i am beckham

Chapter 447 Rich People Love to Pay IQ Tax

After the awards ceremony, Arsenal went home angrily, while the European overlord Manchester United was invited to the post-match dinner.

To a certain extent, this once again applies to the law of winner-take-all in the football world. Even if Arsenal were once close to the Big Ears Cup, they can only accept the ending of nothing.

Of course, in the context of the commercialization of football, the Arsenal team is not nothing.

In the Champions Cup, a top-level event that reaches both competitive and commercial peaks, every extra step will result in an extra point of profit.

According to the distribution principle of the UEFA Champions League bonus, 93% of UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Super Cup commercial net income will be distributed to participating clubs, of which the UEFA Champions League can get about 80%, and the Europa League only about 20%.

There are four main parts in the distribution of club bonuses in the Champions League group stage:

First, the appearance fee.

Second, a certain amount of bonuses will be awarded for winning and losing each game, and the bonuses for the 6 games in the group stage are linked to the team's performance.

Third, give a certain amount of bonuses based on the European coefficient rankings in the past few seasons.

Fourth, TV broadcast income, whoever broadcasts more games will get more.

This is the bonus for the group stage, and each stage of the team's promotion and elimination will receive corresponding bonuses and broadcast fees.

If only bonuses are counted, Manchester United's championship bonus is about 300 million euros more than Arsenal's.

However, as a participating team in the European Super Cup next season, Manchester United can get another 200 million euros in bonuses, and if they can win the championship, they can get another 100 million euros.

If you only count the benefits on the surface, there is no difference in rank between Manchester United and Arsenal, and it does not exceed 1000 million euros. This money is not enough to win a top star now.

But Manchester United will get more hidden benefits, such as big brands looking for endorsement teams, and the goal of cooperation is naturally the championship club.

Many listed brands are more or less superstitious when looking for spokespersons. If they can find a champion, they will definitely not find other teams, unless they encounter a popular star like Beckham who is good-looking, healthy, and sure to bring benefits. But such players are usually on championship-level teams.

If they can't find a spokesperson from the championship club, they can go to other projects to find champion members.

Even if you switch to the second best, the price will drop like a cliff.

This is the reason why everyone turned into "Superman" in the finals. The current championship is not only a matter of honor and face, but also linked to interests.

With the gradual clarity of the commercial interest chain, except for a few people who have not yet understood, other clubs have sharpened their heads and drilled into the top club level.

There are only so many places, and a class must be formed. If you want to climb up, you have to drag one down.
Top clubs can get more benefits and richer resources every year. As long as they don't make stupid moves or play too much for several years in a row, the longer the time, the more stable their position will be.

There are also differences between the top teams. For example, if they also participated in the Champions League final, Manchester United was invited to the dinner, and Arsenal may have to find a hotel to deal with the meal and go home.

After the interview, a special guide took everyone to visit the Nou Camp Stadium.

I have to say that this stadium is indeed luxurious enough, with more than 11 spectator seats alone, and just over 7 standing seats at Old Trafford.

Of course, English clubs play things like standing tickets the most. These positions are usually set up in the away team stands just to disgust the fans of the away team. The only advantage is that the price is low.

The Camp Nou stadium is very "real". Every stand is a seat. As long as you have enough money, you are welcome no matter how far or near you are. It is no problem to go to the away game to watch the game. Camp Nou welcomes you.

Judging from the facilities of the stadium, the configuration of the Camp Nou stadium is also top level.

There is a multi-purpose hall on the first floor of the stadium, where fans can buy team peripheral products, play a wide variety of football games, and have decent food.

In addition, the press conference hall, the office of the former Barcelona players association, and the VIP lounge are also on the first floor.

There is a club museum on the second floor of the stadium, where all items related to the history of the club are stored, and then there are various boxes.The second floor is more suitable for watching the game in terms of height and viewing angle, so this floor is a box besides the museum.

Personal box, family box, team box, presidential box, as long as you have money, you can choose any box. The club will provide services to box members in various ways. These people don’t need to worry about parking spaces first.

And the presidential box will also have a special car to pick up and drop off. The elevators are all custom-made, and watching the football is more enjoyable than others. If there is a business negotiation, the matter can be done directly in the box.

Of course, there are stands on the third floor, but there is no visual enjoyment to watch the game here.Because the height of the third floor is nearly 35 meters, it is equivalent to climbing on the tenth floor and looking down. Watching the football here is like watching a chessboard.

Beckham and Gary Neville muttered to each other, and the two agreed that this level belonged to people with mental problems.

Everyone knows what kind of mentality these people have. They look down on all living beings like ants to satisfy the wonderful psychological needs of successful people.

Gary Neville inquired about the price of the private room three times, but it was a bit more expensive than the second floor. The beautiful guide with good English gave a bunch of high-sounding reasons, which Beckham summed up as an IQ tax.

Now that you go to the stadium to watch the football and really blend into the atmosphere of the game, this is the real enjoyment.

Standing on the tenth floor and watching 22 objects move, watching TV at critical moments, it is better to install a high-definition screen and surround sound in the villa, rent dozens of private seats, and then hire a helicopter to shoot the top view, and watch the game comfortably .

If you want to pretend to be aggressive to anyone, you can call them to the villa, pretend to be hard and you're done.

Beckham complained all the way and was taken into a small banquet hall. He visually estimated that the banquet hall was between 300 and 400 square meters, and there were many living rooms next to it.

At this position, the security personnel began to use the list to verify their identities. If you are not invited, don't even think about coming in.

Such a large banquet hall can basically only accommodate 50 to 60 people, otherwise it seems a bit crowded, and there are nearly 30 members of Manchester United, and the number of people who can enter is limited.

A few journalists who wanted to pretend to be guests wanted to go in to obtain first-hand information. After being discovered by the security personnel, they first convinced them with virtue, but after they failed, their actions became so rough.

Sophie Marceau returned to the crew after the game. Hathaway and Lloyd came in under the name of Beckham's agent. Musk also got in under the banner of Beckham. The others were probably celebrities, some Beckham knew, and some he didn't know.

For example, he knew the Murdochs and his sons, and he had seen some others on TV, but he couldn't remember who they were.

As the host, after the president of Barcelona gave a simple speech, the banquet entered the buffet and the link from unfamiliarity to awkward chat.

Musk followed Beckham all the way. This guy didn't seem to have seen much in the world, and he almost wrote the word "cool" on his face.

He is still selling Beckham an investment plan for an Internet payment platform, and he promises to make money.

Beckham pretended to be cautious and only decided to invest out of the sincerity of the other party, but the shares had to continue to be discussed.

Then the two chatted. Musk was full of praise for the boxes on the third floor, and Beckham could only express in his heart.

But Ferguson was aggrieved. He secretly said that since Barcelona can have such a stadium, at least Manchester United cannot lose to them.

He also said that when the celebration ceremony is held, the most powerful band in the UK will be invited to help out.

After a few seconds, he started spitting profanity again. The Beatles are diehard Liverpool fans and will never come.

But he still wants to invite the band.

(End of this chapter)