Super Marshal

In Madrid at the beginning of September, the autumn air is high and crisp, and the cool breeze in the morning is somewhat chilly.

After Real Madrid hated the Super Cup, they were brutally beaten away by Valencia in the first round of the league.

Relying on Angulo's seventh-minute lore, the Bat Legion defeated the Galaxy Battleship 1-0 at home.

Barcelona beat Sevilla 2-1 away, Celta Vigo beat Osasuna 3-0 away, and Las Palmas beat Real Mallorca 3-0 at home. The first round of La Liga was an upset.

On the contrary, it was Deportivo, who beat Valladolid 4-0 at home, temporarily leading the standings.

After the first round of La Liga in the new season, it was temporarily suspended for two weeks in order to accommodate the national team.

But for Atletico Madrid, this has little impact.

Because so far, Atletico Madrid has only one international player, Jankulovski.

This is really embarrassing, because the Sheets Corps has performed very well in the past period of time. There are many players in the team who have high voices to be selected for the national team, but they all failed due to various reasons. Selected.

For example, the twin stars of Villa and Torres really shine in China, but the Spanish national team is currently sitting on the striker line of Raul, Morientes, Tristan and other La Liga stars, and there is no such thing as them. Location.

Furthermore, Gemini has only proved themselves in the Second Division and the Copa del Rey so far, and has not been able to persuade Camacho to give up those long-established stars for them.

As for Kaka and Baptista, the voices of being shortlisted for the Brazilian national team are not small, but they have not entered the squad for this period.

Carvalho, Petr Cech, Srna and other players, although they have also received close attention from the national team, have not been invited.

This disappointed the Atletico Madrid players somewhat, but it was a good thing for Gao Han.

Without international players, Atletico Madrid have two weeks more than other teams to prepare for the game.

However, considering the emotions of the players, during these two weeks, Gao Han did not arrange a lot of training, and more energy was devoted to cultivating the team's tacit understanding, running the team lineup, and even giving vacations.

In addition to training, Gao Han and the coaching staff will also organize some activities, such as dinner parties.

Taking advantage of the renovation of the new house and moving to a new house, Gao Han invited all the first-team players to his home in La Finca. It was called a dinner party, but in fact it was recruiting labor for free to arrange for himself. new home.

The new house has a large construction area, the surrounding gardens are also large, and the overall architectural style is more modern. All the players are envious, and they inquire whether there is any land or villas for sale around.

Therefore, Jorge Mendez, who was in charge of handling Gao Han's notice to buy a house, immediately became the most popular person.

The Portuguese agent is indeed quite capable. With Gao Han's relationship, he has laid a solid foundation in Atletico Madrid on the one hand, including Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Petr Cech, Srna, Carvalho, Germany. A number of players, such as Cole and Marcos Senna, have been transferred to him successively.

In addition, taking advantage of the previous transfers of Deco and Carvalho, he successfully entered Porto.

Today's Jorge Mendes has not lost the limelight to Jose Vega in Portuguese football, and in Spain, with the help of Hugo Leal and the transfer of several Atletico Madrid players, he It has become an emerging force that cannot be underestimated in Spanish football.

Mendes' business is booming, and Gao Han has also benefited.

After finally getting rid of the entanglement of the players, Mendes found Gao Han in the gym.

"Every time I see your swimming pool, I have only one feeling." Mendes walked in from the door with a smile.

"What does it feel like?"

“Too unfriendly to the environment!”

Gao Han laughed immediately, it is too big, it wastes water, and naturally it is not environmentally friendly.

This guy is cornering the corner and sycophating!

"Are they all planning to buy land and houses in the surrounding area?" Gao Han asked.

Mendez nodded, "The economic crisis in the United States is not much better in Europe. There have always been voices saying that the Spanish government will promote real estate and house prices will rise. Now is the right time to buy."

Gao Han smiled slightly, "Then you need to pay more attention."

Mendez is noncommittal, whether it is his client or not, but he is responsive to anyone who asks him for help.

"There is something I want to ask for your opinion." The Portuguese looked behind him to make sure no one was approaching before he said.

"What's up?"

"I have already done the company's financial calculations. As of August, the company will be able to distribute about 4 million euros in dividends."

four million?

Gao Han was taken aback, that is to say, two million euros per person.

My goodness, being an agent is too lucrative, isn't it?

However, it’s not surprising if you think about it further, because Hugo Leal sold 15 million euros when he transferred to Barcelona. According to the agent’s 10% commission, that’s 100 Income of half a million euros.

In addition, players such as Deco, Carvalho, and Kaka are all operated by Mendes. Although the commission has to be shared with other agents, the overall calculation is still quite impressive.

Not only that, but for players to renew their contracts and sign commercial sponsorship contracts, etc., agents have commissions.

