Chapter 546 Are you going to let people live?

The office of RS Company in a skyscraper in Manhattan, New York, USA.

Matt Higgins dialed the number on the phone with an expectant look on his face and made a long-distance call.

In an instant, across the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere in the West End of London, the capital of the United Kingdom in Europe, a phone rang.

"Hello, Ms. Granovskia!"

As soon as the call was connected, Matt Higgins immediately greeted me with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Higgins!" Granovskia answered the phone. "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

"Oh, that's right, Ms. Granovskia. We want to know if Chelsea has confirmed the training camp and warm-up matches this summer?"

Matt Higgins' tone was polite.

There's nothing they can do. Who made them need help now?

"Summer warm-up match?" Granovskaia no longer looked cowardly in front of Abramovich.

In public, she is the boss of Chelsea. Apart from Abramovich, even Bruce Buck can't do anything to her.

"Is your North American Invitational still going on?"

These words... almost made Matt Higgins on the other side of the microphone collapse.

But he still held back and nodded continuously, "Yes, I will definitely do it!"

"Oh!" Granovskia said nothing more.

Matt Higgins knew what was going on and immediately asked, "I wonder if you Chelsea are interested in participating in the event we organize again?"

"Uh..." Granovskia pondered for a moment, "I wonder which teams you plan to invite this year?"

Matt Higgins immediately became excited and said with a smile: "We have decided to continue to invest more this year and invite a group of outstanding European teams. Everton and AC Milan have been confirmed so far, and we are in contact with Atletico Madrid, as well as several teams in the United States."

"Oh!" Granovskia thought for a moment, "Okay, then send a fax and I'll ask our boss."

"Oh, okay, I'll send it right away!"

After finishing speaking, Matt Higgins did not forget to thank Granovskia.

There is no way. With the huge success of last year's International Champions Cup, the North American Invitational Tournament organized by RS is just too bad.

Whether it is attendance or business operations, RS Company can be said to be suffering huge losses.

This time, if Matt Higgins and Charlie Stillitano had not tried every possible means to persuade Stephen Ross, the American real estate tycoon might have given up his plan to continue investing.

But even so, they decided to avoid the International Champions Cup schedule.

Who made the huge gap last year leave such a deep shadow on them?

After hanging up the phone, Matt Higgins chuckled, "Finally, we've managed to take down another big team!"

After saying that, he put a tick on the name of Chelsea.

Further down, it is Atletico Madrid.

This team is the dark horse of this season's La Liga and is currently ranked first. Diego Simeone's team has stolen the limelight and shocked everyone.

You know, last year Miracle Media included the top teams and league champions of the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga.

But this time, they missed Atletico Madrid.

Who could have thought that the Colchoneros would perform so well this season, still surpassing Real Madrid and Barcelona to top the La Liga table?

This is equivalent to giving RS company an opportunity to pick up the missed fish!

Moreover, for a poor team like Atletico Madrid, they would definitely be happy to have the opportunity to participate in the North American Invitational Tournament. That would mean millions, or even nearly 10 million euros in income. How could they not be happy?

So, in Matt Higgins's view, Atletico Madrid is a sure thing.

So, he also left the Bed Sheet Army to the end.

He pressed the number again and called directly.

"Hello, this is Atletico Madrid's Calderon Stadium!" The voice of the woman at the front desk came from the other end of the phone.

"Hello, I am from RS Company in the United States."

The person on the other end of the phone was a little surprised. "America? RS Company? What can I do for you?"

"Oh, it's like this. We plan to invite you to participate in a cup competition organized by us. Can you help me put you in touch with Mr. Soriano?" This time, Matt Higgins held his head high, chest puffed out, and belly contracted, looking very proud.

Facing Chelsea, he can only admit defeat, but in front of Atletico Madrid, he has to show off his skills.

"Okay, please wait!" The receptionist also seemed very polite.

The call was quickly transferred, and within a few seconds, someone answered it again.

"Hello, who are you?"

"Hello, Mr. Soriano, I'm Matt Higgins from RS USA, the organizer of the North American Invitational Tournament!"

"Hello, Mr. Higgins, I'm not Soriano, he's not here right now!"

"Not here?" Matt Higgins was a little surprised.

"Yes, he's on a business trip!"

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"I'm Begiristain, if there's anything you can tell me."

Begiristain?

Atletico Madrid's second-in-command!

"It's like this, Mr. Begiristain. We successfully held the North American Invitational Tournament last year, which attracted huge attention in North America and even the world. Therefore, we plan to continue to expand our influence this year. Atletico Madrid has performed well in the La Liga this season. I wonder if you are interested in participating in our event?"

Matt Higgins seemed very confident. After introducing his purpose with a smile, he began to wait for the reply from the other end of the phone.

In the picture he imagined, the person on the other end of the phone should have smiled and agreed after listening to him, saying, "Yes, we are very happy to participate, and we can even reduce the entry fee."

