Football giants

Chapter 448 Too disrespectful!

"Hello, Mr. Abramovich, welcome to the New York Red Bull Stadium!"

In the New York Red Bull Stadium in New Jersey, representatives of the organizers of the North American Invitational Tournament, Matt Higgins and Charlie Stillitano greeted the Chelsea executives from London with a smile.

The team is led by owner Abramovich himself, accompanied by chairman Bruce Barker and CEO Marina Granovskia, together with several core executives of Chelsea, which shows how much the Blues attach importance to this event.

"Come on, everyone, please come inside!"

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

Looking over, the most conspicuous thing is that big bald head.

No introduction, anyone who is familiar with football knows him, AC Milan's general manager Galliani!
It's just that the high-spirited and bald guy who couldn't tell in the past few years has seemed a little lonely recently. The reason is that he is not in the right match with the team's princess Barbara.

After all, AC Milan is someone else's property. If you are a part-time worker, you have a conflict with the boss. Isn't this a joke?
"Hello, Mr. Galliani!" Abramovich greeted him with a smile.

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

I still remember that when Abramovich just bought Chelsea, Galliani found it unpleasant no matter how he looked at it.

But now, the two of them speculated as if they were wearing the same pair of pants.

It really makes people feel that the world is impermanent!

"It seems that we came early!" Abramovich glanced at the empty restaurant, a little amused.

Apart from them now, there are reporters from several newspaper offices in the corner and media people from the TV station.

A look of unnaturalness flashed across Galliani's face, but he also forced out a smile and nodded.

At this moment, there was a burst of loud laughter from the side.

"Haha, not too early, not too early, Mr. Abramovich, I have long hoped to have the opportunity to meet you, and 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 Higgins immediately walked up with a smile, "Two, this is our boss, Stephen Ross!"

Stephen Ross?

This is an American real estate tycoon-level character!

I heard that in the United States, both political and business circles are very easy to eat, and they are very talented!
"Hello, Mr. Ross!"

Abramovich and Galliani immediately smiled and shook his hand.

After some polite greetings, the three of them sat down.

"The city of New York is different from other cities. When it comes to weekends and holidays, the whole city is empty. People who work here usually live in the suburbs, and many people live here in New Jersey."

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

"After some deliberation, our team decided to schedule the first game of the North American Invitational on Saturday at [-]:[-] p.m., hoping to attract more fans to the scene!"

"In addition, we also attach great importance to this game. After all, it is the first game. Everyone hopes to be a hit and build a good football market. Therefore, for this game, we put a lot of energy and effort into it. At the same time, we also plan to hold a lively pre-match opening ceremony. Many stars including Justin Bieber were invited to the scene to help out!"

Abramovich, Galliani and the others listened and nodded incessantly.

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

Abramovich and Galliani couldn't help nodding after hearing this.

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

"Mr. Ross!" Galliani had a question, "I heard that the International Champions Cup hosted by Miracle Media will also start tonight. Where are they going to hold it?"

Stephen Rose laughed, "It's also in New Jersey. There is no football field in downtown New York, and it's not far from here."

"Oh." Galliani nodded, "How about their situation?"

Stephen Rose was clearly prepared, and laughed loudly, "Very opaque!"

"What's going on?" Galliani was surprised.

"I remember that the newspapers in Turin, Italy reported that the ticket sales were very gratifying."

Stephen Ross laughed loudly and shook his head, "That's all bragging. Let me tell you, the largest online ticketing company in the United States has only one partner, and that is our North American Invitational Tournament. They only sell our tickets."

Abramovich and Galliani were overjoyed when they heard this.

Online ticketing companies have been of great help to ticket sales these days. Without such a partner, the ticket sales of Miracle Media's International Champions Cup must have been hit hard.

"Before they released news that how many tickets were sold within 24 hours, making it seem very scarce, but anyone who is familiar with the American Internet knows that such data is simply not credible, it is too exaggerated!"

Everyone nodded in unison. The Internet is often based on bragging.

Didn't someone say that?
Standing in the air, pigs can fly into the sky!
"They only sell tickets online, but we are different. We have very stable partners. We sell tickets online and offline at the same time. The credibility of our data will be higher!"

Galliani couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "Then, Mr. Rose, what's the attendance rate for this match?"

He is not only concerned about attendance, but also whether the peak match between AC Milan and Chelsea can detonate the American football market.

