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Chapter 106 Officially signed a multi-million euro contract! Against Bochum, fans lined the streets to welcome Lu Chenfeng!

Our eyes return to the British peninsula, Manchester.

In the past few days, Mendes was urgently preparing for negotiations with the endorsement company, while telling Lu Chenfeng to play well in the league, maintain his condition, and wait a few more days.

He would hang on to these endorsement companies for a few days, making them a little anxious, and finally make an offer when their psychological defenses were damaged.

As a mature player agent, he has used these tricks a long time ago.

For those endorsement merchants, perhaps Mendes is an out-and-out vampire.

But for the players under his own agency, this is an angel, who can protect the interests of his players to the greatest extent.

Let me ask, who wouldn’t want to fight for some benefits for themselves at the negotiation table to make their income higher?

September 11th.

The fifth round of the Premier League has arrived.

Manchester United faces Stoke City, known as the City in the Sky, in this game!

This is a weak team, but the average height of the team is over 1.85 meters, making them extremely tough in the air!

Few teams can take advantage of them in high-altitude balls, even wealthy teams.

But when this matter falls on Manchester United, the situation is very different.

Manchester United, with Fellaini, Ibrahimovic, Lu Chenfeng and the three heroes in the air, may have average aerial combat capabilities, but its aerial combat capabilities in threatening attacks are very powerful!

Coupled with Manchester United's strong overall passing and control capabilities and players' individual skills, Stoke City's defeat seems to have been a foregone conclusion!

After the game started, Manchester United steadily held the ball and continuously launched attacks on Stoke City's backcourt.

Not long after, Rooney made a cross pass from the wing, helping Ibrahimovic open the scoring for the team!

One to zero!

Manchester United took the lead.

It wasn't over yet. Before the end of the first half, Lu Chenfeng got stuck between two Stoke City defenders and scored another goal for Manchester United with a swift and powerful header!

Two to zero!

Even the City in the Sky can't resist Lu Chenfeng's air dominance attribute!

When the game time came to the 60th minute of the second half, Martial took advantage of a personal breakthrough on the wing and shot into the net with a full-moon scimitar, 3-0!

Manchester United almost sealed the victory!

Mourinho also started substitutions at this time. He first replaced Lu Chenfeng, who had been playing almost full time this season, with Mata.

Five minutes later, Rashford and Mkhitaryan were brought on, replacing Ibrahimovic and Rooney.

This is some rotation adjustments.

When the team has an intensive multi-line combat schedule, if this is not done, the injury rate within the team will greatly increase in the middle and late stages of the season.

Mourinho is an experienced coach and will definitely try to avoid this situation as much as possible.

In addition, Stoke City's overall style is tough. With victory already guaranteed, Mourinho does not want to injure important players on the field.

Especially Lu Chenfeng, once injured, Manchester United's offensive ability will decline greatly!

In the end, Stoke City got a goal back from a corner kick before the end of the game, rewriting the score to 3-1.

This is also the final score result.

Manchester United has maintained a winning streak on multiple fronts, and its points in the Premier League have reached fifteen points, sitting high on the top of the rankings!

Four days later.

The third round of the EFL Cup begins, and since Manchester United is a Premier League team, the draw happens to start from the third round.

They were drawn by a bad team from the English League Two, so bad that Mourinho didn't even want to remember their name.

In this game, Mourinho naturally played with the team's full substitute lineup, and ultimately achieved a 4-0 victory, steadily winning the game.

But as I said before, this tournament is definitely a stage for Mourinho to train, and he does not want to go too far.

His attention must still be elsewhere.

As for this competition, I always put in substitutes and play wherever I can.

After the game, Lu Chenfeng finally waited for a call from Mendes, telling him that the time was almost up.

He has made appointments with the UK general managers of Audi and Nike at seven o'clock and nine o'clock tomorrow evening respectively.

Lu Chenfeng was also a little excited when he heard the news. After all, it was his first endorsement contract in his life.

