"Don't you feel like you're used to it?"

When Yang Yang heard a gentle and joking inquiry beside him, he immediately turned around.

I don't know when, there was a middle-aged man in his fifties and sixties standing beside him, also wearing a dark suit, his hair was neatly combed, but he was short in height, slightly middle-aged, and at first glance, the image did not feel tall.

Wearing a pair of Sven glasses, with the kind smile on his face when the elders look at the juniors, it makes people feel more cordial.

Yang Yang recognized it at once, isn't this just ......

"Mr. Perez?" Yang Yang was a little surprised.

The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez!

This is a figure that only exists in the media, although I heard that he has been under great pressure recently, and there are endless rumors about his resignation, but he has been at the helm of Real Madrid for the past six years.

With Real Madrid's status and influence in world football, coupled with Florentino's skill and ability, his influence in the world of professional football is really amazing.

"Call me Florentino, Young." Florentino smiled and handed over the glass of red wine in his right hand, "I like it when my friends call me by my name." ”

Yang Yang only noticed at this time that he was walking towards him with a glass of wine in one hand.

"Thank you, Florentino." Yang Yang also regained his composure.

For him, surprise is a matter of all of a sudden.

He can be regarded as having seen the world now, and he has long passed the rookie stage of chasing stars back then.

Florentino seemed interested in him, and invited him to a quiet place to gossip.

Standing at the entrance, it is indeed a little too conspicuous, especially in a popular situation like Yang Yang's now, God knows when the media reporters will report it.

Of course, situations like them are not uncommon in the opera house, because it is a show, it is also a party, and everyone is standing in groups of three or five to gossip, and there is no tension and antagonism on the court.

If you really want to spread gossip, it's everywhere here.

"Frankly, I'm not used to this kind of occasion, and I thought about not attending it before." Yang Yang smiled frankly and bitterly.

"No, no, no." Florentino shook his head, "You should come, not only this year, but every year in the future, it's like a certification, you know what I mean?" When you get out of the car, walk down the red carpet, walk into the opera house, you're still the same person, but in the minds of fans all over the world, you've changed. ”

Yang Yang nodded, vaguely figuring out what he meant.

Sometimes, there are some players who are not much different in strength, and even the role they play in their respective clubs and the results they have achieved are not too different, but they feel like two players of different levels.

This is a very complex assessment, and the information that journalists and fans can receive comes from all sides, but this FIFA determination is the most weighty basis for comparison.

Top 30, Top 10, Top 5, Top 3......

But if it's just a finalist, it's not enough, so you need such a show, a world-renowned event.

More than 160 countries broadcast live simultaneously, from the red carpet to the performances and awards ceremonies that followed.

Yang Yang can imagine that the scene of him walking on the red carpet will be broadcast live to every corner of the world, and tomorrow, major media newspapers and fashion and entertainment magazines around the world may publish photos of him walking on the red carpet.

This will keep him in the minds of fans around the world, and at the same time recognize his new identity as a first-line star.

Yang Yang is now beginning to understand a little why his teammates are so envious when they hear that he was invited, and every year, many people take the initiative to rub this red carpet, and there are also many artists in the entertainment industry who go to the red carpet of various film festivals.

To put it bluntly, it's for this purpose.

Seeing Yang Yang's gains, Florentino's eyes flashed with a look of appreciation.

He heard that Yang Yang was a top student at the Rotterdam School of Management, a world-renowned business administration school, which was obviously not fake.

"You know, professional football is completely different now, in the early days, players just had to care about playing well, but then with commercial sponsorship, it was different, then there was live TV, and now there's the internet...... Times are constantly changing, and so is professional football. ”

Yang Yang nodded again and again, very much agreeing with the judgment of the Real Madrid president, and it is indeed the case.

"Do you know our Real Madrid?" Florentino asked.

"Of course, Florentino, the greatest club of the twentieth century." Yang Yang nodded.

"That's the past, kid, and we're trying to be the greatest club of the 21st century."

In a word, Yang Yang saw a strong ambition from Florentino.

"Actually, a lot of people have misconceptions about us at Real Madrid, even about professional football."

