Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 954 2011 Paris Fall/Winter Fashion Week (VI)
According to Marca, Real Madrid has never concealed the future of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Xiangyang had just arrived in Los Angeles and had not had time to meet up with his wife.

Real Madrid president Florentino responded remotely to the remarks made by Liverpool chairman Jose Mourinho in an interview with French sports media.

He hopes that senior executives from Real Madrid and Liverpool can hold a friendly dinner and meeting in the near future, focusing on cooperation between the two clubs on transfers.

Of course, I don’t know much about Xiangyang and Liverpool’s new senior management.

But Florentino called on the two clubs, which also have a long history, to cherish their past relationship through Marca and there should be no calculations or suspicions.

Liverpool and Real Madrid have a good relationship?
The story here has to do with the series of events that happened after Liverpool, which was facing reconstruction, invited Benítez to be the head coach in 2004.

At that time, Benítez wanted to bring in Alonso.

Coincidentally, Real Madrid is also interested in this player.

But later, because of Owen's transfer, Liverpool, which was short of money, bought Alonso at a very low price, and Owen, who was not in Benítez's tactical system, also successfully joined Real Madrid.

In other words, Owen belongs to Real Madrid and Alonso belongs to Liverpool.

Of course, Alonso's later joining of Real Madrid is another story.

But it is not difficult to see that the two clubs had a "win-win" cooperation in this transfer in 2004.

So even though Xiangyang took the lead this time and offered 200 million pounds, which was enough to break Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty clause, to sign him, Florentino, who understood the football market better than Xiangyang, did not show a tough attitude to refuse.

Because he knows that Cristiano Ronaldo is crucial to Real Madrid now.

But he is still a "commodity".

Since it is a commodity, it has a price.

From a side perspective, the offer made by Xiangyang is enough to respect the investment that Bernabeu made in this player.

Just selling or not selling is not within the scope of this discussion.

It's just that Liverpool wants to select a superstar from Real Madrid's current lineup as a major signing this summer to lay a solid foundation for the club's reconstruction, and he does have a good candidate.

That was Kaka, the Brazilian player who was brought in from AC Milan in 2009 for 6700 euros.

In addition to Kaka, Granero, Albiol and Garay can also be sold.

The reason why even Kaka, the first superstar who joined Galaxy in the second phase, could be sold was that he was plagued by injuries and not only lost his former glory, but also because of tactical adjustments, Kaka was forced to play as a right winger and completely lost his main position in Mourinho's tactics.

Selling them to clubs in need as soon as possible can not only earn back a certain amount of transfer fees, but also free up salary space.

A qualified club chairman must make decisions for the overall interests of the team.

Player
I am sorry.

When an offensive system is no longer tailored around a single player and no longer has the support of an entire team, even superstars will fall.

So, Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Mendes took this opportunity to discuss a new contract, which he could accept.

Real Madrid's tactics now revolve around him.

But Kaka and others can also be sacrificed.

This is the decision that a qualified chairman needs to make.

"Is this old guy kidding? Kaka, how long has he not played in recent times?"

Xiangyang was very surprised and sad that Kaka, who was always on Berlusconi's lips, had become a substitute for Ronaldo's transfer between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

Following the night in Istanbul in 2005, when AC Milan opened champagne at halftime, in 2007, AC Milan and Liverpool met again in the Champions League final.

The two goals that defeated Liverpool came from Inzaghi.

But Kaka's outstanding performance in the 2007 Champions League, in which he broke through the defense of Manchester United alone and played with the entire defense line of Manchester United, allowed him to win the Golden Ball and the World Footballer of the Year, surpassing Ronaldo and Messi.

But that was 2007.

It's already 2011, and Xiangyang, who doesn't pay much attention to football, can't even remember when Kaka last played a game.

Little John, who came to pick up Xiangyang, was delighted when he heard that Real Madrid was willing to sell Kaka.

As for his friend's doubts, he answered: "He is just like Liverpool."

"Ok?"

"I don't mean anything else, he's just injured. You know, it's normal for players to have injuries."

Little John pouted and quickly changed the subject, "I think it's very meaningful for you to bring him to Anfield. His jersey sales data is very good."

