After listening to Battelle's introduction, Sun Dahai thought they were just a few football fans, so he didn't take them seriously.
But since it was Battelle who invited them, Sun Dahai asked Gao Yi to buy them a dish, which was considered as an invitation to have a Chinese meal together, so that the foreigners could experience the enthusiasm from the East.
After several excuses and concessions, Lenny and others ate the dining car dinner set meal presented to them by Sun Dahai. It was said to be a set meal, but in fact it was all six dishes and two soups prepared in the dining car.
Lenny and the others had only been in China for a few days, and they didn't know how to use chopsticks yet. Naturally, there were no Western tableware in the dining car, so they had to make do with spoons.
The braised pork that Sun Dahai and the others disliked just now became Lenny's favorite. After a few spoons, half the plate was gone.
Braised fish became a problem for them. They seemed to be eating braised pork and wanted to eat fish. Sun Dahai quickly reminded them that there are spines in the fish, so they must be careful when eating.
Except for Kailan, who was picking at the fish with great interest, the other three people only tasted a small piece and then turned to other foods. The food truck served carp today, which was not the fresh fish they usually eat.
No wonder Europeans and Americans rarely eat freshwater fish. Without suitable tools and cooking methods, the fishy smell and fleshy thorns of most freshwater fish can make them doubt their life.
Relatively speaking, among European and American countries, the Swiss are relatively receptive to freshwater fish. There are many cold water lakes in Switzerland formed by melting snow in the Alps. Various lake fish are common ingredients for them, but they will choose
Fish with few spines are just used as food.
"Hi, Sun Dahai, your Chinese food is really great! Thank you for inviting us to dinner. I wonder if there are desserts and wine for sale on the train? I would like to treat you back."
Anna has a small appetite and is already full now. Andrew has just introduced everyone. She heard that Sun Dahai spoke fluent English, so she started chatting with Sun Dahai.
"Unfortunately, there are definitely no desserts. As for wine, it seems that Huaxia trains only sell liquor and beer. These wines are more suitable for drinking with meals." Sun Dahai replied.
"Forget it. We have tasted Chinese liquor when we had dinner in your capital. Lenny can accept it, but we are not used to it."
Anna was very talkative and kept chatting with Sun Dahai. Sun Dahai had finished eating long ago, and now that he had nothing to do, he chatted with her.
Anna glanced at Lenny who was eating, and asked for him: "Yang is now receiving formal football training. You are his brother. How is his level in your country? Is there any development plan?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lenny, Yang Xufei, and even Andrew slowed down their eating speed and pricked up their ears.
"Brother?" Sun Dahai understood as soon as he thought about it. Ken must have translated "Brother Dahai" into "Brother Dahai" as "Brother Dahai" when Andrew was translating, causing them to misunderstand.
Although Yang Xufei is tall and powerful, judging from his face and expression, he is definitely not as mature as Sun Dahai.
Sun Dahai thought for a while and felt that there was no problem in telling them, so he said to Anna: "He plans to take part in the test at the Ajax Youth Academy in the Netherlands next year. If he passes, he will go there to train."
Lenny couldn't sit still. Players who are interested in participating in the Ajax youth training camp selection, even if they don't pass in the end, must pay attention to him.
Where is the Ajax youth training camp? The cradle of stars. There are a lot of little monsters in it. How many eyes are fixed on it.
Most of the players over the age of fifteen there have agents. If you want to poach them, the cost is still very high. Now Lenny has no intention of even trying.
If Yang Xufei can pass the selection of the Ajax youth training camp, he will not be afraid of failure next year. If he can get in within three years, it will definitely be worth signing him now. After all, as Andrew just said, Yang Xufei is only 13 years old now.
"Sun, Yang, let me introduce myself again. My name is Lenny Bergman. I am an independent FIFA player agent and have a qualification certificate from the FIFA regulations.
I am very interested in Yang's career development ideas, and I also have some resources in European football, which I believe will be helpful to him. Can we have a detailed chat after dinner?"
Sun Dahai translated the words to Yang Xufei. Yang Xufei looked at Sun Dahai and waited for him to make up his mind. Sun Dahai shrugged and said that he could talk if he wanted to, so he agreed.
Lenny ate the food in the bowl in a hurry, and after Yang Xufei finished, he walked back with him, preparing to talk in detail. Sun Dahai, the "brother" who spoke fluent English, naturally became Yang Xufei's translator.
Sun Dahai and his friends had many private rooms here, so they vacated an empty private room, and they sat in it to talk. Andrew and Anna both found it fun, so they also joined in.
Lenny was afraid that Yang Xufei would not understand the meaning of an agent, so he first introduced the nature of his work and work procedures.
In fact, not to mention that Yang Xufei didn't understand, Sun Dahai had no connection with the cultural and sports circles in his previous life, so he didn't understand much either. The agent system is very common in the United States, and Andrew is not unfamiliar with this profession.
For enterprising players, an agent is essential.
In terms of business, they will help players negotiate with the club about salary and benefits, and will study the contract details one by one to avoid players encountering contract traps.
When the situation of the team or club is not conducive to the development of the players, they will consider various factors to find a home for the players in a targeted manner.
In addition, the most important source of income for players is various advertising contracts and sponsorships. Agents will formulate detailed plans to help players obtain greater commercial benefits.
Also, when players encounter emergencies, agents should do crisis public relations for the players and formulate handling measures and external publicity measures.
In life, they are like qualified housekeepers, helping players take care of various daily chores. Even the players' personal property will be taken care of by their trusted agents.
Of course, what is mentioned above is the attitude of top agents towards top players. The actual situation is generally not so considerate, but the nature of the work of agents is basically like this.
The relationship between agents and players should be a companion relationship. What players need to do is to concentrate on training and games, improve their skills, and perform to their best in games.
Agents handle all matters related to career development for players, find a suitable position for players, and obtain reasonable remuneration.
Agents should also try to reduce players from being involved in trivial matters in life, so that players can devote as much energy as possible to football.