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Chapter 448 I Remember You!

Sheen Ingle, a young reporter in the Guardian's comprehensive sports sector, has just passed his internship and has reported several news independently, but none of them caused much noise and the reaction is very average.

There are many reporters like him in the Guardian Group, which is known as the largest comprehensive newspaper in the UK. Therefore, this young man who always has his short hair neatly combed and looks like a standard British gentleman always goes around to grab news because he feels that now is the time to strive for his career.

So there are many news that others are unwilling to follow, and the editor-in-chief chooses to let him go, just as now, he is sitting on the subway to Canary Station, just like all young people, with a backpack cross-body, which contains all the props he used for interviews, but they are not valuable things.

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

I heard a jingle and a prompt sound came from the subway.

"Dear passengers, please pay attention. You will arrive at the station Canary Wharf ahead. Please prepare for passengers who get off the bus. Thank you

Hearing this prompt sound, Sheen Ingel tightened the backpack strap on his chest and quickly moved to the car door.

After leaving the subway station, it is the most famous bank street in Canary Wharf. It is the most famous financial center in London. Almost the most famous banks in the world open their own branches and offices here, so there are many tall buildings here.

After leaving Bank Street, heading north, we arrived at Groned Road, and walked east for a while from here, and then we arrived at the Churchill Center, which is the location of offices of many world-class financial institutions such as HSBC and Barclays.

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

Someone once said that this is Beckham's jersey number because the England flag star is wearing jerseys in Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur.

When he arrived at the gate downstairs of Churchill Center, several security guards were like vultures looking for food, and their eyes were wandering around everyone entering the lobby. Sheen Ingle was a little uncomfortable with this look and was a little panicked, so Yu Qian took out his reporter's ID and hung it in the suit pocket on his chest.

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

The press conference of the Olympic Organizing Committee is not a good job. There are more than four years left before the London Olympics. In recent times, although there is no news outside, everyone knows that the Olympic Organizing Committee is short of money and is raising money everywhere. But I heard that no company has publicly expressed its willingness to sponsor it.

"Needless to say, it must be the same old thing again, it's boring."

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

There are reports that Chelsea’s internal power adjustments have been made recently. I heard that CEO Peter Kenyon has been undermined, but this rumor has not been confirmed by any Chelsea insiders so far, but it is enough for reporters from all over the UK to frantically flock to Stamford Bridge and Cobham training bases.

As a newcomer, Sheen Ingle rarely stands alone and has no choice but to choose, so he can only hide in the elevator behind a group of colleagues who are obviously also coming to attend the press conference, showing a wry smile, with some expectations, "I hope it will be good news, or you can get some exclusive insider."

The elevator speed is very fast and stable, and the 23rd floor arrives unknowingly.

Although many people say that the Olympic Organizing Committee is short of money, the institution's storefront skills are still quite good. When they leave the elevator, a staff member greets them to the conference hall, which looks very enthusiastic. When they arrive outside the conference hall, they see Jackie Brock Doyle, the press officer of the Olympic Organizing Committee office, arranges and greets them on the spot, which looks very enthusiastic.

"What important news is there to be announced today, Jackie?"

"Yes, what kind of news is it? Is it really big news?"

It was obvious that several colleagues from other newspapers who had a close relationship with the female press officer were following the press officer and asking.

"Believe me, it's really big news, but I can't say it now." Jackie smiled and shook her head, and turned to greet someone else.

When Shian Ingle heard this, he felt a little comforted. He found a place to sit down. Perhaps because of the inferiority of the newcomer, he did not dare to sit too far, because he still didn't know what news it was, so he couldn't prepare for what questions he wanted to ask. If he was not asked but couldn't ask, or asked a stupid question, then his face would be a big loss.

Within a few minutes of sitting down, everyone saw several important members of the London Olympic Organizing Committee coming, including Lord Sebastian Co., President of the Olympic Organizing Committee Keith Mill, Financial Director Neil Wood, and Neil Coleman, representing the Greater London Municipal Government.

Before Shian Ingle came, he had done some preparations and learned about the members of the Olympic Organizing Committee, so he suddenly recognized these famous Olympic champions in the UK, but when they walked into the conference hall, he was still shocked.

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

Tottenham Hotspur chairman and head coach Ye Qiu, and Tottenham Hotspur vice captain, England flag Beckham.

"Why did they appear here?" There was an uproar at the scene. Almost everyone's heart was like Sheen Ingel, full of doubts, and many people's first reaction was the news that was circulated not long ago.

Could it be that the negotiations on the main stadium of the Olympics have finally been settled?

This group of celebrities who just walked out were targeted by the media, now sitting in a row facing the reporters. What’s interesting is that Ye Qiu sat in the middle with the chairman of the Olympic Organizing Committee, which clearly gave a signal.

"Churchill Center, attend this press conference" Lord Sebastian Coe welcomed the reporters present with his old voice.

"The reason why I invited you here today is mainly because there is one thing to be announced to the public." With Lord Sebastian Co's words, everyone present almost held their breath, because if they were not wrong, it would be an agreement of more than 300 million yuan, and it would also be a cooperation that caused an uproar.

Earlier, there were extremists who were very dissatisfied with Ye Qiu's move as a Chinese, who wanted to get the home stadium of the London Olympics, 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, and we all agree with the cooperation proposal submitted by Tottenham Hotspur Club, because we believe that only football clubs with the highest professionalism, the best management and the best performance are eligible to enter this magnificent stadium

Sheen Ingel listened silently below, but he knew very well that these were all official words. In fact, why did he hand over the stadium to Tottenham Hotspur, everyone knew that it was because of money at heart, Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu had money.

Of course, this must be said that West Ham United is really too unsuccessful, and the Hammer Gang is really a bit like a rogue.

Originally, everyone thought that the London Olympics wanted to support East London, and West Ham United was the flag team of East London. Although the results were a little worse, at least it was the Premier League team. But he was better. Not only did he not want to pay for the rental fee of the stadium, he was not even prepared to pay for the renovation of the stadium, but he hoped that the London Municipal Government would support it.

Hearing that this incident made Lord Sebastian Co, the Olympic Organizing Committee and others angry and cursed. Moreover, Tottenham Hotspur is a foreign investment, and West Ham United is also a foreign investment. At least Tottenham Hotspur has enough sincerity and funds to support the work of the Olympic Organizing Committee, but West Ham United looks like they want to make money by nothing.

It can be said that from the beginning, everyone had only one suspense about this plan, that is, the Olympic Organizing Committee would not consider converting the main stadium into a football stadium and transferring it to other institutions. If not, then Tottenham Hotspur would have no chance, and this means that the Olympic Organizing Committee is not short of money at all.

But if anything, Tottenham Hotspur is the only team that has the qualifications to compete for the stadium, and others like West Ham United, Leiden Oriental, and even some London college football teams and institutions that want to transform into PI RACE have never shown enough ambitions or funds.

Sheen Ingel listened silently, but his attention was focused on Ye Qiu, because he found that this time, the agreement between Tottenham Hotspur and the Olympic Organizing Committee and the London Municipal Government, starting from the start of the UR year stadium construction, Tottenham Hotspur will pay 100 million euros a year in the next three years to invest in the stadium construction.

After the Paralympic Games in September 2018, the ownership of the new stadium will be automatically transferred to Tottenham Hotspur. In addition, the southeast of a small river is also located in the Olympic Park, which is also a piece of spare land in the Olympic Park, will also be automatically transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, and they will be allowed to build a five-star hotel on it.

However, because the Olympic Organizing Committee has signed a cooperation agreement with Westfield Retail Group to sell a large piece of land located in the north of the Olympic Village to the Australian retail company to build a shopping center with a total area of ​​nearly 200,000 square meters and is at the exit of the subway station, this piece of land in Tottenham Hotspur will not be allowed to build a shopping center.

Speaking of which, the Olympic Organizing Committee really racked its brains for money. They bundled the land for sale and Olympic sponsorship, earning 700 million pounds from Westfield Retail Group, and construction has begun.

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

So the final result is that the stadium can wait until the Paralympic Games end in September 2019 before taking over, but the land can be invested in construction now, but the design must be integrated into the planning of the entire Olympic theme park. Ye Qiu said that this five-star hotel will be built into a landmark building in London, with a total investment of nearly 1 billion euros.

Huangtian Group has its own plan, and Tottenham Hotspur also has its own ideas. The club will invest in #pie. This will be the most famous tourist attraction in London in the future. The surrounding transportation is so convenient and it is next to the most prosperous financial district. There is absolutely no harm in building a five-star hotel here, and Huangtian Group will not lose money.

