In the south of Oxford City, Oxfordshire, the heat here is completely different from the impression of Oxford, which is quaint, quiet and filled with a strong academic atmosphere.

The traditional city of Oxford has white-walled buildings in a classical style with a heavy sense of history, while this side is much more fashionable and trendy.

There are restaurants and bars all over the street, a whole modern commercial street, and most importantly, the wild men that can be seen from time to time, who have nothing to do with academics.

Walking from here to the old streets of Oxford is like traveling through time and being back in time to the 20th century.

Don't think that the people here are outsiders. If you take off their gorgeous and unique attire, you might see them among the outstanding students or faculty representatives of Oxford University.

The reason why these British gentlemen show such fanatical side is the current pride of Oxfordshire - Oxford United.

As the Oxford people used to say, all the literary people in England are rubbish. I can stand there and let you scold me for three hours and then talk back, but I can still kill you.

Now it's not just the civil side that's bad, you're also bad at the martial side. In British football, the English League One overlord Oxford United has the final say.

"I never thought that these nerds would be as enthusiastic as anyone else. Otherwise, people would say that people who wear glasses are introverted and reserved."

"Wearing glasses? What does that have to do with being nerdy?

Wait, you sometimes ask me to wear glasses, don't you have some mental habit?"

What is my hobby? I just want my offspring to be more knowledgeable.

Everything in Brazil just had to proceed according to the original plan. Luo Nianzhong then brought his children to Europe. It wasn't anything important, the children just came here for vacation during the holiday.

The Barcelona Olympics is about to begin. It would be a good idea to travel and watch the Olympics at the same time. Luo Anran loves sports very much, and in this respect he is even better than Luo Nianzhong.

She is looking forward to this first Olympic journey very much, because many sports on TV are far less exciting than watching them live.

However, before the Olympics began, Luo Nianzhong did not go directly to Barcelona to meet them, but first came to England to see his own football team.

Since acquiring Oxford United in 1986, Luo Nianzhong has never come here to watch a game. However, Luo Anran, the eldest princess of the Luo family, came here to watch twice when she visited Europe.

The title of Princess was not given by Luo Nianzhong, but was given by Oxford United fans.

They felt that Luo Anran was like a graceful and beautiful princess about to bloom, well-educated and well-mannered, and could bring good luck to Oxford United fans.

In the 88-89 season, a championship battle took place in the third-to-last round of the English League One.

Finally, thanks to Alan Shearer's winning goal in the 83rd minute, Oxford United overtook Arsenal by one point and won the first English top league championship in Oxford United's history.

Luo Anran was present at the game. What's interesting is that one minute before Alan Shearer's winning goal, there was a close-up shot of Luo Anran.

"Oh, we saw our shady boss sent his angel to our manor court, hope she can bring us good luck".

As soon as the commentator finished speaking, Alan Shearer received a pass in the attack and shot in front of the penalty area. The ball hit the upper right corner of the goal, leaving the opponent's goalkeeper unable to react.

The second time was in the 90-91 season, when Oxford United, which had a very bad start with four draws and one loss, played at their home ground.

This match was Luo Anran's second time to watch Oxford United's game at home. Not only did Oxford United win a big victory, but they also started a thrilling 11-game winning streak and took the first place in one fell swoop.

After that, Oxford United did not give their opponents any chance until the end of the season when they won the championship.

In the just concluded 91-92 season, Oxford United won the championship again, starting their journey to becoming a top club and establishing their position as the dominant team in English Football League One.

Ferguson also became the top coach in England by winning three championships in six years and was called the great revivalist by Oxford United.

Luo Anran was affectionately called "Her Royal Highness" by the fans because of the good luck she brought to Oxford United by watching the game twice.

As for why there are bosses who are not doing their job, in the words of the fans, this guy has never cared about his most important business.

What career? Oxford United, of course.

It is the off-season now and there are no games. Luo Nianzhong is now on a trip to England. In addition to responding to the media's ridicule of him as a boss who is not doing his job and has not watched a game at Oxford United, he is also here to attend the cutting-edge ceremony of the new stadium.

