Chapter 161 National Derby is coming, fans from China
"Inter Milan's 12-game winning streak ended as they lost to Fiorentina!"
"The Nerazzurri are in a slump, Lin Feng's brilliant performance can't save the team!"
"The points gap has been further widened, Inter Milan may find it difficult to catch up with Juventus!"
"The battle of the king's mountain is coming, the next game may determine who will win the league championship!"
Losing the game against Fiorentina is not good news for Inter Milan.
Although Juventus was tied by Parma at home in this round, the gap that could have been 3 points was reduced to 1 point.
But in any case, the points gap between Inter Milan and Juventus has been widened again.
What's worse is that Inter Milan's next opponent is Juventus.
If Inter Milan wins this game, they will be waiting for their opponents at home with the strong momentum of 13 consecutive victories to start the decisive battle.
But now Inter Milan has lost, which means that in terms of momentum, Inter Milan is weaker than its opponents.
So after the game, the outside world changed their previous praise for Inter Milan and began to criticize Inter Milan.
Everyone felt that with the state Inter Milan showed in the last game, it would be difficult to withstand Juventus' attack.
If they lose the game, the gap between the two sides will be widened to 10 points. As the league enters the final sprint stage, this points gap will basically be impossible to catch up.
Unless Juventus makes consecutive mistakes in the final stage and creates a lot of opportunities for Inter Milan.
But this is obviously impossible. Juventus has a reasonable lineup and a deep enough bench. Even if they fight on two fronts, they are unlikely to be dragged to death.
On the contrary, Inter Milan, fighting on three fronts, is much more likely to collapse at the end of the league than Juventus.
It is precisely because of this that the outside world is not optimistic about Inter Milan, thinking that as long as they lose the next game, they will basically withdraw from the championship battle this season.
There are still a few days before the game starts, and supporters of both sides have been engaged in a war of words online and offline.
Juventus's chances of winning the championship are very good, which makes their supporters look very proud:
"Inter Milan is 7 points behind us. What can they use to compete with us? The championship belongs to Juventus!"
The faces of Juventus fans made Inter Milan fans feel very unhappy:
"Bullshit, if it weren't for the referee's help, would Inter Milan have lost the last game?"
The controversial decisions made by the referee in the last national derby still bother Inter Milan fans to this day!
“Haha, you’re in a hurry, you can’t win so you blame the referee.
Juventus won so many games, many of which were in the Champions League, and all of this was helped by the referee? "
Juventus is very strong, and it is certainly not objective and fair to say that they rely entirely on the help of the referee.
But there is obviously no sufficient reason to deny the referee's intervention just because he is so strong.
“Haha, I can’t say who is anxious, but I know that the referee of the last game, De Santis, has been arrested. If I were a Juventus fan, I would have started to panic now!”
“Haha, that’s right. You Juventus supporters better pray that he doesn’t reveal too much in prison. If it’s finally proven that Juventus has fixed matches, haha, it might be a question whether Juventus will still be in Serie A next year!”
Juventus has more fans than Inter Milan, so they should have the upper hand.
But the world has suffered from Juventus for a long time. In addition to Inter Milan's own fans, there are also many supporters of other teams who dislike Juventus who participated in the war of words.
They may not support Inter, but they clearly hate Juventus.
Whenever someone causes trouble for Juventus, they will definitely help!
……
The national derby, the focus of the championship battle, the online and offline verbal battles, and the endless hype in the media.
The heat of this game reached its peak!
Before the game even started, it had already attracted the attention of almost the entire Italy.
Even many fans from other leagues are paying attention to this crucial battle.
A high-level match, no fan can resist!
Before the game even started, all 80,000 tickets for the Meazza Stadium had already been sold out.
A large number of fans who wanted to witness this decisive battle in person were unable to buy tickets, including many Chinese fans who came all the way from China to support Lin Feng.
Ever since Lin Feng joined Inter Milan, some domestic fans have started going to Meazza to watch the game.
During the games at Meazza, you can occasionally see some yellow faces in the stands.
There is only Lin Feng, an Asian player in Inter Milan, so it is obvious who these fans are!
At first, there were relatively few people of this type, and most of them were football fans.
