Chapter 651: Not Being Envied Is Mediocre

On the way back to the hotel after leaving the palace in Monaco, Yang Huan called Michael Bolingbroke and told him what he had gained in the palace.

The Monaco CEO was stunned when he heard this. He had never expected that Master Huan's appearance would bring Monaco three or four sponsorship contracts. Adding them together, the annual income would be at least tens of millions of euros.

For Monaco, whose fiscal revenue has been increasing slowly, this is already a huge sum of money!

"Michael!" Yang Huan became serious after talking about business matters.

"Master Huan, what do you want me to do for you?" Bolingbroke also noticed the change in Master Huan's tone.

"I want you to accompany Prince Albert and others to Paris!"

Michael Bolingbroke listened and nodded in agreement, "Okay, I'll get ready right away!"

"You have to remember, unite the majority and isolate those minority teams, then we will win!"

The way the French Football Federation formulates policies is by voting, and since it is a vote, as long as Monaco wins the majority and the French Football Federation does not cause trouble, the problem will basically be solved.

"In the past year, we have brought in so many French stars, and each of them was paid a generous transfer fee. Even if those teams we poached do not think well of us, at least they will not hate us!"

This has been Yang Huan’s transfer strategy all along, that is, harmony brings wealth, and everyone makes money together.

Take Monaco for example. After the acquisition was completed, Monaco started to recruit players in a big way.

But apart from a few foreign players such as Mitrovic, Depay, Verratti, Marquinhos and Navas, players including Digne, Zouma, Mangala, Aurier, Rabiot, Kondogbia, Thauvin, Fekir, Benzia and Aubameyang are all from French teams or local players.

Moreover, Yang Huan paid cash for all the players he acquired.

In this capital-dominated world of professional football, cash transactions are extremely rare, and insiders know it well. Therefore, it is hopeless and disadvantageous for Monaco to buy players, and basically all teams that sell to Monaco are satisfied with the sales.

Not only that, after introducing a large number of players, Monaco also disposed of a number of players at low prices.

During this process, Monaco took a laissez-faire approach to many things, and even allowed some players to transfer freely to new teams. Although this caused considerable losses to Monaco, it helped fatten up other French teams.

So much has been done. If there are still teams that really hate Monaco, then Yang Huan can only say that those who are not envied are mediocre.

Unlike Monaco which prefers to recruit local players, after the Qatari consortium took over Paris Saint-Germain, all the big-money signings came from outside France. For example, Falcao, Pastore, Thiago Silva, Lucas Moura and Motta, all of whom are stars from outside France.

So, to some extent, although both are owned by a consortium, Monaco's contribution to French football is far greater than that of Paris Saint-Germain. If anyone really wants to be envious, jealous or hateful, then Paris Saint-Germain should be the first choice.

Yang Huan certainly doesn't want to drag Paris Saint-Germain into the water. After all, this will only make Monaco make more enemies.

He just felt that Monaco's image and relationships within French football shouldn't be too bad.

"This time when you go to Paris, you must explain the pros and cons. Tell them that in the next few years, we will invest more than 10 million every year in youth training. At the same time, we will continue to adhere to the lineup framework dominated by local players. We will not blindly introduce superstars and recklessly trigger an arms race. Let them feel at ease!"

After all, isn't it just the fear that Monaco will take advantage of its tax advantages and trigger an arms race?

Anyway, Yang Huan had no intention of doing so, so he just happily made the promise.

"Okay, I understand. I will prepare well!" Bolingbroke promised.

Yang Huan hung up the phone, but the expression on his face was not relaxed at all.

If Monaco's tax advantage is gone, the impact on its football territory will be huge.

Of course, it is not fatal, but it will add a lot of trouble.

As for the players' salaries, that's not a big deal. They are all transferred through the company and have little to do with the Monaco club.

"It seems that Monaco is too aggressive!"

Yang Huan muttered to himself with a wry smile.

What can we do?

In the first three rounds of the new season, the team won three consecutive victories and topped the league table, which made them very famous. How could they not arouse jealousy?

And with the rise of Monaco, it will definitely affect the interests of some teams, such as Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Saint-Etienne and other teams that have the hope of reaching the top three in the league and participating in the Champions League.

The competition might have been fierce to begin with, and now with the sudden addition of Monaco, how fierce would it become?

Yang Huan had no choice but to smile bitterly at this.

Could it be that in order to avoid being hated, we should not rise up? Should we not strive for a better ranking?

Stop kidding, okay?

While thinking, Yang Huan came to the Fairmont Hotel next to the Monte Carlo Casino.

This is the best and top hotel in Monaco. Although it is only a four-star hotel, the price is not cheap at all.

A very important reason is that it is very convenient and has beautiful scenery.

The east side of the hotel is adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea, where you can enjoy the most beautiful sea scenery in Monaco.

The west side is right next to the F1 race track, and there is even a special stand and sunshade next to the swimming pool on the rooftop of the hotel for residents to watch the F1 cars.

