Chapter 52: Agree to reach an agreement

Ruiz Lopela has had a hard time recently, with his team falling into the second division in the just-concluded season. This has caused his reputation in the minds of Betis fans.

Moreover, he could feel that when he was dealing with some leaders in Seville recently, they also lost their former enthusiasm.

Even those bankers who usually regard themselves as their uncles began to imply that they should pay attention to the repayment period of the loan.

These guys raised by mothers are so fucking realistic!

My team is just unlucky this season. Returning to La Liga is just a matter of one season!

Holding a cigar in his mouth, Lopela thought angrily.

When he thought about the team going to re-enter the league next season, he was in a hurry.

The season has ended for several days, and the team's coach is still in the future. The coach has not been found, and it is not easy to operate on player transfers.

After dialing his right-hand assistant and the team general manager Leon, Lopela asked anxiously: "Leon, how are the coach's affairs in contact?"

"Chairman, I think we are looking for a new candidate. Juander Ramos said he is very happy in Vallecano and will play in European competitions next season, so he is not ready to change teams to coach for the time being. Haji Vegeta has just led the team to upgrade in France. He said he doesn't want to coach a second-level team again!" Leon said in a low mood.

"Watch European competitions? Vallecano is just the ninth in the league. Which European competition can they play?" Lopera said angrily after hearing Leon's answer.

"Yes, Vallecano, who was originally ranked ninth, had no chance to play in European competitions. But La Liga is the winner of the UEFA Fair Competition Award this season, and Vallecano has become the lucky one in La Liga and got the ticket to the UEFA Cup next season!" Leon explained patiently.

"Go to the fair competition award! Where is Haji Vegeta? You told him, can we pay him twice as much as he is now?" Lopela continued to ask, harshly extinguished the cigar in his hand in the ashtray.

"I said it. But he said it was not a salary issue!" Leon seemed to feel the chairman's unhappiness, so he said carefully.

"If these two guys don't come, just go find something else for me! European football, no, there are so many famous coaches in the world football world. I don't believe I can't find the right one! Take the time, I will get a new candidate list within three days!" After that, Lopela hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy voice of "beep~beep~" from the microphone, Leon on the other end of the phone obviously breathed a sigh of relief. He shouted at the microphone: "Shit! You are not you, changing coaches and changing clothes, which made Betis' reputation smell bad. Where would there be a famous coach willing to coach?"

After venting, Leon could only shake his head helplessly, and dial his assistant's phone number: "Give me a list of coaches who are idle at home, right away!"

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Another cigar was lit, and Lopela took a hard breath and began to consider his plans for next season.

He still attaches great importance to Betis Club. To put it bluntly, Betis Club is his money tree.

He and his farusa group are completely attached to the Betis Club.

His company needs to make profits through the commercial development of the Betis Club, and he himself needs to rely on the title of Betis Club Chairman to deal with government officials in Seville and even Andalusia to strive for favorable policies for his company.

If Betis Club is in crisis, he will not be much better.

After the team was relegated, what he encountered made him know that the team must return to the First Division as soon as possible.

Just as Lopera was thinking, a "dongdong" knock came suddenly.

"Who? Come in!" Lopera, whose thoughts were disturbed, asked impatiently.

The door was pushed open, and the sexy secretary of Lopela appeared at the door and said seriously: "Mr. Chairman, Mr. Tang Sen has something to visit!"

Tang Sen? What did this guy come here for? Do you think I'm not messy enough? Lopela thought depressedly.

Lopela was depressed, after all, Tang Sen was the nominal second shareholder of the club. At least, on the surface, he still had to maintain an intimate relationship with him.

So, Lopera squeezed out a smile and said, "Please come in with Mr. Tang Sen!"

After Lopela said this, his secretary led Tang Sen into the office.

Tang Sen also had a professional smile on his face, and said as he entered the door: "Mr. Lopera, I'm really disturbing!"

"Tang, you are so polite. You are the second shareholder of the club. You should come to inspect our work often!" Lopela replied with a smile, looking very enthusiastic.

"Haha, I'm just a small shareholder. It's just that I'm waiting for dividends at the end of the year. I don't have the right to inspect your work, Mr. Chairman!" Tang Sen replied with a dry smile.

