"Do you feel uncomfortable?"

When Yang Yang heard a gentle and joking question coming from beside him, he immediately turned around.

I don't know when, a middle-aged man in his fifties and sixties stood beside him, wearing a dark suit, his hair was neatly combed, but he was short and slightly fat in middle-aged people. At first glance, he felt that his image was not tall.

Wearing a pair of gentle glasses and a kind smile on his face when his elders look at his younger generations, it makes people feel very intimate.

Yang Yang recognized it all at once, isn't this...

"Mr. Perez?" Yang Yang was a little surprised.

Florentino Perez, chairman of Real Madrid!

Guy, this is a person who only exists in media reports. Although he heard that he has been under tremendous pressure recently and rumors about his resignation are endless from outside, he is the helm of Real Madrid in the past six years.

With Real Madrid's status and influence in the world football world, coupled with Florentino's skills and abilities, his influence in the professional football world is really amazing.

"Call me Florentino, Young." Florentino smiled and handed out the glass with red wine in his right hand. "I like my friends to call me my name directly."

Only then did Yang Yang notice that he was walking towards him with a glass of wine in one hand.

"Thank you, Florentino." Yang Yang also returned to his calm.

For him, surprise was a sudden incident.

He has seen the world now and has long passed the rookie stage of chasing stars back then.

Florentino seemed to be full of interest in him and specially invited him to chat in a place where there was no one around.

Standing at the entrance, it is indeed a bit too conspicuous, especially in the current popular situation like Yang Yang. God knows when the media reporters will report it.

Of course, a situation similar to them is not uncommon in an opera house, because it is a show and a party, and everyone is standing together in groups of three or five to chat, without the tense atmosphere of opposition on the court.

If you really want to spread gossip, there will be everywhere here.

"To be honest, I'm not used to this kind of occasion. I had considered not to participate before." Yang Yang said with a frank smile.

"No, no, no," Florentino shook his head. "You should come, not only this year, but also strive to come every year in the future. It's like a certification. Do you understand what I mean? When you get out of the car, walk across the red carpet, and walk into the opera house, you are still the same you, but in the eyes of fans all over the world, you have changed."

Yang Yang nodded and vaguely figured out what he meant.

Sometimes, some players have little difference in strength, and even the roles they play in their respective clubs and the achievements they achieve, but they feel like they are two players of different levels.

This is a very complex assessment. The information that media reporters and fans can receive comes from all sides, but this recognition from FIFA is relatively the most substantial basis.

The top thirty, the top 10, the top 5, the top three...

But if you just enter the shortlist, that's not enough, so you need such a show and a grand event that has attracted worldwide attention.

More than 160 countries have broadcast live simultaneously, from the red carpet just now to the performances and award ceremony.

Yang Yang could imagine that the scene of him walking on the red carpet would be broadcast live to every corner of the world. Tomorrow, major media, newspapers, fashion and entertainment magazines around the world might publish photos of him walking on the red carpet.

This will make fans all over the world remember him, and at the same time recognize his new identity and a first-line star.

Yang Yang is starting to understand why his teammates are so envious when they hear that he is invited. Every year, many people come to take the initiative to ride on the red carpet, and there are also many artists in the entertainment industry who go to ride on the red carpets of various film festivals.

To put it bluntly, it is for this purpose.

Seeing Yang Yang getting something, Florentino's eyes flashed with admiration.

He heard that Yang Yang was a top student at the Rotterdam School of Management, a world-renowned business administration institution, which was obviously not fake.

"You know, professional football is completely different from the past. In the past, players only needed to care about playing well, but later with commercial sponsorship, the situation was different. Then there was live TV broadcasts, and now there is even more Internet... The times are constantly changing, and professional football is constantly keeping pace with the times."

Yang Yang nodded repeatedly, very much agreeing with the Real Madrid chairman's judgment, and it is indeed the case.

"Do you know our Real Madrid?" Florentino asked.

"Of course, Florentino, the greatest club of the 20th century." Yang Yang nodded.

“That means the past, kids, we are working hard to be the greatest club of the twenty-first century.”

In one sentence, Yang Yang saw strong ambitions in Florentino.

