Football red and black years

What is the price of $2400 million? In 1997, Ronaldo moved from Barcelona to Inter Milan for 2790 million US dollars.And Shevchenko doesn't look much more than Ronaldo.

The outside world almost laughed at Galliani, who has always been careful and budget-conscious, for being taken advantage of. AC Milan was slaughtered this time.

But is it so?

After many years, Ricardo Leiter has retired.People commented on all the signings that have been made since Scarlett arrived at Milan.It turned out that there was never a time to say a loss.

Even if AC Milan buys some players who seem to be suffering from injuries and cannot bring timely benefits to the team, their value will be reflected in AC Milan's rookies.

For example, Redondo, who failed to play a few games for AC Milan, and Albertini taught an organizational ability called a monster, which made the Italian national team coach burst into tears, and was finally able to complete the organization of the Italian midfielder's tofu project Sexual lower back.

For example, Rui Costa, who does not seem to be worth the price of 3500 million U.S. dollars but taught by example, has taught a phenomenon-level star who is one of the protagonists of the Carmelo era.

And now the $2400 million Andriy Shevchenko led AC Milan to its first Milan derby in five years the following season.And became the Serie A Golden Boot after the end of the season.

After one season, no one would say that Scarlett had been taken advantage of. Instead, she cursed in her heart: "For 2400 million dollars, you bought a stadium nuclear weapon. Why don't you go to heaven? This is simply a smuggling price, okay? "

Of course, this is not Scarlett's most successful transaction, her most successful transaction occurred in the summer of 2002.

But now we should turn our attention back to Kiev in the summer of 1999.

In 1999, Shevchenko decided to land on the Apennine Peninsula in the future and follow in the footsteps of Van Basten in the San Siro Tower.Lobanovsky, the godfather of Ukrainian football at the time, said to Shevchenko with great hope, "Our dream of the Champions League final can be realized by you.

The summer temperature in Ukraine is not too high, and the days of rain are not rare. The day Lobanovsky sent Shevchenko away was also torrential rain.Shevchenko promised Lobanovsky to bring him back a European Champions Cup.Looking at Shevchenko's back, Lobanovsky said with tears: "You can only succeed if you believe in yourself.

Shevchenko's performance in AC Milan is wonderful.At least it is worthy of Scarlett's check to Dynamo Kiev.

In the fifth round of the league in the 1999-2000 season, Shevchenko completed a hat-trick against Lazio.

Of course, what attracted Scarlett's attention was not only Shevchenko's excellent performance, but also a person from Lazio.

Alessandro Nesta.Even if AC Milan has Maldini, the Italian "defense", the defense can be called solid.But Nesta still makes Scarlett's heart beat.

After the game, Scarlett found Galliani and asked about the possibility of bringing Nesta to Milan and how many checks to prepare.

Galliani also has great ideas for Nesta.After all, Costacurta and Maldini are not young now. Even if Italy is rich in old monsters, who knows how many more years they can play?

Maldini is okay, at least now he can still play for the Italian national team, but Costacurta is hard to say.As for Ayala, it can be seen from the court that he and Nesta are not at the same level.Moreover, Nesta is the main "defense" of Italy, a place rich in defenders who can discriminate against other countries.With him here, AC Milan will not have to worry about defense in the next ten years.

But Scarlett's focus quickly shifted.

The seventh round of the league, the Milan derby.

In the world of football, any derby must be hot.Especially the Milan derby, one of the most famous derbys in the world.

But this Milan Derby saw Scarlett's veins throbbing.

Let's see what lineup Zaccheroni has lined up!George Weah and Pierre Hope against Ronaldo 'Alien' and Vieri 'Tank'

Weah is good, so is Bierhope, but please tell me why you bench Shevchenko who is in good shape

And Vieri and Ronaldo played at the same time, how confident is Zaccheroni that Milan's defense can make this lineup

Scarlett finally understands why Real Madrid in La Liga next door sometimes changes coaches more often than players: locker room fighting is a scene that giants will never lack, and Scarlett said that as long as it is controlled within a certain range, she will not All players are required to be like one family.

