Chapter 990: A Great Victory
Some people say that the structure of an organization can be seen from its headquarters.
There is actually some truth in this.
When the European Club Association was first established, UEFA still had a strong say, so its headquarters was located at 46 Avenue de Genève in Nyon, Switzerland, which is the UEFA headquarters, a small building on the shores of Lake Geneva.
However, as the European Club Association grew stronger and European clubs gained more and more say within the association, they decided to move out of Nyon because this small town with a population of less than 20,000 could not accommodate their ambitions.
So they went south from Nyon to Geneva, the second largest city in Switzerland.
Every regular meeting of the organization is held in Geneva's most prestigious and newly renovated President Wilson Hotel.
Interestingly, this hotel is also on the shores of Lake Geneva, but is only two or three stories higher than the UEFA headquarters.
As an international city, Geneva is not only the home of many international organizations including the United Nations European headquarters, but also the European headquarters of countless multinational companies. It has considerable experience in hosting large-scale conferences.
So, when the European Club Association held its members' meeting, the entire President Wilson Hotel was booked.
The venue was set up on the event hall floor of the Wilson Hotel. The attendees were all well-known big names in European football from various countries. Therefore, the hotel was also very cautious, as if facing a powerful enemy.
On the top floor of the eighth floor of the Wilson Hotel is the Royal Suite, which overlooks the entire Lake Geneva, covers an area of 550 square meters, has a dedicated elevator, a private terrace, a gym, and twelve bedrooms with bathrooms. The cost per night is as high as 65,000 US dollars.
At this moment, Yang Huan was sitting in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window of the Royal Suite of Wilson Hotel, on a soft sofa, facing the calm Lake Geneva at his feet. However, he was not admiring the scenery of the lake and mountains, but was sitting with his legs crossed, playing his game.
Long Wu was sitting next to him, also concentrating on playing games, but he was shouting, "Look at my Thor's Hammer!"
"I disappear..."
"Ah... No way..."
"Look at my dynamic light waves..."
"Ah, no way, a dynamic light wave took away half of my blood!"
"Hehe, give it to me!"
"Oh my god, it can freeze itself, this is incredible, this is incredible!"
Amid Long Wu's sad cries, a round of PVP battle came to an end, and the winner was already very clear.
"Master Huan, your yellow eel is too powerful, isn't it? It can disappear, freeze the body, and the damage is so high!"
Yang Huan had just won a PVP match and was in a good mood. He laughed and said, "This is a civilian hero, okay? You can go and play a hero dungeon. Just spend some time on it. It's worth it, haha!"
Long Wu let out a sigh of relief. He found that his young master was becoming more and more shameless.
Did he get his Yellow Shirt Knight by clearing a heroic copy?
Are you sure you didn't buy it with the crystal that rich man Hamad gave him?
"No, Thor is my true love, I will definitely beat him!" Long Wu said angrily.
He even thought that when he returned to Southampton, he would definitely visit the game company. If those bastards didn't make Thor stronger, he would never forgive them!
"Hey, Lao Wu, don't talk about true love with me. You loved Captain Marvel before, but what about now? Have you abandoned her?"
Long Wu was so depressed that he was speechless.
What they are talking about is a mobile game based on the theme of Marvel heroes, which was developed by WeChat Games after obtaining authorization from Marvel. It has been released, and with the popularity of Marvel hero movies in recent years, it immediately caused a huge response around the world, and the game company also made a lot of money.
But Long Wu is a miserable zero-yuan party.
The so-called zero-yuan party means that you have not invested even a single dollar in the game.
Originally, he saw Master Huan playing Captain Marvel, and he was so awesome at it, killing gods and Buddhas whenever he met one, so he also ran over to play Captain Marvel. But in the end, he was only halfway through playing Captain Marvel when the version was updated. Damn, someone changed!
As the saying goes, each version has its own god, and the zero-yuan party really can't afford it.
"Hey, Lao Wu, don't say I didn't take care of you. Practice more She-Hulk and I'll definitely be stronger than you in the future."
"She-Hulk?" Long Wu cried out, "Master Huan, that's not something you can earn by spending time. You have to spend money to buy crystals. Are you sure she wants to be strengthened?"
"Nonsense? Otherwise, do you think that I, your Master Huan, run a charity?"
Yang Huan answered confidently, "If powerful heroes were like the Yellow Shirt and the Giant, and the zero-dollar party could just grind hero dungeons to get them, then I wouldn't make a dime, and all the people in the game company would be starving."
Not to mention, Long Wu was really speechless after being scolded by Young Master Huan.
"How about, Lao Wu, I charge you some crystals?"
Long Wu raised his eyebrows, "Master Huan, is it true?"
What a surprise, isn’t it?
"Nonsense, I mean what I say."
Long Wu was so moved that he almost cried. Master Huan is so loyal!
"As for the money, just deduct it from your salary!"
In an instant, Long Wu's grateful expression froze.
What a blood-sucking capitalist!
"No, I'm going to go fight the Giant and the Yellow Shirted Man!" Long Wu simply ignored Young Master Huan and went off to play by himself.
Yang Huan laughed and prepared to continue bullying other players in PVP.
Just when Master Huan was having a great time, the doorbell of the suite rang.
Long Wu immediately jumped up from the sofa like a cheetah, walked over, looked through the peephole, and then opened the door.
"Master Huan!"
