Chapter 10 Signing a contract and returning to China
On the day the team returned to China, Zhen Li helped Zhao Yang complete negotiations with the St. Andrew's Club.
Although Zhen Li is not a professional agent, she works as a translator in the bestofyousports agency and goes through this kind of negotiation every day. She is very familiar with it and it is not difficult to operate it by herself.
In just two days, Zhen Li helped Zhao Yang increase his monthly salary to 3,000 euros on the pretext that Zhao Yang was a foreign player and needed to rent a house, take a car, and learn Spanish.
In addition, appearance fees, goal awards, and winning awards have also been increased to varying degrees.
What surprised Zhao Yang even more was that Zhen Li actually won a signing fee for him.
This is a right that only stars have.
Although it was only 5,000 euros, it was a "huge sum" for Zhao Yang now.
Being able to negotiate such a generous contract is partly due to Zhen Li's ability.
What's more important is that Zhen Li works at bestofyousports. The St. Andrew's Club wanted to keep some goodwill, so it gave Zhao Yang an advantage.
Zhao Yang was also very generous, giving Zhen Li a 10% commission in accordance with the treatment of a professional agent.
Zhen Li was used to seeing star players in bestofyousports, so she didn't take Zhao Yang seriously before.
But during the negotiation process, Zhen Li felt that the St. Andrew's Club valued Zhao Yang, and she felt that this amateur player might really have something.
Therefore, when charging the fee, she removed the fraction of 600 euros and only collected 3,000 euros.
The signing ceremony took place at St. Andrew's Club.
In fact, there was no ceremony or fans. We just took photos, the staff sent a message on social media, and then we had a meal together.
After signing the contract, the St. Andrew's Club gave Zhao Yang two weeks of leave, allowing him to return to China to apply for a work visa abroad, study leave and other matters.
Although the Spring Festival is coming soon, in order to wait for Zhao Yang, the departure team postponed the trip for one day.
Reciprocating the favor, Zhao Yang, who had received the signing fee, paid for his teammates, Zhen Li and Wang Bin to have a feast that night.
The next day, Wang Bin rented a minibus to take the Qi Cheng players to the airport.
During this period of time together, the relationship between Wang Bin, Huang Lu and Zhao Yang quickly heated up.
Before leaving, Wang Bin took Huang Lu's hand and said, "Brother, you must contact me when you come to Spain."
"sure."
Huang Lu was very moved, "Brother, I'm sorry to trouble you during this period. If you return to China, you must contact me."
Wang Bin said with emotion: "I haven't been back for many years. Next time I go back, I will definitely have a drink with you."
Zhao Yang said: "Uncle Wang, please worry about renting a house. By the way, find me a Spanish teacher."
"Don't forget, you don't have to worry about anything. Uncle Wang will take care of things for you. Just take care of your school affairs and return to Spain for training and competition. It's not easy to be a professional player."
Wang Bin had a kind face, and he really liked this young man from the motherland.
Wu Lei interjected: "Uncle Wang, why don't you look for a Spanish teacher? Just look for Miss Zhenli. Maybe there will be some sparks between the two."
Wang Bin smiled and said: "Don't say it, this is really a good idea."
Zhao Yang pushed Wu Lei. "Uncle Wang, don't listen to Brother Lei's nonsense. He is a dog and cannot spit out ivory."
A Qicheng team player with whom Zhao Yang had a good relationship said: "Brother Lei, don't mess with things. Zhao Yang seems to have a girlfriend."
Wu Lei said: "What a girlfriend, she just has a crush."
Zhao Yang was a little embarrassed and said: "Brother Lei, what are you gossiping about? Let's go, let's go, let's go. It's time to board the plane. See you Uncle Wang."
"Goodbye."
Wang Bin stood there for a long time, until everyone disappeared, and then drove out of Barcelona Airport.
14 hours later, the plane arrived at Yanjing, the capital of China.
It was early morning in China. At Yanjing Airport, the 14 people on the departure team reluctantly said goodbye and went home.
Zhao Yang's home is in Qizhou, the capital of Qi Province, just an hour's ride away from the airport by high-speed rail.
At nine o'clock, the high-speed train arrived at Qizhou West Station.
Zhao Yang dragged his suitcase out of the station and looked up to see two familiar figures.
"Dad, Mom, why are you all here?"
Zhao Yang was so excited that he dragged his suitcase and walked quickly towards his parents.
"What's wrong, son, I don't want to see my mother."
Zhao Yang's mother, Li Yun, is 47 years old and works as an accountant in a company. She is an outspoken woman.
Zhao Yang came to his mother, put down his suitcase, took off his sunglasses, put them on his mother, and looked at them pretendingly.
"How could it be possible? Who wouldn't want to see a mother as young and beautiful as she is?"
Li Yun was elated by what her son said, but she said: "Stop talking so sweetly, your mother is already old."
"Who said that, you will always be 18 years old in my heart."
Zhao Jianguo took his son's suitcase and flattered his wife.
"Glib tongue, is this a unique skill passed down from your ancestors, the Zhao family?"
Li Yun took her son's hand and walked towards the parking lot.
Zhao Yang chuckled and said, "Mom, without this unique skill in seducing girls, how could dad catch up with such a beautiful woman like you?"
Li Yun spat: "You're just trying to show off in front of your mother. I'm about to graduate from college, and I haven't seen you bring me a daughter-in-law home."
This hit Zhao Yang's sore spot, and he said in a somewhat nonchalant voice, "Isn't this what I have been working hard on?"
Li Yun said: "My efforts have not yielded any results. I will ask your dad to teach you two tricks later."
When Zhao Jianguo heard that the tone was wrong, he quickly changed the topic and said: "Stop chatting and leave quickly. The chicken is still simmering in the pot."
The family of three, chatting and laughing, soon arrived at the parking lot.
Found Zhao Jianguo's car: a black Passat, put the suitcase away, Zhao Jianguo drove, and Li Yun and his son were talking in the back seat.
There is no subway in Qizhou City, and the traffic is congested. It is only a five-kilometer road, and it takes a full hour to get back to Longyuan Community, where Zhao Yang's family is located.
The chicken soup has been boiled, and the fried vegetables are slightly heated in the microwave. After two weeks, the family of three can finally get together and have lunch.
Of course, what Zhao Jianguo and his wife are most concerned about is Zhao Yang's work.
On the phone, Zhao Yang had already told his parents about the signing, but the phone call was unclear and many details were not revealed. Zhao Jianguo and his wife were very uneasy and worried that Zhao Yang would be deceived.
During the meal, Zhao Yang described the matter in detail and took out the contract and signing fee.
Zhao Jianguo and his wife were still a little confused, feeling like they were in a dream.
My son became a professional player?
Is it so easy to be a professional player?
Will you be able to see your son playing in the professional league on TV in the future?
Zhao Jianguo was even more suspicious because he knew how long his son had been exposed to football.
But the contract and signing fee were actually before his eyes, so he couldn't help but not believe it.
Zhao Jianguo could only sigh, it was the smoke coming out of the ancestral tomb.