But in this important derby you bench the best striker in the team and the chairman doesn't want to fire you?

Moreover, as the league champion of last season, AC Milan, a well-known European professional player in Serie A, was eliminated in the first round of the Champions League group stage?

If you want to compare the number of Champions League champions in the entire Serie A, the Champions League champions won by AC Milan can unceremoniously say to the other two of the three northern Italians-Juventus and Inter Milan: "You go together."

But AC Milan was eliminated in the first round of the group?

It is also simple!

Even if the Serie A teams are not very good at the Champions League, they will not be eliminated in the first round of the group stage!

Scarlett will not interfere with the work of the head coach before the game, but Scarlett hopes that Zaccheroni can give her a satisfactory answer while putting Shevchenko on the bench.

Sure enough, Ronaldo opened the way for Inter Milan in the 21st minute.In Serie A games that emphasize defense, sometimes an advanced goal often means victory in the game.Anyway, there are really many times when the result of the game is 1:0.

Even if Ronaldo was sent off for elbowing Ayala 10 minutes later, this does not mean that AC Milan is optimistic about the situation.

Inter Milan has an advantage. Even if there is one less striker, their defenders are likely to keep the victory as long as they guard Milan's striker.As for whether they can keep an eye on Milan's striker...

Scarlett expressed her confidence in Inter Milan's defenders.

The situation was really not unexpected. In the rest of the first half, Inter Milan kept their advantage even if they fought with ten players.

In the second half, Zaccheroni still replaced Shevchenko.If Milan loses again in the league this season, or in the Milan derby, Scarlett is very likely to let him leave get out of class.

In this season, AC Milan has no hope of winning the most important Champions League besides the league.And the hope of the league is not very great.If the Derby loses again, it is not impossible for Scarlett to change coaches midway.

In the 78th minute, Shevchenko finally scored a goal for AC Milan.And Weah's buzzer-beater goal gave AC Milan their first derby win in five years.

Mr. Zaccheroni finally won the staged success of the "retention" battle.

Not long after the Milan Derby, Scarlett started her new job.

Football is a sport that burns money, at least Scarlett doesn't intend to let her team watch that idea and turn it into a TV broadcast fee.

Generally speaking, the main income of the team is so few, the more important of which is the commercial TV rights.This is almost the most important option for all team income.Although this sentence may not be appropriate for Milan.

As early as when she just took over as the chairman, Scarlett took out a sum of money from her rather rich family, and invested in a handful of industries in Silicon Valley, the most important of which were a bitten apple and Microsoft.

Scarlett bought approximately 20% of the common stock of each of these two companies to provide blood to what is now Milan.

Even if Scarlett's ultimate goal is to allow Milan to be self-sufficient to self-profit, but at present, the initial investment is essential.

And Scarlett believes that the profits from Silicon Valley are enough for Milan to live comfortably.

Finance and technology will always be the most profitable industries in the world.In contrast, the entertainment and sports industries don't make as much money as you would expect.Scarlett came to Milan to be the chairman not so much to make money, but to find a job she likes and earn some pocket money by the way.It has never been her most well-known position that accounts for an important proportion of her income.

But for Milan, the most important thing now is how to improve the team's performance. Only good results can bring better exposure.

A lot of exposure can bring more money, and financial health can better support the team's development.But at present, it still needs Scarlett to buy people for the team out of her own pocket.

Scarlett smiled wryly and shook her head. Improving the team's performance is not as easy as making waves on Wall Street.

Controlling capital is far easier than controlling players' abilities and status.

But football is Scarlett's favorite job, although she really has no talent for playing football in person.

But this does not prevent Scarlett from wanting to work on football.

Whether it's Wall Street or Silicon Valley, it's just the pursuit of money that runs in Osvia's blood.

only……

After talking for a while, Scarlett picked up the gold-plated invitation on the table, which was a stack of invitations for a fashion party.Sponsored by VOGUE magazine.

