"Hello!"

While Saint Harry and John were conspiring in Southampton about the bar, Steven Howard, the Sun's number one, smiled and handed a bottle of water to Charlene Lahri as she walked out of the studio.

"Ha, Steven, you seem to be running our side pretty diligently lately!"

Barbara Slater, the head of the sports department who followed Charlene Rahry, joked a little playfully, and pouted at Charlene Lahry, "Could it be that you plan to chase our stage flower?" ”

"Terrace flowers?" Steven Howard was stunned, a little surprised.

"The Flower of the TV Station!" Barbara Slater laughed, "Not long ago, our BBC employees selected it internally, and Charlene deserves it!" ”

"Oh, please!" Steven Howard slapped his forehead hard, "If you really want to do that, she should be our circle flower?" ”

"Circle flowers? What does it mean? Barbara Slater didn't understand it either.

"The flower of the football media circle!" In the end, Steven Howard couldn't help but laugh.

Barbara Slater and Charlene Lahri were thoroughly amused.

"Alright, alright, you all stop joking and get down to business!" Charlene Lahri interrupted the teasing angrily.

Steven Howard did hint at her, but unfortunately, she refused from the beginning, so now the two can only be regarded as good friends and peers, and there can be no other relationship.

Because in her heart, she can't tolerate others!

"Okay, let's talk, I'll go back first!" Barbara Slater said no more, confessed and left.

Charlene Lahri pointed to a room next door to the studio and walked in.

Steven Howard also hurriedly followed, and said with a smile: "After the show you just broadcast just now, it will definitely cause controversy again, so it's best to be mentally prepared!" ”

"Why?" Charlene Lahri unscrewed the cap of the bottle and took a sip of water with graceful demeanor.

"It's simple, you almost made Southampton a flower on the show!" Steven Howard laughed.

Charlene Lahri smiled, "People are doing well, don't let praise it, it's too much, right?" ”

"Besides, everyone who likes my show knows that I'm a complete Saints, and they should be mentally prepared!"

Steven Howard shook his head and smiled helplessly, he had been prepared for Charlene Lahri to be a notoriously diehard and a Southampton diehard through and through.

"Of the four Premier League teams participating in the Champions League this year, four of them successfully advanced from the group stage, but Manchester City lost 0-2 at home to Barcelona in the first leg, Arsenal lost 0-2 to Bayern Munich in the first leg, Manchester United lost 0-2 away to Olympiacos in the first leg, and only Southampton beat Galatasaray 6-0 away."

Speaking of this, Charlene Lahri shrugged her shoulders and spread her hands, "You say, am I boasting so much?" ”

Steven Howard is also helpless, not because the opponent is too strong, but because our side is too weak.

The performance of the Premier League teams in the group stage of the Champions League is actually not too bad, Southampton was lucky in the draw, did not draw any strong teams, five wins and one stable and steady, there is nothing to say.

Although Manchester United's group is relatively average, Manchester United's strength should also qualify, so Moyes's Red Devils won four and drew two, unbeaten and qualified, and they are also the first in the group.

As for Manchester City, meeting Bayern Munich can only be regarded as Manchester City's bad luck, but even so, Manchester City still has an impressive record of five wins, one loss and fifteen points, which is the same as Bayern Munich, but in the end, because of the duel between the two teams, Bayern Munich scored more goals, so it won the first place in the group.

Arsenal suffered the group of death, but the Gunners' performance was also not bad, with four wins and two losses, the same points as Dortmund and Napoli, but because of the match, Arsenal finally fell behind Dortmund, and Napoli was forced to play in the Europa League.

It can be said that the performance of the four Premier League teams in the Champions League group stage this season is quite impressive.

But who would have thought that once entering the knockout round, the performance dropped significantly.

If Manchester City and Arsenal are more Siamese and qualify as the second in the group, they suddenly met strong teams such as Bayern Munich and Barcelona who were the first in the group, and it is reasonable to lose, then Manchester United lost 0-2 away to Olympiacos, which is completely undeserved.

Because Olympiacos is recognized as the weakest of the sixteen teams that have reached the knockout round.

As a result, just when everyone thought that Manchester United was lucky and guaranteed to reach the quarterfinals, Moyes made a big joke with people all over the world.

What's even more terrifying is that the Red Devils Manchester United have completely fallen out of the top five in the Premier League this season, let alone competing for the top four in the league, I am afraid it will be difficult to even qualify for the Europa League.

Originally, everyone expected Moyes to make a difference in the Champions League and continue his excellent form in the group stage, but now, this fiasco has made everyone realize that Moyes is not Ferguson after all, and it cannot be Ferguson.

If you really want to play tricks, Steven Howard can't catch up with Charlene Lahri.

So, every time, he can only disarm and surrender!

"Okay, I can't talk about you anyway!" The chief of the Sun can only admit it.

Charlene Lahri smiled noncommittally, "Tell me, what are you looking for me?" ”

"I've heard that Southampton has been making a lot of moves lately!" Steven Howard said tentatively.

