The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 439 I Remember You!
Sean Ingle, a young reporter in the comprehensive sports section of the Guardian, has just passed his internship period and has independently reported a few news, but none of them caused much movement, and the reaction was very average.

I don’t know how many reporters like him are in the Guardian Group, which is known as the largest comprehensive newspaper in the UK. Therefore, this guy has always combed his short hair neatly and looks like a standard British gentleman. Young people are always going around to grab news, because he feels that now is the time for him to fight for his career.

So there are a lot of news that others don't want to follow, the editor-in-chief chooses to let him go, as if now, he is sitting on the subway to Canary Station, just like all young people, with a backpack slung over his shoulder , which contained props for all his interviews, but none of them were valuable.

For a reporter like him who has just passed his internship, he doesn't have the treatment of those famous names, and he doesn't even have a car.

There was a jingle, and there was a sound from the subway.

"Passengers, please pay attention to the arrival at Canary Wharf ahead. Passengers who get off the bus, please get ready, thank you!"

Hearing this sound, Sean Ingle tightened the backpack strap on his chest, and quickly moved to the car door.

Coming out of the subway station is the most famous Bank Street in Canary Wharf. This is the most famous financial center in London. Almost the most famous banks in the world have opened their branches and offices here, so there are many tall buildings here.

Exit Bank Street, go north, and come to Groned Road. From here, walk east for a while, and you will come to the Churchill Center with three buildings side by side. Here are many world-class banks such as HSBC and Barclays. The location of the financial institution's offices.

But at the same time, he is also the office of the London Olympic Organizing Committee, and the floor they are on is very interesting, the 23rd floor.

It was once said that this was Beckham's jersey number, as the England icon wore the number 23 at Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur.

Arriving at the downstairs gate of the Churchill Center, several security guards looked like vultures looking for food, their eyes wandered around all the people who walked into the lobby. Sean Ingle was a little unaccustomed to this kind of eyes. Panicked, so he simply took out his press card and hung it in his suit pocket on his chest.

Perhaps, this would make him feel much more at ease, after all, almost every British person knows the Guardian.

The press conference of the Olympic Organizing Committee, this is not a good job, there are still more than four years before the London Olympics, and recently, although the outside news has not been reported, everyone knows that the Olympic Organizing Committee is short of money , is raising money everywhere, but I heard that no company has publicly expressed its willingness to sponsor.

"Needless to say, it must be the same old routine again, it's boring!"

The colleagues in the editorial department probably have the same idea, so they are not very interested in coming to the Churchill Center to participate in this press conference. After all, relatively speaking, they are more willing to follow other news, such as Chelsea , such as Tottenham Hotspur.

There is news that Chelsea is undergoing internal power adjustment recently, and it is heard that CEO Peter Kenyon has been emptied, but this rumor has not been confirmed by any Chelsea insider, but it is enough to make reporters all over the UK They flocked frantically to Stamford Bridge and Cobham Training Base.

As a newcomer, Sean Ingle was rarely able to stand alone and had no choice, so he could only hide in the elevator behind a group of colleagues who were obviously also here to attend the press conference, showing a wry smile, with some expectations, "I hope it will be good news, or I can get a little bit of exclusive inside information!"

The speed of the elevator is very fast and stable, and we arrived at the 23rd floor without knowing it.

Although many people say that the Olympic Organizing Committee is short of money, the appearance of this organization is still quite good. When they get out of the elevator, the staff greets them to go to the conference hall. They seem very enthusiastic, but when they go outside the conference hall , I saw Jackie Brock Doyle, the press officer of the Olympic Organizing Committee Office, arranging and greeting at the scene, looking very enthusiastic.

"What important news is there to announce today, Jackie?"

"Yeah, what is the news? Is it really big news?"

It was obvious that several colleagues from other newspapers who had a close relationship with the female news officer were chasing the news officer to ask questions.

"Believe me, it's really big news, but I can't say it yet!" Jackie shook her head with a smile, and went to greet others.

After hearing this, Sean Ingle felt a little relieved in his heart, and found a place to sit down by himself, but perhaps because of the low self-esteem of the newcomer, he didn't dare to sit too far in front, because even now he has not He knew what news it was, so he couldn't prepare what questions he was going to ask. If he couldn't ask, or asked a stupid question, he would be humiliated.

Within a few minutes of sitting down, everyone saw that several important members of the London Olympic Organizing Committee had arrived, the Chairman, Lord Sebastian Coe, the President of the Olympic Organizing Committee, Keith Mill, and the Chief Financial Officer, Neil ?Wood, and Neil Coleman, who represents the City Council of Greater London.

Sean Ingle had done some preparatory work before coming and got to know the members of the Olympic Organizing Committee, so he immediately recognized these famous Olympic figures in the UK, but when they walked into the conference hall He was still taken aback.

He wouldn't be surprised if he only saw these people from the Olympic Organizing Committee, but the problem is that he saw two other people.

