I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 46 Can You Bear This?

"Mr. Crozier, I heard that you haven't been doing well at the Royal Mail recently."

After talking about the Chinese in Bayswater, Yang Cheng naturally turned the topic to his purpose for the evening.

A look of surprise appeared on Adam Crozier's face.

He originally thought that Yang Cheng invited him to dinner purely because he wanted to get to know him and learn from him.

Now it seems that I have underestimated the courage and ambition of this young man.

"Some little things." Adam Crozier was obviously unwilling to talk more.

Yang Cheng knew what was going on.

The person in front of me is also a ruthless guy.

What he did in the English FA back then was pretty awesome, wasn’t it?

Not only did he completely overturn the English Football Association, he also almost took control of the Premier League.

What about Royal Mail?
Still so awesome.

Before he took over, the Royal Mail claimed to be losing £150 million a day.

Note that this is the daily loss amount.

Everyone felt that Adam Crozier inherited a mess.

Everyone in the UK knows that the Royal Mail receives countless complaints every year about its slowness, poor service, and countless cases of lost mail and delayed delivery.

If it hadn't monopolized 99% of the UK postal market, it would have been doomed long ago.

The British government subsidizes Royal Mail by hundreds of millions every year.

After Adam Crozier took office, he carried out drastic reforms just like he did when he was in the English Football Association. He laid off more than 20 of the 3 postal workers in one go.

By cutting redundant staff and institutions and rectifying internal management, the Royal Mail reversed its decline.

In 2003, Royal Mail achieved its highest profit in decades.

But Adam Crozier also bore a huge infamy because of this.

In 2003 and 2004, postal workers launched two major strikes, which made him very anxious.

The first accusation is that not only do you get a high salary, but you also get a lot of bonuses.

Some media even said that Adam Crozier was the highest-paid public official in the UK.

Since he was going to meet Adam Crozier, Yang Cheng must have done some homework.

"To be honest, Mr. Crozier, I think it's a waste of your talent to continue working at the Royal Mail."

After hearing this, Xia Qing, who was standing aside, looked at Yang Cheng with her beautiful eyes, as if to say: You finally said it out loud.

You are not small in courage.

Looking at Adam Crozier, he was obviously surprised as well.

Is this someone who comes to poach us?

You're just a Championship team with so little annual revenue, and you come to poach me?

Thinking of this, Adam Crozier was not angry at all. Instead, he burst out laughing.

"Mr. Yang, I'm not Mark Palios, or David Davis. Do you know how much my annual salary is?"

"I see." Yang Cheng nodded.

"The British Independent reported that your annual salary plus bonus should be around £100 million, but it is said that you have also signed an additional long-term incentive plan with the Royal Mail Bank."

The problem lies precisely in this long-term incentive plan.

Not to mention the annual salary and bonus, which are similar to those of ordinary senior managers.

This long-term incentive plan links Adam Crozier's income to his personal performance and company results.

At the time, the Royal Mail was losing £150 million a day, and no one believed that it could turn a profit in the short term.

So, there was no problem at all when signing this long-term incentive plan.

In fact, no one cares at all.

But who could have thought that Adam Crozier would be so incompetent.

Right from the start, they started laying off employees on a large scale.

He did what others didn't dare to do, and he succeeded.

In 2003, Royal Mail turned profitable.

According to the long-term incentive plan, Royal Mail will not only pay his annual salary and bonus, but also give him an additional incentive payment.

There are constant layoffs here, and big red envelopes are being given out there. Can you bear it?
Adam Crozier was pushed to the forefront of public opinion.

"If I'm not mistaken, the revenue of Bayswater Chinese last year would not exceed 500 million pounds. Although there will be some growth this year in the Championship, I'm afraid it won't be too much."

At this point, Adam Crozier laughed again and looked at Yang Cheng, "Can you afford my salary?"

This was also Xia Qing's doubt.

So, after listening to Adam Crozier's question, Xia Qing turned and looked at Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng was prepared. He glanced at the pretty senior schoolmate and smiled confidently.

"Mr. Crozier, you are absolutely right, but I think your income at the Royal Mail cannot be counted. Normally, your income should be an annual salary plus bonus, about 100 million pounds."

Palios and David Davis and others took over from him at the FA, with an annual salary of only 45 pounds.

Adam Crozier did not deny it.

“Let’s not talk about the Bayswater Chinese for a minute, let’s talk about your situation at Royal Mail.”

Yang Cheng chuckled and continued, "From the current situation, your good days at the Royal Mail are almost over. I'm not worried about strikes outside, but what about the Royal Mail?"

Adam Crozier looked solemn and stopped talking.

His actions seemed powerful and forceful, but in fact he knew clearly that there was great internal resistance.

In fact, many people have long been dissatisfied with him.

"This is a mess, a mess that has been there for decades, even hundreds of years. You know it, I know it, everyone knows it, and you can't change it."

"So, I heard that the British government is discussing postal reform, is that correct?"

When Adam Crozier heard this, his expression changed visibly.

"How do you know?" Xia Qing was also very surprised when she saw Adam Crozer's expression.

