From late May to early June, Yuan Fangguo had been looking for loans. He had taken out a loan last year to buy a commuter car for the hospital, so he was quite familiar with the bank's leaders and business staff. After a few meals and red envelopes, the bank agreed to lend him the money.
At this time, his second brother Yuan Fangtai also completed the military academy entrance examination. According to him, it should not be a problem for him to be admitted.
As soon as he got the loan, Yuan Fangguo was about to invest the money in the construction of the new hospital. At that time, during the school football team training, he accidentally heard the team coach Ma Yunfei say that the ticket business of the Bashu team was about to be transferred.
To be honest, Yuan Fangguo was not surprised when he heard the news, because the performance of the Bashu team this year was quite bad. It is currently in the last position and is 9 points away from the relegation zone. If there is no miracle, the Bashu team will undoubtedly be relegated.
The team's performance has plummeted, and the fans' enthusiasm for watching the game live has dropped a lot. The stadium that could previously seat 40,000 people has only had less than 10,000 people come to the recent home games. Last year's golden market seems to have suddenly become a place where no one is interested. The huge contrast between the past and the present is unbelievable.
Dahua Company, which owns the ticketing business of the Bashu team, has also begun to lose a lot of money due to insufficient fan attendance. This is why they are preparing to transfer the ticketing business during the season.
Of course, since the Bashu team packaged its ticketing business out, the dealers' profits or losses have nothing to do with them.
After Yuan Fangguo learned the news, he decided to talk to Dahua Company.
When he heard that someone was willing to negotiate with them about the ticketing business, the vice president of Dahua Company who was in charge of the negotiations couldn't help but clench his fists tightly, and breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had seen a real buyer.
Last year, Dahua Company took over the ticketing business from Hong Kong businessmen for three years, with an annual investment of about 6.6 million. Based on 13 home games a year, the average investment per home game is about 500,000.
There are currently 6 home games left in the whole year, plus the 13 games in the 1996 season, a total of 19 games. Dahua has offered a contract fee of 450,000 yuan per game. After 19 games, the total cost is about 8.5 million yuan. This is only the transfer fee of Dahua. There is also a 5% tax rate that Yuan Fangguo needs to pay, and the tax is about 450,000 yuan. All added up, it means that Yuan Fangguo needs to come up with 9 million yuan.
At present, he has only borrowed 1.8 million yuan from the bank. If he wants to come up with 9 million yuan at once, the funding gap is undoubtedly huge.
Dahua offered a price of 450,000 per game, and Yuan Fangguo negotiated it down to 380,000 per game. He originally wanted to discuss taxes and fees, but Dahua insisted that Party B pay.
The result was naturally a bad breakup.
After leaving Dahua Company, Yuan Fangguo did not show any regretful expression. Instead, he looked relaxed. In a few days, the Bashu team would have another home game to play. If the number of fans attending was still lower than expected, he firmly believed that Dahua Company would definitely talk to him again.
Previously, when Tian Ying was in Chengdu, he introduced a reporter friend from a metropolitan newspaper to Yuan Fangguo. Now Tian Ying went undercover in Heihai County, and Yuan Fangguo decided to call the reporter friend himself and ask him out.
Yuan Fangguo had met that reporter once. He originally thought that birds of a feather flock together, and he thought that he should be a more stable type like Tian Ying. However, after getting to know him, Yuan Fangguo felt that he had a more lively and cheerful personality.
When the reporter named Ning Yuanlin received a call from Yuan Fangguo, he was surprised at first, and then agreed to meet with him.
Yuan Fangguo arranged to meet at a teahouse by the moat. Chengdu people have always been leisurely, and sitting by the river drinking tea and playing mahjong is one of the best ways for them to spend their spare time.
After drinking gaiwan tea, Yuan Fangguo and Ning Yuanlin exchanged a few pleasantries and then quickly got to the point.
Ning Yuanlin is also a basketball fan. He also works in the sports section of a city newspaper, and he often writes columns.
Ning Qu is his name, which is taken from the first and last parts of the idiom "rather die than yield".
"Brother Ning, the performance of the Bashu team is very bad now. What do you think about this problem?" Yuan Fangguo asked this sharp question with a heavy face.
Ning Yuanlin thought for a moment and analyzed, "Brother, the reasons for the Bashu team's poor performance are actually comprehensive. There are problems with the club, the players, the coach, and even the fans."
"You mean the fans won't go to the scene to support?" Yuan Fangguo asked quickly.
Ning Yuanlin didn't express his opinion. After taking a sip of tea, he said, "That's one aspect. The irrational behavior of the fans is another."
"Your analysis is spot on. Last year, when Maer was in the team, his movement through the midfield and frontcourt was like a high-powered engine, providing the team with a constant flow of momentum. This year, after Maer's transfer, the midfield is missing his coordination. Without the power provided by this engine, the frontcourt and backcourt naturally can't connect."
Ning Yuanlin nodded. "Yes, the main reason lies within the team. I don't understand why they let the horse go. Some leaders even use the excuse of going out to earn extra money to boost economic growth. I think those leaders are completely clueless. If the Bashu team continues to play like this, they will definitely be relegated this year."
"Demotion is not necessarily possible. I do have a way. I wonder if Brother Ning is willing to give it a try." Yuan Fangguo took out his own secret plan at the right time.
It was said to be his brilliant plan, but half of this plan was just a fact that was later confirmed.
Ning Yuanlin suddenly became interested. He nodded involuntarily and said to Yuan Fangguo, "Brother, tell me about it."
Yuan Fangguo wasn't in a hurry. He picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then put it down. Then he said slowly, "My plan has two parts. The first is to play hard to get. You've written a lot of football articles in the Metropolitan Daily. I suggest you publish a column in the next two days criticizing the Bashu team and even calling on fans to boycott it."
Having said that, Yuan Fangguo glanced at Ning Yuanlin out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that he was in deep thought, he then told him the next part of his brilliant plan. Upon hearing this, Ning Yuanlin immediately woke up from his previous state of contemplation, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he praised this idea repeatedly.
Ning Yuanlin said that after he returned, he would immediately implement Yuan Fangguo's brilliant plan.
After receiving Ning Yuanlin's accurate and affirmative answer, Yuan Fangguo showed a knowing smile.
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