Gao Shen still clearly remembers that when he was studying in junior high school, a female classmate wrote in an essay: "The relationship between people is one of using and being used."
When the Chinese teacher in charge of the class saw this composition, he was shocked. He felt that this female classmate had seen the world too clearly, which was not good.
That was still the late nineties.
Gao Shen did not agree with this statement at the time. In fact, like most of his classmates, he felt that this kind of thinking was terrible.
But later, after leaving school and entering society, he began to discover that, in fact, the female classmate was right.
Now, he has discovered that it is the same all over the world.
China is a human society, and European and American countries are social networks. In fact, they are essentially the same thing.
It would be like Secco being the sporting director of Juventus.
Talking about using and being used doesn't sound very good literally. It should be called exchange of benefits.
In the workplace, so-called connections are actually exchanges of interests. This is the strongest relationship in the workplace.
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De Laurentiis is like a businessman who has the word "prudential" engraved on his forehead.
This is not to say that he is stingy, on the contrary, he knows how to spend money and is willing to spend money, but he pays attention to profits.
Including the sincere hiring of Gao Shen to coach in Naples this time, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is because Gao Shen is currently popular, he is a hot double-champion coach, and he is a young coach who is highly praised by Sacchi and Valdano.
The concept of football is very advanced, and the continuous defeat of AC Milan and Juventus in the Champions League is the best proof.
But at the same time, De Laurentiis also has to pay a corresponding price in exchange.
Although it was only the third time they met, Gao Shen felt that De Laurentiis and Martin were not the same kind of people. He looked rough, but in fact he was very smart in his calculations. He always knew what he wanted, what he could do, and what he wanted.
If you can't do it, he understands.
You may not be able to work with such a person for long, but at least you don't have to worry about him holding you back.
Of course, don't expect this kind of person to have any feelings for you. Once you hold him back, he will fire you immediately.
This is a very realistic, but actually very strong cooperative relationship.
From one of the clauses offered by De Laurentiis, Gao Shen can understand the positioning of the Naples boss for the team.
He hopes Gao Shen's remuneration package can include a punishment mechanism.
What does it mean?
Most of the head coach's salary now consists of annual salary plus bonuses, and according to the contract, both of these can fluctuate based on performance.
But the big boss in Naples decided not to take the usual path, and he wanted to add one more.
That's the fine.
Not for results, but for transfers and signings.
According to De Laurentiis, he can give Gao Shen the transfer right, but he will evaluate the value of the players introduced by Gao Shen every season. If the value is not paid, the difference between the player's value and the transfer price will reach
After a certain level, he will fine Gao Shen to make up for the club's losses.
As for the evaluation of players' worth, there are already many institutions in European football that specialize in evaluating players' worth, but most of them are paid services, and they are also relatively rigorous, and basically there is not much difference.
Of course, this is a value assessment and is not the same thing as the transfer price. The latter purely depends on market supply and demand and player contracts.
De Laurentiis' logic is that he is willing to invest money in the team to operate the transfer as Gao Shen said, and he is also willing to give Gao Shen the transfer rights, but he wants to see output, so he hopes Gao Shen will buy it.
of players can appreciate in value.
If you want players to increase in value, the team's performance must be good and the players' performance must be outstanding. Gao Shen must be careful and cautious when selecting and employing people.
Everyone knows that transfers in European football are actually very risky. If De Laurentiis wants to transfer part of the transfer rights to Gao Shen, he will naturally have to restrict it. Now he is genius in using fines to restrict it.
profound.
Want to avoid fines?
Yes, player values will rise.
If the player's value increases, the team's performance is good, and the player performs well, he or she can make a profit by selling the player, and at the same time, Gao Shen's transfer rights can be restricted to prevent it from getting out of control.
On the other hand, Marino is still responsible for the specific negotiations and operations regarding the players Gao Shen wants.
De Laurentiis uses this mechanism to protect his interests to the greatest extent.
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When Gao Shen saw this clause, he really couldn't laugh or cry.
Should this mean that De Laurentiis has imagination? Or is he a skinny capitalist?
If the same contract were given to other head coaches, it is estimated that few would dare to sign it, or simply give up the transfer rights, because the risk is too great.
Who can guarantee that the players they introduce will be useful? Will they become talents?
But Gao Shen didn't have such worries.
But he still frowned, looking very embarrassed.
"This is the first time I have seen such a clause. I..." Gao Shen shook his head with a "wry smile", as if to say, how can I sign such a contract?
Seeing Gao Shen like this, De Laurentiis's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, but he had a very helpless expression.
"Gao, I hope you can understand. In fact, I don't want to be like this. Although we believe you, we really don't know what to do."
Gao Shen secretly laughed in his heart, I believe you are a big-headed ghost.
