The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 477

On July 7, according to his mother Zhang Yuxiu, the Chinese lunar calendar calls this day Xiaoshu.

But in England it was raining, and not lightly.

Originally, there was no need to take the expressway from Tottridge to Theobald, but in order to test the performance of the newly acquired BMW X6, Ye Qiu took a special detour on the expressway around the city, and he ruthlessly ravaged it. Once you get it, you don’t need money anyway, and if it breaks, they have to repair it and replace it, so why not do it?
This is the first batch of new cars delivered to Theobald Training Base after BMW signed the contract. Some of them were delivered to Tottenham Hotspur for welcome and reception. Department, there are, after all, BMW for publicity purposes, and the team's buses have all become BMW.

Not only that, Peter Kenyon, Ron Gourley, and several well-known coaches of the first team have all received a BMW successively, and each person chooses a different car model.

In addition, there are cars used by first-team players. Next, the team will go to BMW’s head office in London to test and select cars. Each player can choose a BMW according to his own wishes, and they are all given away for free, but the price Yes, it will only be BMW that will appear at Theobald and White Hart Lane in the future.

When BMW signed the contract with Tottenham Hotspur before, they asked Ye Qiu for his opinion, and then directly presented this latest luxury top-equipped BMW X6. This is a model that will not be mass-produced until the end of the year , which is not available on the market at all. It is called an all-round coupe. The driving experience is indeed first-class and very comfortable.

After running around the expressway at lightning speed, Ye Qiu arrived in Theobald happily.

After seeing Ye Qiu, the security guard greeted him and immediately opened the gate. After passing the gate, Ye Qiu noticed that there were many reporters gathered in the reception room on the first floor of the news building. Many people saw him driving in, They are all taking pictures.

Tottenham Hotspur is different from before. Now Tottenham Hotspur is the king of the Champions League, so even if it is just a training day at the beginning of the season, it has attracted more than [-] reporters, and I believe many of them are not British. Local, but from all over the world, because as early as a week ago, Tottenham Hotspur announced that the first day of training will be open to the public.

The reputation of Theobald Training Base has spread all over the world in the past two years. Except for the dedicated stadium for the youth team, all other facilities have been completed and put into use, so the training camp for the new season is the first Open to the outside world every day, for the media, it is equivalent to a free tour.

Moreover, Tottenham Hotspur also arranged a lot of programs today, such as participating in the BMW car giveaway event, and at the same time will announce the joining of David Silva in Theobald in the morning, which will also attract many Tottenham The arrival of Tottenham fans in Nam, and I heard that there will be a groundbreaking ceremony in Stratford in the afternoon.

The whole day's itinerary is densely arranged, so many reporters from all over the world came to Theobald early, but openness does not mean free activities. After they arrive in Theobald, the club staff will give them a reception. Then take them to follow the overall process.

"Head!" When Ye Qiu got out of the car, he happened to see the smiling Messi and greeted Ye Qiu.

This kid was staring at Ye Qiu's car with wicked eyebrows, harboring evil intentions.

Sure enough, soon, Messi walked over with an umbrella, "Head, I heard that we are going to choose a car, can I choose your model?"

"You?" Ye Qiu was delighted when he heard it, "Let me tell you, can you see ahead in this car?"

Messi was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a while, but Fabregas and Van Persie and others next to him almost died of laughter. What he said was like a ginseng rooster, it was too shameful.

If Messi is not stupid, he quickly reacted and smiled cheerfully. He is used to Ye Qiu's usual ginseng-cock teasing. Don't they often tease and sarcasm him like this?

"I'm serious, I don't like other BMW cars very much, but I think your X6 is good!"

Ye Qiu smiled after hearing this, "I'll ask them to help you ask, it's an advance publicity for them!"

Messi was immediately happy, but soon, Fabregas also called for an X6, and Alves also called for an X6, and there were several more X6s immediately, Ye Qiu didn't even know Whether BMW can produce so much, but it should be no problem, anyway, it has nothing to do with him.

"Our colleagues in the marketing department are also very hard to get sponsors. Everyone can rest assured that the sponsorship from the team will benefit everyone from attending the event. We will not forget it. So I hope everyone can understand that sponsorship is not a club. To use you, it is a win-win situation for everyone, so I hope everyone can consciously abide by those sponsorship terms."

Ye Qiu said this very sincerely, and the players understood it too.

Not long ago, Audi wanted to sue Manchester United. It was because Manchester United got a car from Audi, but the players didn’t like to drive the Audi. They still drove their own car, and then gave the Audi to their family members, and some even gave it to them. This made Audi very dissatisfied because it failed to achieve the publicity effect they wanted.

The players also know that when the club attracts sponsors, they will definitely not be able to do whatever they want as before, but the Chinese have a saying, that is, they love to run on a boat. They are on the same boat as Tottenham Hotspur, and they all hope that A boat can run faster, so that they can get better whether it is a contract extension or a court performance.