Roche Oxford Stadium, the most modern stadium in Europe, which took five years to build, has finally been delivered.

The new stadium will be launched in two days. The whole city of Oxford has changed its ancient atmosphere and is decorated with lights and colors.

Of course, the British don’t have the habit of decorating with lights and colors, but banners can be seen everywhere, and there are elements of Oxford United everywhere.

Judging from the fact that many restaurants and shops are offering discounts to celebrate, the opening of Oxford United’s new stadium is a big day for the people of Oxford.

The Manor Stadium, the former home ground, is now the training base of Oxford United.

The stands that had witnessed countless historical moments have been razed to the ground, and the area of ​​the entire stadium has been expanded outward significantly.

Perhaps due to Oxford United's performance in recent years, the Manor Stadium, now the Manor Training Base, did not encounter much trouble when expanding.

There are not many buildings nearby, and there is a large area of ​​undeveloped land to the south, so there is no problem with horizontal expansion.

That is, the vertical development encountered some construction obstacles, but the negotiations between the two parties were very pleasant.

Many residents signed their names according to the plan given by Oxford United without even making any requests.

In their words, if Oxford United becomes the dominant force in Europe in the future, I have contributed a bit, and I am proud of it.

Arriving at the Manor training base, Oxford United CEO Schroeder, head coach Ferguson and captain and Danish goalkeeper Schmeichel were all there to welcome their boss for guidance.

Schroeder was originally a middle or senior manager of Barclays Bank. When Oxford United took over, the Far East talent pool recommended this young man to be the CEO of Oxford United.

Luo Nianzhong had talked to him and he was a man with a lot of ideas, so Schroeder, who was hailed by the media as one of Oxford United's golden partners, took over.

The division of labor between him and Ferguson was very clear, one was in charge of the team and the other was in charge of administration.

As for Schmeichel, he came back early because he knew Luo Nianzhong was coming.

The opening ceremony of Roche Oxford Stadium will be held in two days. All the players and their families will attend. Schmeichel will just come two days early.

This is not flattery, it's purely gratitude from the heart!

He knew from head coach Ferguson that it was the big boss who recommended him. As for how he knew him, who knew.

The Danish goalkeeper was rated by European media as the greatest and most valuable signing in Oxford United's history.

Ferguson brought him to the Manor Stadium for free in 1987.

At that time, he was preparing to join Brondby in Denmark as a free agent, but a top English league team came in halfway, and it goes without saying what choice he had to make.

And what about Schmeichel now? Many media have already regarded him as the world's number one goalkeeper.

Following Oxford United's three titles in five years, in the just-concluded European Cup in Sweden, his heroic performance of 470 minutes without conceding a goal helped the Danish team win the championship of this European Cup.

For a time, all European media were praising the Danish goalkeeper.

Oxford United did not treat him badly and just renewed his contract for five years with a maximum salary of 9000 pounds per week.

"Is the renovation still going on there? How long is it estimated to take?"

Standing on the lawn of the first team, looking at the dust not far away, Luo Nianzhong asked with a frown.

“Yes, we started using the new stadium this year, so the renovation was put on the agenda after the season.

We will renovate the manor training base in batches, and it is expected to be completed in three years.

After the renovation, the manor training base covers an area of ​​16 acres, including lawns, an indoor training center, a rehabilitation examination and training center, player apartments and other facilities.

At the same time, we will also invest heavily in youth training and establish a football academy."

Yes, they are working towards becoming one of the European giants, but this was not the issue that made Luo Nianzhong frown.

"Will the construction over there affect the players' training to some extent?"

"Fortunately, the construction site is open during the day, and will stop working when the players are resting in the afternoon during the game, so as to stagger the time as much as possible."

Schroeder thought that Luo Nianzhong was afraid that the construction would affect the players' rest, but Luo Nianzhong shook his head to indicate that the other party had misunderstood.

“That’s not what I’m talking about, it’s the dust.

Football is an intense sport and dust is bad for the players' health.

Another thing is greenery. Our lawns are very good, but there are not many trees and vegetation. Good air can increase the career life of players, so we need to make some changes in this regard."

