The Era of Emerald

After arriving in Rome, Zhuang Minge and Karin met the person sent by Prodi to greet them as soon as they got out of the train station, and then took a special car to the Prime Minister's Office.

"Chairman Corleone, it's a pleasure to see you again." It's been a few months since Prodi's complexion looks much better than last time, and the feeling of being overwhelmed in the past seems to have never appeared on him Same, "You really came in time. Someone called you in the morning to say that you have something important to discuss. You can just come to Rome if you have time in these two days. I didn't expect you to rush here after noon. .”

"Since it is your invitation, Mr. Prime Minister, of course I have to come here as soon as possible, so as not to delay any major events." Since Prodi is so friendly to him, Zhuang Mingge naturally said a few words politely, "This time I was specially invited here, Did something good happen?"

"Of course something good happened." Prodi smiled and blinked at Zhuang Mingge, "What? Didn't you hear anything about it, Chairman Corleone? This is not the style of the Corleone family."

"Mr. Prime Minister, what do you mean?" Although he was mentally prepared on the way here, Zhuang Mingge's heart still beat twice when he heard Prodi say that himself.

"Haha, don't talk about these things now, you must have not had lunch yet because you came here in such a hurry?" Prodi whetted Zhuang Mingge's appetite, "I have a very good chef here, you Just have a light meal with this beautiful lady next to me."

"This... good." Zhuang Minge glanced at Karin who was standing behind him, thinking that he missed lunch time after chatting with Karin on the train this time, so he readily agreed to Prodi's invitation.

"I won't say much about what happened. All in all, after the first vote of the parliament, the proposal on the privatization of the stadium has achieved preliminary results." After a hearty lunch, Prodi drank happily. A sip of wine finally brought the conversation to the point.

"So, Mr. Prime Minister, what's the result?" Seeing Prodi's smug expression, Zhuang Mingge also guessed something in his heart, but he still asked a question, he must let the other party vent his joy.

"The result? Of course it was unanimously approved!" When Prodi said this, he couldn't help recalling the emaciated expression of Silvio Berlusconi, who had been trying his best to oust him from the post of prime minister, and showed a bright smile. "Although the final draft of the bill has not been completed, so far, from the information I have received, the vast majority of members of parliament are in favor of privatizing the stadium, increasing taxes and reducing government financial expenditure. Therefore, I think the bill It is only a matter of time before the passage of the

"Mr. Prime Minister, is this true?" Hearing Prodi's reply, Zhuang Mingge almost stood up from his chair excitedly. Originally, he thought that he would persuade those rigid old antiques, even if he got Agnelli and others It will take more than a year for Prodi, who is supported by the big family, but I didn’t expect to get the result after only half a year, "Mr. Prime Minister, on behalf of Florence and other Italian clubs, I would like to thank you for your contribution to the development of Italian football. great contribution."

"No, no, I should be the one to express my gratitude. Thanks to Chairman Corleone for your proposal at the beginning of the year, otherwise I would not have been able to resist the attack of that old fox Berlusconi so easily." Prodi poured the cup He drank the wine in one gulp and said with a smile.

"Haha, Mr. Prime Minister, you are really flattering you." Zhuang Mingge knew that he and Prodi should maintain a good personal relationship, and it is better not to take credit for such credits, "I am only in the position of knowing Italian football and the club. The responsible attitude in the future, I have expressed my thoughts to you, Mr. Prime Minister, and it is you, Mr. Prime Minister, who really realize this idea and put it into action!"

"Haha." Hearing Zhuang Mingge's compliment, although he knew that the other party did it on purpose, Prodi was still very happy in his heart. After all, the passage of this bill allowed him to establish a good relationship with many big families in Italy. Prodi has gained more confidence to gain a foothold in Italian politics, where prime ministers are changed as often as clothes (in the past decade, ten people have been elected prime ministers, four of whom have served less than a year).

At the same time, this experience also made Prodi understand that if he can show more positive attitudes in football in the future, then these big families will also give him corresponding rewards, that is, the throne of Italian Prime Minister.

Then, Zhuang Mingge learned from Prodi himself the specific content of the new bill that he was going to submit to the parliament for deliberation and voting.

According to the idea proposed by Prodi, the new bill will clearly stipulate that it is agreed that the stadium is owned by the club, and the owner of the stadium has all the rights to the stadium, including the most critical right to remodel and commercial development, and is no longer subject to the rigid constraints of government agencies , Lost a lot of money-making opportunities in vain.

After the bill is passed, Italian clubs can raise their own funds to purchase land to build stadiums, or they can apply to the local municipal government to purchase existing stadiums.

If a club wants to buy the stadium they are currently renting, the local municipal government should give the club certain discounts, such as giving the club a certain discount on the sale price of the stadium; if the other party does not have enough funds to buy the stadium , to provide the club with a long-term low-interest loan to tide it over.

Prodi is indeed a well-known economist in Europe. It took him a long time to come up with such a method, intending to indirectly increase the social purchasing power of Italy through this national macro-control method, and then affect the operation of the entire country's economy. .

However, this preferential policy only applies to those clubs who want to buy existing stadiums. If they want to build new stadiums, the clubs need to find ways to raise funds by themselves.

After all, unlike buying an existing stadium, the cost of building a new stadium is quite high. Prodi's purpose is only to promote consumption, not to print money to cause hyperinflation in the country.

Zhuang Mingge fully agreed with Prodi's idea. In his opinion, although the hardware facilities of the home courts of Italian teams are somewhat backward, the degree of backwardness is quite limited. After all, it was only seven years ago. Many of the stadiums have also hosted World Cup matches.

Therefore, the clubs can adapt to the current needs by investing in the acquisition of existing stadiums and carrying out certain renovations. There is no need to rush to build any new stadiums.