Four hundred thousand a year might be an unimaginable number for many people, but for Lin Qi, this was the amount of money he could earn in three to five days or a week — and that was a slightly modest way of putting it.
In fact, a small fluctuation in the financial market could bring in more than this amount of profit, but it was better to be humble.
What he didn't know was that the pride on Kane's face wasn't because he could only see so much money. Perhaps it was because he couldn't see too much from where he was. Even so, it was very difficult for a professional club to maintain a healthy financial situation, let alone make a profit.
Many large professional clubs were crazily burning money every year. The managers, chairmen, and investors of those large clubs weren't interested in the sport itself, but the added value of the sport.
They might be making money, but the money was earned from other places. For example, many of the members of the board of directors of large clubs more or less ran some business related to sports goods. This was a relatively common type.
The blind preference of consumers made them more inclined to "what the stars are wearing" when choosing goods, rather than "what they need". This situation didn't only exist in sports, but also in the fashion industry.
This also led to many goods being reduced to some kind of collection after being sold, because these goods weren't the most suitable for people.
Another situation was that the chairman of the club, or the shareholder, might have just found a gold mine in his poor ravine and become rich all of a sudden.
It wasn't easy for these nouveau riche to squeeze into the upper class. They needed to use certain things to dress themselves up, at least to make themselves look no different from the others around them, and not like a nouveau riche who didn't fit in.
If they didn't discuss the purpose of these people running the club and their means of making money, just looking at the club itself, the bigger the club, the harder it was to make a profit.
"That's great. This shows that you're doing a very good job as the club manager. Handing the club over to you makes me feel at ease!"
Lynch didn't show his disdain for the four hundred thousand. That was money. As long as it was money, he liked it.
Then, he remembered another thing. "I remember that you didn't renew your contract with the club, right?"
This sentence stunned Kane for a moment, and then he began to feel nervous because he indeed did not renew his contract with the club.
Previously, he had been working for the club with passion. Of course, the Transport Federation would give him the lowest allowance. After Lynch bought the club, he did not think about this matter. It was not until he left the Federation that he had a phone call with Vivian.
They talked about the club's financial situation over the phone. The club paid Kane his monthly salary. Because the employment relationship between the two parties did not continue, there were some possible disputes over this payment.
Was it a salary, a necessary expense for the club, or some other purpose?
This was related to the issue of tax returns. Lynch originally wanted to talk to Kane about it, but he was too busy at the time and neglected this matter. He only remembered it now when he saw Kane.
Kane was very nervous. At the same time, Coach Manson, who was sitting next to him, sat up a little straighter.
He also became nervous. He and Kane cooperated well. Kane was a very pure club manager. He was the kind of middle-aged man who was a little silly, a little stupid, and a little idealistic in the eyes of others. He was also very good at this.
This almost satisfied the "desire" of all club coaches for managers. They did not like professional business operators. Those people were cold and ruthless. They treated the club, the players, and the team as a business. They had no human feelings. Everything was related to money in their eyes.
If Lynch wanted to replace Kane, it might be a heavy blow to Manson, who had just started to enter the professional coaching circle. It might affect his future coaching career.
"Relax, I won't fire you!"
Lynch noticed the abnormality of the two men. He comforted them. "The finance director of the company told me that Kane did not renew his contract with the club, so we have to pay extra tax on your salary …"
There were some slight changes in local policies, but generally speaking, people still encouraged capitalists to use more workers. This would provide more jobs for society, which would increase the overall income and happiness of the people.
Therefore, the expenses of paying salaries would be deducted from the profits that needed to be reported for tax purposes. To put it simply, if a company made 100 yuan a year, and 20 yuan was used to pay salaries, then the tax they paid would be calculated based on the 100 yuan of profits minus the 20 yuan of salaries, which was 80 yuan, and not 100 yuan.
However, due to the problems between the club and Kane, they couldn't prove that the money was used to pay wages. Therefore, they still had to pay taxes on this expenditure, although it wasn't a lot. This was probably why Lynch forgot about this matter. The taxes that he had to pay were so little that it was difficult for him to remember this matter.
Hearing this, Kane finally heaved a sigh of relief. "Then do we need to sign another contract?"