"We get it, head!" the players replied with a smile.

After all, Tottenham Hotspur have also benefited from their publicity and business operations in the past two years.

Ye Qiu smiled, waved his hand, and everyone returned to the locker room.

Before they arrived at Theobald, they could wear whatever clothes they wanted, but when they arrived at Theobald, they had to immediately change into Tottenham Hotspur's training uniforms. In addition to the team logo and Adidas logo, there are also advertisements for Qatar Airways.

This is what Tottenham Hotspur asked Adidas to provide, and this year's Tottenham Hotspur jersey style has also been redesigned, basically maintaining the team's traditional white and black trousers, after all, this color is very Popular, a popular color that anyone would love, and it's got the team off to a great start.

But if you look carefully, it is not difficult to find that the style of the jersey is better designed, and the Tottenham Hotspur team logo has also been improved again, and the overall becomes more dynamic. Although the team won the Champions League, but But did not add a star to the team badge, because that is the practice in continental Europe, and it is relatively rare in England.

After all, if they all want to be stars, then teams like Manchester United and Liverpool will fill up their jerseys.

However, there are also teams with stars. For example, Manchester City has three stars, and Aston Villa has one star in 2007 to commemorate the team's winning of the European Champions Cup in 1982. Other teams basically There is no more.

When the players returned to the locker room, Ye Qiu also went upstairs to change into the coaches' training uniforms, which were specially designed by Adidas for the coaching staff, and also advertised for Qatar Airways. But it will not affect the viewing and comfort of the training clothes.

After going downstairs again, Ye Qiu went straight to the indoor training ground. At this time, the players were already in the indoor training ground amazed at the team's generosity, and at the same time they were feeling the advancement of this indoor training ground.

This is an indoor training field larger than a standard football field. There are some equipment rooms or lounges on the left and right sides, and there are also some seats on the sidelines. The entire training field is covered with surveillance cameras to capture the presence of players at any time. Every subtle movement of internal training.

The roof is transparent, even on a cloudy day, it will not affect the indoor light, but the lights are still turned on, and when you look up, you can see the rainwater flowing along the roof to both sides, and there are very perfect drainage around system, there is no need to worry about the drainage of the venue, and even the geothermal and exhaust systems of the entire indoor training ground are very advanced.

If the floor heating is turned on in rainy and snowy weather, the air will become very humid and oppressive, making the players uncomfortable, so the ventilation system is also very important for the indoor training ground, and Tottenham Hotspur have specially taken this into consideration , and invested in building an exhaust system for this purpose, which is not available in other indoor football venues, and many even have no geothermal heat at all.

"Old rules, the training session in the morning is recovery training. Everyone reports to the research center by themselves, and then comes back to warm up. Everyone should know the rules and be self-aware. Go!" Ye Qiu walked in, checked the time, and arranged Morning training mission.

The first few days of the training camp are always relatively relaxed, so Ye Qiu doesn't mind being open to the media at all.

After the players returned from the physical examination at the research center, the staff of the training base also led the reporters who had walked around the base into the indoor training ground, which immediately caused an uproar among the reporters.

From the outside, the indoor training ground looks like a work of art, but step inside and you'll find it's sure to surprise you.

It's not just the light, but also because of the entire arched arc inside, as well as the transparent covering film, coupled with the bright but not glaring lights, and the comfortable air quality, you have to admire Tottenham Tottenham's investment in this area.

If there were people who doubted that Tottenham Hotspur's Theobald training base cost more than 8000 million, or even more than [-] million according to rumors, then just go here and see so many advanced equipment, so many modernizations The hardware, it will let you find that it is indeed worth such a high value.

Across the road from Theobald Training Base, St. Mary's School's new school building has already started. It used to be a quiet grove, but now there is Tottenham Hotspur's Theobald Training Base. With the presence of St. Mary's Public School, it can be said that it is full of scholarly activities, and it is really a good place!
"Mr. Ye Qiu!" Sean Ingle from the Guardian seemed to have noticed something, took a peek at the timing, and walked over.

"Hello, Mr. Inger!" Ye Qiu greeted him with a smile.

This young man is a talent, he will shine if given some sunshine, he is now a well-known reporter in the Guardian, and most importantly, he is a loyal supporter of Tottenham Hotspur, although he will criticize the team, Give some pertinent opinions, but overall, he has a lot of goodwill towards Tottenham Hotspur.

"Why does it seem that there are fewer people?" Sean Ingle asked.

Ye Qiu turned his head to one side, "There are few people? No, Frank Ribery is in the research center, you should have met before!"

Sean Ingle raised his eyebrows. He knew this Chinese person quite well. He was deliberately pretending to be stupid, so he laughed, "You know who I'm talking about, right?"

Ye Qiu also smiled, nodded and said, "Maybe, Sean, you can meet them in Carrington!"

