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Chapter 414 Borrowing the East Wind! (Seeking monthly votes)

While Wu Feng was undertaking large-scale construction projects and stirring up trouble on the mainland, he was also gaining fame and attention on Hong Kong Island.

It wasn't that his arrangements were noticed by the Hong Kong newspapers, but rather that his English First Division football team performed exceptionally well, achieving miraculous results.

Fulham, as a newly promoted team, won the 1991 English First Division title, which shocked the entire English football world and then sparked a great deal of discussion in European football.

When the newspapers and television stations on Hong Kong Island got the news, they went crazy and reported it extensively, just like when the Hong Kong team won the Asian Cup.

Everyone in Hong Kong knows that Fulham FC, a team in the English League One, is managed by Wu Feng.

As is customary, Fulham is one of the favorite teams of Hong Kong fans.

This season, the team not only achieved amazing results in the league, but also reached the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Unfortunately, they failed to advance to the finals.

Even so, the team's performance has been truly remarkable.

When the news reached Hong Kong Island, it sparked another wave of football fever.

Of course, the Dutch Eredivisie teams under Jiang Tiansheng's management also performed quite impressively.

This season, they're still only runners-up in the Eredivisie!
However, in the European Champions League, the team made it to the quarterfinals, only to fall to Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

Such outstanding results naturally caused a huge sensation in Hong Kong.

Even the Governor of Hong Kong, upon hearing the news, took the initiative to host a banquet to invite Chiang Tin-sang.

There's no way around it; football's influence in Europe is excessively large.

When news of Fulham's First Division title reached Hong Kong, the Governor and a group of high-ranking foreign officials held a celebratory reception to congratulate Wu Feng.

Even though many of them didn't particularly like Wu Feng, they still had to put on a smiling face and offer their congratulations at this moment.

Otherwise, if even the slightest hint of bad news reached back to Britain, the Governor of Hong Kong would not have a good outcome.

The two players Wu Feng had previously scouted have all become famous European stars.

Batistuta, Rivaldo, Redondo, and Okocha, in particular, saw their fame rise most rapidly.

The other players, Laudrup Jr., Sander, and Larsson, all played at a very high level and quickly gained fame.

As for Fulham's strike partnership of Shearer and Quinn, they also made a name for themselves and became some of England's hottest stars.

According to head coach Ranieri, there is a high probability that Shearer will leave next season.

This guy is a huge Newcastle fan!
Newcastle is one of the top teams in League One, so how could they not be tempted by a strong "own man" like Shearer?
It is said that they have already met privately and had a very good chat.

Fortunately, Shearer was young and shy at the time, and he revealed some information to head coach Ranieri, otherwise they could have easily been caught off guard.

The most troublesome thing is that if the price is not agreed upon and the situation becomes deadlocked, and the team is not clear about Shearer's specific intentions, it is easy to cause internal conflicts, the most common method of which is the players going on strike.

If that happens, both Fulham and Shearer will be losers.

Wu Feng's opinion was simple: Shearer could leave, but the transfer fee absolutely could not be lower; otherwise, wouldn't that be disrespecting Shearer, England's top striker? Everyone knows that having a British passport can increase a player's value by over a million pounds, let alone a star striker like Shearer.

This guy is quite formidable in the penalty area. His current goal-scoring technique still needs improvement, but his strength and potential are undeniable!
As for the replacement, Wu Feng had already made up his mind.

At this time, Cantona was playing in Ligue 1, along with two key strikers from Manchester United's peak in the 1990s: Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke.

These three were all shining stars in the English Premier League in the 1990s.

As for their bad temper, it really doesn't amount to much.

As long as the solution is targeted and appropriate, it's not a troublesome matter.

At this time, Wu Feng was sending people to promote a football superstar who was only fifteen years old but would later become world-renowned in football history—Ronaldo!
The plan is to let Hong Kong fans witness firsthand how amazing the world-class star's skills were during his youth.

That's right, Wu Feng wants to first move Ronaldo to Hong Kong Island to play for a year, and then send him to play in the Dutch Eredivisie or the English Premier League.

Of course, even without world-class stars, the Hong Kong professional league still provided fans with plenty of excitement this year.

With the adaptation period of more than half a year over, almost all teams have adopted an active attacking mode since the start of this year's league.

That would make the game very exciting, which is perfectly normal.

The matches are exciting, the market is booming, and the peripheral revenue is considerable, so the club's income naturally rises accordingly.

Afterwards, whether it was upgrading training facilities, purchasing other auxiliary equipment, or increasing salaries, the players' abilities improved significantly.

The most impressive team was undoubtedly the professional team under Wu Feng and Jiang Tiansheng, thanks to Wu Feng's comprehensive training and rehabilitation system.

In addition, the lure of playing abroad makes it easy for players to not give their all, which is a matter of attitude.

In addition, the addition of many professional players from the mainland, as well as from the United States and other countries, has significantly improved the overall quality and level of professional teams in Hong Kong.

Many fans from both countries came to visit, significantly increasing Hong Kong Island's tourism revenue. The island also attracted attention from sports media and fans from both countries.

In short, the Hong Kong professional league was extremely popular at that time, with mainland television stations broadcasting it, which shows just how fast its influence was expanding.

If it weren't for various restrictions, Guangdong province in mainland China would want to organize a team to participate in the increasingly popular Hong Kong professional league.

Even so, when the Friendship Cup Championship is held during the Chinese New Year, Guangdong football players are still very enthusiastic about training and playing.

For no other reason than the significant increase in player income during the competition, the exceptionally hot market for football merchandise, and the booming sales of various related products, which in turn easily boosted the tourism economy of some of the cities where the teams are located in Guangdong Province.

Because of the direct competition, many talented and outstanding mainland players were spotted by Hong Kong professional clubs and were successfully recruited into their teams.

At least for now, Hong Kong Island is receiving preferential treatment in all aspects!
If we were to transfer talented mainland players to European professional clubs, there would definitely be all sorts of negotiations and wrangling, and the deal would likely fall through after a year or two.

But if the professional teams on Hong Kong Island have a need for it, then of course they'll give it the green light.

If the Football Association hadn't reacted promptly and ensured that the Hong Kong football clubs paid sufficient transfer fees, there might have been a situation where the transfer fee was paid for nothing, which would have been undesirable.

With the situation looking very promising, Wu Feng seized the opportunity to apply to the Hong Kong British government's department in charge of television stations for satellite broadcasting.

(End of this chapter)