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Chapter 638 Inhumanity

In August 2002, the AFC changed its leadership.

Malaysian Amosha officially stepped down and the new AFC president was Qatari Mohammed bin Hammam.

Therefore, this Asian Cup is the first major tournament hosted by Hamann during his tenure, and he attaches great importance to it both emotionally and rationally.

Most importantly, he has no shortage of money.

To take a step back, even if the AFC is short of money, he will not be short of money.

The Qatar behind him really has a well underground - the kind that oozes oil out. There is so much money that it can never be spent.

Therefore, after receiving Warner's reply, the Harman team responded immediately -

"An English theme song, $500 million, no need to buy out the copyright, no restrictions."

"How many?!"

On February 2, after declining invitations from a number of stars except Nagasawa Masami, saying that he was going to the hospital to visit a seriously ill fan today, Zhou Yi put on a jacket in the hotel room with a look of having seen a ghost.

"This is just the starting price given by the other party. It doesn't say it's a fixed price. In other words, we can still bid higher. In addition, if possible, they would like to invite you to be a publicity ambassador. The price for this part will be discussed separately."

Qian Jiang, who has never come across such a big dog dealer in all his years of work, was a little confused: "But my suggestion is to first investigate whether there are any traps. The conditions offered by the other party are too generous, so generous that it is a bit unbelievable."

You really can't blame him for being mean-spirited.

Since accompanying Zhou Yi in Europe and the United States, he has seen a deeper level of the European and American world, and has also seen many operations that are simply not possible in the Chinese-speaking circle. The number of his thoughts has increased dramatically compared to the past.

"Oil guys are worthy of being oil guys. They really don't take money seriously. They only want to expand their influence and improve their international image."

Zhou Yi, who had witnessed the various lavish gestures of the Qatari oil tycoon in later life, quickly came to his senses. It turned out that this rich man was using his huge fortune to buy horse bones.

As we all know, Qatar has always wanted to enhance its international image through various means.

To this end, in addition to various diplomatic, economic and other efforts, Qatar has also set its sights on football, which is known as the world's number one sport.

There are so many people paying attention to this sport.

That is how Hamman joined the AFC, and with the support of the King of Qatar, he quickly rose to prominence. Through various exchanges of interests, he defeated all his competitors in an unexpected way and became the Chairman of the AFC in 2002.

Thus, they accomplished their initial goal.

Next, as the chairman of the Asian Football Confederation, Hamann has two most important tasks:

One is to help Qatar win the right to host the 2011 Asian Cup;

One is to help Qatar win the right to host the World Cup.

Due to the local climate, both tasks are difficult. In addition, Qatar has little reputation in the football world, and the Chinese men's football team is more famous than them.

To this end, Harman must try his best to show that he knows football, loves football, and has money, and he must also try his best to win over celebrities to stand on his side.

Especially those celebrities who are associated with football.

Coincidentally, Zhouyi is such a living golden signboard.

He is a global top star, the number one in Asian music history, and the global ambassador of Arsenal, a top Premier League football club. He is extremely popular all over the world - even black people in Africa can hum his songs such as "Baby", "Yeah", and "Wavin Flag".

Most importantly, he performed at the closing ceremony of the 2002 World Cup. His song "Wavin Flag" brainwashed people for most of 2002. It is the most popular World Cup advertising song. Countless fans know him and recognize his face.

This is exactly the kind of ambassador Qatar has always dreamed of.

"They are not that anxious about the World Cup. What Qatar wants most now is the right to host the 2011 Asian Cup. The result will be announced in 2007, so they are very anxious and urgently need people to support them."

Three years is not a long time considering the gambling cycle of a football tournament like this.

Harman came to power in 02, but until now they have not been able to attract any top global stars to support them. Finally, China became the host of the 04 Asian Cup, so naturally they would think of talking to Zhou Yi.

East Asia and West Asia are all Asia, and Zhouyi’s achievements are the common pride of us Asians!
"It's not easy to be a publicity ambassador. The weather in Qatar is not suitable for holding a football match."

