On September 25, the 13th year of Hongzhi, the first football match of the Ming Dynasty officially started at the Tianjin Royal Stadium.
There are more than ten teams participating in the competition this time, including the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy Football Team, Tianjin Maritime Academy Football Team, Ming Dynasty First Bank Football Team, Tianjin Port Football Team, Tianjin Shipyard Football Team, Tianjin Cement Factory Football Team, Tianjin
Ocean Trading Company football team, etc.
These football teams are almost all football teams composed of many industries under Liu Jin's command. They are typical football teams that do not go to outsiders.
Of course, this is also because the sport of football is only played in these places and has not spread to the Beijing-Tianjin area. How many football teams can be formed is still an order given by Liu Jin.
The competition system also completely adopts the competition system of later generations. However, due to time constraints, the points system of later generations is not adopted, so there is no group stage or knockout round. Every game is a knockout round.
Well, the main reason is that there are relatively few football teams, and the other reason is time constraints.
The decisive battle is scheduled for the first day of October, so in just five days, these dozen teams will draw lots to compete to determine the two teams in the finals, and then the finals will be held.
Because tickets are free, on the 25th, before the game time has come, a large number of people have already gathered outside the Tianjin Royal Stadium.
Four-wheeled carriages crowded the spacious concrete roads here. From these four-wheeled carriages, nobles in extraordinary clothes got off, and some even brought their wives to watch the fun together.
As for the ordinary people, they had arrived here early, some with their families, in groups, all discussing the game.
Many of them are employees of industries under Liu Jin's command. Liu Jincheng has specially set a time for everyone to watch the game during the holidays, allowing everyone to take turns to watch the game without affecting production and operations.
In addition, there are many young and old men in Tianjin who have nothing to do.
Today's Tianjin is a metropolis with millions of people. It has a very large population and many rich people. There are even more people who have nothing to do. It is human nature to join in the fun.
This report in the Tomorrow Morning News every day has already made everyone's hearts scratch like a cat's paw, and they really want to come here to see what this football match is like.
"Melon seeds~"
"Cooking cake~"
"Candied haws on a stick~"
A large crowd gathered outside the venue, and many small business people also came after hearing the news. They kept shouting and business was quite booming.
"It's open~It's open~"
"Today's first day of competition, the two sides are Daming Royal Military Academy and Tianjin Port~"
Outside the competition venue, there are several entrances to the venue, and the Tianjin Royal Stadium holds public openings.
Well, don't think it's strange. In ancient times, opening casinos and brothels were all legal businesses.
If this gymnasium wants to continue operating, it will naturally need to engage in side business to make more money. After all, the tickets are free now, and only when it becomes popular can the tickets be sold.
So instead of letting others earn this money, it is better to earn this money yourself.
"opening?"
Hearing this sound, the outside of the venue suddenly became lively, and people started gambling again. This has been true at home and abroad since ancient times. Even the sports events of later generations are inseparable from this.
"What are the odds?"
Many people crowded over at once and started asking questions.
"If you buy Daming Royal Military Academy, you win one and lose one point and two~"
"If you buy Tianjin Hong Kong Win, you will pay 1.5 points for every one."
The person in charge of touting also quickly took out the bulletin board. It was very simple and only bought the outcome. There were not many complicated operations. Of course, it was too complicated and it was difficult for me to do it, and even the people watching the game couldn't figure it out.
"I'll buy 100 taels of silver to win the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy~"
"If I buy 100 taels of silver, I will win at Tianjin Port~"
Business is very booming and there are many people buying.
At the same time, because these people have each bought a team, they are more focused on the next game.
Originally I just came here to join in the fun, but now it's different. I want to see the result and hope that the team I bought can win.
Well, this method is also a way to attract fans.
As long as you win, you will definitely be able to attract some fans in the future.
At the third quarter of the morning (about 8:30 in later generations), the Royal Gymnasium was officially opened. More than ten passages were opened. Students from the Ming Royal Military Academy came to maintain order. There were neat teams lined up outside, all wearing uniforms.
He wears a uniform, holds his head high, and has a majestic appearance, which immediately attracted the hearts of many girls who came to watch the game.
People watching the football match entered the stadium one after another, and flags were flying in the huge stadium.
"The First Bank of Ming Dynasty congratulates the first football match of Ming Dynasty on its complete success~"
"Tianjin Port congratulates the first football match of Ming Dynasty on its complete success~"
"Beijing Caiyun Textile Factory, the craftsmen of the great country, only make the clothes of the great country~"
"Tianjin Soap Factory, washing will be more fragrant~"
"..."
