Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1835 Advertising Space

After the match ended, Black Moon City suddenly saw a surge in people dressed in 'strange costumes'.

Their Great Zhou has always been a very inclusive and accepting country. After all, in addition to humans, there are also people of various races such as lizardmen, dwarves, elves, and even the undead within their Great Zhou.

But looking at these people dressed in 'strange clothes', everyone couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"Old Li? Didn't you go to watch the game?"

During this time, a man on the roadside undoubtedly recognized someone he knew.

The man he called Lao Li had bragged about getting the tickets to him for quite a while.

Upon seeing an acquaintance, Old Li's eyes lit up.

"Yes, I'm back after watching it!"

As he spoke, Old Li shook his jersey.

"What are you wearing? Are you possessed?"

As his friend was talking, he tried to touch Old Li's forehead, but Old Li spat it out.

"You don't know anything! This is a jersey, the number 10 jersey for the Women's Warriors team. She scored four goals in a row today! Let me tell you..."

These guys who just finished watching the game are really looking for someone to brag to, and now, perfect timing, they've got people delivered right to their doorstep!
After watching the game, the audience couldn't wait to find someone to brag to, which is essentially a good thing, as it can further expand the influence of the game within Blackmoon City.

During this time, storytellers in various restaurants and teahouses also joined in, promoting the football match that had just ended.

This made ticket sales for the second game even more enthusiastic.

During this period, Zhou Xu, as the mastermind behind these games, was undoubtedly very busy, developing commercial areas around the stadiums.

He had to admit that the Grassland Military Region's sudden decision to organize a ball game disrupted his original plans to some extent.

After all, Black Moon Stadium has only just been completed, and the surrounding commercial area has not been fully established yet. At this time, they can only set up some stalls to sell snacks and drinks.

According to his original plan, he intended to arrange all kinds of restaurants, teahouses, barbecue restaurants, hot pot restaurants, etc.

After watching the game, you can go out and enjoy tea, drinks, skewers, hot pot, and chat with your fellow gamers. How wonderful!

In addition, he plans to open a sporting goods store nearby, mainly selling various football equipment, and further down the line, he plans to form a city football team.

Once it reaches a certain scale, it can host regional leagues or even national leagues.

Of course, all of this needs to be done step by step.

After a good start in the first semi-final, the atmosphere in the remaining two semi-final matches became more and more intense.

As the second semi-final match began, Lao Lu, before finding his seat, noticed the banners hanging on the inside of the stadium and patted the brother who had come with him.

"Look at that one, it says Deyuelou: 'Go to Deyuelou for meals.' And that one, it says Qingshui Teahouse..."

These are all well-known and prestigious shops in Blackmoon City.

Old Lu is considered a fairly large boss in Black Moon City. He was a soldier in his early years and lost a leg on the battlefield.

Even after his leg was reattached, it wasn't fully healed. He could walk normally without much noticeable damage, and it didn't significantly affect his daily life. However, his flexibility had decreased, and he could no longer engage in high-intensity exercise, which left him with no choice but to retire. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, retired soldiers basically had two options: either receive a lump sum retirement pay and choose their own employment, or receive no retirement pay but receive government assistance in finding work.

For someone like him who was wounded on the battlefield and retired, a retirement pension would be essential. So, Lao Lu chose to receive his retirement pension and find his own employment.

Back then, someone like him was considered to be carrying a huge sum of money. As soon as he returned to Black Moon City, he called his old comrades together, treated them to a meal, and then discussed things together.

Three cobblers are the best of Zhuge Liang.

Surprisingly, when they got together, they actually managed to come up with something.

For the people of the Great Zhou, the most important things, besides eating and drinking, are the two most important things. The saying "food is the first necessity of the people" is thoroughly reflected in the Great Zhou at this stage.

No restaurant can compete with Deyuelou; Deyuelou's position in Black Moon City is virtually unshakeable.

It's hard to find a good chef to run an ordinary restaurant. Although Lao Lu can cook a few dishes that go well with drinks, he definitely can't support a restaurant.

During this process, Lao Lu suddenly slapped his forehead.

"How about we compromise and open a tavern? Didn't you guys just say that drinking at a restaurant just doesn't feel right? I might as well open a tavern that specializes in drinking, and sell some snacks to go with the drinks. I can cook the snacks myself, so we won't have to hire a chef."

Upon hearing this, the brothers thought it sounded promising!

And so the 'Veteran's Tavern' opened in Blackmoon City.

People in this era still value relationships, especially the life-or-death bond forged through shared battles.

Once Old Lu opened his tavern, his old comrades from Black Moon City would come to patronize it whenever they had the chance, and they would also introduce it to their friends and family. Over time, he really managed to make the tavern bigger and bigger.

As soon as the game ended, while everyone was enthusiastically discussing the match, Lao Lu dashed off to find the stadium manager.

"Hello, could you please tell me what those banners hanging in the stadium mean? I'd like to know."

During the semi-finals, Lao Lu was definitely not the first person to notice those banners, nor was he the first to go and inquire about them.

"Your Majesty, after the second semi-final match, some more people came to inquire about the stadium banner. Their identities, shops, and advertising fees were all registered on it."

A smile appeared on Zhou Xu's face as he flipped through the registration form in his hand.

Organizing football matches, attracting sponsors, and selling advertising space are undoubtedly very important sources of income.

Of course, he doesn't expect to make money from this now. The most important thing now is to make more businessmen aware of this and taste the benefits so that they can make even more money in the future.

"Hang up this 'Old Soldier's Tavern' sign, and take down 'Deyuelou' sign."

There's nothing to argue about; the highest bidder wins. Whoever pays the most money gets the advertising space at the stadium.

Restaurants like Deyuelou and Qingshui Teahouse, which are well-known in Black Moon City, are, frankly speaking, all owned by Zhou Xu.

He's essentially enjoying free advertising space by hanging it up there, but it would definitely be better if he could make money from it.

Ultimately, do his businesses in Blackmoon City really need advertising? They're already household names, and the city is practically always packed.

The reason he hung it there was primarily for display purposes, hoping to attract the attention of businessmen and have them come to him to buy the advertising space.

(End of this chapter)