I want to be a chaebol.

Chapter 273 The World Cup is a cash cow

At nine o'clock Berlin time on July 9, 2006, the World Cup final was held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. The two sides were the French team led by Zidane and the Italian team led by Buffon. This World Cup is also the last World Cup that Zidane will participate in.

In the World Cup footage broadcast by BBC Sports, BBC Sports captured Song Yi sitting in a box watching the game. Song Yi noticed the footage of BBC Sports and said a friendly hello to the audience in front of the TV.

The reason why Song Yi appeared on the World Cup final stage is because inschool is a sponsor of the World Cup in Germany, and inschool's sideline advertisements have appeared on the final stage. Football Emperor Beckenbauer was watching the game in the box with Song Yi.

The main reason why BBC Sports gave Song Yi a shot was because of Manchester United. Although Kim Hee-won is the only female president of a Premier League club, anyone who knows Manchester United knows that Song Yi is the real helmsman of Manchester United.

Beckenbauer is now the chairman of Bayern Munich. Bayern and Manchester United are both founding members of the G14 club. If Song Yi comes to Berlin to watch football, Beckenbauer must come out to entertain him.

Beckenbauer had known Song Yi since the 2002 World Cup. What Zhou Mengzhun did in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan deeply disgusted the European football teams. The South Korean team also encountered the current situation, and none of the group teams qualified.

The South Korean team was drawn in Group G, along with France, Switzerland and Togo. When this grouping was released, the Korean sports media were full of confidence, believing that the Korean team, the top team in the Korea-Japan World Cup, would definitely qualify as the first in the group and lock in a top eight spot in advance.

In the eyes of Koreans, the French team is already old. Neither South Korea nor Japan failed to qualify for the World Cup. Although Zidane played on behalf of the French team. However, Zidane just celebrated his 34th birthday in the World Cup, and the Korean media are not optimistic about Zidane's trip to the World Cup.

Compared with other strong European teams, the Swiss team is not much famous, and Swiss players are rarely seen in the five major European leagues.

If the South Korean team can qualify with the first record in Group G, the matchup will be the second place in Group H. Group H consists of Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Tunisia and Saudi Arabia are destined to fail, so Ukraine will most likely be second in the group.

Since the Korean team won the semi-finals of the World Cup in Korea and Japan, except for strong teams like Brazil, it has not paid attention to strong European teams. However, the process of this World Cup gave the Korean team a resounding slap in the face.

In the first two games of the group stage, the French team suffered two consecutive draws, the South Korean team and the Swiss team both had one win and one loss, and the Togo team lost two consecutive games and was eliminated early.

In the last game, France defeated Togo and scored five points. If South Korea and Switzerland draw, the three teams of South Korea, Switzerland, and France will have one win, one loss, and one draw, and they will accumulate 4 points. However, the South Korean team will still be eliminated due to its goal difference disadvantage.

As a result, in the last game of the group stage, the Swiss team defeated the South Korean team with a clean 2-0 and sent the South Korean team home.

When the Korean team failed to qualify in the group stage, the Korean people were very angry and blamed the Korean Football Association, the Korean men's football players and the team's head coach Advocate Carter. In order to calm the anger of the fans, the Korean Football Association immediately dismissed head coach Advocate Carter.

Ever since the Dutch coach Hiddink successfully led the South Korean team to the semi-finals of the World Cup, the Korean men's football team has been very superstitious about the Dutch coach. Advocate Carter is also the third Dutch head coach after Hiddink.

Before taking office, Advocate Carter led the Dutch team to the semi-finals of the European Cup, and his coaching record was not bad. However, with Hiddink's gem in front, Korean fans are destined to be dissatisfied with Advocate Carter.

From the perspective of Korean fans, we didn't ask you to reach the World Cup finals, we just asked you to lock in a place in the top eight. Carter actually couldn't even meet such loose conditions. Not only did Carter not get a spot in the quarterfinals, he didn't even qualify for the group stage. It was simply a huge shame for South Korea.

