The god of the world

Chapter 234
During this time, Andre and Lin Shen got very close.

John Elkann smelled a hint of danger.

He wasn't worried about a waste like Andre.

But if Andre hooks up with that rich man from the east, it will inevitably cause quite a stir within the family.

Thinking of those old immortals in the family, John Elkann was also feeling tired for a while.

A group of moths who only know about dividends, but still stir up trouble from time to time.

If he hadn't been doing well all the time, he would have been forced by those clan elders to give up his position as Patriarch.

Just like Andre, no matter how useless it is.

As long as you carry Agnelli's surname, there will always be opportunities for trial and error.

Even if he is the grandson of Gianni, the third-generation head, but his surname is not Agnelli, it is destined that he will never be recognized by all the elders.

"These old guys should all die!"

John Elkann looked gloomy.

Thinking of Andre, under his calculations, he lost the position of Juventus chairman, and his mood improved a lot.

With the energy of their family, the mere accounting problem will be so troublesome?

joke!

Even those clan elders knew about it, but there was nothing they could do about it.

He acts according to the rules, and those old bastards also have to follow the rules.

The selection of Armani's creative director is a headache for John Elkann.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that if Mr. Armani is gone, the brand is likely to decline.

This time, he is also taking a big gamble.

At present, the well-known fashion designers on the market are all owned by LVMH Group and Kering Group.

Even if they want to poach people, it's not so easy to poach.

In addition to the ability of designers, it is also necessary to consider whether their design style matches the tonality of the Armani brand.

For this matter, John Elkann did not take much thought.

In recent years, Armani's net profit has been declining year after year.

This also has a lot to do with the fact that the old man's energy is not as good as before, and he has been living on his laurels.

From the perspective of consumer groups, Armani itself is not as good as brands such as Gucci and LV.

After all, the main groups of the latter two are female consumers.

There are very few men who are keen on shopping.

In the early years, relying on the influence of Hollywood stars, Armani has been the first choice for men to choose suits for decades.

But relying on their own capital and relying on a fixed niche group, it is naturally not as good as Gucci and LV, which are more diversified fashion brands that are closer to young consumers.

In the office, I looked at the profiles of the creative directors of the current top luxury brands.

Suddenly, John Elkann's eyes lit up, he quickly called his secretary, pointed to one of the female designers and asked, "Gucci's new creative director is from Richemont?"

"Yes, it's a bit strange to say that this Guo Bei had done a good job at Chloe under the Richemont Group, but he was poached by Kering Group, which caused a great sensation at the time."

The secretary answered honestly, seeing that John Elkann was very interested in Gucci's new creative director, and reminded: "If you want to dig her, it may be more difficult."

"Oh?"

John Elkann was a little surprised, and asked with a smile: "How do you say?"

The secretary said cautiously: "As far as I know, this Guo Bei can get 5% of the net profit in Gucci, which is the top treatment in the fashion industry."

"what?"

John Elkann was stunned, and asked again: "Are you sure she has Gucci's net profit dividend?"

"It's not a secret. You can confirm it after a little inquiry. Even the former creative director of Gucci didn't have this kind of treatment. It can only be said that Guo Bei is very valued by Kering Group."

The secretary is very pessimistic about his boss being able to recruit that Guo Bei.

This kind of treatment, John Elkann can't afford it.

As a veteran luxury brand, Gucci's annual sales are around 100 billion euros, and its net profit is as high as 20 billion euros.

Therefore, the dividend Guo Bei received from Gucci alone was as high as 1 million euros!
And what about Armani?
The net profit of the entire group is only a little more than Guo Bei's share.

This shit is digging wool, people will only come to them if they are stupid.

"You go out first."

John Elkann waved his hand, feeling bad again.

After watching Guo Bei as the creative director of Gucci, he handed over the answer sheet for the first big show.

I have a hunch that this female designer will definitely become a legend in the fashion circle.

John Elkann has always been extraordinarily confident about his own vision.

He was able to secure his position as the fifth-generation head of the Agnelli family because of his insightful eyes that are good at digging out talents.

John Elkann tapped on the armrest of his chair, resting his chin on one hand and frowning in thought.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

Take out your phone and dial a number.

"Dudu..."

Soon, the phone was connected.

Unrestrained laughter, women's coquettishness and men's rough voices.

"I don't care where you are, show up to me as soon as possible, or I will suspend all your credit cards."

After speaking, John Elkann hung up the phone directly.

John Elkann is also very tired of his son who eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles.

In less than an hour, Ram appeared in front of his father.

Although he is over [-] years old, Ram often works out, and he looks no different from a young man in his early twenties.

"Dad, the supermodel I just met, there is nothing important, I will never end with you!"

Ram pulled away the chair, and before he could sit still, he saw a document thrown by his father.

"Get her done, no matter what method you use, try not to cause trouble."

John Elkann kept his mouth shut and continued drinking his coffee.

