Mister Legend

Chapter 44 The Broker

Li Moody first came to Madrid from Mallorca, and then transferred to New York. The flight he took was American Airlines.On the plane, Li Modi was still a little nervous, for fear that some staff would rush him off the plane, but deep down he was looking forward to it.Because he remembered the incident of Asians being beaten by American Airlines before crossing. Although the beating itself was a shameful thing, it seemed that he had paid a large sum of money afterwards. He vaguely remembered that it seemed to be [-] million dollars. Mentally traumatized.While he was thinking wildly, he fell asleep in a daze before he could wait for the bad guys with big arms and waists to make trouble.As a result, he arrived in New York safely all the way, and neither the pain nor the [-] million dollars came.

The Big Apple City is indeed prosperous, and when an otaku like Li Mudi comes here, it's like Grandma Liu has entered the Grand View Garden, and his eyesight is not enough.Although Madrid can also be regarded as a world-class big city, the pace of life there is completely incomparable to that here. The busy figures of people in New York seem to be two or three times fast-forwarded in the European continent. This point can be seen from the scene in the airport You can see the clues here.

Raul came to pick him up in his Audi, and it was 17:00 next night, just to go to his house for dinner.After saying hello, Raul led his friend to the parking space. Li Mudi found a person sitting in the co-pilot in front of the car window. After he put the suitcase in the trunk, this person got out of the car, and it turned out to be an old man. acquaintance.

The visitor turned out to be Ginés Carvajal, the famous Spanish football giant, and Raul's agent is also his good friend.If someone asks that all the giants in the world have various small groups, why is it that only Real Madrid's Spanish local gang is the most famous?Why are Real Madrid and Barcelona lifelong enemies, but there are always a few people in the two teams who are good friends?Why is Raul the only king in Spanish football?The reasons are various, but one of them is because of this person: Guinez Carvajal. Since the end of the 90s, at least half of Spain's first-line stars have been his clients, the older generation of Iker Casillas, Tristan, Salgado, Morientes, Valdes, Urcez and others , The new generation of players, including Jesse and Gerard Deulofeu (Gerard Deulofeu), most of Real Madrid and Barcelona's reserve boys are also under his control.

The core of the reason why Guinness can become a giant in world football is Raul. Through Raul, he has created a huge interest group in Real Madrid and Spain.In addition to the relationship of interests, the two also have an extremely deep friendship. Raul would ask Guinness for advice on many private matters. The relationship between the two of them is like that of Li Mudi and Qi Zu, and they can be regarded as good friends.

Li Moody was a little surprised to see Guinness this time on vacation in New York. After all, he is only the coach of the reserve team and is not in charge of transfer matters. He doesn't have much contact with the players' agents on weekdays.Don't look at the current Castilla who has more than a dozen players signed by his company, but his big boss almost never comes to the reserve team. When there are problems with playing time and training, he always It is the players themselves who communicate with the coaching staff, and the occasional agents who appear are all lower-level ones.Li Mudi was familiar with him and had met several times when Raúl hadn't left the Bernabéu.

Moody Li, who was sitting in the back of the car, didn't last too long in doubt. On the way back to Raul's house, Guinness took the initiative to tell the reason why he became an uninvited guest.

"Li, long time no see. You have done so well in Castile for half a season. I don't even know what words to use to praise you."

Faced with the other party's praise, Li Modi immediately said a few words of humility. Although he had already become a Spanish citizen, he was still a traditional Chinese person in his bones. He had learned five words, four beauties, eight honors and eight shames since he was a child...

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Dongfang asked straightforwardly: "I heard from Raul that you don't have an agent yet, so do I have the honor to be your partner?"

Although I had guessed it before, Li Mudi was still a little surprised when the words were actually said, and responded after a pause for a few seconds: "I haven't really thought about the matter of the agent before, after all, the player has an agent. It’s easy to say, but coach, it seems that only a big-name coach like Mourinho will have an agent. And no one at the bottom like me can find an advertisement for an endorsement, so there seems to be no need for an agent.”

"Hehe, it seems that although you have been in the football circle for a long time, you still don't have a deep understanding of it." The football boss seems to be a "teacher" and is going to give lessons to the rookies. "First of all, it is very common for people in the sports world to have an agent. Whether it is an athlete or a coach, whether it is a famous star or a temporarily unknown dormant, they should all have their own agent. Secondly, the agent does not As rumored by the outside world, each of them has the image of a vampire, and it does not only play a role when negotiating contracts and endorsements. As I said just now, the agent and the object he serves are in a cooperative relationship. The latter provides necessary help in various fields, while the latter provides the former with leverage in negotiating with various clubs and businesses, and they have a very close relationship of mutual development. Finally, you are not some unknown low-level person, Now your results in the half-season in Castilla have attracted the attention of some clubs. Although the third tier league is not worth mentioning in the eyes of the giants, some teams that are not strong and need fresh blood I still see your ability from it. As long as you can continue such excellent results at the end of the season, I believe that the second-tier leagues of the four major European leagues and the weak teams in the first-tier leagues of other countries will recognize your status of."

