Time always passes very quickly. Lister and Jason finalized Manchester United's itinerary in China. Not long after, it was already July 1999. It was also the time that Lister facilitated Manchester United and Lazio's trip to China.
On that day, Lazio was personally received by Liu Hongwei, while List was waiting for Manchester United at the airport. Because compared to Lazio, List valued the relationship with Manchester United more. Because a Manchester United Lister could enter the Premier League.
Manchester United's current popularity is definitely no joke. As soon as the Triple Crown came out, it suddenly became the most popular club, and its popularity even exploded in China. There are already a lot of Manchester United fans in Guangzhou, and this time the Triple Crown
Wang even caused the number of Manchester United fans to increase exponentially. There were still many Manchester United fans at Guangzhou Airport waiting for the arrival of Manchester United. When they saw the Manchester United team coming out, the fans screamed loudly regardless of the situation.
Ferguson was the first to come out, and when he spotted List, he stopped and looked at List. He knew that Manchester United's trip to China was facilitated by List, and he also knew that his son and List had been arranging Manchester United's trip in China.
But he still had anger towards List. Speaking of which, Ferguson had been a head coach for more than 20 years, and there were more than one or two people who rejected him during his coaching career. But the one who impressed him the most was Bobos.
base.
At that time, Boboski came out of nowhere in the European Cup. Ferguson admired Boboski very much, so he sent someone to contact List. But List refused. In the end, Ferguson called List in person, but List still refused.
.
At that time, List was a little-known Czech agent. On the contrary, Ferguson was already a well-known champion. He personally called List, but List rejected him on the phone, without giving him any face.
Keep it for yourself. This is what Ferguson will always remember.
But Ferguson is not a stingy person. Although the incident has always been stuck in Ferguson's heart, he did not do anything rude when facing Lister. He just replied lightly: "Lister, thank you for your hard work."
This was the first time that Lister and Ferguson had met. Although they had talked on the phone before, this was the first time they had met face to face. Lister didn't care at all about Ferguson's indifferent attitude.
"Coach Ferguson, we have already made arrangements. I have always wanted to see you. But you are a busy man. It is an honor to see you today."
Lister showed an earnest smile in front. Lister is now prosperous, but he still needs to build a relationship when facing Ferguson. Lister hopes to break into English football with Ferguson and Manchester United. Because for Lister
Ferguson is an absolutely unavoidable person on List's journey to becoming a super agent.
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. Seeing how attentive Lister was, Ferguson couldn't do anything. So he could only smile and move forward.
In fact, everything has been arranged by AutoNavi. However, in order to establish a relationship with Manchester United and Ferguson, Rist took the initiative to come over as a guide. Speaking of which, Manchester United has many big-name players, and these players are eligible to have special cars.
But it is a team after all. It is not hosting stars one by one, so it is impossible to rank them according to their reputation. It is also impossible to really find a special car for each of them, so the players sit on the bus. Only Ferguson is
Sit in the car at the back.
Although every Manchester United player is a superstar, none of them dare to say anything. It is really because of Ferguson's prestige. Most of the current Manchester United players were trained by Ferguson.
"Coach Ferguson, I am fully responsible for Manchester United's trip to China. If you have anything to do with Manchester United, you can come to me at any time. It does not have to be a team matter. Even if it is a personal matter, you can come to me. I am here in China.
It's very familiar. I've been here many times. If you want to visit Guangzhou or buy some souvenirs, you can come directly to me."
Sitting next to Ferguson is Jason Ferguson, the general representative of Manchester United for this trip to China. But although Jason Ferguson came to China early to confirm Manchester United's trip, he is not Chinese after all. At most, he only confirmed Manchester United's trip.
If some other problems arise, he will not be able to solve the itinerary problem. He is still very unfamiliar with the city of Guangzhou.
Lister has an absolute advantage in this regard. Because Lister is very familiar with China, including cities like Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing, Lister has been there many times in his previous life. And because he was an agent in his previous life, he is also quite familiar with Chinese football.
familiar.