Lynch nodded slightly. "Of course …"
In fact, he had another idea, but it was not a good time to say it.
Not long after, the bus stopped outside the hotel. Only a few female players were waiting there, while the male players were making final preparations and relaxing.
Because there was no need to buy stars, the club had replaced this part of the expenses with physiotherapists to ensure that the players who had squeezed into the professional football field by risking their lives could go further.
They would help the players adjust their physical conditions and prepare for tomorrow's game.
"All the female players are here?"
Lynch was a little curious. It seemed so.
Manson and Kane looked at each other. Kane opened his mouth to explain. "We are going to a strange place to play. Although some fans have followed us, we don't have the advantage in numbers, so …"
Lynch did not wait for him to finish. He nodded. "I know. You can decide for yourself …"
In the end, the female captain was very disappointed to see Lynch leave with the manager. She thought this was a good opportunity.
"Not everyone will fall for this trick!"
This was what Coach Manson said to the female captain when he left.
In fact, Lynch's club was not as "clean" as it appeared to be. There was no lack of dirty tricks in it, but whether it was Kane or Manson, they could deal with it well, so Lynch did not know.
But not knowing did not mean that there was no such thing. For example, her predecessor had slept with the vice-captain of the men's team under her scheme, and then they were both fired.
Although there was no clear evidence to prove that she was the one who planned all of this, everyone knew who did it. Under such circumstances, she was still able to become the female captain. In addition to the fact that she was able to rope in the team members who used all the nutrients needed to grow brains on their breasts, she was also very passionate about women's rights, so …
The next day, the final of the pre-season game began. The local mayor knew about Lynch's arrival and specially invited him to the best stand in the stadium.
As a highly commercialized city, the stadiums here were also different from the stadiums in other places. For example, the large, well-known stadiums were designed to give everyone more enjoyment, whether it was the audience or the athletes.
Benedict's stadium also had this, but it had a little more than others. For example, there was a huge VIP grandstand in the best viewing position, and there were multiple cameras aimed at the grandstand, and what was happening in the grandstand was broadcasted to the big screen in the stadium.
The purpose of this was that there were often celebrities here to watch some fancy exhibition games. The audience was not here to watch the exhibition games, but to watch the celebrities …
The game was held at three o 'clock in the afternoon, and the stadium was already full of spectators, which surprised everyone a little.
When the fans were about to enter the stadium, a familiar voice sounded from the loudspeaker of the commentator. "I didn't expect so many people to come this year. I thought at most three to five hundred people would come here to watch the game …"
In order to create some kind of influence, the mayor of Bentley also spent a lot of money to invite very famous commentators in the Super Bowl, who were called the "Three Cheap Guests" by the fans.
Their style was very special, very cheap, sometimes very mean, sometimes very humorous, and at this time, the fans liked their style very much.
Commentator two: "Maybe the locals have never watched football, so they don't know that we don't recognize the pre-season game as a regular game!"
One of the commentators was a little sarcastic about some things. People could hear that there was some sarcasm towards the locals, but more of it was towards the mayor of Bentley. There was a sudden burst of laughter in the audience, and some of the locals were also laughing.
Before the team entered the stadium, the staff of the team entered first, and they began to commentate seriously, followed by the team.
Commentator one: "This year, the Galactic Club's results are very good. They may actually win the pre-season game …"
Commentator two: "Sorry, I just said that I don't recognize the pre-season game as a regular game …"
Commentator three: "Bullsh * t, then why are we sitting here and commentating for a game that isn't a game?"
Commentator two: "Because they gave us a lot, and we can't refuse!"
The game had not yet started, but the fans were already laughing everywhere. This was very interesting. Although they were indeed quite mean, as long as they were not talking about themselves, it was interesting.
Commentator three: "Look, the people who paid the money are here. Do we need to stand up and commentate the next paragraph to express our gratitude for having a job?"
Commentator two: "Of course, otherwise you might not get the rest of the money …"
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Some sharp farting sounds came from the loudspeaker, and this made their mean and humorous effect even more effective. Some people laughed like crazy, and at the same time, everyone's eyes were focused on the VIP stands.