Park Ji-sung, the captain of the South Korean national team, apologized to the fans immediately after the group stage. He will bear the responsibility for the South Korean team's failure to qualify in the group stage and accept the fans' criticism of him. He will train hard in the summer to be fully prepared for the 2008 Yanjing Olympics and be in better shape to prepare for the Olympic men's football competition two years later.

In the 05-06 season, Manchester United's results in both the club league and the Champions League were not satisfactory. Although Manchester United was leading, they finally lost the Premier League championship. Abramovich won his first league title after buying Chelsea Club.

In the Champions League, Manchester United is in a group with Virea Real, Lille and Benfica. After qualifying from the group, Manchester United was eliminated by defending champion Liverpool in the knockout stage. Mourinho is livid this season and has achieved nothing.

Manchester United club chairman Kim Hee-won immediately expressed her support for head coach Mourinho after Manchester United was eliminated from the Champions League. Manchester United has no plans to fire Mourinho, and it also tactfully expressed that Cristiano Ronaldo can play a more important role in the current Manchester United lineup.

Manchester United now has two rising stars, one is Wayne Rooney, who transferred from Everton Club, and the other is Cristiano Ronaldo.

The main reason why Manchester United's performance in the league and Champions League is unsatisfactory is that Kim Hee-won is pregnant, lives in Seoul all year round, and has no time to manage Manchester United Club. Manchester United Club lacks a decisive role.

Jose Mourinho is the manager of Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson is the team consultant. Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson differed over their use of Rooney and Ronaldo.

For the sake of Manchester United's record, Mourinho hopes to establish Ronaldo as the core of the team, while Sir Alex Ferguson hopes that Manchester United will remain patient with Rooney, who is suffering from injuries, for the future of the England national team.

Manchester United did not gain anything this season. Manchester United defeated Wigan Athletic 4-0 in the English League Cup final. Rooney scored two goals in the final and won Manchester United's first championship.

In Chelsea's match against Manchester United on April 4 this year, Rooney fractured his bone again. Chelsea defeated Manchester United 30-3, surpassed Manchester United in points, and finally won the Premier League championship.

Jin Xiyuan is busy giving birth to a child, and Song Yi is busy making mobile phones. Neither of them cares about Manchester United's record this season. In Song Yi's words, it doesn't matter whether Manchester United wins one more championship or one less championship at this time. Song Yi is more concerned about whether Manchester United's stadium renovation plan is being implemented, which is related to whether the Manchester United club can obtain higher ticket revenue and ancillary commercial income in the next few years.

Beckerbauer knew that Song Yi was a member of the Hyundai family, and Zhou Mengzhun, the former chairman of the Korean Football Association, was Song Yi's cousin. He couldn't help but yin and yang about the Korean team's performance in this World Cup, "President Song, we didn't think about the last World Cup either. I was very surprised that the Korean team in the top four did not advance to the knockout rounds."

Song Yi's trip was to watch football with his brother-in-law Kim Hyung-soo, Chen Jae-chan and his wife, and Choi Sun-hee's sister Choi Soo-jin. Kim Hyung-soo and Choi Soo-jin are on a blind date. After the competition is over, Kim Hyung-soo and Choi Soo-jin will travel together for a period of time to enhance their understanding and relationship with each other.

Choi Soo-jin's father, Choi Won-suk, originally disliked Kim Hyung-soo's weak family background and being a local rich man in Ulsan, which did not help his career much. However, Cui Xiuzhen's mother Zhang Enying is quite satisfied with the marriage.

Chen Zaican and his wife brought Kim Hyung-soo for a visit. Zhang Enying fell in love with the talented Kim Hyung-soo. Cui Xiuzhen is also satisfied with Kim Hyung Soo's appearance and is willing to try dating him first.

When Cui Yuanshuo heard that Song Yi invited Cui Xiuzhen to watch the World Cup finals in Germany, Cui Yuanshuo's attitude also relaxed. Although Jin Hyung-soo's family background is a little weaker, Song Yi obviously attaches great importance to Jin Hyung-soo's brother-in-law.

