When the Longteng team chose the Jiangcheng Sports Center last year, they were quite helpless and had to seek medical treatment in a hurry. After all, the team was sidelined by the Zall team and had no other choice, so the sports center was really not a good choice.
Judging from last year's ticket revenue, this is indeed the case.
Except for those games against Guangzhou Evergrande and Beijing Guoan, when facing other Chinese Super League teams, the attendance rate of the stadium is not too high, especially compared to the good results of the Longteng team.
As the third-placed team in the league, the Longteng team only has the sixth-ranked average attendance among all professional clubs. The average attendance of just over 20,000 is more than 3,000 lower than the fifth-ranked Shandong Luneng, and only 1,000 higher than the seventh-ranked Henan Jianye.
Many, you must know that the performance of these two teams is not as good as the Longteng team, and compared to the 60,000-seat Jiangcheng Sports Center, their results are average.
There are of course objective reasons for the situation to be so unsatisfactory.
Jiangcheng Sports Center is located in Zhuankou, a relatively remote location. It usually takes three hours or more for fans to get from the city to the sports center, whether by car or by bus. Including the time to watch the game, it often takes half a day to finish watching.
It’s already 1 a.m. when I get home from a night game. The time cost is too high. If it’s Friday, Saturday is better. After all, I have the next day off. If the game is scheduled on Sunday, the situation will be worse. Many people don’t want to go there.
The main reason for going to the sports center is also the reason why the popularity of the sports center has not reached expectations over the years, and the impact on the Longteng team has also been very great.
However, the situation has slightly improved this season. First of all, Jiangcheng’s Metro Line 4 was opened in December 2014. Although this subway line cannot go directly to Jiangcheng Sports Center, there is a subway station in Wangjiawan not far from the sports center.
Station, fans can go to Wangjiawan to take the subway home after watching the game.
Secondly, by August 1, 2015, the first phase of Jiangcheng Dongfeng Avenue will be completed, making it much more convenient for fans who drive to watch football in the city to go out of the city.
Of course, if you want to solve it once and for all, the opening of Jiangcheng Metro Line 3 at the end of 2015 will completely solve the problem of fans watching football. By then, Line 3 and Lines 1, 2, and 4, which will have a station in the sports center, can be replaced.
Fans in Jiangcheng can get to the stadium in up to an hour by bus, and don't have to worry about delays, congestion, etc.
As for the opening of Line 6 in 2016, it does not mean much to the Longteng team. Although Line 6 only requires one transfer to the sports center, which is also very convenient, after all, the Longteng team will not need the Jiangcheng Sports Center by then.
It is not necessarily the home stadium, because at that time, the Longteng Club's own professional football stadium has almost been completed.
Slightly smoother traffic conditions have made ticket sales this season significantly better than last year. The club made an estimate to prepare 10,000 ticket packages through data statistics and analysis before the season, but the fans obviously gave Longteng Club a
Big surprise. The package of tickets that was put on sale after Zhang Sheng returned to China with the team sold more than 2,000 sets in just one day. The estimate of 10,000 sets of tickets almost became a joke, so we had to hurry up and print more
5,000 sets.
The staff of the club did not expect such a situation. After all, the club has raised the price of package tickets this season. At the beginning of last season, the price of individual tickets for the Dragons was 40, 60, and 100. The package was set at
450,600,800, tickets for the AFC Champions League group stage are: 80,150,300, and the tickets for the AFC Champions League knockout rounds are: 100,200,500.
In this season, as Guangzhou Evergrande began to increase the prices of its individual tickets and package tickets, most clubs also followed suit and began to adjust their prices. Of course, the extent of adjustment of each club is different, such as Evergrande The price of the low-end package was slightly adjusted by 100 yuan, and the price of the high-end package was increased by 700 yuan. Most other teams only increased the price by 100-200 yuan simultaneously.
The Longteng team, which is under certain financial pressure, has also raised its prices. The price of individual tickets has not changed much. The lowest price remains unchanged at 40 yuan, and the subsequent ones have increased by 10 yuan each. The lowest price for package tickets has remained unchanged, and later it became 800 and 1,000, and a 1,500 ticket package has also been added. This advanced package allows you to participate in various club activities. As for the tickets for the AFC Champions League, the price has increased significantly. The minimum for the qualifying rounds starts from 120. The highest ticket price for the knockout rounds has reached 800. It is obvious that the club has set its sights on the Chinese Super League fan market that is beginning to explode.
