Football giants

Chapter 403 High, really high!

"How are things going?"

Yang Huan looked at Sun Yue, Kesh Harris and Zhao Yuanfang with concern.

These three plans all hold a very important weight in Yang Huan's mind.

Needless to say, the entertainment of football stars, if the two major cups are run well, it is basically a good thing to sit and wait for money.

"The acquisition of IMG has not encountered too much resistance, and it has basically been negotiated." Zhao Yuanfang replied.

He is Yang Huan's investment advisor. Not long ago, he went to Chile to acquire a winery and merged it into the Calon family. After that, he went to the United States to complete this acquisition, with a total value of about 20 billion euros.

"What about the funds?" Yang Huan asked again.

"It's not a problem, it's all done!" Zhao Yuanfang laughed.

The acquisition of 20 billion euros is the largest investment that Yang Huan has ever made in his life.

Among them, most of the funds come from bank loans.

Yang Huan handed over the specific operation matters to Zhao Yuanfang, who is an expert in this field.

The only concern that Young Master Huan needs is whether the acquisition is successful or not.

"What about you?" Yang Huan looked at Sun Yue.

In the past period of time, Sun Yue has been running back and forth between Europe and the United States, and his whole person is darkened.

But it seems that the spirit head is more vigorous.

"Following your instructions, Young Master Huan, we contacted the top European clubs."

"En." Yang Huan nodded, this is indeed what he asked for.

Only the top wealthy teams are worthy of the title of the International Champions Cup.

"But there is a problem!" Sun Yue said in a difficult way.

Yang Huan frowned. What he didn't like to hear was something wrong, so his tone was not very good.

Of course, it wasn't for Sun Yue either.

"Say!"

"Since [-], there are also companies in North America that have taken a fancy to this market. They have held the Summer Invitational Tournament for three consecutive years. The well-known RS company in the United States is responsible for the operation."

"Investors include the famous American real estate tycoon Stephen Ross!"

Yang Huan knew that this person, one of the five largest real estate developers in the United States, was worth around US$40 billion.

Those who engage in real estate in the United States are all masters of capital operation, and so is Stephen Ross, who is also the owner of the American football team Miami Dolphins.

"They also want to make a cup match?" Yang Huan thought to himself, it can't be such a coincidence, can it?
Logically speaking, not so fast.

"No, for the time being, they are only considering continuing the invitational tournament mode of the past few years, but they have already established a basis for cooperation with those wealthy teams, so..."

Sun Yue didn't say anything, but Yang Huan knew it in his heart.

They have been cooperating for many years, and the partner is a local American company with deep pockets. It is not so easy for you to poach corners.

Besides, you plan to start a new cup competition, and people are also worried.

Who knows how many years you can do it?
If you can't do it after a year, then I offended my original partner for you, and the loss outweighs the gain.

Seeing that Master Huan was silent, Sun Yue continued to report the situation.

"After I acquired Infront, I immediately went to the United States to conduct market research and analysis. At the same time, I also started to plan the International Champions Cup and the European Youth Champions League. I also had many contacts with wealthy teams. They were all very interested in our plan."

Today's European giants have a very interesting feature.

The popularity is very high, and the brand value is quite good, but there is no management and cash-out ability.

European giants teams are generally poor in business development. Even teams with high commercial income such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich still have a certain gap compared with companies in other fields.

According to the traditional business concept, this is a big brand, a small company!

Therefore, what Sun Yue conveyed is that your giant team doesn't know how to operate or manage.
After the acquisition of Infront, Miracle Media, which Sun Yue was in charge of, must have no problem with its ability to operate the cup.

Today, the acquisition of IMG is simply like a tiger with wings added.

Therefore, it must be the determination of Miracle Media that really worries this group of giants.

"How much is the appearance fee given by RS?" Yang Huan asked suddenly.

Sun Yue thought for a while, "Top rich teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United have an appearance fee of about 200 million euros, while AC Milan, Inter Milan, Chelsea and other teams have an appearance fee of about 150 million euros."

Yang Huan nodded, it's not very expensive.

According to Yang Huan's preliminary estimate, the first invitation to eight teams is probably less than 2000 million euros.

"If you talk to them again, just tell me what I said. All the giant teams have signed five-year contracts at one time. In the next five years, we will hold this International Champions Cup in North America and Asia."

"The appearance fee is divided into two tiers. The first tier is 300 million euros, and the second tier is 250 million euros. In addition, the winning team will be given generous championship bonuses, as well as winning bonuses, scoring bonuses and other additional awards."

Sun Yue frowned.

If you really want to do this, after each team has four games, the participating teams can at least earn more than 1000 million euros in income.

It is much, much richer than the current North American Invitational.

And also signed a five-year contract at once!
Boy, is this gamble too big?

Even Hamad, the rich and powerful young prince of the Middle East, couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Master Huan, isn't the appearance fee too much?" Sun Yue looked distressed.