Of course, for the time being, Tottenham Hotspur just revealed that it would look for partners, but did not disclose specific matters to the outside world.

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

After the other peers were already satisfied, Shian Ingle chose to stay at the gate downstairs because he thought this should be an opportunity. He wanted to seize this opportunity, so he waited downstairs for an hour. He waited until Ye Qiu and Beckham finished talking to the Olympic Organizing Committee and went downstairs, and he blocked him in the parking lot.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, Mr. Ye Qiu" Sheen Ingel rushed up immediately and handed over the recorder, "Can you waste a little time and answer a few questions from me?"

At noon, everyone went to have dinner, but he was waiting in the parking lot. After Ye Qiu was stopped, he looked at the young reporter and the reporter's certificate on his chest with interest, "Guardian?"

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

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

"I know," Sheehn Ingle nodded, but was somewhat ashamed, "I haven't interviewed you alone yet."

After Ye Qiu heard this, he looked at Sheen Ingel again, "Okay, Sheen, you have five minutes."

"Thank you" Sheen Ingle immediately opened his notepad after thanking her. He was obviously afraid of forgetting, so he prepared all the questions in advance and remembered them. This action won the favor of Ye Qiu and Beckham. There are not many journalists who are so dedicated and focused these days, and others are more thinking about how to hype and attract attention.

"I would like to ask Mr. Ye Qiu, many local citizens have opposed you who won the Olympic main stadium through Tottenham Hotspur, and even triggered demonstrations. Are you worried that this incident will cause dissatisfaction among the citizens again after it is announced?" Sheen Ingle spoke more carefully because he himself knew that those who opposed it were some extreme nationalists.

"We will have a very proper way to deal with this aspect, and we will continue to introduce more measures in the future, such as we will further strengthen the interaction between the club and the Tottenham area and several communities around the new London stadium, and strengthen the contacts. We will use facts to prove our sincerity."

"I hope everyone understands one thing, this is not a Chinese who acquires the London Olympics, this is Tottenham Hotspur investing in a new stadium, that's all." Ye Qiu was prepared for such a question

Sheen Ingle was quite satisfied with Ye Qiu's answer and asked again: "Then I believe all Tottenham Hotspur fans will be worried, just like Arsenal was planning to build a new stadium not long ago. Tottenham Hotspur will have to pay 300 million euros in the next three years, and the renovation cost will be nearly 100 million yuan. At the same time, it is also planning to participate in a five-star hotel project. Will this lead to financial problems in Tottenham Hotspur?"

After hearing this, Ye Qiu smiled again, "I hope you can convey it to all Tottenham Hotspur fans. I am confident that in the next few years, while ensuring that Tottenham Hotspur is well-managed, we will complete this series of initiatives and development projects."

"Of course, I want to reiterate that it is impossible to do this without losing money, but I personally think that the team needs to take this step because according to our preliminary estimates, as long as the team ensures that they can participate in the Champions League every year in the future, then by the time we get this new stadium, the annual income will increase by at least 80 million pounds, which does not include the income of five-star hotels."

"That is to say, for the time being, the loss is certain, but from 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."

Sheen Ingle also felt Ye Qiu's ambition. In fact, as a British man, he is also a fan, but he doesn't have a fixed team he likes, but he knows very well that almost all Premier League teams now want to build new stadiums. Tottenham Hotspur can exchange 300 million euros with the existing White Hart Lane Stadium and surrounding land for the Olympic home stadium, which is definitely a very, very cost-effective business.

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

Perhaps seeing that there was no more problems with Sheen Ingel, Ye Qiu also thought this young man in England was quite interesting. He looked at him and smiled, "Well, I still have something to leave, so the interview ends here, but Sheen Ingel, I remember you."

After hearing this, Shian Ingel was stunned, and then he thought Ye Qiu was going to sue him. He was immediately anxious and blushed and wanted to explain and ask Ye Qiu for his understanding.

"I will notify the press department of the fixed interview next week to convey to your editor-in-chief, and you will count it as one more." Ye Qiu pointed at Sheen Ingel with a smile and said, "Remember, Mr. Sheen Ingel, don't block me in the parking lot in the future."
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