Super Marshal

"Are you scolding me in your mind?"

Gao Han's sudden question startled Xiang Tianming.

Could it be said that in addition to being very accurate in reading players, the boss can also read other people's thoughts?

"Scolding you? How dare I scold you? I think it must be that guy Jorge. He lives in the hotel. He must be scolding you."

"It's really not you?" Gao Han asked.

"How is that possible?" Xiang Tianming looked like he was more wronged than Dou E.

Gao Han smiled and flew up with a kick, but was dodged by the kid who was on guard. He was still laughing and congratulating himself.

We walked to the parking lot, got into Xiang Tianming's car, and headed towards the city.

"By the way, how are things going at the youth training center recently?"

As soon as the car drove out of the airport, Gao Han asked Xiang Tianming who was driving in front of him with concern.

"It went very smoothly." Xiang Tianming replied, "It's really weird to say the least."

"Weird? Why?"

"At first, when I went to the Football Association, the General Administration of Sports, and the industrial and commercial departments to handle the procedures and documents, they kept pushing back and delaying the work, which made me almost crazy."

Gao Han understands that setting up a youth training center and a coaching training center is not something that can be done with a simple investment of money. The procedures and approval documents alone are a big trouble.

However, Gao Han left all these matters to Xiang Tianming to be responsible for, so he just asked whether Xiang Tianming was scolding him.

“But what’s strange is that in the past few days, all departments have suddenly seemed to have changed. They are very cooperative. Whatever procedures we go through and which documents are approved are almost always given the green light and go smoothly. I seriously doubt it. It's not that I made a mistake before." Xiang Tianming doubted his ability to do things.

It’s not that it’s too low, it’s that it’s too high.

Gao Han and Lin Xia looked at each other, knowing tacitly what was going on.

Lin Xia's mother had just called them two days ago and mentioned this matter, so they all knew the reasons why the government departments changed their views.

For the leader who had never been masked before, Gao Han secretly remembered a favor in his heart.

"Okay, it's a good thing that people are actively cooperating. You should hurry up and complete the procedures and approval documents. Let's start construction as soon as possible. I have no problem with the funds, but you must hurry up in BJ." Gao Han explained very seriously. road.

Xiang Tianming also felt nervous, "I understand, don't worry about me doing the work."

Gao Han is still very relieved about the prince of a real estate tycoon, but he does have great expectations for the youth training center and coaching training center, and now he has received attention from above, so he emphasizes it again and again.

"By the way, tell me, which hotel does Mendes stay at?"

"Hilton." Xiang Tianming replied, "He has been here for several days, and I arranged it."

Gao Han chuckled after hearing this, "So, have you settled your cooperation?"

"That's right, he and I hit it off right away." Xiang Tianming laughed.

Chinese football does have many problems, and the domestic league does have many flaws, but no matter what, the league needs foreign aid, and Mendes has the channels and resources to help domestic teams introduce high-level foreign aid, not to mention, Mendes has ten The Chinese market with a population of several hundred million has always been very important.

It can be said that he was powerless before and wanted to open up the Chinese market, but he had no idea how to start. Later, Gao Han gave Xiang Tianming a suggestion. The latter had good interpersonal relationships in the domestic football world, and he was also very flexible and familiar. Due to the domestic league environment, he is also interested in cooperating with Mendes to develop his career in the country.

Therefore, the two hit it off right away, and Xiang Tianming became the partner of Mendes' agency in China.

"Professional football is a bowl of rice that may taste good or taste bad, but you must pay attention." Gao Han warned cautiously.

Xiang Tianming understood that this was Gao Han's concern for him, "I know, boss, don't worry."

After a pause, he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, boss, where are you going now?"

"Go see my parents first." Lin Xia, who had been silent until now, took over and replied.

"Ah?" Xiang Tianming was a little surprised, "But there are many people waiting in the hotel..."

"I know it's important to do serious business first."

After saying that, Gao Han took out his mobile phone again and called Mendes, saying that he had already arrived at BJ, but he had made an appointment with someone for dinner at noon and would meet them at the hotel in the afternoon to ask him to make arrangements.

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Things were just as Lin Guoping expected, Gao Han was completely ignorant of official affairs.

Although they had talked a lot on the phone before, Lin Guoping and his wife were still not at ease. They took advantage of the meal to have a good chat with Gao Han and reminded him of many things.

It wasn't until after two o'clock in the afternoon that Gao Han asked Xiang Tianming to come back and take him to the Hilton Hotel.

Mendes had been waiting at the BJ for a long time. When he saw Gao Han, he felt bitter.

"I said, boss, can we not go missing in the future? You go to the mountainous area for more than half a month, and my days outside are like years. Do you think it will be easy for me?"

"Am I back now?" Gao Han comforted him with a smile.

After the three of them sat down, Gao Han looked at Mendes and said, "Jorge, tell me about the situation."