Charlene Lahri said secretly, sure enough, it was still for the sake of the saints, and raised her eyebrows, "You know everything, and you still ask me?" ”

Steven Howard was depressed, "Miss, I can only find some corners, but I can't find anything at all, okay?" If you don't tell me any more information, Rebekah will definitely skin me when I go back! ”

Charlene Lahri had the image of the Devil's editor-in-chief, Rebekah Wade, and immediately giggled.

"Okay, tell me, what did you find?" Charlene Lahri is also starting to get the news.

Steven Howard thought for a moment, "My informant told me a definite piece of news, Southampton is going to cooperate with Harros Mall in London, the specific cooperation project, I don't know, but I guess, it is estimated ......."

Charlene Lahri nodded, "Yes, Harros Mall will be moving into the new stadium in Southampton!" ”

This is tantamount to confirming Steven Howard's speculation.

A large department store, or a high-end mall, is located in a football stadium, which is also unique in the world.

But Southampton's new stadium can, because Southampton was conscious of it from the time it was designed.

If I'm not mistaken, Harros Mall is not inside the stadium, but on the double-decker bridge between the stadium and the land, where there is a large single-storey building in the middle, in addition to the two roads and sidewalks in the exit, and the ground floor and underground parking of the new stadium, the architectural style is also in the same vein.

In other words, not only Harros Mall, but also the interior of Southampton's stadium, there is a lot of space to attract investment, and the annual rent of the venue alone is quite a staggering amount of income.

"It seems that Southampton is not a small ambition!" Steven Howard smiled.

If it is really according to Southampton's plan, after entering the new stadium, the annual rent collected and the increase in matchday income will double the financial income of the Saints by one or two, and even catch up with the big earners such as Real Madrid and Manchester United in one fell swoop.

"But I have a question!" Steven Howard, as a journalist, has a keen sense of news and immediately grasps the crux of the question: "Why would those businesses be interested in Southampton?" ”

The development of supporting land around the stadium is not something that no one has done, such as the corner of the Bernabeu in Real Madrid, which is rented to people, and the price is quite good.

In addition, like Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, the rent inside the stadium alone can collect tens of millions of pounds a year, not to mention the income from tickets and VIP boxes.

But there are very few like Southampton.

The main reason is that most of the courses are located in the suburbs, and those in the center of the city generally do not have extra land, so they can only develop the interior of the course as much as possible.

For example, Stamford Bridge in Chelsea, is it enough for the city centre, right?

But what can be done?

The surrounding land is all someone else's, and even the stadium does not belong to Chelsea's own, and every move has to be applied, which will attract complaints, how to fix it?

Also, like Manchester United, the land around Old Trafford has a lot of commercial value, but none of that is Manchester United's.

Therefore, such a big battle as Southampton is really the only one in the top league of European football.

But when it comes to commercial value, there is, after all, it can attract 60,000 or 70,000 fans to gather at the stadium every week to watch a game, and even many fans like to run around the stadium on weekdays, with a little development, and the potential is huge.

But to attract so many businesses at once, Steven Howard felt that it was enough to choke.

Unless, Southampton has its own plans.

Charlene Lahri smiled slightly after listening to Steven Howard's question, "Southampton naturally has chips and plans to attract those merchants, otherwise, are those merchants all fools?" ”

"What's the plan?" Steven Howard was immediately interested.

He sensitively perceived that this was the real fierce material!

Charlene Lahri looked at Steven Howard for a long time, and only said it after deliberately selling it.

"Tickets are free!"

"What?" Steven Howard was so surprised that he stood up directly, "Ball...... Free tickets? ”

"Yes!"

"How is this possible?" The chief of the Sun shook his head desperately, this was absolutely impossible.

Free tickets?

What international jokes?

You know, after Southampton moved into the new stadium, according to the attendance rate, the average for a game is at least three or four million pounds, free? Could it be that Southampton is going to become a church of goodness?

Besides, ticket revenue has always been one of the main sources of income for clubs, and if there is no ticket income, won't Southampton's income plummet?

When the time comes, what will you take to raise so many stars?

But Charlene Lahri was visibly not surprised, as if Steven Howard's reaction had been expected for her.

This makes the chief of the Sun a little strange, is it true?

But if that's true, then why did Southampton do it?

Or why did Southampton do that?

"Steven, this program is still in trial operation, but I can only say that many people are quite optimistic about this program, so Harros Mall and some other companies and brands have chosen to move in, and that's why!"

Charlene Lahri said this, with a look of confidence on her face.

"If Southampton does work well, it will become Southampton, nay, even the most popular tourist hotspot in South London!"

At this moment, Steven Howard was really shocked!

He had thought about it a lot before, and even some of it he thought he was exaggerating.

But when Charlene Lahri said it at this moment, he was surprised to find that the reality was even more exaggerated than he imagined!

Oh my God, is the world crazy?