Naturally, Osvia's business empire will not lack shares in the fashion industry!

Gucci, D&G, Chanel, Givenchy... Osvia has a lot of shares in these fashion industries.

Originally, this kind of party has always been the patent of Playboy Howard.But because the venue of the dinner was in Milan, and Howard, who was so busy recently, gave this stack of invitations to Scarlett.

If Scarlett just mixed in the financial and technology circles before, then it doesn't matter whether these people know each other.But the football circle and the fashion circle have always been inseparable, although...

Scarlett can be regarded as the boss of these fashion brands, but the necessary understanding is still needed.

After thinking about it, Scarlett still kept a few for herself, and then distributed the stack of invitations to the group of players and the heads of the relevant business departments.

Let the people in the business department get acquainted with those fashion brands first, and then players and models have always been standard, and they think they need this kind of thing.

Scarlett appeared at the gala in a navy blue embroidered gown by Givenchy.

Scarlett walked straight into the banquet hall without staying long on the red carpet.Anyway, the reporters of these fashion magazines are interested in those models, and the reporters of the financial section who are interested in her should not appear in this kind of place.Even if Scarlett appeared, she would not wait for them to take pictures on the red carpet.

"That person is..." A reporter looked at Scarlett who walked straight in.It was the first time he had seen a model walking so directly on the red carpet!

But this model is not very familiar, it should be a newcomer.Shouldn't newcomers find ways to increase their exposure?Why is she unwilling to stay for a few more minutes?

"That's Scarlett Osvia. The current chairman of AC Milan." The reporter of Gazzetta dello Sport next to him said.

After Scarlett took office this summer, reporters basically dug up her public information.

Scarlett is different from many celebrities and rich second generations.She is a typical Wall Street elite, and she made waves on Wall Street when Scarlett had not graduated from Harvard Business School.

If Scarlett hadn't bought AC Milan this year, these entertainment newspapers would probably never pay attention to her.

"This is a lady with a lot of personality!" said the reporter who asked the question just now.

"Of course!" The reporter of "Gazzetta dello Sport" shrugged. Will no personality appear in football, a traditionally male field of consciousness, with a rather strong posture?

Scarlett walked into the banquet hall and met several acquaintances, including her college friends.After all, the friendship that everyone made waves in the stock market together is still very deep.

"Ryder!" Scarlett hugged her friend.

Ryderhurt Cleveland, one of Scarlett's good partners who made money for Mr. Franklin in the stock market.

"I knew you would come when I learned that the dinner party was held in Milan." Ryder Hurt also hugged Scarlett and said.He knew that Jiyou's interest in finance was limited to work.Or the kind of love for money that comes from the blood.And probably because of the half of Italian blood, Scarlett really loves football.Although the way she loves is a bit different from others.

What other people love is being a football fan, but Scarlett loves buying a team.

"No way, Howard has been a little busy recently! So I had to come." Scarlett said with a light smile.Ryder Hurt and the Osvia brothers and sisters have a common language in finance, and Howard also have a common language in women.These two are top-notch playboys, and they probably change their girlfriends faster than they change their clothes.At least Scarlett knew that Howard's wardrobe contained a row of Armani suits.And Howard's latest female partner has changed.

The reason is because his last female companion wanted Howard to accompany her to this fashionable dinner, but Howard was not available.The girl thought Howard didn't care about her, so...

In short, Scarlett knew that there was another woman sleeping in Howard's bed after a call with Howard.

"Osvia!" Scarlett chuckled.The personalities of Osvia in the past are different, but the pursuit of money is eternal.At least the relationship between that girl and Howard is not enough to make an Osvia give up chasing money.

"I know, in fact, I am the most anxious and busy, but the thought of you made me decide to give up everything and come to Milan to meet you." Ryder Hurt said with a smile.

"Really? So what did you give up? The time to spend a good night with a lady? I believe that with your charm, you can spend a good night with a beautiful lady tonight." Scarlett curled her lips.Osvia has an almost paranoid love of money, but doesn't Cleveland have it?