In fact, De Laurentiis regards running the team as a business in his heart.
Since it is a business, it must require investment in the early stage, and his positioning of Naples has never been a top giant. In essence, he still wants to do the business of buying low and selling high like Udinese, so he decided like this.
Terms.
But this is nothing to Gao Shen.
Didn't he always do this kind of thing when he played FM Football Manager?
"Actually, I don't object to the terms you proposed." Gao Shen said lightly.
De Laurentiis and Marino were both a little surprised, but Gao Shen changed the subject.
"However, with rights comes obligations. Since there is a punishment mechanism, correspondingly, there must be a reward mechanism. If a player's value drops, he will be punished. What if the player's value rises?"
De Laurentiis and Marino looked at each other.
Who says it’s not?
The nature of a contract is two-sided. If there is a penalty, then there must be a reward.
"Yes, since there is a penalty clause, there can definitely be a reward clause. For one reason, as long as the player's value increases, the club will give additional rewards." De Laurentiis was also somewhat courageous and immediately expressed his stance.
But Gao Shen still shook his head, "In addition, I require that when selling players, I should be given a share of the transfer fee difference."
Since it was De Laurentiis who brought it up first, and it was a business discussion, there was no need for Gao Shen to hide it.
how to say?
If you follow De Laurentiis's logic, the advanced requirements are not too much.
Oh, it’s impossible that if the value of the players you brought in drops, you’ll fine me, but if it goes up, you won’t give me any benefits, right?
"How many do you want?" Marino adjusted the glasses on his nose, realizing that the young man in front of him was also a little fox.
Just like your own boss.
"Thirty percent of the price difference."
"The net price difference after deducting various costs and expenses?"
"Subject to the contract price." Gao Shen shook his head.
If costs and expenses are also deducted, then the club has a way to directly make the net difference to zero, or close to zero.
Therefore, Gao Shen does not consider these, but only considers the transfer fee, and the contract price shall prevail.
"We will only give 10% at most," De Laurentiis said.
Gao Shen shook his head, "Do you think, with the current situation in Serie A, even if Naples is promoted to Serie A, how much can the player's value increase? How much is 10%?"
In fact, the current transfer fee is not high. The money-burning local tycoons only cost 20 million euros. But for the middle and lower reaches of Serie A, the mainstream transfer fee is less than 10 million euros. Even 5 million euros is considered very high.
.
Just like Karaio.
easy to use?
It is indeed very useful in the third level league, but it cost 3.6 million euros when it was introduced. What now?
The estimated value is less than two million euros at most.
Was his performance unsatisfactory?
No, Napoli was in the third tier before.
Even if Napoli performs well in Serie B this season and wins the top scorer, how high will his value rise?
For more than 5 million euros, no Serie A team will buy it.
Unless, he is a genius.
But the question is, where do so many geniuses come from in the world?
If Karayo was a genius, how could he end up playing for Napoli?
Most geniuses are in wealthy families!
"The maximum payment is 20%, no more." De Laurentiis gritted his teeth.
He also did not expect that just after he proposed a fine, Gao Shen would slap him with a stick and directly demand to increase the reward terms.
This guy is not a fuel-efficient guy, he is difficult to deal with!
Marino on the side was smiling bitterly.
As a boss, I took great pains to come up with such terms to restrict Gao Shen, and as a result, I also provided a reward mechanism.
Although I still can’t see clearly what will happen in the future, I still feel like I’m at a disadvantage.
Marino wasn't stupid either, but after thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure out where he was at a disadvantage.
In the end, I just felt that I might have thought too much.
And the Naples boss has made a calculation in his mind. If he can really break into Serie A, he will make a lot of money.
"Okay, but there is a requirement. The contract lasts for three years and is signed every year." Gao Shen didn't bother much.
20%, he was satisfied.
The contract lasts for three years and was kicked out by Naples. Gao Shen also agreed that there can be a long-term plan, but he must have the initiative to renew the contract.
"Okay." De Laurentiis hesitated, and after whispering with Marino for a while, he agreed.
From the current perspective of Naples, by signing such a contract and allowing Gao Shen, the double-champion coach, to coach Naples, they actually made a profit.
But from a sophisticated perspective, he will not lose money on this contract, and may even make a lot of money.
Because he is not worried about the quality of imported players, this is the advantage of the time traveler.
Of course, the so-called player value only applies to players selected by Gao Shen. He will not pay for the signings of De Laurentiis and Marino.
Because these two guys are said to have just finished the season and have already rushed to Parma in Serie A to seduce Paulo Cannavaro.
Yes, he is the younger brother of Cannavaro, who is about to win the World Footballer of the Year, and is Parma's main central defender.
God knows how they fooled this guy?
Gao Shen still doesn't know whether this guy is suitable for use.
