"Huang Feizi, I'm working my butt off for you in China, and you're still sleeping soundly in bed!"
After Li Jianqin said that, Huang Hao didn't respond immediately, as if he had fallen asleep again.
"Damn it! You didn't fall asleep again, did you?!"
After a while, Huang Hao sighed and slowly asked,
"Sigh, brother, what time is it there?"
Li Jianqin glanced at his watch and said,
"12 o'clock, what's wrong?"
"12 o'clock, very good! Feifei, did you forget our time difference of several hours? It's 4 AM here right now! Why can't I sleep!"
Li Jianqin, who suddenly realized, immediately burst into schadenfreude laughter!
Huang Hao patiently waited for Li Jianqin to finish laughing before continuing,
"I know you're working hard, so I won't hold it against you this time. Tell me, what's the good news?"
"Someone from Wanda Sports contacted me! Maybe this deal will work out!"
Hearing Li Jianqin's words, Huang Hao was completely awake and immediately got out of bed!
"Really?!"
"Hahaha! You probably can't believe it either! But they just contacted me this morning!"
Li Jianqin still couldn't hide his excitement.
"Good, Feifei. I'll leave this to you. Let's stick to our agreement: one year of free jersey advertising. We can't raise the price just because a big client contacted us."
"No problem, rest assured! You should hurry up and think about how to reward me when I get back!"
Despite their playful banter, Huang Hao had great trust in his brother. Although Feifei had almost let a wolf into the house once, fortunately, most of the time, Li Jianqin was very reliable.
The next day, Li Jianqin meticulously groomed himself, put on his newly bought suit, and arrived at the agreed location.
Guided by the staff, he quickly met Monica, who had contacted him. After some pleasantries, Monica led him to a private office.
This office was far from the other office areas and was very quiet.
When Monica knocked on the office door, Li Jianqin saw the person inside and immediately widened his eyes, a look of disbelief on his face! It wasn't until Li Jianqin walked out of the Wanda Sports office building that he still felt somewhat giddy.
Li Jianqin had originally thought that meeting the head of Wanda Sports would be the most he could hope for, a sign of great respect. He never expected that the person sitting in the office was a somewhat thin-faced, spirited old man.
And he was precisely the head of Wanda, who controlled assets worth hundreds of billions, Old Wang.
In front of such a business legend, Li Jianqin instantly became a little fanboy.
Fortunately, Old Wang was very approachable, and they talked about football. This allowed Li Jianqin to relax.
Old Wang didn't give Li Jianqin much time, less than 30 minutes.
For most of the time, the two were more like an elder and a junior chatting.
Li Jianqin vividly described to Old Wang how Cambridge United had risen from the fifth-tier League in recent years through his and Huang Hao's efforts. And the time they spent discussing business was less than 10 minutes!
Old Wang had no objections to Cambridge United's offer, and the specific matters were handed over to his subordinates for follow-up. Old Wang only made one small request: he wanted to meet Huang Hao when he had time.
In Li Jianqin's words, let alone meeting Huang Hao once, even if it meant Huang Hao sacrificing himself, it probably wouldn't be a problem!
So, things proceeded smoothly. Wanda quickly sent the drafted naming rights contract to Cambridge United.
Both parties stamped and signed, scanned, and filed, and the matter was concluded.
Ultimately, Wanda Sports acquired the 10-year naming rights for Cambridge United's new stadium for 10.5 million pounds.
The arrival of this funding successfully resolved Cambridge United's biggest immediate problem.
With the funds in place, all preparations for Cambridge United's new stadium also commenced in full swing.
The final completion date for the stadium was set for the summer of one year later.
In England, where infrastructure speed is vastly different from China, completing the new stadium at this pace completely exceeded Huang Hao's expectations!
Unbeknownst to him, Huang Hao's way of doing things and efficiency had silently influenced everyone involved with Cambridge United. After the stadium matter was settled, for Huang Hao, the biggest task was to ensure Cambridge United successfully remained in the Premier League.
On May 29th, Reading, who had successfully eliminated Sheffield Wednesday, ultimately lost 0:2 to Birmingham at Wembley Stadium, unfortunately losing this Premier League play-off worth 200 million pounds.
And in the subsequent English Championship League annual awards, Huang Hao actually surpassed McCarthy and successfully won the English Championship League Coach of the Year!
This was also the highest honor Huang Hao had received in his four years of coaching the team.
Regarding this award, Huang Hao actually had a slightly different view of English Football Association.
Logically speaking, McCarthy led Wolves, almost leading the English Championship League for the entire season, and ultimately successfully won the League championship, so Coach of the Year should have been a given.
Unexpectedly, English Football Association ultimately awarded this prize to Huang Hao.