Xiang Yang smiled politely at Little John, cursing in his heart, "What's the point of that?"

Since you like him so much and think he still has market prospects, why don't you introduce him to PSG, which you have been thinking about so much.

I don’t know who it is, I have always been a die-hard fan of his.

"Good, of course I'll focus on ourselves first." Little John was about to explain.

He wasn't just speaking casually.

And based on his understanding of football, he also has a different perspective on the issue of Kaka.

Regardless of whether it was out of competitive needs or commercial purposes that Florentino spent a lot of money to introduce Kaka, from a commercial point of view, this is a calculated deal.

Kaka, who joined Real Madrid in the past two years, has accounted for roughly 20% of the jersey sales of the entire Real Madrid team, second only to Cristiano Ronaldo, with sales of around 50 pieces.

This considerable income is expected to bring Real Madrid a total of 4200 million euros.

Although the sales of jerseys have plummeted due to the Turk joining Real Madrid and Kaka's declining form, he is still huge in the jersey market.

The reason can be attributed to the economic crisis two or three years ago which led to a decline in purchasing power in Europe.

"You mean, the market growth in Brazil is still maintaining rapid growth?" Little John's words instantly aroused Xiangyang's interest.

Think about it, the 2014 Brazil World Cup is only three years away.

Brazil, the host country,
By the way, did it make it to the finals?

Xiangyang, who could no longer remember many things, frowned unconsciously.

"Xiang, Kaka has a huge influence in Brazil, and even in the Asian market, he is a good card. I remember seeing him grinning a lot on TV."

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"Wait a minute, I'll find some information for you." Seeing that his friend didn't say anything, Little John simply took out his mobile phone and searched through his mailbox for various CFT statistics on the jersey market.

Despite rampant piracy of jerseys, Asia still accounts for 7% of jersey sales.

In fact, if Kaka enters the transfer market, it is not certain that there will be no team willing to take a gamble for the prospect of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

After all, there are only a handful of stars in the market who have the same appeal as Kaka.

And such players will not be easily transferred between clubs.

"That's quite interesting." Xiangyang thought about it and looked at Bi Shafer next to him.

He was willing to believe Little John's data, but why didn't he let his assistant make a professional market research report before making a judgment?
Buying cards doesn’t seem to be cheap either.

It will cost at least tens of millions of euros, and his salary is not cheap.

"Xiang, buy him, you will definitely make money." Little John felt a little dissatisfied that his friend focused his attention on Bi Shaffer.

This woman knows shit about football.

"What do you mean?" Xiang Yang, who was interrupted, had to look away. "Ancelotti!" Little John raised his lips and said proudly, "Don't think I don't know that you are waiting for Abramovich to fire him. Let him join hands with Kaka again, maybe."

Xiang Yang was stunned for a moment, and quickly looked around. When he found that the staff in charge of taking the luggage did not turn back, he said with a slight warning: "Shut your mouth, don't let anyone hear this."

"Haha, don't worry. They Americans don't understand football." Little John laughed.

Bi Shaffer rolled her eyes at him.

Apparently, this wasn't the first time Little John had revealed his deep-seated disdain for the Yankees.

"Haha, they just saw a ghost because they don't understand." Xiangyang curled his lips in disdain.

So many football club owners are Americans. They may not understand football, but they understand sports and the market.

But Xiangyang was too lazy to argue about this with Little John.

That's just his character.

But then again, if you ask Chinese people whether they think highly of Indians and Koreans, the answer will basically be the same as John Little's.

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"Let's go to the hotel first. We can talk about this after we get back to Paris." Xiang Yang took the initiative to end the conversation about football and changed the subject directly, "How are your preparations for today?"

"Thank you for your concern. Anne Hathaway likes her dress very much." When talking about the Oscar Awards ceremony in the evening, John Jr. was still a little excited.

The counterattack from Weinstein certainly made him unhappy.

But he hoped that this guy who looked like a warthog could take advantage of Xiangyang's presence to attack him.

That would be fun.

"." Hearing that the blue dress was finally arranged for Anne Hathaway by Anna Wintour, Xiangyang sighed helplessly.

