Chapter 346: Exclaiming "It's so good!"

"Su Hao, don't you think so?" Huang Fengwen turned his gaze to Su Hao, who was leisurely watching the scene as if observing a play.
"Me?" Su Hao shrugged, looking innocent.
"You're putting me in a difficult position. I think... he's already done his best."
"Chairman Su! You really understand me!" Lin Fan's eyes instantly lit up with hope, like grasping at a lifeline.
"Of course," Su Hao changed the subject, slowly adding,
"If we ignore that tank who should have been at the forefront, and suddenly become very interested in the scenery at the rear of the battlefield...
leading to our main damage dealers being instantly killed, the healing team being picked off one by one, the whole scene turning into chaos, and ultimately achieving a 'team wipe'...
then indeed, Chairman Lin's performance was quite remarkable."
"..." Lin Fan's newly ignited hope was instantly extinguished by a bucket of cold water.
Seeing his utterly dejected expression, Su Hao and Huang Fengwen exchanged a glance and finally burst into laughter.
"Alright, alright, I was just kidding. But seriously, you really need to practice more."
Huang Fengwen chuckled and scolded, "As a pillar of strength, deserting halfway through a battle is a disgrace!"
"Understood! I will definitely mend my ways, practice diligently, and never hold our guild back!" Lin Fan replied seriously.
"Alright, alright, that's good enough, but don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Huang Fengwen waved his hand.
"Chairman Su spent a fortune building this 'guild base' in this beautiful place, just so we old brothers could find a place to completely relax and play games to our hearts' content on weekends, right?"
"Exactly! Chairman Su's move is a stroke of genius! Absolutely brilliant!"
"Hey, you two, please stop flattering me, it's almost embarrassing."
"That's not flattery, it's the truth!" Huang Fengwen exclaimed,
"Before, if I wanted to play a game on the weekend, my wife would look at me like I was a class enemy.
Now, she loves coming here more than anyone else!
And the rest of us in the guild, aren't we? Our satisfaction is off the charts!
The women have a place for beauty treatments and spas, the kids have their own play area, and we guys can get together to play games and brag—this is a man's paradise!"
When Su Hao first proposed building a dedicated 'guild base' for the guild members, very few responded.
After all, who would believe that a group of middle-aged people with families could consistently gather in one place every weekend without fail?
It's unrealistic.
However, when this luxurious estate, integrating a hotel, entertainment, restaurants, e-sports, and beauty services, was completed, everyone exclaimed, "It's amazing!"
Every weekend, it's bustling with activity, as guild members and their families flock here from all directions.
"Coming here every week to clear my head, leaving work and worries behind, isn't it wonderful?" Huang Fengwen remarked.
"Of course, the maintenance fees for this place probably aren't a small amount."
"Hey, it's nothing," Su Hao waved his hand dismissively.
"As long as the brothers have fun, it's worth it. I'm having fun too, aren't I?"
"By the way," Huang Fengwen changed the subject,
"Talking about work in a place like this is a bit of a downer, but I have to ask, what's the situation with Tottenham Hotspur?"
"Yeah, that's right." Su Hao's expression immediately switched to work mode,
"To be precise, the ENIC Group plans to sell off all of their shares in Tottenham Hotspur."
Tottenham Hotspur is a representative team from North London, England, one of the so-called "BIG6" of the English Premier League, with a huge fan base.
And the owner of this club is none other than the renowned ENIC Group.
"ENIC...I vaguely remember it, isn't it a very famous investment company in the UK?"
"Yes. ENIC holds 85% of Tottenham Hotspur's shares, and now they're packaging these shares into a single unit, looking for buyers everywhere, spreading the word."
Tottenham Hotspur was originally a cash cow, with considerable profitability.
A global pandemic has left all football clubs in dire straits, struggling to make ends meet.
With no spectators, ticket revenue has plummeted to zero.
Commercial activities and advertising endorsements have essentially come to a standstill.
Meanwhile, the players' exorbitant salaries and the club's operating expenses cannot be reduced by a single penny, turning the club into a bottomless pit of debt.
"So, Tottenham's chairman, Daniel Levy, publicly stated that the club is facing an unprecedented financial crisis and has even implemented a large-scale structural layoff."
"Even that doesn't solve the problem?"
"Yes. If the British government could approve a loan, they could breathe a sigh of relief.
But now, even the British Empire itself is strapped for cash; where would they find the spare money to bail out a football club?
What's worse, Tottenham built their new stadium a few years ago and incurred a mountain of debt, reportedly exceeding one billion pounds."
Huang Fengwen understood; this was a money-losing business with only expenses and no income.
"So how much are they planning to sell it for?"
"The offer is seven billion pounds."
"Seven billion pounds?!" Huang Fengwen raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that price a bit outrageous?"
"Not just a bit outrageous, it's utterly outrageous." Su Hao sneered.
"According to professional reports from Forbes and KPMG, the club's actual valuation is at most around three billion pounds."
"Then what makes them dare to ask for seven billion pounds?"
"What else could they possibly have? They're obviously trying to make a final squeeze before leaving."
These guys, using the prestige of a Premier League powerhouse as bait, think Fang Huan is like those Middle Eastern tycoons, a fool with too much money, ready to be ripped off.
"These bastards, their greed is outrageous!" Huang Fengwen scoffed.
"They've always been known for this style in the industry."
"I think we should just let it go and ignore them. We weren't really that interested in that football stuff anyway."
"Yeah, I also suggest abandoning this acquisition," Lin Fan stated.
"Su Hao, what about you?" Huang Fengwen looked at him.
"At this price, whoever wants to buy can buy it. I'm not going to be a sucker," Su Hao said decisively.
However, the words had barely left his lips…
A subtle, electric-like stinging sensation instantly coursed through his body.
It was an indescribable premonition, as if the threads of fate had been gently plucked!