Ye Qiu, the chairman and head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, and Tottenham Hotspur's vice-captain, England flag David Beckham.

"Why did they appear here?" There was an uproar at the scene, and almost everyone was full of doubts like Sean Ingle, and the first reaction of many people was the rumor that was reported not long ago. a message.

Could it be that the negotiations on the main venue of the Olympic Games have finally been settled?
This group of celebrities who went out casually and were always the target of the media are now sitting in a row facing the reporters, and what is interesting is that Ye Qiu is sitting in the middle with the chairman of the Olympic Organizing Committee, which is already obvious gives a signal.

"Welcome everyone to the Churchill Center and participate in this press conference!" The gray-haired Lord Sebastian Coe welcomed the reporters present with his old voice.

"The main reason why I invite you here today is that I have something to announce to the outside world!" Following Lord Sebastian Coe's words, everyone present almost held their breath, because if they hadn't guessed wrong , This will be an agreement of more than [-] million yuan, and it will also be a cooperation that will cause an uproar.

Before, some extremists were very dissatisfied with Ye Qiu's move to get the main venue of the London Olympics despite being a Chinese, and even protested, but judging from the current situation, the protest was ineffective.

"We are very happy to have reached an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur. All of us agreed to the cooperation proposal submitted by Tottenham Hotspur, because we believe that only the most professional, the best management, and the best results Only the best football clubs are entitled to this magnificent stadium."

Sean Ingle listened silently from below, but he knew very well that these were official words. In fact, everyone knew why the stadium was handed over to Tottenham Hotspur. It was still because of money. , Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu are rich.

Of course, it must also be said that West Ham United is too disappointing, and the Hammers really seem to be playing rogues.

At first everyone thought that the London Olympics was to support East London, and West Ham United was the banner team of East London. I don't want to pay for the fee, and I don't even plan to pay for the renovation of the stadium, but I hope the London City Government will support it.

I heard that this matter also made the Olympic Organizing Committee's Lord Sebastian? There is enough sincerity and funds to support the work of the Olympic Organizing Committee, but West Ham United looks like they want to be empty-handed.

It can be said that from the very beginning, everyone has only one suspense about this plan, that is, the Olympic Organizing Committee will not consider converting the main stadium into a football field and transferring it to other organizations. If not, then Tottenham Hotspur There is no play, and this also means that the Olympic Organizing Committee is not short of money at all.

But if anything, Tottenham Hotspur is the only team qualified to compete for this stadium, others like West Ham United, Leyton Orient, and even some college football teams in London and those who want to transform into The establishment of the F1 circuit, they have never shown enough ambition, or funding.

Sean Ingle listened silently, but his attention was focused on Ye Qiu, because he discovered that in the agreement between Tottenham Hotspur, the Olympic Organizing Committee and the London City Government this time, Starting from the start of the stadium in 2008, Tottenham Hotspur will pay [-] million euros a year for the next three years to invest in the construction of the stadium.

After the Paralympic Games in September 2012, the ownership of this new stadium will be automatically transferred to Tottenham Hotspur. In addition, the southeast of the new stadium across a small river is also located in the Olympic A piece of vacant land in the park will also be automatically transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, and they will be allowed to build a five-star hotel on it.

But because the Olympic Organizing Committee has signed a cooperation agreement with Westfield Retail Group before, it will sell a large piece of land located in the north of the Olympic Village to this Australian retail company to build a building with a total area of ​​nearly 20 square meters, and it is located in the The shopping mall at the exit of the subway station, so this piece of land in Tottenham Hotspur will not be allowed to build a shopping mall.

Speaking of it, the Olympic Organizing Committee really racked their brains for money. They bundled the land sale and Olympic sponsorship, and received [-] million pounds from the Westfield Retail Group, and they have already started construction.

Through negotiations, Ye Qiu promised not to violate the sponsorship regulations of the Olympic Organizing Committee, but he wanted to start a five-star hotel immediately, because in his previous conversation with Chen Zhong, he had been developing in the commercial real estate field for the past few years. And Huangtian Group, which wants to enter the hotel industry, is also very interested in this project.

So the final result of the negotiation is that the stadium can wait until the end of the Paralympic Games in September 2012 before taking over, but the land can be put into construction now, but the design must be integrated into the planning of the entire Olympic theme park, and Ye Qiu said that it will To turn this five-star hotel into a landmark building in London, the total investment is expected to be nearly 9 billion euros.

Huang Tian Group has its own calculations, and Tottenham Hotspur also has its own ideas. The club will use the land as a stake. This place will become the most famous tourist attraction in London in the future. The surrounding traffic is so convenient, and it is close to The most prosperous financial district, there is absolutely no harm in building a five-star hotel here, Huangtian Group will not lose money.

Of course, for the time being, Tottenham Hotspur only revealed that they would look for a partner, but did not disclose specific matters.

After Lord Sebastian Coe finished speaking and the two sides signed a cooperation agreement under the witness of all reporters, the press conference was considered to be over, and then Ye Qiu and the senior officials of the Olympic Organizing Committee also chose to leave. the venue.

