Chapter 133 Part-time job during the World Cup
A shaved head and a beer belly are standard features of most middle-aged German men.
Jens is the director of Express, and the upcoming World Cup in Germany is a veritable battle for the German media.
For this reason he called Claudia to the office.
"Claudia, the print media is having a hard time right now. This World Cup in Germany is very important to us."
"Boss, I know. I'm ready to work overtime every day for a month without taking a break."
"hehe."
The fat boss smiled slightly and said, "Claudia, I absolutely trust your professionalism, but this is not enough."
"..."
"We need a blast."
"What's the breaking point?"
"Stars, we need stars to be our commentators and get first-hand news resources."
Claudia Khan, Express is a giant in Cologne, but average throughout Germany.
"Boss, it's definitely impossible for us to invite a star like Matthaus to be our commentator, let alone an active player."
"Who said we were looking for German stars?"
"Foreign?"
Claudia was confused. During the World Cup, stars were scarce resources. The stars of each country were almost divided up by their own national TV stations and media.
"Boss, who did you invite?"
The fat boss took out a newspaper and pointed at Tang Zhenglong on it.
Claudia suddenly felt like a disaster was coming.
"You...are not looking for Tang Zhenglong?"
"That's right, I'm going to invite Don to be a commentator for Express. People in Cologne really like his big mouth."
Claudia was extremely unhappy about working with Tang Zhenglong for a month? Are you kidding me?
"Boss, the World Cup is a major event for all of Germany. I think Tang Zhenglong has a bad image and I refuse to cooperate with him."
"Claudia, how many people have a good image in football? Does Maradona have a good image?"
"Does Rooney have a good image?"
"Including us in Germany, Effenberg also cursed at the fans."
"But the fans like this, so I decided that we must ask Tang Zhenglong to be our commentator, and this time we will cooperate with Cologne TV."
Claudia wanted to cry.
"boss……"
"Needless to say, it's such a happy decision. Remember, this is not your business alone, but is related to the development of the Express Group."
When the group was brought up to discuss matters, Claudia had nothing to say and could only grit her teeth and agree.
*****
In a high-end restaurant, Tang Zhenglong was having dinner and talking with two old friends from China.
"Brother Fang, Brother Yang, let's have a drink."
"Zhenglong, your progress has exceeded our expectations."
"Hahaha." Tang Zhenglong laughed happily, but he still had to maintain his gentleness, respect and thrift in front of fellow villagers.
Wang Yi's Fang Qiang and Football Weekly's Yang Zhiyong invited Tang Zhenglong to be a commentator for domestic media this time to provide a player's perspective. They have already thought of a name for the column, called Watching the World Cup with Tang Zhenglong.
The domestic video copyright belongs to CCTV, and other media can only do post-match commentary.
"Zhenglong, the ugly words are ahead. No one in the country can interview you except us."
"Know."
"I agreed to be a commentator for the Express in Germany. Is that okay?"
Fang Qiang is still more cautious.
"Zhenglong, it's best to stagger the content. For example, if it's all games of the German team, you can give us comments about Klose, and give it to Germany, it's up to you."
Yang Zhiyong said: "The domestic side will be more interested in Bayern's stars, so please pay attention."
"No problem, I'm easy to talk to. If I'm not satisfied with the manuscript I send you, I will rewrite it."
This is what Fang Qiang and Yang Zhiyong like most about Tang Zhenglong, that is, as long as he receives the money, he will definitely get things done, which is different from many bad-tempered domestic stars.
To put it simply, Tang Zhenglong is a man without any airs and is straightforward.
Fang Qiang said: "As for the remuneration, just pay it directly to your domestic account. You can also save a commission."
"Yes, that German girl next to you is very difficult to talk to."
Tang Zhenglong smiled, knowing that they were talking about Emma.
"Okay, but I won't give her less commission."
"Haha, Zhenglong, you and her..."
"I want to, but I haven't done it yet."
puff.
Yang Zhiyong choked on his drink and thought: "Today's young people are too direct."
Yang Zhiyong gave Fang Qiang a wink. They are football reporters, not entertainment reporters. Don't ask about these things.
*****
"ah!"
"Hold on for another 30 seconds."
"I can not make it."
The sound of heavy breathing echoed in the living room, and Kaya clicked the stopwatch.
"That's it."
Tang Zhenglong was lying on the yoga mat. His last Pilates movement was handstand against the wall. This movement tested the core muscle strength and was very difficult.
Kaya patted Tang Zhenglong and said, "There is progress, it will take longer."
"Longer?" Tang Zhenglong smiled. He was very happy to be praised by a beautiful woman for a long time.
Jingle bell, the doorbell rings.
"Tang, I opened the door for you and then I left. There are acting classes in the afternoon."
"Okay, I will be quite busy recently and have agreed to be a commentator for several media outlets."
"It's great to be a football player. Even if you don't play football anymore, you can still make money with just your words."
"Haha, how about you give it to me..."
"Get lost." Kaya didn't wait for Tang Zhenglong to finish. She knew that Tang Zhenglong was eating from his bowl and looking at the people in the cafeteria.
Kaya opened the door and a man walked in. Tang Zhenglong took a sip of water and almost spit it out.
"Claudia, why did you come to my house?"
"You think I want to come? The boss asked me to cooperate with you."
"Cooperation?" Tang Zhenglong wondered: "There are hundreds of employees in Express Group, why you?"
Claudia became angry when she heard this, "I don't dislike you, what else do you have to say."
Tang Zhenglong was unhappy, really unhappy.
"Go back and tell your boss that if I want to cooperate with you, then I refuse."
"Refuse?" Claudia smiled and said, "Yes, we will pay three times the liquidated damages."
I'll do it!
"Liquidated damages?"
Tang Zhenglong ignored this, thinking that just by talking nonsense, a sum of money went into his pocket, and there was no possibility of breach of contract.
"You signed without reading the contract?"
"I only looked at the remuneration and thought it was pretty good, so I signed."
puff.
"Then you are lucky to have met our Express. Otherwise, we would have sold you without even knowing it."
Tang Zhenglong's face turned dark, "We really can't change people? Do you have a more casual girl in your newspaper?"
Claudia picked up the paper on the table and threw it to Tang Zhenglong.
"Mom."
"Hurry up and get dressed and follow me."
"Where to go?"
Chapter completed!