365 Renovation of the stadium(1/2)
After defeating Sporting Lisbon, Betis played a warm-up match with another Portuguese team, Braga.
In this game, Tang Feng still mainly tests new players, but Betis was tied three to three by Braga.
Tang Feng didn't care much about the results of the game. What he cared more about was the problems exposed during the game.
Vidic's joining did fundamentally solve the team's unfavorable defense of high-altitude balls. However, his relatively slow turning speed was directly exposed.
Tang Feng knew that if he wanted to change this situation, he needed Vidic to adapt to the La Liga style by himself, and secondly, he needed a defensive partner to make up for him.
Neither of these situations can be achieved in a short period of time, so Tang Feng was just encouraging Vidic, and asked him to communicate more with Pablo Alfaro and Carvalho.
Vidic is a person who can face his shortcomings, and he is also easy to learn. In order to gain a foothold in the team, he is relatively introverted and actively communicates with his teammates.
These are all things that Tang Feng is happy to see.
Another defender Chiellini's improvement in these two games is almost visible to the naked eye.
From being defeated by Quaresma in the early stage of the first game to being able to handle the defensive end in the next game and a half, he only took more than a hundred minutes.
This also forced Tang Feng to admit that Italy is indeed good at cultivating defenders. Although Chiellini lacks professional game experience, he has laid a good foundation for defensive skills and awareness in Italy. It can be imagined that when he adapts to the pace of La Liga, his defense will be a helpless existence for La Liga attackers.
On the offensive end, Diego Milito scored one goal in these two warm-up matches, showing his good adaptability. He basically doesn't need Tang Feng to worry too much.
However, although Ronaldo, although he performed well against his motherland's team in these two warm-up matches, Tang Feng was not completely satisfied.
It is precisely because Ronaldo played well in these two warm-up matches that he did not realize his mistakes in playing football.
Moreover, Xiao Xiao Luo's ornamental way of playing football often plays smoothly in warm-up matches. Therefore, Tang Feng can only wait until the start of the season before letting Xiao Xiao Luo discover his problems.
After these two warm-up matches, Betis' pre-season training in Lisbon also ended.
Instead of going back to Sevilla directly, they flew to England because the club made an appointment with Blackburn in the Premier League.
Since Betis will play in the Champions League next season, the club also tries to arrange teams of various styles in the warm-up match arrangement.
Blackburn is a typical Premier League team!
Facing Premier League teams, Vidic also got full opportunities to perform.
In this warm-up game, he performed impeccably in both high-altitude ball defense and front-facing defense.
In this game, Betis also achieved his first zero conced in the warm-up match this summer.
However, Ronaldo, on the offensive end, seemed a little uncomfortable in the face of Blackburn's British defense and was at a loss on the right.
Betis scored two goals after Ronaldo was substituted.
Moreover, both goals are related to Joaquin who was substituting him. One goal was that Joaquin broke through on the right and assisted Drogba to score, and the other goal was that he and Kaka scored a two-pass one and scored a small angle from the penalty area.
As both the right winger, Joaquin and Ronaldo formed a sharp contrast, which obviously also hit Ronaldo, who felt good about himself in the first two warm-up matches.
Tang Feng did not comfort Xiao Xiao Luo either. He knew that Xiao Luo now needs some such blows so that he can better discover his problems.
After winning Blackburn 2-0, Betis also returned to Sevilla.
After playing three warm-up games outside, Betis obviously also wanted to show off in front of home fans.
You know, although Betis fans have learned about the team's new players from media reports, they have not seen the strength of these new players.
Especially the guy named Cristia Ronaldo!
I heard that this seventeen-year-old guy actually spent 5 million euros at the club, which is the most expensive signing for the team this summer!
Is this guy really that powerful? Why does Shen Dao look down on him so much? Can he deserve Ronaldo's last name?
Betis fans and media have some such doubts in their hearts.
If the signings of Shenqi Tang in the past two years proved to be a very successful deal in the end, this summer, Tang Feng made a "mistake".
This "mistake" is Puerta!
