Chapter 641: Breaking Up Unhappily (One Shift)
Liu Yun doesn't have a good impression of FIFA, but that doesn't mean it's hateful.
That's because there's a darker AFC to set it off. It's an organization that makes him sick to the extreme.
FIFA has the world's hottest sporting event, the World Cup, so there are common interests between Yoyo and them.
After all, the World Cup football tournament is the existence of the Olympic Games, whether it is the competition cycle or the heat.
This old man Blatter is crossing his fingers, looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping that the national football team can enter the final stage of the World Cup as soon as possible.
After all, the national football team, which has a huge Chinese market behind it, once it enters the World Cup, the benefits it can create are incalculable.
No, there is no national football team's World Cup football network copyright can be sold at such a sky-high price, if the national football team enters, the copyright fee will be paid?
It is a pity that the national football team has been playing steadily for decades, and has always become the first team in the world to prepare for the next World Cup early, and Mr. Blatter can only be helpless.
This old man, who has held FIFA power for 20 years, is indeed very arbitrary, domineering, and greedy for money, but what does this have to do with Liu Yun?
This guy is also an American, and he just spent a little money, he sold the network copyright of the three World Cups to himself, Liu Yun can't wait to give a thumbs up to praise the other party, how can he hate it?
As for the commercial representative of the AFC who came to the door this time?
"What is there to talk about between us? Is it to sell the copyright of the Asian Cup?" Liu Yun touched his chin and said to himself with some disdain, "This level of stinky and rotten broken Asian Cup, it is a waste of broadband fees to give it to me!"
Even though a long time has passed, Liu Yun still clearly remembers that in the 2004 Asian Cup final, the Japanese team scored the goal of the Chinese team with their hands, and it was effective!
In a game like the final, how can there be such a ridiculous mistake, such an unfair, shady game is also allocated for broadcast fees?
However, he hesitated for a while, but decided to meet with the commercial representative of the AFC to see what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of this group of guys?
Early the next morning, Liu Yun met the business representatives of the AFC in the conference room, including Chinese and foreigners, who came together.
The Chinese name is Lu Ming, and the senior commercial official of the AFC is Sallinger.
"Mr. Liu, hello. I am the Chinese representative of the AFC for business development. The man named Lu Ming wore a pair of glasses, a smile squeezed out of his round face, and his already small eyes narrowed into a slit, "This is Mr. Sallinger, an executive of the AFC. ”
"Fortunately, both. Liu Yun nodded very flatly.
Lin Mi, the secretary on the side, quietly turned on the voice recorder to record the content of the meeting.
The senior AFC official named Sallinger spoke a lot of English first, but because he was not a native of English, his accent was very heavy.
Liu Yun understood the general accent, but he still motioned for this guy named Lu Ming to translate.
"That's right, Mr. Liu. Lu Ming cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Sallinger is congratulating Mr. Liu on winning the copyright of the next three World Cup football tournaments." ”
"Thank you. Liu Yun still spoke indifferently.
These guys didn't come to me to talk this.
Sure enough, Lu Ming changed his words and said: "In the same way, the Asian Cup is the largest event under the AFC, I don't know if Yoyo is interested in its network copyright." ”
After hearing this, Liu Yun raised his eyebrows and smiled: "In addition to the Asian Cup, there should also be the Asian region of the World Preliminaries." ”
Lu Ming secretly said that there was a play, and said: "Yes, these two are the most important events under the AFC, and you can buy them in packages if you are interested." ”
Liu Yun habitually stretched out his right hand and gently stroked it at the watch on his left wrist.
This is his habitual action after falling into thought.
"What about the price?"
Lu Ming whispered a few words to Sallinger in a low voice, and said: "Mr. Liu, there must be a discount in terms of price, and we can package and sell the Asian region and the Asian Cup in the next three World Preliminaries, 250 million US dollars." ”
250 million? These guys really think of themselves as wronged.
Liu Yun didn't have much interest in this broadcast right in his heart, and the reason why he agreed to meet and talk was because he had another idea.
"250 million is expensive!" he frowned slightly and showed a contemplative expression, then hesitated for a moment and shook his head.
Lu Ming said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, after all, these two events have the Chinese team's competition, and the bonus of the home team effect is very large. ”
Liu Yun replied: "I remember that in the past two World Preliminaries, the national football team was out early, and even broke through in the group stage, so it wouldn't be much use if I bought it." ”
Sallinger said suddenly: "Mr. Liu doesn't need to worry, if Youyou is sincere, we will arrange a better group for the national football team." ”
Liu Yun's eyes were calm, and he replied very indifferently: "Speaking of competitive sports strength, what arrangement do you want?"
Sallinger and Lu Ming froze, glanced at each other, and said secretly: What is the situation? It's inconsistent. ”
Lu Ming grabbed his scalp and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Liu, I hit it off with you at first sight, so I can say something directly." In fact, the AFC's earnings in recent years have not been good. The Japanese and South Korean national teams are strong and have always paid little attention to the Asian Cup, and the World Preliminary Tournament is basically smooth, for them, the World Cup finals are just the beginning of the challenge.
