Chapter 725： Wembley Stadium for sale

? "Theme park?" Yang Cheng murmured.

This idea went beyond Yang Cheng’s expectation. Since the end of the war, the earth has evolved peacefully for nearly a hundred years. Peace means that people’s lives are prosperous and business is flourishing. Despite the hardships of financial crises, the total economic volume has always been restored. Still showing an upward curve.

The development of commerce has led to the rich pockets of the people. Naturally, the demand for leisure and entertainment has been infinitely amplified. Movies and television, museums, parks, lakes and seas, and tourist attractions all over the world are all included.

And various theme parks of various scales have become areas where major entertainment brands are vying to enter.

The best-developed one is naturally the theme parks under the six major Hollywood subsidiaries headed by Disney. Relying on film resources that have spread all over the world, they have developed amusement parks with similarities and differences;

Not only film companies, but car companies like Ferrari have also built Ferrari theme parks in the UAE. Although this is the only one in the world, it has caused a lot of influence.

Looking at the world, it seems that there is no amusement park that is completely football-themed. No, no, to be precise, there is no club that builds an amusement park exclusively for its own brand.

"Are there any specific ideas?" Yang Cheng asked.

"According to our preliminary vision, the park area will be about 3000-10000 square meters, and theme parks will be built in commercial centers or landmark locations in first-tier metropolises around the world.

The content of the park will include team history, values, players and club highlights. At the same time, we are also preparing to adopt the latest interactive technology to bring visitors the best experience, such as VR technology. "

Ian El only briefly introduced a few key words.

"If you want to do it, you can go big. If you have no experience, you will cooperate with an experienced company. Anyway, you do not expect to make money. The focus is to promote Liverpool's culture and the spirit of the Red Army, and train more Red Army fans. Enough, there is no need to build a theme park at all, and it will cause overlap and waste of resources.

Aiming at North America and Asia, these two markets are our key markets. On the contrary, we don’t need to pay more attention in Europe. After all, fans in various countries already have their loyal targets. "

Yang Cheng doesn't bother to make small troubles, and do big things if he wants to. He is not a talented person, and has the ability to realize his ideas.

Ian Ayer was a little sad, "If this is the case, the investment budget will probably be quite high. Apart from anything else, the land prices in first-tier cities in North America and Asia are enough to give us headaches for several years."

Yang Cheng gave him a white glance. This hopeless guy said, "First set a good city goal, and then consider the budget. New York or Los Angeles in North America, or the two sides will be built at the same time; in Asia, the capital city of Z and the Shanghai market, Seoul, South Korea, RB Tokyo, plan these 5-6 parks in advance, see the results, and expand to lower-level cities in the future."

Looking at Ian El’s old face, he was almost wrinkled into a toad, and he suddenly became angry. "Don’t worry about the money. The new batch of commercial sponsorship contracts will bring us plenty of funds, not to mention the construction projects. With a one-time investment, North American parks can be built by distant mountains. South Korea and country Z are also easy to find partners. It is not easy to do in Tokyo, but take your time, it is impossible to start construction at the same time, anyway, strive for 2020 Years ago, I want to see the opening of the Liverpool theme parks in these cities."

Yang Cheng said so, and Ian El could not continue to be frustrated. Yang Cheng would be bored.

"I understand the boss, so I will go back to the design office and come up with further planning."

After a pause, Ian Ayre said again, "By the way, I heard from Richard Skodamore that the FA is interested in selling Wembley Stadium."

Yang Cheng was stunned, "Selling Wembley? Are you crazy? Except for foreigners, the wealthy British businessmen probably have no interest in that stadium, right?"

Ian Al shrugged, "The fact is the same. The FA has offered a price of 600 million pounds and has given priority to open purchase rights to the owners of the Premier League teams."

Yang Cheng snorted, "600 million pounds? I'm still a little interested in a half discount."

As the home stadium of the England national team, Wembley, built in 1923, can be said to have witnessed the history of the rise and fall of the entire English football. Wembley Stadium is even more known as the "home of football" by fans.

Old Wembley was the home stadium of the 1966 World Cup. Bobby Moore led the national team to defeat the Federal Republic of Germany 4:2 and took over the Remit Cup from his hands;

Not only that, it also hosts a number of domestic competitions in the UK, including the FA Cup finals, the community shield opener, the League Cup finals, etc., and has also hosted the Champions League finals several times;

As early as 2007, after the Football Association spent 757 million pounds to complete the renovation of the dilapidated Wembley Stadium, the new Wembley with more than 90,000 seats has not only become the largest stadium in the UK, but also recognized by UEFA. The five-star football stadium, the 2011 and 2013 Champions League finals, and the 2012 London Olympics football event finals are all held here.

