Chapter 236 Inside Story

The Sun headquarters, London, UK.

"Editor-in-Chief, big news, hot news!"

Steven Howard flung open the door of editor-in-chief Rebekah Wade's office.

The editor-in-chief of The Sun was so frightened that he jumped up from his office chair. He had not yet turned off the love action movie from some island country that was playing on his computer, and faint sounds like "ah ah ah" could be heard from the speakers.

More importantly, there is a tissue box next to the computer on the desk.

Any man can tell what this is doing.

"Sorry, sorry!" Steven Howard was immediately startled and turned around to open the door to go out.

"Come back!" Rebekah Wade was angry and annoyed.

How can we let him out at this time?

As soon as he walked out, wouldn't the people outside know that some shameful things were being done inside?

By then, I don’t know how the news will spread throughout the office.

You know, what The Sun editorial department lacks the least is gossip.

"Next time before you come into my office, remember to knock on the door!" Rebekah Wade was a little annoyed.

He sat back down in his office chair, closed the playback software on his computer, and even simply turned off the computer.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

If the person who walked in at this time was not Steven Howard, the reporter who pleased him the most, if it was anyone else, he would definitely scold him.

"Editor-in-chief, big news!" Steven Howard was also knowledgeable and knowledgeable.

The most important thing now is to erase the scene just now from your mind forever and pretend that you didn't see anything.

"What's the big news?" Rebekah Wade began to get into the role.

Steven Howard immediately took out the iPad and handed it to Rebekah Wade.

"This is the exclusive insider information from Charlene Lahiri, chief reporter of The Southern Echo."

Insider resource sharing as part of a partnership between The Sun and The Southern Echo.

"About Southampton?" Rebekah Wade took over and asked casually.

When I took a look, I was so surprised that I almost dropped the iPad in my hand.

“Nike is building a training center for Southampton?”

My God, is there any news and explosive information more shocking than this?

"Isn't Adidas the sponsor of Southampton? Didn't they just sign a sky-high contract? How come they are involved with Nike again?" Rebekah Wade asked questions one after another.

Steven Howard had a wry smile on his face and he had no answer either.

"Is this news true?" Rebekah Wade's first reaction was, fake news.

At least it might be fake news that Southampton is self-promoting.

"I checked with Charlene Lahiri and it's absolutely true."

Rebekah Wade was puzzled. "Why? Why did Southampton win?"

Who knows?

"Editor-in-chief, perhaps, all we can say is that a life that goes against the will of heaven is inexplicable." Steven Howard didn't have an answer either.

The office fell into silence for more than ten seconds, and both of them were thinking about some issues.

"I've been hearing news that Nike and Adidas were fighting tooth and nail to get Southampton's jersey sponsorship, and in the end Adidas won with a whopping price. But I didn't expect that Nike would build a training center for them, and it's worth 30 million pounds. This doesn't make sense!"

That’s 30 million pounds!

If it were in other cities or other Premier League teams, they would be able to build three Premier League-level training bases.

What kind of training center is so awesome?

"There must be something wrong here, there must be something we don't know!"

Rebekah Wade was very sure.

Neither Nike nor Adidas are charity organizations, and the negotiation capabilities of these two major conglomerates are very outstanding.

Haven't you seen that Real Madrid has been calling on Adidas to raise prices since the second phase of the Galacticos?

But two years have passed and the price is still being negotiated.

Although everyone knows that once the deal is reached, it will be a record-breaking price.

But why should Southampton compare with Real Madrid?

"What should we do now?" Steven Howard asked with concern.

This is his front-page headline.

The two major consortiums are fighting fiercely and trying every possible means to sponsor Southampton. This must be a topic that the fans are concerned about.

Rebekah Wade thought about it and nodded.

"No need to say more. Tomorrow morning, the front page will be the news. You can have a good talk with Charlene Lahiri and have the reporters at the newspaper collect as much relevant information as possible through their own networks and channels."

"Tomorrow, we will report this incident in great detail and dig out the inside story."

"Inside story?" Steven Howard was stunned at first, then he understood.

What the editor-in-chief means is that if there is inside information, it should be reported; if there is no inside information, it should be reported even if it is fabricated!

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What happened at the Sun's headquarters also happened at the headquarters of major newspapers in the UK.

Even in many well-known newspapers in Europe and around the world that received the news, the same thing was happening.

Using imagination to chase after rumors has become a typical feature of the media around the world.

At the same time, on the Internet, some news websites rushed to break the news, which immediately attracted the attention of countless netizens.

"Wow, that's awesome, getting sponsorship from both Nike and Adidas."

"There is only one in the world, it's unique!"

"The great saints are different, and the awesome people are different!"

But questions were soon raised.

"Really? Nike and Adidas sponsoring at the same time? How is that possible?"

"That's right, I think this must be fake news made up by a stupid editor."

"As far as I know, Nike and Adidas are incompatible, so how could they sponsor the same team at the same time?"

“And it’s a Championship team.”

But more people were still watching the excitement.

"Nike and Adidas sponsor the same team at the same time, how do you play this game?"

"Simple, Nike sponsors jerseys and socks, Adidas sponsors shorts and boots."

