Messi's appearance is timed very carefully, at 15:30 on Saturday afternoon.
This time period is the so-called golden time.
The entire debut ceremony lasted from morning to afternoon, and the process was arranged in a very compact and orderly manner.
Messi arrived at Southampton Airport on a private plane at around 10 o'clock in the morning.
After receiving Messi, the Saints immediately went to a cooperative hospital in Southampton, where Messi will undergo a medical examination.
Charlene Lahiri accepted Southampton's invitation and followed and reported the whole process together with Stephen Howard of The Sun, as well as many media and newspapers such as The Guardian, The Times, Sky TV, BBC, Independent, and British Telecom.
Among them, Sky TV and British Telecom even carried out a full live broadcast, and the BBC also gave considerable coverage.
Compared with Cristiano Ronaldo's appearance at Tottenham Hotspur a week ago, Messi's joining Southampton really detonated the entire British Isles.
Southampton's operational capabilities in publicity and momentum are even more vividly demonstrated.
In the past period of time, news has been released continuously, arousing the curiosity and attention of fans.
As early as a week ago, Cristiano Ronaldo had just made his debut at White Hart Lane, and the Saints had started counting down the time for new players to join on their official website and mobile phone.
At that time, everyone thought it would be Messi, and their interest was suddenly aroused.
Unexpectedly, three days later, Southampton announced the recall of John Stones from Everton.
Although the fans are a little disappointed, the 21-year-old local central defender has won the recognition and affirmation of the fans with his outstanding performance at Everton, and everyone is looking forward to his prospects in Southampton.
But just three days ago, the Saints once again posted a countdown for players to join on their official website.
At this moment, everyone guessed that it must be Messi, it must be The entire club is fully engaged in building momentum.
In the past three days, TV stations, newspapers and major websites have been reporting almost endlessly on Messi's joining, stoking the fans' enthusiasm again and again.
Now, Messi is really here The expectations and enthusiasm of the fans have also reached their peak Charlene Lahiri did not wait at the hospital, but just asked a colleague to continue following her there while she returned to the Glory Stadium because she knew that the so-called physical examination was just a formality.
Southampton has long been aware of Messi's physical condition.
Many people don't know that Messi secretly underwent a physical examination with the Saints in Argentina the day after playing in the Copa America.
It is said that the medical department is not satisfied with the media's physical condition, because in the past few years, Messi has been in a state of high load, especially in the past two years, last year's World Cup, this year's America's Cup, As well as next year's Copa America centenary match, these have left Messi with no time for a summer break.
Originally, Southampton meant that after Messi joined, he would again get a month's rest.
And Messi actually agreed.
But now, as Argentina missed the Copa America championship, Messi has adjusted his plan.
He hopes to train with the team from the beginning, and he hopes to integrate into the team faster.
However, Southampton seems to have its own arrangements and calculations for this.
Charlene Lahiri walks into the media area at the Glory Stadium.
At this moment, the Glory Stadium is already full of seats.
Everyone is eagerly looking forward to Messi's joining ceremony that will be held here in an hour.
News and reports from Sky TV are being broadcast live on the big screen in the stadium.
In the hospital, Messi’s physical examination results came out.
There were no problems and he passed directly.
This is not surprising.
Next, Messi will sign a professional contract with the club at the Saints headquarters in the Royal Docks, and then walk from the Saints' House through the Plaza of Glory and into the Stadium of Glory to meet everyone.
At this moment, outside the Glory Square, there were also crowds of people.
According to official data from Southampton, more than 60,000 fans gathered in the stadium at this time, and more than 100,000 people gathered outside the Glory Stadium.
What an amazing, spectacular scene this is Charlene Lahiri just received news from Saint Harry.
People from the Saint Harry fan club had already entered the Glory Stadium in the morning, just to grab the first row seats.
There were even a dozen fans from northern England who had gone south as early as the early morning in order to witness the ceremony of Messi joining the Saints.
Two hours in advance, the Glory Stadium was packed and declared overcrowded.
It is conceivable that today is destined to be a grand event that will amaze the whole world.
The happiest people are the merchants of Glory Stadium.
Just imagine, these 170,000 to 80,000 people gathered in the surrounding area.
There is definitely a huge number of food and drink.
They all have made a fortune.
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It is reported that Citibank has processed a total of 140,000 fan credit cards in the past three days.
In order to obtain more points in exchange for free tickets, fans have become extremely enthusiastic about consumption.
It can be seen that Messi's joining is a huge development opportunity for Southampton as a whole.
Yang Huan also attaches great importance to Messi's joining.
Not only had they been building momentum for Messi's joining early on, but even the stage for the joining ceremony had taken a lot of thought.
Taking advantage of the turf renovation of the Glory Stadium, the Saints did not immediately cover the new turf after clearing the original turf.
Instead, they built a simple platform directly in the middle of the stadium, with paving around it. green carpet.
