Chapter 411 It’s so easy to make money

A Lagonda Conqueror quickly drove north along the central road of the Spanish capital Madrid and slowly stopped at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Passing the security booth, the Conquerors drove into the administrative parking lot of the Bernabéu Stadium.

As soon as the car stopped, Sun Yue and three other assistants got out of the car.

Looking up, the Bernabeu Stadium looks extremely grand and spectacular.

The exterior is a bit old, but I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but it always gives me a sense of solemnity as if I were on a pilgrimage to the football temple.

"What a great place!" Sun Yue said in amazement.

Today's Real Madrid is strong and powerful, with superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, a super coach like Mourinho, and Florentino, who is good at business operations.

This Real Madrid is definitely the most watched star team in today's football world!

In the field of football business operations, it is a model for countless teams to learn from!

At least, Master Huan has mentioned more than once his appreciation and admiration for Real Madrid.

Except grades, of course!

In Master Huan’s philosophy, business and performance should go hand in hand, that is the way to go!

In today's society, the era of making a fortune in silence and good wine needs no bush is long gone.

"Hello, Mr. Sun!"

A middle-aged Spanish man strode out from the door of the administrative office of the Bernabeu Stadium.

Sun Yue is a veteran football fan and recognized him at the first sight. Isn’t this the Real Madrid football legend, Vulture Butragueno?

Oh, by the way, he is now a core executive of Real Madrid and Florentino’s favorite!

"Hello, Mr. Butragueno!" Sun Yue immediately went up to him.

The two shook hands, Sun Yue introduced his colleagues, and then walked into the Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid's executive offices are located at the Bernabeu Stadium, but Butragueno took them up to a meeting room on the second floor, where Real Madrid's CEO José Ángel Sánchez was already waiting.

"Hello, Mr. Sanchez!"

"Hello, Mr. Sun!"

As soon as we meet, there is inevitably some polite greetings.

This is not the first time that Miracle Media has had contact with Real Madrid. Sun Yue has been here several times before, but the negotiations have not made much progress.

Real Madrid has always been very wary of the International Champions Cup that Miracle Media is going to establish.

But it’s true. After all, this is the first time that Miracle Media has organized such a major event, and it’s unknown how long it can last. Who would be willing to offend their long-time partners and participate in such an event?

"Mr. Sanchez, I wonder what attitude Real Madrid has towards the invitation we mentioned last time to participate in the International Champions Cup?" Sun Yue asked politely.

Sanchez and Butragueno looked at each other. They already knew that the purpose of Sun Yue's trip was definitely to continue to strive for Real Madrid to participate in their International Champions Cup.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sun, we are indeed going to the United States again this summer, but our first consideration is to participate in the third North American Invitational Tournament."

After saying that, Sanchez added another sentence.

"You know, we have had a pleasant cooperation experience with RS for nearly 20 years. Although we are also willing to participate in your company's International Champions Cup, we are really too busy to do so. We can only apologize to you."

Sun Yue was not surprised by this answer. He just smiled faintly and waved to the assistant beside him.

The assistant immediately brought over a report. Sun Yue opened it and took a look, then handed it over from the desk.

"This is a venue rental contract. To show our sincerity, we have rented competition venues and training grounds in cities such as Miami, New York, Los Angeles and Ann Arbor for the eight top teams to prepare for the North American competition."

Sanchez was a little surprised.

Isn't this a bit too lavish?

The team hasn’t even been found yet, but they’ve already rented the stadium and training ground?

What if we can’t find any participating teams by then?

Wouldn’t that mean all the initial investment would be lost?

"This is a schedule that our company has carefully prepared. The eight teams are divided into two groups. Each team will play three group matches and be ranked based on their results. Then, the teams with the same ranking in the two groups will compete in the final."

Sanchez and Butragueno looked at each other again, both filled with surprise.

When I took it and looked at it, I was even more surprised.

This is not a simple schedule, but one that fully takes into account the needs of top teams for summer preparations and training. It is the final schedule that was made after fully considering many factors such as preparation time and location.

Let’s take the simplest example.

Real Madrid has participated in the North American Invitational Tournament founded by RS for three consecutive summers, but they often play a game on the East Coast and then run to the West Coast without stopping. Before they can have a good rest, they have to play another game.

Such a dense and seriously unreasonable schedule will not only make Real Madrid's summer training camp, but even the training effect will be lackluster. Instead, it may cause many players to get injured for no reason.

But Miracle Media's schedule is clearly designed to prepare the team for the game, trying to do its best in every aspect.

Without saying anything else, this level of meticulousness is enough to prove that Miracle Media has put a lot of effort into preparation and also has enough capabilities to host this event successfully.

Sun Yue has been paying attention to the expressions of Sanchez and Butragueno, and it can be seen that the effect is quite good.

At the very least, these preparations are enough to prove that Miracle Media is definitely not a one-off effort, but is well prepared.

"Mr. Sanchez, we understand Real Madrid's concerns, but please don't doubt our determination!"

Having said that, Sun Yue took another document from his assistant and handed it to Sanchez again.

