Super Marshal

"Good morning, Mr. Gao Han."

When Gao Han passed by the construction site of the new stadium in Chinatown while jogging, he stopped outside the gate to peek at the progress inside as usual.

I don’t know if it was a chance encounter last time, but engineer Xiaoqi always comes earlier and I can see him every time.

Every time they met, they would chat a few words, and they became familiar with each other over time.

Xiaoqi is a very conscientious engineer who is meticulous in his work. Every time we meet, he will tell Gao Han the progress of the project and various problems encountered during the construction process. Sometimes he even has to explain it to Gao Han. long time.

But Gao Han also saw from it that he was a very capable engineer who could always explain some very professional and profound things in a simple and easy-to-understand way, so that even a novice in the construction industry could have an intuitive impression.

Later, with Gao Han's encouragement, Xiaoqi also began to sort out his opinions and explanations and publish them on Weibo, which aroused heated discussions among many domestic netizens. After all, the new stadium in Chinatown uses a lot of A world-first new technology.

After fighting side by side, Gao Han and Xiaoqi became friends on Weibo and interacted a lot.

"Hello, Xiaoqi." Gao Han always calls him by his online name.

"I heard you were back yesterday, so I thought I would see you again this morning." Xiao Qi smiled excitedly.

Almost every time he comes to the construction site, Gao Han can discover something new.

The entire new stadium and the shopping mall next to it are changing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Gao Han marvels at the infrastructure construction capabilities of the Chinese construction company and even thinks it should be completed soon, but Xiao Qi doesn't see it that way.

"According to the current progress, it can only be considered to be in line with the timetable, and it is basically unlikely to be advanced."

Xiaoqi saw Gao Han's doubts and quickly continued to explain: "Actually, you see, from the start of construction to now, the pile foundation and basement have taken the longest time. After they came out of the ground, the progress has been very fast. This is because we have a strong focus on quality. The control is very strict, and the construction is completely carried out to ultra-strict standards, otherwise, the speed can be faster."

"But the next steel structure and interior and exterior decoration will have to be done slowly and carefully, and it won't be possible to do it quickly. Therefore, according to our preliminary estimates, it would be good to be able to complete the work on time."

At the end, Xiaoqi's smile contained a little pride and pride.

He has said on Weibo more than once that he feels extremely honored to be able to participate in such a project, not only because he is an engineer, but also because he is a die-hard Chinatown fan.

"By the way, I heard from the chief engineer a few days ago that you intend to develop supporting projects around the stadium?"

Gao Han nodded slightly, "The surrounding land is ours. Although the shopping mall is still under construction, it has been rented out. It is a powerful Chinese retail chain company in Madrid, so we plan to take over the surrounding land." The land is also being developed and several Spanish and domestic companies are interested.”

Xiaoqi also vaguely guessed the current business direction of Chinatown, which is to lay a solid foundation.

Many fans believe that Chinatown made more than 200 million from selling people this summer. Logically speaking, it should be invested in the transfer market to improve the team's strength. Especially after two consecutive losses at the beginning, there are more such voices. There are even some fierce fans who accuse the team management of enriching themselves.

But they obviously ignored one thing, that is, Chinatown’s financial revenue is not high.

Transfer fee income is unsustainable, but in the current transfer market environment, if a large amount of investment is made, the salary of the players introduced will inevitably be higher, which will be far beyond the affordability of Chinatown and break the team's salary structure.

Since Chinatown was promoted to La Liga, the team has been increasing the salaries of its players, almost every year. The increase is also the highest in La Liga. This is certainly because Chinatown’s previous salary was low, but on the other hand It can also be seen that Chinatown is cautious in adjusting its salary structure.

As the top expenditure item of a football club, if player salaries increase too quickly and the club's financial revenue cannot keep up, the consequences will be disastrous, so Chinatown's caution is understandable.

Domestic fans don't understand, but Xiaoqi Ren is in Madrid and is better informed, so he can understand.

This summer, La Liga's three major teams Valencia, Villarreal and Sevilla failed to sign chest advertisements, plus Zaragoza, Osasuna, Espanyol With the newly promoted Rayo Vallecano, a total of seven teams in La Liga have to run naked, and if based on market valuation, they will lose at least more than 5 million euros.

In the new season, the total amount of chest advertising sponsorship for the entire La Liga 20 teams is less than 100 million euros. Among them, Barcelona and Real Madrid have won 60 million euros. Atletico Madrid recently signed a contract with Turkish Airlines. After sharing the 30 million euros with Chinatown, the remaining 16 teams only received a measly 10 million euros.

Being prepared for danger in times of peace, Chinatown has to carefully deal with the current environment. Everyone firmly believes that after the broadcast rights reform in 2013, the team's income will increase, but the living environment of La Liga teams It has only improved slightly. If you want to catch up with the Premier League, you have to work harder.

If you can't invest in signings, you have to find a way out for the transfer income of more than 200 million euros. It cannot be left in the bank to earn interest. With Europe's current behavior of printing money to save the market, the currency depreciation will only become faster and faster. .