It seems that the only fool around him is Little John.

Others had already seen through his intentions.

"Before I came, Axel talked to me for a few minutes and asked me to convey a message to you." Before getting in the car, Xiangyang turned his head and said to Little John.

"What did he ask you to say?"

"Keep it to yourself and wait until we get back to Paris."

"Go back to Paris, go back to Paris. Why did you come here if you knew this would happen?" Little John felt a little unconvinced.

"I'm here to pick up my wife and daughter. You think I'm here for you? That's funny." Xiangyang got into the business car without stopping for a moment.

He wasn't just saying this to little John.

I also want to say this to the Oscar judges who were manipulated by Weinstein's public relations.

No wonder the ratings for the Oscars have been declining drastically, and even the discussion on social media has been sluggish.

If I had known in advance that I would be so busy in February and March, I would not have finalized anything.

But when the business car arrived at the hotel, Xiangyang immediately changed his expression when he saw Liu Qianqian, who had already dressed up for tonight's award ceremony and was only about to change her clothes.

"Honey, I still think you look better with your hair down."

"Really? I was just discussing this with my stylist."

Seeing Xiangyang arriving as promised, Liu Qianqian's eyes were full of smiles, and the interaction between the two left everyone in the room speechless.

Especially Liu Xiaoli, who is taking care of Mu Xin and Zhiyin.

Seeing Xiangyang walk into the house and go straight to her daughter, she couldn't help but look at her son-in-law who only had eyes for his wife on behalf of her two lovely granddaughters.

Tell me, why are you two so ignored?

"Is this what Van Cleef & Arpels prepared for you?" Xiang Yang asked curiously, pointing to the box on the dressing table.

He was the one who decided on the dress for Liu Qianqian.

Although Van Cleef & Arpels asked him about the matching jewellery, Xiang Yang was too busy at the fashion week to take a look.

"Well, it looks very nice. Do you want to take a look?" Liu Qianqian raised her eyebrows.

People are just weird.

Little John raised his eyebrows, which was annoying.

Liu Qianqian made a proud little expression, but people couldn't help but want to respond with a smile.

"No, let's keep it mysterious." Xiang Yang smiled and said, "You go ahead and do your work. I have something to take care of. If you are free, you can order room service for me."

It’s not that I really have to respond to the president of Real Madrid right away.

Just by meeting her, Xiangyang could keenly notice that Liu Qianqian looked quite tired.

He might be delayed here for a while.

It’s better to use this time to let your wife have a rest.

He is just standing on an equal footing. Since others have spoken out through Marca, he should naturally react.

Didn’t Florentino say that he hoped both sides could take time out to meet and communicate formally?

It is better to do it today than to wait for another day.

Just let him come to Fashion Week.

First of all, he is a wealthy businessman.

Real Madrid's executives are also high-income earners.

Secondly, Edwards and the others were there too, so there was no need to worry about it.

As for the third one.
Xiangyang frowned subconsciously. It seemed that he was the one who was running the most.

"Okay, go quickly. I'll come out to see you after I change into my dress." Liu Qianqian nodded.

She was very satisfied that Xiangyang could come.

It was just that the two of them cared about each other, but contrary to their wishes, when the news of Xiangyang's arrival at the hotel spread, Hollywood stars who were also staying in the hotel came to say hello one after another.

Even if Bi Shaffer was standing at the door, it would be difficult to refuse on this special day.

What's more, it wasn't just these actors who came. Executives from 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures and Disney also took out their time to come and build relationships during the precious time before the award ceremony.

For a while, let alone finding time to deal with work matters.

If Little John had not arranged another suite next to this one in advance, Xiangyang would have had no place to stay.

It’s okay to meet familiar stars and have a brief chat with them.

When Xiangyang was with the executives of the production company, the atmosphere in the room caught him off guard.

"Xiang, congratulations."

"Xiang, you should be the youngest person to win the Oscar for Best Art Director. Congratulations."

"Xiang, I heard that the organizing committee specially invited Dan Hanna and Dan Pope to present the award to you. Congratulations."

"Towards"

(End of this chapter)