But what he didn't expect was that Begiristain didn't even think about it. After listening, he just shook his head.

"Sorry, we are not considering participating in your event for the time being!"

"What?" Matt Higgins was shocked.

That’s millions, or even nearly 10 million euros in income.

"Mr. Begiristain, our appearance fee is very generous, and the match will be held in the United States, which can definitely help you expand the influence of the Atletico Madrid brand in North America. In addition..."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Higgins, but we really can't attend!"

"No, if it's an appearance fee or something, we can definitely talk about it!"

“It’s not about the appearance fee!”

no?

Matt Higgins, on the other hand, felt that it must be a matter of appearance fee and the other party was just bargaining.

In fact, perhaps even Soriano's failure to show up was part of their negotiation tactics.

"Okay, Mr. Begiristain, I can make the decision on behalf of the company and give you the same level of appearance fee as Chelsea and AC Milan. In this way, you, Atletico Madrid, can get at least 10 million euros in appearance fee!"

This is the limit of what RS can offer!

However, Begiristain still shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Higgins, it's really not about the appearance fee."

"Why is that?" Matt Higgins was depressed.

As he understands, European teams usually have not finalized their summer preparations by February.

Besides, with the incentive of 10 million euros, even if the summer preparations are confirmed, they can be changed!

"We decided to participate in the Asian Challenge organized by Miracle Media!"

"Asian Challenge?" Matt Higgins was a little stunned.

When will Miracle Media organize such an event?

Aren't they organizing the International Champions Cup? Why is there suddenly an Asian Challenge?

Could it be that...

Matt Higgins immediately realized a problem, that is, Miracle Media was planning to expand the International Champions Cup!

And the target is set on Asia!

Therefore, this summer, they launched the Asian Challenge to give it a try, to find out the ins and outs of the Asian region and to lay the foundation for future expansion of the International Champions Cup and market exploration.

"Excuse me, Mr. Begiristain, would you mind telling us the specific list of invited teams for the Asian Challenge?"

Matt Higgins asked cheekily.

Begiristain on the other end of the phone chuckled a few times, "I'm sorry, Mr. Higgins, there's nothing I can do!"

After saying that, Begiristain hung up the phone.

Matt Higgins stared blankly at the microphone in his hand. He felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

Miracle Media's International Champions Cup is going to expand!

The so-called Asian Challenge is definitely just a warm-up. What Miracle Media really wants to do is to expand its army!

And since it is an expansion, there must be at least one more group with four teams!

All the teams that participated in the competition last year signed five-year contracts in one go. So this time, besides Atletico Madrid, who are the other three teams participating in the Asian Challenge?

Given Yang Huan’s connections in the Premier League and the Premier League’s influence in Asia, there must be one in the Premier League.

Who will be the other two teams?

When Matt Higgins thought of this, he felt a little helpless and his whole body felt cold.

Miracle Media is so wealthy that the International Champions Cup has been successfully held. If they expand further, it will deal a heavy blow to the North American Invitational Tournament that RS Company has carefully prepared.

There are only a few top teams in Europe, and their schedules are fixed during that period of time. If they go to the International Champions Cup, how can they participate in the North American Invitational at the same time?

This is going to force us to death!

Are you going to let people live?

Matt Higgins was completely panicked!

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While Matt Higgins was frantically calling Stephen Ross and Charlie Stillitano to report the latest developments and intelligence, Yang Huan walked into the private banquet hall of Miami's top hotel with a smile on his face.

The owners and core executives of major European football teams gather here.

"Hello, Master Huan!"

"Good evening, Mr. Yang Huan!"

"Nice to meet you, Master Huan!"

"You are much more handsome in person than in the photo, Mr. Yang Huan!"

Yang Huan accepted everyone's compliments and greetings with a smile along the way. Under the introduction of Sun Yue, he kept shaking hands and talking with the European giants.

Appearing here are not only the eight top teams that participated in the International Champions Cup last year, but also the core senior management of several teams participating in the Asian Challenge.

Among them, Florentino was unable to attend, but he arranged for his right-hand man Sanchez to come to the scene and asked Sanchez to apologize to Yang Huan.

However, Rosell from Barcelona, ​​David Gill from Manchester United, Mubarak from Manchester City and others all came to the scene, giving enough face to Miracle Media and Yang Huan.

Just kidding, Miracle Media's International Champions Cup not only has generous appearance fees, but also attracts a lot of attention and focus for the participating teams. More importantly, it provides them with opportunities for exposure and attracts more sponsors to join.

Among the eight teams that participated in the competition last year, which one did not make a lot of money?

It's like Manchester United signed the most expensive jersey sponsorship deal in history with Chevrolet.

It’s scary just thinking about it!

Because of this, all participating teams generally attach more importance to this event.

They even plan to build their summer preparations around this event.