"Gucci Creative Director?"

Ram flipped through the information, as the son of a prodigal rich family, but not an idiot, he instantly guessed his father's intentions.

"You want her to be Armani's creative director?"

John Elkann nodded with a smile, looking at his son with childish eyes.

"Only relying on material, we can't compete with Kering Group. We can only rely on you. I remember that you had experience in dating girls from that country before, and I paid for all expenses."

"Don't worry, I'll get her done as soon as possible."

Ram is still very confident in his own charm.

As a famous playboy in Europe, he has dated more stars and supermodels than he can count with his hands.

Seeing the unique temperament and delicate face of the woman in the data, Ram couldn't help but licked his lips, igniting the desire to hunt.

Anyway, my father has spoken, as long as the result is what he wants.

How the process is is not important.

When it comes to dealing with women, he is too experienced.

……

With the funds provided by Lin Shen, Andre walked around and quickly completed the stadium approval procedures.

The budget for the new stadium is relatively higher.

Compared with Malaga, Palermo has a population of 70 in the urban area, and counting the surrounding area, it seems to exceed one million.

Sicily, where Palermo is located, has a population of more than 500 million.

In the whole of Sicily, there is still no top league team.

Whoever can be the first to upgrade to Serie A will inevitably gain more support from fans.

Lin Shen also revised the plan in due course, increasing the stadium budget to 3.5 million euros, and will build a stadium in Palermo that can accommodate 5 people, as well as supporting top-level training facilities.

As the head of Juventus in the past, Andre naturally understands the importance of owning a stadium.

If it were in other cities, Andre would need to spend some time thinking about it.

But in Palermo, he made connections with ease.

For the local government, it is natural that someone can invest so much.

What's more, there is Andre to match.

The stadium procedures and plots were quickly approved.

In order to show their sincerity, the local government increased the right to use the stadium land to 99 years.

This is the preferential treatment that Juventus can only get!

It was an unprecedented surprise for fans of Palermo and even the whole of Sicily.

Compared with those strong players, their Big Island team has not been paid attention to for many years.

What's more, this is a big stadium in front of their home.

Although they have their own home teams, if Palermo can really grow to the top, they will not resist Palermo as the second home team.

After all, their home team has no chance to play against those European giants.

With a huge amount of money in hand, the budget for building the stadium is not a problem at all.

On the same day, a newly registered company account already had 4 million euros, of which 3.5 million euros was the budget for the construction of the stadium.

Another 5000 million euros will be used as floating funds to prevent the construction of the stadium from exceeding the budget.

Right now, Palermo has the lowest record and is eligible for relegation. Naturally, it is difficult to satisfy Boss Lin.

The promotion rules of Serie B are quite interesting.

In addition to the direct promotion of the top two teams, the 3rd to 8th teams will conduct a total of three rounds of promotion play-offs to determine the last ticket for promotion to Serie A.

The old rule is to change the coach first.

The coach template card that Lin Shen took out this time has a very high reputation all over the world.

Former Argentina and Chile coach Sampaoli, in the 2021-2022 season, led Marseille to a runner-up in Ligue [-].

In Ligue [-], it is a joke that the Parisian lineup does not win the championship.

Sampaoli took over Marseille and the effect was immediate.

From the fifth place before taking over to the runner-up in Ligue 5 after taking over, it is very eye-catching, and he is also a strong contender for the best coach in Ligue [-].

Sampaoli has a very weird personality, and some of his practices have been controversial among fans.

For example, he will deliberately rotate players to positions he is not familiar with.

Or, the starting lineup is not announced until before the game.

Over time, only players with strong coping skills and good positional awareness will stand out.

While coaching Marseille, Sampaoli successively trained Saliba, midfielder Camara, and Gunduzi to become French internationals.

In terms of tactics and talent discovery, Sampaoli is definitely one of the top handful of coaches.

Sanjay, another lucky guy.

Lin Shen generously used the player template of another relegated team Metz, randomly selected some young players from Palermo, and let them suddenly 'enlighten'.

Don't look at Metz's record among the Ligue [-] clubs that Lin Shen drew, ranking second to last.

But in Serie B, it is also a team in the championship range.

Now that it's just past March, there's still hope for catching up.

As long as you can squeeze into the top 8, you will have the opportunity to pass the play-offs and compete for the last Serie A spot.

In order to prevent Sanjay from overturning, Lin Shen took out the templates of French international striker Ben Yedder (83), Lens midfielder Fofana (80), and Lyon central defender Boateng (80).

These three players are strong.

But there is a common feature, that is, there is no potential to be tapped.

Putting it on young players is the so-called debut is the pinnacle.

In the one-acre three-point land in Ligue [-], they are definitely the top players at the thigh level of each team.

With Metz's lineup, plus three stars with an ability value above 80.

If he doesn't get the final quota for promotion, Sanjie can't expect to be reused by Lin Shen in the future.