While other colleagues left Churchill Center contentedly, Sean Ingle chose to stay at the gate downstairs, because he felt that this should be an opportunity, and he really wanted to seize this opportunity, so he They waited downstairs for a full hour. Ye Qiu and Beckham stopped him in the parking lot when they finished talking with the Olympic Organizing Committee and went downstairs.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, Mr. Ye Qiu!" Sean Ingle rushed up immediately and handed over the recording pen, "Can I take a little bit of your time and answer a few questions for me?"

At noon, everyone went to eat, but he was waiting in the parking lot. After Ye Qiu was stopped, he looked at the young reporter and the press card on his chest with great interest, "Guardian ?”

"Yes, I'm a reporter from the Guardian, Sean Ingle!"

Ye Qiu and Beckham looked at each other and smiled, "We have a very good relationship with your newspaper, and we have regular interviews several times a week."

"I know!" Sean Ingle nodded, but he was somewhat ashamed, "I haven't interviewed your levels individually yet."

After hearing this, Ye Qiu looked at Sean Ingle again, "Alright, Sean, you have five minutes."

"Thank you!" Sean Ingle immediately opened his notepad after thanking him. Obviously he was afraid of forgetting, so he prepared all the questions in advance and wrote them down. This move won the favor of Ye Qiu and Beckham. There are not many journalists who are so dedicated and dedicated in the past few years. Others are more concerned about how to hype and how to gain attention.

"I would like to ask Mr. Ye Qiu, before, many local citizens expressed opposition to your acquisition of the main Olympic stadium through Tottenham Hotspur, and even triggered demonstrations. Are you worried that after the announcement this time, there will be another Causing dissatisfaction among the citizens?" Sean Ingle was more careful with his words, because he knew very well that what he was opposing were some extreme nationalists.

"Regarding this aspect, we will have a very proper way to deal with it, and we will launch more measures one after another. For example, we will further strengthen the relationship between the club and Tottenham, as well as several communities around the new London stadium. Interact and strengthen ties, we will use facts to prove our sincerity!"

"I hope everyone understands one thing. This is not about the Chinese buying the London Olympics. It's about Tottenham Hotspur investing in a new stadium. That's all!" Ye Qiu was also prepared for such a question.

Sean Ingle was quite satisfied with Ye Qiu's answer, and asked again: "Then I believe that all Tottenham Hotspur fans will have some worries, just like Arsenal was planning to build a new stadium not long ago. Tottenham Hotspur will pay [-] million euros for the main venue of the London Olympics in the next three years, and the renovation cost will be nearly [-] million. At the same time, they also plan to participate in the five-star hotel project. Will this affect Tottenham Hotspur’s finances? problem appear?"

Ye Qiu smiled again after hearing this, "I hope you can convey this to all Tottenham Hotspur fans. I am confident that in the next few years, while ensuring that Tottenham Hotspur is well-run, this will be done. A flurry of initiatives and development projects."

"Of course, I want to reiterate that if Tottenham Hotspur want to do this without losing money, it's impossible, but I personally think that the team needs to take this step because according to the We preliminarily estimate that as long as the team guarantees to participate in the Champions League every year in the future, when we get this new stadium, the annual income will be increased by at least 8000 million pounds, which does not include the income of the five-star hotel.”

"That is to say, from a temporary point of view, losses are certain, but from the perspective of the next five years, or even ten years, this new stadium will allow Tottenham Hotspur to always stand at the top of the Premier League."

Sean Ingle also felt Ye Qiu's ambition. In fact, as an Englishman, he is also a fan. It's just that he doesn't have a fixed favorite team, but he knows very well that almost all Premier League teams now They all want to build a new stadium. Tottenham Hotspur can exchange [-] million euros plus the existing White Hart Lane Stadium and surrounding land for the main Olympic venue. This is definitely a very, very cost-effective deal.

And whoever has a new stadium in the future will always be invincible, because having a new stadium means having a larger income than the opponent. If it is developed properly, it will be very amazing, especially in London. heartland.

Perhaps seeing that Sean Ingle didn't have any more problems, Ye Qiu also thought that this young man from England was quite interesting, so he smiled at him, "Well, I still have some things to leave urgently, so the interview ends here , but, Sean Ingle, I remember you!"

Sean Ingle was taken aback after hearing this, and then thought that Ye Qiu was going to sue him, and immediately became a little anxious, blushing and wanted to explain and ask Ye Qiu for forgiveness.

"Next week's regular interview, I will inform the editor-in-chief of the news department to pass it on to you, and count you in!" Ye Qiu smiled and pointed at Sean Inger and said, "Remember, Sean Inger Mr. Er, stop blocking me in the parking lot!"

Seeing Ye Qiu and Beckham get into the car with smiles on their faces, Sean Ingle still couldn't believe it. He was still wondering whether what Ye Qiu said was true?
(End of this chapter)