In the blink of an eye, October came, and on the afternoon of the 15th, a preparatory meeting for the Asian Basketball Professional League and the Asian Football Super League was being held in the conference hall of the Peninsula Hotel.
After this period of time, relying on the strong influence of the major families in the local area, as well as the ASEAN leaders and the Governor of Xiangjiang to communicate with all parties, all countries have agreed to the formation of these two major sports leagues. Players from the two major leagues and
Staff will receive visa exemptions from these countries and regions and will not be subject to entry and exit restrictions. This right will be automatically revoked when the players leave the league.
During this period, the league added several more teams, and the Korean basketball club added one again, bringing the total to five. Their home games are Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, and Ulsan.
The Sumitomo family, Iwasaki family, and Yasuda family of Japan have also joined in. There will be four Japanese basketball clubs, with their home games in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Hokkaido.
The Formosa Wang Family on Baodao, the Xu Family of the Far East, the Shin Kong Wu Family, and the Yongfeng He Family join. There are also four basketball clubs, and their home games are in Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Tainan.
Hong Kong and Lisboa are both on the same side, as is Singapore.
The Thai team plays its home game in Bangkok.
Philippines team, home game in Manila.
Malaysia has two teams, their home games are Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru.
Indonesia has two teams, their home games are in Jakarta and Bandung respectively.
There are two teams from mainland China, with their home games in Shanghai and Huacheng respectively.
The cities where football clubs play their home games are basically the same, with only South Korea and Indonesia having some changes.
Bandung, Indonesia, only has a basketball team and a football team in Surabaya, while Ulsan, South Korea, only has a basketball team and a football team in Gwangju.
Both major sports leagues initially had 23 teams, which is already very good. Now the American NBA has not many more teams than them.
Today, these big guys are gathered here to discuss this. They are not going to plan any specific regulations and how to operate it. The main purpose of their arrival today is to discuss the specific start time of the club league so that they can plan various arrangements.
At the same time, we are also discussing the general managers of the two major sports leagues. From now on, the general managers of the leagues will be mainly responsible for this. There is also the split of advertising live broadcasts. This is also an issue that everyone needs to discuss.
As an advocate of this plan, Li Guangyu first said: "I know that all major cities have their own stadiums, but whether some stadiums can meet the requirements of the league still needs to be specifically screened. We are already under construction here in Xiangjiang.
, implemented in three shifts, and is expected to be officially put into use in September next year.
So I think it is appropriate to start our first season next September. This nearly one year is the time for our respective clubs to form, and any venues that are not up to standard must be renovated."
Japan, South Korea, Singapore, etc. are not worried. The arenas in the cities where their home games are located are sufficient to meet the needs of the league. What is urgently needed now is the home stadiums in Greater China.
If other regions are not the capital or important cities in the country, the configuration in this regard is still good.
The treasure islands of Taipei and Kaohsiung are better, Taichung and Tainan both need to be rebuilt, the same goes for Lisboa, Flower City is not bad, their venues are adequate, and the Shanghai side also needs renovation.
There were no opinions on Li Guangyu's proposal in this regard. Some clubs from all parties have not yet decided on their names, let alone their personnel. They also need time to prepare.
When discussing the main person in charge of the two sports leagues, South Korea, Japan, and Takarashima argued fiercely. These three countries have the most teams, so they naturally hope that someone from their own region will serve as the general manager of the league.
After a heated discussion, the Basketball League selected someone from Japan to serve as the general manager, and Baodao and Malaysia selected someone to serve as the deputy general manager.
A person selected from South Korea will serve as the general manager of the Football Super League, and a person selected from Indonesia and mainland China will serve as the deputy general manager.
The director of the Basketball Referees Committee is recommended by Singapore, and the deputy directors are recommended by Thailand and the Philippines.
The chairman of the Football Referee Committee is recommended by Xiangjiang, and the deputy directors are recommended by South Korea and Japan.
The two major referee committees are under the jurisdiction of the league and obey the league's arrangements. The offices of the two major leagues and the referee committee are in Fenshui, Xiangjiang.
All parties have injected a total of HK$660 million into the two alliances, which will be used for the construction of office buildings and the operation of the headquarters.
At the same time, there are also requirements for some aspects of the team. Since it involves different countries and regions, in terms of team personnel, local or national players must account for at least half of the team. In addition to foreign players other than club members, the quota is temporarily limited to 3
people, in order to maintain the markets of various countries and regions and cultivate sports talents for various countries and regions.
Take the basketball team as an example. The quota for a team is 12. For a team in Hong Kong, at least 6 members of the team must be from Hong Kong. The maximum three members must be from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Lisboa, Mainland China, Philippines, and Thailand.
, players with nationalities other than Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
This also prevents each club from introducing all European and American players for the sake of their own club performance, which is not conducive to the development of the league.
In terms of stratification of advertising live broadcast fees, each home live broadcast fee will be collected uniformly by the league. At that time, dividends will be distributed according to the performance ratio, and weaker ball markets will be covered to try to ensure that each club can maintain basic operations.
Of course, the league will not pay for those who pay high prices to poach players, resulting in high operating costs and poor team performance. Only the clubs themselves are responsible for such losses.
The league will only calculate the average player salary, and then consider the attendance in each global market for comprehensive consideration.
Everyone discussed for nearly three hours before finalizing the terms. All parties have gained a lot, especially Japan, South Korea and Xiangjiang. The first two have a huge advantage in the management of the two major alliances, while Xiangjiang has a huge advantage.
Bian Geng has gained huge benefits. The two major alliances are headquartered in Xiangjiang, which can bring them huge benefits.
The mainland is not bad either. Their participation in these two major sports leagues can promote exchanges between the mainland and other parts of Asia, and some mainland players can also have an additional training platform.
This time Li Guangyu gave up the Huacheng market to Huo Yingdong and Hu Yingxiang. One of them established a football club and the other a basketball club.
Li Guangyu put the market in Shanghai. The Phoenix Group established a basketball club and the Chunghwa Electric Group established a football club. As for the two major club venues, Li Guangyu placed them in Pudong, next to the business center they are building.
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At the dinner that night, Wei Yixin came in person to express his congratulations on the establishment of the two major sports leagues. At the same time, he also welcomed all parties to come to invest and start businesses in Hong Kong. He also welcomed companies from all parties to come to Hong Kong to list. He hoped that all parties could join in.
Great cooperation with Hong Kong enterprises.
The turmoil of last month has passed. Whether it is Powder Shui or Sham Shui Po, the construction speed is very fast. There will be two more places in the Xiangjiang sub-center, which will greatly alleviate the congestion situation in places such as Xiangjiang Island and Yau Tsim Mong.
With his political achievements in the three sub-centers of Tseung Kwan O, Powder Shui and Sham Shui Po, and the continued and steady development of Hong Kong's economy, he believes that his reputation in the future will not be lower than that of MacLehose and Youde.
In the next change of office in England, I should be able to take this political achievement one step further and serve in the center of England.