Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 375 The Second Party

On the evening of February 2000, 25, in a guest house near the Haigeng Base.

This guest house is not big, but it is already the largest and best-equipped guest house near the Haigeng base. In the largest room of this guest house, dozens of middle-aged or elderly men gathered. There was smoke and whispers.

These people have different appearances and ages, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they all have the temperament of a successful person—a very ethereal temperament, but judging from their manners and style of conversation , are not small people.

These people are naturally the bosses of clubs AA and B28.

Two full years have passed since the last meeting like this. The last time Pei Wei brought all the club owners together under the guise of informing the club owners about the football association’s salary limit order—it was only during Haigeng’s spring training This condition is only available in normal times, but in normal times, everyone is in different places, so it is not easy to get together.

However, the benefits brought by the last meeting are obvious. After controlling the income of players, the expenses of each club have been greatly reduced. Although there are basically no clubs that can make profits, they can also achieve the minimum accounts On balance, a club can still afford to lose tens of thousands of yuan every year.

After all, compared with the brand effect brought by a team, these tens of thousands are nothing.

Thinking about how a winery in Shandong spent hundreds of millions of advertising dollars in order to obtain the prime-time advertising time of CCTV, the effect obtained may not be as great as the naming rights of an ordinary A-A mid-range team.

Therefore, these bosses have done a good job in the past few years. They have not only saved money for the headquarter, but also achieved results. Just looking at the expressions on the faces of these bosses who came today, it can be seen that they have been regarded as excellent in the past two years. The spring breeze is proud, and the little days are very nourishing.

Most of the people who came today were old faces from the last gathering, and of course there were a few newcomers, the most notable ones were probably Hualong, the owner of Shandong, and Zhang Bing, the owner of Liaoning. Although they were newcomers, they were present The other bosses didn't dare to underestimate them--in terms of personal assets, except for Pei Wei who can stabilize them, the other bosses are really nothing.

The table is full of drinks and high-end cigarettes, which are supplied by the owner of the Yunnan team who has just entered A-A. The last time this kind of party was held, the Yunnan team was still a B-level team. Let's talk about "The Friendship of Landlords". As a newly promoted club, it is very important to have a good relationship with other clubs.

Seeing that people were almost here, Pei Wei coughed lightly: "Everyone, be quiet."

The bosses all quieted down. Of course, they didn't come here to drink, smoke and chat. After all, such a gathering is nothing more than clubs discussing how to obtain greater benefits in the league.

"The last time we got together was two years ago, right?" Pei Wei smiled and said nonsense: "During the last gathering, everyone followed the unwritten rules very well, and The effect is also good. In the past two years, I think the economic situation of the clubs has also improved to a certain extent? I think the purpose of gatherings like this is nothing more than to bring everyone together and work together to come up with some good ways to increase. The income of the club increases the attractiveness of the league. First, it makes Chinese football develop faster. Second, it makes fans enjoy watching the football. Third, we can also get more benefits. Everyone said yes no?"

The bosses all laughed, Pei Wei's words were in their hearts, of course, the third should be put first, but if you can complete the first two while completing the third That would be even more perfect.

"So, today's gathering doesn't have any clear goals. After all, the league has developed very well in recent years. If you have any good and reasonable suggestions, please bring them up. Let's discuss together. It's good for everyone, so there's no reason not to pass, is there?"

After saying these words, Pei Wei sat down, picked up the teacup and blew gently, but his eyes kept looking at the complexions of several heavyweight bosses.

Dalian's Mr. Wang looked indifferent. Last year, Dalian Dongfang's performance was extremely poor. It was a great shame for all Dalian people to rank outside the top ten. Thinking about it, during the intermission of the league, Mr. Wang's life was not very easy. Finding a coach and buying players is enough for him. It is estimated that there will be no proposals. Mr. Yu in Shanghai has a bad face. In the past few years, Shanghai Shenhua has assumed the title of a strong team, but failed to win. What a great result, they shouted to win the championship every year, and were pushed down to third place every year. BJ’s Zhang Zong was relatively indifferent. Originally, BJ Yulin was a relatively detached team in the A-A team. At the foot of the emperor, the symbol of the capital, Its strength is also a strong team in A-A. Although there is basically no hope of winning the championship, the small life is not bad. As for the bosses of other small and medium-sized clubs, they are relatively silent. They have no right to speak. It's probably impossible to speak.