Yang Yang frowned, shook his head and said, "I don't particularly understand. ”

"There's a lot of discussion and criticism about us, and even unwarranted accusations and bombardments, and they think that we are overly obsessed with superstars, blindly focusing on commercial returns and economic benefits, and seriously ignoring the competitive aspect."

Yang Yang didn't expect that Florentino would talk to him about this.

"But they're all wrong, and they couldn't be more wrong."

"Oh?"

"When I was four years old, my dad walked me into the stadium and let me watch Real Madrid play, and since then, everything about Real Madrid has never been separated from my life, and I have seen a lot of great stars, such as Di Stefano, Gento, and so on, and they were all the best players in the world at that time."

'Mr. Bernabeu is a great chairman, he has reached the pinnacle of Real Madrid's history, he has made Real Madrid have the best players in the world, that's what everybody sees, but in reality? How can Real Madrid afford the transfer fees and salaries of the best players? ”

It was the first time Yang Yang had heard someone talk to him so bluntly about the club's operation and history, and he was very interested.

Especially a big team like Real Madrid.

"At that time, the core income of the club was tickets, so the great president of the Bernabeu built the current Bernabeu Stadium, the best stadium in the world at that time, with this stadium, Real Madrid had the highest ticket income, so we had top stars such as Di Stefano, Gento, Puskas and Kopa."

Speaking of which, Florentino told Yang Yang with great certainty, "Remember, child, in the world of professional football, economics and competition are mutually exclusive, and the success of any club is the result of the combination of economics and competition." ”

"When Zinedine Zidane came to Real Madrid for a sky-high price, our sponsorship fee increased tenfold, and some people say that it is a high-input, high-risk, high-output process, but our case is included in the research curriculum of Harvard Business School, and 150 business schools around the world are studying the Real Madrid model, including the Rotterdam School of Management, where you are studying now."

Although Yang Yang enrolled in the Rotterdam School of Management, he didn't actually go to class, which is also specially approved by the school, but listening to Florentino say so sure, it should be right.

"You're studying business administration and you know very well that if a company has a lot of cash flow, it means that the company is doing well, and in professional football, the players are the cash flow of the club."

Yang Yang now understood Florentino's meaning, "But players are obviously more complex and changeable than money." ”

Florentino nodded appreciatively again: "That's right, that's the problem we are facing at Real Madrid. ”

'We've had some internal problems, but our club is still the best, we have the most attractive image in the world, we don't just criticise referees, players and managers, we have good competition and cooperation with all clubs.

"Here, we have a well-established set of solutions to develop our players into the best of the best in the world, and at the same time, we can also provide a wider platform for the best and best players to play in our Real Madrid shirts."

"All the media and fans around the world believe that only the best players can play at Real Madrid."

Florentino didn't speak quickly, and his tone was always very smooth, which made Yang Yang listen very comfortably.

Although it was only the first time they met, Florentino was very impressive.

This is definitely not the president of Real Madrid, who only knows how to make money but knows nothing about football, as reported by the outside media.

On the contrary, he knows professional football very well, perhaps even better than anyone else.

may be precisely because he understands the essence of professional football too well, so that many of the things he does are not understood and recognized by ordinary people.

"There's a problem with our Galacticos, there's a lack of healthy competition in our dressing room, and it's a cash flow problem for us as a company, but we've started to work on it, so we've brought in Robinho, and we're going to do our best to bring you in this summer."

"Me?" Yang Yang was a little flattered, and his heartbeat accelerated.

The president of Real Madrid personally told him to do everything he could to bring him in?

"That's right, everyone including me and Real Madrid believe that in the next ten years, you and Robinho are the best candidates to represent Real Madrid on the football pitch, especially you!"

"You are our future!"

Yang Yang was a little overwhelmed because he didn't know what reaction he should give.

That's Real Madrid!

Even like Van der Vaart and Escude, in the summer of '04, as soon as they heard that Real Madrid was going to buy them, they hardly had any intention of refusing and agreed without hesitation.

Who can say no to Real Madrid?

The answer is, no!

Even top stars like Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, David Beckham and Michael Owen couldn't say no.

Yang Yang asked himself, he couldn't refuse this temptation.

Especially when Florentino himself told him that he would be the most important player for Real Madrid in the next decade.