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Chapter 269 A Grand and Vibrant Event
Just as the Hong Kong underworld was reeling from the change of leadership in the top triad, Hung Hing, another explosive piece of news also attracted the attention of most people on the island.

The Hong Kong Island Football Association has reached an agreement with the mainland to hold the first Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup Football Championship after the Spring Festival, which will be attended by many professional teams from Hong Kong Island.

The news was reported immediately through ATV and Wu Feng's newspapers.

The whole of Hong Kong was immediately in the spotlight!

As mentioned earlier, due to the influence of the British government, the football atmosphere on Hong Kong Island is quite strong.

In such a small place, there are quite a few professional teams, and even a well-established professional league.

The movie "Young and Dangerous" begins on a basketball court.

At that time, the public schools on Hong Kong Island were not very good, but sports fields were a standard feature.

School sports fields are not only places where delinquent students play, but also places where accidents frequently occur.

On Hong Kong Island, a celebrity football team was formed long ago!

The celebrities involved weren't just looking for publicity; they genuinely enjoy playing football.

Old Master Huo still has a lot of influence!
With him handling the communication with the mainland, the goal was easily achieved.

Furthermore, the mainland side fully accepted the competition rules and requirements proposed by Wu Feng!

Soon, other newspapers on Hong Kong Island followed suit with reports, creating quite a stir.

The situation became even more interesting after ATV and Mong Kok News provided detailed reports on the rules and some stringent requirements of the Champions League football tournament.

At a tea restaurant in Mong Kok, many diners were enjoying their food while engaging in heated discussions about the news that had just been broadcast on television.

"Don't stab someone in the back, that's the right thing to do!"

"Indeed, so many talented players have been ruined by tackles from behind during matches!"

"Isn't it because he was outmatched and enraged that he did such a terrible thing?"

"You can't say that. After all, it's easy to get flustered during a game, and people might do something hurtful if they get carried away. It's not like I've never played football before!"

"Hey, looks like you've done something bad before!"

"This rule is interesting; it actually requires participating teams to focus on offense!"

"Oh, so that means the participating teams have to play an offensive game?"

"Didn't you hear on TV that it's just a suggestion, not a hard and fast rule?"

"Everyone knows the ins and outs. If any team doesn't follow instructions, even if they win the championship, they probably won't be eligible for the next one!"

"If that were to happen, the players on the team would probably be in an uproar. The rewards for this Champions League are quite generous; I'd love to play a match myself!"

"You don't know this, do you? I heard from the youngest son of my neighbor's second uncle that the biggest sponsor of this competition is the former leader of Hung Hing, who just stepped down from the top position!"

"No way, even the former leader of Hung Hing wouldn't be willing to throw so much money away just to watch a show!"

"Heh, you think the former leader of Hung Hing was broke? He was a wealthy man with considerable influence in Hong Kong!"

"Since he's a big spender, the event organizers have to give him some face!"

"Then we fans are in for a treat! I love watching attacking battles!"

"Who doesn't like watching high-scoring, attacking matches? I've watched a few before, and they were all so slow and boring. If it weren't for the TV promotions, I wouldn't have bothered watching a single one!" "..."

With increased media coverage on television and in newspapers, such discussions can be seen throughout Hong Kong Island.

Although entertainment options have become more diverse, exciting football matches still manage to attract a great deal of attention from both die-hard and casual fans.

In particular, the residents of Hong Kong Island reacted quite enthusiastically after Wu Feng's demands and suggestions were reported on television and in newspapers.

Those who watched last year's live broadcast of the Saigon amateur football match on ATV had even higher expectations.

In fact, for a football tournament that hasn't even started yet to attract so much attention, there must be other reasons besides effective promotion.

The biggest reason is that the strength of mainland Chinese football was quite strong at that time!

They are considered a top-tier team in the entire Asia!
Why are they considered near-top-tier teams? Because although mainland Chinese teams are quite strong, they have never qualified for the World Cup finals, so they can only be considered near-top-tier teams.

At that time, the Chinese national football team was recognized as a strong team in Asia!

Residents of Hong Kong Island and professionals alike agree with this view!
Admiring the strong is human nature!
Especially in sports, strength is strength, and there's no point in arguing about it.

People from Hong Kong Island may think that the mainland is poor, but they would never think that the mainland's national team is weak.

Therefore, it is quite anticipated that Hong Kong Island's professional football teams can compete on the same stage with Guangdong provincial football teams, and people are eager to see the style of Guangdong provincial football teams.

The Guangdong provincial football team, known as the "South China Tiger" in mainland China, is quite strong.

Perhaps in the 1990s, with the development of professional football leagues in mainland China, the reputation and strength of Guangdong football declined significantly, and people were unaware of just how dominant Guangdong football was in the 1980s.

Meizhou, a poor city in Guangdong province that is completely forgotten in later generations, was a well-known football powerhouse in the 1980s.

It's even comparable to Qingdao or Dalian in the north.

Although Hong Kong Island has had a professional football league for a long time, it has no advantage over the Guangdong provincial football team due to its own strength and other factors.

Even whether they can compete with local football teams in Guangdong Province is a matter that is hard to say.

That's why the people of Hong Kong Island are so interested in the so-called championship!

Of course, the saturation of publicity by ATV and Wu Feng's newspapers also played a significant role!
Sure enough, before the number of participating teams was even finalized, government officials in charge of sports from various districts on Hong Kong Island rushed to Mong Kok to seek cooperation.

The collaboration is simple: the match will be held at a football field in their district!

This is a happy kind of trouble!
Wu Feng didn't pay much attention to it, but instead gave this opportunity to shine to the biggest sponsor of the competition, former Hung Hing leader Chiang Tin-sang!

Jiang Tiansheng was naturally overjoyed and went out every day with high spirits to attend various social events.

He enjoys this kind of life and wishes it could last as long as possible.

At this moment, Wu Feng is at the football club he just acquired.

Well, the football clubs on Hong Kong Island aren't very big, and their training grounds are even smaller.

He stood by the training field, which had only two standard grass pitches, watching the players train on the field.

Even those who aren't professionals can see from a futuristic perspective that the players in training are performing terribly; their running and passing are both mediocre.

(End of this chapter)