Chapter 632 Can we be thicker-skinned?

"What? What did you say? Chelsea want to buy Mandzukic?"

Yang Huan was a little surprised after receiving a call from Atletico Madrid's CEO Soriano.

"Hey, they finally couldn't help themselves and wanted to take action!"

Are you kidding? Mandzukic is the only center forward left for the Gunners in Europe. If you don’t take action, I will sell him to Bayern Munich. Who’s afraid of who?

The worst that can happen is that I can just sell it at a lower price. Can you bite me?

"Master Huan, they asked for the price through Mendes's connections." Soriano also found it funny.

Chelsea had previously publicly announced that Mandzukic was too expensive and only a fool would buy him, but what about now?

Aren't you just going to come here happily and swallow back the nonsense you just uttered?

"Mendez!" Yang Huan said the name with a smile.

Frankly speaking, he didn't have much affection for Jorge Mendes, so the first thing he did after taking over Atletico Madrid was to completely cut off Mendes's hand in Atletico Madrid's management and put an end to his thoughts.

It can be seen that he has now climbed back onto the high branch of Chelsea with the help of Mourinho's relationship.

"This guy is really smart. Chelsea's current lineup configuration requires massive signings. He is getting involved now, which shows that he wants to get a piece of the pie. Besides, he has such a good relationship with Abramovich..."

When Yang Huan said this, he just laughed, the meaning was self-evident.

Agents have become an indispensable role in professional football.

For club owners, many things are not convenient to deal with personally, and they may even be unwilling to get involved due to their status, so they have to go through the club's senior management or agents with whom they have a good relationship.

Of course, it also depends on who it is.

Just like Yang Huan, there are only two people who can gain his trust, one is Raiola and the other is Pini Zahavi.

Without exception, these two people are very smart and reliable guys.

As for making money from them, that is only natural.

If there is no benefit in return, would someone be willing to run errands for you for free?

"Master Huan, what should we do now?" Soriano asked.

Yang Huan laughed, "What price did Chelsea offer?"

"Sixty million euros, that's the price we offered to the media before."

"Damn, Abramovich is really generous!" Yang Huan couldn't help but be moved.

"Isn't it?" Soriano was also amazed.

60 million euros, four years ago, could almost buy a Kaka.

But what surprised Soriano was Yang Huan's next words.

"Tell Mendes that he won't sell it for 60 million euros!"

"What?" Soriano's jaw dropped in shock. "Not for sale?"

Oh my God, Master Huan, that’s 60 million euros, why don’t you sell it?

Didn’t we agree on this?

Mandzukic is not in Diego Simeone's plan. We have to sell him at the right time and at the right price to cash in.

Could it be that you regret it now?

"Yes, 60 million euros, too low!"

"What?" Soriano was surprised again and smiled bitterly.

"Master Huan, there are only a handful of teams in Europe that can afford 60 million euros!"

Yang Huan, however, confidently retorted, "So what?"

What...what do you mean by so what?

Master Huan, it's true that you are wealthy, but why do you have to be so stubborn about money?

"Spread the news, at least 80 million euros, otherwise, Mandzukic will not be sold!"

"Eight... eighty million?" Soriano was stunned.

But Yang Huan shook his head and smiled, "Let me tell you, the new broadcasting contract for the Premier League will come into effect in the new season, and the income of all teams will increase significantly on the original basis."

When Soriano heard this, he immediately said "Oh" and thought to himself, no wonder Premier League teams started spending big on signings this summer, even Arsenal, which is known for being stingy, spent nearly 100 million, so that's how it is.

"According to current preliminary estimates, the bonuses for the top four teams in the league should be around £100 million."

"One hundred million pounds?" Soriano was completely shocked!

My God, one hundred million pounds, that's an astronomical figure, right?

"So, don't underestimate the top four in the league. It's not just about qualification for next season's European competitions and the tens of millions of dollars in revenue from European competitions, it's also about the revenue from the Premier League broadcasting rights, which is incredibly valuable!"

What Yang Huan said was not an exaggeration at all.

With the rising value of the Premier League broadcasting rights, especially the rapid development of overseas markets, the revenue of each team from the Premier League broadcasting rights has increased very rapidly. Every ranking is fought for and the competition is very fierce.

After all, any ranking is related to millions of pounds of income. Who wouldn’t want to grab it?

But this also led to a brutal civil war in the Premier League and had a great impact on the European arena.

Just imagine, with Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Chelsea and other teams making massive signings this summer, how fierce the competition in the Premier League will become?

If Chelsea still wants to fight for the top four in the league, big signings have become a must!

Soriano was shocked and a little nervous.

"Master Huan, we only offered 40 million euros to Bayern Munich, but 80 million euros to Chelsea. Is this..."

He really wanted to ask, would it be too unfair?

But in the end, he didn't dare say it.

"What do you mean by will or will not? We own the players, we can sell them however we like, when is it someone else's turn to make decisions? If Chelsea dares to say another word, I will just tell them to get out, I won't sell them!"

Soriano's face was covered with sweat.

This is too tycoon, isn't it, Master Huan?

Just to show his anger, he didn't want to sell it for 80 million euros, but insisted on selling it for 40 million euros. How willful!