Since you know this, why did you come to me for nothing? Lopela thought disdainfully, but he replied with a smile: "There are no small shareholders and major shareholders? You, me, and the members who own the club shares are the same. Everyone is the owner of Betis Club. Everyone has the right to supervise the operation of the club!"

In this way, two guys who looked at each other didn't like each other were performing a hypocritical politeness here.

Finally, after Lopera's secretary made a cup of coffee for Donson and then left the office, the two of them put away their hypocritical smiles.

"Mr. Lopera, I don't know how the club is looking for a head coach?" Tang Sen asked straight to the point.

"Leon is busy looking for a suitable candidate outside. You also know that finding a coach is not in a hurry!" Although Lopela was also very anxious just now, he was very calm in front of Tang Sen.

"I can't hurry. But I have to hurry up. The season is over, and the team is about to start preparing for next season. Which players are not in the team's plan for next season, and what kind of players need to be added. I think all new coaches need to make a decision, right?" Tang Sen sneered at Lopela's statement. He took a sip of coffee and said.

"I naturally understand this. However, Mr. Tang, I think this should be something that the club management should care about, and it's not your turn to point fingers here, right?" Lopela replied bluntly when he was hit by Tang Sen.

"Of course I don't have the right to point fingers at the team's coaching, but I can recommend a suitable coach to you!" Tang Sen did not get angry, but continued.

"A suitable coach?" If it were usual, if Tang Sen had been involved in the club's affairs, he would have refused. But this time, Lopela did not do this, because he was indeed in a hurry to find a coach.

"Yes, I think Mr. Chairman, you should pay attention to the last round of last season. I think the young man who led the team to defeat the powerful Real Madrid 3-1 is the most suitable candidate!" Tang Sen directly expressed his answer.

"I thought Mr. Tang, you would make such a constructive opinion. Who knew that you were here to recommend your nephew. Although Mr. Tang, you are the second largest shareholder of the club, do you think I will let you do this kind of favoritism?" Lopela smiled contemptuously and replied.

"The recommendation I made this time is not as an uncle, but as a Betis fan. I think this young man is the most suitable candidate to lead Betis to rebuild and strive for La Liga!" Tang Sen had expected Lopera to say this, so he also refuted his statement.

"Hmph, you arranged your nephew to the team to be an interpreter, and later recommended him to be an assistant coach. I gave you a face and didn't ask about this. But now you want this twenty-five-year-old guy to be the team's coach. Do you really think that Betis Club is run by your family?" Lopela angrily patted the table and stood up and said.

"Ha, Mr. Lopela is so serious. I think who used the club to favor personal gains and who treated the club as his own. Someone understands it in his heart! I'm just talking about the matter with you!" Tang Sen did not slap the table, but said with a sneer.

Lopera naturally knew that Donson was mocking himself for using the position of chairman to seek personal gain. In fact, this is an important reason why Lopera regards Donson as a thorn in her side.

There are not many people in Betis Club who know this, but everyone will turn a blind eye to one's eyes. Only this Chinese person will reveal his own shortcomings in front of him. Lopela became even more angry when he was threatened by Tang Sen: "Since you just talk about the matter, then I just talk about the matter! I will not hand over the team to the Chinese who is only twenty-five years old. Even if this person is the nephew of the second shareholder of the club!"

"Mr. Lopela, don't rush to deny my statement. Maybe we can make a deal!" Tang Sen still looked calm, picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee and said.

"Trade? Are you planning to sell your olive oil to the club. Let us help you promote it? Buy a season ticket and get a bucket of olive oil? It's such a good marketing method. Haha!" Lopela looked at Tang Sen with contempt and said with a smile.

Lopera has always looked down on Tang Sen, a Chinese businessman. In his opinion, a small olive oil businessman like Tang Sen, who will never work hard for a lifetime to make a fortune by using Betis Club.

"My olive oil sells very well, so it's not worth the Chairman's concern!" Tang Sen couldn't hear Lopela's contempt for him, but he did not inspire the conflict.

"Then I really can't think of any other transactions we can make. Could it be that Mr. Tang has recently opened up a new project and is going to ask me to make a fortune together?" Lopera sat back in his seat and asked.

"Hasn't Mr. Chairman always been interested in the club shares in my hands?" Tang Sen directly spoke out the bargaining chips for the transaction.