……

The new coach took office, and he was still a Chinese head coach.

Thanks to Xu Bo from Malaga who did a good job before, and now leading Malaga to the play-offs, this has slightly dispelled the dissatisfaction of many fans with the new boss.

Of course, it's useless even if they are dissatisfied.

As a club fully controlled by Lin Shen, even if Lin Shen tied a dog to the coach's bench, others would just scold him at most.

Andre has now transformed into the chairman of the Palermo club.

As a diehard.

Lin Shen's words are imperial edicts.

As Andre, even if there is a black whistle in Serie A, it will not happen to Palermo.

Andre's own ability is also considered top-notch.

Under his management, Juventus' revenue has also been rising steadily.

For him as the chairman of Palermo, the Agnelli family generally supports it.

Being able to build a good relationship with the super rich is also of great benefit to the Agnelli family.

Several clan elders even specially praised Andre at the family meeting.

Andre couldn't help but chuckle, and deeply felt the benefits of hugging a thick enough thigh.

Andre was also very concerned about Lin Shen's explanation.

With his long-sleeved skills, the investment promotion work will naturally go smoothly.

The Fiat Group, which is controlled by the Agnelli family, and its car brand, Jeep, took the lead in announcing that it would become Palermo's chest advertiser with an annual sponsorship fee of 2000 million euros.

This is undoubtedly the energy of those elders in the Agnelli family.

Even John Elkann had to make concessions, pinching his nose to instruct his confidants to agree to the sponsorship.

The subsequent sponsorship was obviously Lin Shen's handwriting.

Puma officially announced that it will become Palermo's jersey sponsor with an annual sponsorship offer of 3000 million euros.

AC Milan was very injured. Originally, they wanted to talk about the price with Puma again, trying to catch up with the 5100 million euro sponsorship contract signed by Juventus and Adidas.

This time it's good, even 3000 million euros are gone.

Nike has already sponsored Inter Milan, so naturally it will not spend money to sponsor AC Milan.

Looking around the world, apart from Adidas and Nike, only Puma, the third largest sports brand, can afford such a high sponsorship fee.

In this regard, AC Milan fans are very upset.

After all, the team's high income can introduce more stars.

Puma sponsored Palermo, which was ridiculed by many AC Milan fans on the Internet.

"It's a big joke that a team that is not even in Serie A has received 3000 million euros in jersey sponsorship."

"Puma does not deserve to be the third largest sports brand, and has been completely tarnished by Chinese capital."

"Even if there is no Puma, there will be other brands sponsoring us."

"I hope that Palermo will upgrade as soon as possible, so that we can have a chance to bloodbath them."

The fans of Palermo are not good at it, and they are crazy about AC Milan on the Internet.

At the back, fans from all over Sicily joined in.

With such an incident, the future matches between the two teams will definitely have exciting scenes.

As the chairman of Palermo, Andre also expressed his position directly.

"Palermo will become the top team in Serie A. At least we have an independent stadium, but AC Milan fans can only share a stadium with their rivals in the same city."

This sentence instantly annoyed AC Milan fans.

Originally, AC Milan fans and Inter Milan fans have always been at odds.

The two teams' plans for the new stadium were stumbling because the financial groups behind them were not strong enough.

From the initial separate construction, it becomes continuous sharing.

Even if they are brothers, there will be a gap in the heart when sharing.

What's more, the two teams are still rivals in the same city.

As the capital team, AC Milan fans have always been very proud.

Except for the blue and black in the same city, only the Bianconeri are their opponents.

The former helm of the Bianconeri, now the new chairman of Palermo, mocked them again.

Even though they were afraid of the power of the Agnelli family, in front of the team they really loved, they still exchanged passionate exchanges with Andre.

As a gossip media, they are naturally happy to report this kind of news.

Where there is a war of words, there are ratings.

AC Milan fans mocked Palermo's pink jersey, a color only girls wear.

Palermo fans ridiculed that AC Milan has no money, but they have an independent stadium.

The more noisy the two teams are, the happier the media will be.

Lin Shen, the boss behind the scenes, was completely hidden, allowing Andre to play tricks in front of the stage.

All of this was naturally discussed by the two of them.

With the population of Sicily as its foundation, Palermo has the potential to grow into a wealthy family.

It is not enough to have a football market, there must be a topic.

If while training players, they can also cultivate a wealthy family by the way.

Naturally, Lin Shen would not refuse.

The so-called giants fight for their background.

The most direct criterion for judging the background is the number of champions.

As the hero of Juventus' nine consecutive championships, Andre is full of confidence in leading Palermo to the top of Serie A.

Juventus can dominate, not relying on the continuous investment of the Agnelli family.

In terms of net worth, the entire Agnelli family is less than one tenth of Lin Shen's.

As long as Lin Shen is happy, he can throw a billion to Palermo.

Isn't it easy to become a wealthy family?

(End of this chapter)