In the club, Kane looked pale in the face of his colleagues, who had worked with him for three to five years, or more than ten years.
They looked at him with mixed feelings. There was disgust, hatred, and something inexplicable. There was also some flattery mixed with fear and hatred.
Everyone had been fired, except for Kane. What was even more unacceptable was that Kane had become the executioner in charge of the execution.
They could understand why he had kept the plumbers and electricians. That was how technical jobs worked. The longer the working hours, the more proficient the work was, and the easier it was to find a satisfactory job.
The plumbers and electricians had been working for more than ten years. They could easily solve any problem, big or small.
But the others were not so lucky. They were all interviewed by Kane, and their last hope was killed.
The atmosphere in the club was so gloomy, as if a memorial service had just been held. Everyone had a sad expression on their faces, as if they had buried something.
Looking at these people, Kane bowed his head and said sorry.
No one responded to him. They just looked at him, or somewhere else.
Not long after, the coach stood up. The bottle in his hand was empty, and he smelled strongly of alcohol. "Why are you all here? Are you going to be a joke to others?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand at his disciple. An assistant coach supported him, and the two of them gradually left as he cursed.
Everyone had been mentally prepared for the coach's firing, but they had not expected themselves to be part of the whole plan.
Gradually, some people stood up and left silently. These people had already had other jobs. They were hanging around the club not because they loved it, but because they could get subsidies from it.
The Transport Association had never stopped giving subsidies to professional athletes, but there was a process, or rules, in which they needed to be affiliated with a club, even if it was an amateur club.
Now that they couldn't eat this subsidy, although it did make their hearts ache a little, they weren't willing to beg others for this minimal subsidy. Anyway, without this subsidy, it didn't mean that they would starve to death. With this subsidy, it wouldn't bring much change to their lives.
So they chose to follow their hearts and leave directly.
The rest were those who had feelings for the club or those who had nowhere else to go. They wanted to see Lynch and see if there was any possibility of turning things around.
In the afternoon, nine trucks directly barged into the club's parking lot. It had to be said that these trucks, which were as tall as two or three people, did indeed give people a heavy sense of oppression when they drove side by side. Kane talked to their leader, Cook, and became even more confused.
They waited until 3: 30 in the afternoon when Lynch's luxury car drove into the club. Kane immediately brought the remaining ten or so members of the club out to greet Lynch.
Lynch didn't look like a scoundrel who had just killed these people and continued to hang around in the club. He was full of disdain, contempt, and contempt for the lower class … He was as kind as a person who existed faintly in everyone's memory, a person who could be a neighbor's child or a relative's child, young, bright, full of vitality, and full of smiles.
This huge gap made everyone feel unreal. Was it really such an optimistic and cheerful youth who gave such an unreasonable order?
"Every one of you is a meritorious member of the club!"
In the small meeting room of the club, Lynch's first sentence affirmed the contributions of these people to the club. His expression was sincere, and his voice was full of deep emotions.
Some of the more emotional people's eyes immediately turned red. They recalled the various miracles that this club had created in the past. They had witnessed the rise of this club, and also witnessed its decline.
The more it was so, the more uncomfortable it was.
Lynch's gaze lingered on everyone for a while. "The rise of a new dynasty must be built on the ruins of the old one. It's the same for this club.
"The unreasonable structure, the unreasonable management system, and the unreasonable standards of employment allowed this club to usher in a short period of glory, and then fall into the abyss.
"I'm here to save it from the abyss. I won't joke with my own money. In order to let it regain its glory, in order to let people have a better understanding of Saibin City's rugby club, I have to cut off the rotten meat on its body.
"Actually, my heart hurts, and I'm also very sad!
"You are the most important assets of the club, but we have to face a difficult choice.
"I talked to the mayor not long ago. Our club will move to another place. At that time, I will build a more professional sports center. There will be more professional teams to take over the work here. There will also be more humble and reliable athletes."
"We will create new glory, we will create new history, we will create our own miracle in the National League Championship."
"You are all witnesses. Even if you are not in the club, you are also witnesses to these miracles."
Lynch's words were always full of emotions. He paused for a while, and then his tone became lighter. "In order to thank you for your contributions to the club, from today onwards, I will establish a hall of fame. Your names will be included in it, and you will also become lifetime honorary members of the club.
"As long as it's our game, whether it's rugby, tennis, polo, baseball, or hockey …" His gaze swept over these people again. "As long as it's our game, you can enter for free at any time. You can watch the whole game in the best place.
"You can also come to the club at any time. Come here, take a look, walk around, and experience our progress every day.
"Of course, although you have temporarily lost your job, I will open up the application channel to the public. If you can meet the requirements of the new team, I will still welcome you back to this big family …"
Originally, these people's resentment towards Lin Qi dissipated in an instant. They even became somewhat happy. They felt that Lin Qi's actions were reasonable and also the right choice.
Previously, there was indeed an atmosphere in the club that was not easy to talk about. Many people were overworked, and some even let things go their own way.
The purpose of their name was to subsidize the club. They did not care about what would happen to the club, including the coaching staff.
Now that they thought about it, when the club was in trouble during the investigation, they could have pulled themselves together. They might not have been in the situation they were in today.
The Transport Association could guarantee their most basic operations. As long as they could continue to work hard and win, they would have a different future.
But it was those people who only wanted to muddle along that caused the club to fall into such a situation. If they did not get rid of these rotten meat, there would never be hope.
The people here even thought that Lynch did it deliberately. When the time came, they could smoothly integrate into the new club and be complacent.
Under Lynch's sincere and emotional communication, everyone could gradually feel how much importance Lynch attached to the club. They could also understand his good intentions.
They even thought that Lynch's purpose was to drive away some people in this way. Then they would be rehired and walk towards a new glory with the club.
Suddenly, they did not hate Lynch. Of course, they were still a little dissatisfied with Kane. But overall, they were very satisfied. No matter what, they could be included in the club's hall of fame and even enjoy the distinguished treatment. What else could they not be satisfied with?
After Lynch talked about the future and the difficulties they were facing, each of them shook hands with Lynch and left with gratitude and excitement.
Of course, they did not notice that all of this was recorded by several cameras.
After watching these people leave, Kane was also a little emotional at this time because he did not know a lot of what Lynch said just now.
It was not good for him to ask just now, but now he could not help but ask, "Boss, you said we will have a new place …"
Lynch glanced at Kane and nodded. "At least 200 mu, maybe a little more. At that time, the club will not only operate a sport like rugby, but also a variety of mainstream sports."
The brand and commercial value of sports, as well as the extension of sports, were not so obvious in this era. People had not yet noticed the business opportunities in it. It was not just sports itself, but Lynch was not unaware of it.
The news of people robbing shoes on the streets with guns was the best proof. They did not even want money, just some special shoes.
In this "barren" world, many things were still in the hazy budding stage. This was also the best era for industrial layout.
It might take a long time for it to produce gratifying results, but once these industries matured, they would bring about shocking profits and influence that no one would be able to look away from.
Kane did not know how far-reaching Lynch's purpose was. He now only felt that it was worth it to bear some infamy for Lynch. He did not have any other thoughts. He did not care about those other sports. He only thought about rugby.
At this time, he felt that Lynch should be in a good mood, so he asked tentatively, "Just now, you said that you will recruit those colleagues …"
Lynch chuckled, which made Kane feel uncomfortable. "Of course, but first of all, they have to be able to meet the needs of the new team. We don't keep useless people … No, we don't keep useless people."
He slightly modified the last half of his sentence because he would soon sign a statement and cooperation with the local association for the disabled on the employment of disabled people and actively advocated more care for the disabled.