113 Tongue to heart
Granada TV is the largest local television station in Manchester, although in recent years, with the BBC moving some of its operations to Manchester, coupled with Sky TV's near-monopoly of the Premier League, Granada TV still has its own influence in Manchester.
Manchester United has previously planned to start their own pay TV channel, which is a partnership with Granada TV, and Liverpool has recently been in talks with Granada to also launch their own pay TV channel.
As a traverser, Xiao Yu knows that the paid channels created by these clubs are not ideal, and they can only broadcast some training content, or celebrity interviews, league live broadcasts and other programs that really attract audiences, and they can't be won at all, which are all controlled by large groups.
The Granada TV studio in Manchester is located on Waters Street in the heart of the city, next to the Marriott Hotel, one of Manchester's most famous luxury business hotels, where all rooms are themed around the Granada TV show, attracting countless Manchester celebrities.
Although it is located in the center of the city, Manchester's roads are not wide, but there is no sign of traffic jams, just a little slower, but along the way you can enjoy some of the best places nearby, such as the opera house, pedestrian street and so on.
"Hey, I'm on my way, don't rush me, okay? You'll be waiting for me at the door and I'll be there in 5 minutes! Xiao Yu answered the call from Scarlett, and secretly laughed in her heart, this girl who hosted the show for the first time was more anxious than herself.
Turning from Liverpool Road into Wout Street, the walls of the Granada TV studio appeared in Xiao Yu's sight.
When he came to the main gate, the security guard came out to inquire, obviously he had already received the notice, and immediately let Xiao Yu in, and kindly told him where the car was going to park and where the photography was.
But when Xiao Yu parked the car, Scarlett had already come to the door, accompanied by a bald middle-aged man, who learned after an introduction that he was a famous program producer on Granada TV.
"Mr. Xiao Yu, do you want to change your clothes?" The bald middle-aged man asked politely.
Xiao Yu shook his head and refused, he specially wore a set of team uniforms today, but it was different from the team uniforms worn by the players, his team uniform looked more casual, which Xiao Yu specially asked David Pace's clothing factory to order.
"Do you want the makeup artist to prepare?"
Xiao Yu still shook his head and declined, although this was his first time on a TV show, he still liked nature.
"Alright, Mr. Producer, he's a very, very starless guy!" Scarlett explained with a smile on the side.
The producer stared at Xiao Yu for a while, shook his head and said regretfully: "It's a pity, with his conditions, he can become a very good TV star, and with a little carving, he will definitely not lose to Beckham!" ”
Seeing the show producer leave, Xiao Yu couldn't cry or laugh, and Scarlett on the side did not hide her laughter, which caused Xiao Yu's glare.
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Although it is a new show, because it is a talk show, the set of the scene seems very simple, and there are no other audiences on the scene, just the two of them.
Scarlett specially changed into a set of black professional clothes, with her blonde hair, very beautiful and eye-catching, coupled with her smile that is always on her lips, very affinity, and in the recording scene, Xiao Yu can see that Scarlett and the entire scene of the staff cooperate very well.
After a series of adjustments and arrangements, the bald producer raised his hand, and Scarlett, who was already sitting firmly in the middle of the scene, took another look at her dress, and after confirming that there was no problem, she nodded.
"Some people say that in the world of football, players are stars, they play breathtaking football on the pitch, and they are even more concerned about the hearts of the fans off the pitch, but in the world of football, there is another kind of person, they are not lost to the players or the manager of a club, that is the owner of the club, let us welcome the owner of the new Manchester United, Mr. Xiao Yu!"
At this time, Xiao Yu was reminded by a staff member next to him, and immediately walked into the scene with a smile, and raised his hand to greet the camera along the way, as if the star was greeting the fans in the audience.
Since it was a talk show for two people, Xiao Yu's position was face-to-face with Scarlett.
"Mr. Xiao Yu, first of all, as a Manchester United fan, why do you think you would want to set up a football club in the first place?" Scarlett asked with a smile.
After Xiao Yu heard this, he immediately laughed, "No, you're wrong, I'm not a Manchester United fan anymore, at least some people don't admit it!" ”
Scarlett obviously didn't expect Xiao Yu to get straight to the point, and was a little stunned, but quickly asked: "Are you talking about Mr. Edwards, the chairman of Manchester United?" ”
"That's right, it's him!" Xiao Yu replied without thinking about it, "I'm very strange, frankly speaking, I don't know much about Manchester United's business system, so I want to find out through the production unit of this show today that a person who pays his membership fee on time every year and orders a few Old Trafford season tickets every year suddenly becomes a fan of Manchester United, why is this?" Could it be that the people who bought the tickets and paid the dues were not Manchester United fans? ”
"Maybe Mr. Edwards thinks you've started a whole new football club!"