Sitting in the car, Zhou Yi turned his head to look at the street scenes flashing by outside the window and chuckled, "It costs extra money."

In order to boost its reputation, Qatar offered star Ibrahimovic a crazy salary of nearly 2012 million euros per year after tax after signing him in 1500, making him the highest-paid player in European football. This stark reality has impacted people's view of money.

He went on a shopping spree afterwards, spending 2.2 million euros on Neymar, which made people realize that if there is oil in the ground, they can do whatever they want.

Although it is 2004, his current global commercial value and popularity are much higher than those of Ibrahimovic and Neymar. In Asia, he is now the number one player, and no one can challenge him.

If you want him to help support the Asian Cup, you can't afford to pay him more than the white turban on the oil man's head. "If we talk about the promotional ambassador contract, how much do you want?" When it comes to work, Qian Jiang immediately asked about the bottom line.

"In US dollars, 3000 million after tax?"

Zhou Yi stroked his chin with his right index finger, a little unsure: "Still 4000 million?"

"Let's talk about it for 4000 million for three years and see how the other party reacts."

Qian Jiang felt that he could give it a try. After all, Zhou Yi's worth was there. Even if he signed a three-year contract, 3 million US dollars after tax would be considered good.

"What? No no no, I meant 1 year."

——? !

"????"

This time it was Qian Jiang's turn to look as if he had seen a ghost.

Starting at $4000 million after tax per year?
Do you think Qatar is a money printing machine?

Even a printing machine can’t print as much as you can.

"You don't understand how devoted Qatar is to football. They are throwing billions and billions of dollars at it. They don't take money seriously at all."

Zhou Yi smiled indifferently: "They are going crazy for the Asian Cup and the World Cup now."

People who have not experienced the money baptism of the rich man cannot understand this scene. The money he has is a drop in the bucket in the budget of the Qatar Asian Cup - oh, not even a hair.

"Aren't you afraid of being rejected immediately?"

"Just reject it immediately. I don't have much desire for money now. Even if I retire now and live in paradise for the rest of my life, I still can't spend all the money."

Zhou Yi crossed his legs nonchalantly: "Besides, Qatar itself has no idea about its geographical environment.

"I am a football expert after all. If I take the high and low ball, I will be criticized by foreigners for being greedy for money. How can I make up for the hurt I may suffer if I don't get a little more premium?"

Qian Jiang: "..."

What he said seemed to make some sense, but I always felt like something was wrong.

..............................

"What's wrong?"

Harman's home in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Mohammed bin Hamman, who had received a notice from his secretary that Warner had replied, came to the study and asked, "Was the contract we gave rejected?"

As the headquarters of the AFC, Haman moved here since he took office as the president of the AFC.

"No, the other party did say that they can negotiate for the theme song. But the offer for the Qatar ambassador is 4000 million US dollars a year after tax, with a three-year contract." The loyal secretary frowned slightly at this figure.

She felt that the other party's request was a bit too high.

However, she didn't expect that her boss's first concern was not the amount, but the length of time.

"Year 3?"

"Yes."

"Then there is something to talk about..."

As for the theme song, after all, the host country is China, and they just want to promote the Asian Cup's attention worldwide, so they invited an English song.

But this Qatar ambassador is related to his real purpose.

"Three years is not enough, increase the period to four years."

After thinking for a moment, Harman added another year: "If the term is increased, the salary can be increased. He wants 4000 million, right? I can increase it to 5000 million."

The total amount for four years is only 200 million US dollars. Is that money?

The king issued a death order that he must win the right to host the 2011 Asian Cup. To this end, he has been looking for people everywhere for the past year and a half, and has spent nearly $ million on both useful and useless things, without blinking an eye.

Zhou Yi is also the first global top superstar that Qatar has been able to have in-depth contact with. He is born in Asia and naturally has a leading reputation in Asia, especially in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

(End of this chapter)