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Chapter 378 You Are Our Future! [Third update on vomiting blood, please subscribe for a monthly pass]

"Do you feel uncomfortable?"

When Yang Yang heard a kind and joking question from beside him, he immediately turned around.

At some point, there was a middle-aged man in his 60s or [-]s standing next to him. He was also wearing a dark suit and his hair was neatly combed. However, he was short and slightly middle-aged. At first glance, the image did not give the impression of being tall.

Wearing a pair of gentle glasses, with the kind smile on his face when the elders look at the younger generation, it makes people feel very cordial.

Yang Yang recognized it right away, isn't this just...

"Mr. Perez?" Yang Yang was a little surprised.

President of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez!

Hey, this is a figure that only exists in media reports. Although I heard that he has been under tremendous pressure recently, and there are endless rumors about his resignation, he has been at the helm of Real Madrid for the past six years.

With Real Madrid's status and influence in world football, coupled with Florentino's wrist and ability, his influence in the professional football world is really amazing.

"Call me Florentino, Yang." Florentino smiled and handed out the glass of red wine in his right hand, "I like my friends to call me by my first name."

Only then did Yang Yang notice that he was walking towards him with a glass of wine in one hand.

"Thank you, Florentino." Yang Yang also regained his composure.

For him, surprise is a sudden thing.

He has seen the world now, and he has already passed the rookie stage of chasing stars.

Florentino seemed to be full of interest in him, and specially invited him to chat in a place where there were relatively few people.

Standing at the entrance, it is indeed a bit too conspicuous, especially in a situation like Yang Yang's current popularity, God knows when the media reporters will report it.

Of course, situations like theirs are not uncommon in the opera house, because this is a show, and it is also a party, and everyone stands and chats together in groups of three or four, without the tense atmosphere of confrontation on the court.

If there's gossip, it's everywhere.

"Frankly speaking, I'm not used to this kind of occasion, and I thought about not participating at one time." Yang Yang said with a frank wry smile.

"No, no, no." Florentino shook his head, "You should come, not only this year, but also every year in the future. This is like a certification, do you understand what I mean? When you get out of the car, walk through the red carpet, and enter the opera house, you are still the same you, but in the eyes of fans all over the world, you have changed."

Yang Yang nodded, vaguely figured out what he meant.

Sometimes, there are some players whose strengths are not much different, and there is not even a big gap in the roles and results achieved in their respective clubs, but it feels like two players of different levels.

This is a very complicated assessment. The information that media reporters and fans can receive comes from various sources, but this determination by FIFA is relatively the most weighty basis.

Top [-] finalists, top ten finalists, top five, top three...

But if it's just being shortlisted, that's not enough, so we need such a show, a grand event that attracts the attention of the world.

More than 160 countries broadcast live simultaneously, from the red carpet just now to the following performances and award ceremonies.

Yang Yang can imagine that the scene of him walking the red carpet will be broadcast live to every corner of the world, and tomorrow, all major media newspapers and fashion and entertainment magazines around the world may publish photos of him walking the red carpet.

This will make fans all over the world remember him firmly, and at the same time recognize his new status as a first-line star.

Yang Yang now began to understand why his teammates were so envious when they heard that he was invited, and every year, many people would take the initiative to rub the red carpet, and there would be many entertainers in the entertainment circle to rub the red carpet of various film festivals.

To put it bluntly, it is for this purpose.

Seeing Yang Yangruo gaining something, Florentino's eyes flashed a look of appreciation.

He heard that Yang Yang was a top student at the Rotterdam School of Management, a world-renowned school of business administration, which is obviously not fake.

"You know, the current professional football is completely different from the past. In the earliest days, players only needed to care about playing well, but then with commercial sponsorship, the situation was different. Then there was live TV, and now there is the Internet... The times are constantly changing, and professional football is also constantly advancing with the times."

Yang Yang nodded again and again, very much approving the judgment of the Real Madrid chairman, and it was true.

"Do you know us at Real Madrid?" Florentino asked.

"Of course, Florentino, the greatest club of the twentieth century." Yang Yang nodded.

"That's about the past, boy, we're trying to be the greatest club of the 21st century."

In a word, Yang Yang saw the strong ambition from Florentino.