You know, this is not just a matter of ticket sales. Once the US football market is detonated and the attention of all walks of life in the US is aroused, AC Milan's influence in the US will be greatly enhanced.

By that time, American sponsors will not come in droves?
"It's very impressive, it's almost sold out!" Stephen Rose replied with a smile.

Abramovich and Galliani felt relieved after hearing this.

Don't worry too much about encountering a cold field during the warm-up match, that would be too embarrassing, right?

Especially after the media and newspapers all over the world exaggerated, people who don't know think that AC Milan and Chelsea have already lost their halo of being rich!

"Please don't worry, we are old partners with more than ten years of cooperation experience. We dare to arrange the game at the same time as them, which shows that we have extremely strong self-confidence!"

Stephen Ross said it excitedly, it was full of pride.

"This is the United States, and we are confident enough to give those who think they can enter the American market by acquiring a company a head-on blow, because no one is more familiar with the American sports market than us!"

These words made Abramovich and Galliani a little angry.

Although both of their teams are getting appearance fees, they don't care whether the game is successful or not.

But you can't see it that way.

After all, if the competition is successful, it will definitely be beneficial and harmless to them.

Furthermore, the eight teams in the two groups of the International Champions Cup are already full, and they can't squeeze in at all now. They can only hope that the North American Invitational Tournament can be successful, and even surpass the International Champions Cup.

Especially like Galliani, who frightened the negotiating team of the International Champions Cup by exorbitantly asking prices. Now if the North American Invitational 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 participate?

Does it still have the strength of a giant team?
You don't want to go, you have your character, but you don't want the huge American market and huge economic benefits?

Therefore, Galliani is praying to God and worshiping Buddha in his heart, and he is looking forward to the success of the North American Invitational Tournament!

Several people were chatting and chatting over there, and the time passed by every minute.

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

This time, there was a lot of discussion in the banquet hall.

"Why is it so late, and people haven't come yet?"

"Isn't it not coming?"

"How could you not come?"

"I heard that there is also a banquet on the opposite side!"

"It wouldn't be so coincidental would it?"

"Who says it's not? The game time is determined first by the other side, and then follow up here. The same is true for the luncheon. Many guests have already accepted the invitation from the other side. Is it possible that they suddenly change their minds?"

"It makes sense!"

"Also, let me tell you, there are not as many guests as here, but in addition to team representatives, there are also sponsor representatives. I heard before that James Murdoch of News Corp. will also be there!"

"real or fake?"

"Fox finally negotiated the live broadcast rights of the International Champions Cup in the United States. Are you telling the truth?"

"Hey, I heard that the overseas region is given to ESPN, 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 said it wasn't? There are live broadcasts in almost most parts of the world, but here they don't even sell live TV broadcasts."

"It won't be so miserable, will it?"

"It's just so miserable, just look at it, there must be no one coming!"

The voices of people talking about it came over, and Stephen Rose's face was quite ugly.

Abramovich and Galliani even looked at each other, seeing the depression in each other's hearts.

Damn, you just said so much, you were just bragging!

At this moment, a reporter suddenly stood up to talk on the phone.

"...It's too noisy here, please speak up, what? There are crowds of people over there? The audience is full? No way?"

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

As he said that, he saw that person packing his things in a hurry, and ran away as if flying.

Damn, didn't even say goodbye!

So disrespectful!

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

Not long after, the second person ran to complain to the organizer. Although he found a temporary reason, everyone could tell that he was running to the opposite side to pull news.

The third, the fourth...

In less than 5 minutes, more than half of the reporters ran away.

Seeing that all the reporters had run away, some guests couldn't sit still.

While Abramovich and Galliani were cursing the reporter inwardly, someone came over.

"I'm sorry, Stephen, the company still has something to do temporarily, so I have to go back and deal with it!"

Stephen Rose stood up in surprise, "No way, Gabel, you are the president of Major League Soccer, you promised me to come to sit in charge, now..."

"I'm sorry, Stephen, something really happened, something really happened..."

With that said, he walked out of the door without any doubt.

Someone made a start, and others followed one after another.

"Stephen, I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable, and I have to go back and have a rest!"

"What's going on? Where's the discomfort?"

"My... butt hurts..."

"Butt hurts...I..."

Before Stephen Rose could react, he left again.

At this moment, everyone can see that this person's heart is scattered!
Even for those who choose to stay, how many of them don't want to miss the other side?
(End of this chapter)