The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 771 Mobile Home
Matt Donald was driving his nearly ten-year-old Chevrolet on the A10 road north from Enfield to Hertfordshire. The intersection ahead was a bit congested, so he honked the horn a few times anxiously.

The traffic moved slowly, but his mood was as impatient as ever.

This is not at all like the usual Matt? Donald, because everyone who knows and knows him knows that this is a very patient and gentle person. He is rarely seen losing his temper with others, and never I have never seen him go drinking like other middle-aged people in their forties, but he is a diehard fan.

Like everyone in Northumberland, he's a Tottenham Hotspur fan!
Because of this, he became Tottenham Hotspur's driver and team captain.

This morning, he must get to Theobald as soon as possible, because he still has very important things to do.

It turned out that there was a collision in front, which was very slight, but it caused half of the not spacious A10 highway to be blocked, so two-way vehicles had to squeeze into one lane at the same time, and the speed of the vehicle naturally slowed down.

Seeing this scene, Matt Donald shook his head helplessly, stepped on the accelerator lightly, and the speed of the car increased a little, but the car still drove very steadily, and he could always get around some bumps in advance, because He has been walking this road for seven years, and he has to go back and forth several times a day, and he is very familiar with every section of the road.

From the viaduct of the Ring Expressway, we entered the territory of Hertfordshire and soon came to Theobald.

The security guards all recognized Donald's car, but they still came up to look at it as usual, and then greeted him with a smile, and opened the gate to let him in. Donald also drove directly to the employee parking lot and parked in his fixed parking space.

After getting out of the car and walking out of the parking lot, I saw the main entrance of the training base coming in. After walking a short distance, two white-painted luxury buses were parked at the three-way intersection in Central Park, facing the gate. The side of the body is printed with a black Tottenham Hotspur logo and the team's name, and in some blank places, there are logos of Tottenham Hotspur's major sponsors.

"Wow, that's great!" Matt Donald walked forward quickly with a smile, approached the car body, reached out to touch the car, it was very smooth and felt first-class, and he quickly walked around to the front of the car , I saw that there is a front windshield with a very wide field of view in front of me, and under the front windshield is the logo of the bus, Scania!

"Boss, here!" Evans, another driver of the Tottenham Hotspur first team, waved at Donald.

Donald walked over and found that the other three of the four drivers of the two buses of the first team had arrived. When they saw Donald, they all greeted him as the boss, which is also the customary address for him by the drivers in the team.

"Hi, my name is Eric, the representative of Scania!" A middle-aged Nordic man came over.

"Hello, Donald!" Donald shook his hand.

Eric was standing behind the two buses. From the rear, there was nothing notable about the rear of the bus. There was [Touring] printed next to the silver Scania English logo, and the Chinese name was Commander. On the bottom, there is a line of English letters printed in cooperation with Higer, which shows that this luxury bus is a joint research and development result between Scania and Higer.

Higer is the brand of China Jinlong United Automobile Industry Corporation, referred to as Suzhou Jinlong.

"These two cars are tailor-made for you Tottenham Hotspur together with our Chinese partner manufacturers. They are 14 meters long, 25 meters wide, [-] meters high, weigh about [-] tons, and have [-] horsepower!" Rick was introducing the two ultra-luxury coaches to the four drivers of the Tottenham Hotspur first team.

"Although this car is manufactured in China, the engine, gearbox and chassis technology all come from Scania, and China Higer is responsible for assembling. Except for the side window of the driver's side, all side windows are sealed and explosion-proof at the prime minister's level. There are warning lights all around the car body, and eight camera monitoring probes are installed around it.”

Eric introduced everything around the body, and then walked to the front of the car.

The front of the whole car looks very domineering, and the headlights are equipped with LED light sets, including eight daytime running lights, turn signals, low beams and high beams, and cylindrical front fog lights. The rearview mirrors protruding from both sides seem to be two powerful dragon claws. They are equipped with ground mirrors to see the left and right sides of the front of the car clearly, inner mirrors for observing the front and lower sides of the car body, and traditional mirrors, all of which are electrically adjustable.

The whole set of equipment can ensure that the driver sits in the driving seat and can see everything around him without blind spots.

"The point is this. The lane departure warning system will issue a warning when the vehicle accidentally deviates from the driving lane, reminding the driver to correct the direction. It is a very effective driving system!" Eric pointed to a detection instrument under the front windshield. road.

After hearing this, Donald and the others looked at each other, and everyone felt that this thing was indeed advanced enough.

The doors are controlled electrically. After opening, there are first steps, and the team logo of Tottenham Hotspur is on the second step. The spacious driver's seat is covered with dense function buttons. There is also an LCD screen on the car, which can provide rear and side reversing images when reversing, so that the driver can better grasp the dynamics of the car body.