"Wow, this is too funny, isn't it?"

"Southampton is really amazing. They can make the two major financial groups fight over it. Who else can do this except them?"

Some netizens who like to watch the fun also forwarded this news, and it quickly attracted a lot of attention on Facebook, Twitter and WeChat Moments.

Many people who support Southampton were happy about this news.

But there are also some people who think that this is impossible and believe that it is fake news.

When fans forward messages, they like to tag some stars who often appear on the Internet.

"Pique, Pique, what do you think about Southampton?" A Barcelona fan tagged Barcelona central defender Gerard Pique.

Pique quickly responded, "I called the head of Nike Spain and they said it was fake news."

“Is this true or false?”

"I am very familiar with the head of Nike Spain and have inside information. Since he said it is fake news, it must be fake." Pique replied again.

"Southampton is so shameless that they can do such a thing to inflate their own value."

Pique quickly tweeted, "Everyone needs to understand that the Championship doesn't have much attention, so it has to rely on some gossip to attract fans' attention and exaggerate the income, otherwise how can it afford those stars?"

Soon, another message was sent.

"Everyone in the football circle knows that among all the stars in Southampton, there are almost no really popular ones. The value of Ibrahimovic, Neymar and Neuer has depreciated significantly. Facts have proved that spending money is just the behavior of nouveau riche. It won't last long and it won't make the team a wealthy one!"

Pique's tweet was quickly retweeted by several of his teammates.

Nowadays, Barcelona is in the spotlight, especially after winning the Champions League title. It is a unique team in the football world, and countless fans almost worship Barcelona.

As the tide rises, the attention paid to Barcelona players has also skyrocketed.

As a result, their tweets quickly attracted considerable attention on the Internet.

Countless netizens have used this piece of news to refute, believing that the website’s previous reports were all fake news.

"Ignorant web editor, look at what Pique of Barcelona said. He is very familiar with the top management of Nike and has confirmed that the news is fake. You are still hyping it up. Do you have any shame?"

"That's right. They've confirmed it's fake news, but they still refuse to stop. They're so brazen."

"I can only say that today's web editors don't go out to look for news, but instead come up with news at home."

"They must have received money from Southampton to make up such a rumor!"

This immediately drew a counterattack from Southampton fans.

"Pique? Is his information channel reliable? Can he get the core secrets of Nike's top management?"

"There are so many NC fans these days that they actually choose to believe Pique instead of the news website?"

"In my impression, Pique is just a big mouth. Who does he think he is?"

"Yes, just a big mouth that deserves a slap."

Gradually, two opposing camps formed on the Internet, and some people even started to challenge each other to fights.

In the camp supporting Southampton, someone tagged Yang Huan.

Yang Huan was too lazy to explain and just replied, "Those who doubt me can wait to read tomorrow's newspaper!"

The sentence was short and contained no explosive information, so it was quickly seen as a sign of guilt.

Skeptics led by Pique and others quickly gained the upper hand because no one would easily believe such a thing.

Will Nike and Adidas sponsor the same team at the same time?

How is this possible?

Is it possible that a Championship team can do something that super giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona can't do?

Anyone who knows a little about football and is a little bit common sense knows that this is most likely a rumor.

Pique even replied to Yang Huan's WeChat message remotely.

"Tell me, rich boss, how much did you spend on this?"

This immediately sparked dissatisfaction among Yang Huan’s WeChat fans, who thought that this big-mouthed Barcelona center back was too arrogant.

But there was nothing we could do to him.

But just when the Great Saint's supporters were beginning to feel overwhelmed.

The next day, some well-known newspapers in Britain, Europe and even the world reported this incident.

There were even quite a few newspapers that dug into the details, including that Nike's sponsorship was to build a Nike training center for Southampton.

These newspaper reports undoubtedly gave the Great Saints' supporters the strongest and most powerful counterattack.

If only one or two websites reported it, it could be considered fake news.

But now, so many newspapers, including the Sun, the Times, the Daily Mail, Bild, Marca and AS, and even Barcelona's team newspaper Daily Sports are reporting on this.

Is this true?

The Southampton fans, who were so excited that they lost themselves in excitement, immediately launched a counterattack.

"Those who said it was impossible last night, stand up!"

"Look, newspapers all over Britain are reporting it, it must be true!"

"Why are those who said they doubted no longer daring to speak?"

"Have they all become mute?"

"Haha, this is their usual behavior. After they become suspicious and the truth is revealed, they hide their heads and act like turtles!"

"This bunch of cowards are just like this. Can't they be more generous and admit their defeat?"

Soon, some netizens found the Barcelona star Gerard Pique who shouted the loudest last night.

"Pike, Pike, your inside information seems to be false, what do you think?"

"Is your friend really the head of Nike's Spanish region? Are you sure he's not a store manager in Barcelona?"

But the stubborn Barcelona center back refused to admit defeat.

"Everyone knows that newspapers can be bought and misled nowadays, as long as you have money!"

"Even now, I still think this is impossible!"

"Unless you have stronger evidence to prove it!"

After saying that, he still looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, and made an expression that said, "Come and bite me."