Video Game Empire - Chapter 648

While Li Xuan and Xu Jiankui were talking, a huge cheer suddenly came from the stadium.

Li Xuan looked into the stadium and saw a group of players wearing crimson jerseys gathering wildly to celebrate. And red is the home color of the defending champion of the Hong Kong Super League, the Oriental Team, which means that the home team scored the first goal.

As the owner of the Oriental Team, Li Xuan naturally wanted to have fun with the people at this time, so he clapped and clapped for the goal with a smile on his face. And the broadcast camera was very tacit and just aimed the live broadcast screen at Box 1, so his smile and applause immediately appeared on the big screen and the TV screens in Hong Kong that were watching the live broadcast of the game.

This is the opening match of the first round of the 1990-1991 season of the Hong Kong Super League. Last season’s champions, the Orient Team, faced the traditional tycoon Seiko Bulova at their home stadium, Sha Tin Stadium!

The appearance of the butterfly Li Xuan has changed many histories beyond recognition, and Hong Kong football is one of them. According to the original history, Hong Kong football has experienced a rapid decline since the late 1980s after experiencing its glory in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

But now that the time has come to 1990, Hong Kong football is going through the most prosperous period in history. For example, in today’s game, the total capacity of Sha Tin Stadium is as high as 10,000, but all the tickets have been sold out half a month ago.

Of course, there is a reason for the new season opener. After all, after a summer of waiting, the fans’ enthusiasm is in urgent need of a hearty game to release it.

But even if there is no factor of the opening game, just looking at the season ticket sales of the Oriental team this season, you can still feel the fiery heat of Hong Kong’s current football market! The Orient originally planned to sell 150,000 season tickets this season, but the number of people who signed up before the deadline reached a staggering 50,000.

Therefore, after urgent discussions, the business development department of the business group temporarily decided to increase the total number of season tickets issued to 10,000. But even so, all season tickets still need to be allocated by lottery. There are 10,000 fans who signed up in advance but were less fortunate. They can only buy tickets on the spot!

At the instigation of Xu Jiankui, Li Xuan invested in the purchase of the Oriental Team. But he has rarely participated in the operation of the team over the years, and rarely comes to watch the game.

Don’t look at the long history of football in Hong Kong. It is the first region in Asia to establish a football league. However, the conditions of Hong Kong’s tiny land also limit the potential of Hong Kong football.

In the eyes of people like Li Xuan, who have experienced the baptism of various superstars in later generations, the local league is more than intense and less exciting, that is, the top level of amateurs, so naturally there is not much interest.

However, although his appearance is rare, it does not mean that he has an influence on Hong Kong football. For example, in another time and space, the rapid decline of the Hong Kong League has a lot to do with the policy of restricting foreign aid that Huo Yingdong vigorously pursued at that time.

The loss of foreign aid has directly led to the decline in the excitement of the Hong Kong League, which has continuously reduced its appeal to fans. You must know that the Hong Kong League’s policy has always been that a team can play a maximum of 7 foreign players at the same time.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is a group of foreign aids that prop up the core attraction of the Hong Kong League. Otherwise, no one would be willing to go to the scene to watch the game just by relying on the efforts of the local players, the three-legged cat!

And the reason why Huo Yingdong was able to push this policy that seriously damages the viewing of the Hong Kong League in another time and space is not only because he is the vice chairman of the AFC, the president of the Hong Kong Football Association, and the number one sports tycoon in Hong Kong In addition, it is also inseparable from the fact that he is one of the richest people in Hong Kong.

And since Li Xuan acquired the Oriental Team, the situation has changed! In just a few short years, Li Xuan quickly became the richest man in the world from scratch, completely ignoring the qualifications of the Huo family!

So the history of Hong Kong football has a fork in the road. The golden dollar football wave in Hong Kong, which was originally started by the brothers Huang Chuanshan and Huang Chuanbao in the late 1970s, not only did not stop after entering the 1980s, but became more and more intense!

To know the degree of Li Xuan’s “toughness”, even the ten Huang brothers together can’t compare. After he moved to the Oriental team, it was a routine operation to find foreign aid and foreign teachers. The real big move was to spend a lot of money to build a new home stadium.

There is a reclaimed land on Yuenmu Road, Shatin, which was originally planned to build the Shatin Sports Ground. Li Xuan directly negotiated with the Shatin District Government and the Urban Services Administration of the Hong Kong government in the morning. In the end, the Oriental Group invested 100 million Hong Kong dollars to build the largest and most modern professional football stadium in Hong Kong.

The Shatin Stadium was completed and opened in 1987, and is jointly operated and managed by the Municipal Services Administration and the Oriental Pilgrimage. With the strong performance of the Orient team in recent years, the attendance rate of the new home court of the Orient team has also risen steadily, and the market is often full of hard-to-get tickets!

“When I asked you to buy the Oriental Team, it cost me a mere 500,000 Hong Kong dollars! You hand me a check for 5 million Hong Kong dollars, and I will bring you back a three-peat! Do you know that there is a registration quota for a catch-up league now? How many years is it worth?” Xu Jiankui proudly showed off to Li Xuan.

