The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 013

013 Carelessly Interfere in the Affairs of Willow Trees
Auxerre is a capital of art and history. In the fifth century AD, Bishop Saint Germain developed Auxerre into a religious center. This place has the Saint-Etienne Cathedral, Saint-Germain Monastery and other special ancient buildings, full of historical ruins.

An old building on the banks of the Jonah River is open. It is a coffee shop.

This was an unusual coffee shop. Most of the people who came here were cultivators dressed in cultivation uniforms. There was no romantic music to soothe the ambiguity, nor was there a country blues with a small tune of petty bourgeoisie. All they had was a pious prayer.

This is the biggest feature of this coffee shop.

There sat a twenty-something-year-old oriental man by the window. He sat there quietly, devoutly and meticulously stirring the steaming coffee in front of him. The dense fog rose up, as if it had blinded his eyes, making him seem a little mysterious.

Beside the eastern man sat a middle-aged western man. He was enjoying the black coffee in his hand with a happy smile on his face.

Opposite the eastern man sat two men, a bald black man and a middle-aged man in his thirties. The bald man smiled sweetly like a child, while the middle-aged man had a cold face, as if everyone owed him millions.

This group of people was none other than Zhong Cheng and the others.

Zhong Cheng sat next to the window. Outside the window was the flowing water of the Jonah River. Under the golden sunlight, it sparkled and smelled like golden scales.

Beside Zhong Cheng was his good friend Trivo Birch.

Opposite Zhong Cheng was Jean-Alain Boumsong and his agent, Willie Makay.

Zhong Cheng looked at Jean Alain Boumsong in front of him, his eyes filled with admiration and anticipation.

Jean-Alain Boumsong Zhong Cheng is really optimistic, he came to the team must be Leeds United’s main central defender.

Jean-Alain Boumsong is now very famous in France. Last season, he and Mexes formed a centre-back line that shone in the French League. One of them is called “New Desailly”, the other is called “New Blanc”, which is the best line of defence in France.

Jean-Alain Boumsong, known as the “New Deseli”, is also the French international and also took part in last year’s Confederations Cup in France and this year’s European Cup.

This was a centre-back with fame, strength and potential, Zhong Cheng was very optimistic.

Zhong Cheng looked at the two of them and said, “Our Leeds Alliance is very sincere. I hope you can seriously consider it!”

Boumsong and Willie Makai exchanged glances and had their own thoughts in their hearts.

Both of them were hesitant now because Leeds United were no longer the Leeds United of the past. If Leeds United were still a Premier League team, Boumsong would have agreed without saying a word, but now Leeds United was no longer a Premier League team.

Not long ago, Boumsong received an invitation from the Scottish Premier League’s Celtics. Although Su Chao’s exposure is not as high as the English league, but the Celtics are still a wealthy team.

Boumsong was still hesitant in his heart, and he was more biased towards the Celtics.

Zhong Cheng immediately said, “Do you really think the Celtics will be more exposed than us at Leeds United?”

Willie Macaye raised his head to look at Zhong Cheng and frowned.

Zhong Cheng smiled and said: “Although we have relegated Leeds United to the second division of England, we are still a very important team. After all, we are a famous youth guard and are famous in Europe.”

Boumsong and Willie Makay both nodded their heads.

Zhong Cheng continued: “The attention of the Champions League is not lower than the Su Premier League, and can be said to be much higher.” Because this is the first year of the Champions League, many people may not know what level the Champions League is, this will attract a lot of attention. And our live broadcast of the Champions League is far superior to the Premier League, in terms of league influence, the Champions League is far superior to the Premier League.

It had to be said that Zhong Cheng’s words were very reasonable. Boumsong and Willy Makai could not deny it.

Zhong Cheng also said: “The Celtics are Su Chao’s rich family, our Leeds United or the Champions League’s rich family.” And our Champions League is closer to the Premier League, we are likely to return to the Premier League next season. Even if he could not upgrade, Boumsong could still attract more attention from the Premier League and even the wealthy clubs. A season in the Champions League is definitely easier to see than a season in the Su Premier League, and you can better adapt to the English football style!

Zhong Cheng’s last few words touched Boumsong. Joining Leeds United seemed to be more promising than joining the Celtics.

Boumsong was convinced by Zhong Cheng and immediately turned to look at his agent, Willie Makai.

To tell the truth, Willie Makai was also moved by Zhong Cheng, who also believed that Boumsong’s move to Leeds United was more promising. Not to mention whether Leeds United could upgrade, just their influence wasn’t necessarily inferior to that of the Celtics.

Moreover, staying at Leeds United is easier to catch the attention of the Premier League than staying at Celtic. Most importantly, Leeds United are good at nurturing young players. Leeds United players are very popular.

Willie Makay nodded at Boumsong.

Looking at their actions, Zhong Cheng smiled faintly. It seemed that another general would fall into his loyal pocket.

