1576 Progress Under Pressure
The three bigwigs reached an agreement, which means that the resolution to build a new stadium will be included in the agenda of Evergrande Club from now on.
The next day, the trio visited the Yangcheng Municipal Government to discuss the location of the new stadium.
Among the three, Xu Jiayin and Ma Yun are representative entrepreneurs of the country, and Cui Zhengyuan is an international friend.
In the face of such a lineup, how dare the Yangcheng Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government slack off. In the end, the participants in the discussion became the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor to attend the joint meeting.
In fact, for Evergrande's preparation to build a new stadium, the Yangcheng Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government are even more welcome.
As mentioned before, the pressure on traffic, people and safety at Tianhe Stadium is too great, which can easily cause inconvenience and accidents.
In addition, for the purpose of urban construction, the municipal party committee and municipal government also hope to have landmark buildings in the second-level areas, and then develop into new urban economic growth points.
It can be said that the Evergrande Club's proposal made the two sides hit it off and quickly completed the negotiations.
According to the plan of the Yangcheng Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, the new home of Evergrande Club will be located in Panyu District.
Evergrande Club will fund the construction of a super-large professional football stadium here. Coupled with various supporting facilities, it will soon become a new sports and leisure center in Yangcheng.
The course will be located in the business district of Yangcheng South Railway Station, near Shibi Station, where two metro lines meet. In this way, the transportation is very convenient for fans to come to watch the game.
At the same time, because it is avoided from the downtown area, fans will not be congested when they drive or take public transportation.
Once the plot was taken down, the next task was to bring in architectural experts to design the new stadium.
It didn't take long, at the end of 2011. Simulation renderings of the home stadium of the new Evergrande Football Club have just been released.
According to the design plan, the new venue, named Taobao Stadium, will have 88,888 seats and 666 VIP boxes.
The stadium is a dedicated football venue and is not equipped with other sports facilities. Such as runways, bunkers, etc.
In addition, the new stadium is equipped with a retractable canopy.
When rain and snow arrive, the canopy will be opened to prevent the audience from getting wet.
For safety reasons, under Choi Jung-won's construction, the audience seats at the closest stadium are only available to fans who have purchased an annual package.
Because if you buy an annual package. Valid identification documents such as ID cards and passports must be presented. In such a situation, the occurrence of violence on the pitch can be effectively avoided.
After all, Chinese fans are not very good, and if they are allowed to approach the edge of the stadium casually, they will throw something on it and hurt the players who are playing.
So. Fans who have purchased a package ticket are worried about legal punishment and will not do anything hurtful. And those retail fans, too far from the center of the stadium, have a weak heart.
The biggest difficulty is that the security problem is solved.
According to the plan, there will be a variety of supporting shops on the periphery of Taobao Stadium. For example, a store specializing in the sale of team sporting goods, a fast food restaurant. Sports gyms, leisure internet cafes, extreme sports playgrounds and much more.
In a word. The purpose of Evergrande Club is to build this area into a sports and leisure center in Yangcheng with Taobao Stadium as the center.
According to the plan, the entire construction period will be about three years. By the 2014 season, Evergrande Club will be able to use the new home stadium to play in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League.
The budget for the entire project is 1.8 billion yuan, with a fluctuation of about 200 million.
Originally, the new stadium project had just been launched. Evergrande, for its part, is trying to do it quietly. Wait until you have certain results, and then show them to the outside world.
But on this decision. Choi Jung-won disagreed.
He is planning a big event with Zheng Mengz and needs the full support of the Chinese football community. So anything that can stimulate the development of Chinese football. He has to work hard to be in the wind and play a leading role.
It's a pity that in the vote, he lost alone to the union of Xu Jiayin and Ma Yun.
Originally, the matter ended here, but I didn't expect that after the construction plan of the new stadium was reported to the Football Association, it would be another village.
It turned out that Zheng Mengz visited China some time ago and had an in-depth conversation with officials of the Chinese Football Association. For his mention, the Chinese Football Association is even more moved.
As Cui Zhengyuan said, if Chinese football wants to play a role in it, then the development of big strides is an indispensable boost.
It's a pity that Chinese football in 2011 was as flat as water, and there were really no results.
In the Asian Cup, the Chinese team did not qualify for the group stage, and there was no advance in the AFC Champions League. Only Evergrande won the championship when it was upgraded, which is a highlight, but unfortunately it can't make any splash in the world.
What's even more embarrassing is that even the 2014 Brazil World Cup Asian qualifiers have been eliminated in advance.
In other words, for a long time in the future, Chinese football may have the opportunity to show itself, and only the AFC Champions League remains.
