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Arrived safely in Hong Kong, China from London Heathrow Airport.

The young players of Bayswater Chinese are all feeling very fresh about this trip to Asia and are looking forward to it very much.

Because the name of the club is Bayswater Chinese.

According to the practice of the Premier League, the Barclays Asian Championship will be arranged next year, when Premier League teams will come to Asia to play games.

Adam Crozier has already communicated with the Premier League.

By then, the Chinese from Bayswater will still come to Asia.

The Premier League still has a great influence in Asia.

Not to mention that Bayswater Chinese are the Premier League runner-up, League Cup champion and UEFA Cup champion, even teams like Fulham, Bolton and others will be warmly welcomed when they come to Asia.

The legendary Bayswater Chinese not only have outstanding achievements as a newly promoted team, but also have a Chinese background, which allowed them to feel the enthusiasm of Hong Kong fans as soon as they landed.

When the group walked out of the airport, they saw banners held up for them by the fans who came to greet them.

Almost every player's appearance will draw excited screams from the fans on the scene.

Especially when Yang Cheng, Xia Qing, Adam Crozier and their group came out as the last act, the atmosphere on the scene reached a fever pitch.

The familiar black hair and yellow skin, so friendly!
Over the past three years, Yang Cheng’s legendary deeds in the UK have already spread throughout China and Asia.

This makes him extremely popular in China and throughout Asia.

The whole world knows that China has produced such a talented football coach.

After all, he was back to his motherland, so Yang Cheng took some time to interact with the group of Hong Kong fans who came to pick him up at the airport and tried his best to meet their requests.

And not just at the airport.

The team visited the hotel where they stayed, the training ground, participated in a commercial event of Prudential Insurance, visited a local orphanage in Hong Kong, and attended a charity event...

Almost wherever he goes, he attracts a large number of Hong Kong fans.

In addition to his activities, Yang Cheng also took time out to participate in a talk show on a Hong Kong TV station.

During the program, Yang Cheng answered the host's questions directly in Chinese and introduced the history of the Chinese in Bayswater, as well as the achievements they have made, including the first team and youth training.

"This is the first time our club has organized a trip to Asia. Everyone in our team is very happy and the players are looking forward to this trip."

Inevitably, questions will be asked about the new season and Ribery's transfer.

Yang Cheng also frankly stated that Ribery's transfer was a big loss for the Chinese in Bayswater.

"But we still have a lot of very good players, like Andrey Arshavin."

"Maybe many fans noticed him in the second half of the Premier League last season, but believe me, he will become one of the most famous players in the world in two or three years."

Yang Cheng is not worried about the situation in the new Premier League season.

"We are a whole and Ribery's transfer will not affect our competitiveness."

Yang Cheng said that the new season of the Premier League will be different from the past.

"In the new season, everyone will see that many other teams, including Manchester United, Liverpool and us at Bayswater Chinese, are narrowing the gap in strength with Chelsea."

“They won’t have it so easy again.”

Many media also believe that it will be difficult for Bayswater Chinese to repeat last season’s brilliant performance?

Yang Cheng smiled in response.

"I would say we are at the same level as last season, maybe even better because we have signed a lot of new players and many of the players in the team are obviously better than last season."

For example?

"Dzeko has been training with the team since late June and has been working very hard to build muscle. He is now in great shape and in very good condition. I think he will be a nightmare for Premier League defenders in the new season."

Who is most likely to win?
"It's hard to say. Chelsea, Manchester United, us, Liverpool and even Arsenal all have chances."

"No one knows what will happen in the long league. We can only try our best to be prepared and meet the unknown challenges. This is also the interesting part of football."

In this match in Hong Kong, the opponent is Hong Kong South China and the match is held at the Hong Kong Stadium.

The Hong Kong Stadium, which can accommodate 4 people, sold 35000 tickets, which is considered very good.

On the morning of the competition, Bayswater Chinese and Prudential Insurance of the United Kingdom jointly held a lively signing ceremony.

The CEO of Prudential Insurance flew from the UK to Hong Kong to sign the contract.

The two parties signed a five-year sponsorship contract, with Prudential paying Bayswater Chinese an annual sponsorship fee of £5 million and obtaining advertising on the chest of Bayswater Chinese jerseys.

In the match that evening, Bayswater Chinese defeated Hong Kong South China 3-1.