If Cui Won-suk wants to go to Germany to watch the World Cup, it is not difficult to buy a ticket for the World Cup final through connections. However, people like Song Yi decided to go to the game at short notice and were able to book a box for the finals. This is the embodiment of the global influence of a world-class rich man like Song Yi.

Kim Hyung-soo's eldest sister Kim Hee-won is the chairman of Manchester United, and his second sister Kim Tae-hee is the wife of the president of SA Group. His father, Kim Yu-moon, is also a well-known logistics supplier in South Korea, with an annual operating income of tens of billions of won. From this point of view, marrying Kim Hyung-soo is not an insult to his daughter Choi Soo-jin.

Cui Xiuzhen saw Song Yi and Beckenbauer chatting and laughing, and she realized that Kim Hyung-soo was excellent, and Song Yi was always the focus of the crowd. No matter where you are, you are surrounded by a large number of people.

Kim Hyung-soo also felt that it was a pity that the Korean team was eliminated early, but he was more sensible and knew that the conversation between Song Yi and Beckenbauer was not something he could participate in, so he listened intently to Song Yi's conversation.

Kim Tae Hee told Kim Hyung Soo to talk less and do more when he is next to Song Yi, with ears and eyes, learn more, see more, and listen more, so that he can grow up faster.

Chen Zaican saw Jin Hyung-soo's behavior and found it quite interesting. He whispered to Cui Shanji, "Look at Hyung-soo. A beautiful woman like Sister You is sitting next to him. He is indifferent. Instead, he is interested in the boring relationship between Song Yi and Beckenbauer." Interested in business talk.”

Cui Shanji glanced at Jin Hyungsoo and Cui Xiuzhen, "Xiuzhen has put her heart on Hyungsoo now, and the beauty can't run away. There are not many opportunities to study with Song Yi, and Hyungsoo knows the importance. The man in his family pursues progress. , Xiuzhen will certainly not refuse."

Seeing that no camera was paying attention to him, Chen Zaican continued to joke with Cui Shanji, "Song Yi has a lot to learn from. It's okay to learn something well. If you don't learn well, your sister will suffer in the future."

Cui Shanji saw that Chen Zaican was getting more and more unethical and rolled her eyes at him, "You are getting more and more courageous now. You know that Hengzhu and Xiuzhen sleep on the first floor and we live on the second floor. How dare you drag me to Song Dynasty?" Yi's bedroom. If Hengzhu and Xiuzhen downstairs heard the noise, where would I put my sister's face?"

Chen Zaican was secretly amused, "Hengzhu and Xiuzhen are not children. When they heard your movements, they thought they were going to class early. They couldn't tell who was pressing on you."

Cui Shanji glanced to the side to make sure no one could hear her conversation, "Bah, bah, bah, if you say it again, I'm going to pinch you. I didn't expect my stepmother to agree so happily to Hyung Soo and Xiuzhen. marriage."

"I don't know why, right? Let me clear it up for you. Do you think that your difficult stepmother doesn't know about Kim Hyung-soo's family situation? In fact, she has already found out about Kim Hyung-soo through acquaintances. If she didn't know it well, how could Hyung-soo know it? As soon as I came to the door, I agreed to a relationship between Soo Jin and Hyung Soo.”

"Zhang Enying has a good bestie who is an old acquaintance of Song Yi, and Song Yi was the matchmaker for her daughter's marriage. You didn't expect it, right?" Chen Zaican revealed the mystery.

Cui Shanji understood instantly, "You mean Seo Meijing of the Lotte family? Yes, Song Yi introduced the marriage of Seo Meijing's daughter Jin Youmei. Jin Youmei married Zhou Dashan of the Hyundai family."

Jang Eun-young comes from an ordinary family. She was a former KBS TV anchor. With her good looks, she married Choi Won-suk, the chairman of East Asia Group, as her stepmother. Both Seo Mi-kyung and Jang Eun-young have average family backgrounds. Seo Mi-kyung is Kim Gak-ho's second wife, and Jang Eun-young is Choi Won-suk's step-brother. Their status is equal to that of Choi Won-suk.