"In fact, many people have misunderstandings about our Real Madrid, and even their misunderstandings about professional football."

Yang Yang frowned and shook his head and said, "I don't understand very much."

"There are a lot of discussions and criticisms about us outside, and even unreasonable accusations and bombardments. They will think that we are overly addicted to superstars, focusing on business returns and economic benefits, and seriously neglecting the competitive level."

Yang Yang didn't expect that Florentino would talk to him about this.

"But they were all wrong, and they were outrageously wrong."

"oh?"

"When I was four years old, my father took me into the stadium and let me watch Real Madrid. Since then, everything about Real Madrid has never been separated from my life. I have seen many great stars, such as Di Stefano, Hento, etc., who were the best stars in the world at that time."

"Mr. Bernabeu is a great chairman. He has reached the pinnacle of Real Madrid's history. He has allowed Real Madrid to have the best players in the world. This is the surface that everyone sees, but in fact? How can Real Madrid afford the transfer fees and salaries of the best players?"

It was the first time that Yang Yang heard someone talk to him about the club's management and history in a blunt way, and he was very interested.

Especially a giant team like Real Madrid.

"The core income of the club at that time was the tickets, so the great Bernabeu president built the current Bernabeu Stadium, the best stadium in the world at that time. With this stadium, Real Madrid had the highest ticket income, so we had top superstars such as Distefano, Hento, Puskas and Copa."

Speaking of this, Florentino told Yang Yang with great certainty, "Remember, children, in the world of professional football, economy and competition are mutually exclusive. The success of any club is the result of the combination of economy and competition."

"When Zidane came to Real Madrid at a sky-high price, our sponsorship fee increased tenfold. Some people say that this is a process of high investment, high risk and high output, but our case was included in the research course at Harvard Business School. One hundred and fifty business schools around the world are studying Real Madrid's model, including the Rotterdam School of Management you are currently studying."

Although Yang Yang was admitted to the Rotterdam School of Management, he actually did not attend classes. This was also specially approved by the school. But after Florentino said so surely, that should be correct.

"You are studying business administration, and you must be very clear that if a company has a very abundant cash flow, it means that the company has a good business operation, and in the field of professional football, players are the cash flow of this club."

Yang Yang now understood what Florentino meant, "But the players are obviously more complex and changeable than money."

Florentino nodded again with appreciation: "Yes, this is the problem we are facing now."

"There are some problems inside us, but our club is still the best. We have the most attractive image in the world. We never criticize referees, players and head coaches casually. We maintain good competition and cooperation with all clubs."

"Here, we have a complete set of solutions that can train our players into the world's most outstanding top superstars. At the same time, we can also provide a broader platform for the best and best players to wear our Real Madrid jerseys to play."

"All media reporters and fans around the world believe that only the best players can play football in Real Madrid."

Florentino didn't speak quickly, and his tone was always very calm, which made Yang Yang feel comfortable.

Although it was only the first time we met, Florentino impressed him very deeply.

This is definitely not the Real Madrid chairman who only knows how to make money but knows nothing about football.

On the contrary, he understands professional football very well, and may even know more than everyone else.

Perhaps it is precisely because he understands the nature of professional football that many of the things he does are not understood and recognized by ordinary people.

"There is a problem with our Galaxy battleship. Our locker room lacks a healthy competition mechanism, which makes our company's cash flow problem, but we've started to solve it, so we brought in Robinho and this summer we'll do our best to bring you in."

"Me?" Yang Yang was a little flattered and his heartbeat accelerated.

The chairman of Real Madrid told him personally that he would do his best to introduce him?

"That's right, everyone including me and Real Madrid believe that in the next ten years, you and Robinho will be the best candidates to represent Real Madrid in the football stadium, especially you!"

"You are our future!"

Yang Yang was a little at a loss because he didn't know what reaction he should have.

That's Real Madrid!

Even like Van der Fatt and Escud, in the summer of 2004, when they heard that Real Madrid was going to buy them, they almost couldn't think of refusing and agreed without hesitation.

Who can reject Real Madrid?

The answer is, no!

Even top stars like Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham and Irving can't refuse.

Yang Yang asked himself, but he could not refuse this temptation.
Chapter completed!