Therefore, List is completely all-inclusive. Why List took the initiative to come to Manchester United as a guide is because of this matter. It would be better if List is willing to help them with everything, especially personal matters. Only in this way can we establish a relationship with them.
More friendly relations.
"Thank you, Lister."
If you just speak English, Lister's English is much better than Ferguson's. There is too much Scottish accent in Ferguson's spoken English, and Ferguson speaks very quickly. However, it seems that Ferguson is a little tired. After all, he has been sitting for so long.
Time flies. So I quickly closed my eyes after sitting in the car.
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"Jason, look at the enthusiasm of the Chinese fans?"
Lister really wanted to have a good relationship with Ferguson, but Ferguson was too tired and the Manchester United players were too tired. Although they usually fly to play games, it still took too long to fly from England to China this time. So here we are.
There were no activities planned for the day in China. They all went back to the hotel to rest. They rested until noon the next day. In the afternoon, they showed up at the stadium to adapt.
But even this is not a warm-up for training. More than 6,000 fans came to watch. It can be seen that Triple Crown champion Manchester United is popular among Guangzhou fans, because fans who watch the training need to buy tickets.
Although the ticket price is very cheap, only 30 yuan, the current ticket price for the China League A match is the same. One is for the game and the other is just for training, but the ticket price is the same. But there are still so many fans flocking
Came in.
In fact, this amount of ticket income is only about 200,000 yuan a day, but Liu Hongwei will not let go of this money. Manchester United will train in Guangzhou for five days, and five days later they will play a game with the Chinese national team. And this
The five-day training is open to the public, and the ticket prices vary. Of course, fans don’t just come to watch the training. There are also some other events. For example, after the training, ten lucky fans will be selected from the stadium.
You have the opportunity to take photos and sign autographs with your favorite Manchester United stars. That’s why it attracts so many fans.
Not only that, the scenes of Manchester United training were sold to local TV stations by Liu Hongwei. Although the broadcast fee is not much, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat. The total income of these various amounts is several million yuan. The total is not small.
The number is up.
"Well, it's a big market. The fans are more enthusiastic than I thought."
Since he couldn't establish a close connection with Ferguson in a short period of time, Lister thought of another way. Manchester United, like Arsenal, has the club's royal agent. Arsenal has a relationship with their vice chairman David Dunn.
Close Jerome Anderson, and on Manchester United’s side is Ferguson’s biological son Jason Ferguson.
I can’t catch the old one, but I’m good at catching the younger ones. Therefore, List was almost inseparable from Jason Ferguson in Guangzhou, ostensibly because of Manchester United’s schedule. But more importantly, it was to strengthen the connection between the two parties. List
On the one hand, he must provide the best service for Manchester United's trip to China, and on the other hand, he must establish the best relationship with Jason Ferguson.
Jason Ferguson saw what List was thinking, but so did he. Although he relied on Ferguson, he also needed the help of an agent like List. So he was also willing to have a good relationship with List.
"Jason, have you paid attention to Dutch football recently?"
Jason Ferguson has been paying close attention to Manchester United's trip to China. Because he hopes to be able to operate Manchester United's trip to North America in the future, so every time he sees some different measures for this trip to China, he will consider it in the future.
How should Manchester United's trip to North America be handled? Of course, I also lamented the enthusiasm of Chinese fans. Unexpectedly, Lister asked this question out of the blue, which made Jason stunned for a moment. But Jason is a very professional person, and he is very concerned about European football.
There is some understanding in all aspects.
Dutch football needs to be understood more carefully. After all, Dutch football has become a target of poaching after the Bosman Act. Manchester United also poached Stam from PSV. So Jason smiled and said: "Of course
."
"Did you know that Eindhoven has a marksman?"
"You are talking about Ruud van Nistelrooy. It is estimated that many strong teams in Europe are paying attention to him now. How could I not know? What, is that your player?"