It can only be said that, compared to the smooth-sailing Wolves, Huang Hao's ability to lead a team that was originally in the relegation zone to the English Premier League, this achievement, still gained the recognition of his peers.
Currently, the newly crowned English Championship League Coach of the Year was staring at Cambridge United's player roster for this season, troubled.
A solid camp with flowing soldiers.
In the English Championship League, Cambridge United's squad, even if unable to win the championship, could avoid relegation without worry. But in the Premier League, this might not be so easy.
Huang Hao faced these warriors who had followed him for several years, and he didn't want to give up on any single player.
But professional League is cruel, especially the FA Cup match at the end of the season, like a living example, telling Huang Hao that if he wants to make a breakthrough, he must give up something.
But no matter how much he racked his brain, Huang Hao couldn't make up his mind to cut players. However, one person caught Huang Hao's attention.
That was Tyreke Warren. Warren had joined Cambridge United on loan from West Bromwich Albion since his League Two days, and in the blink of an eye, he had fought alongside Huang Hao and Cambridge United for three full seasons.
It was only at Darren's prompting that Huang Hao discovered Warren's contract with West Bromwich Albion would conclude this summer.
For this young player who debuted at Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion held nothing worth lingering over.
According to Darren's feedback, Warren was not worried about finding a new club. After his agent intentionally leaked the stalled negotiations with West Bromwich Albion, he quickly received several contracts!
He even received invitations from Major League Soccer!
Following the principle of using familiar rather than unfamiliar people, Huang Hao still decided to call Warren himself.
Warren, who was on vacation in Spain, was very happy that Huang Hao personally called to discuss the contract.
But as a professional player, he was quite cautious in making a commitment. If the conditions were similar, he would still prioritize Cambridge United. This seemingly clever remark, however, caused Warren's standing in Huang Hao's heart to drop significantly.
While it's understandable for a professional player to seek a high-paying contract, once that statement was made, the meaning of Cambridge United to Warren was probably just a little bit more emotional than other clubs.
However, given the current situation, Huang Hao didn't say much, leaving the rest to Adams.
Ultimately, Warren got a lucrative contract as he wished. Compared to his previous weekly salary of only 3,500 pounds, Cambridge United directly offered Warren a two-year contract with a weekly salary of 13,000 pounds!
Warren signed his name without hesitation. This also continued Cambridge United's tradition of making their first signing of the new season from a loaned player, following Adam May and MacKenzie.
Perhaps from now on, any team that sees a loan request from Cambridge United will feel a jolt and be extra careful.
Warren's re-joining stabilized Cambridge United's defense, but whether this defensive line can handle Premier League-level forwards is still a question mark.
Although Huang Hao did not easily add any player to the transfer list, he still marked several positions.
After all, without clear reinforcement, if existing players were rashly sold, it would inevitably affect Cambridge United's preparations.
Evans had already prepared in advance, and among the several candidate forwards, one striker's profile caught Huang Hao's attention.
However, before that, Huang Hao still needed to meet Ouyang Bing, who held the club's financial power, as the current meager funds in the club's account probably wouldn't accomplish much.
Ouyang Bing arrived at Huang Hao's office looking a bit tired.
As a top student, she was already very familiar with the club's daily financial management.
However, unexpectedly, after this season ended, Barnet actually chose to build a new stadium!
Now, loans, sponsorships, and even engineering calculations, all sorts of accounts, big and small, needed her to review them one by one.
Fortunately, during this period, Li Jianqin was sent back to China by Huang Hao, otherwise, seeing Ouyang Bing in this state, he would probably have stormed Huang Hao's office.
Looking at Ouyang Bing's tired expression, Huang Hao also felt a bit guilty.
"Why don't we hire a few temporary financial staff? Let's not wear out our Miss Ouyang."
Ouyang Bing rolled her eyes at Huang Hao,
"Forget it, I remember hearing the same thing here last year."
Looking at Ouyang Bing's resentful gaze, Huang Hao felt even more ashamed.
"Hahaha! Well, last year we were still poor, but isn't the situation much better this year?"
"Are you sure it's much better? Starting next month, the government loan will need to be repaid, 150,000 pounds per month. You sign it first."
Huang Hao didn't dare to say another word and obediently signed.
"Xiao Bing, this time it's really different. The last time we incurred debt, it was a complete waste. This time, I believe if we're given about a year, it should be fine."
Despite Ouyang Bing's complaints, she still believed Huang Hao's words. After all, when she first took over this impoverished little club, she once doubted how long she could work there.
But unexpectedly, in just two or three years, the funds she handled had already reached tens of millions of pounds.
Last season, Cambridge United, only in the English Championship League, had an income of 18 million pounds!
After deducting 12 million pounds in expenses, the club's net profit was as high as 6 million pounds!
This profit could already rival a medium-sized company in China.