"Actually, many people have misconceptions about us at Real Madrid, and even, they have misconceptions about professional football."

Yang Yang frowned, shook his head and said, "I don't really understand."

"There are a lot of discussions and criticisms about us outside, even groundless accusations and bombardments. They will think that we are too obsessed with superstars, blindly focusing on commercial returns and economic benefits, while seriously ignoring the competitive level."

Yang Yang did not expect that Florentino would talk about this with him.

"But they were all wrong, and very wrong."

"Oh?"

"When I was four years old, my father took me into the stadium and let me watch Real Madrid games. Since then, everything about Real Madrid has been inseparable from my life. I have seen many great stars, such as Di Stefano, Gento and so on. They were the best players in the world at that time."

"Mr. Bernabeu is a great chairman. He reached the peak in the history of Real Madrid. He allowed Real Madrid to have the best players in the world. This is the surface that everyone sees, but in reality? How can Real Madrid afford the transfer fees and salaries of the best players?"

It was the first time Yang Yang heard someone talk to him about the club's management and history so bluntly, and he was very interested.

Especially a giant team like Real Madrid.

"At that time, the core income of the club was tickets. Therefore, the great Bernabéu chairman built the current Bernabéu stadium, which was the best stadium in the world at that time. With this stadium, Real Madrid had the highest ticket income. So we have top stars such as Di Stefano, Gento, Puskas and Kopa."

Speaking of this, Florentino told Yang Yang very positively, "Remember, boy, in the world of professional football, economy and competition are mutually exclusive. The success of any club is the result of the combination of economy and competition."

"When Zidane came to Real Madrid at a sky-high price, our sponsorship fee increased tenfold. Some people say that this is a process of high investment, high risk and high output, but our case was included in the research course of Harvard Business School. 150 business schools around the world are studying the Real Madrid model, including the Rotterdam School of Management you are studying now."

Although Yang Yang was admitted to the Rotterdam School of Management, he did not actually go to class. This was also specially approved by the school, but from what Florentino said with certainty, it should be correct.

"You are studying business administration. You must be very clear that if a company has a lot of cash flow, it means that the company is well-run. In the field of professional football, the players are the club's cash flow."

Yang Yang understood what Florentino meant now, "But players are obviously more complex and changeable than money."

Florentino nodded appreciatively again and said, "That's right, this is the problem we are facing at Real Madrid."

"We have some internal problems, but our club is still the best. We have the most attractive image in the world. We never criticize referees, players and coaches casually. We maintain a good competitive and cooperative relationship with all clubs."

"Here, we have a complete set of programs that can train our players into the world's most outstanding top superstars. At the same time, we can also provide a broader platform for the best and best players to wear our Real Madrid jerseys to compete."

"All media reporters and fans all over the world believe that only the best players can play in Real Madrid."

Florentino did not speak fast, and his tone was always calm, which made Yang Yang feel comfortable listening.

Although it was only the first meeting, Florentino left a deep impression on him.

This is definitely not the Real Madrid president who only knows how to make money but knows nothing about football as reported by the outside media.

On the contrary, he knows professional football very well, maybe even better than everyone else.

It may be precisely because he understands the essence of professional football so well that many of the things he has done are not understood and recognized by ordinary people.

"There is a problem with our Galacticos. Our locker room lacks a healthy competition mechanism, which makes our company's cash flow problem, but we have already started to solve this problem, so we introduced Robinho, and next summer, we will try our best to introduce you."

"Me?" Yang Yang was flattered, and his heart beat faster.

The chairman of Real Madrid personally told him to try his best to introduce him?
"That's right, everyone including me and Real Madrid believe that in the next ten years, you and Robinho are the best candidates to represent Real Madrid on the football field, especially you!"

"You are our future!"

Yang Yang was at a loss because he didn't know what reaction he should give.

That's Real Madrid!

Even van der Vaart and Escuder, in the summer of [-], when they heard that Real Madrid wanted to buy them, they hardly had any thought of refusing, and they agreed without hesitation.

Who can say no to Real Madrid?

The answer is, no!

Even top stars like Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham and Irving couldn't refuse.

Yang Yang asked himself, he could not refuse this temptation.

Especially when Florentino himself told him that he would be Real Madrid's most important player for the next ten years.

(End of this chapter)