Football: My AI System Provides Max-Level Predictions
Chapter 110 Sky Sports Makes an Outrageous Demand, CCTV-5 Gets the Cold Shoulder!

Chapter 110: Chapter 110 Sky Sports Makes an Outrageous Demand, CCTV-5 Gets the Cold Shoulder!

Up to now, Tang Long has used a total of 11 Ground Strikes in matches.

He’s provided one assist for his teammates.

Although he’s far from completing the AI system’s optimization task: 20 Ground Strikes and 5 assists.

However, when Tang Long entered the Cloud Training Ground of the AI system again.

He discovered that the shadow model of De Bruyne had a significant change!

Perhaps because of the continuous increase in self-feeding during matches.

The system’s model building has also made certain progress and optimization.

De Bruyne’s model today is somewhat different from before.

Although still a shadow all over, only edged with small blue dots outlining the model.

However, De Bruyne’s ankles, including a part of his shoes, are now clearly visible!

Today, Tang Long didn’t pass the ball to him directly, but let the shadow model pass the ball himself.

Tang Long stood beside the shadow, carefully observing the movement of his ankles.

Honestly, this AI model’s build is pretty remarkable!

It simulates De Bruyne’s passing body language very realistically.

Many details that Tang Long couldn’t notice in the video recordings were detailed in the AI model.

For example, after optimizing the physical presentation of De Bruyne model’s feet, during the instant the right foot strikes the ball, the supporting ankle of the left foot has a subtle, hard-to-detect pivoting motion~

The movement is small and fast, Tang Long only discovered this detail after observing multiple times.

Since the current De Bruyne model is incomplete, it can’t speak to explain.

Tang Long analyzed that this subtle ankle movement would increase the curve strength of the ball.

Perhaps unnoticed before, the detail lies here.

He immediately combined his understanding and started his Ground Strike training.

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With the connections at the station, Wang Wen, the program director of CCTV Channel 5, expedited a visa to Italy.

When he arrived in Milan, it was already local time Saturday noon.

The central station leadership’s instructions came down urgently!

Director Wang naturally dared not slack off.

He hastily ate a sandwich at the airport and hurried to the office building of the Italian broadcaster Sky Sports in Milan.

From 2010 to 2015, Serie A broadcast rights were sold to Sky Sports for 3 billion euros.

Each Serie A club can earn tens of millions of euros from it.

Wang Wen originally thought that as the director of the highest-rated sports channel in the East Asian power.

Wanting to negotiate directly with Sky Sports broadcasters and meet the relevant person in charge, it couldn’t be easier.

But what he didn’t expect was that the middleman who had previously bridged the meeting informed him that the originally scheduled meeting time at 2 PM had been canceled!

The reason for the cancellation was legitimate.

The reason is that the staff at Sky Sports didn’t want to work overtime on Saturday.

If you want to meet, the earliest would be after 10 AM on Monday!

This really frustrated our Director Wang!

I traveled thousands of miles, flew for over ten hours from the capital to Milan.

The jet lag hasn’t passed, barely ate, dragged the suitcase to meet you.

And you tell me, because you don’t want to work overtime on Saturday, you won’t see me?

How is this reasonable!

This is looking down on people.

"Damn it! I, as a big leader at the station, work at least three to four days a week until after 9 PM!"

"You lazy Europeans refuse to meet even on weekends. At this point on weekends, many young people are still holding boxed meals, working overtime in front of their computers at the station!"

This is also in media.

Why are the days for us Chinese so tough?

The visa was changed urgently, and only one was processed.

I, a dignified director of Channel 5, am traveling alone without any entourage.

And you are good, right at your doorstep, too lazy to even meet!

Director Wang placed his luggage in the Milan hotel, lying on the bed, intending to take a long nap.

However, the bright noon sunlight still penetrated the thick curtains, hitting the wooden floor.

Making it impossible to sleep no matter how.

The more Wang Wen thought about it, the more upset he became, feeling that his current predicament was somewhat pathetic, so he simply dialed the intermediary’s phone again.

"Just let them name a price, if it works, we’ll talk, if not, forget it, I’ll fly back to China tomorrow, no need to wait till Monday to meet!"

An hour later.

The intermediary called him back.

"Hello, Mr. Wang! The other party gave a price, 8 million, says negotiations below this are not entertained."

Director Wang immediately felt a thud in his heart~

Goodness, 8 million!

This is exactly the bottom line drawn by the central station leadership for me.

Directly opening at the bottom line, no room for bargaining?

Must negotiate diligently, any money saved is my commission.

"You must be kidding right? Selling one match broadcast for 8 million RMB!"

"Those Italians are ripping people off, it’s not how it’s supposed to be played!"

"I’m telling you, in our Chinese Super League with 16 teams, 30 matches a year, do you know the total price? They’re daring to ask for..."

"No no no, Director Wang, you got it wrong! It’s not 8 million RMB, it’s 8 million euros, converted to RMB, it’s around sixty to seventy million!"

"What!? 8 million euros, are you serious?"

"Yes, no mistake, surely they wouldn’t quote RMB, this is Italy, of course, it’s in euros, 8 million euros, not a cent less, and they would grant you the exclusive Chinese broadcast rights for this Coppa Italia final."

Director Wang was so furious he almost exploded~

He opened the curtains, facing the office building of Sky Sports.

Wishing he could punch a hole in that building right there!

Selling one broadcast for over 60 million RMB.

Good grief!

This isn’t selling broadcast rights; this is downright robbery.

Thinking of the mere 8 million RMB budget given by the station, Director Wang suddenly felt despondent.

The gap is simply too huge, even discussing, there’s nothing to discuss.

Forget it!

He immediately took out his phone, intending to purchase the next available return ticket to China.

But after a thought, the primary purpose of this trip to Milan was to negotiate the Coppa Italia final.

Since the broadcast rights fell through, might as well watch an Inter match.

With difficulty coming on a business trip, might as well slack a bit, company-funded tour, right?

Not to mention, although Director Wang is a big leader at CCTV5, he is also an avid football fan.

But he had never watched a football match abroad.

Busy with work, tight on time, usually very occupied.

This opportunity to watch a game shouldn’t be missed.

How about watching Tang Long live!

After all, he’s our Chinese star playing in Serie A, the hope of the entire village!

Seeing Tang Long would make the trip worthwhile.

Director Wang consoled himself like this.

Thinking this way, he felt much better, avoided the smoke detector to smoke a cigarette, took some street view photos outside the building to send to his family, then, under the influence of jet lag, he became so sleepy he wanted to fall asleep immediately.

Before sleeping, he didn’t forget to call the intermediary: "Hey, the negotiations are stalled! Get me a ticket for tomorrow’s Inter home game against Udinese, I want to see Tang Long in action."

"What, sold out a week ago? Is the Inter market that hot now?"

"Caused by Tang Long? Does he have that much influence, really?"

"...1000 euros for a scalped ticket, huh, you sure know how to fleece me, no problem, just invoice it, alright, not talking anymore, jet lag, going to sleep!"