When Lopela heard Tang Sen's words, he obviously lit up. Indeed, he had always been interested in the shares in Tang Sen's hands.

His shares in Betis Club reached 52%, which just exceeded 50%. As the club's second shareholder, Tang Sen's shares in the club are 8%, while the other 40% are very scattered and taken to the club's members.

Although the eight percent of the shares in Tang Sen's hands cannot affect Lopela's decision-making power over the club, it is a huge resistance to his "monopolization" of the club.

In his opinion, as long as he acquires the eight percent of the shares in Tang Sen's hands, he will be completely in control of the club. In this way, he will not need to look at others' faces and will use the club more and more to make money for himself!

Didn’t this guy always bite tightly before and was unwilling to sell his shares? Why did he figure it out this time?

Could it be that I have no confidence in the club when I see the team relegated?

Haha, what a fool, don’t he know that selling shares to me when the team is relegated is the cheapest?

Although he didn't think about it, Lopela became polite again: "Why, Mr. Tang finally figured it out. Are you willing to sell his shares?"

"I don't want to give up my shares. But for the future of the club, I have to make a deal with you!" Seeing Lopela's face, Tang Sen said disdainfully.

"Oh? What kind of trading method? I hope to hear it carefully!" Lopera ignored Tang Sen's disdain and continued to ask.

"Let Tang Feng become the club's coach. If he cannot lead the team to upgrade next season, I will sell the shares in my hands to you at the market price!" Tang Sen concisely said the core of the deal.

After hearing Tang Sen's words, Lopela accurately calculated the value this transaction might bring to him and the risks he needed to pay!

"Mr. Tang spent a lot of money to make your nephew the team's head coach! But this deal is not cost-effective for me!" Lopera's eyes turned and said as if he was difficult.

"How come it's not cost-effective?" Tang Sen knew that the old fox Lopera was going to bargain with him again.

"If your nephew is the team coach and he really leads the team to upgrade. Then he has gained reputation and I can't get anything. However, if he fails to lead the team to upgrade, will I still be the chairman who will be scolded at that time?" Lopela analyzed.

After hearing Lopela's words, Tang Sen suddenly felt anger!

As the chairman of the club, he can actually say such a bastard saying that the team has been upgraded and he can't get anything! Is this like something that a person who loves the club can say?

However, Tang Sen still suppressed his anger and continued: "If Tang Feng cannot lead the team to upgrade, you can buy the shares in my hands at a low price and complete a monopoly on the club. At that time, even if the fans have any objections to you, who can shake you? Besides, I can tell you clearly that this is the only possibility for you to get shares from me!"

Hearing the firmness in Tang Sen's tone, Lopela knew that he could not miss this opportunity, but as a cunning businessman, he had to fight for himself as much as possible for greater benefits and reduce risks.

Since you cannot expand your interests, reduce the risks!

"I can consider your deal. However, I want to have a deadline for your nephew's coaching time. Half a season! If the team cannot rank in the top three in the standings during the winter break next season, he will have to get out of class immediately, and then you have to sell your shares to me at the market price! This is my bottom line, and I can't joke about the fate of the club!" Lopera said hypocritically.

Obviously, in his opinion, with the strength of the club and the team, as long as you don’t fall behind in the first half of the season, you will find an excellent firefighting coach in the second half of the season, and then introduce a few powerful players to strive to return to La Liga in half a season.

In this way, he got Tang Sen's shares and did not need to bear the infamy of the fans. Isn't this a killing two birds with one stone?

After hearing Lopela's words, Tang Sen showed a hint of contempt.

It’s ridiculous that I’m obviously doing business with the interests of the club, but I’m so embarrassed to say that the club’s fate cannot be joked about. It’s really ridiculous!

As a shrewd businessman, Tang Sen naturally heard Lopela's intentions.

I want to get my shares, but I don’t want to be criticized. I think it’s pretty!

However, from Lopela's words, Donson has already got the answer he needs.

Half a season may be a little short, but based on the strength Tang Feng has shown in the club these days, Tang Sen believes that Tang Feng can do it.

"Trade is done! Just do what you said!" Tang Sen nodded and said after thinking about the interests.

"By the way, even if he won the first three in half and fails to succeed in the first league after the season, you will still be considered a loss?" Lopera added.
To be continued...