When the club announced in early July that they exchanged Xavi Navarroga for 1.5 million euros for Sevilla's young players Ramos and Puerta, Betis fans did not understand it, but they still expressed their support. Because in their opinion, since Ramos and Puerta were attracted by the magical Don, it means that they must be very talented.
The media did not dare to publicly question Shenqi Tang, because their previous questions ended with being slapped in the face by the players' performance.
Who knew that after only half a month, the official website of Betis Club announced that Puelta would go to the United States for surgery and install a pacemaker due to heart disease.
This news caused a stir in Seville and even the entire Spain.
I exchanged a major substitute who was in his year of playing for 1.5 million euros of cash for two young people who had not played professional games. One of them had a heart disease. I don’t know whether he could continue his career in the future. Does this mean... Shenqi Tang finally missed it?
In the eyes of the media, Sevilla manager Jimenes is probably going to laugh out loud.
They used a 16-year-old guy and a 17-year-old patient to exchange for an excellent central defender who was enough to play the main player in the team and 1.5 million euros in cash!
He actually got a advantage from Shenqi Tang, who claimed to have never missed the transfer, and Sevilla, the unknown manager, was enough to make a name for himself.
However, when facing the media, Jimenes did not dare to show it. He said with a serious face: "This is a very regrettable thing. We didn't know Antonio's condition before, otherwise we would have sent him to treat, rather than traded him out. Our Sevilla Club would never do the kind of thing that deliberately conceals the player's injuries and obtains benefits. In addition, this transaction is a difficult choice made by both parties after careful consideration. Sergio (Ramos) and Antonio (Puerta) are both excellent products of our youth training camp. If we were not eager to transform the defense line, we would never trade them out! Now, we can only sincerely wish Antonio a smooth operation and a return to the court as soon as possible!"
Tang Feng, another protagonist in this transaction, did not respond to this question.
He has never liked to use words to fight back. In his opinion, the best counterattack is practical actions!
He believed that when Puerta returns to the operation and Ramos joins the first team, their performance will make Sevilla regret it, and will also make those guys who shouted that Magic Don had a loss-making deal.
As a veteran, he knew that any of Ramos and Puerta's worth was several times that of Xavi Navarro. Tang Feng himself understood very well!
However, Tang Feng was also a little worried. That is, after the media exposed his "loss deal", the outside world's attention to the most expensive player introduced by Betis this summer will definitely increase greatly, which will undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the young Ronaldo!
Then, as the head coach, I'm afraid I'll have to give this kid some encouragement from time to time.
Of course, Tang Feng also believed in Xiao Xiao Luo's ability to withstand pressure.
In history, Ronaldo, who just joined Manchester United, put on the Red Devils' No. 7 jersey and was carrying more than 10 million pounds in high value, should be more pressure than this? In that case, he has resisted it, let alone now?
...
After returning to Sevilla, Tang Feng received a call from Zeng Fengkuang.
"Xiaofeng, we are rich! We are rich!!!" Zeng Fengkuang on the other end of the phone changed his usual steady state and shouted excitedly.
"What's the situation? Why did you get rich?" Tang Feng asked in confusion.
Over the past year, with Tang Feng's prophetic ability, Tangren Venture Capital Company, which he handed over to Zeng Fengkuang for management, has maintained extremely high profits.
At the beginning of this year, a large part of the funds Tang Feng and Tang Sen acquired the club came from the profits of this venture capital company.
Logically speaking, Zeng Fengkuang has seen strong storms over the past year, so why is he still so uneasy?
"Do you remember the Paypal shares you asked me to subscribe to last time? They were just acquired by eBay! Do you know the price of the acquisition? 1.5 billion, 1.5 billion US dollars!!!" Zeng Fengkuang on the other end of the phone was still very excited.
"1.5 billion US dollars?" Tang Feng did remember the news that Paypal was acquired by eBay at a high price, but he didn't know the specific price. It was because of this that he asked Zeng Fengkuang to spend $5 million to subscribe to Paypal's public offering. Tang Feng realized that the value of these shares should have soared now, but he still didn't know the specific value, so he continued to ask: "Tell me directly, how much our shares are worth now, right?"