Therefore, the copyright is not sold well in Japan and South Korea, and the sponsorship fee given by their big domestic conglomerates is also small. ”
Liu Yun asked again: "Isn't there still the AFC Champions League?"
Lu Ming touched his chin helplessly and continued: "This is the AFC Champions League, not the Champions League, and not many people pay attention to it at all. If you look at the AFC Champions League matches in Japan and South Korea, the stands are empty, but there are more people watching in China, but the record is too poor. ”
Liu Yun was a little abrupt, the popularity of the AFC Champions League was brought up by Evergrande a few years later.
In short, the AFC is poor, and the power is held by the oil giants who are pressing westward, because they need to keep injecting money.
Now, when they saw that Yoyo had bought the Internet copyright from FIFA with such a large amount of money, they were moved.
In their opinion, these Chinese Internet companies are the representatives of people who are stupid and have a lot of money.
Sallinger glanced at Lu Ming and motioned for this guy to continue talking.
After all, it was a gang, Lu Ming could only stubbornly continue, at this moment he was ready to use the country's righteousness.
"Mr. Liu, Ming people don't do dark things. He continued, "The so-called competitive sports should be fair and just, and strength speaks is just a set of rhetoric aimed at the public. What the truth is, we people in the upper echelons know it very well. We have a scale, and we are able to handle the scales. ”
In other words, competitive sports don't look at strength at all, and fairness and justice are not the most important thing. Liu Yunpi replied with a smile.
Although he also knows that many competitions are shady, it is an eye-opener to say it so openly.
"I can't say that, there are no absolutes in everything. For example, the referee factor is very important in competitive sports, like the 2002 World Cup, you know. ”
"Of course, it's a big memory. ”
Liu Yun didn't make his words clear, his memory is deep, and he just made a lot of money by relying on this World Cup.
"As a leading Internet company in China, it is also an unshirkable obligation to contribute to the country, right?"
"Of course, it's obligatory. ”
"Mr. Liu, if you think about the hundreds of millions of fans in China, they all hope that the national football team can appear on the stage of the World Cup. Now there is an opportunity in front of you. ”
"I don't quite understand what you mean. ”
Liu Yun played with the pen in his hand and said disapprovingly.
"For example, if Yoyo becomes the rich man this time, the AFC will definitely let the referee tilt the national football team slightly in some games. ”
Just slightly? These greedy guys are just playing sports competitions. FIFA will offend the Americans, and the president will be cleaned up by FB1. But in Asia, no one seems to be able to cure these freewheeling guys.
Liu Yun replied very calmly: "Then I want to know, if the national football team does not enter the World Cup, can the broadcast fee be refunded?"
Lu Ming couldn't help wiping the sweat on his forehead and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, you are really joking." ”
On the side, the senior commercial official in charge of the AFC, Sallinger finally showed a trace of dissatisfaction: "Mr. Liu, we are negotiating, please be serious." ”
Liu Yun replied indifferently: "I'm serious. ”
Suddenly, there was a smell of gunpowder in the conference room.
Sallinger straightened out his tie and said, "Mr. Liu, your posture may have a bad impact on your football team, and maybe they will be taken care of by the referee in the future." ”
Liu Yunle was happy, and these AFC officials who didn't know what shamelessness was and had no bottom line replied to each other: "Since I saw you, I feel that my three views have been subverted. This can also explain why in the final of the 2004 Asian Cup, the Japanese team slammed the ball into the gate with their hands, and it was still judged to be effective, because of managers like you. ”
At this point, he stood up and said, "Yoyo has no interest in your events, you can go find a new owner."
Liu Yun seemed to think of something again, turned his head and added: "By the way, if you can publicly apologize for the handball goal in the 2004 Asian Cup final, I can consider giving you a sponsorship fee." Security, send-off!"
Lu Ming looked at Liu Yun's back and suddenly shouted: "Mr. Liu, if you are so bent on going your own way, your disrespect for us today will be fed back to the national football team, can you withstand the anger of fans across the country?"
Liu Yun took a few steps, turned around and said with a smile: "I know what strength the national football team has, can I really enter the World Cup if I provide you with real money? Not to mention that there is a wrong, there is a debtor, and the black whistle is arranged by you, and it is my business? I don't want to be a stupid person with a lot of money, and there is also a mistake?"
After saying this, he walked away without looking back. The two men remained where they were, clenching their fists and looking at each other.
"It all happened so suddenly!"
Liu Yun understands that in the next few years, the national football team is still far away from the World Cup, and it is estimated that this is the result with or without its own intervention. And the AFC's black whistle is still raging, and he doesn't want to wade into this troubled water.
As for their shamelessness without a bottom, he can be regarded as having seen it and opened his eyes.