Li Mudi is very familiar with Raul and trusts him very much, so he naturally has a good impression and certain recognition for his agent. After careful consideration for a while, he thinks that if he wants to obtain better development prospects, he really needs a With the help of a good agent, after seeking the opinion of Raul who was driving, it was decided to find an agent.So Li Mudi turned his head to the direction of the co-pilot, and asked bluntly: "Then if I sign with your agency, who will be my agent? How will it help me design my career path? How much will be the commission?"

Hearing this, Guinness was already confident about Xiao Li's arrest, and replied with a smile: "If everything goes well, I will become your manager, and you will also be the fourth in my hands. Direct clients, the previous four are Raul, Jesse, Deulofeu, and Cheryshev. After you come, I will transfer the Russians to other brokers in the company. As for your future, I will I think it is a good choice to leave Castilla in the summer, and then we will analyze in detail according to the specific situation. As for the commission, 8% of the contract and 15% of the business will be an appropriate ratio.”

"Hey!" Before Li Mudi could respond, Raul first issued a "protest", "You and I signed a contract with 10% and 17%, but now you give Li such a low ratio, what do you mean? Not optimistic Does he still take me for a fool?" Of course, this was obviously a joke.

Guinness also smiled happily, and explained to Li Moody: "It is also the first time for me to cooperate with a young coach like you. I say that I am from China but have Spanish nationality. I think there should be a lot of development in your China. And there has never been a top coach of yellow race in the European continent before, so this is just an attempt, and I hope it will get a good result."

"Oh, let me say that, so you are using Li to train your hands, and you have also taken a fancy to the interests of the Celestial Dynasty. Seeing that their football circle is booming, you want to get involved." Raul still clearly stood On Li Mudi's side, "The rake ratio has to be lowered a bit, otherwise, with Li's current status, many managers will take the initiative to seek cooperation, and you have no advantage."

The Spanish football predator looked helplessly at the "harmful friend" who dismantled his platform there, smiled and shook his head, "I never thought you would have such a 'mean' side, it's been a long time to see you!" Then he turned to The direction of the back row said: "Then 7%, 12%, the first contract is like this, and we can order it later depending on the situation, how about it?"

This condition could not be more favorable, Li Modi naturally readily agreed.Here are all our own people, so if we reach a verbal agreement, it will be formalized, and the contract will be re-signed later.From then on, the rookie coach can be regarded as someone with an agent, and he is in a very good mood.

Raul's apartment in New York is not small, about [-] square meters, and the rent is high.When he got off the car at the gate, his wife, Mamen Sanz, and their five children were already waiting outside.Jorge, Hugo, Hector, Mateo and the little princess Maria are all familiar with Li Mudi. After hugging and kissing each other on the cheeks, the seven of them entered the house together with Guinness and Li Mudi, and they were ready to enjoy the big meal. meal.

The dinner was prepared by Maman and the chef at home. Typical Spanish food, paella, ham, fried fish, pies, what touched Li Moody the most was that there was even a legendary American Chinese food specially prepared for him : General Tso's Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fried Beef, let alone, tears are rushing!
During the dinner, everyone was talking about their own interesting stories, and Maria, who was only 6 years old, told about her interesting experiences in kindergarten, which made everyone laugh. A kiss brought the atmosphere to a climax.

After the meal, the children, led by Ma Man, went for a walk in the garden outside the house to digest food.The three men were drinking coffee in the living room while discussing Li Moody's future development.Through the scouting system, Li Mudi has not yet found a suitable team. After all, with his current reputation and qualifications, the teams that can allow him to take charge of the coach are some small teams. From the perspective of potential, they have not been promoted to West Second Division next year. Castile has developed yet.Guinness plans to make a few hypes at the right time to quickly increase Li Moody's popularity in Europe. Of course, this requires excellent results as a guarantee, and Xiao Li is still very confident about this.

After a good talk, Guinness returned to the hotel he had booked nearby to rest, while Moody Li settled down in Raul's guest room.The next day is Christmas Eve, and Moody Li will go shopping in Manhattan with the Lauer family to purchase "New Year's goods" for the coming Christmas.

(End of this chapter)