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Chapter 462 The new broadcast contract

"Top the medal? No, that's not a protest, but because I'm leaving Porto, so I'll leave a memorial to Porto fans. They have supported me for more than two years. I originally wanted to comfort him with a Champions League, but I couldn't do it, so I can only express my gratitude to them in this way. This final was wonderful, Mallorca performed very well, but next season, I will lead a stronger team to challenge them."

Watching Mourinho talking on TV, Jose smiled - this is indeed a guy who has a purpose in everything. The action of throwing the silver medal into the stands seems to offend the entire UEFA - in fact, the silver medal awarded by UEFA was thrown into the stands directly. This action is just about playing against UEFA. Those guys from UEFA are not people who can hold a boat in the belly of the prime minister. Maybe they will give Mourinho some small shoes in the future...

But now, Mourinho interprets his actions as a reward for Porto fans. In addition, Chelsea has announced that Mourinho will become Chelsea's head coach. With this background, his actions are reasonable. Whether UEFA believe in his explanation or not, at least they can live on the face. What UEFA values ​​most is the gimmicks and benefits brought by European games. If you can live on the face, you will not do anything.

Jose's actions were less controversial - after the game he explained his actions to the reporters - the reason was the same. In order to thank the fans of Mallorca, his actions made his words look more realistic, because he had chatted with the family before, then smiled and took the gold medal from his neck and hung it on the child's neck. Anyone who saw this scene would think that he did it intentionally...

After returning to Mallorca with the Champions League trophy, Mallorca's team started a carnival for a day, and then four Spanish internationals, two French internationals and one German international will return home to prepare for the European Cup. Others need to be more relaxed and can stay in Mallorca for a while to celebrate the arrival of the triple crown!

At this time, Jose was preparing for the next important thing.

"Mr. Fernandez, welcome you."

Jose sat in his office, smiling at the director of Mallorca TV, an acquaintance with Domingo Fernandez, who had dealt with several times.

Fernandez smiled bitterly. Mallorca won the triple crown, which is good news for others, but not good news for him - Spain's first triple crown, this title alone can make the TV station lose money to buy their broadcasting rights. Mallorca TV station wants to keep Mallorca's broadcasting rights, and he may have to lose money...

And they have now received a notice from the royal family. His Majesty the King requires all public television stations in Spain to use the full name when explaining Mallorca's game. This also puts a lot of pressure on Mallorca TV, which means that they must find ways to keep Mallorca's broadcast rights in the next few seasons - this also means that they will compete with giant crocodiles like Sky TV...

"No matter what, our Mallorca broadcasting rights are definitely worth the money. I think you can't deny this." Jose said to Fernandez straight to the point.

Fernandez nodded, and now he figured it out - after all, Mallorca TV is not Fernandez's own, and he is just here to help business. As long as the parliament agrees, what does it matter if he opens the conditions higher? Now it is not only a business issue, but also an administrative issue. Protecting Mallorca's broadcasting rights has become the face of the entire Balearic Parliament. If Mallorca fans knew that the club that had just won the triple crown signed a broadcasting contract with a foreign TV station because the broadcasting fee was not met, what would the fans think?

I'm afraid that the approval ratings of all members of the Balearic Parliament will drop by ten percentage points by then!

So this time, Fernandez's mission is to sign a contract with the Mallorca Club at all costs.

"We are negotiating with your club with the greatest sincerity... Real Mallorca Club is the pride of Mallorca and the entire Balearic region. Now the Balearic region is the time when the economy is beginning to develop. The development of Mallorca Island has driven the economic growth of the entire region, and the income of Mallorca people has also increased accordingly. Real Mallorca Club has played a huge role in this, so we will try our best to meet your requirements and hope to continue to cooperate."

Fernandez's words pointed out the current situation in a very obscure way - he was talking directly about the full name of Mallorca, indicating that he had known the king's orders, and Jose also heard this.

"Last time I said, the league broadcast fee between Real Madrid and Barcelona can reach 50 million euros every year, and the broadcast fee between Valencia and Atletico Madrid is also above 20 million euros... With Mallorca's current performance, it is not worse than Real Madrid and Barcelona... Of course, we are not very greedy people and will not require the same treatment as Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but at least we have to get close. Otherwise, Mallorca's income is not high and will not be able to compete with Real Madrid and Barcelona."