Kesh Harris couldn't help nodding, "It's no wonder that the big clubs don't sign such a generous fee, but our organizers are also under a lot of pressure. Not to mention making money, they may even lose a lot of money instead!"

You know, appearance fees and game bonuses are only part of organizing this cup.

In addition, rents for stadiums and training grounds, security costs, team accommodation and transportation costs, and event promotion costs are not small expenses.

If calculated in this way, the appearance fee for the team, plus other costs, will cost nearly [-] million euros a year.

What about income?

Income from sponsorships, tickets and training tickets, as well as government incentives, are probably the three major sources of income.

But it's hard to say how much sponsorship a newly established cup competition can get.

It's also hard to say how much incentives governments across the United States are willing to give.

Even the most assured ticket revenue may not be able to meet expectations.

Therefore, it is indeed quite stressful to give such a high appearance fee and bonus.

But what Yang Huan valued was indeed another level.

"We Chinese have a saying, go your own way and let others have no way to go!"

When Sun Yue and Zhao Yuanfang heard this sentence, they were taken aback for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, there was a sudden realization.

"Why are the giants big brands and small companies? Because the football giants themselves are scarce resources, the world's giants come and go with those few teams, if we sign it, others will lose it!"

When Yang Huan said this, Kesh Harrison understood immediately.

That's right, isn't the RS company in North America also planning a warm-up match?Don't you want to invite rich teams?

If Howe's most charismatic giants team has been won by us, what else can you invite?
I am now signing for five years in one go. Can you still hold this warm-up event of yours?
If you can't do it anymore, then the whole market will be mine!
"To be honest, I don't think the appearance fees and bonuses are too high at all. With the appeal and influence of these giant teams, I think it is very little!"

Yang Huan looked at Sun Yue with a smile, "Old Sun, even when you are talking, you can promise them that our company will be mentally prepared and will not make money in the next five years, or even make money at a loss, and cultivate the four major football markets of North America, Oceania, Asia and the Middle East!"

When he said this, Yang Huan smiled confidently, "They will make a wise choice!"

High!

It's really high!
If you really want to do this, what if you don't make money for five years?
As long as this event can be promoted and held steadily, let alone five years, what if it doesn't make money for a longer period of time?
This event is the biggest prize!
Besides, once such a close partnership has been reached with the giants, Miracle Media can definitely carry out more business, such as the sponsorship business of the giants, and the commercial operation of stars, etc.

These are very large potential markets!
"I understand, Young Master Huan!" Sun Yue immediately nodded heavily in agreement.

In his heart, he really admired Young Master Huan to the extreme.

With such a vision and such courage, it is impossible not to admire it!
"Also, the 50-[-]-year-olds in North America don't like football, but the young people are different. We must actively develop the young people's market, especially the Internet. This market is too important!"

Sun Yue nodded heavily. He has rich experience in this field.

Nowadays, a series of popular applications on the Internet belong to my family, such as WeChat, Burn After Reading, etc. These are all resources. If you don’t know how to make good use of them, you’d be too stupid!

Once the few people present figured it out, their thoughts and ideas immediately flooded out like a tide, out of control.

For example, Sun Yue mentioned that an agreement must be reached as soon as possible with the giants.

Once the contract is finalized, the publicity and promotion of the cup must be put on the agenda, and the next step is to attract investment.

For example, broadcasting rights can be sold, cup sponsorships should also be started, and even the sales of ball tickets and training tickets should also start preparations.

The entire cup operation is a standard assembly line.

After Miracle Media acquired the two major companies Infront and IMG, it is fully capable of operating this assembly line.

"I understand!" Sun Yue stood up immediately.

"Master Huan, then I will talk to them right away, I believe there should be no problem!"

Just kidding, Miracle Media gave such a high appearance fee and signed a five-year contract at the same time, which is already sincere enough. If those rich teams don't agree, then they will be ridiculous.

Only a fool can refuse such a temptation if he can earn 1000 million steadily in a preseason game.

"By the way, the eight teams, including our Southampton!" Yang Huan remembered that his children should also get a share.

The others are all wealthy teams, and Southampton has been among them. After a long time, the tide has also risen.

Moreover, the Saints players have long proposed overseas training.

"Then I will invite the other seven teams!"

"Yeah!" Yang Huan nodded, "If we have a chance, we will contact other giants. Once we do it, we will expand our army!"

There are only 32 teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Although the summer preparation time is relatively short, there is still more than half a month.

Once the market is developed and everything is on the right track, it will be a matter of time before the army expands.

Upon hearing this, Sun Yue smiled and nodded in agreement.

At the same time, he also mentioned that he might as well settle the matter of the UEFA Youth League with the giants.

Yang Huan indicated that he has full power to decide this matter.

You have to worry about such trivial things as sesame and mung beans. How can we, Young Master Huan, have time to do the job of a rich second generation who steals jade, steals fragrance, and spends money?
Seeing Sun Yue left, the matter was settled.

Hamad, our little prince from the Middle East, is depressed again.

Because he found out that there was nothing wrong with him!

(End of this chapter)