Kim Yoo-mi and Choi Soo-jin are classmates at Ewha Womans University. Jang Eun-young and Seo Mi-kyung move around a lot, which is normal. Moreover, the Dong-A Ilbo's position itself is conservative. The Lotte family often needs to speak out through the Dong-A Ilbo. The friendship between Seo Mi-kyung and Jang Eun-young is what they need.

When Xu Meijing learned that Song Yi's brother-in-law Kim Hyung-soo intended to marry Zhang Enying's daughter Cui Xiuzhen, Xu Meijing immediately said many good things for Song Yi, which strengthened Zhang Enying's idea and promoted the marriage between Cui Xiuzhen and Kim Hyung-soo.

"Don't mention it, Song Yi is a good matchmaker. After the rise of the SA Group, he used in-law relationships to win many allies. He made a fortune too quickly, his foundation was too weak, and he didn't have many available talents, so he put himself Women are placed in key positions in the SA Group," Chen Zaican concluded.

Cui Shanji rolled her eyes at Chen Zaican. Cui Shanji is the director of SA Group and the president of ABS TV station. Who does Chen Zaican mean by his words. "What do you mean, you came to Germany to watch a game together, and you didn't even want your wife?" Chen Zaican denied, "I can distinguish between reality and illusion. If I treat life as a game, I can't indulge in the illusion game. Some People are just passers-by in our life journey, and we can walk through life together. Song Yi has so much money and so many women, but he was not buried with Kim Tae Hee in the end."

Song Yi didn't know about the episode in the box, and he had no feelings for the Korean men's football team, so he didn't care about Beckenbauer's connotation of the Korean team.

"South Korea's semi-finalists in the last World Cup had a lot of luck. They needed the right time, place and people. They are indispensable. This condition is almost impossible to replicate."

"If you want to achieve results in football, it is the right way to pay as much attention to youth training as Germany does. Although the German team only won third place in this year's World Cup, it has completed the replacement of the old and new German teams. Podolski, Lahm, Steinsteiger is the first batch of youth training results after 00. After two more World Cups, results will be achieved in 8 years." Song Yi concluded.

Beckenbauer glanced at Song Yi in surprise. Song Yi's views were almost exactly the same as those of the German Football Association officials. "If China wants to improve its football level and become a regular visitor to the World Cup, it should hire President Song as a consultant to the Football Association."

Song Yili was happy, "Everyone knows that youth training is important, but no Football Association officials are willing to take charge of youth training. After all, youth training is a matter where the predecessors plant trees and the descendants enjoy the shade. It is too slow to produce results. Once the emperor and the courtiers change, the leadership will change again." When it comes to new ideas, it’s difficult to make sustained long-term investments.”

"I made a rough estimate and found that the German Football Association has invested almost 2000 million euros in youth training every year since 6000. In 04, Manchester United's introduction of Wayne Rooney from Everton required a transfer fee of 2700 million pounds."

"As a football powerhouse, the German Football Association's investment in youth training in one year can only bring in two Rooneys, but these funds can cultivate a group of Rooneys in the future. In fact, everyone can do the math, but not everyone can persist in this job. . The success of German football can still be attributed to a group of professionals like you who understand football. Only professional people can do professional things well. A layman leading an expert will never learn the truth." Song Yi concluded .

"Large conglomerates in South Korea often sponsor a K-League team. The Hyundai family has two K-League teams, Jeonbuk Hyundai and Ulsan Hyundai. Why did the SA Group not consider sponsoring a K-League team? It was because of the purchase Since you joined Manchester United, do you look down on K-League football clubs?" Beckenbauer asked pretending not to care.

Chen Zaican and his wife and Kim Hyung-soo are waiting for Song Yi's answer. If Song Yi fails to answer this question and it spreads to South Korea, it may cause Korean fans to be dissatisfied with SA Group and Song Yi.

Song Yi pretended not to hear Beckenbauer's language trap and answered without thinking, "A football league without a promotion and relegation system has no soul."

"The charm of football lies in competition. In a closed league, it is difficult to introduce high-level foreign players to improve the competitive level of local players. Park Ji-sung, the best player in Asia currently, plays for Manchester United, which can already explain part of the problem."

"Theoretically, the K-League championship should actually be decided by the consortium behind the club. Whoever invests more money in recruiting and forming a luxurious K-League Galaxy Fleet can win the championship. This has lost the meaning of competitive sports. , has become a money game of the Korean consortium. If it is purely about wealth, no Korean is richer than me, so I don’t think it’s worth throwing money into this meaningless money game." Song Yi continued to answer.

Song Yi's words made Beckenbauer very satisfied, because Song Yi actually criticized La Liga giants Real Madrid.

In the 05-06 season, Real Madrid Chairman Florentino successively introduced superstars such as Michael Owen, Cassano, Robinho, Baptista, Cannavaro and Ruud Ruud, but Real Madrid's record was not the same. As expected, Florentino eventually resigned.

The 7 World Cup final was very exciting. In the th minute of the game, Zidane took a penalty kick and scored the ball with a spoon. On the World Cup final stage, Zidane showed his unparalleled big heart with a spoon penalty.

In the 19th minute, Materazzi made amends, receiving Pirlo's corner kick and heading the ball into the net to equalize the score. During the entire regular game time, neither side made any achievements, and the score entered overtime with a score of 1-1.

What all fans didn't expect was that the two players who scored in the first half, Zidane and Materazzi, were destined to be the protagonists of this game.

In the 109th minute, Materazzi hugged Zidane while defending a set kick, and Zidane and Materazzi had a verbal conflict.

At this time, the famous scene of this World Cup appeared. Zidane headbutted Materazzi's chest without the ball, and Materazzi fell to the ground. After consultation with the linesman, referee Elizondo showed Zidane a red card and Zidane left the field.

Beckenbauer did not expect such a dramatic scene in the final. He murmured to himself, "The French team is in danger! Cunning Italians!"

The 10-man French team dragged the game into a penalty shootout. In the end, the Italian team defeated the French team 5-3 in the penalty shootout to win the championship. Zidane won the Golden Ball of the World Cup in Germany, but missed the most important Hercules Cup.

When the French team won the championship in 98, Zidane's performance in the group stage was actually unsatisfactory except for scoring two headers in the final.

In the knockout stages of the 06 World Cup, Zidane's performance was actually impeccable. In the quarter-finals, Zidane led a reversal and defeated Spain with one pass and one shot at the last moment of the game.

In the quarter-finals, Zidane assisted Henry to score, sending defending champion Brazil home 1-0.

In the semi-final against Portugal, Zidane scored the only penalty kick of the game. In the final, Zidane scored another penalty kick to give France the lead. If Zidane hadn't headbutted Materazzi and was sent off with a red card, the outcome of the penalty shootout would have been uncertain. You must know that Zidane is the backbone and spiritual leader of the French team.

If Zidane leads France to win the World Cup in 06, Zidane will become the third world champion after Pele and Maradona. Zidane's lack of composure made him miss the title of world champion.

At the end of the game, Beckenbauer, Song Yi and others shook hands and said goodbye. As the host, he needed to show up and present awards to the championship team.

Song Yi greeted Chen Zaican and his wife, as well as Kim Hyung-soo and Cui Xiuzhen to leave. When Italy wins the championship, there will be many Italian fans celebrating outside the stadium, and it will be difficult to leave the stadium by then.

"Brother-in-law, since you don't care about the victory or defeat of the Italian and French teams, why did you come to Berlin to watch the final?" Jin Hyung-soo, who was sitting in the car, asked Song Yi with some confusion.

"Who says I don't care? Before the game started, I bought the scores between Italy and France, 0-0 and 1-1."

"Since the regular game is over and the score is fixed at 1-1, it makes no difference whether we watch overtime or not. The reason why I had to wait until Zidane was sent off before leaving the box was because I wanted to see if Zidane had the ball. The king’s destiny. Facts have proved that half the world champion is half the world champion. It will take more than ten years for the new king to ascend the throne.”

Song Yi was in a very happy mood. Although the World Cup in Germany did not make as much money as the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, it still brought a lot of wealth to Song Yi. The World Cup held every four years was Song Yi's cash cow.

Jin Hengzhu was very excited when he heard that Song Yi had won the score, "Brother-in-law, can you tell me how much you bought the score?"

Song Yi was amused and lightly slapped Jin Hyung-soo on the back of the head, "Don't ask about social affairs. Why are you so curious?"

"Aren't we going to France in two days to visit Dassault? Last year, Dassault made its first flight of a three-engine long-range turbofan business jet, the Falcon 7X business jet."

"The Falcon 7X business jet is as comfortable as the Gulfstream G550 I purchased before. Xiyuan is about to give birth, so I'm going to order one for each of your two sisters to facilitate their business trips." Song Yi replied with a smile.

When Jin Hyung-soo heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and tried to calm down. Dassault's Falcon 7X has not yet been officially put on sale. The price of a single business jet will not be less than 3 million yuan, and two Falcon 7Xs will be 6 million yuan. If Song Yi is so generous, his income from the World Cup in Germany will not be less than 1 million euros at least.

Song Yi was in a good mood after winning the game. He generously said that he would pay for the entire shopping trip to France and let everyone buy some gifts for their families in Seoul.

Chen Zaican and his wife are not short of money, but they will not be polite to Song Yi. Cui Shanji and Song Yi joked, "What? Come to Europe to watch a game and find money?"

During the World Cup in Korea and Japan, Chen Zaican and Kim Hyung-soo went to various World Cup venues in South Korea to watch the football. If Cui Shanji was tired from shopping, she would stay in the office and watch the football with Song Yi. She knew that Song Yi had the habit of buying football scores, so she guessed some inside information.

Chen Zaican asked with a smile, "Yunzhu is still young and is not suitable for buying any luxury goods. You have finally been so generous, so I won't waste it. How about I call someone from Seoul to help you share the burden of having money? The pain of flowers.”

Cui Shanji gave Chen Zaican a hand, and they all traveled to Europe together. Song Yi also went to the UK to visit Jin Xiyuan. If the person Chen Zaican called was unfamiliar to everyone, it would not be so comfortable to play with.

Chen Zaican understood Cui Shanji's concerns and patted the back of his wife's hand, "Don't worry, the person coming is definitely an acquaintance and will not affect our subsequent travel plans."

Song Yi was stunned for a moment, "Okay, you probably want to call your little lover who is hiding in Seoul, then I will seek justice for Sister Shanji."

Chen Zaican quickly denied, "Bah, bah, don't talk nonsense, otherwise Shan Ji will let me sleep on the street at night. I just want to call Xiuzhen's mother over. She actually also wants to come to Europe for a vacation, but she doesn't know football. So I’m sorry to fly here with Xiuzhen.”

When Cui Xiuzhen heard what Chen Zaican said, she had an expression of surprise on her face, "Oh, Mom, are you coming to Europe too?" In the entire tour group, Cui Xiuzhen was only familiar with Cui Shanji, and was a little unfamiliar with her brother-in-law Chen Zaican, Kim Hyungsoo and Song Yi. , a bit unable to fit into their conversation. If her mother Zhang Enying could also come to Europe to accompany her, she would be much more comfortable.

Cui Shanji was a little confused. The relationship between her husband and wife and her stepmother Zhang Enying was not good. When Cui Shanji returned to her parents' home, she always called her Aunt Zhang Enying. Why should she stick to Zhang Enying's hot ass with a cold face. She felt that there must be other motives in Chen Zaican's proposal.

When no one was around, Cui Shanji asked Chen Zaican what he really thought. Chen Zaican yelled, "What can I think?" Zhang Enying took the initiative to contact me and asked about our next trip. She may have learned some details about Song Yi from Xu Meijing. I'm rushing to curry favor with Song Yi. If someone wants to get closer to the richest man, I can't stop her, right?"

　I will take my daughter to the park in the afternoon, and I have updated it in advance. The Star Billiards World Championship starts today. Are there any billiards fans among the book friends?

　　

　

(End of this chapter)