"Ten times! Our current stock price is ten times that of the original one, which means that our current shares will be converted into 50 million US dollars in cash!!! It's only a year! We're really rich!!!" Zeng Fengkuang said excitedly. Within a year, he made nine times the profit, which is definitely a miracle in the venture capital industry. No wonder he was so excited.
Relatively speaking, when he bought shares, Tang Feng, who knew that this was a reliable profit, was not that big surprise. However, when he heard the specific value, he was still very excited.
Fifty million US dollars! This is enough to allow him to enjoy wealth and glory for the rest of his life!
If it were Tang Feng who had traveled through time, he would have lived a life of spending money with this money.
But Tang Feng is different now. His successful investment in "Legend" once had the opportunity to make Tang Feng a rich man and live a beautiful woman with a car. But at that time he resolutely chose to use all his money to acquire Betis Club.
He is not only Betis's coach now, but also the major shareholder of Betis' club.
Therefore, after learning that he received this huge sum of money, the first thing that Tang Feng thought of was... Can the renovation of the stadium begin?
Thinking of this, Tang Feng became excited instead.
What is making money for? Isn’t it just to spend money? Compared to making money, spending money is more exciting!
"Okay, Brother Zeng, please be calm. After getting this money, you can take away your dividend and leave the remaining money for me there. I'm useful!" After Tang Feng made up his mind, he said to Zeng Fengkuang on the other end of the phone.
"Oh? Xiaofeng, do you have another plan to invest? Take me with me with Brother Zeng!" Zeng Fengkuang heard Tang Feng say that his money was useful, and thought Tang Feng was going to invest again. His eyes suddenly seemed to see countless dollars.
"That's right, I plan to invest, but I'm investing in the club's court. Are you interested in joining in?" Tang Feng said with a smile, shook his head.
"Uh, invest in the stadium? Xiaofeng, aren't you? Are you still going to invest in the club? Are you burning money?" Zeng Fengkuang immediately lost interest when he heard that he was investing in the stadium. Instead, he hoped that Tang Feng could change his mind.
"Haha, isn't it just for spending money? Since I have invested in Betis Club, I want to turn him into the best club in the world. Then the conditions on the court will naturally keep up!" Tang Feng said relaxedly, as if he invested 5,000 yuan instead of 50 million yuan.
"This... since you have decided, let's listen to you. After all, you earn money. As for my share... I'd better spend it in another way, haha!" Zeng Fengkuang said with a dry smile.
"Haha, Brother Zeng, don't worry. Isn't our Tangren Venture Capital Company still operating as usual? There will be some money-making projects in the future!" Tang Feng said confidently.
"Okay, it's enough to have you. I remember the sentence 'Your eyes can see the future', haha!" Zeng Fengkuang said happily. If he was not a staunch atheist, he would really doubt whether Tang Feng had returned to the present from the future, otherwise how could his investment vision be so accurate? Even Buffett was not as quick and accurate as he was!
...
After talking to Zeng Fengkuang, Tang Feng went directly to the club to find his cousin.
"What? You said you will start to renovate the stadium this summer? Xiaofeng, haven't I told you. Although selling Adriano allowed us to pay off our debts and have a certain surplus, we have invested in youth training and medical equipment for these profits. We really can't afford to pay now!" After hearing Tang Feng's plan, Tang Sen said with a bitter face.
"Cousin, I know the club has no money. But I have it..." Tang Feng said with a smile on his face.
"You have it? Do you know how much it costs to modernize the stadium? We have asked someone to evaluate it and will invest at least 30 to 40 million euros!" Tang Sen shook his head and said.
"Cousin, you know, I opened a venture capital company in the United States. Over the past few days, our company's profit has reached more than 50 million US dollars!" Tang Feng said honestly.
"What???50 million...50 million...or US dollars?" Even Tang Sen, who had been working hard in the mall for decades, could not accept Tang Feng's words.
As early as when he acquired the club last time, Tang Sen knew that Tang Feng had a venture capital company and made a lot of money.
He originally thought that the last time he acquired the club, he had already exhausted Tang Feng, and it would take some time for him to recover. Who knew that after only half a year, he actually made a profit of more than 50 million US dollars.
To be continued...