Yang Cheng didn't explain because he had no way to explain. He couldn't just say, "I'm a time traveler. I've taught in the UK for so many years, how could I not know?"
I also know that it was on January 2006, 1 that the Royal Mail's 1-year postal monopoly was broken, allowing dozens of the world's top express delivery companies such as DHL and FedEx to enter and compete.

Once the opening time is determined, the time for approval and discussion will definitely be earlier.

But for this kind of thing, Yang Cheng could only pretend to be mysterious.

"You should think carefully about what will happen to you once the Royal Mail loses its monopoly advantage."

Yang Cheng's question was like an arrow piercing the heart, hitting the point directly.

In fact, this is also what Adam Crozier has been thinking about recently.

"We Chinese in Bayswater are indeed still very weak. For the time being, we really can't afford your salary. But when we are promoted to the Premier League, won't we be able to afford it?"

"Promotion to the Premier League?" Adam Crozer was shocked again.

A newly promoted team from the Championship, which has only played 6 rounds of the season, actually said it wants to be promoted to the Premier League?

"Don't be surprised, Mr. Crozier."

Yang Cheng looked confident and calm from beginning to end.

"Please keep my words in mind today and take my invitation in your hands. When you look back in May next year, I believe you will have an unexpected surprise."

From the beginning till now, Adam Crozier always felt that he had guessed everything about the young man in front of him.

But suddenly, he realized that not only did he fail to see through this young man, but he was actually being controlled by him.

"To be honest, Mr. Crozier, I really think you are a talent, a rare talent in the football circle, so I cordially invited you and hope to have the opportunity to work with you."

"I believe that you were also angry when you left the FA. Now, Bayswater Chinese and I are giving you this opportunity to return to professional football and prove yourself to those people again!"

"That's all I have to say. You don't have to rush to reject me. Go back and wait. Think about it. I'll be waiting for your call."

……

"Oh my god, Yang Cheng, you are such a bullshitter!"

"Didn't you see that Adam Crozier was stunned by you just now?"

When walking out of the Chinese restaurant, Xia Qing seemed to get to know Yang Cheng all over again.

She really didn't know when her junior became so amazing.
That's Adam Crozier!

With an annual salary of one million pounds, he is a famous professional manager in the UK.

Yang Cheng laughed in his heart, what's the big deal?
When I was a head coach in my previous life, I had an annual salary of tens of millions. Wasn't it easy for me to handle it?
"No." Xia Qing suddenly figured it out.

"What's wrong?"

"I wonder if you have schemed against me, and not just once?"

"It's unfair, senior sister. I swear to God, I'm sincere to you."

Yang Cheng's words were full of double meanings, which made Xia Qing pause.

The words came to my lips but I couldn't say them.

"Besides, Senior Sister, am I not eager to recruit talents?"

"What do you mean?"

Yang Cheng chuckled, "Senior, look, you said it yourself, working in a big company like Goldman Sachs is tiring and stressful, and you're just a financial migrant worker. You might as well come out and work with me."

"I'll let you be the chief financial officer and give you my entire fortune to manage."

"Don't you have an uncle Lin?"

"My dad wants Uncle Lin to return to help him." Yang Cheng laughed.

This is what he started talking about.

The main reason is that Lin Zhongqiu really can't keep up with his pace and rhythm.

And the capabilities are indeed limited.

"Are you so sure that we can be promoted to the Premier League this season?" Xia Qing looked at Yang Cheng with interest and asked.

Yang Cheng still had a confident expression.

No answer is better than an answer.

"By the way, what do you think of Adam Crozier?" Yang Cheng changed the subject.

"I've heard of him. He is indeed very capable. And from what he said just now, I can see that he knows a lot about professional football."

This is also the reason why Yang Cheng attaches great importance to Adam Crozier.

His business ability is needless to say, but the most important thing is that he is familiar with the football industry and has connections in the UK.

The Premier League is still in a transitional period.

Foreign investment has not yet poured in in large numbers, and high-quality cross-industry talent is still waiting and watching.

It is not an easy task for the Chinese in Bayswater to dig out a management talent who understands football at this time.

Otherwise, why would Abramovich go to great lengths to poach Peter Kenyon from Manchester United?
After all, there is a shortage of high-level management talent.

But if the Chinese in Bayswater want to overtake others, they have to get ahead of everyone else.

Adam Crozier is the most suitable talent he can think of at the moment.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, Adam Crozier did not work at the Royal Mail for long. He later went to Independent Television and then to BT Telecom, where he achieved outstanding results.

Moreover, the latter two companies are competing with Sky Sports in the football circle.

This shows that Adam Crozier's ability is indeed fine.

As for whether he is willing to join Bayswater Chinese, Yang Cheng remains cautiously optimistic.

"That's no problem. When this season is over and we are promoted to the Premier League, I will ask Adam Crozier to be our CEO. Senior, you will be our CFO."

"Remember, we have a deal!"

After saying this, regardless of whether she agreed or not, Yang Cheng walked forward with full confidence.

Xia Qing was a little puzzled. Where did he get his confidence from?

Are you really sure of reaching the Premier League?

You know what, she was actually looking forward to it.

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