Well, how did Liu Jin get the sponsorship fee of 100,000 taels? It was so simple. The advertisement of later generations also appeared here for the first time.
There are flags flying on the huge flagpoles. These flags come from different companies, such as the First Bank of Ming Dynasty, Tianjin Port, Tianjin Shipyard, Miyun Iron Works, Caiyun Textile Factory, etc.
Under the flagpole, there is a piece of cloth with the slogan you want written on it. This novel method appeared for the first time in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
There is no doubt about the effect.
People who entered the venue couldn't help but look carefully at the flags and the very novel slogans, and silently remembered these companies.
The purpose of advertising is to make people remember you and to influence consumers subtly, so that they will buy your product without even realizing it.
In this era where there is almost no advertising.
Merchants often rely on word of mouth to do business, and the effect is naturally relatively slow. Most of the time, they do business with acquaintances.
But with the emergence and development of productivity and capitalism, a broader market is needed, and advertising will naturally be born.
The reason why the Ming Dynasty Morning Post can start to make a profit is because Liu Jin has also started to do some advertisements in newspapers, and the advertising fees are naturally not cheap.
Twenty thousand people poured into the huge stadium and watched everything in the stadium with great interest.
Flags one after another, and slogans underneath the flags.
There is a huge football field in the middle, and the lawn has also been laid out.
There are also VIP rooms on the surrounding stands. The location of these VIP rooms is very good, and they are not open-air. Of course, you need to pay to enter the VIP rooms.
Among them, Tianzi No. 1 Private Room is a private room specially set up for the royal family. Only members of the royal family can enter this private room.
“It’s really interesting~”
“It’s so big and there are so many people~”
“These flags look really good too~”
"What is the Caiyun Textile Factory for?"
"I heard that they are here in the capital that specialize in making cloth and clothes. Their woolen clothes are very good and very warm. The one I am wearing is the one I am wearing. Look, isn't it very good?"
"It is indeed very good. I will buy one later."
"What is that soap?"
"You don't even know about soap?"
"The soap is made from whale oil. You only need a little bit to wash away the oil on your body when you take a shower. It's very easy to use. We all in Tianjin use it."
"This is the football field?"
"Why draw so many lines?"
"You're a bitch, didn't you see it in the newspaper? These lines are all distinctions. The area close to the goal is called the penalty area. In the penalty area, the goalkeeper can catch the ball with his hands."
"If you catch the ball with your hands, can you still kick the ball in?"
"why not?"
"I didn't see how big the goal is?"
"You bought that team to win?"
"Needless to say, I must have bought the Ming Dynasty Royal Military Academy."
"Look at their military appearance. You can see that they are very powerful."
"I bought Tianjin Port, I think it has better odds."
"If it's higher, it means you're not optimistic about it. The key is to win."
"..."
In the stadium, the people who entered the stadium were discussing and patiently waiting for the game to start.
In a private room of your department, Liu Jin was eating peanuts and melon seeds, talking and laughing very leisurely with Zhang Mao next to him.
"You brat, you can always come up with new tricks."
"How much money did you defraud these merchants?"
Zhang Mao pointed to the flags flying in the stadium and asked Liu Jin with a smile.
"Not much, not much, just one hundred thousand taels of silver. On average, each family only has less than 5,000 taels of silver. It's too little."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"Five thousand taels of silver~"
"Just hang some flags here?"
When Zhang Mao heard this, his eyes widened slightly. He, Lao Zhang, would never do such a loss-making business.
"If it weren't for the first time we held an event and not many people supported it, I would have thought five thousand taels of silver was too cheap."
"Hmph~"
"If we don't have tens of thousands of taels of silver to hold this football match in the future, we can't even think of advertising here."
Liu Jin said with some dissatisfaction.
For such a large-scale competition, the advertising fee is only five thousand taels, which is really cheap.
"Black~ really dark~"
When Zhang Mao heard this, he couldn't help but give Liu Jin a thumbs up.
When it comes to black-heartedness, he obeys Liu Jin and spends tens of thousands of taels of money just to put up banners and advertise here. Only Liu Jin can do it, but he believes that Liu Jin will definitely not talk nonsense.
"You brat, can you really make money by building a football stadium?"
Then Zhang Mao asked very curiously.
"It will definitely make money, don't worry."
"There are no tickets for sale now. When football becomes popular in the future, the tickets alone will cost a lot, not to mention that they can also open games, advertise, etc."
Liu Jin smiled and said very confidently.
"Okay, I'll build a venue here in the capital later."
Zhang Mao thought for a while and nodded. It would not be wrong to follow Liu Jin.