i am beckham

Chapter 449
The dinner is a platform for businessmen to discuss cooperation, but apart from Murdoch, Anschutz and Musk, many people are in the contact stage.

Of course, not every company will mobilize so many people to let the boss come and have a chat in person. In the eyes of many people, Beckham is just a football player. The only difference is that he has a good face.

Regarding this point, Beckham still thinks very openly, no one can make everyone like him.

Even people at the level of Pele, Maradona, and Jordan can't do it.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Ferguson did not take the players on a whim and boarded the plane back to Manchester.

Although he really wanted to implement everything at night, he was not to the point of doing something stupid.

Early the next morning, the Manchester United team took a chartered flight back to Manchester, and then returned to the club together.

It took Ferguson less than an hour to find out the details of several bands.

As the head of the British band, The Beatles are a diehard Liverpool fan, and they will definitely not come. This option can be deleted directly.

Among the other bands, Ferguson's first choice was Queen, whose songs were well suited to United's festivities.

Especially "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" have been classics in the football world.

If the staff is neat, it is definitely the best choice to invite them.

But lead singer Freddy died in 1991, bassist Deacon retired in 1997, and the band is now just two people.

After much deliberation, Ferguson still plans to contact the Rolling Stones, which is also very popular in the UK.

So Ferguson wanted to call Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, and the conversation was good at first, but the more the conversation became more intense, finally Ferguson and the other party exchanged bad words on the phone: "Go eat yourself!"

Hmm. What kind of nonsense is this.

Beckham and a few teammates were watching the band's backup tapes in the office, but they didn't expect the Rolling Stones to fall apart so quickly.

"Why does this Irishman support Arsenal, he is so stubborn!"

It turned out that he was an Arsenal fan, so there was nothing he could do.

Then when they arrived at Pink Floyd, Ferguson asked the assistant about the general situation, and found that the band was also an Arsenal fan, so he gave up decisively.

This time, Ferguson didn't plan to communicate on the phone at all, because the band's style is psychedelic rock, and the temperament of the songs is soft.

When everyone was discussing their song style, Brian Keane suddenly remembered something: "Their first single was about transgender people, and it was banned all over the UK."

This option passes quickly, and choosing several bands in a row is not ideal.

Ferguson finally set his sights on Queen, whose songs are indeed suitable for celebrations. There is no lead singer, as long as someone sings.

So Ferguson used his contacts to connect with the Queen Band, and soon got a positive answer. Their guitarist Brian May is an England fan. He does not support the club, but he supports the England team and is also a Beckham fan. This is done.

The band decided that the remaining things were much simpler. The club's plan was to parade around the main road in the city with a celebratory caravan, and then set up a stage in Albert Square, known as the "heart of Manchester", for a band performance.

Speech, interaction and performance can be done in 45 minutes.

Just after Ferguson set the formation, the person he had just called called him again, asking if he could squeeze in a performance band.

Ferguson asked the name of the band, then frowned and asked: "Coldplay, I haven't heard of this name, you let a band that hasn't released an album come to Manchester United's Triple Crown celebration, don't you think Let's smash it!"

I don't know what was said on the other side, Ferguson said with some displeasure: "Okay, I'm stepping on the horse to help you train youth training. Let me say yes first, and I will give them two songs. Don't talk nonsense. Smoking is not allowed during the performance. If they violate the regulations, I will directly let them go."

After hanging up the phone, Ferguson said cursingly, "Coldplay, there are too many bands in the UK. Everyone wants to be famous. Why don't you find a job after graduating from university?"

After settling down to perform with the band, Ferguson calmed down a bit. The rest of the work was handed over to the staff of the club. He only needed to confirm the itinerary.

After returning from Barcelona, ​​the construction of the stadium has become his heart disease. His goal in the next few years is to let Manchester United also have an advanced football stadium.

People who like to watch football can enjoy it, pseudo-fans can enjoy it in the multi-function hall, and star-chasers can get peripheral products closely related to their idols.

As long as these three points can be achieved, the Manchester United team will be able to firmly grasp the audience, and then fill up the club's commercial operations, and profitability will definitely not be a problem.

The more profitable the club is, the harder it is to introduce important players, the easier it is to upgrade the infrastructure of the training base, and the strength of the youth training will become stronger, so the club's performance will naturally not be bad.

The good results of the club will increase this series of income, just thinking about it makes me feel good.

Ferguson knew that there was no rush for this matter. Big projects costing hundreds of millions of dollars could not be easily approved by the board of directors. If the money is spent, Old Trafford must be as lingering as the theater of dreams, otherwise his famous name may be rotten.

The season was over, the celebration game was held the day after tomorrow, and the Carrington training base suddenly became a paradise for the players. Everyone, including Beckham, was so drunk that day that they couldn't drive home, so they simply found a place in the club to fall asleep.