Zhong Cheng smiled and said, “Gentlemen, how are you thinking?”

Boumsong did not say anything and his agent, Willie Makai, said: ‘Indeed, according to you, Leeds United is a very good choice. But there is one thing I doubt.’

Zhong Cheng frowned slightly and then asked, “Tell me!”

“Will you let him go easily if a Premier League team takes a fancy to him?” Said Willie Makai straightforwardly.

Hearing this question, Bu Mu Song also came to his senses and stared at Zhong Cheng with bright eyes.

Zhong Cheng could feel Bumsong’s change. Obviously, Bumsong was very concerned about this problem. Zhong Cheng did not come to any false, directly said: “If there is a Premier League team interested in him, we can let him leave.”

Upon hearing this, both Willy Macaye and Boumsong found it inconceivable, and both of them felt that Zhong Cheng was lying.

Zhong Cheng glanced at the two of them and said forcefully, “However, there must be a prerequisite!”

Willie Makay and Boumsong heaved a sigh of relief when they heard this. It really wasn’t that easy. There are conditions. However, it was precisely because of the conditions that the two of them believed that Zhong Cheng was not lying.

Willie Macai asked, “What kind of premise do you want to hear?”

Zhong Cheng bluntly said: “The premise is that we Leeds United did not upgrade the situation, if we Leeds United upgraded to the Premier League next season, we will not allow Boumsong to leave!”

Willie Macai nodded. So it was like this!

If that was the case, it would still be acceptable. After all, Leeds United have levelled up, so they are also a Premier League team. Why would Boumsong want to go to other Premier League teams?

Before Willie Makai could say anything, Boumsong said, “Alright, I agree to join Leeds. However, you need to talk to my agent, Willie, about the treatment.”

Hearing this, Zhong Cheng heaved a sigh of relief and finally managed to deal with Jean-Alain Boumsong, the main defender of the team.

Beside him, Trivo Birch also clenched his fists. In his opinion, Boumsong was a little more reliable among the three people Zhong Cheng had brought in. After all, he was a French international. As for the other two, they really didn’t know what was going on.

However, what Trivo Birch did not know was that in Zhong Cheng’s heart, Boumsong was the least important of the three.

After convincing the two of them, the treatment was easy to talk about. Jean-Alain Boumsong is a centre-back for Auxerre, the French league team, but his salary at Auxerre is not very high.

Eventually, the two sides signed a £ 8, 000-a-week, three-year contract, and Boumsong’s liquidated damages amounted to £ 10 million.

Truth be told, Leeds United’s contract was not on par with the Celtics’, but Jean-Alain Boumsong signed the contract with Leeds United.

Jean-Alain Boumsong was officially a member of Leeds United.

There was, of course, a symbolic medical examination that Zhong Cheng firmly believed would be easily cleared by Jean-Alain Boumsong.

After signing the contract, Zhong Cheng suddenly asked Jean-Alain Boumsong, “Do you know Bacari Sagna?”

Boumsong was slightly stunned and then said, “I know! He used to be a player for our Auxerre youth team, it seems like the club wants to sign him now!”

Zhong Cheng’s eyes lit up. This meant that they still had a chance!

Zhong Cheng asked, “What do you think of his strength?”

Boumsong said: “He is a good full-back, defensive stability, speed and explosiveness are very good, can go up and down!”

Zhong Cheng nodded. In his memory, Arsenal’s head coach Professor Wenger once said the same thing about Sagna.

Seeing Zhong Cheng nod, Boumsong said, “Don’t tell me you want to bring him to Leeds United?”

Zhong Cheng nodded, then looked at Bu Mu Song and asked, “What do you think of being a teammate with him?”

“Very good,” Boumsong said. “I think he and I should be in perfect harmony!”

Zhong Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction. He patted Bumsong’s shoulder and said with a smile, “I think so too.”

“Ah! Mr. Zhong Cheng, what I’m listening to is that your club wants to bring in a full-back?” Suddenly, Boumsong’s agent, Willie Makai, took two steps forward and asked.

Zhong Cheng was slightly stunned. He turned to look at Willie Macai and said thoughtfully, “Yes, does Mr. Welley have any good recommendations?”

Willie Macai immediately nodded and said, “To tell you the truth, I do have a candidate here!”

Zhong Cheng was shocked. He really didn’t expect things to develop like this. He just casually said, casually asked, there was actually such a candidate, this was truly unintentional.

At this moment, Boumsong, who was beside Willy Macai, seemed to have realized something and nodded slowly.

Looking at Boumsong’s reaction, Zhong Cheng understood. It seemed that Boumsong knew that there was such a person even if he wasn’t very familiar with the person Willie Macai was recommending.

Zhong Cheng asked, “Mr. Welley, who do you want to recommend?”

Willie Makai said: “The player I am recommending is also a member of my team. He is also a Frenchman and now plays for Bastia. His name is Pascal Zimbonda.”