In addition, it is also equipped with cruise control, body stabilization system, tire pressure monitoring, parking support control system, etc., which are very complete, and the entire center console adopts a design similar to that of an airplane cabin, wrapping around the driver's seat in a semicircle, Allowing the driver to control everything with a simple stretch of hand during driving.

This bus originally could accommodate more than 50 seats, but it was changed to [-] seats by Tottenham Hotspur. The space vacated is mainly in the back row of the bus. There is a small kitchen with refrigerator, cooking table, faucet, ceramic stove and other facilities, as well as a small bar and toilet.

Thirty seats, including the driver's seat, are all leather liftable seats, and all of them have massage functions. At the same time, several seats are extended versions specially designed for big players, and there is a row of foldable massage beds.

In addition, wireless network, satellite navigation, high-end audio and entertainment system are all necessary for luxury buses. In addition, there are four [-]-inch LED display screens, which can ensure that all corners of the car can be viewed without blind spots.

"They are all envious of us!" Donald stood in the carriage. After listening to the whole introduction with his colleagues, he really felt that this car is not simple. The facilities are very advanced and perfect, it is simply perfect!
"This time, we will provide Tottenham Hotspur with five top-end ultra-luxury custom-made buses, three for the first team, two for the youth team and the reserve team, and a number of luxury-class buses. The bus is provided for Tottenham Hotspur to use, although it is a luxury class, but the basic facilities are similar, but there is no customization."

Eric feels that although the company has paid a lot for sponsoring Tottenham Hotspur this time, the rewards must not be small. Among other things, sign this five-year sponsorship contract before the Champions League final , which shows the company's ambitions.

According to the agreement between the two parties, in addition to providing free buses, Scania is also responsible for vehicle maintenance. In addition, they also provide Tottenham Hotspur with a sponsorship fee of 600 million euros per year, and a customized model like this, A car must cost at least 70 euros, and a luxury car must cost around 40 to 50 euros.

It can be seen that Scania has indeed paid a lot for joining forces with Tottenham Hotspur this time.

But Tottenham Hotspur has extraordinary influence in the world, especially in the United States and Asia. The Asian region is regarded as the focus of the company's business development in the next few years, especially China.

Therefore, Scania collaborated with Suzhou Jinlong to develop this bus and sponsored Tottenham Hotspur.

Just as a group of them got to know and familiarize themselves with the bus, people from the business department and public relations department of the team arrived at Theobald one after another, CEO Peter Kenyon and chief operating officer Ron Gourley They all arrived at the scene, and the CEO of Scania, Martin Longstead, arrived at the same time.

More and more reporters gathered outside, and under the organization of the team's security department, Matt Donald also began to organize his colleagues. He drove one of them himself, and Evans drove the other, two ultra-luxury buses He slowly drove out of the training base, passed through Theobald's gate, and appeared in front of all the reporters.

All of a sudden, spotlights were shining frequently on the scene. Countless reporters were attracted by this luxury bus with a domineering appearance and full of modern aesthetic design. Donald and Evans also opened the bus door and let the reporters go forward. shoot.

This is also the effect that Scania wants to create. They want to use the platform of Tottenham Hotspur to let more people around the world know about them and enhance their influence. At least in terms of brand awareness, they There is still a long way to go with Tottenham Hotspur, but with Tottenham Hotspur, their influence can be greatly improved.

"I am very happy to be able to cooperate with Tottenham Hotspur!" After signing the sponsorship contract, Martin Longstead smiled and faced the interviews of dozens of reporters and media from all over the world.

"This is a very good team with a long history and tradition. After a long period of accumulation, they have ushered in their peak and glory, but the reasons why we choose to cooperate with Tottenham Hotspur are not only these. "

Martin Longstead answered some reporters' questions, "I think their philosophy is very close to ours, and they pay great attention to details. I saw a very interesting thing in Genk, Belgium a year ago. I saw A Tottenham Hotspur bus, driving around the city, I wondered."

"Yes, most teams, when playing away games, especially some places that are far away and not suitable for taking a team bus, they often prefer to rent a temporary painted bus in the away city And the driver, it’s convenient for them to fight away, and I was thinking at the time, that empty bus should be temporarily rented to paint.”

"But soon I knew I was wrong, it was indeed the Tottenham Hotspur bus, why is it there?"

In fact, when Martin Longstead said this, many reporters present were surprised, because most of them didn't know, or even knew what was going on.

