80_80813 "Hello, Mr. Abramovich, welcome to Red Bull Stadium, New York"

At the Red Bull Stadium in New York, New Jersey, representatives of the North American Invitational's organisers, Matt Higgins and Charitiglitano, greeted the Chelsea executives from London with a smile.

Led by owner Roman Abramovich himself, accompanied by chairman Bruce Barker and chief executive officer Marina Granovskia, along with several key Chelsea executives, the Blues' commitment to the competition is a testament to the importance the Blues place on the subject.

"Come, everybody, please come inside"

A group of people walked in in a noisy manner and found that the banquet hall of the huge restaurant had been temporarily converted into a banquet hall, which was quite empty at this time.

Looking at the past, the most conspicuous thing is the big bald head.

Needless to say, anyone who is familiar with football knows him, Galliani, the general manager of AC Milan

It's just that this high-spirited bald man, who couldn't say it a few years ago, has been a little lonely recently, and the reason is that he is not on the right plate with the team's princess Barbara, who has the idea of driving the bald man out of the San Siro stadium.

AC Milan is someone else's property, you are a part-time worker, and you have a conflict with the boss, don't you want to find a draw?

"Hello, Mr. Galliani," Abramovich greeted with a smile.

"Long time no see, Mr. Abramovich" Galliani also stood up and shook hands warmly with the Russians.

Remember that when Abramovich first bought Chelsea, Galliani didn't like it no matter how he looked at it.

But now, the two of them are speculative as if they were wearing the same pants.

It's really touching that the world is impermanent

"Looks like we're early," Abramovich looked at the empty dining room, a little amused.

Now, in addition to them, there are reporters from several newspapers and media people from TV stations around the corner.

An unnatural look flashed across Galliani's face, but he also squeezed out a hint of a smile and nodded.

At this moment, there was a loud laugh from the side.

"Haha, not early, not early, Mr. Abramovich, I have long hoped to have the opportunity to meet you, now is the right time"

Abramovich and Galliani immediately turned around and found a tall, thin old man with glasses standing next to him.

Matt O Higgins immediately walked up with a smile, "Both, this is our boss, Stephen Ross"

Stephen Rose?

This is an American real estate tycoon

I heard that in the United States, both political and business circles are very open-minded, and their hands and eyes are like cattle people

"Hello, Mr. Ross"

Abramovich and Galliani immediately shook hands with a smile.

After a polite greeting, the three of them sat down.

"New York is a city that, unlike any other city, is empty on weekends and holidays, and the people who work here usually live in the suburbs, and there are a lot of them here in New Jersey."

Abramovich and Galliani didn't know much about New York, so they could only listen obediently.

"After much deliberation, our team decided to schedule the first game of the North American Invitational to kick off at 16 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, hoping to attract more fans to the stadium."

"In addition, we also attach great importance to this game, after all, it is the first game, everyone hopes to be an instant hit, to create a good football market, so for this game, we have invested a lot of energy and effort, and we also plan to have a lively pre-game opening ceremony, inviting many stars, including Justin Burrow, to help"

Abramovich, Galiani and others listened and nodded incessantly.

"Not only that, but there will be a group of political and business celebrities including New York, including the New York Red Bulls, including the New York Jets, including Major League Soccer executives, will come to the scene to help"

Abramovich and Galliani listened and couldn't help but nod their heads again and again.

It can be seen that the other party has also invested a lot of effort and resources in this event.

"Mr. Ross" Galliani has a question, "I heard that the International Champions Cup hosted by Miracle Media is also starting tonight, where are they holding it?" ”

Stephen Ross laughed, "It's also in New Jersey, and there is no football field in New York City, so it's not far from here. ”

"Oh." Galliani nodded, "And what about their situation?" ”

Stephen Ross was clearly prepared, laughing, "very opaque"

"What's going on?" Galliani is strange.

"I remember that the newspapers in Turin, Italy, had reported that the sales of tickets were very good."

Stephen Ross laughed and shook his head, "That's all blowing, I tell you, the largest online ticketing company in the United States has only one partner, and that is our North American Invitational, and they only sell our tickets." ”

Abramovich and Galliani listened to it and immediately rejoiced.

Online ticketing companies have been very helpful in ticket sales these years, and without such a partner, the ticket sales of Miracle Media's International Champions Cup will definitely be a big hit.

"Before, they released the news that how many tickets were sold within 24 hours, and everyone who made it seem to be very scarce knew that that kind of number jù was not credible at all, it was too exaggerated."

Many times the congregation is blown by blowing.

Didn't someone say it?

Standing on the tuyere, pigs can fly to Tianluo to sell tickets, but we are different, we have a very stable partner, we sell tickets online and offline at the same time, and our credibility will be higher."

Galliani couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "So, Mr. Rose, how was the attendance for this game?" ”

He is not only concerned about attendance, but also about whether the summit matchup between AC Milan and Chelsea can detonate the American ball market.

