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When Ed Woodward said this, Zeng Cheng was visibly relieved.

Grandma is a bear, it turns out that this is the case, scared the baby to death.

But soon, Zeng Cheng's brows also furrowed.

Fans can't buy tickets, which is also a big problem.

For example, Manchester United played Barcelona at home, and the Old Trafford stadium had a total of more than 70,000 seats, deducting some of the club's free tickets, and at most about 60,000 tickets were sold.

More than a million fans wanted to buy tickets!

Oh my God, it's a million, even the Camp Nou can't accommodate so many people!

"Boss, I just contacted the city government of Rome, and the initial estimate was 500,000 tourists and fans, but in fact, there are now 500,000, and by the evening, it is estimated that there will be 600,000!"

"The vast majority of these 600,000 people are fans of Manchester United and Barcelona, of which we have about 400,000 Manchester United fans, and nearly half of them are fans from East and Southeast Asia. Therefore, the city of Rome wants us to actively cooperate with them in triage and guidance. ”

Manchester United already have a large number of fans in East and Southeast Asia, and with Zeng Cheng, China's richest man, now the owner of Manchester United, Manchester United fans in China have skyrocketed. Now Manchester United has reached the Champions League final for the second year in a row, and hopes to become the first team to defend the title since the Champions League was restructured, and everyone is not willing to miss this moment. It is estimated that there are as many as 80,000 Chinese fans flying to Rome alone, accounting for one-fifth of the Manchester United fans who come to Rome.

The converted Stadio Olimpico in Rome can only accommodate around 72,700 fans in total, with Manchester United and Barcelona each receiving 19,544 tickets, which is a drop in the bucket for both teams.

In the past, the players were allocated 50 tickets per game, and the coaching staff, employees and sponsors had a number of free tickets, adding up to nearly 5,000 tickets.

In other words, the most that can fall into the hands of fans is about 15,000.

However, the fifteen thousand tickets are not distributed fairly, for example, fans who hold season tickets for the current season and the next season of the team have the right of first refusal, and the official fan organization of the club allocates a certain number of tickets.

As a result, this point is not enough at all.

Ed Woodward said with a bitter face: "Originally, these fans who came to Rome hoped to buy tickets on the spot, and some even planned to grab tickets from scalpers, but now the tickets outside have been sold for 4,000 euros, and it is still difficult to find a ticket!" ”

When Zeng Cheng heard this, he also smiled helplessly. The Olympic Stadium can only seat so many people, and he can't do anything about it, okay? Could it be that he can do magic and be able to make everyone smaller and stuff them all?

"Ed, you should explain these things to the fans, it's useless to tell me!" Zeng Cheng said helplessly.

Ed Woodward smiled wryly: "Boss, I've already explained it to the fans, but there's one thing, I believe you should have a way. ”

"What's the matter?" Zeng Cheng was surprised, what could he do?

Ed Woodward looked left and right, and whispered to Zeng Cheng: "According to the distribution of tickets, we and Barcelona each have 19,544, but there are 33,000 in the UEFA team, and according to the information I have received, they still have a lot of tickets in their hands, but I have communicated with them, and they refuse to supply them to us, and they even refuse to pay for them." ”

Zeng Cheng suddenly understood. In fact, if you think about it, this UEFA is indeed dark enough. The two teams participating in the tournament only received less than 40,000 tickets in total, but you have 33,000 tickets for UEFA.

Of course, considering that the revenue from ticket sales is also a major source of income for UEFA in the Champions League final, Zeng Cheng feels that such a distribution is understandable.

But the question is, why can't you sell them to fans of both teams when you still have tickets in your hands?

Zeng Cheng thought for a while and said to Ed Woodward: "In this way, Ed, you go to the internal votes first, I believe that there should be a lot of remaining votes on the players, employees and sponsors, all of which will be raised for the fans, as for the UEFA side...... I happened to have something to do with Platini, so I'm going to talk to him! ”

Ed Woodward nodded and said happily, "Well, okay, then I'll do it right away!" ”

"Go ahead!" Zeng Cheng waved his hand.

After sending Ed Woodward away, Zeng Cheng sent away the company's senior management and a few good friends one after another. He then called Platini and booked lunch at the Waldorf Astoria Resort's three-Michelin-starred restaurant.