Therefore, the way Chinatown has chosen is to invest in the preparation of the new stadium and surrounding commercial facilities, continue to invest in youth training and scouting systems, and further improve and improve the club's management mechanism. This is tantamount to cultivating internal skills and laying a solid foundation.

"By the way, how many fans do you think our Chinatown has in China?"

Xiaoqi frowned slightly, thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I don't know, but as far as I know, there must be a lot. The team has developed rapidly in recent years, and with your influence, this summer's trip to China will also be The word-of-mouth is booming and the number of fans is expected to increase, but most of them are scattered."

Gao Han nodded, "So, we are considering establishing an officially recognized Chinatown fans organization in the country."

"Really?" Xiaoqi was overjoyed after hearing this. This was something he had been talking about for a long time.

"The name of the club is Chinatown. If there is no fan club in China, how can it be justified?"

"That's great. There is an officially recognized fan club. I can guarantee that Chinatown's influence in the country will become greater and greater, and the number of fans will definitely exceed those of the old and powerful clubs."

After a pause, Xiaoqi looked at Gao Han with a smile, "It would be better if we could introduce a few Chinese players."

Gao Han's face darkened and he sighed longly.

Why hasn't he thought about this?

As a Chinese, how much he longs for a Chinese player in his team, which not only represents a huge Chinese market, but also represents endless commercial interests, and can also fulfill his dream.

He has even tried for this, but in the current domestic environment, there are very few players with the ability and potential to gain a foothold in the four major European leagues, and it is also difficult to operate them to Europe.

Mendes complained to Gao Han more than once about this matter, but what can be changed?

"There is a Chinese in our team." Gao Han calmed down, looked at Xiaoqi, and said with a smile.

"I know, Yang Xin, but he is only twelve years old."

"He is a direct descendant of our youth training base in Chinatown. Everyone in the club is very optimistic about him. We are currently communicating with the Chinese Football Association and the Spanish Football Association, hoping to promote a cooperation and put us in the domestic youth training center. Some of the players were brought to Madrid for further football training.”

"In addition, I am also actively contacting other leagues and some teams that have excellent players, hoping to bring more young players to Europe."

This is why Gao Han is determined to open four more youth training centers in the next few years. He wants to train players himself and then send them abroad.

"Will there be too much involved? Can the football associations of European countries agree?"

Gao Han nodded, "It is indeed not easy, but South Korea has already had such a precedent. For example, Sun Xingmin, who rose to prominence in Hamburg in the Bundesliga last season, is a model of cooperation between South Korea and the German Football Association. He has been in Europe since he was sixteen years old."

After a pause, Gao Han said with confidence: "The Chinese market is big enough, and all major European leagues are coveting it. Do you think they will be unwilling to accept Chinese players?"

"But if this happens, won't your Chinatown suffer a loss?"

After working hard to support the youth training, cultivate a group of young players, and then send them to Europe. It is conceivable that players aged fifteen or sixteen will not get any transfer fees at all. So how does Chinatown rely on to maintain operations?

"That's not true, because we can get a fixed commission from every transfer of players in the future. So, theoretically speaking, the better the players we train, the higher the transfer fee, the better we can The more commissions you get, so I think that as long as the initial accumulation of this model is completed, there will definitely be gains in the future."

Xiaoqi understood what Gao Han meant and vaguely realized that this business model might be feasible, but what about the initial investment?

According to the current domestic media's assessment of Chinatown's plans for the next few years, at least 2 billion yuan will be invested.

Investing so much without seeing any results. Only a fool like Gao Han who loves Chinese football so much and is eager for Chinese football to take off would do such a stupid thing.

Just when Xiaoqi was a little moved and thought about whether to talk about these things on Weibo, Gao Han suddenly reminded him.

"Don't talk about these things on Weibo. Don't post everything on Weibo before you even know your horoscope. Now everyone is seriously suspecting that you have become a gunman in our club."

Xiao Qi burst out laughing when he heard this, "What's the point? How many people want to be a gunman for you in Chinatown, but you're not qualified yet?"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and saw the rising sun from the east hitting Gao Han's face slantingly, like a layer of light coating on his face.

He still clearly remembers that Gao Han said that Chinese football is not someone else’s football, not the Football Association’s football, not the professional league’s football, and not the football of those club owners, but the football of every Chinese.

The backwardness of Chinese football requires the joint efforts of everyone, and first of all, someone must dare to stand up and take the first step.

Gao Han stood up and took the first step. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, he should be respected.

After repeated warnings, Gao Han left the construction site of the new stadium.

He had a meeting to attend in the morning and had to rush back to Paris as soon as possible at noon.

Watching his leaving figure, Xiao Qi suddenly picked up his mobile phone, took a photo of his figure under the rising sun, and posted it on Weibo.

Xiaoqi felt that what he saw was not a person, but a hope.

The hope for Chinese football to rise and take off!