The old and new Wembley not only undertake football matches, but also other entertainment activities, such as David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Queen, Paul McCartney, U2, Elton John and other famous musicians. Legendary concerts have been held here; it is also the venue for the Rugby Challenger Cup and NFL London events.

This iconic stadium symbolizing British football culture is about to be sold, and it is very likely to be sold to foreigners. I don’t know if the drunk British football hooligans will go crazy attacking Wembley Stadium?

Anyway, Yang Cheng thinks it is very likely. The British football hooligans are notorious, almost as famous as Italy and Turkey. There is nothing they dare not do.

But no matter how cheap it is, it is impossible to sell the cabbage price of 300 million pounds. Ian Al smirked, "Boss, 300 million is impossible, 500 million I guess it’s about the same. Listening to Richard’s voice on the phone, English The FA seems to be very urgent to get rid of the burden of Wembley Stadium, so the price should be negotiated."

Yang Cheng was strange, "What's the matter? Wembley Stadium should be making money, right?"

Ian El nodded, and then shook his head again, "Boss, you don’t know. At that time, the FA had borrowed a large sum of money to renovate Wembley. This sum is expected to be in full before 2024. Pay off, that is, more than 300 million pounds of debt in 9 years.

Although the national team and the FA Cup have brought huge revenue, 8 years after taking over the new stadium, the FA still faces a huge financial and administrative burden. As far as I know, the FA needs to renovate its facilities every year. Approximately 20 million pounds was spent on it, and paying all the interest means a loss;

Regardless of the income from additional activities such as NFL games and concerts, even the rent paid by Tottenham Hotspur, who rents Wembley next season due to the construction of a new stadium, will not be enough to ease the loan repayment. Under pressure, the Football Association is therefore "incapable" to invest in other projects, such as the promotion of grassroots football.

After all, at the beginning of this year, ZF announced that it would continue to reduce investment in public facilities. The first victim was the football field. "

Yang Cheng nodded thoughtfully. The project for Tottenham’s new stadium was undertaken by the Far Mountain British branch. Naturally, he also knew how to solve Tottenham’s temporary absence of stadiums.

"So, has anyone proposed an intention to acquire it now?" Yang Cheng believes that some people are still willing to take over for Wembley Stadium. After all, if we go out of debt, Wembley Stadium can still generate profits.

Ian Al nodded, "Yes, Fulham Club, NFL Jacksonville Jaguars' Pakistan-US rich Shahid Khan made an intentional offer of 380 million pounds, but it was tough by the FA. The returned.

For Shahid, this is the best way for his cougar to gain a foothold overseas.

In 2012, the Cougar became a regular tenant of Wembley. Every season, there will be a regular season at Wembley. At the same time, it has the Premier League and NFL clubs. It also makes Shahid a suitable person who can reconcile the interests of several parties. Candidate. "

"Shahid?" Yang Cheng muttered the name. Originally, he had no interest in Wembley Stadium, but Ian Al said about Shahid and his cougar club but let him Yang Cheng had a different idea, mainly because he thought about acquiring an NFL team a while ago.

If you also have a football team, then Wembley Stadium is inextricably linked to you.

Ian El slapped his thigh, "I almost forgot that the FA also imposed some operational restrictions on the buyers of Wembley Stadium, such as sponsors not being able to obtain naming rights, or renaming Wembley Stadium or Wenbury Stadium. Bulipan added a cooperative brand;

The FA can veto any sponsor. There are several types of companies that are prohibited from linking with the stadium, including betting companies, military contractors, adult industries, etc.;

If the Football Association believes that the buyer has not fulfilled its basic duties, such as ensuring the high quality of the venue, it can intervene at any time and activate the repurchase clause under certain conditions;

New buyers cannot let the stadium take on debts, such as using Wembley Stadium as collateral;

If a buyer sells Wembley to someone who bids higher, the FA should get a certain profit share, etc. "

Seeing that Yang Cheng’s face became more and more ugly, Ian Al was ashamed of the FA’s shamelessness, but said, "Of course, in order to ensure the interests of buyers, the FA will ensure important domestic and foreign Events are still going on at Wembley, such as the FA Cup final or UEFA events.

Whether the stadium can be successfully sold, the decision is in the hands of 127 board members and creditors of Wembley Stadium. In other words, whether we can win Wembley depends not only on the face of the FA. "

Yang Cheng really wants to raise his straight **** to the FA veteran. If this is not allowed, that is not allowed, then sell a wool? Continue to lose money?