Chapter 245 The Most Dazzling Chinese Style

As usual, Nicola Cortes arrived at St. Mary's Stadium half an hour earlier than working hours.

But when he arrived at St. Mary's Stadium, he was a little dumbfounded.

There was a long queue in front of the ticket office, and there were probably more than a thousand people waiting for the ticket office to open.

"What's going on?"

Nicholas Cortes murmured to himself in surprise.

He drove to the parking lot of St. Mary's Stadium and went straight to the ticket office as soon as he got out of the car.

"Mr. Chairman!"

As soon as the staff at the ticket office saw Nicholas Cortes, they immediately greeted him politely.

"What's going on? There are so many fans outside?" asked Nicola Cortes.

The team has sold three strong players in the past few days, but they must not anger the fans and cause trouble.

"Mr. Chairman, they...they are all here to buy season tickets."

"What?" Nicholas Cortes was a little surprised.

These people are here to buy tickets.

But wait, Southampton has no tickets to sell right now!

“How many season tickets do we have on hand right now?”

"Less than two hundred tickets." The person at the ticket office replied with a wry smile.

A lot of media hype before, saying that Southampton’s season ticket sales were very bad, but in fact, that was just hearsay on their part.

Southampton's season ticket sales have already started.

Before the end of last season, most of the team's season tickets for the new season had already been sold out.

By now, they are basically all sold out, with only some unsaleable tickets left, some for visiting teams, and some mobile tickets.

“There are at least a thousand people outside now, but there are less than 200 season tickets left. How can we sell them?

When the time comes, won’t the fans who can’t buy season tickets be drowned in saliva?

"Mr. Chairman, what should we do now?" the person at the ticket office asked with a bitter face.

If ticket sales are not good, they suffer. If sales are too good, they still suffer.

Nicola Cortes was also unsure, so he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Whatever happens, let's open the door first and sell the rest first."

After hearing this, the staff felt that this was the only way to do it.

So everyone started to get busy.

Nicola Cortes' face turned bitter and he picked up his cell phone to make a call.

"Master Huan, it's me, Nicola. We've sold out all our season tickets, but fans are still waiting to buy tickets. What should we do?"

"What? Selling for next season? Not enough to sell for the season after next?"

Nicola Cortes has a sad face, will the fans agree?

Book season tickets a year or two in advance?

But soon, he began to have a headache about another thing.

That is how to appease the Southampton fans who cannot buy season tickets.

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At this time, Yang Huan was standing at the front end of the Southampton Ferry Terminal.

On the left is the Itchen River and on the right is the Test River.

The two rivers meet here and become the Solent, which flows into the English Channel.

It was the height of summer, and there were many yachts and passenger ships shuttling back and forth on the river and the sea, making it quite lively.

Standing at the front of the ferry terminal with Yang Huan were Huang Ying and Norman Foster who came from London.

Behind them, there were a dozen people measuring, calculating and discussing.

After a long period of investigation, Norman Foster had made his decision.

At the confluence of the two rivers, Southampton could build a football stadium and a hotel.

At the same time, I also produced renderings based on my own creativity and ideas.

Yang Huan is now looking at these renderings on his tablet computer.

"This is the rendering of the football field." Huang Ying stood next to Yang Huan, introducing the pictures on the tablet computer.

Yang Huan turned his head and saw her face up close. Her face was fair and rosy, and her skin was in good condition. He couldn't help but smile.

"What are you laughing at? Pay attention to the picture!" Huang Ying glared at him unhappily.

There are so many people watching, including teacher Norman Foster, so be serious.

Yang Huan immediately curled his lips and put on a very serious look.

“Please show me some creative ideas.”

Huang Ying hummed, stretched out her slender little finger, swiped across the tablet, and moved to the next picture.

"As you said before, the entire design should reflect the traditional Chinese flavor while also incorporating some modern elements."

Yang Huan nodded. This was indeed his request.

"So I was thinking, what is the first thing that comes to mind when you mention China?"

Yang Huan looked at the rendering and thought about it seriously, but couldn't figure it out.

"Dragon, the Chinese dragon!" Huang Ying looked at him with a slightly smug expression as if she knew you couldn't guess it.

Yang Huan nodded again, "Continue."

"To build a stadium here, we have to reclaim land and build an artificial island. I imagine it is a dragon with nine sons. There are nine small artificial islands on the periphery, providing a series of supporting commercial facilities such as restaurants, retail stores, and membership service centers."

That is to say, in addition to the main island where the new stadium is located, there are also nine small artificial islands.

"We Chinese have a saying, 'five-clawed golden dragon', the five claws represent the dragon, and coincidentally, a five-pointed star also has five corners, so the meaning is clear. The road on the main island where the golf course is located is in the shape of a five-pointed star, and underneath is an underground parking lot."

Yang Huan looked at the road and felt that it really had some of the meaning of a dragon's claw.

Quite interesting.

"Go on." He said with a smile.

"The stadium is a giant dragon, a giant dragon from the East that rises up with a roar to the sky, traversing the heavens and the earth, invincible!"

After Yang Huan heard her say this and looked at the renderings, he seemed to have that feeling.

The rendering is really shocking and sci-fi, and the entire stadium is extremely beautiful.

"There are only two roads in and out of the artificial island where the stadium is located, one leading to the underwater hotel and the other leading to the city."

Yang Huan nodded continuously as he listened to it. This idea was indeed very good.

"This is the concept of an underwater hotel, which comes from the Dragon Palace in mythology."