An hour later, Zeng Cheng met the thief-like UEFA president in the three-Michelin-starred restaurant upstairs of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

This guy should be afraid of being seen and causing more trouble.

"Don't worry so much, Michelle, the more you are afraid, the more you will come!" Zeng Cheng saw him like this and said with a smile.

As soon as Platini sat down, he smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zeng, you are you, can I compare with you?" ”

Platini knows that this big boss is the super-rich man who beats Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich on the Forbes rich list, and the top rich man in football today, that is, the one from the Middle East, the young man in front of him is definitely the number one.

What's even more rare is that this young man is self-made, and the Middle Eastern tyrant is a rich N generation, and the two are not the same kind of people at all.

Platini said to himself, if we have your assets, oh no, as long as we have half of your assets, we still need to be the president of UEFA in this bitter haha? Give us a FIFA president, we don't even see it!

"Alright, alright, I'm going to say!" Zeng Cheng smiled and waved his hand.

Platini laughed twice, and when he saw that Zeng Cheng had already ordered a table of delicacies, he immediately ate unceremoniously and happily, and did not forget to praise it again and again.

It was only after eating that the UEFA president remembered to get down to business.

"Mr. Zeng, you said you had something to look for me, what is the matter?" Platini asked.

To be honest, he was a little wary of meeting Zeng Cheng at this sensitive moment. I'm afraid that the big boss wants to do something on his own in the Champions League final, it will be too risky.

However, if this guy really wants to do something on his own, will he do it well, or will he not do it well? After all, Barcelona is the team that has been picked up since taking office......

Zeng Cheng understood in his heart, but he didn't show it, but smiled slightly and said, "I heard that you still have some tickets in your hands that haven't been sold, right?" ”

"Tickets?" Platini frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Well, yes, there are some tickets, but there are not many, they are all originally allocated to sponsors and invited guests, and some are mobile tickets, so ......"

Zeng Cheng snorted and said: "Actually, it's noon now, and those who should come have all come, and those who didn't come are probably not coming again, so I'm wondering, can I take out those tickets and distribute them to the two teams to sell?" ”

After finishing speaking, Zeng Cheng didn't want Platini to misunderstand him, and emphasized: "Of course, the revenue from ticket sales goes to UEFA!" ”

Jokes aside, there are at least a few thousand tickets left in the UEFA team, which is a lot of money when converted into money. As the so-called brothers settle accounts, Zeng Cheng never cares about this kind of trivial matter of sesame mung beans. If he really wants to calculate, it must be a large number.

Platini thought for a while and said to Zeng Cheng: "I have to discuss this matter with them again, but I believe that it is not a big problem!" ”

This can be regarded as the UEFA president agreed. Zeng Cheng also nodded with satisfaction and said, "There is another matter." ”

Platini said, "Mr. Zeng, please speak! ”

Zeng Cheng didn't say anything directly, but asked Platini again: "The venue for the 2013 Champions League final has not been determined." ”

"Not yet. What's wrong? "Platini is weird.

Zeng Cheng smiled and said: "The last time Old Trafford hosted the Champions League final, it seems to be in 2003, right?" ”

Platini suddenly understood, and asked cautiously: "Mr. Zeng, what do you mean......?"

Zeng Cheng nodded: "That's right, I hope Old Trafford can host the 2013 UEFA Champions League final." ”

Platini nodded. Platini is very familiar with Old Trafford and is definitely one of the best stadiums of our time, having hosted Champions League finals before.

"Mr. Zeng, as you know, in recent years, there are certain requirements for the host city of the Champions League final, at the beginning of the year, it was just announced that the 2011 final would be held in London, and Old Trafford wants to apply for the 2013 Champions League final, I'm afraid ...... It's a bit difficult! ”

According to UEFA's requirements, the venue for the Champions League final has special requirements, such as the stadium must be five-star, and the city where the host is best held is a big city.

Both Manchester and Old Trafford meet both requirements, however, there is a third principle that follows when it comes to hosting Champions League finals, which is that it is better for a country not to host Champions League finals in succession. After all, the influence of the Champions League is getting bigger and bigger, and the economic promotion effect of the bidding city is also becoming more and more obvious, and the European economy has been relatively slow in recent years, and everyone attaches great importance to the right to host the Champions League final. If one country holds it consecutively, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among many countries.