception. After the club's press conference, Anna came directly to the door.

Faced with Anna's request, the club of course refused, but was still surprised by Gilbert's generosity.

Gilbert Jr. promised that if he acquired the club, he would not only expand the new stadium, but also build a large modern stadium that could accommodate 100,000 people.

At the same time, it promised to provide no less than 2 million pounds in transfer funds during each transfer period.

Just now, Abramovich had used 200 million pounds of transfer funds to make Chelsea dizzy. At that time, Arsenal even mocked the Chelsea management for their weak will.

It's just 200 million pounds. I don't care about it.

But when it all happened to them and the other party promised to increase investment in the stadium, the management said they were tempted.

However, such an acquisition war is a long tug-of-war, and it is estimated that it will take at least one or two years to be completed, but Gilbert Jr. said he has patience.

He also called Professor Wenger and personally promised to help Wenger build the most luxurious and powerful team.

Isn't Real Madrid using the superstar policy to burn money? Gilbert said that I have no shortage of money. Professor, if you see someone you like, tell me and we will buy him directly.

Of course, the prerequisite is that I have to become the boss of Arsenal.

Professor Wenger was greatly shocked by the American tycoon Gilbert Jr. He scolded him as a bumpkin but was deeply moved.

If he had sufficient transfer funds, the Champions League would definitely no longer be a dream.

I have to say that Abramovich's move is very useful, and spending money is a very effective method. But Gilbert Jr. has so much money that he can treat Arsenal as a toy.

So when money was no object, Anna's actions were very effective.

The football club still had to go through a long tug-of-war, but things went very smoothly on the basketball side, and the other party agreed almost as soon as they made contact.

What Gilbert Jr. acquired was not the Cavaliers. Although the Cavaliers have selected LeBron James this year, the most valuable player on this team is LeBron James.

Little Gilbert also knows something about LeBron James. His friend in his previous life told him that James is the Lu Bu of the NBA.

Don't you know who James is, and don't you know who Lu Bu is?

So once the Cavaliers lose LeBron James, they will lose their value.

The teams with the most acquisition value in the NBA are undoubtedly the purple and gold giants Los Angeles Lakers and the green army Celtics.

Although Gilbert Jr. is a native of Los Angeles, the Lakers are the Buss family's most important asset and will definitely not be sold to Gilbert Jr.

The same goes for the Celtics, a wealthy and powerful team with a strong foundation. Although their current record seems to be poor, it is not something that Gilbert can easily touch.

In the end, Gilbert Jr. set his sights on the Seattle SuperSonics. After making a phone call to NBA Commissioner David Stern and the Sonics' current largest shareholder, he quickly took over the SuperSonics.

The Sonics uniform team didn't expect that they would change their boss so soon.

However, this boss doesn't seem to interfere in the team's management affairs. Apart from notifying that the team will be renamed Thunder starting next season, there has been no further movement.

So currently the Supersonics are still operating as before, and the team's biggest star is still Ray Allen, but the record is not very good.

Gilbert Jr. feels that it is not yet time for him to get involved in the management of the team.

Some things cannot be rushed, turn them over slowly, otherwise the fish will rot.

(End of this chapter)