But later, as more and more people participated in it and various travel experiences, strategies and tips were shared, this travel route attracted more and more non-football fans.
Objectively speaking, Milan's natural scenery is still very good.
This is a fashion and food capital. Visitors here can not only watch football games, but also attend fashion week, taste exotic food, and buy many of the most cutting-edge fashion clothes and various luxury goods.
Therefore, this travel route quickly became popular and was sought after by many people.
Some come to watch the game, some come to visit the fashion week, some come to shop, and some even come to taste the food.
Especially after Liu Xiang came to watch the game, it attracted a large number of tourists to follow suit.
The country is currently in the long holiday during the Spring Festival, so there is plenty of time for them to go out and travel.
So the number of tourists this time is larger than any previous time, with more than 1000 people.
In the past, Inter Milan’s home game tickets were relatively easy to buy.
Except for some special matches, the more than 80,000 tickets for home games can usually only be sold for around 50,000 to 70,000, and there are relatively few games that are sold out.
In addition, there are not many domestic fans coming to watch the game, so it is definitely possible to buy tickets.
But the situation this time was special, as they faced a decisive battle between Inter Milan and Juventus.
For such a focus battle, you can digest even 100,000 tickets, let alone 80,000.
Is Camp Nou big enough?
When it comes to the Spanish national derby, 10 tickets will be snapped up in minutes!
These people failed to get tickets and did not have Lin Feng’s contact information, so they could only seek help on domestic forums and BBS.
Seeking help online is already the last resort when one is desperate. They didn't have much hope. If it really doesn't work, these people are going to find a bar nearby and watch the live game with local fans who also failed to get tickets.
But I didn't expect that in places like Tieba and forums where there are many hidden talents, there are really people who can help.
The King of Ideas has given a solution:
"I think you can contact the reporters who interviewed Lin Feng. They must have Lin Feng's contact information!"
It is not easy to get Lin Feng’s contact information, but it should not be difficult to find the contact information of these reporters. After all, the domestic media industry is so small, and people in the circle should know each other. Even if you don’t know them, you can quickly find the connection by asking someone.
It just so happened that one of the forum friends had a friend who worked in the journalism industry. After asking that person, he quickly got Li Hong's contact information.
Soon, Lin Feng received a call from Li Hong for help. "Want home game tickets? No problem, Brother Li, if you want tickets, I have a few here!"
"Hmm? You want 1000? When do you want them? Next time?"
Lin Feng didn't take it too seriously at first, but when the other party asked for 1000 tickets, he realized that things were not simple.
He knew that this game had attracted a lot of attention in Italy and even throughout Europe, but he didn't expect that the game would also attract such a lot of attention in China?
The air tickets from China to Italy are not cheap, and the consumption level in Milan is also very high. If you add the money for buying football tickets, the trip will cost at least tens of thousands of yuan.
This was in 2006, when everyone's wages were generally low. Ten thousand yuan at that time was roughly equivalent to 20 to 3 yuan 4 years later.
It’s really not a small amount!
I can only say that these fans are really willing to spend money!
Lin Feng was actually quite touched that there was a group of fans who were willing to spend a lot of money to watch his games.
"Okay, I'll go ask the club, but I may not be able to get it done. I'll try my best!"
A thousand tickets is really a lot, and ordinary players definitely don’t have that many.
So Lin Feng did not ask his teammates, but went directly to the club's top management, found Facchetti, and asked him for help.
Lin Feng is a favorite in Moratti's eyes and is Moratti's favorite player at this stage.
So when facing Lin Feng, Facchetti's attitude became much friendlier.
But despite being friendly, Facchetti still jumped up and down after hearing Lin Feng’s request:
"1000, that's impossible, that's too many, we don't have that many tickets!"
"So how much do you have?"
Lin Feng was quite skeptical about Facchetti's words. He knew that clubs usually kept some tickets and would not sell them. After all, Inter Milan often invited some people to watch the games, and they couldn't let them pay for it out of their own pockets, right?
Most of these tickets are free tickets, and they have a few words written on them saying "Free tickets, please do not sell" to distinguish them.
I just don't know how many tickets there are?
"I have 200 VIP tickets, 500 regular tickets and 1500 complimentary tickets!"
Facchetti did not hide it and told the number of tickets he had left.
