Golden Greenery

"Hello, Mr. Mansour, it's a great honor to meet you." Zhuoyang was very polite.

Sheikh Mansour, 38, is one of the most powerful figures in the United Arab Emirates and a core member of the prominent Al Nahyan family. On the occasion of AC Milan's visit to Dubai, Mansour took the initiative to invite Zhuoyang to meet him.

AC Milan had planned this trip to the Middle East three months ago, and had signed a contract with the United Arab Emirates, with a high appearance fee. Originally, in the episode on the 2nd, the team was going to leave for Dubai collectively, but due to make-up games, it had to be postponed for five days before it took shape. Fortunately, the UAE understands AC Milan's situation very well and does not care about this breach of contract.

Compared with countries such as Iran, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, although the UAE is also an Arab country, it has a high degree of secularization, and the entire country and society have a sufficiently open attitude towards the outside world. The UAE has now become an important tourist destination for people in Europe and the United States who are not short of money. Luxury goods consumption place.

Upon arrival, AC Milan checked directly into the famous Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, the only seven-star hotel in the world. Except for Ronaldo and a few others, many people in the team, like Zhuo Yang, have never been here before. Even though everyone is still considered rich, even though they live in the colorful world of Milan, only when they get here do they see what luxury is.

Not to mention the door handles, toilets, etc., even an ordinary note-paper inside is plated with gold. Most people in the world, let alone seeing it with their own eyes, cannot even imagine how magnificent this is.

Zhuoyang and Kaka usually think that they are quite fashionable and rich, but now they feel that they are not only paupers, but also locals.

On the third day after arriving, in accordance with the contract and plan, AC Milan played a warm-up match with the UAE national team. Milan is the current champion of the Club World Cup and Champions League. The team has the current World Footballer and European Golden Ball. , this undoubtedly makes Milan the most popular team in today's football, and this is the most important reason why the UAE invited Milan to visit, just like chasing stars.

Therefore, the UAE national team was full of respect for AC Milan during the game. The Milan soldiers also received clear instructions from the club before the game: win, but not win too much, and leave dignity to the opponent.

As a result, the game was played very easily, and both sides paid attention to their feet. Except for a few minor injuries such as Inzaghi, including the injured Ronaldo and new aid Pato, everyone got a chance to play, with almost two lineups in the first and second half.

In the first half, Ancelotti put up a Christmas tree, with Pirlo, Kaka and Ronaldo starring. After everyone practiced, the 45 minutes ended 0:0. In the second half, it was switched to a double forward, with Guitaozi and Pato partnering. Although it has not been registered yet, this kind of friendly match does not affect Pato's appearance, and Zhuoyang is stationed in the midfield midfielder.

Perhaps due to acclimatization or nervousness on his first appearance, Pato did not perform impressively. Zhuo Yang repeatedly delivered wonderful passes in the hope that he would get off to a good start, but all were passed by Pato. On the contrary, Guitao Ladino scored twice in the 78th and 85th minutes, both of which came from Zhuo Yang's passes. It’s impossible not to pass, and it really doesn’t make sense that we can’t win.

After the game, Sheikh Mansour, Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates and Chairman of the Royal Wealth Foundation (omitting a dozen other titles here) cordially received the AC Milan team.

Mansour is very passionate about sports and has won medals in the Middle East horse racing endurance competition. He is also the chairman of the UAE football giant Al Ain Club, and Al Ain, which is the strongest in the country, is almost the UAE national team.

The full name of the United Arab Emirates is the United Arab Emirates, which is equivalent to a federation composed of seven emirates. All affairs of the entire country are in the hands of these seven hereditary chiefs, and everything is discussed by everyone.

Dubai is the most well-known city in the United Arab Emirates, but the capital of the United Arab Emirates is called Abu Dhabi, and the Emirate of Dubai and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi are the two largest emirates among the seven.

Much bigger than the other five.

As a result, it gradually evolved into two emirate groups centered on Abu Dhabi and Dubai, competing with each other in all aspects. As countries lying on oil fields, the Abu Dhabi consortium and the Dubai consortium are also unwilling to fall behind in investment and money burning.

Today you build a sailboat, and tomorrow I will immediately invite bids from all over the world to build a Burj Khalifa; you build a Xingyue Bay, and I will immediately build a Palm Bay; you buy half of Wall Street, and I will immediately buy the other half.

Mansour comes from the Abu Dhabi consortium, and the Al Nahyan family themselves are the sheikhs of Abu Dhabi.

The oil will eventually be exhausted. For the grand strategy of future generations, the two major consortiums have started financial investments around the world early. Based on the current scale, even if the oil is gone tonight, the investment will be enough for the entire UAE to continue to live a noble life.

But this is obviously not enough. It needs greater influence and social recognition. The two major consortiums have started investing in the sports industry. As the most influential football sport in the world, it is naturally their focus.

Mansour represents the Al Nahyan family and the Abu Dhabi consortium who are preparing to investigate European football. Since the Bundesliga does not allow foreign investors to control clubs, the other four major leagues are Mansour's goals. Naturally, the prosperous Premier League is the target. Mainly with the heavy Serie A, those membership clubs in La Liga are very troublesome to acquire, so let’s put them aside for the time being.

Compared with these authentic oil robes, Chelsea owner Abramovich is actually a poor man.

Zhuoyang had heard a little about the above, but he did not expect that on the second day after the game, Sheikh Mansour sent a special envoy to invite him to have lunch with him, and it was just him.

Although he had never interacted with this kind of trench cube, out of courtesy and full of suspicion, Zhuoyang agreed to Mansour's invitation after asking the club for instructions.

They said they were having lunch together, but in reality there must be something to discuss. Therefore, this meal lasted for two full hours. During this period, the door of the royal suite on the top floor was kept closed, and a tough Arab man was stationed at the door.

Mansour received his higher education at an American university. He wears a crisp suit and is completely different from those old chiefs with white robes around their hair. His English is fluent enough that he can be a tutor.

Two hours later, the door of the royal suite opened. Zhuoyang walked out and turned around to shake hands with Mansoor and say goodbye.

"Mr. Mansour, thank you for your candor and kindness. But this matter is too important to me. To be honest, I cannot make any decisions in the short term. I hope you can understand."

Zhuoyang said: "I need to carefully listen to the opinions of my family before I can make a choice. But in order to thank you for your candor, I can now promise you that no matter what choice I make, I will inform you first before the final decision. Thank you Your understanding.”

“Thank you again for your kind invitation and hospitality.”