Sanchez looked at Sun Yue, hesitated for a moment, and finally opened the document.

This is a contract for a commercial competition!

During his time at Real Madrid, Sanchez signed countless contracts like this, including those in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Arabic. He has signed almost all commercial competition contracts around the world.

But this time, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"Three million euros?" Sanchez looked up at Sun Yue in disbelief.

Sun Yue smiled slightly and nodded in affirmation.

But huge waves were rising in the hearts of the Spaniards.

You know, nowadays Real Madrid's appearance fee is about 2 million euros, and the higher one is 2.5 million euros, but that is basically for a single game.

For a tournament like the International Champions Cup, which consists of four consecutive matches and can also help Real Madrid develop its commercial market, Real Madrid generally offers an appearance fee of 2 million euros.

But Miracle Media offered 3 million euros in one go!

This is a sky-high price that has never been seen even during the most star-studded period of the first Galaxy Battleship!

When other conditions are not inferior to RS Company, and in many aspects are even better than RS Company, the appearance fee is one million euros more. How can one not be tempted?

After four games, they earned 12 million euros in one summer!

It’s so easy to make money, isn’t it?

But when he looked down again, Sanchez exclaimed in shock.

Miracle Media is actually going to sign five Champions League tournaments in one go?

Sun Yue appeared calm on the surface, but in fact he was happy about Sanchez's reaction.

Yang Huan meant to sign a five-year contract at once, but after careful consideration, Sun Yue and his team felt that signing for five consecutive years was not appropriate, because no one could guarantee that they would be able to participate in the competition every summer in the next five years.

So we decided to make a change and sign five terms, and then Miracle Media would invite the participants to participate in advance.

In this way, Miracle Media has the initiative, and the wealthy teams it signs will not be restricted too much.

After a moment of surprise, Sanchez quickly regained his composure.

"Mr. Sun, could you please tell me how many teams you have signed so far?"

Sun Yue smiled faintly and nodded: "Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A, Arsenal and Southampton in the Premier League!"

Sanchez was stunned. Southampton?

But I soon thought of a deeper level. I heard that the Saints are quite influential among the younger generation of fans in the United States.

Moreover, the Saints have many superstars and are the Europa League champions, so they are barely qualified to be invited.

At the very least, they are much stronger than the teams from the Major League Soccer, Brazil and Mexico that were invited to the North American Invitational.

Of course, there is definitely suspicion of taking care of one's own people here.

Sun Yue felt amused when he saw Sanchez's moved expression.

Although Bayern Munich is the winner of this season's Champions League, it was the first to sign the contract, and Bayern Munich's appearance fee is only in the second tier, which is 2.5 million euros per game.

This is not because the Bundesliga teams are pragmatic, but because Bayern Munich has been jealous of teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona going to the United States to make money in the past few years. The Bundesliga giants are also eager to participate, but RS company did not invite them at all.

So, when Southampton invited them, they were immediately interested.

Juventus' appearance fee is also in the second tier. There is no way around it. Who made the Serie A decline in recent years?

Originally, AC Milan was the priority of Serie A, but the Rossoneri asked for too high a price, and their performance in Serie A in recent years was not ideal. In addition, Juventus' conditions were lower and more cost-effective.

So, after consulting Yang Huan, Sun Yue finally decided to change to Juventus.

When it comes to the aura of a wealthy club, Juventus will not lose to AC Milan!

As for Arsenal, the Gunners had never participated in the North American Invitational before, but as soon as they received the invitation and saw that the appearance fee was so generous, they immediately agreed without hesitation.

The Gunners can only get the second-tier appearance fee.

Sun Yue’s negotiation sequence was very particular. He would first deal with a few easy teams to lay a foundation, and then set his sights on top clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United.

These three teams will undoubtedly be the teams in the first tier of appearance fees.

At the same time, they are also the European giants with the most market appeal in the United States.

Whether or not we can sign them will determine the success or failure of the International Champions Cup!

Now it seems that Real Madrid is interested!

The appearance fee was so generous, the opponents in the cup were equally strong, and the schedule was so well designed, they really couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

As for the more than ten years of friendship with RS Company...

Well, under the same conditions, we will give priority to friendship.

But the problem is that the conditions are seriously unequal now!

In this situation, only a fool would refuse such generous conditions for the sake of friendship!

There was a sudden silence in the conference room. Sanchez hesitated for a while and suddenly stood up.

"Excuse me, I need to go out for a moment!"

"Go ahead!" Sun Yue knew exactly what was going on.

After Sanchez left, there was nothing left for everyone in the conference room to talk about and they could only wait.

Fortunately, the waiting time was not long, only about ten minutes, and Sanchez came back.

But he came with the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez.

"Oh, hello, so nice to meet you, Mr. Perez!"

Florentino laughed and shook hands with Sun Yue, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Sun."

"Please convey my greetings to Mr. Yang Huan. At the same time, we at Real Madrid have decided to participate in the International Champions Cup organized by you!"

"Okay, I'll definitely pass on the message!"