……

The next day, the Bayswater Chinese team first had a recovery training in Hong Kong, and then took a bus across the border into Pengcheng.

Here, Adam Crozier and Omar Berrada also formally submitted a report card that had been in operation for a year.

The Chinese in Bayswater held a grand collective signing ceremony here.

Communications network and LAN service provider Huawei, home appliance company Midea, and LCD screen and TV company LTC jointly sponsored Bayswater Chinese.

According to Adam Crozier's division of the sponsorship system, the annual sponsorship fee of these three sponsors is 3 million pounds each.

Among them, Huawei will be responsible for the construction of all communication networks and local area networks of the Bayswater Chinese Training Base; Meidi will provide other home appliances except air conditioners, air purifiers and water purification equipment; LTC will provide televisions and various LCD display devices.

These three companies are all brands that are determined to go abroad and explore the European market, and they all have a strong interest in sponsoring the Chinese in Bayswater.

Adam Crozier and Omar Berrada also visited these companies one after another before deciding to sign the contract.

The team then participated in three commercial activities held by three sponsors, which were also warmly welcomed by Shenzhen fans.

In the subsequent warm-up match, Bayswater Chinese drew 2-2 with Bordeaux of Ligue .

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From Pengcheng to Shanghai, the schedule of the Chinese in Bayswater is not tight, but there are many activities.

One of the most important activities is Puma, the sponsor of this China trip.

In Shanghai, Bayswater Chinese officially signed a five-year sponsorship contract with Puma, with an annual sponsorship fee of up to 5 million pounds. This is almost the highest sponsorship contract that Bayswater Chinese can get at present.

Apart from the Big 4 in the Premier League, this contract is also the most important.

After getting the money, you naturally have to work harder.

At the same time, Bayswater Chinese also reached a strategic partnership with Alibaba.

In addition to Allibaba's annual sponsorship of £100 million for Bayswater Chinese, the club will also open a store on Taobao to sell Bayswater Chinese jerseys, tickets, various fan merchandise and souvenirs.

This is also the first sports club in the world to open an online store in China.

Yang Cheng said he was very proud!

In Shanghai, Bayswater Chinese beat Serie A's Lazio 2-1.

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Beijing is the last stop of the Bayswater Chinese’s trip to China, and also the most important one.

After arriving in Beijing, the first thing the club did was to support Umbro China and celebrate the opening of the country's largest flagship store in Beijing.

Yang Cheng's parents, Lin Zhongqiu and others all made a special trip to the capital.

When they saw the powerful Chinese troops in Bayswater, they were all deeply moved.

Thinking back to those days, they spent so much manpower and financial resources, but not only did they fail to reach English Football League One, which is now the English Championship, but they were on the verge of bankruptcy.

It has only been three years since Yang Cheng took over, but now Bayswater Chinese are already the runner-up in the Premier League and the champion of the UEFA Cup.

Apart from anything else, they have no choice but to admit defeat based on this ability.

Lin Zhongqiu was both embarrassed and happy.

Needless to say, he was happy, but he was also embarrassed because he had always been against Yang Cheng.

From loan repayments, to building training bases, to recruiting players...

Facts have proved that under Yang Cheng's leadership, Bayswater Chinese has rapidly grown bigger and stronger.

In the past few years, Yang Jianguo has developed very rapidly in China.

Whether it is shoes and clothing or real estate, they are all booming.

Yang Cheng also admires this very much.

Sometimes, this kind of daring and enterprising character may seem risky, but in fact it can lead to success.

This also proves the saying that a scholar's rebellion will fail in three years.

"Ah Cheng, let me discuss one more thing with you."

After his cheap dad said this, Yang Cheng immediately waved his hand.

"No, there is not much basis for cooperation between us, it is best if we do not interfere with each other."

After Yang Cheng finished speaking, he did not forget to add, "You must pay a penny less. 200 million pounds is already a friendly price."

He was talking about the advertising sponsorship on the cuffs.

Not to mention, after China's Umbro redesigned the LOGO and put it on the cuffs of the jersey, it looks really good.

"Am I talking about the 200 million pounds?" Chairman Yang refuted with a dignified look.

"Don't worry, you won't lose a penny."

Yang Cheng nodded with satisfaction, "Then... Mr. Yang, you go ahead."

"Have some respect!" Yang Jianguo scolded unhappily.

"Are you really planning to build a department store and a hotel next to the stadium?"

"Of course, otherwise, why would we need to invest so much money?"

“Will the London government agree?”

Yang Cheng smiled and said, "So, we have to spend a lot of money to invite a world-class designer like Norman Foster to design it. Once the design is ready, they will agree."

After a pause, Yang Cheng looked at his cheap dad with some caution, "What...are you going to do?"

"Last time, I had a drink with a big brother from a state-owned real estate company. He mentioned to me that in recent years, more and more domestic tourists have been traveling to Europe. They are considering investing in Europe and providing supporting services for domestic tourists traveling abroad."

"You want to do it yourself?"

"I think that the place belongs to us. Instead of letting others make money, we should make money ourselves. Besides, this is a long-term business. Look at Harrods. How popular is it?"

"The question is, can you do it?"

"I can find someone who can cooperate with me." Yang Jianguo said confidently.

Yang Cheng felt that this was probably the biggest difference between himself and businessmen.

"Anyway, I don't care. I'm just responsible for renting it. As long as you pay the market price, it doesn't matter who I rent it to."

Yang Jianguo had an idea in mind.

It turns out that my beloved son is determined to "separate" from me.

The problem is, I don’t plan to have a second child, so why should I divide the family?

"Okay, you don't have to be on guard against me all day. Don't worry, I promise you that I will never interfere in your affairs. I'm busy now, how can I have time to worry about you?"

Only then did Yang Cheng nod with satisfaction.

"By the way, your mother bought you a house in Beijing. You can decorate it whenever you need it."

"When did it happen? How come I don't know about it?" Yang Cheng was surprised.

Shit, is this how all you rich people mess around?
You just buy me a house casually, have I agreed?
That is my precious first home purchase quota, and the mortgage interest rate is discounted.

"Just a few days ago, in West City, it was called something like Triumph. It had the best apartment type, the best school district, and was a north-south top floor duplex. They said it was for your wedding."

After he finished speaking, he shook his head with a look of pain on his face, "More than 30,000 per square meter, houses in this capital city are so damn expensive!"

"Get married?" Yang Cheng was a little confused.

Where is this going?

Speaking of marriage, Yang Jianguo came over with a smile and said, "Let me tell you, I secretly asked around. Can you guess what Xia Qing's family does?"

"How should I know?" Yang Cheng had never asked.

"I heard about it by chance."

accidental?

Yang Cheng didn't believe it.

Judging from my cheap dad's personality, he probably came here specifically to find out.

Not surprising.

Who asked Yang Cheng to hand over all his assets to Xia Qing?
As parents, we always have to worry more.

"Her family is the second generation of the reds. Her father is the chairman of Zhongxin Bank, her mother is a distinguished professor at Peking University and Tsinghua University, and her brother works in the Secretariat of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee."

"Is this true?" Yang Cheng was shocked.

Isn’t this background too grand?
Zhongxin Bank is a well-known commercial bank in China.

But it’s true that those who can go abroad these days are either rich or noble.

"Your trip to China was so smooth this time. I heard that her brother Xia Xi found a lot of friends and helped you a lot."

Yang Cheng suddenly realized.

He has always been wondering, no matter how capable Adam Crozier and Omar Berrada are, isn't it too easy for them to develop the Chinese market?
It’s not that there is anything fishy about these commercial sponsorships.

Instead, all the channels were opened at once.

You know, building commercial channels itself is a very difficult task.

For the Chinese in Bayswater, this foundation will make it easier to develop the Chinese market in the future.

That's what happened.

This favor is really too much to owe.

How to pay it back?
……

Long before the team set off, Yang Cheng had already received the business department's work performance report for the past year.

During this Asian trip, Bayswater Chinese will sign multiple sponsorship contracts.

The two main sponsors are Puma and Prudential.

Next is the car sponsor, Mercedes-Benz from Germany.

The beer sponsor is Budweiser.

The sponsor of the jersey cuffs is China's Umbro.

Puma's is 1000 million pounds, Prudential's is 800 million pounds, Mercedes-Benz, Budweiser and China's Umbro are all 200 million pounds.

There are also LTC, Huawei, Meidi, Alibaba, as well as Lianxiang and Longji Solar which are about to sign contracts in Beijing.

The sponsorship fee for these six Chinese brands is £6 million per year.