"But does it have anything to do with whether I'm a Manchester United fan or not?" Xiao Yu asked rhetorically.
Scarlett was speechless for a moment, she really couldn't see that Xiao Yu's words would be so sharp, but fortunately, Xiao Yu quickly continued.
"I remember Mr Edwards always claiming that Manchester United was a public company, so I would like to ask him why he would so arbitrarily decide that I am not a Manchester United fan. What evidence does he have? Am I not paying my membership fee on time? Anyway, I've decided, I'll leave this matter to my lawyer! ”
Dispatch lawyers? This surprised not only Scarlett, but even all the staff on the scene were surprised!
"What do you think of Mr Edwards' previous comments about the new Manchester United?" Scarlett clearly heard the producer's request in the headphones, they needed more and more fierce material.
"What do you think? I think he's very ignorant, and I even wonder if he's fooling around with that girl named Maria Elvis, and if he thinks the new Manchester United are as vulnerable as he thinks they are, then I hope the FA will arrange for us to meet Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup, and my team will tell him with hard facts who the nouveau riche is! ”
"Do you really believe the rumors in the Brazilian media about Mr. Edwards' calling?" Scarlett once again threw out another sensitive topic.
Xiao Yu looked at Scarlett ambiguously, the latter was obviously a little shy, but he pretended to be calm, so he laughed, since he decided to come here to participate in this kind of show, he was already mentally prepared to deal with this situation.
"I don't believe in subjective judgment, I only believe in evidence, since Mr. Edwards avoided the rumors and said that there was no such thing, and said that he was going to sue the girl, I think I should support him to stand up and prove his innocence, and also, as an English football person, I really hope that what Edwards said is true, so I call on all the fans to help Mr. Edwards find the girl and then let them go to court."
Speaking of this, Xiao Yu laughed out loud, "In order to prevent Mr. Edwards from saying that he has no money to hire a lawyer, I am here to announce that I have decided to personally take out my pocket to help Mr. Edwards hire the best lawyer in Brazil to fight this lawsuit." ”
No one thought that Xiao Yu, who had never appeared on a TV show, would blatantly fight with the Manchester United boss in his first appearance, although his words seemed to help Edwards be indignant, but everyone could see that he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and coldly sarcastic Edwards.
"Mr. Xiao Yu seems to be really concerned about Edwards' affairs, so what do you think about Manchester United's loss to Da Gama in the Club World Championship?"
"It's a pity, I suspect it's been dragged down by the Edwards Call scandal!" Xiao Yu laughed.
Because he said it so abruptly but funny, the scene, including Scarlett and the staff, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"The Da Gama club is a Brazilian powerhouse, and our team's junior Juninho came out of this team, but you should all see that the Brazilian club is very chaotic, and there are frequent scandals about salary arrears before the game, and the players of the Corinthian club even shouted that they want to strike, I think in this case, Manchester United lost unexpectedly, which can only say that they are not prepared for objective factors such as the climate and the venue in Brazil."
"So, you're still bullish on Manchester United?"
Xiao Yu remembered that Manchester United had returned from participating in the Club World Championship in his previous life, but he had many good friends in the Manchester United team, so it was naturally impossible for him to say something discouraged at such a time, so he nodded and said: "If Manchester United can overcome these objective factors, they are still the favorites in the Club World Championship." ”
"And what about Ferguson? What do you think of Ferguson? ”
'He's a very, very great manager and I can't think of any adjective to describe him.
"What do you think about what he wanted to do on the board of Manchester United but was denied?"
Xiao Yu smiled, "I think Sir should feel lucky, and at the same time dispel this idea from now on, because after entering the board of directors, the so-called tree is a big move, maybe he will be as unlucky as Mr. Edwards, and run out of a Maria for no reason to break the news, then it will really be wronged!" ”
Among them, the word unlucky, Xiao Yu, particularly accentuated the tone, which further set off the double meaning of the word, which undoubtedly added to the humor of this sentence, and everyone at the scene burst into laughter again.
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