He searched for relevant information about these two companies on the Internet, made some preparations, and then waited quietly for the arrival of the next night.

The next day.

The dusk at the end of Charles Street in Manchester was very beautiful. While walking on the street with Mendes, Chenfeng couldn't help but record this wonderful moment with his mobile phone.

The team's training and competition tasks are too heavy on weekdays, and he may not have much time to take care of his own life.

But if you think about it occasionally, it’s good to enjoy the beautiful scenery and add a bit of life style.

Lu Chenfeng, who is still striving for his ultimate ideal, is looking forward to completing his final success and fame as soon as possible and living a leisurely and relaxed life.

But the way up is never that easy.

"What I'm going to see soon is the person in charge of Nike."

Mendes walked next to Lu Chenfeng and reminded: "After entering, we kept the same tone, saying that Adidas has already quoted a signing fee of 40 million euros for five years."

"Did they really quote this price? Or..."

Lu Chenfeng glanced at Mendes and said, "These big companies should generally know each other's bargaining chips."

"No, in many cases I don't know."

Mendes shook his head and explained to Lu Chenfeng: "At most, they only know whether we had any contact with Adidas during this period."

"Yesterday, I met with the person in charge of Adidas."

"Their final price was 32 million euros over five years, which was an increase of 7 million euros from before."

"If we add another eight million and give it to the person in charge at Nike, there will definitely be no problem."

After listening, Lu Chenfeng smiled slightly and nodded.

It seems that this list of net worth is still having some effect. After the surge, the endorsement fees are visibly increasing.

Soon, the two came to a well-decorated coffee shop and sat in a single room.

In the room, there was a middle-aged man with a strong British gentleman style who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

He was wearing a brown suit, a dark purple tie, and a pair of ordinary glasses, which quickly gave people a sophisticated look.

Even the Portuguese rich man Mendes was a little inferior in front of him.

"Hello, my name is Reeves. Nice to meet you two. I think I have had several phone calls with Mr. Mendez before."

Reeves stood up with a smile, stretched out his right hand, shook hands with Mendes and Lu Chenfeng, and waved his hand for them to sit down.

He called the waiter outside the room, ordered a cup of coffee for the two of them, and then gradually got to the point of the conversation.

"As everyone knows, Nike officials are very optimistic about Mr. Lu Chenfeng's future development potential and are aware of his commercial value, so they want to enter into an endorsement cooperation with Mr. Lu Chenfeng."

Reeves started the conversation and introduced the brand and its influence around the world to the two of them in a clear and logical manner.

He tried to use this to impress Lu Chenfeng and Mendes, so that they could pay less in the future.

While he was talking, his eyes kept flickering between the eyes of Mendes and Lu Chenfeng, fearing that they might be impatient or behave in other ways.

The existence of Lu Chenfeng is really special.

Nike headquarters has given him instructions. This player must win the battle with Adidas, and he can sacrifice some of his interests when necessary, that is, no matter the cost.

But Reeves knew very well that if he really paid too much, his ability as the person in charge of the British region would be doubted by those there.

Maybe I won't be able to do it for much longer.

Listening to Reeves' words, Mendes had a smile on his face.

He never likes to hear such nonsense. No matter how good the brand culture is, what does money have to do with it?

Besides, he is not a fool. If Nike was a bad brand, he would definitely not negotiate with Lu Chenfeng.

Since you are sitting here, let’s talk with money.

"Mr. Reeves, we have actually learned about this before."

Seeing that Reeves still wanted to say more, Mendes took an opportunity to interrupt him and waved his hand: "We just want to know, what is Nike's final offer?"

"Adidas has made it very clear to me. The signing fee of 40 million euros over five years is very straightforward."

"I value your proposed profit sharing more, so I'm sitting here."

After listening to Mendes' words, Reeves couldn't help but feel a little confused.

That competitor actually paid such a high price?