Faced with such an embarrassing situation, the Chinese Football Association has no chance and confidence to show its muscles.
Therefore, Evergrande's construction of Asia's first luxurious professional football stadium has become one of the few signboards that can boost morale.
Under such circumstances, the Chinese Football Association can't wait to hype it up, so that the outside world can see the potential and prospects of Chinese football.
As a result, under the pressure of the Football Association, Xu Jiayin and Ma Yun had to make concessions and started propaganda according to Cui Zhengyuan's idea.
On November 15, 2011, the Sports Weekly and Football Newspaper, which have far-reaching influence in China, reported the news that Evergrande Club was going to build a new stadium at the same time.
Obviously, they have the latest and most comprehensive information, including the construction budget and renderings of the new stadium.
After the reports of these two professional sports newspapers, it quickly set off a lot of waves in the backwater of Chinese football.
No one would have thought that Chinese football clubs would have such courage and dare to embark on such a grand project.
However, looking at the number provided in the newspaper and imagining the magnificent scenery after the completion of the new stadium, the hearts of those who love football immediately boil with enthusiasm.
According to the statistics of the Evergrande Club, within 24 hours after the news report, the number of official members and fans of the Evergrande Club surged to one million.
Even if six percent of the people were able to attend each game, plus scattered fans and away fans, it would be enough to fill up the Tianhe Stadium.
Even more disappointed fans of Chinese football, they put their love for the ambitious Evergrande Club.
Because they have seen in Evergrande the perseverance to be proactive and strive to be in line with the world's advanced level.
Sooner or later, Evergrande will surely become the banner and face of Chinese football and win honor for Chinese football in international football.
In the face of Evergrande's big spending, the most nervous people are undoubtedly their opponents in the league.
You must know that Evergrande is only a newcomer to the Chinese Super League, although it only participated in the top league for the first time last season and won the championship, after all, it cannot be compared with those old powerhouses.
But a new army has begun to build a professional football stadium, what are you old powerhouses doing?
Especially the capital Guoan, the magic capital Shenhua, and Lu Province Luneng, which have long controlled the bull's ears of Chinese football, are all on their backs.
Although in the minds of fans all over the country, the capital Guoan is the target of public criticism. But there's no denying that this club really deserves respect for its passion and dedication to football.
Under the characteristics of the changing king flag of Chinese football, the club has never changed the owner, club name and logo since the professionalization of Chinese football.
This persistence alone deserves everyone's respect.
But now, in the face of Evergrande's aggressiveness, CITIC Guoan Group, the owner behind Capital Guoan, can no longer sit still.
Without waiting for the fans to denounce it, CITIC Guoan also announced that it would renovate Guoan's home stadium for workers.
The renovated Workers' Stadium will dismantle all additional sports facilities and turn it into a professional football stadium.
The renovation plan of the stadium has been submitted to the Football Association and has been approved by the relevant departments.
During this period, the home stadium of Capital Guoan will be temporarily relocated to the Fengtai Sports Center.
Receiving such news, Guoan's fans finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt deeply proud. Since then, when they face Evergrande fans again, they also have confidence in their hearts.
You must know that Evergrande's construction of the show stadium has driven not only the attention of each club in terms of infrastructure, but also the competition of the club's comprehensive strength.
A new stadium not only enhances the club's visibility, but also strengthens the cohesion and number of fans.
At the same time, in order to match the new stadium, the club will also increase investment in the strength of the team.
It can be expected that the future Chinese Super League will be more intense and exciting. With the improvement of the league level and spectacle, it will also attract the attention of international football.
Perhaps it was the big move of Evergrande and Guoan that stimulated, and then the Luneng Club, which was not short of money behind it, announced that it would move its home stadium to the Quancheng Olympic Sports Center in the 2013 season.
However, before that, it has obtained the approval of the Quancheng City Government, the National Olympic Sports Center, and the State General Administration of Sports, and will renovate the Olympic Sports Center with a professional stadium.
In other words, under the stimulation of Evergrande, many Chinese Super League clubs began to work hard.
It was against this backdrop that two less noticeable but far-reaching pieces of news came out.
At the end of 2011, Greenland Group wholly acquired the Modu Shenhua Club, and at the same time, Modu SIPG Group also wholly acquired the Modu East Asia Club.
You must know that in the original history, Greenland Group took over Shenhua, but in 2014, SIPG Group took over East Asia after it changed its name to the Modu Tellas team.
Now, all discerning people see that the opportunity has come for Chinese football to develop by leaps and bounds.
Those who have been hidden for a long time have finally begun to mobilize. (To be continued)