The carpet not only surrounds the platform, but also connects the player channels.
At first glance, it looks a bit like walking on a catwalk.
There is no obstruction around the platform.
Any fan who enters the stadium and sits in the stands can have a clear view of everything happening on the platform.
At the same time, every live broadcast camera in the stadium can clearly capture it. platform.
Yes, this unveiling ceremony will not only be broadcast live on the WeChat platform, but will also be broadcast live by the two major Premier League live broadcast providers, Sky TV and British Telecom.
Such a huge momentum and such unique intentions undoubtedly reflect the importance the Saints attach to Messi.
Charlene Lahiri stood in the media work area, looking at the bustling stadium stands, and then looking at the simple but not simple central platform, she couldn't help but feel incredible emotion.
I still remember that five years ago, when Yang Huan was interviewed by her, she said that Southampton had stood up since then.
At that time, the Saints were still a third-tier team in England, and everyone regarded Yang Huan's words as a joke.
But today, five years later, the Saints have unknowingly achieved three Premier League crowns and two consecutive Champions League titles, becoming a veritable top club in Europe.
The team is not only a gathering of stars, but also attracts the world's top superstars including Suarez, Hazard, Messi and others.
With this lineup, looking across Europe, who can compare with it?
"Look, Messi is leaving the hospital already" In the media center, someone suddenly shouted, and then the whole audience burst into cheers.
Charlene Lahiri looked at the big screen and found that there was a live broadcast on the screen.
Messi, accompanied by Southampton staff, walked out of the hospital and waved to the fans who were waiting to welcome him.
He seemed to be in a good mood and seemed to have gotten over the loss in the Copa America final.
That's right, for people who can achieve his level of achievement, a strong psychological quality is essential.
The latest news is also being refreshed on the big screen, indicating that Messi will appear on the court in an hour, and the joining ceremony will officially kick off.
At the same time, it also shows that the number of fans in the stadium has reached a total of 60,000, and it is full.
Limited by the capacity of the Stadium of Glory, the Saints were unable to break the record when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in terms of the number of people welcoming Messi, but the grand occasion of hundreds of thousands of fans gathering outside the stadium was amazing.
Compared to when Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid, Messi's move to the Saints was even worse.
"Hello everyone, Messi will arrive at the Glory Stadium in fifteen minutes.
Please move to the press conference room."
Southampton staff walked into the media center to announce the latest developments.
In an instant, everyone in the media center jumped up and filed into the press conference hall next door.
Yes, in fifteen minutes, Messi will be here to officially sign a professional contract with Southampton's Yang Huan.
As long as he signs the contract, he will completely belong to Southampton in the next five years.
With her relationship with Yang Huan and being a die-hard Southampton fan, Charlene Lahiri deserved to be placed in the front row.
She will also be placed in the fourth row to ask questions later.
The first one, without a doubt, belongs to Yang Huan's biological son, the football-savvy emperor from China.
Although they have specially arranged for people to follow up and report, the questions this time will be participated in through WeChat interaction.
It is said that the questions were also put forward after voting and summarizing the opinions of Chinese netizens.
Second and third are The Sun and BBC respectively.
There was no way, Charlene Lahiri could only resign herself to the position of lover, and could only ask the fourth question, and she had already prepared the question.
What is very user-friendly is that the live broadcast of Sky TV is also playing on the screen in the press conference hall.
They have a car specifically tracking the car that picks up Messi.
"Tell me, Master Huan is very good at advertising, right?"
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Sitting next to Charlene Lahiri was Stephen Howard, the chief reporter of The Sun.
After watching the live broadcast, he laughed.
The car that picked up Messi was an Aston Martin Extended Edition Conqueror, and the cars in the team were all Aston Martin and Lagonda.
It is conceivable that these cars will appear in front of fans around the world with Messi's live broadcast.
This ad is really awesome too.
"If he hears it, he will definitely spit on your face and scold you.
Do you think Master Huan's free lunch is so delicious?"
After saying this, Charlene Lahiri couldn't help but giggle.
Steven Howard is also smiling, this is indeed Master Huan's style.
Since the live broadcast costs no money, the cost must be recovered from other places.
Therefore, Master Huan must advertise for himself and the Saints' sponsors.
"I heard that the Saints' medical department is not satisfied with Messi's physical examination.
I guess Messi's debut will have to be postponed."
Previously, Di Maria was in poor physical condition, so he only made his debut after joining for more than a month.
It is evident that the saints attach great importance to this aspect.
Nowadays, Messi's health is not very good.
He has been overused in the past few years, and now he must take a good rest.
"I don't know, I haven't received the news either."
Charlene Lahiri shook her head.
Stephen Howard looked deeply at Charlene Lahiri and couldn't figure out whether he really hadn't received the news or just refused to say it.
At this moment, bursts of cheers and screams suddenly came from outside.
Everyone in the press conference hall immediately stood up.
It's obvious that Messi has arrived: