World Cup of Great Powers

"Coach Zeng, can I ask, where is the Huayuankou Football Youth Training Base..."

"Oh, this, this is a football school under my name." Zeng Zheng said casually.

"A football school under your name?"

"That's right, I plan to form a team of my own and hit the A-level." Zeng Zheng was also unambiguous and directly stated his purpose.

Football has developed rapidly in recent years, and a large number of football clubs have emerged every year and applied to register for the Second Division.

Those who were kicked out were all sponsored, and those who couldn't be kicked out were disbanded on the spot.

So despite the fact that there are so many football teams flooding into the market, countless teams are eliminated every year.

The sadness and sadness in this situation are all too clear to Lokomotiv, which is facing the fate of being relegated.

"Coach Zeng, with all due respect, as a coach, everyone has to give you a thumbs up; but if you are leading the team..."

"Manager Chen doesn't need to worry about this."

Zeng Zheng crossed his legs.

"As long as we can achieve good results, money is not a problem. Once the money problem is solved, most of the problems will also be solved."

With that said, Zeng Zheng took out two more documents.

"This is the transfer application submitted by Bao Wenjie and Li Weifeng. It has their fingerprints and signatures on it. I also brought a copy of my ID card."

"Coach Zeng, you are so well prepared. Did you predict that we would sell out?"

"Manager Chen, to tell you the truth, our team is based on the Jianlibao Youth Team, and the core players are all current Jianlibao students."

"Jianlibao has been abroad for four years and will return next year after completing his studies."

"It would be a pity for such a team to break up. Manager Chen, what do you think?"

After hearing Zeng Zheng's explanation, Manager Chen nodded.

Jianlibao players are coveted by too many forces.

With Jianlibao's level, if they return to China as a team, it won't be difficult to occupy an A seat all year round.

But the question is, will the local forces that send students to Jianlibao let go easily?

Seeing Manager Chen's confused eyes, Zeng Zheng glanced at the contract in Manager Chen's hand.

The next second, Manager Chen reacted instantly.

"Coach Zeng, you mean you have bought all Jianlibao..."

In the end, even Manager Chen found it incredible.

Jianlibao students come from all over the world, and even bamboo shoes don’t have the energy to integrate them all.

"I don't need to buy everyone out."

Zeng Zheng clapped his fingers and said, "As long as I have 11-15 people as the core, this team will be complete."

"Of course, the more original members of Jianlibao, the better!"

"And these students have been following me for four years, and they also want to stay with me and continue playing football after they return to China."

As a die-hard fan, Manager Chen felt very excited when he heard this.

Of course he knows that Jianlibao is fully qualified to represent the national team because of the special nature of the team.

Just like this year's World Youth Championship, Jianlibao formed a team to compete on behalf of the National Youth Championship.

Although excited, Manager Chen has not lost his mind yet.

"Coach Zeng, can I ask, have you..."

Seeing Manager Chen pointing at the contract in his hand, Zeng Zheng sneered.

"Over at Liaozu, Zhang Yin's compound is one of my partners."

“Dalian Sports School also supports my work.”

"Everyone in Tianjin, Wuhan, and Qingdao has finished greeting the local sports teams."

"After all, I came from bamboo shoes, so they still have to sell the face."

While listening to Zeng Zheng, Manager Chen clapped his fingers.

If what Zeng Zheng said is true, then more than half of Jianlibao’s students have already been “done”.

"Coach Zeng, I heard what you said, wouldn't Jianlibao's surname be Zeng after he returns?"

"That's not true!"

Zeng Zheng did not fall for the other party's verbal trap.

"I really can't use those troops and the boys from August 1st."

"But their parents are quite easy to talk to."

"After I explained in detail what professional football is, they all supported my work."

When Manager Chen heard this, he felt relieved.

At least Zeng Zheng is not talking nonsense.

The reason why Jianlibao was disbanded in the previous life was that the property rights were unclear.

Although the name is Jianlibao, it is just that Jianlibao is the title sponsor, and the property rights are not under Jianlibao's name.

Bamboo Shoes is just an intermediary. Its students are recruited from the army, local sports teams, private clubs, local schools, etc.

So after Jianlibao graduated and returned to China in 1998, these players became the "hot meat" that various places competed for.

In the end, because no one force could integrate it, Bamboo Shoes had no choice but to announce the disbandment of Jianlibao, and its players were divided among various clubs.

If Zeng Zheng wants to integrate Jianlibao, he will inevitably have to deal with multiple forces.

When Jianlibao returned to China for the first time in 1995, Zeng Zheng registered the Huayuankou Youth Training Base in his own name.

Although it is just a shell company, it is catching up with the relegation of Liaoning Football Team.

Zhang Yin, who was frustrated, took advantage of Zeng Zheng's powerful words and directly invested in Zeng Zheng's Huayuankou youth training base.

As Zeng Zheng's partners, Li Tie, Li Jinyu, Yao Li and other Liaozu young players have long been Zeng Zheng's own.

With these people as his team, Zeng Zheng's confidence will naturally increase.

Plus his current reputation.

