Chapter 418: Meeting with Prodi (Part II)
If Zhuang Mingge wants to avoid the tragedy of Italian football in his previous life and improve the environment of Serie A, the stadium problem must be completely solved!
Otherwise, even if Zhuang Mingge builds Fiorentina strong with the advantage of a traverser, it is only a matter of time before the cup is in a terrible league environment.
Don't think that the team brand is big enough to ignore the league environment, Juventus is not famous? Is little Agnelli willing to spend money? Weishenme waved a cheque book but couldn't always recruit top stars, so he could only make up the numbers with Carlos Tevez, which Manchester City didn't want, and Llorente, who was free? Inter Milan seduced Pastore, who had been in the summer for a summer, and the Argentine went to Zuihou but switched to the arms of Paris. Isn't this all because the overall environment in Serie A is so bad that all Serie A teams are not attractive to the stars!
The overall environment of the league is not good, not only can it not attract good players, but it can't even sell people at a good price.
After you didn't see the phone door, the influence of the Serie A team in the transfer market began to decline year by year, and when Cavani transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in Serie A, the transfer fee was only 46 million euros, while Falcao, who was almost the same as him, could sell for a sky-high price of 60 million euros! The difference between the two is 14 million euros, which cannot but be said to be something worth thinking about.
Originally, Italy enacted a law to make stadiums operated and maintained by municipal governments, mainly to reduce the financial burden on clubs, after all, at that time, the law allowed Italian teams to focus more on the football game, and at the same time it could also reduce their expenses, so that these teams could have more financial resources to buy good players.
However, the Italian government's good intentions have deteriorated over time without anyone noticing, not only putting a heavy financial burden on the country, but also putting a shackle on many clubs and hindering their further development.
Times are different, and the corresponding rules and regulations naturally have to keep pace with the times, and blindly resting on one's laurels will only make Serie A a dust under the wheel of history.
"However, it is a very troublesome matter to submit a bill for amendment, not to mention all aspects of the relationship, and if there is not enough interest, I am afraid it will be difficult to get a sufficient number of votes." Prodi said with some embarrassment, after all, he is now working in the political arena, some things cannot be based on his own wishful thinking, and they must be valuable to convince most people, who will care about things that are not beneficial!
Zhuang Mingge understands Prodi's ideas very well, and there are really not many people who will do things that are not beneficial in this era, especially those of them who work in shopping malls and politics.
To give the most direct example, just like the purpose of Zhuang Mingge's trip, the ownership of the stadium. In Prodi's eyes, these stadiums can be said to be a pile of useless money-burning machines that are just constantly consuming government funds, but in the eyes of Zhuang Mingge and many club managers, these stadiums are undoubtedly dusty pieces of gold, waiting for them to wipe their glory. It is precisely because of the interests that Zhuang Mingge will come to discuss this issue with Prodi.
"Mr. Prime Minister." Seeing that Prodi was still hesitating, Zhuang Mingge decided to add another fire to him, "I think, you should be very aware of the experience of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, right?" ”
"Of course." Prodi said without hesitation, although he is a scholar, how can anyone in the political arena not pay attention to his competitors?
"Silvio Berlusconi could have been elected prime minister because of AC Milan's outstanding performances in football. So, Your Excellency Prime Minister, you Weishenme can't do this? "Think about it, if you propose this amendment bill and it is finally passed under your push, I believe that many clubs will 'thank' you for it." ”
When saying the word "thanks", Zhuang Mingge deliberately accentuated his tone, as if he was afraid that the other party would not hear it.
"Chairman Corleone, what you said is true?" Hearing the hidden meaning of Zhuang Ming's words, Prodi also seemed quite moved, after all, in Italy, the frequency of changing the prime minister is the same as the current Japanese prime minister, and he may step down one day due to Weishenme's strange reasons. If Prodi can get the support of the families behind these clubs because of this bill, the Italian prime minister may be able to sit for a few more years.
"How dare I deceive you, Your Excellency." Zhuang Mingge smiled and continued, "I spoke with Mr. Jani Agnelli on the phone before coming here, and he also hoped that the government would relax the restrictions on the privatization of the stadium and let the club take care of the day-to-day management and maintenance of the stadium...... The President of Inter Milan, Mr. Massimo Moratti, and Mr. Callisto Tanzi of Parma also echo our views. ”
Prodi's surprise was not trivial, he did not expect this incident to alarm the Italian godfather, of course he knew the huge influence of old Agnelli in Italy. In a sense, if the elder Agnelli appeared in public and said a word of support for him, it would be more effective than making 10,000 wishes in public!
The reason why the elder Agnelli was able to support Zhuang Mingge's claim was also because Zhuang Mingge provided him with detailed statistics on the stadium income of Premier League clubs in recent years, and the huge profits shown on the table shocked the old Agnelli. After the old man specially asked Girawudo and Moji, who are currently in charge of Juventus' management, he made sure that Zhuang Mingge did not fool him with a bunch of fake data, so he expressed his willingness to support him.
Of course, in order to get the elder Agnelli to agree to support the current Prime Minister Prodi in public, Moggi and Girawudo also played a strong role in the process of persuasion. This is not because the relationship between them and Zhuang Mingge has improved, but because Juventus is now pursuing financial balance rather than spending a lot of money, and if the stadium can be owned by the club, then Juventus can get more funds in the future, which is an extremely beneficial thing for the development of the team.
So, after confirming that the elder Agnelli would indeed use his support for him in exchange for the passage of the stadium privatization bill, Prodi patted his chest and assured Zhuang Mingge that the amendment would be passed before the end of the season.
As for how to get Parliament to agree and pass this bill? That's not something that Zhuang Mingge, a layman, can consider, let Prodi, a professional, do his own work......