Originally, the Chinese at Bayswater had not considered going to Japan, but later, the Japanese company Daikin sponsored the Chinese at Bayswater with 200 million pounds a year and also provided the Brent training base with central air-conditioning systems, air purification systems and water purification systems for free.

So, for the sake of money, the Bayswater Chinese decided to play a warm-up match in Japan against Kashima Antlers.

Puma, Prudential, Mercedes-Benz and Budweiser are all European companies, while the other sponsorships are with Asian companies.

The Bayswater Chinese definitely made a lot of money on their trip to Asia.

It can bring at least 3200 million pounds in revenue to the club every year.

Although Xia Qing and her brother were helping silently, Yang Cheng did see Adam Crozier's business operation capabilities.

Of course, it still cannot be compared with his brilliant record in the English Football Association.

After all, the Bayswater Chinese do not have as much influence as the England national team.

Yang Cheng was very satisfied with Omar Berrada's business negotiation skills and the resources he brought.

With the help of these two people, the business income of Bayswater Chinese has grown by leaps and bounds.

As they will be able to participate in the Champions League in the new season, Bayswater Chinese’s overall revenue will definitely set a new record high.

If they perform well in the Champions League and the attendance at Wembley Stadium is decent, there is a good chance that the fee will reach 1 million pounds.

This number should be ranked fifth in the Premier League, and is probably ranked in the top ten in European football.

According to the current statistical information, Liverpool's revenue ranks 10th in Europe, which is approximately 1.2 million pounds.

Real Madrid, the team with the highest revenue, has already reached nearly 2 million pounds.

More importantly, these top teams are still growing at a double-digit rate every year.

For Bayswater Chinese, due to the inherent disadvantage of playing at home, they can only make up for it by commercial income.

……

Although the revenue was good, the team's expenses also skyrocketed.

This season, the team's maximum salary has jumped from 6000 pounds per week to 2 pounds per week.

According to Xia Qing's data model, the team's player salary expenditure alone in the new season will reach 1500 million pounds.

Since Xia Qing took over as CFO, she has always advocated incentive-based compensation.

That is, the salary is not high, but the bonus is high.

According to Xia Qing's preliminary estimate, the players' salaries and bonuses, as well as the salaries and bonuses of the club's employees, big and small, all added up, the salary expenditure for the new season is likely to be close to 4000 million pounds.

Apart from anything else, because of the great performance of this trip to Asia, Yang Cheng planned to give Adam Crozier a red envelope of 100 million pounds and Omar Berrada a red envelope of 70 pounds.

That's another £170 million gone.

By the way, Bayswater Chinese played 5 games in this Asian tour, and their appearance fee for each game was only 60 pounds, which is similar to Liverpool's appearance fee.

That means the revenue from 5 games is only 300 million pounds.

Compared with the top teams, it is indeed too shabby.

……

The match between Beijing and Villarreal was the last game for the Chinese players from Bayswater in China.

The day before the game, Xia Qing met Yang Cheng when she came to get the tickets.

She never mentioned anything about her brother, as if she knew nothing about it.

Yang Cheng was also happy with this. Everything was fine as usual.

But he will definitely remember this kindness in his heart.

However, Yang Cheng was a little surprised to see her taking away a large stack of game tickets.

"You got so many tickets. Have you paid for them?" Yang Cheng asked deliberately.

Xia Qing rolled her eyes at him fiercely, her eyes seemed to say: You bosses are all stingy.

"Don't worry, I'll deduct it from my salary."

The revenue from ticket sales does not belong to Bayswater Chinese but to the organizer.

These tickets were all good seats that Xia Qing got through internal channels.

"Who did you invite to come and see?" Yang Cheng asked casually.

"My parents, grandparents, my brother, some relatives and friends at home, and some friends of my brother."

Yang Cheng's mind moved and he roughly guessed something.

Her brother's friends probably helped, but Yang Cheng just didn't know about it.

This silly girl should be planning to pay back the favor with her own money.

"Well, it's rare for me to come to your house, so I can't be stingy and let people say that I treat my employees harshly, right?"

Yang Cheng was also straightforward for once, "I'll pay for these tickets."

"Is this true?" Xia Qing didn't quite believe it.

Yang Cheng is now 100% sure that his character is a failure.

After all, he is a rich second-generation, how could he be like this?

"Senior, please pay attention to your wording. You should say, thank you, boss."