He remembered what his assistant had told him. Mr. Mendes did have a meeting with Adidas yesterday.

The specific content of the negotiation was not heard, but Mendes had a smile that could not be concealed on his face when he came out, and it lasted until he arrived at the hotel. It was not the fake smile at the negotiation table.

This should be real news

"Forehead"

Reeves thought for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said: "We are willing to increase the profit sharing ratio to five points, which is already the highest level."

"Mr. Mendes should be aware of this market situation. Generally speaking, the profit sharing of internal signings is basically the highest amount that athletes can get."

"Nike is a big company. It invests a lot of money every year and consumes a lot of effort and manpower, but the profits are also not small."

"The five points in the Asia-Pacific region, if things go well, together will definitely exceed the price proposed by Adidas."

"What about the signing fee? Can it not fluctuate upward?" Mendes asked again, taking a sip of the coffee in front of him.

"We can give you a guaranteed signing fee of 20 million euros."

Reeves thought for a while and increased the previously proposed price by five million euros.

On average, Lu Chenfeng’s annual income is four million euros.

Converted into pounds, it is also close to his company plus bonuses at Manchester United.

In fact, it's already pretty good, but Mendes wants something even higher.

"That's it, Mr. Reeves."

Mendes took out two cigars from his bag, handed one to Reeves, took the other in his hand, and lit it with the spray gun he carried.

"A five-year signing fee of 20 million euros, coupled with an 8% profit dividend."

"What you said is right. I do know the market because I own one of the most lucrative athletes in the world, Ronaldo."

"The largest profit dividend he ever received was eight points."

"This is different." A hint of bitterness appeared on Reeves' face, and he couldn't help but interrupt: "An eight-point contract is definitely not given by a company as big as Nike."

"And Mr. Ronaldo is a Ballon d'Or winner and has the highest number of fans among football players on social media."

"Although Mr. Lu Chenfeng has great potential, currently he does not have the world-renowned reputation of Mr. Ronaldo."

Mendes took a puff of his cigar, shook his head and said: "No, he is a very special existence in football."

"Believe me, an 18-year-old player worth over 100 million will definitely become a strong contender for the Ballon d'Or within five years, or even win it directly."

"The most important thing is what you value about Lu Chenfeng, the Asia-Pacific market behind him."

"He is a player from China, the most populous country in the world."

Mendes was indeed right, leaving Reeves with no point to refute.

Negotiating with such a tough and quick-thinking person is always going to be very difficult.

Of course, the more reason is that Lu Chenfeng's commercial value is indeed too great.

"How about this."

At this time, Lu Chenfeng, who had been sitting silently, spoke up: "If Mr. Reeves can increase the share ratio to 7%, we are willing to sign this contract, and we will sign it now."

"The price is an honor bonus, and we need an honor bonus with a high price tag."

Hearing Lu Chenfeng's words, Mendes was the first to look a little surprised in his eyes.

He did not believe that Lu Chenfeng would have such strong confidence, so he directly lowered the quotation by one point and exchanged it for a bonus that would benefit both parties.

This doesn't seem to be unacceptable.

Manchester United's form this season, coupled with Lu Chenfeng's form, maybe the honor bonus will really be generous.

"You have to know that this is our last offer, sir."

Thinking of this, Mendes immediately added jealously: "To be honest, this is also Lu Chenfeng's first endorsement contract."

"This is undoubtedly more beneficial to Nike, and it will get more traffic."

After hearing this, Reeves picked up the spray gun in front of Mendez, lit the Cuban cigar in his hand, and started smoking.

"Okay, I agree."

Asked about the numbing smell of the cigar, looking at the smoke in front of him, Reeves finally agreed.

"That's it, we actually have a bonus list here at the earliest, and I will increase all of them by 20% year-on-year."

"Take a look."

Reeves took out a contract he had prepared long ago from his briefcase and handed it to the two of them.