“How much? It shouldn’t cost 50 million, right?” Li Xuan naturally wouldn’t spoil his old friend’s interest, so he asked in a very cooperative manner.

“Ha, worthy of being the ‘God of Wealth Li’, it’s just that you don’t think of money as money, open your mouth and shut your mouth is 50 million! It’s not so exaggerated, but it’s not cheap either!

In 1988, Huang Chuanbao and Huang Chuanshan felt too much pressure to run a catch-up team independently, so they simply merged the Seiko and Bulova teams. One vacant spot was sold for 15 million Hong Kong dollars! “Xu Jiankui smacked his lips and said.

When Xu Jiankui encouraged Li Xuan to play football, the Huang brothers happened to be witnesses. The Huang brothers all started out as agents of Japanese watches. Although they are all rich, there is still a long way to go from the real wealthy.

At the beginning, the reason why they built a team was to build a reputation in the Hong Kong market for the watch brand they represented. They don’t have the power to pour money into the football industry without limit!

So after a real big player like Li Xuan came to an end, the glory of Seiko and Bulova’s **** of the Hong Kong League immediately became a thing of the past. However, the Huang brothers are also people who really love football. After the merger of the two traditional giants, Seiko and Bulova, they immediately became strong contenders for the league championship.

Moreover, the newly established Seiko Bulova team is also the only team in the Hong Kong Super League that is both competitive and financially healthy! Even Li Xuan’s Dongfang team can’t do this. If he cuts off his investment now, there is no guarantee that the Dongfang team will decline rapidly!

“The two brothers of the Huang family are both outstanding people. The reason why they met me at the time was because of your introduction! The three of you were going to jointly invest in the development of arcade games. At that time, I didn’t say it, but in my heart Not optimistic!

But I didn’t expect that the Hong Kong arcade industry would die of countless new companies every year. Your company not only survived, but also grew bigger and bigger! Although I haven’t gone to the details, I can be sure that the profit created by the game business has exceeded the Huang family’s old business of selling watches! “Li Xuan also sighed.

“Speaking of which, the new owner who bought the team’s registration right from the Huang family is also your old acquaintance, Lu Qintian of the Lu Group!” Xu Jiankui said again.

“As soon as you reminded me, I started to have an impression. It seems that the Hong Kong newspapers still reported it! The name of his team is ‘Lu Jiajun’. It’s really simple and clear, haha!” .

“Who said it wasn’t? At that time, the newspapers often scolded the name for its vulgarity. But people used it, and the fans responded well, and quickly gathered a group of diehards! By the way, the next round of the Eastern League will meet Lu Jiajun. , they finished third in the league last year, and it’s another battle!”

Xu Jiankui paused, then continued, “The Hong Kong Super League has another powerful dragon this season! The Tsuen Wan team, which was relegated two seasons ago, was acquired by the Malaysian gambling king Lin Wutong before the start of last season, and then It was a success in one fell swoop!”

“Is that the Malaysian rich man who runs Genting Casino?” Li Xuan asked curiously.

“Yes, in addition to the famous Genting Casino, he has purchased several luxury cruise ships in a row in the past two years and started to get involved in the maritime gambling industry!” Xu Jiankui nodded and explained.

“It seems that he came to Hong Kong to grab business with He Gambling King~www.mtlnovel.com~ This propaganda method is unique! Or you should go to He Gambling King’s house to sit and persuade him to buy a team to play. Let’s play! When the time comes, you can come to a stadium duo meeting, it must be a big selling point to attract fans!” Li Xuan said with a laugh.

Xu Jiankui has long since resigned as the general manager of the Oriental Team. He is now the president of the Hong Kong Football Association. The top football league in Hong Kong has changed its name from the original “Hong Kong First Division League” to the higher “Hong Kong Super League”, and the development of the Hong Kong Super League in recent years has been booming. All of this is related to the new president Xu Jiankui The strong push is inseparable from the relationship!

“Hehe, I really still have this idea, but the Huo family doesn’t agree! They say that letting the gambling industry penetrate Hong Kong football will pass on incorrect values ​​to Hong Kong fans!” Xu Jiankui shook his head, looking helpless .

It’s no secret that the Huo family and He Gambler don’t deal with each other. You must know that when He Gao-Wang went to Macau to compete for the casino license, the Huo family was one of the partners. But now the gambling king is relying on the gambling industry to advance into the gold bucket, but the Huo family has been brought up! The filth behind this can be guessed without thinking!

“The Hong Kong team entered the men’s football finals of the Asian Games this time. You, the president, will lead the team north to the Asian Games in a few days, right? It just so happened that I was also invited to Beijing-Beijing to watch the opening ceremony of the Asian Games! If there is a chance When I meet the leaders in charge of sports at the central government, I may have some new ideas to share with them!

The pond of Hong Kong is still too big for the Oriental Team. Is it possible for the Oriental Team to represent Hong Kong in the national football league? “Li Xuan suddenly made a surprising proposal.