It’s not surprising that everyone present was so shocked and serious, because the investment plan involved here is far beyond the 10 billion investment mentioned earlier by Wu Zhengwei, totaling over 30 billion—an enormous investment.

Especially when seeing the new football stadium built on the site of the club’s original sports field, it exceeded their expectations. According to the design plans, this stadium will undoubtedly be one of the city’s landmark buildings, even potentially the most advanced professional football stadium in the country, or even the world.

The difference between a professional football stadium and a traditional sports field is quite simple. Traditional sports fields, in addition to having a central football pitch, have a circular red track around the outside, which can host various events like athletics and football.

Professional football stadiums, on the other hand, do not have tracks. The stands are closer to the pitch, allowing fans to get a better view of the players, and even those watching from afar have an improved experience.

Moreover, professional football stadiums feature many facilities not found in traditional sports fields. Essentially, every hardware and software facility in a professional stadium is designed to provide a better viewing experience.

For example, among the dozen or so UEFA five-star stadiums, the most technologically advanced and top-ranked five-star stadium is undoubtedly the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

The designer of this stadium, even if the Chinese do not know his name, is certainly known for another famous building he designed—the Bird’s Nest National Stadium in Beijing. Of course, the Bird’s Nest was constructed after the Allianz Arena.

The Allianz Arena was approved in 2002 and completed in 2005. Since its completion, it has hosted the UEFA Champions League finals, league games, and the World Cup finals each year. It is considered a symbol of Munich, Germany, and even European football, being one of the most iconic stadiums.

However, Wu Hao felt that the scale and grandeur of this design far surpassed that of the Allianz Arena.

In every aspect, it is much better than the current Allianz Arena, considering that the Allianz Arena was built over a decade ago. Moreover, this stadium was confirmed by Wu Hao’s intelligent brain after repeated designs. With Wu Hao’s technological level, how could its hardware and software facilities be lacking?

Furthermore, Wu Hao’s original intention was to build a world-class stadium in the country, and even across Asia and the world, representing the most advanced and spectacular football stadium globally.

According to the design plans, once the stadium is completed, it will remain cutting-edge for at least the next twenty years. The cost of this stadium is estimated between 4 billion and 5 billion RMB. To put this in perspective, the Bird’s Nest in our country cost just over 2 billion RMB, and the total cost of all the buildings and facilities around the Bird’s Nest was around 3 billion RMB. Even though prices have risen since then, the estimated budget of 4 to 5 billion RMB for just a football stadium and an associated training base is undoubtedly a massive investment.

In contrast, the Allianz Arena, ranked first among UEFA’s five-star stadiums, cost 340 million euros, which, based on the exchange rate at the time, is less than 3 billion RMB—about the same as the National Stadium, the Bird’s Nest.

It is foreseeable that once this news is released, it will be a major headline. Furthermore, if such a stadium successfully establishes itself in Shuangqing City, it will significantly boost the city’s influence.

The economic impact will be immense, directly enhancing Shuangqing City’s national and international recognition and boosting related tourism industries, including dining, hotels, transportation, and flights.

Take our National Stadium, the Bird’s Nest, as an example. Regardless of the events it hosts, even on normal days, many tourists visit just to see it. Since its completion, anyone traveling to Beijing must visit attractions like the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube.

After all, these are the most representative landmark buildings and tourist attractions!

Therefore, after briefly reviewing the plan and design, the leaders present realized that this is a grand project. The football stadium is just one part of it; the club also plans to build a youth training base and football school, both far exceeding the leaders’ expectations.

Seeing the leaders’ reaction, Wu Zhengwei knew the matter was too significant for them to decide alone. So, he bid them farewell and asked them to return with the plan and discuss it thoroughly with the city leaders.

Given the scale of this investment plan, Wu Zhengwei detailed that they were even more anxious than he was, as this represented substantial political achievements!

After bidding farewell to the sports bureau leaders, Wu Zhengwei, under the guidance of Yi Xidi, met with the club’s coaches, players, and relevant management staff.

At the beginning of the meeting, Yi Xidi announced the transfer of the club. Then, amidst everyone’s anxious speculation, Wu Zhengwei announced the salary increase plan that Wu Hao had instructed him to deliver. He also briefly shared the club’s upcoming investment plans with everyone.

The players and coaches were stunned to learn that the new owner was injecting 10 billion RMB into the club. It gave them a feeling of overnight transformation from poverty to wealth.

“Damn, who would dare to call our team a ‘broken sail’ now?” This was a player’s initial thought upon hearing the news. As a team member, especially a former national team player, they were well aware of the online criticism. For example, the Lifan Club was often called ‘broken sail’ by fans, mainly because the Lifan Group’s cars were considered inferior and the team was among the poorer clubs in the country’s top cities.

Regardless of the backing company or the club’s strength, they were not on par with the wealthy clubs in top cities, which gave rise to the nickname ‘broken sail.’

However, after today, the nickname will undoubtedly disappear because they can now proudly claim to be a wealthy team.

Moreover, Wu Zhengwei mentioned that in addition to a 20% salary increase for all club staff, goal and match-win bonuses would be doubled. Furthermore, if they successfully completed the relegation task this year, an additional bonus of tens of millions would be awarded.