Chapter 85 The agents who play and sing
Van Bommel drove his slutty Albin to a restaurant west of the city.
"Mangert is a very reputable agent. We have worked with you for 6 years. He is a very reliable guy. Every year I spend 40% of the money I earn, and let him help me run it. Overall, it's pretty good."
This guy is 26 years old now, so his agent came to him when he was 20 years old.
Judging from Fan Bommel's technical characteristics, he could only be regarded as a young player with potential at that time. Their cooperation should be the result of the agent casting a wide net.
Robben Xiaoxiao didn't reply, and saw through some things and didn't say them out loud.
"Hey, boy, don't think of people's hearts so sinister. Although I was not as exaggerated as you in the early stage of my career, I also firmly took up the main role in a small club. Everyone can see that I will definitely go to a big club in the future."
Van Bommel understood Robben's thoughts and tried his best to reverse Mangert's impression in Robben's heart.
By the time the car arrived at its destination, Robben had already learned about Mangert.
Judging from Van Bommel's description, this agent named Mangert should be a very loyal person. He and Van Bommel are the same type of people, otherwise they would not have been confused and lived in 6 years.
Manget is a strong man with a buzz cut, tall, humorous conversation, and the suit is worn out into a tight suit, giving people a feeling that it will explode at any time.
This guy looks more suitable for being a bodyguard, and it is Zhang Fei who embroidered it when he is an agent.
When he saw Robben, Mangert stood up from the seat in the private room: "Hello, Mr. Aryan, my name is Mangert, and he is Mark's agent.
I have been observing you since you played for Groningen. I asked someone to invite you, but unfortunately you don’t want to give me a chance at all.”
After hearing his words, Robben was stunned for a moment. His memory was vague, but it should be true.
There is no need for the other party to lie with loopholes to lay mines for himself.
"Please don't have any opinions about Mark. I strongly requested to meet you. I hope my abrupt invitation will not affect your relationship. Just think of having a meal with his friends."
Fan Bomel was confidently speaking: "He is a very professional agent. Some of the players he signed with at that time did not play, and some even played in the third-level league.
You should know that players of that level are ordinary working class. From the perspective of an agent, those players have no commercial value at all. But Mangert is still providing services to them, and it basically requires gas fees to negotiate a contract for them."
Well, these two people are indeed a group of people. Fan Bomel invites young players to eat steak from time to time in the club. From a character perspective, both of them are impeccable.
Perhaps their weaknesses are that they cannot control their belts. Human nature is inherently complicated. No one is asked to be born a saint and cannot have any flaws in their personality.
Mangert tells Robben about his professional career from the perspective of an experienced person: "Aryan, now everyone can see that you will be invited by a big club in no time, maybe next year, maybe this winter.
At that time, you will get the first big contract in your life, and you will soon find that your money is like it comes out of the faucet and will never be used up.
As long as you want, luxury cars will fill your villa. Women of all kinds will find ways to get into your bed. At that time, you should keep it more carefully and see how they want to cheat your money, haha!"
Robben smiled perfunctorily, betting that if it weren't for the first time meeting, the strong man named Mangert would have been driving at the dinner table.
"How beautiful and desirable is such a future."
Speaking of this, Mangert's expression suddenly became serious: "But I want to tell you that these beautiful scenes are mirages. A player's career time is not much longer than that of a model. They lose their jobs when their faces are gone and their bodies are loose.
Players will gradually move away from the central stage due to their physical decline. This profession is always full of various uncertainties, such as injuries that will cause you to decline, and even one injury is enough to end your career.
A failed transfer may also lead to a turning point in your career. Being old enough to run and retire is the best result for a player, and many people can't wait for that day."
Robben nodded with a smile, and now he has entered the other party's situational speech.
"A career is very short for a player. You should seize every minute to improve your abilities and stay in your peak state for a longer time. Without an agent, you will find that your spare time is filled with various contract terms.
Of course, you can also focus on football and ignore any business activities. But those activities make money really fast, and no one can resist the power of money, so you need someone to help you fight for your profits.
In addition, you need to be aware of your concern when you are young, so that your quality of life after retirement will not decline too much. Your career is short, but your life is long. Preparing for the future is my advice to you."
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It has to be admitted that Mangert is a conscientious agent and soon after he met, he realized that he had little chance.
But he still gave Robben a lot of useful suggestions in the tone of a big brother.
The chat soon became open-ended, and the three of them started talking, and the meal was very easy to eat.
When they parted, Mangert, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, gave Robben a bear hug: "No need to refuse, no need to be stressed. No one can say no in life. Mark has my contact information. If there are difficulties, you can come to me at any time. This is a promise between friends and has nothing to do with interests."
Even if Robben has done his psychological construction, he still apologized at this time: "Thank you for your advice and suggestions. Even if we don't cooperate, we can still be friends and live a more path to one friend!"
This sentence is completely sincere, not a polite greeting. You should know that most transfers in Van Bomel's career are free transfers.
If he had been for the sake of money, how could he watch the huge amount of money-making opportunities slip away from his hands?
Robben's words made Mangert stunned for a moment. You should know that he used the same method to meet the other party a year ago, but Robben didn't even give him a chance to speak.
He was very satisfied with the meeting today, and the only regret was that he did not sign the rising star.
In just one week, Robben met with no less than 5 agents due to various unavoidable relationships, and many wild agents who recommended themselves also found him.
These people are like trainees participating in an audition for a variety show, seizing every opportunity to show themselves to Robben.
Robben found that the brokerage industry was really a mixture of things, including insurance sellers, stock trading, pimps, and providing third-tier stars, promising to help him develop into the entertainment industry, and advocating that they can help him develop their business...
Playing, playing, singing, and singing are all the same.
This further strengthened Robben's idea of making his cheap father an agent.
The same thing is said, if the tiger is poisonous, no one will cheat his son. If he had been cheating, he would have been a professional player as a coach for money, let alone staying in Groningen to train his children.
Chapter completed!