According to Herzog and de Meuron's planning, the capacity of the new stadium is 42,000, which is enough to meet the needs of Chinatown, after all, the current Aldevilla stadium has only 8,000 people.

As for the capacity of the new stadium, Chinatown has also done its own market research, and has also commissioned a third-party organization to conduct a questionnaire, and has concluded that with the current situation of the team, the stadium with about 15,000 people can meet the needs of Chinatown.

However, it will take at least three years for the new stadium to be built, and during this period, Chinatown will increase the development of fans in the surrounding area, and if Chinatown can continue to stay in La Liga in the next few years, with the current development of the team, it is expected that the number of stadium attendees per game will be between 25,000 and 30,000.

With the team's rapid development in the past few years, it has doubled in three years, which is not an exaggeration.

Therefore, according to the long-term plan, the capacity of the new stadium is designed to be 42,000, and if the team develops better in the future, the third layer of grandstand can be further added to increase the capacity of the stadium to 60,000 or even more.

But this is already quite a distant thing.

Herzog and de Meuron have adopted many existing and proven technologies in the planning and design of the new stadium, such as the highly-acclaimed Allianz Arena stands, which give fans a high viewing experience regardless of slope or distance, and at the same time facilitate the gathering of the voices of fans in the stands to the stadium and increase the atmosphere of the home stadium.

This time, they have further optimized on this basis, using a compact bowl-shaped platform as a fan stand, which greatly improves the viewing line, so that fans can enjoy every inch of grass in the stadium without shelter no matter where they sit in any corner of the stadium, and the comfort has been greatly improved.

In addition, the design of the new stadium in other aspects is also very important to Gao Han and Chinatown.

The facilities of the new stadium represent almost all of the most advanced in world football, such as broadcast booths, media seating, executive boxes and premium executive boxes, especially the latter.

According to Herzog and de Meuron's design, the new stadium will have 150 executive boxes and 50 executive suites, for a total of 200 rooms, which will bring huge profits to Chinatown every year.

Not only that, due to the exterior design of the new stadium, the interior area of the ribbed structure is very large, in addition to a series of complete facilities for fans, there is also a large area that can be used for commercial purposes, and the bridge connecting the shopping mall is planned to be a bar, café and other leisure and entertainment venues under the arch, which will undoubtedly greatly increase the operating income of the new stadium.

There are many benefits, but there are also many problems, that is, the new course is expensive.

According to Herzog and de Meuron's preliminary estimates, the total budget for the new stadium and the shopping mall next door is between 450 million euros and 500 million euros, which is undoubtedly beyond the psychological price of Alpine and Chinatown.

In the past year, Gao Han and Chinatown can be said to have raised money everywhere, selling Falcao and Ramirez in exchange for 80 million euros, selling the team's stadium naming rights for the next 20 years, Qatar Airways is willing to pay half in advance in the next three years to help Chinatown build a new stadium, about 100 million euros.

In addition, Gao Han also obtained a long-term low-interest loan of 150 million euros from the bank, but when these are all added together, it is only about 330 million euros, even if Gao Han invests some more, it is about 350 million euros, which is undoubtedly quite a long way from the budget of more than 400 million to 500 million euros.

After seeing off Herzog and de Meuron, Gao Han and the senior management of China Town, as well as the general manager of the project, Deputy Chief Engineer Li, stayed for a meeting to continue to study the plans of the two architects, and the results were very consistent, very praised.

But the only thing is that the budget is really exceeded, and it is a lot exceeded.

"Actually, we're in a better situation right now. Armando Marcos smiled wryly.

"What do you say?" asked Gao Han strangely.

"I also got the news not long ago. Armando Marcos laughed, "After Valencia sold Mendieta at the beginning of the century, it was intent on building a new stadium, with a budget of 180 million euros, but as a result, this project is not only far from completion, but the budget for the new stadium has repeatedly broken new highs. ”

"I heard it was 350 million euros, but now I hear that it is estimated to be close to 500 million euros. ”

"Really, fake?" Gao Han also smiled bitterly when he heard it, this is too outrageous, right?

However, it is not surprising that Valencia has this idea, and for the Bat Army, having a new stadium is undoubtedly a top priority, so it should be a long-term plan to invest in the construction of a new stadium.

"Definitely. Cantarero affirmed on the side, "The main thing is that the Valencia management is too much, on the one hand, they don't have any money at all, which leads to the delay of the project, and on the other hand, their management has indeed been a little chaotic in recent years." ”

Gao Han nodded, once a son of heaven and a courtier, especially for a team like Valencia, management turmoil is indeed a very troublesome thing, after all, the most important thing for every new chairman to come to power is to quickly make achievements and please the fans, rather than for the long-term development of the club, so they often invest in the transfer market at the first time.

As soon as he thought of this, Gao Han's heart comforted a lot.

It turns out that seeing someone who is less fortunate than yourself is undoubtedly the best healing elixir.