The next day, after Ferguson opened the office door, he saw Butt and Scholes hugging and sleeping on the sofa. He was furious. He sent all the drinking people to the restaurant, and asked a few broken players to clean up.

This scene made Ferguson full of emotions: "It seems that in the future when encountering major competitions, I have to drink you all to pieces to be obedient."

After lunch, Beckham and the Neville brothers recovered a lot. They didn't drink much yesterday, but their drinking capacity was far less than that of the old alcoholics led by Kean and Shearer.

Several people came to a conclusion from it, that no matter what you do, you have to keep training to be effective.

For example, when there is little difference in physical fitness, people who usually drink often drink more than people who don't drink often.

Keane was still beckoning in the restaurant, grabbing Schmeichel, Erwin, Pallister and Shearer for another round.

At this time, Queen and Coldplay arrived at the same time. Both bands were under the banner of EMI. Ferguson got Queen yesterday, and the condition given by the company was to bring Coldplay.

Everyone found that four people from Queen came, and the retired bass player also came.

In addition, they also found a lead singer named Paul Rogers, who was dressed like a doctor and looked out of place with the other three shawl hair.

Their guitarist, Brian May, is nearly 1 meters tall, and their drummer, Roger Taylor, is very handsome. He was studying dentistry at university, and one day he saw a small ad for the Smile Band recruiting a drummer.It is worth noting that even though Roger Taylor is 9 years old this year, he still looks "glamourous".

It can be seen that when he was young, his appearance was definitely at the top of the rock circle. He was handsome, handsome, and clean, and he was responsible for the appearance of the British rock circle.

According to the evaluation of later generations, he is the Beckham of the rock circle.

But at this time, several people said: "Hey, look! David is more beautiful than on TV, he is just like Roger Taylor on the football field!"

Beckham shook hands with several people one by one. The people who run the band are already mavericks, and the members are all at the old Ted level. They followed the staff to the venue to rehearse without talking.

These old guys are obviously not willing to mingle with the juniors, so they all carry them.

Coldplay is completely different, they are generally at the age of just graduating from school.

The host Chris Martin chatted with Beckham as soon as he came up. He is 2 years younger than Beckham, so he is a younger brother.

The younger brother didn't have any pressure, so he asked for Beckham's autograph with his notebook, and hoped to play for a while when he had time.

Still a fanboy!
Unlike Queen, who can't let go of airs, Coldplay is very enthusiastic. After all, they haven't even released an album. If they say they are a rookie, they dare not say no.

It happened that there was nothing to do in the afternoon, and everyone went to watch the queen's rehearsal, and it was cool to wait for the old-timers to finish rehearsing before continuing to rehearse.

Opening the rehearsal room specially vacated by the club, a puff of thick smoke came out of it. The staff was so scared that they turned around to get the fire extinguisher, but the music was still playing inside.

It was only when I walked into the rehearsal room that I realized that it was a misunderstanding. These four old smokers have never stopped, one after another. No wonder the old man specifically emphasized that smoking is not allowed at the performance site.

Now it seems that this one is so important.

The good show is not over yet, the most honest-looking Paul Rogers is an alcoholic, drinking while practicing together, and his tongue got tied up in less than an hour.

Seeing this scene, the Manchester United players were shocked. Most professional players live a healthy life, which is determined by their career.

Everyone's life is actually quite boring, like Lee Sharp who goes to nightclubs twice a week is considered hopeless by Ferguson, and Vieri was chased by the media for half a season just because he likes to go to nightclubs.

In the rock circle, their affairs are equivalent to the ring grabbing game of professional players before training.

But I have to say that anyone who can play the band to this level is a genius. The music world simply cannot accommodate a hard-working player like Gary Neville.

Although the performance of the rescue singer named Paul Rogers lowered everyone's expectations for him, there was really nothing wrong with his singing.He has a thick voice, and he sang "We Are The Champions" and "We Will Rock You" quite vigorously, especially the treble part of "We Are The Champions" is well controlled.

Ferguson expressed doubts about the alcoholic's attitude, and several others in Queen thought it was okay.

The Manchester United coach then asked another hilarious question: "You have to make sure he can sing like this when he is sober, or we have to prepare wine for him."

Hearing this question, everyone present burst into laughter.

The tall and tall Brian May thought for a while and said, "Is there anyone in your team that can sing? Let them sing one or two songs. This way the effect may be better."

Ferguson nodded after listening to it. Anyway, it was the club's celebration. It was enough to sing about the same. There was no excessive requirement for singing skills.

He turned and looked at the players around him, and Gary Neville couldn't wait to speak.

Ferguson then said, "David, is there a song you can sing?"

Gary Neville: "Huh?"

(End of this chapter)