Of course, Gao Han knows that the company must not only earn the four million yuan, but must also leave a sum of money to maintain operations, and at the same time hire people to take care of the daily affairs of the players.

The reason why Kaka gave up his previous agent in Brazil and chose Mendes was because his previous agent, Ribeiro, didn't care enough about him, especially after he moved to Spain, Ribeiro couldn't do anything about it. Based in Spain.

So, as Mendes' business expands, the roster grows, and the employees must follow suit.

In this case, there is still a dividend of two million euros, which really surprised Gao Han.

However, in contrast, Mendes is still playing around.

It's like Jose Vega, who managed a transfer of Figo, and the commission was as high as several million. If the income from Figo's commercial sponsorship contract in the past year is included, it will definitely exceed tens of millions.

The same situation is with Zidane, the commercial effect brought by this kind of superstar is absolutely amazing.

"You know, in Brazil, there is a popular system of player operation that introduces third-party ownership."

Gao Han nodded. When he was in Brazil, he heard Kaka's agent Ribeiro mention it.

It is said that all famous players basically have third-party ownership.

"Do you have any idea?"

"Based on my understanding, there is a very strong demand for teams in the Portuguese Super League, including Porto."

Gao Han immediately understood what he meant, and secretly praised him in his heart, this guy is really shrewd.

He has begun to be dissatisfied with being an agent, and he wants to further expand his career.

Compared with the broker's commission, buying potential players, operating them to play in the Portuguese Super League, and then selling them to the four major European leagues after becoming famous is definitely a good deal with huge profits, even tens of millions of profits.

For others, the biggest risk in this deal is the players, but with Alpine, this risk is the smallest.

Seeing that Gao Han hadn't spoken for a long time, Mendes thought that Gao Han couldn't pass the psychological level, so he immediately explained.

"In fact, over the years, European football has not only been commercialized, but also capitalized. For many teams, players are not only a role on the field, but also an asset of the club. In the Premier League, their banks even allow clubs to take out player titles as collateral."

"Is there such a thing?" Gao Han clicked his tongue a little.

Mendes nodded with a smile, "Real Madrid's introduction of Figo and Zidane is also based on capital operations. Florentino even said that from now on, Real Madrid will introduce a superstar every year without capital. operation, where did they get the money?"

When Gao Han heard this, he could only say that the water in this line was too deep.

"I know it's kind of a bit..."

Mendes stared at Gao Han, and after seeing his normal face, he continued: "But, you should understand that most people do this, Brazil, Argentina, Africa, there are too many such things, even the players themselves They are all happy to do this, so if our company wants to develop, it will have to go this way sooner or later.”

Gao Han understood that this might be the rule of the game in the brokerage industry.

"Then what do you want to do?"

Mendes knew that he had persuaded Gao Han, and smiled slightly, "Don't pay dividends for now."

Gao Han thought for a while and had no opinion.

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After Gao Han negotiated with Mendes, he returned to the living room, only to find that the players had gathered in the spacious sun room on the second floor, sitting together under the warm sunshine, as if they were in a meeting.

When Gao Han approached, he realized that he was discussing a problem.

"Pep, what do you think is the most valuable experience in your career for so many years?"

Torres very humbly asked Guardiola in the crowd for advice.

Although the two are not in the same position, Guardiola is a legend in Spanish football.

"The most valuable experience?" Guardiola smiled slightly and thought for a while, "That should be persistence."

"persist in?"

Many young players present, even budding players such as Deco and Carvalho, were a little surprised.

"Yes, not only on the court to persist until the last second, but also in normal times."

Guardiola spoke very slowly, "Everyone, whether they are players or ordinary people, hope that there will be shortcuts in life and be lucky, but in fact, this is impossible. There cannot be shortcuts in life, and there is no such thing as playing football. .”

Many young people showed a look of thinking, and some players obviously realized something.

"To put it bluntly, a professional player is a skill that practice makes perfect. We have been trained since we were young to become professional players. We must play every day. No matter what the weather, the environment, or the difficulties we encounter, we must persist without any slack. If you slack off, your skills will fall.”

"I have experienced countless outstanding superstars, such as Ronaldo and Figo. I dare say that they are the most hard-working and persistent players I have ever seen. Even Ronaldo, during his time in Barcelona. Everyone works hard, but injuries and success over the past few years have changed him a lot."

Kiko, who was sitting next to him, heard this, and sighed rather regretfully, "Injury brought us more than just pain, but interrupted our persistence. The slack during the recovery period made us After we recover, we often need to invest more energy and have a more persistent will before we can return to normal."

"Our enemy is not so much injuries as our own will."

Only then did everyone remember that Chico, like Ronaldo, was also a player suffering from injuries.

In the afternoon, something happened temporarily, and I updated it when I didn't have time to set it up. I'm sorry!