Jose smiled and said that he would not be bored to make Mallorca's broadcast fee soar by nearly ten times - this is a condition that no TV station would accept, and even Sky TV would not spend so much money to buy Mallorca's broadcast rights. After all, Mallorca is just a club. Real Madrid and Barcelona have so many broadcast fees for it because of various reasons - behind Real Madrid is the Spanish government, and behind Barcelona is the support of the entire Catalonian region. Even if the Balearic region is developing well now, it will definitely not be able to compete with the Spanish government and the Catalonian region.

"If the requirements are too high, we really cannot provide it." Fernandez said with a frown. He could hear what Jose meant, but his authority was not that high. If he said a broadcast fee of 40 to 50 million, the Balearic Parliament would probably jump.

"Then we can treat broadcast fees in a more reasonable way."

Jose smiled and said that in this situation, he had already made some decisions, and it was just linking the broadcast fee to the results. This was borrowing from the Premier League's share method, but it was a simpler one. After all, it was just a negotiation between a club and a TV station.

"Mr. Fernandez, I want to ask this, when our club won the triple crown, if Mallorca TV paid us a total of 40 million euros to broadcast fees, would it be a loss? Can it be affordable?" Jose first asked a question.

Fernandez was stunned for a moment, then he immediately thought about it, and then nodded: "This price is acceptable... But can you guarantee that you can win the Triple Crown every season?"

"No." Jose shook his head, and then he continued: "In this way, we can link our results to broadcast fees, such as what kind of rewards will be given to the top of the league, what kind of rewards will be given to the championship and what kind of rewards will be given to you... Of course, we must have a basic salary, just like I am working for you... Participate in the Champions League, the more we advance, the higher the income will be. This mechanism is very reasonable. We can completely use this mechanism to achieve a situation where both parties accept it, so that both parties will not suffer losses, and at the same time achieve a win-win situation."

Fernandez fell into deep thought. Jose's request was reasonable. The minimum broadcast fee was one, and then it could continue to increase according to the results. If Mallorca's performance was excellent enough, the most broadcast fee could be obtained. At the same time, when they had excellent results, the more profits they would get from broadcasting their games. Pay TV was one, and the advertisements added in the broadcast were also one, and these things were quite considerable.

"If this is the case, it's not impossible." Fernandez nodded: "Doing this can maximize the interests of both parties."

He is now very satisfied. Jose is able to make such a request, which shows that his negotiations are quite sincere. Just as he said, as the owner of an Espanyol and a Spanish team, he certainly hopes to sell the broadcast fee to Spanish TV stations, especially when other Spanish teams sell the broadcast fee to local TV stations, Mallorca does not need to be the first to be a pioneer.

As long as both parties are sincere, no matter how difficult the situation is, there is a need to talk about it.

Moreover, this type of contract is more flexible and can satisfy all parties more.

"Since the basic tone has been set, let the people below talk about the details for the next ones." Jose laughed: "I think it would be better for us to talk about one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with one person with

Fernandez also laughed. He was very happy that he could make such progress - at least now Jose has no intention of handing over the broadcasting rights to foreign TV stations, and he can also put down his burden.

In the next two days, negotiators from both sides conducted detailed negotiations and finally decided on a phased contract. Real Mallorca Club will renew the five-year broadcasting contract with Mallorca TV. The bottom-limited broadcasting fee for the first year is 20 million euros, which means that the money will be entered into Mallorca's account before the start of the season. Then if Mallorca can enter the European arena next season, that is, to enter the top six or win the Cup of Kings, Mallorca will receive an additional six million euros broadcasting fee. If he can enter the Champions League next season, another four million is added - that is, Mallorca can enter the top four, they can receive a 30 million euros broadcasting fee.

On this basis, every time Mallorca's league ranking is one step ahead, it will add one million euros to the transfer fee, and then one million will be added to the league championship. That is to say, if Mallorca wins the championship, it will get 34 million euros. When entering the knockout stage in the Champions League, it will add two million, and so on. If it wins the Champions League championship, it will add another two million. In other words, if Mallorca can still win the triple crown next season, then they will be able to get 42 million euros to the broadcast fee from Mallorca TV! From 20 million to 42 million, this is the broadcast fee Mallorca will get next.

At the same time, Mallorca's bottom-limit income will increase by 5% every year, that is, an increase of one million euros in broadcast fees every year. This is to take into account inflation factors. In short, after signing this contract, Mallorca's broadcast fees will be infinitely close to these two giants even if it is not as good as Real Madrid and Barcelona!


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