Lu Chenfeng and Mendes immediately started watching.

After conversion, this incentive bonus table is actually very sincere.

In terms of club honors, the FA Cup winner is worth 4 million euros, the Premier League winner is worth 8 million euros, the Europa League winner is worth 8 million euros, and the Champions League winner is worth 20 million euros.

Personally, Premier League Golden Boot, 10 million euros, Champions League Golden Boot, 10 million euros, Golden Boy Award, 10 million euros, Annual European Golden Boot Award, 15 million euros, FIFA Team of the Year,

Fifteen million euros, Ballon d'Or, fifty million euros.

As you can see, the Golden Globe Award is the only one among these bonuses.

Because this is indeed a world-class award. Any player who wins it will immediately get the attention of more than one billion fans, or even more!

At first glance, these incentive bonuses add up to a lot, but even the best players in the world cannot get a few of them in a single season.

Even if you take it, both parties will benefit in the end, because the traffic income you bring will also make Nike officials smile.

"This is no problem."

"I think so too."

All in all, this was a very good offer. Lu Chenfeng and Mendes looked at each other and agreed without any further bargaining.

Mr. Reeves also breathed a long sigh of relief. He finally relaxed and took a puff directly through his lungs regardless of the strength of the cigar.

"Then let's sign a paper agreement with priority and wait until tomorrow for the formal signing."

Then, he took out a paper agreement and wrote his name on it.

Lu Chenfeng also wrote his name, announcing that this negotiation was coming to an end.

A five-year offer of 20 million euros, 7% Asia-Pacific region dividend, plus a floating bonus endorsement of 150 million euros per year, has been settled!

The three of them drank coffee for a while and chatted for a while before leaving the cafe.

After that, Lu Chenfeng and Mendes went to the next battlefield to meet with the Audi spokesperson.

About an hour later.

Onu, the general manager of Audi's British Peninsula region, is a fat man who also wears glasses but has a somewhat fat figure.

With a look of pain and helplessness on his face, he held hands with Lu Chenfeng.

"That's it, a three-year contract of 21 million euros, plus a bonus of 150 million euros."

Mendes couldn't hide the smile on his lips, and said with a smile: "Mr. Onu, be happy, the bonus price at Nike is also at this level."

"Believe me, with Lu Chenfeng's endorsement, the sales of your vehicles in the Asia-Pacific region will definitely increase by more than 30% year-on-year."

"He is a golden brand, even if he has not proven it yet."

"But you and Nike are the first ones to catch the crab."

Onu smiled reluctantly and nodded, hoping that what Mendes said would come true.

Otherwise, there would be no need for him to be the general person in charge of the British Peninsula.

In terms of bonuses, he actually doesn't care too much about it. This kind of thing is something that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, and both parties are satisfied.

What hurts him most is the endorsement fee of 7 million euros a year...

The risk of this thing is still relatively high. If Lu Chenfeng's endorsement does not bring any results, they will have no choice but to suffer a loss.

"That's it, let's leave first. The players will have training tomorrow."

Mendes picked up the wine glass in his hand, clinked it with Onu, said goodbye and took Lu Chenfeng out.

After going out, the two of them walked on the streets of Manchester with satisfied smiles on their faces.

What a wonderful day.

"Together, the total endorsement fee is 41 million euros. After deducting the 45% tax rate and my commission, you will probably make a net profit of 21 million euros."

Mendes smiled, naturally he was in a good mood.

What could be better than living in Manchester for a few days, chatting with other companies for a while, and then netting nearly a million euros?

Not to mention, Lu Chenfeng’s annual bonus is a full 300 million euros.

If, that is, if, Lu Chenfeng can directly win most of these honors in one year, and directly receive an incentive bonus of 200 million euros!

Then Mendes' agency will directly make a net profit of 4 million euros, of course, taxes will have to be paid.

However, the odds of this are certainly low at present, and few people in the world can do it.

