Chapter 204: The Team Training Center

During last year's Olympics, Zhou Nan communicated with FIFA President Remet and gave him a copy of the rules and reform plans for future generations.

Remet was a fanatic dedicated to the development of football, and during his tenure there were several reforms to the rules of world football.

Moreover, he has been the president of FIFA for 28 years and has an unparalleled influence in world football.

Even without Zhou Nan, he is a big man in football, and FIFA renamed the World Cup the Remet Cup in recognition of his contributions.

Most of the reform plans that Zhou Nan came up with are the advanced rules of world football in later generations, although there are some of Zhou Nan's own expectations for football reform, but in this era, it is definitely a shocking plan.

Remet has been working on Zhou Nan's football reform plan since last year. His understanding of football rules is comparable to that of Yuan Fei and Zhou Nan, a layman, and he can see how these plans will promote world football if they are really realized.

For example, a seemingly simple player free transfer system can promote the development of the football industry in an all-round way.

A simple combination of the group stage and knockout stages of the World Cup can make the football game more intense.

Like the current round-robin system, it simply can't inspire the enthusiasm of third-party fans, and many fans don't even know who won the championship in the end.

Officially, because of the determination to reform in this area, Remet has carried out a number of reforms since last fall.

Although the system of players being free to transfer at the end of their contract period has been criticized by many clubs, after nearly a year of public opinion, the wave of opposition has decreased considerably.

Remet and FIFA officials also visited Zhou Nan twice at Jonas Farm, and the two sides also had in-depth discussions on some issues that were difficult to determine.

Just like the contradiction between the national team and the club, this is a difficult problem that has always plagued FIFA, and it was not until the new century that there was a compromise.

The ownership of the player belongs to the club, but at the same time it is also a member of the country, and the club cannot stop it when the national team is called up.

But what if a player gets injured?

The national team naturally doesn't care, so the loss will have to be borne by the players and the club themselves.

Zhou Nan actually has no good solution to this problem, because now is not decades away. Whether it's FIFA, clubs, or countries, it's all fat.

There is no television coverage of the games, there are no sponsors, and the club's income is mainly based on the money collected for tickets. And in the national team competition, many people are all fighting for honor.

Zhou Nan only proposed that the national team could be appropriately subsidized, and then mainly rely on insurance to protect the rights and interests of players.

But in this era, there are constant blackfeet on the field, and full-court battles often break out, and fans also like to watch the players fight on the field.

Even nowadays, many clubs rely on fighting to gain the support of many third-party fans.

But in such an environment, insurance companies are reluctant to insure these players, so turning around, this involves maintaining the order of the game and conducting the game system.

In this contact, Zhou Nan's Olympia clothing company also became FIFA's number one sponsor.

The sponsorship cost is pitiful, with a sponsorship fee of $150,000 per year, and 10,000 sets of sportswear and 10,000 pairs of shoes are provided to FIFA every year.

Olympia Apparel became FIFA's sole supplier of apparel and sneakers, and FIFA was obliged to help Olympia Apparel promote it globally.

Then, with FIFA acting on its behalf, 32 countries chose the Olympia jersey as the uniform for their national teams.

Of course, these sportswear are also provided for free. For each national team, Olympia needs to provide 200 sets of autumn and winter sportswear and 500 pairs of shoes.

In fact, this price is not small, because except for Olympia, no clothing company is willing to provide sportswear and sneakers for free, and FIFA has to spend money to buy them.

In terms of clubs, Zhou Nan attaches more importance to the cultivation of the market, and English A, Serie A, La Liga, Eredivisie, and French Ligue 1 have all signed contracts with Olympia, which has also made Olympia the world's number one sportswear manufacturer.

The logo of Olympia is the symbol of three isosceles triangles juxtaposed, with a higher triangle in the middle, alluding to the shape of Mount Olympia.

With the help of publicity in major leagues, Olympia has achieved amazing sales for nearly a year, and has become the second largest money-maker for Hepburn Fashion, and now Olympia's mountain-shaped trademark has become famous all over the world.

The reason why it is the second biggest money-making weapon is because sportswear makes money and sells more, even if the Hepburn brand, Dior brand, and Balmain brand are far behind, but it is not comparable to the profits of the production of Chinese clothing that has now become the national service of South China.

The population of the Nanhua people has exceeded 15 million, and almost everyone has at least one or even several sets of Chinese clothes. These costumes are also divided into crown clothes and regular clothes, and now more than 20 garment factories have been authorized, but the products are still in short supply.

Without this profit, Zhou Nan simply could not afford to produce millions of motorcycles today.

Although Ferrari's motorcycles are now on sale and selling well, the funds returned are still far from enough.

Because it is so well made, according to the current cost of about $150 million for a motorcycle, it will take at least $150 million to produce a million motorcycles.

Not counting Volkswagen's shares, Zhou Nan's current family property is less than 20 million US dollars, so the gap in funds is still very large.

Both Yannick and Enzo Ferrari advised Zhou Nan to give up stocking so much, stock a little less, and stock according to sales.

But Zhou Nan insisted on going his own way this time, he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve complete financial freedom, and then establish an investment fund as soon as possible.

After entering the fifties, European and American countries ushered in a period of vigorous development, at this time, investing in any industry can make money, not to mention Zhou Nan also has an impression of many well-known enterprises in later generations.

He has closely linked his investment with European and American countries, and in the future, his words will no longer be audible or unlistened to in European and American countries!

If he sneezes, he will also make the European and American economies cold.

At that time, as long as he didn't do anything wrong, as long as he didn't give anyone a handle, then it was equivalent to holding a sword of Dacros in his hand forever, and everyone would have to take care of him.

He has the post of Secretary-General of Switzerland, the name of the Father of the European Union, and the title of the Father of the South China Nation. He has the frightening money in his hands, who dares to ignore his opinion again!

The topic returns to the club Arsenal, since Zhou Nan has come up with a football reform plan, he is the initiator, and has been supported by FIFA and the FA, so of course Arsenal will become a reform pilot.

Zhou Nan asked Hillwood to find a plot of land around London that could be converted into a training base, and then bought it and converted it into a modern training base and medical center.

Hillwood, the head of the land, lived up to his promise and found a 125-acre plot of land next to the M1 road in Edgewell, a northern suburb of London.

Located between Edgewell and London, it is less than 10 kilometres from Highbury Stadium, with Mill Hill Park to the north, a golf course to the northeast and Wembley Stadium, home of England.

The land was also eyed by a rugby club, but Hillwood competed for the land and is now waiting for Zhou Nan to pay for it.

Just looking at the map, Zhou Nan is already very satisfied with this piece of land, because it is close to London. Even if it is affected by the expansion of the city in the future, it can be exchanged for high returns.

Also, half of the area is forested, and the environment is very beautiful, otherwise the golf course would not have been built here.

Alan is full of praise for this place, the only thing I don't think is that it is a bit too big, and it is a bit wasteful to use it as a training base, and I think it will cost a lot of money.

Although Zhou Nan is short of funds now, what he lacks is a lot of money, hundreds of thousands of pounds for him, he can draw a little bit anywhere, not to mention that he is not alone in paying for it.

Of course, it is not that there are no shareholders who complain that they spend too much money, but Hillwood, the old fox, immediately said that he was not willing to invest, and he could buy the other party's shares, and no one responded at this time.

If you want to pay money, Zhou Nan, the major shareholder, pays the most, not to mention that with the help of this club to maintain close ties with Zhou Nan, no one is willing to give up.