Pei Wei paid more attention to the expressions of Zhang Bing and Hua Long. Hua Long still had a cold look, as if someone owed him two hundred hangs, while Zhang Bing had a Hexi smile on his face, a look that was out of touch with the world. Indisputable look.

To be honest, even Pei Wei can't think of any ideas to make the clubs get more benefits. At this point in the league, basically all the financial resources that the clubs can develop have been developed, such as tickets, broadcast fees, fan supplies ——Even if the traditional income of European giants is only a few items, except for the share of the Champions League, other income Chinese clubs have developed. Although it is far less than the income of European teams, the consumption level of Chinese fans Putting it there, this is not something that can be added overnight.

To put it bluntly, Chinese clubs are now operating in debt. All the bosses can do is to make the club lose less and make the headquarter feel that these losses can be made up for elsewhere. Like Wuhan's Zhou, he His club loses nearly 1000 million yuan every year, but it saves at least 2000 million yuan in advertising costs for his elegant group, so although it is a bit difficult, it can still be supported.

As for player transfers, it's just the same thing in the country, and there are still too few players in China that can make Europe look good, except for Yun Jiatianyu who made a little money in the sale of a few foreign players. In addition, the benefits brought by other international players going abroad to play football cannot even make up for the losses caused by the decline in team strength.

So from a certain point of view, the prosperity of a league is closely related to the overall level of the national economy. If the per capita income is high, there will be more fans who have the financial ability to go to the stadium to watch the game, so the income of the club will also increase. It will increase accordingly, so that it can afford better stars. If the per capita income is low, then the stars will only be lost quickly. The giants in the leagues like Brazil and Argentina basically rely on exporting stars to Europe to survive, so their country Although the team's level is world-class, European teams have clearly gained the upper hand in the confrontation in the Toyota Cup in recent years.

And the decline of Serie A seems to prove this point - of course only Pei Wei knows at this time - after entering the 21st century, with the slow economic growth in Italy and the increase in unemployment, a large number of small and medium clubs can only rely on selling players To maintain the normal operation of the team, among the seven Serie A sisters who were extremely brilliant in the European arena in the mid-to-late 90s, Fiorentina was once relegated to the C level due to bankruptcy. Can make a living by selling players, and the stars they sell can even form a luxurious team capable of winning the European Champions Cup-Buffon, Cannavaro, Thuram, Veron, Chiesa, Ke Respo, Mutu, Adriano, Gilatino... After selling so many stars, Parma has completely become a weak team fighting for relegation every year. As for Lazio, After frantically spending money to buy people to win a league championship, this team quickly degenerated, and it also changed from a championship team to an ordinary team, except for the top three in the north with huge financial support behind them. , even Rome can only live on a budget.On the contrary, in the Premier League, even mid-range teams like Tottenham, Newcastle and Manchester City can spend tens of millions of euros to buy players. It is not surprising that the limelight of Serie A teams in the Champions League is overshadowed by Premier League teams. something happened.

Thinking of this, Pei Wei sighed. The football industry has never been able to exist independently of the national economy. It seems that Chinese football can only develop at the grassroots level at this stage, which is to vigorously develop youth football and increase the basis for training players. For facilities, take the route of South American leagues such as Brazil and Argentina, mainly export players, and use European teams to train stars for the Chinese national team while gaining economic income. This is the most suitable path for the current situation of Chinese football.

Don't look at the fact that the Chinese League now attracts rich men like Hua Long and Zhang Bing who have huge wealth besides themselves, but how many Chinese rich men are there?Even if there are many, I am afraid not many are interested in investing in football.

Seeing the silence of the bosses present, Pei Wei secretly thought, could there be no suggestions at all?Then this gathering would be meaningless—I originally planned to come to such a gathering every year, and eventually gradually form a formal professional alliance, it seems that I was a little anxious.

At this moment, Zhang Bing raised his hand suddenly, and said with a gentle smile, "I have a proposal..."

PS: I was exhausted yesterday, and I didn’t get home until 8 o’clock. Originally, this chapter was coded out last night, but considering it was too late, I only sent it out this morning. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please visit www.CMFU.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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