Pointing in the direction of the construction site, Luo Nianzhong continued.

"There is construction going on over there, and we can transplant a batch of trees back to separate the two sides.

Another thing is to install a water spray device. When doing dusty work, a water curtain must be formed to isolate the dust from this side."

Luo Nianzhong's words deeply moved Schmeichel, who had been by his side all the time.

When did football clubs consider these things? At Oxford United, there are advanced equipment such as physiotherapy rooms and hydrotherapy rooms, as well as software facilities such as nutritious meals and leisure areas.

These facilities were unheard of in other clubs and gave Schmeichel a great shock when he first came to Oxford United.

I didn’t expect that this boss could even think about dust. One really has to respect him.

You have to know that this requires a lot of investment, and no one is willing to just pay for real charity.

Athletes’ job is to make money while they are young. If they can increase their career lifespan and earn more money, they can also have a better retirement life.

Is Luo Nianzhong kindhearted? Really not, because he knows that the value of players will rise from this year, and the club is actually the one that suffers the most from player injuries.

English Football League One has become a thing of the past. The new season's top English league is the familiar Premier League. A new era has arrived.

Speaking of the Premier League, this is also related to Luo Nianzhong's industry.

In 1989, the Astra satellite network began commercial operation. Reed International directly leased four transmitters, became one of the first users, and established its own TV station, Reed TV.

In November 1990, Reed Television and British Satellite Broadcasting Corporation merged to form British Reed, with each party holding 11% of the shares.

Because it is a pay TV, and also to launch more attractive programs, so that viewers have more options.

In 1991, England Reed acquired the rights to use their newly launched satellite.

In the same year, England's Reed launched Britain's first sports channel and bought the broadcasting rights of Britain's top football league at a high price, which promoted the establishment of the Premier League.

The newly established Premier League will significantly increase the teams' income, allowing Premier League teams to earn more transfer fees and making the Premier League more exciting.

England Reed, which has won the broadcasting rights for the Premier League at a high price, can bring more exciting and higher-level events to the global market.

This is also one of the purposes of Luo Nianzhong's manor training base this time, which is to let Oxford United adapt to the feeling of spending money in advance, and also to help promote the Premier League.

“You do well in the league, but it’s not enough.

If Oxford United wants to become a European giant, it must first become a British giant. The current championships can only push Oxford United to the level of a pseudo-giant.

We don’t have a glorious history, but we have great opportunities.”

“You mean the Champions League?”

After all, he is a football legend, so he understands this very quickly.

“Yes, England has been banned for so many years and has become out of touch with the European style of play.

At the same time, the British's glorious performance in European competitions before the ban will certainly make them want to prove themselves. As long as they win the Champions League, we can get a large number of local fans, and Oxford United can transform into a British giant.

If we can maintain our competitiveness in European competitions and win two or three titles, the doors of Europe's top clubs will open to us."

Looking at Ferguson, who is still very young and strong, Luo Nianzhong asked, "What do you think of this challenge? To build a European top team with your own hands."

"It's difficult, it depends on luck, and it requires large and continuous investments every year."

"You don't have to worry about this. I will let Schroeder cooperate with you. Starting from this year, you can get a transfer fee of no less than 500 million pounds every year.

I need to have the biggest names in every position at Oxford United, I want the best players to play in the greatest team.

If you can bring Oxford United to that level, I will have a statue of you erected in the square outside Roche Oxford Stadium. As long as Oxford United exists, no one will forget your contribution."

Luo Nianzhong's words made Ferguson's eyes brighter and brighter. People are driven by fame and fortune, and Ferguson is not surprised.

"Five years, in five years I will bring the first Champions League trophy back for Oxford United."

"Haha" Luo Nianzhong laughed and patted Ferguson on the shoulder.

"I don't need you to make any promises. If I think Oxford United is on the right track, what does it matter if there is no championship? Because I believe there will be.

What I want is for Oxford United to improve every season, but of course I am not opposed to winning more championships.

When you lead Oxford United to the Champions League final, I will be there to cheer for you and the team and give you a big gift."

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