At this time, Deputy Chief Engineer Li suddenly interjected and cautiously asked Gao Han: "Mr. Gao Han, I wonder if you have considered handing over the entire project of the new stadium to a Chinese construction company?"

"Handed over to a Chinese construction company?" Gao Han was a little surprised.

Armando Marcos and others were also surprised.

"Yes, in recent years, China's infrastructure has improved by leaps and bounds, with all kinds of large-scale projects at ease, and it is also very experienced in the construction of sports facilities. ”

Deputy Chief Engineer Li stopped at this point, for fear of giving people a suspicion of self-selling and boasting.

"I was involved in the whole planning and design, and according to my preliminary estimates, 450 million to 500 million euros should be a budget for European construction companies, but if it is entrusted to Chinese companies, I believe it will not exceed 450 million euros, or even lower. ”

"Really, fake?" said Armando Marcos this time.

As the general manager of Chinatown, he knows better than anyone that if it can really be so cheap, it will be a godsend for Chinatown, with these tens of millions, the team can do too much.

"I don't dare to say the specifics, but I think it should be possible, and it is one of the top construction companies in China. Deputy Chief Engineer Li said with confidence.

Gao Han was also moved.

He is not the kind of local tyrant of the Middle East consortium, one or two hundred million is like a fraction of money, for him, millions are distressed, let alone a gap of tens of millions of euros? Moreover, it is handed over to the enterprise of his own motherland, so of course it is more intimate.

"But...... Isn't there any trouble with that?" Gao Han pointed to the top of his head, meaning the Spanish government.

"Maybe, but it works. "Deputy Chief Engineer Li seems to be quite sure.

Armando Marcos, Cantarero and the others all looked at Gao Han in unison, their eyes full of encouragement.

Let's try it!

For Chinatown, tens of millions of euros is not a small amount.

What's more, the infrastructure capacity of Chinese enterprises is indeed quite amazing, fast and cheap, who do they choose?

Gao Han thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, then please ask Deputy Chief Master Li to help contact you." ”

"Let Tianming help me, their family is engaged in real estate, and they know more people than me. Deputy Chief Engineer Li suggested.

Gao Han thought about it for a while and agreed, he was still very sure of Xiang Tianming's family's connections in China.

On the other hand, after the preliminary planning and design, Chinatown should also start operating as soon as possible.

Armando Marcos said he will submit it to the Madrid district government and the city government of Fuenlabrada for discussion as soon as possible, and once approved, he will obtain a planning permit that will allow him to further promote the planning and construction of the new stadium.

Gao Han is not worried about the government's attitude, because according to the results of his previous communication with the Madrid District Government and the Fuenlavrada City Government, both levels of government are very supportive of the construction of the new stadium in Chinatown, and the surrounding land has already been bought by Gao Han, and there will be no problem in renovating the new stadium.

Now there are two troubles, the first is that once the new stadium is launched, the Aldevilla stadium will be demolished, so where will the home game in Chinatown be arranged?

And then there's money.

Preparing for the construction of a new stadium, funding has always been a difficult problem, Valencia has been preparing to build a new stadium for many years, in the final analysis, it is also because of lack of money, and Atletico Madrid's new stadium project is also relying on the Sheets Army for many years to sell people to raise money, which can be completed.

It can be said that the construction of a new stadium is quite an easy task, but it is imperative for the long-term development of the club.

If it really doesn't work, then you can only continue to sell people.

After the sale of Falcao and Ramirez last summer, the team's results were affected for a while, but Pochettino quickly stabilized his position, Diego Costa and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang took on the task of attacking the city, and Mkhitaryan's high-level performances finally put China City in eighth place in La Liga, becoming a dark horse in La Liga this season.

Throughout the season, the team's best performers, in addition to the departed Falcao and Ramirez, are undoubtedly captain Marcos Senna, who can be described as the core of Chinatown's midfield.

In the frontcourt, Mkhitaryan is the most eye-catching player, after the departure of Falcao, Pochettino after a few rounds of running-in, appropriately adjusted the attacking combination in the front, so that Mkhitaryan is more of a forward position in the team, play his role in the offensive end, which not only activated Mkhitaryan, but also ignited the scoring momentum of Aubameyang and Diego Costa.

It can be said that this set of frontcourt tridents is not as good as Falcao, but when combined, the team's attacking power is not inferior to that of Falcao's period, and Mkhitaryan's role is very crucial.

The most consistent performance at the back is undoubtedly the two central defenders, Alderweireld and Otamendi, and both players have been selected for the national teams of Belgium and Argentina, which is undoubtedly an affirmation of the strength of China City, especially Otamendi, who was also brought to the World Cup in South Africa by Argentine national team coach Maradona.

Once Otamendi performs well in South Africa, it will undoubtedly skyrocket in value and lead to a round of crazy grabbing.

After all, Chinatown still can't keep people.

(End of chapter)