Section 327 Face to Face: Dr. Wang's Football Reflections (4)
"So, Wang Ai, what has football brought to you?"
"Happiness also requires a healthy body and a regular life. This is a bit compulsive. Since we are pursuing good performance, we can only exercise hard and live a regular life."
"Besides that? What about money? Can you tell me how much money you made this year?"
Wang Zhi laughed and dug a hole for Wang Ai. Most people couldn't tell it yet and were easily deceived by his gentle appearance. By the time he "naturally" asked you embarrassing questions, it would be too late.
"Haha, why are you asking this?" Wang Aier asked with a bright smile.
"Of course, if you don't want to say it, we won't force you." Wang Zhi smiled broadly.
"It doesn't matter, I can say." Wang Ai looked aside and thought for a while: "It should be divided into three parts. The first part is my salary and bonus at Deportivo. This past season, well, it is not based on year but season.
If so, my total income should be about 1 million euros."
"Ten million yuan?" Wang Zhi added.
Wang Ai sneered, understanding Wang Zhi's intention, but still nodded: "Yes, 10 million. In addition to this part, the majority is advertising cooperation. I haven't counted the specifics, but China and Europe combined
, it should be about 20 million euros, well according to your habits, it is 200 million yuan. The third part is mainly from the Football Association, local sports bureaus and corporate temporary incentives and bonuses. This aspect can probably reach...
Ten million? Sorry, I really didn’t calculate this.”
"So, are you playing football for money now? After all, such a high income."
"I can't say that 100%." Wang Ai shook his head: "But I don't deny it. There must be part of the reason. Because without money, many things can't be done, but it's definitely not the only reason. I like playing football, and playing football is good for me.
Generally speaking, it is a game that many people watch, my game process. At the same time, from a responsibility perspective, I also play for the fans. Many fans are eager for us to achieve good results and promote our country's prestige, and they also hope to play.
It looks good and makes the game enjoyable to watch. Isn’t this the value of football players or football stars? People buy tickets to watch your football games. If you don’t play well and always play poorly, they won’t play well next time.
coming."
"What you want to do with your money, is your charitable donation?"
Wang Ai was stunned for a moment: "How about we not talk about this?"
Wang Zhi smiled and said: "Since you donated 100 million two years ago and set a new record for domestic personal charity donations, I remember that in the interviews you accepted in the past two years, you never talked about this aspect in detail. You just didn't deny it. Since
You don’t want to talk about the inside story of your charity donation, so you can always talk about the outside story, right? Why did you want to donate so much money? Your total advertising revenue back then was only 100 million. I know that your family was very poor when you were a child and lived in thatched adobe.
In the room, you can only eat one egg every year for your birthday, don’t you want to use this money to meet more of your material needs?”
Perhaps Wang Zhi’s question was in-depth enough to arouse the desire of philosophers to debate, or it may be that times have changed and the popularity of the news has declined. It was only after two years that Wang Aicai finally opened his mouth to explain this issue: “Everyone has different ideas. Now the country encourages everyone to
Getting rich, of course, also protects everyone's wealth. Everyone can use their wealth at will without breaking the law. But my idea is, I don't think my labor is worth so much money. Mr. Wang, please speak from the bottom of your heart,
Is my daily training and playing football really worth earning 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a day? Is it really worth winning a lottery jackpot in half a month?"
Wang Zhi smiled and said nothing.
Wang Ai then thought: "Salary aside, let me talk about my advertising income. Where does my advertising income come from? I endorse my business, and the fans identify with my image and buy products. My advertising fees actually come from the fans.
Although it may only be a tiny part of one thousandth or one ten thousandth of the purchase price. Why did the company choose me to endorse? Because I am famous enough, my image is good, and my influence among fans is also good. Or
Say, I used my influence in exchange for this money, not my labor itself, but how did this influence come from? It is inseparable from my performance in the national team. Before the 2002 World Cup,
My personal advertising endorsements are almost non-existent, and they started to explode from that year. But this influence is not purely natural Wang Ai's, but mostly belongs to the national football player Wang Ai, which I obtained with the help of the platform of the national team. Or more
To put it more deeply, if the national team did not give me this opportunity, would I have gotten so much money? If Chinese fans were not eager for good results in Chinese football, could I have gotten so much money? I took advantage of the platform of the national team and
I gained this influence because of the desire of the fans, not my labor itself."
Wang Zhi smiled and said nothing.
"So, this money is in my account, but it is not equivalent to the value of my labor itself. Everyone can freely use this part of the wealth, such as subsidizing the family, improving life, etc. This is normal. But my family
There is no need for my subsidy, and my life no longer needs to be improved. So what should I do with the money? Of course I can do whatever I want. Then, I can donate if I want. In other words, I think the salary Lako gives me is my labor.
The embodiment of value. Extra, like walking into the wild and picking up gems. I am lucky to have received such a large amount of social resources, but I should return it to society. I can control this resource according to my vision
I have been very lucky to have chosen the method and field of return. After all, not everyone can have such a large amount of money at their disposal. What's more, you have given me a greater reputation for this."
"Will this reputation help you get more sponsors?"
"There must be some. But it will never be more than what I donated." Wang Aichong smiled at Wang Zhi: "Don't think that I am doing it for fame and reputation so that I can get more money. It's not like that. Because the Chinese economy is generally
Although the amount is huge, there is an upper limit to the total amount of funds that can be fulfilled for my image and the advertising agreement that I can fulfill in my free time. We Chinese people are relatively poor and can afford to pay for my image.
There is also an upper limit on money, which determines the total amount of my advertising income in China within a certain period. For example, this season I have the Champions League silver boots, the Asian Cup champion, the top scorer in the Olympic qualifiers, and the Olympic history gold medal.
But according to my agent’s estimation, I can only earn up to 150 million to 200 million in advertising revenue in China, and it’s impossible to earn more.”
Wang Ai smiled and said: "So, donating money is not a transaction."