Lu Chenfeng can get a few bonuses a year, tens of millions in bonuses, that's pretty good...

"Mr. Mendes will help me pay more attention to future endorsements and some advertisements. I will participate in these when I have time."

Lu Chenfeng also said with a smile, now he feels that he can buy a villa directly in the most prosperous city center of Manchester.

The profession of football player is really lucrative...

"Okay, definitely."

Mendes nodded. With such a gold mine lying beside him, how could he not dig it?

"Stay in good shape for the rest of the time. I may go back to Portugal tomorrow."

"I will always pay attention to your game. I wish you to win several more honors and earn tens of millions more euros at the end of the season."

Mendes smiled and stretched out his palm, making a gesture of high-fiving Lu Chenfeng.

"Yes, I will."

Lu Chenfeng also stretched out his palm and struck Mendes.

In this way, two busy people parted ways on the streets of Manchester and embarked on their own new journeys.

…………

September 19th.

Manchester United's fourth game of the month has arrived.

This is a somewhat important game, the Europa League against Red Star Belgrade!

Red Star Belgrade is a veteran and wealthy team in Serbia. Although it is not that well-known, its quasi-strength is definitely not inferior to the Premier League level.

They even have the style of some minor league teams, and can sometimes make some wealthy teams miserable.

In fact, their form in the past few seasons is much better than Manchester United, and they can often directly participate in the Champions League.

Last season something went wrong and we were forced to come to the Europa League!

On the other hand, Manchester United has been playing in the Europa League for a while.

The game started at around four o'clock in the afternoon at the Old Trafford Stadium where cheers arose.

The first 30 minutes of the first half were a bit tense. The two teams were locked in a tug-of-war, and it was difficult to even create a shot.

It wasn't until the 37th minute of the game that Lu Chenfeng received the ball at the top of the penalty area and violently volleyed into the net. The goal battle between the two sides officially started!

This goal was very exciting. It was hit with great force and at an extremely tricky angle. It hit the bottom of the goal frame and hit the net!

There is no doubt that he also aroused the enthusiasm of the Manchester United fans at home.

Red Star Belgrade, who were playing away from home, seemed to have been opened up by this goal, and they launched a crazy counterattack at the beginning of the second half!

Next, there were constant shots on the field and the referee's whistle. The game was extremely fierce!

"Bang!!"

When the time had just passed the 62nd minute, the ever-strong Ibrahimovic caught the ball in the penalty area, passed the opponent's defender, and fired the ball into the net!

"roar!"

After scoring the goal, Da Fengxian also flexed the muscles of his arms and shouted very domineeringly, declaring his majesty to the visiting team fans!

However, Manchester United was not happy for long. In the 73rd minute of the game, Red Star Belgrade passed a cross from the wing and the forward scored a goal.

Two to one!

The score gap has reached one, and as long as Red Star Belgrade has another good chance, Manchester United may lose the victory they have won.

At the critical moment, Pogba, who had just dyed his hair into a mixture of yellow and red, showed his strength.

In a corner kick, he received a clearance ball from his opponent, shot with his signature outside instep, and created another world-wide kick!

Three to one!

The two-footed world wave game also completely ignited the passion of the fans. All the Manchester United fans screamed with red faces, as if they were about to lift the roof of the stadium!

One minute before the end of the game, Lu Chenfeng once again took a corner kick and smashed the ball into the Red Star Belgrade goal!

Four to one!

Lu Chenfeng scored twice again, raising his Europa League goals to five!

Manchester United also told Red Devils fans all over the world through a big victory that Manchester United will not be afraid of any strong team in the European war this season!

Sword pointing to the champion!

September 24th.

Premier League matches continue to start.

In this game, Manchester United's opponent is Middlesbrough, which is also one of the weaker teams in the Premier League.

Manchester United was full of firepower in this game, and finally won the opponent with a score of 3 to 0.

Lu Chenfeng scored one goal and one assist, scoring two goals in a single game again!