In May of every year, hotels in Monaco are in short supply, and the Fairmont Hotel is undoubtedly the most popular hotel among Formula 1 fans. It is very popular and the price is very high, and it is often booked out.

For Yang Huan, another advantage of the Fairmont Hotel is that it is adjacent to the Grimaldi Forum.

The draw ceremony for the Champions League group stage is held there every year.

Stay at the Fairmont Hotel and walk about 500 meters north from the F1 track. It's very convenient.

As soon as Yang Huan returned to the hotel and walked into the lobby, the hotel lobby manager immediately came to greet him.

"Hello, Mr. Yang Huan!"

"Hello, what's the matter?" Yang Huan was a little surprised.

"Mr. Platini has arrived just now. He asked me to inform you that he is waiting for you in the hotel restaurant!"

Yang Huan nodded, "Okay, I understand, thank you!"

After seeing off the hotel lobby manager, Yang Huan thought for a moment, called Long Wu, and went straight to the restaurant.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw the short and fat Frenchman in the corner of the restaurant. When he saw him, he smiled and raised his hand to him.

"Sorry, Michelle, I just went to the Monaco Palace!" Yang Huan walked over with a smile and apologized.

Platini laughed and said, "It's okay. I just arrived too. It's just right for me to sit here and enjoy the unparalleled sea view of Monaco!"

Not to mention, the hottest weather of the year has just passed, but winter has not yet arrived, which is a good time to go out to sea.

Therefore, on the sea of ​​Monaco, you can see luxury yachts everywhere, as well as luxury cruise ships coming from afar.

Although there is a layer of curtain wall glass between us, it is easy to imagine that the sea must be very lively at this moment.

After the two of them sat down as host and guest, they started chatting casually.

Yang Huan wanted to change the topic to the French Ligue 1, so he quickly and naturally talked about the French Football Federation's current plan to limit Monaco's tax advantages. He directly stated the pros and cons and talked about Monaco's situation.

After hearing what Yang Huan said, Platini naturally understood what Yang Huan meant.

As the president of UEFA, Platini should not have interfered in the internal affairs of member states. Even if he did, he should in principle support the decisions of the member states' football associations. But Young Master Huan has spoken, so he can't refuse, right?

"Master Huan, I will have a good talk with Noel about this matter. I will do my best to coordinate!"

Platini readily gave his promise.

It was rare that Yang Huan needed him, so of course he had to help. Otherwise, if he wanted to ask Young Master Huan for help in the future, wouldn't he just run into a wall?

As for Noel mentioned by Platini, he is the president of the French Football Association, Noel Le Graet.

This guy is also a powerful figure in French football. Ever since the former president of the Football Association resigned due to internal strife in the national team during the South Africa World Cup, Le Graet has taken over the French Football Association. Platini has also publicly expressed his support, so the relationship between the two can be said to be as good as honey.

Yang Huan knew that since Platini said so, he would definitely try his best. As for whether it would succeed, it depended on the coordination and distribution of interests among all parties. No one could guarantee that it would succeed.

So, sometimes, we can only do our best and leave the rest to fate!

"Michelle, let's put these annoying trivial matters aside for now. I have something very important to ask you!"

When Yang Huan said this, his expression was very serious.

This surprised Platini a little. What kind of question was it? It was so serious.

"Master Huan, please ask."

Yang Huan smiled slightly. "I believe that the whole world has been buzzing about the hosting rights of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar, and you must have heard about it. I want to know what you think?"

Platini was stunned. This was a very tricky problem, and it could be big or small.

The key point is, why did Yang Huan ask this?

The Frenchman had to stare at Yang Huan very carefully, as if he wanted to find some clues from Yang Huan's eyes.

But unfortunately, he couldn't see anything.

In the end, I could only guess, but I couldn't figure it out.

"Master Huan, why do you ask that?" Platini seemed very cautious.

Yang Huan still had a smile on his face, as if this matter was very insignificant to him.

This is not surprising. Although Yang Huan is a person in the football world, he has little connection with FIFA, and Blatter can't do anything to him, so he naturally doesn't need to buy into Blatter's account.

But Platini is obviously different. As the president of UEFA, the reason why Platini was elected was largely due to Blatter's support behind the scenes. Without Blatter, he would not have been elected as the president of UEFA.

Some people even said that Blatter was Platini's godfather!

As for Blatter, he is the emperor of FIFA, an organization that is independent of secular power, and he is the kind of emperor who has the final say!

So, can Platini not be cautious?

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to know your opinion on these things about FIFA."

Platini had no idea what Yang Huan wanted to say, but he was an extremely shrewd man and easily grasped certain interests.

That is, for no reason, Yang Huan suddenly came to Monaco a day earlier and invited me to meet him privately. When they met, he asked such strange and sensitive questions, which was definitely not groundless.

Could it be that he knew some secret?