Although every game, Tottenham Hotspur went to the away game, there was always a team bus waiting there, and they all felt that this was normal, and they were used to it, but now they heard that Martin Longhurst When De said this, they felt puzzled, yes, why can they always see their buses in away games?
"It turns out that before each away game, they will arrange one of the buses to go to the away game three or five days in advance. From the hotel they booked to the stadium, they will familiarize themselves with the road conditions and environment of the city, and they will even go to understand Traffic congestion and other information, and then stop at the airport on time before the team arrives."

Everyone on the scene suddenly realized, but it was more of an indescribable complex feeling, because they dared to say that there are really not many teams in European football that can do this and insist on doing it, or even very few, Most of them are just coveting convenience and renting a bus directly at the away game.

"Yesterday, when I met Mr. Ye Qiu, I asked him, and I said, why?"

When he said this, Longstead nodded with emotion, "His answer moved me, he said, because the bus is a mobile home for our team, although the players have their own homes, they usually have their own home." Resting in the training base, we have to stay in a hotel every away game, but more often, we sit together in the bus. I hope that even in the away game, passing a bus can create a kind of feeling for the team. The feeling of family."

"I don't know how everyone felt when they heard this, but I was really moved, because they showed their professionalism and professionalism in every detail, and also showed their professionalism. That's why I'm here!"

Many reporters at the scene burst into applause, and what Longstead said was indeed quite sincere.

Peter Kenyon followed Longstead and delivered a speech on the cooperation between the team and Scania. He hoped that this cooperation could achieve a win-win situation for all parties. At the same time, he also expressed his respect for Thanks to Scania for sponsorship.

This time Scania reached a sponsorship agreement with Tottenham Hotspur as a commercial vehicle partner, because BMW only has family cars, so this time Tottenham Hotspur has opened up a commercial vehicle partner, Scania provides He received a one-year sponsorship of 600 million euros and obtained the exclusive right to cooperate with commercial vehicles worldwide.

In addition to announcing a sponsorship agreement with Scania this time, Peter Kenyon also invited all reporters and media to Stratford Stadium in the afternoon. This stadium has been completed ahead of schedule, and the team will go to Stratford Stadium this afternoon Stratford Stadium, held a simple opening ceremony.

Tottenham Hotspur will also accept reservations from official members of all teams and some fans clubs on the official website, mobile APP and other channels from tomorrow, and all those who failed to get or buy the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium Ticket fans can enter Stratford Stadium to watch the live broadcast of the Champions League final for free.

This is also the first time in the history of the Champions League. The huge LED TV screen at the Stratford Stadium will broadcast the Champions League live, and all fans can enjoy this football feast from the stands. A preview of Tenham Hotspur's Stratford Stadium, with all shops and facilities set to open.

It is worth mentioning that the Chinese Premier will visit Europe during the UEFA Champions League final. At the invitation of British Prime Minister Cameron and UEFA President Michel Platini, he will attend this match in person accompanied by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Champions League final, this is undoubtedly the first time for the Champions League final.

In addition, regarding the tickets for the Champions League final, although Wembley Stadium can accommodate [-] fans, only [-] tickets are for the public and fans. Spurs and Bayern Munich each got [-] tickets, and the remaining [-] tickets will be provided to global ticket buyers through the Internet, and they have already been snapped up.

In other words, on the day of the Champions League final, the price of tickets will skyrocket again, and the scalpers will also show their talents at that time.

Regarding this phenomenon, UEFA and the participating teams have nothing to do. Even though the [-] tickets in the hands of the team are given to the team's loyal members and sponsors, who can do it? Guaranteed, these tickets will not flow out?
After finishing the activities in the morning, Tottenham Hotspur appeared on time at the Stratford Stadium in the afternoon, but Ye Qiu and all the players did not stay there for too long, they participated in a brief new stadium After the opening ceremony, after being interviewed by reporters, he returned to Theobald.

For the recent period, Tottenham Hotspur adopted closed training, Ye Qiu smiled and said that he was preparing a secret weapon for the Champions League final.

"As you all know, our opponent in the final last season was also Bayern Munich. Although we won that game, I believe Heynckes is still very familiar with us, and he also said that he has been studying for the past year. We, so I have to prepare some secret weapons, otherwise it will be very difficult to beat Bayern Munich!"

As for what the secret weapon was, Ye Qiu smiled and said nothing, saying that he would find out after the finals.

But when interviewing players, some people still revealed clues, such as Didier Drogba, the Ivorian smiled and said that he was practicing header and set kicks hard, which was immediately interpreted by the outside media as Tottenham Hotspur It is necessary to use high-altitude bombing to defeat Bayern Munich, because the German Banba's air defense capability is still relatively weak.

Therefore, Drogba may replace Cavani in the starting lineup.

But is this really the case?
(End of this chapter)