After hanging up the phone, Arthur just smiled with Jiang Lai, who was shocked, and looked at him and said, "As for the same sentence, I will give the club to you to operate. Similarly, I will not invest too much money to the club, so don't think that the Saints will make a lot of money to sign up.

Although football is the world's largest sport, as an investor, it may not necessarily regard football as its preferred investment project. After all, it is extremely difficult to enhance brand value and realize profits through football in a short period of time.

I bought the Saints out of my love for football, I also have time and patience, and I will give you enough time and trust, so if you have any plans or reforms, you can boldly try it!”

Hearing these candid words from Arthur, Curtis was still very touched, especially trust, which made Curtis sincerely touched. To be honest, what professionals fear most is that the boss who doesn’t know anything is blindly commanding and relying on his likes and dislikes to make decisions.

"I won't let you down!" Cattis assured solemnly again.

"I'll wait and see." Arthur nodded.

At this moment, Jerry Fuller, holding his cell phone, walked back, "Boss, you have made an appointment, they will go on time."

"Well, that's good. It's still early now. Let's sit down and have afternoon tea together." Arthur said with a smile.

Jerry and Courtesy looked at Jiang Lai beside Arthur inadvertently. Jerry shook his head and smiled, "We won't disturb your date. If you have anything, call and give me instructions."

Courtesy also stood up, smiled and said goodbye to Arthur and Jiang Lai, who had a slightly red face and a little unnatural expression, and left the cafe with Jerry.

"Sit"

He and Jiang Lai were left. Arthur smiled and sat down while signaling Jiang Lai to sit down.

"After listening to it for so long, will you feel bored?"

"No," Jiang Lai said with a smile on his face: "But, should you say something to me?"

"What?" Arthur raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in an unknown way.

Jiang Lai rolled his eyes charmingly, still smiling on his face, and said angrily: "You said you are a landlord, farmer, newspaper, publisher, website founder, writer, but you never said that you are actually an aristocrat or an earl!"

"Oh, this." Arthur shook his head suddenly and laughed: "Haha, what aristocrat, it's just a title. We are all middle-class. After staying in England for a long time, you will know that now it is just an honor, a symbol, and a trouble."

"So, Mr. Middle Class, can you tell me your true identity?" Jiang Lai was really worried and dazed by various surprises and shocks at the beginning. However, after calming down, he was no longer so shocked. Instead, he was more curious and fresh, and of course he was also happy to know Arthur.

Who doesn't want to meet big people?

"Haha, okay, okay..." Arthur shook his head and laughed in tears. "The so-called nobles nowadays know very well, but they don't say it clearly. They often call themselves "middle class" from childhood to adulthood. I never talk about my hereditary aristocratic family background in public. Talking about this matter will make me feel uneasy. However, since you want to know, there is nothing that cannot be said. I am the 30th generation heir of Count Boling, it's that simple."

"The 30th generation has a long history. So, you should have grown up in a tall and majestic and ancient castle, right?" Jiang Lai immediately became interested and began to ask curiously.

"Haha, well, if you are curious, I can take you to my castle, but don't be disappointed at that time." Arthur said with a smile, and then changed the topic, "No more, it's boring. Are you lucky enough to invite you to attend the evening dinner as my female companion?"

"Forget it, you are going to discuss business, so I won't participate." Jiang Lai looked at Arthur, hesitated for a while, and said with a smile.

"Haha, when we talk about us, just meet a few new friends and exercise our social English." Arthur continued to bewitch us.

"...Okay." Jiang Lai hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed with a smile.

Arthur was very happy when he heard Jiang Lai agree. Although he knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry and had a perfect start from his friend, Arthur still chose to chase and fight, because the specific things had to be treated specifically. For Jiang Lai, she was in a foreign country, and everything around her was unfamiliar, and it was conceivable that she felt lonely and lacked security.

Arthur wanted to quickly bring the relationship between the two closer, eliminate each other's strangeness, and truly enter Jiang Lai's heart, becoming the only one she can trust in this foreign country.

Some people are right. Getting along with men and women is actually a game between two people.

After drinking afternoon tea, at Arthur's insistence, she accompanied Jiang Lai to the youth hostel where she stayed and checked in the Southampton Harbor spa hotel.

Originally, Arthur wanted to take Jiang Lai to buy the dress for the upcoming dress, but Jiang Lai directly refused. Arthur could clearly feel her repulsiveness towards her gifts. Perhaps it was because of her relentless pursuit and hard work, and she felt a little uneasy.