"Don't worry, scarcity determines value these days. Mourinho doesn't like Lewandowski and Higuain, but he likes Mandzukic. Add to that a shrewd Mendes and Abramovich, a wealthy man on the Forbes list, and Chelsea won't be easily scared!"

Soriano smiled bitterly. Is that really the case?

"Then, Master Huan, are we going to hold on to the 80 million euros and not let go?"

Yang Huan thought about it and felt that it was too unfair. "Forget it. When the time is right, you can give me a friendly price or a discount, but it must not be less than 70 million euros, otherwise we will sell it to Bayern Munich!"

"I understand!" Soriano now had a standard in mind.

After Yang Huan hung up the phone, he still had a sly smile on his face.

"Hey, Abramovich, I think you'll vomit three liters of blood if you don't die this time!"

Sun Yue, Zhao Yuanfang and others sitting in the conference room all looked amused.

They were all wondering why Master Huan disliked Abramovich?

Could it be that these rich people are particularly jealous of each other when they meet?

"Okay, let's stop talking about that and continue!"

Yang Huan waved his hand and sat back in his seat.

Sun Yue, Zhao Yuanfang and others looked at each other, feeling helpless.

Master Huan is so unpredictable.

"Sun Yue, how is the domestic live broadcast of this International Champions Cup?"

As soon as Master Huan asked the question, Sun Yue immediately became serious.

"The response was pretty good. Television stations in all first-tier cities, including the Central, Capital, Longhai, and Yangcheng, as well as major domestic portals and video websites, broadcast the event live, and the fans responded enthusiastically."

The live broadcast of the International Champions Cup in China this time was more or less a warm-up, so only a very small part of the cost was charged to major TV stations and video websites.

Because of this, this event has caused quite a stir in the country.

"But there are some problems!" Sun Yue said worriedly.

"What's the problem?"

Yang Huan's tone was very calm. He had expected there to be a problem.

It would be strange if there was no problem!

"After many contacts, all the major TV stations have some opinions on the live broadcast fee of the new Premier League season. They all said that unless we are willing to accept a live broadcast price similar to the International Champions Cup, otherwise, they will not broadcast the new Premier League season!"

When Yang Huan heard this, he burst out laughing.

"They are still like this, acting like a typical high-handed official!"

Sun Yue also nodded with a sneer. Who said it wasn't?

Most of today's traditional TV stations still belong to the system, aren't they just bureaucrats?

"Their rigid thinking logic simply cannot keep up with the changes and developments of the times. Do they think that now is still the same as in the past when we have to beg hard to get on their TV program schedule?"

Having said that, Yang Huan sneered.

"Times have changed a long time ago, but they are still the same as before!"

In Yang Huan's view, this is a kind of thinking that is destined to be abandoned by the times.

Sun Yue also disliked those people, but he was very worried in his heart.

"Master Huan, is it okay to charge for watching the live broadcast of the Premier League? Will it arouse the indignation of the fans? Tiansheng was almost killed by the saliva of the fans back then, so Xinying has been cultivating the market at a loss in the past few years."

Zhao Yuanfang also felt that if Young Master Huan really wanted to do this, it would be a bit risky.

If the fans are angered by chance, wouldn’t his reputation be ruined?

"Master Huan, you must be well aware of the domestic Internet environment. Everything is free. If you rashly charge for it, I'm afraid..."

"Wait!" Yang Huan suddenly raised his hand to interrupt him, frowning, "Who told you that I would charge a fee?"

Sun Yue and Zhao Yuanfang looked at each other in astonishment.

No charge?

My dear Master Huan, you spent so much money to buy the broadcasting rights of the Premier League, and you don’t charge any fees?

"Master Huan, you are not kidding, are you?"

Sun Yue thought about it and felt that it was really possible, because there was only about a month left before the live broadcast of the Premier League. However, as to whether there would be any charges, Master Huan never gave an answer from beginning to end.

But if it is really free, how can we recover the costs?

"Are you kidding?" Yang Huan looked aggrieved, as if he was more wronged than Dou E. "Who is kidding?"

"You guys, stop thinking about making money all the time. You're all obsessed with money. Why don't you think about why domestic football can't develop? Because there are not enough fans! Why are there not enough fans? Because there are not enough live broadcasts of football matches and the football market is not well cultivated!"

"So, we have to think carefully about how to contribute to Chinese football."

Sun Yue and Zhao Yuanfang looked at each other in astonishment.

Grandma, how thick-skinned does this person have to be to be like Young Master Huan?

He is almost praising himself as the savior of Chinese football!

Although all leaders like to flatter themselves, it shouldn’t be so outrageous, right?

Can we be thicker-skinned?

"Now, we have an opportunity to give back to the country. We will broadcast the Premier League for free to cultivate the domestic football market and train more fans. I believe that with time, there will be more and more fans, and Chinese football will definitely become stronger and stronger!"

Sun Yue and Zhao Yuanfang both wanted to give a middle finger!

Isn’t this too much?

Could it be possible that if you make the Premier League live broadcast free, Chinese football can win the World Cup?

If so...

Well, if it's really possible, Master Huan, then you can do it for free! r1148