Carrington?Manchester United?Or Manchester City?
Sean Ingle's reaction was indeed quick enough, and he immediately realized that Ye Qiu was hinting, and it was a very obvious hint, but Carrington in Manchester has two training bases for football clubs, one is Manchester City One is Manchester United, and the two rivals are separated by a wall. I heard that they often kick the ball back and forth with each other, just for fun.

But soon, Sean Ingle realized that it must be Manchester City.

The Manchester team has just been acquired by the Abu Dhabi consortium from the UAE. He said he was preparing for a few big ones.

Is it really them?
Sean Ingle immediately realized that this was the news that Ye Qiu deliberately leaked to him, so he nodded gratefully at Ye Qiu and backed away, but he didn't tell anyone else, but took out his own Zeus The second-generation mobile phone secretly asked my colleagues in Manchester to pay attention to Manchester City when others were not paying attention.

According to his estimation, it should not appear in Carrington. The two parties may still be discussing personal treatment, so it is likely to be in one of Manchester, or perhaps in London, but this is definitely a big news .

But looking at Ye Qiu again, he seems to be in a good mood, and he doesn't feel lost at all because the player was poached. Judging from his reaction, the price offered by Manchester City must satisfy him, and it will not affect the ball. team, so..
"Tomorrow's headlines are here!" Sean Ingle laughed.

He admires Ye Qiu more and more now, because he himself rose up with Ye Qiu's help. In the past half a year or so, it was Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur who kept giving him some privacy. News and intelligence made him more and more valued within the Guardian, and he gradually became a well-known reporter within the Guardian.

Ye Qiu noticed that Sean Ingle was texting, and he also smiled. There are many partners like Sean Ingle, Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu, but some of them are not No, some are purely personal. For example, Ye Qiu has a good relationship with Martin Samuel of The Times, and Jonathan Wilson, a well-known tactical analysis writer in Europe, is the pillar of the Guardian column. A writer who once wrote epic football tactics such as "Inverted Pyramid".

Among them, Jonathan Wilson is an analyst of Tottenham Hotspur's tactics. He wrote five columns for five consecutive days in the recent Champions League final, all of which were tactical analysis. The fans' reading has been welcomed by quite a few people, because he himself has quite solid tactical knowledge.

Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur's contacts with these people cannot be said to be mutual use. In fact, Ye Qiu welcomes their supervision and encouragement. He even welcomes these people to criticize Tottenham Hotspur and point out that the team Therefore, whether it is Jonathan Wilson or Martin Samuel, or even Sean Ingle, they often criticize Tottenham Hotspur.

But these criticisms are well-intentioned criticisms, not casual abuse.

In the morning, the team's first training session of the new season attracted hundreds of fans to the scene. This was mainly because Tottenham Hotspur limited the number of fans present. After all, the indoor training ground cannot accommodate so many people. Entering, it will definitely affect the team's training.

Then Tottenham Hotspur signed a contract with David Silva in the press conference hall of the news building, under the witness of all the reporters and fans who came to the scene. In the next five years, David Silva Silva will play for Tottenham Hotspur.

At the same time, Ye Qiu also announced that the team has reached a consensus on contract renewals with Van Persie, Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Alves, Cech and many other players, and the signing of new contracts will be completed in a short time.

As for Franck Ribery's injury, Ye Qiu said that he is still waiting and watching. The specific situation will not be known until mid-August, when another operation is performed and the steel nails are removed, but he believes that Franck Ribery will be able to recover soon. back to court.

After selling Arshavin, Ribery will be absent for a long time due to his serious injury. Will Tottenham's frontcourt attack be affected? After selling a few head players, will the overall strength decline? This is the question of many reporters present.

Ye Qiu also answered all these questions one by one, saying that Tottenham Hotspur will not be affected by the departure of some players, the overall strength of the team has not been weakened, and the goal of the new season will still be to launch The impact on the league championship, but the team once again hopes to continue to win in the Champions League.

"Winning the Champions League last season was like a dream for us. My players and I are very much looking forward to having another chance to stand on top of Europe. I hope to win the trophy again in the new season!"

As for the Premier League title, Ye Qiu also said that he and Tottenham Hotspur are bound to win.

"Actually, we almost won the Premier League title last season, but in the end we missed it. We carefully analyzed the reasons and summed up the experience and lessons of the past two seasons. I firmly believe that the past two seasons The regrets of this season will bring more help to our new season!"

At the same time, Ye Qiu also announced that the team will go to the BMW London headquarters to participate in the car presentation ceremony at noon today, and will go to Stratford in the afternoon to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the five-star hotel. All reporters are also welcome to attend.

In the face of Tottenham Hotspur's big money one after another, all the reporters present were a little surprised, but also full of admiration.

From the point of view of team management and operations, Ye Qiu's team is indeed quite outstanding.

It's just that football clubs still have to rely on performance in the final analysis. I don't know whether Tottenham Hotspur can continue the glory of last season. Otherwise, no matter how well they operate outside the field, it will not help.

(End of this chapter)