After Zhu Xie greeted the local provincial teams, these places would still give Zeng Zheng a face.

After all, there are no professional teams anymore, and these students will go to various local clubs after returning.

What is selling but not selling?

In addition, the students themselves are willing, and the provincial team does not want to make things unpleasant with the students.

As for the Bayi team, it is because of its special composition.

Not only does it require more complicated procedures to release people from the army, but the parents of the trainees were also considering letting their children have a full-time job here in the future.

So after much thought, Locomotive Shanshan, who was about to complete his team's redemption, became the first stop on Zeng Zheng's "acquisition tour".

After listening to Zeng Zheng's wild talk, Manager Chen finally believed it.

I opened the contract Zeng Zheng brought and read it carefully.

After a long while, Manager Chen put the contract on the table and tapped the table with his five fingers rhythmically.

In just a quarter of an hour, Manager Chen transformed from a passionate football fan to a businessman.

"Coach Zeng, there are a few things I don't understand very well. What do transfer funds, bonus commissions, image rights, signing fees, etc. mean? The team has been training players since childhood. This cost is not small!"

In the contract submitted by Zeng Zheng, the transfer fee for the two people was only 20,000 yuan.

In addition to the 20,000 yuan, Lokomotiv's other income comes from the capital commission of the two transfers, as well as the bonus share, image rights and signature fee share under Zeng Zheng.

To put it bluntly, Zeng Zheng is playing with nothing!

Who is willing to let this go?

If nothing else, just 20,000 yuan is not a one-time payment.

"Manager Chen, you and I are both businessmen. After selling Lokomotiv, we will not completely withdraw from the football market."

"In business, of course we have to take a long-term view."

"Both of them will definitely develop better in the future under my command."

Having said that, Manager Chen shook his head.

When it comes to financial interests, let alone Zeng Zheng, the substitute coach of the national team, even the chairman of the bamboo shoes is here.

"Coach Zeng, it's not that I don't trust you."

"I am also engaged in football. I know very well what the situation is like in Class A and Class B."

"In case, I mean just in case."

"What if your new Jianlibao doesn't come out with anything, then aren't we investors all in vain?"

"Investment! I understand too!"

"But if you want to raise funds, you must at least have something as collateral!"

After speaking, Manager Chen looked at Zeng Zheng from top to bottom.

Cracked sunglasses, wrinkled windbreaker, faded belt, and peeling leather shoes.

No matter how you look at it, you don't look like a rich man.

"I can mortgage my youth training base to you."

"What's the use of that youth training base? I don't even know where that place is."

"Coach Zeng, why don't you mortgage it to the bank and get a discount?"

Zeng Zheng fell silent, with a trace of embarrassment on his face.

Seeing that Zeng Zheng was silent, Manager Chen asked and answered:

"Coach Zeng, let me guess, you have spent almost all your property just building this youth training base, right?"

"Youth training is like running a school, which requires recruiting students, hiring coaches, etc. All of this is money."

"If my estimate is correct, your youth training base would have been mortgaged long ago, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Zheng's face turned the color of pig liver.

When Manager Chen saw this, he felt that he had guessed very well.

think about it.

Zeng Zheng is a college student who has graduated four or five years ago.

Even if you have great ability, how much salary can you earn by following Jianlibao for four to five years?

Not to mention making money, maybe my salary is still suppressed!

Seeing that Zeng Zheng was in trouble, Manager Chen continued.

"Coach Zeng, it's not that I don't support you."

"You have also seen the situation of Lokomotiv. These two players are completely redundant. I am also happy to make more money."

"But the conditions you offered are really inconsistent with the risks I want to take. This business is really impossible to do."

Seeing the other party's polite refusal, Zeng Zheng reluctantly asked the last question: "Manager Chen, can't we be accommodating?"

Looking at Zeng Zheng's fiery gaze, Manager Chen rolled his eyes.

"Coach Zeng, don't blame me for being mercenary."

"We are discussing business. I believe if it were you, you wouldn't agree easily, right?"

Before Zeng Zheng could speak, Manager Chen continued.

"But it's difficult for Coach Zeng to come to Ningbo, and we can't let Coach Zeng come to Ningbo in vain."

"How about this."

"If you can raise 50,000 yuan within a week, there is still room for negotiation. What do you think?"

Fifty thousand yuan?

In this era when monthly wages are only a few hundred yuan, how can ordinary people get 50,000 yuan in a short period of time?

This was obviously Manager Chen who was posing a problem for Zeng Zheng. He was sure that Zeng Zheng would not be able to get the money.

Seeing the other party's teasing eyes, Zeng Zheng stood up and gritted his molars and responded.

"Okay, fifty thousand is fifty thousand!"

"Okay, then for the next week, I will be here waiting for Coach Zeng to come."

Manager Chen stood up and made a sign to see off the guests.

Zeng Zheng didn't waste any time, picked up his bag and strode out of the office.

After walking out of the residential building and turning a corner, Zeng Zheng's frown suddenly relaxed.

He took out the mobile phone in his pocket and dialed a number.

"Hey, Brother Sun? Ask the accountant to transfer 50,000 yuan to my account before getting off work in the evening."