London, Chen Ran was blocked by reporters at Heathrow Airport as soon as he got off the plane.
There is no way, even if he fled the UK for so long, there are still paparazzi following Cheryl every day.
"Mr. Chen, where did you go after you left Portugal?"
"Besides Cristiano Ronaldo, what other stars have you introduced?"
"You've been away from England for so long. Do you have a new love?"
"When are you and Cheryl going to get married?"
"Is Cheryl pregnant with your child?"
What's special, most of the people at the scene today are entertainment reporters who are following Cheryl.
Chen Ran and Cheryl were surrounded by them. Questions came one after another, becoming more and more gossipy and explicit.
Fortunately, Stephen, who came to pick up the plane, was well prepared and led the club staff to rescue the two of them.
Yaya Toure, who came to the UK randomly, had never seen such a scene before, and was stunned.
Is your new boss so popular in the UK?
However, why did they leave like this?
Hey, don't leave me!
Poor Yaya Toure was forgotten at Heathrow Airport and was almost deported by the police as an illegal immigrant.
Fortunately, his agent called hurriedly, and then Chen Ran remembered that he had forgotten Yaya Toure and asked Stephen to send someone to pick them up.
The next day, photos of Chen Ran and Cheryl kissing at the airport appeared on time in many newspapers in London.
"That Chinese guy is back!"
"Heartbroken! Cheryl and Chen passionately kissed at Heathrow Airport."
"Prize-based guessing, which players did the Chinese guy buy during this period?"
When Chen Ran returned home, she just relaxed with Cheryl for a day and then started to get busy again.
"Stephen, in the next period of time, the players we introduced this time will come to London one after another, and you are responsible for settling them in."
"OK."
"Then you can help me contact Southgate in Middlesbrough. I would like to meet and chat with him."
"Southgate? If I remember correctly, he is the best player produced by the Crystal Palace youth training in recent years. Do you want to buy him back?"
Stephen is worthy of being Chen Ran's right-hand assistant. He now has a very comprehensive understanding of the Crystal Palace Club.
"That's right. We have introduced a lot of talented young players this time and need a veteran to take over. Guardiola and Simeone are also available, but they are not British after all. You know."
"That's true. You're right. Southgate is indeed the most suitable candidate."
Stephen nodded in agreement, there are some things that can only be understood but not expressed.
Chen Ran looked at the little fat man lazily sitting on the sofa. This guy still looked like he hadn't calmed down yet.
"Hey, Louis, it's been a long time and you still haven't rested, okay?"
"What do you mean it takes so long? You obviously only had one day of rest, okay?"
"Don't you think I'm full of energy?"
While Chen Ran was talking, he didn't forget to show off his biceps.
"Don't compare a pervert like me with a normal person like me. It's incredible that Cheryl didn't drain you dry all day yesterday."
Louis picked up the Sun newspaper and threw it to Chen Ran.
It turned out that the Sun newspaper published another photo of Chen Ran and Cheryl walking into the apartment hand in hand.
There is a picture at the beginning, and the rest is all made up.
The title is even more sensational: "Twenty-four hours after Chen Ran and Cheryl disappeared!"
Except for the fact that he and Cheryl didn't come out for a whole day, the rest of the content is all nonsense.
What's special, it seems that my current residence is no longer safe.
"Okay, we have to work even if we don't have a good rest. Our time is limited. Have you forgotten what I told you about buying people from Brazil?"
Chen Ran threw away the Sun newspaper and glared at the little fat man in displeasure.
"Who to buy?"
As soon as he heard this, the little fat man became excited and jumped up from the sofa.
"One is Thiago Silva of Juventus Club, and the other is Maicon Douglas Sisenando of Cruzeiro Club."
"Who are these people? I've never heard of them."
"Nonsense, will those already famous stars come to Crystal Palace? I want to buy Kaka. How about you help me **** it from AC Milan?"
"Well, forget it, I don't have the ability."
The little fat man shrank his neck and did not dare to say anything.
"Chen, Daowei has been wanting to see you recently, what are you going to do?"
Stephen took over the words at this time and came to the rescue for the little fat man.
Since the media revealed that Chen Ran snatched Ronaldo from Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, Dawei has become more energetic. It seems that this new rookie boss is serious.
He is more confident that he will get the transfer rebate.
Of course, he was not so arrogant as to think that Chen Ran would accept all of his purchase lists. But even if he only deals with a few of them, it will be enough to save him several years of struggle.
So, Dawei's mind was not on the team's training for a while.
After leaving the job to the assistant coach, he ran to find Stephen every three days, just thinking about brokering the transfer.
Fortunately, everyone knew that Chen Ran was not in the UK during this period, so Stephen used this excuse to keep dragging him.
"Delay for two more days until I see Southgate."
Middlesbrough is a steel industry town located in the northeast of England. Middlesbrough Club is located in this city.
Still in a restaurant, Chen Ran met Southgate.
The British media's overwhelming coverage of Chen Ran showed its benefits at this time.
Southgate is also full of curiosity about the new boss of his old club.
So when his agent told him that Chen Ran wanted to see him, he agreed without hesitation.
"How is it? Is it ordinary?"
Looking at Southgate's curious eyes, Chen Ran asked with a smile.
"Ahem, sorry, I was too rude."
Southgate was also a little embarrassed, but couldn't help but look at this Chinese who suddenly became angry.
"It's okay, don't worry about it, I'm used to it now."
The atmosphere at the beginning was good, with the two chatting while eating.
With Chen Ran's guidance, the strangeness quickly disappeared.
"So, when Mr. Chen asked me to meet, did he want me to return to the Crystal Palace?"
Southgate did not hide anything and directly expressed his suspicions.
"That's right. Mr. Southgate, I believe you also know about my plan for Crystal Palace from the media. To be honest, I have introduced a large number of new players. But I also know that a team can only rely on buying People are not good, there needs to be a core to take charge."
"And I think that Mr. Southgate is the most suitable candidate in terms of strength, status and origin. Therefore, I very much hope that Mr. Southgate can return to Crystal Palace and join me in creating a football dynasty. plan.