Six days later, the last Premier League game in September arrives.

Manchester United challenges Everton away.

This Everton is far from as competitive as the Everton that invested heavily a few years later.

At best, his team is a team in the Premier League relegation zone, occasionally able to reach near the mid-table.

However, their performance is more stable and they have not been relegated for many years.

Manchester United easily won another clean sheet against them, 2-0.

Lu Chenfeng still scored a goal, maintaining his streak of scoring goals in the Premier League.

It can be clearly seen that his number of goals has decreased recently.

This is because the Premier League coaches and defenders have gradually become familiar with him, and they will send someone on the court to closely mark him throughout the game, giving him superstar-level treatment.

But even so, after seven rounds of the Premier League, Lu Chenfeng's statistics have reached a terrifying point.

Thirteen goals and five assists!

He also topped the double rankings, leaving other players in the dust.

It may be normal to be overtaken at the bottom of the assist list, but this number of goals can basically lock in the Premier League Golden Boot this season in advance.

Unless Lu Chenfeng suffers a serious injury, he will not play in the next games.

Just like that, the perfect month of September came to an end, and time entered October.

At this time, the discussion on the Internet about this year's Golden Globe Awards and Golden Boy Awards is already in full swing.

Because October 31st is the day set for announcing the list this year!

After the list is announced, the exciting annual awards ceremony will also be held in mid-November!

All the fans waited quietly with excitement and anticipation.

…………

October 5th.

Lu Chenfeng boarded the plane from Manchester to the Ruhr area with some pain.

The third round of the Europa League group stage is here, and he will inevitably run into his old club, Bochum.

The club where he made his debut and left a wonderful memory.

Before going there, Lu Chenfeng found out that Bochum used the money from selling him to make slight reinforcements in various positions of the team.

Now the team's lineup is already very thick, and it has become very easy to avoid relegation in the Bundesliga.

Now after several league rounds, they have scored more than ten points.

As for the situation in the Europa League, Bochum is worse.

They had one draw and one defeat in the previous two games. As long as they lose one more game, they will be eliminated from the group.

In other words, today's battle with Manchester United is a life and death battle...

This is undoubtedly the worst-case scenario. Manchester United is the top seed in this group, a first-tier team.

Basically, Bochum's elimination has become a foregone conclusion.

But this is fine...

By expelling their old club from the Europa League, they can also fight hard to avoid relegation in the league.

The night before the game, Lu Chenfeng arrived with the entire Manchester United team near the home stadium of Bochum in the Ruhr area.

They found a hotel to stay for one night, and after getting up for lunch the next day, they took the bus with their equipment and headed to the Ruhr Stadium.

Along the way, there were more and more Bochum fans wearing blue and white.

As if they were deliberately blocking the Manchester United team car, they appeared on both sides of the road, holding flags high in their hands.

"Feng, look outside."

Lu Chenfeng was leaning against the window with his eyes closed, but after hearing Eevee's cry behind him, he opened the curtains and looked outside.

Just one glance, and there was a very strong throbbing in his heart.

Bochum fans on both sides of the road held plaques or flags of different sizes, looking towards the Manchester United team car with sincere expressions and pure smiles.

And what is clearly written on the sign is, Bochum's eternal number 31, Bochum's eternal number 9, welcome back to the Ruhrstadion!

It can be seen in the expressions of every fan that they are very sincere, and none of them are doing it for formality or following the trend.

They all came here spontaneously to welcome their favorite players back to the court.

Although there is a high probability that Bochum will be eliminated in today's group match.

But they may also be lucky, because they have the opportunity to let the prodigal son of Bochum, who has flown away, come back to stand on the court in the Ruhr area and play a good game!

In the future, there may no longer be such an opportunity!

Because they believe that the talented Chinese boy will go further and further and stand on a higher stage.

This is also the wish and hope of Bochum fans!

(End of chapter)