Xia Qing was amused and laughed, "Okay then, thank you, boss."

"You are welcome."

"By the way, boss, my dad is a football fan. He loves watching football games. He is usually very busy and seldom watches them live. It's a rare opportunity for him to attend this game. You remember to cheer hard and don't lose!" Xia Qing encouraged with expectant eyes.

Yang Cheng smiled confidently and waved his hand. He had originally planned to use a different lineup for the first and second half.

It now seems that all the main forces must be deployed.

Women, they really affect my preparation speed!

……

In the match against Villarreal in Beijing, Bayswater Chinese played very aggressively.

The Yellow Submarine was one of the top four teams in the last Champions League and its overall strength is extraordinary.

It’s just that they are still preparing for the game and their condition hasn’t adjusted yet, but their strength is already very strong.

Diego Forlan, in particular, was very threatening.

Midfielder Marcos Senna caused a lot of trouble for the Bayswater Chinese.

However, playing against such a team with real swords and guns, the actual combat effect is extremely good and the team's training value is also high.

In the end, the team won narrowly 3-2.

Both teams played in an open style, and in the end it was Bayswater Chinese who defeated Villarreal with a set-piece attack in the second half.

The team then set off for Tokyo, Japan.

In Yokohama, Bayswater Chinese defeated Kashima Antlers 2-0.

Although Bayswater Chinese has Chinese characters in its name, it is still welcomed by many fans in Japan.

After all, this is the runner-up of the Premier League and the champion team of the UEFA Cup!

Among them, Modric, who helped Croatia eliminate Japan in the group stage, was at Bayswater Chinese.

At that time, when Croatia faced Japan, Modric scored the only goal of the game, leaving a very deep impression on the Japanese.

This goal caused Japan to lose all three group matches, conceding 3 goals and scoring 7 goals, finishing last in the group.

But the amazing thing is that Japanese fans have turned their attention to Modric and the Chinese in Bayswater.

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After flying back to London from Tokyo, Japan, the Chinese in Bayswater's preparations entered the final sprint stage.

After returning to London, all the team's training sessions were moved to Wembley Stadium instead of Bayswater Stadium.

This is a brand new stadium that can accommodate 9 fans.

There are all kinds of facilities, which are very advanced, which amazed the players.

Especially the spacious locker room, which is many times better than the Loftus Road Stadium.

But the problem that follows is that the attendance at Wembley Stadium is expected to hit a new low in the history of the Premier League, or even the English top league.

According to Adam Crozier's report, to date, only 2 season tickets have been sold for the Chinese at Bayswater, which is the result of a bundled sale including three Champions League group matches.

It is entirely predictable that the entire Wembley Stadium will be very empty by then.

With season ticket sales like this, it would be a rare achievement if the number could exceed 3.

Both Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier estimated that the Champions League group stage should be much better.

According to the CEO, he really hopes that the team can draw with top teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid to boost the football market and attract more fans.

Although season ticket sales are not ideal, Bayswater Chinese have no plans to reduce prices for promotions.

Even after moving to Wembley Stadium, the price of tickets has remained largely unchanged.

The lowest tier is still £30.

This is also the lowest ticket price among all Premier League teams in London so far.

After Arsenal moved into their new stadium this season, the most expensive ticket for the new season reached £94.

Last season at Highbury, the most expensive ticket was just £54.

Of course, this is the price the Gunners will pay against Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham, Liverpool and the Bayswater Chinese.

Yes, thanks Arsenal!

They put the ticket prices for the home game against Bayswater Chinese in the first tier.

The highest price in this tier is 94 pounds and the lowest is 48 pounds.

Apart from these strong teams, ticket prices for other teams range from £33 to £66.

Arsenal's season tickets cost between £893 and £1825.

Tottenham Hotspur's lowest season ticket price is £650.

West Ham United's is £585.

The lowest-level season ticket for Chinese at Bayswater is £660, which seems expensive, but in fact, it includes 22 games, including 19 Premier League games and 3 Champions League group matches.

If we only count the Premier League, it's 570 pounds, which is cheaper than West Ham United.

Of course, this is the lowest gear.

The price of Bayswater Chinese tickets remains at an average of £40.

However, of the 166 VIP boxes at Wembley Stadium, Bayswater Chinese only sold 30, and most of them were cheaper boxes for 10 people.

The Wembley Stadium boxes are divided into six categories, with prices ranging from £6 to £2400.

Although only 30 rooms were sold, it brought in more than 2 million pounds in revenue for the Chinese in Bayswater.

And these 300 VIP customers will bring more consumption on match days.

Of course, the more than 2 million pounds were not taken away for no reason.

The supporting services provided in the box are also excellent, from catering packages, dedicated parking spaces, access channels, route guidance, dedicated services throughout the journey, etc., all provide the best.

According to Adam Crozier, if all the boxes were sold, it would generate at least 3 million pounds in revenue each season.

This is the biggest difference between the new stadium and the old stadium.

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While the Chinese at Bayswater were worried about season ticket sales, Manchester United proudly announced that their season ticket sales for the new season had reached a record high of 6.

This creates a very ironic situation.

Die-hard Manchester United fans are constantly launching anti-Glazer campaigns, but season ticket sales at Old Trafford are setting a record high. It's really magical.

In addition to the news about Manchester United, there was another piece of news in the Premier League during the Bayswater Chinese tour of Asia.

Randy Lerner, a sports tycoon from the United States, acquired 6260% of Aston Villa's shares for 57 million pounds, becoming Aston Villa's largest shareholder.

Randy Lerner is also the owner of the American Major League Baseball Browns.

As for the new season of the Premier League, the outside world generally believes that Chelsea is still the biggest favorite.

In an interview with British media, Chelsea head coach Mourinho stated loudly that he would lead Chelsea to win three consecutive championships.

"After I take over a team, it usually takes me three years to bring it to its true peak."

"This is my third season at Chelsea. The team has introduced superstars such as Shevchenko and Ballack, and the overall strength has been greatly improved."

"Our goal will no longer be to be satisfied with the Premier League and domestic cup competitions, we hope to conquer European football."

"In the new season, our goal is to win all the championships, including the Premier League and the Champions League. We are determined to win them!"

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Because of his trip to Asia, Yang Cheng had delayed dealing with many things.

Therefore, when the team started the final sprint of the new season, Yang Cheng had to work overtime and use his free time to deal with other things.

For example, he attaches great importance to youth training.

Neither Yang Cheng nor the first-team coaches were able to attend the selection day this year.

While training and getting familiar with the venue at Wembley Stadium, Yang Cheng took time out to visit the nearby Brent training base several times and take the opportunity to see if he had found any treasures this year.

Last year, Yang Cheng got a taste of the potential with the signings of Luke Shaw and Sterling, and he became somewhat addicted.

Chelsea's Cobham training base is still under construction.

Because the Blues' current first-team training facilities are so poor, their first phase of the project is specifically for the first team.

This is why it has not been enabled yet.

It is expected to be in 2007.

They will only start the construction of Phase 2, which will be used by the youth team, after the Phase project at Cobham is completed and put into use.

At present, Chelsea’s youth training team is still very imperfect, and the youth training is naturally not very good.

As for Fulham, conditions are limited and their youth training has always been unsatisfactory.

Therefore, there are currently only two Premier League teams in the entire west and southwest of London.

Last season's newly promoted team Bayswater Chinese, this season's newly promoted team Watford.

Needless to say, Bayswater Chinese's investment in youth training has made a name for itself immediately, and coupled with the hardware, software and talent pool of the Brent training base, youth training has already begun to take shape.

In the first team, Yang Cheng is known for his gorgeous offensive football and bold promotion of young players.

Under such circumstances, football talents from the entire western and southwestern regions basically come to Bayswater Chinese.

According to Dan Ashworth's report, there are more young players participating in youth training selection this year than last year.

This is also a recognition of Bayswater’s investment in Chinese youth training.

Yang Cheng was browsing the list of new players recruited into this year's youth training camp.

What's more, he actually found two familiar faces on the list.

One is Declan Rice.

Interestingly, he is also from Kingston, a suburb southwest of London, the same place as Luke Shaw.

Yang Cheng first compared his date of birth and found that it matched his past life. He was sure that he would be the main defensive midfielder of the British Empire in the future, which made him very happy.

"This is called Dickridge Lane Adventure Playground... is it a youth training club?"

Yang Cheng looked at this very strange name and felt like it was a children's playground.

Dan Ashworth laughed, "They do have youth training qualifications, but they are also a children's playground."

After a pause, Dan Ashworth explained: "The road next to this youth training club is called Dickridge Road, which is located in a park called Dickridge."

"Strictly speaking, none of these belong to them. They rented the community sports center in Dickridge to build a playground and provide some sports training for children, including football, basketball, tennis, etc. They have everything."

Yang Cheng suddenly realized.

It turned out to be the case.

"Declan Rice is the best young player this club has produced. He is only seven years old but has already shown his talent. Chelsea have also contacted them before."

"However, Declan Rice's family felt that Chelsea's youth training team was incomplete. Cobham was very close to them, but it would take at least three years to build, so they finally decided to try our Bayswater Chinese."

Yang Cheng thought to himself, so this is what is happening.

"What do you think?" Yang Cheng asked with concern.

"This kid is good!" Dan Ashworth praised.

"Then pay more attention and cultivate it well."

There is another player on the list, but he is not at the Brent training base, but at a satellite training center in the southeast suburbs of London. His name is Eddie Nketiah.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, Nketiah was a striker for Arsenal. He had been selected for England's national teams at all levels and had a very high goal efficiency.

His situation was different.

If you look at the map of London, along the Thames, Doges Island, where Canary Wharf is located, is very conspicuous.

Following Doges Island and crossing the Thames to the south, there is a large black residential area.

Probably since the 80s, black immigrants have gathered in this area.

At almost any time of the day, in this large area, in any park, green space, or open grass, you can see many black children playing football.

They even organize soccer tournaments for kids in the surrounding area.

This strong football culture can be traced back to decades ago.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright comes from here.

There are also people like Nathaniel Clyne, the future right back of Liverpool, and Wilfried Zaha, the "King of Football" who is talked about by countless fans, they are also from this area.

Just think about how many black brothers there will be among the future English players, and how many of them will be from London, and you will know that this is truly a treasure trove of talent.

However, the youth training here is really not that good.

If divided by power, this should belong to Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace and Millwall.

Therefore, whether it is Nathaniel Clyne or Wilfried Zaha, they are both direct descendants of Crystal Palace's youth training.

Only now, a training center with the name of Bayswater Chinese has put up a flag here.

“In the coming years, we will have to pay more attention to densely populated areas like Lewisham and Brockley.”

Lewisham and Brockley are both black areas.

Dan Ashworth nodded. "I've already made arrangements. We'll have more personnel at this satellite training center, and Gary Worthington will also have more scouts."

This topic is a bit sensitive, so Yang Cheng and Dan Ashworth just need to keep it to themselves.

Black brothers are the poorer type, but that’s okay.

According to Premier League statistics, most people who play football are from poor families, and there are almost no middle class people.

The physical genes of black brothers are naturally suitable for sports, and they have strong physical fitness.

Take Cristiano Ronaldo for example.

Many people say that he is self-disciplined, but the problem is, if you ask someone who is not of black descent to undergo the same self-abusing training as him, try it.

I guess he won’t be able to hold on for long before he gets injured.

This does not mean to deny Ronaldo, it just states an objective fact.

So, Dan Ashworth knew very well what Yang Cheng meant.

The people here are relatively poor, but they have good physical genes and are good at sports, so we can really unearth a lot of youth training gems.

Of course, no matter how far-sighted Dan Ashworth is, he can never see the future that Yang Cheng can see.

In the future of European football, black brothers will be the mainstream.

……

Regarding youth training, Yang Cheng made some far-sighted advance planning and arrangements.

He then came to Bayswater Stadium in central London.

Adam Crozier went shopping with the famous architectural designer Norman Foster and his team of assistants.

Uh, no, it's the inspection site.

The London City Government is still going through the process, but it has been basically finalized that the Bayswater Chinese stadium will be included in the renovation project of Queen's Road.

As Yang Cheng and Adam Crozier expected, Norman Foster, as a British man, was very interested in this project. It could be said that they hit it off immediately and were very happy with it.

Design fee?
Discount!

But no matter how much the master's design fee is discounted, it is still a cut.

When Yang Cheng arrived at Bayswater Stadium, he met with Norman Foster and others. After exchanging pleasantries, he headed north from Admiralty Road and first took a walk along Queen's Road.

Then I walked around the entire piece of land and finally returned to Queen's Road.

Standing at the intersection of Porchester Park Road opposite Bayswater Stadium, Norman Foster has been observing his surroundings.