It is not just the Longteng Club that is eyeing this market. If you look at the ticket price information of various Chinese Super League clubs at the beginning of the season, you will know that the ticket price of the Longteng team, as an AFC Champions League team, is only at the middle level of everyone, not even Shijiazhuang. The ticket prices for newly promoted teams like Yongchang are high.
Now the entire Chinese Super League is in a booming momentum. The arrival of a large number of stars, the publicity of the media, the attention of the country, and the national team's record are far better than the results in history. The entire Chinese Super League is really in a state of simmering fire and flowers are blooming .
Specifically in terms of attendance, the total number of spectators in the Chinese Super League in the 2014 season was 4.556 million, with an average of 19,000 per game, a record high. In 2013, they were 4.456 million and 18,600 respectively, with the average number of spectators exceeding the Japanese J-League. of 17,200 people.
Zhang Sheng even knew that after this season, the attendance rate of the Chinese Super League would surprise the whole world. With 550,000 viewers and an average attendance of more than 22,000 per game, the attendance rate of the Chinese Super League jumped up 4 places in the global football league rankings. , came to 6th place, only 1,000 points away from fifth-placed Serie A.
Zhang Sheng believes that if the national team or the Olympic team, with the Dragons and Guangzhou Evergrande as the core, perform well this season, they may surpass history and rise to fifth place. By then, the Chinese Super League will really count. It is one of the top five leagues in the world.
Of course, it is the stars that attract fans to watch the games, and the transfers during this winter training period are also extremely lively, even attracting the attention of the whole world.
Compared to the money-tightened Longteng Club, this winter's wealthy tycoons are waving their checkbooks and attracting the attention of the world's football world.
As the top player in the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou Evergrande did not disappoint. After a thrilling season, two club bosses who wanted to put the club on the market increased their investment and made big moves in terms of domestic and foreign aid.
Lippi, as the team director, went to Brazil to help Guangzhou Evergrande select foreign players in order to avoid rumors of taking kickbacks for previous transfers.
During the days when Lippi stayed in Brazil to select foreign players, various transfer rumors never stopped, from the defending Brazilian champion Cruzeiro midfielder Ribeiro, the team's golden boot Glatt to Corinthians Peruvian center Guerrero, attacking midfielder Enrique, then Atlético Mineiro midfielder Datolo and forward Luan, and then newcomer Lucas Lucas, whose performance in the Santos team this season is second only to veteran Robinho. Lima, and finally Fluminense's former Brazilian international Fred, and even Conca were once again included in this "list".
The outside media has basically sorted out all the high-level players in Brazil who may be transferred. If nothing else, Guangzhou Evergrande's reputation in Brazil has skyrocketed.
As a time traveler, Zhang Sheng certainly knows that these are just rumors. If nothing unexpected happens, the current Brazilian international Goulart should be the target of Guangzhou Evergrande this time. The others are either smoke bombs or the players themselves and the club have raised the price.
Salary hype has no practical significance.
Sure enough, after Guangzhou Evergrande loaned Diamanti to Fiorentina, it quickly announced the transfer on its official website. Brazilian international Goulart transferred to Guangzhou Evergrande for 15 million euros, equivalent to over 100 million yuan.
, this is also the first transfer transaction in the history of Chinese professional football with a transfer fee exceeding 100 million yuan.
It can be said that Guangzhou Evergrande's transfer was very successful. They used countless rumors and misinformation to keep everyone's attention away from Goulart. The team was not greatly affected by the media during the negotiations.
And when Guangzhou Evergrande also rented Gilardino back to Parma, reporters who were already familiar with Evergrande's routine probably also knew that Evergrande was going to sign another player. If one player is sent away and another one comes, the rhythm will definitely not change.
of.
The transfer rumors this time basically come from Europe, including Mutula, Balotelli, Valbuena and other players who are related to Evergrande, but this time everyone has learned the lesson and no
I don’t believe any of Evergrande’s official announcements, let alone these players who obviously do not meet Evergrande’s recruitment requirements.
Sure enough, the day after Gilardino left, Evergrande announced through its official Weibo that it had officially signed Allan, the main forward of the Austrian giant Red Bull Salzburg, for a transfer fee of 11.1 million euros.