You know, this is not just a matter of ticket sales, once it detonates the American ball market and arouses the general concern of all walks of life in the United States, then AC Milan's influence in the United States will be greatly enhanced.

By then, the U.S. sponsors won't be coming?

"It's very impressive, it's almost sold out a long time ago," Stephen Ross replied with a laugh.

When Abramovich and Galliani heard this, their hearts were put down.

It's too embarrassing to worry about being cold during the warm-up game?

Especially after the media and newspapers around the world have exaggerated, people who don't know still think that AC Milan and Chelsea have long lost their aura of giants

"Rest assured, we are old partners with more than ten years of experience, and the fact that we dare to schedule the game at the same time as them shows that we have extremely strong self-confidence."

Stephen Ross said that it was full of pride.

"This is the United States, and we are confident enough to give people who think that by buying a company, they will be able to enter the American market, and give them a head start, because there is no one who knows and understands the American sports market better than we do."

Both Abramovich and Galliani were a little burned by these words.

Although both of them received appearance fees, they didn't care whether the game was successful or not.

But you can't look at it that way entirely.

After all, if the event works successfully, it will definitely be beneficial to them.

Besides, the eight teams in the two groups of the International Champions Cup are already full, and they can't squeeze in at all now, so they can only hope that the North American Invitational Tournament can succeed, or even overtake the International Champions Cup.

Especially like Galliani, who made a lot of bids against the negotiation team of the International Champions Cup and scared the other party away, and now if the North American Invitational Tournament is messed up, what will they do in the future?

Is it possible to take the initiative to come to the door and beg for the International Champions Cup to let them compete?

Is there still the backbone of a giant team?

Can you not go, there is a backbone, but the huge American market and huge economic interests, don't you want it?

Therefore, Galliani's heart is to pray to God and worship Buddha, and he hopes that the North American Invitational Tournament can be successful

A few people were chatting over there, and the time passed minute by minute.

As the luncheon time approached, although there were guests arriving one after another, compared with the guests of the entire banquet, it was still too few and seemed very empty.

At this time, there was also a lot of discussion in the banquet hall.

"Why is it that people haven't come yet?"

"It's not going to come, is it?"

"How could it not come?"

"I've heard that there's a banquet on the other side."

"It can't be such a coincidence, can it?"

"Who's to say it isn't? The time of the game is determined by the opposite side first, and then it follows here, and the luncheon is also like this, many guests have already accepted the invitation from the other side, is it difficult to ask people to suddenly change their words? ”

"Makes sense"

"Also, I tell you, there are not as many guests invited on the other side, but in addition to team representatives, there are also sponsor representatives, and I heard before that News Corp.'s James Murdoch will also go"

"Really?"

"Fox finally talked about the live broadcast rights of the International Champions Cup in the United States, are you really fake?"

"Eh, I've heard that overseas regions are given to EPNL, the Middle East is given to Peninsula, the UK and Europe are given to Sky TV, and the Chinese region is given to CCTV at a low price."

"Who's to say it isn't? Almost most of the world is live over there, but here it hasn't even sold live TV. ”

"It can't be that bad, right?"

"It's so miserable, you see, no one is coming"

The sound of everyone talking came over, and Stephen Rose's face was quite ugly.

Abramovich and Galiani glanced at each other, and they both saw the depression in each other's hearts.

Ya, you just said so much, you dare to brag

At this moment, a reporter suddenly stood up and spoke on the phone.

“…… I'm too noisy here, you be louder, what? Crowds over there? Full house? No way? ”

"Oh, so many celebrities singing, okay, I'll be right over"

As he spoke, he saw that the man was hurriedly packing up his things and running away.

Ya, I didn't even say a word of goodbye

It's too faceless

As soon as they saw their fellow reporters running to find news, all the reporters immediately followed suit.

Not long after, the second person ran to the organizer to complain, although he found a temporary reason, but everyone could see that he ran to the opposite side to pull the news.

The third, the fourth......

In less than five minutes, the reporter ran more than halfway through.

As soon as I saw that the reporters had run out, some of the guests couldn't sit still.

Just as Abramovich and Galliani were secretly cursing the reporter in their hearts, a man walked up.

"I'm sorry, Stephen, there is something to do in the company temporarily, I have to go back and deal with it quickly"

Stephen Rose stood up in surprise, "No, Gabel, you're the president of Major League Soccer, you promised me to come here, now ......"

"I'm sorry, Stephen, there's really something, there's really something......"

As he spoke, he walked out of the door without any discussion.

Someone started a start, and someone followed one after another.

"Stephen, I'm suddenly feeling a little sick and I'm going back to rest"

"What's going on? What's uncomfortable? ”

"I ...... The butt hurts ......"

"My ass hurts...... I ......"

Before Stephen Rose could react, the man was gone again.

At this moment, everyone can see it, and this person's heart is scattered

Even for those who choose to stay, how many don't think about the other side?