After a long time, he looked at Yang Cheng, Xia Qing and Adam Crozier again.

"These surrounding buildings have a very long history, and many are still national protected buildings. Even if they are renovated, the facades will not change much, but the overall style will be simpler and more modern."

"That's for sure." Yang Cheng nodded.

If there really is a war, the people of London will not agree.

"In terms of land planning, I think the stadium should be placed in the middle, with four buildings built at the four corners, with 50 meters between every two buildings, leaving a large space for fans and tourists to enter and exit freely."

"The four buildings are located on the street and have height requirements, with a maximum of six floors, which is much shorter than the stadium."

"Each building faces the street on two sides, forming an angle, and the back is a graceful arc curve, leaving the maximum space around the stadium to create a garden-style public space for leisure, entertainment, sports and socializing, which is connected to the surrounding bustling streets."

"Look at where we are standing, with 50 meters left, it is not only connected to Queen's Road, but more importantly, we can see the entire stadium very clearly."

"We will design the landscape of each street corner in a targeted manner. After completion, I guarantee that it will become a landmark that tourists from all over the world will flock to!"

Yang Cheng was completely confused.

No matter how he looked at it, it was just an unfinished building, and there was no way he could imagine it being the global landmark that the master had described.

So he looked at Xia Qing and Adam Crozier with questioning eyes.

Do you two understand?
Adam Crozier rolled his eyes. What do you think?

Xia Qing was speechless.

I understood every word, but put together, it was completely incomprehensible.

Yang Cheng recalled that in his previous life, he hired a designer to do interior design. The designer drew a sketch and talked about it in a very inspiring way, with great ideas and creativity, but he couldn't understand anything he said.

In the end, there was only one way.

Produce effect diagram!

But Yang Cheng understood some of Norman Foster's ideas.

To put it simply, the surrounding buildings should not be connected together, and a 50-meter-wide open passage should be left on each of the four streets in the east, south, west and north. This will not only allow fans to enter the stadium, but also connect the stadium in the middle and the surrounding public space with the bustling streets outside, thereby attracting maximum traffic.

This is a really good idea.

Building the whole thing up would of course maximize profits, but the stadium being wrapped in the middle gives people a very depressing and stuffy feeling.

It would be better to make it open so that tourists can come in and out freely, which will boost the popularity of the stadium.

It would be even better if it really became a popular check-in spot for tourists from all over the world.

As for the new stadium, Yang Cheng has many brilliant ideas.

For example, build a glass walkway above the stadium.

Why?

Because after it is completed, the stadium will be the highest place in the center of London.

Such good tourism resources would be wasted if we don’t make good use of them.

Also, a very large circular screen will be hung in the middle of the court.

It’s just like the SOFI Stadium in Los Angeles, USA in the previous life.

Now Norman Foster was confused.

Ring screen?

What to do?
"This time when we went to China, we found LTC, a company that specializes in making TVs. They said that they have been researching large curved screens in their labs, but that it might be difficult to mass-produce them in a few years. So we could try to customize them for us."

Yang Chengke really likes this circular screen, it’s so sci-fi!
For manufacturers, this is also a form of publicity, and they are very happy to do so.

Norman Foster didn't understand. He just needed to leave enough load-bearing capacity in the design and then hang it up when the time came.

Yang Cheng also plans to build a retractable turf like Real Madrid.

The Bernabeu Stadium has a subway underground, so there is very little space to store grass.

Here in Bayswater, the south side of the land is right next to the entrance of Bayswater subway station, but if the stadium is built in the middle of the land, there will be no such problem at all, so only one underground floor needs to be built and the grass is divided into three sections.

Strictly speaking, to achieve this, with current technology, it is not very difficult.

It's just burning money.

But in Yang Cheng's opinion, since he can afford 10 billion pounds, why should he care about this?
Moreover, this is also a very profitable business.

Once the grass is removed, it can be used to hold concerts, exhibitions, events, etc. It will be extremely profitable!

If we don’t make use of the resources in this prime location, we will be struck by lightning!
Also, the roof must be automatically retractable, so it can be closed directly on rainy or snowy days. It would be perfect.

Norman Foster was stunned by what he heard.

Having been a master for so many years, and a high-tech master at that, it was the first time that he was shocked by the client's demands for advanced technology.

Isn't this too much?

No wonder it cost £10 billion!

(End of this chapter)