Arthur also knew that he could not act too fast, so he did not persist, and at the same time slowed down the rhythm of "attack". Some people might say that Arthur couldn't walk when he saw the woman and knelt down.

However, chasing women is like this. Since ancient times, deep love cannot be kept, but only routines win people's hearts!

"Dongdong"

Arthur, wearing a black suit and handsome, stood at the door of the hotel room and knocked on the door.

"Click"

The door opened and after putting on makeup, Jiang Lai, who was even more beautiful, appeared in front of Arthur, which was very amazing. I have to say that Jiang Lai's fashion sense was really good. She was wearing a white shirt with a pleated lotus leaf sleeve tied bow, a black shiny high-waisted T-skirt underneath, and high heels. "Black and White" was indeed not monotonous at all on her.

"Oh, you look so beautiful!" Arthur was not stingy with his praise.

"Thank you." Jiang Lai smiled sweetly, then walked out of the guest room, closed the door, and put the room card into his handbag.

Arthur smiled and bent his right arm and signaled to Jiang Lai. Jiang Lai also laughed gently and shook his head. However, he still took Arthur's arm and walked towards the hotel elevator together.

The restaurant in Pier 15 is located on the yacht marina on the banks of the Ichin River. When Arthur and Jiang Lai arrived, Jerry and Courtesy were already waiting.

Just over ten minutes after Arthur arrived, three shareholders of the Saints Club arrived together. Although the two sides had bargained many times before, this was the first time Arthur and the other party met, so naturally there was a greeting.

In business interactions, the British hierarchical concept makes these people pay more attention to the other party's identity, experience, performance, and background, rather than the Americans pay more attention to the opponent's performance in interactions or negotiations. Therefore, don't think that Arthur would be so young, the other party would despise or disrespect. On the contrary, the identity and status of the Arthur noble Earl definitely played a positive role.

The dinner dishes were very rich and went smoothly, the atmosphere was relaxed and the laughter was constant. When the dinner was approaching the end, everyone talked about the acquisition of the Southampton Club.

But what Arthur did not expect was that the other party was very surprised when he spoke, and he also knew that he was not the only one who was interested in the Southampton Club, which undoubtedly disrupted Arthur's negotiation plan.

"Swiss businessman Marcus Libo?"

Hearing this name, Arthur couldn't help but think of the famous Libohaier Group. When he heard the other party continue to say it, it was indeed just as Arthur thought that he was the head of the Libohaier family.

However, Arthur was not very worried about Cheng Yaojin who had emerged halfway, and this may not be a routine for shareholders such as Saints to intentionally create competitors and increase Saints' selling price.

"So, can you reveal Mr. Marcus Libo's offer?" Arthur looked at the three shareholders of the Saints Club with a smile and asked directly.

"this"

After looking at each other, after a moment of silence, one of them said: "We really want to get out of the club as soon as possible, so we have been very sincere from the beginning. Of course, we also considered the Saints' drop into the League One and the financial difficulties they face.

The £15 million offer we have given to Mr Fuller is the lowest offer we can accept…”

"Don't hurry to draw conclusions first." Arthur frowned slightly and interrupted the other party's words. He knew that the British were both stubborn and unwilling to make great efforts. Since the other party insisted on 15 million pounds, that is, his so-called opponent's offer was also between 13 million and 15 million.

"It's just a business worth more than 10 million yuan. I really don't want to waste too much time and energy. I don't care what the other party has paid for. I'll pay 13 million pounds in cash!"

Arthur looked at the three shareholders whose expression changed a little and said, "I believe you know the most about what is happening in the Southampton Club now. Over the years, I think you should also have a certain relationship with the saints. I believe that it is better to give them to me instead of giving the saints to a foreigner."

After saying these words, the three shareholders frowned and fell into silence, as if they were thinking cautiously. Arthur didn't say anything else. He felt that the other party should be able to accept this price. Besides, the other party had to consider other factors, such as public opinion and reputation.

It has to be said that when the quotations are similar, the other party will give priority to selling them to their own country. Local people, especially Arthur, have extraordinary identities, which is the main reason they have to carefully consider.

After the three shareholders exchanged glances with each other again, one of them said with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, £13.5 million is the other party's offer, but, as you said, he is a foreigner after all, so the saint is yours!"

"Thank you!" Arthur's smile became extremely bright, and he stretched out his hand to shake hands with the three of them, raised his glass and said, "Cheers for friendship and for the saints!"
Chapter completed!