"I needed to build an indoor standard stadium on this site that could accommodate at least 10,000 spectators. Ten standard training fields are then required, all of which are the size of Highbury Field. In addition, a community center will be built and a football school will be established for ages from seven to eighteen. Players below primary school can establish a selection system with surrounding schools, and above secondary school are selected from all over the UK, and the player school is responsible for arranging players to study in surrounding secondary schools and maintain training.

The main thing is the facilities for the senior team and the reserve team, I need to have a complete training center, at least a sauna on the base, a swimming pool with adjustable depth, a gym, treatment rooms, massage rooms and a restaurant.

In addition, it is necessary to build a player's dormitory, which must be of no lower standard than a three-star hotel. A dedicated press centre with at least five interview rooms and a press conference room with no less than 100 seats to accommodate media requests for players and employees. ”

Even though Hillwood was already old, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise when he heard Zhou Nan's request. "Are we training players or are we raising a bunch of masters? That's a big investment! ”

Zhou Nan said with a smile: "Isn't this piece of land more than 100 acres, leaving half of the area to build a multi-functional playground, but it must be separated from the training center, and the income from this playground should be able to make up for the investment in the training center." And such a training centre can attract players from all over the UK to play at Arsenal. ”

After thinking about it, Zhou Nan said again: "This amusement park can find partners, but the ownership must be ours, and I can also invest a part." In the future, if the training center is unable to make ends meet, I can consider donating the ownership of the amusement park to the club after recovering the cost. ”

Zhou Nan knows that his steps are a bit big, and it is still very difficult for the club to make a profit. With such a big investment, you can't pay back in ten or eight years, so you have to give the club some sweetness.

He remembers that in the mid-fifties, TV shows could be broadcast live. At that time, as long as he bought the broadcast rights of League One, he could also use this opportunity to enter the British television industry.

Today, Britain is still very closed, the BBC controls almost all radio and television stations, and outsiders can't get in.

Listening to Zhou Nan's plans, Hillwood couldn't help but sigh and said: "I never thought that football players could be so happy, if I couldn't play anymore, I would want to be a player." ”

Zhou Nan said with a smile: "The stadium and the training center are fixed assets, and there are not many fluctuations. But later, the player will become the most valuable asset. Since we are a pilot, we want to be a model for all League One teams to follow. ”

"But what about profit?"

Zhou Nan smiled and said: "Our training center is so close to Wembley, and the Heavenly Sword is so complete, it can be rented to the national team as a training base in the future, I think the national team will need this." ”

In many cases, future generations are not smarter than their predecessors, but just have more life experience.

Zhou's reminder also gave Hillwood an eye on the profitable prospects of the training center, a community center, an amusement park, including renting the training center to the national team, could get some income back.

So at this time, Hillwood's resistance was not so strong.

Sent away Hillwood, Zhou Nan also felt a little tired. But thinking of Audrey upstairs, Zhou Nan's heart warmed up.

His body is still a young man, with a strong desire. Hope. After opening this method, he did not have the persistence of another life at all.

He couldn't wait to go upstairs, just as Bonita came out of the room with a hint of a shyly smile. "What's so happy?"

When Bonita saw Zhou Nan, she blushed, shook her head, turned around and ran.

Zhou Nan entered the room in a puzzled manner, just closed the door, and turned around and was stunned.

At the door of the bedroom, Audrey was wearing a long tulle dress that was almost transparent, revealing half of her body in shame.

Seeing that Zhou Nan was dumbfounded, she embarrassedly covered the key parts and stood up. "My mother made it for me, but it seems that such clothes can only be worn in the bedroom."

Zhou Nan's heart jumped wildly in an instant, and he said with a dry mouth: "I think...... Your mother did a very commendable good deed this time......"

Audrey was embarrassed and turned and went into the bedroom. "You're a big badass...... I'm so shy......"

"Don't run, since you're wearing it, you're going to show me......"

Zhou Nan rushed to follow the bedroom, and Audrey exclaimed in surprise, and then there was a burst of giggles.

In the end, the laughter turned into an itchy murmur......