Peter Kenyon, Ron Gourlay, Nicola Cortes, Marco Fassone, Soriano and others came in one after another. One of them was a person whom Long Wu had just met recently, Ajax senior executive Van der Sar.
It is said that this guy used to be a very good goalkeeper.
When Yang Huan heard their voices, he turned off the game without caring about the game being played, stood up, and asked excitedly: "How is it going? How is it going?"
There was an indescribable look of excitement between his brows.
Generally speaking, before this kind of meeting, who will vote for whom has basically been agreed upon, and the interests of all parties have been almost completely worked out.
It was precisely because he had enough confidence in his side that Yang Huan came to Geneva in person to take charge.
Of course, another reason is that it is the national team's match day.
It's funny to say that now football fans all over the world are paying attention to national team match days and some miscellaneous news, but they know nothing about the inside stories that have a huge impact on European football and even world football.
"Thank you, Master Huan, for your strong support!" Fasone walked up proudly and thanked Master Huan.
When Yang Huan heard this, he immediately knew there was a chance. He smiled and waved his hands, "Don't say that. In the future, in the European Club Association and the UEFA Executive Committee, work hard and be bold in thinking, doing and participating. Don't be afraid. I will support you behind you!"
"I understand, thank you, Master Huan!" Fassone nodded vigorously.
Originally, with his qualifications, in the European football world where seniority is so serious and the rich and powerful control most of the say, even if he worked hard until his death, he might not be able to get a position as a member of the Executive Committee of the European Club Association, let alone a position as a UEFA executive member which he dared not even think about on weekdays.
You know, UEFA is the richest organization in FIFA, and the executive committee members are the most powerful people in UEFA.
The reason why Fassone has been able to get to this point is all thanks to the support of Master Huan behind the scenes.
"How is it? Nothing unexpected happened, right?" Yang Huan smiled and asked everyone to sit down.
Peter Kenyon smiled confidently and shook his head, "No, all those who should be selected have been selected."
Yang Huan nodded approvingly. He still had great confidence in Bald Qiang's abilities.
"This time, except for AC Milan's Gandini, Barcelona's Bartomeu, Arsenal's Gazidis and CSKA Moscow's Ginner, these four teams are members of the UEFA Strategic Committee, the other eleven executive committee members have all been replaced." Peter Kenyon introduced the situation of the meeting to Young Master Huan.
"Among the eleven executive committee members, Ed Woodward of Manchester United successfully got one, and the rest are Fassone of Inter Milan and Michael Bolingbroke of Monaco..."
When reading this name, Peter Kenyon pointed at Bolingbroke who was present. The latter smiled and nodded at Young Master Huan. This time he also rose quickly.
"...Evan der Sar of Ajax..."
Van der Sar was not familiar with Master Huan, so he stood up to shake his hand.
After that it was Michael Versholmen of Anderlecht as well as Basel and Austria Vienna.
In other words, Miracle Football Group successfully seized six of the seats.
Six out of fifteen seats were occupied, and Yang Huan had a veto power. This was so damn exciting!
"In exchange for our interests, we gave up the election for vice-chairman and fully supported Rummenigge's re-election. We supported Real Madrid as the first vice-chairman. The original first vice-chairman AC Milan lost the election and was replaced by Gazidis of Arsenal as the second vice-chairman. CSKA Moscow's Ginner remained the third vice-chairman."
"However, in the selection of UEFA executive committee members, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Arsenal, Celtic and Helsinki of Finland, together with our executive committee members, all supported Fassone to represent the European Club Association and go to UEFA as an executive committee member together with Rummenigge."
After Peter Kenyon's introduction, Yang Huan understood everything very clearly.
After this round of leadership changes, the teams that suffered the most losses should be Juventus and AC Milan.
The Zebras were originally one of the fifteen executive committee members, but this time they were not selected.
AC Milan was originally the first vice president, but now he has lost the election. Even if he is not a member of the UEFA Strategic Committee, it is hard to say whether he can even become an executive committee member this time.
Just kidding, if Young Master Huan doesn't agree, there's no point in him getting in.
Elections are actually an exchange of interests!
As the saying goes, it is easier to invite a god than to send him away. Now Yang Huan holds six positions and has finally broken into the power core of European football. It will not be so easy to send Young Master Huan away in the future!
"Very good, very good. This time, we can be said to have won a great victory!"
Isn’t it?
After planning in secret for so long, Peter Kenyon had been lobbying in European football for more than half a year, and only now had he reaped the rewards he has today. How could he not be happy?
"However, everyone must not be proud and do not let down their guard. This game is a protracted war. Anyone who becomes complacent for the sake of temporary gains and losses may be kicked off the stage and find it difficult to recover."
Why did Juventus and AC Milan lose?
It is because of their carelessness that they feel that they are a traditional European powerhouse and a regular member of the Executive Committee, and that their election is a matter of course.
But they overlooked one thing, that is, when it comes to playing power games, Yang Huan also has many talented people under him.
After hearing what Master Huan said, everyone present nodded in unison.
Now, for them, since they have gotten a bargain and benefits, they have to be low-key, know how to behave, handle relationships in all aspects smoothly, stabilize the current situation, and consolidate the results achieved. This is the key.
Being sharp in writing can easily offend people, so it’s best not to do it!
"By the way, Master Huan, there is something very important this time." Peter Kenyon said with a frown.
"What?" Yang Huan's heart skipped a beat.