"Yeah." Mendes nodded, "Now in this Hilton Hotel, there are representatives of two clubs waiting to meet you. One is the representative of Barcelona, ​​led by general manager Fran Soriano and technical director. Begiristain leads the team, and the other one is Bayern Munich. The three giants came with me a few days ago, and then went back to deal with some things. After I received your message, I told them again, just yesterday. I rushed back and didn’t arrive until around five in the morning, so I’m probably still sleeping now.”

Gao Han deeply felt the sincerity of these two teams. Whether it is Barcelona or Bayern Munich, they are indeed quite sincere, and they have maintained contact with him for many years, especially Bayern Munich.

"Let's talk about the situation in Barcelona first." Gao Han asked.

"Barcelona's recent situation is not very good. The team's performance last season was not ideal, so Rijkaard was under a lot of pressure. However, after being declined by you, Laporta is more inclined to retain Rijkaard. , and asked him to continue adjusting the team, but what I didn’t expect was that Rijkaard jumped ship and went to Chelsea.”

Gao Han was also surprised by this job change, but he thought it was reasonable.

how to say?

After firing Mourinho, it is not easy for Chelsea to find a first-line coach.

At the very least, most of Europe's first-tier coaches are currently under contract, and many are unwilling to take over Chelsea.

For example, Atletico Madrid's Heynckes clearly rejected Chelsea's invitation, saying that he would not coach a team that lacked respect for the head coach, and successfully renewed his contract with Atletico Madrid.

Originally, Chelsea wanted to poach AC Milan's Carlo Ancelotti, but the latter was unmoved and chose to stay at AC Milan.

Therefore, there are really not many options left for Chelsea. It is not surprising that Abramovich will spend a lot of money to poach Rijkaard.

"However, as far as I know, Barcelona's management situation is still a bit chaotic. Not long ago, Vice Chairman Rosell chose to leave after having a falling out with Laporta, and threatened to compete with Laporta in the next round of presidential election. Competition, and now the management is more divided.”

Gao Han sighed softly, this is also a major drawback of the membership system.

What really dominates the club is often the board of directors elected by many members, who then authorizes the chairman to run the team. This results in the chairman having monopoly power, but must be supervised by the board of directors. The board of directors has a large number of people and various forces are intertwined. It is very complex.

The reason why Gaspart went from the best vice chairman in history to the worst chairman in history was because he could not control the board of directors and overspent too many promises and jobs in advance for the election, which led to him being eliminated by all parties. held hostage by power.

Real Madrid's case is even more telling.

A predator like Florentino can control the situation, and most of the board of directors are more supportive of him. However, Calderon is obviously not qualified and cannot suppress the board of directors, so his position is never stable enough.

"What about Bayern Munich?" Gao Han asked again with concern.

"I personally went to Germany to talk to them for a long time. Beckenbauer, Hoeness and Rummenigge all personally made their commitments to me. They all believed that you would be the best head coach candidate for Bayern Munich."

"But their head coach is Hitzfield." Gao Han reminded.

"As far as I know, it was Heathfield who recommended you to them."

"Oh?" Gao Han was a little surprised.

But Mendes nodded very firmly, "Although he is not old, not yet 60, he seems to be a little unable to do what he wants. Especially after taking over the team last season, I heard that he began to intend to develop in the direction of the national team. , after all, it is more relaxed and not as stressful as the professional league."

The national team's games are indeed easier because there are not many games throughout the year. Instead, the club has one game a week or even two games a week. Coupled with the performance pressure of the club, the head coach has a very heavy burden.

Hearing that Heathfield recommended him, Gao Han felt relieved.

"When talking to me, Beckenbauer personally promised that after you arrive at Bayern Munich, you can completely build and run the team according to your ideas and ideas, and they are also willing to do their best within the club's ability. Support you, including offering a substantial transfer fee."

"Are they rich?" Gao Han asked with a smile.

Mendes nodded, "The Bundesliga teams are indeed quite poor, but Bayern Munich's accumulation over the past few years should have saved a lot of money no matter what. After all, their financial income is there."

Bayern Munich's financial revenue is very high, ranking third in European football, only losing to Manchester United and Real Madrid.

What’s even more frightening is that this was achieved despite their match-day revenue being far lower than that of their opponents, because the Bundesliga ticket prices are the lowest in Europe.

Therefore, some people say that the Bundesliga is the healthiest but also the most conservative league in Europe.

"I received news that Adidas is fully supporting Bayern Munich, while Nike is strongly supporting Barcelona. Both of them want to invite you to coach, because it is not only related to performance, but also affects the team's commercial income. "

When Mendes said this, Gao Han understood.

This is why his annual salary is getting higher and higher, but he is still becoming more and more popular.

After all, this is a deal that kills two birds with one stone.

But no matter what happens on a business level, he can only decide which team he will coach.

And in the past few days, Gao Han has also thought deeply and probably made a decision in his heart.

"Let's go and meet them and have a chat."