Jason quickly answered. Ruud Ruud is the brightest star in Eredivisie football this season. The 23-year-old has performed well in PSV. He has played in thirty-four league games this season.
He has scored 33 league goals. Including the goals in the Dutch Cup, he has scored 38 goals this season. He is an absolute marksman.
It's just that this is the first season that Van Nistelrooy has exploded, so many wealthy clubs are waiting and watching. But Rist knows that Van Nistelrooy's scoring rate will continue, and many wealthy clubs will flock to him by then. But overall
Leicester still hopes that Ruud van Nistelrooy will transfer to Manchester United according to the historical track. Because Ruud van Nistelrooy's style is suitable for Manchester United's style of play. Ruud van Nistelrooy is most suitable for Manchester United under Ferguson. Manchester United's wing play is very suitable for Ruud van Nistelrooy's style.
Center player.
"Yes, that's him. He is indeed my player, and now many strong European teams have contacted me. But I think Ruud is most suitable for the Premier League, and the most suitable one is Manchester United's style of play, so I think
Ask Manchester United if they are interested in him."
After hearing what Lister said, Jason did not answer directly. Because although Jason and Jerome Anderson are both the club's royal agents, they have many differences. Because Jerome Anderson already has one at Arsenal.
He has been with Arsenal for fifteen or sixteen years, and is a close friend with Arsenal Vice Chairman David Dunn. Therefore, he is a figure who can completely influence Arsenal's transfer. Even the current Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger recommends players to him.
Everyone will be cautious because currently half of Arsenal's players are Jerome Anderson's players.
This person is like the underground king in the Arsenal transfer market. He wants to intervene in all Arsenal transfers. But although Jason is Ferguson's son, he has not reached that level at all. Manchester United's transfers still need to be completed.
Look at Ferguson. He is Ferguson's son, but Jason doesn't have the strength to make Ferguson obey his words.
If it is a small-amount transfer worth several million dollars, he can still make the decision, because Ferguson will give it to his son for his sake. But for a super striker in the Eredivisie like Ruud van Nistelrooy, the transfer fee will definitely exceed tens of millions of pounds.
He has no right to decide on this kind of transfer, and he doesn't dare to make big claims.
"Lister, I personally am very optimistic about Ruud van Nistelrooy. But whether Ruud van Nistelrooy can eventually transfer to Manchester United is not something I can decide. It still depends on Alex's decision. But Lister, I can help you with
Alex, tell me about Fanny."
If Van Nistelrooy can be transferred, Jason will definitely be willing to actively operate. Because since Lister told him this matter, it shows that Lister is willing to give him a part of the commission. Jason does not have any outstanding players under him, he is
They make a living by sharing the commissions during player transfers.
Lister nodded. Giving Jason a small commission is nothing. Lister will have many opportunities to cooperate with Jason in the future. Jason is not only Ferguson's son, but also used to work in a television station, so he has a lot of connections in the English media circle.
He is also very strong. He has many friends in the English media circle who have worked with him as colleagues before. There will be many opportunities for Riester to use Jason in the future.
Van Nistelrooy's transfer was successful, and the commission that Jason could receive would not exceed one million pounds at most. Lister paid one million pounds to settle the relationship with Jason, and it would be much easier to enter English football in the future.
"Jason, then I would like to thank you in advance. I believe that as long as Coach Ferguson observes Rudd for a while, he will definitely be interested in him. I will need your help at that time. If the operation is successful, as for the commission for the player transfer
The two of us can split it 30-70. I am willing to hand over 30% of the commission to you. And it is not this time. If we can cooperate for a long time, then this agreement will be valid."
"no problem."
Jason nodded painfully. Of course, List had so many players. A 30% commission was already a lot. He was not happy enough to be able to reach such an agreement with an agent like List.
Of course he knows that if he wants to cooperate with Liester, then Ruud van Nistelrooy's transfer must be done beautifully. He is already thinking about how to tell his father about Ruud van Nistelrooy. (To be continued.)
