After learning that the meeting with Berezovsky was scheduled for the first leg of the Winners' Cup, Zhuang Mingge took Karin to bid farewell to Chairman Ivanov, and together with the team that later arrived in Moscow, he stayed in a five-star hotel near the airport.

Spartak reception staff told Zhuang Mingge that in recent years, with the increasing prosperity of transnational reselling business, the entire Moscow has only the highest-end hotel near the airport. Due to its superior geographical location and the continuous improvement of service levels, it can attract more foreign tourists to stay. However, the hotels located in the city of Moscow have lost their former prosperity due to the lack of such convenient conditions.

Although the hotel is very close to the airport, the sound insulation of the room is quite good. Moreover, it is cold outside now, so Zhuang Mingge thinks it is more appropriate to stay in this warm room.

Staying in the hotel, according to the manager of the hotel, the long night is not difficult to pass. The manager vowed that if Zhuang Mingge didn't want to go out to see the scenery of Moscow, then staying in the room and watching TV can also pass the time.

Then let’s take a look at Russian TV. It’s already this time. You don’t have to consider good movies, entertainment programs, etc. Zhuang Mingge thought so and turned on the TV.

However, what surprised Zhuang Mingge was that in 1994, Moscow could receive more than 60 local TV channels within the capacity of this hotel, and this number was already shocking.

"I'll just go, the Russians are using satellite TV now?" Zhuang Mingge watched it for a while and said in surprise.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia implemented the so-called "market-oriented reform" at home, and a large number of military communication satellites were sold at bargain prices, and it was also called "privatisation of state-owned resources."

This has led to the fact that TV stations and radio stations in Russia are like mushrooms after a rain, and have established countless homes in just a few years. Moreover, compared with TV stations in other countries, these Russian TV stations, which are "little generations", have one of the biggest advantages, that is, they can easily achieve the transition from local TV stations to cross-regional and even national TV stations.

It's not because of anything else, mainly because these Russian TV stations can use communication satellite resources that can help them get rid of geographical restrictions in a very short time. For example, the United States and Western European TV stations have a very large expense in renting communication satellites. But these Russian TV stations don't have to worry about this, because the rental prices given by the state in this regard are very low, and even the bosses behind many TV stations own several satellites.

In Russia, for these TV stations, there is no difference between satellite TV and non-satellite TV at all. Most TV stations use satellites, and the only cable TV stations are basically used as public resources for local governments.

There was a joke in the past: other countries are desperately buying warships and building aircraft carriers; but Russian warships docked at ports and used as docks, and some even used scrap iron to take out.

This is the same in terms of satellites. TV stations in other countries cannot afford satellites, but Russia conquered and sold off satellite resources that it thought it could no longer be used. Especially the "military and civilian" communication satellites were completely divided up by various forces in Russia.

Zhuang Mingge casually looked through these channels. There were many programs on TV, but they were basically simply promoting someone's political propositions or reflecting the will of an oligarchical group.

It is no wonder that in the economic downturn, the Russian media industry can go against the current and develop so rapidly. It seems that the wealthy Russian businessmen and politicians who have received a large number of Westernization ideas have retained the fine traditions of the former Soviet Union to the greatest extent.

Perhaps in the eyes of these people, they have done much better and smarter than those Westerners in controlling public opinion and propaganda.

As for whether these TV stations can make money? Only genius knows!

From a glance, it seems that Russia's politics, economy, social life and other aspects are far from reaching the level where ordinary people can live normally. In this extremely chaotic society, Russian football is destined to go through a long cold winter.

Looking at these many channels, Zhuang Mingge felt a little dizzy, so he decisively turned off the TV and called Karin from the next door to chat (when outside, Karin appeared as Zhuang Mingge's secretary), and finally passed the time before going to bed.

The next day, the first round of the Winners Cup quarterfinals was set at 1:00 pm, because if it was late, it wouldn't be playing football. Whoever of the twenty-two players would be frozen into popsicles first in the game?

Although the game will start at 1:00 in the afternoon, because the stadium is relatively old, there are no warm facilities inside, and there are no so-called VIP private rooms, which makes Zhuang Mingge have to stand in the stands to watch the team's game.

Although he put on several layers of coats, Zhuang Mingge still felt a hint of chill.

I can still feel cold when I dress like this, so the players on the field... Zhuang Mingge thought of this and had a cold war and didn't dare to think about it anymore.

There was still some time before the game began, and there were not many fans in the stands. Zhuang Mingge, who was trembling with cold, looked around the entire stadium.

What caught Zhuang Mingge's eyes was an ancient court, with endless desolation everywhere: rusty goal, ragged net, overgrown game venue, and seriously damaged stands.

A staff member of the Spartak club who accompanied him to watch the game told Zhuang Mingge that in Russia, the glory of former Soviet football can no longer be seen, and outstanding Russian players have left their hometowns for their own livelihoods; tens of thousands of fans are now concerned about how to find enough food and clothing to spend this cold winter. In terms of the club, with the bankruptcy of the Junior Sports School model, the once-heavy Youth League and even Enterprise League have all been suspended. The Russian club, which was used to asking for help from the Sports School, tasted the taste of absent from the first time.

When Zhuang Mingge heard this, he suddenly recalled that those second-rate players who were swept out by Russian clubs in the past were so successful in South Korea, Japan and even the Chinese League. He said that the Russian striker Valoga, who was invincible in the first A League, was actually just a domestic player in Russia before going to China...
Chapter completed!