After Zhang Sheng, who was still leading the team in Europe at the time, heard the news, he could only pray that Alan would not be seriously injured as soon as he came to China like in history. It took more than a year for him to show his skills as a killer on the court.
Evergrande's two signings also let the world see their financial strength, and the Chinese Super League teams have since become accustomed to transfer values of more than 10 million euros.
Another very influential club this winter is Shanghai SIPG, which has just taken over the club. Although their transfer fee of 3 million euros to introduce Conca is not high, it has created a huge topic. The former "King of Celestial Bodies" has returned to the Chinese Super League.
Obviously no one thought of it.
In addition to SIPG, Shenhua's 3 million euros to bring in Su Enzo and Sainty's 5 million euros to bring in Samir, both of which have been very popular.
Of course, in terms of domestic player transfers, various media outlets are also full of rumors every day.
Moreover, the prices of domestic players are obviously unbelievable. From Wen Kai of the Longteng team to 50 million, Shu Jun to 70 million, and then to Yu Hai to 50 million and Yu Dabao to 35 million, their prices make all the fans excited.
Stunning.
When the outside world was buzzing about transfers, the Longteng Club's pre-season family dinner officially began as usual.
Compared with their previous enthusiasm, both Zhang Zhijun and Zhang Chen seemed a bit dull this time. Obviously, the parent company of the group could not provide much financial help to the club, but instead needed the club to provide feedback with results, which really made them feel frustrated.
In front of his father and brother, Zhang Sheng was of course embarrassed to provoke them, so this time Zhang Sheng said nothing more after briefly introducing his goals.
Hearing Zhang Sheng say that they need to win at least one championship, Zhang Zhijun and Zhang Chen both found it a bit incredible. At least one championship, whether it is the FA Cup championship, the league championship or the AFC Champions League, is not that easy. This season, Longteng Club has only
No one came in.
Zhang Sheng seemed very calm: "I think this season will be better than last season because we are more stable."
Zhang Zhijun asked: "How to say?"
Zhang Sheng explained patiently: "The reason why our performance fluctuated greatly last season was largely because our players came in and out too frequently, changing foreign players and main players, one after another, and the team's tactics
There is no fixed time, and players are constantly changing to adapt to the situation, so the game results are also good and bad."
Zhang Zhijun couldn't help but nodded and said: "It is true. No matter what it is, whether it is a football club or a company, big actions by personnel will always hurt the vitality."
Apparently the stability Zhang Sheng mentioned brought back Zhang Zhijun's memories of the turmoil at the group headquarters.
Zhang Sheng was obviously very embarrassed. This matter was a pain in his father's heart during this period, but he didn't expect it to be brought up again by him.
As the elder brother, Zhang Chen also quickly changed the topic and said: "The players are stable, are they capable enough?"
Zhang Sheng glanced at Zhang Chen gratefully and said: "Don't worry about this, brother. Look at our foreign players, Pato, Ben Arfa, which one is not famous, Ivo is also very outstanding, Roque
. Gilna is one who can thrive in Argentina, and McGowan is also a top-notch Asian and foreign player. Foreign players of this level are definitely among the top ones in the Chinese Super League. As for domestic players, I would say that they are not number one, but they also need others.
Believe it."
"Hey, I said you were fat, but you were still breathing." Zhang Chen scolded with a smile, "I know there are many national team players in your team, so what should I say, next time let your players come over to support my real estate?
"
"Brother, as long as you say a word, I will definitely cooperate fully. I know you have no money now, so I will provide the money. In the past few years, I have been involved in US stocks and invested in some angel investments, and the income has been very good." Zhang Sheng showed off.
In fact, Zhang Sheng was giving his father and brother an explanation this time, asking them to relax and not worry too much about money. In addition to them, there is also a male leader like himself in the family!
Hearing Zhang Sheng mention that he was rich again, Zhang Zhijun really became interested. He asked Zhang Sheng: "You have told me more than once in front of me how good you are at investing. Come on, tell me about it and do it all."
What investment was made and how much money was earned.”
Zhang Sheng did not hold back too much and reported (show off) all his investments in IT, shares, etc. When Zhang Sheng finally concluded that he had earned nearly 300 million yuan, Zhang Zhijun and Zhang Sheng