When Lin Feng heard that there were more than 2000 tickets, he breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to ask for them, he heard Facchetti say:
"But the owners of 1500 of these photos have already been determined, so don't even think about it!"
"Then give me all the remaining 700!"
Lin Feng was too embarrassed to ask for the tickets that he had already given away, but he would not be polite about the remaining ones.
"No, I can only give you 500 at most. We will prepare the rest..."
"Mr. Chairman, don't you think this is a great opportunity to develop the Chinese market?"
Lin Feng interrupted Facchetti:
"We can't sell out every home game, and you don't want to see so many empty seats in the stands, right?"
When Facchetti thought of the large number of empty seats on the east and west stands during many previous games, his heart felt like bleeding.
Money, all this is money!
If a game loses 20,000 or 30,000 euros, the loss will be as high as tens of millions of euros in a season.
This much money is enough for the team to buy a big-name star.
If we take into account the additional commercial losses caused by the absence of so many fans, the amount will be even higher.
Only when you manage household expenses do you know how expensive fuel and rice are. Moratti is used to spending money lavishly, which has led to an imbalance in Inter Milan's income and expenditure.
If this continues, sooner or later you will get pills!
So Facchetti is trying every possible way to increase revenue and cut costs to increase the team's income.
When he thought of this, Facchetti became uneasy.
"Do you have any way to change this situation?"
"Of course, don't forget where I come from!"
Hearing Lin Feng's words, Facchetti's eyes lit up.
Lin Feng is from China, a country with a population of 13 billion. If we can really do a good job of commercial development in China and attract more Chinese fans to come to the Meazza to watch the game, then the Meazza will be full in no time!
When he thought of this, Facchetti's eyes lit up:
"Okay, I'll give you all these 700 tickets. I'll ask the club staff to entertain these fans who have come from afar!"
"President, we have more than a thousand compatriots coming to watch the game, and 700 tickets are not enough!"
Lin Feng was already very satisfied with the 700 tickets he got. It would be much easier to raise the remaining 300 tickets, whether he asked his teammates or bought them from scalpers.
But seeing that Fachetti was in such a good mood and took this matter so seriously, Lin Feng felt that he could still blackmail him a little more.
“There will be about 2000 to 3000 security personnel at tomorrow’s game, and there will be several hundred technicians and reporters inside the stadium.
If your compatriots don’t mind, you can let them enter the stadium to watch the game as security personnel or staff! ”
ha?
Can you still play like this?
Lin Feng said that he had learned something and he had found the right person.
He would never have thought of this method!
With 700 tickets and the chairman's promise, Lin Feng found Li Hong.
"That's awesome! I actually got you tickets!"
Seeing that Lin Feng brought back so many tickets, Li Hong gave him a thumbs up.
"Haha, it has nothing to do with me. It's just that our chairman values the Chinese market!"
After that, he repeated the story he had told Facchetti, and Li Hong laughed out loud after hearing it:
"You, you have fooled your chairman. With the economic level of our country, only a very small number of people can often go abroad to watch games. It is impossible to rely on this to fill the vacancy at the Meazza Stadium."
Lin Feng smiled and said:
"No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. Besides, I'm more optimistic about the domestic economic development. In the future, our people will become richer and richer, and more and more people will travel abroad. Just because it's not possible now doesn't mean it won't be possible in the future!"
"Well, that makes sense!"
Li Hong was not going to continue discussing this topic with Lin Feng. He took the ticket from Lin Feng and said to him:
"We have raised more than 200 tickets through various channels. With the 700 you gave us, there are only about 100 more tickets left. I'll ask them later if anyone is willing to watch the game up close!"
You won’t know if you don’t ask, but you’ll be shocked if you ask!
Upon learning that they had the opportunity to disguise themselves as staff and enter the stadium to watch the game, many fans gave up their good seats in the stands and scrambled for these spots.
There were people acting as security guards, caddies, reporters, technicians, and even Inter Milan’s mascot…
These people are not here to watch the game, they are here to play role-playing games!
But they never get tired of it, and each of their faces is filled with excitement and anticipation.
In their words, there are many opportunities to watch games live, but being able to enter the stadium and watch the performances of so many top stars up close is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
(End of this chapter)