Ryderhurt came to Milan either to find a female companion for himself or to discuss business.Even if he came to her, it was to discuss business or exchange some ideas.

"What do you think about that distant and ancient continent?" Ryderhurt swayed the red wine and chuckled.

"It's an ancient and magical continent, which is very fascinating." Scarlett sipped her red wine lightly and said with a slight smile.

As long as that ancient land occupies 1/4 of the market share, it will be a complete North America.Moreover, the development speed of that continent is extremely astonishing, and the future potential and consumption power are absolutely huge.For cakes, it’s better to score early!

"It's really charming!" Ryderhurt also laughed, and changed the topic to other places.This kind of occasion is not a good place to discuss business. It is good for everyone to reach a preliminary cooperation intention now.

Scarlett said a few more words to Ryder Hurt before changing the conversation partner.They didn't come here today to catch up with their friends.

As the chairman of Milan, Scarlett basically has to deal with those fashion brands.Or tell those subsidiaries: Who is the real son of the parent company now.

Scarlett held the red wine for a while, and reached a preliminary cooperation intention with some brands.Seeing that it was almost done, Scarlet waved a waiter and asked him to take her to a box for a rest.

The high-heeled shoes made a crisp sound as they struck the marble floor. Scarlett followed the waiter to a quieter box, and at this moment a person walked towards her.

She/he knows this person!

Philippe Inzaghi, the twin star of Juventus striker.

Obviously, Inzaghi also saw Scarlett.Although there was no intersection between them, he still knew the lady in front of him.As a Serie A player, he still knows who the chairman of AC Milan is.

"Hello, Mr. Inzaghi." Scarlett extended her hand to Inzaghi out of social etiquette.

"Hello, Ms. Osvia." Inzaghi shook back.He came with his new girlfriend, and that guy Bobo was there by the way.After all, as the two famous playboys in Italy...

The absence of Mr. Inzaghi and Mr. Vieri on this occasion is odd.Moreover, Serie A has almost entered the winter break recently, and the schedule is also very easy. It is not uncommon for these two to appear here.

Although, as a Juventus player, Inzaghi is not good at having too much contact with Scarlett, but the necessary etiquette in such a social situation where they bump into each other head-on is still needed.

only……

This lady feels a little familiar! This kind of familiarity does not mean familiarity, but the kind of familiarity they have seen before.

Inzaghi is very sure that he has no intersection with this lady before, and it can even be said that if Scarlett hadn't entered Milan, he would never have known this person at all.And he probably doesn't have this ability, he had a period of time with this fierce lady.It shouldn't be possible for Bobo, he probably doesn't have this ability either!

Inzaghi is well aware of his own charms and understands women well.This lady probably wouldn't easily commit to someone for a while.

Scarlett had no intention of talking about anything with Inzaghi here, so she nodded politely and left first.

After sitting in the box, Scarlett picked up the lemonade and took a sip, feeling the refreshing taste of the lemon and smiled.

Mr. Inzaghi, I hope you have better luck next time you go to Las Vegas, don't bet casually.

Scarlett has a very good memory, although it is not to say that everyone who passes by on the street can have a photographic memory.But if it was someone who had lost to her seven or eight times in a row in Las Vegas, then she probably still remembered.

At the end of the 1996-1997 season, Inzaghi won the Serie A Golden Boot, for which he went to Las Vegas for a vacation.In the casino in Las Vegas, he met Scarlett who happened to be on vacation.It's just that the two were the two sides of the bet at the time.

At 21 o'clock, Mr. Inzaghi can only rely on luck for this kind of math-testing game.However, his on-court sense was forgotten in Italy and never brought to Las Vegas.

And Scarlett is a financial background, good math is a rigid requirement, so...

In short, Mr. Inzaghi and Scarlett lost as many times as they played.It's just that when Scarlett goes to Las Vegas, she usually paints a few more strokes on her face. This is also one of Harvard's traditions-organizing a group to visit Las Vegas every summer.In view of the difference in appearance, Mr. Inzaghi failed to recognize her just now.