Huang Ying pointed at the rendering and introduced it.

"Right in the middle is the Panlong Pillar, which is also the key to the entire hotel. It goes straight into the ground!"

Yang Huan understood and pointed at the five circular buildings floating on the water in the rendering that looked a bit like spaceships. They looked very sci-fi and asked, "Is this a UFO?"

When Huang Ying heard this, she burst out laughing.

UFO? Dragon? You can think of that!

"The idea comes from the claws of a five-clawed golden dragon, and the middle part looks a bit like the roaring open mouth of a giant dragon."

After all, it’s still about creativity, just like the design of the stadium just now.

"There are nine floors surrounding this dragon pillar, which means a dragon gave birth to nine sons. Each floor is five meters high. In addition to the vertical elevator, there is also a winding dragon-shaped ladder connected to it."

In the design, whether you are climbing the ladder or taking the elevator, you can enjoy the surrounding sea view, which is very dreamy.

Each floor has different functions, such as restaurants, conference rooms, etc.

The building area of ​​the bottom floor is larger than the one floating on the sea. It also adopts the sci-fi, undulating, irregular disc-shaped flying saucer-shaped architectural style. There are more than 200 glass suites in total, as well as various other luxury hotel facilities.

At first glance, the design of the hotel is centered around the dragon pillars, but due to the necessity of bearing weight, several flying saucer-shaped buildings also require a load-bearing column to support them from underneath.

But no matter what, judging from the renderings, the whole building is still very dreamy.

Especially the more than 200 sea view suites under the sea, they are simply stunning!

"Interesting!" Yang Huan was very satisfied after looking at the renderings.

Norman Foster is, after all, a national treasure-level architectural design master, and what he produces is always different.

There is an indescribable smell everywhere.

"Norman, it would be unacceptable if these two designs of yours don't win a big prize!"

Yang Huan even thought that it would be awesome if he could win the Pulitzer Prize for Architecture.

It would be best to create the coolest Chinese style in the construction industry all over the world!

Directly leading the trend of the entire construction industry.

In response to Yang Huan's praise, Norman Foster reached out and scratched his bald head, laughing.

"Huang Ying has made a great contribution to this. She has many novel ideas. I see the future of Chinese architectural design in her, a potential that combines traditional Chinese characteristics and can carry forward them!"

Yang Huan really didn't expect that Norman Foster would give Huang Ying such a high evaluation.

This made him look at Huang Ying again.

Yes, I have to watch it more quickly. If I become famous in the future, I won’t be able to see it anymore.

Huang Ying felt a little shy and a little happy when she was praised by Norman Foster.

She looked at Yang Huan, wanting to see how this guy felt after hearing that.

But what she saw was a pair of teasing eyes, which immediately made her glare back fiercely.

Wow, you’re not even famous yet, but you’re already so bold that you dare to glare at me?

If you become famous, won't you rebel against the heaven?

"By the way, Norman, we plan to hire you to design all of our ten branches next year."

Norman Foster smiled and nodded, "Okay, Huang Ying will be in charge."

"Me?" Huang Ying was a little surprised.

"I can't do that. I don't have that kind of strength yet, and..."

Norman Foster did not let her continue. "I saw the Wangjiang Pavilion main store you designed. Believe me, you have the ability to do this. Besides, this is also a kind of training for you."

Huang Ying looked at Yang Huan again, and those eyes that could speak seemed to be asking, wasn't this your idea?

Yang Huan immediately cried out in injustice and said, “I didn’t say anything. How could that be possible?”

Norman Foster was also a smart man and had already seen through Huang Ying's thoughts.

By doing this, he more or less had the idea of ​​cultivating her.

First of all, it’s because she has the talent and ability, and secondly, it’s also somewhat because of Yang Huan.

"Okay, let's go. I'll take you to Staplewood to see the virtual helmet!"

Yang Huan felt that there was no point in staying at the scene, so he just left.

Anyway, Norman Foster left the investigation and research to his team.

At that moment, the three of them drove to Staplewood.

Norman Foster felt the charm of the virtual helmet on the spot and was shocked.

"Oh my God, this...if this is used in architectural design, how much design cost can be saved?"

Huang Ying also felt it and was equally stunned.

So true!

If we really have it, design will no longer be just some empty graphics and data.

Instead, it appears vividly in front of you.

It is clear at a glance what needs to be modified and what needs to be modified and adjusted.

In fact, many mistakes and drawbacks can be solved in the design stage in advance.

"Master Huan, you have to give me one set. No, ten sets. I want to buy ten sets!" Norman Foster became anxious on the spot.

He knows the value of this thing better than anyone else.

Yang Huan laughed on the spot, "Don't be funny, I only have this set. You want ten sets? How can I give it to you?"

Norman Foster smiled bitterly, knowing that he was too anxious.

"However, we are currently actively recruiting and preparing for the second generation of products, which are truly mass-produced products. We will give you one or two sets when the time comes."

"Okay, I'll use it to design the new stadium and hotel, and create the world's first building designed using virtual reality technology."

Yang Huan chuckled after hearing this.

Grabbing the world's first place seems pretty good.

Good things come in pairs.

When Yang Huan and Norman Foster were discussing how to apply virtual reality technology in the field of architectural design in Southampton, Sun Yue, who was known as the best negotiator in the Southampton team and the number one follower of Yang Huan, picked up an international player for Yang Huan in the north.

Now Southampton's lineup for the new season is complete.